Podcasts about ambition is not a dirty word

You CAN transform your relationship with money. There are 3 levels of Financial Development: Survival, Stability, and Affluence. Listen in as I chat with my back-by-popular-demand guest, the leading authority on women and money, Barbara Stanny, about how, for women, the journey from Stability to Affluence is a very different game from the one most successful men are … Read more about this episode...

Today’s guest, top LinkedIn expert Wayne Breithbarth, is back by popular demand. After Wayne’s first appearance on AMBITION radio, listeners flooded my inbox with “Encore!!” requests for more from the masterful and entertaining author of THE #1 selling LinkedIn book of all time, “The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success: Kick-start Your Business, Brand and Job Search.” As Wayne … Read more about this episode...

Why is it when you describe a woman as ambitious, you automatically think of an aggressive, hard driving demanding woman? And when you describe a man as ambitious, you think of successful, hard working, devoted employee? Doesn’t sound fair does it? In this show Lisa and Philip talk with Dr. Debra Condren, a business psychologist and author of “Ambition is … Read more about this episode...

One call from a headhunter can change your career and your life. Today’s guest expert, talent scout and founder of Renaissance Search Partners LLC, Andrea Henderson, pulls back the curtain on headhunters and executive recruiters, revealing what you need to know to find and work well with them to achieve your most ambitious goals. You may be between … Read more about this episode...

Today’s show empowers women to own their finances so they can own their lives. Did you know that a $100 pair of jeans could end up costing you almost twice that much if you pay only the minimum balance on your credit card each month? Or that 90% of American women will be the sole keeper of their personal … Read more about this episode...

It is a popular myth that you can have either a fulfilling career or a happy personal life, but you must choose one over the other. The truth? You can have both. How? By learning how to answer, on your own terms, certain key questions. What exactly is happiness anyway? What specific things will make you happy? Is … Read more about this episode...

One night in an Aspen ski house Icebreaker Entertainment President & Founder Christi Scofield realized she was bored with traditional board games and decided to make up her own. That night the idea for a new company was born. What started out as a company that created and sold one board game has become a multi-faceted consumer products … Read more about this episode...

Tune in today as Dr. Debra Condren chats with the acclaimed author and journalist Peggy Orenstein who, as a new mother, was blindsided by the persistent ultra-feminine messages being sent to a new generation of little girls—from endless permutations of pink to pressures to be “a hot tot” and a “spoiled brat princess.” When Orenstein published an essay in The … Read more about this episode...

Everywhere we hear advice about discovering the secret sauce to business success and achieving that entrepreneurial edge, from gold-standard education and training to marketing, sales, technology, and public relations savvy. But rarely do we hear about the true cornerstone of success – our health. Listen in as today’s guest Sheila Wagner reveals the number one secret snapped up by … Read more about this episode...

Debra Condren chats with Wayne Breitbarth, author of the #1 selling LinkedIn book, “The Power Formula for LinkedInSuccess: Kick-Start Your Business, Brand & Job Search.” Why should you not only be on LinkedIn, but be *active* on LinkedIn? Even if you’re stretched to your social media limit from keeping up with Facebook and Twitter, and even if you just … Read more about this episode...

Debra Condren tells stories with Annette Simmons, author of The Story Factor, recently named one of “The 100 Best Business Books of All Time.” What’s your story? Who are you? Where do you come from? When you seek to influence others you face these questions and more. Whether you’re proposing a risky new venture, trying to close a … Read more about this episode...

Today’s guest in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is Tandalea Mercer, a professional diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity champion. She is the current executive of compliance at the Professional Diversity Network (ProDivNet.com). Tandalea’s message is that everybody wants to do something meaningful; everyone has a purpose and unique talents that, if valued, developed and leveraged will … Read more about this episode...

So often women wake up one day and realize that we aren’t really steering our own lives or careers because we’re constantly giving away our power. We don’t set firm boundaries for ourselves—at work or at home. We don’t negotiate and end up making “The $500K+ Mistake.” We put up with a job or personal relationship that is sucking our … Read more about this episode...

Does your corporate career leave you stressed out, burned out, or just plain bummed out? But you feel you have no options? There IS a way out—and you’re holding it. Today’s guest talks with me about nuts and bolts strategies cubicle-bound and corner-office-cornered listeners can use, starting right now, to break free and create the career of your dreams—without going … Read more about this episode...

Decide to become an entrepreneur and you will inevitably hear naysayers warn: “Are you crazy? You might earn money here and there, but you’ll never have financial or career security, the ability to move up the ladder, retirement plans, paid vacations, or peace of mind.” Today’s guest argues that, in fact, just the opposite is true: If you do it… Read more about this episode...

We want to make good money doing work we love. We want job security. So, of course it’s incredibly frustrating when we haven’t yet cracked the code. But we forget that it takes a long time to become an overnight success. No one knows that better than today’s guest Barbara Corcoran whose credentials include straight D’s in high school and … Read more about this episode...

Like most of us, in this uncertain economy, here you are (regardless of your track record) working your tail off, drowning in debt, and struggling to survive. You lie awake at night worried about your job security. Or you search feverishly for new opportunities. Unless you’re Oprah or Warren Buffet, you’re constantly aware that you’re not earning what you know … Read more about this episode...

Why is it when you describe a woman as ambitious, you automatically think of an aggressive, hard driving demanding woman? And when you describe a man as ambitious, you think of successful, hard working, devoted employee? Doesn’t sound fair does it? In this show Lisa and Philip talk with Dr. Debra Condren, a business psychologist and author of “Ambition is … Read more about this episode...

Dr. Beth’s (www.drbetherickson.com) first guest was Dr. Debra Condren (www.AmbitionIs NotaDirtyWord.com), author of a book by that name who talked with her about why ambitious women are criticized for following their career goals while men are called go-getters. They also talked about the pay disparity between the sexes and women’s self-limitations. Then she talked with Howard … Read more about this episode...