Outstanding Women Leaders

S5 Episode 20 - Personal Responsibility vs. Accountability with Marlene Chism

If you've tuned in before, you remember Marlene's iconic episode, From Conflict to Courage, and if you haven't, you don't want to miss her latest episode! Join Katie and Marlene for a leadership conversation that will leave you with more clarity and action steps you can take to bring more accountability and personal responsibility to your individual life, team, and organization. 
Marlene Chism works with organizations that want to build confident leaders, collaborative relationships, and accountable cultures.
With a master's in HR development, 500,000+ learners in her LinkedIn courses, and over 25 years as a consultant and trainer, Marlene specializes in helping leaders stop avoiding difficult conversations and start leading with clarity.
Books include Stop Workplace Drama, (Wiley 2011); No-Drama Leadership (Bibliomotion 2015); and Stop Drama in Your Healthcare Organization (Greenbranch 2018) and From Conflict to Courage: How to stop avoiding and start leading (Berrett Koelher 2022.)
Three truths Marlene has learned and live by:
1. Conflict is not the problem: Mismanagement is.
2. Disagreement doesn’t damage relationships: disrespect does.
3. Every big problem in an organization can be traced back to a conversation that should have happened but didn’t. 
Connect with Marlene https://marlenechism.com/

S5 Episode 19 - Hire My Mom Dot Com with Lesley Pyle

Lesley Pyle is the Founder and CEO of HireMyMom.com, a remote job platform connecting Small Businesses with Virtual Professionals across the country since 2007.  Pyle began her work from home journey in 1995 after having her first child and started her first online business in 1996. She serves on the Board of Directors for Mighty Oaks Foundation, The Texas Youth Foundation and is a contributing writer to Entrepreneur.com. She and her family reside in Texas.
Tune in to hear Lesley share her story of entrepreneurship in the web-based world during the days of dial up, before remote work and women working from a home was even a thing business would hire! 
Connect with Lesley 
 

Live, Laugh, STFU and Listen - Is Tech Fraud the New True Crime with Katie and Marissa

Move over murder mysteries, corporate con artists are the new true crime obsession. In this episode, Katie and Marissa dive deep into the seductive world of Silicon Valley scandals and the psychology behind high-stakes deception.
Marissa brings rare insider perspective, having worked closely with Elizabeth Holmes, the now-infamous CEO of Theranos whose empire was built on lies. Katie isn’t new to real-life crime either...her past includes owning a business with the infamous 'Family Feud Killer' (google it) and the woman he murdered (they were double partners in college).
Together, they unpack what makes us fascinated by fraud, how charisma becomes a weapon, and why tech’s biggest dreamers sometimes turn into its darkest figures.
Grab your headphones, pour a drink, and get ready to laugh, cringe, and question everything you thought you knew about ambition, belief, and bullshit.
Want to book Katie and Marissa for your next talk? Email katie@owlprofessionalcoaching.com

S5 Bonus Episode - The 3/5 Intuitive Manifestor Experience with Wendy Tepley

Tune in to hear Wendy share her unique insights as a intuitive 3/5 Manifestor whooo spent a lifetime avoiding conflict whenever possible. If you've ever been given feedback around 'being too intimidating', or just personally hate 'drama', this is the episode for you! As an added bonus, Wendy shares insights into her 'profit potential' based on aspects of her BG5 Institute chart. 
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S5 Episode 18 - Success Code Consulting: It Starts With Your Birth Time with Wendy Tepley

Wendy Tepley is the founder of Success Code Consulting, where she helps real people solve real work and leadership challenges without another personality test or team- building game. Through the lens of BG5 Business Institute, Wendy provides practical, personalized insights into how people are actually wired to work, lead, and succeed.
The road to her consulting work began with more than a decade running a successful digital marketing agency. In that fast-paced environment, Wendy experimented with every leadership method, productivity hack, and org chart reshuffle to keep her team on track. She knew there had to be a better way to understand how people naturally operate, beyond the surface-level tools everyone else was using. When her agency was acquired in 2022, she turned her attention to exploring new possibilities and that’s when she discovered BG5.
Today, Wendy helps individuals and leaders who are done with the generic advice and ready for real clarity: how to make decisions, manage energy, and create success in a way that feels aligned and sustainable. Her work blends experience, intuition, and a no-fluff approach that meets you where you are, whether you’re navigating a career pivot or trying to figure out why your high-performing team is stuck.
Tune in to hear a natural leader and great initiator share her leadership journey that begins with your birth time, date, and location. 
Connect with Wendy https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendytepley/

S5 Episode 17 - What Makes Your Soul Shine with Nikki Duncan

Have you ever wondered what truly makes your soul happy? For Nikki, it’s the magic of nature—feeling the sun, listening to the birds, and connecting with the energies all around. Through her journey of foraging herbs and flowers, making remedies, teas, and tinctures, she’s learned that nature is the ultimate teacher in healing mind, body, and soul. 
Nikki's soul truly shines when she is sharing her wisdom, creations, and stories to help you find yourself in nature too. From natural skincare you can make at home, to soulful red-clay tie-dyed shirts that let your spirit shine, Nikki invites you to walk beside her as she learns, creates, and inspires. 
Tune in to her Nikki share her story of finding her soul shine and how you can discover the little things that make your soul truly shine right alongside here!
Connect with Nikki 
https://soulshinedays.square.site/

S5 Episode 16 - Along Came Reiki and Real Wellness with Erin Rector

If you tuned in to Season 3, “Along Came Polly,” you’ll remember Erin Rector’s incredible health and weight-loss journey that led to eliminating a stubborn parasite Katie affectionately named, Polly.
Fast forward two years, and Erin’s story has only grown more inspiring. Through the healing power of Reiki, she has discovered real wellness for the first time, releasing 80 pounds, freeing herself from stuck stress, and, more importantly, unlocking her own intuitive gifts.
Today, Erin is the founder of Erinitutitve Wellness, where she uses those gifts to help others release fear and stress, empowering them to step into their fullest potential. Erinituitive Wellness is based in Knoxville, Tennessee (Sequoia Hills), and she leads virtual meditations every Sunday evening at 7pm and Monday morning at 6:30am.
Tune in to hear owl about Erin's next chapter of healing, transformation, and real wellness with reiki. As an added bonus, hear about Katie's personal experience with her first Reiki session with Erin and check out her Katie's Classroom episode on what Reiki For Your Business is like! 
Connect with Erin https://www.erintuitive.com/

Bonus Episode - The 3/5 Emotional Manifestor Experience with Lorraine Berg

Tune in to hear Katie and Lorraine share a witty and wise conversation on Lorraine's experience living as a 3/5 emotional manifestor with an open G-Center and Sacral Center and a lot of 4 lines! 
 
Connected with Lorraine https://www.humancenteredworkplaces.com/

S5 Episode 15 - Human Centered Workplaces with Lorraine Berg

Lorraine Berg is the visionary driving force behind Human Centered Workplaces. As Founder, Consultant, and Business Analyst, Lorraine brings over two decades of expertise across dynamic leadership, entrepreneurial ventures, and corporate environments, including prestigious roles within the global beauty and wellness industries.
Renowned for her ability to untangle complexity and bring clarity to chaos, she excels at fostering alignment between leadership and teams, enhancing both communication and productivity. With a deep commitment to transformative business strategies, she leverages cutting-edge practices from the BG5 Business Institute on the Science of Differentiation, to guide her clients in achieving their goals, optimizing resources, and streamlining efforts for lasting impact.
Tune in to hear Lorriane share her insights into what team energetic entities are, and how she works with them to support more human centered workplaces.  As a bonus, you can grab her Confident Entrepreneur guide by clicking the link below.
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Katie's Classroom - Gene Key 10: The Gift of Naturalness

This week on Katie's Classroom we are diving into Gene Key 10; the shadows of the reactive and repressive patterns, the gifts that shine when this Gene Key is unlocked, and the highest expression of human potential contained within the 10th Gene Key.
Whether you have this Gene Key in your profile or not, the quest for self-empowerment is a universal one, this episode is incredibly relatable. 
You are invited to tune in to hear Katie journey though Gene Key 10; through the shadow of self-obsession to the gift of Naturalness and Being (at ease), and bring your own chart to contemplate how the energy of this Gene Key moves through your own life!
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The Gene Keys, by Richard Rudd, are an open system that you can explore in a variety of ways. Unlike many teachings, they are a self-teaching transmission that awakens within you, rather than a structure imposed from the outside through a set discipline or teacher. In this sense, the Gene Keys are an adventure that you can tailor to your own life, moving at your own pace and trusting in your intuition and imagination. -The Gene Keys: Embracing Your Higher Purpose by Richard Rudd