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Woman Owned: The Growth Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs

Get inspired as Eleanor shares transparent insights about her own journey bootstrapping a media and coaching company from a $5K business loan to millions in revenue. A practical business and leadership podcast for the established woman entrepreneur who wants to go from good to great. Woman Owned brings you case-study style interviews where leading entrepreneurs and CEOs share detailed breakdowns of specific growth strategies, how they implemented them and the financial results. Host Eleanor Beaton goes beyond pop psychology and woo to deliver hard-hitting insights on how social conditioning impacts women leaders and CEOs and what to do about it. Tune in weekly for practical growth playbooks on sales, marketing, wealth building and leadership. This show holds over 1.6 million downloads and a global top 1% ranking.
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Now displaying: November, 2017
Nov 30, 2017

Originally from Romania, Marinela Tudoran is the Managing Director of the Global Markets Technology division at Credit Suisse. Initially working in academia in Europe, Marinela accepted a job offer in the IT field in Japan and later joined Credit Suisse in Tokyo. She currently lives in New York where she manages a team of brilliant people working in the different parts of the world. She is also Co-President of the Women’s Bond Club, a group established in 1921 and the first of its kind in supporting women in finance and technology careers.

Marinela joins me today to share the values, risks, and benefits of exploring career paths abroad, and the mindset and behaviors that led her to grow and succeed in her career. She also shares why the transition from working behind the scenes to motivating people in the front lines is the biggest challenge for her and how she overcame it.

 

“It’s the wish list versus the battlefield where you’ll have to do whatever it takes to get things done.” - Marinela Tudoran

 

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

  • Strategies to acquire the qualitative experience and get results
  • The most significant turning point in her career that got her a seat at the table
  • The advantage of being a new member of the team
  • Barriers and challenges she had to overcome
  • The significance of getting out of your comfort zone and its connection to career advancement
  • Lessons from overcoming gender bias while working in a different culture
  • Why she gets inspired by Margaret Thatcher
  • Her top three success factors

 

Marinela’s Advice for Fierce Feminine Leaders:

  • Care about and like what you do.
  • Be competitive and make the most out of every experience.
  • Be yourself and stand up for what you believe.
  • Trust yourself. Encourage people. Take risks.
  • Stay positive no matter what.

 

 

Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2017

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 an 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.

 

 
Nov 28, 2017

Sarah Nolet is a start-up adviser, speaker, and writer. She is a food systems innovation expert who’s known globally because of the cause she pursues, the experts and companies she works with, and her role as the founder of AgThentic. She has a Master’s degree in System Design and Management from MIT and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Human Factors Engineering from Tufts University.

Sarah joins me today to share the two significant concerns she tries to resolve through her consulting company and how to successfully launch a consulting business in STEM. She also explains how you can quickly develop a solid brand and how to set up your systems and organization in a way that scalability and expansion are possible.

 

“Follow your gut even if it’s something that defies conventional wisdom. It’s worth taking that chance” - Sarah Nolet

 

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

  • What a consulting project looks like for her firm
  • Where entrepreneurs can get started to start their agri-tech involvement
  • How she realized the contributions she wanted to make in the industry
  • The connection between early participation in competitive sports and future career success
  • The most significant turning point in her career
  • Why scalability is one of the biggest challenges she faced
  • How she works with experts and leaders remotely
  • Tools for effective communication
  • Strategies for doing business with larger organizations
  • Overcoming challenges of being a woman in the agri-tech industry

 

Sarah’s Advice for Fierce Feminine Leaders:

  • Take things one step at a time.
  • Don’t be afraid to reach out to people to build your network.

 

Resources Mentioned:

 

Connect with Sarah Nolet:

 

 

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 an 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.

 

 

 

Nov 21, 2017

Over the last decade, social media has become a major marketing tool for many businesses and entrepreneurs. The power of video marketing – especially YouTube – has created a firestorm for small businesses, solopreneurs, and corporate entities as a way to give customers a better, more visual way, to get to know and connect with their favorite brands.

My guest today is Sunny Lenarduzzi, and award-winning video, social media, and online business strategist that is passionate about helping companies across multiple industries leverage the power of video marketing to build their business and create the life they love. She is a powerhouse international speaker and online entrepreneur with a YouTube channel that has been cited by Forbes as one of the 20 Must Watch YouTube Channels That Will Change Your Business as well as one of the top online female entrepreneurs to watch in 2017 by The Huffington Post Magazine.

 

Sunny joins me on the show today to share her story, how she transitioned from an acting career to a journalist to settling into her passion and becoming the powerhouse entrepreneur that she is today. She shares helpful tips and advice for creating your social strategy and how to use videos to own your niche.

 

“The key to owning your niche is sharing content that is valuable to your target audience and ideal customer.” – Sunny Lenarduzzi

 

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

  • What is a social strategy?
  • The difference between a social strategy and social tactics.
  • Her content planning strategy.
  • Building your brand, your audience, and monetizing your business.

 

What to Consider Including in Your Social Strategy:

  • Content tiers and categories
  • Your brand manifesto and overarching vision
  • Your persona, voice, and punctuation.

 

Resources Mentioned:

 

Connect with Sunny Lenarduzzi:

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.  

 

 

 

A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors 

 

This episode was made possible by our wonderful sponsors, BMO – Bank of Montreal

 
Nov 16, 2017

Martha Cass is the senior director of Global Communications for PayPal. She likes to call herself the company’s “corporate storyteller.” She graduated with a history degree and with zero plans on how to start her career. Initially wanting a job in journalism, she ended up in public relations, then found herself as a stay-at-home mom, and back to the corporate world.

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Martha joins me today to share how she handled the transitions she made from being a hands-on, stay-at-home mom for eight years to working back in the corporate world. She explains why fun is a compelling career strategy and how vital your primary relationships are in the advancement of your career. She also shares some practical advice on creating opportunities for seats to open up at the table of your organization instead of passively waiting for one.

 

“Expressing a risky thought or a half-baked idea is sometimes the best thing you can do to move things forward.” - Martha Cass

 

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

  • Martha’s responsibilities as the company’s corporate “storyteller”
  • Top three strategies that allow her to have a big impact locally and remotely
  • The effects of being “fun” in your career
  • Pivoting from a tech PR to head PR to founding her consulting company
  • Three strategies she used to make the business a success while being a hands-on mom
  • Looking at careers as a playground than a straight path
  • The challenge of feeling comfortable with seeking help from others
  • Essential things to teach your child as a working parent
  • What would happen if perfection is your goal
  • Why her husband and John Rainey inspire her
  • Martha’s top three success factors
  • The one quality she looks for when finding people to join her team

 

Martha’s Advice for Fierce Feminine Leaders:

  • Try to say “yes” as much as possible and figure out how to do it as you go along.
  • Never dismiss any person as not important to your network.
  • Invest in people and build a great team.
  • Never stop learning so you can maintain your place at the table as you change and grow with the company.
  • Be authentic to who you are.

 

Have the Millionaire Mindset!

Are you ready to break the glass ceiling in your corporate career or business? Register to join the 7-Figure Mindset Masterclass, our last masterclass before the year ends! Learn the mindset of successful, fierce women. Discover what separates them from the dreamers and learn strategies you can adapt for the growth of your career and business. Hurry and Visit EleanorBeaton.com/7FigureMindset to claim a spot today.

 

Find Your Voice. Change Your World! 

Join our 3-day leadership retreat: Your Million Dollar Message: Find Your Voice, Craft Your Strategy, Change the World to learn how your message can help you change the way you speak, lead, and run your business!

 

You will learn:

  • Day 1: Where to Find the Speaking Gigs that will Explode Your Visibility
  • Day 2: How to Craft an Expert Talk - and How to Tailor Your Expert Talk to Any Speaking Situation
  • Day 3: How to Establish Yourself as the Preeminent Expert in your field

 

The Million Dollar Message Retreat: Find Your Voice, Craft Your Strategy, Change the World retreat starts November 10, 2017! There are only a few spots left so head over to YourMillionDollarMessageRetreat.com to claim your spot today!

 

Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2017

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 an 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.

 

 

Nov 14, 2017

As one of the top-ranking women in the National Football League, Anne Gordon has been the Senior Vice President of Marketing, Media, and Communications for Philadelphia Eagles since 2012. She started her career as a journalist and then became a partner at the investment firm Dubilier & Company. To stay healthy and fit, she pursues an active lifestyle through biking, swimming, and weight training.

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Anne joins me today to share her leadership and effective communication strategies to make sure that she and her staff are all working as one and pursuing the same direction. Anne also shares her career journey, the vital skills she learned that play a crucial part in her role today, and how she established herself after every pivot and career transition she has made.

 

“When challenges happen, go with your gut and trust in your vision.” - Anne Gordon

 

 

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

  • The significance of the daily early morning huddles among her department leaders
  • How she monitors and deals with the more prominent issues
  • The scope of her responsibilities and those of the departments under her
  • How she creates a safe working environment to produce the best outcome
  • Explaining how to “think in pictures”
  • The edge journalists have when working in the TV and marketing industries
  • Her guiding factor in career trajectory
  • The two challenges she faces and how she overcomes those
  • How she deals with crises
  • The people who inspire her and why

 

Anne’s Advice for Fierce Feminine Leaders:

  • Recognize your strengths - that something about you that you can bring to the tables of the business world.
  • Don’t be afraid to take risks.
  • Pay it forward.

 

Resources Mentioned:

 

 

Have the Millionaire Mindset!

Are you ready to break the glass ceiling in your corporate career or business? Register to join the 7-Figure Mindset Masterclass, our last masterclass before the year ends! Learn the mindset of successful, fierce women. Discover what separates them from the dreamers and learn strategies you can adapt for the growth of your career and business. Hurry and Visit EleanorBeaton.com/7FigureMindset to claim a spot today.

 

Find Your Voice. Change Your World! 

Join our 3-day leadership retreat: Your Million Dollar Message: Find Your Voice, Craft Your Strategy, Change the World to learn how your message can help you change the way you speak, lead, and run your business!

 

You will learn:

  • Day 1: Where to Find the Speaking Gigs that will Explode Your Visibility
  • Day 2: How to Craft an Expert Talk - and How to Tailor Your Expert Talk to Any Speaking Situation
  • Day 3: How to Establish Yourself as the Preeminent Expert in your field

 

The Million Dollar Message Retreat: Find Your Voice, Craft Your Strategy, Change the World retreat starts November 10, 2017! There are only a few spots left so head over to YourMillionDollarMessageRetreat.com to claim your spot today!

 

Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2017

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 an 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.

 

 

Nov 9, 2017

Some women have achieved the seven-figure mark in their businesses, and there are others who have reached the seven-figure compensation mark in the corporate world as well. Being successful is not an impossibility. While learning how to set the right goals is a crucial factor in your success, taking action to pursue your ambition is another thing.

Today, I’m explaining why patience plays a very vital role in the advancement of successful women. I’ll discuss the crucial differences in attitude and structure among women who have succeeded and those who continue to hope they would prevail. I’ll also share some of the things these extraordinary women did to attain their success and provide tips that you can implement and adapt so you can lead the path to your victory.

 

“Successful women understand that success is about consistent effort over time.”

 

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

  • What it really means to be “successful”
  • Debunking myths and beliefs about the relationship between your effort, time, and rewards in business
  • The factors that result in frustration and zero output
  • The equation that results in satisfaction and impressive results
  • Major derailers of achievement
  • Impatience in business is a rookie mistake.

 

 

Have the Millionaire Mindset!

Are you ready to break the glass ceiling in your corporate career or business? Register to join the 7-Figure Mindset Masterclass, our last masterclass before the year ends! Learn the mindset of successful, fierce women. Discover what separates them from the dreamers and learn strategies you can adapt for the growth of your career and business. Hurry and Visit EleanorBeaton.com/7FigureMindset to claim a spot today.

 

Find Your Voice. Change Your World! 

Join our 3-day leadership retreat: Your Million Dollar Message: Find Your Voice, Craft Your Strategy, Change the World to learn how your message can help you change the way you speak, lead, and run your business!

 

You will learn:

  • Day 1: Where to Find the Speaking Gigs that will Explode Your Visibility
  • Day 2: How to Craft an Expert Talk - and How to Tailor Your Expert Talk to Any Speaking Situation
  • Day 3: How to Establish Yourself as the Preeminent Expert in your field

 

The Million Dollar Message Retreat: Find Your Voice, Craft Your Strategy, Change the World retreat starts November 10, 2017! There are only a few spots left so head over to YourMillionDollarMessageRetreat.com to claim your spot today!

 

Dial-Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2017

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 an 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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