The LeadHERship Lounge

How to Stay Positive in an Increasingly Negative World with Christine M. Roberts

In this episode, we hear from Christine M. Roberts, a respected business leader, success coach, and the founder & CEO of Create Your Best Life.  She is also the author of the empowering book, Inspirational Mind Food, Positive Thoughts and Actionable Ideas. Christine shares her insights, strategies, and practical tips on how to maintain a positive mindset and navigate the challenges of an ever-growing negative world. We’re bombarded with negative news, social media negativity, and divisiveness.  Therefore, we aim to provide a dose of inspiration, motivation, and actionable advice to help listeners cultivate a positive outlook and all the physical, mental, and emotional health benefits that come with overcoming negativity in our lives.

Supporting Female-Founded Start-Ups with Monica Delores Hooks

Women-owned businesses are a big driver of the U.S. economy. Women own over [https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/organization/observances/national-womens-small-business-month]13 million businesses [https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/organization/observances/national-womens-small-business-month], employ close to 12 million employees, and boast $1.9 trillion in annual revenues, according to a Forbes magazine article published in March 2023. The future is bright for female-founded start-ups, but the challenges are great.  Listen in to Monica Delores Hooks, the Executive Director of the Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI) of Atlanta and past WIL speaker as she gives us the insights women need to launch and sustain a successful new business. Under Monica Delores Hook’s leadership, WEI has created more than 1000 jobs for Atlanta and helped garner $7.3 million in capital investment for women-led startups. She built her career at Sony Music Entertainment with roles in Product Management, International Marketing, and Business Affairs and has over 20 years of expertise in startup business development, content marketing, and brand management. Monica is also a graduate of Atlanta’s WEI inaugural class and winner of the 2017 Microsoft Innovation Bots and Cognitive Services Award.

EP 4 Sneak Peak

In this preview episode, Anne goes Beyond Theory to explore the role courage plays in entrepreneurship. Anne also introduces Monica Delores Hooks, the Executive Director of the Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI) of Atlanta. Under Monica Hook’s leadership, WEI has created more than 1000 jobs for Atlanta and helped garner $ 7.3 million in capital investment for women-led startups. She built her career at Sony Music Entertainment with roles in Product Management, International Marketing, and Business Affairs and has over 20 years of expertise in startup business development, content marketing, and brand management. Monica is also a graduate of Atlanta’s WEI inaugural class and winner of the 2017 Microsoft Innovation Bots and Cognitive Services Award.  Check back soon for the full episode with Monica Delores Hooks' courageous story!

Reaching for the Intersection of Leadership and Impact with Cindy Cheatham

Whether you are just beginning your leadership journey or facing a new leadership opportunity, what could it mean if you were to pursue work and life at the intersection of impact and leadership? Join us as we find out what this means and how to guide a career toward this junction. So much has been said about being led by purpose and finding meaning in work, and in this episode we explore the "how" with someone who has positioned her entire career at the convergence of creating meaningful impact and focused leadership enabling herself, teams, and organizations to succeed. Cindy Cheatham is an Executive Coach and Sr. Consultant with the Turknett Leadership Group, and her coaching and consulting are informed by her experiences as VP of Consulting at the GeorgiaCenter for Nonprofits, through management consulting with Bain & Company where her work included strategic consulting for dozens of organizations, and as a Venture Catalyst and Director of Business Development at the Advanced Technology Development Center, a nationally recognized technology incubator affiliated with Georgia Tech.

Be Authentic on Video with Pat Lore

Now more than ever people are taking off in creative careers that thrive off of being radically unique and authentic. But what does it even mean to be authentic? And how can we achieve that while not losing desirability from your audience, or even worst, yourself? As we navigate the changing landscape of the hybrid workplace, generationally we can see that priorities shift when it comes to self-image and branding and are now extending to how you look on a Zoom call, and not just in the office. Join us as we learn how to make the best impressions, whether it be on a video call or in real life. Level up your brand and learn these industry hacks proven to build confidence and strengthen your brand image. Pat Lore is a storyteller. She has been writing and producing stories for her entire career. She received her start in TV News, then transitioned to syndicated tech shows, opening her own video production company in 1996, and never looked back! In addition to being a writer and producer, she is also a professional speaker, author, host, and moderator. For more on Pat you can go to her website at: PatLore.com