Making It with Jess Ekstrom

How do you juggle being an entrepreneur, mom, and keynote speaker? Meet Megan Reilly, the founder behind Tippi Toes's children's dance company, who was featured on a little-known show called Shark Tank. (You may have heard of it.) She and Jess discuss balancing motherhood with career aspirations and embracing both simultaneously.---Megan Reilly is a keynote speaker, COO of Tippi Toes, and host of the Who is Your Momma? Podcast.---Rate Amplify on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review for Jess Ekstrom.Amplify with Jess is produced by Earfluence, and brought to you by Mic Drop Workshop. Visit walkwest.com to see more!

A major hurdle we face as achievers is the "Wanting Mind." This mindset is consistently dissatisfied, hindering our ability to remain present. Instead of enjoying the journey, we're constantly seeking the next destination, like a child repeatedly asking, "Are we there yet?"Rate Amplify on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review for Jess Ekstrom.Amplify with Jess is produced by Earfluence, and brought to you by Mic Drop Workshop. Visit walkwest.com to see more!

As the VP of a marketing agency in 2019, Melanie Borden had zero digital footprint.  But she decided it was time to step it up, and today, as we publish this episode, she has over 181,000 followers on LinkedIn!How did she do it? And how can you step up your LinkedIn presence to increase demand for your speaking?Let's find out!---Melanie Borden is the Founder and CEO of The Borden Group, which transforms businesses and executives on LinkedIn by increasing their reach, impact, and brand marketing effectiveness, turning their personal brands into a powerful channel for achieving growth and fulfilling their mission.---Rate Amplify on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review for Jess Ekstrom.Amplify with Jess is produced by Earfluence, and brought to you by Mic Drop Workshop. Visit walkwest.com to see more!

Jess has a personal Aesop tale that shifted her views on positive and negative thoughts, luck, and she's sharing the story today to explain how it transformed her Zen energy.Rate Amplify on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review for Jess Ekstrom.Amplify with Jess is produced by Earfluence, and brought to you by Mic Drop Workshop. Visit walkwest.com to see more!

Lindsay Boccardo is no stranger to making mistakes. One of the biggest mistakes she made was walking down the aisle to marry a man while trying to convince herself she wasn't gay!  However, once she became comfortable with her authentic self, she made a career out of speaking and training organizations on how to support their team members to be themselves.Today, Lindsay talks about mistakes, bringing your full self to the stage, and how to practice the inevitable flubs - because they will happen!---Lindsay Boccardo is a keynote speaker who works with organizations who are ready to maximize the talent of multiple generations in their workforce.  She's also the creator of the Dynamic Delivery Course inside Mic Drop Workshop.---Rate Amplify on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review for Jess Ekstrom.Amplify with Jess is produced by Earfluence, and brought to you by Mic Drop Workshop. Visit walkwest.com to see more!

One of the lessons the Mic Drop Workshop team teaches is Moment to Meaning. If you can look at your day like a film strip and place your finger on a moment—big or small—what would the greater meaning of that moment be?Today, Jess unpacks Moment to Meaning and shares how it applies to becoming a more powerful, more memorable speaker.Rate Amplify on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review for Jess Ekstrom.Amplify with Jess is produced by Earfluence, and brought to you by Mic Drop Workshop. Visit walkwest.com to see more!

Where does that inner critic of yours pop up from, and how can we handle it? Jess is joined by Britt Frank, a clinician, trauma specialist, and author of The Science of Stuck. Learn tips Britt has on calming nerves, changing self-talk, and staying true to yourself in creative endeavors. ---Britt Frank, LSCSW, SEP is a human behavior expert, licensed neuropsychotherapist and author of The Science of Stuck.---Rate Amplify on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review for Jess Ekstrom.Amplify with Jess is produced by Earfluence, and brought to you by Mic Drop Workshop. Visit walkwest.com to see more!

A few years ago, Jess was on a retreat for "high-achievement women."  Everyone was in their 20s-40s, except for a woman who was probably in her mid-70s.  When Jess struck up a conversation with her, she asked if she got uncomfortable standing out at events like this.And the two words the woman taught her completely changed Jess's perspective on overthinking and creativity.Rate Amplify on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review for Jess Ekstrom.Amplify with Jess is produced by Earfluence, and brought to you by Mic Drop Workshop. Visit walkwest.com to see more!

Do you need a change in your life? Maybe you're stuck in a corporate gig, and while you love the consistent paydays and health insurance, you also feel like there’s so much more to your professional legacy.Founder and CEO of Change Enthusiasm Global, Cassandra Worthy, needed that change. She was a chemical engineer 15 years into her career at Procter and Gamble and thought she would retire there, but a voice inside told her there was more out there.  ---Cassandra Worthy is founder and CEO of Change Enthusiasm Global, a boutique consulting firm with clients that include several Fortune 500 companies, and the author of Change Enthusiasm: How to Harness the Power of Emotion for Leadership and Success.---Amplify with Jess is produced by Earfluence, and brought to you by Mic Drop Workshop. Visit walkwest.com to see more!

Today, Jess opens up about her personal journey with postpartum depression and anxiety. That period sucked, but she learned some valuable lessons on motherhood and emerged with a completely different attitude about embracing a new period of your life. Amplify with Jess is produced by Earfluence, and brought to you by Mic Drop Workshop. Visit walkwest.com to see more!