Networking is changing not only are many more of us working from home but professional and industry events of all sizes were canceled or shifted to online formats. With this shift, it may have you question how do I stand out from the crowd how do I build authentic relationships with people. In this episode, I am joined with Ana Laura a career and leadership coach who specializes in helping ambitious BIPOC women transition and elevate their careers. We chat about all things networking, how COVID-19 has created a shift to more online events, and do’s & don’ts you should know before networking.  More about the guest: Ana Laura is a Career & Leadership Coach and a Talent & Culture Partner for an organization in Texas. She currently lives in San Antonio with her husband and daughter. You can find her working on working with clients, selection design, engagement, equity and inclusion work, talent management, and being a super momma and wife. Guest Contact: Follow Ana Laura on Instagram, check out her website here. Resources Mentioned: Download Powerful Action Verbs To Stand Out here

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77. Online Networking: How To Build Authentic Relationships with Ana Laura

Do you struggle with self-care? Yes! Don’t worry many people do. Self-care is a general term that describes everything you do deliberately for your mental, physical, and emotional well-being. As simple as it sounds, many of us pay little attention to self-care. This is why ‘deliberately' is one of the most important words in the definition. You need to be conscious of your well-being before you can achieve true self-care. It starts from the simple acts like not checking emails at night when you know it affects your sleep and extends to more important decisions like going for a vacation or booking a massage when you feel you need one. Self-care encourages you to maintain a healthy relationship with yourself so that you can transmit good feelings to others. In this episode, I am joined with Alicia Walton founder of She Matters, a self-care box curated specifically for women to prioritize self-care. We chat about her story and why she was forced to prioritize self-care, the impact it has made, and how she turned her passion into purpose.  More about the guest: Alicia Walton is a recent MBA Grad, huge self-care advocate,  a wife, mom of two, and founder of She Matters a ꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ʙᴏx subscription, for women to prioritize self-care.  Guest Contact: Follow Alicia on Instagram, check out her website here. Resources Mentioned:  Grab your self-care box today here

76. How Important Is Self-Care with Alicia Walton of She Matters

Has clutter and mess created more stress and anxiety in your life? To the brain, clutter represents unfinished business and this lack of completeness can be highly stressful for some people. Did you know there are ways to take back control of your life and it starts with your environment? In this episode, I’m joined by Lisa Tselebidis, a professional organizer and KonMari Certified consultant and we chat all about the mental health benefits of tidying and how it can shift our mindset. More about the guest: Lisa Tselebidis, a professional organizer and KonMari Certified consultant. She helps women go from overwhelmed and stressed out to organized and thriving by guiding them through a systematic decluttering process, setting up organizational systems, and implementing new habits. Lisa truly believes that having a home in which you are only surrounded by items you love can be life-changing in many ways Guest Contact: Follow Lisa on Instagram, check out her website here. Resources Mentioned: Lisa’ KonMari Category Checklist

75. How Tidying Has A Ripple Affect On Your Entire Life With Lisa Tselebidis

How many of you have been personally victimized by your own brain?  Like seriously we work so hard to build our business only to have self-doubt creep in to make us question everything!  If you’ve been there or you are there this episode is for you. In this solo episode, I share 8  tips for acknowledging, eliminating self-doubt, and directing your entrepreneurial energy toward more productive ways of thinking because the trust I know where you’re coming from and it’s not easy. Are you in Texas and want support on overcoming self-doubt, schedule a free consultation here.

74. How To Overcome Self-Doubt As An Entrepreneur

Anyone else feels like the first half of the year kicked your ass? Or is it just me ?   As entrepreneurs, we all follow our own paths.    For some of us, the rise to success can be a long, slow, painful process.    For others, things just seem to magically fall into place.   I believe that the latter isn’t a result of magic, however, but is a sure sign of an entrepreneur who understands the importance of learning from, adapting to, and growing with their business.   I took the time this week to reflect on the lessons I’ve learned after 8 months of taking on my therapy practice full-time and working on my podcast coaching business @wellnesspodcasters.   In this episode, I share the lessons every entrepreneur must learn in order to build a long-term, healthy and sustainable business through the lens of my own experiences.    Resources Mentioned:   Fearless Chase Retreat Hannah Nieves ( My Biz Coach) Download: The 7 Steps To Starting Your Podcast  

73. Lessons Every Entrepreneur Must Learn with Therapist Monica Denais

This week’s episode is one of our past guests Susie Robb. If you have not listened to her first episode you need to. It’s episode 41 where we talk about turning pain into purpose and now we get to hear about how Susie was able to successfully run an online business during Covid-19 and how she regained back momentum to focus on herself.  I love episodes like this where I can get to catch up and see our past guests grow and scale their business. If you need tangible tips on how to set your business up for success and how to regain your power & establish healthy habits then this episode is for you.    Guest Contact: Follow Susie on  Instagram, check out her website here. 

72. Running An Online Business During The Pandemic with Susie Robb

“You choose your future with your actions each day” -Jame Clear  You need to let go of your busy badge of honor: it's not serving you and it's taking away your time and energy, instead, move your mindset to create long-lasting habits and rituals that are life-giving and create a sense of peace and purpose for your day.  In this episode, Lupe & I chat about creating healthy daily rituals that will not only keep you on track but also promote a healthy lifestyle.  Lupe gives us insights on how she creates her daily rituals as a business owner. She shares tangible tips to help you get started in creating those healthy daily rituals, steering you in the right direction.   More about the guest: Lupe Prado, a Career & Life Coach who helps clients get clarity and take action towards finding work they LOVE. Lupe comes from a corporate background in public accounting in the oil & gas industry. She has received her Master of Science in Leadership & Organization Development & Coaching. Lupe is also the host of Paid Vocation, a podcast geared toward sharing insightful information about different careers   Guest Contact: Follow Lupe  on Instagram, check out her website here. 

71. How To Create Long-lasting Change Through Habits And Rituals with Lupe Prado

How’s your relationship with money?  Do you find yourself overspending?  Trying to start a budget but having no financial boundaries?  This episode is meant for you! Today’s guest is debt-free money coach Ayana. Ayana shares her insights in how to make your relationship with money better, how to quit overspending, how to bring up conversation about money, the challenges to become debt free, and understanding toxic emotional spending cycles. This episode is jam packed with tangible tools to start healing your relationship with money and set healthier money habits.  More about the guest: Ayana Campbell Smith is a debt-free money coach with a passion for helping millennial women and couples get unstuck and become financially empowered so they can ditch debt, save more, and win with money! In August 2019, she launched Millennial Money Guide. Through her email newsletter, Instagram, blog, and money coaching programs, Ayana shares practical tips and money advice to help young adults navigate the sometimes intimidating and often misunderstood world of personal finance.   Guest Contact: Follow Ayana  on Instagram, check out her blog here.  

70. Breaking Toxic Money Habits & Mindset with Ayana Campbell Smith

Where are my Enneagram 8 business Owners At? ? Hey Girl ??‍♀️, Do you find yourself wanting to control everything around you? Do you struggle with being vulnerable and open?  If the answer is yes!    Then this episode is meant for you. In this episode, the amazing Olivia M Gonzalez, a brand guidelines expert, and I chat about her own journey as an Enneagram 8 in business. Olivia shares valuable insights in her growth and how she stepped into vulnerability.   One of my favorite quotes from this episode is when Oliva said,” Stop approaching life with closed fists instead approach life with open hands, welcome support”.   If that’s any indication of how the episode is you have to listen. We also talk about how to open up about your brand story which ultimately leads to being vulnerable and sharing a piece of you, you may not be ready for and that’s okay we lean in with courage.   More about the guest: Olivia has over 20 years of corporate industry experience and has spent 10 years writing corporate brand communication and messages for huge global brands which included helping them craft brand guidelines, build their brand voice and develop consistent brand messaging both internal and external. Olivia now uses her super ninja skills to help entrepreneurs unleash their purpose-driven brands through her brand consultant agency OMG Brand Story. Follow Olivia on Instagram  @theoliviamgonzalez. Guest Contact: Follow Olivia on Instagram, check out her website here. 

69. Reflections of An Enneagram 8: Learning to Be Vulnerable in Business with Olivia M Gonzalez

68. The Healing Power of Telling Your Story with Jose Lugo  Telling your story can be the most powerful medicine on earth.  I’m serious scientifically you turn off the body’s stress responses and flip off toxic stress hormones. Each of us has a constantly unfolding narrative, a hero in a novel no one else can write. And yet so many of us leave our stories untold when this happens, we wind up feeling lonely, like no one is dealing with what we are dealing with, out of touch with our life’s purpose, and feeling like something is out of alignment.  Today’s guest Jose Lugo shows an example of the healing power of telling your story and the power of vulnerability. This episode is a special one for me because I resonated with Jose’s story because many of the men I grew up with had similar stories that were left untold. I am excited to hold space for Jose today as he shares the struggles he faced with addiction, family conflict, and finding purpose.  This episode is for all the men out there whose stories were never told; may we change the narrative on men's mental health.   More about the guest: Jose Lugo is an ex-LA gang member who has found the value in his own story. He currently travels the U.S. listening to and sharing people's stories as the founder of We Are All One Story. Jose is finishing his memoir, Love, Faith and Violence: A True Song and Story, set to release this year.   Guest Contact: Follow We Are One Story on Instagram, check out their website here. 

68. The Healing Power of Telling Your Story with Jose Lugo

What separates successful business owners from all the others it’s clearly one key thing – an entrepreneur mindset.  No matter what the problem small business owners face, in crisis or under regular circumstances, their mindset has a huge impact on the outcome.  In this week’s episode, I chat with Molly Ho an amazing digital product expert to discuss all things mindset and entrepreneurship. Molly Ho shares her experiences from working a minimum wage job to going into business for herself. She gives tangible tools to overcome mindset blocks and build confidence to grow and scale your business with digital products. More about the guest: Molly Ho is an Asian-American entrepreneur who helps aspiring and new entrepreneurs with their mindset, marketing, and money, so they can create their dream life and business. She has created an amazing community of over  17,000 Instagram followers, has sold over 1,000 design templates, and helped hundreds of entrepreneurs with her marketing courses; myself included. She is also the founder of Keep Getting Paid, a one-stop-shop for all your business and marketing needs.    Guest Contact: Follow Molly Ho on Instagram, check out her website here.  

67. Mindset & Entrepreneurship with Molly Ho

Has there ever been a time where you didn’t feel confident in your life? You trusted those around you, but yourself not so much.   Self-confidence is understanding that you trust your judgment and abilities and that you value yourself and feel worthy, regardless of any imperfections or of what others may believe about you.    In this episode, I am so excited to be joined by Danielle Hawthorne, an entertainment journalist, confidence coach, and host of the Confidence Collective podcast. She has worked alongside some of the biggest names and studios in Hollywood. Danielle built the career of her dreams traveling the globe interviewing some of the biggest actors and directors. And now she is on a mission to help women build confidence and achieve their goals and dare to create a life they love. Danielle gives us insights into her confidence journey.    So grab your coffee because today we are choosing confidence!   Guest Contact: Follow Danielle  on Instagram, check out her website here.

66. Building Self-Confidence with Danielle Hawthorne

Showing up online can be really scary! Did you know one of the most common fears entrepreneurs have is fear of failure and judgement? These fears stop us from showing up and moving forward with our business. Overcoming this fear and truly knowing how to show up in the online space can be a game changer that’s why I have asked marketing and visibility expert Madison Tinder today on the podcast. Madison shares her journey starting her business and ways she used visibility strategies to scale, grow, and create impact.  More about the guest: Madison is passionate about helping female entrepreneurs get more visible, step into that badass CEO role & make an impact. Madison is the amazing brains behind the new e-commerce business called Soulful Scrunchies bringing us serious 80’s vibes with a modern luxury look.  Go check them out over at @shopsoulfulscrunchies Madison is also the host of @soulfulsocial podcast where she touches on all things entrepreneurship, marketing, and mindset.    Guest Contact: Follow Madison  on Instagram, check out her website here. 

65. Online Visibility with Madison Tinder

?“Shh, there going to couple’s counseling? Something must be wrong” ?   Have you heard that before? I sure have! Society has made it taboo to go to couples counseling, movies make it seem like the couples are on the verge of breaking up or married couples on the bridge of divorce.   Today’s guests Mallory & Stranz, are going to break the stigma of going to couples counseling, how they make marriage work, and how Mallory supports her clients as a couples therapist.    More about our guest:    Mallory is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and her husband Stranz is an advocate for all things therapy. Mallory & Stranz were newlyweds when she started graduate school for Marriage & Family Therapy. They consider those years their “marriage boot camp” where they learned so much, worked hard and went to couples therapy to really figure out how to navigate conflict and emotions in their relationship. Mallory now works as a Couples & Individual Therapist in Private Practice. Mallory & Stranz are the hosts of the Make Marriage Work podcasts where they share tips and resources to help happy couples learn how to argue better and connect more.   Guest Contact: Follow Mallory on Instagram, listen to their podcast here.

64. Make Marriage Work with Mallory & Stranz Wolfgramm

63. #DatingAdvice during COVID-19 with Dr. Christie Kederian Dating is hard enough. Now mix in a global pandemic and it makes you feel like there is no hope to meet someone that can become your life partner. That’s why I am joined on today’s episode with Dr. Christie Kederian, a nationally renowned relationship expert who specializes in helping clients create lives they love and find the love they deserve. We talk about finding the right partner and navigating virtual dating during COVID-19.    More about the guest: Dr. Christie has an extensive career as a professional matchmaker and relationship expert for eHarmony and Match.com affiliate company, Christie has helped hundreds of people find love and improve their relationships. She is a "Triple Trojan" receiving her Bachelor's, Master's & doctoral degree at the University of Southern California in Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy.   She is also a radio host, of The Lyrical Therapy Hour and has been a featured expert in ABC, NBC, KTLA, the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Cosmopolitan and many more.  Guest Contact: Follow Dr. Christie Kederian on Instagram, check out her website here. 

63. #DatingAdvice during COVID-19 with Dr. Christie Kederian

Café with Monica is a weekly podcast hosted by Monica Denais, a mental health advocate, certified rehabilitation counselor, and lover of coffee. This podcast is for millennials who are trying to navigate life whether it be career, school, dealing with mental health issues, or overcoming past trauma. Join her as she helps educate, provide advice, share tools, and interview inspiring and resilient millennials to help others overcome their everyday issues. All of this while drinking a cup of coffee.

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