The Badass CEO

Sarah Zapp, CEO of Beyond Board Co. Sarah Zapp, a successful journalist, and female entrepreneur, founded Beyond Board to raise board diversification and emphasize thought leadership. Her mission is to foster peer-to-peer networking and reinvent the recruiting process in order to increase diversity and leadership. Her journey began as an award-winning journalist and through her career has grown a network of today's brightest leaders that she hosts events with at Beyond Board.⁠ Tune in to learn why she started Beyond Board, how her company is changing the way we recruit, and the importance of board diversity. “Keeping good people in your company and hiring good people is the number one thing that leaders need to be doing well right now.” - Sarah Find Sarah and Beyond Board Beyond Board Website Sarah on LinkedIn Sarah on Instagram Episode Content The Need For Great Executives and How Beyond Board Is Helping How Beyond Board Is Structured Always Charging Your Worth Multitasking and Fi...

Struggling to command a room can sometimes come down to how effectively you’re using your voice. Executive voice coach, Melanie Espeland is an entrepreneur, and author who trains clients in senior roles in top companies to optimize their voice and be better leaders. She talks about her entrepreneurial journey as a woman, what many executives are doing wrong and how to keep a consistent company culture. Episode Contents Command A Room with Skills and Experience Ways To Build a Client Base Lessons Learned from Digital Marketing Using Our Networks Wisely With Ease Executive Voice Coach Service is the Espeland Method Tips from an Executive Voice Coach Potential Futures for the Profession of Executive Voice Coach The Luxury of Hindsight Links Command A Room With Skills and Experience Executive Voice Coach, Melanie Espeland Mimi: Melanie, thank you so much for coming today. I'm so excited to talk to you about your journey and you're a fellow CBS grad. And so welcome. Thank you so mu...

Are you trying to juggle it all? Finding it hard to be an effective leader? Building better leaders is the work of executive business coach Deborah Crowe. Her clients are high-level company leaders who want to strengthen leadership and stress management skills. Her experience working in rehabilitation and case management has given her a "heart-first" approach. In this episode, she talks us through what compassion and heart mean in coaching business leaders, the power and importance of a morning routine, and why we should ditch work-life "balance" for work-life integration. Episode Contents Transitioning from Rehab to Coaching It’s Lonely at the Top Creating a Heart-centered Culture Building Better Leaders is Developing Mindsets Growing the Coaching Business Characteristics as Indicators of Success Links Transitioning from Rehab to Leadership Coaching Photographer: Bruno Nascimento | Source: Unsplash Mimi: Let's just get started with having you just tell us a ...