Extraordinary Women Radio With Kami Guildner

This week's Extraordinary Women Radio interview is with Karolyn Hart, a Canadian exec who has broke through multiple glass ceilings. I love Karolyn’s spicy energy and her rich life insights. And you will too. She's a dynamo woman who shares her journey and shares how approaching life with curiosity and being open to the magic of asking a questions - will build relationships that open doors. We dig into her stories of: Being the only woman in the room and acknowledging that the glass ceiling is real - and what choices she had to make for her own career Her all important mentor who taught her that extraordinary leadership means modeling our own lives well - taking time in life for what is important and treating others with respect The importance of seeking criticism on your work and understanding that criticism is not about YOU Having the courage to say yes to the new, even if you don't know much about it Bias - ageism, gender or any number of other biases that exist in our journeys - and how she ma

Today's Extraordinary Women Radio episode features Cheryl Ilov, the author of Forever Fit and Flexible: Feeling Fabulous at Fifty and Beyond! Her story is familiar to so many of us! In this interview, Cheryl shares her inspiring personal story of reclaiming her fitness, but more importantly her zest in life. And she shares what she learned in this journey, so you too can start your day with a spring in your step and engage in life with strength, grace and confidence. To learn more about Cheryl, her book and her work, visit her at www.IlovIntegratedArts.com or follow her on Twitter at @cherylilov.

Today, I'm thrilled to get to interview my favorite artist, Carrie Fell on Extraordinary Women Radio! I love, love, love her and and her work! You'll love her great wisdom that she shares on engaging your creativity, on following your dreams, on stepping into your cowgirl courage! We talk about the importance of getting into the flow in our life - both going up stream and down stream - and where we can often find the magic in the contrast! As Carrie says, "This is where the essence is - in the work!" Carrie shares her secrets about playing with our inner critic and how to tame her! Carrie’s artwork depicts the traditional icons of the Western landscape with a thoroughly modern twist using vibrant colors and fluid forms.  Her work is free spirited – her paintings and designs offer a sophisticated, yet fresh, style that appeals to the maverick within each of us – and certainly within me! Her work is the New West – her work is the west as a “state of mind” – a place of change with an attitude of boldness.  So

Today's Extraordinary Women Radio interview with Roni Wing-Lambrecht will touch your heart and have you hugging those you love! I'm deeply moved by Roni's story - she lost her son Dalton in a tragic ATV accident. Dalton, lived his short life creating smiles, laughter, and happiness by sharing his kind spirit and helping others through tough times. Roni and her husband, John, now continue his legacy by practicing random acts of kindness in Dalton's memory each day. Roni knows first hand, how important it is to cherish every moment we get with our loved ones, and has written 3 books to help parents live in-the-moment with their own children by sharing their truths about regret and finding beauty in the everyday chaos of family life. She published 3 books since Dalton's passing, Parenting at Your Best; Powerful Reflections and Straightforward Tips for Becoming a Mindful Parent; A Parent's Guide for Journaling to Their Child; Simple Strategies for Writing Heartfelt Love Letters to Your Child; and A Parent's Jou

Today's Extraordinary Women Radio episode is with Leisa Holland-Nelson. Leisa was honored and named one of Houston’s most Influential Women, she is a senior fellow in the American Leadership Forum, one of Mass Mutual’s Most Powerful Women,  a celebrated Entrepreneur by Houston Technology Center, an ABC/Channel 13 Woman of Distinction and a 2017 Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce Breakthrough Woman. Wow! Leisa shares her journey from her 25 year career in the NYC Fashion industry to launching into tech space in Houston, where she’s spent the past 13 years - as a leader and an influencer. She loves tech and will tell you why in today’s episode! As Leisa declares – “Tech is the new Black!” We talk about riding the wave of life changes, resiliency, creating community and loving on your customer! Leisa is the author and voice of Women Mean Business – a weekly segment focusing on extraordinary women,  which is seen on-line on The Businessmakers Show and heard on 20 radio stations across the US. Amongst

This episode of Extraordinary Women Radio is with Polly Letofsky the first woman to ever walk around the world! On August 1, 1999, Polly left her home in Vail, Colorado, and headed west. She traveled across 4 continents, 22 countries, and over 14,000 miles – by foot! She is the author of 3MPH: The Adventure of One Woman’s Walk Around the World. Polly's humorous and insight stories about this incredible journey is filled with so much rich life wisdom! She talks about saying YES to the dreams you're carrying in your heart, to how to apply lessons of her walk to building your business, to the secrets that kept her walking when the goings got tough, and what she learned about fear walking solo through all those countries! Polly is filled with grit and guts and I hope you enjoy! She will inspire you to say "Yes, let's do this!"

Today's Extraordinary Women Radio Interview is with a Colorado Women's Hall of Fame Inductee - Jill Tietjen! Jill and I share a huge love for telling women’s stories. In fact, Jill has written a whole book about it! Her book, Her Story: A Timeline of Women Who Changed America  is a one-of-a-kind illustrated timeline highlighting the awesome, varied, and often unrecognized contributions of American women throughout U.S. history, beginning in the 1500s and spanning all the way through 2011. I’m guessing most of us have seen Hidden Figures… Such a great movie! What I’ve often wondered after seeing this movie – is how many other untold stories are there out there, that we don’t know. Well, Jill has made a lifetime of uncovering stories like this – making sure women’s stories are told and shared - long before Hidden Figures launched. You’re going to love Jill and her story! Jill is not only a best selling, award winning author,  she is a national speaker for women advocacy and an electrical engineer. After 40 y

This week's Extraordinary Women Radio interview is with Tracy Revell, founder of Embodied Confidence. Tracy shares her belief that when women embrace their feminine, centered, creative emotional intelligence and combine it with masculine focus and action, they excel everywhere in their lives. Today we talk about growing a business, learning to trust your inner wisdom. Tracy’s mantra is "Love your Body. Rock your Life," and it helps women to become & BE more confident in themselves and in their own skin. Tracy teaches her clients how to balance their intuition & action, body & soul, emotional & intellectual, and Masculine & Feminine essence to create a Captivating Presence & the Embodied Confidence for a life that rocks! Be sure you play along in the Embodied Confidence exercise she does with me during our interview! I love Tracy. And I know you’re going to love her also! Let’s meet her!

I am so excited about this week’s episode of Extraordinary Women Radio interview with Tamara McCleary. Tamara is the Founder and CEO of Thulium, a brand amplification company, specializing in B2B social media based marketing in the tech world. For me personally, and as someone who has helped others build thought leadership brands for nearly two decades, I feel like Tamara offers some of the most relevant and grounded brand advice for our times… especially in the world of social media where there is so much noise these days.  If you are one my clients or listeners in the midst of taking the leap into your what’s next…  if you have gotten clear about your purpose – how you’re meant to matter and are ready to be  seen, be heard and put your voice out into the world in a bigger way – you don’t want to miss this episode! Tamara is an internationally recognized expert on branding, influence & social business in the world of technology. She has deep expertise in both B2B and B2C marketing, social influence and tec

I love this episode of Extraordinary Women Radio! Beate Chelette certainly fits the category of a wildly successful woman on today's episode of – in fact, she was recently named “One of 50 Must-Follow Women Entrepreneures in 2017” by Huffington Post!  Beate Chelette is the Growth Architect and a results-oriented businesswoman with  an entrepreneurial spirit and a proven track record in growing, building and scaling women’s businesses. In our interview, Beate  shares the story of courageously reaching out to the President of the United States - breaking out of 135,000 in debt as a single mother - and then eventually selling her business to a global entertainment media company owned by Bill Gates in a multi-million dollar deal. Her wisdom and business savvy will inspire and uplift! We talk about how to how to "know when to change things, stay put or move on..." and go deep into the importance of "happy in our lives!" Beate has a deep commitment to supporting women. She is the creator of The Women’s Code, the

Chandy Ghosh is a trail blazing executive woman in the world of tech, and her interview on Extraordinary Women Radio is so inspiring. Chandy shares her story of growing up in Calcutta, and how her father guided her into the world of STEM - science, technology, engineering and math - and learning at a very young age - at a time when many of her female classmates were being guided toward arranged marriages and humanity classes like cooking, stitching and knitting. I love the great wisdom that Chandy shares on her journey to becoming a well respected visionary C-Suite executive who broke the barriers and created her own rules on her way to the top. She is passionate about mentoring women and minorities. She is currently an Executive Partner at ThoughtWorks, a software-engineering  company that seeks to revolutionize business by delivering disruptive technology to address their client’s toughest challenges. Thoughtworks  recently was recognized as the 2016 best place to work for women in tech…  ahead of compani

This is a really fun episode of Extraordinary Women Radio, where Denise Soler Cox, an indie filmmaker, national speaker, and award-winning entrepreneur shares her own story about following the seeds of an idea - a documentary film - that was birthed over drinks with friends one night. We talk about authenticity and vulnerability, following your passion, the importance of making a difference, being enough and listening to your heart! It's chock-full of  extraordinary wisdom! In 2012, as described by Denise: talent intersected with passion and Denise co-created Project ñ with Oscar-nominated documentary veteran Henry Ansbacher. Through this partnership, Denise gave her experiences of growing up first-generation Latina in America an international stage that has manifested into a modern-day cultural movement rooted in Radical Self-Cultural Awareness. Project ñ is a multi-media project focused on creating new conversations that reinvent the way we view culture and interpret diversity in our lives – and includes

I'm so excited to share this episode of Extraordinary Women Radio featuring Renelle Everett Darr - an innovative and cutting-edge thought leader who believes that emotionally intelligent workplaces and leaders can change the world. And of course that jazzes me! Renelle has worked around the world with individual leaders, teams and consults within organizations to help them reshape their organizational cultures. She took the leap from a corporate job to start her own company, Insight Consulting & Coaching around the same time that I launched Syzygy, and she shares her stories of making the big transition in our interview. More importantly she talks about the important work she's doing in our world today! This is an interview about leadership! It’s about changing cultures! Renelle and I share a passion to change the world by helping people develop into the best version of themselves – and in Renelle’s case, she starts in the work place. As Renelle shares, “Many people spend half their waking life at work, ye

This Extraordinary Women Radio interview with Dr. Jacqueline (Jackie) R. Henningsen is full of deep wisdom and lessons in life. Jackie is a REAL powerhouse trail blazing woman who built a pathway to the top executive offices of the Pentagon! Talk about a trailblazing woman doing epic things in her life. In this fabulous interview, Jackie shares her stories of grabbing the threads of opportunity as they show up in our life... we talk about friends of the heart and friends of the road, following your passion, red suits and believing in people, believing in yourself and believing in the power of love. As a civilian equivalent to a 3-Star General in the US Airforce, Jackie has an extraordinary career path to share with us that has taken her from a teacher at public schools to top ranking positions in the US government. She advocates and mentors women to choose STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) pathways. She is a retired member of the Senior Executive Service, and currently is an independent consult

In this episode of Extraordinary Women Radio, I have the opportunity to interview Karen Hertz, the founder and chief brewista of Holidaily Brewing. We chat about being brave at least "once a day," moving through some of life's biggest scary moments (including beating cancer) and the journey to get "all in" around your passions and to follow your heart! Her story of how she started Holidaily will inspire and uplift! I personally love stories of start-up and Karen has a great one! She is a beer lover who has been gluten-free for over 5 years and in 2016 opened Colorado's first 100% dedicated gluten-free brewery. Karen recently won Denver Business Journal's 40 Under 40 Award for contributions in business and community. Karen will be one of our Circle of Inspiration Facilitators at the upcoming Extraordinary Women Connect Gala in Denver, CO on April 25th. Join us!! For more information visit, https://www.kamiguildner.com//extraordinary-women-connect/art-gala/.

In this episode of Extraordinary Women Radio Jen Mazer, the Queen of Manifestation, shares how she has manifested outrageous adventures in her life. Jen shares her best manifestation secrets - and we go deep into the importance of making meaningful connections in our lives and how important it is to go for the "No," because these will get us to our biggest yeses! This interview will allow to you imagine your own possibilities, and to open up to the magical energy of manifesting what you want in your life! Jen is a sought-after transformational speaker and coach. She teaches people how to manifest their biggest dreams while making an impact on the world. She is known for her signature Manifestation Masters Program and Private Success Coaching. She is the co-founder of the new board game for women, Sparked. She has interviewed some of the world’s biggest thought leaders through her series Manifesting with the Masters. She is also the author of the newly published book, Manifesting Made Easy.

Barbara Bauer has traveled the world and has spent the last several years in Myanmar as the Executive Director, Myanmar, for Partnership for Change, a Norwegian impact investment and international development organization. While in Myanmar, Barbara worked closely with community, state and national Myanmar leaders to identify, plan and implement programs and development models to improve economic opportunities, focused especially for women. She now is heading up the Women Investor Network for the Rockies Venture Club, focused on bringing more women into venture capital and angel investing! We had a blast talking about why empowering women is so important today - the time is now!

Welcome to the first episode of Extraordinary Women Radio where we will be talking with wildly successful women living out loud… in voice, vitality and vigor! In this first episode, I will share my big WHY that had me saying YES to Extraordinary Women Radio!