Grace, Grit, Getting it Done!

Lisa Gillette
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For women who want to focus on their personal development and professional priorities, expand their influence, increase their income, and advance in their careers all the way into the ”C” Suite.

  1. Aug 31

    Secrets...of A Search Consultant

    If you've ever wondered why the less-qualified person got promoted while you were busy delivering results, this episode is for you. Host Lisa Gillette sits down with Executive Coach and former executive search consultant Angela Gardner, whose 30+ years advising C-suite executives and evaluating leadership talent have given her a front-row seat to how executive hiring and promotion decisions are really made. Angela reveals why hard work, technical expertise, and "keeping your head down" are not enough to advance into senior leadership. She shares what executive recruiters, hiring committees, and boards are actually looking for; from executive presence and strategic thinking to personal brand, visibility, emotional intelligence, and organizational fit. Together, Lisa and Angela also discuss why many women wait until they meet every qualification before pursuing opportunities, and how that mindset can delay career growth. Whether you're working toward your next promotion, building your executive presence, or preparing for the C-suite, this conversation is packed with practical strategies to help you stop waiting to be noticed and start positioning yourself for leadership. Be sure to check out Angela's new LinkedIn video series, Secrets… of a Search Consultant, where she shares behind-the-scenes perspectives on executive hiring, career strategy, leadership, and the often unseen dynamics that shape executive careers.   GUEST BIO Angela Gardner is an Executive Coach and Leadership Advisor with more than 30 years of experience partnering with C-suite executives and high-potential leaders to accelerate leadership growth and career success. She spent 18 years in executive search with Heidrick & Struggles, where she most recently led the Los Angeles office, and previously served as Head of Talent Acquisition for Fox Entertainment Group and Yahoo!. Today, Angela coaches senior leaders and executives to build authentic executive presence, navigate career transitions, and lead with confidence in an increasingly complex business environment.   GUEST CONTACT Website: www.ajg.consulting LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelajgardner/ Email: angela@ajg.consulting   GUEST GIFT Continue the conversation with Angela's LinkedIn series, Secrets… of a Search Consultant, where she shares insider knowledge, executive hiring insights, and practical advice to help you stand out, get promoted, and confidently navigate your path to senior leadership. Connect with Angela and follow her series on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelajgardner/ Interested in taking your leadership to the next level? Visit www.ajg.consulting to learn more about Angela’s executive coaching services and to schedule a complimentary 30 minute consultation.

  2. Jul 15

    De-Stress in 3 Minutes or Less: Regulate Your Nervous Sytems

    Lisa speaks with Cathrine James, the visionary behind Sensational Living Training and Development. An internationally recognized speaker, coach, and trainer, Cathrine blends trauma-informed, science-backed methods with compassion to help individuals and leaders reconnect with their authentic selves, strengthen leadership, and create meaningful, resilient, purpose-driven lives.   Website:                              www.cathrinejames.com  Social Media:                LinkedIn:            https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathrine-james-ms-acc-ticc-a24040125/ Facebook           https://www.facebook.com/iamcathrinejames                   Instagram          https://www.instagram.com/iamcathrinejames/   Primary Contact:        support@cathrinejames.com   Offer: Infographic for high-achieving women "5 Ways High Achieving Women De-Stress in 3 Minutes or Less" bit.ly/5ways2destress Bio: Cathrine James is the visionary behind Sensational Living Training and Development. An internationally recognized speaker, coach, and trainer, she blends trauma-informed, science-backed methods with compassion to help individuals and leaders reconnect with their authentic selves, strengthen leadership, and create meaningful, resilient, purpose-driven lives.

  3. Jun 4

    Feel Comfortable on Camera

    Feel Comfortable on Camera: Watch Yourself on Video Without Cringing  What if the reason you hate being on camera has nothing to do with how you actually look, or sound, and everything to do with negative self-talk? In this powerful episode of GRACE, GRIT, GETTING IT DONE! host Lisa Gillette interviews speaking confidence coach, author and podcast host Linda Ugelow. Linda breaks down why “the camera is a mirror” and how seeing yourself on video can expose your inner critic, past conditioning, and hidden fears.  Linda shares her signature teaching on how to shift from judgment to curiosity and cultivate true inner safety, by using video as a powerful tool for transformation, instead of self- criticism. If you want to be seen, heard, and taken seriously, this episode is for you!   Linda Ugelow is a trailblazer in the realm of speaking confidence. As a coach, podcast host, author of Delight in the Limelight and the Speaker Log & Journal, Linda helps people unlearn the fear of self-expression and discover the joy of being seen and heard. With a masters in expressive arts therapy and a decades long career as a principal dancer and vocalist, Linda’s work blends psychology, somatics, and vocal mastery. Linda offers a range of programs including Make Friends with the Lens, Watch Yourself on Video Without Cringing, Love and Transform Your Speaking Voice, and her signature 10-week program, The Delight in the Limelight Accelerator, all to support people at every stage of their visibility journey.     Download Linda’s gift “How I Finally Felt Relaxed on Camera Without Posting More Videos!”  https://lindaugelow.com/free-doc-relaxed-on-camera/     Connect with Linda https://lindaugelow.com/ linda@lindaugelow.com https://www.tiktok.com/@lindaugelow https://www.facebook.com/linda.ugelow/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindaugelow/ https://www.instagram.com/lindaugelow/ https://www.youtube.com/user/lindaugelow

  4. May 24

    Smart Leaders Get Wise: The 3Q Power Move

    : In this episode of GRACE, GRIT, GETTING IT DONE, host Lisa Gillette speaks with her guest Chris Holliday, Leadership and Communications Coach, about why the biggest skill gap in leadership today is self-awareness. Holliday outlines her signature program, Smart Leaders Get Wise, and shares her 3Q practice; a simple, powerful, and effective reset for leaders who want to stay centered, think clearly, and lead decisively. Holliday delivers practical strategies that cultivate self-awareness, unlocking clearer thinking, stronger decision making, and the capacity for innovation that uncertain times demand. Go to Chris Holliday’s website www.chrishollidaycoaching.com  to schedule your complimentary 30-minute consult to learn the 3Q Process. Chris Holliday is a leadership and communications coach, trainer, and facilitator with 12 years of experience working with execs who recognize their ultimate success depends on how well they lead, communicate, and relate to others. Through Smart Leaders Get Wise, she helps smart leaders navigate uncertainty by building the self-awareness muscle conventional leadership training overlooks. Part former marketing consultant, part former TV, film, and stage actor, she brings an uncommonly diverse lens to leadership development. Website:           www.chrishollidaycoaching.com LinkedIn:           https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-holliday-ep/

  5. Mar 22

    The Leadership Alchemist: DaNeece Sheldon

    Host Lisa Gillette speaks with Leadership Alchemist DaNeece Sheldon, the Leadership Alchemist. DaNeece is a high-performance executive coach with 30 years of corporate experience. Founder of Sheldon Consultancy, LLC, she’s known for her raw, psychological approach to leadership. Focusing on identity, executive presence, influence, and ops/scaling leadership, DaNeece empowers emerging leaders, senior leaders, and senior leadership teams how to master corporate dynamics and own their seat at the table.   Special offer for podcast listeners:   Join DaNeece’s LEADERSHIP ALCHEMY Masterclass Saturday March 28, 2026 @ 4p ET Receive a special bonus discount of $199.99 instead of $249 for 2 hours of interactive instruction.    Link to register: https://portal.daneecesheldon.net/mar-masterclass-podcast     Connect with DeNeece:  DaNeeceSheldon.net www.tiktok.com/@daneecesheldon https://www.instagram.com/daneecesheldon/ https://www.facebook.com/daneece.sheldon.2025/       Connect with DeNeece:  DaNeeceSheldon.net www.tiktok.com/@daneecesheldon https://www.instagram.com/daneecesheldon/ https://www.facebook.com/daneece.sheldon.2025/

  6. Mar 5

    RE-EMBODIED: Finding Your Inner Compass

    What if your next level of leadership isn’t about doing more, but being more embodied? In this episode, my guest Dionisia Hatzis and I explore feminine leadership and why women rising into senior roles must trust their inner compass, own their expertise, and connect with their feminine power: fully, unapologetically, and without disconnecting from themselves. We talk about how Dionisia’s somatic work sharpens decision-making, strengthens executive presence, and anchors authority under pressure. Because women don’t need to over-perform or take on a toxic masculinity. They can step into their full feminine divine power, and inhabit their brilliance, fully and completely. For your 21-page free guidebook, chock full of Foundational Somatic Meditations, Exercises & Reflections, please visit: www.dionisiahatzis.com/innercompass. Linked IN:         https://www.linkedin.com/in/dionisiahatzis/ Instagram:         @journeysofrebirth Website:           www.dionisiahatzis.com FB:                    https://www.facebook.com/dionisiahatz YouTube:           https://www.youtube.com/@journeysofrebirth Guest Bio: Dionisia Hatzis is a certified somatic mind-body practitioner & facilitator and ordained Magdalene Priestess whose work blends ancient feminine wisdom with modern creative and somatic expression. As the Founder of SOMA Writing™ and The Sacred Cave ceremonial gatherings, she guides others into embodied storytelling, ritual, and remembrance of their inner power. She studied English Literature at Colgate University and has trained in yoga, Reiki, breath work, the rose mystery lineages and somatic mind-body practice. Her path has taken her across the world, from New York City to Southeast Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the high desert mountains of the American Southwest. Her work invites people to reconnect with the sacred, the sensual and the merging of the human and divine within.

  7. Jan 15

    Calm Your Brain's Group Chat: Overcome Imposter Syndrome

    If you’ve ever wondered how you can be so strong in your career and yet still feel overwhelmed inside, you’ll want to listen to this one. Lisa speaks with Nancy Hyland, MA, LMFT and longtime friend, about the groundbreaking, experiential based therapy Internal Family Systems (IFS). IFS is like our brain’s group chat; that internal mix of competing inner voices, each with its own advice and agenda, that all human beings experience.  If you’re a high achieving woman who experiences overwhelm, perfectionism, self-criticism or feel like an imposter when you’re recognized and rewarded, this episode is for you!                 Nancy breaks down IFS in a simple, yet relatable way, explaining how those parts (the inner critic, the people pleaser, the high achiever) are all just trying to help…even when it doesn’t feel that way. Nancy explains how identifying and understanding our internal voices can reduce stress, quiet self-doubt and encourage us to show up as centered, compassionate, confident leaders. This episode is all about self-awareness, emotional clarity, and strengthening the inner leadership skills that help women thrive at work and protect their well-being.

  8. 12/26/2025

    Negotiate Like A Leader: MASTERCLASS

    In this episode of GRACE, GRIT, GETTING IT DONE, host Lisa Gillette teaches a masterclass for every woman who has ever felt anxious about asking for what she deserves. No posturing. No apologizing. No strategies designed by men, because those don’t work for women. Lisa breaks down some of the step-by-step strategies she’s used to help hundreds of women successfully negotiate equal pay.  If you're a woman who is ready to successfully negotiate her next offer, this episode is for you. Learn: Overcome the #1 obstacle that can sabotage every negotiation. (And no, it’s not about building confidence.) A simple financial formula to quickly assess an offer, and how to successfully counter. A powerful mental reset to stay calm, focused, and persuasive when the stakes are high. Listen to this episode. It may very well change your financial future. Lisa is an equal pay activist, and ICF-certified Women's Leadership coach. Drawing on 25 years of experience in Entertainment Media, including a decade as an executive in Sports Broadcast, Lisa brings strategic expertise and real-world insight to her podcast and her business, BIGSKY Coaching & Consulting. SOCIAL MEDIA Linked IN:       www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-gillette/   Instagram:       bigskycoach_lisa_gillette Website:          www.bigsky.coach/ FB:                   https://www.facebook.com/bigskycoachlisa/ TikTok:             bigsky.coach_lisa   FREE GIFTS QUICK START        https://bigsky.coach/quickstart/ PAYCHECK              https://bit.ly/4kiQBR1 ASK                            https://bit.ly/44OCONj BALANCE              https://bit.ly/4gI4TZu             PAID OFFER Online course with negotiations playbook and monthly group coaching call https://big-sky-coaching-consulting.teachable.com/p/negotiate-like-a-leader PAID OFFER Salary Negotiations PLAYBOOK  https://big-sky-coaching-consulting.teachable.com/p/my-downloadable-279710

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For women who want to focus on their personal development and professional priorities, expand their influence, increase their income, and advance in their careers all the way into the ”C” Suite.

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  • Creator
    Lisa Gillette
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    56
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