UpLevel Mind Drasko Raicevic

Adrienne Barker, MAS, is an accomplished Business Consultant and LinkedIn Coach with over 35 years of experience in the promotional products industry. Renowned for her expertise and commitment to corporate etiquette, she offers personalized LinkedIn coaching services through her "LinkedIn Lift" program and hourly consulting in her "I'm You Program." With a keen focus on corporate etiquette, Adrienne ensures that her clients present themselves professionally and effectively in the corporate world. Her mission is to help businesses thrive by providing tailored strategies and solutions for navigating corporate environments with grace and professionalism.



Main Business Issues:


Struggling to maintain work-life Balance


Operating out of frenzy and reactivity


Difficulty in saying no  and constant availability to her clients 


Fear of disappointing clients and not providing the best service possible.


Anxiety and worry around whether is she is doing things correctly



Adrienne’s Key Insights and Takeaways:


Adrienne concludes that while her work style has led to business success, she doesn't want to continue living a life dominated by the stress and anxiety it brings. 
Adrienne recognizes that striving for perfection is leading to anxiety and paralysis.
She also expresses a desire for change and considers more personal boundaries or alterations in her approach.Connect with Adrienne



https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriennebarkermas

https://www.clubhouse.com/@adriennebarker?clubhouse utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=E_3AaWmrPrnxMxPWzwvWJQ-1106884

https://www.facebook.com/adrienne.barker628

https://www.facebook.com/AdrienneBarkerSpeaks?mibextid=LQQJ4d

https://www.facebook.com/ProGlobalEtiquette?mibextid=LQQJ4d

https://www.instagram.com/professional_global_etiquette?igsh=Y20xMGZsM2Rtc3Uy&utm_source=qr

https://linktr.ee/AdrienneBarker?utm_source=linktree_profile_sharesid=8c19406e-bd08-4be7-92f4-b6712678cba6

Amita Sharma is the co-founder of NourishDoc, a global holistic wellness platform for middle-aged women, Amita has over 20+ years of working for e-commerce, fintech and other high tech companies.

Inspired by her perimenopausal journey and working in the high tech world, she felt unsupported and embarrassed. She felt a dire need to bring a taboo topic for an open discussion.

She is on a mission to bring affordable holistic wellness to every woman in the world who is going through a midlife journey of perimenopause and beyond.



Main Business Issues:


Struggles with imposter syndrome and a fear of visibility


Facing internal turmoil as she transitions from the corporate tech world to launching her own business


Feels she is unable to reach her target audience



Amita’s Key Insights and Takeaways:


Amita realizes that her fears of failure and self doubt have been hurdles to her progress.


Although she gained confidence in the corporate setting, taking the lead in her own business has brought up childhood fears of rejection and low self-esteem.


Drasko and Amita identify Amita's major issue as a fear of being visible.


Gaining competence through skill-building is needed to increase her confidence.



Connect with Amita

Facebook: www.facebook.com/nourishdoc

Instagram: www.instagram.com/nourish_doc

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nourishdoc 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nourishdoc/

Website: http://www.nourishdoc.com

Personal Linked: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amita-sharma-nourishdoc/

Charly Leetham is a multiple award-winning IT professional with a passion for helping individuals overcome their technology challenges. With over 30 years of experience in the IT industry, ranging from hands-on technical work to high-level business management, Charly has installed and configured computing equipment and managed business contracts exceeding $25 million. 

Charly now specializes in working with small business owners. Her mission is to manage the IT side of their businesses, alleviating stress, ensuring success, and allowing owners to focus on their core competencies.



Main Business Issues:


Feast and famine cycle 


Difficulty setting boundaries


Often feeling like she was just working to keep others paid without enough coming back to her.


Struggling with leading a team, specifically around delegating work and handling incomplete or subpar delivery.



Charly’s Key Insights and Takeaways:


Charly recognizes the need to be more assertive and set better boundaries


She identifies that fear of success is also one of her major obstacles


Her past experiences of the failure of her former businesses affect her beliefs around success 


Despite the mentioned struggles, she remains optimistic and looks forward to making necessary changes to improve her efficiency.





Connect with Charly

Website:

https://askcharlyleetham.com/

Community:

https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com/

Socials:

https://facebook.com/askcharlyleetham

https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham

https://x.com/yourbizmgr

https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham

Podcast links:

https://rumble.com/c/c-2198421

https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ask-charly-leetham

Roberto Capodieci, an Italian-born technology innovator, has profoundly impacted the world of emerging technologies, particularly in the realms of decentralized systems and blockchain technology. His journey in the IT sector began at a remarkably young age, setting the stage for a career filled with significant achievements and contributions.

Currently residing in the serene environment of Bali, Indonesia, Roberto conducts most of his business activities from the bustling hub of Singapore, strategically positioning himself in the heart of technological innovation in Asia.



Main Business Issues:


Delegation and hiring issues created by people pleasing patterns 



Roberto’s Key Insights and Takeaways:

- In the podcast, Drasko interviews Roberto Capodieci, an Italian-born innovator in technology, particularly in the realms of decentralized systems and blockchain technology. 

- Roberto talks about his background, including his youth in Italy, his experiences in the United States, and his current life in Southeast Asia. He is a father of four and has been a serial entrepreneur from a young age.

- Roberto discusses some troubles he has had with finding the right business partners and maintaining relationships with them. He believes he may be at fault for these issues, stating he might be "too romantic" for business, often putting personal feelings over practicalities.

- During the discussion, they delve into the problem of teams in workplaces, how much trust to afford employees, and the damage that can be caused by bad experiences.

- Roberto also touches on past disappointments and struggles in terms of business partnerships and projects, admitting it's been a struggle to find consistent, reliable people to work with. 

- The discussion reveals Roberto's approach towards dealing with under-performing employees, focusing more on delivery-based work rather than monthly salaries to ensure consistent performance.

- The conversation also highlights the importance of balancing being liked and being effective as a leader, a concept identified as 'people pleasing', and how it may affect decision-making in business contexts.



Connect with Roberto

https://linkedin.com/in/rc10 

https://capodieci.link

James Madison is a CEO Speaker, Trainer and Coach at On Purpose Life, LLC. He helps successful and purpose driven senior leaders leave burnout and overwhelm behind to lead winning teams in the achievement of extraordinary results. James is passionate about inspiring and igniting growth in others so they experience the freedom to create their wildest dreams!

Main Business Issues:


Accepting the ease he’s experiencing in his growing business 



James’s Key Insights and Takeaways:


James has 3x his business for 2 years in a row and was feeling guilty about the ‘ease’ with which this was happening 


Coming from a hustle and grind culture this was normal for him but there was a root cause of it


We dove into looking at various aspect and it turned out it all stemmed from a sense of not feeling good enough


This got him to compare to other people who were working harder


Or prove that he was actually good enough by working harder


When he realized that he could actually create his business not from these past stories but rather from inspiration, he had the a-ha moment he was looking for 



Connect with James

.https://www.onpurpose-life.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesfmadison/

Hutton Henry  works at the intersection of People, Tech & M&A. He currently runs a firm that provides technology advisory for investors and founders to help them increase the value of their tech firms.  Hutton's USP and interest in the market is the psychology of tech teams.

Main Business Issues:


People pleasing as it shows up in leadership 



Hutton’s Key Insights and Takeaways:


Hutton is a successful serial entrepreneur who has had a long career helping tech businesses 


Despite a lot of his success he often finds his way circulating around issues that can cause conflict 


While he’s been very successful at navigating around them, coping with them and avoiding them they inevitably come up


He came onto the show to dive deeper and explore how they are creating leaks in his time and his profit 


During the episode we were able to unpack a lot of his patterns had to do with his associations with conflict and aggression 


Similarly, a lot of his realizations were that people pleasing is really “lying” i.e. saying yes when you mean no or not expressing the fullness of what wants to emerge 


He was able to connect this with his own sense of integrity and was the “north star” he was looking for 



Connect with Hutton

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hutton-henry/

https://beyond-ma.com/

https://lensapp.ai/

https://toolkit.lensapp.ai/