Successful(ish)
By Sarah Michelle
Whether you own a business, lead a team, climb the corporate ladder, or you’re pursuing a passion- being successful(ish) is about showing up every day to be your best self and celebrating every step of failure and success along the way.
Successful(ish)Jun 07, 2021
Let's Talk About Wandering in the Grey with Stephanie Roush
World traveler Stephanie Roush has traveled to more than 17 countries and lived in Mexico, Ecuador, and Vietnam. In this episode, Stephanie and Sarah catch up on how life has changed since their highschool bff days and discuss how travel can shift perspective, how to logistically live abroad, and how to navigate (and even enjoy) wandering in the grey.
Let's Talk About Mental Health
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase "mental health"? May is Mental Health Month and we are talking about it. On this episode, Sarah Michelle shares her own experience with mental health as well as her favorite tips for coping and thriving with anxiety and depression. If you are in mental health crisis, please call 988 to reach the Mental Health Crisis Hotline.
Let's Talk About Nursing with Nurse Chelsea Roshau
Let's Talk About Charcuterie with Allie Lanham
What exactly is charcuterie? What makes a pretty board? Can you leave meats and cheeses out? We're talking to charcuterie artist Allie Lanham about how to perfect the charcuterie board.
Let's Talk About Living Luxuriously Tiny with Tessa Terry
Do you have to live large to live in luxury? Designer extraordinaire, Tessa Terry, owner of Alchemy RV Renovations, converts tiny RV spaces into luxurious homes away from home- you will not believe how incredible these little campers look. Tessa shares her story about how she discovered a talent and passion for RV renovations and what it truly means to live in luxury.
Let's Talk About Improvising with Anthony Jensen
Anthony Jensen, creator of ImprovIncubator shares what it means to improvise. What is it like in an improv class? Do you have to be funny? What are the rules of improv? How do we improvise in our every-day lives? How can we quickly recover from mistakes and embrace them as new opportunities? If you've ever been curious about improv as an art form, you simply want to be more successful at thinking on your feet, this episode is for you.
Let's Celebrate!
It's Sarah's birthday and she is here to CELEBRATE. Why is it so difficult for us to celebrate ourselves? Sarah shares what she's been learning about embracing the (ish) and celebrating our wins- no matter how small.
Let's Talk About Strategy and Creative with Gigasavvy Leaders, Erin Naterman & Mitch Fait
Which comes first? Strategy or Creative? How can we solve problems with both creativity and strategy? How can we align left and right brained functions? How can business leaders cultivate healthy cultures that foster the absolute best possible solutions? Gigasavvy leaders Erin Naterman and Mitch Fait share the philosophy and practices that have led to award winning strategically creative work.
Let's Talk About Community Entrepreneurship with Jill Wilkins
Why is entrepreneurship important to a community? How can community leaders inspire engagement and attract top talent? Jill Wilkins shares how her and her team have built a support system for entrepreneurs and cultivated a community that attracts customers and event attendees from all over the state.
Let's Talk About Ideal Values with Kenyon Thorp
What would you do if someone threatened your place of work? How do you determine what your brand values are? And how do you stick to your values? What do values have to do with profits and bottom lines? Nightclub owner Kenyon Thorp shares her experience and learnings with leading a value-led 1920s entertainment bar.
Season 13!
Let's Talk About The Lemonade Diet with Susan Wheeler
On this episode we talk about all things optimism, toxic positivity, resilience, and making the damn lemonade.
Let's Talk About Nutrition With Betsy Vedder
Let's Talk About Matchmaking with Matchmaker Cat Cantrill
Let's Talk About Workplace Abuse With Debra Falzoi
Let's Talk About Moving Your Body & Your Mind
Let's Talk About Living Pain Free & Thriving With Dr. Cody Sharf
Let's Talk About Moving Your Body With Personal Trainer Jack Khoury
Let's Talk About The Strength in Trauma with Dr. Mary Catherine McDonald
Let's Talk About Self Care With James Carson
Let's Talk About Season 11
Let's Talk About Finding the Laugh With Zach Vaughn
Let's Talk About Career Transitions with Adam Broda
It is a season of transition. Navigating the current job market can be overwhelming. On this episode, we're talking about how to make a career transition. From resumes to CVs to cold-calling interview requests, we've got you covered. Adam Broda is a technology leader and career transition specialist on a mission to make the world a better place by elevating the people and businesses that shape it every day. By day, Adam is a Sr. Manager in the tech industry working to create solutions in the health and wellness space. He directs an organization comprised of Product Managers, Researchers, and Software Engineers and often shares insights based off his industry experience. By night, Adam runs his career coaching startup, Broda Coaching, and works to teach clients effective strategies for transitioning into tech and engineering companies. Broda Coaching instructs from the perspective of a Hiring Manager, and offers a variety of services designed to help people improve career and leadership skills to accomplish their goals. Adam lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife and two young children. In his (very limited) free time he moonlights as a high school wrestling coach, triathlete, amateur rally car driver, and a wanna-be BBQ pit
master.
Let's Talk About Resilience with Leah Davis
Resilience can be exhausting. But it can also be beautiful. On this episode, we are talking to the beautifully resilient Leah Davis about how to be resilient and how to continually curate a beautiful and meaningful life.
Leah Davis is a 20-year marketing professional serving as the Director of Operations at a San Diego-based advertising and marketing agency called Civilian. She is an eternal optimist with a positive mindset grounded in gratitude. Much of her career has been focused on strengthening communities and inspiring meaningful change with her clients. However, she has personally persevered through several unimaginable situations, most recently with the loss of her son Blake in 2019.Blake’s story—his life and death—has created and propelled an incredible movement of kindness, called #ForBlake, that has spread across the nation and beyond. People around the globe are engaging in random acts of kindness and good deeds that have touched the lives of thousands. And just recently, Leah has elevated the #ForBlake movement by formalizing a nonprofit called Good Deeds #ForBlake. Contributions will continue to make an amazing impact in Blake’s honor. Information can be found at the website ForBlake.org.
Let's Talk About How to Play Along the Way with LoveSac Founder Shawn Nelson
Let's Talk About Running a Franchise with Kyle Dumont
We are talking all things franchise with Franchise Owner, Kyle Dumont. Kyle runs Edible Arrangements of Nashua, one of the highest volume stores in the franchise system. He won franchisee of the year at the 2022 Edible Convention and has been an owner since 2016. He was 18 at the time and the youngest franchisee they ever had.
Let's Talk About Work Culture With Brittinay Lenhart
Are you leading a toxic work environment? On this episode, we're talking to The Work Culture Consultant, Brittinay Lenhart, about how to create a healthy work culture for a more successful (and profitable) team. Brittinay helps business leaders create a work culture that attracts top talent.
Let's Talk About Moving
PIVOT! Successful(ish) headquarters has moved... to Iowa. Host Sarah Michelle shares about her recent move as well as tips on how to make your next move a bit smoother.
Season 10 Kick-Off
Let's Talk About People Pleasing with Trina Stutzman
Let's Talk About Dogs and People Training with Pat Buttita
Let's Talk About the Fear of Success
Are you afraid of success? Whether it's a fear of failing, or a fear of succeeding, there's a lot of anxieties that can prevent us from pursuing success. We can self-sabotage our own efforts. On this episode, Sarah shares her top 5 success fears, and some ways to face it 'till we make it.
Let's Talk About Season 8!
Everything you wanted to know about Season 8 is recapped right here.
Let's Talk About Passion with Ramona Schmid (aka how to make your hobby your business...and your life)
Ballet Instructor and Play Ambassador Ramona Schmid is sharing how she turned her passion for ballet into her full time profession. She also shares the importance of play, and the difference between having a hobby and having a life passion. You won't leave this conversation the same.
Let's Talk About Going For It Now With Miss Tammy
When is the best time to go for a new goal? NOW! Miss Tammy shares how she began training in martial arts in her 50s and has since received multiple black belts and accolades in Karate and JiuJitsu. There are no age parameters when it comes to success.
Let's Talk About Quarterly Planning
Let's Talk About Contracting and Quality with Collin Potter (Pottery Quality)
Let's Talk About Time Management
"I don't have time".... Each episode, our guests share what they have failed at. Almost always, it is some variation of time management. Why is it so hard for us to have time for the things we need time for? On this episode, Sarah shares why she hates the phrase "I don't have time" and how to think about time management as priority management. If you struggle with managing your time, with taking on more than you can do, or with having to say no to things you want to do... this one is for you.
Let's Talk About Sales with Salesforce Smarties John Patton and Billy Draper
Have you ever said "I hates sales" or "I suck at sales"... we have some sad news for you. Everyone is in sales. Salesforce pros John Patton and Billy Draper are sharing their sales expertise- everything you need to know to step up your sales game. They are sharing their best practices, their best stories, and their opinions on whether cold-calling actually works. Check it out, then sell some stuff.
Let's Talk About Budgets
Wallets are a little tight these days. While it may feel right to avoid that pesky b-word, budgets are actually for the wealthy. On this episode, Sarah shares how she manages her budget, and how she managed to pay off school loans on an entry level salary within 2 years of graduating, how she successfully lived (and thrived) on a 20k salary, and how she prioritizes her spending and saving to live her best life. If you struggle with knowing where to start when it comes to your bank accounts, this episode is for you.
Let's Talk About NFTs and the Metaverse with Ralph Kuepper
Let's Talk About Finishing the Fight with Renshi Tim
Let's Talk About Sexual Energy with Dana Pharant
Let's Talk About Season 7
Let's Talk About Publishing with Bella Sophia
Let's Talk About Writing with Christi Pratte
What does it take to be a successful writer? Writer and owner of Hustle Pretty Co. and Ghost Girl, Christi Pratte is sharing all of her tips on how to find inspiration for your writing, how to effectively pitch your writing, and how to generally live a life worth writing about.