The Dance CEO Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Are you putting everyone else before yourself? It's time to flip the script!

In this episode, we dive into the crucial need for dance professionals to prioritize themselves in order to achieve true success. Remember, self-care isn't just a luxury—it's a necessity!

The conversation delves into the importance of prioritizing oneself in the dance world, challenging the culture of putting oneself last, and the impact of personal focus on professional success. It also explores the depth of self-care and the significance of addressing personal challenges for sustainable growth.

Highlights

• Prioritize Yourself for lasting success
• Sustainable Shift

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Chapters

• 00:00 The Importance of Prioritizing Yourself
• 05:09 Balancing Personal and Professional Life
• 11:13 The Depth of Self-Care

Social media marketing has a reputation of being difficult and time consuming. But it doesn't have to be that way. You can in fact learn how to use social media to your advantage, in a way that feels aligned for you and maybe even exciting!

On this week's episode, Audra sits down with Jeanne-Marie Branche, social media manager and CEO/Founder of Releve Marketing to learn practical ways to optimize your social media and do it in a way that feels good and is sustainable, sharing 5+ years of staying on top of the ever shifting trends and best practices for marketing online.

Jeanne-Marie Branche is the Founder/CEO of Relevé Marketing- a social media and digital marketing agency for dancers, dance brands, and dance businesses. Jeanne-Marie graduated from the University of Tampa with a B.A. in Communication and a B.A. in Dance. Aside from her business, she is active in the dance community teaching, choreographing, and writing for her dance blog Dancers of the Light.

Highlights:

• The real purpose of social media
• How to take marketing more seriously 
• The steps to take to utilize social media for marketing
• Productivity hacks for content creation

Links:

• www.relevemarketing.com

Follow:

• Audra Allen-Queen: @thedanceceocoach
• Jeanne-Marie Branche: @relevemarketing

Mentioned In The Episode:

• 3-2-1 Rule by Brendon Burchard
• Pomodoro Technique for effective time management
• Business Academy for Dancers®
• Dance CEO University™

It's time to reflect on this past year. And boy did it go so differently than I envisioned at the start of 2024. From coming out of survival mode, to launching a new membership and completing the practitioner AND mastery level of 3 certifications. So many things occurred.

And I get into the juicy details about it.

Also, this is the final episode for season 2. We are going on a holiday break and will be back for season 3 in January, with an amazing line up of high caliber guests!

Links:
https://www.thedanceceocoach.com/society
https://www.thedanceceocoach.com/masterclass

Follows:
@thedanceceocoach

If you've wondered what it's like to have two coaches in the same industry sit down and have a supportive and in depth discussion about all things that could be competitive between them, then this is the episode for you.

Guest Lauren DeVera and I do not shy away from the practicalities of running multiple businesses, what it really means to truly support one another and the challenges and scariness one has to work through to achieve the vision we have for our lives. 

Lauren DeVera is a multi-passionate creative, known for her career as a professional dancer, choreographer, podcaster, dance curator, and certified life coach. She is the youngest daughter of Filipino immigrant parents, residing in Alexandria, Virginia. She has been teaching, performing, and curating in the DC Metropolitan area for over 13 years, focusing on community building and creating brave spaces for self-expression. She is the proud founder of The Lion’s Den, a welcoming dance and wellness hub, that provides in-person and online classes, events, and performance opportunities for the community. She draws on her infectious energy and ability to make others feel seen and welcomed, curating spaces for all folks to express themselves! Lauren was recently recognized for Old Dominion University's 40 Under 40 award, a program highlighting impactful leaders and trailblazers in their respective industries.

When Lauren is not in the studio or on the stage, she is coaching creatives and visionaries in her various coaching programs as well as guiding movers in her beginner-friendly mindful movement course, ConfiDance. Lauren’s excited to continue cultivating community & empowering others to express their authentic selves!

Episode Highlights:

• How to structure your business legally when pursuing multiple interests
• Achieving multi-passionate success
• How to translate business information to your dance business
• What it means to be genuine in yourself, your services and to your community

Links:

HTTP://lauren-devera.com

Follows:

@thelionsdendmv
@thelaurendevera
@thriveandthread
@thedanceceocoach
@thedanceceopodcast

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Audra Queen

your coach & host

Go deep with Lyssa and I as we discuss the importance to mindset & mental performance, especially in the dance world. We really talked about the potentially harming coaching that can happen when working with someone not qualified, and how to know if they are. Career transition is also discussed and insights are shared about how to really help yourself and your clients level up your mentality. 

Episode Highlights:

• Parents supporting our dreams
• Career transition from professional ballet dancer to mental performance consultant
• College helping the path
• How to avoid trauma triggering situations 
• Working with the right clients
• The difficulty of starting a dance business without previous experience
• When certifications are or are not necessary

Guest Bio:

Lyssa Wopat is a dedicated professional in the field of sport and performance psychology. She holds both a Masters degree in sport and performance psychology, as well as a bachelor's degree in dance from the University of North Carolina School for the Arts. 

Shortly after earning her bachelor’s degree, Lyssa danced professionally with the Georgia Ballet where she performed in various soloist and corps de ballet roles in ballets such as Les Sylphides, Carmen, Sleepy Hollow, and The Nutcracker. 

After retiring from her dance career, Lyssa pursued an MS in Sport and Performance Psychology (SPP) with the aim of bringing performance psychology support to the dance world. 

Now, as a sport and performance psychology consultant, Lyssa works with diverse performers and athletes, but specializes in work with dancers. With her extensive knowledge in both dance and sport & performance psychology, Lyssa is passionate about, and is committed to, helping dancers thrive by optimizing their performance, mindset, and well-being, thus enabling them to unlock their full potential. 

Links:

https://www.performentalitytraining.com
Free consultation scheduling: https://performentality.as.me/schedule.php
www.thedanceceocoach.com/masterclass
https://www.thedanceceocoach.com/society

Follows:

Lyssa Wopat -  @performentalityllc
Audra Allen-Queen - @thedanceceocoach

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Being a parent and building a dance career, let alone a business is not an easy thing. And it's not something talked about often enough in the dance world. Unintentionally this is the exact topic Nancy and I dove into first. And the conversation just flowed from there to also discuss how Nancy took advantage of the virtual platform during Covid, instead of shied away, and how that has helped her to get to where she is today. 

Nancy Paradis began her professional ballet career on the east coast performing with
the Washington Ballet with Mary Day. She then joined the Richmond Ballet as an
original member in its first year as a professional company, and was thrilled to perform
for four years. She also performed one season with The Louisville Ballet. As a principal
and soloist, she loved dancing a diversity of roles ranging from classical, neo-classical,
Balanchine and modern ballets.

In a pivotal career change, Nancy moved to Los Angeles where she performed in the
television and film industry, commercial and fitness market. After honing her craft as a
choreographer and instructor in ballet and jazz styles, she become adjunct dance faculty
at University of California Irvine, Loyola Marymount University and currently Moorpark
College.

She is artistic director of her company LA Dance Moves, a very unique dance, music, art
and media company. Combining her passion for music by collaborating with composers,
she creates a new genre of performance art by weaving the composer and dancers into
each other’s lives. She shares inspiring works of the human spirit in her most recent
work, a feature documentary titled "Back to the Heart".

Nancy resides in Los Angeles with her husband Andre, a relationship coach and their two children who are attending college. Through her works of the human spirit, she is
determined to warm your heart and move your soul!

Episode Highlights:

• The challenges & rewards of running a business and being a mother
• Taking advantage of the virtual scene during Covid
• Building a dance company and making it profitable
• The different ways we can serve the dance community

Links:

 https://www.ladancemoves.com/
www.thedanceceocoach.com/masterclass

Follows:

Nancy Paradis - @ladance_moves
Audra Allen-Queen- @thedanceceocoach

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So many studio owners and dance business leaders self identify as their work, and sacrifice personal everything because they think they have to to experience professional success, or they will look like they don't care.

Ashe Caldwell of Bloom Studio Coaching and I are here to share our conversation about how you don't have to do all that anymore. Ashe shares her journey of how she has successfully built her dance studio business without needing to be in it everyday. We dive into a lot of beliefs that we fully embody but may seem contradictory with what the dance world tells us we need to do to be successful. Are you looking for permission to do things differently than you've been taught? This is the episode for you!

Ashe Caldwell  has been involved with the arts all of her life. She danced numerous hours a week, took singing and acting lessons, and was on the stage every chance that she got. Eventually, she was granted acceptance into the Musical Theatre program at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City and had the privilege to audition and work in dance and theatre productions in the US as well as Canada. She moved her love of the arts on stage to behind the curtain creating dance and music studios and even a fine arts preschool. She has had the privilege to be a studio owner for the past 20 years owning multiple locations and bringing in 6 and 7 figures consistently. She has purchased commercial space and acquired a $2.2 million dollar commercial mortgage all through her studios and has been Awarded the Canadain Business Review Board’s Best Dance Studio in Canada. She now loves coaching studio owners(just like you) on how to stop surviving and start thriving in their studios.

Episode Highlights:

• A different, more successful way to run a dance studio & business
• How a coach made Ashe's success happen
• The power of tapping into your intuition
• Different ways you can run your business & live the personal life you desire

Links:

www.bloomstudiocoaching.com
www.thedanceceocoach.com/masterclass

Follows:

Ashe Caldwell - @ashe.caldwell
Audra Allen-Queen- @thedanceceocoach

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Ready to see what will happen this year when you put YOU first?

Join me on this episode to learn how you can reprioritize yourself on a daily basis to truly start feel aligned and no longer push yourself to the back row.

Link to the Dance CEO University

https://www.thedanceceocoach.com/dance-ceo-university

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In this episode with guest Rachel Jenks, founder of Booty Kicking Ballerina, she shares an anything but ordinary journey from stopping being a professional dancer due to injury, to where she is now. We also talk deeply about internal healing and what it takes to embrace and love who you are regardless the title of dancer we are so used to embodying. Stick around til the end of the episode because we both share some deeply personal transitions we have had to undergo to be where we are today. 

Guest Bio:

Rachel Jenks is a seasoned coach, NASM certified Corrective Exercise Specialist, personal trainer, and health coach who helps dancers and high performers reconnect with their bodies to move pain-free and achieve their best. Known as the Booty Kicking Ballerina, Rachel combines her expertise in movement, her professional ballet background, and her deep understanding of the mind-body connection to deliver transformative results for her clients.

Her journey into coaching was deeply personal. After injury and unhealthy mindsets ended her professional ballet career and threatened her freedom of movement, Rachel refused to accept a life defined by chronic pain. Instead, she embarked on a decades-long healing journey that shaped her approach to movement and well-being. Along the way, she discovered her passion
for helping others heal from the inside out, strengthening not just their bodies but their whole selves.

Rachel is dedicated to coaching and empowering her clients with the
tools, knowledge, and support to thrive both physically and emotionally.
Rachel is also the author of the Amazon bestseller Morning Tea: Daily Encouragements for Entrepreneurs and a sought-after public speaker. When she’s not coaching or training, she loves creating in the kitchen for her food blog, going on adventures, and spending time with friends and her two beloved cats.

Highlights:

• It's possible to be to committed to dance
• What happens when forced to stop dancing
• How dance experience can influence a path outside of it
• The healing journey with oneself
• The mindset that shows you're thriving
• What it means to Rachel to be the CEO of her life and business

Links/Free Resources:

https://mindset2movement.com/kaley

https://www.thedanceceocoach.com/society

Dance CEO Self-Care Routine Blueprint

Dance CEO Masterclass Series

Follows & Contact:

@mindsettomove

@thedanceceocoach

thedanceceocoach@gmail.com 

An entrepreneurial mindset is often overlooked or not even recognized, especially in the dance world. But it is so crucially important to develop and have one.

This week I share exactly what an entrepreneurial mindset is and how to develop it. And why it may be such a challenge for you and your dance business or career.

Highlights:

• Defining an entrepreneur 
• The unique approach in the dance world
• Why many in the dance world struggle with this identity
• How to embrace the entrepreneurial mindset

Links:

https://www.thedanceceocoach.com/society

Follows:

@thedanceceocoach