Empowered with Sarah Moffat

You're going to ask the same question I did: How do you do it all? Meet Kerry Wekelo - the Chief Operations Officer of Actualize Consulting, mom to two teenagers, author of two business books and several mindfulness books for children, yoga instructor, and gratitude and culture expert. Is she a #leadinglady? Uh. Yeah.Kerry is someone you've got to know... and she's going to get real with us today. In this episode, Kerry shares  how having laser focus on what matters most, finding opportunities to Pause to Pivot to the Positive, and finding gratitude — even in the hardest situation, have been instrumental in her success... and how it can be to yours.Kerry and I discuss how self-care is one of the most strategic things you can do for yourself, your career, your relationships, and your creativity.  She also shares about her 3 P's strategy:"I'm pausing in a moment of gratitude, and then I'm trying to pivot to a positive possibility,  and a positive outcome."This episode is full of practical things you can do right this second to create more space for yourself and your success. Plus, learn how resolving conflicts by starting with gratitude can change the game for you and your teams.You can learn more about Kerry Wekelo on her LinkedIn page, or by visiting her Actualize Consulting Culture Infusion page.----------------------------------------To learn more about Leading Ladies Leadership Board, individual coaching, or setting up an appointment for a free coaching strategy session, visit www.leadingladies.co. You can also email the Empowered host at sarah@leadingladies.co.If you loved this podcast, please make sure to give us five stars, a positive review, and share with your community using the hashtags #leadingladies and #empoweredwithsarahmoffat.Thanks for listening!

Season 2, Episode 1: Motivation: It Doesn't Come From a MemeJoin Us: www.leadingladies.coGet ready to be pumped up, inspired, and moved to jump out of bed declaring, "I am motivated!" In this episode, leadership coach Sarah Moffat, talks about how to pre-game your motivation and create inertia that is going to move you forward. We always think of motivation like some undefinable external force that magically comes from a quote, clever meme, or movie. And the truth is, we can get little boosts of excitement from those things. But, at the end of the day, you create your own motivation. And when your motivation is low, there are things you can do to re-kindle it within yourself. This whole episode is packed with OOMPH and you're definitely going to be "feelin' it" by the end! Key Takeaways:1) Developing a pre-game routine that's a no-brainer is a great way to build inertia and motion for your motivation.2) You choose to be empowered or disempowered.3) Where you focus is where you're going to go.Additional Info:To learn more about the Leading Ladies Motivation Transformation, visit www.leadingladies.co/motivation. This is a 30-day online course that's designed to take your goals and motivation to a whole new level that will help you be exactly who you want to be: Driven. Successful. Inspired. Energized. This class has a 100% guarantee: if you take the entire course and you're not totally jazzed, motivated, and moving, you get your money back. Simple as that!

The words MOTIVATION and EMOTION come from the same root word. Crazy, right? Your brain interprets your experiences based in the framework — the mindset — you've established. So, whether an experience is positive or negative is determined, in large part, by the mood you establish for yourself. The emotion and the meaning you attach to events usually are more memorable than the actual experience (did you ever notice that?) Here's the thing: motivation isn't just about having the energy you need to get through your daily to do list. It's the internal process that incites action for you to move toward a certain goal. If you're having trouble with how to be motivated, it could have nothing to do with your drive your energy level or talent Instead, it could be that you have the wrong goal... or even that you're just not emotionally connected to your goal...Learn more about motivation, the Three P's of motivation, and how to move your drive from just an idea to a strongly-held conviction that you take action on!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------To learn more about the Leading Ladies Motivation Transformation, visit www.leadingladies.co/motivation. This is a 30-day online course that's designed to take you from "meh" to "Move Out Of the Way!" This class has a 100% guarantee: if you take the entire course and you're not totally jazzed, motivated, and moving, you get your money back. Simple as that!

She's inspiring. She's authentic. She's my friend and client. And you're going to love her.Since I started coaching and mentoring her about two years ago, Alyssa Nelson has quickly ascended her career ladder. First, accepting a new job with 50% pay increase, and then being promoted into a leadership role at that company, Alyssa is more than just an inspirational story, she's a phenomenal human being. As soon as you listen to this episode, I know you're going to love her as much as I do.Alyssa and I met about two years ago when we got matched through a mentoring program and I was matched as her mentor. I was immediately impressed with how eager Alyssa was to take whatever next steps were necessary to grow and develop herself. There aren't a lot of people out there with that level of commitment to improvement and self-discovery. And she isn't just committed on paper, she is a take-action-woman. When Alyssa got her new job, I got a surprise in the mail: a gift from Alyssa with a note attached that said, "Thanks for being my Susie." The gift? A perfectly pink coffee mug that says "Tits Up" on one side and a microphone on the other! (Marvelous Mrs. Maisel reference, in case you didn't know it). #titsupAlyssa is part of the Leading Ladies group coaching, now called "The Leadership Board" — an online leadership development community for women who want to grow their careers and ascend the career ladder. She continues to soar up, up, up in her career and inspire many people. We hope you love this episode. And if you do - please leave us a review and share this with your friends!You can learn more about 1:1 coaching and the Leadership Board at www.leadingladies.co.

Charity is a strong, influential woman in cybersecurity (#wicys). She is a Vice President of Security and Compliance. She's a PMP. She's a CSAP. She's a CISSP. She is a mega #leadinglady and you're going to love her. She's hilarious, full of personality, and — y'all, she's been there! She's seen some stuff! Life gives us all serious breaking points where we can choose to take massive action and grow monumentally... or not. Charity has been someone who's created her own next steps and taken massive action. She's built an amazing career from her innovation, creativity, and technical genius. Charity tells us during today's podcast that, "It's important for everyone to realize: You have that power. You can craft yourself into whatever you want to be. You can pursue whatever path will make you happy. You make the chance to do it, and then you have to figure out what the steps are to accomplish that, and [then] put your energy behind it."We hope you'll love today's episode! If you do, please leave us a great rating and a comment!To learn more about Leading Ladies, you can check us out at www.leadingladies.co. You can also learn about our incredible online membership at https://www.leadingladies.co/leadershipboard.

We're freaking out about this episode where sisters Sarah and Liz Moffat come together and talk... STRATEGY.  And while this is a weighty topic, there are plenty of sisterly laughs, shared stories, and truth bombs that will keep you hooked until the end of this episode.Liz is a badass. There's just no better way to describe her. She's a federal law enforcement officer, mom of three, muscle-building philosopher who says that every thing she's ever had to work for in her life came hard-earned. You're going to love listening to her strategies for getting a room full of men to stand up and listen and her suggestions on what books to read next to summon your inner stoic.  Let us know what you think! Please leave a review and share, share, share! You can follow Liz on Instagram at www.instagram.com/bellatormama.You can learn more about Leading Ladies at www.leadingladies.co

What does your personal board of directors — or inner circle — have to do with your success as a leader? A lot. In fact, most every leadership expert will tell you that a round table, leadership board, or board of directors is critical to success. No one reaches the holy grail  alone.We weren't meant to do life alone. We weren't.In this "one of our favorites yet" episode of Empowered, leadership coach, Sarah Moffat, takes us on a quest to learn how to curate our own Board of Directors, where to look for already established boards or "round tables" to join, and the kinds of "knights" to seek out. Creating and curating your personal board of directors is a leadership development must-do for all leading ladies. And, with this episode, we issue you a challenge: Find Your Round Table. Create your Board of Directors or your "kitchen cabinet." And, if you already have one, add to it and grow it! Being part of a carefully curated inner circle of advisors and fellows is something every great leader does. And, if you're looking for an excellent group to join, we invite you to join the Leading Ladies Leadership Board. We meet two to three times every month and have an incredible group of women who will become your people and who will support you holistically.To learn more about The Leadership Board, visit our website: www.leadingladies.co.--------------------------------------------------------------------------Leading Ladies LLC offers one  free intro coaching sessions or "strategy call." To schedule yours, just email us at sarah@leadingladies.co. 

In this episode of  Empowered with Sarah Moffat, we are joined by the delightful Mika Cross, a transformational workplace expert, and strategist.  We discuss how that in the past we have been left out of very important conversations that impact our work experience. In the climate, we now find ourselves in she shares with us a unique perspective that we don't have to go back to the way things looked like pre-pandemic.  It is important to use the unique opportunity we've been given to use our voices and advocate for workplace flexibility. We don't have to go back, but rather we can move forward and create the workplace we want!Note: The book mentioned in the podcast is called "Resilience" by Eric Greitens. Great book!About Mika CrossMika J. Cross is a widely acclaimed workplace expert, speaker, strategist and innovator specializing in interdisciplinary expertise among the areas of innovative global workplace initiatives, remote and distributed work, culture change, strategic communications, knowledge management, next generation workplace and future of work predictions and initiatives, performance/talent management, employee/labor relations, diversity, inclusion and employee engagement. Her career includes 20+ years of public service with assignments throughout the United States Intelligence Community and she is a veteran of the United States Army, having served as both an enlisted soldier and commissioned officer.

Okay - What does Kenny Rogers have to do with Goal-setting? You're gonna have to listen to this week's podcast to find out!Here's a weird question for you: If you were to write an obituary for 2021, what would you write? What will have mattered to you? How will you measure your success for this year? We're talking about that and the necessary balance in developing ourselves: mind, body, soul, and spirit. If we focus only on our goals for career, finances, health, and stuff like that, then,  y'all, we're *always* going to feel off-balance! So, let's talk about success ba-by. To learn more about The Leadership Board, visit our website: www.leadingladies.co.And, if you heard about our free intro coaching sessions and want to schedule yours, just email us at sarah@leadingladies.co. 

In this FUN and new episode of Empowered with Sarah Moffat, we are joined by our ever-so stylish friend, Paul Julch, founder of Urbanite Surburbanite. He is an incredible wardrobe stylist and is our very first man on the podcast! He has over 7 years in the fashion industry and today, he shares with us his passion, wisdom, and style. Join us as he speaks on the importance of being intentional and how utilizing our image and sense of style as a tool will allow us leading ladies to present a purposeful image in the boardroom. To learn more about group coaching and the Leadership Board with Leading Ladies, visit https://www.leadingladies.co/.If you love this episode, please leave a great rating and review and -- of course -- share it!About Paul JulchPaul specializes in helping women and men create a wardrobe and style that fits their lifestyle, body type, and budget. With a background in Clinical Psychology and Business, and years of passionate experience in the fashion industry, Paul possesses the perfect blend of people skills and retail prowess to transform anyone's look and help them step into living the life of their dreams with confidence and ease.

This is a not-to-miss episode with our motivating and encouraging guest, Anjelica Dortch. Sarah and Anjelica talk about how to move through your career with confidence, purpose, and intention. Anjelica shares her experience going from an entry level secretary all the way to the White House serving in the Executive Office of the President. Now a technology policy executive at IBM, Anjelica has a host of practical and actionable advice for listeners about how she developed herself and the practical steps she took along the way... including enlisting a Board of Directors, mentors, and coaches.To learn more about group coaching and the Leadership Board with Leading Ladies, visit https://www.leadingladies.co/.If you love this episode, please leave a great rating and review and -- of course -- share it!About Anjelica DortchAward-winning, highly regarded, and passionate policy executive with over 10 years of professional and management experience, Anjelica is an accomplished change agent recruited to help drive government relations, develop innovative approaches to address complex policy challenges, and enhance strategic partnerships in support of the organization's business objectives. A solid and trusted advisor that is frequently tapped to support domestic and international strategy execution. Experienced in developing and driving positive policy and legislative outcomes while building partnerships with key decision-makers, government officials, and clients.

Lynn Terwoerds, the Executive Director of the Executive Women's Forum, shares what she's learned about how to make it to the next level in your career. Lynn shares what she hopes will help women see the value in knowing what you want, building a plan to that goal, knowing yourself personally and as others see you, and then being able to tell a consistent story so that everyone you meet, everyone in your current network, even people who bump into your family will see and hear a coherent message about your career direction. So often, we confuse the people around us by being vague, inconsistent or uncertain. Getting to the next level is about making sure you stack the odds in your favor by taking control of the things you have control over and not obsessing over the things you can't control.In this episode, Lynn points us to some great resources including the Critical Thinking Worksheet, Leading Ladies “Why” Tool, and the Networking Worksheet. This episode is full of incredibly helpful, practical, tactical, and strategic things you can do to identify:What do I really want?How do I devise a resilient plan?Where am I in my journey?How do I include my family and friends in this journey?How do I build the right network?About Lynn TerwoerdsLynn Terwoerds, Executive Director, joined the Executive Women's Forum in 2016 after 20+ years as a global cybersecurity expert and leader at Microsoft, Barclays PLC in London, and Oracle. She is a founding member of the Cloud Security Alliance and serves on the nonprofit board and chairs the Audit and Risk Committee for the Northwest Maritime Center. As the Executive Director, Terwoerds has overall strategic and operational responsibility for staff, programs, expansion, and execution of the EWF mission. The Executive Director, in conjunction with the CEO and staff, develops core programs and strategic business plans.

In this episode of Empowered with Sarah Moffat, Marie Tjernlund joins us and shares her grace, wisdom, energy, and inspiration. Sarah and Marie talk about COVID-coping, strategies for success, and the ABCs to reaching your next level of capability. Marie shares some really great, memorable, and quotable advice that makes this episode exactly what we all need to hear right now. About Marie TjernlundMarie is a gifted and seasoned executive coach and runs her company, Noble Edge Consulting, where she acts as a Senior Leadership Consultant to accompany leaders and teams through the complexities of executive leadership development, organizational leadership, training initiatives, program management, generational diversity and communications trainingMarie Tjernlund is an inspirational and accomplished organizational leadership development executive with 20+ years of experience as a leader, facilitator and specialist in learning and development, executive coaching and communications.

Sarah Moffat is joined by incredible, powerhouse leader and artist, Dorothy Aronson for a compelling talk about her journey through a man's world.In this talk, Dorothy shares how lessons she learned through being a trained ballet dancer turned business major helped prepare her to be a leader in a man's world. Aronson,  a senior executive in the federal government, talks about how she learned how to really like herself and how she developed a decidedly female mindset — never trying to impress or compete against others — that helped her succeed in as a leader. Ms. Aronson says that what she really wants to do is help people achieve their highest goals.  

Sarah Moffat is joined by Renee Wynn, former Chief Information Officer for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), for an inspiring talk about how she navigated her career to become the longest-serving CIO in NASA history. Renee shares her best tips for how to be seen and heard, how to ask great questions, and why it's important to have your own personal board of directors. Ms. Wynn's insights, candor, and advice is so poignant and relevant. Renee discusses why she believes being a life-long learner is critical for any leader and how to respond, rather than react, in situations. If you're wondering about whether or not its okay to get emotional and be vulnerable at work, we talk about that, too! You can reach Renee on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-wynn-8935a24/.Renee's BioRenee P. Wynn retired April 30th as the NASA Chief Information Officer after 30-years of federal service. She recently started her own business, RP Wynn Consulting, LLC to continue to serve the federal government in a different way.As the NASA CIO, Ms. Wynn led the effort to collaborate with the complex NASA mission programs to improve NASA's global cybersecurity posture and continuously transform IT management. Ms. Wynn oversaw an IT Portfolio of more than $2B and provided global IT services to more than 60,000 customers, including operations in Russia to support launches to the International Space Station.  Ms. Wynn led the effort to overhaul NASA's cybersecurity posture and went from “high risk” to “managing risk” in 4 years, this includes space operation and communication systems.   Ms. Wynn joined NASA in July 2015 as Deputy Chief Information Officer and became the Chief Information Officer in September 2015. Ms. Wynn came to NASA from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) where she had served as the Acting CIO and Assistant Administrator for the Office of Environmental Information since July 2013. At EPA, Ms. Wynn had served as the Deputy CIO and Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Environmental Information from April 2011 to July 2013.  Ms. Wynn spent 25 years with EPA before joining NASA. Ms. Wynn had been working in the federal CIO community since 2011 and has brought her experience working on national policy matters, information systems development, program management plus legislative and budget formulation skills to good use in her role as CIO. Ms. Wynn was recently selected as a 2020 National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) Fellow.  Fellows are nominated and selected from a slate of highly qualified individuals.  A Fellow will serve for two years to support NAPA's efforts to address current and emerging issues to the government.  Ms. Wynn holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from DePauw University, Indiana.

In this second episode of the Empowered with Sarah Moffat podcast, we're joined by "the woman, the myth, the legend," Sharon Atteh-Chi. Sharon shares her journey and the major transitions she's navigated in her incredibly interesting and adventurous  life. Sharon is a project management professional (PMP), a master instructional systems designer, and yoga master who has overcome so many obstacles from losing twins when she was pregnant in Cameroon to becoming a nationally recognized journalist, serving with the Peace Corps and UNICEF, and so much more.You'll love listening to Sharon talk about learning about empowerment and a deep respect and reverence for life in this amazing episode. You can learn more about Sharon and connect with her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonattehchi/. 

Welcome to the Empowered podcast — a podcast for leading ladies. Host and Leadership Coach, Sarah Moffat, kicks off this episode sharing three main mindsets and tenents responsible for her success in 2020.  Plus, Sarah shares three things she thinks are critical habits for all high performing leaders.On January 1, 2020, Sarah kicked off the year starting her Master's degree in Management and Leadership. On January 8th, she had Gastric Bypass. And, we all know what happened in March 2020.Learn how Sarah regained traction even in constant change so that she was able to:Finish her Master's degree in 8 monthsLose 100lbsTriple her business revenueand get a promotion at work... all while working full time and being a single parent to a kindergartener. Setting intentions, building community, and loving who you lead are just three things Sarah shares about how you can level up as a leader and experience living your best life.