Today’s guest, like many ambitious women today, pushed herself to the limit and happily wore the busy badge of honor for decades.

Her suicide attempt as a young adult ignited a passion for personal development which led to her owning a nutrition business. Yet, while she made sure other women were taking care of themselves, stress, anxiety, worry, and fatigue were
her constant companions.

She sold her business and took a year-long sabbatical that she calls her “Year of No” and learned how to unwind from over-busy habits and determine why she was pushing herself at a great cost to her own well-being.

She then interviewed other ambitious women about busyness addiction and leadership which led to creating Alchemy of Feminine Leadership™, a framework that redefines ambition and success for lasting and sustainable impact without burnout - teaching women how to prioritize self for a deep enduring contribution to self and to society.

Please join me in welcoming Suzy Carroll.

In this episode we discuss:

• her thoughts on leadership: “To me, leadership is about fostering the full potential of others, which also means fostering your own full potential first.”
• how being raised by a narcissistic mother shaped her belief that she was “not enough.”
• her transformation from being a people pleaser into a self-pleaser first.
• the lessons Suzy learned during her sabbatical “year of no.”
• how she helps women reduce overwhelm in their lives and step into their worth.
• her methods for connecting to others, continuing to keep connections strong, and join people together for a common goal.

Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.OnTheSchmooze.com - episode 134

Today’s guest helps workplaces build inclusive cultures by addressing barriers to equity and access.

She is a diversity and inclusion strategist, author of an award-winning book, “The Diversity Advantage: Fixing Gender Inequality In The Workplace,” and Seattle University’s Professional-in-Residence in Communication.

She was also recognized as one of 30 management thinkers to watch globally, as part of the Thinkers50 2019 Radar.

Please join me in welcoming Ruchika Tulshyan.

In this episode we discuss:

• her thoughts on leadership: “To me, leadership is to inspire others to get uncomfortable and lead them to take action to make changes in the world.”
• how it took her a long time to think of herself as a leader because of messaging that says women, and especially women of color, don’t get to be leaders.
• her experience growing up in culturally-diverse Singapore, and how that has framed her passion for working with underserved people.
• how she was always a storyteller but didn’t realize there were careers where she could tell stories for a living.
• her method for teaching her students about privilege by having them do a “privilege walk.”
• how she intentionally networks and has created intentional communities, especially for people who are considered a minority.

Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.OnTheSchmooze.com - episode 133

Today’s guest uses hypnosis and hypnotic communication to help his clients grow their businesses. He used the principles of rapport and modeling to track what top business performers do differently to build several six-figure businesses of his own.

Rather than just hypnotize his clients to become more successful, he helps them de-hypnotize the personal blocks that are holding back their business success.

He is the author of the best-selling book, “Work Smart Business: Lessons Learned from Hypnotizing 250,000 People and Building a Million-Dollar Brand.” He speaks to business people around the world on how they can put his WORK SMART principles and strategies to use. He says, “The process isn’t magic, but the results can be magical.”

Please join me in welcoming Jason Linett.

In this episode we discuss:

• his thoughts on leadership: “The biggest measure of a leader are those who are learning information, putting it to use to get a result, and making it their own. It’s about the integration, customization, and creativity that goes into it.”
• how he came from a family of entrepreneurs and how that prepared him.
• how stage hypnosis caught his attention because there were no props and it was all about communication and relationship building between the hypnotist, the volunteers, and the audience.
• his thoughts on how easy it is to try to be everything to everyone in business but how important it is to niche and even super-niche for maximum impact.
• how our language patterns can become conversational hypnosis.
• his habits around networking that involve cross-pollination and sharing generously.

Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.OnTheSchmooze.com - episode 132

Today’s guest breaks silos, works smarter, and gets things done.

She is the Founder and CEO of Cotential, a global consultancy that helps organizations transform by delivering collaboration across teams, business units, customers, and other stakeholders.

She is one of today’s most provocative business thinkers on the future of work. She advises business leaders and companies to lead markets through innovations that matter, create increasing value for customers and clients, deliver sustainable results, and ensuring future global competitiveness.

She is the co-author of the bestselling book: “Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence,” ranked #1 on What Corporate America is Reading.

An in-demand speaker, she has spoken, worldwide, to organizations and enterprises that range from the World Economic Forum at Davos to U.S. and global Fortune 500 companies. She has been listed on the Thinkers50 RADAR list for the emerging management thinkers around the world most likely to shape the future of business, management, and strategy.

In this episode we discuss:

• her thoughts on leadership: “I define leadership as the ability to enable others to achieve a shared purpose in the face of uncertainty.”
• how attending a Global Entrepreneurship program when she was 17 was the catalyst for her becoming a leader.
• how her desire to self-reflect and continuously improve came from her failed attempts instead of her successes.
• various research she has conducted about connection and how that led her to create the concept of Connectional Intelligence™.
• the three types of connectors we all are and how we can use our connection type to better collaborate and network with others.
• her habits around networking and connection that allow her to deeply connect with others for a purpose.

Please join me in welcoming Erica Dhawan.

Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.OnTheSchmooze.com - episode 131