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Now displaying: April, 2018
Apr 26, 2018

Rachel Drori is the founder of Daily Harvest, a frozen meal subscription service that provides healthy, whole, and unrefined foods without compromising nutritional value. In 2016, Rachel’s company went national and had over one million smoothie sales. Due to its success, the company has attracted celebrity investors such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Serena Williams, Olympic gold-medal winner Shaun White, and celebrity chef Bobby Flay.

Rachel joins me today to share how she landed a $43 million funding deal in 2017 — the biggest second-round funding deal led by a woman in that year. She shares how she balanced her work life and family life as she built her career and her company while having two children. She also shares the hard efforts and sacrifices she had to make to ensure the success of her startup.

 

“It’s about finding the right ambassadors who understand the need that you’re trying to solve.” - Rachel Drori

 

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

  • Where the idea for the Daily Harvest came from
  • A glimpse of the products they offer
  • How she was trained to think like an entrepreneur growing up
  • Her career path that led to the founding of Daily Harvest
  • How her experience as an athlete benefitted her mental muscle
  • The biggest lessons she learned from working with different brands that allowed her to start Daily Harvest successfully
  • How she determined the funding vision for her company
  • The impact of having celebrity investors
  • How she stays focused on the product and customer experience as well as everything else
  • Top drivers that have driven the quick growth of the company
  • Tradeoffs she made to build the company
  • What’s next for Daily Harvest

 

Rachel’s Advice for Fierce Feminine Leaders:

  • Let go of the idea of trying to have it all.
  • Be prepared to make sacrifices and tradeoffs.
  • If you’re going to raise money from somebody who’s not going to understand what’s important to you and the people you’re solving problems for, then you have to use that mental fortitude and push on.

 

Connect with Rachel Drori:

 

Fierce Leadership Quotes:

  • “It’s one thing to have something that’s working, to believe in yourself, to have others not only believe in what you’re doing but also put their money behind it.”
  • “You’ve got to make the product rave-worthy.”
  • “Own what you know and be confident that there’s an audience for you.”

 

Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2018      

Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2018? Join the Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world’s premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is a 8-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table!  

 

Love the show? Let us know!

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing! 

 

And, if you really  want to ramp up your fierceness…

Reach out to us for a free  30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/discover.

 

 

Apr 24, 2018

Gender inclusion in the corporate and working world has come a long way over the last several decades. However, now that more women are starting to hold seats at the tables where the big decisions are made - many female leaders struggle with speaking up, providing their valuable insight, and making meaningful contributions to the conversations and decisions that are being made.

On today’s episode, I’m discussing why you need to speak up, buttercup! I explain why powerhouse women won’t stay silent when sitting around the big tables in their businesses or organizations and how staying silent robs the conversation - and the people in it - of your value, insight, and brilliance. I’ll also share strategies you can use to help you find your voice and speak up at the tables where these big decisions are being made.

 

“Successful people are often comfortable sharing their half-baked ideas.” - Eleanor Beaton

 

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

  • Why more women need to speak up and provide their insight during meetings
  • The impact that honing your persuasive speaking and presentation skills can have on your success as a leader.
  • The impression you portray to others by not speaking up in meetings.
  • How to get more comfortable with speaking up in meetings.

 

Powerhouse Tips for Fierce Feminine Leaders:

  1. Share ideas that aren’t fully formed.
  2. Set a goal before you enter the meeting.
  3. Focus on the goal of the meeting and the people it serves.
  4. Ask for help.

 

Fierce Leadership Quotes:

  • “If you’re sitting around a table and your voice isn’t heard - you have got to remedy that.”
  • “To truly make an impact and unlock the next step in your career or business, you have to do more than take your seat at the table. You have to learn how to use your voice.”
  • “It’s not about having self-doubt. It’s about dealing with it when it happens.”

 

 

Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2018      

Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2018? Join the Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world’s premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is a 8-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table!  

 

Love the show? Let us know!

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing! 

 

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/discover.

 

 

Apr 19, 2018

Rachel Glaser is the Chief Financial Officer at Etsy, an e-commerce company with a unique focus on offering handmade and vintage products and supplies. She has over 30 years of experience serving in senior executive roles within finance departments at several well-known brands such as Leaf Group and Move, Inc as well as serving as the Senior Vice President of Operations Finance at Yahoo and The Walt Disney Company. At Etsy, she is responsible for overseeing the global financial operations for the company and was recently elected to the Board of Directors of The New York Times.

Rachel joins me today to share how having a brand-first approach helped her accelerate her career and climb the corporate ladder while being a working mother. She explains how focusing on empathy impacted her personal and professional life, why having a brand-first approach to working with various companies was an important factor to her when deciding to transition into new roles or companies, and the lessons she has learned as she transitioned from one role to another. She also explains the importance of focusing more on “the vital few” projects within your organization and less on “the worthwhile many” and how it can impact your company’s growth and brand trajectory.

 

“There is no glass ceiling. There is nothing out of reach.” - Rachel Glaser

 

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

  • How her parents focus on empathy impacted her professional life.
  • How she balanced and advanced her career while raising children.
  • The impact of cultivating a broad skill set has had on her career.
  • How she transitioned from a CFO role at Disney to a VP role at Yahoo.
  • Lessons she has learned during her career transitions.
  • The impact of having clear, trustworthy communications with others.
  • How shifting the Etsy culture to focus on accountability impacted the company’s ability to achieve massive milestones.
  • The impact of shifting your focus from “the worthwhile many” projects to “the vital few” projects can have on your growth and trajectory.
  • How to shift your focus to one key accountability factor.
  • Building and fostering loyal followers.

 

Rachel Glaser’s Advice for Fierce Feminine Leaders:

  1. Realize your experience is valid, important, and unique to you.
  2. Remember that you have a team around you. Try to shift from being the doer of things to being the influencer or leader of things.
  3. Have conviction.

 

Fierce Leadership Quotes:

  • “Reach inside yourself and realize that your experience is valid.” - Rachel Glaser
  • “Trust in your experience. Know that you probably know more than you think you do.” - Rachel Glaser
  • “If you really believe in something - you should own it.” - Rachel Glaser

 

 

Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2018      

Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2018? Join the Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world’s premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is a 8-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table!  

 

Love the show? Let us know!

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing! 

 

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/discover.

 

 

Apr 12, 2018

Tonya Flickinger and Christine Poulon are two of the five co-founders of the FinTech startup company, Blispay - a company dedicated to pioneering the next generation of point-of-sale financing solutions for merchants and consumers. As Head of Operations with the company, Tonya is responsible for designing, implementing, and launching consumer lending and merchant financing products as well as building, managing, and developing cross-functional teams and talent. She has been building and managing FinTech products for over 15 years and has held product and operations roles at several well-known companies, including PayPal, Bill Me Later, Bank of America, and IBM.

Christine has nearly 20 years of experience working in the legal and compliance industry within various law firms and FinTech companies including PayPal and Bill Me Later. In 2015, she became one of the co-founders and the Head of the Legal and Compliance Department at Blispay.

Tonya and Christine join me today to share how Blispay got started, how they help merchants and consumers, and how they grew the company to the success that it is today. They discuss the importance of understanding when to be supportive and when to be challenging while working with others within your organization, why they believe diversity, gender equality, and gender inclusion is critical for shaping the FinTech industry, and the importance of being authentic as a female leader in a male-dominant industry. They also explain the importance of embracing your emotions as a fierce feminine leader and what we can do to encourage more women to achieve leadership roles within STEM industries.

 

“Don’t be afraid of your gender. It really is an asset.” - Tonya Flickinger

 

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

  • The benefits of having multiple co-founders within your organization.
  • The importance of knowing when to be supportive vs. when to challenge a team member.
  • How they received venture-backing to start the Blispay.
  • The importance of finding the right mentors in the FinTech industry.
  • Challenges they faced while seeking female mentors within the FinTech and legal industries.
  • Why they believe diversity, gender inclusion, and gender equality is critical for shaping the future of the FinTech industry.
  • The importance of being authentic and avoiding the temptation of “being one of the boys” as a female leader in your industry.
  • The importance of embracing your emotions.
  • How to encourage younger female generations and women in FinTech to pursue leadership roles.
  • Why they believe more women are not pursuing or achieving leadership roles in the FinTech industry.
  • The importance of maintaining authenticity while being a good female role model.
  • The importance of making time to build your network.

 

Tonya Flickinger’s and Christine Poulon’s Advice for Fierce Feminine Leaders:

  1. Always work with integrity.
  2. Don’t be afraid to ask for what you believe you deserve - but be sure you are well prepared.
  3. Try hard to be self-aware.
  4. Make sure you are constantly developing your network.
  5. Find your voice. Own it and live it on a daily basis.
  6. Understand what you enjoy. Really look at where you are putting your effort.

 

Fierce Leadership Quotes:

  • “Emotion in the form of passion is always great.” - Christine Poulon
  • “You need to be your authentic self. That doesn’t mean that you should never change, but you should be really thoughtful about what you want to change about yourself.” - Christine Poulon
  • “Make your network relationships strong to begin with.” - Tonya Flickinger

 

 

Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2018      

Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2018? Join the Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world’s premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is a 8-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table!  

 

Love the show? Let us know!

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing! 

 

And, if you really  want to ramp up your fierceness…

Reach out to us for a free  30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/discover.

 

Apr 10, 2018

Many women tend to downplay their achievements. They are worried that their efforts to get out there and own their accomplishments may come across negatively - as if they’re showing off. This worry is only one of the many fears that prevent women from moving forward and from knowing what they are capable of accomplishing.

Today, I’m sharing five self-promotion fears that could be holding you back from your ultimate potential. I’m also sharing how to overcome this fear and how to effectively and confidently promote yourself without sounding conceited and egotistical.

 

“Focus on the people who will benefit from the success that you create and drive and allow that to be the fuel that allows you to engage in a strategic art of self-promotion.”

 

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

  • How downplaying your accomplishments can hurt you
  • Where to begin when overcoming the fear of self-promotion
  • The significance of belonging to an intentional community
  • What the Tall Poppy Syndrome is
  • The inevitability of failure and how to perceive it
  • What Impostor Syndrome is
  • Where to learn to promote yourself strategically

 

Five Fears of Self-Promotion:

  1. Fear of what your family and friends are going to say
  2. Fear that people won’t like you
  3. “Who does she think she is?” Fear
  4. Fear of commitment
  5. Fear from suffering from Impostor Syndrome

 

Resources Mentioned:

  • Episode 259: Why Your Fear of Overwork is Killing Your Ambition
  • Episode 260: Why Successful Women Are More Selfish

 

Fierce Leadership Quotes:

  • “Self-consciousness of any kind inhibits high performance.”
  • “You need to focus on who you are and how you measure your success and accomplishments.”
  • “You cannot outsource approval to other people. You’ve got to retain approval inside yourself.”

 

Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2018      

Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2018? Join the Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world’s premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is a 8-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table!  

 

Love the show? Let us know!

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing! 

 

And, if you really  want to ramp up your fierceness…

Reach out to us for a free  30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/discover.

 

Apr 5, 2018

While society thinks that being selfish is something negative, there are advantages - especially when it comes to your professional life. This “selfishness” does not mean you should neglect your responsibilities and valuable relationships. It simply means giving yourself time to focus on your priorities so you can have the energy to make progress on the things that are essential to you and your career.

Today, I’m sharing why successful women are more selfish when it comes to their priorities and why you should learn to embrace episodic selfishness — an essential tool that allows you to drive your career forward while keeping your sanity. I’m also sharing why women struggle to be selfish, how being selfish boosts your performance, and some practical ways to be selfish without alienating support and the people that matter.

 

“Reframe selfishness as focus.”

 

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

  • The fear of being selfish
  • Why you need to allow people to fail
  • Being noble vs. leading to burnout
  • Why women are reluctant to be selfish
  • A look at Anna Fels’ report about how women perceive ambition
  • When a woman’s goals become acceptable
  • How athletes become “selfish” with their time to achieve their full potential
  • The mindset that will prevent you from making an impact
  • How your focus is under siege
  • What episodic selfishness is
  • How long moments of episodic selfishness should be
  • What women need to unlearn about setting boundaries

 

How to Focus Your Priorities:

  1. Lay down boundaries.
  2. Focus on the things that are important to you.

 

Resources Mentioned:

  • Episode 259: Why Your Fear of Overwork is Killing Your Ambition
  • Do Women Lack Ambition? A Study by Anna Fels on Harvard Business Review

 

Fierce Leadership Quotes:

  • “Focus is the core psychological skill of high performance.”
  • “Focusing on what you need to do to accomplish your goal rather than blocking out everything else is fundamental to being productive, organized, and high-performing.”
  • “Your biggest limitation is the belief that you need to be all things to all people.”

 

One of the Most Important Gifts You Can Give Yourself!

Do you want to learn how to set powerful boundaries so you don’t get burned out and eventually tap out? Give yourself the vital gift to learn how to effectively set boundaries and know why you need to start saying no more than you say yes. Sign up now for my free training webinar called Stop the Coffee Dates: The Boundary-Setting Master Class for Women that’s happening on April 10, 2018.

 

Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2018      

Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2018? Join the Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world’s premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is a 8-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table!  

 

Love the show? Let us know!

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing! 

 

And, if you really  want to ramp up your fierceness…

Reach out to us for a free  30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/discover.

 

 

Apr 3, 2018

Many women obtain a certain level of success by following the rules in the world of business -- a world initially built for and by men. These rules have taught us that if we keep working hard and striving for our goals, we’ll reach that next level of success. Some women decide to play a smaller game, neglecting their dreams and ambitions out of fear of being overworked, overwhelmed, and disrupting the work-life balance they have established.

In this episode, I’m sharing how to unlearn the old rule that more success equals more work and how this rule keeps you from getting to the next level of success. I’m sharing the reasons why hard work will not take you to the next level, how to avoid overworking, and how powerhouse women manage their workload and get results.

 

“Success is not the result of your labor. Success is the result of your leverage.”

 

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

  • The wrong mindset about success
  • The pivotal moment for Arianna Huffington regarding hard work and success
  • When hard work is a competitive advantage and when it starts to be a disadvantage
  • How hard work hurts your leadership
  • How overwork impacts leaders negatively
  • Why it is hard to be strategic when you’re overworked

 

Three Reasons Why Hard Work is Killing Your Ambition:

  1. It gets you in the door, but it won’t up-level you.
  2. Overwork undermines your leadership presence.
  3. When you’re overworked, it’s hard to be strategic.

 

Resources Mentioned:

 

Fierce Leadership Quotes:

  • “Real success doesn’t mean working yourself to the bone. Real success means fulfillment. It means thriving.”
  • “Being at a high level of success means getting stuff done with as little effort as possible.”
  • “You’ve got to work smart. You’ve got to work strategically. That’s how powerhouse women operate.”

 

Pursue Success -- Unlock Your Potential!

Do you want to discover your full potential and lead the road to success? I have created a brand new white paper that provides excellent opportunities to pursue success in a healthy way without the burnout. Grab Five Lessons to Unlearn to Unlock Your Ultimate Potential to identify the old ways that keep you in the status quo and learn how to gently release them so you can step into your power to approach the game of professional success your way.

Sign up now at EleanorBeaton.com/unlearn to get a copy and have access to the live webinar where I will be addressing questions and having meaningful discussions.

 

Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2018      

Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2018? Join the Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world’s premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is a 8-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table!  

 

Love the show? Let us know!

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing! 

 

And, if you really  want to ramp up your fierceness…

Reach out to us for a free  30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/discover.

 

 

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