062: Progress is Better Than Perfection - Ed Evarts

02/19/20 • 36 min

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Ed Evarts is the founder and president of Excellius Leadership Development, a firm focused on helping successful leaders build their self-awareness so these leaders can self manage more effectively. He is the author of Raise Your Visibility and Value and the forthcoming book, Drive Your Career. He coaches mid- to senior-level business professionals and their teams, engaging real-time and tailored solutions focused on the unique needs and environment of each participant. Ed also hosts his podcast, Be Brave @ Work.

Like many people, Ed started his career in an industry that his parents work

In this episode we discuss:

His early career journey from retail to HR, and then eventually to coaching.
Ed coaches mid to senior-level business professionals and teams, engaging real-time and unique solutions.
He is the founder and president of Excellius Leadership Development, a firm focused on helping successful leaders build their self-awareness so these leaders can self-manage more effectively.
Ed is the author of two books: “Raise Your Visibility and Value” and his latest book, “Drive Your Career” will be released in March 2020.
He hosts a podcast, Be Brave at Work.

ed in, the retail industry. After college, he worked in merchandising and quickly became attracted to the area of human resources. He spent decades in several major retail companies as a human resources manager and then transferred into another industry where he rose through the ranks until 2008 when the economy tanked. His position was eliminated and he decided to establish his independent practice as an Executive and Leadership Coach.

Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.tammygoolerloeb.com/podcasts/ - episode 062

Like many people, Ed started his career in an industry that his parents work

In this episode we discuss:

His early career journey from retail to HR, and then eventually to coaching.
Ed coaches mid to senior-level business professionals and teams, engaging real-time and unique solutions.
He is the founder and president of Excellius Leadership Development, a firm focused on helping successful leaders build their self-awareness so these leaders can self-manage more effectively.
Ed is the author of two books: “Raise Your Visibility and Value” and his latest book, “Drive Your Career” will be released in March 2020.
He hosts a podcast, Be Brave at Work.

Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.tammygoolerloeb.com/podcasts/ - episode 062

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061: Work With What You’ve Got - Liz Kislik

In her 30 years as a management consultant, executive coach, and facilitator, Liz Kislik has helped clients such as American Express, Orvis, the Girl Scouts, Comcast, Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Highlights for Children solve their thorniest problems while strengthening their top and bottom lines. Her specialty is developing high performing leaders and workforces. Liz is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review, Forbes, an entrepreneur, and she’s a TEDx speaker on why there's so much conflict at work and what you can do to fix it.

Liz says she is not a fan of the “find your passion” school of career search. In her 20’s she worked as a telemarketing manager overseeing hundreds of employees, in a large company she would never have expected to be working in. She learned as she went along guided by her intelligence, deep curiosity and desire to solve problems. It wasn’t easy and she definitely experienced stress, but it never deterred her. She credits the examples her grandparents and parents set for her as they all showed her a strong moral code for how to treat people with respect. She carried this into her work life no matter what she has done.

In this episode we discuss:

Liz is a TEDx speaker on why there is so much conflict at work and what you can do to fix it.
Why she chose to enter the workforce after college, instead of going to graduate school as many of her friends did.
Liz specializes in developing high performing leaders and workforces.
She is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Entrepreneur.
Liz has helped clients such as American Express, Orvis, the Girl Scouts, Comcast, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, and Highlights for Children. She has worked with them to solve their thorniest problems while also strengthening their top and bottom lines.

Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.tammygoolerloeb.com/podcasts/ - episode 061

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063: Unqualified Success - Rachel Stewart

Rachel Stewart is the Executive Vice President of a $22 million restoration company and CEO of a software development company. Years earlier, she left college to support her husband’s career efforts and they started a family. When the 2008 economic downturn happened, her husband lost his job and overnight, they were facing serious financial uncertainty. Rachel had not worked outside the home in 5 years and felt unqualified for most jobs. They decided that she would return to work.

Rachel started her career as an unqualified office manager, but over the last decade became the Executive Vice President of a $22 million restoration company and the CEO of a software development company focused on getting contractors the technology tools they need. Over the years, she has learned that the only limitations to her success have been in her own mind. In her book, Unqualified Success, Rachel shares the tools that made the difference in her achievements. The things she learned the hard way are available through the hands-on exercises that she offers for the reader to explore their own unqualified journey.

In this episode we discuss:

How Rachel got an office manager and bookkeeping position with a restoration company and how she grew all the way into running the company.
Rachel felt completely unqualified for the role but the owner was willing to give her the chance, and she was willing to take the leap, and learn on the job, which became wildly successful.
She was surprised to learn that when she stretched herself simultaneously in several directions, she was challenged to rely on her strengths in the same ways she had in the past.
In her book, Unqualified Success, Rachel shares the hands-on tools that made all the difference in her achievements in practical and engaging ways.

Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.tammygoolerloeb.com/podcasts/ - episode 063