Lead to Soar Producers: Michelle Redfern & Mel Butcher

In this episode, Mel provides a little update about Lead to Soar and A Career that Soars!

Lead to Soar provides actionable advice for ambitious career women working their way up inside public and private organizations. On this episode, ACtS! co-founder, Michelle Redfern, interviews professional sports coach, Emily McKie. An important theme of their discussion is knowing your *why.

Lead to Soar is a production of A Career That Soars! (ACtS!) It is hosted by Michelle Redfern and executive produced by Mel Butcher

On this episode of Lead to Soar, we answer questions from you - our listeners! This episode's questions cover career progress obstacles, recognition, supporting diversity at work, and handling tricky feedback a superior. Leave your own questions to be answered on a future episode at LeadToSoar.com

Guest Bio: Wendy Hanson is the co-founder and COO of BetterManager. At Better Manager, Wendy and her team believe that Managers are the single most important factor in employee engagement and happiness. The employee-manager relationship determines up to 70% of an employee's engagement. And, engaged employees are the key to company performance. Companies with highly engaged teams outperform peers by 147% in earnings per share. To create effective and lasting change, companies need to invest in a solution that is adaptive, responsive and meets the needs of all managers. That’s where BetterManager comes in. BetterManager executive coaches provide cost-effective, personalized guidance that any manager can benefit. The BetterManager team facilitates through a combination of Coaching, Workshops and Technology.

Wendy joined Michelle today to talk about her personal journey from employee, to her first side hustle, to leadership and entrepreneurship. They explore how anyone can take their entrepreneurial spirit and apply it to becoming an "intreprerneur" inside their organization. 
 

Kerry Ashbrook is the Founder of Life You Choose, where she supports women in achieving financial independence and to live the life they would truly choose. She joins Michelle Redfern for an ACtS! Career Q&A on episode 21 where she shares her journey to becoming a financially savvy leader, and lessons learned from helping clients along the way.
Lead to Soar is a production of A Career that Soars!

Libby Mears is the CEO of Leisure Networks, an Australian organization providing services to the community and people with disabilities. She joins Michelle Redfern on episode 20 to share her path to becoming a leader and the important lessons learned along the way.
Lead to Soar is a production of A Career that Soars!