Episode 79: Forrest Schaffer – One Strong Herd
Beyond 6 Seconds: Neurodiversity stories from neurodivergent people
09/23/19
•37m
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Forrest Schaffer is a "9-to-5er" at a digital marketing company and the founder of One Strong Herd, a fitness apparel and accessories brand and startup company.
Forrest talks about the twists and turns in his career path, which included leaving his 9-5 job to join a startup that recruited him – only to be fired 9 days later – and how he used his time during the aftermath to find his current job and grow his startup.
In addition to entrepreneurship, Forrest is passionate about the topics of personal finance and digital marketing. We talk about how he shares simple personal finance tools and advice for millennials on his YouTube channel, and how he uses digital marketing to market One Strong Herd. He even shares some great SEO tips for improving your search ranking on Google that you can apply to your own business!
Learn more about Forrest at the One Strong Herd website www.onestrongherd.com and Instagram @onestrongherd and on his personal Instagram @forrestschaffer.
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Episode 78: Gail Tolstoi-Miller– Busting unconscious bias in hiring
September 16, 2019
•36m
On this episode I talk with Gail Tolstoi-Miller -- an award-winning dual CEO, experienced recruiter, author and global keynote speaker -- about unconscious bias in hiring. Having personally felt the impact of unconscious bias early in her life, she now works with her corporate clients to raise awareness of unconscious bias and helps job seekers combat unconscious bias and even use it to their advantage. Gail also gave a TEDx talk on unconscious bias in hiring and recently launched her online course about this topic on Udemy.
Gail shares her thoughts, insights and advice on:
- What unconscious bias is, and why everyone has it
- How unconscious bias shows up in the hiring process
- The personal experiences that solidified her desire to bust unconscious bias
- How she challenges her clients' bias, starting with two simple words: "So What?"
- The drawbacks of cherry-picking diversity
- How affinity bias hinders creativity and innovation in an organization, and trickles down to their customers and clients
- What it was like preparing and presenting a TEDx talk, how it has helped her brand and business ... and what to do when you forget part of your talk on stage
- What the dreaded word "overqualified" really means
- How job seekers can use unconscious bias to their advantage
Connect with Gail on LinkedIn, Facebook or via email at gmiller@consultnetworx.com , and check out her TEDx Talk and Unconscious Bias Course on Udemy.
Gail's full bio:
Gail Tolstoi-Miller is an award winning dual CEO. She is CEO of Consultnetworx, which provides recruiting, diversity and unconscious bias strategy services. In addition, she is CEO of Careernetwork, a career and business coaching organization. Gail is also the author of the award winning book "Networking Karma", a guide on how to network successfully with giving. Lastly, she is a global keynote speaker and gave an unhinged TEDx talk on Unconscious Bias in hiring.
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Episode 80: Marsha Guerrier – Women on the Rise NY
September 30, 2019
•33m
Marsha Guerrier is a bestselling author, speaker, trainer, business analyst and coach, and CEO of Women on the Rise NY, Inc., a small business consulting agency. Marsha also has a full-time career in Financial Technology spanning over 20 years working for Fortune 500 and startup firms, working in areas of Quality Assurance, Business Analysis and Product Management.
On this episode, Marsha shares how Women on the Rise NY provides women who work full time jobs with the community and resources to build their own businesses. She talks about how her coaching helps women entrepreneurs develop strategies that improve their Mindset, Money, Marketing and Media – and how they can increase their revenue by applying structure and organization to their businesses.
Join Marsha at the 6th Annual Women on the Rise Forum & Expo (October 18-19, 2019 in New York City) for:
- A mastermind day full of hands-on training for entrepreneurs, including revenue planning and email automation
- Panel discussions on Mindset, Money, Marketing and Media
- A "kidpreneur" workshop where mothers and daughters can learn basic steps of entrepreneurship
Learn more about Women on the Rise on the web at www.womenontheriseny.com , on Instagram @womenontherisenetwork , Twitter @wotrnetwork , or Facebook at womenontherisenetwork .
Marsha's full bio:
Marsha Guerrier is a bestselling author, speaker, trainer, business analyst and coach, and CEO of Women on the Rise NY, Inc. a small business consulting agency. Marsha has a full-time career in the Financial Technology spanning over 20 years working for Fortune 500 and startup firms, working in areas of Quality Assurance, Business Analysis and Product Management. Marsha is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Yva Jourdan Foundation, Inc. a non-profit organization dedicated to helping families with children with special needs and women entrepreneurs. Marsha holds a Bachelors of Science in Business, Management and Economics.
Through Women on the Rise NY, Inc. she provides 1 on 1 coaching and a business mastermind group, as well as an annual Forum & Expo. She is available for panel discussions and workshops on Business Success Startup, Your Business and Your Brand and Developing a CEO Mindset.
Published Books:
Life Balance for the Women on the Rise
Business Success Strategies for Women on the Rise
Soaring Beyond the 9 to 5 for Women on the Rise (10/2019)
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