What is a Maven? A maven is an expert, sometimes a self-proclaimed one. We catch up with experts or "mavens" in their industries who do what they are passionate about, bring the hustle and light up an extraordinary spark in our world. Sometimes we eat, sometimes we drink, sometimes we do it outside, sometimes from a noisy expo hall, sometimes there is glitter, sometimes there is popcorn and sometimes we dance. But every time we talk about life and biz. We catch mavens wherever they are in the world, cause they simply do it better.
In this episode, Heather interviews Nikki Rausch, author, speaker, sales coach, and CEO of Sales Maven. Tune in to hear their conversation on:
"I came across this word Maven." - Why Nikki chose to name her company Sales Maven.
"Am I going to be standing here talking to the same people in 10 years?" - What inspired Nikki to leave her sales career and start her own sales coaching business.
"I'm going to write a book while I'm job hunting." - How Nikki got started writing her first book during a career transition.
"Sales is something you do with people." - Nikki's tips on how to approach sales with confidence in your expertise, the importance of connecting with people, and how to make the entire process less awkward.
2 Aug 2021
Episode 106: KC Mancebo – Entertainment Maven
In this episode, Heather interviews KC Mancebo, artist manager and CEO of Clamorhouse & Clamorhouse Kids.
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“I fell into music and entertainment through a completely different world.”
How a devastating loss spurred KC to reevaluate her career in fashion and led her into the music world launching the Spice Girls.
“I look at brand as more of a quality and really explaining what your quality is.”
From Brittney Spears to K-Pop festivals, helping people identify with the music they love and creating memories is the driving force behind KCs work branding artists and producing events.
“I got really focused on it when I started working with the Whole Planet Foundation. “
After years working in the music management industry, KC began working with the Whole Planet Foundation and helped food brands and the music world come together for philanthropic purposes.
"We ended up talking to Food Network and figured out how to shoot the show during COVID."
KCs work managing the Potash Twins and shooting The Takeout Twins during COVID and how things are starting to transition back to live.
"We're hoping to open it up to fundraisers."
After losing her home to the fires, KC and her husband are rebuilding it as a tribute to her late father-in-law, architect Irving Tobocman, and their plans to use it as an event venue as well as a home.
"I am the proud mother of pretty incredible people."
KC's 16-year-old daughter Zoe launched the charity Queens in Need to support drag queens during COVID.
16 Jul 2021
Episode 105: Debbie Ireland – Balance Maven
In this episode, Heather interviews Debbie Ireland, speaker, CEO of ShareThePoint, and author of Work Life Balance My Arse: How to remove the guilt of putting your life first.
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"We had 17 events planned for last year and we got 1 done." - Debbie's work with ShareThePoint and the Digital Workplace Events in the Asia/Pacific region and how they've adapted during COVID.
"This stuff's pretty cool, I can figure that out." - How a weekend at the beach reading Access for Dummies sparked Debbie's passion for tech and started her on a career in it.
"There's this other side of me that's not just tech." – How speaking at events and an early interest in self-development led Debbie to write Work-Life Balance My Arse!
"Balance implies that you have to be in the middle." - One of the topics Debbie takes on in her book - magic doesn't happen in the middle – identifying what matters most in the moment and changing the balance to achieve that goal without swinging too far and losing all control.
"Looking at the results I was getting and knowing the results were based on the meaning I was giving something." - How learning the why of her actions and choices has helped Debbie spark change in her life and career and seats her in who she is now.
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