What does it take to stand out in your career? What do you do when your education and experience are no longer helping you to reach that next level? In Career Success Coach, you’ll learn exactly what it takes to thrive as an accomplished professional while positioning yourself as a leader in your industry, building your ideal network and attracting next-level opportunities.
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From Entrepreneurship to Corporate Tech Success with Sheena Peeters
Episode 17
Thursday, August 24, 2023 • Duration 31:49
Technology Leader Sheena Peeters joins me to share her career journey, from consulting to starting her own business in personalized stationery to transitioning back into the corporate world. She discusses the challenges she faced and the lessons she learned along the way, including the importance of maintaining relationships.
Sheena also emphasizes the importance of developing soft skills and becoming a strategic business partner.
We discuss the need to allocate time for self-reflection and the benefits of building your personal brand as Sheena shares her experience with my SHINE program - Career Accelerator for executives.
Key Takeaways:
Running her own business provided flexibility but also required breaking the rules and consuming a lot of time.
Transitioning back into the corporate world was challenging, but leveraging existing relationships helped find opportunities.
Maintaining connections and deepening relationships is important, as well as being adaptable and problem-solving in one's career.
Technology leaders need to develop soft skills and become strategic partners in solving business problems through technology.
Sheena is committed to supporting and championing women in STEM and encourages women to connect and support each other in their careers.
Quotes:
06:24 - “I think one of the greatest advantages of being in technology and in an area of transformation is that we get to create solutions that really help people and change the lives of people.” - Sheena Peeters
19:54 - “Building your brand is actually not necessarily about the superficial things. It's about the depth of your knowledge.” - Sheena Peeters
A bit about Sheena Peeters
Sheena Peeters, GM of Product and Technology at Sisu, is a dynamic leader who specialises in driving growth through innovation and digital transformation. With a wealth of experience across various industries, Sheena's expertise lies in orchestrating complex change, cultivating leadership, and propelling organizations toward commercial success.
Sheena is also a strong advocate for supporting and championing women in STEM. She believes in creating a community where women can feel supported and celebrated in their careers.
If you’re an accomplished professional, ready to attract ideal opportunities, level up your career growth, and create a powerful presence in your industry? I’d love to know, tag me on LinkedIn, or if you need extra help to create your career success, join the Career Success Newsletter or go to my website and book a discovery call. I am here to support you!
How to Use Your Voice to Make a Bigger Impact with Sally Prosser
Episode 16
Wednesday, August 9, 2023 • Duration 28:55
In today's fast-paced and competitive world, effective communication is more important than ever. If you are a corporate executive or business leader who wants to make a lasting impression, harnessing the power of your voice is an important element in building a credible personal brand.. In this thought-provoking podcast episode we explore the challenges people face with their voice, the importance of voice warm-ups, and the strategies for overcoming fear and delivering your message with impact.
Summary:
Sally Prosser, Voice and Public Speaking Coach, shares her insights on using your voice effectively in various situations. She emphasizes the importance of being aware of the power of your voice and understanding how it works. Sally discusses the challenges people face with their voice, such as speaking too softly or using a high-pitched voice. She provides tips on how to improve your voice, including doing a voice warm-up before important presentations or meetings. Sally also discusses the significance of body language and gestures in effective communication. She shares her experiences working with TEDx speakers and highlights the importance of delivering a message with impact. Sally concludes by discussing the importance of mindset and self-belief in overcoming fear and delivering powerful speeches.
Key Takeaways:
Being aware of the power of your voice and understanding how it works is crucial for effective communication.
Doing a voice warm-up before important presentations or meetings can make a significant difference in the quality of your voice.
Speaking from your diaphragm and using proper breathing techniques can help improve the resonance and power of your voice.
Women can be strong stage speakers by embracing their feminine energy and using their natural voice.
Maintaining a strong mindset, focusing on your body language, and using effective breathing techniques can help navigate difficult conversations.
Quotes:
03:31 - "Our voice is this dynamic instrument, and we can adapt to the scenario that we're in at that time." - Sally Prosser
The Power of Effective Communication with Leah Mether
Episode 15
Wednesday, August 2, 2023 • Duration 39:53
Courageous leaders start with strategic and effective communication. When leaders communicate better, they establish trust, credibility, and confidence, making it easier for them to have influence and make a positive impact.
Summary:
Leah Mether, Communications expert and author, joins me to share her valuable insights on effective communication and relationship building. She emphasizes the importance of building trust quickly and keeping messages simple and clear. Leah also highlights the significance of self-awareness and understanding others' communication styles. She advises setting clear expectations and having open conversations to avoid misaligned priorities and overloaded workloads. Additionally, Leah discusses the importance of building a strong network and being generous in your interactions to enhance your influence and credibility. Her book, "Steer Through the Storm," offers practical advice and scripts for leaders navigating change.
Key Takeaways:
Building trust quickly is crucial in effective communication.
Keeping messages simple and clear helps ensure understanding.
Self-awareness and understanding others' communication styles are essential for successful communication.
Setting clear expectations and having open conversations can help avoid misaligned priorities and overloaded workloads.
Building a strong network and being generous in your interactions enhances influence and credibility.
Quotes:
"Get curious, not furious." - Leah Mether.
"This is a big misconception with networking in general. People think it's about going out there and selling yourself for the take. Actually, it's all about generosity and relationship building." - Leah Mether.
"Your influence is determined by the strength of your relationships." - Leah Mether.
A bit about Leah Mether
Leah Mether is a communication specialist obsessed with making leadership and work-life easier through developing "soft skills." She is known for her practical, straight-shooting style. Leah's work is based on the belief that soft skills get hard results and no one is a perfect communicator. Everyone can improve.
How to Avoid Burnout with Clare Robinson
Episode 14
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 • Duration 39:13
In a fast-paced world that glorifies the hustle, tuning into the body's intelligence is critical to maintain health and performance and ultimately show up as an authentic, energised leader.
Summary:
Clare Robinson, an executive coach and leadership program facilitator, joins the podcast to discuss the importance of managing energy to avoid burnout in the workplace. She explains that humans operate in 90-minute energy cycles called ultradian rhythms and emphasizes the need to take breaks and recharge throughout the day. Clare also highlights the importance of authenticity and emotional agility in leadership, encouraging leaders to embrace the full range of emotions and create a safe space for their teams to express themselves. She shares practical tips for managing energy and setting boundaries so that we can lead more effectively
Key Takeaways:
Humans operate in 90-minute energy cycles called ultradian rhythms.
Taking regular breaks and recharging throughout the day is essential for maintaining energy and avoiding burnout.
Authenticity and emotional agility are crucial for effective leadership.
Leaders should create a safe space for their teams to express their emotions and provide support without trying to fix or solve their problems.
Setting boundaries and prioritizing self-care is essential for maintaining energy and well-being.
Quotes:
"We're all so much in our heads, pushing through, numbing out to what's going on in our bodies." - Clare Robinson
"We cannot selectively numb our emotions. If we numb some of the emotions, we are numbing all of the emotions." - Clare Robinson
"Emotional agility is about experiencing and expressing the full range of emotions." - Clare Robinson
A bit about Clare Robinson
Clare Robinson, an executive coach, and a leadership program facilitator, joins me to talk about reducing burnout by managing energy being a luminous leader at work.
Marketing Your Way With Bec Chappell
Episode 13
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 • Duration 36:33
Your career is your business, and you are the Chief Marketing Officer, so building a powerful personal brand and marketing yourself well can set you up for future success.
Bec Chappell, a Marketing Strategist for small businesses, joins me to discuss showing up on LinkedIn and building your online presence so that, like her, you can create opportunities in your career or grow your business.
Bec Chappell works with businesses at the start of their marketing journey to ensure they have clarity around what it is, why they want to achieve it, and a clear pathway of how to achieve that. She is also the host of the Marketing Espresso podcast, where she gives easily digestible, quality shots of helpful marketing advice.
Top reasons to listen to the entire episode:
Establishing a marketing-centric focus.
The imposter syndrome and showing up online.
Developing the right offers - for those who want to start a service based business.
Ways to be consistent in building your personal brand.
If you’re an accomplished professional, ready to attract ideal opportunities, level up your career growth, and create a powerful presence in your industry? I’d love to know, tag me on LinkedIn, or if you need extra help to create your career success join the Career Success Newsletter or go to my website and book a discovery call. I am here to support you!
How to Use Strategic Networking for Career Success
Episode 12
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 • Duration 07:44
If you want to keep progressing in your career and attract better opportunities
It's Important you cultivate a strong network of advocates who can support you in reaching your goals.
One of the most powerful yet commonly avoided ways to do this is through strategic networking.
In this episode, we’ll discuss how you can start building your own strategic networks for career success.
Top reason to listen to the entire episode:
The reason why even high-performing executives can find their careers stall
3 types of networks every successful professional needs.
Actionable network strategies to implement today
If you’re an accomplished professional, ready to attract ideal opportunities, level up your career growth, and create a powerful presence in your industry? I’d love to know, tag me on LinkedIn, or if you need extra help to create your career success join the Career Success Newsletter or go to my website and book a discovery call. I am here to support you!
How a Talented Executive Relaunched Her Career in the Deep Tech Industry with Kathie van Vugt
Episode 11
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 • Duration 29:23
Ready to take your career in a different direction? If you've ever thought about moving into a new industry then this episode is for you
Kathie van Vugt, a former client and accomplished executive, joins me to share her journey from being made redundant during the pandemic to relaunching herself in the deep tech industry and landing her dream role.
Kathie van Vugt is an Operation Executive with a long held passion for Deep Tech. She is committed to advocating for Australia’s technological capabilities to amplify our nation’s competitive advantage. Kathie used my SHINE - Career Accelerator for Executives formula to build her personal brand, package her knowledges and experience and to network strategically to position herself for career success
Top reason to listen to the entire episode:
Learn about the emerging space sector in Australia.
How the co-working sector was impacted and what that meant for Kathie.
How Kathie applied the learning from the SHINE Career Accelerator.
Building the right foundation for a personal brand.
Experience of working with Sarah.
Kathie’s next move into a space start-up.
If you’re an accomplished professional, ready to attract ideal opportunities, level up your career growth, and create a powerful presence in your industry? I’d love to know, tag me on LinkedIn, or if you need extra help to create your career success join the Career Success Newsletter or go to my website and book a discovery call. I am here to support you!
How to Get More Done in Your Day- It’s About Time! with Productivity Expert with Donna McGeorge
Episode 10
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 • Duration 29:12
Do you struggle to stay focused and productive throughout the day? Need help getting through that TO Do list, then this episode is for you!
Donna McGeorge, THE productivity expert, author of 11 books and speaker, joins me to share some techniques to sharpen your focus and become more productive. She also shares some amazing tips on how to use Chat GPT, to get more done in your personal life.
Top reason to listen to the entire episode:
Donna’s career path to becoming a trainer.
Paying attention to the clock in your body.
Filtering the long to-do list.
The four types of spaces; thinking, breathing, living, and working space.
Creating untouchable days.
Using Chat GPT for work and life admin.
What is the one thing you can do right now that your future self will thank you for? I’d love to know, tag me on LinkedIn, or if you need extra help to create your career success join the Career Success Newsletter or go to my website and book a discovery call. I am here to support you!
How the Perfect Portraits can Elevate your Personal Brand with Prue Aja Steedman
Episode 9
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 • Duration 22:05
Having a strong online presence is key to becoming known in your industry. And the right images are an integral part of your personal brand and positioning. Whether they are for LinkedIn, your website, or the speakers' circuit - the right portraits matter.
In this episode, Prue Aja Steedman, a portrait and branding photographer, joins me to share how to create the perfect pictures that capture people’s attention and builds career credibility.
Prue Aja Steedman is a Portrait and Branding Photographer, Personal Development Coach, and Motivational Speaker with a passion for empowering transformations. Prue helps her clients embrace their authenticity, awaken their brilliance, expand their influence and step into their full power with photography.
Top reason to listen to the entire episode:
Hear Prue’s transition from fashion design to photography.
Learn how to shoot photos that elevate the client's vision.
Discover the benefits of having a variety of self-images that are ready to go.
Find out the Top 3 books that create an impact on Prue’s life.
Learn the ways to prepare and have confidence in shooting your photos.
Are you ready to accelerate your career and build a powerful personal brand? I’d love to know, tag me on LinkedIn, or if you need extra help to create your career success join the Career Success Newsletter or go to my website and book a discovery call. I am here to support you!
How to Build Your Executive Presence With Sue Rosen
Episode 8
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 • Duration 32:19
Executive presence is a must for any leader who wants to accelerate their career. This means you inspire confidence in those you lead and work with - showing up the right way and making the right impact as a leader. In this episode, Sue Rosen, an accredited Executive Coach, joins me to unravel how to achieve executive presence.
Top reasons to listen to the entire episode:
You will hear how to measure and access your executive presence.
Find out how Sue Rosen guides leaders to improve their executive presence.
Discover the ways to own your executive space and expertise.
Learn how to stop silencing yourself so you can start expressing your opinion.
Uncover the power of a strategic pause.
If you’re an accomplished professional, ready to attract ideal opportunities, level up your career growth, and create a powerful presence in your industry? I’d love to know, tag me on LinkedIn, or if you need extra help to create your career success join the Career Success Newsletter or go to my website and book a discovery call. I am here to support you!
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09:12 - "Once we bring the voice down into our body, that's when we truly connect with our own voice, our own voice being the organ of the soul." - Sally Prosser
16:20 - "Become rock solid in who you are, and the way to do this is to work with the mind, the body, and the breath." - Sally Prosser
A bit about Sally Prosser
Over the past 20 years, Sally Prosser helped hundreds of professionals speak with more confidence, had a career as a TV reporter, and built a community of more than 300 thousand on TikTok. She's a TEDx Speaker Coach, an expert on using a hairbrush as a microphone, and in 2020, was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year for PR and Media in Queensland.
Sally is your one-stop-shop for everything speaking. From gaining the confidence to put yourself out there to producing a strong voice, crafting speeches for the stage, and designing a strategy to get your spoken message heard. With a strong belief that our voice is the organ of our soul, Sally's all about finding your unique voice and speaking from the heart!
If you’re an accomplished professional, ready to attract ideal opportunities, level up your career growth, and create a powerful presence in your industry? I’d love to know, tag me on LinkedIn, or if you need extra help to create your career success join the
Leah's first book Soft is the New Hard: How to Communicate Effectively Under Pressure, was published in 2019 and was a finalist in the Australian Career Book of the Year Awards in 2020, and her second book, Steer Through the Storm: How to Communicate and Lead Courageously Through Change was published in July 2023.
If you’re an accomplished professional, ready to attract ideal opportunities, level up your career growth, and create a powerful presence in your industry? I’d love to know, tag me on LinkedIn, or if you need extra help to accelerate your career subscribe to my Career Success Newsletter or go to my website and book a discovery call. I am here to support you!
Clare Robinson spent 15 years of his career as a strategy and business lead in a Marketing agency. With a high-pressure role, Clare found herself stuck in the hamster wheel of burnout. Eventually, she learned to manage her energy effectively, transforming her life and business today. Clare is the founder of Clarety Coaching, one of the leading executive coaching and leadership development businesses in the marketing services space.
If you’re an accomplished professional, ready to attract ideal opportunities, level up your career growth, and create a powerful presence in your industry? I’d love to know, tag me on LinkedIn, or if you need extra help to create your career success join the Career Success Newsletter or go to my website and book a discovery call. I am here to support you!
