Evoke Greatness Podcast

Send us a textI love reflecting and I've been doing a lot of it as my 1st year as an entrepreneur is coming around. I'm also always willing to share the lessons, and even poke fun at myself in the process, if it is in service of sharing with others so that they can gain some insights out of it.I have recognized so many parallels between my experience as an entrepreneur and driving on the wrong side of the road in my recent trip to Ireland. So, take a listen as I recount the story and laugh, to myself, and share the insights.I encourage you to step out of your comfort zone and into a place of exploration for your life, personally and professionally!!A rising tide raises all ships, and I invite you along on this journey to Evoke Greatness!Check out my website: www.evokegreatness.comFollow me on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonnie-linebarger-899b9a52/ https://www.instagram.com/evoke.greatness/https://www.tiktok.com/@evoke.greatness http://www.youtube.com/@evokegreatness

Send us a textKari guides business owners to unlock their full potential, strengthen relationships, and cultivate a balanced relationship with alcohol through personalized executive lifestyle coaching. She is also the Co-Author of the number one Amazon best seller “The successful mind: Tools to living a purposeful, productive, and happy life.” In this episode she shares:·       What “gray area” drinking is and the story behind how her business was brought to life.·       What she means when she talks about discovery, not recovery.·       How some organizations incorporate drinking into their culture in Corporate America and what her guidance is around this.·       What the process looks like when someone may be contemplating seeking out her services.·       What the “DECIDE” method is and how it can support the creation of lasting habits.·       How she coaches people to navigate hard times without falling back into old habits or patterns of coping.·       What has opened up for her, personally and professionally, since recognizing her own “gray areas”·       Her perspective based on research and experience of why some people take things to the extreme in their behaviors.·       How her faith has been an instrument in her life and work.Kari is just an overall incredible human and I so enjoyed this episode! Check out her website to find out how you can learn more about what she does and follow her on LinkedIn as she has some really amazing content!https://www.graytonic.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/karischwear/A rising tide raises all ships, and I invite you along on this journey to Evoke Greatness!Check out my website: www.evokegreatness.comFollow me on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonnie-linebarger-899b9a52/ https://www.instagram.com/evoke.greatness/https://www.tiktok.com/@evoke.greatness http://www.youtube.com/@evokegreatness

Send us a textKelli is the Author of “Closing the Confidence Gap: Boost your peace, your potential, and your paycheck”. She is on a mission to help women advance to the rooms where decisions are made. To lead with more confidence and create careers they love. She is also passionate about helping teams use the power of the Enneagram to identify team members' unique leadership style and improve communication and results. In this episode she shares:·       How she made the decision to step out of the corporate world and into her entrepreneurial journey.·       Insights into 3 Chapters in her book. o   Ch. 3: It pays to be yourself.o   Ch. 7: Amplify your voice and make an impact.o   Ch. 9: Take your bravest next step.·       What “head up” and “neck down” leadership really means to her.·       What her daily routine looks like and what her non-negotiables are.·       What her most powerful lesson in leadership has been.·       What she is working on within herself to get better at.·       3 tips for negotiating salary in our current environment.·       Where she sees organizations missing the biggest mark regarding leadership development.·       A philosophy that others subscribe to that she doesn’t buy into.·       What the most challenging part of the book writing process was for her.She has an awesome website with some great info around her coaching and even some freebies. Make sure to pick up a copy of her book. https://www.kelliraethompson.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelliraethompson/ A rising tide raises all ships, and I invite you along on this journey to Evoke Greatness!Check out my website: www.evokegreatness.comFollow me on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonnie-linebarger-899b9a52/ https://www.instagram.com/evoke.greatness/https://www.tiktok.com/@evoke.greatness http://www.youtube.com/@evokegreatness

Send us a textIn 1999 Judi started her career as a Chemical Engineer and worked her way up in a Fortune 500 company. In 2008, much like many are experiencing now, she was personally impacted by corporate layoffs. She pivoted and founded her own consulting company, but in 2014 after a family crisis hit, she went back to the corporate world. Lean in and listen to how she pivoted again in 2018 and changed her entire trajectory.In this episode she shares:·       What she did from 2014-2018 that changed the trajectory of her life. ·       What the 4 pillars are that she bases her company on.·       How she has positioned herself as an authority on LinkedIn with 45K followers, mastering the game and teaching others to optimize their presence.·       Some of the things that people who are new to LinkedIn are missing.·       Some of the things that those of us who have been on this platform for a while and have a good following are missing.·       Why who we recommend, comment on, or follow on LinkedIn matters.·       Why authenticity is the only way to go on a social platform.·       Her opinion on AI and how that can influence ones social media presence.·       Some new shifts and what to be anticipating as far as new features on LinkedIn.Make sure to connect with Judi if you haven’t yet. Check out her new site as well to see if she can help you optimize your LinkedIn.https://www.linkedin.com/in/judiwfox/https://www.judifox.com/A rising tide raises all ships, and I invite you along on this journey to Evoke Greatness!Check out my website: www.evokegreatness.comFollow me on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonnie-linebarger-899b9a52/ https://www.instagram.com/evoke.greatness/https://www.tiktok.com/@evoke.greatness http://www.youtube.com/@evokegreatness

Send us a textJackie is the Founder of Jack from Brooklyn, creator of the multi-award winning Sorel Liqueur, and the first black person in America to become a licensed distiller. Pour yourself a glass of something nice and sit back as we dive deep into his story of greatness. In this episode he shares:·       His story, that goes back over a decade, in his quest to breathe life into a shelf stable version of a drink that goes generations in his family.·       How he overcame losing his distillery in Hurricane Sandy, a cancer diagnosis, and being homeless. ·       What he means when he says “I am broken because I don’t know what I can’t do”·       Whether he thinks his warrior spirit comes from his Mom or runs deep in his family line.·       What drives his sheer unwillingness to give up.·       How a broken heart led him to become an incredible writer.·       Why he thinks the status quo exists to maintain itself.·       The most powerful leadership lessons he has had so far in his career.·       How he learned to trust his team enough to say don’t call me with an idea until its 95% done.·       How he keeps himself stretching and evolving.·       What he is doing to ensure his business is not only diverse, but·       How his faith has been an instrument in his life. Do yourself a favor and go pick up a bottle of Sorel. Sip on it while reading some of Jack’s amazing writings. Amazing combination!!https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackie-summers-80b80/https://jackiesummers.nyc/https://sorelofficial.com/A rising tide raises all ships, and I invite you along on this journey to Evoke Greatness!Check out my website: www.evokegreatness.comFollow me on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonnie-linebarger-899b9a52/ https://www.instagram.com/evoke.greatness/https://www.tiktok.com/@evoke.greatness http://www.youtube.com/@evokegreatness

Send us a textLaura has had a fascinating career from dropping out of law school and joining Bill Clinton's presidential campaign to then being a presidential appointee as he took the White House. After being unwilling to settle for someone else’s definition of success, she left her role at an executive search firm as their youngest Vice President to start her own wildly successful firm. She is a Washington Post Best Selling Author. Her last book, Limitless, came in second only to Michelle Obama’s book. Her new book Wonderhell drops today, April 4th!! (Go ahead and pause the podcast to go grab a copy) In this episode she shares:·       Some of the biggest lessons from the evolution of her career.·       What drove her to write the book “Limitless” for the world.·       Her thoughts on why we’ve come to a place, societally, with women exiting senior and executive level positions in record numbers.·       How she came up with the concept for her newest book: Success, in other words, is kinda wonderful ... but it’s also kinda hell. Welcome to “Wonderhell”·       How we can learn to lean into our own imperfection to help us grow·       What happens when we get to new levels in our career and life around the discernment we should have when it comes to the people who are in our life, even if we may have outgrown the relationship.·       The story behind the best advice she ever got, which was “You’re just not that important”.·       Something that others value that she doesn’t.·       What her non-negotiable habits and routines are.Make sure to go pick up Laura’s latest book, “Wonderhell” everywhere books are sold. Also give her a follow her on LinkedIn and IG. All links listed below. https://www.lauragassnerotting.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/heylgo/https://www.instagram.com/heylgo/A rising tide raises all ships, and I invite you along on this journey to Evoke Greatness!Check out my website: www.evokegreatness.comFollow me on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonnie-linebarger-899b9a52/ https://www.instagram.com/evoke.greatness/https://www.tiktok.com/@evoke.greatness http://www.youtube.com/@evokegreatness

Send us a textJenn Drummond is a successful entrepreneur, speaker, mom of 7 kiddos, host of the podcast “Take a break with Jen Drummond”, and  mountain climbing phenom who is 1 peak away from becoming the first female to ever complete the seven second summits, the second highest points on each continent. In this episode she shares:·       How an accident in 2018 would change the course of her life.·       Advice she would give to someone who has a massive climb between them and their goal.·       What her non-negotiable habits and routines are.·       How she controls her focus so as to not shift into fear and be limited during her climbs.·       What it means to be “breakproof”.·       How being an athlete and having a strong mindset lends to being successful in climbs and life in general.·       What she goes through, emotionally, in the process of writing letters to each of her children before a big climb in case something should happen and she doesn’t make it home.·       What the most defining moment has been in all of her climbs so far.·       What type of resistance, if any, that she experiences as a woman mountain climber.·       What she hopes to achieve, create, or contribute before she goes.Check out Jenn’s website to find out more about her and the Vertical 40 Challenge. Follow her on IG to see lots of really cool footage of her adventures.  https://jenndrummond.com/https://www.instagram.com/breakproof.jenn/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenn-drummond/Advertisements:Support for this episode is brought to you by MANSCAPED, the best in personal grooming.  MANSCAPED is offering "The Beard Hedger Pro Kit", a gift that is packed with goodies.  Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code SONNIE20 at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpodhttps://www.manscaped.com/ A rising tide raises all ships, and I invite you along on this journey to Evoke Greatness!Check out my website: www.evokegreatness.comFollow me on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonnie-linebarger-899b9a52/ https://www.instagram.com/evoke.greatness/https://www.tiktok.com/@evoke.greatness http://www.youtube.com/@evokegreatness

Send us a textThis episode has Nate Randle taking over the mic and interviewing my Mom. He had been very insistent for months that I needed to get her on. That morphed into him taking over and she was here for it!In this episode she shares:What her childhood was like (spoiler alert...it was bad).How the woman who was hired to help care for she and her siblings would become one of her biggest mentors in life.What her proudest moments were as a single parent.Why she feels like God is always present in our journey.How she got into the prison system (as a guard).How she was a part of changing the rules to get the same equitable retirement as the rest of law enforcement.Some wild stories from the career she spent 20+ years in and retired from.Advertisements:Support for this episode is brought to you by MANSCAPED, the best in personal grooming.  MANSCAPED is offering "The Beard Hedger Pro Kit", a gift that is packed with goodies.  Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code SONNIE20 at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpodhttps://www.manscaped.com/Go to https://blendjet.com/ and use code sonnie12 to save 12% off your order OR use my special link and the discount will be applied at checkout http://zen.ai/sonnie12 A rising tide raises all ships, and I invite you along on this journey to Evoke Greatness!Check out my website: www.evokegreatness.comFollow me on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonnie-linebarger-899b9a52/ https://www.instagram.com/evoke.greatness/https://www.tiktok.com/@evoke.greatness http://www.youtube.com/@evokegreatness

Send us a textI recently had the opportunity to be on the Compete Everyday Podcast with my buddy Jake Thompson. Executive Leadership Coach Sonnie Linebarger joins the show to discuss the importance of empathy for leaders, the importance of being a curious learner, and how to evoke greatness in your leaders.A rising tide raises all ships, and I invite you along on this journey to Evoke Greatness!Check out my website: www.evokegreatness.comFollow me on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonnie-linebarger-899b9a52/ https://www.instagram.com/evoke.greatness/https://www.tiktok.com/@evoke.greatness http://www.youtube.com/@evokegreatness

Send us a textThis is a quick PSA for anyone who is feeling like you need to let go of those people or things that are no longer serving you.Take inventory of who is pouring into you and who is draining you.YOU get to choose who speaks into you AND at what volume. Choose wisely.Advertisements:Support for this episode is brought to you by MANSCAPED, the best in personal grooming.  MANSCAPED is offering "The Beard Hedger Pro Kit", a gift that is packed with goodies.  Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code SONNIE20 at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpodhttps://www.manscaped.com/Go to https://blendjet.com/ and use code sonnie12 to save 12% off your order OR use my special link and the discount will be applied at checkout http://zen.ai/sonnie12 A rising tide raises all ships, and I invite you along on this journey to Evoke Greatness!Check out my website: www.evokegreatness.comFollow me on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonnie-linebarger-899b9a52/ https://www.instagram.com/evoke.greatness/https://www.tiktok.com/@evoke.greatness http://www.youtube.com/@evokegreatness