Podcasts about why margaret

“It’s my mission to close the diversity gap between the Executive Suite and the C-Suite by ending career plateaus and off-ramps that derail the careers of minority women and men. There’s a tiny space between making a difference and accepting the status quo – I work within that gap.” – Margaret Spence A transformational keynote speaker, author, coach, business strategist, and visionary, Margaret has 30 years of experience inspiring organizations to value talent. Engaging employees in a shared vision, creating inclusive initiatives, and fostering collaboration across silos are central tenets of her work. Determined to create a glide path for diversity and inclusion in executive leadership, Margaret launched The Employee to CEO Project, a global initiative aimed at increasing the representation of women, with specific emphasis on minority women, in C-Suite leadership roles. Her latest book, Leadership Self-Transformation: 52 Career-Defining Questions Every High-Achieving Women Must Answer, challenges women to clarify their vision, find the power, and the limitless courage to build the career they want. Margaret’s journey to the executive suite was nontraditional. She began her career managing workplace injuries and, consequently, observed injured employees being discarded from the workforce. From a catapulting question written on a napkin in 1999, her company, C. Douglas & Associates, currently manages a claims loss portfolio valued at over $95 million for its multinational client base. Voted Top 20 Speaker seven consecutive years at SHRM Society for Human Resource Management Annual and Diversity conferences. A six-year member of SHRM’s Special Expertise Panel. She is the five-term Conference Co-chair of the Return to Work section of the WCI Workers’ Compensation Education Conference. In 2017 she received the InTouch Excellence Award “Women Leading the Way” in Workers’ Compensation. What you’ll learn about in this episode: How Margaret’s journey to Diversity and Inclusion work began by working in workers’ compensation and helping employees with disability remain in the workforce Why Margaret recognized a need to help women achieve C-suite roles after seeing a dramatic lack of women in executive teams What common organizational patterns and myths Margaret sees that are often holding women back from reaching the C-suite Why organizations focus too much on who is and isn’t ready to move ahead into a leadership role and don’t focus enough on developing people to get them ready Why more work needs to be done to promote management development programs in addition to leadership programs What steps and strategies Margaret recommends to organizations interested in helping women advance, and why co-mentoring is key Why “checking the Women box” isn’t enough, and why companies need to consider the opportunities women in marginalized racial groups have for advancement Why the question “what do you want, and why don’t you have it now?” is a powerful and career-defining question to ask Additional resources: Website: www.margaretspence.com Website: https://employeetoceoproject.com/ Leadership Self-Transformation by Margaret Spence: https://amzn.to/2DfAcKi LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/margaretspence/ Twitter: @margaretspence

Margaret Molloy is the Global CMO at Siegel+Gale, a renowned branding firm based in NYC. She was named the 2017 B2B Marketer of the year, one of the top 10 most influential women in MarTech, a top 50 power woman of Irish America, a top 40 digital influencer, a top 10 CMOs on Twitter by Forbes, the list goes on. Margaret is also the creator of Wearing Irish, a passion project where she features Irish fashion designers on a worldwide stage. Margaret was born and raised in Ireland and channels her early life experiences in her work today. She is an extremely hard worker and puts an emphasis on bringing connection and an exceptional customer experience to Siegel+Gale. Find out more about Margaret and her marketing journey on this week’s episode!   Key Takeaways: [2:00] Why Margaret in love with the song “Take a Chance on Me” by Abba. [3:45] How Margaret achieves a work/life balance. [7:50] Margaret shares how her native Irish upbringing has emphasized her values. [10:35] Margaret shares why she takes Maya Angelou’s quote, “People remember how you make them feel” to heart. [13:00] Margaret looks into the cosmetic industry and shares three examples of how they make their audience feel. [18:25] When the market is saturated, brands have to use customer experience as a way to differentiate themselves. [18:45] Margaret discusses why the customer experience is important now more than ever. [22:45] Some challenges marketers are facing right now. [26:05] How to analyze the customer journey. [28:35] Margaret shares Siegel+Gale’s ethos and what it means to them. [31:45] Why brands must simplify or they risk being disrupted. [35:00] What is the role of a brand today? [41:35] Does Margaret have to do a lot of education around her definition of what a brand should be? [45:45] Margaret shares a little bit about what she’s up to outside of Siegel+Gale, and her passion project, Wearing Irish.   Mentioned in This Episode: Siegelgale.com Wearingirish.com  

Crossing international borders on your own road adventure can seem expensive, challenging, and honestly: rather intimidating. But after hearing the unparalleled excitement in Margaret Miller’s voice for all things international road travel, we’re finding less excuses to not try it more often because Margaret has quite the list of countries under her belt when it comes to road trips-- from guiding overlanding adventures in Africa to taking a DIY campervan around Europe-- and she’s taking time to share her well-traveled advice with us in this episode. In this episode, you’ll hear: Why Margaret built her campervan to not look like a campervan How Margaret landed a job as an overlanding guide What it was like to tour lead long road trips in Africa What spurred her vanlife-style road trip around Europe Tips on safety and keeping your camper anti-theft friendly What outdoor experiences Margaret enjoys in Europe The small luxuries Margaret likes to integrate into her travels What passport privilege is, and why it matters Other Resources: Follow Margaret on Instagram - @curlyhaircamping Margaret’s stealthy, techy camper van tour on YouTube Women On The Road on Instagram - @womenontheroad Join the Women On The Road Podcast Facebook group Sponsor Websites & Codes Merrell Enjoy this episode? Rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. It’ll help other people find us. You can also share this podcast with a friend. Thank you for your support! Episodes air weekly on Fridays-- subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode. Follow along with Laura Hughes on Instagram (@howsheviewsit) and see more of her work through her website, How She Views It. Music is by Josh Woodward. WOTR podcast cover artwork designed by Dani Opal.

   Here’s what all parents can agree upon: Summer need not be another Christmas, one lasting for three full months. It’s okay- actually, it’s imperative– for our kids to be a little bit bored.  The trick is to find the right balance between your kids having too much to do and nothing at all to do. Back in the 70s, kids could go outside after breakfast and basically ride their bikes until it got dark. But these days, if you want your kids to have the opportunity for unstructured fun, you have to structure their summers. A little.  In this episode, we talk about:    * how summer is for formative experiences- as long as said experiences are at least somewhat formed by the kids  * why summer is designed for your kids to do things differently than they do during the school year  * the virtues of Camp Grandma  * whatever happened to summer jobs for teens? While half of teens had summer jobs in the 1980s (including us— hello, Baskin Robbins?) less than one-third do now, according to a Pew Research survey (link below)  * the summer slide: how to fight it without ruining everyone’s every single day  * how we as a people must fight against the great shrinking summer. In Putnam County, Tennessee, the school year now starts on July 23rd. Stop the madness!  * Why Margaret is just completely, fundamentally opposed to physics camp Here’s some links to two nifty products, and reading on some issues we discuss in this episode: Schoolhouse Rock: Multiplication Classroom Education (DVD) The Math Bus: Multiplication and Addition (CD) from Kingswood Camp: The Value of Down Time from Scholastic: 3 Ways To Prevent Summer Slide from Pew Research: The Fading of the Teen Summer Job from Time: American Teens Are Not Getting Summer Jobs by Daphne Sashin for CNN: Back To School: Why August is the New September by Marjorie Ingall for Tablet: Phineas and Ferb: Dynamic Duo Is your summer too short? Too long? Do you dread your kids’ long lazy days ahead? Tell us in the comments below or on our Facebook page!       Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a chiropractor, Doctor Margaret Durnan works hard to provide high-quality evidence-based management of musculoskeletal problems as well as advice for healthy living. She approaches rehabilitation through a holistic approach involving nutrition and lifestyle changes. Margaret is a devoted student of the Ido Portal method and has found her training with the method to be game changing in her Chiropractic approach…as well as life changing on a physical and personal level. In addition to her Chiropractic qualification she holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Chiropractic and is currently studying her Masters in International Public Health through the University of Sydney. To say I have a lot of love and respect for this woman, is an understatement. She is absolutely a woman who exemplifies grace & grit and I invited her to the show so she could her unique perspective as a chiropractor and generally as someone who goes to great lengths to take great care of herself so she can give her best to the things she cares about. Loving this podcast? Head over to iTunes and leave a review so the Grace and Grit message can spread to more women who need to hear it. Notes: 3:00: Why Margaret chose Chiropractic medicine. 7:00: Margaret’s first experience with a chiropractor and how it led her into more evolved musculoskeletal care. 13:40: What is chiropractic medicine? 16:30: How Margaret’s work as a chiropractor teaches a client to assume responsibility for their own health. “To be a doctor is to be a teacher.” 20:00: How Margaret’s movement journey with Ido Portal, has helped to shape her as a motion-based chiropractor. 27:45: Making time for motivation. 32:00: Using movement to prime the nervous system and help kids be more successful in school. 34:50: Margarets 3 top tips to improve musculoskeletal health. Ido Portal website Movement Culture Facebook Page Learn more and contact Doctor Margaret Durnan Looking for more Grace & Grit? Visit GraceandGrit.com

A lot of entrepreneurs get all twisted up about branding. Either they think it is some huge, expensive thing that is only for large companies, or they get obsessed with nailing a complete brand strategy before taking the first tiny step in building a business. Neither extreme is true. In this podcast conversation with brand expert Liz Dennery-Sanders, we discuss what branding is and isn't, what is critical to know about branding at any stage of business, and how you must pay attention to every part of how you do business if you want your marketing efforts to be effective. To illustrate what we talked about in the interview, Liz shares this post: The dirty little marketing secret no one is telling you By Liz Dennery Sanders Why is it that some entrepreneurs have clients lining up outside their door and a waiting list a mile long, while others are struggling to pay the rent? Why is it that most entrepreneurs are busy, busy, busy with their marketing tasks, but only a handful are truly effective? There’s a dirty little secret in the marketing world that no one’s telling you. Until now. Think about it. You’ve put up a website, jumped on every social media platform that’s come along, signed up for all the “important” conferences and even invested in a cool new logo and business cards. But your phone is gathering dust and other than a gazillion unwanted solicitations, your inbox has seen better days. You’ve been doing everything you think you’re “supposed” to be doing to market your business, but you’re still not attracting your ideal clients. Well, here’s the Truth with a capital T: If you don’t have a strong brand, your marketing will never work. In order for a marketing strategy to be successful, you’ve got to have a solid brand foundation. This means: You are clear about who you are, what you offer and why you do it You intimately understand your target market and position yourself as the solution to their problems You know your superpowers and you use them daily You communicate your value with ease You lead with your heart and your passion, which enables others to make an emotional connection with you In other words, we need to see and FEEL your awesome in order to connect with you in a meaningful way. Let me tell you about my client, Margaret. A self-proclaimed business coach, Margaret came to me because she was unclear as to why she wasn’t attracting clients, even though she was “doing everything right” from a marketing stand point. To her, doing everything right meant putting up a website, getting on every social media platform possible, attending networking events and conferences and working 60+ hours a week. Watching her made me dizzy. Margaret was making the mistake that so many women entrepreneurs are making today: she put the marketing cart before the brand horse. When we drilled down to WHY Margaret became a business coach in the first place, I found out that, because of her own experiences, she has very strong desire to help other women become successful, especially women over 40 who are either just starting a business or are completely reinventing themselves. Margaret struggled with a slew of nasty bosses in her 20’s and 30’s, went back to school to get her coaching certification in her early 40’s, and now at 46, has claimed her independence and wants to help others do the same. Bingo. When I shared with Margaret that this was one of the keys to becoming more successful – positioning herself to work with a specific group of people – she was initially fearful and concerned. “But I don’t want to exclude anyone from working with me,” she said, “I’m afraid I won’t have enough clients.” My response: “Well, how’s that working for you so far?” Margaret thought that by being available to anyone and everyone, she would certainly attract more clients. Instead, it was actually repelling them. A confused mind never buys. On the other hand, a crystal clear, passionate message, directed at the right people, makes an emotional connection that leads to a relationship. And a relationship is the first step toward building brand evangelists. When someone would ask Margaret what she did for a living, she used to say something like, “I’m a Business Coach,” or “I help entrepreneurs thrive in their business.” Her website and marketing materials had more of the same: Non-committal and often confusing content that was trying to be all things to all people. Not exactly a client magnet. Now Margaret’s response is something like this: I help women over 40 either start a business or completely reinvent themselves – sometime it’s both! As a Business Coach, Entrepreneurial Evangelist and someone who has gained my own independence from the corporate world, I will help you find the passion AND the profit in your business and help you grow. The next time you find yourself whiplashed by the latest and greatest bright, shiny marketing tools, first make sure you are clear about your brand and confident about the value you provide. This is a necessary step to make sure your marketing will be effective. --- Liz Dennery Sanders is a brand and creative strategist, personal development coach and the founder of SheBrand.com, a global online business dedicated to helping women entrepreneurs build their confidence, their brands and their bank accounts. Previously, Liz garnered millions of dollars in press value for brands such as Escada, Hale Bob, Anastasia, Blue Cult and Elyse Walker, and connected them directly with A-list celebrities such as Angelina Jolie, Halle Berry, Sharon Stone, Kelly Rutherford, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Garner, Cindy Crawford and Marcia Cross. A member of the Vogue 100, a hand-selected group of 100 influential decision makers and opinion leaders across the country, Liz is known for her distinctive taste in style, design and culture. Liz is offering a brand new class to help you unlock your brand superpowers. It starts Monday, June 18 - Details here: http://theawesomebrand.com/