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RealTalk Podcast with Maureen Borzacchiello

RealTalk Podcast with Maureen Borzacchiello

By: Maureen Borzacchiello
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 In this show, serial entrepreneur Maureen Borzacchiello and her experts and guests, are helping growth-minded women entrepreneurs grow and scale their businesses by providing insights and actionable strategies to tackle some of the biggest challenges business owners face and create more ease, success, confidence and joy in business and in life. You will hear from women sharing their biggest challenges and how they overcame them, for a little extra inspiration and insight. RealTalk is our speak – we are keeping it 100% - no sugar coating here. We acknowledge the trials and celebrate the triumphs to facilitate progress in each woman’s success path. We’re not just focused on the highlight reel. We will be shining a light on the messiness while getting strategic about success.@2020 Economics Leadership Management & Leadership Marketing Marketing & Sales
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  • Leadership, Emotional Intelligence and Resilience with guest, Alicia Marie

    Leadership, Emotional Intelligence and Resilience with guest, Alicia Marie
    Feb 24 2022
    RealTalk Podcast:  Episode 17 Guest: Alicia Marie Personal growth and development is critical to effective leadership. There is a huge misconception…Leaders are NOT born, they are trained, coached and developed to become great leaders.  Leadership is relational, not transactional and has nothing to do with big personalities, charm or being persuasive. Those attributes are useful in interpersonal relationships, in sales but have nothing to do with what determines a great leader. Maureen’s guest is Alicia Marie, an expert in the field of leadership development. She has expertise and education and psycholinguistics, humanities, marketing leadership and management. Listen and Subscribe on:                    Introduction:  Alicia Marie is a national leader in the field of leadership development. She founded People Biz, Inc. in 2000 with the intention of providing TOTAL personal and professional development solutions for individuals, teams, and organizations. She specializes in creating customized Leadership and Management programs based on desired outcomes. She has been a professional trainer for more than twenty years AND a professional coach with more than 20,000 paid coaching hours over the last 21 years. She possesses a UNIQUE education in Psycho-Linguistics, Humanities, Business, and Marketing.  Key Takeaways: In this episode, you’re going to gain valuable insights and learn about: Emotional intelligence and its correlation to leadership.Transactional management vs developmental leadership.The power in developing language around emotion and how we live life from experience to experience.Executive Function and engagement.Stages of creation.The power of words (neurolinguistics).Energy for engagement and courageous action.Resilience and how it is a function of ego!!  (ego drive and ego resilience…this was fascinating!)Imposter Syndrome and perfectionism.   Best advice Alicia Marie ever received:  Be yourself.  Always. REALTALK: The best leaders are the ones who work on themselves all the time - they are the people who invest in learning, growing and self-discovery.     Resources: Leading Change Program  Coaching Skills for Leaders Coaching Services   Guest: Alicia Marie   Company: People Biz, Inc.  https://peoplebizinc.com   Social:  @peoplebizinc - Facebook @aliciamariepeoplebiz - Instagram @PeopleBiz  - Twitter Alicia Marie - People Biz, Inc. - Youtube People Biz, Inc - LinkedIn   Listen and Subscribe on: iTunes  |  Stitcher  |  Google Play  |  Spotify    We'd love to hear from you!  If there are topics or burning issues that you'd love to hear about, or if you would like to be considered as a guest on the RealTalk Podcast with Maureen Borzacchiello, just shoot us a note:  podcast@maureenborza.com or complete this short questionnaire:    https://programs.maureenborza.com/  Want to learn more and connect with like-minded women? Click here to join our RealTalk Community   SEE TRANSCRIPTION BELOW Maureen Borzacchiello: (00:00) Alicia Marie is a national leader in the field of leadership development. She founded people biz Inc in 2000 with the intention of providing total personal and professional development solutions for individuals, teams, and organizations, she specializes in creating customized leadership and management programs based on desired outcomes. She has been a professional trainer for more than 20 years and a professional coach with more than 20,000 paid coaching hours. Over the last 21 years, she possesses a unique education in psycholinguistics, humanities business, and marketing. Alicia is a mother of three adult children and a grandmother of two. She is a yoga enthusiast and runner and the newlyweds, her sweet and adoring soulmate. Having spent most of her life in Texas. She currently resides in the Austin Metro area and works with clients globally. I am not only blessed to have worked with Alicia Marie in a variety of capacities over the last 15 years but most importantly to call her a dear friend. So welcome. Alicia Marie this will be epic for sure there is no doubt. Welcome. Welcome.   Alicia Marie: (01:21) Thank you. I'm so present to how much I love you when you were talking   Maureen Borzacchiello: (01:27) Ditto. I got a little verklempt when I wrote that intro. Well, Alicia, why don't you give people just a little bit of your background so that we can level set up a conversation.   Alicia Marie: (01:40) A little bit in my background? Well, I've always been interested in personal growth and development before I knew that's what it was called well in my early teens. And even when I was nine years old, they were calling me a philosopher. And so I've always been really interested in why I'm here. What makes me tick is what's really possible for me to create or have, and I was a big reader as a child. I really have been a big reader. Most of my life, not as much as I did even 10 years ago. I think that that was really the ...
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • From Corporate Meeting Planner to Entrepreneur - Hear how a movie influenced a Game Changing Pivot for Gail Davis and led to successful, global Speakers agency.

    From Corporate Meeting Planner to Entrepreneur - Hear how a movie influenced a Game Changing Pivot for Gail Davis and led to successful, global Speakers agency.
    Jun 9 2021
    RealTalk Podcast:  Episode 16 Guest: Gail Davis It’s so fascinating how one experience can be a turning point that shapes one's career, life, decisions!  Hear how the movie Alive became a catalyst for Gail Davis, corporate professional in the meetings and events space, to start her own company GDA Speakers.   Listen and Subscribe on:                 Gail Davis is the founder of Gail Davis and Associates, a leading Speaker Bureau Agency.  She is the past President of the International Association of Speakers Bureaus and has served as IASB's governor, where she developed new education programs for members worldwide and through increased investment in the industry.  Gail has won numerous awards, including Dallas's top 25 Women in Business. She is an accomplished corporate marketing and events professional turned entrepreneur who has dedicated decades to her craft before becoming an entrepreneur and creating Gail Davis and Associates.  Key Takeaways: Considerations for becoming a Public Speaker: Understanding the realities of being a speakerAre you willing to invest the time to pay your dues to build a name for yourself?Invest in doing it well to be an amazing speaker - Hire a speaking coach Hiring and Managing People: Frustration is nothing more than unmet expectationsDon’t be afraid to pay for talentBe very clear about expectationsBuilding a team is an opportunity to grow as a leader... to understand the nuances of how people learn and how you can communicate Personal Growth: Moments of self-doubt can be overcome by time and personal growth - which leads to confidence.  Recognize opportunities for growth and give yourself grace to learn and evolve. Key to Gail’s success:  Gail is super passionate about being a connector and helping people learn. Resiliency is the second biggest key to her success. REALTALK:  It can be EXHAUSTING surrounding yourself with people just like YOU!!!  Surround yourself with people with different strengths and acknowledge them...often!   Resources: The Wealthy Speaker 2.0: The Proven Formula for Building Your Successful Speaking Business  by Jane E. Atkinson (Author) The Three Ring Circus Bootcamp:  https://3ringcircus.com/bootcamp/ Guest: Gail Davis Company: GDA Speakers https://www.gdaspeakers.com/   Social:  @GDAspeakers - Facebook @gdaspeakers - Instagram @GDASpeakers - Twitter GDA Speakers - Youtube GDA Speakers - LinkedIn Listen and Subscribe on: iTunes  |  Stitcher  |  Google Play  |  Spotify    We'd love to hear from you!  If there are topics or burning issues that you'd love to hear about, or if you would like to be considered as a guest on the RealTalk Podcast with Maureen Borzacchiello, just shoot us a note:  podcast@maureenborza.com or complete this short questionnaire:    https://programs.maureenborza.com/  Want to learn more and connect with like-minded women? Click here to join our RealTalk Community   SEE TRANSCRIPTION BELOW Maureen Borzacchiello: (00:00) Gail Davis is an accomplished corporate marketing and events professional turned entrepreneur. She dedicated decades to her craft before becoming an entrepreneur and creating Gail Davis and Associates, a leading speakers Bureau and agency. Gail set out to do things a little bit differently than the norm. And her company is not only a service provider, but a true trusted partner with their clients. Almost two decades later, GDA has built a database of world-renowned thought leaders and expert in her field. Gail is a past president of the international association of speakers bureaus. Prior to that, she served as IASB's governor, where she developed new education programs for members worldwide and through increased investment in the industry. Overall, Gail has won numerous awards, including Dallas's top 25 women in business. Gail. We are so excited to have you here today. Welcome. Gail Davis: (01:00) Thank you, Maureen. I've been looking forward to this all morning. Maureen Borzacchiello: (01:04) All right. Well, we're going to dive in because there are women out there that are going to want to hear what you have to say. Gail Davis: (01:12) I hope that's true. Maureen Borzacchiello: (01:14) Absolutely true. So Gail, why don't you give us a little bit of background? It was crazy when I've known you for a while, but as I was reading your background and how you ended up becoming an entrepreneur, I feel like my lead in should be how a dramatic movie led to a real life change in your life. So why don't you tell everybody how we got to this point? Gail Davis: (01:40) Okay. Well, Maureen, when I graduated from college, I went to work for EDS electronic data systems, which was the company that Ross Perot founded and based in Dallas. But I actually started working for EDS, Missouri, and then I moved to Oregon and eventually I ended up in Dallas and I had an amazing career working at EDS for 20 years. I did a variety of things and, sound like the most stable person, ...
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    48 mins
  • Innovating a Product Category, Plus...Hear from Francine Glick of Water Journey as she shares some RealTalk about Patents and Selling to Big Box Retailers.

    Innovating a Product Category, Plus...Hear from Francine Glick of Water Journey as she shares some RealTalk about Patents and Selling to Big Box Retailers.
    May 12 2021

    RealTalk Podcast:  Episode 15

    Guest: Francine Glick

    Francine Glick, founder of Echo Strategic Consultants and Water Journey, a personal care product company. Francine has an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a BA in computer science from Barnard College at Columbia University. 

    She is a perfect example of the crossroads where super-intelligent meets the super creative problem solver. Her background as an expert in Mergers and Acquisitions, specializing in the technology space enabled her to leverage her skills as she transitioned to entrepreneur and innovator when she created the category of alcohol-free hand sanitizers, and she received two patents.

    Key Takeaways, Tips and RealTalk:

    • Just because you think you have something that's patentable doesn't mean that it is.
    • A patent is expensive. Use caution about jumping into soon and really think about whether it's important to patent your product.
    • Patent pros: 
      • Gives you a marketing advantage
      • If you want to sell your company to a larger company, the larger companies are very interested in patents.
    • When dealing with the retail marketplace, they want more SKUs. They don't want one product. They want more! 
    • Once you have the traction and the numbers are kicking in - roll out your next product.  Don’t bring too many products to market too soon but at the same time, get prepared for “what’s next” once the primary product is thriving.
    • When working with Big Box Retailers:  You need to be the expert in your space to explain to them how this is going to increase their sales and who’s going to buy it. 
    • You have to be able to articulate who that ideal client is that buys your product so that collectively you can collaborate and market to them
    • Big Box Retail is not always the best route. Really analyze whether your product is a good fit for that particular Big Box: Is there alignment with core values or does it just happens to be a product that everyone wants or needs in some capacity? 
    • Relationships are important. Cultivate great relationships with your buyers and suppliers and MOST importantly, your banker (especially before you need your bank and more money).  
    • Growth and Scaling: When you think about growth, don’t forget about the cash flow. When you're in a product business, you need to plan ahead and think through what growth will look like. It’s not just about increased sales revenue, it’s about funding more product as you grow and scale and expanding logistics and operational efficiencies.    

     

    Guest:

    Francine Glick 

     

    Companies:

     

    Water Journey

    https://www.waterjourney.com/

     

    Echo Strategic Consultants

    www.echo-strategic.com

     

    Social: 

    • Hands2GO Alcohol-free Hand Sanitizer - Facebook
    • @save_our_hands - Twitter
    • @hands2go - Instagram
    • Hands2GO - Amazon


    We'd love to hear from you!  If there are topics or burning issues that you'd love to hear about, or if you would like to be considered as a guest on the RealTalk Podcast with Maureen Borzacchiello, just shoot us a note:  podcast@maureenborza.com or complete this short questionnaire:    https://programs.maureenborza.com/
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    56 mins

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