Professional Chronicles with Patricia Kathleen Patricia Kathleen

Today I am chatting with Kate Schnetzer. Kate is an award-winning video content producer and Top 100 Marketing Leader. She helps female entrepreneurs leverage their expertise to build their high-level personal brand empires through video, social media, and high end online marketing so that they can grow their profits, audience, and freedom. Kate believes that every woman deserves to live their life by their own rules and believes that online personal brands are the way to achieve it. She owns the digital marketing agency, Kate Schnetzer Marketing, and is the Founder and Director of Production for Female Entrepreneurs TV. She holds a Masters in Business Administration and when she's not fulfilling her passion for creating profitable video marketing for clients, you can find her gardening in her dream 6 acre woodland vegetarian homestead with her wife, son, and beloved rescue pets.
 
Key points addressed were  
Kate’s professional chronicle that led to her launching her video content and marketing company 
We also discussed aspects Kate believes to be crucial when considering video content and the myriad of venues and platforms ones content should be on and why each platform should host bespoke content for your company

Today I am speaking with Kasey Jones.  As a leading thought leadership coach and growth strategist, Kasey Jones is on a mission to help aggressively humble business professionals find their voice, cultivate their confidence, and expand their influence to have a real impact in their industry.
 
She is founder of A Better Jones a growth coaching firm that helps startups generate demand and leaders expand their industry influence and founder of Our Galaxy, a Slack community and platform that empowers founders and ambitious business professionals create the careers of their dreams by helping them cultivate a supportive community with like-minded go-getters, while honing their skills and building their confidence as industry thought leaders.  She is also host of Thought Leader Camp, a podcast where industry influencers share their journeys from obscurity to industry juggernauts and co-host of The Other Side of Sales, a podcast and resource on a mission to make B2B sales culture more inclusive by celebrating the stories of underrepresented sales professionals.  Kasey serves as a mentor-in-residence for Portland Incubator Experiment and has coached social impact entrepreneurs in Cuba, Lebanon, and Bangladesh. She’s also been named one of Sales Hacker’s 35 Most Influential Women in Sales and Skaled’s LinkedIn Influencer to Watch.
 
Key points addressed were  
Kasey’s mission to help aggressively humble business professionals find their voice and expand their influence and businesses
We also discussed both of Kasey’s podcast series called Thought Leader Camp and The other Side of Sales and the crucial conversations and platforms these podcasts are endeavoring to explore and bring into a public discourse with transparency and honesty in order to help form a better version of these industries

Today I am talking with Nina Purewal. Nina Purewal faced an unexpected childhood tragedy which inspired her mindfulness and meditation journey twenty years ago. After climbing the corporate ladder for nearly a decade, she took a sabbatical and moved to California for a year to unplug, live in an ashram and learn ancient wisdom. It’s been her greatest passion to help others find peace amidst adversity and day-to-day stressors. She is now the Founder of Pure Minds, a company that conducts mindfulness and meditation workshops for the public and corporate sector and the bestselling co-author of the book Let That Sh*t Go.
 
Key points addressed were  
Nina’s core tenants regarding mindfulness and meditation that she bases her workshops and company coaching regimens on
We also discussed her book titled: Let that Sh*t go and how its insights inspires and encourages active dialogue with the self in addition to daily space for individuals to refocus and experience calm

Today I am talking with Heather Hansen. Heather helps her clients learn to advocate for themselves and their ideas. Heather has been a trial attorney for over 20 years and has consistently been named one of the Top 50 Female Attorneys in Pennsylvania. She has her psychology degree, is a trained mediator and an anchor at the Law and Crime Network. Heather has appeared on NBC, Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, CBS and Sirius Radio. Heather is the CEO of Heather Hansen Presents, and has helped thousands of audience members in Kuwait, Ireland, Mexico and across the U.S. become their own best advocates. 
Heather is the author of the best-seller “The Elegant Warrior: How to Win Life’s Trials Without Losing Yourself”, which Publishers Weekly calls a “template to achieving personal and career success”. She is also the host of The Elegant Warrior podcast.
 
Key points addressed were  
Heather’s prolific career as a trial attorney and how she used that part of her life to crystalize the core tenants of her current keynote speaking and client coaching empire
We also unpacked the core principles of Heather’s book titled “The Elegant Warrior: How to Win Life’s Trials Without Losing Yourself” and the importance of asking oneself the right questions and forming one’s internal story and jury therein.

Today I am speaking with Kasey Kitchen.  Born in Miami, and raised in Atlanta, Kitchen got her start in entertainment as a dancer and actress, which she pursued professionally. Her love of performing carried her to further study her craft at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, and then onward to London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, before settling in New York City in 2005. She was one of twelve individuals to sign with MSA, a leading dance agency that had just opened its New York branch.  In 2009 she relocated to Los Angeles to further pursue opportunities in film and television, however a year later decided to change paths.
 
As one who has always had a fascination with the science behind human behavior, Kitchen, with the referral of a retired FBI agent, came very close to a career with the bureau as a communications liaison for the Behavior Analysis Unit. Needless to say, her calling to the world of entertainment couldn’t be ignored making her once again return to where it all began for her; however, this time in public relations.
 
Prior to founding Marque, Kitchen served as a Senior Account Executive at Advantage PR, ICON PR, East 2 West Collective, and Pinnacle Public Relations, spearheading campaigns for a myriad of talent across the realms of film and television. Through forward thinking and the utilization of creative narratives Kitchen has achieved great success for her clients in the acquisition of press spanning print and digital publications, radio, and broadcast interviews, and furthering that success into the space of branding. She aspires to go beyond traditional PR by implementing an artistic strategy that is uniquely catered to each individual client, with the ultimate goal of furthering their craft as artists while also maintaining longevity and relevancy in their careers—traits that are most vital in today’s vastly changing industry.  Kitchen additionally spearheads publicity for The Cameron Boyce Foundation, and sits upon its Board of Directors.  She is based in Los Angeles, CA.
 
Key points addressed were  
Kasey’s personal and professional story in dance and entertainment industries prior to launching her successful PR firm
We also discussed some of the unique strategies Kasey employs in her work with her clients at Marque PR and how important it is for her to balance both the integrity of their craft with the longevity of their career and brand

Today I am chatting with Erin Ardleigh. Erin is the founder and president of Dynama Insurance, where she helps to make the insurance planning process more transparent and more accessible for her clients, meeting the needs of individuals facing complex life events, from marriage to divorce to a growing family or workplace needs (e.g. disability insurance). As independent brokers, Erin and her team represent the country’s strongest and most reliable insurance companies and provide unbiased access to the most competitive products. Dynama Insurance provides life, disability, health and long term care insurance, as well as reviews of existing insurance policies. Areas of expertise include private client products and cross-border planning for international clients. Erin is also a mentor for Women Unlimited, Inc. and a Board Member of the Estate Planning Council of NYC, and an Advisory Board Member of the World Music Institute. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and Culture from the City University of New York (CUNY).
 
Key points addressed were  
Erin’s experience setting up her prolific insurance brokerage firm in NYC 
We also discussed some the specific areas of consideration a client looking for new insurance policies and/or insurance brokers should consider