Episode 28: I Don’t Have Small Dreams Period

Episode 28 is a recalibration moment for us all. My featured guest the amazing and relentless Jaimie Cordero CEO and Glitter Jedi of Espionage Cosmetics nudges us all to up level our thinking. In “I Don’t Have Small Dreams Period”, Jaimie has a measured determination when it comes to her vision and commitment to grow her company from her spare room in her house(an FDA approved room) to a mainstream contender in the beauty space. We talk how she got started, embracing one's inner Nerd, and listening and loving your customers along the way.  

Special thanks to Larj Media for pushing me to go larj. 

Episode 27: Every North Star Needs a Keel

Episode 27 features a main character in my own Success Bully origin story. My guest is my personal butt-kicker, friend, co-conspirator and #powetribe member, Megan McNally.  As the founder of the F Bomb Breakfast Club, Founder & Principal Attorney of Doyenne Legal and now the CEO of Rhea Media, Megan encourage us to take a moment to be introspective. We all have our “Big Why” to guide us, but what are we doing to keep ourselves balanced along the way.  In “Every North Star Needs a Keel,” Megan and I talk her personal hacks to rule her time, the definition of personal balance, our shared love for Mondays and Fridays as well as the need to surround yourself with a like minded power tribe.

Special thanks to Larj Media for keeping me balanced all day, everyday. 

Episode 26: My Year to Not Give a F**k

Episode 26 is truly an inspiring full-circle moment for me. My guest is my personal butt-kicker, friend, co-conspirator and #powetribe member, Megan McNally.  As the founder of the F Bomb Breakfast Club Founder, Principal Attorney of Doyenne Legal and now the CEO of Rhea Media,  

Megan declared that 2017 was “My Year to Not Give a F**k.” Meaning she has stopped concerning herself with detractors, naysayers and anyone who doesn't believe in her ability to achieve her Big Hairy Audacious Goals. Megan shares with us her entrepreneurial journey (spoiler alert she’s been at it since her tweens), the inspiration behind F Bomb Breakfast Club and her latest ambitious adventure.

Episode 25: Grind When No One is looking

We are wrapping up #ActionAugust! In Episode 25, my guest Rian Buckley CEO and Co-founder of Fitcode, a fashion data company that enhances the denim shopping experience by focusing on fit, not size brings it again. She encourages us all with great fervor to “Grind When No One Is Looking!”

Before she became a powerhouse CEO, Rian was an elite athlete at the University of Washington and a fashion model traveling the globe. Both of those experiences taught her to be disciplined, competitive and a wise ruler of her time. She reminds us there is always going to be someone smarter, prettier, stronger and more talented than you. If you can work harder than everyone else, you’ll get the results.  You have to be disciplined and do the work to win.

Special thanks to Larj Media for all the magic!

Episode 24: All I Want is the Power

In Episode 24 of the Success Bully podcast, we get into it for #AugustAction. My phenomenal guest Rian Buckley CEO and co-founder of Fitcode, a fashion data company that enhances the denim shopping experience by focusing on fit, not size, does not mince her words when it comes to what she wants.  While scaling her fashion tech startup and weighing investment options, Rian stated with such steady determination, “I wanted the power.”  And by power she meant… the power to choose.  We talk about what inspired her to create a solution for a clear problem in the e-commerce space and her goal to remain a cash positive company.

Episode 23: Build, Lead, Mentor… Repeat

On this week’s episode of the Success Bully Podcast, we revisit bonus content from a series featuring two amazing Boss Ladies.  Amy Nelson, Co-founder & CEO of The Riveter and Tina Nole Founder and Executive Producer of Larj Media.

As an entrepreneur, I’m often so focused on that journey that I forget to harken back to my corporate days.  In honor of my corporate trailblazers, we’re revisiting thoughts on active leadership mentorship and taking what you learned or what you want to unlearn when building out your own business. Wherever you are with your journey, don’t forget to “Build, Lead, Mentor… Repeat.”

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Episode 22: Wait… What Happens If You Succeed?

We are excited to continue to move with momentum for #AugustAction! In this episode, we’re tapping into another type of fear.  We often have well thought-out solutions if we fail. What about the other side of the coin?  What happens if you succeed?

I’m thrilled to have Makenzie Davies and Kelsey Dixon, the founders of Davies + Dixon (a bi-coastal digital marketing and brand communication agency) as guests. Kelsey and Makenzie candidly share their shift from the fear to jump to the new found fear of success, defining their co-founder relationship and developing new confidence along the way. 

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Episode 21: Perfection is Procrastination

In this week’s Success Bully podcast, We’re excited to kick off another series. #AugustAction!  This month is all about putting action towards your Big Hairy Audacious Goal. I’m thrilled to have the founders of Davies + Dixon Makenzie Davies and Kelsey Dixon as guests.  Davies+ Dixon is a bi-coastal digital Marketing and brand communication agency. Kelsey challenged us all to view perfection differently... “Perfection is Procrastination.” Kelsey and Makenzie share their coming of age story, making the leap into entrepreneurship, the changing types of fear and most importantly the need to just go for it.

Episode 20: Hope is not a strategy

We’re rounding out our #JulyJumpstart series with the phenomenal Sarah Blankinship CEO & Founder of RightSciences. In this episode, Sarah gives a heaping spoonful of truth, “Hope is not a Strategy.” Hope is simply not enough for entrepreneurs, female founders, goal driven individuals, visionaries and badass alike.  It’s all about daily actions that ladder directly into your Big Hairy Audacious Goal.

Special thanks to Larj Media for turning my hopes into action.

Episode 19: A Strong No A$$hole Rule

We’re more than halfway through the #JulyJumpstart series.  I happen to listen to my own podcasts and I will say I keep coming back to this series for a shot in the arm.  In Episode 19 of the Success Bully Podcast, Sarah Blankinship, CEO of Right Science and Co-Founder of CEO Wattage shares a personal mantra that is near and dear to her heart.  She has “A Strong “No A$$hole Rule” when it comes to building an influential network or courting investors.

It has worked out brilliantly as she has successfully navigated pivots, bootstrapping, international expansion and disruptive seed round in a highly regulated industry.

Special thanks to Larj Media for always abiding by the rule.

Episode 18: What’s your 300 words?

The #JulyJumpstart continues with more mic drops from Sarah Blankinship, CEO of Right Science and Co-Founder of CEO Wattage. In Episode 18 of the Success Bully Podcast, we are challenged yet again.  Sarah shares her experiences pitching investors, preparing and winning pitch competitions and her desire for each of us (small business owners, founders, and individuals alike) to choose your 300 words to define the problem, your solution, your total addressable market, how you are going to ship it, scale it and ultimately win.

Special thanks to Larj Media (www.larjmedia.com) for giving me far more than 300 words.

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Episode 17: Start The Thing

It’s never too late to “#StartTheThing.” We’re kicking off a series called the #JulyJumpstart.  While most people would lean into the lazy days of summer, we here at Success Bully encourage you to start on new goals or recommit to your plans in progress. In Episode 17 #StartTheThing of the Success Bully Podcast, we have a special guest. In this series, the amazing Sarah Blankinship, Founder and CEO of RightSciences and Co-Founder of CEO Wattage shares her journey from technologist to unintentional entrepreneur.

Despite challenges and setbacks with raising VC funding, bootstrapping a business and navigating the tumultuous waters of a highly regulated and misunderstood industry, Sarah candidly shares her recipe to keep winning.  In part 1, Sarah speaks directly to those would be entrepreneurs, scalers as well as accepts her own challenge to “#StartTheThing.”  We’re pleased to report she has already completed her challenge.

Special thanks to Larj Media (larjmedia.com) for pushing me to #StartTheThing

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Episode 16: Self-Hostage Negotiate

In this week’s Success Bully podcast, I give you some tips to pull you back from the edge of illogical despair. I’m going to share snippets of actual conversations with real people that I had in the past week. Their names and storylines have been changed to protect their identities (I have always wanted to say that). I’m fairly certain we have all been there… Spinning out of control based on a completely hypothetical scenario that has less than a 1% chance of it actually happening as you have described it. Grab your bullhorn and step in as your own best hostage negotiator with these simple steps to get back on track.

Special thanks to Larj Media (larjmedia.com) for giving me a fancy bullhorn.

Episode 15: Destination Discomfort

In Episode 15 of the Success Bully podcast, I would like to nudge you gently out of your warm cave of comfort. Literally, all of the magic, excitement, change, development, and growth lies in your discomfort. I know that sounds a bit squishy and possibly metaphysical, but it’s true. Whether you’re a founder scaling a kickass business, a junior staffer navigating the next phase of your career, an artist sharing your latest work, you are going to have to put yourself out there.  I give you some simple techniques to get you started.  

Special thanks to Larj (www.larjmedia.com) Media for pushing me waaaayyyy out of my comfort zone.

Episode 14: Time to Tune It Up

In this week’s Success Bully podcast, we take an honest inventory of our 2017 goals. Now that we are officially at the midway point, where are you with your New Year’s Resolutions?  If you are kicking ass and taking names, I applaud you and I encourage you to dig a little deeper to see if you can blow things out of the water. If you have fallen off that wagon and are currently being dragged by it, let’s look at those forsaken goals. I challenge you to get clear on one damn thing.

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Episode 13: Shut up & Trust your Gut

On this week’s episode of the Success Bully Podcast, we again throw caution to the wind and deviate from the most electrifying 5 minutes of podcasting to bring the third installment of our series featuring two amazing game changers.  Amy Nelson, Co-founder & CEO of The Riveter (the newest women’s co-working space in Seattle and soon to be 20 other locations nationwide) and Tina Nole Founder and Executive Producer of Larj Media (the premier podcast production house that develops content for celebrities, thought leaders and brands alike) get into the importance of trusting YOUR Gut.

Episode 12: Take the Leap

On this week’s episode of the Success Bully Podcast, we deviate from the most electrifying 5 minutes of podcasting to bring the second part of our series featuring two amazing Boss Ladies.  Amy Nelson, Co-founder & CEO of The Riveter (the newest women’s co-working space in Seattle soon to be 20 other locations nationwide) and Tina Nole Founder and Executive Producer of Larj Media (the premier podcast production house that develops content for celebrities, thought leaders and brands alike). We talk in-depth about the catalyst behind making the big leap into the great unknown world of entrepreneurship.

Special thanks to Larj Media for taking the leap with me.

Episode 11: Fake It Till You Make It

On this week’s episode of the Success Bully Podcast, we deviate from the most electrifying 5 minutes of podcasting to bring you a series called “Fearless Factor” featuring two amazing Boss Ladies.  Amy Nelson, Co-founder & CEO of The Riveter(the newest women’s co-working space in Seattle soon to be 20 other locations nationwide) and Tina Nole Founder and Executive Producer of Larj Media (the premier podcast production house that develops content for celebrities, thought leaders and brands alike) discuss sloughing the imposter syndrome and the sage advice to “Fake It Till You Make It.”

Special thanks to Larj Media for helping me to Fake it and Make it simultaneously.

Episode 10: Be on your Guard...

On Episode 10 of the Success Bully Podcast, I’m putting you on high alert. I’m asking you to “Be on Your Guard.” I want you to put your goal/vision in a fortified castle with a moat and drawbridge.  Around this castle, you have an extensive armed guard the keeps watch day and night. As you’re working on the next big disruptive piece of technology, finally writing your screenplay, making a radical career change, launching a global business destined to touch the lives of millions, there will be naysayers who will not understand your vision. It's up to you to protect your vision!

Episode 09: If you don’t A-S-K, you don’t G-E-T

In haunting like fashion, I can hear one of my wise mentors say, “If you don’t A-S-K, you don’t G-E-T.”  In this week’s Success Bully podcast, I discuss the “Ask.” If you could ask for something that would put a jetpack on your back and propel you to your goal, what would that be? In my practice, I have seen a common theme of “Not knowing what to ask for” or “Asking too small.” I am challenging you to think about your golden egg as well as what you bring to the table.