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FROM THE VAULT: Previously published as episode 121 - The importance of having a strong voice with Anne Miles Business coach and marketing consultant, Anne Miles, is a big believer in taking a stance on issues that affect the industry in which she operates. Anne is the founder of International Creative Services (now Suits&Sneakers), a global collective of pre-approved marketing and advertising talent, based out of Australia. Anne regularly publishes thought-provoking articles on a range of topics relevant to her industry, including ageism, gender equality, diversity and anonymous blogging, as well as issues associated with outdated business models used by ad agencies. Anne is not being controversial for controversy's sake, but rather, she is guided by her personal philosophy and values. "When I started to feel ... things weren't right, I put my hand up and said it."  It's this a stance that has made the Australian marketing industry sit up and take notice of Anne. LinkedIn articles Anne has built a solid body of content, the bulk of which has been a series of articles on her LinkedIn page. One such article, titled 'The Ad Agency Model Is Broken - Here's Why', sparked enormous interest within industry circles. For Anne, it was life changing, professionally.  Within 24 hours of the post going up, she received 1000 LinkedIn requests to connect. Industry trade press jumped on it and wanted to share it too. In Australia, the industry trade journal AdNews republished the story in its entirety, re-igniting discussion around the issue. Trade press Anne's profile within marketing circles continues to rise. Her articles regularly appear in the trade press, and she gets invitations to speak at industry events. New business continues to roll in thanks to her profile, and her business has been named a Westpac 2018 Businesses of Tomorrow winner. Importantly, Anne continues to write articles for LinkedIn.  While many business owners would be satisfied with hitting it big with one viral article, Anne understands it’s her overall body of work that underpins ongoing success in terms of industry awareness, influence and credibility.  Connect with Anne LinkedIn Twitter

On today's Flipped Lifestyle podcast, Shane helps Flip Your Life Community member Anne Byrd launch a business coaching membership for female CEOs! Anne is no stranger to success, she's been a successful consultant her entire career, helping female CEOs succeed in business! Now, through her website, Ms. Chiefs.com, Anne is trying to scale her influence and reach into the online world! In this episode, you will learn... Why it's NEVER too late to chase your dream! The exact order you need to work on your business to launch your membership into the world! How to stand out in a crowded niche with your unique message and style! And get this... Anne turns 60 this year! She's had a dream to own an online business and website for years. The coronavirus pandemic inspired her to look in the mirror and ask "if not now, when!" That's why she joined the community and is taking massive action! We know this episode will inspire YOU to take action on your online dream too!   Let us Flip Your Life so you can be the CEO of your life too!   What You'll Learn: What is stopping you from taking action? (22:50) Is your content holding you back? (25:00) What kind podcast equipment should I use? (30:00)   Show Notes Anne's background in the offline world is focused on her own consulting company. Before the COVID-19 pandemic she was on the road about 21 days a month! Being home happened to be her long-term goal anyways as her parents need her now. Getting off the road for Anne is her motivation for starting her own membership site!   What is stopping you from taking action? I wanted to know what was stopping Anne from taking action and getting these domain names. For Anne, it's because she felt there is a lot to figure out. It is intimidating for her. She doesn't like the feeling of having to figure everything out - she wants the recipe for how to do it. When she found Flip Your Life, it was the first time she found her recipe book!   Is your content holding you back? One of the biggest fears Anne has right now is creating content in these early stages. What she needs to figure out is 1. “it ain't gotta be perfect.” But also, what is your avatar? What kind of people do you want to attract? Is your community and conversation casual? Or, is it the put together CEO mom working from home? You get to decide the vibe - your content should follow that!   What kind of podcast equipment should I use? Audio matters. Video matters. Lighting matters. You don't have to spend $800 on specific microphones though! You can get all of your podcast equipment for a few hundred bucks! Get a good mic, lights, it's like the little things and a little research that can get you everything you need for your podcast equipment without breaking the bank!   What are your next steps? For Anne her next steps are super simple! We need her to order her podcast equipment we recommend. That is simply her next immediate steps. The rest, we are helping her work out to knock out her membership itself!   Find us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Facebook Twitter The Official Flipped Lifestyle Podcast Facebook Group   Join the Flip Your Life Community! We would love to have you as a member of The Flip Your Life Community! We believe you have God-give talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start build and grow a membership of your own. We offer a 30-day FREE trial to all new members. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/flipyourlife   Check out last week's episode of the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast!

Anne Brock shares generously online about her experience of learning to live a good, full life in the midst of infertility, and she invites other women whose lives have been changed by that diagnosis to gather and do the same. In this conversation, we talk about how the path beyond an infertility diagnosis can go in different directions for different women and that there is no one path that fits every woman the same. For Anne, it's about leaning into what kind of life is possible once "childfree not by choice" becomes one's reality. If you or someone you know has been given an infertility diagnosis, this episode is particularly for you and them.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀But if infertility is *not* your reality, this episode is *still* for you. And that's because this conversation shines a light on something so many women experience, helping all of us collectively understand it more and grow in our awareness of what it can look like for light to be brought into this space.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀In this conversation, Anne and I talk about:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀* What it's like to share publicly about such a personal subject⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀* The difference between journaling and blogging⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀* The various paths available to women diagnosed with infertility and why all paths are not created equal for all women⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀* The hope that this kind of light—learning to live a good, full life in the midst of infertility—can bring to a reality that otherwise feels quite dark⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I hope Anne's story and leadership in this area touches you. If you know someone who could be particularly encouraged by this episode, I invite you to share it with them. Thank you, Anne, for a terrific conversation and for bearing the light with such brilliance.

Join Kelli and Anne for their 88th NEW episode of #ilovemywifepodcast They begin this episode with their segment "A Peek Behind the Curtain" about how they prepare for a podcast and what goes into that process. Next they ask each other the 2 questions that they usually ask their guests. Finally hear about Anne's upcoming concert at City Winery Atlanta on Oct 1st and her first ever Olivia Cruise! For Anne's tour info go to www.annesteele.com Their Special Guest today is Radio Host and DNR Studio co-founder Romaine Patterson. Hear how she got started as an activist after the murder of her friend Matthew Shepard and how that led her to Out Q and to eventually launch a podcasting empire with her co-host Derek Hartley. Hear what is coming next for DNR Studios! As always, they end with a cocktail from Equality Vodka.  This week, in honor of Romaine, they are serving TheOutspoken

In this episode we chat to science fiction author, Anne Charnock. For Anne's latest novel "Dreams Before the Start of Time" received the Arthur C Clarke award in 2018, and explores the future of fertility, and pre-natal genetic screening. Anne was also a Phillip K Dick Award nominee for here 2013 novel "A Calculated Life". It's becoming more and more clear that sci-fi and futurism can have great influence in our culture. In our chat with Anne we dive into the role of sci-fi as a launchpad for scientific exploration, the ethical obligations of the writer, the power of daydreaming, and how writers balance literary freedom with the maintenance of good grounded science.  Relevant links: Anne's website & twitter  Anne's chat with Elsa Sotiriadis at Hello Tomorrow (video) 

On today’s episode, TKS discusses the lost art of cooking at home. Thanks to a food television and social media culture that aims for Pinterest worthy perfection, cooking at home has become yet another stressor on the exhausted parents to-do-list. According to The Washington Post, fewer than 60% of meals that are eaten at home are prepared at home. Today the squad will discuss the struggle with meal planning and prepping, but more importantly the ways that moving away from the kitchen can impact our ability to gather with the ones we love. Today we are excited to learn from chef and spice girl, Anne Milneck on how to embrace home cooking so we can slow down, savor the moment, and prioritize our need for connection. Anne’s Intro: Anne Milneck is the owner of Red Stick Spice Company in Baton Rouge, LA. Originally from LaPlace, Louisiana, Anne has lived in Baton Rouge for more than 20 years. She studied journalism at LSU and earned a culinary degree from the John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University. Helping customers make the most of their purchases and their time in the kitchen is Anne's main goal. Whether it's taco night for the family or a six-course dinner party, every meal deserves quality ingredients. Little Cooking 101 lessons go on each day in the store--it's Anne's favorite part of the job. Anne says, "Cooking disasters are inevitable, but you can't let the mishaps derail your efforts. Press on. Tomorrow is a new day with new ingredients and a new shot at deliciousness." For Anne, cooking represents happiness and family and comfort and joy. She wants everyone to feel the same way when they step up to the stove. Anne serves as Board President of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation LA/MS Chapter and hosts the annual Guts & Glory Popup Dinner. She served on the board of the Greater Baton Rouge YWCA as well as Runnels School fundraising committees and was a volunteer with Baton Rouge Magnet High. She currently donates her time as a cooking instructor to LSU Health’s Diabetes program. Resources: Red Stick Spice Company Salt Fat Acid Heat Cooked Cooks Illustrated

Anne Huntington is a Board Member and Vice President of Business Development for Huntington Learning Center. In this role, she develops and executes programs and partnerships that position the company to help more students. Anne works with each department to ensure the company’s vision is carried out. Prior to this position, Anne served as Head of Public-Private Partnerships and Director within the family business. Anne brings more than ten years of proven experience in sales and business development within the education and art industries.   Key Takeaways: [0:18] Today’s episode of Franchise Euphoria is brought to you by IndyFranchiseLaw.com, a leading resource in the franchise space. Head over to IndyFranchiseLaw.com learn more! [1:00] Josh introduces today’s guest, Anne Huntington, a board member and the Vice President of Business Development for Huntington Learning Center. [2:03] Josh welcomes Anne to Franchise Euphoria. [2:16] If Huntington Learning Center sounds familiar in regard to the Franchise Euphoria podcast, we hosted Eileen Huntington, the CEO of Huntington Learning Center, in an episode of Franchise Euphoria titled Uniting Passion and Strategy with Eileen Huntington that was released on May 22, 2018. [3:03] The Huntington Learning Center story got started in 1977, and they began their franchising efforts in 1985. [3:36] Huntington Learning Center is proud to announce that they’ve made the strategic decision to open up the New York metropolitan market for franchising opportunities. This region is where the inception of Huntington Learning Center occurred over forty years ago, and they are now presenting an opportunity for new franchises to open up and also are looking to re-franchising their corporate locations within that market. [4:51] What sets Huntington Learning Center apart from its competitors is their world-class student results and franchisee profitability. [7:10] As the daughter of the Huntington Learning Center founders, Anne jokes that she is “Center Number 17.” Anne’s story is unique because she’s been involved from the franchise from day one of her life, which gives her a unique perspective on the business as someone who went through the program as a student, worked at the center as an adolescent, was displayed in their promotional collateral as a model, and is now leading one of the most important sectors of their business. [10:35] For Anne, the perfect example of an ideal Huntington Learning Center franchisee is someone who likes kids, wants to make an impact in their community, and likes the idea of going into business for themselves but not by themselves. [11:31] The majority of the Huntington Learning Center locations are run by single-unit operators at this time, but as they look to the future, they are not ruling out any opportunities. [12:30] There are a variety of franchisee types at Huntington Learning Center, some of which are exclusively owner operators who hire staff to run their location and some franchisees are also center directors. [13:33] If you want to learn more about Huntington Learning Center, you can visit www.HuntingtonHelps.com or head over to their franchisee site, www.HuntingtonFranchise.com. [14:43] Thanks for listening, and please, reach out to Josh anytime through email at josh@franchiseeuphoria.com. If you enjoyed this interview, please leave us a review on iTunes.   Mentioned in This Episode: josh@franchiseeuphoria.com www.franchiseeuphoria.com www.indyfranchiselaw.com www.huntingtonhelps.com www.huntingtonfranchise.com Uniting Passion and Strategy with Eileen Huntington

Business coach and marketing consultant, Anne Miles, is a big believer in taking a stance on issues that affect the industry in which she operates. Anne is the founder of International Creative Services, an Australian production house for marketing and advertising. She regularly publishes thought-provoking articles on a range of topics relevant to her industry, including ageism, gender equality, diversity and anonymous blogging, as well as issues associated with outdated business models used by ad agencies. Anne is not being controversial for controversy's sake, but rather, she is guided by her personal philosophy and values. "When I started to feel ... things weren't right, I put my hand up and said it."  It's this a stance that has made the Australian marketing industry sit up and take notice of Anne. LinkedIn articles Anne has built a solid body of content, the bulk of which has been a series of articles on her LinkedIn page. One such article, titled 'The Ad Agency Model Is Broken - Here's Why', sparked enormous interest within industry circles. For Anne, it was life changing, professionally.  Within 24 hours of the post going up, she received 1000 LinkedIn requests to connect. Industry trade press jumped on it and wanted to share it too. In Australia, the industry trade journal AdNews republished the story in its entirety, re-igniting discussion around the issue. Trade press Anne's profile within marketing circles continues to rise. Her articles regularly appear in the trade press, and she gets invitations to speak at industry events. New business continues to roll in thanks to her profile, and her business has just been named a Westpac 2018 Businesses of Tomorrow winner. Importantly, Anne continues to write articles for LinkedIn.  While many business owners would be satisfied with hitting it big with one viral article, Anne understands it’s her overall body of work that underpins ongoing success in terms of industry awareness, influence and credibility.  Connect with Anne on Twitter - https://twitter.com/CREATIVEBUYER

Anne Torney is a partner at Mithun | Solomon, and leads their San Francisco office. For more than 20 years, she has made affordable multi-family housing and transit-oriented urban infill the focus of her work. For Anne, architecture isn't just about the form or the icon, but the process of making and the narrative of a building, and sharing that with a community to help them envision change. She believes that the two biggest challenges of our time are income inequality and climate change, but design has the power to address both. In this episode, Anne tells the story of her first community planning meeting, how Mithun has been able to successfully get affordable housing projects built in San Francisco, and shares why you should bring your values to your firm and push for change. Show Recap: How Anne's interest in architecture developed - "In a very backwards way" The idea that buildings can be read like books, as critical cultural objects Working at David Baker Architects was her first introduction to affordable housing projects How attending her first community meeting and her first encounter with design guidelines led Anne to study Urbanism and City Planning at Berkeley Wanting to study with Daniel Solomon in grad school, and the approach that architecture and city planning are one continuous discipline On the eternal conflict between a city's design guidelines, what architects think is the best for the city, and what the public thinks is the best for the city The disagreement between parties is often programmatic rather than design Anne talks about the kinds of clients and non-profit developers she works with at Mithun that build affordable housing projects in San Francisco Why it's important to have the same values and mission as your clients How Anne became a Principal and Managing Partner at Mithun - "Having a nose for what I had a passion for" Why Anne finds the firm management aspects of her job very gratifying On changing an organization from within versus finding an organization that shares the same values as you - "I love it when people bring their values to work...and say this is what gives me passion, this is what I'm seeing the world needs, and shouldn't we as a firm be doing this?" "Be really out there with what want, and the way you think the world should be." What Anne loves most about being an Architect - for her it's not just about the form and the icon, but the process of making a building, and taking the narrative of a building and sharing it with a community to help them envision change. On how the biggest challenges we currently face are climate change and income inequality, but design has the power to address both.

062 Anne Huffman—Music & Memory Bringing Back What Was “Lost” A hospice volunteer, Anne Huffman, was keeping vigil at the bedside of a dying woman. Seeing the Bible at the patient's bedside, Anne began reading it aloud and then singing "Amazing Grace" softly. The woman, who previously had been non-communicative, responded. The patient died later that night, but a spark was born that day in Anne. The spark was fanned when, in a subsequent training offered by the TLC program of hospice, Anne viewed the DVD, Alive Inside, and saw that her experience was not an anomaly. The organization Music & Memory has been making the lives of persons living with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, brain trauma, ALS, MS, and Parkinson's Disease better through individualized music playlists since 2006 in the U.S. and Canada. Anne's fire grew through her church, where the congregation provided the funding and several members stepped up to help her, including the "tech guy" and two other women who each serve the patients in two local facilities, as does Anne, who also speaks to groups about the program, again fanning the flames. For Anne, watching eyes light up and years melt away is her reward as she consistently sees patients suffering from both the disease and the ensuing isolation "awaken" in response to the music they remember. But she also knows that the benefits of supplying individualized playlists to patients go beyond the specific person. With the resulting lessening of anxiety and agitation that often accompany this stage of life and the increasing social interaction and ability to converse that patients can experience, the atmosphere for all in the facility changes for the better. Families are also less stressed. The Music & Memory organization provides, in conjunction with iTunes Plus and Apple, all that is needed to set up a program, including the guidelines for the legal use of the music. For more information, visit musicandmemory.org.

#026 – Infertility, Invisibility with Anne Do you want to be a mother? When was the first time you were asked this question? For Anne, it was at the age of six. And so much of a woman’s identity is tied up in her answer to this question. Anne wasn’t sure how to answer the motherhood question until she met her husband, and then the answer became a resounding yes. She wanted to have a family with this man. So they started trying a year and a half ago… But after seeing the doctor for preliminary tests, Anne learned that she wasn’t ovulating. She was diagnosed with unexplained infertility. Now she finds herself stuck between hope and full mourning, carrying the invisible emotional weight that comes with not knowing what the future holds. Today Anne bravely shares her fertility journey, explaining the difficult conversations surrounding her diagnosis and how the experience has impacted her business. I ask her what she wishes she had known as a young woman and how she approaches the uncertainty. Listen in for Anne’s insight around initiating conversations about infertility, taking charge of your physical and financial health, and the mental discipline it requires to keep hoping for the best. FULL SHOW NOTES: Get the complete show notes with episode quotes, photos, and time stamps at www.startuppregnant.com/026. EPISODE SPONSOR & SPECIAL OFFER: Thank you to the sponsor of this episode: Aeroflow Breastpumps. They are dedicated to making the hassle of getting your breast pump a little bit easier—actually, a lot easier! Head to www.aeroflowbreastpumps.com/startup to have them help you qualify for a free breast pump through insurance. All of our sponsor offers are available on our website for you to grab the perks and discounts offered to podcast listeners: http://startuppregnant.com/sponsors. THE STARTUP PREGNANT PODCAST & HOST: Startup Pregnant Startup Pregnant on Facebook Startup Pregnant on Twitter Sponsor the Podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startuppregnant/message

Interview Transcript Available Below In this episode we interview Dr. Jill Manning, a licensed marriage and family therapist, and Anne Blythe, Director of Betrayal Trauma Recovery. Jill Manning is a PhD level marriage and family councilor and has been practicing for 17 years. She is on two national boards, Enough is Enough and App Status.  She lives in Colorado. Anne Blythe spent seven years trying to save her marriage as her husband battled a pornography addiction. She currently coaches women online who are going through a similar situation. She has a website and hosts a podcast, Betrayal Trauma Recovery. Her website and podcast are dedicated to helping support women through this trauma.   Episode Highlights 2:26 Betrayal trauma is when someone who loves you violates your trust in a critical way. This betrayal can happen to these victims multiple times. 9:36 Anne struggled to put the pieces together in the midst of her trauma and recognize this was in an abusive relationship. 11:13 Sometimes Bishops can have a hard time helping couples through these pornography addictions as two different perspectives are shared, ”he said, she said”   12:11 For Anne going to church during this time was extremely difficult. She kept going because she knew it was right. 13:51 As a Mormon culture we are a trusting people. That can make it hard dealing with addicts who are not always honest due to shame and minimizing the situation. They can also gas light the situation and manipulate reality. 14:36 When helping in the “he said, she said” situations step back and evaluate who is motivated by what. 15:41 It can take women some time to realize they are in an abusive relationship 18:50 It can take months or years to get the full story from the addict. Help teach them that it is ok and normal to spotlight the situation. 21:52 The addict is not mentally capable of divulging everything at once. 22:13 The spouse can be the barometer for what is really happening. 24:21 Secondary Trauma is trauma that comes from asking for help and feeling dismissed. 26:19 For the victims it can help to see action being taken and the addict held accountable. 30:44  Consuming pornography is unrighteous dominion. 31:29  Emotional, spiritual, and financial, abuse is real and often linked to pornography addiction. 34:11  Studies have shown that 2/3 of people struggling with pornography addiction have been found to have a mood disorder. Those studies also show that 44 percent have a personality disorder and narcissistic traits. 34:14 Three studies have shown that 71 percent of women meet the criteria for PTSD as victims of their spouses pornography addiction. 35:29  Zoom into helping the victims with safety first. That includes being physically and spiritual safe. 37:35 Lean on Heavenly Father to help you through this and always establish emotional safety.  Resources and Links: Enough is Enough Betrayal Trauma Recovery  Steve and Kayla's Story of Sexual Addiction and Recovery Jill Manning's Website Interview Transcript: Kurt Francom: Today we are welcoming into the podcast Jill Manning and Anne Blythe. Dr Jill Manning: Doing well. Anne Blythe: Great. Kurt Francom: Jill, maybe let's start with you. Tell us about your background. What does the Leading Saints world need to know [00:05:00] about you and what you offer to this discussion? Dr Jill Manning: Sure. I'm a PhD level marriage and family therapist. I've been practicing for approximately 17 years now. I'm from Canada originally, but based in Colorado. I sit on two national boards, Enough is Enough, which focuses on internet safety, and also APSATS, which focuses on certifying and training those that are specializing in partners of sex addiction work, and I'm a clinician in private practice. Kurt Francom: Awesome. I love to have a good, solid [00:05:30] expert to throw questions at, for sure. Anne,

I Norge lever nesten en halv million barn med foreldre som har rus- eller psykiske problemer. Gjest i ukens Ingefær, Anne Bitsch, hadde en slik oppvekst og har skrevet boken Går du nå, er du ikke lenger min datter - en bok som fikk meg til å gråte mye. Denne episoden har vært en av de tøffeste å lage for meg personlig. Materien har vært så tung, jeg har grått hver dag i researchprosessen. Gjest er Anne Bitsch, som har skrevet bok om sin egen oppvekst, med tittelen Går du nå, er du ikke lenger min datter. Det sa mammaen til Anne da Anne var 18 år og flyttet ut av hjemmet. Livet til Anne frem til det hadde vært preget av en mor som var psykisk syk og med et alkoholproblem. Men siden de tilhørte middelklassen og Anne var så flink på skolen var det i grunn ingen som hjalp. Selv ikke da Anne ba om hjelp. Selv ikke da Anne meldte fra om at faren hadde forgrepet seg seksuelt på henne. Anne reiste tilbake til Danmark, hvor oppveksten var, noen år etter at moren døde for å finne svar på hvorfor hun ikke fikk hjelp. For som Anne sier: få personer som har hatt en så tøff oppvekst som meg, klarer seg så bra i livet som jeg tross alt har gjort. For Anne har overlevelses-språket vært å skrive, for andre kan språket være rus, spiseforstyrrelser eller vold. I Norge i dag vokser nesten en halv million barn opp med foreldre som drikker og/eller er psykisk syke i mindre eller større grad. Denne episoden er til alle som har hatt en barndom utenom det vanlige. Men episoden er også til alle som har hatt en bra barndom. Vi har alle ansvar for våre medmennesker, for å bry oss, for å tørre å spørre ubehagelige spørsmål. Barn er uskyldige i voksnes mennesker problemer. Vi må også huske at det ikke er en skam å ikke takle livet i perioder. Det er ingen skam å be om hjelp. Det er ikke å bry seg for mye når man spør om andre trenger hjelp. Alle går vi igjennom tøffe perioder, og ved å snakke om det kan man forhåpentligvis lette byrden. Moren til Anne ba ikke så mye om hjelp, men litt - uten å få det. Hun gikk fra å være en lovende student til å dø av alkoholisme. Kontrasten mellom hva hun ville og kunne ha blitt, til hva hun faktisk ble, er slående. Boken går du nå, er du ikke lenger min datter, er den vondeste boken jeg har lest på lenge, men også den viktigste. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have you ever considered becoming a non executive director? Not sure what it involves, or how to make it happen? On this week's show we talk to Anne Watson. Anne is one of the UK's leading experts on becoming a Non Executive Director, and she gives us a great insight into the do's and dont's of becoming a non executive director. Anne's career to date. Anne claims to have lived a long time! Her first tip for having a successful career is longevity! Her starting point was as a head-hunter for 30 years. She was highly motivated to join the head hunting profession, because her husband and Anne had just bought a house and the mortgage rate rocketed, if you recall, in 1981. There is nothing quite like a rocketing mortgage rate to make you feel like you want to be a working mother! Anne ran a business and sold it to a PLC in 1998. This was very liberating. The sale meant she had made a lot of money, which allowed Anne to do lots of exciting things. Anne wrote a few books, she lived in Belgium for a while, she developed a few women's networks. Her clients also kept coming back saying do a bit more work for them too. One of these clients offered her a role. She became this clients' Global HR Director. Anne cunningly and instantly hired a qualified HR Manager. “to save her from running the business off a cliff and causing problems”. She had the most wonderful time. It was a global organisation, with factories in China, Mexico, Hungary and East Kilbride, along with design centres all over the world. She developed an e-learning platform for them so that people were connected. The business was sold, as it was private equity backed. During that time, Anne learned as much about how people manage at board level as she did about how to motivate, develop and manage a workforce of 2,000 people of 14 different nationalities. For Anne, the most intriguing bit was watching what happened at Board level. This segued to her current role at In Touch Networks. How to become a Non Executive Director with Anne Watson Head-hunting What should we all be mindful of when selecting people? It has got a lot more difficult. The internet. Now, when candidates are in front of Anne they are significantly more polished than they used to be. They have a lot more knowledge about how to answer difficult questions, how to present yourself properly. But, that isn't what you want as a recruiter, because the candidate has a lot of qualifications, lots of success, ticks against the right attributes etc. What you REALLY want to know is how are you going to behave when you are inside my business. Therefore, it is all about behaviour. Anne's best tip for anyone recruiting somebody is yes, to go through all the competency based questions, but then have a cunning array of questions that will indicate to you: How do people respond under pressure? Are they ready to share and help? How collaborative are they? What are they like in terms of their decision making? These questions will help you figure out whether they are likely to succeed for you and whether they will be liked. Anne likes to have a scenario. She'll say… 'Picture this, and then lay out a scenario…' What do you do? What steps do you take? Watch out for those who are calm under pressure. Emotion tends to step into the way of logical thinking. So how do you quickly respond? Give them a question where the candidate feels a bit of the pressure. It's slightly artificial, but it is better than saying tell me how you respond to pressure. The Operational Assessor training designed for interviewing new people joining The Post Office mirrored Anne's scenario approach by looking for Intellectual Application – the breadth of thinking through the scenario Imagination – the degree to which they founded new ideas to resolve the scenario and Practical Judgment – the way a candidate chooses between two alternatives. Often, people in recruiting are lazy.

Episode 38: Launching Fearlessly Guest: Anne Samoilov Happy Halloween! This week’s episode is a perfect fit to the Halloween theme around fear and the fun, excitement and joy that it can bring. This week’s guest, Anne Samoilov helps entrepreneurs, small business owners and consultants through the process of fearlessly launching a product or business, or another type of business launch. Anne says that it’s not about fear, it’s about that moment of committing to the decision to doing something new and taking that leap. Coming up with an idea is the easy part of creating a new business or product but when you haven’t done it before, launching can be a scary and often daunting task. For Anne, she sees it as a production, with particular steps that need to happen for the business or product launch to be successful. The most important thing that anyone should do, according to Anne, is determine who “they” are and start the conversation. Find out who your target audience is and reach out. Do this before you launch your business and get their input (both the good and the difficult to hear). You can also search online and see what people are saying about a particular topic that relates to your business or product idea. While launching a business or product can be intimidating, it is also an exciting time. Once off the ground, it allows you to control your schedule and provides flexibility to accommodate family situations. Don’t let the fear of launching a great idea hold you back because there are people like Anne, who are there to help you.  For more information about Anne Somoilov, you can visit her website at www.fearlesslaunching.com, or connect with her on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. If you liked this episode be sure to share it with those you think might find this valuable. Also, head over to iTunes and write a quick review if you liked what you heard. Lastly, thanks for listening!