Leaders On The Rise

Claiming Your PowHER: Empowering Women in the Workplace and Beyond with Brittney Canter-Barbe

In this episode, Lydia interviews Brittney Canter-Barbe, founder of PowHER, as they discuss the concept of claiming your power in every aspect of life, from the workplace to personal relationships. Brittney emphasizes the importance of having a personal board of directors, a group of trusted advisors who offer insights and expertise to help individuals make better decisions and achieve their goals. She draws from her own experience in Corporate America, where she battled imposter syndrome, faced gender bias, and learned how to thrive in positions of PowHER. Through PowHER, Brittney coaches women on how to negotiate executive compensation packages, build a personal brand at work, and achieve success in their careers. Join Lydia and Brittney as they explore ways to empower yourself and others. Tune in to learn how to leverage your own PowHER and achieve greater success and fulfillment in your personal and professional life.

Discovering Blind Spots: The Importance of Coaching and Mentoring with Sheria Stallings

In this episode of Leaders On The Rise, host Lydia Pierre has a conversation with Sheria Stallings, the Founder and Managing Director of She Soars LLC. She Soars is a Transformational Leadership and Professional Development Organization that helps women identify blind spots that create barriers to their success. Lydia and Sheria discuss the importance of having a coach or mentor to help you discover these blind spots. Sheria compares it to having those special blind spot mirrors that reflect back to you what you don't see so you can avoid collision. They also talk about Sheria's personal journey with cancer and how it led her to create the Cast Your Pearls Philanthropic Benefit, which honors cancer survivors and extraordinary caregivers. Sheria shares her story of being hit with a whirlwind of news that literally knocked her off her feet. Six days before Christmas at the age of 29, she heard the words that no wife or mother would ever expect to hear. "You are pregnant, you have an aggressive form of cancer that has metastasized to your lymph nodes, and to increase your chances of survival you must terminate your pregnancy." Despite this devastating news, Sheria miraculously recovered and went on to create the Cast Your Pearls Philanthropic Benefit. As a Thought Leader, Business Strategist, and Keynote Speaker, Sheria travels nationally and internationally to teach others about her experiences and how they can overcome their own obstacles. This inspiring episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to overcome their own blind spots and achieve success in their personal and professional lives.

Harnessing the Athlete Mindset for Business Success: Insights from HALO Founder Pete Moore

In this episode of the podcast, Lydia interviews Pete Moore, the Founder, Managing Partner, and Chief Dream Architect at Integrity Square, a financial advisory firm focused on the $4.7T Health, Active Lifestyle, Outdoor ("HALO") sector. They discuss the HALO lifestyle, which represents Health, Active Lifestyle, and Outdoors, and how it is redefining the health and wellness space. Pete also talks about his book, "Time To Win Again: 52 Takeaways From Team Sports To Ensure Your Business Success," which uses an "Athlete's Mindset" to become a business tycoon. He mentions that several athletes such as Michael Jordan, Tony Hawk, and Serena Williams have used their abilities to dominate other fields and become key players in business with brands, merchandise, and sponsorships worldwide. Pete emphasizes that with the right guidance and mentor, anyone can apply their athlete mentality to tackle the competition. Pete and his team at ISQ have played an active advisory role in over 100 mergers & acquisitions, private placements, and advisory assignments across North America. They have also invested in passionate entrepreneurs at HigherDOSE, XTEND, and Promotion Vault. ISQ's media and "live education" properties include HALO Talks, the leading B2B podcast in the sector, and HALO Academy, an Executive Education Bootcamp Series. The HALO Talks podcast has over 250 completed interviews and 50,000 downloads, making it a "must-listen" for anyone working or investing in the sector. Pete's background includes working as Head of the Active Lifestyle & Wellness Group at Sagent Advisors and co-founding FitnessInsite, a SasS sales management platform. He built his business and financial acumen on top of the foundation laid at three critical positions early in his career, including Senior Associate at Brockway Moran & Partners, the private equity owner of Gold’s Gym International, Inc. Pete graduated from Emory University and received his MBA from Harvard Business School. While at HBS, he co-founded IRON PLANET, the leading B2B auction site for used heavy equipment, which was sold to Ritchie Bros for $758 million. He is also an avid football, basketball, and tennis player, podcast host, amateur ventriloquist, pro bono DJ, and fitness enthusiast. Overall, this episode provides valuable insights into the HALO sector and how an athlete's mindset can be applied to become a successful entrepreneur

Transforming Businesses with Purposeful Hiring: An Interview with Katie McConnell Olson

In this episode, Lydia interviews Katie McConnell Olson, Founder and CEO of GrowthWise Search Partners and Hire Education Consulting Group, Inc. Katie shares her experience in serving clients of all sizes and industries in consulting roles and on internal teams within organizations, with a focus on middle market companies. Katie started her career in public accounting as an auditor for publicly traded companies and construction and manufacturing entities. After leaving a start-up CPA firm, she joined a worldwide recruitment organization where she specialized in middle-market companies and CPA firms. Later, Katie re-entered public accounting as Director of Recruitment & Development for a large regional CPA firm, where she formed a hiring consulting practice within the firm. Katie's experience in recruitment led her to create Hire Education Consulting Group with the idea that successful hiring is much more than just "putting a butt in a seat." It is a holistic process that starts before a company ever makes a hire. Hire Education Consulting Group empowers organizations with the tools they need to create lasting improvements to talent processes and provide education on the hiring process. GrowthWise Search Partners supports full cycle search for rapid growth businesses. Katie's focus is on placing people in such a way that it helps them feel fulfilled and purposeful. She leverages her experience to help businesses accelerate financial and human capital growth. Katie is a connector, innovator, and curiosity ambassador who brings transformations and solutions that help businesses thrive.

From CNA to CEO: Alisa Applewhite's Mission to Provide Top of The Line Healthcare Staffing

In this episode, Lydia interviews Alisa Applewhite, the CEO of Top of The Line Healthcare Staffing [https://www.topofthelinehealthcarestaffing.com] and the owner of three businesses. They discussed Alisa's passion for caring for those who care for others, her "Heart of Gold" philosophy, and her vision to make all facilities Top of The Line with nothing but the Top of The Line Staff. Alisa has been in healthcare for 17 years, starting as a Certified Nursing Assistant and now working as a Registered Nurse. She has worked in various specialties and has been a travel nurse for over 13 years, working in different facilities and states. Alisa understands the needs and wants of medical staff and patients, and her goal is to recruit and place only the Top of The Line Staff in Top Facilities. Her passion for taking care of people and educating them about health drives her mission to restore compassion, integrity, and trust in every patient, staff, and client.