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Elizabeth Gordon interviews Christopher Flett – Author of What Men Don’t Tell Women About Business: Opening Up the Heavily Guarded Alpha Male Playbook

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In this Chic Perspective Show I talked with Christopher Flett – the author of What Men Don’t Tell Women About Business: Opening Up the Heavily Guarded Alpha Male Playbook

Chris Flett is a serial entrepreneur who has successfully built eleven companies from scratch and sold them to major corporations. He is a popular guest in the media, including: The Today Show, Fox Business Network, and CNBC. His work has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and USA Today. BusinessWeek called him the “Shock Jock of Business Management.” His company, Ghost CEO, is the world’s leader in development for professional women.

In this Chic Perspective, Chris talks about behaviors that hold women back in the workplace, how men and women approach business differently, and the psychological roots of these behavior patterns. He talks about the unique strengths women bring to the the business world, and how to capitalize on them. Chris genuinely wants to see more women succeed in the workplace, and his advice, while sometimes irreverent, will open your eyes to a new way of looking at things. You’ll enjoy hearing Chris’s advice on how to handle maternity leave, what you should and should not be doing from 9 to 5, and why he won’t be the one buying the group birthday card at the office.

Elizabeth Gordon interviews Virginia Hughes Means – Executive Coach and former Director of HR for Deloitte Consulting and Managing Director of Randstad North America

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In this Chic Perspective episode, I talk with Virginia Hughes Means – Executive Coach and former Director of HR for Deloitte Consulting and Managing Director of Randstad North America

Virginia Means brings 20 years of high-level corporate HR experience in developing people, both on a macro and micro level, to the coaching profession. With Wharton-training and SPHR certification, she has served as a Director of HR for Deloitte Consulting. As a Managing Director of Randstad North America, Virginia was responsible for the development, succession planning and placement of up to 475,000 employees.

Virginia talks about her unique combination of high-level corporate responsibility in the service and professional industries, how she rose to the top and best practices of those who get there. Virginia discusses how her background created an ideal platform for effectively developing both the substance and style of corporate executives and professionals. Virginia reveals what types of challenges do many executives face, and how can they overcome them.

Elizabeth Gordon interviews Indigo Johnson – CEO of Careers in Transition and Author of Playing by the Unwritten Rules: Moving from the Middle to the Top

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In this Chic Perspective episode, I talk with Indigo Johnson, CEO of Careers in Transition and the author of Playing by the Unwritten Rules: Moving from the Middle to the Top

Indigo is a career and workforce expert and her company specializes in helping organizations to attract, develop and retain employees through performance and productivity initiatives and programs.

She coaches and speaks on employability, diversity, career development, mentoring, workplace relationships, communicating, job search and a variety of other issues affecting careers and the work environment.

Indigo reveals what the unwritten rules in business are, why women sometimes don’t get them, and how this can hold them back. Most importantly, Indigo shares what you can do to abide by them and move ahead.

Elizabeth Gordon interviews Maria Marsala, Founder of Elevating your Business and former Wall Street executive

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In this Chic Perspective I talk with Maria Marsala – Founder of Elevating your Business and former Wall Street executive.

Maria Marsala entered the business world at 14 and hit Wall Street 3 years later.

Maria is a business consultant, coach, speaker and author.

Maria has been featured in national and international publications such as Money magazine, Women’s Day, and The Bottom Line.

In this Chic Perspective Maria talks about how she climbed the corporate ladder without hitting the glass ceiling, exhibiting fierce determination and keen insights when she became a bond trader and department manager at a time when women executives were a rare commodity.

Maria reveals how entrepreneurs can double their income, work smarter and enjoy a higher quality of life by using smart planning.

She discusses how a mindset shift is the most powerful thing you can do to expand the potential of your business while also reducing your workload.

Elizabeth Gordon interviews Marlene Waldock – Founder of the Because We are Women Annual Symposium on the Chic Perspectives Show

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Marlene Waldock – Founder of the Because We are Women Annual Symposium

Marlene is a seasoned business owner, award winning entrepreneur and the former host of New Jersey Business on News 12 New Jersey.

Her accolades include 2007 WOMAN OF ACHIEVEMENT – NJAWBO, WOMEN WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE – SOROPTIMISTS, PRESIDENT, North Essex Chamber of Commerce, 2006 NJBIZ 50 BEST WOMEN IN BUSINESS, 2005 SBA Women Business Champion, 2005 Women Business Center Patron of the Year, SBA SMALL BUSINESS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR 2003, and NJAWBO BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR 2003.

Marlene talks about how to re-invent yourself and create a new life experience leveraging what you have learned in your past.

She reveals the powerful process used with a high degree of success at the Because We are Women conference, that enables women to tap into what they really want, clear their path of obstacles and create a plan for moving forward.

Elizabeth Gordon interviews Stone Payton, Sales and Marketing Troubleshooter and author of Never Fry Bacon in the Nude: And Other Lessons from the Quick and the Dead

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Stone Payton, Sales and Marketing Troubleshooter and author of Never Fry Bacon in the Nude: And Other Lessons from the Quick and the Dead was on the Chic Perspectives Show.  Listen to Stone’s Chic Tip.

Elizabeth Gordon interviews Casey Dawes – Founder of Wise Woman Shining

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In this Chic Perspective, I talk with Casey Dawes – Founder of Wise Woman Shining

Casey Dawes helps women business owners step into their power as women business leaders through consulting, training and coaching, using teleclasses and workshops that focus on practical, hands-on experiences to lay the organizational foundation for business, including finance, marketing and other systems.

Casey has personally consulted for organizations such as AT&T, Verizon, Principal Financial and UPS.

Casey reveals the biggest mistake that she sees women business owners make, along with how to write a business plan and the best way to approach this often intimidating task.

She also assesses the current economic conditions as it relates to small business owners and gives suggestions for how women business owners can continue to grow.

Elizabeth Gordon interviews Dr. Jane Goldner, President and Founder of The Goldner Group, trusted advisor to Fortune 100 Companies and one of the nation’s leading authorities on talent retention

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In this Chic Perspective episode, I got to talk to Dr. Jane Goldner, President and Founder of The Goldner Group, and a trusted advisor to Fortune 100 Companies.  Jane is also one of the nation’s leading authorities on talent retention.

Dr. Jane Goldner has been a key consultant for organizations such as The Coca-Cola Company, Georgia Pacific, Georgia Department of Defense, National Guard Bureau Domestic Operations, and The City of Boca Raton.

She is also the author of What’s Under The Hood? A 10-Point Checkup for Driving High Performance in Business.

Jane explains how companies can create a meaningful core using their mission, values and vision, and then how to grow from the inside out, instead of letting outside circumstances dictate your path.

She explains how to create infrastructure, and why it is so important in the long run viability of an organization to do so. Jane also discusses what companies can do to attract and retain the types of talented people they’ll need in order to continue to grow.