Finding Peace with Roberta Hughes
Women Worldwide with Deirdre Breakenridge
We often hear about self-care and it is definitely a buzzword right now. But there are many misconceptions about what self-care really is. Ultimately, self-care is a thing, even the small things, that bring you peace and joy. That’s why Roberta Hughes joins us today because the work she does with her clients is all about finding moments of peace and joy in their life so they can feel value and purpose. Roberta Hughes is the Founder and lead instructor at PeaceFull Living, a boutique hybrid studio that conveys a delicate and personalized Peaceful Living instruction through customized Pilates,...
info_outline
Tuning Into Your Energy with Rebecca Ahmed
Women Worldwide with Deirdre Breakenridge
Energy is a broad term, isn’t it? Sometimes something so broad can be hard to understand. So, today’s episode is all about tuning into your energy with guest Rebecca Ahmed. Rebecca Ahmed is an award-winning speaker, business consultant, and an Energy Leadership Index™ Master Practitioner (ELI-MP), which is an exclusive training in human energy and how we can experience, express, and expand it in ourselves and others. Rebecca is also a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and published writer. Her work has been featured in Forbes, National...
info_outline
Channeling Your Passion Into Writing with Annette Berkovits
Women Worldwide with Deirdre Breakenridge
Inspiration can come from anywhere, but for today’s guest, her family has been the biggest inspiration of all, creating opportunities to channel her passion into writing. Author Annette Berkovits does just that with each and every one of her books and today she shares her journey. Annette Libeskind Berkovits was born in Kyrgyzstan and grew up in postwar Poland and the fledgling state of Israel before coming to the U.S. at age sixteen. Despite being uprooted from country to country, Berkovits has channeled her passions into language study and writing. Her first memoir, , a story of her...
info_outline
Establishing Brand Equity with Ari Kryzek
Women Worldwide with Deirdre Breakenridge
Brand equity is a big buzzword in the business world. Brands like Apple are highly recognizable not just for what they sell but also for what they stand for. Today, all businesses strive to have that type of impact with their brands. My guest today is an expert at helping women transform their business visions through building brand equity. , CEO & Head of Strategy at Chykalophia, is a certified brand strategist. She works with women-led firms to help them carve out their brands and build brand equity. She’s also the host of the podcast honoring innovative female disrupters. ...
info_outline
Getting More Women on Corporate Boards with Jocelyn Mangan
Women Worldwide with Deirdre Breakenridge
It’s no secret that the corporate boardroom is still a “man’s world,” but we also know that diversity at every level of an organization is so impactful. And when it comes to getting more women on corporate boards, you won’t find many more passionate than today’s guest Jocelyn Mangan. Jocelyn is a co-founder of Him For Her, a social impact venture that aims at accelerating diversity on boards. Him For Her is building the boardroom of the future by making female candidates more visible. Prior to founding Him For Her, Jocelyn spent over 20 years in the tech field and in our...
info_outline
Finding Your Baseline: Voice, Verbal Cues, and Non-Verbal Cues
Women Worldwide with Deirdre Breakenridge
When it comes to communicating, there are a surprising number of elements that go into effectively speaking to others, whether that be in a professional setting or a personal one. And it all starts with knowing your baseline. In this episode, I explain what a baseline is and how the knowledge of your own baseline can impact the effectiveness of your communication. As you are thinking about your baseline, you have to consider things like the sound of your voice and body language. It is broken down into three parts: voice, verbal cues, and non-verbal cues. Listen on to find out more about each...
info_outline
Did You Get the Memo? with Yemi Penn
Women Worldwide with Deirdre Breakenridge
Did you get the memo or do you feel like you missed something? Today’s guest admits that for a long time, she felt that she had totally missed the memo. But in reality, she just hadn’t made her own yet. Today’s guest is Yemi Penn, an engineer by profession, a fascinating and successful entrepreneur, author, speaker, and transformation mindset coach. In our conversation, Yemi helps us understand transformation and how we can make the necessary shifts to feeling empowered. Yemi uses the “memo” comparison to life because many of us feel or have felt at some point that we’re not living...
info_outline
The Power of Relationship Building with Mary D’Souza
Women Worldwide with Deirdre Breakenridge
Today’s guest is proof that you can have it all and you don’t have to wait. Mary D’Souza has built a very successful career and focuses her efforts on living her best life. But what’s her secret? For Mary, it has always boiled down to relationship building. In her experiences in private credit, equity, real estate, and investment banking, Mary learned what it takes to build meaningful relationships when you want to move forward with an investment. And now as the Chief Investment Officer at Misha Investments, she continues to build relationships with team members and clients. Not only...
info_outline
Daring to Dream and Living the Dream
Women Worldwide with Deirdre Breakenridge
How do you go from med school to becoming a franchise consultant? My guest today is Kim Daly, a top consulting franchising expert, and international bestselling co-author. She is also the creator of the Daly Plan, a millionaire mindset coaching program, and the host of . We discussed Kim's path from preparing for med school to becoming a successful franchise consultant, how to overcome limiting beliefs and realize your dreams, how to develop a millionaire mindset, and more. Our conversation started with what a franchise business is, the misconceptions around it, and how it can help anyone...
info_outline
Solving Problems with Technology: Who Says You Can't?
Women Worldwide with Deirdre Breakenridge
I am sitting down with Amy Pyles in this episode of Women Worldwide to discuss various topics such as how to embrace technology and become better at solving problems! Amy is the president of Saxum, a digital integrated agency that solves complex problems for brands and organizations! Amy helps brands make more effective connections with those whom they serve – even brands as big and as recognizable as Walmart! Tune in as she shares her journey, touching upon how she got on this path and how she launched Saxum. Amy also reveals what she believes makes an effective leader and why empathy is so...
info_outlineMaria Brito started her career as an attorney. She grew up in a household that believed the best way to make money was to become a professional. Once she graduated and started working in law, she realized she couldn’t do that work.
She hated every single minute that she spent at the law firm. The final straw came when she had her first child and the thought of going back devastated her.
When she was a kid she was always writing plays and creating exciting new worlds. Maria wanted to be involved in the arts somehow. She started following the art world and figured out exactly what she wanted to do.
Now Maria helps art collectors procure special pieces and consults on how to create art catalogs and more.
Every single time she has made gains in her business or found that something was working, it was when she was leaning into her creativity. Without creativity, progress stops.
Listen as Maria shares her story and why she’s so passionate about helping others find and use their own creativity.
Show Notes:
- [02:05] Welcome Maria Brito to the show and learn how she got started down her path.
- [04:53] How she became an entrepreneur.
- [07:25] The difference between the art world 13 years ago and now.
- [10:01] Why her business has been successful.
- [11:52] What skills or traits has she honed to be able to move forward with confidence?
- [14:02] Learn how she uses her intuition to make decisions.
- [17:57] The biggest takeaways she wants readers to receive when reading her book.
- [20:13] How do we find the time to create?
- [23:00] “If you stop ideas you stop progressing.”
- [24:04] Ways she recommends people overcome their creative blocks.
- [28:18] Her advice for raising your creative bar.
- [31:08] Connect with Maria
Links and Resources:
How Creativity Rules the World by Maria Brito
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Pinterest | LinkedIn
FOLLOW ME AT:
- Website: https://www.deirdrebreakenridge.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dbreakenridge/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeirdreBreak...
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/dbreakenridge
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deirdrebr…
- Email: [email protected]