The Impact Table Podcast (Impact Table)

Introducing The Impact Table Podcast. In this podcast - we share thoughtful, heart-centered, and powerful conversations, with each other and women leaders in social impact who we admire. We bring you authentic, behind-the-scenes stories, the unfiltered truth that we all crave, tools to navigate your own journey… and a whole lot of inspiration.

You can find us every Tuesday with a new podcast episode that will inform, inspire, and infuse renewed energy in your life as a mission-driven leader.   Right now we're live on Spotify, Apple

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Impact Table podcast, where Impact Table Podcast Host, Marssie Versola kicks things off by sharing stories from her own personal leadership and impact journey and the inspiration behind creating the Impact Table.

In this episode, Marssie shares meaningful moments that have shaped her leadership path, rooted in a family history rich with perseverance and purpose.  Listen in as Marssie shares a behind-the-scenes look at challenges she's navigated and experiences that led her to create the Impact Table. 

This episode also looks candidly at the challenges many women leaders face, including subtle biases and career progression. Marssie shares the awkward time she was asked "do you do windows", and how she understood immediately the critical role allies play in elevating emerging leaders, but only recognized the inherent bias years later.  And, she shares about the broken ideas she adopted about earning a seat at the table while navigating alone, and the lessons she learned the hard way.

This episode promises a heartfelt discussion that considers the wide, uncharted landscape of navigating a journey in impact as a woman leader, the disparities we confront, and the allies who stand with us.

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​​How can you live and lead without turning your back on yourself and instead find the place where you are most powerful?  Mindy Barenblat, respected leader and former VP and General Manager of Blackbaud University, began with a liberal arts degree in theater and started her career in social impact at Teach for America where she quickly learned, after working herself sick, that while setting boundaries amongst so much need was difficult, it was imperative.  Mindy shares the two promises she made to herself (that every high achiever should commit to), how to find your authentic values, and why finding balance in leadership is both practical and powerful.

- Apply to take a seat at the Impact Table  at www.impacttable.com/apply

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In this episode of the Impact Table podcast, we talk about how defining our core values is essential to living a life we love and leading for impact.  Building on insights from our previous guest Mindy Barenblat, a respected leader who champions authenticity and balance, we delve into the transformative exercise of defining (and then choosing to live by) our core values. Inspired by Brene Brown's work, we introduce a values exercise to help listeners identify and prioritize their two or three most important core values.  And, we talk about what can happen when we put our core values truly at the core of our leadership.

Marssie discusses the obligation we have as leaders to uphold the values of our organizations, and why it’s important that we feel aligned with the values (written and unwritten) of the organizations we lead.   And she dives into the Impact Table's organizational core values  - Intentionality, Mutuality, Positivity, Abundance, Clarity of Purpose, and Togetherness.   And, 

So many gifts in this episode including a mindset shift we ALL need and a new Impact Table Core Values Worksheet you can complete on your own and with your team.

Download the Core Values Worksheet here.

Ready to take a seat at the Table? 
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What does powerful leadership built on courage, kindness and humility look like?  

This week, Maureen Sedonaen, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco shares about her journey in impact that led her to create the Youth Leadership Institute where she inspired and equipped thousands of young leaders to create tangible and measurable change by cultivating their own unique wisdom, experiences, passion and individuaitly and paired it with critical skills like collecting data, creating strategy and influencing decision makers. Maureen shares about changing the outdated narrative that leading with empathy is soft, the importance of leading with humility and kindness, the power of courageous conversations, and the necessity of work-life connection and non-negotiables.

Apply to take a seat at the Impact Table  at www.impacttable.com/apply

Find Maureen on Linkedin here

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​​How can you practice feminine and embodied leadership to make better decisions, communicate more effectively, and find more joy in your work and life? 

This week Hannah Wells, mid-career sustainability leader turned soulful service and feminine leadership coach, shares what it was like being a high school student and being exposed to the impacts of a Chevron oil spill in Ecuador and how that led to her committing her education and career to sustainability in an effort to be a part of the solution.  

We talk about how the weight of the problems we seek to solve and the guilt of carrying such an obligation for so many years can lead to a cycle of burnout.  And, we discuss Hannah's courageous choice that led her to learn, practice, and now celebrate and teach feminine leadership and embodied practices to individuals and groups including an incredible soulful service retreat she’s offering in March of this year (details linked below!).

• Apply to take a seat at the Impact Table  at www.impacttable.com/apply 
• Find Hannah on Linkedin here and find out more about her soulful service retreat here
• Follow Impact Table on LinkedIn here, on Instagram @ImpactTable or on Facebook

An involuntary exit can be either the typical lay-off, when someone is let go suddenly, or a faux firing which is when an organization has created such a toxic environment that it is impossible to achieve any of your goals, so you leave.  Sound familiar?

In this week's episode we are in conversation with Robin Merle, fundraising consultant, author, and speaker, and impact leader.  In addition to hearing about Robin’s impact journey, and experience as a professional fundraiser, of course the topic of involuntary exits, which is not only an incredibly important topic, but also the title of Robin's latest book.  We discuss the importance of sharing our struggles and challenges with others and the reliance it creates, we talk about the four phases one can expect to navigate after an involuntary exit, and we dive into the practice of mastering the reframe.

If you’re navigating an involuntary exit, or know someone who is, this is a must-listen.  

• Apply to take a seat at the Impact Table  at www.impacttable.com/apply 
• Find Robin on Linkedin here and find out more about Involuntary Exits book and workshops here
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How can you lead by example and build movements through leveraging strategic support, thoughtful systems, and intentional rhythms?   We share this and more in this week's episode.

This week, Lisa Friscia, President and Founder of Franca Consulting and founding Impact Table member joins me (and my ongoing laryngitis - it's like an unwelcome guest that won't leave...) for a powerful conversation about her own leadership journey.  Lisa shares tons of really insightful lessons she learned throughout her experience first as a teacher, then as an administrator in education, and now as a Consultant supporting small to medium-sized organizations with strategy and talent solutions.  

Lisa is a steady, clear voice with a dedication to building cultures and teams that deliver on outcomes and drive toward powerful impact. 

But leadership isn't just about getting things done; it's about inspiring others, cultivating community, and fostering a culture of empowerment. In this episode we talk about the importance of embracing strategic support mechanisms, such as coaching and mentorship, and implementing thoughtful systems and rhythms for yourself and your team, to navigate challenges more effectively while creating cultures of psychological safety and operational rigor that can lighten the burden of social impact work.  

This episode we explore the importance of intentional leadership practices that prioritize people (both ourselves and others), foster collaboration up and down the organization, and ensure organizational operations that support not only the mission but also the individuals in service.

• Find Lisa on Linkedin here
• Curious about taking a seat at the Table? Join us for an Member Info Session, offered daily at 10 am.
• Get your guest pass for our March Visionary Speaker Session here.
• Ready to apply to take a seat at the Impact Table?  Apply at  www.impacttable.com/apply 
• Follow Impact Table on LinkedIn here, on Instagram @ImpactTable or on Facebook

The Change-makers Handbook and How to Lead by Being a First Follower

This week, Elena Bondareva,  Founder and CEO of Vivit Group Worldwide, a consultancy designed to accelerate the emergence of solutions that will positively shape the coming decades and author of the newly released Change-maker's Handbook joins us on the Impact Table Podcast to share about her own leadership journey and how she's built and designed an intentional leadership path and professional career on being a first follower.  

• Find Elena on Linkedin here
• Grab her new book, Change-maker's Handbook: Everything you need to know to create meaningful impact through business, here
• Curious about taking a seat at the Table? Join us for a Member Info Session, offered daily at 10 am or book a 1-1 call with Marssie here.
• Get your guest pass for our March Visionary Speaker Session here.
• Ready to apply to take a seat at the Impact Table?  Apply at  www.impacttable.com/apply 
• Follow Impact Table on LinkedIn here, on Instagram @ImpactTable or on Facebook

How do you recognize your patterns, claim your worth, and inspire others to walk with you?  In this episode, Angela Parker Co-founder and CEO of Realized Worth, and Impact Table member, shares about her journey in impact and the powerful experiences that led her to build Realized Worth, a global consulting firm focused on delivering transformative volunteer experiences.  Angela shares about her experience as a child and the devastating loss of her mother that led her to question her own worthiness from a young age.  She shares about the self-doubt that followed her through her life, about the disorienting dilemma that led her to question everything, and the despair that allowed her to reinvent herself.  And, she shares about what it takes to claim (and reclaim) our true worthiness in order to create a powerful impact.  

Angela is a humble demonstration of how honesty, vulnerability, and a commitment to continual growth can allow us to lead and live fully simply walking on our own unique path with courage in a way that inspires others to join us.  Her presence, spirit, and courage to be uniquely herself as a leader are powerful to witness.  

• Find Angela on Linkedin here
• Learn more about Realized Worth here
• Apply to take a seat at the Impact Table  at www.impacttable.com/apply 
• Follow Impact Table on LinkedIn here, on Instagram @ImpactTable or on Facebook

In this episode, Marssie shares five things every woman in social impact needs to stop doing right now.  Limiting beliefs and negative self-talk getting in your way? Are you under-earning, over-working, people-pleasing and/or operating in an echo chamber? If any of these words sound familiar or resonate with you, you’re not alone. This episode is for you. 

• Find Marssie on Linkedin here
• Apply to take a seat at the Impact Table  at www.impacttable.com/apply 

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How do you unlock empathy, learning, and growth, and open new perspectives spark that unlock creativity and innovation through service? It may be easier than you think.  

In this episode, Sarah Middleton, Impact Table Member and Founder and CEO of Mission Up shares about her journey in impact that began at age 12 volunteering in a local home for seniors.  The good feeling she found from being of service has followed and colored her entire impact journey including work as an Americorps out of college, time as a residential house parent for girls facing sometimes unspeakable challenges, transitioning to corporate and becoming the first Executive Director of the PIMCO Foundation, and now helping power purpose and build community connection for companies and through community activations.  Sarah brings a contagious enthusiasm, a deep commitment to service, and a superpower for connection.  

• Find Sarah on Linkedin here
• Learn more about Mission Up here
• Apply to take a seat at the Impact Table  at www.impacttable.com/apply 

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As we wrap up Q1, it’s all too easy to keep pushing forward full steam ahead without taking the time to celebrate or to pause and recalibrate.  

We’re all used to performance management as an employee, a manager, a leader - these may be conversations that you dread.  Or, if you’ve learned to really use them as an opportunity to connect, they may be conversations you look forward to.  

But, how many of us take the time to connect with ourselves every quarter?  Now, is the perfect time to set aside an hour or two and to give yourself the gift of reflecting. 

In this week’s episode, we share how to conduct a Personal Quarterly Review -  5 Powerful Questions to Ask Yourself. So, grab a cup of your favorite beverage, find a quiet corner and get ready for powerful questions that will surely lead you with powerful reflections to move you into greater impact.

• Sign up for one of our Info Sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30am Pacific or 12:00pm Pacific
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This week we’re sharing another playback of a recent Impact Table Visionary Speaker Session with Lauren McCann, Founder and CEO of Procure Impact who is in conversation with Heather Sheldon, Impact Table’s Director of Growth.  Lauren’s passion and compassion for creating an equitable world and using business as a force for good is palpable.  And her humility and courage to lead with heart and live to the point of tears daily is something we can all celebrate. 

• Find Lauren on LinkedIn 
• Find Procure Impact on LinkedIn 
• Connect with Heather on LinkedIn 
• Apply to take a seat at the Impact Table  at www.impacttable.com/apply 

In this episode, Impact Table Podcast host and Impact Table Creator Marssie shares about her recent two-week road trip from California to Texas and the similarities she found in the epic journey to see the syzygy (that's a fancy scientific word for "total eclipse") and the journey we all forge as leaders in social impact.  

From making the decision to get out of your comfort zone to getting the buy-in of those going with you, having a roadmap and a plan, navigating the nuances between fear and discomfort, believing in what's possible, and more... Marssie shares about the adventure and the learnings we can all use in our journey as mission-driven women leaders.

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In this episode of the Impact Table Podcast, Podcast host Marssie Versola dives deep into the journey and impactful work of Gretchen Villegas, a seasoned leader in international development and a founding member of the Impact Table. 

Through this candid conversation, Gretchen reflects on her transformational experiences, starting from her time in the Peace Corps to her leadership roles spanning over 16 years across various countries in Africa and Central America. She shares profound insights into the essence of global development, emphasizing the importance of partnerships, community engagement, and aligning values across sectors for sustainable impact.

Gretchen's narrative beautifully illustrates the power of mentorship, resilience, and celebrating milestones along the way. She shares heartwarming anecdotes of empowering women like Amenye in Malawi and Josephine in Uganda, highlighting the ripple effect of investing in individuals and communities.

As the landscape of social impact evolves, Gretchen's perspective offers valuable lessons on navigating complexities, building bridges across sectors, and staying hopeful amidst grand challenges.

In this week’s episode, host Marssie Versola talks about the importance of building your personal and professional network.  She shares her own experience coming up as an emerging leader learning "how to network" and the many incredibly awkward situations she endured until she realized networking can really just be about fostering relationships and friendships that are mutually supportive professionally and personally.    

She talks about why building a network is important, and how to do it in a way that fosters connection and community, and brings you greater happiness, widened opportunities, and ongoing growth.

This week we’re sharing a playback of a recent Impact Table Visionary Speaker Session with Betty LaMarr, Founder of EmpowHer Institute.  We hear from Betty who shares about her experience transitioning from a successful corporate career to launching and growing EmpowHer Institute - an organization designed to help improve the lives of women and girls and eradicate systemic barriers girls from marginalized communities face.   

In this episode, we dive deep into the topic of balancing leadership excellence and personal well-being in social impact business. 

Interested in Impact Table for Emerging Leaders?  Register for our 3-day FREE Lead for Impact Workshop for Emerging Leaders, June 10-12

Find Betty on LinkedIn here and remember to follow Impact Table on LinkedIn too.

We're excited to share part one of a four-part mini-series for stepping into greater leadership 

Throughout this series, we'll unveil a transformative 4-part framework designed to empower leaders at every stage of their journey. Whether you're just embarking on your path as a leader in social impact or a seasoned veteran seeking to amplify your impact, this series is tailor-made for you.

In this episode, we delve into the first component of our framework: "Lean into Your Super Power." Discover why embracing your unique DNA blueprint and life experiences and leaning into your superpower is pivotal to unlocking greater leadership. 

When you lead authentically, from a place of innate strength and authenticity, you light up and attract those destined to join you on your journey.

Join us as we explore practical reflections to help you harness your superpower and ignite your leadership prowess. Grab your mental notepad or journal and prepare to embark on a journey of self-discovery and empowerment. 

Because in a world yearning for diverse leadership voices, embracing your superpower isn't just about personal fulfillment—it's about shaping a brighter future for us all.

• Register for our FREE 3-Day Lead for Impact Workshop June 10-12th
• Email Marssie at Marssie at ImpactTable dot Com to share your reflections on your superpower

This week we are getting into part two of our four-part mini-series for stepping into greater leadership. 

Throughout this series, we're unveiling a transformative 4-part framework designed to empower you at every stage of your leadership journey.  Whether you're just embarking on your path as a leader in social impact or a seasoned veteran seeking to amplify your impact, this series is tailor-made for you.

In this episode, we delve into the second part of our framework: "Uncovering The Unconscious Patterns That Are Getting in Your Way. "  Through digging deep, we uncover and understand the underlying patterns, behaviors, blindspots, and beliefs that are getting in your way and holding you back with or without you knowing it. 

These patterns can be deeply ingrained in our subconscious, influencing our actions and decisions without us even realizing it.

It’s not about being in judgment or being critical of yourself, but instead taking a real look at what patterns are getting in your way, so that you can understand them and address them.

These questions require deep, honest self-reflection and introspection.  If you're not willing to get curious and really honest, you can skip this episode!  

You can only grow as a leader the amount that you are willing to grow personally.

Are you an emerging leader looking to step into greater leadership, or an established leader to reset your energy and propel yourself forward? Register for our FREE 3-Day Lead for Impact Workshop from June 10-12th.

Welcome to part three of our four-part mini-series for stepping into greater leadership.

Throughout this series, we are unveiling a transformative 4-part framework designed to empower your impact at every stage of your journey. Whether you're just embarking on your path as a leader in social impact or a seasoned veteran seeking to amplify your impact, this series is tailor-made for you.

In this episode, we delve into the third component of our framework: Creating a Vision of and for Your Future Self.

In this episode, we help you move towards clarity about where you are going and why you are going there.  And, we go one step further, to move towards clarity on how stepping into greater leadership will feel.

In order to step into greater leadership we must understand where we are going.  

In order to commit to where we are going, we must believe deeply in the “why” of where we are going.

And in order to practically move forward consistently we must be able to embody what it will feel like to step into greater leadership. 

• Register for our FREE 3-Day Lead for Impact Workshop June 10-12th
• Email Marssie at Marssie at ImpactTable dot Com to share your reflections on your vision

In part four of our mini-series, we discuss the importance of surrounding yourself by others who lift you up, throughout your leadership journey.

Navigating a career in social impact can be rewarding and fulfilling. It can also be challenging, lonely, confusing, and emotionally taxing.  It is normal to feel lost, isolated, or unclear about where to start or where to go next when it comes to growing as a leader, building your confidence, magnifying your influence, and maximizing your impact - while discovering and staying true to what’s really important to you.

Seeking and allowing that space of belonging in a community that elevates you is a critical part of stepping into greater leadership and maintaining the endurance, mindset, and energy to keep moving forward as a leader in social impact.

• Register for our FREE 3-Day Lead for Impact Workshop June 10-12th
• Email Marssie at Marssie at ImpactTable dot Com to share your reflections on your own journey

Listen back to Day 1 of our Lead for Impact Workshop.  What you'll hear:

❤️ You'll get a taste of what it's like inside the Impact Table. 
⭐ You'll be invited to step into the brightest, most confident, most supported, most thriving version of yourself so that you can lead from that place.
✅ You'll hear exclusive tips from our Established and Executive Level Impact Table members on what Emerging Leaders need to know.
And more...

While we've designed this workshop with our Emerging Leaders in mind, you'll find value wherever you are in your leadership journey.

Curious about joining us tomorrow?

Register at www.impacttable.com/workshop 

In Day 2 of our Lead for Impact Workshop, we invite you to reflect on the unconscious patterns that are getting in your way.  And we encouraged you to explore the actions you can practice to move past those patterns and try a new way of operating. 

This is where the fun starts. Now you're starting to lean into your superpower and unroot the patterns that you've carried with you up until now. This isn't an overnight transformation.  But with commitment, accountability, and continued learning and growth, you're paving the path to greater leadership and impact moment by moment.  

In Day 3 of our Lead for Impact Workshop we're adding a critical component to your roadmap to unlocking greater leadership and impact.

Today, our work is focused on creating a compelling vision for where you're going.  Without this critical component, you risk being stuck, operating out of unconscious patterns, walking (or running) in circles, or worse, moving toward a vision that isn't even yours.

And we share our secret to how you can accelerate your path to the leadership and impact you're envisioning, now.

Listen in as we deliver powerful personal and leadership growth beyond the typical business setting with a powerful visualization exercise to move you into a compelling vision of your future self. 

If you're ready to take your seat at the Table, join us at www.impacttable.com/join.

You are not here to get things done. You are not here to hustle.  You are not here to burn out.  You are here to flourish.  And as a byproduct of your flourishing, everything around you will flourish.

According to a recent study published by the Center for Effective Philanthropy, most funders and 95% of leaders in nonprofit organizations express some level of concern about burnout, with 87% of nonprofit leaders expressing concerns about their own burnout and 75% indicating that burnout among their staff is impacting their organization’s ability to achieve its mission.

This week we’re sharing another playback of a recent Impact Table Visionary Speaker Session with Nataly Kogan, Founder and CEO of Happier, Inc. and the Founder of the Awesome Human Project, who shares about her own burnout story, what she's learned, and the beliefs and practices that we all need to live happier, more flourishing lives.  

• Find Nataly on LinkedIn 
• Apply to take a seat at the Impact Table  at www.impacttable.com/apply 

We're nearly. halfway through the year, and in this week's episode we're taking the time to pause for a mid-year checkpoint.  

In this episode, we invite you to take some time, as we get to the halfway mark of 2024 to reflect on the goals, intentions, or vision you set at the beginning of the quarter or the year, and also to notice what you have to celebrate, to review the challenges you've faced, to check in on how you are taking care of your mind and your spirit, and how you are treating your body.  

After you take a listen, you can take some time to reflect on these 5 prompts:

1. First, review any goals, intentions, or vision you set for yourself at the start of the quarter or the start of the year.
2. What Can I Celebrate? 
3. What Challenges Did I Face and How Did I Overcome Them? 
4. How Am I Taking Care of Personal Energy: My Mind and My Spirit? 
5. How Am I Taking Care of My Body? 

Tune in to reflect, recalibrate, and reenergize as we move into the second half of the year.

Ready to take a seat at the table? Join us here @ www.impacttable.com/join or register for our upcoming retreat at www.impacttable.com/retreat.

In this week's episode of the Impact Table Podcast, host Marssie Versola is in conversation with Baily Hancock Professional Friend-Maker and Connection Strategist.  A natural-born connector and extracurricular enthusiast, Baily has spent her life curating community and nurturing her network, priding herself on being only a degree or two of separation from just about anyone (including Kevin Bacon). Throughout the past decade, she's taught hundreds of entrepreneurs and social impact leaders how to connect and collaborate with others to amplify their message, attract their ideal clients, and increase their impact in the world.
 
Connection and community are not a nice to have.  They are a non-negotiable.

Find Baily on LinkedIn here.
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This week's episode is a playback of one of our most powerful Visionary Speaker Sessions yet with special guest and Impact Table Member, Katie McCleary who is a vivacious champion of creatives, entrepreneurs, and leaders who actively pursue their vision to improve people’s lives - and incredible human.  

In this talk, Katie gets real and shares with deep vulnerability and powerful strength about her own journey and what it means to show up with tenacity, intention, and love - in life and specifically around tough topics - including one of my favorites, that I don’t think we talk about nearly enough, ESPECIALLY in the social impact space- that tough topic of money.

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Find Katie on LinkedIn here or find her on howtobridgethegap.com

The statistics on burnout in the social impact sector are staggering.  According to a recent study published by the Center for Effective Philanthropy, most funders and 95% of leaders in nonprofit organizations express some level of concern about burnout, with 87% of nonprofit leaders expressing concerns about their own burnout and 75% indicating that burnout among their staff is impacting their organization’s ability to achieve their mission.  

And we know that women in social impact, already affected by the gender pay gap, are often further burdened by the lack of of nonprofit organizations or purpose-driven departments to offer equal or competitive pay or benefits, a lack of leadership and professional development, under-resourced teams and organizations, regularly reported feelings of isolation and overwhelm, high emotional investment and demands in this work (especially in roles in direct service), and largely recognized inequalities in the home, with women taking on most household and caregiving responsibilities.

But, despite these very real challenges, what if we could let it be easy?  

Listen in.

In this week's episode of the Impact Table Podcast we are sharing some of our favorite moments from the first half of 2024.  

You'll hear from podcast host and Creator of the Impact Table Marssie sharing some of the experiences that were foundational to her inspiration for starting the Impact Table, and guests Mindy Barenblat on authenticity, how to know you're out of balance, and the power of turquoise time, Maureen Sedonan, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Greater Bay Area on leading with kindness, empathy, and higher level values and Robin Merle navigating involuntary exits.   

Learn more about Impact Table at www.impacttable.com.

In this week's episode of the Impact Table Podcast, we are sharing more of our favorite moments from the first half of 2024.  

This week, you'll hear from three Impact Table Founding Members: Lisa Friscia on the importance of creating and having psychological safety, Angela Parker on disorienting dilemmas, choosing new paradigms, and what it takes to walk your unique path in a way that others want to join you, and Sarah Middleton on creating cultures of service.  

Learn more about Impact Table at www.impacttable.com.

In this week's episode of the Impact Table Podcast, we are sharing more of our favorite moments from the first half of 2024.  

This week, you'll hear from three incredible women in impact: Lauren McCann, Founder and CEO of Procure Impact, on authenticity and building an impact business, raising capital, and building teams by staying true to your core values, Gretchen Villegas, Impact Table Founding Member and C-Suite Executive, on the power of mentorship and paying it forward, and Betty LaMarr, Founder of EmpowerHer Institute on the prioritizing wellbeing to lead for impact.


Learn more about Impact Table at www.impacttable.com.

In this Visionary Speaker Session playback, we hear from Bibigi Haile, Founder of The Visible Women Conference and Strategic Advisor helping women to become unapologetically visible.  

Bibigi Haile founded The Beauvoir Group to give women the license to be Unapologetically Visible, make bold moves, and stop apologizing for what they want from their professional lives.

Listen in for a powerful conversation on visibility as activism.

Impact Table Visionary Speaker Sessions are private member and invite-only gatherings that bring respected women leaders in impact to share about their personal leadership and impact journey and important lessons learned along the way. 

Our guests share an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at their own leadership and impact journey and share tips and tools they’ve learned, giving members the ‘real talk’, connection and truth we all crave and inspiration you can take with you on your own path.

Following the speaker’s share is an open Q&A and time for members to break out into small groups.

Do you feel unappreciated at work? Are you certain that your team knows they matter?

In this week's episode of the Impact Table Podcast we hear from Jennifer Wallace, award-winning journalist, New York Times best-selling author, and Co-Founder of the Mattering Movement.  Her life's work is centered around a key psychological concept called “mattering” – the personal belief that we are valued and that we add value to the lives of others. 

Jennifer believes that creating cultures of mattering at home, work, and in the larger world as the antidote to the toxic never-enoughness of a culture based in over-achievement, and that one solution to the burnout crisis is be rooted in creating cultures of mattering in the workplace.

During this Visionary Speaker Session playback, we share a powerful conversation covering... 

✨ What is mattering, and why it’s important?

 ⚛️ The brain science behind mattering and what happens to our brains and mental health when our mattering is amplified.

 💫 How do we create that experience and knowing of mattering for ourselves when we aren’t getting it from those around us?

🌎 How do we increase mattering in our organizations and in the teams and organizations we lead or are part of?  

Impact Table Visionary Speaker Sessions are private member and invite-only gatherings that bring respected women leaders in impact to share about their personal leadership and impact journey and important lessons learned along the way. 

Our guests share an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at their own leadership and impact journey and share tips and tools they’ve learned, giving members the ‘real talk’, connection and truth we all crave and inspiration you can take with you on your own path.

Following the speaker’s share is an open Q&A and time for members to break out into small groups.

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Do you feel like your best ideas are bursting inside you, or that the words disappear when you need them most?   

Do you find yourself people-pleasing or falling into “performance mode” – letting your insights and feelings go unsaid or feeling concerned about will think if you speak your truth? 

This week's Impact Table episode is for you.

This week, Impact Table Podcast host Marssie Versola is in conversation with Jen Oliver, speaker coach and committed advocate for elevating women and their voices.  Jen believes in the power of our stories, ideas, and conversations and knows that amplifying a woman’s most authentic voice as an instrument of true transformation.

In this conversation, Jen shares what it felt like to recognize and overcome the inability to speak her truth, and constantly silencing her voice to please others.  

And, she shares how we can practice unlocking our truest voice, whether on stage or in intimate 1-1 conversations.

As we enter Q4, how are you ensuring that you stay on target with your goals, maintain balance, and end the year with clarity and purpose?

We've built a Q4 checklist and plan for you, and every week through the end of the year - except for holiday weeks where we will have the playbacks of our Visionary Speaker Sessions - we’ll be diving into weekly check-ins to help ensure you are doing just that -  staying on target with your goals, maintaining balance, and ending the year with clarity and purpose so you're ready to step into 2025 rested, restored and refocused.

This week we revisit our annual goals,  and ask the powerful question - are your goals still aligned with your vision and mission?

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Do you suffer from busyness-induced amnesia?  That experience and tendency to forget or overlook essential and foundational practices, habits, and routines, that support your productivity, your wellbeing, and your ability to lead for impact.  

It happens when we get caught up in the busyness of daily life or work, neglecting foundational actions like high-level thinking and strategic planning and action, self-care, time management, and intentional reflection.  

We're moving through our Q4 checklist with key actions and strategies every week to help you stay on target with your goals, maintain balance, and end the year with clarity and purpose so you are well-resourced to lead for impact.  

Last week we revisited our annual goals, and now that you are clear and recommitted to what you're moving towards in Q4, this week, we're breaking down our goals into a roadmap, with milestones and action steps. 

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If you’ve been following along the past few weeks, you’re clear on where you’re going and you’ve got a roadmap and plan in place steering you in the right direction in Q4.  

So you know where you’re going, and you know what needs to get done.  In this episode, we explore the critical importance of finding the space to focus on what's most important and what lights you up through strategic delegation and automation. 

When you delegate tasks to others or automate repetitive actions, you are

* freeing up your time and mental energy for what truly matters: the big, visionary, human-centered work that only you can do 

* creating the space you need to ensure you are filling your cup, continuing to learn, 

* preserving your energy so that you can pour it into others in ways that REALLY matter

* bringing others along on a journey that gives them meaningful ways to contribute, work that lights them up, and an opportunity to be a catalyst for advancing the greater good. 

This is how we that creates lasting impact and move your mission forward.

You’ve got big ideas, big dreams, big impact to make, my friend.  Don’t try to do it all yourself.

This week on the Impact Table Podcast, we're checking off more boxes on our Q4 checklist of actions and strategies to help you stay on target with your goals, maintain balance, and end the year with clarity and purpose. Download the checklist here.  

This week, it’s all about the P.A.U.S.E.

P – Prioritize your well-being with self-care, rest, and recovery
A – Acknowledge your needs
U – Unplug from stressors
S – Soothe your mind and body
E – Engage in restorative activities

Need permission to pause?  Craving some inspiration on why it's important or how you might practice the pause?  Do you wish you felt empowered to carve out and reclaim time for this essential leadership practice?

We've got you.

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This week's Impact Table podcast is an invitation to pause for a mid-Q4 check-in now that we're just about halfway through the quarter.  Evaluate where you are, celebrate your wins, intentionally reroute and course correct, and perhaps most importantly - make a plan to manage your personal energy. 

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This week's Impact Table podcast is an invitation to reflect on this year's wins and challenges.  We look through the lens of the wholistic time model, one that suggests the past, the present and the future all exist here now.  If the future determines the present, and the present determines the past, by reflecting on the past year we codify what our wins and challenges mean in the context of the present and the future.  

Prompts you might consider:

• What projects or goals did you crush? 
• What new opportunities did you embrace?  Professionally and personally?  
• What challenges did you face, and what have you learned or do you need to take away from those challenges?
• So how will you show up today, so that in the future, you will be proud of the way you’ve navigated in the past?

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In this week’s episode of the Impact Table Podcast, we invite you to step into the future and set a bold vision for 2025. As women leading in social impact, it's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day hustle. But what if we took a moment to dream bigger and envision the future we want to create?

This episode dives into the power of visioning, using the past, present, and future as tools to shape your next chapter. You'll get to experience a powerful visioning exercise that will help you clarify your goals, ignite your passions, and set a purposeful path forward.

We’ll also reflect on:

• How setting a clear vision for the future can inspire and guide you today.
• Why personal energy is the foundation of impactful leadership.
• How to use the future as a tool to align your present actions and decisions.

If you’ve been feeling the pull to take your leadership to the next level and create a powerful vision for yourself in 2025, this episode is for you.  Tune in for a powerful conversation on setting your vision and aligning your actions with the change you want to create.