Notable Leaders' Radio

In today's episode, I speak with two powerful leaders, Amber Kizlibash and Jessamyn Sarmiento. They share big decisions they've made in their careers that have guided them to become the highly sought-after and respected leaders they are today. In this episode, you will hear how they approach elevating their careers from different perspectives. Amber is a planner, while Jess is more creative and free-spirited. Both achieved notable success their way! Tune in and be inspired by their courage and commitment to creating an impact in their worlds and the world. Don’t miss it!

 Amber is the Chief Operating Officer of Lennox Park Solutions and has served in numerous leadership roles worldwide. 

Jessamyn is the Chief Marketing Officer of World Food Program USA. She has extensive experience helping organizations succeed in some of the world's most complex and competitive environments! 

Tune in and hear how these two leaders approach possibilities with curiosity. That trying is an option because even a 1% chance is a chance, So go for it! 

Listen or download the episode for later. 

 Guest Bio:

Jessamyn Sarmiento

Jessamyn Sarmiento has extensive experience in helping organizations succeed in some of the world’s most complex and competitive environments. From working for two U.S Presidents to providing strategic consulting to corporate and non-profit CEOs, to launching a successful start-up company, she brings significant global marketing and communications expertise and a passion for “saving and changing lives” to her current role leading World Food Program USA’s high-impact, multi-channel marketing, communications, and small donor strategy. 

Before joining World Food Program USA, Jessamyn was appointed by President Barack Obama to lead communications and public affairs for the U.S. government’s arts agency, National Endowment for the Arts, where she led a strategic brand refresh, helped the agency navigate reputational issues and produced the twice Emmy-nominated video series, the United States of Arts. 

Before that, she served as Senior Vice President and partner at global communications firm Fleishman-Hillard, where she developed and managed a highly successful consumer marketing practice representing government, non-profit and international organizations. 

Jessamyn briefly left the marketing and communications world to launch a start-up entertainment tech company that competed with global companies to produce, manufacture, and distribute music content and products for independent artists and labels. 

Earlier in her career, she gained a deep understanding of journalism and the world of media while at National Public Radio (NPR), where she was the Vice President of Communications. 

In 1994, Jessamyn was appointed by President Bill Clinton to serve in his administration, first at The White House as a Regional Press Secretary and then as Division Chief for media relations at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). 

Jessamyn has deep experience in national and local politics, and in organizing and executing advocacy campaigns around issues such as economic and health security, voter rights, and civil rights. She campaigned and was elected to represent Maryland’s eighth Congressional District at the 1996 Democratic National Convention. 

Email: [email protected]  

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessamynsarmiento/

Website: www.wfpusa.org 

Amber Kizlibash 

Amber serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Lenox Park Solutions. Before her appointment, she lent her wealth of knowledge and experience as a member of the firm's Advisory Board. 

Amber’s role as COO spans the strategic plan, including oversight for client relationship management, cyber security, regulatory compliance, human capital management, and business development. 

Having received her MBA from the prestigious École des Ponts Business School in France, Amber has served in numerous leadership roles at Société Générale. During her time there, she developed strategies for the firm’s top clients and launched strategic initiatives to grow market share and revenues across Alternatives, Solutions, Capital Financing, and Structured Finance businesses. 

Her illustrious resume includes 

• Global Head of Sales & Client Strategy at Licks-or Lyxor Asset Management at Société Générale’s Paris headquarters.
• Various Executive Management Committees for Société Générale Americas and Lyxor Asset Management. 
• Head of the Financial Institutions Group Americas for Corporate and Investment Banking at Société Générale in New York. 
• Standard Chartered and ABN Amro in Dubai. 

As a driving force in finance, Amber has twice been recognized in the honor roll of Top 100 Most Influential Women in Financial Services by Financial News. 

Email: [email protected]   

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-kizilbash/ 

Website: https://www.lenoxparksolutions.com/

Belinda’s Bio: 

Belinda Pruyne is a sought-after Leadership Advisor, Coach, Consultant, and Keynote speaker. She is a leading authority in guiding global executives, professionals, and small business owners to become today’s highly respected leaders.

She gained a wealth of expertise in the client services industry as Executive Vice President, Global Director of Creative Management at Grey Advertising, managing 500 people around the globe. With over 25+ years of leadership development experience, she brings industry-wide recognition to the executives and companies she works with. Whether a startup, turnaround, acquisition or global corporation, executives and companies continue to turn to Pruyne for strategic and impactful solutions in a rapidly shifting economy and marketplace. 

Website: Belindapruyne.com

Email Address: hello@belindapruyne.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/belindapruyne

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NotableLeadersNetwork.BelindaPruyne/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/belindapruyne?lang=en 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belindapruyne/ 

In today's episode, I speak with Dame Clarissa Burt. She shares a story that once, she sat in a room as a secretary seeing pictures of supermodels on the wall, recognizing she wanted to be one of those women one day. Fast forward, a year and a half later, and her face WAS one of the images on that wall! And so began her journey of discovery, success, and being Knighted!  

Clarissa has a wide variety of life experiences that build on one another, enhancing what is possible for her and the impact she can make. She is the Founder and CEO of In The Limelight Media, a multimedia platform consisting of TV/video, a podcast, and a digital magazine.

Clarissa is an internationally acclaimed award-winning media personality, producer, director, public speaker, former supermodel, the winner of celebrity survivor, and now a writer and author of the book The Self-Esteem Regime. In this episode, Clarissa talks about how taking second chances seriously and working on oneself are the key to achieving what you desire in your career, business, and life.

 Tune in! Be inspired and take in the wisdom and valuable life lessons Clarissa so boldly shares. Check out her book The Self-Esteem Regime to get more information on the regime and how it can impact your life!

Guest Bio: 

In June of 2022, Clarissa was Knighted by The Royal Order of Constantine the Great and Saint Helen, joining the ranks of 350 Dames worldwide.  

Clarissa Burt is an internationally acclaimed award-winning media personality, producer, director, writer, author, public speaker, and former supermodel and winner of the Celebrity Survivor show! With hundreds of television and film credits to her name, this Who’s Who of International and American Women brings over 35 years of entertainment industry experience in both International and American markets. 

Clarissa is the Founder and CEO of In The Limelight Media, a multimedia platform consisting of TV/video, a podcast, and a digital magazine. Her shows can be seen on ROKU, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, etc. and her podcast is heard on 15 different distribution platforms.  

Her bestselling book entitled The Self-Esteem Regime published by Roman and Littlefield published on November 11th, 2021. The audiobook was published by Recorded Books two weeks later. The book drops in Italy on November 11, 2022. 

She was the first American to present Russian TV at the Kremlin and has had two private audiences with Pope John Paul II honoring her social work. 

As the Ambassador to the United States, she actively helped African women win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011.  

RECENT AWARDS:  

Entrepreneurial Excellence Award by the Women’s Economic Forum

USA Chair for the G100 Club/All Ladies League for Television and Broadcasting, Certificate Global Honor from Pune University, India,

Diploma of Recognition from the National Italian American Foundation, Washington, D.C.

Italian Consulate Los Angeles/Phoenix Honorary Member Recognition Award 

  The Self-Esteem Regime

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Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarissaburt/ 

Website: www.clarissaburt.com

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ClarissaBurtOfficial   

Instagram: https://instagram.com/clarissaburt 

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/clarissaburt 

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/clarissaburt/

Belinda’s Bio: 

Belinda Pruyne is a sought-after Leadership Advisor, Coach, Consultant, and Keynote speaker. She is a leading authority in guiding global executives, professionals, and small business owners to become today’s highly respected leaders.

She gained a wealth of expertise in the client services industry as Executive Vice President, Global Director of Creative Management at Grey Advertising, managing 500 people around the globe. With over 25+ years of leadership development experience, she brings industry-wide recognition to the executives and companies she works with. Whether a startup, turnaround, acquisition or global corporation, executives and companies continue to turn to Pruyne for strategic and impactful solutions in a rapidly shifting economy and marketplace. 

Website: Belindapruyne.com

Email Address: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/belindapruyne 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NotableLeadersNetwork.BelindaPruyne/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/belindapruyne?lang=en 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belindapruyne/ 

In today's episode, I speak with Kim Curtis. She shares powerful stories about how money has impacted her life and the pivotal moment when she started to believe that she was capable of more, much more.

Kim Curtis is the President and CEO of The Wealth Legacy Institute, a personal finance expert, author, and speaker. Kim is a nationally recognized Wealth Management advisor and winner of the Editor's Choice Award for her groundbreaking work in developing a highly personal client-centric planning model recognized in the Journal of Practical Estate Planning.

Kim believes that money needs you. It needs your ideas, vision, and purpose, to turn it into something. Otherwise, it is nothing! To her, having managed wealth means having peace of mind that could bring endless possibilities not only in your career but in life too.

Tune in to learn more about Kim's unique approach to financial planning. Listen to the inspirational path that she carved out in the financial industry, and hear her tweetable moments! She is a delight! 

Guest Bio:

Kim is a nationally recognized Wealth Management Advisor and the President and CEO of Wealth Legacy Institute. Her groundbreaking work in developing a highly personal client-centric planning model was recognized in the Journal of Practical Estate Planning, winning the Editor’s Choice award. 

She is the bestselling author of Money Secrets: Keys to Smart Investing and Retirement Secrets. She has been profiled in several publications, including the Wall Street Journal. 

Kim has attained numerous professional designations and has been recognized by the financial planning industry as having achieved the highest level of competence and expertise. 

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlylcurtis

Website: https://www.wealthlegacyinstitute.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WealthLegacyInstitute

                  www.facebook.com/curtisgehl 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/happinessdoesntretire/

Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYVRFXtjFYN-AoRuKt0mYw 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/WLILegacy 

             https://twitter.com/KimCurtisLegacy

Belinda’s Bio: 

Belinda Pruyne is a sought-after Leadership Advisor, Coach, Consultant, and Keynote speaker. She is a leading authority in guiding global executives, professionals, and small business owners to become today’s highly respected leaders.

She gained a wealth of expertise in the client services industry as Executive Vice President, Global Director of Creative Management at Grey Advertising, managing 500 people around the globe. With over 25+ years of leadership development experience, she brings industry-wide recognition to the executives and companies she works with. Whether a startup, turnaround, acquisition or global corporation, executives and companies continue to turn to Pruyne for strategic and impactful solutions in a rapidly shifting economy and marketplace. 

Website: Belindapruyne.com

Email Address: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/belindapruyne 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NotableLeadersNetwork.BelindaPruyne/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/belindapruyne?lang=en 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belindapruyne/ 

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In today’s episode, I talk to two amazing women leaders that are taking their industries to whole new heights! You will know Betty DeVita, Global C Suite leader, board director, and fintech advisor, and Melissa Kivett, Managing Director, Head of Prudential’s Enterprise Strategic Relationship Management. They share powerful stories of transformation detailing how they became the highly respected, recognized, and rewarded leaders that they are today.

Melissa and Betty share a lot of similarities in their quest for success. Both have had challenges in their childhood that have significantly contributed to how they see and handle circumstances that come their way. They have gathered skills, networked, and faced any endeavor with great resilience.

They are firm believers that opportunities come and go, and when people take the risk to provide you a platform, (to be heard, seen, and speak your truth) you need to take the path, re-define the trajectory of what is possible for you, and become the leader you are meant to be.

Over the years, Betty & Melissa have brought companies to new directions because of their never-ending quest for growth, creativity, and positive impact. Their curiosity and courage to try new ideas has truly gained the respect and trust of prestigious industry leaders, organizations, and colleagues.

In this episode, they share their experience with gender-bias and their commitment to creating gender-equal workplaces that thrive and break through male-dominant corporate cultures. Tune in to learn more

Guest Bio:

Betty DeVita

Betty joined Finconecta in May 2019 as a member of the board, and Chief Business Officer. 

She is the founding CEO of BetdevSolutions, a fintech advisory practice working with early-stage and emerging companies on: strategy, value creation, partnerships, and the path to global scaling using her experience as a global executive in digital transformation and consumer financial services/payments. 

She served as Chief Commercial Officer of Digital Payments & Labs, MasterCard. 

In this global role, she was responsible for: 

• Commercializing MasterCard Labs
• Digital order payments platform 
• IoT commerce platform.

Before this role, she served as the President of MasterCard, Canada, supervising all aspects of the company’s enterprise. 

Before joining MasterCard, she held various positions with Citi, in their global consumer franchise from 1982 to 2010. 

• She left Citi as the Chair/CEO for Citibank Canada Inc. where she led the franchise across all lines of business. 
• Her geographic scope for Citi included Latin America, the U.S., and Asia. 

Betty was inducted into the Women’s Executive Network Hall of Fame as one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women. 

She earned the Institute of Corporate Directors certification from the University of Toronto and has served on multiple boards:

• Banco Popular (Nasdaq: BPOP) Tech & Comp committees, 2021 
• Home Capital (TSX: HCG) Audit and Tech committees, 2021 
• Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP) from May 2016 - May 2020. 

She is a passionate advocate and proponent of women’s leadership and development. She is a connector of people and ideas. 

Email: [email protected]

          [email protected] 

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/bettydevita

Website: https://finconecta.com

twitter: @bettykdevita 

Melissa Kivett

Melissa Kivett is the Managing Director, Head of Prudential’s Enterprise Strategic Relationship Management. She is responsible for strategically catalyzing and deepening relationships with Prudential’s most valued partners and industry associations. She is an Executive Board Member of the Insured Retirement Institute, the leading financial services trade association for the retirement income industry, and Secretary of the Board and member of the Operating Committee for the Alliance for Lifetime Income. 

Previously, Melissa held multiple leadership roles at Prudential, most recently as Chief Customer Experience & Marketing Officer of Individual Solutions Group. In a prior role as Chief Strategy Officer of Annuities, she led customer-focused digital transformation and redefined the skills and capabilities of the strategy, marketing, customer experience, communications, operations, and business intelligence teams. These efforts resulted in double-digit increases in business growth and team engagement.

Prior to joining Prudential, Melissa held diverse global roles at several Fortune 500 financial services companies, including head of strategy, business development, marketing, innovation, and investor relations.  Her experience includes taking a Fortune 500 company public (second largest IPO that year next to Google) and leading investor relations during the 2008 financial crisis and SEC investigation. She also launched a global financial services brand, digitized a marketing organization, strategically reimagined a business portfolio for growth, and upskilled small and large 200+ multi-disciplinary teams.

A published innovator, Melissa’s work has been recognized by Innovation Leader magazine and the Corporate Executive Board. The Insurance Advisory Board recognized her accomplishment to build a strategic investor relations function as an industry best practice. Institutional Investor magazine named her work as one of the most shareholder-friendly teams in the financial services sector. 

Kivett received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Massachusetts and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School. She serves as a coach with the 92nd Street Y for Women in Power and is a member of the Financial Women's Association and Columbia Women in Business. Previously, Melissa served on the Board of Directors for Assurant’s European Operations, the Advisory Council for the Investor Relations Roundtable, and the New York Stock Exchange Advisory Group. Life insurance and annuities issued by The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ, and its affiliates. Variable annuities are distributed by Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc. Variable universal life insurance policies are offered through Pruco Securities, LLC. All are Prudential Financial companies, and each is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations. Prudential Annuities is a business of Prudential Financial, Inc. © 2019 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. Prudential Annuities, Prudential, the Prudential logo, the Rock symbol, and Bring Your Challenges are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissakivett/ 

Twitter: @MelissaKivett

Belinda’s Bio: 

Belinda Pruyne is a sought-after Leadership Advisor, Coach, Consultant and Keynote speaker. She is a leading authority in guiding global executives, professionals and small business owners to become today’s highly respected leaders.

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In today’s episode, Barb Martino talks about how her internal quest for growth and success helped her thrive and build a prosperous and fulfilling career. 

During her 10-years as CEO of G-Whiz, the company became one of the top youth and entertainment agencies. Then when she made the change to working in the world of Corporate Trade at Active International, she brought her Midas touch there as well. The client team experienced double digit growth while the agency team grew to account for 40% of the company’s overall revenue.

She found over time that leading with who you are and where your strengths are, can bring people together to succeed in a common goal. 

Over the years, Barb has taken the leap on taking responsibilities that are new to her and learned that she could be anything she wanted to be. She believes that things happen for a reason and that we can change our destiny when we focus and surround ourselves with great mentors.

Barbara Martino is currently the CEO & Co-Founder of The Roundtrip Group, Marketing & Media Consulting.

Tune in to know more about Barb’s vision and how being true to herself helped her step out of her comfort zone and become the leader and influencer she is today.

Guest Bio:

Barb has had a long run as an executive in the media and advertising industry, spending the most significant time at Grey where her entrepreneurial spirit resulted in the creation of Grey Global Group's Youth and Entertainment boutique agency called GWhiz. 

Barb was the company's CEO and she built the agency to be client-centric in approach. Under Barb's collaborative leadership style and infectious energy, GWhiz became one of the top Youth and Entertainment agencies during its 10-year long run. Brands included U.S. Cellular, Konami Video Games, Dairy Queen, Topps Confections, Progressive Car Insurance, Food Network, Bravo Network, and W Hotels. 

Barb's career took a slight turn in 2009 as she left the agency world to become a change agent within the world of Corporate Trade. For 10 years, Barb worked with Active International as their CRO, overseeing 96% of the company's overall revenue. She was credited with the creation of the Client Development department and Agency Alliance Group. The Client team experienced double-digit growth while the Agency team grew to account for 40% of the company’s overall revenue. 

Barb has four children and recently married Lauren, a charter school director. She loves NYC theater and museums, and you can find her at the Jersey shore in the summer or on a family ski trip in the winter.

Website: www.Theroundtripgroup.com    

Email:[email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbmartino

      https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-roundtrip-group-llc/ 

Belinda’s Bio: 

Belinda Pruyne is a sought-after Leadership Advisor, Coach, Consultant, and Keynote speaker. She is a leading authority in guiding global executives, professionals, and small business owners to become today’s highly respected leaders.

She gained a wealth of expertise in the client services industry as Executive Vice President, Global Director of Creative Management at Grey Advertising, managing 500 people around the globe. With over 25+ years of leadership development experience, she brings industry-wide recognition to the executives and companies she works with. Whether a startup, turnaround, acquisition, or global corporation, executives and companies continue to turn to Pruyne for strategic and impactful solutions in a rapidly shifting economy and marketplace. 

Website: Belindapruyne.com

Email Address: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/belindapruyne 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NotableLeadersNetwork.BelindaPruyne/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/belindapruyne?lang=en 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belindapruyne/ 

In today’s episode Michelle Russo the Chief Communications Officer at the US Chamber of Commerce, shares some powerful truths of what has made her the successful leader she is today.

Michelle joined the US Chamber of Commerce, the world's largest advocacy organization for businesses as its first CCO in April of 2019. Representing companies of all sizes across all sectors, the chamber is the voice of American business in Washington DC, across the country, and around the world.

Michelle was empowered by her grade school teacher’s quote that says “The only stupid question is the one not asked.”  This philosophy has served her well throughout her career as she took on one challenging role after another. 

In this episode, she shares the paradigm shift she experienced when she started asking questions and taking risks. And how adding “Why Not” into her toolbox led her to extraordinary opportunities with bigger impact.

 Tune in to hear how “Why Not” can dramatically elevate your career. Michelle is living proof that it is a game changer.

Guest Bio:

Michelle Russo joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – the world’s largest advocacy organization for business – as its first CCO in April 2019. Representing companies of all sizes and across all sectors, the Chamber is the voice of American business in Washington DC, across the country, and around the world. 

Before joining the Chamber, Russo led global and corporate communications for Discovery, Inc., where she built and managed the company’s reputation as a global media leader, including its debut as a publicly traded company. During a 14-year tenure, she spent four years in London supervising cross-functional marketing and communications teams across the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific and led the top-to-bottom communications and public affairs strategy for the company’s groundbreaking first broadcast of the Olympic Winter Games across Europe. 

Earlier in her career, Russo was a media consultant on two Presidential campaigns and served as the primary spokesperson on media regulation at the Federal Communications Commission under both Democratic and Republican leadership.

Website: https://www.uschamber.com/

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellerusso1/

Belinda’s Bio: 

Belinda Pruyne is a sought-after Leadership Advisor, Coach, Consultant and Keynote speaker. She is a leading authority in guiding global executives, professionals and small business owners to become today’s highly respected leaders.

She gained a wealth of expertise in the client services industry as Executive Vice President, Global Director of Creative Management at Grey Advertising, managing 500 people around the globe. With over 25+ years of leadership development experience, she brings industry-wide recognition to the executives and companies she works with. Whether a startup, turnaround, acquisition, or global corporation, executives and companies continue to turn to Pruyne for strategic and impactful solutions in a rapidly shifting economy and marketplace. 

Website: Belindapruyne.com

Email Address: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/belindapruyne 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NotableLeadersNetwork.BelindaPruyne/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/belindapruyne?lang=en 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belindapruyne/ 

In today’s episode Cyril Berdugo shares his journey of staying true to his vision while those around him were skeptical. 

Cyril and his family migrated from Morocco to France where he saw his parents work hard to build a life of great meaning and possibility. A work ethic that is still very much a part of who he is and why he has been able to successfully launch Landis – a company that helps Americans achieve ownership for the first time.

Cyril turned a vision that most thought Impossible into a thriving organization – with investors like Sequoia, Jay-Z and Will Smith to name but a few, raising $165M in support to make homeownership accessible to everyone.

Tune in to hear how persevering through roadblocks of any kind that came his way and believing in his dream more than the naysayers, created a multimillion dollar organization impacting lives across America.

Guest Bio:

Cyril Berdugo is the Co-Founder and CEO of Landis, a company that helps Americans reach homeownership for the first time.

Cyril developed a passion around housing and affordability while working in real estate investments prior to founding Landis.

He holds an undergraduate degree from Emory University and an MBA from Stanford University.

Cyril is a recipient of many accolades as part of Landis, including the Forbes 30 Under 30 award.

Cyril holds an undergraduate degree from Emory University and an MBA from Stanford University. 

Cyril is a recipient of many accolades including the Forbes 30 Under 30 award. And the CEO and Co-founder of Landis, a company that has developed tools, systems and mechanisms that helps our American land a home.  

Website: https://www.landis.com/

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/cyrilberdugo 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KarenWrightCoaching

Learn more about Cyril and Landis: https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/27/sequoia-jay-z-will-smith-back-landis-165m-debt-equity-round-toward-making-homeownership-accessible-to-everyone/

Belinda’s Bio: 

Belinda Pruyne is a sought-after Leadership Advisor, Coach, Consultant and Keynote speaker. She is a leading authority in guiding global executives, professionals and small business owners to become today’s highly respected leaders.

She gained a wealth of expertise in the client services industry as Executive Vice President, Global Director of Creative Management at Grey Advertising, managing 500 people around the globe. With over 25+ years of leadership development experience, she brings industry-wide recognition to the executives and companies she works with. Whether a startup, turnaround, acquisition, or global corporation, executives and companies continue to turn to Pruyne for strategic and impactful solutions in a rapidly shifting economy and marketplace. 

Website: Belindapruyne.com

Email Address: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/belindapruyne 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NotableLeadersNetwork.BelindaPruyne/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/belindapruyne?lang=en 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belindapruyne/

In today's episode, Karen Wright shares with us how her early experiences lead her to believe that the world is an abundant place. 

Karen Wight is the Managing Director of Parachute Executive Coaching, she is an executive coach, coaching company owner, and author. She is a strong advocate for coaching training and for coaches understanding the business of coaching and she is a firm believer that coaches and all people should operate in the understanding that the world is an abundant place.

Her life was completely transformed when she started working at 18 having no financial support for her education, but despite that she lived the life she wanted and finished her education.

Karen sees the world as abundant, that there is enough for everyone but you cannot expect for anyone to give it to you. She believes that life always has a choice, that you can look at life as a struggle or try to create something that makes the world abundant. “If you work, you can earn it!” She said, “I want a lot but I don’t expect someone to give it to me.” She added. 

Tune in to find out what Karen learned from coaching many executives for the past years!

Guest Bio:

Karen Wight has coached top business leaders and helped individuals and teams from Fortune 500 companies manage change, increase productivity, integrate their personal and professional lives and achieve their own definitions of success.

Karen authored The Complete Executive: A 10-Step System for Great Leadership Performance and The Accidental Alpha Woman: The Guide to Thriving When Life Feels Overwhelming was released in November, 2020.

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.parachuteexecutivecoaching.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenwrightcoach/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KarenWrightCoaching

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KWrightcoach

Belinda’s Bio: 

Belinda Pruyne is a sought-after Leadership Advisor, Coach, Consultant and Keynote speaker. She is a leading authority in guiding global executives, professionals and small business owners to become today’s highly respected leaders.

She gained a wealth of expertise in the client services industry as Executive Vice President, Global Director of Creative Management at Grey Advertising, managing 500 people around the globe. With over 20+ years of leadership development experience, she brings industry-wide recognition to the executives and companies she works with. Whether a startup, turnaround, acquisition, or global corporation, executives and companies continue to turn to Pruyne for strategic and impactful solutions in a rapidly shifting economy and marketplace. 

Website: Belindapruyne.com

Email Address: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/belindapruyne 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NotableLeadersNetwork.BelindaPruyne/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/belindapruyne?lang=en 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belindapruyne/ 

This is the final episode number four of The Awakening Worth series.

This episode is titled What will you do differently now that you've increased yourself your level of self-awareness and tapped into your true worth.

Listen to all the episodes and get the resources at https://belindapruyne.com/resources.

It’s truly not the letters at the end of your name that make you so valuable. They tell me you will do the work to make things happen but that is not why I would hire or buy from you.

In the workbook for this episode, you will begin to gather what you have learned about yourself through this series and take it to the next level. Seeing where you compromise, identify any fear blocks and develop you “I AM” statements. Owning all you have to offer the world in a new way.

Access the resources at https://belindapruyne.com/resources