

CEO School with Suneera Madhani
Suneera Madhani
Less than 2% of female founders ever break 1M in revenue. We’re on a mission to change that. Welcome to CEO School. I'm your host, Suneera Madhani, and each week, you’ll learn from incredible mentors who’ve made it to the 2% club and women well on their way. But first, a few class rules. Grab your seat because we’re here to get sh*t done. We’re one team, one dream. And we believe that we deserve to have it all because nothing bad happens when women make more money. You’re a real business now. Class is officially in session.
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Oct 17, 2022 • 44min
204. Christie Hunter Arscott: Reimagining Risk and Trading Confidence for Courage
In today’s episode, you will hear from Christie Hunter Arscott, an award-winning advisor, speaker, and author. Suneera and Christie discuss the power of intentional risk-taking in building one’s career. They shared about how to encourage women to take chances on themselves to face intentional, intelligent, and strategic risks. Christie Hunter Arscott is a leading expert on how we can harness the power of intentional risk-taking to create more dynamic and vibrant careers and organizations. A Rhodes Scholar, Christie has been named by Thinkers50 as one of the top management thinkers likely to shape the future of business. Christie was also selected for the biannual Thinkers50 Talent Award shortlist of the top global thought leaders in the field of talent management. Christie’s research and writing have been featured across international publications, including Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fortune, European Business Review, TIME, Fast Company, Business Insider, and more. Her article "Why So Many Thirtysomething Women Are Leaving Your Company" was selected for the Harvard Business Review collection of the top articles on diversity. Christie has spoken worldwide to organizations and institutions, including the World Economic Forum, Harvard Business School, the University of Oxford, and the Global Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society. Her corporate clients include Bacardi, Deloitte, PWC, HSBC, and more. Connect with Christie
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christie.hunter.arscott/
Website: https://christiehunterarscott.com/
Buy Christie’s Book: Begin Boldly: How Women Can Reimagine Risk, Embrace Uncertainty, and Launch a Brilliant Career. Christie Hunter Arscott. https://amzn.to/3Qia05S
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Oct 12, 2022 • 24min
203. How to Start Diversifying Your Revenue
In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera Madhani discusses how to practically diversify your business’ revenue streams by focusing on your core product or service and, as you grow, add on more services at different levels and get that oh-so-coveted monthly recurring revenue. Join The Boardroom: Your virtual mastermind membership for emerging and established CEOs who are ready to scale their income, impact & team through accountability and community: https://join.theceoschool.co/ Follow @ceoschool on Instagram for inspiration and exclusive behind-the-scenes you won’t find anywhere else.

Oct 10, 2022 • 50min
202. Sunaina Sinha Haldea: Training Your Mind and Building Success on Your Own Terms
In today’s episode, you will hear from Sunaina Sinha Haldea, Global Head of the Private Capital Advisory Group. Suneera and Sunaina share a candid conversation about how to beat imposter syndrome and build on your own terms, train your mind, and maintain your well-being as a top leader. Prior to joining Raymond James, she was the founder and Managing Partner of Cebile Capital, a placement agent and secondaries advisor, which was acquired by Raymond James in May 2021. Sunaina is also a prolific angel investor and has served as Chairman of the Board of Mindful Chef (now Nestle), and Chairman of the Board of Barrecore (now United Fitness Brands). She currently serves on the Boards of SFC Energy AG and Grana LLC. Sunaina is a Guest Lecturer at Stanford University in masters level courses in the School of Engineering and serves on Stanford University’s LEAD Council. She has written and published case studies for the Stanford Technology Ventures Program in the Stanford School of Engineering. She is a frequent contributor on CNBC Squawk Box In her spare time, Ms. Sinha Haldea is a keen wine enthusiast, having qualified as a Certified Sommelier from the Court of Masters Sommeliers. Connect with SunainaLinkedIn: Sunaina Sinha Haldea
Follow @ceoschool for inspiration and exclusive behind-the-scenes you won’t find anywhere else. This episode is sponsored by The Club, a digital monthly community to help you level up in leadership and life. Learn more today at https://join.theceoschool.co/

Oct 5, 2022 • 14min
201. This Proven Project Management Hack Will Give You Back Your Time
In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera is sharing what sprint planning is and how you can use it in your day to day life to accomplish big projects. You'll learn how sprint planning allows you to visually see progress towards your goals and makes it easier to delegate tasks to your team so that you can complete your projects faster and more efficiently. Follow @ceoschool for inspiration and exclusive behind-the-scenes you won’t find anywhere else. This episode is sponsored by The Club, a digital monthly community to help you level up in leadership and life. Learn more today at https://join.theceoschool.co/

Oct 3, 2022 • 44min
200. Ali Schwebel of Vibrant Body Company: Business, Bras and the Disrupting the Intimates Industry
In today’s episode, you will hear from Ali Schwebel, CEO of Vibrant Body Company, the creators of Certified Clean First Layers™ aka bras, undies, and tanks that are disrupting the women’s apparel industry. After pursuing entrepreneurship on her own and becoming the managing director at BeautyCounter, Ali shares her experience of getting past her fear and accepting her role as CEO. Ali Schwebel is passionate about mission-driven, female-focused brands that put an emphasis on women’s health and wellness and forever disrupt the status quo. For the past 8 years, she has been an advocate for Beautycounter, the leader in clean beauty. Through her efforts she has been an advocate for change, working with lawmakers on the importance of stronger personal care legislation that has transformed the skin care industry. Ali is now the CEO of Vibrant Body Company — a company pioneering Certified Clean First Layer™ in the Intimates industry through education and a Body First™ design mentality. Ali Is a wife and mother of two. Connect with Ali
Ali Schwebel: https://www.instagram.com/alischwebel
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vibrantbodycompany
Website: https://vibrantbodycompany.com/
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Sep 28, 2022 • 22min
199. Carolina Flores: Why ‘Quiet Quitting’ Won’t Help
In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera Madhani invites Carolina Flores, CEO School Podcast Manager, and Co-Founder of Hi Hello Labs, for a candid conversation on the critical importance of stewarding opportunities to move your career forward and why ‘quiet quitting’ won’t help. Connect with Carolina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinadiplanflores/ Website: https://www.hihellolabs.com/ Join The Club: A monthly digital membership for entrepreneurs looking for community, consistency, and coaching to take their business & life to the next level. https://join.theceoschool.co/join-the-club Follow @ceoschool on Instagram for inspiration and exclusive behind-the-scenes you won’t find anywhere else.

Sep 26, 2022 • 49min
198. Maricella Herrera: Top 3 Reasons Women Are Held Back From Success
In today’s episode, you will hear from Maricella Herrera, CEO of Ellevate,the largest community for women+ at work focused on creating a culture of equity and inclusion in business. After working with thousands of women, Maricella shares her experience and the top three recurring reasons she believes women are held back from success. As a strategy executive with 15 years of experience building and scaling teams, brands and businesses, Maricella has led the creation of impactful programming such as the annual Mobilize Women Summit, which reaches thousands of professionals across the globe and is supported by some of the world’s leading companies. Maricella is also the host of the Ellevate Podcast, Conversations with Women Changing the Face of Business. Through her 10-year career at Ellevate Network, she has managed the business through an acquisition, a re-brand, and a full operational/workforce transformation. Prior to Ellevate, Maricella held several positions in real estate banking at Banamex, Citi’s Mexican subsidiary, where she worked on providing credit funding for low income housing development projects in the north of Mexico. Connect with Maricella
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellevate_ntwk
Website: https://www.ellevatenetwork.com/
Follow @ceoschool for inspiration and exclusive behind-the-scenes you won’t find anywhere else. This episode is sponsored by The Club, a digital monthly community to help you level up in leadership and life. Learn more today at https://join.theceoschool.co/

Sep 21, 2022 • 1h 12min
197. Top Five Lessons For Scaling Your Business
In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera Madhani discusses her top 5 lessons in scaling to a billion-dollar business. Listen for a practical conversation and tactical tips on scaling your business and going from entrepreneur to CEO. Join The Boardoom: Your virtual mastermind membership for emerging and established CEOs who are ready to scale their income, impact & team through accountability and community: https://join.theceoschool.co/ Follow @ceoschool on Instagram for inspiration and exclusive behind-the-scenes you won’t find anywhere else.

Sep 19, 2022 • 53min
196. Amy Porterfield: From Meeting Minutes to Millionaire and Building A Business You Love
In today’s episode, you will hear from Amy Porterfield, host of the top-ranked business podcast “Online Marketing Made Easy”, digital course creation expert and creator of best-selling online courses boasting multiple 7-figure revenues, and 250,000+ loyal subscribers. Amy Porterfield went from overworked “yes girl” to helping thousands of online entrepreneurs build a life and business they love. Connect with Amy
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amyporterfield/
Website: https://www.amyporterfield.com/
Learn more about Digital Course Academy: https://www.amyporterfield.com/waitlist-2022/
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Sep 14, 2022 • 22min
195. The Reason You Need Your Business To Break
In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera discusses Mikitani’s Rule of 3 and 10 and why it’s a critical component of scaling your business. Listen in to learn why the systems in your business will inevitably stop working and, more importantly, why it’s necessary for scale and growth. Listen for a practical conversation and tactical tips on preparing for scale. Follow @ceoschool for inspiration and exclusive behind-the-scenes you won’t find anywhere else. This episode is sponsored by The Club, a Quarterly box and monthly digital community to help you level up in leadership and life. Learn more today at https://join.theceoschool.co/ Shop our CEO School Planner: https://theceoschool.co/shop-planner-pink Follow @ceoschool on Instagram for inspiration and exclusive behind-the-scenes you won’t find anywhere else. This episode is sponsored by The Club, a Quarterly box and monthly digital community to help you level up in leadership and life. Learn more today at https://join.theceoschool.co/


