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Empowering Self Care: A Journey with Laura Cross

Are you prioritizing your self-care while juggling professional ambitions? 

Get inspired by Laura Cross, an Air Force veteran turned entrepreneur, as she shares her transformative journey. 

Laura, owner of White Sands Premier Travel and host of Mindful Mondays, reveals how she blended her love for travel and self-care to create a vibrant, holistic community. 

Discover her powerful insights on overcoming personal and professional challenges, building authentic brands, and fostering judgment-free communities. 

Laura's story is a true testament to the strength and resilience needed to succeed. 

Tune in to learn practical self-care strategies and branding tips that align with your core values.

Join us and be ready to unlock your best self.

Time markers: 

02:11 Laura's Journey to Entrepreneurship
03:03 The Essence of White Sands
04:07 Discovering Self-Care and Personal Growth
07:03 The Symbolism Behind the Brand
10:55 Building a Holistic Community
14:54 Challenges and Opportunities in Wellness Branding
22:22 Finding Mentors and Authenticity
23:13 Embracing Change and Self-Discovery
26:52 The Importance of Self-Care
29:44 Practical Steps for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
32:43 Rapid Fire Session: Insights and Reflections
37:05 The Judgment-Free Community

Get in touch with Laura Cross:

• https://www.whitesandsselfcare.com
• http://whitesands67.com
• http://travmanity.com/whitesands  
• https://www.facebook.com/lauracrosswhitesands
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/whitesandsselfcare
• https://www.instagram.com/lauracrosswhitesands/ 
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauracrosswhitesands/
• https://www.youtube.com/@MindfulMondayswithLauraCross
• https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteSandsSelfCare
• https://watch.e360tv.com/content/sc_29490_17309 

Get in touch with Brigitte Bojkowszky:

• • Website BridgetBrands: https://www.bridgetbrands.com
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bojkowszkyb/
  • Amazon books
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BridgetBrands
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brigitte.bojkowszky
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetbrands
  • X: https://twitter.com/BridgetBrands
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bridgetbrands
  • Book a call: https://calendly.com/bridgetbrands/20-min-discoverycall

👉 Download Your Entrepreneurial Branding Starter Checklist: https://courses.bridgetbrands.com/f/entrepreneurial-branding-starter-checklist

From Inner Strength to Impact: An Empowered Women's Guide to Leadership with Helena Demuynck. 
In this enriching episode of Brandstalk, I am in conversation with Helena Demuynck, a transformation guide and advocate for women's empowerment. Helena shares her journey and the philosophy behind her coaching practices aimed at high-achieving women. Discover the concept of 'inner glass ceilings,' learn about the significance of strategic agility, and get insights into authentic leadership. Helena discusses her holistic approach to coaching, prioritizing the individual over the professional. 
Tune in to learn how to lead yourself before leading others and why being authentic is your true power.

Time markers:

02:12 Helena's Journey and Philosophy
04:00 The Concept of Inner Glass Ceiling
07:17 Women-Centered Holistic Coaching
10:32 Self-Leadership and Authentic Presence
16:15 Strategic Agility and Personal Branding
28:55 Challenges Faced by High-Achieving Women
34:22 Helena's Book and Final Thoughts

Get in touch with Helena Demuynck:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenademuynck/

Get in touch with Brigitte Bojkowszky:

• • Website BridgetBrands: https://www.bridgetbrands.com
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bojkowszkyb/
  • Amazon books
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BridgetBrands
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brigitte.bojkowszky
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetbrands
  • X: https://twitter.com/BridgetBrands
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bridgetbrands
  • Book a call: https://calendly.com/bridgetbrands/20-min-discoverycall

👉 Download Your Entrepreneurial Branding Starter Checklist: https://courses.bridgetbrands.com/f/entrepreneurial-branding-starter-checklist

In this episode, Elizabeth Gueldner and I discuss the journey of reinventing oneself and the importance of personal and company branding. We explore the significance of mindset shifts, transforming pain into purpose, and the alignment of personal values with corporate values. 

We delve into the transformative journey of reinventing oneself, exploring the power of personal branding, mindset shifts, and aligning personal values with corporate values.

The conversation emphasizes the power of self-discovery, overcoming limiting beliefs, and taking calculated risks to step out of comfort zones. 
I highlight

• the entrepreneurial branding process, starting with mindset, personal branding, and company branding. 
• the role of authenticity in personal branding and the impact of emotions on brand perception. 
• the ongoing nature of branding, emphasizing the need for continuous self-reflection, adaptation to changing environments, and customer-centric approaches.

00:00 Welcome to the Summit: Passions to Abundance
01:41 Introducing Brigitte Bojkowszky: A Journey from Passion to Branding
02:29 Brigitte's Personal and Professional Evolution
02:31 The Power of Personal Branding and Identity
05:34 From Flight Attendant to Branding Expert: Brigitte's Story
08:14 The Transformation Journey: Mindset, Beliefs, and Branding
20:35 Entrepreneurial Branding: A Roadmap to Authenticity
33:19 The Continuous Process of Branding and Adaptation
35:52 Closing Thoughts: Embracing Abundance and Authenticity

Get in touch with Elizabeth Gueldner
on LinkedIn
on Facebook

Get in touch with Brigitte Bojkowszky:

• • Website BridgetBrands: https://www.bridgetbrands.com
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bojkowszkyb/
  • Amazon books
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BridgetBrands
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brigitte.bojkowszky
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetbrands
  • X: https://twitter.com/BridgetBrands
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bridgetbrands
  • Book a call: https://calendly.com/bridgetbrands/20-min-discoverycall

👉 Download Your Entrepreneurial Branding Starter Checklist: https://courses.bridgetbrands.com/f/entrepreneurial-branding-starter-checklist

✨“Brands: Personality. Brand personality is such a nice concept to work with. Don't treat branding as a marketing thing, as an abstract, technical thing that you have to do. It's really something that you are.”💫 — Katja Marianne Noordam

This episode is an incredibly interesting interview around branding for social purpose with social impact strategist and coach, Katja Marianne Noordam. 

Katja dives into how purpose-driven entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized companies can plan, measure and increase their positive social impact.

In specific, Katja is telling about:

• her positive impact stories of her time living in Colombia, her take aways from these extraordinary experiences, and 
• how she is now supporting companies shifting their focus on providing their services in a socially purposeful way, moreover
• her perspective on the importance of being authentic in what we are doing as a company but also as a personal brand!

Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oBCsvfS8fTg 

Get in contact with Katja Marianne Noordam:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/katjanoordam/en
• www.linkedin.com/in/katjanoordam
• facebook.com/katjamarianne.noordam 
• instagram.com/katjanoordam 
• twitter.com/katjanoordam 
• katja@fairchangeimpact.com
• FairChange:  www.fairchangeimpact.com
• Katmondo Media: www.katmondomedia.com

Get in touch with Brigitte Bojkowszky:

*   exclusive 1-on-1 personal branding coaching: https://bridgetbrandsdigital.newzenler.com/courses/exclusivecoaching
*   from employee to business owner - ‘Own Your Brilliance’ course waitlist: https://bridgetbrandsdigital.newzenler.com/oybwaitlist 
*   Website: www.bridgetbrands.com 
*   Calendly Link: https://calendly.com/bridgetbrands/30min 
*   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bojkowszkyb/ 
*   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brigitte.bojkowszky 
*   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetbrands  
*   Twitter: https://twitter.com/BridgetBrands 
*   Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/BridgetBrands 
*   significant w

Get in touch with Brigitte Bojkowszky:

• • Website BridgetBrands: https://www.bridgetbrands.com
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bojkowszkyb/
  • Amazon books
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BridgetBrands
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brigitte.bojkowszky
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetbrands
  • X: https://twitter.com/BridgetBrands
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bridgetbrands
  • Book a call: https://calendly.com/bridgetbrands/20-min-discoverycall

👉 Download Your Entrepreneurial Branding Starter Checklist: https://courses.bridgetbrands.com/f/entrepreneurial-branding-starter-checklist

Tune in to my conversation with Lee Stemm discussing about escaping the corporate world and making bold moves in becoming your own boss! 

We talk about all what it takes to make this transition. We go deep into what it means to fail forward, listen to your intuition, being consistent, having the passion and being intentional in your pursuit, and much more.

Lee Stemm puts her clients first! She takes the time to stay to talk to her clients.  She is having real, hard and open conversations with her clients. Doing so they uncover by themselves how their thoughts dictate their behavior. And she is a great listener what makes her clients move forward. That’s a huge part of her strong authentic personal brand. She only became aware of that when clients told her, which shows the power of feedback. 

Lee Stemm states that personal branding is no BS marketing. It's about rolling the sleeves up, understanding that it takes time to actually build the business. You need to be inspired and you need to keep on track, be accountable and you need to have the willingness to keep moving forward and taking action.

Lee Stemm  is a Mindset Coach | Business Marketing Strategist | Corporate Trainer. She coaches business owners, in particular women business owners, who are wanting to grow their business, increase leads, conversions and more profits. She does this by implementing strategic marketing strategies that will assist them to dominate in their market whilst putting in place the strategies that will not cost them a cent.

Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/L1mW-VNljqA

Get in touch with Lee Stemm:

Linkedin -   https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-stemm-3252ba82/

Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/leestemmcoaching/ 

Website - https://leestemmcoaching.com/

Get in touch with Brigitte Bojkowszky:

• exclusive 1-on-1 personal branding coaching: https://bridgetbrandsdigital.newzenler.com/courses/exclusivecoaching
• from employee to business owner - ‘Own Your Brilliance’ course waitlist: https://bridgetbrandsdigital.newzenler.com/oybwaitlist 
• Website: www.bridgetbrands.com 
• Calendly Link:

Get in touch with Brigitte Bojkowszky:

• • Website BridgetBrands: https://www.bridgetbrands.com
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bojkowszkyb/
  • Amazon books
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BridgetBrands
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brigitte.bojkowszky
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetbrands
  • X: https://twitter.com/BridgetBrands
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bridgetbrands
  • Book a call: https://calendly.com/bridgetbrands/20-min-discoverycall

👉 Download Your Entrepreneurial Branding Starter Checklist: https://courses.bridgetbrands.com/f/entrepreneurial-branding-starter-checklist

✨ “Brands: intentional, purposeful communication of principles ” 💫 — Linda Fisk

Bringing two or more brands together for a special offer or promotion can be an incredibly powerful way to harness the buying power of their brands’ target audiences. With this in mind, brand partnerships, respectively, co-branding can be a strong tool to create a tie between the brands that are great on their own, but excellent together. Brands must remain authentic thereby living by their values and goals they want to achieve that are aligned with their vision and mission. Crucial to make such brand partnerships work is the fit of their underlying value systems and the goals they are striving for.

💡My valued and distinguished guest, Linda Fisk, Founder and CEO of LeadHERship Global, talks about the power of brand partnerships, leveraging combined strengths, trust, brand awareness, and market demographics to create upward momentum for sales.

💡Linda also tells her brand story of founding LeadHERship Global, a community of unstoppable women enhancing their leadership blueprint and embracing their power to be the best version of themselves in work and life. 

💡Furthermore, Linda shares with us her perspective on personal branding and why it plays such a vital role in business. Linda also reveals a major personal learning experience, which became a major strength in her life.

💡Last but not least, Linda gives branding advice for corporates who want to become their own boss, start their own brand, build their own personal brand.

Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LJED2IG4Tjc

Get in touch with Linda Fisk:

·        https://facebook.com/leadhershipglobal  

·        https://twitter.com/leadhershipglob   

·        https://instagram.com/leadhershipglobal  

·        https://linkedin.com/company/leadhershipglobal

·       www.LeadHERshipGlobal.com

Book Significant Women: Leaders reveal what matters most: This Amazon bestseller is a co-production of Linda Fisk, myself and twenty other unstoppable, accomplished, courageous and inspiring women from around the world. A book for ambitious women – and men – who seek to have a big impact on the world while also being true to themsel

Get in touch with Brigitte Bojkowszky:

• • Website BridgetBrands: https://www.bridgetbrands.com
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bojkowszkyb/
  • Amazon books
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BridgetBrands
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brigitte.bojkowszky
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetbrands
  • X: https://twitter.com/BridgetBrands
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bridgetbrands
  • Book a call: https://calendly.com/bridgetbrands/20-min-discoverycall

👉 Download Your Entrepreneurial Branding Starter Checklist: https://courses.bridgetbrands.com/f/entrepreneurial-branding-starter-checklist

✨ “Brands: Trust through the redemption of a real customer benefit💫 — Stephan Mangold

Nowadays customers want to buy from brands who are authentic, brands that not only talk but also act and live by their values!

UNDA, a Berlin-based start-up, is such a brand. UNDA is not only talking about sustainability, but also acting on it. UNDA id more than just a drinking bottle. It is the first sustainable multifunctional bottle.  It’s got local production according to eco design directives, CO2 neutral production and distribution, sustainable financing, etc. The UNDA bottle is 100% recyclable and the brand’s aim is ZERO WASTE. 

💡 Entrepreneur Stephan Mangold, founder and CEO of UNDA, proudly tells his story about his inspiration, his big WHY starting his own sustainable business.

💡He explains the meaningfulness of the unique UNDA bottle in terms of product features and sustainability and in what way authenticity is captured.

Tune in to an interesting start-up and soon to be a global brand story coming from Berlin.

Get in touch with Stephan Mangold | UNDA:

• www.undabottle.com 
• Instagram: @undabottle  
• https://www.facebook.com/undabottle
• contact@undabottle.com
• tiktok.com/@undabottle? 

Get in touch with Brigitte Bojkowszky:

• exclusive 1-on-1 personal branding coaching: https://bridgetbrandsdigital.newzenler.com/courses/exclusivecoaching
• from employee to business owner - ‘Own Your Brilliance’ course waitlist: https://bridgetbrandsdigital.newzenler.com/oybwaitlist 
• Website: www.bridgetbrands.com 
• Calendly Link: https://calendly.com/bridgetbrands/30min 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bojkowszkyb/ 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brigitte.bojkowszky 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetbrands  
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/BridgetBrands 
• Pinterest:

Get in touch with Brigitte Bojkowszky:

• • Website BridgetBrands: https://www.bridgetbrands.com
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bojkowszkyb/
  • Amazon books
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BridgetBrands
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brigitte.bojkowszky
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetbrands
  • X: https://twitter.com/BridgetBrands
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bridgetbrands
  • Book a call: https://calendly.com/bridgetbrands/20-min-discoverycall

👉 Download Your Entrepreneurial Branding Starter Checklist: https://courses.bridgetbrands.com/f/entrepreneurial-branding-starter-checklist

You want to know how to build your personal brand on social media? 

Tune in to this delightful conversation with the unabashed connector Deb Krier. 
As a Linkedin Strategist for C-Suite, marketing professional, social media adviser, professional speaker and trainer she helps people become more successful in business and in life. 

We specifically touch upon:

💡Dos and Don’ts on Social Media

💡What is or makes the best authentic brand online, on social media, and specifically on LinkedIn

💡Brand building advice for shifters from corporate to owning a business

💡Deb’s podcast, The Business Power Hour®, she has hosted since 2011, which is part of the C-Suite Network

Deb absolutely loves talking with her guests about a variety of business topics. Deb is president of Wise Women Communications, LLC, a full-service marketing and public relations firm. She has an MS in Communications Management and an MBA in Business Management.

Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7Kw6KMyuzak 

Get in touch with Deb Krier:

www.debkrier.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahkrier/
www.linkedinforcsuite.com
www.thebusinesspowerhour.com 

Get in touch with Brigitte Bojkowszky:

• exclusive 1-on-1 personal branding coaching: https://bridgetbrandsdigital.newzenler.com/courses/exclusivecoaching
• from employee to business owner - ‘Own Your Brilliance’ course waitlist: https://bridgetbrandsdigital.newzenler.com/oybwaitlist 
• Website: www.bridgetbrands.com 
• Calendly Link: https://calendly.com/bridgetbrands/30min 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bojkowszkyb/ 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brigitte.bojkowszky 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetbrands  
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/BridgetBrands 
• Pinterest:

Get in touch with Brigitte Bojkowszky:

• • Website BridgetBrands: https://www.bridgetbrands.com
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bojkowszkyb/
  • Amazon books
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BridgetBrands
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brigitte.bojkowszky
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetbrands
  • X: https://twitter.com/BridgetBrands
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bridgetbrands
  • Book a call: https://calendly.com/bridgetbrands/20-min-discoverycall

👉 Download Your Entrepreneurial Branding Starter Checklist: https://courses.bridgetbrands.com/f/entrepreneurial-branding-starter-checklist

✨ “Brand: Personality expressed in a picture form” 💫 — Maria Kauffman

Are you an Everyday Heroine? My guest, Maria Kauffman, definitely is.
She is inspiring women in STEM and male-dominated industries by sharing perspectives in a way that unleashes growth and helps others overcome challenging obstacles while moving problems toward resolution.

Our conversation circles around:

💡Maria’s exceptional transition into solopreneurship.

💡How exactly she helps her clients gain freedom from the pressures of trying to be “perfect” or feel like "an imposter" to build a fulfilling and prosperous career.

💡Her “Everyday Heroine” Podcast and what the defining characteristics of an Everyday Heroine are.

💡Invaluable mindset tips that help us be our authentic self allowing us to own our brilliance, step into our courage, claim our power and shine.

Tune in and find out what makes you an Everyday Heroine!

Get in touch with Maria Kauffman:
If you are interested in women’s leadership development – let’s connect and share ideas about how to help women advance their careers. Message directly or discover more here https://linktr.ee/everydayheroine.
her freebie: https://mariatkauffman.mykajabi.com/3-strategies-opt-in

support@mariakauffman.com

https://mariakauffman.com/ 

https://calendly.com/thekauffmaninstitute/consult

Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qC659gW0-5g

Get in touch with Brigitte Bojkowszky:

• exclusive 1-on-1 personal branding coaching: https://bridgetbrandsdigital.newzenler.com/courses/exclusivecoaching
• from employee to business owner - ‘Own Your Brilliance’ course waitlist: https://bridgetbrandsdigital.newzenler.com/oybwaitlist 
• Website: www.bridgetbrands.com 
• Calendly Link: https://calendly.com/bridgetbrands/30min 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bojkowszkyb/ 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brigitte.boj

Get in touch with Brigitte Bojkowszky:

• • Website BridgetBrands: https://www.bridgetbrands.com
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bojkowszkyb/
  • Amazon books
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BridgetBrands
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brigitte.bojkowszky
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetbrands
  • X: https://twitter.com/BridgetBrands
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bridgetbrands
  • Book a call: https://calendly.com/bridgetbrands/20-min-discoverycall

👉 Download Your Entrepreneurial Branding Starter Checklist: https://courses.bridgetbrands.com/f/entrepreneurial-branding-starter-checklist

✨Empowerment: Women💫 — Kathy Svetina

There are large companies that have huge teams of experts taking care of their finances. However, you as a growing business are expected to figure this out on your own! No, you don’t need to! Thanks to Kathy Svetina, she has got you covered.

After nearly 14 years in senior finance roles in large corporations, Kathy Svetina started NewCastle Finance. Kathy Svetina is a Financial Puzzle Solver for Women-Owned Businesses, a Fractional CFO and offers Financial insights for a healthy and sustainable business. 

In this conversation financial expert Kathy shares with us deeper insights on

💡her mission to help women grow their businesses in a healthy and sustainable way

💡how she works with women business owners who need financial and strategic business guidance but are not there yet to justify the investment of having a full-time CFO to support their business

💡the most important key factors to consider when scaling your business

💡why branding early on in building your own business is essential

💡what an authentic personal brand means to her

💡her podcast “Help! My Business is Growing”

If you are a growing business and in need of financial advice you would not want to miss this episode! 

Get in touch with Kathy:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ksvetina/

https://www.newcastlefinance.us/

https://www.newcastlefinance.us/podcast

Get in touch with Brigitte Bojkowszky:

• exclusive 1-on-1 personal branding coaching: https://bridgetbrandsdigital.newzenler.com/courses/exclusivecoaching
• from employee to business owner - ‘Own Your Brilliance’ course waitlist: https://bridgetbrandsdigital.newzenler.com/oybwaitlist 
• Website: www.bridgetbrands.com 
• Calendly Link: https://calendly.com/bridgetbrands/30min 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bojkowszkyb/ 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brigitte.bojkowszky 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetbrands  
• Twitter:

Get in touch with Brigitte Bojkowszky:

• • Website BridgetBrands: https://www.bridgetbrands.com
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bojkowszkyb/
  • Amazon books
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BridgetBrands
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brigitte.bojkowszky
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetbrands
  • X: https://twitter.com/BridgetBrands
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bridgetbrands
  • Book a call: https://calendly.com/bridgetbrands/20-min-discoverycall

👉 Download Your Entrepreneurial Branding Starter Checklist: https://courses.bridgetbrands.com/f/entrepreneurial-branding-starter-checklist