Pretty Little Leader

Know, like, trust is the language of business. Most business decisions are made outside of the conference room. Think about the people we spend time with both personally and professionally. The "Personability " factor  is a real thing! Take the action to do a real assessment of your professional  professional relationships. Who knows you? Who likes you? Who trusts you?Are you in the "circle of trust"?Thrive Global article on Know-Like- TrustEbony WileyWebsite:     https://prettylittleleader.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prettylittleleader_podcastLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pretty-little-leader/    

The phrase "iron fist in a velvet glove" can be defined as a person who has a gentle, sweet, or unassuming appearance or disposition, but who in reality is particularly severe, forceful, and uncompromising. The most effective people, the people who get opportunities are those who can lead with their iron fist covered in a velvet glove. Even President Theodore Roosevelt utilized this philosophy in his  foreign policy: “speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.”Ebony WileyWebsite:     https://prettylittleleader.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prettylittleleader_podcastLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pretty-little-leader/

Being the author of your own narrative --- most requested topic for speaking engagements of 2020!Ebony has spent the majority of her life empowering and inspiring people around her. Her mantra is "No permission is required" to be your best self. Majority of her time  with clients is spent helping women find their voice, build the confidence to use that voice, how to curate a powerful network, strategically connect with key stakeholders, and map out promoters and detractors within their current companies.Authoring your own narrative means not letting others define who you are or what you bring to the table. Listeners will be challenged to bust out of the stereotypical boxes others and they themselves put them in.Ebony WileyWebsite:     https://prettylittleleader.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prettylittleleader_podcastLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pretty-little-leader/ 

It is essential that you clearly communicate your needs. This is true not only in your professional life but also in your home life. You have to know when to stay in your own lane and this is a critical piece of keeping your sanity. If you cannot communicate your needs,  how is anyone going to know what you expect? Enjoy this episode about clearly communicating your needs. It can change your life and your relationships! Communication is the key! Ebony WileyWebsite:     https://prettylittleleader.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prettylittleleader_podcastLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pretty-little-leader/   

This episode is focused on learning how to balance the challenges of your home life and your career life.Over the last couple of months, I have had conversation after conversation with people about mental fortitude. I'm not good enough, if you don’t believe in yourself then why should someone else? The fact is in sports before a player can get on the field or court they have to be in physical shape both mentally and physically to play the game.  We cannot form our lips to say or cry that we don’t get the opportunities when in fact we are some of us do not possess the mental toughness to be able to handle the pressure.Ebony WileyWebsite:     https://prettylittleleader.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prettylittleleader_podcastLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pretty-little-leader/

Annette J. Morris, M.A. is a Professional Mental Health Counselor, Certified Life Coach, Motivational Speaker, Published Author, Entrepreneur and Business Consultant. Her favorite quote which is the philosophy she lives by is "you will get all you want in life if you help enough people get what they want" by the late Zig Ziglar. Her professional career is focused solely on helping others to either accomplish their goals as an entrepreneur or in life as a whole. Although Annette has accomplished a lot in life, she had very humble beginnings. She was reared for 23 years in a local housing project by a single mother and had to overcome many obstacles on this journey called life. However all that she's endured in her past has helped to form the Annette of the present. Annette is a first generation college graduate and has earned a Bachelors of Art Degree in Psychology from Southern University of New Orleans, a Master's of Art Degree from Xavier University of Louisiana, Expert Level Life Coaching Certification and Extreme Execution Life Coaching Certification with Dr Eric Thomas.Goal Getter LLCWebsite:     www.goalgetterforever.comInstagram: www.Instagram.com/annettejmorrismaFacebook: www.Facebook.com/annettejmorrisma 

This episode is focused on the mental preparation it requires to balance the challenges of your home life and your career life.Over the last couple months I have had conversation after conversation with people about mental fortitude. ma good enough, if you don’t believe in yourself then why should someone else?The fact is in sports before a player can get on the field or court they have to be in physical shape both mentally and physically to play the game.  We cannot form our lips to say or cry that we don’t get the opportunities when in fact we are some of us do not possess the mental toughness to be able to handle the pressure. Ebony WileyWebsite:     https://prettylittleleader.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prettylittleleader_podcastLinkedIn:  

Karen is a keynote speaker and leadership coach equipping women to stand out with unshakable confidence. She specializes in communication: executive presence and compelling messages. Karen champions female business leaders to own their value and find their voice so they can be seen and heard. She also works with teams to create cultures of trust and function at their best.Karen has coached leaders at Facebook, Google, Netflix, Uber, Sephora, Sony, Microsoft, Fidelity, Charles Schwab, Trip Advisor, Bacardi, Levi, and more. Karen’s style is fun, encouraging and results-oriented. She immediately moves past the “fluff” and gets straight to the issue (just ask her clients).Connect with Karen @karenlaosconsultingListen in as we discuss ways women give their power away and strategies on how to get it back!Here are a few points discussed during the interview:Exuding confidence both in person and virtuallyTips to stop using minimizing phrases for example: I just, I think, I'm sorryHow to stop being viewed as unfocused and providing too much contextKaren Laos CoachingWebsite:     https://karenlaosconsulting.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenlaosconsulting  

Lama is a Career & Mindset Coach, and the founder of YOUness Coaching. She comes for a background of 14 years in corporate HR and worked all around the world before kickstarting her life purpose work: Helping others reach the best version of themselves and believing in their own potential!Connect with Lama @younesscoachingHere are a few points discussed during the interview:Prioritizing yourselfAsking for what you wantListening to your IntuitionThe  kids are watching...what are you showing them?Youness CoachingWebsite:     https://youness.caInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/younesscoaching/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/younesscoachingLinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/youness-coaching/about/ 

Natasha Tennison has over a decade of experience as a successful entrepreneur, and through many challenges along the way, Natasha has developed an approach that is both limitless and ambitious and works with a tenacity that is flexible and capable of overcoming obstacles. For that reason, Natasha is highly interested in helping small business leaders, children, teens, and adults strengthen their intrapersonal and interpersonal mindset, happiness, and overall quality of life.Here are a few points discussed during the interview:Taking a leap of faith for purposeUsing your gift to serve othersBeing a light to othersThe ongoing process of growthGathering KidsWebsite:     https://www.gatheringoutreach.org/                           https://www.natashatennison.com/about Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gatheringoutreach.org   

Miss Mary Jane Green, internationally touring performance artist & music hall vaudevillian, pulls inspiration from Weimar Kabarett, UFA German Expressionism & early Hollywood cinema. She evokes the glory days of titillating cabaret appearing on stages across the US, Canada, New Zealand & Europe. A lifelong performer she holds a Master's in Drama & studied on Broadway. She is the Head Bitch In Charge at ‘Show Pony Express’ an online shop curated for the needs of traveling performers & producer of ‘Pony Pod - A Traveling Performers Podcast'. Known as “The Trouser Tent Teaser”, prepare to have your tent popped!Here are a few points discussed during the interview:Going all out for your dreamsThe joy of the hunt Feeling at home onstageLife of a globetrotting performerPony PodWebsite: http://www.ponypod.clubInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/missmaryjanegreen

Tabatha Barron is the founder if  Keeping Your Kids Safe. A system to notify parents/guardians of method of transport and time of their child's dismissal from school. Her system is currently active in schools in the Greater Houston area. Tabatha is utilized her training as an engineer to spot a need and turned it into a business. She is now an entrepreneur who's service is bringing an element of security to parents in this challenge time we live in. Listen in as we discuss how she spotted a problem and create a business to solve it!Here are a few points discussed during the interview:Making data driven decisionsUsing pain points to create a businessCreating a product, designing for useProject management skills in businessKeeping Your Kids SafeWebsite: http://www.kyksfirst.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kyksfirstInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/kyksfirst 

Jen Woods is the Executive Director of Houston Skyline Volleyball, #3 ranked volleyball club in the country. Prior to founding Houston Skyline, Jen was a teaching-professor at Texas A&M in their Sport Management Department. Where her areas of focus were Sport Finance and Sport Marketing. Jen played collegiate-volleyball at Texas A&M, while earning a Bachelor Degree in Communication and Business, then a Masters Degree in Sport Management. Jen is married to Mitch Woods, she is the mother of two boys (their third son is due soon).Here are a few points discussed during the interview: Earning your spotEngaging families  through team bondingCreating a sense of belonging Maintaining culture in a large organizationThe value of communicationHouston Skyline JuniorsWebsite:  http://www.skylinejrs.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/houstonskylinevolleyball Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/houstonskyline 

Erika Migliaccio  is the Managing Founder of Upstream HR Strategies.  Where the mission is  to delight customers with bold ideas and impact, expand the bounds of “traditional HR” and deliver uncommon HR service that will forever change the way one views their organization talent or personal career. Erika spent 20 years as an Executive HR Leader at General Electric. Over her years at GE, Erika made the trek up career mountain as an individual, promoted to Executive by age 30, as a coach and as a decision-maker.  She realized that by experiencing the career journey from multiple angles, she had a unique perspective. She felt equipped and obligated to become a better “Career Sherpa,” and now focuses her work on equipping others to blaze their BOLD path to career success, utilizing the BOLD Career Compass: a powerful and practical tool that guides individuals and organizations as they navigate the complex path of professional development. Listen in as we walk through how to use your BOLD brains to develop a strategic plan, avoid typical failure modes, obtain sponsorship,  and negotiate your worth.Upstream HR StrategiesWebsite:  https://www.upstreamhr.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eamigliaccio/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UpstreamHR Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/upstream_hr

Ezenwanyi Abii is a multi-passionate entrepreneur who recently retired from her corporate job in Oil & Gas to focus on building her businesses in Law, Real Estate and Business Strategy. She is the owner/ Managing Attorney at Abii & Associates, PLLC in Houston, TX where she works with business owners and Real Estate entrepreneurs with their legal, business, real estate and estate planning needs. On a limited capacity she advises entrepreneurs or budding entrepreneurs on branding & business strategy. Her non-working hours are spent with her 2 children, reading, writing, painting, time with friends and other projects as the inspiration strikes. A recent one being FOSHTY (From our – ISH-hole countries to You) a limited-edition podcast featuring open conversations with African immigrants about their life experiences growing up in the US. @abiilegalKeep connected with Abii Legal.Abii LegalWebsite: https://abiilegal.comPodcast: https://foshty.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abiilegal 

Melissa Guller is the founder of Wit & Wire, where she helps creators launch and grow podcasts with raving fans. She’s a seasoned podcast host and producer, as well as a top-rated instructor at General Assembly New York and online on Skillshare. By day, Melissa is the Head of Marketing Engagement at Teachable. She’s the host and producer of their podcast, Everything is Teachable, which peaked as the #2 Career Podcast in the USA and was featured in Apple Podcasts under best new podcasts. Outside the microphone, Melissa has been an online (and in-person) teacher since 2015, with a combined 6,000+ students in her classes and workshops.  She is the host of Wit & Wire, the podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes with successful podcasters and industry experts to learn what it really takes to launch and scale a successful podcast that makes an impact.During this interview Melissa shares how she uses her gift to unlock the potential of others. She provides  insight on her intentionality in starting Wit and Wire. We discuss Melissa's effort to create a sense of community amongst new podcasters to encourage them, help with the techy stuff, and provide a platform to share opportunities.Melissa is a powerhouse! Find out more about the game changing work she is doing to equip and amplify the next wave of podcasters.Wit and WireWebsite: https://witandwire.comPodcast: https://witandwire.com/podcast Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/witandwireInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/witandwire  

Natalie N. Robinson served as the Vice President of Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Diversity for CBS Corporation. She is now the co-founder of HellaBlack, a new e-commerce platform aimed to provide a sleek one-stop shop to find products from Black brands.During this interview Natalie opens up about her responsibilities functioning as an ambassador of CBS Supplier Diversity Program, communicating the value of supplier diversity enterprise-wide. She also shares the lessons she learned while growing up and supporting her families small entertainment business.  Natalie opens up about how climbing the corporate ladder had an affect on personal relationships. Women are under a lot pressure, to meet expectations set by society. She provides insights for women on how to deal with that pressure:*Really understand what makes you happy,*Re-evaluate the list of criteria men must have to be worth your time.*Take off the masks,  show who you really are.*Be open to try new things.*Talk to a professional. Therapy is not taboo.Natalie's passion for the black culture is clear. Hence the founding of HellaBlack along with her cousins. At HellaBlack you can find an array of niche product lines to your classic staples, or become a seller and expose your brand visibility to thousands of consumers looking for Black-owned products. HellaBlackWebsite: www.hellablack.comIG: @shophellablackTwitter: @shophellablackKickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hellablack/hellablack-sell-black-shop-blackPersonalIG:@natalienaomiTwitter: @diversity_nnrLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/natalienrobinson  

Mariela Poleo, current manager and president of the Simon Bolivar Foundation, the non profit organization of Citgo Petroleum Corporation, shares how she pivoted and adapted during her  extensive career in the oil industry, serving in global roles in Equinor (Previously Statoil), including Head of Finance and Control for Exploration North America and development and Production Offshore USA.During this interview Mariela provides great insight on how to pivot and adapt. The discussion is full of insights that can be extremely useful in the current climate of nonstop volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. She shared how pivots caused by taking global assignments was made easier through open communication with her husband. The key to understanding you role in your personal relationships, allows adapting to a pivot to go smoother. Mariela touched on living, parenting and working on three continents and the cultural differences.Mariela shared how she is using governance, transparency, collaboration to meet the humanitarian needs of Venezuelans and Venezuelan refugees at the Simon Bolivar Foundation.Mariela is Venezuelan, lives in Houston,  and is involved in the community, supporting causes on women empowerment, finance and oil and gas. Find Mariela on LinkedIn to learn more about the excellent work she is doing in the board room and the community.Personal Links:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mpoleo/https://www.simonbolivarfoundation.org/

Kyra Rénel, MBA founder of The Kyra Company and author of Be a Brilliant Business Owner and CEO.During this interview Kyra enlightens us on how valuable having a strategy in your personal life and in business are.  She explains the importance of having a clear business strategy and accountability partners to ensure success. Kyra shares how a drastic life change catapulted her starting The Kyra Company.  She also mentions how over a cup of coffee one of her girlfriends identified her strategic gift and partnered with her to draft the vision. Kyra changed her mindset from being corporately brainwashed on how to show up, look, and dress to creating her own narrative. She acknowledged her blindspots and surrounded herself with a network of people who had the required expertise.The Kyra Company is focused on the successful development of your business and the leaders within. The goal is to create value and offer resources that provide solutions and support  organizations. Kyra's flagship product is the CEO performance management program. Visit www.thekyracompany.com to learn more about The Kyra Company.Personal Links:Website: www.thekyracompanyFB and Twitter: TheKyraHardwick

In this short episode Ebony Wiley asks the listeners to reflect on the foundation of their daily decisions. What is important to you? Just you.

Why Pretty Little Leader was created?PLL was created out of pure need.  Ebony Wiley recognized  common shortfalls women  experience like  how just performing and working hard is not enough! In effort to  enlighten more than just her personal network, Ebony started Pretty Little Leader Podcast to be more of a fireside chat amongst friends. In this episode, Ebony uses the performance is not enough example to try to drive the point home to her audience.  "Some of us are playing a game without access to the “playbook”. PLL’s goal is to change that!"Hopefully, this podcast will connect with the woman who has the ability to lead in whatever industry. The woman who has skills, hopes, and dreams but need help figuring out the “game and its playbook”. The woman who has been passed over for a promotion, the woman who needs a boost in courage to ask for more money, the woman who needs help with the strategy to navigate the treacherous jungle of working outside the home. Yeah you...that’s who! Upcoming Episodes:Performance is not enough!Authoring your own narrativeForecastingMake networking a priority

Everyone knows gender matters when the topic of leadership is discussed. According to a 2019 study done by Catalyst, 29% of senior management roles globally are held by women.  I am sure you are wondering why? The  goal of the Pretty Little Leader podcast is to bust up the myth that women are not effective leaders, by equipping women with strategies on topics like how to be considered for the next big role, how to author your own narrative, how to ensure your voice is heard without coming across as well you know a and how to handle your “power” at the office so that it doesn’t affect your relationship at home.