Mindset For Success

As a Founder I Was Finally Good Enough - Jennifer Ayres

Jennifer has over 20 years of global management consulting experience, much of it focused on the life sciences & healthcare industries. She is a results-oriented consultant with a proven track record for partnering with leaders to define vision and business outcomes. She specializes in leadership alignment, executive coaching, organizational development, and change management and has recently launched her own podcast.Website: Concinnity (concinnityus.com)FB: (20+) Jennifer Cahill | Facebook

Life is Sharing Other‘s Secret Sauce - Linda Kleist

Linda and her husband, Bill, started Identity Creative in 1993. They help businesses build strong brands–equipping them with excellent design and branding services to improve their competitive edge. It’s accomplished through brand strategy, creative design, and messaging, so companies can connect with their ideal customers. They have four married children and eight precious grandchildren. Website: IdentityCreative.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lindakleist/

Mental Health Women Authors Empowering Women - Eliza VanCort

Eliza VanCort is the best-selling author of A Woman's Guide to Claiming Space and an in-demand speaker and consultant on women’s issues and DEI. The founder of The Actor's Workshop of Ithaca is also a Cook House Fellow at Cornell University, an advisory board member of the Performing Arts for Social Change, a Diversity Crew partner, and a member of Govern For America's League of Innovators. Website: elizavancort.comFB: https://www.facebook.com/eliza.vancort

Risk Reframed = What is Tolerable Poverty - Lucia Mokres

Lucia Mokres, a trained veterinarian, is a successful Life Science Consultant. Recovering from a serious bike accident, Lucia realized that her “scrappy,” resourceful confident childhood attitude guaranteed that she would survive financially even without a corporate job. As the Chief Medical Officer of the startup EpiBiome, Inc., Lucia saw how her experience added real value to a small company. It also gave her job satisfaction, independence, and control over her livelihood. Though her self-confidence is never in question, Lucia faces the fear of failure. To undo this, she flips through index cards she has made with inspirational phrases and real-life examples of how she has overcome difficult times.

If There Is Not a Path, Create One - Willow Hill

Willow Hill grew up with a single working mom who put herself thru college. Her mother’s hard-working example gave Willow the drive to become a solution-driven employee in several young companies, including Red Bull, Nike, and Airbnb. While as a child, Willow didn’t always feel like she fit in, as an adult, Willow has created a supportive community to lean on during challenging times. Instead of setting herself up to feel overwhelmed by details, which she doesn’t do well, she accepts this as her “Achilles heel” and finds others to do the details.

To Not Say Something I Deny My My Voice - Elizabeth Owen

Elizabeth Owen worked 10 years as an educator using tech to teach children before becoming the Founder/Chief Data Scientist of Learning Data Discovery LLC. Elizabeth knew growing up that she was driven differently than her peers. In particular, she had strong convictions for wanting equity for women and POC. Her convictions led her to follow her voice and take responsibility to make a change. Despite three graduate degrees and ample experience, she can experience poor self-worth. When she feels foggy and slowed down, she knows that she is not listening to herself but, likely, to those around her. Meditation, exercise, and even a hot shower help her get back to being centered.

WE Mindset For Success - Leslie Knutson

This is Not a Race - Karen Lee

Karen Lee knew early on that she wanted to differentiate herself from others. In middle and high school, she avidly pursued robotics, often being one of the few girls. And while engineering seemed a natural path, she decided instead to study art history and then business before becoming the founder of Glou Beauty. Though her self-confidence is high, she does experience anxiety that she will disappoint others. Social media and comparing herself to her friends’ successes can compromise the strength she draws from her independence and differentness. To undo this, Karen reminds herself that “this is not a race” and takes breaks from social media and work to re-gain her objectivity and enthusiasm.

Live and Let Live - Cath Earl

Cath Earl’s diverse background, growing up in the Netherlands with a Dutch mother and English father, fostered a sense of flexibility, adventure, and determination. At 20, she left for the UK and had a good career in supply management at Heinz before opening her own business in marketing freight import and export options for companies. Despite her success, Cath often was anxious and sad, worrying that she would disappoint others by not doing or being enough. After she survived breast cancer for the first time, she knew that things were possible for her. Instead of setting herself up to be overwhelmed, now she has learned to say no and nurtures herself by embracing those close to her.

Invest in Your Success, NotYour Story - Amber Fuhriman

Amber Fuhriman runs a successful law firm for criminal and immigration matters and hosts a podcast, “More than Corporate.” Amber grew up in a small rural town surrounded by close family. Early on, she knew that she wanted to be successful. Though popular and a good student, she never felt the pressure to fit in with her peers. This independence set her up to navigate a path to be different from what her small town may have expected of her. When faced with the Imposter Syndrome, she resets by focusing on “action steps” to get where she wants to go preferring to “invest in her success rather than her story.”