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SRN 57. Creating a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy for your business - with Arthur Woods

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is not a topic just for large corporations to be thinking about. Especially when the diversity of your team is proven to drive innovation in a business. BUT let's face it: As a leader, small business owner or an entrepreneur, you may have no idea where to start putting DEI concepts into practice. In this episode, social entrepreneur and LGBTQ+ leader Arthur Woods shares incredible wisdom and research-backed tools for doing exactly that. As the Co-Founder of Mathison.Io, and author of "Hiring for Diversity", it's no wonder this interview is packed with cutting-edge practices for implementing a diversity hiring strategy that will leave your organization with a more comprehensive view and an actionable plan.
Order the book 'Hiring for Diversity' and explore Mathison's resources at Mathison.Io.
 

SRN 56. Give Yourself Permission to Be Seen - With Keri Murphy

In this episode, my guest Keri Murphy, the CEO and Founder of 'Inspired Living', takes us through the impact that video can have on your business - if we can only push our fear of being seen. As a successful serial entrepreneur, she shares how It can be an incredibly powerful tool for making a career transition, for attracting new clients, and for stepping into that calling you have to inspire and move others. This is the kick in the butt that you need to get out of your head and get started with video today.
To learn more about Keri and Inspiring Living, Check out InspiredLiving.TV
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SRN 55. Can ‘envy‘ bring you clarity? Getting Clear and Unstuck - With Becca Ribbing

What if you had the tools to get clearer on a big decision, major challenge, or the areas in your life where you're feeling stuck?  Becca Ribbing, the author of The Clarity Journal, believes that we can. Armed with a toolbox of powerful questions, she's on a mission to help people break out of the cycles of uncertainty and struggle that hold them back.  The Clarity Journal is her new book with over 100 thought-provoking questions to stop you from going around in circles and finally figure out what you truly want and create the clarity and momentum that you crave. Have a listen to this episode for powerful questions you can ask yourself today - including a surprising one about envy.  
Connect with Becca over at beccaribbing.com. Get your copy of her journal on Amazon.
Connect with Chloe on Instagram @StartRightNowpodcast

SRN 54. Bending Reality: How to Make the Impossible Probable - With Victoria Song

How can we become a better version of ourselves every day even if, at times, we find ourselves stuck, stagnant, or burnt out? How can we know for sure we are making decisions that are truly in line with the person we feel called to be? How can we get out of our head and into our body to help us move in the right direction?   My guest in this episode, Wall Street Journal Best-Selling Author Victoria Song, points us to a game-changing approach: Bend your reality. She takes us deep into the strategies she teaches as a Leadership Advisor to successful founders and CEOs of companies in Silicon Valley and celebrities with power, platform and influence.
Grab a copy of Victoria's book and more free resources on her website: https://victoriasong.me/bending-reality/
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Connect with Chloe on Instagram @StartRightNowPodcast.
 

SRN 53. How to craft an electrifying story that moves your audience - with Neil Gordon

Keeping your audience's attention has never been more difficult - whether that audience is your client, your followers, your boss, your spouse, or your new connections. It's becoming more important than ever to level up your communication skills in order to influence those around you and land your message.  Lucky for us, this episode features a Communication Expert, Neil Gordon, sharing expert communication tips that will help us take our storytelling and content to the next level. You'll want to listen twice for his powerful reframe of "context" vs "content", and the "silver bullet" formula that will have your audience listening with rapt attention.   Connect with Neil over at NeilCanHelp.Com and take his Speaker Quiz to discover your own speaking style.  Loved this episode? Please pass it along!  Connect with Chloe @StartRightNowPodcast on Instagram. 

SRN 52. What to do when you‘ve fallen off your ‘goals wagon‘

Even in our best efforts to be consistent, there are times where we may 'fall off the wagon' in our plans and our daily routines. Recovering from a down period can be tricky - especially when your own judgements about falling short makes it tough to get started again.  In this episode, I share some thoughts and reflections after falling off the wagon myself recently, and the mental shift you may need to make in order to move forward.Connect with Chloe on Instagram @startrightnowpodcast
 

SRN 51. No more guilt about your goals! Give yourself permission to want MORE

When was the last time you gave yourself permission to do more - to be more, to achieve more, to follow that passion, pursue your dream, to step into your calling, or to do what's on your heart? Episode 51 is centered around this exact question. Pursuing a goal can sometimes feel like you'll need to make a trade-off in another area of your life - and this is the reason that ambition is sometimes accompanied by guilt. Investing in yourself is as much about permission as it is about a daily decision to keep going. So in this episode, we get clear on both the 'permission' and the 'decision' part that is blocking you in your pursuit.

SRN 50. 5 Ways to break out of the ’All or Nothing’ thinking that’s getting in your way

Black or white? Good or bad? Absolutely perfect or a completely failure? Weighing two opposite extremes as your only reality is an example of 'All or Nothing' thinking at it best. But what lies in between the extremes - the shades of grey and all the rich colours across the spectrum - is the reality that we need to ground ourselves in if we want to make progress. So if you've wanted to quit that business because of one bad review, or wanted throw the diet plan out of the window because of one cheat meal, or decided not to start something at all because you didn't think you would finish... this is the episode for you! Take note of these 5 ways to break that bad habit of 'All or Nothing' thinking and step into the dreams you feel called to pursue.  Connect with me on the new Instagram account @Startrightnowpodcast.

SRN 49. Hold tight to your vision! How to be the visionary for your business and your life - with Marina Phillips

What does it mean to be visionary? In this episode, we explore the answer with Marina Phillips. She is a #BOSS, Super Mom, entrepreneur and the founder of Bebe Station. Here's what we know for sure: As we pursue challenging goals, there will be so many instances where we'll meet intense roadblocks, ready to throw us off our course... But our ability to hold that vision close in times of adversity is essential to help us push through it.   Trust me, you'll want to listen to this episode twice! Marina shares her story of how the vision for her business came to be, how COVID continues to keep her pivotting, how she balances her family and her full-time job while being an entrepreneur, and how she's building Bebe station with the end in mind.Connect with Marina on Instagram @BeBeStation and online at bebestation.squarespace.com
Connect with Chloe on Instagram @StartRightNowPodcast

SRN 48. Get out of your head! Peak Performance strategies to optimize your energy and your biz - with Deanna Rose

We all have a baseline for what we expect we are able to achieve - whether we are conscious of it or not. But did you know that we can dramatically raise the baseline of what's possible based on our daily habits, practices and actions? My guest in this episode is Deanna Rose, a peak performance strategist, naturopathic doctor, sports nutritionist, and the founder of Wellth by Deanna Rose Inc.  She shares her model for moving 'out of the fog' of our lives and businesses, finding clarity in what we are trying to accomplish, and creating habits to perform at our peak.  What surprised me most? A winning strategy isn't always about doing more. Sometimes, it's actually about doing LESS.  To learn more about Deanna's program 'Better Than Yesterday', visit her website: https://better-than-yesterday.simvoly.com/
Connect with Deanna on instagram @DeannaWRose for amazing tips on energy hacking.