Conversations from the C-Suite. A Girlfriend's Guide to Being a CEO

Episode 27: It’s Not the Only Way! Every woman needs to be the CEO of her life! She needs to have a seat at the table and create a seat at the table for others. There is power when women gather. Conversations from the C-Suite is a power-packed hour that provides women a platform to share their business and career experiences. Conversations from the C-Suite is the girlfriend’s guide to being a CEO. It’s where women, and a few good men, have powerful conversations about real things that matter to real women who are ready to enter the C-Suite of their Life! The C-Suite is where women create the lives, careers, and businesses they desire and deserve! More than just talk, Conversations from the C-Suite will equip women to make C.E.O. Moves! Women have a symbiotic relationship between who she is as an individual and who she is seen as in her physical environment—the social constructs that define who a woman is and who she should be. This can often present her with the choice of who she is going to be. Who she wants to be or who others want her to be? What brings her joy or what keeps the peace? Having a great career or having a great family? We must learn to build a Life in the And. “We can’t operate in the “or,” but operate in the a “and” b.” Living Life in the And helps women to truly have it all! The Living Life in the And Series is a quest to find out how women can have it all? Over the next two years, I will interview 100 women to have poignant conversations about how they are Living their Lives in the And. Each episode with focus on women doing great things in the world. Women who are CEOs on every continuum of the spectrum—housewives, working women, professionals, and executives! Not only is this a great conversation, but a quest for the holy grail—What does a “successful life” mean to modern day women? This research project wearing a fabulous conversation will pose the same set of questions to each woman to get her definition of success for the woman CEO at the end of every episode. Is this all? Join me for this episode as I interview the woman who inspired this series, the incomparable Katrina Campbell! Katrina Campbell, is a CEO Extraordinaire, Ethics Adviser for the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), lawyer, and mother of two. In this power-packed conversation, get ready to have it all—Get ready to Live Life in the And! Also, please check out article mentioned in the episode: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/my-love-hate-relationship-with-my-harvard-law-degree_us_57e0a994e4b053b1ccf2a440

Episode: 26: It’s Time to Live Life in the And! Every woman needs to be the CEO of her life! She needs to have a seat at the table and create a seat at the table for others. There is power when women gather. Conversations from the C-Suite is a power-packed hour that provides women a platform to share their business and career experiences. Conversations from the C-Suite is the girlfriend’s guide to being a CEO. It’s where women, and a few good men, have powerful conversations about real things that matter to real women who are ready to enter the C-Suite of their Life! The C-Suite is where women create the lives, careers, and businesses they desire and deserve! More than just talk, Conversations from the C-Suite will equip women to make C.E.O. Moves! Women have a symbiotic relationship between who she is as an individual and who she is seen as in her physical environment—the social constructs that define who a woman is and who she should be. This can often present her with the choice of who she is going to be. Who she wants to be or who others want her to be? What brings her joy or what keeps the peace? Having a great career or having a great family? We must learn to build a Life in the And. “We can’t operate in the “or,” but operate in the a “and” b.” Living Life in the And helps women to truly have it all! The Living Life in the And Series is a quest to find out how women can have it all? Over the next two years, I will interview 100 women to have poignant conversations about how they are Living their Lives in the And. Each episode with focus on women doing great things in the world. Women who are CEOs on every continuum of the spectrum—housewives, working women, professionals, and executives! Not only is this a great conversation, but a quest for the holy grail—What does a “successful life” mean to modern day women? This research project wearing a fabulous conversation will pose the same set of questions to each woman to get her definition of success for the woman CEO at the end of every episode. Is this all? Join me for this introduction to the series and a celebration of International Women’s Day as I share how this journey got started and launch this ambitious quest to help us learn how to have it all—How to Live Life in the And! Also, please check out article mentioned in the episode: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/my-love-hate-relationship-with-my-harvard-law-degree_us_57e0a994e4b053b1ccf2a440

Episode 25 No Poop at the Holiday Table! Do you have some people that you want to disinvite from the family dinner? We have that one person who sees life through poop-colored glasses and wants to smear poop on you and anybody who will listen. Or maybe it’s a relative or family friend that has hurt you in the past. Some of us have to deal with former spouses and lovers for the sake of the children. What wants to sit across the table from the joker you wish would rot in hell? Join me for this episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to being a CEO! as CEO, Jocelyn Lane, and I have conversation about how to deal with toxic people during the holiday season! Tune in with your favorite beverage as we complete our series on Creating Circles of Influence in our relationships—both in the office and beyond.

Episode 24: What Do the Lonely Do for Christmas? The holiday season can be joyless for many. Seasonal depression affects many! The holidays can be especially difficult for those who have experienced a loss through divorce, death or breakup. Not to mention the financial pressures that gift-giving expectations bring! Joy to the world says who? Don’t worry! This is not a Grinch and Scrooge party! Join me in this episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to being a CEO! as CEO, Jocelyn Lane, and I have conversation about how to create joy this holiday season! Tune in with your favorite beverage as we continue the conversation about Creating Circles of Influence in our relationships—both in the office and beyond.

Episode 23: Taking the Poop Out of Disappointments Everybody experiences disappointment in their lives. Big ones. Small ones. Facing disappointment is almost as inevitable as change. Disappointment is like a dirty diaper. You’ve got wipe that sh*t off and keep it moving! Otherwise it will stink up your life and sully your outlook! Join me for this episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to being a CEO! as CEO, Kim Martin, and I have conversation about how to break down the monuments of disappointment! Tune in with your favorite beverage as we continue the conversation about Creating Circles of Influence in our relationships—both in the office and beyond.

Episode 22: Is love lost like Humpty Dumpty? Can we be put back together again? What happens when love leaves us…or seems that it has gone? Is it just ripples in the water? Join me this episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to being a CEO! as CEO, Tanya Barnett, and I have conversation about how to rediscover love when it seems lost! Tune in with your favorite beverage as we continue the conversation about Creating Circles of Influence in our relationships—both in the office and beyond.

Episode 21: Loving You is the Greatest Love of All! Whitney told us that the Greatest Love of All is Learning to Love Yourself (actually George Benson said it first, but that’s beside the point). We often look for the love we need everywhere else but in the mirror. To get love, you must first love yourself. You cannot give from an empty cup. Join me for this episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to being a CEO! as CEO, Katrina McGhee and I have conversation about love—self-love! Tune in with your favorite beverage as we continue the conversation about Creating Circles of Influence in our relationships—both in the office and beyond.

Episode 20: Will You Marry Me? Are those words you are waiting to hear? Well, let’s talk to the man who is really exploring what makes men ask that question! The groundbreaking “Will You Marry Me” Series explores the full lifecycle of relationships to include Dating, Marriage, Family, and Divorce. Join me for this episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to being a CEO! as CEO, Milton Lawrence and I have conversation about love! Tune in with your favorite beverage as we continue the conversation about Creating Circles of Influence in our relationships—both in the office and beyond.

Episode 19: Translating from Woman-to-Man Have you ever thought that men and women speak a different language? Well, they do! Well, sorta! Men and women process information differently which can lead to misunderstandings, overreactions, and just plain poor communication. We need a Woman-to-Man Translation app! Join me for this episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to being a CEO! as CEO, Pauline Crawford-Omps and I have conversation about creating magical conversations! Tune in with your favorite beverage as we continue the conversation about Creating Circles of Influence in our relationships—both in the office and beyond.

Episode 18: Sometimes You’ve Just Got to Walk It Out! It was not by chance that a couple of years ago, I had the pleasure to share the stage with a power house that helped me as she as helped countless others to walk the GRACE trail. Whether you walk it literally or in your thoughts it is a transformative experience that moves you along your path to peace. Walking the Grace Trail is beautiful commitment to refocusing, recalibrating, and reorienting your life when are not going as planned, but as they should! Join me for this episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to being a CEO! as CEO, Anne Jolles, and I have conversation about walking the GRACE Trail. Tune in with your favorite beverage as we continue the conversation about Creating Circles of Influence in our relationships—both in the office and beyond.

Episode 17: Love Shouldn’t Hurt So what do you do when the one you love hurts you? In this powerful kickoff of the series of relationships, we will address the issues of domestic violence and abuse in relationships. It’s not a pretty conversation, but it is a powerful one. More than 1 in 3 women (35.6%) and more than 1 in 4 men (28.5%) in the U.S. having experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. This is not a random issue that happens on the other side of the world. It’s happening right now. It’s happening to someone you know. It could be happening to you. Join me for this episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to being a CEO! as CEO, Christy Pickering, and I have talk about the Courage it takes to decide to save yourself from an abusive relationship. Tune in with your favorite beverage for the first great conversation about Creating Circles of Influence in the relationships—both in the office and beyond.

Episode 16: When Fighting about Money Really Hurts! Are the financial behaviors and practices in your relationship really financial abuse? Sometimes abuse in a relationship never lifts a hand and never raises a voice or hurls an insult. Financial abuse is just as devastating as physical and mental abuse. It is often the silent fight that is destroying your life! Join me for the next episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to being a CEO! as CEO, Dr. Cozette M. White and I pull the cover back on financial abuse in relationships. Tune in with your favorite beverage for another great conversation about the money moves take the punch out of financial abuse.

Episode 15: When Taking Care of Mama 'Nem Is Taking You Out! Preventing Caregiver Burnout and Revenue Burnthrough with Preparation and Planning We don’t want to think about it, but what we must! What if we find ourselves in a pickle because we are in the sandwich generation—taking care of kids and taking care of our parents. What if our spouse becomes disabled and now needs long-term health care? What if we need a caregiver for ourselves? Really, all of these questions should start with “What will we do WHEN…” Even if we are never disabled, everyone is going to age—our parents, our spouses, our significant others, our siblings, and, Yes, we are going to age too! So rather than kicking the can down the road of longevity, we should be filling up a can with resources that ensure that we can properly take care of our loved ones with running ourselves or our money in the ground! Join me for this episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to being a CEO! as CEO, Terri V. White and I have talk about how to properly prepare to take care of Mama ‘Nem! Tune in with your favorite beverage for another great conversation about the money moves needed to take care of your loved ones.

Episode 14: Put Your Purse Where It Will Have Power! Let’s be real. Putting your purse on the floor is not wrecking your finances. It’s putting your purse on the retail counter and on the desk next to your computer when you are shopping online. Let’s have a candid discussion on money fears, myths, and bad habits. It’s time to overcome shopping addictions and extreme retail therapy. It’s time to be real CFOs and shut down the financial foolery! Join me during this episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to being a CEO! as CEO, Jennifer Harris with Purse Power Network and I have talk about how to make sure your purse is full of money! Grab your favorite beverage for another great conversation about achieving Purse Power!

Episode 13: Achieving the Empty Nest Without Emptying Your Wallet You may be ready to send your kids off to college, but is your wallet? The costs of a college education continue to rise. It takes planning, saving, investing and applying for scholarships to make sure that your children have a debt-free education! Make sure that you are not the living example of the ubiquitous bumper sticker, “My child and all my money go to State U!” Join me for this episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to the C-Suite as CEO, as Adebisi Adebowale and I have talk about how to send your kids to college debt-free! Tune in with your favorite beverage for another great conversation about money moves!

Episode 12: Tales from the Crypt…ocurrency! Wealth is created in many ways, including on the internet. The digital space has given us the internet, virtual reality, and cryptocurrency. A bitcoin is more than a little bit! Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Stellar, Litecoin are just a few of the digital currency that is all the buzz. And just what is a blockchain? Join me during this episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to the C-Suite as CEO, as Rhonda Y. Williams and I have a candid discussion about crytocurrency—the myths and the reality of how to build wealth using blockchain technology. Get your favorite beverage for another great conversation about money moves!

Episode 11: A C.E.O. by Any Other Name May Not Really Be a CEO Any one can call themselves a CEO, but what does this really mean? What does it really mean to be the CEO of your life? How can you transcend the title of being a CEO to actually making C.E.O. Moves? Join Dr. this intimate conversation about really committing to the C-Suite life. Get your favorite beverage for another great conversation about making C.E.O. moves!

Episode 10: Don't Get Caught Up in them D's! Planning for What You Didn't Plan For It is never easy to deal with the unexpected, but it is easy to plan for it. Divorce, Disability, and Death can wreak havoc on your finances. While you hope that you never encounter them, it is wise to be prepared if they do. Join me during this episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to the C-Suite as CEO, as Dana Brahnam and I have a candid discussion about how you can avoid the financial devastation of divorce, disability and death of your spouse. Get your favorite beverage for another great conversation about money moves!

Episode 9: CFO Moves for the CEO: What Women CEOs Need to Make Money Moves in the C-Suite and Beyond. A Two Part Series. Puff Daddy may be Brother Love now, but it’s still all about the Benjamins baby! Your journey to the C-Suite will go straight to mailroom if you can’t get that financial statement in the black! In order to truly create the life you desire and deserve, you need to have the financial strength to fully fund your your choices. You can’t live a C-Suite life with receptionist funds. CEOs sign the front of the check. Receptionists sign the back! Join me in this episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to the C-Suite as CEO, Omama Marzuq and I have a candid discussion about how you can write the check—cash it, multiply it and grow it! Get your favorite beverage and for Part 2 of this talk about how to make real money moves as a CEO!

Episode 8: CFO Moves for the CEO: What Women CEOs Need to Make Money Moves in the C-Suite and Beyond. A Two Part Series. Puff Daddy may be Brother Love now, but it’s still all about the Benjamins baby! Your journey to the C-Suite will go straight to mailroom if you can’t get that financial statement in the black! In order to truly create the life you desire and deserve, you need to have the financial strength to fully fund your your choices. You can’t live a C-Suite life with receptionist funds. CEOs sign the front of the check. Receptionists sign the back! Join me in this episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to the C-Suite as CEO, Omama Marzuq and I have a candid discussion about how you can write the check—cash it, multiply it and grow it! Get your favorite beverage and for Part 1 of this talk about how to make real money moves as a CEO!

Get It Together! Maintaining Balance in All 8 Areas of Wellness The life of a CEO is a constant balancing act! Can we really get it all together? Many times we struggle with the constant motion of priorities in our lives that has us juggling plates on a high wire! Join Host, Dr. Stephanie D. Barnes, in this episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to the C-Suite as she and CEO, Shelia Rivers have a candid discussion about balancing our wellness so that we don’t go crazy! Grab your favorite beverage and let’s talk about how to make C.E.O. moves to ensure that our greatest asset is in equilibrium! NOTE: DUE TO TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES DURING THE RECORDING, THE SOUND QUALITY IS SPOTTY IN THE FIRST 14 MINUTES. BUT BE PATIENT, THERE IS GOOD CONTENT NONETHELESS. TECHNOLOGY FINALLY COOPERATED AND WE GOT IT TOGETHER OURSELVES!

Y'all Gon’ Make Me Lose My Mind Up in Here, Up in Here! Is Your Job Making You Crazy? No pun intended, but our occupations can make us crazy. There are many stressors in the workplace that can wear us down mentally. Being an entrepreneur can be exponentially stressful! Many times as CEOs, we are toeing the line between our occupations being a source of fulfillment and a source of stress. We may be literally killing ourselves to make money! In Episode 6 of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to the C-Suite as CEO, Shelia Rivers and Dr. Stephanie D. Barnes have a candid discussion about the the impact of occupational stress on your mental wellness. Get your favorite beverage and let’s talk about how to make C.E.O. moves to ensure that our greatest asset is protected, nurtured, and safe from occupational hazards!

You’ve Got to Move It, Move It! Can You Really Be Fine If You’re Not Fit? Many times as CEOs, we put our physical fitness on the back burner. We’re burning the candle at both ends but not any calories in between! Let’s explore how our physical fitness affects our mental wellness. Just like the chicken and the egg, which comes first? In this episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to the C-Suite as CEO, Shelia Rivers and Dr. Stephanie D. Barnes have a candid discussion about mental wellness and physical fitness. Grab your favorite beverage and let’s talk about how to make C.E.O. moves to ensure that our greatest asset is protected, nurtured, and fit!

Have you experienced a breakup and can’t breakthrough to your next? Have you experienced a breakup and can’t get it together? Have you experienced a breakup and can’t get back to you? Is your breakup creating barrier to your success? Is a Breakup Keeping You Broken? Do you need to breakup to get to your breakthrough? Are you counting time in your marriage waiting for “happily ever after” to happen? Do you need to breakup with your old relationship and create a new one? Breakups can leave you feeling heartbroken, broken and broke down. The process of grieving a lost love can take its toll on you mentally and physically. Let’s talk about preserving our mental health during the process of mending a broken heart. In this episode, Shelia Rivers, Psychotherapist at Rivers Psychotherapy Services, PLLC, and l have a candid discussion about breakups, relationships, and our mental wellness. Get your favorite beverage and let’s talk about how to make C.E.O. moves to ensure that our breakup is not blocking our breakthrough. Every woman needs to be the CEO of her life! She needs to have a seat at the table and create a seat at the table for others. There is power when women gather. Conversations from the C-Suite is a power-packed hour that provides women a platform to share their business and career experiences. Join the conversation!

Episode 3: Fix it Jesus! Spirituality and Mental Wellness Spirituality is an important aspect of our mental wellness. But it is way more than taking our burdens to the Lord in prayer. Many times mental health treatments, spirituality, the church, and prayer are placed in conflict, but they all are an important elements of mental wellness. Let’s talk about spirituality and developing purpose and meaning in life, and their influence on our mental health. Join me in this episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to being a CEO, “Fix it Jesus!” Shelia Rivers, Psychotherapist at Rivers Psychotherapy Services, PLLC, and I will have a candid discussion about Spirituality and Mental Wellness. Get your favorite beverage and join the conversation about how to make C.E.O. moves to ensure that your greatest asset is protected, nurtured, and loved.

Is Being in Your Feelings Got You Feeling the Funk? The Self Discovery of Being Emotionally Healthy. Our emotions can make us or break us as CEOs. Being in touch with our emotions makes us great transformational leaders, but our emotions can also work to our detriment. Let’s talk about emotions, emotional health, and emotional dysfunction and how it is affecting your path to the C-Suite. In this episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to the C-Suite as CEO, Dr. Stephanie D. Barnes has a candid conversation with psychotherapist, Shelia Rivers, about preserving your emotional health. Grab your favorite beverage and join the discussion about how to make C.E.O. moves to ensure that our greatest asset is protected, nurtured, and loved. Every woman needs to be the CEO of her life! She needs to have a seat at the table and create a seat at the table for others. There is power when women gather. Conversations from the C-Suite is a power-packed hour that provides women a platform to share their business and career experiences. We work to elevate mindsets and we compel women to take action. CEOs don’t wait on great things to happen! They make things happen!

Welcome to the Conversations from the C-Suite Live! with Dr. Stephanie D. Barnes, CEO of C-Suite Women’s Network! where women become the CEOs of their lives--to develop strategies to achieve the results they desire in their business, careers, and lives. Episode 1: "For CEO girls who have considered suicide/when the hustle is too much!" Handling the stress of being a CEO in any capacity can wear you down mentally. As the CEO, everyone looks to you for strength. What do you do when the load is too heavy for you to bear? In the inaugural episode of Conversations from the C-Suite, A Girlfriend’s Guide to the C-Suite as CEO, Dr. Stephanie D. Barnes has a candid conversation with psychotherapist, Shelia Rivers, about mental wellness, mental illness, and mental stressors. Grab your favorite beverage and join the discussion about how to make C.E.O. moves to ensure that our greatest asset is protected, nurtured, and loved.