by captivate | Apr 29, 2016 | Podcast
Episode #18 When Speaking Your Truth Becomes a Threat w/ Jean Marrapodi
Welcome to the show!
Today I’ve got the amazing Jean Marrapodi with me! I’ve known Jean for some time now and I think she is so amazingly talented in so many areas. I’m most familiar with her work in higher education. Jean brings so much insight and intelligence to all of her work and really stimulates her students, colleagues and friends to think outside of the box. Jean is incredibly multi-talented and it’s an honor to know her and have her here on the show.
Today, Jean and I talk about speaking your truth. Jean and I are both speaker’s of truth and both know first hand that it can be risky to call things as they truly are.
In today’s show Jean and I talk about some of her most recent experiences in the corporate world.
What happens when you speak your truth and it’s not so well received.
Why it’s crucial to stay steadfast and be clear on what your values are on speaking them when appropriate
We talk about influencers and trends in business and the corporate world and why communication and using your voice is so essential in life and business, no matter what that business looks like.
Plus, so much more!
I know you are going to love hearing from Jean!
You can listen here on Itunes: Episode #19 When Speaking Your Truth Becomes a Threat w/ Jean Marrapodi
If you’d like to find out more about me, you can find me at www.captivatetheroom.com and make sure and reach out if you’d like to have your voice assessed!
Guest Bio

Jean Marrapodi, PhD, CPLP is a passionate educator and lifelong learner. With 15 plus years in corporate training in banking, retail, printing, non-profits and healthcare, she understands trends and needs in a variety of industries. Trained as a teacher, she taught preschool, special and elementary ed, and spent five years in higher ed, where she led her elearning team to win three national awards in 2014. She is wholeheartedly invested in literacy, volunteering her time in adult education, teaching English and reading to the lowest literacy learners. She is a CPLP, ATD’s highest credential and has a PhD in Adult Education along with a Masters Degree in Online Instructional Deisgn. She is the Chief Learning Architect at Applestar Productions, designing learning and presenting workshops on instructional design, elearning and literacy. You can find out more about Jean at www.applestar.org or on Twitter @jmarrapodi
by captivate | Apr 25, 2016 | Podcast
Episode #17 Voice, Communication and Breaking Through to Great Success w/ Kathy Caprino
Welcome to the show!
I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am about today’s guest. Today, I have the pleasure and honor of speaking with Kathy Caprino, an internationally known career success coach, writer, leadership trainer and speaker who is dedicated to the advancement of women in business.
I have admired Kathy’s work for several years and not only do I think she is brilliant at what she does, but she is one of the loveliest women I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet. Every minute of this interview is rich and thought provoking, I know you are going to glean so much value from it!
Here are just a few of the things you’ll hear in today’s episode:
Kathy and I talk about her book Breakdown, Breakthrough and some of the most valuable information that can be found in it, including a discussion about some of the hidden crisis working women face today.
You’ll learn about Kathy’s 3 step holistic model for overcoming challenges.
Why people are afraid to take the leap into their best career yet.
How culture and upbringing dictate limitations on us including a conversation about our “should do” vs. our “dreams”.
Kathy and I also talk about playing small and how we tend to get in our own way.
We discuss the importance of voice and communication, how instrumental it is for success in life and business and Kathy talks about her own voice crisis.
Other incredible success strategies found in today’s episode include 5 reasons why women tend to not take action for themselves and why women fear stepping into their voice power.
This episode is absolutely not to be missed!
Take a listen here on Itunes: Episode #18 Voice, Communication and Breaking Through to Success w/ Kathy Caprino
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Guest Bio:

Kathy Caprino, M.A.
Kathy Caprino is an international career success coach, writer, speaker and leadership trainer dedicated to the advancement of women in business. A former corporate Vice President, and a trained marriage and family therapist, Kathy is also the author of Breakdown, Breakthrough and founder of Ellia Communications, Inc. a leading career coaching and leadership training firm for professional and entrepreneurial women. Kathy is also the founder of the Amazing Career Project an online training course designed to help women globally build successful and rewarding careers of significance. She’s a leading contributor on Forbes, Huffington Post, and LinkedIn and top media source on women’s careers and work place issues, and has appeared in over 100 of the nation’s leading publications and on national radio and TV. For more information, visit www.kathycaprino.com and connect with Kathy on Twitter, FB, and LinkedIn.
by captivate | Apr 17, 2016 | Podcast
Episode #15 Sounding More Confident w/ Your Voice
Welcome to the show!
Today I’m wrapping up my three part series on soundning more confident with your voice so you can make a bigger impact with your message.
We’ve talked about a lot of key principles and I’m trusting that you are finding them useful. I’d love to hear from you in the comments, how it’s going, where you are still struggling. I’d love to help!
We’ve talked about getting the words out, volume, pace and breathing. In today’s episode I’m talking about one of the most powerful tools you have at your disposal, pausing. However, it’s the most vulnerable tool. Pausing is actually in the variety tool box in my world. But, it’s super powerful.
In today’s episode I’ll talk to you about why it’s so powerful, why you try to avoid it…or over use it and how to fix all of that.
Thank you for your downloads and shares. I’m honored to be on the New and Noteworthy list here on Itunes.
Listen here on Itunes: Episode #16
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To find out more about me or get your free voice assessment, simply to go www.captivatetheroom.com

by captivate | Apr 15, 2016 | Podcast
Episode #14 Finding Your Voice in Social Media w/ Jen Lehner
Welcome to the show!
You are in for a real treat today. Today I have the honor of talking to social media master Jen Lehner.
I’ve been following Jen for a while and she’s not only brilliant at what she does but just as down to earth as can be.
In today’s episode Jen and I talk about social media, all the new live streaming that’s available and what the future looks like for live streaming.
Jen is also a twitter expert and a LinkedIn expert and we talk about ways to really make an impact on both of those platforms.
Plus, lots more about social media and branding.
Listen on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/captivate-the-room/id1091333779?mt=2
Don’t miss this hour, it’s packed full of golden nuggets of information for any and all small business owners and entrepreneurs.
Want to learn to captivate the room? Make sure you visit www.captivatetheroom.com
Guest Bio

Jen’s always been up for a great adventure so after leaving North Carolina at the age of 6 she never minded moving around a lot because she always loved change. As an adult, her life has continued to be adventurous living in a number of different places including Charleston, Seattle, Toronto, Myrtle Beach, Mississippi and Cleveland all before her oldest son was 9 years old.
During each of those transitions, Jen used technology to make the most of everything: from the actual move to finding community resources and even arranging playdates for her kids. Jen found herself often in the role of the communications person, building websites, coordinating email campaigns, designing and branding social media marketing strategies. Technology allowed her to put down an anchor no matter where she was.
When Jen’s youngest child started kindergarten, she started using her digital skills, combined with her marketing skills from years of working in non-profits and fundraising to start the Posner Lehner Group, LLC a marketing agency. This decision has allowed Jen the opportunity to work with amazing clients, large and small as a partner and trusted advisor in helping them to solve their marketing challenges. Word spread very quickly and Jen was soon at capacity so she decided to launch JenLehner.com This shift enabled Jen to help more clients by offering group training courses online and a limited number of one on one coaching sessions via Skype.
Jen loves to be able to break things down for people in a way that is simple to understand with the goal to help you achieve your goal as quickly and as simply as possible.
You can find out more about Jen at www.jenlehner.com or follow her on twitter @jenergy