Your Brilliant Difference Podcast with Finka Jerkovic Finka Jerkovic

The mid-year slump can be real. Leaders and employees within companies, you may be feeling exhausted from already conquering tons of meetings, completed tasks, executed projects, etc. You may be wondering, “How can I put extra fuel in my tank to continue my authentic, best performance?” 
You can find the answers within this podcast episode. Back in April, I hosted a Workplace Engagement webinar that focused on helping leaders and employees re-engage in their roles, purpose, and mission. 
I’m opening that door of insight to give you an inside look at 5 strategies that can help you and your team re-ignite enthusiasm and investment within your company.  
What to Expect 
Current employee expectations in the workforce.  Top leadership and workplace engagement trends.   What exactly employee engagement is.   What the future of work looks like and how leaders can adapt.   The most prominent workplace engagement challenges.   5 re-engagement strategies you won’t find anywhere else.   Chapters 
00:00 — Introduction  
03:41 — The Power of Individualization and Future Orientation 
08:22 — The Impact of Transactional vs. Transformational Management 
11:56 — Challenges of Remote and Hybrid Working 
14:49 — 5 Strategies to Boost Engagement 
24:49 — Individualizing Talent: Leveraging Strengths and Skills 
28:02 — Fostering a Strength-Based Bench 
32:50 — Creating a Feedback-Rich Culture 
39:22 — Connecting Employee and Business Purpose 
Watch Other Finka Inc. Webinars 
From developing sales skills, to growing thriving businesses, Finka Inc. stays on the pulse to help you show up as your best self at work. Explore our replays HERE and find a topic that fits your learning preferences. 

Talent development, attraction, and retention is more important for companies now than ever before. How can you pour into your people to ensure the next generations thrive and contribute to the business’ mission? 
Founder and CEO of Stella Secunda (Latin for Next Star), Carina Diamond, exposes all the details in this new Your Brilliant Difference™ Podcast episode.   
Carina Diamond is a financial services veteran with decades of experience founding, building, and selling businesses and is a champion of women and underserved individuals working in financial services. She’s a mentor and role model to numerous college students through a founded a leadership program for graduate student women. She is currently consulting to the trade on fintech, succession, and growth strategies. 
Offering her insight and expertise, learn from Carina and discover where leaders should be spending their time and effort in today’s work environment.  
What to Expect 
How Carina helps clients through her business, Stella Secunda.   How Carina’s Brilliant Difference™ has shaped and guided her business journey.   How to pull back the layers and find your true zone of brilliance.   The importance of generational talent.  Current generational talent trends.   How leaders can cultivate the best talent from their team, and how employees bring the best out of their own abilities.   Where leaders should be prioritizing their efforts today.   Chapters 
00:00 — Introduction  
01:33 — About Stella Secunda 
02:52 — Carina’s Business Journey 
04:05 — The Power of Feedback and Finding Your Essence 
14:03 — Seeing the World From Abundance 
19:19 — The Presence of Leaders and Teams 
20:50 — How Leaders and Employees Can Bring Their Best 
26:49 — There Are No Small Things 
32:40 — Words of Wisdom for Leaders 
Connect With Carina Diamond 
Carina Diamond on LinkedIn  Stella Secunda  Become the Next Your Brilliant Difference™ Podcast Guest 
Have a brilliant story you want to share that surrounds leadership, team building, communication skills, or leaning on your brilliance and strengths to drive meaningful results? Click HERE to fill out the application form, and our team will be in touch! 

For episode 157 of the Your Brilliant Difference™ Podcast, I’m doing something I haven’t done before. Last Tuesday, I had the honour of spotlighting three of my Sell From Love® Coaching clients in my first-ever Sell From Love® Fireside Chat. Each entrepreneur and business leader shared their business growth stories, giving insight into how they’ve persevered through obstacles using the Sell From Love® Method and their Brilliant Differences™. 
If entrepreneurship has been a burning desire in your mind but you’re not sure where to start or are worried about what your journey could look like, this episode is perfect for you. Find courage, community, and comfort from three successful business leaders who I’m so honoured to know and work with.  
What to Expect 
How each business leader carefully designed their business to help clients.  What inspired these business leaders to say “Yes” to entrepreneurship.  The highs and lows of their business journeys, and key lessons they’ve learned along the way.   How they’ve continued to evolve and adapt their offers to meet clients where they’re at.   How the Sell From Love® Method continues to show up in their business, and how being a Sell From Love® Coaching Member has influenced their business journey to date.   Chapters 
00:00 — Introduction  
03:45 — The Nuts and Bolts of Business 
14:30 — The Big Decision, Leap Moments 
28:30 — The Transition to Entrepreneurship  
41:51 — Offer Adaption and Evolution 
57:49 — Sell From Love® in Action 
1:08 — Words of Wisdom  
1:16 — The Sell From Love® Coaching Program Details 
Connect With Special Sell From Love® Guests and Business Leaders 
Kate Bonnycastle (Copywriter and Writing Coach)  Stephanie Edward (Workplace Engagement Facilitator and Consultant)  Jennifer Walker-Gates (Attorney and Leadership Coach)  Learn More About the Sell From Love® Coaching Program 
If you’re interested in learning more about the structure and pricing of the Sell From Love® Coaching program to see if it’s right for you, download your very own program outline.  

How are we already embarking on June? Somehow, two business quarters have flown by. If you feel the same way—like with every blink the end of the year looms closer at a faster pace—then you’ll enjoy this episode. 
In episode 156, I outline 5 key lessons that I learned in the first half of 2024 that will help make the rest of your year easier and more fulfilling.  
Tune in to see what’s going on behind the scenes of my business and uncover shortcuts and inspiration nuggets to keep you motivated and performing at your best.  
What to Expect 
Get an inside look at what’s been going on behind the scenes at Finka Inc.  A high-level overview of my wins and low points so far this year.  The top 5 lessons I learned that you can apply to your business and role to help you be your best self at work and in life.  The importance of doing work you love.  How leaving open space in your calendar can help you shine more brilliantly.   Chapters 
00:00 — Introduction  
04:28 — High Point and Low Point Overview 
17:41 — Lesson 1: It’s Not Too Late to Start or Restart New Habits 
22:24 — Lesson 2: See Your Projects to Fruition 
27:02 — Lesson 3: Find Work You Love 
31:37 — Lesson 4: Your Brilliant Difference™ Is a Constant Work in Progress 
33:52 — Lesson 5: Make Time for Open Space 
38:32 — Find Your Brilliance Newsletter 
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Watch Finka Inc. Webinars
From developing sales skills, to growing thriving businesses, to leading engaged teams, Finka Inc. stays on the pulse to help you show up as your best self at work. Explore our replays HERE and find a topic that fits your learning preferences. 

So, you have a brilliant idea, message, or offer. You’re excited to get leadership on the same page as you for an important initiative that can support and excel the company. You’ve launched a new offer that will bring your clients powerful transformations. Yet when you have meetings and pitches, no action is taken afterward.  
It’s not that your idea lacked potential—it may be due to your communication and presentation execution. It may come down to your influence.  
In episode 155 of the Your Brilliant Difference™ Podcast, I uncover the 5 layers of an Influence Stack. Essentially, the 5 elements you can start incorporating to nail and create inspiration in every conversation, meeting, and proposal with your audience.  
What to Expect 
The importance of putting yourself in your stakeholder’s shoes.   How to outline the emotional shift your audience experiences to create dialogue that matters the most to people you’re speaking to.   How to outline the structure of a conversation, meeting, or presentation to cultivate resonance with your stakeholder.   The power of storytelling and finding common ground with your audience.  How to bolster your influence using your Brilliant Difference™.  Chapters 
00:00 — Introduction  
02:18 — Influence Stack Framework Overview 
03:15 — The Stakeholder 
04:40 — Finka’s Personal Influence and Presentation Scenarios 
08:37 — The Shift 
12:26 — The Structure 
18:43 — The Story 
22:18 — The Style 
Download Your Own Influence Stack Framework 
I’ve created a free, fillable Influence Stack Framework that you can fill out before every meeting and presentation, to help you bolster influence and resonance with your audience! Put this episode into action and download your copy of the Influence Stack Framework HERE. 
Have a Topic Idea? 
Do you have a topic that’s near and dear that you’d like to see covered on the Your Brilliant Difference™ Podcast? Share your input and ideas HERE. 
Sell in a Way That Feels Good! Join the Sell From Love® Fireside Chat 
On Tuesday, May 28 at 11 a.m. EST, 3 of my Sell From Love® Coaching clients are sharing their stories about how they’ve grown their businesses through their Brilliant Differences™ and the Sell From Love® Method. Adapting to the needs of customers, jumping from corporate to entrepreneurship, developing a coaching service, discover how Kate, Stephanie, and Jennifer created authentic client connections and revenue, and learn how you can do it too.  
Register HERE. 
 

I’m so excited to be diving into a crucial workplace and leadership skill yet again: influence. This skill and topic hold so much weight that I’ve decided to split it into two episodes: episode 154 (this week’s) and episode 155 (next week’s). 
For episode 154, I focus on exactly what influence is and isn’t and what some common challenges are, regardless of your title. Based on my own workplace experiences, I’ll teach you exactly how you can transform your brilliant ideas from words into inspiring action within your workplace. I also discuss what an Influence Stack is, and episode 155 will cover the 5 layers of an Influence Stack in more detail to equip you with the influence skills you need to inspire people in any situation.  
For more influence support, explore my Amplify Your Influence Skill Builder Program.  
What to Expect 
What influence is and isn’t.   Common challenges that come with workplace influence, regardless of your title or role.   How you can approach influence to transform your ideas from words into actions that stakeholders can understand and buy into.  What an Influence Stack is.  The 5 layers of an Influence Stack to help you build your influence at work.   Chapters 
00:00 — Introduction  
04:38 — What Influence Is and Isn’t 
10:40 — Common Influence Challenges 
15:22 — Finka’s Influence Experience 
20:01 — Influence Stack Overview 
Sell in a Way That Feels Good! Join the Sell From Love® Fireside Chat 
On Tuesday, May 28 at 11 a.m. EST, 3 of my Sell From Love® Coaching clients are sharing their stories about how they’ve grown their businesses through their Brilliant Differences™ and the Sell From Love® Method. Adapting to the needs of customers, jumping from corporate to entrepreneurship, developing a coaching service, discover how Kate, Stephanie, and Jennifer created authentic client connections and revenue, and learn how you can do it too.  
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4117151748962/WN_D1oht3bxRGyAawetwbomHw