LAUNCH Podcast with Allison a Liddle

“We need to leverage the other 50% of our leadership capacity.”- Jennifer Kenny In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Jennifer Kenny. Jennifer Kenny is breaking silos, building innovators, and amplifying leaders. She is passionate about helping amazing people thrive in highly complex technical environments. She speaks, mentors, mobilizes, and facilitates on the topic of Human Innovation. HUMAN INNOVATION increases the Innovation Capacity of emerging technology teams, allowing them to move from individual silos of ineffective product development to cross-functional, supportive, and game changing leaders of innovation ecosystems. Work comes alive when great leaders help others accomplish something they never thought they could. Jennifer has worked with organizations like SRI Stanford Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, Cisco /WebEx, IBM, Wells Fargo, and many more. Jennifer and Allison discuss increasing the capacity of leadership and how to leverage the other 50% through women lead

“Optimism takes energy and work.”- Leigh Weinnraub In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Leigh Weinraub. Leigh is the founder of Mind in Motion, a movement and lifestyle brand committed to helping people win on the court, field, office and in life. As an internationally acclaimed speaker she views the world as a philosopher, thinks like a coach, and executes like an athlete. Leigh shares her personal story of growing up playing tennis and becoming a junior tennis champion, which led her to a career as an elite coach at Dartmouth and Northwestern. While working with a young athlete, Leigh wrote BREATHE upside down on the bottom corner of her shirt to help her focus during a tennis match. Others started asking for the same and eventually word got out sparking the Mind In Motion movement - apparel, accessories, bags and journals - all focused on the visual cues of words to remind us to be our very best selves. Leigh and Allison discuss the power of words, harnessing a positive mindset, and trusting your jou

“Overcome fear by taking action. Just do something!” – Nicole Simmons In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Nicole Simmons. Nicole is passionate about helping people unlock their potential and develop themselves so they can thrive in life and business. She is President of Nicole Simmons Leadership, Founder of Recharge Women’s Leadership Network and Independent Certified Coach, Teacher and Speaker with The John Maxwell Team. Nicole and Allison discuss how leaders can gain confidence, be bold, and have courage. Nicole also shares some powerful stress relief strategies she uses. Connect with Nicole Simmons: www.nicolesimmonsleadership.com

“No leader has ever over-communicated an inspiring vision.”- Scott Miller In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Scott Miller. Scott Miller has been with Franklin Covey Co. for over two decades and currently serves as the executive vice president of Thought Leadership. He is the host of the FranklinCovey sponsored On Leadership With Scott Miller, a weekly leadership webcast, podcast, and newsletter that features interviews with renowned business titans, authors, and thought leaders. He is the author of FranklinCovey’s Management Mess to Leadership Success: 30 Challenges to Become the Leader You Would Follow and is the coauthor of The Wall Street Journal bestseller, Everyone Deserves a Great Manager: The 6 Critical Practices for Leading a Team. Scott and Allison discuss how to overcome challenges that many leaders face including: having an abundance mindset, lead through change, figuring out what enough is, and how to navigate stressful times. Connect with Scott Miller: https://managementmess.com

“I help you live longer and better by improving your habits, health, and happiness.” – Dr. Pat In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Dr. Pat Boulogne. Dr. Pat is a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, Coach, Chiropractor, Speaker, and Author. She has helped thousands of people over 35+ years stop adapting their lifestyle to pain, and chronic problems. The result is her patients find out the why and cause of the problem. Dr. Pat and Allison discuss ways you can take responsibility for leading a healthier lifestyle. Connect with Dr. Pat: www.healthteamnetwork.com

“After losing my sight and partial hearing in 2015, I strive to encourage Christian women to face the trials of this world through their trust in Christ.”- Sara Claudia Tillman In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Sara Claudia Tillman. Sara Claudia is a writer and public speaker who is passionate about encouraging women to “Walk by Faith, Not by Sight”. After losing her sight and partial hearing in 2015, she embarked on a journey that both tested and strengthened her faith in the Lord. Her ultimate goal is that, through her testimony, women will be encouraged to face the trials of this world through their trust in the Lord. Sara Claudia shares her story of overcoming adversity and inspires us all to trust our own journey. This is an inspiring and uplifting story of light, faith, and joy. Connect with Sara Claudia Tillman: www.saraclaudia.com

“When you try to make a decision, don’t try to figure everything out on your own.” – Preston Poore In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Preston Poore. Preston Poore is a corporate business leader that has more than two decades of upper-level management experience, most of which has been at The Coca-Cola Company working with Bottlers and leading strategic capability development. Prior to that, he worked for The Hershey Company, and Dale Carnegie Training.  He’s also a small business minority owner and board of directors member for Numerica Corporation, an air, missile and space defense company. Preston is an author, owner of Preston Poore & Associates, LLC and belongs to the John Maxwell Team as a certified coach, speaker, and trainer that enables anyone to reach their personal and professional potential. Preston and Allison discuss how to make more effective decisions. Often times in life we are faced with decisions that are difficult. How do you make better decisions? How can you position your

“By being vulnerable with my team I connected with them.” – Kelsey Raymond In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Kelsey Raymond. Kelsey Raymond is Cofounder/CEO of Influence & Co. Influence & Co. is a tech-enabled content marketing agency. They help companies with all of their content marketing needs ranging from guest contributed content, to branded publications, to email newsletters, white-papers, infographics and more. Kelsey and Allison discuss growing your influence and building a multi-million-dollar business. They also discuss how important it is to be vulnerable as a leader in order to connect with teams. Connect with Kelsey Raymond: www.influenceandco.com

“Ask yourself, what do I really want to get out of life.” – Gary White In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Gary White. Gary White is Founder/CEO of High Definition Coaching, a husband, and a father. He has a background in emergency services and construction. He’s the author of, “Becoming a Highly Defined Leader,” and an expert in effective communication & leadership. Gary and Allison discuss what it means to ‘find your yes,’ and the fact that there is always more in life. Gary discusses why having a clear vision for your life and your organization can change everything. Connect with Gary White: www.highdefinitioncoaching.com

“I realized that I could start saying yes to opportunities.” -  Elisa Camahort Page In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Elisa Camahort Page. Elisa Camahort Page is best known as the founding COO of BlogHer, Inc, Elisa was there at the birth of the social revolution, building grassroots phenomenon into a national women’s media brand with 100 million web users, and thousands of conference attendees. After selling BlogHer, Elisa turned her attention to social and civic engagement and co-authored, “Roadmap for Revolutionaries: Resistance, Activism, and Advocacy for All” and host of the podcast, “The Op-Ed Page with Elisa Camahort Page.” Elisa and Allison discuss launching BlogHer from the start, building community, looking for opportunities everywhere. Elisa is a courageous leader who looks for opportunities to learn something new and help serve people in a big way. Connect with Elisa Camahort Page: www.elisacp.com Book: https://www.elisacp.com/books Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-

“My main passion in life is destroying patriarchy and raising my kids who are going to change the world.” – Sarah Lacy In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Sarah Lacy. Sarah Lacy is the founder and CEO of Chairman Mom. She also founded Pando.com on maternity leave in 2011 and built it to a profitable investigative journalism company. She’s been a journalist for nearly 20 years, known for her fearless, outspoken reporting. She’s been profiled in publications as varied as the New York Times and San Francisco Magazine. In this episode, Sarah and Allison discuss the power of being a working mother and the lies they are told before they step into motherhood, and then the bias they face in the workplace. Women are told motherhood will make them less productive. Workplaces still discourage motherhood and many working mothers feel isolated. Sarah shares her passion for founding Chairman Mom to develop a community of badass working women. Connect with Sarah Lacy: www.chairmanmom.com Buy her new book, “My Uterus

“As I write I am communicating with people and connecting with humanity.” – Adele Parks In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Adele Parks. Adele, from the U.K., is one of the most-loved and biggest-selling women’s fiction writers in the U.K. She has written 20 bestselling books in 20 years, sold over 3.8 million books globally, and has her books translated in 26 languages. Adele believes reading is a basic right and serves on many boards/committees to help spread the joy of reading. Adele shares her book writing process, what it was like to become a #1 bestselling author, and how at one of the most difficult times in her life she decided to look for one thing that brought her happiness, it was writing and has helped her reach millions of people from around the world. Connect with Adele Parks: www.adeleparks.com Buy her new book in the U.S. Lies, Lies, Lies.

“It feels good to vote and it is our civic duty.”- Genessa Krasnow In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Genessa Krasnow. Genessa Krasnow is a Communication Strategist and Transformational Designer. She specializes in designing and implementing leading-edge campaigns in technology, entertainment, activism, and well-being. Genessa Krasnow has worked with Heads of State including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Grammy Award-Winning Musicians, Fortune 100 Companies and CEOS, Start-Ups, and Educational Institutions. She has designed and produced campaigns that have reached millions of people, received patents for User Experience Design, and has built local, national, and global strategies. Genessa and Allison discuss ‘Feel Good Voting’ which is a non-profit committed to harnessing the power of social media influencers, we create content that inspires 18-30-year-old people to register and VOTE! They also discuss Genessa's amazing work with Microsoft, empathy, and activism. Connect with Genessa Krasnow: www.feelg

“When you are aligned with your values you’ll feel more confident.” – Sarah Stokes In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Sarah Stokes about her company, “The Juicy Good Life.” Sarah Stokes is the founder of The Juicy Good Life, an online success training company and co-owner of STOKES|HERZOG, a strategic marketing and consulting agency in Eau Claire, WI. She is a trusted consultant for global and regional companies, helping them with their public relations and recruiting strategies. Allison and Sarah discuss how to build confidence, growing businesses, and the power of leveraging teams. Sarah discusses the great life-improving lessons…because one moment of centering in your day can add up to a better life. A juicy good one. Connect with Sarah Stokes: https://www.thejuicygoodlife.com/

“G Factor is what draws you to other people.” – Jeannette Grace In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Jeannette Grace about her book, “G Factor: 8 Secrets to Increasing Your Gravitational Pull at Work.” Jeannette Grace, the owner of Expressive Communication Consulting & Training, is a communication expert. She works with clients to uncover their communication issues and then develops training solutions to remove the roadblocks that are getting in the way of success. Have you ever wondered what draws others to them? Do you have it? Jeannette shares the seven most sought after characteristics of people in the workplace as determined by 834 working professionals. Connect with Jeannette Grace: https://expressivecct.com/ Buy her books: https://expressivecct.com/books/

“Your ideal client needs you to help them.” – Brenda Crawshaw In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Brenda Crawshaw. She helps people legally and legitimately hack the web in the way the web WANTS to be "hacked" to get independent business owners new visibility, new leads, new customers and more revenue. Allison and Brenda discuss why it’s important to identify your ideal client/customer, finding client pain points, and offering solutions. Oh and, if that wasn’t cool enough, Brenda offers you #geeky social media hacks to increase your SEO. Connect with Brenda Crawshaw: www.thecrawshawgroup.com Free Guide: www.thecrawshawgroup.com/signup

“Ask yourself what do I love to do?”- Greg Storch In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Greg Storch. Greg is passionate about developing and Coaching New Leaders, Certified Professional Coach, Growth Leader, and Navy Veteran living in northern Italy. Have you ever compared yourself to others? I think all of us have, but in the episode, Greg helps us understand why that’s not helping us achieve what we want to achieve. Through his personal stories and experiences, he helps you understand the journey he went on to ask himself the question: what do I love to do? Connect with Greg Storch: https://lion-enterprise.com/

“Why are you uniquely awesome?” -Joanna Bloor In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Joanna Bloor. She's known as a Potentialist (will let her explain what that is) and is this brilliant combination of TED speaker (aka knows her stuff) Coach (she's super people-focused and their - potential) and comedienne. She's been the "behind the scenes" brains in the early stages at Citysearch, Ticketmaster, Opentable, and most recently Pandora. When she left Pandora she decided it was time to reinvent herself again - and boy did she. She's now been invited to talk at all sorts of places (TED, Microsoft, Salesforce, the Army ...) on how we're boring when we introduce ourselves and if we want to be happier, thrive and all the goodness in the modern world we need to do a better job. She's known for doing this magic "transformation" thing which is why she's also called the Fairy Godmother. Tip - you should ask her why she thinks Cinderella is potentially the best team member ever. It will give you a test of how she thin

“The world needs each of us to reach our full potential.”- Alejandro Tornato In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Alejandro Tornato. Alejandro is a coach, speaker and trainer that helps emerging leaders to increase their influence and thrive more effectively in their leadership. After working as a Chemical Engineer for over three decades, I knew that my purpose and calling was to speak and train groups all over the globe, sharing my message of personal and professional growth and development as well as servant leadership. Alejandro and Allison discuss how to rethink your thinking. Connect with Alejandro Tornato: https://alejandrojtornato.com/

“Gremlins are limited beliefs that hold you back.” – Janis Janovskis In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Janis Janovskis. Janis executive director, motivational speaker, and leadership coach. He lives in Latvia and works in London. Janis has worked with many businesses such as, Swedbank, Radisson Blu, and spoken at Subject: Creativity. In this episode, Janis and Allison discuss how to identify and get rid of gremlins. And, if you are wondering what “gremlins” are and why you want to get rid of them, they discuss that too! Connect with Janis: http://janisjanovskis.com/