Kandid Conversations

Mic Drop Moment #6: Give Yourself Permission to No Longer Believe

Sometimes, stepping into the next best version of yourself means giving yourself permission to no longer believe certain things. As we approach a new season, what do you need to give yourself permission to no longer believe?

Mic drop moments are 2-minute clips of inspiration and action tips from full episodes of the Kandid Conversations podcast. You can listen to the full episode w/Charlene here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-your-truth-powerfully-and-skillfully-w-charlene/id1519506695?i=1000564744108

How I Raised $1 Million w/Chantel George, Founder Sistas In Sales

Chantel George delivers a master class on the mindset, method, and message you need to confidently sell yourself.  As the founder of Sistas In Sales (SIS), she shares unspoken rules of selling yourself and advancing in corporate America and two key factors that helped her raise 1 million for her organization in 6 months.

Additional topics include

• Three unspoken rules of selling yourself and advancing in the workplace.
• Critical ingredients for telling your story. 
• How to embrace rejection and keep going after being told no.
• How landing a significant deal with a major brand took two years.
• How she transitioned from a one-woman show to a support team of 100. 
• Factors that draw major brands such as Amazon, Walmart, and more to partner with Sistas in Sales.

Visit: https://sistasinsales.com/

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Mic Drop Moment #4: Going Through a Difficult Time? Focus on These 3 things

Going through a difficult time? Focus on these three things. 

In this mic drop moment episode, Darcy Eikenburg reminds us of the three things we should focus on when going through a difficult time. 

Mic drop moments are 2-minute clips of inspiration and action tips from full episodes of the Kandid Conversations podcast.

 

You can listen to the full episode w/Darci here: 

Darcy is the founder of RedCapeRevolution.com and an executive coach who focuses on how to save your career without losing your job.  She's helped leaders at organizations such as The Coca-Cola Company, Microsoft, State Farm, Deloitte Consulting, and more.

 

Darcy is also the author of Bring Your Super Powers to Work and Red Cape Rescue, a book that helps you change your life at work without changing everything in your life.

 

Her ideas have been shared in the Harvard Business Review, Thrive Global, and CNN.com. The Ladders, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Forbes, among others.

Mic Drop Moment #3:Stuck in a Comparison Trap? Ask Yourself One Question

What do you do when you feel yourself stuck in comparison? In this mic drop moment of the podcast, Candace Doby's shares the one question you should ask yourself when stuck in a comparison trap. 

 

Mic drop moments are 2-minute clips of inspiration and action tips from full episodes of the Kandid Conversations podcast. You can listen to the full episode w/ Candace here: https://buff.ly/3xSTMsT

 

Follow and connect with Candace here.

Website: https://candacedoby.com/

Purchase the Cool Girls Guide to Courage: https://www.amazon.com/Cool-Girls-Guide-Courage-Confidence/dp/1728246482

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Mic Drop Moment #2: Ready for a Change? Use Your Voice

Ask for what you need. I know this is easier said than done but when you drop the fears and assumptions about what might happen, you step into the next best version of yourself.  During this mic drop moment, career coach Octavia Goredema shares why making your needs known is key for a successful career change. 

Mic drop moments are 2-minute clips of inspiration and action tips from full episodes of the Kandid Conversations podcast. You can listen to the full episode w/Octavia here: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yt5xs-123d89c

Follow and connect with Octavia here:

• Website: https://www.octaviagoredema.com/
• Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/octaviagoredema/ 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/octaviagoredema/
• Purchase her book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1119789079/?tag=wwwwileycom-20

Mic Drop Moment #1: Change Your Life in 7 Seconds

"It's choice, not chance, that changes your life." Mantra's can be a powerful way to empower yourself. Do you have a mantra that guides your decisions?

During this mic drop moment: Charlene Wheeless, an executive coach, shares the daily mantras that inspire her to be more confident and unstoppable in living her best life. Which one of these mantras resonates the most with you?

 

Mic drop moments are 2-minute clips of inspiration and action tips from full episodes of the Kandid Conversations podcast.

You can listen to the full episode w/ Charlene here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-your-truth-powerfully-and-skillfully-w-charlene/id1519506695?i=1000564744108

 

Follow and connect with Charlene:

• Purchase her book: You Are Enough
• Follow Charlene on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlenewheeless/
• Visit her Website: https://charlenewheeless.biz/ 

 

Let Them Be Mad w/Women’s Leadership Coach Kelli Thompson

Kelli Thompson is a women’s leadership coach and speaker who helps women advance to the rooms where decisions are made. Through exploring our journey to becoming more self-aware, Kelli shares how understanding your Enneagram type can help you increase your confidence and make healthier decisions in business and life. 

Additional topics:

• Learning to trust yourself
• The importance of knowing how you self-sabotage.
• Why you should let people be mad at you
• Five questions you should ask yourself for a career alignment check
• Self-care tips for people who spend so much time caring for everyone. But not themselves.
• The relationship between the word "diet” and self-confidence and why she doesn’t use the word.

Links:

Website: Kelliraethompson.com

Book: closingtheconfidencegap.com/book

 

Social media:

Instagram: @kelliraethompson 

Linkedin: in/kelliraethompson

You’re Limiting Yourself Without Realizing It

Today's quick episode touches on one self-limiting statement that holds you back from success. Plus the power of leading with infinite mindset. 

Quit or Push Through the Struggle w/ Darcy Eikenberg

Knowing when to quit or push through the struggle in your career, is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make in life. You don’t have to make the decision alone. Today on the podcast, Darcy Eikenberg, shares the biggest mistakes most professionals make when they hit a difficult time at work and things you should do before making this life-changing decision.  Darcy also shares:

• Signs your career needs rescuing
• How the Illusion of transparency bias impacts everyday decisions and makes us unhappy
• Three things you should get focused on when going through a difficult time
• Tips for starting a tough conversation (without making matters worse for yourself) 
• Why you should plan to “drop the ball”

Darcy is the founder of RedCapeRevolution.com and an executive coach who focuses on how to save your career without losing your job.  As an executive coach Darcy has helped leaders at organizations such as The Coca-Cola Company, Microsoft, State Farm, Deloitte Consulting, and more.

 

She’s also the author of Bring Your Super Powers to Work and Red Cape Rescue, a book that helps you change your life at work without changing everything in your life.

 

Her ideas have been shared in the Harvard Business Review, Thrive Global, and CNN.com. The Ladders, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Forbes, among others.

Connect with Darcy here:

Website: https://redcaperevolution.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darcyeikenberg/

Purchase Red Cape Rescue: https://www.amazon.com/Red-Cape-Rescue-Without-Leaving/dp/1774581647

 

 

Courage Expert: Retrain Your Brain for Unstoppable Success w/ Candace Doby

Candace Doby is a Speaker, Courage Coach, and Author of the Cools Girls Guide to Courage- an inspirational self-love workbook filled with over 125 empowering quotes and journal prompts for girls and young women to find their courage, and build confidence. 

Today, she shares tips on ways to choose courage over comfort and activate it daily. Plus:

1. The one person you should compare yourself to
2. When making a tough decision, how to NOT seek approval or validation. 
3. Ways to turn shame into courage
4. Three questions you should ask yourself to move past your negative thoughts
5. How to detach yourself from the labels (and lies) given to us by society
6. Relieve yourself of society’s pressure to look, feel or act in a certain way
7. One rule that everyone should follow

Website: https://candacedoby.com/

Purchase the Cool Girls Guide to Courage: https://www.amazon.com/Cool-Girls-Guide-Courage-Confidence/dp/1728246482

Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CandaceDoby/

Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/candacedoby/

Follow on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/candacedoby/

 

How to Figure Out What’s Next For Your Career w/Octavia Goredema

If you’re in the middle of looking for a new job, dealing with job loss, pivoting to a new career, or returning to the workforce after an extended absence,  career coach, Octavia Goredema shares practical advice for women in the midst of a change. We also talk about what it means to know and remember your worth –because unfortunately your worth will be tested-Stay Ready!

 

Additional topics:

• The Great Resignation and its effects on underrepresented groups
• Tips for women who are juggling their role or as a mother or caregiver with their desire for change.
• How to manage your expectations about what it takes to successfully pivot
• What it means to know your worth and make your value known.

Octavia Goredema is a Career coach and author of Prep, Push, Pivot: Essential Career Strategies for Underrepresented Women— a career coaching guide for women looking for a new job, dealing with job loss, pivoting to a new career, or returning to the workforce after an extended absence.

She has co-hosted HBR Now, Harvard Business Review’s weekly show about leadership. Her work has been featured in Fast Company, Forbes, CNBC, Business Insider, Los Angeles Times, Yahoo, The Guardian, Grazia magazine, and Black Enterprise, among others.

Originally from England, Octavia was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire by the Queen (MBE). She’s also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, where she leads the Gender Equity Network in the United States.

Follow and connect with Octavia here:

• Website: https://www.octaviagoredema.com/
• Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/octaviagoredema/ 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/octaviagoredema/
• Purchase her book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1119789079/?tag=wwwwileycom-20

Speak Your Truth-Powerfully and Skillfully w/ Charlene Wheeless

Sometimes the most difficult times in our lives prepare us to reach the next level of success and the next best version of ourselves. Today's guest, Charlene Wheeless, shares her process for finding, owning, and speaking her truth, from battling breast cancer and creating rules for her interracial marriage to advocating for herself during business negotiations and conflict.

 

Charlene Wheeless is  an executive coach, a senior advisor for equity and justice at APCO Worldwide and an author of the best selling book, I am Enough.

Named as one of the 50 most influential public relations professionals in the industry by PR Week magazine, Charlene is also a former Vice president of global corporate affairs.

During this episode we also discuss: 

• Self-care during trauma
• Worst career advice she’s ever received
• How 7 seconds of courage can change your life
• Negotiation tactics and the biggest mistake we make during the negotiation conversation
• How to determine if feedback is useful
• Navigating tough conversations around interracial marriage

Purchase her book: You Are Enough

Follow Charlene on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlenewheeless/

Visit her Website: https://charlenewheeless.biz/ 

Maintaining Balance? It’s Not What You Think w/Touré Roberts

If you’re ready to overcome any challenge in life and transform into a better version of yourself, I believe you’ll gain a ton of value from today's conversation with Touré Roberts about

• Maintaining balance,
• Getting out of survival mode,
• The power of soul awareness vs. self-awareness,
• Why unbecoming is more difficult than becoming,
• The everyday habits that make him a better husband, father of six children, and leader behind a thriving community of nearly one million people.

 

Touré Roberts' is a best-selling author of three published books, entrepreneur, and pastor behind one of the fastest growing congregations in the world, ONE (Formerly One Church LA).  Touré’s work has been featured on most major news outlets including CBS, MSNBC and Good Morning America in addition to guest appearances on the Discovery Channel, OWN, BET, and TV One. Touré’s work in entertainment also includes consulting on a FOX network drama series, writer credits with TV One, and co-executive producing a multi-cam sitcom, the pilot of which was ordered by ABC in 2019.

Touré is the son-in-law of a prominent pastor, businessman, bestselling author, film producer and philanthropist TD Jakes and, his wife, Serita Jakes the philanthropist and entrepreneur. 

Touré shares his life with his spouse and best friend, author, businesswoman, pastor and popular women’s influencer Sarah Jakes Roberts. The Roberts have six children together and reside in Los Angeles.

 

 

Reframe & Stop Comparing Yourself To Others w/Lia Garvin

From negotiating and having tough conversations to freeing yourself from second-guessing and comparing yourself to others--reframing is one of the most powerful (yet underrated) communication skills that can change your everyday life. So, I was thrilled to interview @LiaGarvin, a Leadership Coach, Team Operations & Inclusion Leader at Google, and author of Unstuck: Reframe your thinking to free yourself from the patterns and people that hold you back.

In this episode, we discuss:

🎤Why reframing is not only about seeing the positive side of things.

🎤Practical ways to reframe comparison and move past the “why not me” negative way of thinking.

🎤The benefits of having multiple truths.

🎤Programmed narratives we’ve been taught as children and ways to unlearn them.

 

Lia also shares one powerful way she’s teaching her daughter how to move past labels that limit our potential.

 

In her book she provides you with the tools you need to nail the technique of reframing, helping you transform the way you manage conflict, feedback, negotiations, decision- making and more. Learn how to speak up for yourself with confidence, silence your inner critic and open up a whole new realm of professional possibilities.”

Baby Steps Count Too

In this 6 minute episode, I share the advice I gave a woman who was struggling with an idea she couldn't stop thinking about yet she didn't feel motivated enough to start taking action towards her goals.