You're the Boss

First, I have to give a big shout out to Heather Vickery of the Brave Files Podcast for guest hosting this one.  If it wasn’t for her, I may have never had the chance to catch up with this week’s guest. Thank you Heather!

Dr MacAulay is a 20-year U.S. Air Force veteran with experience leading and building teams, designing & implementing complex organizational change, and creating innovative solutions to optimize the human weapon system when operating in rugged and high-stress environments. She’s highly educated, a critical thinker, strategist, leadership & professionalism educator, and partner/co-founder of elite high-performance warrior mindset training experiences for individuals and organizations.

Dr MacAulay commanded the 400 member joint 305th Operations Support Squadron - DoD's only tri-service OSS, with 10 flights, two airfields, & the largest KC-10 Formal Training Unit. Under her command, the 305th OSS was awarded Air Mobility Command’s Operations Support Squadron of the Year in 2016, and Airfield Operations Complex of the Year for 2015 & 2016 - earning the honor at the Air Force level in 2016.

A retired USAF Lt Colonel, Dr MacAulay was a professionalism and leadership instructor for Air Education and Training Command, and served as the Director of Human Performance and Leadership for the 58th Special Operations Wing. Most recently, she serves as a Human Performance consultant for the US Air Force, Department of Justice, and corporate America. She is a graduate of the US Air Force Academy, has a Masters Degree in Kinesiology from Penn State University, and a PhD with work in the field of strategic health & human performance. Dr MacAulay is a certified wellness educator, yoga instructor, mindfulness researcher, and holds a certificate in plant-based nutrition. She is a proud military spouse, mother of two, and a combat veteran with over 3000 flying hours as a pilot in the C-21, C-130, & KC-10 aircraft.

For as far back as she can remember Teresa has always been passionate about the power of good communication. In fact, it was an incident that happened in her formative years that truly shaped the trajectory of her life.

When Teresa was in grade school in the late 1950s, she was punished for talking out of turn in class (I know we were shocked too!). The teacher decided that her “punishment” was to be seated next to the only African American child in the class. Teresa certainly didn’t see this as much of a punishment for herself, but even at that young age she was acutely aware of how humiliating this must have been for the other child. That incident was the beginning of her commitment to seeing things from other peoples’ perspectives, and the power of both verbal, and non-verbal communication.

Whether guiding business leaders to reach new heights, coaching individuals to increase results by bettering their presentation skills or mentoring women of all ages, Teresa works with joyful determination to ensure her clients leave their time together challenged, and in an enhanced position to reach their goals. Teresa has found there are certain universal principles that work consistently. “When we communicate from the best of who we are,” she says, “from what’s most important to us, we inspire ourselves and we can inspire others. There’s communication, not just data exchange.”

When we look at the depth and diversity of Teresa’s entrepreneurial experiences, we often joke that it appears she has had many incarnations. She has done everything from running a successful gourmet cheesecake business from her home (yes, she was head baker too!), to running a company that offered high-end video production services to corporate clients. No matter what the business she quickly recognized that her success was rooted in good communication.

After many years of consulting with her corporate clients, Teresa realized companies needed help with their messaging, marketing and overall communication strategy, so she formed Connect To The Core Inc. because she truly believes at the core of all success is great communication, and at the core of all great communication is connection.

It is over 35 years since she started, and Teresa has helped thousands of individuals and hundreds of companies reach their goals. She is now in her element, creating original solutions to complex issues for her clients to become their best selves and achieve remarkable results.

Teresa was born and raised in Michigan and lived throughout the US for many years. She currently splits her time between her home in Toronto, Canada and her farm in Northern Michigan.

CONNECT WITH TERESA

Web: https://www.connecttothecore.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Connect-To-The-Core-Inc-244517470006/

LinkedIn: company/connect-to-the-core/

Instagram: @connecttothecore

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This week I owe a tremendous amount of gratitude to my guest host, Tyson Franklin.  Tyson is a former guest of the podcast, episode 75 if memory serves me right, and the host of his own show, Podiatry Legends!  Yes, he's a podiatrist, but he actually helped me keep a leg up on the podcast!  If it wasn't for him, I'd be last Summer's flip flop with the podcast just drying in the sun.

With values grounded in integrity, community, positivity and doing more with less, Michael Barnes and his Awakened Innovations team work with nonprofits to save them time and money that they can put back into their mission.

After determining the individual needs of the non-profit they are working with, Awakened Innovations offers a wide range of services from business coaching and consulting to information technologies, to fundraising, insurance and much more.  Michael and his team have the experience and the expertise to recommend only the best pre-qualified and thoroughly vetted
service providers to their clients.  This not only allows the non-profit to focus on their business operations and goals, but it also provides a certain level of confidence with each vendor.

Awakened Innovations works with all 501(c)(3) non-profits, and can also help with getting your 501(c)(3) in place if you do not have it already.

Be sure to check out Michael's blog as well as the Awakened Innovations Podcast!

Tony Whatley is a business mentor, speaker, best-selling author, and podcast host. He is best known as the 28 year old Co-Founder of LS1Tech, an online automotive community which grew into the largest of its kind, with over 300,000 registered members. Less than six years after launch, at the ripe old age of 34, Tony sold this business sold for millions. Amazingly; it was just his part-time business! Tony is also a best selling author! Within his debut book “Sidehustle Millionaire”, he shares the mindset, strategies and steps that helped him create a side hustle business, which earned millions. You can learn more about Tony and 365Driven on his website: https://365driven.com/

So many of us were "bullied" as kids from my generation, that it is looked at as a right of passage. But, does it need to be? Is that part of paying your dues? Does the fear of paying your dues keep you from trying new things?