CEO School with Suneera Madhani

In today's episode, you'll hear from Helen Martinez, attorney, serial entrepreneur, and founder of WKND WYFR. Helen shares how she combined her multiple passions for law, design, and business to pave the way for her serial entrepreneurial journey. You'll learn the steps Helen took to self-fund a software product, her experience selling the company before it hit the market, and a beautiful, colossal fast failure that helped Helen hone in on her genius and make room to explore real estate development. Helen tells about the beginnings of WKND WYFR, her elevated lifestyle accessories company born in a day during a trip to India. Connect with Helen: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wknd_wyfr/ Shop WKND WYFR: https://www.wknd-wyfr.com/ 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/

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera shares what a 1:1 is, why it's essential, and how to have an effective 1:1. Whether you are a professional with a few direct reports, a CEO with a large team, or a solopreneur with a couple of contractors, you'll learn why effective 1:1s are beneficial to driving business results. Suneera shares why it is our job as leaders to check in, ensure the team is healthy and strong, and provide them the support they need. 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/

In today's episode, you'll hear from Kay Rawlins, founder and owner of the Orlando City Soccer Club. Kay shares her path of getting two college degrees at age 31, moving from England to America, the challenges she faced to start the soccer club in Austin, TX and her ultimate move to Orlando. You'll learn how she built a raving fan base for the Orlando City Soccer Club and how her team used grassroot marketing techniques to create a vision the community rallies around. Kay shares how she uses the platform she has built to champion women, inclusivity and diversity in the Orlando City Soccer Club and the Orlando community. Kay Rawlins is a Founder and owner of Orlando City Soccer Club and serves as the Senior VP of Community Relations and President of the Foundation. Kay heads up the Orlando City Foundation and is a board member for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, Cannonball Kids cancer, Central Florida Foundation, 4 Rivers Foundation, Florida Sports Foundation and the Commission on Homelessness. Kay was awarded 2016 Businesswoman of the Year by the Orlando Business Journal and gave a talk at TEDx Orlando 2017. Connect with Kay: Twitter: https://twitter.com/kay_rawlins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kay-rawlins-b671421a6/ Learn more about the Orlando City Foundation: https://www.orlandocityfoundation.org/ 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 digital monthly community to help you level up and leadership and life. Learn more today at https://join.theceoschool.co/

Stax, formerly Fattmerchant, is consistently featured on Inc.’s Best Workplaces, one of Suneera’s proudest accomplishments. Today’s Wine Down Wednesday episide features a throwback of Suneera sharing how she established mission-centric values that have led to building a culture that drives business success with over 300 employees. Join us for the exclusive CEO School Conference September 16-18, 2022: Register Today: www.nothingbadhappens.com 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 digital monthly community to help you level up and leadership and life. Learn more today at https://join.theceoschool.co/

On today’s episode Suneera shares her conversation with the OG Girlboss, serial entrepreneur and New York Times Bestselling Author Sophia Amoruso. Over the past 16 years, she has built big companies and failed hard on the grand public stage. Sophia Amoruso founded Nasty Gal, a women's fashion retailer, which went on to be named one of "the fastest growing companies" by Inc. Magazine. In 2016, she was named one of the richest self-made women in the world by Forbes. In 2017 Amoruso founded Girlboss Media, a company that creates content for women in the millennial generation to progress as people in their personal and professional life. Her 2014 autobiography #GIRLBOSS was a New York Times 18-week bestseller and was adapted into a television series of the same name for Netflix. Today, Sophia is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs, side-hustlers and founders-to-be build their dream businesses through Business Class. Connect with Sophia: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophiaamoruso/ Website: https://www.sophiaamoruso.com/ Join us for the exclusive CEO School Conference September 16-18, 2022: Register Today: www.nothingbadhappens.com 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 digital monthly community to help you level up and leadership and life. Learn more today at https://join.theceoschool.co/

Welcome back to Wine Down Wednesdays. This week, Suneera shares a recent poll she asked on IG stories about mom guilt. The overwhelming response? We all feel it. In this episode, you'll learn how mom guilt is physiologically wired into our brains because society, since the Neanderthal times to today, identifies mothers as the ones responsible for the nurturing of children. Suneera shares her personal experience with mom guilt while she grew her technology company, and the importance of accepting that no matter how much you are doing, feeling guilt is normal. Find your village, whatever that looks like, create your goals together, and support each other. Join us for the exclusive CEO School Conference September 16-18, 2022: Register Today: www.nothingbadhappens.com 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 digital monthly community to help you level up and leadership and life. Learn more today at https://join.theceoschool.co/

How do we reach success that doesn't just look and sound good, but actually feels good? In this final conversation of our Summit Series, Suneera welcomes CEO and Best-Selling Author, Jenna Kutcher for a conversation where they discuss being empowered to show up as your whole self, developing into the leader you are called to be, setting boundaries and taking back the definition of success for your own life. Jenna Kutcher is a born-and-raised Minnesota wife, mother, and entrepreneur who aims for two things daily: helping others wake up to life and staying in comfy pants. Creator and host of the top-rated Goal Digger Podcast, she’s helped thousands redefine success and chase bold dreams through her decade-long work as a leading online personality and educator. Jenna is CEO of a multi-million dollar empire, podcaster, educator and now Best-Selling author of “How Are You, Really?”. Connect with Jenna: IG: https://www.instagram.com/jennakutcher Website: https://jennakutcher.com/links Buy Jenna's book Out now: How Are You Really? https://jennakutcher.com/book Join us for the exclusive CEO School Conference September 16-18, 2022: Register Today: www.nothingbadhappens.com 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 digital monthly community to help you level up and leadership and life. Learn more today at https://join.theceoschool.co/

What are the key components of a successful launch? In this episode we will be learning from the Launch Queen herself, Laura Phillips, founder of Love to Launch and responsible for multiple 7-figure launches for some of the industry's top leaders. As a 20-year-old single mom of two, Laura Phillips set out to build the most amazing life she could possibly have for her family. She had a thriving career as a designer, both working for an agency and on her own, but found herself trapped in a cycle of frustration and burnout. In the years that followed, she discovered her love of coaching. Now, as a Launch Strategist and founder of Love to Launch, she helps entrepreneurs sell their offers online using the power of launches. Suneera invites Laura come together for a vulnerable fireside chat to discuss the seasons of success and frustration that led her to build a career she truly loves, what a launch really is, and the power of authenticity in growing relationships and businesses. Connect with Laura: IG: https://www.instagram.com/lauraphillipshq Website: https://www.lovetolaunch.com Join us for the exclusive CEO School Conference September 16-18, 2022: Register Today: www.nothingbadhappens.com 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 digital monthly community to help you level up and leadership and life. Learn more today at https://join.theceoschool.co/ Watch this episode on YouTube: CEO School Podcast on YouTube

In today’s episode Suneera shares her conversation with CEO of Built To Impact and expert personal branding strategist, Maya Elious on how to lean into your value and charge your worth.Suneera and Maya also discuss what it takes to show up as an authentic leader and the challenges of scaling from founder to CEO. Maya Elious is a personal branding strategist and the CEO of Built To Impact, a coaching and consulting company that helps faith-based female entrepreneurs build a high-end coaching business. Through her 6-month accelerator program and her signature live event Impact Weekend, she’s helped hundreds of clients get clear on their message, confidently increase their prices, and have successful five-figure launches. She’s been featured as a top branding expert in publications like Black Enterprise, Forbes, and Business Insider. Her main mission is to help women monetize their gifts so they can create impact and build wealth.When she’s not helping her clients build their online empire, she can be found traveling, spending time with her family, or watching medical dramas Hulu. Connect with Maya: IG: https://www.instagram.com/mayaelious/ Website: https://www.mayaelious.com/ Join us for the exclusive CEO School Conference September 16-18, 2022: Register Today: www.nothingbadhappens.com 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 digital monthly community to help you level up and leadership and life. Learn more today at https://join.theceoschool.co/

After fundraising $245 million series D with a $1 billion valuation and reaching unicorn status, leading a business with over $100 million in revenue, hosting a top 100 podcast, launching my first course, leading in person retreats, being wife and mommy to my precious girls... this year alone.. I am ready for a much deserved break. In this solo episode I am letting you in on all the details of why I am ready for a season of slow and taking a break to fill my cup. Join us for the exclusive CEO School Conference September 16-18, 2022: Register Today: Nothing Bad Happens When Women Make More Money 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 digital monthly community to help you level up and leadership and life. Learn more today at https://join.theceoschool.co/