The Kathleen Riessen Show

The Kathleen Riessen Show  Masks, vaccines, race, diversity - you name it and we are as divided as we've ever been. As an executive, should we openly state our opinions and risk alienating our employees, our clients and our communities? Or do we stay silent? In today's episode, we talk about this: the risks, the consequences and how you can decide for yourself how and when to open your mouth and release your thoughts on hot topics.   Join in the Live Chat Room too!!! https://inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/chatroom   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app!  https://linktr.ee/inspiredchoicesnetwork ~ More About The Kathleen Riessen Show ~  As a former Certified Public Accountant turned marketing strategist turned serial entrepreneur, Kathleen has coached and consulted with over a thousand executives and entrepreneurs. What she’s learned is that the number one strategy to grow a business and create what you

The Kathleen Riessen Show  Imagine your school-aged kids are at home and it's lunch time. Your office is right next to the kitchen so you can hear everything happening. Your children quietly enter the kitchen without fighting, grab the peanut butter, jelly, bread and veggies (of course!) and prepare their meal. They sit down and eat while barely making a peep. All of a sudden you wake up and realize it was all a dream! Parents are at an all-time exhausted point and are counting the days until children "maybe" go back to school. With the new DELTA variant, no one is sure what to expect and it's leaving parents drained with a lack of focus. In today's show, we get real about what it's like to parent and run a business in today's environment and what we can do to maintain some semblance of sanity. Join in the Live Chat Room too!!! https://inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/chatroom   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices

The Kathleen Riessen Show  Imagine that you knew your superhero character - your name, your outfit and your greatest gifts. In this show, I interview Whitney Warne who knows all things Enneagram. She's going to explain this hot topic and teach you what you need to know about yourself so you can get out of your own way. ***ALERT - she pretested me and reveals my enneagram type and what that means about me to. EEEKKKK!!!*** Whitney Warne is a Certified Enneagram Facilitator, creative entrepreneur, community builder and confidence champion living in Des Moines, IA. Whitney specializes in bringing the knowledge and depth of the Enneagram to individuals, teams and organizations. With the Enneagram as her toolbox, Whitney facilitates self-discovery, expands compassionate communication, and connects teams deeply to their mission and each other. Whitney strives to inspire every person to level up, be their most genuine self and be unapologetically extra. When she's not pursuing her passion and purpose through work, y

The Kathleen Riessen Show  How do you differentiate yourself in a crowded, low-cost market? How do you support employees without telling them what to do? How do you stay focused and committed to the same vision for nearly 40 years? Today's guest, Dick Davidson, is sharing lessons from his 30+ years career. He is opening up about the losses and wins. Dick has led, coached and managed Thombert, a leading advanced manufacturing company for nearly 40 years. In his role, he's seen thousands of sales people walk into his office. Dick can tell you what works and what doesn't. He's an expert at speaking so others can hear and deep listening. Tune in to this show to learn some wisdom you can directly apply to your business and to your life. Dick is a seasoned business executive with 40 years experience in various aspects of leading a mid-size manufacturing company with a well-established record of sales, profit and market share growth. He believes that clear values, principle-based decision making, win-win relationshi

The Kathleen Riessen Show  Imagine working hard for years to earn your position and then wondering if you are worthy of that role. According to a survey by Forbes, over 70% of executives suffer from imposter syndrome. In this show, we’ll talk about how to stop applying for the job you already have and embrace this challenge that most of us face. We’ll talk about steps you can take today to own your power and your position – at the same time.   Join in the Live Chat Room too!!! https://inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/chatroom   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app!  https://linktr.ee/inspiredchoicesnetwork ~ More About The Kathleen Riessen Show ~  As a former Certified Public Accountant turned marketing strategist turned serial entrepreneur, Kathleen has coached and consulted with over a thousand executives and entrepreneurs. What she’s learned is that the number one strategy to grow a business and creat

The Kathleen Riessen Show  What do you need to do to get your business ready for venture capital? Is that even the right move for your company? Today's guest, Mike Doherty, combines his background in venture capital, business development, financial strategies and planning to educate us on how we can create the highest value and most attractive company to the outside world. Mike Doherty has a long history of business development, financial strategies and planning. He understands the challenges of managing day-to-day operations in an uncertain environment. He strongly believes in Agile methodologies to deliver customer value early and often. His combined startup background and agile expertise allow him to help his clients deliver products efficiently and cost-effectively to meet their users' evolving needs continually. dohertysf@gmail.com Join in the Live Chat Room too!!! https://inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/chatroom   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.c

The Kathleen Riessen Show  Staying on task can be a challenge in the over-stimulated environments that we have created both at home and in the office. How do we stay focused when there is a lot fighting for our attention? In today's show, we discuss shiny object syndrome, the link between accountability and focus and how to be focused regardless of what's happening around you. Join in the Live Chat Room too!!! https://inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/chatroom   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app!  https://linktr.ee/inspiredchoicesnetwork ~ More About The Kathleen Riessen Show ~  As a former Certified Public Accountant turned marketing strategist turned serial entrepreneur, Kathleen has coached and consulted with over a thousand executives and entrepreneurs. What she’s learned is that the number one strategy to grow a business and create what you want in life lies in your ability to be vulnerable and au

The Kathleen Riessen Show  How many times do your employees come to you with a problem and ask you to solve it? Here's the truth - you have become their consultant! If you want to find more hours in your day, stop consulting and start coaching. In this episode, we dig into the difference between coaching and consulting and how you can shift your mindset and your actions to free up your time and empower your employees. Bonus - employees that are coached report higher levels of job satisfaction and productivity than employees that are consulted AND coaching takes way LESS time on your part. Listening to this show may just be the most productive hour of your week! Join in the Live Chat Room too!!! https://inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/chatroom   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app!  https://linktr.ee/inspiredchoicesnetwork ~ More About The Kathleen Riessen Show ~  As a former Certified Public Accountant

The Kathleen Riessen Show  Employees (or employers) who lack self-awareness cause frustration, decreased morale and increased employee turnover. Yet, they are everywhere! So how do we deal with someone who is not self aware? In this show, I discuss how to know if someone lacks self-awareness or just plain doesn't care - cue the office jerk. I share with you how to interrupt the pattern of oblivion in someone who unaware and how to support them in growing their empathy and their awareness.   Join in the Live Chat Room too!!! https://inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/chatroom   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app!  https://linktr.ee/inspiredchoicesnetwork ~ More About The Kathleen Riessen Show ~  As a former Certified Public Accountant turned marketing strategist turned serial entrepreneur, Kathleen has coached and consulted with over a thousand executives and entrepreneurs. What she’s learned is that the

The Kathleen Riessen Show  Each day you answer thousands of questions, most with a simple yes or no and some that are quite complicated. Making critical decisions quickly is listed as one of the most stressful parts of an executive's job. In today's show, we dive into the 4-step awareness process that you can use to improve your decision making skills no matter how complicated the challenge is. Join in the Live Chat Room too!!! https://inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/chatroom   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app!  https://linktr.ee/inspiredchoicesnetwork ~ More About The Kathleen Riessen Show ~  As a former Certified Public Accountant turned marketing strategist turned serial entrepreneur, Kathleen has coached and consulted with over a thousand executives and entrepreneurs. What she’s learned is that the number one strategy to grow a business and create what you want in life lies in your ability to be

The Kathleen Riessen Show  The value of a hobby goes much deeper than just entertainment. The further you climb in executive ranks, the more important having an after hours focus is. Having a hobby has been linked to higher brain function, increased joy, reduced stress and increased on the job performance. In this episode, we are exploring the why behind the struggle to create time for extra curricular activities, why this is critical and how to create one for yourself and encourage those around you to develop one.   Join in the Live Chat Room too!!! https://inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/chatroom   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app!  https://linktr.ee/inspiredchoicesnetwork ~ More About The Kathleen Riessen Show ~  As a former Certified Public Accountant turned marketing strategist turned serial entrepreneur, Kathleen has coached and consulted with over a thousand executives and entrepreneurs. What

The Kathleen Riessen Show  Can you shift your emotions by faking them? When you are nervous, what's actually happening in your body? What is really going on in your brain when you experience joy? In this episode, we are digging into the neuroscience of joy and other emotions. Joining me in this episode is Dr. Finnerty - a professor emeritus at Des Moines University. He spent his professional life studying neuroscience, physiology, neuropharmacology, pharmacokinetics, clinical chemistry and medical education. As I say each time I describe this man, he will forget more about the brain each day than most of us will ever know. While most people call my guest "Dr." or "Professor", I call him "Dad". He may even reveal some of my embarrassing childhood secrets so be sure to listen in. Dr. Edward Patrick Finnerty is a professor emeritus at Des Moines University where he spent 30 years teaching neuroscience, physiology, neuropharmacology, pharmacokinetics, clinical chemistry and medical education. He received his unde

The Kathleen Riessen Show  We know joy leads to higher productivity, increased employee retention and customer satisfaction and higher profits, but how do you actually build this into your work environment? Today's guest Brandon Miller is an expert at creating joyful environments. Through his work in CoreBuilt Leadership and Farrell's Martial Arts, he has taught and coached thousands of people and has a knack for meeting them where they are and supporting them in seeing what is possible. In this episode, we dig into what it takes to create a culture of joy in your workplace and some things you can do right away to make a shift. Brandon Miller has coached thousands of people over the last 20 years first as a Martial Arts instructor and as a trainer and facilitator with CoreBuilt Leadership. His focus these days is to teach coaches within companies how to coach their employees. What he witnessed inside the dojo for so many years was that his students thrived when he saw what was possible for them and coached th

The Kathleen Riessen Show  The average employees performs at 64% of what's possible. What stands in the way? Joy. On e of the major predictors of fulfillment is enjoyment of the job and how they are led. Today's show explores how we identify what joy looks like for those around us so we can meet them where they are. This show is the fourth in a six episode series exploring the topic of joy. Join in the Live Chat Room too!!! https://inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/chatroom   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app!  https://linktr.ee/inspiredchoicesnetwork ~ More About The Kathleen Riessen Show ~  As a former Certified Public Accountant turned marketing strategist turned serial entrepreneur, Kathleen has coached and consulted with over a thousand executives and entrepreneurs. What she’s learned is that the number one strategy to grow a business and create what you want in life lies in your ability to be vul

The Kathleen Riessen Show  Joy and happiness are often intermixed but the reality is they are very different and you've most likely been using them incorrectly your entire life. In today's episode, we explore what each of these actually mean and why understanding the difference is critical to how you live each day. This is episode 3 of a series of six episodes exploring the topic of joy.   Join in the Live Chat Room too!!! https://inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/chatroom   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app!  https://linktr.ee/inspiredchoicesnetwork ~ More About The Kathleen Riessen Show ~  As a former Certified Public Accountant turned marketing strategist turned serial entrepreneur, Kathleen has coached and consulted with over a thousand executives and entrepreneurs. What she’s learned is that the number one strategy to grow a business and create what you want in life lies in your ability to be vuln

The Kathleen Riessen Show  Your health, your success and your relationships all depend on the level of joy in your life. In today's episode we explore how to access enjoyment and why this even matters. This is the second episode in a six-week exploration on joy. Join in the Live Chat Room too!!! https://inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/chatroom   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app!  https://linktr.ee/inspiredchoicesnetwork ~ More About The Kathleen Riessen Show ~  As a former Certified Public Accountant turned marketing strategist turned serial entrepreneur, Kathleen has coached and consulted with over a thousand executives and entrepreneurs. What she’s learned is that the number one strategy to grow a business and create what you want in life lies in your ability to be vulnerable and authentic and to surrender. As the Queen of Possibility, Kathleen showcases what you can create in your world with joy

The Kathleen Riessen Show  When we are enjoying ourselves, we are free. That's when ideas flow, innovation occurs and we create results. If we know this, then why aren't we creating more moments of enjoyment in our life? In this episode learn what's standing in our way and how to move past it. This is the first episode in a six-week series exploring the concept of joy.   Join in the Live Chat Room too!!! https://inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/chatroom   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     ~ More About The Kathleen Riessen Show ~  As a former Certified Public Accountant turned marketing strategist turned serial entrepreneur, Kathleen has coached and consulted with over a thousand executives and entrepreneurs. What she’s learned is that the number one strategy to grow a business and create what you want in life lies in your ability to be vulnerable and authentic and to surrender. As the Queen of Possibility, Kathleen showcases what you can create in

The Kathleen Riessen Show  When someone understands you, they will work harder for you yet most executives have a really hard time sharing their struggles or the challenges they have overcome. As workplaces shift and grow in their emotional intelligence, vulnerability is becoming a critical executive skill. In today's show, we talk about what vulnerability is and how you can practice it at work without looking weak.   Join in the Live Chat Room too!!! https://inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/chatroom   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     ~ More About The Kathleen Riessen Show ~  As a former Certified Public Accountant turned marketing strategist turned serial entrepreneur, Kathleen has coached and consulted with over a thousand executives and entrepreneurs. What she’s learned is that the number one strategy to grow a business and create what you want in life lies in your ability to be vulnerable and authentic and to surrender. As the Queen of Possibi

Profit Launch With Kathleen Riessen  Our to do lists are growing but our staff doesn't always grow with it. On today's show, I invited my friend Billie Gardner, Founder of Desire to Done and the Introvert VA Club, to a conversation about the value of a virtual assistant, how to get one and how to utilize one. We also talk about how she turned her gift of being an introverted virtual assistant into a growing business that serves other introverts. If you are an introvert or you know an introvert (so all of us), join us on this show to hear all kinds of tips and tricks. I'll be taking lots of notes. Billie is a coach and educator who helps both Virtual Assistants and those wanting to hire a Virtual Assistant. She has courses on Skillshare and Listenable and recently published a book on Amazon. In 2020 her website desiretodone.com was listed in One Woman Shop’s “100 Best Sites for Solopreneurs” under the Virtual Assistant category. She has a membership called the Introvert VA Club that helps introverts run their

Profit Launch With Kathleen Riessen  How do some people appear calm in the most chaotic of moments and others don't? Some of us assign emotion to chaos and others don't. When we assign no emotional meaning, we can dig into the pattern beneath the chaos. In today's show, we discuss what all of this has to do with the fractal theory (stolen from psychics and geometry) and how we can be calm even in the craziest of circumstances.   Join in the Live Chat Room too!!! https://inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/chatroom   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     ~ More About Profit Launch With Kathleen Riessen ~  As a former Certified Public Accountant turned marketing strategist turned entrepreneur of multiple businesses, Kathleen Riessen has the background and credibility to elevate you and your business. Kathleen started her first business while six months pregnant with her first child in the beginning of a recession. Fast forward twelve years and she has sold