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She Asked, She Got It: 76 Ways Women Can Win at Work with Kathryn Valentine

Julie Brown — Wed, 14 May 2025 05:00:00 -0400

In this episode, negotiation expert Kathryn Valentine shares the research, the mindset, and the exact language that helps women ask for what they deserve—and actually get it.

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Why not negotiating can cost you 8 extra years of work
How to use Kathryn’s “relational ask” to avoid backlash
76 things you can negotiate besides salary (yes, 76!)
Why practicing small asks builds big confidence
How tequila and a salty napkin can inspire your next negotiation

Spoiler alert: you’re not asking for too much. You’re just asking the wrong way—and Kathryn’s here to show you how to fix that.

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Fear Less, Do More: Wild Courage with Jenny Wood

Julie Brown — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0400

What if the only thing standing between you and the life you want is a little wild courage? In this bonus episode, I sit down with powerhouse author and former Google exec Jenny Wood to talk about her new book, Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It.

We dive into:

✅ How fear holds us back—and how to push through it

✅ The art of self-promotion (without feeling icky)

✅ Why you need to tout your ROI (Role, Objective, Impact)

✅ How to network inside your company to get ahead

✅ The power of asking for what you want

🔥 Plus, Jenny drops a truth bomb: “If you want to double your successes, quadruple your failures.”

Grab Wild Courage (hardcover, because bestseller lists matter!), sign up for Jenny’s newsletter, and start taking up space like you own the damn place.

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Bonus Ep: How to Combine Power & Status to Be A Likable Badass with Alison Fragale

Julie Brown — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0400

In this special bonus episode of This Shit Works, host Julie Brown explores the fascinating balance between being likable and being a badass with guest Alison Fragale, author of Likable Badass: How Women Get the Success They Deserve. Julie and Alison break down the psychology of power vs. status, the importance of warmth in leadership, and why self-promotion is vital—especially for introverts.

Julie and Alison also touch on the value of relationships in career success, the impact of humor in building warmth, and the role of networking in achieving your goals. Don’t miss this episode filled with actionable insights, empowering advice, and a reminder that the people you meet can change your life.

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The difference between power and status
Why caring about what others think isn’t bad advice
The introvert’s guide to self-promotion
The importance of networking and how people you meet change your life

Grab Alison's book, Likable Badass, hitting shelves on September 3rd!

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Taking a Pause: A Note From Julie

Julie Brown — Wed, 29 May 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Tune in to hear what's happening in my world and when the podcast will return.

Firstly, I want to thank you for your incredible support since we started this journey in 2020. It's been an amazing ride connecting with you all and our fantastic guests.

Life's throwing some exciting challenges my way, including a new book project focused on empowering Generation Z in networking and career beginnings. To give this my all, I'm taking a break from the podcast for a bit.

But don't worry, it's not goodbye! I'll be back with updates and maybe even some new episodes in the future. In the meantime, why not revisit some past episodes?

Thanks for being part of this journey. Stay curious, keep networking, and stay tuned for what's next!

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Finding Gratitude in Adversity: Lessons from Robert Downey Jr.'s Journey

Julie Brown — Wed, 22 May 2024 05:00:00 -0400

In this episode Julie explores the transformative power of adversity, inspired by Robert Downey Jr.'s remarkable journey.

Downey's acknowledgment of his "terrible childhood" underscores how early experiences shape us. Despite facing addiction, incarceration, and professional setbacks, he emerged as one of Hollywood's highest-paid actors, thanks to his resilience.

Listen in for lessons on resilience, transformation, and finding light in the darkest of places from Downey's inspiring story.

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The Importance of Inclusive Language while Speaking and Networking

Julie Brown — Wed, 15 May 2024 05:00:00 -0400

In this episode Julie discusses the importance of using inclusive language in networking and public speaking. After receiving feedback that her presentation at a prestigious university failed to acknowledge non-binary individuals, Julie reflects on the need for inclusivity.

Julie explores the lack of data on how non-binary people network differently and shares resources for LGBTQIA+ and non-binary professionals looking to network in their fields, highlighting platforms like "I Like Networking" by Isabel Sachs.

Additionally, Julie offers practical tips on how individuals can make networking events more inclusive by using preferred pronouns and gender-neutral language.

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Beyond Mentorship: Mastering Advocacy for Career Success

Julie Brown — Wed, 08 May 2024 05:00:00 -0400

This episode delves into the crucial difference between mentors and advocates, revealing why advocate relationships are essential for professional growth.

This episode is packed with practical advice, including five expert tips on finding advocates and seven actionable strategies to become an effective advocate for others.

Tune in to discover the keys to navigating the path to career success through the lens of advocacy!"

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Meditation for Busy People with Busy Minds with Ann Swanson

Julie Brown — Wed, 01 May 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Is it possible to find moments of meditation in the midst of our busy lives? Is it possible to tap into tranquility in just one or five minutes? Can brewing your morning coffee or taking a short walk become opportunities for mindfulness? And most importantly, what are the health benefits of these mini meditations?

Listen in as Ann Swanson bestselling author of Meditation for the Real World teaches us the power of mini meditations and how we can find moments of tranquility throughout our day. Discover how even a minute of meditation can unlock serenity amidst the chaos of our daily lives.

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The Gardeners Guide to Business Relationships: Why Some Are Radishes, Some Are Tomatoes, and Others Are Zucchinis

Julie Brown — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0400

As spring emerges, so does Julie's passion for gardening, a reflection of her approach to nurturing professional connections. In this episode, Julie draws parallels between cultivating her garden and fostering fruitful business relationships.

Just as every plant has its own growth trajectory, so do our connections in the business world. Tune in for expert advice on cultivating connections that flourish and thrive.

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Conversational Keys and Unlocking Onboarding Success with Jake Stahl

Julie Brown — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0400

The significance of effective onboarding cannot be overstated. Poor onboarding practices can have detrimental effects on both employees and companies alike. Despite its critical role, statistics reveal a concerning reality: only 69% of companies possess formal onboarding programs, with over half lasting less than a week.

Listen in as I talk with Jake Stahl, a fractional Chief Learning Officer with extensive global experience designing onboarding programs. This episode delves into strategies for designing onboarding programs that foster seamless integration, meaningful contributions, and long-term retention.

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5 Tips to Navigating Networking Without the Booze

Julie Brown — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Whether you're sober curious or simply taking a break from drinking, navigating networking events sans booze is entirely achievable with the right mindset and strategies. Tune in for 5 tips to navigate networking without drinking.

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Lessons from the "When Life Gives You Lemons" Monologue

Julie Brown — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0400

In the Netflix series "The Fall of the House of Usher," there's a monologue that delves deep into the dark heart of marketing's power over public perception. It's a chilling reminder of how easily we can be swayed, manipulated, and controlled by the relentless barrage of advertising, branding, and propaganda that saturates our everyday lives. "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade?"

What we consume, where we put our money is deeply personal and this monologue made me do a double take and really begin to think about the companies and the motives behind the marketing - so I just wanted to share it with you to - because for some reason I can’t shake it.

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How to Walk a Mile in Your Customers Shoes: A Story of Gillette in India

Julie Brown — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0400

In this episode, we unravel the remarkable story of Alberto Carvalho and his journey with Gillette in India. Carvalho faced a daunting challenge: despite technological advancements, Gillette's products were struggling to resonate with Indian consumers.

Instead of relying solely on data and junior employees, Carvalho chose a different approach. He immersed himself in the culture, personally experiencing the daily rituals and challenges faced by Indian men.

Carvalho's journey teaches us a powerful lesson: authenticity and empathy breed innovation. By walking in the shoes of those we serve, we gain invaluable insights that drive both product development and cultural transformation.

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Unlocking The Power of Strangers: A Conversation with Joe Keohane

Julie Brown — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Tune in to this episode for a refreshing perspective on the art of communication, as we delve into the profound insights shared by Joe Keohane on the transformative power of engaging with strangers. In a world often dominated by digital communication, Joe takes us on a journey to discover the untapped potential and unexpected benefits that arise when we step out of our comfort zones and initiate conversations with unfamiliar faces.

In this episode we:

Explore the science and psychology behind human connection
Discover practical tips on breaking the ice and initiating meaningful conversations
Uncover the surprising ways talking to strangers can enhance our well being

Don't miss out on this thought-provoking conversation with Joe Keohane!

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G.O.A.T's Aren't Born, They’re Made

Julie Brown — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0400

This episode unveils a universal truth: greatness is earned through hard work and determination. The greatest athletes aren't born with extraordinary abilities; they forge success through relentless pursuit and learning from failures. Their stories inspire us to believe in the transformative power of determination and strive for greatness in our own endeavors.

Listen in as we explore how Tom Brady, seven-time Super Bowl champion and five-time Super Bowl MVP almost slipped through the cracks. As well as how others like Brock Purdy, dubbed "Mr. Irrelevant," lead his team to the Super Bowl in just two years. How Michael Jordan, cut from his high school basketball team, became an NBA legend. And Michael Phelps, who despite childhood struggles with ADHD, went on to break Olympic records.

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Approaching Life with Grit and Grace: Insights from Erika Rothenberger

Julie Brown — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0400

In today’s episode I am joined by the remarkable Erika Rothenberger. Together, we explore resilience, audacity, and the art of time blocking.

In this episode:

Surviving and Thriving: Erika shares her journey from a near-fatal attack to becoming a symbol of resilience, proving that adversity can fuel inner strength.
The Audacity to Be Yourself: Learn how to cultivate the audacity to embrace your true self, as Erika shares insights on authenticity and self-discovery.
Mastering Connections: Erika reveals her top tips for building meaningful relationships, emphasizing the power of genuine connections in both personal and professional spheres.
Time Blocking Unveiled: Dive into the world of time blocking with Erika's expertise. Discover how to maximize productivity and prioritize tasks effectively for a balanced, fulfilling life.

Join us as we unravel profound insights and practical strategies for navigating life's challenges with grace and determination. Tune in now.

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The 5 Steps to Being an Active Listener

Julie Brown — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0400

In a world vying for attention, being a great listener sets you apart. Active listening is not just a skill; it's a superpower that can enhance your networking skills, build authentic relationships, and propel your career and personal growth.

Listen in as I dive into the art of active listening with 5 practical steps to elevate your conversations and networking experiences.

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How to Use Facial Decoding for Better Networking and Communication

Julie Brown — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Step into the fascinating world of communication mastery with Brian Galke, a wizard of facial decoding. Imagine possessing the superpower to decipher someone's preferred communication style even before they utter a single word! Picture yourself confidently navigating a bustling room, armed with the knowledge of the perfect way to connect with each person present.

Join me in an engaging conversation with Brian Galke as he unveils the secrets of understanding and interacting with people through the art of facial decoding. Get ready for an eye-opening exploration into the subtle nuances of facial features that can unlock the door to effective communication. This isn't just a podcast; it's a journey into the extraordinary realm where communication meets the magic of facial expressions!

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Unleashing Your Inner WOO! Ric Flair Style

Julie Brown — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0400

In this episode I am reflecting on my childhood obsession with wrestling, particularly the flamboyant Nature Boy, Ric Flair. Ric Flair’s iconic "Woo!" isn't just a wrestling catchphrase; it's a symbol that transcends the ring and permeates hip hop culture and extends to various sports, inspiring athletes to adopt aspects of his charismatic persona.

Listen in to four learn key steps to discover and embrace your own "Woo!":

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How to Create A Personality Brand with Danielle Hughes

Julie Brown — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Is your bio stiff and formal, is your LinkedIn profile as plain as wonder bread? Would you like to infuse some personality into your online business presence but you’re nervous that if you do you might look unprofessional?

Listen in as I talk with Chief Personality Office Danielle Hughes about how being more authentic in business and your business writings will drive comfort, confidence and connection.

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The 5 Behaviors of High-Performing Teams

Julie Brown — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Would it surprise you to learn that in a recent study only 8.7% of teams deem themselves “high performing”. Meaning that 91.3% of teams are not performing to their full potential.

So, what are the behaviors that team members need to exhibit in order for their teams to perform at a high level?

Listen in as I discuss the 5 behaviors that shift teams from underperforming to high performing.

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7 Tools to Navigate Conversations About Race and Identity with Michael Fosberg

Julie Brown — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0400

My guest today spent the first 30 years of his life thinking he was white. It wasn’t until he spoke to his biological father for the first time that he discovered that he is half black.

Since then Michael has utilized his award winning autobiographical story, told in the form of a one-man play, as an entry point for meaningful dialogues on race and identity, and in his most recent book Nobody Wants to Talk About It: he has assembled a set of seven important tools and takeaways useful in navigating uncomfortable conversations about race and identity - something this country desperately needs.

Listen in as I talk with Michael about these 7 tools and so many other ideas around race and identity.

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How to Stop Waiting for the Phone to Ring and Get Off Your Ass

Julie Brown — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0400

The key to building a thriving business isn't passive waiting; it's proactive engagement.

Listen in to discover how I created a strategy that involved outreach, marketing, networking, and active engagement with potential clients to set myself up to have the best year in my business yet.

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How to Embrace the Embarassing, Celebrate the Cringe and Be Good Awkward with Henna Pryor

Julie Brown — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Henna Pryor has spent years observing and experiencing awkwardness with a deep curiosity and what she learned is that most of the superstars we respect in the business world have one major thing in common that doesn’t get nearly enough airtime - that the key to thriving is learning to lean into the embarrassing and celebrating the cringe.

But how does one do that?

Listen in as I talk with Henna Pryor author of the book Good Awkward: How to Embrace the Embarrassing and Celebrate the Cringe to Become The Bravest You

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Networking and Neurodiversity

Julie Brown — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Neurodivergent is a nonmedical term that describes people whose brains develop or work differently for some reason. This means the person has different strengths and struggles from people whose brains develop or work more typically. Because of this, networking situations can be more anxiety inducing and difficult than for neurotypical persons.

Listen in to discover how those who are neurodivergent can become more comfortable in networking situations and how we can design more neurodivergent friendly events.

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Holiday Replay: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing

Julie Brown — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Big data studies show that there is a two hour window during the day that doctors are more likely to give a fatal dose of anesthesia? In that same two hours students are more likely to bomb on standardized tests and CEO’s are more likely to say something stupid on quarterly earnings calls.

These two hours is what Daniel Pink calls the Bermuda Triangle of day. Listen in to learn when these two hours are and how to manage our workflow around them. Additionally listen in to learn when your most productive and creative times of the day are.

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Holiday Replay: From Chump to Champ with Darren LaCroix

Julie Brown — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Darren LaCroix, is the only speaker in the world who is an Accredited Speaker, Certified Speaking Professional and a World Champion of Public Speaking.

Listen in as Darren discusses how during his journey from chump to champ he discovered a formula that yielded such abundant success, it surprised even himself.

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Holiday Replay: 10 Ways to Bring Good Karma to Your Network - Descript

Julie Brown — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Studies show that most of us believe in Karma - even if we don’t admit it.

According to the karmic laws of cause and effect, all of our actions, thoughts and intentions create energy. And if you believe in the laws of thermodynamics energy cannot be destroyed it can only be changed from one form to another.

Listen in to this holiday replay where I discuss how San we begin to infuse great karmic energy into our network?

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Holiday Replay: How to Be SuperBold in 90 Days with Fred Joyal

Julie Brown — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0400

What would your life be like if you never missed an opportunity!

Listen in to this Holiday Replay where I revisit my conversation with Fred Joyal the author of Super Bold: From Under Confident to Charismatic in 90 Days!

Fred Joyal thinks that boldness can be learned, and he’s created a 90 day roadmap based on his PRIDE method. Listen in to learn how you can go from shy to SUPERBOLD in 90 days.

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Digging Into Our Fascination with True Crime with Ryan Winter

Julie Brown — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0400

The popularity of the true crime genre isn't a recent phenomenon. In fact, true crime has been captivating audiences for centuries. From the infamous Jack the Ripper cases in the late 1800s to the modern-day Netflix documentaries.

Listen in as I talk with True Crime Historical Fiction Author Ryan Winter about our fascination with True Crime as well as a side conversation about how dating apps may be destroying our networking abilities.

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How and Why to Tell Your Employees You Appreciate Them

Julie Brown — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Across industries, every measure of morale, productivity, performance, customer satisfaction, and employee retention soars when managers regularly provide recognition.

Leaders rated in the bottom 10% for providing recognition had employees at the 27th percentile on engagement. By contrast, those leaders rated in the top 10% had employees at the 69th percentile.

So - how can we begin to start giving more recognition to our employees? Listen in to find out how.

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The Three C’s to Becoming a Rainmaker with Matt Dixon

Julie Brown — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0400

By definition a rainmaker is an individual who generates an unusually high amount of revenue for an organization by bringing new clients and new business to the company.

Listen in as I talk with Matt Dixon, author of a new groundbreaking Harvard Business Review article titled What Rainmakers Do Differently! We break down the 5 Principal Profiles and discuss the Three C’s that can turn anyone into a Rainmaker

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How to Stop Self Bullying

Julie Brown — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Self-bullying involves telling yourself negative words or thoughts that make you feel inferior, unloved, incompetent; constantly undermining yourself, and talking bad about yourself.

This negative self-talk is something that most of us experience from time to time, and it comes in many forms.

Listen in for some tips on how we can begin to combat self bullying and replace negative thoughts with more positive ones.

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Breaking Down the “Man Up”Myth and Why Real Men Cry with Jim Young

Julie Brown — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0400

In today's episode we are tackling one of the most harmful societal constructs that has persisted for generations. And that is telling boys and men that having feelings is girly, that they aren’t allowed to cry and that showing emotions is a sign of weakness.

Listen in as I talk with author Jim Young who’s book Expansive Intimacy: How “Tough Guys” Defeat Burnout, explores the rules of masculinity that force men into a false choice: that choice being either face shame by embracing their inner desires for meaningful connection, or invite burnout by following the harsh rules that require men to shun emotions and emphasize achievement.

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Julie Brown — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0400

It’s a special bonus episode with a live tarot reading!

Listen in as I talk with intuitive Ange de Lumiere about the history of tarot, the three mistakes people make with tarot and how we can use tarot in our networking and business development!

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My Salem Massachusetts Ghost Story

Julie Brown — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0400

One crisp October night in 2001 I visited the famous burial ground of some of those persecuted and killed during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.

I’ll never forget that night and the ghostly images captured on film.

Drink of the week….Hocus Pocus Witches Brew

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How to Create Psychologically Safe Workplaces with Mark Graban

Julie Brown — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0400

In 2019 Google conducted an internal study to find out what makes an effective team.

The study showed that the #1 factor for effective teams was the presence of psychological safety. Listen in as I talk with speaker and author Mark Graban about the 4 stages of psychological safety as well as the power of making mistakes.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Join Your Company's Employee Resource Groups

Julie Brown — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0400

The most productive, innovative and engaged workers are those who build extremely broad, mutually beneficial, uplifting relationships within their organizations. One easy way to build those relationships is by joining an employee resource group within your organization.

But that’s not the only benefit. Listen in for the 5 reasons you should join an employee resource group within your organization.

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The 3 Types of Perfectionism with Nicole Baker Holleman

Julie Brown — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Most people think perfectionists are super type A, organized, immaculate, always put together. Would you be surprised that that is hardly ever the case. You may be suffering from one of the three types of perfectionism and not even know it.

Listen in as I talk with coach Nicole Baker Holleman about the 3 types of perfectionism, what they positive traits are and how to combat the negative ones.

Drink of the week….Balanced Perfection Manhattan

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Why Jacques Pepin Turned Down the Kennedy White House the Power of Training and Positive Reinforcement

Julie Brown — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Did you know that Jacques Pepin turned down the opportunity to work in the Kennedy White House and instead went to work for Howard Johnson’s?

Listen in to why based on his experience in presidential kitchens Jacques Pepin decided to work with Howard Johnson’s and how the training he received there set the course for the rest of his career.

Drink of the week….Kir cocktail

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A Potpourri of Marketing Tactics with Ilise Benun

Julie Brown — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0400

It’s a veritable hodgepodge of marketing tips in this week's episode. From how to reach out to past clients, how to build momentum in your business, avoiding feast or famine cycles and what do CATs have to do with confidence. Listen in to find out.

Drink of the week….Corona Sunrise

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Why Networking Clusters Are the Key to Your Success

Julie Brown — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0400

What if I told you that one of the most accurate predictors of business success is whether or not your network is an open network or a closed one.

Interested? Listen in to learn how to structure your network into open clusters for maximum success!

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How to Create Serendipitous Conversations Jen Hardy

Julie Brown — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0400

What if we looked at the creative, open-ended conversations that we tend to have in the hallways, starbucks lines and elevators as a metaphor for the kind of conversations we need in the many conferences and networking events we attend every year.

Listen in as I talk with author and podcast host Jen Hardy about how to make the most out of the serendipitous conversation we have everyday.

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5 Ways to Network When You Have No Time to Network

Julie Brown — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0400

With our daily schedules packed with meetings, deadlines, errands and obligations how can anyone find the time to network?

Listen in for my 5 ways to network when you have absolutely no time to network.

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8 Ways to Make Your Next Meeting More Engaging

Julie Brown — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Meetings are an important part of working and collaborating together but they can also be a huge bore, a timesuck and frankly a waste of time if people aren’t engaged in the meeting, or invested in the people at the table or the outcome.

With most executives spending on average 23 hours a week in meetings, shouldn’t we try to make them more fun, engaging and purposeful?

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TSW Short: How to Use Nostalgia to Better Connect with Others

Julie Brown — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0400

By definition nostalgia is a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.

But nostalgia is also a highly social emotion that helps connect us to other people. Listen in to learn how nostalgia can give us more confidence and help us build better relationships.

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TSW Short: The Surprising Reason Why You Should Reach Out to an Old Friend

Julie Brown — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0400

A recent study has found that people constantly underestimate how much others appreciate it when someone in their social circle unexpectedly reaches out to them. The study also found that the more surprising the reach out is, meaning the longer it has been between connections, the more people appreciate it.

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6 Ways to Infuse Trail Magic Into Your Network

Julie Brown — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Trail magic is a term used by hikers along the Appalachian Trail that describes the unforeseen help and support provided by others as you make your hike. Trail magic is given to hikers through transportation, food, and genuine kindness, but it is not done out of expectations for something in return. Though everyone may have a different reason for offering trail magic, the general consensus is that people do it out of kindness, and as their way to "give back.

What would our networking journeys look like if we were the beneficiaries of trail magic along the way?

Listen in for 6 ways to infuse trail magic into your network.

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TSW Short: 4,000 Weeks to Live

Julie Brown — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0400

4,000 weeks. If you live to approximately 80 years old that is the amount of time you get.

Somehow looking at it in terms of weeks and not years makes it seem shorter and more precious. Would knowing you only had 4,000 weeks to live cause you to look at life differently and live it with more passion and purpose?

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TSW Short: How to Find Your Work Life Balance this Summer

Julie Brown — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Each year the summer seems to go by faster and faster. As a kid it was easy to prioritize fun during the summer - it’s what summer was for! As adults we need to learn to prioritize fun as well. Listen in for 7 tips to help you balance your work and life this summer.

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TSW Shorts: What Your Email Sign Off Says About You

Julie Brown — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Do you have a signature email sign off that you use? According to research, email sign offs fit into 5 broad categories each with its own distinct purpose. Listen in to learn what your email sign off might be saying about you.

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TSW Shorts: Why Reviews with Swears are the Most Helpful

Julie Brown — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Studies prove that reviews that contain up to three swear words are not only more useful, but make the product look more favorable to consumers. Listen in to learn more about this study and how to write your own sweary reviews.

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How to Know Exactly What to Say with Nicole Cramer

Julie Brown — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0400

We’ve all been there. We can all look back on conversations we have had whether they be personal or business conversations and say, I wish I had said this, I wish I had asked this question. What would our lives, our careers and our businesses look like if we always knew exactly what to say - if we had the tools to maneuver conversations into the direction that we want?

Listen in as I talk with Conversation Coach Nicole Cramer to learn how to know exactly what to say in conversations.

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Bib #261: How One Woman Changed the Sport of Running

Julie Brown — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0400

On April 19, 1967, 741 runners stood at the starting line of the Boston Marathon in Hopkinton Massachusetts. One of them would change the sport of running forever.

Listen in for the story of how Katherine Switzer became the first woman to ever officially run the Boston Marathon, and how she changed the sport of running forever.

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Shit Adults Never Taught Us with Natasha Sattler

Julie Brown — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0400

How many times have you said to yourself, why don’t they teach us this in school? Why doesn’t our school system teach us the shit you need to know in order to be an adult - things how to do our taxes, get insurance, what the difference is between a 401k and and IRA, how to calm anxiety, how to break up with someone and so many more other “life” things.

Listen in as I talk with Natasha Sattler, the author of Shit Adults Never Taught Us, 98 bite-sized and hilarious chapters for all of life's adulting moments.

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How Effective Humor May Be A Key to Female Success

Julie Brown — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Historically there has been a pervasive stereotype that women just aren't that funny. Women have been deterred from using humor, especially in business.

Listen in to learn three ways that women can use effective humor in all realms of business to increase their influence, social capital and success.

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5 Business Strategies to Create Success in Your Relationship with Dr. Robin Buckley

Julie Brown — Wed, 31 May 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Could applying what you know in business to your most important relationships result in greater relationship success? Listen in as I talk with Dr. Robin Buckley, author, professional speaker, and cognitive-behavioral coach as we discuss how to implement 5 business strategies into your personal relationships.

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A Networking Episode Written Entirely by ChatGPT

Julie Brown — Wed, 24 May 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Can Artificial Intelligence teach you how to network? Listen to a podcast on networking written entirely by ChatGPT, including 5 ways to build and maintain a strong professional network.

Drink of the week… The AI Mix

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Strategic Optimism for an Uncertain Future with Kate O'Neil

Julie Brown — Wed, 17 May 2023 05:00:00 -0400

With the state of the world, conflicts, extreme weather, gun violence, forest fires, etc. it can be hard to look into the future and imagine it all turning out okay. Do we have the tools to build a brighter future?

Listen in as I talk with Kate O’Neill, a tech humanist, and author of A Future So Bright to discuss strategic optimism, artificial intelligence, the future of jobs and how to prepare for an increasingly tech-driven future with her signature strategic optimism.

Drink of the week….The Future Freeze

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Why Internal Networking is the Key to Onboarding Success

Julie Brown — Wed, 10 May 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Most companies have a structured onboarding process, designed to integrate new hires into the organization and familiarize them with their clients, products and or services. Only 20% of companies surveyed indicated that helping new hires establish critical organizational networks is an objective of their onboarding process.

Listen in to learn why internal networking may be the single most important factor in your onboarding process.

Drink of the week… Bad Day at Work

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How to Not Let Words Get in the Way of Sounding Human with Terri Trespicio

Julie Brown — Wed, 03 May 2023 05:00:00 -0400

No matter what the activity - whether it is when we are writing an email, putting together a bio, giving a speech, starting a conversation at a networking event - it’s always the first word that is the hardest to utter - but then from there the opposite happens - we let the words take over - we go on without making the point - we use words we don’t need and cover up what we are really trying to say with superfluous language.

Listen to this week's episode as I talk with Terri Trespicio, (a repeat guest) to discuss how to connect with anyone - by not letting words get in the way of sounding human.

Drink of the week….Andaz Hot Mess

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5 Reasons Why Your Diversity Statement is Turning Candidates Off

Julie Brown — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

The first known diversity statement was published in 1987 by Xerox Corporation which declared its commitment to diversity and its belief that a diverse workforce was essential for business success.

In the wake of the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements, companies rushed to create DEI statements that were posted on their websites, career pages and social media accounts.

Listen in to learn why studies show that your company DEI statement could actually be turning candidates off from your company.

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Validation is for Parking: How to Beat the Confidence Con with Nicole Kalil

Julie Brown — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Where does confidence come from? Does it come from perfectionism and keeping up appearances or does it come from knowing who we are and maybe more importantly who we are not - and being absolutely okay with both of those things.

Listen in to this week's episode as I talk with Nicole Kalil, (a repeat guest) to discuss her new book Parking is for Validation: How Women Can Beat the Confidence Con.

Drink of the week….The Confident Woman

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Why Fake It Till You Make It is a Sh!t Strategy

Julie Brown — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

We’ve all heard it - dress for the job you want, not the job you have, or act like you’ve been here before - or my favorite - fake it till you make it.

Listen in to learn why catchy pieces of advice like that are actually shit strategies and may be holding you back from real connection and advancement.

Drink of the week….Fake ID.

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Owning Your Kingdom or Queendom with Jevon Wooden

Julie Brown — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Life is not about working till you die! But so many of us think of it that way. What if we could design a life in which we own our day, we take back out time and we could still accomplish all the things on our to do list with ample time for play?

Listen in as I talk with Jevon Wooden, a mindset and business coach to discuss how we can Own Our Time and spend more time living not working.

Drink of the week….The Fisher’s Mezcal Old Fashioned

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How to Tackle the 10 Most Difficult Conversations in the Workplace

Julie Brown — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

A recent survey from VitalSmarts revealed that more than 80% of workers are hiding from at least one uncomfortable conversation at work.

And Google data reveals that when it comes to the difficult conversations at work there are 10 that are especially difficult.

Listen in to discover those ten conversations and then 10 tips to tackle them.

Drink of the week….Michael Scott’s the One of Everything Cocktail

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Discovering the Hidden Job Market to Propel Your Career with Loren Greiff

Julie Brown — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Today’s job market is experiencing the most radical, unprecedented shift in history. The pandemic forced us to look at work life balance, are we happy, does our work matter, does our work fulfill us? If the pandemic has caused us to look at work in such a radically different way, then why are we searching for jobs the same way we have been for decades?

Listen in as I talk with Loren Greiff to discuss how you can discover a hidden job market to launch or pivot your career.

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Networking vs Learning: How to Leverage Both While Attending Conferences

Julie Brown — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

74% of event planners said the value for people attending conferences was in networking and relationship-building.

Knowing that networking and relationship building trump the learning sessions, what can event organizers do with this information? What can you do if you are planning a company retreat, or annual meeting to ensure that the learning objectives coincide with valuable networking time?

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March Madness: Using Elite Athlete Mentality to Raise Your Game with Alan Stein Jr.

Julie Brown — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

How do the best of the best become the best? How do you become elite at whatever you do?

My guest today spent 15 years observing how the best basketball players in the world became the best, and he is here to deliver practical, actionable lessons that he says can be implemented immediately - approaches that elite athletes use, that we can implement to perform at a world class level, whatever our profession.

Listen in as I talk with Alan Stein Jr., author of Raise Your Game High Performance Secrets from the Best of the Best, to discuss and share secrets he learned from working with high performance basketball players for more than 15 years.

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Lying Fallow - The Creative Effect of Down Time

Julie Brown — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

There is a term in agriculture called lying fallow, the definition of which is to remain uncultivated, unused, unproductive, for a time. Studies show that a field that has been allowed to lie fallow for just a year produces a higher crop yield when it is again used for planting.

Idle time is important for both our physical and mental health and we are sorely lacking in it. Listen in to hear how I turned two weeks of downtime into the most creative two weeks I’ve had in my business in years.

Drink of the week….The Friday Afternoon Downtime

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How to Be Awesomer with Kevin Kepple

Julie Brown — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Can you elevate your behavior? Can you stop being efficient at doing the things that don’t need to be done? Can you increase the trust and connection that others have with you so they can be invested in your vision? And can you learn to stop having an opinion about everything and opt for kindness over being right?

My guest today thinks you can, listen in as I talk with Kevin Kepple, a transformative coach and the host of the Unlock Your Freedom podcast who works with business owners and executives to help them create clarity in their business, massive impact with their leadership, and freedom in their lives.

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Why Your Emails Suck and How to Fix Them

Julie Brown — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0400

The average office worker receives 121 emails every workday. So, how can your email stand out and get noticed among all the competition?

Listen in to learn how subject lines, emojis, lists and more can make your email irresistible to read!

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How to Rock Your LinkedIn Profile with Lindsey McMillion Stemann

Julie Brown — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0400

More than 2 people join LinkedIn EVERY SECOND! And it’s used by more than 58 million companies, and 4 out of 5 people on LinkedIn drive business decisions, which is why it is the best social platform for lead generation.

But! If you are going to tap into the awesome power of LinkedIn you need to start by setting yourself up for success. You need to start with a rock solid LinkedIn profile.

Listen in as I talk with Lindsey McMillion Stemann, a LinkedIn Credibility Consultant who is here to teach you how to Rock Your LinkedIn Profile.

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How I Create A Month of Content Ideas in 1 Hour with Deanna Seymour

Julie Brown — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0400

If you have ever wondered how I come up with the crazy ideas for my newsletter, or how I create so much content for LinkedIn, Instagram and even this podcast every month this is the episode for you.

Listen in on my monthly meeting with Deanna, my marketing manager to hear how we come up with a month's worth of content in one hour.

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How to Channel Your Inner Rock Star with G. Wright

Julie Brown — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0400

When you see a performer at the top of their game, killing it from the stage, looking effortless in their ability - it can be easy to forget the hours, weeks and years of practice that went into that performance.

Did you know that Beyonce and her team rehearsed for 8 months for a 1.5 hour Coachella performance? This is what rock stars do. They practice, a lot.

Want to channel your inner rock star?

Listen in as I talk with G Wright, a Producer & Media Trainer at All Things Relax Studios, who has worked with rock stars, publicity departments, publicists, & record labels gaining insight into what performers do before they go on stage.

Drink of the week:Rockstar Cocktail

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How Getting Fired Was My Best Career Move

Julie Brown — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0400

In 2014 I was fired. I didn't realize it at the time, but it ended up being my best career move.

Listen is to learn how I went from being devastated over the loss of my job to building a company and a career that I love.

Drink of the week:The Boss Lady:

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Hypnosis and the Unconscious Mind with Susie Hayes

Julie Brown — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Have you ever felt stuck in a pattern of behavior that doesn’t serve you? I have, and in general when that happens I feel like I have a block in front of me or at least in my brain preventing me from making the right decisions

Have you ever experienced having these blocks?

Listen in as I talk with Susie Hayes, a psychotherapist, life and business coach, hypnotist and author who helps people get FREED from stuck, as she breaks down the different types of blocks that may be holding us back as well as how we can move past them.

Drink of the week:Brooklyn Bridge

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How to Bounce Back from Being Let Go

Julie Brown — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0400

According to experts, losing a job ranks in the top 5 most stressful life events, and 40% of people will be fired at some point in their career.

Being fired can be embarrassing and can take some time to recover from. There are a lot of emotions that stir inside of you when you get let go including anger, guilt, fear or maybe even relief. With all of these emotions tumbling inside of you it can be easy to make bad decisions.

Listen in on how to navigate being let go and how to bounce back from it.

Drink of the week:Keiths Termination Cocktail

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How to Stay Connected Between Weddings and Funerals

Julie Brown — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Why do we only see each other at weddings and funerals? A sentence that has been uttered to me at almost every wedding or funeral I have attended. I’m sure you have heard it too. Maybe you’ve been the one to say it.

Why does it take tragedy or celebration to get people in the same room and reconnect? How can we stay connected to people in between the weddings and the funerals?

Listen in for 8 tips to stay connected to the people you love (and yet only see at weddings and funerals).

Drink of the week:Eulogy.

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My 21 Day Meditation Journey

Julie Brown — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0400

For 21 days I committed to spending 20 minutes each morning sitting in absolute silence. This was different from any meditation practice I had ever tried before, and as a woman who has been told her entire life to “tone it down” silence isn’t exactly my strong suit.

So, what happened? Did I fail? Did I make it to day 21? Did I have any epiphanies? Listen in to find out.

Drink of the week:Sleeping Lotus

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How to Create a Meditation Practice with Meditation Master Tom Cronin

Julie Brown — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Have you tried meditating but you just can’t seem to make a practice out of it, or you think you’re doing it wrong so you give up and just go for a run?

A 2014 study at Johns Hopkins looked at the relationship between mindfulness meditation and its ability to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and pain. Now, how many of you experience fear, anxiety or stress on a daily basis? Sounds like we could all use a little meditation in our lives.

Listen in as I talk with Tom Cronin, the founder of The Stillness Project, who has trained and coached thousands of people all over the world ON how to meditate, break through blocks and transform their lives.

Drink of the week:Bliss

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6 Networking Tips for College Students

Julie Brown — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0400

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal outlined the Five Skills Every College Student will need for their future careers and nestled in among those five was, you guessed it. Networking.

The truth is the earlier you start building your network the better - so here are 6 tips for college students to start building their networks before they are even ready to enter the professional workforce.

Drink of the week….The Graduate

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Diversity Certification & Sourcing Diverse Suppliers with Heather Cox

Julie Brown — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Did you know that there are a number of different certifications available to companies - certifications based on race, ethnicity, disability, identifying as LGBTQ?. There are a ton - but where to start?

And if your company doesn’t qualify for a certification, have you struggled with diversifying your consultant or supplier base?

Listen in as I talk with Heather Cox, the President and Co-Founder of Certify My Company which is a company that not only helps simplify the certification process, but they also assist corporations in diversifying their supplier base.

Drink of the week:The Tightrope

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Happy THINKsgiving

Julie Brown — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0400

What do you think is this something that you could make happen in your business if you spent an entire week, working on it, uninterrupted? No meetings, no phone calls, just your undivided attention on a goal that you have.

This is what a “think week” can do for your business. One week, once a quarter to dedicate to advancing your goals.

Listen in to this weeks episode where I discuss the think week I took in August and the one I am taking right now.

Drink of the week…. Mexicillin

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How to Overcome Negative Self Talk to Achieve Your Goals with Midori Verity

Julie Brown — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Have you ever thought about something that you have always wanted to accomplish, become, or do - but haven’t even tried because you’ve already convinced yourself that it’s not possible for you?

Have you ever stopped to think about what is so scary about the journey to what you want that you haven’t even taken the first step to getting it?

Listen in as I talk with Midori Verity, the CEO of Fuel to Fire, who helps driven entrepreneurs identify their life’s vision, set unstoppable goals, and build the life & career blueprint to unlock greater fulfillment and become success magnets..

Drink of the week: Make Believe Cocktail.

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Networking and Advocacy within the LatinX and Hispanic Community

Julie Brown — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Each year, September 15th through October 15th is designated as National Hispanic and LatinX Heritage Month. This month-long observance recognizes and celebrates the histories, cultures, and contributions of Hispanic and LatinX Americans past and present.

It was during this month that a listener of this podcast Becky reached out to me to ask if I would cover the topic of networking and advocacy specifically within the LatinX and Hispanic community.

Listen in as I talk with listener Becky Aquino about her journey as a Latina in corporate America, her experiences networking and the importance of having advocates for the LatinX and Hispanic community.

Drink of the week: PASIÓN MADRAS

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Growth Architecture and Authority with Beate Chelette

Julie Brown — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0400

What happens when your business grows faster than your business plan, your systems, or your company structure? Some may think this is a good problem to have, but it has the potential to be the downfall of your business.

Listen in as I talk with Beate Chelette, a Growth Architect who provides visionaries and leaders with proven strategies, blueprints and growth maps that provide clear steps to improve business systems and strengthen leadership skills so that we can maximize profits and scale our impact.

Drink of the week:The Money Maker!

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The History and Origins of Halloween

Julie Brown — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

It’s my favorite time of the year, SPOOKY SEASON!

Have you ever thought about the origins of Halloween, why we dress up in costume, beg for candy, carve jack-o-lanterns and bob for apples?

Listen in for a short history of the origins of Halloween, where it is celebrated and where it is ignored.

Drink of the week….Blood and Smoke

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Expertise Schmexpertise: Why You Don’t Have to Have All The Answers with Dave Fink

Julie Brown — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Most people think you need to be an expert in our given field to be successful. But look at Airbnb, Uber, Square. What these hugely disruptive companies have in common is that they were all founded by industry outsiders. People who quite literally didn’t have all the answers.

So, do we really need to work at being an expert in our field if we want to achieve great things? Well, maybe not so fast.

Listen in as I talk with Dave Fink, the founder and CEO of Postie, a direct mail company that reinvented direct mail marketing for a digital world, to talk about expertise, schmexpertise and why you don’t have to have all the answers, as he explains to us why domain specific experience is overrated.

Drink of the week: Air Mail cocktail

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Schadenfreude: Why We Relish in the Misfortune of Others

Julie Brown — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Have you ever experienced unexplainable pleasure at someone else's misfortune? If you have, then you my friend have experienced Schadenfreude. Schadenfreude is made up of two German words Schaden, which means “harm” or “damage,” and Freude, which means “joy.

Researchers have found that there are three driving forces behind schadenfreude: listen in to understand these driving forces behind this universal human emotion.

Drink of the week: Cousin Scotty Fails His Driving Test

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How to Establish Healthy Digital Boundaries with Daniel Sih

Julie Brown — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

What would our lives be like if we had time everyday where we disconnected, not just from our phones, but from our computers, our televisions, our iwatches. Would we feel a sense of relief at the ability to disconnect and just be present in our non digital surroundings? Think about all the things we do with our phones- calling, texting, emailing, navigating, booking ubers, listening to podcasts or audiobooks or the news, watching youtube, listening to music, playing video games, taking photograms, and, not least of all participating in social media. It’s tied to everything we do, and don’t do - it’s by our beside when we sleep, we never leave the house without it - because if we did we’d certainly miss it and stress out about not having it.

So. How do we establish annual, weekly and daily practices of self-care by unplugging from technology as a habit?

Listen in as I talk with Danieh Sih, a trainer, coach and an author of Spacemaker - How to Unplug, Unwind and Think Clearly in the Digital Age", a book which won the Australian Business Book Award in 2021, to talk about how to establish healthy digital boundaries.

Drink of the week: Slow Down Shirley

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The Power of Starting Small, Micro-Habit Your Way to Greater Success

Julie Brown — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

James Clear, the author of Atomic Habits says that if you become 1% better each day, then by the end of a year, you will be 37 times improved. If most people spend 16 hours per day awake and 1% of 16 hours is 9.6 minutes. Then we can create huge change in our lives in under 10 minutes a day.

Listen in as I discuss 3 ways to make habits effortless as wells four tips to setting up habits for success.

Drink of the week: Bad Habits

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CRM’s For People Who Hate Selling with Reuben Swartz

Julie Brown — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

CRMs, Customer Relationship Management - more specifically the technology and the platform for managing and supporting customer relationships is supposed to help us streamline our marketing, outreach and lead generation. But more often than not companies invest lots of money into systems that their employees never use. Why? Because they chose the wrong platform.

Listen in as I talk with Reuben Swartz, founder of Mimiran, a CRM for people who hate sales.

He tells us how he went from hating sales and networking to enjoying it once he created a platform that worked!

Drink of the week: Caramel Apple Red Sangria

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7 Ways to Be a Better Leader in a Remote World

Julie Brown — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Recent Pew research suggests that out of those eligible to work virtually 7 out of 10 usually do. And McKinsey reports that more than 50% of employees would like to work from home at least three days per week.

So with more and more employees choosing to work from home for a majority of their work week how can leaders strengthen relationships and create that sense of belonging among disparate team members?

Listen in for 7 ways to be a better leader in a remote world.

Drink of the week: Champagne cocktail

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Three Out of the Box Approaches to Visibility with Emily Aborn

Julie Brown — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

I see you everywhere! It’s what everyone always says to me when they see me at a networking event. But the truth is I’m not everywhere all the time, I’m not omnipresent. I have just done a REALLY good job at being visible.

The power of visibility is that it does a lot of the work for you. It consistently puts you and your brand in front of people, making them feel constantly connected to you and your message. But like anything else in our business your visibility needs to be thought about strategically.

Listen in as I talk with Emily Aborn founder of She Built This to discuss her three out of the box approaches to visibility.

Drink of the week: 3 C’s Cocktail

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6 Ways to Recession Proof Your Network

Julie Brown — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Most executives believe that they will lose more than 28% of their business if they stop networking - so you better believe that your competition will be networking into this recession.

Listen in for 6 tips to recession proof your network before the recession hits!

Drink of the Week: The Hibernating Bear

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How to Develop a Growth Mindset with Danielle McCombs

Julie Brown — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

The definition of mindset is a mental attitude or inclination. Psychologist Carol Dweck says there are two main mindsets we can navigate life with: growth and fixed. And that having a growth mindset is essential for success.

So. How can we develop and nurture a growth mindset so that we can achieve the levels of success that we deserve?

Listen in as I talk with Danielle McCombs, a Co-Active Institute trained coach about her 30 Day Growth Mindset Challenge

Drink of the Week: The mindset!

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7 Tips to Financially Prepare for the Next Recession

Julie Brown — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Recessions don’t last forever, in general they last about 11 months. Even though they don’t last forever they are easier to deal with if we are financially prepared for them. Listen in for 7 tips to financially prepare for the upcoming recession.

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How to Unlock Hidden Value in Every Conversation with Certified Forensic Interviewer Michael Reddington

Julie Brown — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

This is the interview I have been waiting for, one that melds two of my favorite things. investigation and conversation.

What if we are missing the hidden value in every conversation we are having? And what if the truth is hidden in plain sight? Listen in as I talk with Michael Reddington, a former professional investigator and Certified Forensic Interviewer to discuss how we can Unlock Hidden Value in Every Conversation we have.

Drink of the Week: Easy Speak

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A Brief History of Recessions in the United States

Julie Brown — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

A rising number of financial experts say the US is headed into a recession. By looking at the history of recessions in the United States what we learn is that they are a natural, yet unpleasant and sometimes painful, part of the business cycle.

Listen in as I take us through a brief history of the 12 recessions in the 20th century and the three to date in the 21st century; what caused them and how long each lasted.

Drink of the Week: Depression Glass Cocktail

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The TRIP Assessment: Tenacity, Resilience, Imagination and Purpose with Keith Renninson

Julie Brown — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

How many of you after reading read Eat Pray Love or seeing the movie thought to yourself, “that’s what I need, a soul searching, foundation affirming trek around the world to really help me discover what the heck I am doing on this planet!”

And how realistic is that for any of us? Not very realistic at all.

Well, good thing for us my guest today already did all of that stuff for us. He did the trek through Nepal and combined that with a lifetime of other lessons to develop what he calls his TRIP Technique ™ an Assessment which scores individuals on their strengths and weaknesses at tenacity, resilience, imagination, and purpose (TRIP), and you can do this assessment right from the comfort of your own home - no trip to Nepal needed.

Listen in to hear the lessons that helped Keith create the TRIP Assessment and how we can use it ourselves.

Drink of the Week: Nepali Best Cocktail (Mountain Man)

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Happy Friends, Happier You: How Your Friends Happiness Affects Yours

Julie Brown — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

We’ve all heard the saying Happy Wife, Happy Life. But science and research actually shows that it may be more like Happy Friends, Happier You.

Studies show that behavior is influenced three degrees out. Meaning, you are affected by the whims of friends of friends of friends — and similarly, they by you.

Political views, weight gain, smoking and even that very very important thing, happiness, are all influenced by strangers. And having happy friends and relatives appears to be a more effective predictor of happiness than earning more money.

Listen in as I dig deeper into the research on how the happiness of not just our friends, but strangers affects our happiness.

Drink of the Week: The Happy Bastard

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How Storytelling Can Make You a Better Networker with Tyler Foley

Julie Brown — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

We’ve always been taught that in the event we have stage fright, in order to calm our nerves we should envision the audience naked. I’m not exactly sure where this gem of a tactic came from but let’s just say it’s never worked for me.

My guest on the podcast today wants to turn that advice completely around. He wants us to be naked in front of the audience. Figuratively naked - as in willing to share our stories, willing to be raw and honest and open in order to better connect with people.

Listen in as I talk with Sean Tyler Foley, author of The Power to Speak Naked.

Drink of the Week: Naked and Famous!

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100th Episode of This Sh!t Works!

Julie Brown — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

In thinking about how to celebrate the 100th episode I started to wonder why I even cared that it was the 100th episode. Like is the number 100 really better than say the number 83?

Why do we care so much about the number 100? Listen in to learn why we gravitate towards whole numbers, regulate our behaviors to achieve them and unconsciously use the roundedness of the price as a proxy for quality.

Who knew so much of our behaviors are influenced by numbers.

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10 Ways to Bring Good Karma to Your Network

Julie Brown — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Studies show that most of us believe in Karma - even if we don’t admit it. Do you believe in it? Do you agree that it’s a Bitch as the saying goes? Karma really speaks of the spiritual cycle of cause and effect. When we perform good deeds and have good intentions we are adding to our own good karma. But when we have bad intentions or do bad deeds our bad karma starts to add up.

Listen in for 10 ways to habitually put good karma out into your network and the world!

Drink of the Week: Karma Killer

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3 Strategies to Start Investing in Cryptocurrency with Josh Rhodes

Julie Brown — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Cryptocurrency has the fastest adoption rate of any form of currency in the history of currency. But, only 10% of the entire population has invested in. Meaning 90% of people know nothing or close to nothing about it.

My guest today wants to change that. Josh Rhodes, the owner of Crypto Y’all wants everyone to feel comfortable investing in cryptocurrency. On the show he breaks down the 3 types of cryptocurrency strategies that anyone can understand; appreciation, leverage and cash flow.

Drink of the Week: Crypto Nugget

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When Holidays Hurt: How to Cope with Difficult Occasions

Julie Brown — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

According to the National Center for Fathering, "More than 20 million children live in a home without the physical presence of a father. If it were classified as a disease, fatherlessness would be an epidemic worthy of attention as any national emergency."

Fathers day can be difficult for people in your network for a number of reasons. Listen in to this weeks episode where I discuss how to cope when fathers day is a difficult holiday.

Drink of the Week: The Absent Father

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How to Tap Into Your Spirit Squad for Business Guidance with Whitney McNeill

Julie Brown — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

When I was young my mother told me that everyone had a guardian angel. I was so convinced of this that there were days when I wouldn’t let my sister sit next to me in the backseat of the car for fear of crushing her (my guardian angel was always a her).

When you think of spirits do you think of the “I see dead people scenario” or is it more of the guardian angel variety? Do you even believe that there are such things as spirit guides? Would you believe that we are all born with 2-3 spirit guides that are with us our entire life?

Listen in as I talk with Whitney McNeill a Certified Medium, Spiritual Teacher and Mentor to discuss how we can tap into and use our spirit guides in our business and in our life.

Drink of the Week: Bright Spirit.

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The Connecting Power of Books & Stories

Julie Brown — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Have you ever missed a character in a book after you turned the final page on their story and they were no longer part of your day?

Connecting over books is one of my favorite ways to talk to strangers. You may not think that something like reading a book, which is a solitary act, can be a way in which we can connect to other people, to network even, but it is, if you share what you are enjoying and take the time to ask others, even strangers what they are reading.

Listen in to this week's episode to hear about some of my favorite books and the connecting power of a good story.

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How to be Superbold in 90 Days with Fred Joyal

Julie Brown — Wed, 25 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400

How many opportunities to meet someone have you missed, because you were too shy to approach someone, because you hesitated and then the moment was gone? Have you missed the opportunity to walk up to someone famous or that you really admire because you just couldn’t get yourself to do it. What would your life be like if you never missed an opportunity like that again.

Fred Joyal thinks that boldness is a gift – but not something that you are gifted with or born with- but a gift we can all give ourselves. That boldness can indeed be learned, and he’s created a 90 day roadmap based on his PRIDE method. Listen in to learn how you can go from shy to SUPERBOLD in 90 days.

Drink of the Week: Bold Fashion

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Dismantling the Idea of Quid Pro Quo in Networking

Julie Brown — Wed, 18 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Quid pro quo is a Latin phrase used in English to mean an exchange of goods or services, in which one transfer is contingent upon the other; "a favor for a favor". Phrases with similar meanings include: "give and take", "tit for tat", "you scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours".

Look at it this way. Quid Pro Quo is literally this for that. The transfer of the favors happens simultaneously. In networking it almost never works.

Listen in to learn how reciprocity - which happens over the long term actually helps us build mutually beneficial relationships faster.

Drink of the Week: The Porch Swing

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What to Ask: How to Learn What Customers Need, but Won't Tell You with Andrea Olson

Julie Brown — Wed, 11 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Today we produce more data on a daily basis than ever before. We think that this data helps us make decisions - or influences why our customers make the decisions they do. But its not always the case. 95% of our decisions take place unconsciously - we make decisions based on emotion versus logic.

When it comes to surveying our customers we are generally taught to ask open ended questions, and to extract, but the truth is traditional customer feedback methods ignore two essential sources of insight: context and behavior. Context and behavior reveal the WHY behind the WHAT, eliminating the ambiguity of open-ended customer feedback—and this requires a different approach.

Listen in as I talk with behavioral scientist Andrea Olson about her new book What to Ask: How to Learn What Customers Need But Won’t Tell You.

Drink of the Week: Secrets Revealed

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Andrea Olson

https://benbellabooks.com/shop/what-to-ask/

https://www.pragmadik.com/

Research

https://www.andreabelkolson.com/

https://towardsdatascience.com/the-importance-of-asking-the-right-questions-93aa3128500a

https://hbr.org/2018/05/the-surprising-power-of-questions

May the Fourth Be With You: The Connecting Power of Star Wars

Julie Brown — Wed, 04 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400

It has been more than four decades since the release of "Star Wars" -- and yet, we are still enthralled!

May 4th is now commonly known as Star Wars Day. It’s a veritable holiday!

But, this internationally celebrated day is more than just a quote in the film, the day itself represents how George Lucas connected people in ways that others just could not. Studies show 62% of the American population say they like Star Wars! Why, though? What is it about this tale of a galaxy far far away that continues to capture generation after generation the world over and what are its lessons?

Drink of the Week: Baby Yoda

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High Level Networking Via Podcast Guesting with Jason Cercone

Julie Brown — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0400

57% of the US population currently listens to podcasts! That’s huge for a medium that’s technically still in its infancy.

Being a podcast guest is an often overlooked networking opportunity. Have you ever considered podcast guesting as a way to increase your network. Probably not, but that’s all about to change thanks to my guest today. Jason Cercone, the founder of Cercone Consulting helps brands and professionals maximize the podcast platform - whether it’s their own platform - or by learning how to be a mic drop value driven guest on established podcasts.

Listen in for tips on how to get yourself booked as a podcast guest and start high level networking via podcasting!

Drink of the Week: Mic Drop Cocktail

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Never Eat Alone But Chew with Your Mouth Closed - Muckbang and Misophonia

Julie Brown — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Have you ever felt annoyed by a certain sound? Eating sounds, nose and throat sounds, repetitive sounds like a pen clicking or the tapping of a foot. If you answered yes you might have misophonia.

According to studies, approximately 20 percent of all people have this disorder to some extent, and it could be causing problems in their business and straining their relationships.

Listen in to get a better understanding of this little studied disorder.

Drink of the Week: Sacred Silence.

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Get More Done in Half the Time by Eliminating Brain Fog with Tanessa Shears

Julie Brown — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Brain fog is characterized by confusion, forgetfulness, and a lack of focus and mental clarity. Most likely caused by overworking, lack of sleep, stress, and spending too much time on the computer. There are additional causes of brain fog tied to how we eat and fuel our bodies.

Listen in as I talk with Health Coach Tanessa Shears about the twelve proven ways to biohack your body so you can eliminate brain fog and get more done in less time.

Drink of the Week: fog cutter .

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Tanessa Shears

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How to Avoid Toxic Positivity

Julie Brown — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0400

When going through a tough time has anyone ever told you that it could be worse, or that you should stay positive? These statements are forms of toxic positivity and although often well intentioned they are probably destroying your relationships without you even knowing it. Toxic positivity silences our emotions, and forces us to pretend to be happy even when we are struggling. Nothing positive can come from that.

Listen in to learn four ways we can combat self-imposed toxic positivity as well as four ways to avoid imposing toxic positivity on others.

Drink of the Week: Good Vibes Only….

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Background Music

https://www.freesound.org/people/ellenmentor/

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Research

https://thepsychologygroup.com/toxic-positivity/

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/toxic-positivity#summary

Sword Swallowing, Fire Eating and the History of Lipstick with Ilise Carter

Julie Brown — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Let me tell you a little bit about our guest today! Ilise Carter is an award-winning sideshow performer - yeah - you heard me right - she a sword swallower, fire eater, blockhead and pain-proof girl who has worked with Rob Zombie, Cirque du Soleil, and appeared on Gossip Girl, Oddities, The President Show, Mysteries at the Museum, and she also has a degree in American Studies from Barnard and she recently wrote a book about the history of lipstick.

Yes. Lipstick, something small enough to fit in your front pocket does indeed have a storied history. Lipstick has evolved from a beauty secret for a select few to a required essential for well turned-out women but also a mark of rock ‘n’ roll rebellion and a political statement. Tune in to listen to this fascinating conversation that stretches from sideshow freaks to cover models.

Drink of the Week: Liquid Sword

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Just Say No: How to Overcome Meeting Overload

Julie Brown — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Is your calendar stacked with zoom meetings on top of zoom meetings? The average company executive spends 23 hours per week in meetings, even though most of them useless and not the highest and best use of their time?

Listen in to discover the 6 psychological reasons why we schedule and attend useless meetings and what you can do to break free of the meeting madness and put precious hours back into your day?

Drink of the Week: Safety Meeting by Stowe Cider

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The Psychology Behind Meeting Overload

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How to Unlock and Amplify Your Talent with Rick Lozano

Julie Brown — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Henry Ford once said, “There is no man living who isn’t capable of doing more than he thinks he can do.” If that is the case then how do we unlock the hidden potential in ourselves. How can business leaders unlock it within their team members?

Listen in as I talk with Rick Lozano author of Acoustic Leadership: Develop a Leadership Culture the Resonates as well as the creator of the Unlock and Amplify program as he discusses the three things that leaders need to focus on.

Drink of the Week: Yellow Bird

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The Benefits of the Work from Anywhere World

Julie Brown — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0400

“Chris and I are working from Buenos Aires and traveling about Argentina for two months.” That was an email I received back from a person in my network the other day. It made me stop and think, is there a reason why I’m not working from Buenos Aires, or anywhere other than home right now for that matter.

What are the benefits of the so-called “Work from Anywhere” trend? Well research suggests that there are a number of benefits, not just for employees, but companies and society as a whole when we are allowed to work from wherever we want. Listen to to learn more and to ask yourself, should I be trying out this work from anywhere trend too?

Drink of the Week: Limoncello

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https://hbr.org/2020/11/our-work-from-anywhere-future

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limoncello

How to Be a top 1% Communicator with Master Talk Creator Brenden Kumarasamy

Julie Brown — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Have you ever thought about creating communication goals? We set goals for lots of other things in our lives, exercise, eating healthy, milestone projects and many more.

What would it look like if we approached communication in a more strategic way? I wonder how much better we would be at asking for what we want, delegating tasks, communicating ideas, initiating interesting conversations, repairing relationships, furthering our careers - if we knew exactly why we were talking and what the goal of our words really are.

Listen to this week's episode as I talk with Brenden Kumarasamy, founder and President of Master Talk to discuss how becoming a top 1% communicator in your industry will change just about everything in your career and maybe even your life.

Drink of the Week: Tootsie Roll

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Did the Art of Conversation Die with the Landline?

Julie Brown — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Are you old enough to remember a world without cell phones or text messaging - where the only phone you had was attached to a wall in your house, most likely in your kitchen, and if you wanted a private conversation you needed to stretch the phone cord all the way into the bathroom and shut the door.

You’d think with all the advances in cellular technology that we would be better at communicating with each other - but the opposite is true. The original definition of the word phone comes from a Greek word meaning “distant voice”. But we very rarely use our voice when we use our cell phones, we generally use our phones to send emails or texts, sometimes texting someone who is in the same exact room as us instead of using our own voice to communicate with them.

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Call Me, Honey

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Can You See Her Now? Visibility and Women of Color with Janet Kafadar

Julie Brown — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 05:00:00 -0400

A 2013 study conducted by the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University Showed that women are keenly aware of the rewards of visibility. They know that being noticed — for example, by interjecting during meetings and taking credit for accomplishments — is a conventional strategy for professional advancement. Still, to this day many women consciously reject this strategy. Instead, women employ “intentional invisibility” opting for risk-averse, conflict-avoidant strategies in the office.

Another study found that in the field of science, close to 50% of black and Latina scientists are routinely mistaken for janitorial or administrative staff. This is why campaigns like “the more you see her” launched by NBC Universal in 2020 are so very important for women of color - because so often people who look like them are not visible in positions of authority and power.

Listen is to this weeks episode as I talk with Janet Kafadar, a coach who works with Women of Color, helping them find the courage to be visible.

Drink of the Week: The Invisible Man

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Is Valentine’s Day Romantic or Just an Obligatory Hallmark Holiday?

Julie Brown — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 05:00:00 -0400

We know St. Valentine as the Patron Saint of Love, but he was also the patron saint beekeeping, fainting, and the plague. Doesn’t that just ooze romance?

Studies show that there is some serious polarization around valentines day. Almost half of Americans describe Valentine's Day as "overrated," yet another 43 percent call it "romantic."

Listen in for a little history of Valentine's Day and to learn the 3 reasons why people like me (and almost half of Americans) don’t particularly care for Valentine's Day.

Drink of the Week: Cupid’s Miss

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https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-future-self/201702/the-romance-boycotting-valentines-day

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-you-should-boycott-va_b_9178750

https://medium.com/@wendybythesea/boycott-valentines-day-eb499e17db2d

https://www.livescience.com/64750-why-we-hate-valentines-day.html

The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing

Julie Brown — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Can the time of day affect how creative you are, whether or not you will get a raise when you ask for it, if you will get better treatment in a hospital or score better on tests. Well, the research overwhelmingly says yes, to all those things and many more.

These two hours is what Daniel Pink calls the Bermuda Triangle of day. Listen in to learn when these two hours are and how to manage our workflow around them, in addition learn when our most productive time of the day is as well as our most creative.

Drink of the Week: 5 O’clock Tea

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Daniel Pink

https://www.danpink.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUhnzxrNpCc

Episode Research

https://www.nm.org/about-us/northwestern-medicine-newsroom/nm-news-blog/power-of-music-to-cope-with-covid-19

https://www.musictherapy.org/about/musictherapy/

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/jpm.2020.0739

The Healing Power of Music Therapy with Kristi Faby

Julie Brown — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0400

The concept of music as a healing influence, one which can affect our health and behavior is at least as old as the writings of Aristotle and Plato and in some cultures, long before that.

Music Therapy, as a 20th century profession formally began after World Wars I and II when community musicians of all types, both amateur and professional, traveled to Veterans hospitals around the country to play for the thousands of veterans suffering both physical and emotional trauma from the wars. The patients' notable physical and emotional responses to music led the doctors and nurses to request the hiring of musicians by the hospitals.

Listen in as I talk with Kristi Faby, the Director of Creative Arts Therapies at The South Shore Conservatory about the healing powers of music and how we can incorporate music therapy into our everyday lives.

Drink of the Week: Gin and Juice

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Lovely Day Playlist

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0YJaZb1K09tSg36fRpbmzS

Kristi Faby

www.ssmusic.org

k.faby@sscmusic.org

Episode Research

https://www.nm.org/about-us/northwestern-medicine-newsroom/nm-news-blog/power-of-music-to-cope-with-covid-19

https://www.musictherapy.org/about/musictherapy/

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/jpm.2020.0739

How to Express and Show Sympathy

Julie Brown — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0400

The first thing we usually say to someone who has suffered a loss is “Let me know if there is anything I can do.” It’s a great sentiment - but it’s almost completely useless because more often than not the person has no idea what they need, they are still in shock and numbed by the loss.

Losing someone is a life changing experience. That person now lives in a world that is forever changed by the absence of their loved one, and because of this words can seem inadequate.

Listen in for 7 ways to show and express sympathy to someone who is experiencing the loss of a loved one.

Drink of the Week: Spirits Raised

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Thank You for Being a Friend: Life Lessons from the Golden Girls

Julie Brown — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0400

The Golden Girls premiered in 1985. The show revolved around four older single women (three widows and one divorcée) all sharing a house in Miami. The show lasted 7 seasons and I have watched each of the 180 episodes multiple times. The show is genius and dare I say that I learned a lot about sarcasm and comedic timing from this show - especially from Dorothy’s character.

There is no doubt that the show is funny, but it is also extremely deep - and it has a number of life lessons to teach. Listen in to hear the life lessons we can all learn from those four Golden Girls.

Drink of the Week: The Dorothy Zbornak Zinger

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From Chump to Champ: The Power of Habits with Darren LaCroix

Julie Brown — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Has anyone ever said to you, “don’t quit your day job”. This is such a sh!t thing to say, because it implies that if you aren’t proficient at something from the beginning, then you never will be and you should give up trying. One of the biggest mistakes you can make in business is thinking that things will come to you quickly. Believing that anyone has ever become an overnight success.

Listen in as I talk with the one and only Darren LaCroix, the author of two books: Laugh & Get Rich and The Speaker’s Edge. He is the only speaker in the world who is an Accredited Speaker, Certified Speaking Professional and a World Champion of Public Speaking. Darren discusses how during his journey from chump to champ he discovered a formula that yielded such abundant success, it surprised even himself.

Drink of the Week: Rat Pack Manhattan

https://intoxicologist.net/2011/02/join-the-rat-pack-for-a-manhattan/

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Darren LaCroix

https://darrenlacroix.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_tNpsyX9HvMKE-qjq98sIA

Book: http://www.17minutestoyourdream.com/

Where Good Presenters Become UNFORGETTABLE: https://stagetimeuniversity.com

Darren’s Podcast: https://www.unforgettablepresentationspodcast.com

New Year, Same Me: Why You Should Ditch the New Year's Resolution

Julie Brown — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0400

10% of people who make new year’s resolutions successfully implement lasting change. The other 90% fail. Why do we try to make resolutions if we know that they don’t work? Listen in to learn the three key factors for making lasting change in our lives.

Drink of the Week: Kir Royale

https://cookieandkate.com/kir-royale-recipe/

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It's the Least Miserable Time of the Year

Julie Brown — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Our whole lives we’ve been told that the holidays are "the most wonderful time of the year" but have we ever thought about if that is actually true and if it is why?

We tend to be more stressed during the holidays, with numerous events, family obligations, and making sure we get everything done before Santa gets here. Not to mention that the holiday season also ushers in colds, the flu, and likely other diseases - especially this year, additionally there is severely reduced daylight. But even with all this, an American Psychological Association study found that nearly 80% of people reported that they were positive and happy during the holidays. One explanation from a Washington Post article is that we tend to experience Holiday induced euphoria at this time of year. The article wouldn't go so far as to say the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year, but that there's pretty good evidence that the holidays are the least-miserable time of the year.

Listen in for a discussion on why the holidays are so magical.

Drink of the Week: Holly Jolly Christmas Citrus Cocktail

https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/holly-jolly-christmas-citrus-cocktail/

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Yo-Ho Sending Christmas Cards

Julie Brown — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Yo-Ho sending Christmas cards! It’s my favorite line from the iconic Twelve Pains of Christmas. But seriously, have you ever wondered why we send Christmas cards, how it started, and why don’t we take time to send notes to family and friends any other time of the year.

Listen in for a history lesson on how the Christmas card tradition started, a discussion on why we should be sending cards throughout the year, not just at Christmas time.

Drink of the Week: Last Word Cocktail

https://www.liquor.com/recipes/the-last-word/

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Using Enneagram Personality Types to Uncover Your Strengths with Nicole Saunders

Julie Brown — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0400

We’ve all heard of the Meyers Briggs personality test, you’ve probably taken that test a few times over the course of your career - but have you ever taken an Enneagram test to find out your personality number. The Enneagram shows a range of healthy to unhealthy behaviors that each of the 9 personality types might demonstrate unconsciously. The enneagram number offers a foundation to have a discussion about who we are, why we do the things we do, why we react to things a certain way. Listen in to my discussion with Enneagram coach Nicole Saunders as she breaks down the 9 personality types and how we can use the power of the numbers in our relationships and our careers.

Drink of the Week: No. 8 Cocktail

https://www.seriouseats.com/no-8-cocktail-whitehall-kings-ginger-mezcal-paloma-recipe

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Nicole Saunders

https://saunderssays.com/

Avoiding Burnout by Redefining Success with Rachel Sheerin

Julie Brown — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0400

What if we redefined what success looks like for us, in our careers and in our relationships. As we become more and more successful in our careers we need to start checking our pulse or our temperature along the way to say, is this what I really want? Is this making me happy? Is this aligning with the values I have or the values that I want? Listen in as I talk with Rachel Sheerin an award winning keynote speaker who has been described as the Brene Brown of Burnout to discuss are we burned out, or are we just tired of all the bullshit in our lives?

Drink of the Week: Peppermint White Russian

https://theforkedspoon.com/holiday-peppermint-white-russian/

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Rachel Sheerin

https://www.rachelsheerin.com/

https://www.rachelsheerin.com/ooo

How Hustle Culture is Killing You

Julie Brown — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0400

When I was a kid my nana always said “you have to suffer to be beautiful!” It’s a pretty shitty thing to say to a kid - but the truth is that the idea that we have to suffer in order to have things or be successful is a narrative that we are constantly being force fed and it’s actually killing us, because there is no guarantee that more hours worked will actually translate to success. Are we actually productive, or are we just addicted to being busy?

Welcome to episode 68 of This Shit Works where I discuss how Hustle Culture is quite literally killing us, how to identify if you are living your life in a Hustle Culture and how to break free from it if you are!

Drink of the Week: The Haymaker

https://www.countryliving.com/food-drinks/a37598524/haymaker-cocktail-recipe/

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Ballsy Moves! From Idea to 7 Figures in 7 Months with Adam Hendle

Julie Brown — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Has an amazing idea ever come to you in the shower? Yes of course it has - that is when all great ideas come to us. BUT! Have you ever taken that great idea and turned it into a 7 figure business. I’m betting the answer is no. And that my friends is the difference between having an idea and acting on that idea.

Welcome to Episode 67 where I am joined by Adam Hendle the founder of Ballsy on how he turned an idea into a multimillion dollar business in just 7 months.

Drink of the Week: The Tainted Love Shot

https://www.topshelfpours.com/tainted-love-shot/

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Adam Hendle

Website: https://ballwash.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adamhendle/

DISCOUNT CODE: JULIE20

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Anti-fragility with Brain Tumor Survivor Jodi Orgil Brown

Julie Brown — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Anti Fragile is a term that was coined in 2012 by Nassim Taleb. Things that are antifragile are things that gain from disorder. And when we learn how to be antifragile, we have the capability to thrive, not despite but because of stressors and volatility that we experience.

My guest today is the epitome of antifragility. In May 2009 Jodi was diagnosed with a brain tumor, located between her right auditory canal and her brainstem. Jodi underwent surgery where 80 percent of the tumor was removed, but due to the proximity to her brainstem, the operation was not without complications. Jodi's nerves were damaged, leading to facial paralysis, hearing loss, and pneumocephalus.

Listen in as Jodi discusses what she has learned about GROWTH and being antifragile in the 12 years since her diagnosis.

Drink of the week: Beautiful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oolzkaDPEno

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Jodi Orguil Brown

https://www.jodiobrown.com/

https://www.youtube.com/c/JodiOrgillBrown

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodiobrown/

https://www.amazon.com/Jodi-Orgill-Brown/e/B0182YMQDY%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

How to Create More Inclusive Events for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing with Dustin Feldman

Julie Brown — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0400

On average one in eight people in the United States (or 30 million people) aged 12 years or older has hearing loss in both ears, based on standard hearing examinations. Approximately 15% of American adults (37.5 million) aged 18 and over report some trouble hearing.

Think about your average networking event or conference, how loud those spaces are, so many people talking all at the same time.

Think about how important networking is for our careers and try to understand how difficult it would be to navigate these types of events when you are deaf and hard of hearing.

Listen in as I talk with Dustin Feldman of 3 Play Media. Dustin was diagnosed with pronounced hearing loss when he was five years old. We discuss what his life has been like since then and how he is an advocate for the deaf and hard of hearing community.

Drink of the Week: The Golden Lasso of Truth Cocktail (Wonder Woman Cocktail)

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Dustin Feldman

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinfeldman89/

https://www.3playmedia.com/

Why We Like To Be Scared & Listener Ghost Stories

Julie Brown — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Have you ever wondered why we love being scared? You would think that the reality of the pandemic was scary enough, but 2020 saw the horror genre take home its largest share of the box office in modern history - without having any movie theaters open. Listen in as I discuss the 5 reasons behind why we love to be scared, and I also share some ghost stories from you, the listeners.

Drink of the Week: Children of the Corn Cocktail

https://www.thespruceeats.com/children-of-the-corn-cocktail-recipe-759057

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Bonded By Cringe: Listeners Most Embarrassing Networking Stories

Julie Brown — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0400

We’ve all been there, done something embarrassing, said the wrong thing at the wrong thing at the wrong time. Our face flushes, we start to breathe heavily, if you're like me you begin to sweat, like a lot. Your body starts to experience the same fight or flight response you would have if you were in danger. It’s terrible, but we all go through it.

The good news is that these embarrassing moments may actually help us build trust with others. Listen in as I share the most cringeworthy business and networking stories all shared by you, the listeners.

Drink of the Week: Sbaglioto Cocktail (aka The Mistake)

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/sbagliato

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Connecting Through Commonality

Julie Brown — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Have you ever heard someone say that one of their relationships ended because “they just didn’t have anything in common with the other person”? Of course you have. If we put so much emphasis on commonality in our romantic relationships why don’t we think about how we could use it to transform our business relationships as well.

Listen to this week's episode where I discuss commonality buckets and how you can use the power of commonality, and shared experiences to better connect with the people in your network.

Drink of the week: Apple Cider Bourbon Cocktail

https://www.acouplecooks.com/apple-cider-cocktail/

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Persuasive Communication with Dr. Barbara Tannenbaum

Julie Brown — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Few things strike fear into the hearts of women and men as much as the thought of public speaking. There was actually a study that found that public speaking is the #1 fear of the average person, want to know what #2 is death! Jerry Seinfeld talked about this in one of his stand up routines, joking that the average person, if you had to be at a funeral, would rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy!

It doesn’t have to be this way. Listen in as I talk with Dr. Tannenbaum, a highly acclaimed award winning professor, who teaches courses in public speaking and persuasive communication in the Department of Theatre, Arts and Performance Studies at Brown University.

Dr. Tannenbaum and I discuss everything from how to stop using filler words - think ums, ahs, and like, how to connect with your audience, the importance of non verbal communication, as well as how to be confident in front of an audience. You don’t want to miss this one.

Drink of the week: Jack’s Abbey Copper Legend Octoberfest

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Dr. Barbara Tannenbaum

https://www.brown.edu/academics/theatre-arts-performance-studies/barbara-tannenbaum

www.dyncomm.com

How the People You Meet Will Change Your Life

Julie Brown — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

As children we are taught to Never Talk To Strangers. Perhaps this is why as adults we have such a difficult time meeting new people. There is a book of poems by Annalyse Gelman titled “Everyone I Love is a Stranger to Someone.” And I love this sentence, for so many reasons - not the least of which is that most of the people who are important in our lives, whom we love, were once a stranger to us as well.

The people you meet will change your life. But in order to meet those people you need to learn how to talk to strangers. Listen in for my 5 tips for how to talk to strangers and meet the people who will change your life.

Drink of the week: Beautiful Stranger

https://bigorecipes.com/recipe-items/beautiful-stranger

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UnFollow Your Passion with Terri Trespicio

Julie Brown — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Every kid is asked the same question, what do you want to be when you grow up? Like how are we supposed to have any freaking clue what we want to be when we are a kid. Not to mention that half the jobs out there didn’t even exist when I was a kid. For this reason and many others I think this is a terrible question - it plants the seed that in order to be passionate about something you have to know from a very young age that you want to do that thing.

What if instead of trying to find our passion, we decided to unfollow it? Instead of searching it out and trying to conjure it into existence we simply let it find us, through the process of living and learning?

Tune in this week as I talk with sought after speaker and brand advisor, Terri Trespicio whose Ted Talk Stop Searching For Your Passion has been viewed more than 7 million times about her upcoming book Unfollow Your Passion.

Drink of the week: The Calling Chardonnay

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Terri Trespicio

unfollowyourpassion.com

https://territrespicio.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MBaFL7sCb8

Building Boundaries to Avoid Burnout with Caitlin Donovan

Julie Brown — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Remember the children’s book The Giving Tree. A tree that loved a boy so much that she literally gave all of herself to him. That boy had no boundaries, but neither did the tree. Had she had boundaries that story would have had a much happier ending.

Boundaries are important - they help us avoid resentment, burnout and stress. So how do we establish boundaries? How can we create boundaries without feeling guilty? Listen in as I talk with burnout and boundary expert Caitlin Donovan as she walks us through the transformative power of boundaries and how to create them.

Drink of the week: Captain and Cider

There is no recipe. I made it up. It’s just Captain Morgan Spiced Rum, Apple cider (hot or cold) and a cinnamon stick.

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Caitlin Donovan

https://www.caitdonovan.com/

https://www.ted.com/talks/ewa_blaszczak_let_s_put_an_end_to_sarcasm

Curiosity, Content Marketing and Customer Loyalty with Drew Davis

Julie Brown — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Drew Davis is the best selling author of The Loyalty Loop, Brandscaping, and Town Inc additionally he has been recognized as one the industries JAW DROPPING MARKETING SPEAKERS!

Listen in as Drew and I discuss how to address your clients crucial concern, how to create drama in your case studies, how to tell better stories, how to create micro moments in your client experience and the rules of great content marketing and SO MUCH MORE.

Guys. I am so excited that I got to have this conversation with DREW. Like he’s kind of a big deal, and the fact that he spent so much time with us and we covered so many things is just downright amazing.

Drink of the week: The Summer Rye

https://www.liquor.com/recipes/summer-rye/

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Drew Davis

https://www.akadrewdavis.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuny58Mcodw

Why You Should Network with Your Competition

Julie Brown — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Watching the events in the Olympics as a child of the 80’s seemed in a way like an extension of the cold war. We wanted the USA to win and we wanted Russia to lose. The tension between the two nations and their athletes was palpable.

Too often in business this is still the case between competitors, there is tension between competitors, or worse yet, we completely ignore our competition. There are a number of reasons why you should be networking and building relationships with your competition. Listen in to discover how building relationships with your competition can actually help you land more work.

Drink of the day: Summer Tonic

https://www.liquor.com/recipes/summer-tonic/

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The Future of Conferences and Events with Hillary Needle

Julie Brown — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400

I recently attended my first in person conference since the pandemic began. It was a hybrid conference, with 500 people allowed to attend the in person conference and hundreds joining virtually. It took place in Las Vegas.

Having just experienced my first in person large gathering, which was wonderful and not so wonderful all at the same time. I wanted to have a discussion on how we can get back to big in person events and conferences and feel comfortable doing so? I also want to have a discussion on the future of large events. Will there always be a virtual option to every event or conference going forward? What will they physically look like? How do we make people feel safe? To answer these questions and so many more I am joined by Hilary Needle, Hillary is President of Hillary Needle Events and has more than 20 years of senior management expertise in event planning. In 2013 and 2015, Hillary was named one of the “Top 50 Most Influential Women in Business” by Long Island Business News and in 2019, she was inducted into the Hall of Fame. She has been featured in numerous articles, and is a frequent radio and television guest.

Drink of the day: Olson Kundig Mezcal Negroni

https://www.liquor.com/recipes/mezcal-negroni/

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Hillary Needle

http://www.hillaryneedleevents.com/

The Power of Strategic Introductions and How to Ask for Them

Julie Brown — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400

There is a concept in social network theory called Triadic Closure, which states that if two people who don’t know each other share a common connection, they will bond more quickly when they meet via this connection. It’s similar to the “friends of my friends are my friends” idea.

Strategic introductions work well if you know who you want to be introduced to, why you want to be introduced and also who in your network has a strong enough connection to that person to make the introduction.

Listen in as I lay out my 5 tips on how you can ask the people in your network to make strategic introductions for you, to strengthen and grow your network.

Drink of the day: High Noon Spiked Seltzer: Pineapple

https://www.highnoonspirits.com/

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Season 1 Recap! A Year of This Sh!t Works Episodes

Julie Brown — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Hey Friends, can you believe it? We've been doing this podcast together for a year. This is the first Episode of our second season together on the This Shit Works podcast. It seems only fitting that we take a moment to look back at all we have learned together. Welcome to Episode 53 A look back at Year of This Shit Works Episodes highlighting all the guests and recapping all of the topics we discussed together over the past 52 weeks.

Drink of the day: It’s the Aperol Spritz! An Italian day drinking cocktail. https://cookieandkate.com/classic-aperol-spritz-recipe/

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Trust Your Gut: Four Steps to Business Intuition with Ange DeLumiere

Julie Brown — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400

You’ve heard the old saying “trust your gut!” referring to certain situations when you should rely on your intuition to make a decision. This is because studies on our gut, more specifically our enteric nervous system or (ENS) for short, which is a complex system of around 100 million nerves often referred to as our “second brain” have found evidence of what many of us already suspected: our brains and our guts “talk” to each other.

Listen in as I talk with Business Visionary Ange DeLumiere who says that we can train our intuition and use that intuition to be better in business, and the great part is we can do it without meditation, crystals, or giving up wine.

Drink of the day: June Shine Honey Ginger Lemon Kombucha! Kombucha has been around for nearly 2,000 years. It was first brewed in China and then spread to Japan and Russia. It became popular in Europe in the early 20th century. Sales in the United States are on the rise because of its reputation as a health and energy drink.

https://juneshine.com/collections/drinks/products/juneshine-honey-ginger-lemon?variant=34800994418821

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Ange DeLumiere:

https://www.theintuitiverevolution.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/BizIntuitionRevolution/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1270150046502922

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ange-de-lumiere-992545109/

Julie Brown:

Website- https://juliebrownbd.com/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/

Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/

The F*ck It Mantra with Deanna Seymour

Julie Brown — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0400

A mantra is a word, a grouping of words, or sound(s), they are spoken or chanted aloud or they can be recited internally in your thoughts. By focusing the mind on one word, or thought, and nothing else, the mind stills, allowing what may be hidden to arise to our consciousness.

Do they work? Well, many neuroscientists have proved that the repetitive sound and language of mantras can and do affect aspects of our life.

So now I’m sitting here saying, great another thing for me to try to do and fail miserably at, another thing that I should be doing for myself but somehow can’t seem to get done. The truth is nothing, not even mantras are helpful if it forces you into some downward shame spiral of thinking that you suck because you can’t adopt them.

Enter Deanna Seymour to talk about her failed journey with mantras and how she finally found one that stuck!

Drink of the week: The Happy Buddha!

https://tipsybartender.com/recipe/happy-buddha/

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This episode is sponsored by Nickerson, a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC. https://nickersoncos.com/

Relevant Links

Deanna Seymour: https://deannaseymour.com/

The Imperfect Party Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/imperfect-party/id1536811745

Julie Brown:

Website- https://juliebrownbd.com/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/

Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/

Using Numerology to Elevate Your Business

Julie Brown — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Do you know that you have a life path number and if you embrace the energy of that number it can help you in all aspects of your life? I know it sounds crazy, but it just might be crazy spot on.

Numbers rule our world without us ever noticing them. There are 4 seasons to a year, 4 directions, 7 colors in the rainbow, 60 minutes to an hour, 23 pairs of chromosomes, 4 chambers to the heart. Numbers are everywhere!

Listen as I talk numbers with Business Numerologist Jo Soley, specifically life path numbers, personal years, your name number and more. Learn how each number vibrates at its own energy and how we can tap into those energies for greater success.

Drink of the week: The Seeker Rose from France

https://www.theseekerwines.com/rose

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This episode is sponsored by Nickerson, a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC. https://nickersoncos.com/

Link to calculate your Life Path Number:

Jo Soley: https://josoley.com/

Bizology Soundbites Podcast: https://josoley.com/bizology-podcast/

Julie Brown:

Website- https://juliebrownbd.com/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/

Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/

Do You Woo? An Intro to the Woo Woo Series

Julie Brown — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Have you heard of WooWoo? WooWoo is relating to or holding unconventional beliefs regarded as having little or no scientific basis, especially those relating to spirituality, mysticism, or alternative medicine.

That doesn’t really sound like it has a place in your business strategy does it? Well, that’s what I wanted to know. If we move away from the more scientific and structured basis of strategy, can there be a place for more unconventional methods towards career success.

Welcome to the WooWoo series, where over the next three weeks we are going to talk to experts in the realms of numerology, mantras and intuition to see if that WooWoo stuff might actually help us find greater success.

Drink of the week: WooWoo or if you prefer it’s full name, the Teeny Weeny WooWoo! https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/woo-woo

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This episode is sponsored by Nickerson, a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC. https://nickersoncos.com/

Link to calculate your Life Path Number: Jo Soley: https://josoley.com/

Julie Brown:

Website- https://juliebrownbd.com/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/

Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/

From the Bedroom to the Boardroom_Does Our Sexual Health Affect Our Success with Hallie LeBlanc

Julie Brown — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0400

I once found myself sitting in front of world renowned relationship therapist Esther Perel and ever since, I’ve been wondering, do our relationships in the bedroom affect our relationships in the boardroom. Does the confidence we have in our sexual relationships and the state of our sexual health affect all of our relationships and therefore our success.

Listen is as I talk with Hallie LeBlanc, a sought after relationship and sex therapist. We discuss how we can begin to explore sexuality from a place of curiosity and remove the shame so often associated with it and how doing so might just improve all the parts of our lives.

Drink of the day: The Screaming Orgasm

https://www.food.com/recipe/screaming-orgasm-184631

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This episode is sponsored by Nickerson, a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC. https://nickersoncos.com/

Hallie LeBlanc

https://www.halliekaycounseling.com/

Julie Brown:

Website- https://juliebrownbd.com/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/

Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/

Why You Need to Take a Vacation

Julie Brown — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0400

There is absolutely nothing to do in Europe in August because everyone is on VACATION. Do you know what Americans are doing in August? WORKING!

In America, you're expected to be a work-a-holic, which is why Americans forfeit on average 217 million vacation days per year! What? Why?

You shouldn’t need a study to tell you that there are real benefits to actually taking the time off that you earned, but since we are literally working ourselves to death listen in to hear four benefits of taking time off from work.

Drink of the day: It’s the Tequila Sunrise, made famous by Mick Jagger on his Cocaine and Tequila Sunrise Tour of 1972. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/geoffrey-zakarian/tequila-sunrise-2810699

If you liked what you heard today, please leave a review and subscribe to the podcast. Also, please remember to share the podcast to help it reach a larger audience.

This episode is sponsored by Nickerson, a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC. https://nickersoncos.com/

Julie Brown:

Website- https://juliebrownbd.com/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/

Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/

Resources and Articles

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/geoffrey-zakarian/tequila-sunrise-2810699

https://www.apadivisions.org/division-28/publications/newsletters/psychopharmacology/2017/07/vacation?_ga=2.155714619.1442993302.1525875167-1891458207.1525875167

https://www.businessinsider.com/3-reasons-europeans-are-way-better-at-vacation-than-americans-2014-8

https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/use-your-vacation-time-0707

The SHAPE Formula for Success with Mike Smerklo

Julie Brown — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0400

What if the secret to being a successful entrepreneur had nothing to do with your business plan, resources, market size, or strategy? If your success or failure weren’t dependent on how much money you have, where you grew up, or the level of education you received?

Welcome to episode 46 where I am joined by business leader Mike Smerklo as we discuss his latest book Mr, Monkey and Me, where we discuss his entrepreneurial journey and what he calls the SHAPE method to success. And why he thinks the difference between success and failure is right between your ears.

Drink of the day: The Fun and Flouncy (Note: 1 out of 5 Stars, Do Not Recommend)

Fill the bottom of a wine glass with Frozen berries, fill ¾ with Rose and top with Diet Sprite or Fresca…..then toss it in the garden.

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This episode is sponsored by Nickerson…… a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC. https://nickersoncos.com/

Relevant Links

Mike Smerklo https://www.mikesmerklo.com/about/

The Entrepreneur Survival test: https://www.mikesmerklo.com/the-entrepreneur-survival-test/

Julie Brown:

Website- https://juliebrownbd.com/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/

Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/

The 4 Tricks to Remember Names

Julie Brown — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Dale Carnegie, author of the self-help classic How to Win Friends and Influence People, published in 1936 said, “A person’s name is to that person the sweetest, most important sound in any language.” Over 8 decades later and that line still rings true especially in business.

In short, remembering names is important because it makes the other person feel special. Additionally it shows that you value them, you’ve taken the time, even if it’s just a moment to listen to and remember their name. When you use a person’s name in conversation they also feel more comfortable with you and are more likely to open up to you.

If you have ever struggled to remember names listen in for my 4 tricks to remember the name of every person you meet.

Drink of the day: True North Eldewilde https://www.truenorthales.com/collections/our-beers-true-north-ale-company/products/elderwilde

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This episode is sponsored by Nickerson…… a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC. https://nickersoncos.com/

Julie Brown:

Website- https://juliebrownbd.com/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/

Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/

How to Write Your First Book with Kate Hanley

Julie Brown — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 02:30:00 -0400

Writing your own book is like having a business card on steroids! But how can you get the words and ideas out of your head and onto the page?

Listen in as I talk with book writing coach and NY Times Best Selling Ghost Writer Kate Hanley on how you can put a process behind writing your first book. We talk about how to work with a coach, how to get started, and the difference between self publishing and traditional publishing.

The world needs the book that is inside of you. Listen in to get started.

Drink of the day: Mint Julep

Inspired from the pages of the 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald classic The Great Gatsby

https://www.thespruceeats.com/classic-mint-julep-recipe-759323

"Open the whiskey, Tom, and I'll make you a mint julep. Then you won't seem so stupid to yourself....Look at the mint!"

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This episode is sponsored by Nickerson…… a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC. https://nickersoncos.com/

Relevant Links

Kate Hanley https://katehanley.com/

Podcast https://katehanley.com/podcast/

Self Publish or Traditional Publish https://katehanley.com/book-collaborator/

Julie Brown:

BOOK! https://amzn.to/39v6CQ

Website- https://juliebrownbd.com/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/

Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/

Do We Really Want To Go Back To Normal?

Julie Brown — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0400

I hate the term new normal. But I think as it relates to how we want to live and work post Covid we need to define a new way of life. Yes, I want to go back to normal, in the sense that I want to be able to do all the things that we could do before Covid. But within that I want to define a new normal, one in which I’m not perpetually on the edge of burn out, where I have time to enjoy the things that I have worked so hard for.

If you looked at your old life, what parts do you want to leave in the past? In your new normal what parts can and should look different from your previously accepted normal way of life?.

Drink of the day: IT’S PORCH POUNDER TIME! And today we are tossing back Josh Cellars Sauvignon Blanc

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This episode is sponsored by Nickerson…… a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC. https://nickersoncos.com/

Julie Brown:

Website- https://juliebrownbd.com/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/

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Why You're Sleeping Like Shit with Abby DesJardien

Julie Brown — Wed, 26 May 2021 05:00:00 -0400

We spend about a third of our lives asleep. We all know that sleep is essential, it’s as important to our bodies as food, water and exercise, and is vital for maintaining good mental and physical health. So why aren’t we prioritizing sleep in our schedules, and why do we continually put up with getting a shitty night’s sleep.

Well that’s all about to change, because today I am joined by sleep evangelist Abby DesJardien to tell us all how we can all start getting a better night sleep. We discuss sleep apnea, sleep medicine, stress dreams, night terrors, and so much more - oh yeah, and we also discuss why the bedroom should be reserved for just two things.

Drink of the day: Chamomile Lavender Hot Toddy https://tasty.co/recipe/relaxation-chamomile-lavender-hot-toddy

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This episode is sponsored by Nickerson…… a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC. https://nickersoncos.com/

Relevant Links

Abby DesJardien

https://abbydesjardien.com/

https://abbydesjardien.com/podcast/

https://www.instagram.com/abbydesjardien/

Julie Brown:

Website- https://juliebrownbd.com/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/

Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/

Is the Handshake Dead?

Julie Brown — Wed, 19 May 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Have your introductions felt awkward and almost perfunctory without the ritual of shaking hands? Humans have been using the handshake in one way or another for thousands of years. Tune in for a little history lesson of the handshake followed by:

The 4 things that make a handshake great and which 4 handshake styles you should NEVER give!

Drink of the day: Two Hands Angel’s Share Shiraz

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This episode is sponsored by Nickerson…… a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC. https://nickersoncos.com/

Background music provided by: Jeremy Marsan https://jeremymarsan.com/.

Julie Brown:

Website- https://juliebrownbd.com/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/

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Have We Forgotten How to Socialize

Julie Brown — Wed, 12 May 2021 05:00:00 -0400

As we slowly return to a face-to-face world, have we taken for granted that our social skills will be intact when we need them? For the past 15 months we have gotten used to treating people as if they are potentially toxic, guarding ourselves from being too close to other people - has this caused our socializing muscles to atrophy and how can we begin to feel comfortable in a world that’s less than 6 feet apart.

Tune in to learn how you can ease your way back into normal and start flexing your socializing muscles.

Drink of the day: The Scorpion Cocktail for Two!

This episode is sponsored by Nickerson…… a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC. https://nickersoncos.com/

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Julie Brown:

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Do You Have Kids? Why Not?

Julie Brown — Wed, 05 May 2021 05:00:00 -0400

In the U.S. and other industrialized countries around the world, the number of women who postpone having kids, or who have decided to not have children is on the rise. In the U.S. in 2014, almost half of all women between the ages of 18 and 39 had no children. This figure is the highest percentage since the Census Bureau started measuring it in 1976.

And yet, “do you have kids” is a question that I get over and over again in business meetings and at networking events and frankly I’m sick of answering it. We need to normalize women deciding to not have kids. We also need more fictional role models living fulfilling lives without kids. Today's women are turning over tables and upending what is expected of them - and everyone else needs to catch up. Not every storyline needs to end with and baby makes three in order for it to be happily ever after.

Drink of the day: The Oak Lilly

This episode is sponsored by Nickerson…… a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC. https://nickersoncos.com/

If you liked what you heard today, please leave a review and subscribe to the podcast. Also, please remember to share the podcast to help it reach a larger audience.

Julie Brown:

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How to Make Friends As An Adult with Dr. Marisa Franco

Julie Brown — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0400

We all know how important it is to have friends, and yet the research shows, that our friendship networks have been shrinking at an alarming rate. And the average person hasn't made a new friend in more than 5 years. Which is sad because most people actually want to make new friends, they just don’t know how.

Listen in as I chat with Dr. Marissa Franco a Psychologist and Friendship expert on how we can make lasting friendships as adults. Be sure to listen all the way to the end to get a short history lesson on the term “Spilling the Tea!” while I sip on some boozy English Breakfast Tea.

This episode is sponsored by Nickerson…… a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC.

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Dr. Marisa Franco

Website: https://drmarisagfranco.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DrMarisaGFranco/

Julie Brown:

Website- https://juliebrownbd.com/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/

Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/

Introverts, Extroverts & Ambiverts.....Oh My

Julie Brown — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0400

When we think about describing our personalities most people will characterize themselves as either introvert or an extrovert, and most people think that you have to be either or, but research has shown that that’s not really the case, most of us fall somewhere in the middle. Ambivert, first recorded in 1927, is based on Latin elements: the prefix ambi– “on both sides, around” and the suffix –vert, extracted from the verb vertere “to turn” so literally meaning “turned both ways,” An ambivert is someone who falls in the middle of the introvert/extrovert continuum.

Listen in to understand where Introverts and Extroverts get their energy from and why Ambiverts are blowing the competition away when it comes to sales!

We also learn a little bit about how your wine of choice may be a predictor of your personality type! Tune in!

Drink of the day

Whispering Angel Rose! Get it and Rose all day!

This episode is sponsored by Nickerson…… a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC.

If you liked what you heard today, please leave a review and subscribe to the podcast. Also, please remember to share the podcast to help it reach a larger audience.

Julie Brown:

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How to Get In, On and the Most Out of Clubhouse with Beth Nydick

Julie Brown — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Are you all in on the connecting power of Clubhouse? Or are you more like me looking at it and saying are you kidding me another social media platform I need to spend time on? Or maybe you’re like what the f*ck is Clubhouse?

Listen in to this week’s episode as my friend Beth Nydick gives us a quick master class on how to get in, get on, get started and most importantly get noticed on the hottest new drop in, audio only, social media platform Clubhouse.

We talk about how people are using the app to connect with celebrities, create media opportunities, promote their businesses and make “clubhouse” friends.

Not only is Beth a clubhouse master, she is also the author of Clean Cocktails: Righteous Recipes for the Modern Mixologist, and for this week’s drink of the week, she shares her favorite clean cocktail from the book.

Drink of the Day: The Day Drinker

This cocktail is sunshine in a glass. Loaded with the strong antioxidant vitamin C, fresh grapefruit juice has limited effect on blood sugar levels, according to Harvard Medical School. We like to think of The Day Drinker as the perfect immunity booster when typhoid hits your house. You could tote this one to t-ball games but bring extra for your friends. Listen in for the recipe.

This interview and its contents are sponsored by Nickerson, a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC. https://nickersoncos.com

If you liked what you heard today, please leave a review and subscribe to the podcast. Also, please remember to share the podcast to help it reach a larger audience.

Relevant Links:

Beth Nydick

https://bethnydick.com/

https://bethnydick.com/clubhouse-masterclass/

https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Cocktails-Righteous-Modernist-Mixologist/dp/1682681408

Julie Brown

Website- https://juliebrownbd.com/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/

Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/

Mars vs Venus: How Men Network Better Than Women

Julie Brown — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0400

In 1992 the book Men are From Mars Women are from Venus was published, it quickly became a best seller and it’s title became a catch phrase to describe why there is a fundamental language barrier between the sexes - because we hail from different planets. And It’s a load of horse shit. In fact, it’s been scientifically proven that men and women communicate in almost exactly the same way, with studies showing that the difference between the way men and women communicate amounts to one tenth of one standard deviation, which is statistician speak for negligible - as in too small to measure, literally no difference. These perceived differences from books like Mars/Venus have led us to network in completely different ways from each other. And men - you are doing it better than women in a number of different ways.

Listen in to better understand the 7 ways that men are networking better than women.

The Cocktail of the Week with golf season right around the corner is the John Daly! Bring on the 19th hole shenanigans.

Ingredients

● 1.5 oz vodka

● 2 oz iced tea

● 2 oz lemonade

Fill a large highball glass with ice, add vodka, tea, and lemonade, gently stir, garnish with a lemon slice.

This interview and its contents are sponsored by Nickerson, a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC. https://nickersoncos.com/

If you liked what you heard today, please leave a review and subscribe to the podcast. Also, please remember to share the podcast to help it reach a larger audience.

Julie Brown:

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Discovering Your Leadership Style with Sarah Schneider

Julie Brown — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0400

When trying to decide who you are as a leader are you constantly tumbling through mental gymnastics or expending way too much energy sanitizing your personality in order to fit into some pre prescribed definition of what a leader should sound like? Can you be yourself and still be a badass inspiring leader?

In this episode, I interview Sarah Schneider, an executive coach, leadership trainer, and CEO of the leadership coaching firm Sarah Schieder & Company. Sarah joins me today to help us understand the sense of freedom that comes with choosing your own version of leadership, having the impact you want with your leadership, and being your own damn self while you do it.

Many people hesitate to call themselves an expert or a leader. What they don’t realize is all the mental gymnastics are draining and completely unnecessary. Those things are compromising the energy you could be spending on things that will actually make you a great leader; this includes upskilling yourself, networking, and building healthy relationships. When you start calling yourself a leader, you begin to head closer to becoming one.

Within our conversation Sarah discusses how vulnerability and intimacy are the keys to building healthy teams. We also discuss why being able to trust your team, especially now that we are working remotely is pivotal for business success.

We need diversity in leadership. We need more people from all backgrounds to discover their leadership style.

To find your leadership style:

● Define who you are as a leader.

● Trust yourself and your expertise.

● Give yourself the ability to see how things are going around you.

● Have a team of advisors to learn from- keep growing.

● Know that the world is better when we have different types of leaders.

● Determine what it would look like if you gave 10 percent more to your gaps. What does 10 percent more of your personality, honesty, focus look like?

● Bring your true self to leadership.

The Cocktail of the Week is the Zoomtini cocktail from the Happy Hour at Home cocktail book that was gifted to me by my friend Candice. It is a low alcohol beverage that gets you through that last Zoom meeting of the day (or the first if you ask me) ready.

Ingredients

● 1 oz sweet vermouth

● 1oz gin

● 4 oz seltzer

● 3 luxardo cherries

Add ice, vermouth, gin, and bitters to a glass, fill with seltzer, and garnish with the cherries. (PS. While you are sipping on this, they suggest you tune into "Who’s Zoomin Who" by Aretha Franklin.)

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Relevant Links: Sarah Schneider:

Podcast- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-badassery-project/id1252031591 Website- https://www.sarahschneiderco.com/

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahschneidercoach

Julie Brown:

Website- https://juliebrownbd.com/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/

Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/

Power Pitching with Killer Pitch Master Precious Williams

Julie Brown — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0400

When was the last time you saw someone walk away with a whopping $500,000 dollars by bluffing their way onto national television? My guest today is a 13-time elevator pitch champion who has stuns every crowd she stands in front of with her amazing pitches. I am absolutely thrilled to share with you today my conversation with the Killer Pitch Master Precious Williams!

Precious is the Founder and CEO of Perfect Pitches by Precious, LLC. She has worked with top Fortune 500 companies, successful service-based entrepreneurs, and speakers to help them slay their competitions with powerful pitches, communication skills, and speaker training services. Precious has also authored 3 books, including the best-selling Bad Bitches and Power Pitches. She is working on the launch of her third book, Pitching for Profit: The Bad Bitches' Playbook to Convert Conversations into Currency

Listen in today as Precious discusses how the perfect pitch will get you anything you wish to achieve. She teaches you how to use all of the things people say is wrong with you to your advantage - to make your unbelievable comeback. Listen in for the story behind the making of this incredible personality- how she turned an idea for a lingerie business into a pitch that attracted people and financing to actually start it!

Listen in to hear Precious' 5 things that will turn your pitch into a Killer Pitch - beyond those 5 things, remember the most important of all is to believe in yourself, your abilities, strengths, and talents, even the hidden ones.

The Cocktail of the Week is called Hanky Panky. The Hanky Panky cocktail was invented at the Savoy Hotel somewhere between 1903 and 1923 by Ada Coleman. But her legacy lives on through this drink, thanks in part to its inclusion in Harry Craddock’s famous The Savoy cocktail book, printed in 1930.

Ingredients-

● 1.5 ounces of gin

● 1.5 ounces of sweet vermouth

● Two dashes of Fernet Branca (No more than two dashes, please. This is strong. Be careful.)

In a mixing glass filled with ice, pour the gin sweet vermouth and the fernet Branca. Add a dash of orange juice if you like. Stir well for at least 30 seconds and then strain into a martini glass. Garnish with an orange belt.

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Relevant Links:

Precious Williams:

Book- Pitching for Profit: The Bad Bitches' Playbook to Convert Conversations into Currency Website- https://www.perfectpitchesbyprecious.com/about

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/precious-l-williams

Julie Brown:

Website- https://juliebrownbd.com/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/

Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/

525,600 Minutes: How the Pandemic Has Changed Business Forever

Julie Brown — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Remember when we were all told to work from home for two weeks. And those two weeks were supposed to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. And then those two weeks turned into a month and then another month, and now we have strung those months together to form a year, 525,600 minutes

Prior to the pandemic if you had asked the top business advisors how long it would take to transition almost every company and their workforce from in person to virtual they would have told you that it would take years to accomplish - and yet we did it nearly overnight. The question remains will we ever go back? The changes that happened in how we conduct business in that seemingly overnight shift, are they here to stay?

According to the experts yeah. A number of the changes will be permanent. Listen as I break down the four changes that are definitely here to stay, and give a visual explanation of what 530,000+ American lives lost actually looks like.

Drink of the Week: Mast Landing Gunner’s Daughter Milk Stout (hot damn it’s delicious - with rich with flavors and aromas of peanut butter, coffee and chocolate.

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Relevant Links:

Julie Brown

https://juliebrownbd.com/ (Website)

https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/ (Instagram) https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/ (LinkedIn) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q (Youtube) https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/ (Facebook)

The 5 Words That Can Reconnect You With Anyone

Julie Brown — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 07:30:00 -0400

Time seems to go by so fast doesn’t it. Like one day you're in high school seeing your friends everyday and then you blink and it’s your 25th high school reunion. It happens in business too, you make connections, you have every intention of staying connected, but you get pulled in a million different directions and forget to send that email, or pick up the phone and make that call. And at some point you determine that far too much time has gone by, that it would be weird to reach back out, because you don’t know what you would say or how to explain why you haven’t been in touch.

The truth is there is no amount of time that can’t be overcome. No distance between your last hello that can’t be bridged if you use five simple words. People think they need an excuse or a reason to reach back out to people, you don’t. You simply need these 5 words.

Listen in to discover how reestablishing connections with your dormant relationships can help boost your career and your social capital.

Drink of the Week: Lavender Collins

1.5 ounces of gin,

¾ oz fresh lemon juice (always use fresh juices)

½ oz of the lavender syrup

Combine that in a Collins glass and top with soda water and garnish with a lemon. Delicious and a fabulous way to remind you that warm days are ahead. Cheers!

If you are interested in working with me 1:1 on either a networking, personal branding or thought leadership content creation breakthrough 60 minute session Click below to schedule your one hour session, there are only 10 spots available and last time they sold out quickly.

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=20330628&appointmentType=18702449

Sources:

https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-power-of-reconnection-how-dormant-ties-can-surprise-you/

F*ck Yeah: Why Swearing Is Good For You

Julie Brown — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0400

As children we are taught that there are everyday words, and then there are bad words, the kind of words that can get you into trouble. You see, in society we think people will be offended by swear words - when in actuality most people aren’t offended by profanity at all, it’s why music with explicit lyrics still sell, why we go see R rated movies.

There has actually been a tremendous amount of research into swear words. And the findings might surprise you.

Scientifically speaking, having a penchant for profanity might be a good thing. Tune in to hear how swearing can make you appear more honest, more intelligent, how it can relieve stress, dull the sensation of pain, and foster camaraderie among peers and friends. You’ll also learn how chimps swear as well.

Thanks again for listening, for coming back every week I appreciate you. If you like this podcast please take a moment to review it on iTunes and share it with your friends. I’ll see you next week. Cheers, JB

Sources

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/science-swearing-profanity-curse-emma-byrne

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2016/nov/07/women-swear-as-much-as-men-so-heres-to-equal-opportunity-cursing

https://www.fastcompany.com/90442773/here-is-why-you-should-swear-at-work-according-to-science

What's Your Too Excuse?

Julie Brown — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Miriam Webster defines the word too as to an excessive degree or to such a degree as to be regrettable. How many times has that word held you back? As in saying to yourself I’m too old, or I’m too young, it’s too late, it’s too early, I’m too fat, or perhaps as has happened to me on numerous occasions someone has accused you of being too much.

In this episode we take a look at the thought process around using the word too in order to describe our age, our appearance, our personality and so much more - and then letting the “degree as to be regrettable” for each of those things stop us from creating big change in our lives and careers.

Age is just a number, weight is just a number and you will never be too much for someone who can’t get enough of you.

The Drink of the Week: Long Island Iced Tea and the Blue Long Island

This drink is a hot mess combination of Vodka, Gin, Rum and Tequila topped with Triple Sec because four alcohols wasn’t enough and a splash of coke. You take a sip of this and your tastebuds literally scream LET’S GET LIT and wake up with a hangover and regret. If you want another equally hangover inducing variant, you can swap out the triple sec for blue curacao and the coke for sprite viola you have yourself a Blue Long Island.

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Relevant Links:

Julie Brown

https://juliebrownbd.com/ (Website)

JUST Is A Four Letter Word

Julie Brown — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0400

How often do you think you use the word just when describing yourself or asking for something. For example, when you describe what you do like this, “I’m just an assistant manager;” “I’m just an administrative assistant;” “I just graduated college, I just got my degree.” Or how about in your email correspondence, for example, I'm just emailing to check in. I’m just wondering if you had time to review my proposal. I just wanted to see if you had time to talk.

The word just frequently functions as a “subtle message of subordination, or deference.” We constantly fall back on the word just because we don’t want to feel like we are bothering someone, or being a nuisance. Stop it. When you use the word just you are actively diminishing your importance. In business using the word “just” serves to make the other person think that what you are working on isn’t important.

Listen in to learn how to start removing the word Just from your vocabulary to start creating more clear and confident correspondence.

The Drink of the Week: Graft Cider, Birds of Paradise Moscow Mule Cider

This Polynesian inspired Moscow mule is bursting with ginger and finishes with soft citrus and hibiscus berry notes. Best enjoyed cold out the fridge.

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Julie Brown

https://juliebrownbd.com/ (Website)

Failure 101: Why Bombing is Good For You with Geri Paige

Julie Brown — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Ask any average person why they haven't accomplished their goals yet, and more often than not, their answer will be because they are afraid that they will fail. Why are we, as humans, taught to fear failure, and where does it have its roots?

Ever since our school days, we are taught to categorize things as either right or wrong. The answers are either correct or incorrect, pass or fail, with zero lessons designed to teach you how to learn from your failures. We are taught only to be embarrassed by them to fear repeating them.

You can't figure out if something works until you break it apart, and that is what our guest today did. Without ever having been in front of a live audience or even trying her hand at comedy before, Geri signed up not only for a stand-up class but an improv class, too, simply because she was interested in it and had always wondered if she was funny. What she got out of it was an amazing mechanism for overcoming her fear of failure.

Geri Paige Butner is a Business Launch & Life Alignment Coach, who helps people align their life and work with what brings them fulfillment and joy. Geri shares with us the crazy journey she's had as a stand-up comedian, how she has learned from repetition, retooling, and keeping her cool with a subjective audience. She also discusses the variables that you need to consider when presenting in front of a live audience.

Remember the episode with Nicole Kalil where we talked about how perfection is your number one confidence derailer? Well, that sneaky bugger keeps coming up over and over again, and today we discuss how everything doesn't have to be perfect, that there is tremendous value and opportunity in things that are not perfect. We begin to take bigger risks when we know that we will survive whatever we take on.

Listen in and make the best out of another few minutes of your life!

The Drink of the Week is The Rusty Nail

Cheers to all the times you #NailedIt and failed miserably at trying something for the first time. It’s a simple combination of scotch and the scotch-based liqueur Drambuie, a word derived from the Gaelic meaning “the drink that satisfies.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 ounces Scotch whisky

3/4 ounce Drambuie

Add the scotch and Drambuie into a mixing glass with ice. Stir until well-chilled and then strain into a rocks glass over one large ice cube.

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No amount is too small, it will get drunk!

Relevant Links:

Geri Paige Butner

https://www.geripaige.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/geributner/

Julie Brown

https://juliebrownbd.com/ (Website)

Body Positivity with Summer Innanen

Julie Brown — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Aren't we tired of the energy it takes to continually be thinking about our bodies and what other people think of them? Can you imagine what you could do with all the extra energy that you waste fretting about what size jeans you fit into? You would have more time for friends, for work, for actually being active, and you can bet your ass you'd be happier too.

But it’s not that easy. Especially for me. Designing a podcast episode around the subject of body positivity, body acceptance, and creating a more welcoming networking environment for our plus-sized colleagues and contemporaries wasn't something I could do alone because I haven't gotten there yet. At my heaviest, my weight pushed me into the category of clinically obese, and at my thinnest, I was so thin that I stopped getting my period at the age of 32.

I’m 44 and I still have times when I downright obsess about my weight. This is why for this episode I have asked Body image Coach and Best-Selling author Summer Innanen to join us. When I discovered Summer’s website, with a picture of her taking a sledgehammer to a scale and then raising that sledgehammer in victory above her head, symbolizing a fiery, free and untamed life I knew she was the person to walk us through this conversation. In addition to being a best selling author and body positivity coach, she is the host of Eat The Rules, a podcast dedicated to empowering people to live life on their terms!

This conversation taught me a lot of lessons. One, that body positivity doesn't mean that you love the way your body looks every day; it means that you don't think about your body in negative terms, that you accept it the way it is. And two, that it would be a lot easier for people in large bodies to accept their bodies if there wasn't consistent messaging by the media, advertising, their family, and the general surroundings that told them what they looked like wasn't beautiful or athletic or acceptable.

Listen in for tips to feeling more positively for your body and learn how self-love can take you on that much-needed healing journey!

The Drink of the Week is The Yellow Bird, a super fun combination of white rum, Galiano (a golden, sweet vanilla-anise Italian liqueur), triple sec, and lime juice. It is served straight up as a martini. For today's drink, I took inspiration from something Summer said in the interview- You're going to have bad days, and you will have really good days, but for the most part, we want balance in how we look at ourselves, like how the wings of a bird balance it in flight.

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Relevant Links:

Summer Innanen

https://summerinnanen.com/about-me/

https://www.instagram.com/summerinnanen/?hl=en https://m.facebook.com/SummerInnanenCoach/

Julie Brown

https://juliebrownbd.com/ (Website)

Taming Your Inner Critic with Mia Scharphie

Julie Brown — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Do you ever hear a shitty inner voice in your head that tells you that you aren’t worthy of things, or that you can’t accomplish something for one reason or another?

That voice is called your Inner Critic. It’s created by the voices you hear when you are in the formative years of your childhood. It could be the voice of your past, your mother, your father, an aunt, or a school bully. This voice can grow loud and paralyzing if you don’t discover ways to silence. So, how do you arm yourself with ways to overcome this voice in your head - because not only is this voice a real asshole, it’s a liar, liar pants on fire!

Welcome to Episode 25 where my special guest Mia Scharphie joins us to teach you how to silence your inner critic and move beyond the shitty narrative it plays in your head! Mia is a trained facilitator, the founder of the Build Yourself workshop- a programme that helps women build the dynamic, powerful and meaningful careers and businesses they want, and has run research efforts for the Harvard Business School.

In this episode, we discuss why accountability and trust are key to building your career and how to find the “right” accountability partner for your business, why your inner critic does not serve you any functional purpose and how to mute that shitty voice.

Your inner critic gives you a skewed perception of reality. Only you can acknowledge that this voice is not based in reality. If you write down the things that this voice says to you and then read them out loud, you will discover what complete and total bullshit it really is.

Perhaps you should name your inner critic and then tell it to shut the fuck up repeatedly until it doesn’t talk to you anymore. Tune in. We could help you do that!

Drink of the Week: Rombauer Chardonnay

I do not understand the ABC people - the anything but chardonnay people. I absolutely love it and this is one of my favorite Chardonnays.

If you liked what you heard today, please leave a review and subscribe to the podcast. Also, please remember to share the podcast to help it reach a larger audience.

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Relevant Links:

Mia Scharphie-

https://www.instagram.com/mia.scharphie/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/miascharphie/ http://buildyourselfworkshop.com/ https://twitter.com/miascharphie?lang=en

Mindset (Limiting Beliefs Guide) -http://buildyourselfworkshop.com/jmindset

Accountability (Accountability Partnership Guide) -http://buildyourselfworkshop.com/jaccountability

JULIE BROWN

https://juliebrownbd.com/ (Website)

Confidence Builders and Derailers with Nicole Kalil

Julie Brown — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0400

You walk into a room full of people you've never met before; self- doubt, fear, apprehension, do they all kick in? The same probably happens when you speak up and share your opinions or ideas in a work meeting. What does it take you to effectively conquer your mind in such situations?

It takes a belief in yourself. It takes confidence.

So, if confidence looks so good on you, what keeps you from wearing it everyday? And the confident people, what have they discovered that you don't know yet, what is their secret to being confident?

Our guest today is Nicole Kalil, an amazing speaker, coach and also the host of the podcast "This Is Woman's Work". Nicole spent most of her professional life with a Fortune 500 company, where her passion for leadership led her to become the first female Chief Development Officer in the 160-year company history. She joins us on the episode to give us matchless advice, definitions and actionable tips on building self-confidence!

And to quench my thirst for constantly validating opinions with research, Nicole makes known that confidence could well have something to do with your genes. But, even if that were the case, it would constitute only 25 percent of your total confidence level. So, confidence is a skill you can always develop! Sounds good? Listen in to today’s episode to discover the major confidence derailers and why perfection tops the list!

Nicole shares with us the 5 confidence builders that she has mastered:

1. Action

2. Failure

3. Grace

4. Choosing confidence

5. Understanding, awareness, and mindfulness that confidence comes from the inside

You’re going to achieve self acceptance and self belief by practicing the confidence boosters that Nicole mentioned, taking action, failing forward, giving yourself grace and choosing to have confidence in yourself. And when you do that, it will be easier to take your head trash to the dumpster and light that shit on fire.

Tune in for unparalleled ideas on networking your way with more confidence and grace!

The Drink of the Week is a cocktail called Crank It To 11 - and since last week was all about music and this week we are lighting our head trash on fire, I think it works well. (This amazing cocktail was a special Shaker and Spoon box that I bought for my husband. If you haven’t tried Shaker and Spoon you totally should - I’ve included a link below where you can get $25 off your first box)

Take some hickory wood chips (those come in the cocktail box) and make a little pile of them on a non flammable surface. Light them on fire. When they start smoking, put the glass over to trap the smoke. After you trap the smoke, flip the glass over and add one large ice cube - I used a huge square one from a mold. Then add 1.5 ounces of American Whisky and a little cherry syrup from the jar of cherries (we talked about this in a previous episode. Use really good cherries not the shitty red kind and 4 dashes of cherry bark vanilla syrup). Then use a cocktail stirrer to stir it up and add a black cherry as a garnish. I tell you this drink was fan-fucking-tastic! I am not joking.

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Relevant Links:

Shaker and Spoon - get $25 off your first order with this link

https://www.shakerandspoon.com/refer/Julie-FQFNNJYE

Nicole Kalil:

https://nicolekalil.com/about-nicole

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolekalil/

Podcast- https://nicolekalil.com/podcast

Julie Brown:

https://juliebrownbd.com/ (Website)

The Soundtrack to Confidence

Julie Brown — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Could you imagine watching your favorite epic film without the music? Would Jaws be nearly as scary if the open water scenes were not accompanied by the infamous John Williams two note alternating pattern dun nun, dun nun. For more than 45 years that sound has been our collective cultural shorthand to signal danger.

Would the shower scene in Psycho be nearly as memorable without the accompanying eek eek eek. What about watching Star Wars without the theme music - not nearly as powerful.

Composers have long understood the ability of music to affect a listener's state of mind. And now the science and the research is catching up with what composers have known all along, music affects us in profound ways.

As the kick off to the Confidence Series I wanted to start off with the ability of music to boost not only our mood, but our self esteem and our confidence. The following episodes in the series will tackle other confidence blocks including mindset shifts, silencing your inner critic, and body positivity. All of those confidence enhancers work over time. But music, music works in the moment.

The Journal of Positive Psychology published two studies in 2012 which found that listening to music can boost a person’s mood. Self belief has been directly connected to self-esteem and music has a direct effect on our self esteem. There is research to back up the fact that music can make you more confident during interviews. And today's doctors tell us that music can enhance the function of neural networks, slow the heart rate, lower blood pressure, reduce levels of stress hormones and inflammatory cytokines, and provide some relief to patients undergoing surgery, as well as heart attack and stroke victims. And let’s not ignore the healing power it will have when there will inevitably come a time in your life when you just need to blast some tunes and let your piece of shit ex boyfriend know that you don’t need his sorry ass anymore.

Songs like this gives us the confidence to get through our bad days, and you know what - you have made it through 100% of your bad days and come out on the other side even stronger. You have the power to take control of all of the parts of your life - even the ones that feel out of control sometimes.

The truth is music can change the way we perceive the world and ourselves. Musical patterns affect our auditory cortex which is the neural reward system as well as other areas involved in memory and emotion. Listening to certain songs can change our emotions or make us emotional. The truth is building self confidence and self love is not something that happens overnight. We will all have demons both internal and external that will affect how we see ourselves, and the following episodes in this series and others to come will certainly help provide the tools to face them, but now that you know that music can help you along the way - I have created a Spotify playlist for you which includes all the bad ass, confidence building songs that you shared with me on my LinkedIn and Instagram polls. This playlist is for all of us, so feel free to add your favorite songs to the list to inspire others to be more confident.

This week's drink of the week is a cocktail called Brave Bull, which is just 1.5 oz of reposado tequila, 1 oz of kahlua and a lemon twist. That’s it. That’s it takes to be strong and brave like a bull.

A special shout out to Sherri Snow, Executive Director at North End Music & Performing Arts Center and her students Hannah and Harper for providing the music for today’s podcast.

Spotify Playlist

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6AXsrqykjf9Vh2I3jdMnAW?si=hcB75nVxQFuFdIyU_LtmSA

Relevant Links

https://juliebrownbd.com/ (Website)

Don’t forget to buy the book!

4 Silver Bullets to Finding Happiness with Pam Garramone

Julie Brown — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0400

As Americans we are taught that we all have certain unalienable rights. Written right there in the pages of our Declaration of Independence is that we have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Something about that line has always gotten me thinking. And it’s the word pursuit. You know why?

Because I think of that word as having movement.

The word pursuit, which means an effort to secure or attain, appears to me to be an ongoing effort, something which may slip through our fingers if we don’t keep working on it. So if happiness or the pursuit thereof, is one of our unalienable rights, how are we doing with it, after some 200 years after the writing of that line?

Well, research suggests that we aren't doing so great. A new NORC poll drawing on trends from the long running General Social Survey finds Americans are less likely to call themselves very happy than at any point since that survey began back in 1972. If you think it’s because of the global pandemic you're both wrong and right: Research suggests that we've been unhappy for a while now. In March 2019, a full year before there was even a hint of an upcoming pandemic, The World Happiness Report, which is released to coincide with the United Nations International happiness day, stated that Americans are as unhappy as they've been in years. For the third straight year in a row, the US has dropped in the happiness rankings.

So, how do we right this ship? How do we Bobby McFerrin our lives and ‘Don’t worry, be happy’?

Lucky for you, our guest today knows all about finding happiness. Tune in to the episode as I’m joined by Pam Garramone, a Certified Positive Psychology Speaker and Life Coach teaching the Science of Happiness to anyone who wants to learn how to be happier. Pam talks all about Positive Psychology, her wonderful journey researching happiness and shares with us her 4 happiness boosters that we can start to use to be happier every day. Here’s a preview - your social connections are one of the number one happiness boosters you have!

And to all those who say over and over again, “I’ll be happy when”....., you’re gonna find your answers today too! Let’s welcome a happier and nicer 2021.

Drink of the Week

Four Graces Pinot Noir. Pam’s favorite drink is the Pinot Noir, and that brought me to choose this one for the episode!

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https://twitter.com/PamGarramone

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamgarramone/

Julie Brown:

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How to Flex Your Gratitude Muscles with Beth Hewitt

Julie Brown — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0400

2020 is almost over. What a dumpster fire of a year AMIRIGHT? This is usually the time of the year when we gather our year end lists, think about all the things we have done, seen, heard and accomplished in the past 12 months. But right now the only thing I can think of is that I'm so glad it's almost over.

Is it just me or are you also struggling to find things to be grateful for? I don't generally think of myself as an ungrateful bitch. But then I started getting nervous; what if I am and I don't even know it!? This question called for research, to see if some people are just more grateful than others, and if so why! Is there a gratitude gene? And what do you do if you don't have it?

The research suggests that genetics may actually help explain why some people find it easier to feel and express gratitude than others. There have been studies that have explored what specific genes may help determine a person's grateful or less grateful disposition. Two promising candidates for this are the genes CD38 and COMT. While CD38 is involved in the secretion of the neuropeptide oxytocin, COMT acts in the recycling of the neurotransmitter dopamine. You remember our friends oxytocin from episode 20, and dopamine from episode 17 right.

As I was pondering the research, I came across an email from a wonderful lady from my network who was starting a 28 day Gratitude journey on Facebook! Before my less grateful COMT gene could take over, I signed up for the journey, deciding to give my gratitude genes a workout. Each day within the Facebook community Beth prompted us to write down three things we were grateful for. And guess what? It totally helped me find the littlest things to be grateful for every day!

We’re joined in the episode today by the incredibly positive Beth Hewitt, who’s a business and career strategist specializing in creative visualization, positivity and resilience. She's also the host of the Visualise You podcast. ( P.S. You're absolutely gonna fall in love with her accent!) Listen in as we discuss all about the 28-day Gratitude journey, why and how she decided to start it and how it’s impacted the participants and their outlook on life. Also, how it legit helped me flex my gratitude muscles!

There’s absolutely no wrong entries for your Gratitude list, neither is there a specific time to practice it. Go at your pace and it becomes a habit!

Drink of the Week

Riverbench Blanc du Noir Sparkling Wine.

Most people think of wine, especially in France, as a man's world. But look into the history of the three ladies mentioned in the episode to see how they revolutionized the champagne industry.

I thank you again for being here for taking time out of your day to tune in and listen. Goodbye 2020!

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Beth Hewitt: https://bethhewitt.com/

Visualise You Podcast: https://visualiseyou.com/

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Is It Really Better To Give Than To Receive?

Julie Brown — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 05:45:00 -0400

We’ve all heard the line before, that it is better to give than to receive. During the holidays you’ll hear it over and over again, but is it true, and if so why? What does the act of giving do for us?

Sure, philosophers will tell you to give freely, but what about scientists? What does the data say - is there data to back up the idea that it is indeed better to be a giver than a getter?

Well, of course the data backs it up or this would be a pretty shitty podcast episode. But let’s start by first defining what giving is. For the purpose of my research and this podcast we will use this definition. A Gift, is the transfer of something without the expectation of receiving something in return.

There have been a number of studies on the biological effects of giving - decades of research actually. Tune in the learn how giving activates regions within the brain associated with pleasure and how the act of releases the same hormones within the body that are released during sex!

We also discuss three types of business interaction styles: takers, matchers, and givers. Listen in to determine which interaction style is yours.

We also take a trip to the island of Puerto Rico where we discover this week's Drink of the Week: Coquito or Puerto Rican Eggnog!

Coquito see link for the full recipe: https://thenovicechefblog.com/coquito/

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The Power of Friendship with Lydia Denworth

Julie Brown — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Would you be surprised if I told you that friendship is as important for your health as diet and exercise. That there is an actual correlation between how social you are and how long you will live! New research shows that the power of friendship gets stronger with age and may even be more important than family relationships, which doesn't surprise me one fucking bit since my personal experience is that families are messy and unreliable. And it's your friends that you can depend on!

Why then do they take a backseat to our more pressing day to day responsibilities?

We all have friends, we all make friends, and friendship seems to be a hallmark of human behavior. But despite all this, it’s taken years for scientists to formally consider this aspect of human life! Quite surprisingly, even the study of animals has uncovered that social relationships and bonding are what ensure that you thrive. That it's not just survival of the fittest but also of the friendliest!

Joining me on the episode today is Lydia Denworth, contributing editor for Scientific American, writer for Psychology Today, as well as the author of ‘Friendship: The Evolution, Biology and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond’. Take a moment to listen in on my conversation with Lydia to hear about her research into the biological, psychological, and evolutionary foundations of friendships, the importance of these friendships for long term happiness, and how we can learn to cultivate, nurture, and invest in our friendships.

Friendship is like rewarding your brain, it's fun and it's pleasurable, so you keep coming back for more. Building on a friendship is neither easy nor quick. Lydia shares how a researcher at the University of Kansas actually counted up the number of hours it takes to go from an acquaintance to a friend, to a really good friend. Friendship is a voluntary relationship that definitely takes time to build!

Lydia introduces us to Sylvia, a real mean baboon, that is until she experienced loss. What Sylvia did after her loss stunned even the primatologists, and her actions ultimately led to a better understanding of the importance of friendship and social bonding in animals.Tune in to experience the surprise for yourself!

Growing up, I thought I was going to be a biologist, making me pursue a bachelor's degree in biology that I do nothing with today. And my inner biologists absolutely loved the conversation with Lydia. I hope you have a good time listening too.

Drink of the Week is Beautiful Friendship, a cocktail of Cointreau, dark rum, lime juice, simple syrup and tamarind concentrate. (P.S.-If you don't know about tamarind concentrate or tamarind juice and you aren't using it in your cocktails, you don't know what you're missing out on!)

Ingredients- 0.75 oz Cointreau

1.5 oz Dark rum

0.5 oz Fresh lime juice

0.25 oz Simple syrup

1 bar spoon Tamarind concentrate 5 leaves Fresh mint

1 pinch Cinnamon

2 oz Soda

Muddle mint in simple syrup in the bottom of a shaker. Add Cointreau, rum, lime juice, tamarind concentrate, and pinch of cinnamon and fill with ice. Shake that shit and strain over ice into a Collins glass. Top with soda and stir to combine. Garnish with mint sprigs.

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Lydia’s book:

https://lydiadenworth.com/books/friendship/ https://www.amazon.in/Friendship-Evolution-Biology-Extraordinary-Fundamental/dp/147297771 8

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/friendship-lydia-denworth/1132588577 https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Friendship/Lydia-Denworth/9780393651546?id=67033388098 39 https://bookshop.org/books/friendship-the-evolution-biology-and-extraordinary-power-of-life-s-fundamental-bond/9780393651546

https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780393651546

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Real Friends vs Work Friends

Julie Brown — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0400

A study showed that 70 percent of employees say friends at work is the most crucial element to a happy working life, and 58 percent of men would refuse a higher-paying job if it meant not getting along with co-workers. Maybe this is why the Gallup research shows that people who have strong work relationships are more engaged, produce higher-quality work and have a higher state of well being.

Then why do only 15% of people believe that they have a real friend at work? Probably because most of us have a tendency to separate and isolate our friendships, defining people either as our work friends or our “real” friends, not realizing the huge benefits of unifying them and bridging the distances between the two.

Have you ever tried to get to know your colleagues at work well enough to make wonderful friends out of them? If not, you have underestimated their role in your happiness and in your success, for they have the power to phenomenally up your wellness and productivity!

Here are a few tips to help turn your work friends into real friends

Take it slow and one step at a time.
Support your friends inside of the office.
Use social media to find out more about them.
Do lunch together.
Ask them if they’re interested in doing something together.
Find common interests.
Include your real friends in get-togethers with work friends.
Take the risk of forming better bonds.

Listen in for more tips and tricks to turning work relationships into real friendships!

Drink of the Week: The Negro Modelo beer

You might not be able to go to a bar and grab beers with your friends right now. But you can still drink beer. I realized it has been a while since I highlighted a beer as the Drink of the Week. A little history lesson about Negro Modelo, the first bottle came off the assembly line in 1925 and since then has been a part of Mexican culture. It's a fixture at major holidays, family celebrations, and friendly get-togethers from Sonora to Chiapas. There website actually has a number of cocktails that you can make with Negro Modelo - maybe I’ll have to try one of them one week for the drink of the week - I actaully don’t think I’ve ever made a cocktail with beer before. Have you? Let me know if you have.

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Dompamine: The Ultimate Networking Wingperson

Julie Brown — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Are you struggling to find a way to stand-out at networking events both virtual and in person? Tune into the next 13 minutes and never have another boring conversation again! Everything we do starts in our brain, it’s the literal boss of the body! And in the next few episodes, we are going to delve into the incredibly resourceful human brain and learn how you can utilize its power to get the best out of any networking event!

There are a number of neurotransmitters involved in brain-body connection, including glutamate, GABA, dopamine, adrenaline, serotonin, dopamine and oxytocin, but out of all these, dopamine is going to be your best networking friend, your wing person, your main man. With the help of dopamine YOU are going to be a networking and relationship building superstar?

Dopamine makes you curious about ideas and fuels your search for information and is also the feel good transmitter of the brain. You have the power to create dopamine spikes in the brains of the people you meet, just by asking the right questions. Curious? Let’s start with what ARE NOT the right questions to ask “How are you?” and “What do you do?” Those are the two lowest dopamine producing questions!

Listen in to today’s podcast to discover how you can ask dopamine-inducing questions to kick start any conversation. Learn how asking the right questions allows you to discover a tremendous amount of information about a person in a very small amount of time.

Start here, make a list of interesting dopamine inducing questions based off of the list you created about yourself in the “List yourself approach” in Episode Three. If you haven’t been there, please go back, listen to it, and then come back here so you can make the most out of this strategy. The monotony and boredom associated with typical networking events (especially virtual ones) can be eliminated just by asking better questions. Turn your “How are yous” into “Tell me about your favorite vacation” or in a virtual scenario, try going with “What is the best show you’ve binge watched during COVID?” and you’ll start off with a more casual and confident conversation.

I’ve listed my favorite Dopamine inducing conversations for you in this episode.

Drink of the Week: Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

Hear me take it straight out of the bottle today! (P.S.-Why don’t you let me know your favorite Scotches, so maybe I can try those too?)

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Cheers, JB

How to Combat Holiday Loneliness

Julie Brown — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Even during good years the holidays can be a difficult time for some people. Now, combine that with Covid fatigue, increased loneliness, travel restrictions, and isolation and the holidays can seem like an even more stark and lonely time.

The holiday season this year is going to be different for everyone. Yes, we are untethered from the family and tradition this year, but we can still incorporate some parts of our tradition into the holiday and perhaps even create new traditions worthy of being carried forward into next year's holiday gatherings when we are all finally allowed to be together again. Wanna know how? Listen in!

Therapist Aundi Kolber has tips to help us battle holiday loneliness.

She says:

1. Identify two or three people that you can reach out to, if the loneliness of the holidays seems too overwhelming.

2. Do not wait until you are overwhelmed to contact them and ask if they can be on “your team” of people to contact when you need to be encouraged or just need someone to talk to!

There are hundreds of thousands of people who’ve lost loved ones due to the virus, and it will be their first holiday season without them. We are all struggling, know that we’re all in this together!

What new traditions can you create this year, perhaps you can create a Vid Hug Thanksgiving Video for all the people that you can’t be with in person. What about taking part in secret Santa events like a Secret Santa Dog, or Secret Santa Sis/Brother helping to bring unexpected joy to someone. Perhaps you can pack up a Thanksgiving treat to deliver to someone you know is struggling. Something good always comes with the bad - can you find it, and if you can’t find it can you make it?

Drink of the Week: Sage Gold Rush Cocktail

For me, sage is the Thanksgiving herb and I grow it in my garden so I always have plenty of it on hand.

Make a honey simple syrup with equal parts honey and water. After it has boiled together, add a bunch of sage leaves. Let it steep in the syrup while it cools, then remove the sage leaves.

2 oz. Bourbon

1 ½ oz. syrup

1 ½ oz. lemon juice

Sage sprigs

Lemon Twist

To make the cocktail, combine the first 3 in an ice fill shaker. Shake that shit for a minute and then strain it into an old-fashioned glass and garnish it with a lemon twist and some sprigs of sage.

Check out my Instagram stories later today to see pics of this drink and all the other Thanksgiving shit I never have time to make but I'm definitely going to make this year, and please know this: If you need more people on your team, if you are feeling isolated and alone this holiday season, please know that you can reach out to me as I’ll be more than happy to be part of your team!

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Cheers,

List Your Way to More Productivity & Less Stress

Julie Brown — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 04:00:00 -0400

We all have a hundreds if not thousands of things we want to do and accomplish in our lives, and sometimes when we look at the enormity of what we hope to achieve it can seem like it’s all too much.

It can be incredibly easy to become overwhelmed, to get trapped under the mental weight of all your goals, and to lose focus. And that was before the pandemic started.

The truth is we can become paralyzed by everything we have on our plate. We can easily become overwhelmed by our to-dos, and should do’s, causing us to throw our hands up in the air and say f*ck this shit.

But that doesn’t accomplish anything, it just serves to create more stress for us, by making us believe that we in fact cannot get it done.

Enter Paula Rizza, Emmy Award winning television producer, best selling author, a media trainer and a strategist. She is the founder of ListProducer.com, and the author of two Books, Listful Thinking: Using Lists to be More Productive, Highly Successful and Less Stressed. We could all use that right now. And Listful Living: A List Making Journey to a Less Stressed You. Can I get an Amen on that?

Paula is here to share her tips and tricks to create better and more effective lists that suit your goals and productivity style, and even allows time for self care.

She’s also going to change your life with her knowledge of apps and extensions to help you manage time more efficiently! Check these out:

Momentum
One Tab
Pocket

We also discuss the Pomodoro technique, which I have been using everyday since our conversation and it is a TOTAL PRODUCTIVITY AND FOCUS GAME CHANGER.

Drink of the Week : The Daou 2018 Sauvignon Blanc because when Paula isn’t taking over the world she rather likes herself a nice crisp white wine.

Check out Paula's resources for making “productive” lists:-

Websites: https://paularizzo.com/ https://listproducer.com/starterkit

Paula's Instagram: https://www.linkedin.com/paularizzo1

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How to Create a Massive Instagram Following with Tiffany (Jazelle) Narbonne

Julie Brown — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 04:00:00 -0400

One does not just become an Instagram celebrity overnight, but when a person does, you can be sure that they are influential individuals and that the online network they have created will grow their business to greater heights!

On the show today, we have Tiffany Narbonne, founder of T. Jazelle, who by sharing what she creates with love and passion has organically created a massive instagram following and become a certified Instagram celebrity. Tiffany's personality shines through every single one of the bracelets that she creates. There is a special meaning behind each gemstone and charm, which Tiffany writes on a card herself and is included with every single piece of jewelry. The story of T. Jazelle is that of a woman who followed that “which set her soul on fire”, her most loved quote and an honest description of what grew business.

In the episode, Tiffany talks about how she started the business as a side hustle while working at Channel Seven, then growing the business on Etsy, Facebook and Instagram, as well as her mindful charity practices. If you’re still trying to figure out how Instagram can help you grow your business, know this - Tiffany created an Instagram account for her pup, Lola, and one of the people who started following her happened to be the Lisa Vanderpump and Vanderpump dogs - WHAT?. Tiffany acted fast and reached out Lisa Vanderpump via DM on Instagram, this reach out landed her an amazing opportunity to partner with the phenomenal personality!

Your Instagram page is a good way of letting your followers know who you are inside and outside of your business, doing this allows them to connect with you on a personal level. This helps to create a relationship with your clients that can transcend the boundaries of the Instagram platform.

Tiffany also discusses how many times per week to post, when are the best time to post, and the power of Instagram stories.

Click here to shop her Give Back Collection. https://tjazelle.com/pages/tj-give-back-collection

The Drink of the Week is Tiffany’s favorite, the Margarita but with a Julie Brown twist. Actually I’ve completely changed it, I’ve taken inspiration from a regular margarita and reimagined it with ginger and mezcal so now it’s a Smokey Ginger Margarita.

Drink of the Week: Smokey Ginger Margarita

1.5 oz Domaine Canton (ginger liqueur)

1 oz one ounce of smoky mezcal (I used Silencio)

.5 oz of fresh lime juice

Put that in a cocktail mixing glass filled with ice and stir for a while to let all the flavors come together. Strain into a rocks glass with additional ice

If you like what you heard today, please do like, share and review the podcast on iTunes! Plus remember to check out T. Jazelle and her meaning based jewelry - perfect gifts for the upcoming holiday season! https://tjazelle.com/

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How to Create Positive Distractions

Julie Brown — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Do you know why some of the best ideas come to you when you are on the shower or on your morning run? Or why sometimes, the solutions to your most unsettling problems seemingly come out of the blue, when you aren’t even thinking about it? This is because when your brain is not concentrating deeply on something, it is free to roam about and come up with it’s best ideas.

Distractions are not necessarily bad, they can actually be much needed. Harvard University researcher and psychologist Shelley H. Carson, also the author of “Your Creative Brain” says that our “Aha!” or “Eureka!” moments happen when we are least expecting them, that is, when we allow ourselves to be distracted.

The 3 benefits of distraction, as Carson explains are:

Distractions foster creativity
Distractions can deliver solutions
Distractions improve your mood

In March, as the pandemic took over the world, I was forced to focus on so many things, like staying healthy with the virus looming large, getting my book published, pivoting to giving all my speeches online, starting my podcast, staying updated on matters regarding the Presidential elections and a ton of other stuff that needed all my energy!

I was desperately in need of a distraction, because distractions were completely absent in my life. So yes, I am telling you that distractions are a positive thing.

Music, books, puzzles, podcasts and cooking are all comfortable distractions that can help you relax and be in the moment while also helping you escape anxiety and stress at the most disturbing times. I have suffered from heavy anxiety issues throughout my adult life. When I was 25, and suffering from anxiety and stress, my doctor suggested that I treat myself to a weekly massage and start reading the “Harry Potter” books. (The massage part was perhaps because I had also started to lose my hair because of the stress). Though it seemed wild and funny then, it really helped. Books transported me to another world each time I navigated through the pages, and narrowed my thinking into comfortable corners. Fun, positive distractions can provide escapes and help enhance your life as well.

While at restaurants, I absolutely love getting distracted by new dishes and often find myself wondering if I can recreate the dishes in my own kitchen, and then I get lost in the activity of trying to replicate a special meal or treat.

I completely support distractions and hopefully these 11 minutes will become your happy distraction today!

The Drink of the Week is homemade Hot-Chocolate with Homemade Bourbon Marshmallows!

I’ve included the recipes for both so that you can get lost in a good cuppa hot chocolate tonight!

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Drink of the Week: Homemade Hot Chocolate

½ C sugar

¼ C Cocoa Powder

4 Cups Milk (I use Oat Milk)

¾ tsp vanilla extract

⅓ C hot Water

Dash Salt

Mix sugar, cocoa powder and salt in a medium saucepan; stir in water. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly; boil and stir 2 minutes.

Add milk; stir and heat until hot. Remove from heat and add vanilla (or whatever other flavored extract you like). Beat with a whisk until foamy.

Pour into mug and top with Homemade Bourbon Marshmallows

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Spine Chilling Networking & Ghost Stories

Julie Brown — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Spooky content alert! Waking up in the dead of night to find an unknown blurry-faced figure lying right beside you in bed? Or how about a deceased relative changing the television channel while evidently sitting on his favorite spot on the sofa? Has your brain made the connection between networking and horror yet?

Networking can be awfully scary to some people, and have I got for you some really bizarre stories from listeners in the show today. To ease the suspense, have you ever mistaken a woman’s fat for a fetus? One of our listeners did! Are you an introvert and scared of connecting with new people or do you despise eating at events? Are you forgetful about names? (I’ll definitely be helping you with this one in a later podcast) Creepy networking experiences often stay fresh in our memory, perhaps even giving us nightmares about this shit for the rest of our lives!

Inexplicable incidents have happened in my life even, I can’t still figure out if those were actually scary or unnaturally astonishing. Listen in to hear my unexplainable story as well as ghost stories from several of our listeners. This episode is sure to give you chills that run down your spine!

Also, how do you make a tissue dance? [Hint: **Joke!]

The Drink of the Week is the Dearly Beloved I Thee Red wine, specifically chosen for the episode because of the bottle, adorned with a Mexican Day of the Dead skull.

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How and Why to Network on LinkedIn

Julie Brown — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Are you ignoring the professional world’s most rewarding and recognizable networking and social media platform? LinkedIn today has over 610 million members, 300 million of them are active monthly users and 40 percent of those visit the site every single day! It’s high time you boss up and start building an attention-grabbing yet formally laid out profile. In this podcast I swiftly and tactically guide you through the process!

In a fun yet fact-filled episode, you’ll get to know why LinkedIn networking is one of the pillars to your professional growth and why you do not have an excuse to not use the platform to benefit you professionally. Powerful individuals and businesses are using LinkedIn everyday as a way to connect with people, find employees and market their expertise and disseminate valuable information.

5 Proven Tips to get the most out of Networking in LinkedIn:

Boss up your LinkedIn profile
Make sure you are connected to the people you already know
Research who you want to connect with on LinkedIn
Get recommendations from people in your network
Share your expertise by posting, commenting and writing articles

Start with your bio! Your profile photo, headline and “about” section are all to be seriously considered, no sh!t tolerable! Equally important is making “worthy” connections and seeking “worthy” recommendations. Sharing engaging and informative content on a daily basis and frequently connecting with your connections is also at the core.

Tune in to get the most out of another power-packed episode!

In today’s episode Julie takes a trip down the memory lane, as she shares her ceaseless love for rosemary bushes and shares her memories of the same.

Today’s Cocktail Recipe comes from David Lebovitz and is the Rosemary Gimlet .

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Selling During Covid

Julie Brown — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0400

The economic forecast for 2020 looked great for about two months and then SLAM! The shit hit the fan and it all came to a screeching halt. We can’t go into the office, kids can’t go to school, you can’t find toilet paper, I’m washing my fucking groceries before I bring them in the house.

How are we supposed to sell to people and companies during this time, when we are so on edge that we are washing our fucking groceries?

Is it even appropriate to try to sell?

The answer is yes, yes, if you adopt the idea that selling is serving. If you are actually helping people along the way.

Here’s some Do’s and Don’ts for how to sell and stay connected to your potential clients during Covid19.

Do’s

Get in touch with them.
Remember to be human
Be honest and transparent
Think of creative ways that you can be an asset
Be Patient

Don’ts

Don’t let anxiety take over your values
Don’t put your needs before your clients
Don’t aggressively pitch
Don’t send unnecessary communications

Yes, you can sell during the pandemic, yes, you can do business development during the pandemic. Yes, you can create a pipeline of leads during the pandemic, but you have to Embrace all the tools that make you an asset to your clients and your potential clients and use those tools to serve first and then sell.

People will choose to do business with you because they want to. Your clients can always find someone else doing the same thing as you or selling the same product. In the end it will be the personal connection and how you treat them that will ensure that they chose you.

This is your time to stand out against your competition, to be the person that helped them fix something, came up with a solution to something else, treated them like a person going through a pandemic and not a potential sale.

Drink of the Week: The Cherry Drop Martini

4 oz vodka

2 oz fresh squeezed lemon

2 oz simple syrup

1 splash of seltzer water

Maraschino Cherry.

Fill a cocktail shaker shaker with ice, add the vodka, lemon juice and simple syrup. Shake until frost gathers on the outside of the shake. Strain into a martini glass with a cherry on the bottom, top with a splash of seltzer.

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5 Ways To Get The Most Out Of Virtual Conferences

Julie Brown — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Conferences work if you know how to work them and can be an important part of your business development strategy. But, what are we to do now that the in person aspect of conferences are gone? No chances to serendipitously meet someone in a session, no booths to entice people into by handing out shitty tchotchkes at, no hotel bar to saddle up to, throw back a few drinks at and make new friends, no after parties, no after, after parties? None of it.

Virtual conferences do not have to suck. They can still be a wildly effective networking and business development tool, even when they are virtual.

5 Tips For Getting the Most Out Of Your Next Virtual Conference

Organize Your Conference Schedule in Advance
Familiarize Yourself With The Conference Technology
Be Fully Present During the Conference
Be An Active Participant and Networker
Follow Up

Bonus Tip: Email the conference organizers after the event and thank them for putting together and organizing the conference.

Drink of the Week: Campfire Sling

2 oz. rye whiskey

¼ oz. pure maple syrup

3 dashes chocolate bitters

Garnish: flamed orange twist

Combine all ingredients in an Old Fashioned glass with a large piece of ice, stir and garnish.

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5 Tips for Looking Your Best in Online Meetings

Julie Brown — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Love them or hate them it looks like virtual meetings and events are here to stay. Now that we know that this, how can we make sure that we are looking our best in this online world? Have you ever done your hair and your make up and you are looking fly, then you take a selfie and you’re like how the f*ck do I look like Hagrid from Harry Potter in this picture, and where did that third chin come from? This has happened to me more times than I care to mention to you lovely people, which is why I am giving to you my five hacks for looking and feeling your best in your next online meeting or event.

5 Tips For Looking Your Best in Zoom Meetings or Events

Use Soft Diffused Lighting
Have the Correct Camera Angle
Wear Make-up or Powder
Have An Interesting Background
Look at the Camera, Not Yourself

Bonus Tip: Utilize the “touch up my appearance” tool within the Zoom settings.

Drink of the Week: Southern Right Sauvignon Blanc

Yeah! Save the whales

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5 Virtual Networking Tools

Julie Brown — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 05:00:00 -0400

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has not diminished the importance of networking, in fact it has shone a light on how important networks are. Creating and maintaining virtual relationships is as fundamental to maintaining mental health as it is to business success. Yes, you can still connect with others in a pure and authentic way. Yes, you can still meet new people and grow your network. Yes, you are allowed to look for new business during the pandemic.

In this episode we discuss the 5 virtual networking tools you’ve always had at your disposal and how to get the most out of each tool while we continue to network virtually.

Five Networking Tools

You
Your Existing Network
Industry Organizations
Events
Social Media Platforms

Drink of the Week: Blue Gin & Tonic

2 oz Six Dogs Blue Gin

Fever Tree Tonic Water

In a glass filled with ice cubes, add gin and tonic.

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Coming Out To Your Network

Julie Brown — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 08:45:00 -0400

In this episode, we talk about the invisible but very omnipresent ceilings that occur in work cultures that can hamper one’s ability to succeed. You already know about the glass ceiling; today we are discussing the Lavender Ceiling.

The lavender ceiling exists when a person who identifies as LGBT encounters more resistance toward promotion or moving upward in a company than a straight person would.

It takes courage to come out in any industry. It takes a tremendous amount of courage to come out in a historically white hetero male industry.

My guest today is my friend Bryan Furze. Bryan is the Vice President of Leasing for WS Development, the largest New England based retail developer, ranking 32nd overall on ICSC's Top 100 retail developers.

In 2004, after 6 years working in commercial real estate and building his network within that industry he came out to his colleagues and his network. I’ve invited Bryan here to talk to us about what that process was like, how his relationships changed and developed through that process, and how individuals and companies can be better advocates for the LGBTQ community.

Drink of the Week:

Cabernet Sauvignon from Daou Vineyards in Paso Robles

Sponsor

A big thank you to our interview sponsor Lehrer Cumming. Lehrer Cumming, a division of Cumming, is a widely respected owner advisor that offers strategic, hands-on guidance to owners, developers, and institutions in the New England region. For more information, please visit lehrercumming.com.

Time stamp:

00:30 Intro

1:00 - The Lavender Ceiling

05:00 - Bryan’s early professional life.

09:00 - Coming out to colleagues

15:00 - Affinity groups- A safe space.

20:00 - The LGBT community in Real estate

29:00 - Creating better diversity

32:00 - Openness to LGBT community

33:30 - Outro

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The Personal Cost of Code Switching

Julie Brown — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 08:00:00 -0400

In this episode, we discuss linguistic code switching, natural black hair, navigating a male dominated industry as a woman of color and how to get into good trouble.

The definition of code-switching is, “the modifying of one’s behavior, appearance, etc., to adapt to different sociocultural norms.” Code switching is a part of everyday life for most people. Between interacting with friends, family and strangers, your demeanor and language can change to match different situations.

In my book This Shit Works I have a line that states that you can 100% be who you authentically are and still be wildly successful? But is that true for people of color? Harvard business review conducted a study on code switching and their research clearly shows that minorities who code-switch are likely to face a professional dilemma: Should they suppress their cultural identity for the sake of career success? Or should they sacrifice potential career advancement for the sake of bringing their whole selves to work?

To be or not to be? Is the question for many people of color in corporate America; do you bring your authentic selves and your heritage to the office and potentially miss out on career growth opportunities or do you alter your identity in the hopes of moving forward in your career.

My guest today is Summer Martin, Summer is the host of the Unconventional Woman Podcast.

In this episode, Summer takes us on her journey of discovery as a black woman, growing up in Los Angeles, moving to Louisiana for college where she first experienced being told that she “didn’t sound black” and was often referred to as a Valley Girl, and then into her corporate life navigating the male dominated industry of sales, and now as an entrepreneur. Summer tells us about a mindset shift, which began in her 30’s when she started moving away from code switching and how she evolved from straightening her hair, to having “magic” hair and now to rocking braids while stepping fully into her bad ass, staying in good trouble, authentic self.

Timestamps

00:30 - Introduction

00:50 - The history of code-switching

08:00 - History comes to life in the south

15:00 - Natural black hair

23:30 - Navigating male dominated industries as a black woman

30:00 - The American Caste system

33:00 - The mindset shift of turning 40

40:00 - How to get into good trouble

41:30 - Outro

Drink of the week: Paloma

2 ounces tequila
2 ounces fresh grapefruit juice
2 ounces sparkling water (or soda water)
½ ounce lime juice
¼ ounce agave nectar
Coarse sea salt, (or Tajin) to rim the glass
Ice

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How to Diversify Your Network

Julie Brown — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 08:00:00 -0400

It took a man’s life and millions of people protesting in the streets amidst a global pandemic for me to realize (and then a lot of courage to accept) the fact that I am a silent participant in the centuries old problem of racism.

I have been networking for more than two decades. After more than 20 years meeting people you would think that my network would be diverse. You’d be wrong. Among the hundreds of people I knew, I could count the number of people of color in my network on one hand, One hand!

In episode 2, I talked about Analyzing your network, that analysis has not only taught me about the type of people in my network, but how homogenous my network really is!

We can't change what we refuse to see. So I refused to not see the lack of diversity anymore and decided to call one of the women I had in my network to ask her how I could network with the people who don’t look like me.

Enter Cleonie Mainvielle & Pearl Farquharson. Founder of D.I.C.E (Diversity and Inclusion for Community Empowerment) and founder of TOAST (To Obtain Anything Start Thinking) respectively. Two women who believe in the power of networking and are helping me understand the networking experiences of women of color, the power of affinity groups as well as how we can begin to diversity our networks and organizations.

As humans we gravitate towards things that are familiar to us, it's in our nature, we do it because we feel safe when things are known. This is part of the problem. We need to move out of our comfort zones in order to grow.

We need to treat Multi diversity networking the same way, as a place to grow and make the world a better place for everybody by focusing upon people’s personality, respecting their beliefs and life experiences instead of how they look.

You might assume if someone doesn’t look like you, that you might not have things to talk about because they have different life experiences and grew up differently than you. Let me tell you this! The biggest commonality we share is that we are all human beings for fucks sake. So talk about being a human being, learn that there is beauty in our differences if you take the time to learn about them.

Drinks for this week:

Jamaican Mule

1.5 oz Appleton’s Estate Rum

Juice of ½ lime

Ginger beer

Directions:

Fill highball glass with ice.

Add rum.

Squeeze lime wedge.

Fill glass with ginger beer.

Cleonie: White Russian (I can’t even)

Pearl: Sancerre