Breakfast Leadership Show

Support the Breakfast Leadership Network! Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bfastleadership Or PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/bfastleadership Breakfast Leadership Network Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/breakfast-leadership-network ------ Lisa Fain is the CEO of Center for Mentoring Excellence, and founder of Vista Coaching, the coaching division of the Center. Her passion for diversity and inclusion work is fueled by her strong conviction that leveraging differences creates a better workplace and drives better business results. She has conducted mentoring training programs for corporate, government and educational institutions.  Lisa coaches mentors, mentees and program administrators on how to achieve mentoring excellence and create the right environment for achievement of career and personal goals.  She is highly regarded for her special combination of knowledge, expertise, humor and a no-nonsense practical approach. As Senior Director of the Diversity and Inclusion function at Outerwall, Inc. (the parent company to automated retail giants Redbox and Coinstar), Lisa spearheaded the development, establishment and implementation of its diversity initiative, including launching the company’s first mentoring program for its Women’s Business Resource Group. Prior to that position, she worked as Outerwall’s in-house counsel, where she coached leaders and partnered with Human Resources to establish fair and effective policies and practices that would sustain the organization as it grew in size, revenue and renown. Lisa practiced law with the Chicago office of a major multinational law firm and counseled employers on creating inclusive policies and practices. In addition, she served as a Master Trainer, training thousands of employees at a variety of companies, large and small, on how to create a better workplace.  Certified as a mediator through Chicago’s Center for Conflict Resolution, Lisa applied her counseling skills to help clients understand and proactively prevent conflict. Lisa holds a B.S. in Social Policy from Northwestern University and a JD degree from Northwestern University School of Law. Lisa is a Life Coach and has completed her certification from the International Coach Academy. A native of Syracuse, NY, Lisa spent 17 years in Chicago and moved to Seattle, WA in 2014, with her husband and two daughters. She now spends as much time as she can hiking and exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Website:  https://www.centerformentoring.com/ Book:  https://amzn.to/2ZoWSUB

Next up in the BURNOUT acronym is the letter U for upheaval. Burnout can create a situation where your life is completely upside down, and create upheaval all of your life. When I had my burnout in 2009/10, you can say that my life was upside down and an upheaval took place. For those of you that are not familiar with my over a period of time over 369 days, I had a heart attack that should have killed me. I lost my job during an economic recession. The family vehicle was repossessed. And then finally our home was foreclosed. All in a year. I don't want anybody to go through that. It was not fun for my family or myself to experience those losses. But we did. And as I said in an earlier post, burnout is a choice. Book a no-obligation call to discuss your burnout: https://www.meetingbird.com/l/bfastleadership/Intro    

Tom & Michael discuss conscious leadership during COVID-19. One of Silicon Valley’s most renowned business advisors and coaches, Tom Eddington, works with some of the nation’s most influential CEOs and non-profit leaders, advising them on everything from global mergers and organizational change to conscious leadership and work/life integration. Internationally and multi-industry experienced Board Member, Advisor and business professional providing Board of Directors and Leadership with Organization Effectiveness expertise including assessment and development, Talent Management, Retreat Facilitation, and Executive Coaching services. Specialties: Conscious Leadership, Executive Coaching, Board and Leadership Effectiveness, Talent Management, Organization Growth, and Expansion   Website:  https://bit.ly/BLTomEddington YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMlzFomdf0E&feature=youtu.be  

Website:  https://sonnysultani.com/ Social Media: @SonnySultani About Sonny: Digital Marketer with over a decade of experience in PPC Management. Services Include: PPC Management, LinkedIn Lead Generation, and Conversion Rate Optimization. Industries Served: Healthcare, Manufacturing, AEC, OEM, Professional Services, and In-Home Services Why Me: 1. Business Experience: Former CEO at a startup that grew and was acquired. I understand budgeting and the importance of every dollar spent. 2. Cost-Conscious: I understand not everyone has massive budgets to work with, I believe in doing more with less and can work on smaller budgets. 3. Communication: Ability to speak about the numbers/metrics that matter in a way that is easily digestible. 4. Goal-Oriented: Act as a member of the team (rather than a consultant) and strive to hit customer acquisition goals given the money spent.   

Next up in the Burnout acronym is the letter O for offside. I'm a huge sports fan. I wasn't very good at it playing. I played basketball and baseball as a kid, but my asthma and body size as a youth was a barrier (self-imposed) to pursue a career in sports. I could have made changes. I could have taken better care of myself as a child. I could have chosen to be a little bit more athletic and practice. Yes, A.I., I said practice. We're talking about practice. You can improve yourself and you can actually stay in the game and be in balance. When you're burned out in the game of life. You're offside. You're out of bounds. You're not doing the things that you need to do because you're too busy fighting this burned out state. Your body is in a constant state of flux, pedal to the floor constantly, which has your body's using all its energy to repair the damage that burnout causes. Book a no-obligation call to discuss your burnout: https://www.meetingbird.com/l/bfastleadership/Intro

Support the Breakfast Leadership Network! Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bfastleadership Or PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/bfastleadership Breakfast Leadership Network Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/breakfast-leadership-network ------   Feeling different can be commonplace among kids and today’s digital age certainly isn’t helping. But, what’s important, is the choice that our kids make to let their differences dictate their lives or take advantage of those differences to find success.   Michele L. Sullivan knows this all too well. Michelle was born with a rare form of dwarfism, and realized that she had three choices to make at an early age:   She could tailor her differences into something more suitable for the world. She could hide from the world and live on the fringe. Or, she could embrace her differences, turn them into assets, and come to recognize that there was a strength within them that could help others. Michele chose to embrace her differences, which led her to become the first female president of the Caterpillar Foundation, a TEDWomen speaker with 1.6 million views and a prominent philanthropist. In her new motivational book, Looking Up: How a Different Perspective Turns Obstacles Into Advantages released on February 25, 2020 (HarperCollins Leadership), she outlines her story and roadmap for kids to turn their differences into strengths. The book has received high praise and endorsements from Sheryl Sandberg, Bono, and Michael Bloomberg. We've all had moments when we felt like we didn't belong. But for Michele, who was born with a rare form of dwarfism, fitting in was never an option. Michele's acceptance of not filling anyone's shoes but her own led her to become a force to be reckoned with in corporate philanthropy. Standing at just four feet tall, and perpetually looking up, Michele transformed her perceived disability into an advantage—using it as fuel, a source of insight, and a relentless drive that allowed her to establish an extraordinary career. Her passion took her from the Oval Office alongside President Barack Obama to the halls of one the biggest philanthropy powerhouses in the U.S., the Caterpillar Foundation—where she would ultimately become the first female President— to the villages of Uganda where she sought to eradicate poverty. Michele's book:  Looking Up:  https://amzn.to/2zeVUjd Michele's website:  https://www.michelelsullivan.com/about  

Support the Breakfast Leadership Network! Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bfastleadership Or PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/bfastleadership Breakfast Leadership Network Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/breakfast-leadership-network ------   During the period of isolation and uncertainty, we need strong leaders more than ever—but where can you turn for leadership training, council, and help at this time? You need a Grassroots Leadership Revolution!    Glain Roberts-McCabe, founder and president of the award-winning The Roundtable, has spent decades helping groups of ambitious leaders in organizations come together, raise their game and take control of their careers. In The Grassroots Leadership Revolution, she shares the same methods she uses with clients including PepsiCo Foods Canada, CAA Club Group, the Toronto International Film Festival and others, so that you can create a community of leaders and build a trusted tribe to support you on your journey.   This book has been endorsed by Dan Pontefract, bestselling author of Open to Think and The Purpose Effect, and Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers 50 #1 Executive Coach and New York Times #1–bestselling author of Triggers, Mojo, and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There.   Some topics Glain highlights in this book,  to the current "new normal" include:   - What works and doesn't work when it comes to community building over Zoom: "Happy Hours" aren't enough—community happens when people can be vulnerable and support one another.  - How The Roundtable runs its own virtual leadership coaching teams, and how to do this successfully - Why people are bringing emotions to work right now—and why that's a good thing - Forced into virtual meetings, organizations are realizing that they don't have to have people in the same room to develop leaders   Book The Grassroots Leadership Revolution:  https://amzn.to/2AdEbcd   Website:  https://goroundtable.com/

Support the Breakfast Leadership Network! Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bfastleadership Or PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/bfastleadership Breakfast Leadership Network Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/breakfast-leadership-network ------ Next up in the burnout acronym is the letter N for neglect. You're neglecting your self-care. When we are entering that burnout arena, oh a reminder: burnout doesn't happen overnight, it takes time. When we enter that burnout arena, one of the first things that happens is we start neglecting our self-care. Book a no-obligation call to discuss your burnout: https://www.meetingbird.com/l/bfastleadership/Intro

Support the Breakfast Leadership Network! Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bfastleadership Or PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/bfastleadership Breakfast Leadership Network Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/breakfast-leadership-network ------ Alex is the founder and managing partner of Raw Selection, an executive search and selection firm which works exclusively with Private Equity firms securing talent for both the firm themselves and their executives in their portfolio companies.   Alex has plenty of experience in building and leading teams of driven, passionate people, and has a particular interest in how leadership in the workplace can make or break a company. Alex studies management and leadership and always has a book usually 2 on the go.   Because of this, Alex focuses on curating a culture of openness and honesty at Raw Selection, which sees all employees as equally valued and included in the company. His studies of Google, Microsoft and other large and small companies have enabled him to build a solid platform of which to grow his knowledge and Raw Selection.   As a passionate individual Alex always welcomes a discussion on anything management, leadership or business in general, please feel free to reach out to him at Alex.Rawlings@Raw-Selection.com or connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexrawlings/

https://www.dianemulcahy.com/   Diana's profile: I work as an Advisor for a limited number of Fortune 500 companies, startups, and family offices. A sampling of my work is below. I also take on occasional short-term and high impact consulting projects.   Serve as an Advisor for a seed-funded startup focused on leveraging blockchain technology in the Gig Economy On the Board of Advisors for an award-winning agtech startup that brings the Gig Economy to farmers Developed a product strategy for a Fortune 500 insurance company interested in offering targeted insurance products to independent workers Worked with the innovation team of a large financial services firm to identify opportunities to develop financial products and services for independent workers Helped a single family office evaluate their private equity portfolio and prepare for a secondary sale For a large financial services firm, led an executive strategy session to create a plan for recruiting and managing independent workers Spent a year working closely with a Gig Economy platform to create a public policy and advocacy strategy supporting their independent workers