“Courage to Leap & Lead” As an executive, having the courage to make difficult decisions and take calculated risks can be crucial to the success of your company. Here we explore how other leaders have faced untold challenges, and failures only to rise like the Pheonix. This knowledge is invaluable on the leadership journey. A courageous leader is not afraid to challenge the status quo, speak their truth, and take action in the face of uncertainty. This is where honest business discussions about personal experience, books, and business news impact change (https://www.courage-consulting.com)
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Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Part 2 of 2
Charlene Wheeless is a highly respected and accomplished professional in the business world, known for her expertise in leadership, communications, and operations. With over 30 years of experience, she has established herself as a sought-after keynote speaker, author, and leadership coach/advisor.
Through her company, Charlene Wheeless LLC, she empowers executives and teams to inspire breakthrough performance and transform workplace culture. As a senior advisor for equity and justice at APCO Worldwide, she helps C-suite leaders and companies turn DE&I intentions into impact. Wheeless has a wealth of experience from working at multinational companies like Bechtel Corporation, Raytheon, CGI, and DynCorp, where she has handled global communications, reputation, M&A communications and crisis management.
She is a prominent voice on equity and justice, appearing in various media outlets, and is the immediate past chairman of the Page Society, the world's leading professional association for senior PR and communications executives.
In 2021, Wheeless was selected as a member of Marshall Goldsmith's 100 Coaches community and her debut book, "You Are Enough! Reclaiming Your Life and Career with Purpose, Passion and Unapologetic Authenticity," was a bestseller and won two independent book awards.
Wheeless is a certified leadership coach in multiple disciplines including Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder-Centered Coaching and the Georgetown University Institute or Leadership Coaching. Wheeless holds a BA in Journalism/PR, an MA in Public Communications, and an MBA with an emphasis in Marketing, and is a member of several communications, speaking, and coaching organizations.
She serves on the board of trustees for the Page Society, where she is the immediate past chair, the Page Center, the Institute for Public Relations, the Black Experience, and NOMore, an organization dedicated to eliminated domestic and sexual violence.
She resides in the Washington, DC Metro Area.
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Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Part 1 of 2
Meet Charlene Wheeless - a trailblazer in the business world who has shattered ceilings and redefined what it means to be a successful leader. With over three decades of experience, she is a force to be reckoned with in the areas of leadership, communications, and operations.
Charlene is a sought-after keynote speaker, author, and leadership coach who empowers executives and teams to achieve breakthrough performance and transform workplace culture through her company, Charlene Wheeless LLC. As a senior advisor for equity and justice at APCO Worldwide, she helps companies turn DE&I intentions into impact, making her a prominent voice on equity and justice.
She's no stranger to the big leagues, having worked at multinational companies like Bechtel Corporation, Raytheon, CGI, and DynCorp, where she has excelled in global communications, reputation management, M&A communications, and crisis management.
Charlene is a two-time independent book award winner for her best-selling debut book "You Are Enough! Reclaiming Your Life and Career with Purpose, Passion and Unapologetic Authenticity."
She was also selected as a member of Marshall Goldsmith's 100 Coaches community and holds certifications in multiple leadership coaching disciplines.
With a BA in Journalism/PR, an MA in Public Communications, and an MBA with an emphasis in Marketing, Charlene is a seasoned professional who serves on the board of trustees for several organizations dedicated to communications, speaking, and coaching.
Based in the Washington, DC Metro Area, Charlene is a true leader and a change-maker who continues to inspire and challenge the status quo.
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Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
This episode is the final part of a two-part interview!
Edina Clagett of Beyoutiful Portraits is an Accredited Award Winning Portrait Photographer, who has received multiple awards from The Portrait Masters Association for the past 4 years. She has also been voted Best Portrait Photographer of Fort Collins in 2019 & 2020.
She was born in Hungary, moved to the US in 1999, and now lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Her love of portraiture started in her 20’s when she traveled the world with a backpack and visited over 30+ 3rd World countries capturing unique cultures and their people.
With the birth of her twins in 2010, she decided to do photography professionally. After a lot of studying and soul-searching, she has fallen in love with Womens’ Portraiture.
Her mission became helping everyday women overcome their fear of the camera & start existing in photos. Her goal is to empower women by showing them the most incredible photos they have ever seen of themselves so they can ultimately embark on a journey toward self-love and self-acceptance! Her work keeps making a difference in the way women see themselves, raising their self-confidence and self-worth! Her sessions are way more than just a photoshoot! It’s a true Transformation!
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Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Edina Clagett of Beyoutiful Portraits is an Accredited Award Winning Portrait Photographer, who has received multiple awards from The Portrait Masters Association for the past 4 years. She has also been voted Best Portrait Photographer of Fort Collins in 2019 & 2020.
She was born in Hungary, moved to the US in 1999, and now lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Her love of portraiture started in her 20’s when she traveled the world with a backpack and visited over 30+ 3rd World countries capturing unique cultures and their people.
With the birth of her twins in 2010, she decided to do photography professionally. After a lot of studying and soul-searching, she has fallen in love with Womens’ Portraiture.
Her mission became helping everyday women overcome their fear of the camera & start existing in photos. Her goal is to empower women by showing them the most incredible photos they have ever seen of themselves so they can ultimately embark on a journey toward self-love and self-acceptance! Her work keeps making a difference in the way women see themselves, raising their self-confidence and self-worth! Her sessions are way more than just a photoshoot! It’s a true Transformation!
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Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
This episode is the final part of a two-part interview!
International award-winning director, author, and producer Tricia Brouk knows the art of the big talk. She has put thousands of speakers onto countless big stages. She designs speaker platforms for thought-leaders worldwide and mentors her community of speakers with over three decades of expertise in theatrical performance.
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Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
This episode is part one of a two-part interview!
International award-winning director, author, and producer Tricia Brouk knows the art of the big talk. She has put thousands of speakers onto countless big stages. She designs speaker platforms for thought-leaders worldwide and mentors her community of speakers with over three decades of expertise in theatrical performance.
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Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Derek Cabrera (PhD, Cornell), an internationally known systems scientist, is faculty at Cornell University who teaches systems thinking, leadership, and mapping. He is senior scientist at Cabrera Research Lab, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of Plectica, and inventor of the Plectica systems mapping software.
He was Research Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) for the Study of Complex Systems and NSF IGERT Fellow in Nonlinear Systems in the Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics at Cornell University. Cabrera developed and patented a suite of systems thinking tools for use in academia, business, and beyond.
Derek and his wife, Laura, have co-authored several books: Systems Thinking Made Simple: New Hope for Solving Wicked Problem, Thinking at Every Desk: Four Simple Skills to Transform Your Classroom (Norton), Flock Not Clock: Design, Align, and Lead to Achieve Your Vision. They are co-editors of the Routledge Handbook of Systems Thinking, and members of the USMA’s Systems Engineering Advisory Board.
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Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Dianna Booher helps organizations to communicate clearly and leaders to increase their influence by a strong executive presence- and sometimes with a published book. She's the bestselling author of 49 books, published in 62 foreign-language editions, with nearly 4 million copies sold.
Her latest books include:
• Faster, Fewer, Better Emails: Manage the Volume, Reduce the Stress, Love the Results
• Communicate Like a Leader: Connecting Strategically to Coach, Inspire, and Get Things Done
• What MORE Can I Say? Why Communication Fails and What to Do About It
• Creating Personal Presence: Look, Talk, Think, and Act Like a Leader
• Communicate With Confidence: How to Say It Right the First Time and Every Time
She's the CEO of Booher Research, a communication consulting firm. Clients have included more than one-third of the Fortune 500, plus more than a dozen governmental agencies.
Dianna has earned some of the highest recognitions in her industry as Richtopia's "Top 200 Most Influential Authors in the World", American Library Association's "Best YA Nonfiction of the Year", Executive Soundview Summaries: "25 Best Business Books of the Decade", Speaker Hall of Fame (induction by the National Speakers Association), "21 Top Speakers for the 21 st Century" by Successful Meetings magazine, "Top 30 Global Communication Gurus", and "Top 100 Thought Leaders in America" by Leadership Excellence magazine
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Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
The third and final installment of a 3-part episode with the lovely Lane Gardner - Arts Educator, Singer/Songwriter, and President and Founder of THREAD
Lane’s work is an emerging voice in a world where innovative solutions to our rising mental health crisis are desperately needed.
An award-winning arts educator, singer/songwriter, and non-profit entrepreneur, Lane uses the power of music and creativity to facilitate healing and growth in individuals and communities suffering from trauma.
For nearly three decades, Lane has devoted her life’s work to helping herself and others learn how to transform their personal experiences of trauma into powerful works of art. Her passion for the human journey and cultivating connection through our shared experiences led her to develop a therapeutic and collaborative songwriting program that merges creativity, self-expression, healing, and community.
She went on to study classical voice and musical theater at both Baldwin-Wallace College and Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (CCM). As a professional singer/actor, she starred in leading roles, including Eliza in My Fair Lady at Lyric Opera Cleveland, Laura in The Glass Menagerie at Seaside Music Theater, and the title role in Antigone at The WestEnd Theater in NYC.
Between her performances, she taught after-school arts programs, offered private voice and piano lessons, and started developing programming and workshops to help others feel better about themselves and their journeys through their experiences in the arts.
Now, instead of finding solace on the stage and in other people’s stories, she began to delve into her own stories, taking up songwriting with a fury. Transforming her past into powerful works of art was a catalyst for healing and the marriage of her many gifts and talents.
She released her debut album entitled Fertile Ground in 2015 on her own record label, Third Road Records.
Lane now devotes her passion and work to helping those who suffer from trauma through her therapeutic arts non-profit organization, THREAD.
THREAD is a 501(c)(3) therapeutic arts non-profit organization that serves the needs of survivors of abuse, those struggling with addiction and mental health, cancer survivors, incarcerated men and women, veterans, and those impacted by inequality and discrimination surrounding gender, race, sexuality, and religion. It also implements programs to address the urgent needs of communities affected by gun violence, natural disasters, and other crisis scenarios.
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Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
This is part two of a 3-part episode; tune in next week for the conclusion
Lane Gardner - Arts Educator, Singer/Songwriter, and President and Founder of THREAD
Lane’s work is an emerging voice in a world where innovative solutions to our rising mental health crisis are desperately needed.
An award-winning arts educator, singer/songwriter, and non-profit entrepreneur, Lane uses the power of music and creativity to facilitate healing and growth in individuals and communities suffering from trauma.
For nearly three decades, Lane has devoted her life’s work to helping herself and others learn how to transform their personal experiences of trauma into powerful works of art. Her passion for the human journey and cultivating connection through our shared experiences led her to develop a therapeutic and collaborative songwriting program that merges creativity, self-expression, healing, and community.
She went on to study classical voice and musical theater at both Baldwin-Wallace College and Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (CCM). As a professional singer/actor, she starred in leading roles, including Eliza in My Fair Lady at Lyric Opera Cleveland, Laura in The Glass Menagerie at Seaside Music Theater, and the title role in Antigone at The WestEnd Theater in NYC.
Between her performances, she taught after-school arts programs, offered private voice and piano lessons, and started developing programming and workshops to help others feel better about themselves and their journeys through their experiences in the arts.
Now, instead of finding solace on the stage and in other people’s stories, she began to delve into her own stories, taking up songwriting with a fury. Transforming her past into powerful works of art was a catalyst for healing and the marriage of her many gifts and talents.
She released her debut album entitled Fertile Ground in 2015 on her own record label, Third Road Records.
Lane now devotes her passion and work to helping those who suffer from trauma through her therapeutic arts non-profit organization, THREAD.
THREAD is a 501(c)(3) therapeutic arts non-profit organization that serves the needs of survivors of abuse, those struggling with addiction and mental health, cancer survivors, incarcerated men and women, veterans, and those impacted by inequality and discrimination surrounding gender, race, sexuality, and religion. It also implements programs to address the urgent needs of communities affected by gun violence, natural disasters, and other crisis scenarios.
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KeynoteSpeaking: https://www.cbbowman.com/
Coaching Association: https://www.acec-association.org/
Master Corporate Executive Coach Certification: https://www.meeco-institute.org/
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