Sweet but Fearless Podcast

Nikki Malcom has found a way to Awaken her Fierce Power. She's a connector, a life coach, a sales coach and much more. Mary chats with her about almost dying multiple times and wanting to live life full out.

Nikki grew up in a house where my parents had a toxic abusive relationship until they moved to Washington when she was 11. Nikki dropped out of high school at 15 and unfortunately got into an abusive relationship, going right into marriage and then divorce by the time she was 18.

Then she hit a turning point in her life. She entered the aerospace industry via a temp agency and LOVED it. She worked my way up the ladder and changed companies a few times. She found the right partner and married her husband and has been happily married for almost 18 years! She joined the board for the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance almost 5 years ago and is now serving as the board chair in her 3rd year. In October of 2020, she decided to create her own business which is part life coaching, sales coaching and independent sales rep for a few aerospace companies.

Nikki is launching her first course, entitled the same as this podcast, "From Burned Out to Fired Up, How to Awaken Your Fierce Power" on March 20th. Enjoy Nikki's magnetic personality as she shares parts of her story in her own Fearless way. Her website is https://nfmenterprises.com/about.

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Join us, the 3 co-founders, Cooper, Mary and Gale, as we do our first podcast together in the same location! As we close up our first season of the podcast, which we are calling the Season of Change due to ALL of the changes that we needed to embrace during this crazy pandemic.... we start to introduce our upcoming Season.... this will be the Season of Confidence. Why Confidence? Because as we prepare to acclimate ourselves to this new hybrid world "post" COVID, we will all need to present the very best of ourselves. So, listen in, and hear us wrap up one season and begin to transition to our next!

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Andrea Dora Smith has lived the true life of an artist, from working hard to earn gigs as “talent” to making a name for herself on Broadway! Andrea talks about how she defines herself, how she was inspired to help others which led her to multiple streams of income and a career transformation which includes entrepreneurship. AND…. We have a special bonus at the end, where Andrea will showcase her beautiful voice.

To share more information about Andrea, here is a brief bio:

Andrea Dora Smith is from Kansas City Missouri. She began her career as a Broadway and regional theatre performer. Her last Broadway show was Motown the Musical on Broadway where Andrea originated her role. At the same time Andrea pursued establishing her wedding band, The Hudson Project which traveled the world performing at private events and weddings. Andrea soon discovered that her passion for Broadway transitioned into a passion for live events and weddings and she formed The Band Method. The Band Method is a collective of bands, DJ's and small musical groups. Andrea loves donating her time to attending speaking engagements as a Planned Parenthood spokesperson and she has donated her time and music services to Change For Kids, a program in New York City helping create activities within the inner city school system for underprivileged children. Andrea is a Mother and Wife and enjoys spending quality time hiking with her family. www.thebandmethod.com

For a long time Andrea was "the talent", she followed directions and worked hard as a theatre performer to find out that her position was always expendable and gave her no security. Andrea wanted to take her life into her own hands and decided she would start her own business but the first step was the hardest, simply convincing herself that she could do it. She aligned herself with supportive friends and family and didn't focus on every detail at the beginning- instead she took one day at a time, one goal at a time. Being a woman of color, Andrea wasn't given the same opportunities as her counterparts and she is one of a few minority woman owned event and wedding entertainment business owners but that hasn't stopped her. Andrea has moved at her own speed, networking and growing her business but not forgetting the main focus, supporting other musicians and artists. Andrea has proved that when you work for your passion and are able to do that while helping others succeed that there is nowhere to go but up!

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Mary continues her conversation with 3 impressive young professionals, Monica, Rosalie and Joe. As a reminder, Monica, was one of the youngest distillery managers in the country, leading the operations to craft some of the best vodkas and gins around, Rosalie is a passionate advocate while also pursuing a future in law and Joe is focused partner-tracked CPA making a difference in his industry. On this half of the conversation, they speak of mindset, challenges and having an eye to the future while making a difference.

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Career choices can be right on track with what you "planned" on doing... or you may end up on an unexpected detour. Join Mary as she speaks with 3 impressive young professionals, Monica, Rosalie and Joe. Monica, was one of the youngest distillery managers in the country, leading the operations to craft some of the best vodkas and gins around... I"m sure you have a few of them in your own liquor cabinets! Rosalie is an advocate, that means she knows how to balance her political activism, her community service and her academic rigger. And Joe is a collegiate athlete, turned partner-tracked CPA making a difference in his industry. They have a fun, spirited conversation about career transitions, mentorships and the give and take of it all.

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Gale has a confession to make... social media is not her friend... and because of that, she's missing out on a networking opportunities. Mary and Cooper give her some suggestions to take her LinkedIn profile to the next level. Maybe there are some tips and thoughts that will help you too!

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Mary has a "fireside chat" with her close friend, Althea Mathews Jones, a passionate learner with an interesting and varied background. Althea epitomizes the belief of self-awareness and shows what you can accomplish when you believe in yourself!

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There are 3 things that REALLY make you stand out when you are competing for a job. Win that next step in your career by doing the work to be making a unique impression. Cooper, Gale and Mary talk about what it really takes... and they invite you to join their "Your Winning Interview Strategy" course.

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