The mission of the KTS Success Factor® Podcast for Women is to bring proven ideas female business leaders can use to increase their ability to achieve big goals and become happy, successful, and understood at work. All this in 25 minutes or less. Sarah E. Brown, Ph.D. is an expert on personalizing work to the unique interests, strengths, and needs of the workforce. A former Managing Director at Accenture, she is now on a mission to reach 250,000 women with knowledge of their unique gifts and the tools to be happy, successful and understood at work.
http://sarahebrown.com/podcast
Be the Leader of Your Life Before You Lead Others with Maya Roffler
Before leading others, it’s very crucial to first get a hold of yourself and be the leader of your life!
Maya Roffler’s corporate career began at 22 when she was promoted to the corporate office of a major men’s fashion retailer. She had put herself through college working in retail stores. That promotion had a big impact on her life. She had exposure to C-Suite Executives and her first supervisor was a powerhouse female mentor. She built a trade show and event program, a training program, and then became a spokesperson as well.
In this episode, Maya offers an in-depth story as to how she started her intrapreneur journey to becoming an entrepreneur. With this and a little mix of her own amazing insights and tips and tricks, you’ll get to discover more about what makes you a leader and how you can hone those skills to become that amazing girl boss you were always meant to be!
What you will learn from this episode:
- Find out why you should start being present on the things that ACTUALLY matter in your business
- Learn more on how determination and consistency will always beat talent, even in a male-dominated workplace, no matter what
- Understand the importance of embracing being a leader first before leading others
“Women need to understand how to embrace being a leader before they ever step into any of these (leadership) roles.”
- Maya Roffler
Valuable Free Resource:
- How to become the powerhouse female boss you are destined to be in a male-dominated workplace: https://mayaroffler.com/
Topics Covered:
02:08 - The powerhouse female mentor that started it all: Maya starts off with how the impact of her mentor started her journey
04:17 - Maya gives a glimpse of what it was like learning from her powerhouse female mentor in a male-dominated place
06:39 - Giving glory: Maya shares how her mentor called out her strengths and passions
08:01- How was Maya counseled by a powerhouse female mentor in a male-dominated arena?
09:30 - Maya takes a step into the past and shares how did she become an entrepreneur
13:48 - Intra vs. Entre: What does it mean to become an intrapreneur?
14:58 - Was the pandemic really Maya’s biggest challenge? Maya talks about what are the different challenges she faced as an entrepreneur
18:01 - How does Maya categorize what job she needs to outsource and what things can she do on her own?
20:17 - Which came first– the brand or the podcast?
22:05 - Mayapinion: Maya shares how she started her podcast and built it to how it is now
23:42 - What does it mean to embrace being a leader before stepping into the role?
25:56 - Q: Where do I think leadership is going? What do I think the future of leadership is? A: And you'll hear me talk about this on my podcast quite a bit. And I say that I think the future of leadership is female. And sometimes people are like, "What does that mean? Does that mean, Maya?"
27:46 - Find out more on how to become the powerhouse female boss you are destined to be! Click here: https://mayaroffler.com/
Key Takeaways:
“Your life sometimes feels a little empty when you're just checking boxes.” -Maya Roffler
“Know when you're scaling, and it's time to hire someone.” -Maya Roffler
“You should do it all in the beginning because you want to know everything” -Maya Roffler
“If you don't understand what's coming in and what's going out, I'm scared for you. You should always know what's going on.” -Maya Roffler
“The more you know yourself, and the more you understand yourself, the more aligned you're going to be when you go into the workforce, the more aligned you're going to be with whatever company you choose to work for, whatever company you create for yourself.” -Maya Roffler
“Having empathy is a strength.” -Maya Roffler
Ways to Connect with Maya Roffler:
- Website: https://mayaroffler.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayaroffler/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mayaroffler/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mayapinionpodcast/
Ways to Connect with Sarah E. Brown:
- Website: https://www.sarahebrown.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowguides
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahebrownphd/