In a meeting not long ago, at the Chamber of Commerce in Carlsbad, I had the pleasure to hear Andria Taylor give a remarkable presentation. Her discourse, "Once Upon a Time... The Power of Storytelling for Your Business," was both delightful and insightful and I knew it needed a wider audience. And so, I convinced Andria to join me in the studio, t…

In this engaging discussion, the speakers, Marguerite, Amber, and Barbara, delve into the importance of financial planning, estate planning, and the role of professional advisors. They emphasize the need for planning ahead for financial security and estate distribution, even when the future is uncertain. They also highlight the value of creativity …

In this insightful podcast, guest Andrea Taylor, the founder of TalentXponential, discusses the shifting dynamics of the workplace and the importance of meaningful work in fostering employee engagement. Taylor expresses her wish for businesses to focus more on their social responsibilities and to invest more in their employees. She raises concerns …

For a long time, I’ve been interested in the opportunity and benefits that come with cross-generation collaboration. So I was excited to bring Adam Jacobs and Erin Scheriff from The Jacobs Scheriff Group on the podcast. Some of the topics covered today include Cross-Generation Collaboration; Business Ethics; Social Responsibility; Accountability; S…

In January 2023 Wade Blair gave a presentation at the Carlsbad, CA Chamber of Commerce First Friday Breakfast and asked “Why do people set goals and never take the next steps to properly see them through?” Wade then introduced us all to “The Why Method”. Nikki Tobia was present that day. Months later at another First Friday Breakfast, I found mysel…

In this thought-provoking episode, my guests delve into the art of leading as women, embracing resilience, self-awareness, and grit. They recount personal journeys, underscoring the value of drawing lines in the sand, harmonizing personal and work lives, and being aware of one's worth. Dr. Deborah Gilboa and Patricia Ciano shed light on the benefit…

In this episode, we delve deep into the topic of boundaries with our guest, Nicole Guberman. Nicole is a coach who helps her clients find true self-love and take control of their lives by setting healthy boundaries. She shares her own journey of discovering the importance of boundaries and how it led her to develop a unique approach to helping othe…

Today I’m giving the microphones to Jamie Martin and Heather Lynn Wagner who will help destigmatize Neurodiversity in the Workplace. I really want to thank Jamie for bringing Heather on the show… and for that matter, all the other guests she’s brought on other episodes as well! Topics covered in this episode Neurodiversity or neurodivergent individ…

In this episode with Jamie Martin and Christie Huber, they discuss how infertility has impacted themselves, their spouses, and their work. Topics Covered In This Episode Include… How infertility impacts couples and their work. How important it is to find a support system. Becoming financially disparate limits access to infertility treatments. How b…

Welcome to What Has My Attention. This is John Biethan. We are continuing the conversation with our three Women in Strong Leadership, Lisa Pachence, Audrey Holst, and Patty Block. This is the 13th episode in this series with them and it’s titled “How Trust Builds Business” which follows the previous conversation titled “The High Achieving Collabora…

This is a continuation of the conversations with Lisa Pachence, Audrey Holst, and Patty Block. Here are a few things that caught my attention I pulled out of the conversation today: Success is in a “we” and not in an “I.” Trauma-informed leadership. The difference between feedback and validation. Regarding feedback: Don’t be nice. Be honest. Our me…

If you’re a regular listener here, you know about once a month I present a themed conversation with the Women in Strong Leadership Lisa Pachence, Audrey Holst, and Patty Block. Those insightful and valuable conversations can be found on this channel, What Has My Attention. Our last conversation together and published episode was in June 2022, episo…

This episode, “Kristi Mitchell has a Simple Strategy for Marketing” was recorded on May 6th, 2022. I’ve attended several of Kristi’s Marketing Master Classes and I’ve always been amazed by how intelligible, lucid, straightforward, uncomplicated, and understandable Kristi makes marketing. I really appreciate that and thought you might too. If after …

Recorded February 11, 2022, my conversation on this topic with Sarah Fejfar has been sitting in the can until a time when I was moved by timing to release it. That time is now. Topics How attending one event changed the trajectory of Sarah’s life and caused her to dive deep into personal development and entrepreneurship so she could lead by example…

Welcome to What Has My Attention.This is John Biethan. The last time Nicole and I had an episode together was on episode 40 “The Sovereign Voice of Influence.” https://www.whathasmyattention.com/40 Topics Covered Today How, what, when, and why did we forget ourselves. Self-denial. Where is your focus, outward or inward? Where is your attention? Bui…

Welcome to What Has My Attention. This is John Biethan. We are back again today with Audrey, Lisa, and Patty talking about how to pioneer in business. Topics Introductions; John’s upcoming Business Story Anchor workshop facilitated by Patty; Stories create emotions and emotions create memories (Michael Roderick); Patty’s innovation (pioneering in b…

We’re continuing the Women in Strong Leadership series with Lisa Pachence, Audrey Holst, and Patty Block. Today they’re talking about “Stepping into Your Power.” Previously from Lisa, Audrey, and Patty WISL 20 Women In Strong Leadership feat. Lisa PachenceApr. 29, 2021 WISL 25 Women in Strong Leadership - Leading from Love feat. Lisa Pachence and J…

We’re continuing the Women in Strong Leadership series with Lisa Pachence, Audrey Holst, and Patty Block. Today they’re talking about breakdowns and breakthroughs. The last time we got together was on episode 46 released on February 22nd, 2022 - we titled it “Service and Success - How To Have Both.” Topics Covered In This Episode Introductions, cri…

To contact us and/or leave us an audio message visit WhatHasMyAttention.com Welcome to What Has My Attention. This is John Biethan. We are back today with Audrey, Lisa, and Patty. We decided to continue the conversation from episode 43 “Redefining Humaning” and talk about service and success, and how to have both as you serve those who love what yo…

My conversation with Rachel Ivanovich from Easy Life Management (ELM Tax) was recorded on December 17, 2021 and with the perspective of offering you Rachel's Success Recipe for 2022 she calls RIPPLE. So here we are in mid-February 2022 and it’s not too late at all to glean the advice and wisdom from Rachel on how to apply RIPPLE in 2022 and beyond …

https://www.theluckysoul.com/moneypilot < to find out about Karen’s “Money Mindset Pilot Course” Feb. 21st, 2022. Visit more Women in Strong Leadership here https://www.whathasmyattention.com/category/wisl/. Welcome to What Has My Attention. This is John Biethan. Today I had the pleasure of bringing back Karen Berzanski to talk about a “Whole Body …

Contact us at WhatHasMyAttention.com.Here are more shows with Women in Strong Leadership. This is John Biethan.This is What Has My Attention: Redefining Humaning feat. Audrey Holst, Lisa Pachence, and Patty Block. Topics covered in this episode include: redefining humaning, stop settling for crumbs, unfulfilled overachievers, defining humaning, bus…

Welcome to What Has My Attention. This is John Biethan. In today’s show, I’m talking with Juliana Sih, a graduate of Accomplishing Coaching. The program there is built around developing your potential. More than growth, more than development, the program is about transformation. This episode was recorded on November 5th, 2021 and Juliana had mentio…

Visit WhatHasMyAttention.com Visit Misty LoveYourLifeWithMisty.com Welcome to What Has My Attention.This is John Biethan. In my conversation with Misty Giordano, after talking about Toyota 4Runners and SUVs, I asked Misty “What has your attention?” Her response? Uncertainty and loud noises. Highly sensitive people, which make up about 20% of our po…

Contact Nicole at TrueSelfLove.club #vocalpower, #ownyourvoice, #fearofvisibility, #fearofpublicspeaking, #authenticallyunapologetic Contact us at WhatHasMyAttention.com Welcome to What Has My Attention.This is John Biethan. Today’s episode is titled “The Sovereign Voice of Influence” feat. Nicole Guberman. Nicole is yet another "Women in Strong Le…

Visit WhatHasMyAttention.com and leave me audio feedback. Visit SerendipitySocialMedia.com to create a social media strategy that works! Welcome to What Has My Attention. This is John Biethan. I first had Shannon Dalton Giordano from Serendipity Social Media on episode 21titled “Your Tone of Voice.” This episode with her was recorded in August 2021…

Welcome to What Has My Attention. This is John Biethan. We continue to elevate the voices of Women in Strong Leadership in this episode with guests Lisa Pachence, Patty Block, and Audrey Holst. While doing the edits on the episode, I felt like I was in a Master Class with the three of them. You can find links here to each of the previous and first …

Visit WhatHasMyAttention.com Visit FortitudeAndFlow.com Welcome to What Has My Attention. This is John Biethan. Continuing on with Women in Strong Leadership, Audrey Holst came to me through the network of women coaches I’ve met, which all started with Lisa Pachence, who you can hear on episode 20. Audrey Holst guides ambitious high performers and …

Visit WhatHasMyAttention.com https://www.whathasmyattention.com/36 Visit Patty’s MyRevenueRoadblocks.com https://myrevenueroadblocks.com Welcome to What Has My Attention #wisl I’m not going to spend any time here talking about what this episode is about. I’m going to let it speak for itself and let you first listen to 2-minutes of thoughtful wisdom…

Find Priscilla at https://priscillastephan.com/ Find us at https://www.whathasmyattention.com/ Mentions and Quotes from Priscilla Alignment is quintessential. It’s the state of resource optimization. Mentions: Brene Brown. Simon Sinek. Donald Miller. How can we do great work? Do Good. Feel good. Pay good. From the Soulfluent® Leadership Business Gu…

Techive.club, get a free month of membership using the code: taste-of-techive On the last episode WISL, which stands for Women in Strong Leadership, number 33, I had a conversation with Jamie Martin titled: How To Be a Strong Female Voice in a Room of Men. Today we continue the conversation with an associate of Jamie’s Kim Brown, the founder of Tec…

To contact us and/or leave us an audio message visit WhatHasMyAttention.com “I’ve spent 17 years in technology with most of it in a state of denial, overwhelm and exhaustion. I knew this wasn’t the life I wanted. I loved the idea of building things for people. I always have. The engineer in me wanted to use products to make people’s lives better. H…

We welcome audio feedback at WhatHasMyAttention.com https://www.whathasmyattention.com/ Talking Points Covered In this Episode Lisa Pachence, CoachingWithLP.com https://www.coachingwithlp.com/ Accomplishment Coaching, 7 years https://www.accomplishmentcoaching.com/ Elevating women to be heard. What makes a strong leader? Courage in the moment, and …

Today I’m joined by three women in Strong Leadership. I’ve had Jani Jackson on before. She was on episode 4 at AllMavensBrandedPodcast.com. That episode was titled: Develop Your Team - Make the Relationships and Connections Strong and Lasting. I asked Jani to come back and bring a few women to talk about leadership. So along with Jani, today we hav…

Visit RescotCreative.com and her book A Change In Tune Ashley Rescot is a musician by trade. A third-generation musician who started playing violin at 2. Her pianist grandmother was also a writer and taught her how to write. Ashley’s always been fascinated by anything that has to do with music and/or how it intersects with writing or language and l…

Dr. Gretchen Schmelzer, PhD has worked hard for twenty-five years to “change the conversation about trauma, growth, and development for individuals, groups and organizations.” As she says on her website, “Healing From Trauma is Possible - Healing is Brave - No One Heals Alone.” Shannon Giordano https://serendipitysocialmedia.com/ thank you for intr…

This episode is time-sensitive and is a PSA for Tomorrow’s Women, a non-profit organization headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico that empowers young Israeli and Palestinian women to create change in areas of conflict. So if you like what you hear, on Saturday, July 31st, 2021 you’ll have the opportunity to hear directly from the 2021 campers, spea…

Today Rebecca Le Vine will show you as an employee how to move out of “magical thinking” and into action and learn to love your Mondays. Rebecca and I met at Mary Cravets Watch Us Thrive networking calls which, if you’re looking to spend time with quality people, I highly recommend you go to WatchUsThrive.com and sign up to receive notifications. N…

If you’ve been following me for a while, you know I’ve been doing a series of conversations with “Women in Strong Leadership.” Those conversations will continue. But today I wanted to share a conversation about podcasting which I had with Sam De Santo, my creative director at my podcast creative agency Imagine Podcasting https://www.imaginepodcasti…

This is the 2nd in a series of Women in Strong Leadership. Here we discuss several enhancements to coaching by leading with love. It’s interesting to me, and there’s more on this topic to come, as the ground is fertile here. It has my attention and is important to me and others as the business landscape changes to a more humane business culture wit…

So if you’ve been with me recently, you know I’ve developed a curiosity and work ethic for writing. Well today, I get to have Chris Sheridan on the show. Chris is a writer. A storyteller, and an executive coach. So I was thrilled to have him on the show. If you’d like, come by WhatHasMyAttention.com and lay down a voice message on that little blue …

Get your FREE copy of the Alternative Ways to Reduce Stress Playbook here. In this episode part 2 of 2 Acupuncture and cupping, Carlee wants the Venus of Willendorf tattoo, defining moments in Carlee’s life, shame and guilt, RelationshipByDesign.com and their podcast, loneliness and isolation, Unlonely Planet by Jillian Richardson, multiple-partner…

Get your FREE copy of the Alternative Ways to Reduce Stress Playbook here https://bit.ly/AltWaysPlaybook Carlee Myers is an expert at helping leaders (think high achieving executives, business owners, and managers) who feel overworked and exhausted find the peace and freedom they desire. As the founder of The Stress Less Company, Carlee has helped …

Today I have the pleasure of having Shannon Dalton Giordano from Serendipity Social Media, Inc. on the podcast. I met Shannon through Eileen Cox from True To Choice who I had met through Mary Cravets and her excellent Watch Us THRIVE online Zoom calls. “I'm a singer and love to sing just for fun, not professionally. So I think about Tone of Voice a…

You can view the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel for this episode titled “Women In Strong Leadership: Lisa Pachence.” Lisa Pachence is a Success, Life, and Leadership coach. She specializes in helping women transition from surviving and struggling through a nine-to-five job to thriving as a leader and business owner. As you wil…

Subtitled: An easier way to be an extraordinary you The information in this podcast is drawn from: Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological / Phenomenological Model, is authored by Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen, Steve Zaffron, and Jeri Echeverria. ©2021 W. H. Erhard, M. Jensen, Landmark Worldwide LLC. All Rights Re…

The journey of a writer that took him to podcasting. Since I recently started writing I’ve noticed a few things that may be apparent to you, but they certainly weren’t to me. As I’ve said before in previous episodes, writing with intention is a new experience for me. In the middle of the audio edit of this episode, it dawned on me how clearly Kent …

What Has My Attention podcast https://www.whathasmyattention.com/17 You're probably wondering what sandtray has to do with podcasting. Simply put, it’s had my attention for a very long time. And since this podcast is about what has my attention, well there you go. But it was being on Kim Shea’s Pivot and Thrive Podcast episode 16 titled “John Bieth…

What Has My Attention podcast https://www.whathasmyattention.com If this is your first time here, welcome. I’m John Biethan your host. This is being recorded on March 12, 2021, and I know things look very much like if we mind our P’s and Q’s we’ll be able to get back to some real unmasked socialization very soon. Probably the most valuable thing I’…

With podcasting, when you have a good “dynamic” microphone and learn how to use it, you’ll be up close and personal with the person you’re having a conversation with. You’ll experience the person more fully, which makes it easier to “empathize” and BE WITH the person you’re talking with, resulting in a more meaningful conversation. I started out th…