Join career expert and CEO Lauren Herring as she shares actionable strategies to help you advance your career and achieve your leadership goals. Lauren is the CEO of Impact Group, a global leader in career development and outplacement services, and the author of Take Control of Your Job Search: 10 Emotions You Must Master to Land the Job. With her wealth of experience helping professionals grow and succeed, this episode is packed with insights you can’t afford to miss.

In this conversation, Lauren dives into: How to create a three-to-five-year career plan to strategically build towards leadership role; the power of mentorship and sponsorship in accelerating career growth, including tips to engage influential leaders; practical strategies to conquer fear, anxiety, and imposter syndrome while building confidence and resilience; and, how small wins and consistent follow-ups can make a big difference in your professional journey.

Lauren also shares personal stories and lessons from her own career — offering inspiration and guidance for women aspiring to executive roles. Whether you’re planning your next promotion or aiming for the C-suite, this episode will give you the tools to take control of your career.

ABC to CEO, a nonprofit organization founded by Sharon Fiehler, is on a mission to inspire and prepare one million young women to become CEO or the top leader.

Mona boasts a 30-year entrepreneurial journey, having founded two successful companies. As a mother of two and a dedicated advocate for women's equity, she established her second venture, Stay In The Game, a business process outsourcing firm guided by the vision that no mother or caregiver should be forced to choose between a career and caring for their loved ones.

Welcome back to the ABC to CEO: Preparing for the Possibility Podcast! In this episode, Beth Chesterton welcomes CEO, Entrepreneur and multiple award winner, Mona Andrews. Mona is the Founder and CEO of Stay In The Game, a remarkable company helping women stay in the game while also tending to other responsibilities. Mona saw that women were stepping away from their careers in order to have children or to take care of parents and then having a very difficult time getting back into the workforce. Being a serial entrepreneur, Mona saw a problem and then created a solution! Stay In The Game provides women the opportunity to work remotely and keep their resume current and up-to-date. Tune in to hear some of Mona’s best tips for entrepreneurs, leadership and for staying in the game!

More about Mona Andrews and Stay In The Game:

Benefiting from the flexibility of setting her schedule as an entrepreneur, Mona encountered numerous women facing the challenging decision of balancing work and family. Over the past six years, Stay In The Game has been positively impacting lives through its commitment to work-from-home flexibility, with plans for further expansion. The ambitious goal is to hire 5,000 women and caregivers by 2027.

Our awards and honors include:

• 2023 Stevie Silver Award Winner - Female Thought Leader of the Year - Business Services
• 2023 Stevie Silver Award Winner - Social Change Maker of the Year – Gender
• 2023 Inc. Female Founders 200 Honoree
• 2022 Silver Stevie Award for Best Female Entrepreneur
• 2022 Los Angeles Times CEO Small Business Winner
• 2020 Los Angeles Business Journal Women’s Council Nominee
• 2020 AllBright Pitch Day Participant
• 2020 University of Southern California Marshall/Greif Incubator Participant Summer
• 2019 Women Helping Women & Achievement in Promoting Work-Life Balance
• 2019 Stevie Awards for Women in Business
• 2019 American Business Awards Start-Up of the Year
• 2019 American Business Awards Best New Business to Business Service
• 2019 American Business Awards People’s Choice Favorite New Business to Business Service
• 2019 Los Angeles Business Journal Women’s Council Nominee
• 2019 DataBird Female Executive of the Year - Bronze Winner
• 2019 Start-Up of the Year Competition - Semi-Finalist
• 2018 Small Business Expos Best of Small Business Award Honoring America’s Top 100 Small Business Visionaries
• 2018 Start-Up of the Year & Best New B2B Service of the Year
• 2018 Stevie Awards for Women in Business

Mona has also been published eight times in Forbes and has been a featured speaker at both the Ellevate Southwest Conference and the Silicon Slopes Summit.

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ABC to CEO: Preparing for the Possibility Podcast is produced by Amanda Taran.

ABC to CEO, a nonprofit organization founded by Sharon Fiehler, is on a mission to inspire and prepare one million young women to become CEO or the top leader.

Welcome back to the ABC to CEO: Preparing for the Possibility Podcast! Today, our host, Sharon Fiehler welcomes DeLisa Guerrier, Managing Partner of Guerrier Development, a Nashville-based firm that has been developing communities and neighborhoods for 13 years. DeLisa is also the Co-Founder and Developer of Storyville Gardens. In this episode, she shares her recipe for success, talks about the impact of representation, the incredible example her mother is and the importance of thinking big. DeLisa reminds us that the scale of our vision is up to us and we can choose to think small or think big, so think big! She also shares how her love for reading and writing and the need for literacy led to the vision for Storyville Gardens, a theme park based upon literacy. She is a true powerhouse and one of the few minority women in real estate development. We are thrilled that she took time to speak with us and share her story. We hope it inspires you to think big and go after your own goals!

DeLisa Guerrier bio:

The Guerrier Development journey started with Elde Guerrier’s journey from humble beginnings in Haiti to him becoming the founder of a company with over $500M in projects at various stages of development in middle Tennessee. It was a serendipitous encounter with DeLisa when met her now husband Elde, which set a course for the great success in their future.

Originally on a path to become a physician, DeLisa relocated from California to Nashville. There, she discovered a different calling—marrying Elde, obtaining her real estate license, and partnering with him to aid Nashville’s residents facing foreclosure or short sales in the post-recession real estate market. This union of talents gave rise to a formidable force in the real estate industry, culminating in the establishment of Guerrier Development.

DeLisa’s distinction as one of the few women in the state licensed as a general contractor for commercial, residential, and industrial construction earned her recognition, including being the youngest woman by 30 years to be inducted into the Enterprising Women Hall of Fame. Her unique position in a male-dominated field, especially as part of a husband-wife team, sets her apart.

In addition to their remarkable achievements, DeLisa is a founding member of the Black Owner and Women’s Collective (BOW), an organization dedicated to helping black women entrepreneurs secure capital and contracts for growth. She is also affiliated with the Women Business Collaborative (WBC) and Women Presidents Organization (WPO).

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ABC To CEO

• Prepares young women for the possibility of becoming not just a leader but the leader
• Firmly believes that when more women are at the top, there will be a tipping point that will make equality possible
• Is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization

ABC to CEO: Preparing for the Possibility Podcast is produced by Amanda Taran.

ABC to CEO, a nonprofit organization founded by Sharon Fiehler, is on a mission to inspire and prepare one million young women to become CEO or the top leader.