In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera Madhani shares the top 10 books she has read this year. Hear the lessons she’s learned through some of her favorite titles and how they have helped her grow this year. Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert Atomic Habits by James Clear Becoming by Michelle Obama How Are You Really by Jenna Kutcher Super Attractor by Gabrielle Bernstein Happy Days by Gabrielle Bernstein Mindful Drinking by Rosamund Dean The Naked Mind by Annie Gr...
Nov 09, 2022•34 min
In today’s episode, you will hear from Natalie Gordon, Founder, and CEO of Babylist. Suneera and Natalie discuss what started as a passion project during Natalie’s maternity leave and turned into the behemoth that is Babylist – generating $240m in revenue and $700M in attributable commerce last year– and the top lessons she’s learned from 10 years as CEO. Babylist is the leading vertical marketplace and commerce destination for baby, driving purchase decisions for more than 8 million people each...
Nov 07, 2022•47 min
In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera Madhani shares what she believes are the top five traits that make great CEOs. As a CEO and founder of multiple seven-figure businesses, Suneera has been around the block a few times and understands what it takes to start, grow and scale a company. Suneera has also spent a great deal of time with fellow CEOs, and loves understanding what works, what doesn’t, and—especially—why. Learn about these foundational traits that keep you focused and your busine...
Nov 02, 2022•30 min
In today’s episode, you will hear from media trainer and journalist Jessica Abo, and her practical advice on how experts, entrepreneurs, and executives can Go From Camera Shy to Camera Ready.™ Suneera and Stephanie discuss tactical advice on how to craft your story and the steps you can start to take now to get press for you and your business. Jessica Abo is a sought-after media trainer and storytelling coach who uses her 20+ years of journalism experience to help entrepreneurs, C-Suite executiv...
Oct 31, 2022•58 min
In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera Madhani shares how she is already planning for 2023 and why you should be too. Do you want more freedom or dollar, time, or both? This week Suneera is teaching her techniques that will help you sit down, go through your revenue items by product and energy, and use that to decide what your 2023 could look like. THE 2023 PLANNING WORKSHOP Join us for a 2-day intensive business workshop, with exclusive access to Suneera Madhani, a Forbes 40 Under 40, bill...
Oct 26, 2022•27 min
In today’s episode, you will hear from serial entrepreneur Stephanie Cartin, cofounder of Entreprenista, Socialfly, Markid, and Pearl Influential. Suneera and Stephanie discuss her entrepreneurial journey, the power of building strong brand relationships, and the secret to doing it all. An entrepreneur from a young age, Stephanie Cartin walked away from her corporate career in 2012 to launch Socialfly, a leading social-first digital and influencer marketing agency based in New York City. Within ...
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 1 min
In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera Madhani shares candidly about her life in this season, her big screen debut called, and the latest CEO-life lessons. Grab a glass because this is an episode you won’t want to miss. Watch the trailer for Spiraling Up: https://www.hubspot.com/startups/docuseries Join The Boardroom: Your virtual mastermind membership for emerging and established CEOs who are ready to scale their income, impact & team through accountability and community: https://join....
Oct 19, 2022•35 min
In today’s episode, you will hear from Christie Hunter Arscott, an award-winning advisor, speaker, and author. Suneera and Christie discuss the power of intentional risk-taking in building one’s career. They shared about how to encourage women to take chances on themselves to face intentional, intelligent, and strategic risks. Christie Hunter Arscott is a leading expert on how we can harness the power of intentional risk-taking to create more dynamic and vibrant careers and organizations. A Rhod...
Oct 17, 2022•47 min
In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera Madhani discusses how to practically diversify your business’ revenue streams by focusing on your core product or service and, as you grow, add on more services at different levels and get that oh-so-coveted monthly recurring revenue. Join The Boardroom: Your virtual mastermind membership for emerging and established CEOs who are ready to scale their income, impact & team through accountability and community: https://join.theceoschool.co/ Follow @c...
Oct 12, 2022•27 min
In today’s episode, you will hear from Sunaina Sinha Haldea, Global Head of the Private Capital Advisory Group. Suneera and Sunaina share a candid conversation about how to beat imposter syndrome and build on your own terms, train your mind, and maintain your well-being as a top leader. Prior to joining Raymond James, she was the founder and Managing Partner of Cebile Capital, a placement agent and secondaries advisor, which was acquired by Raymond James in May 2021. Sunaina is also a prolific a...
Oct 10, 2022•53 min
In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera is sharing what sprint planning is and how you can use it in your day to day life to accomplish big projects. You'll learn how sprint planning allows you to visually see progress towards your goals and makes it easier to delegate tasks to your team so that you can complete your projects faster and more efficiently. Follow @ceoschool for inspiration and exclusive behind-the-scenes you won’t find anywhere else. This episode is sponsored by The Club, a di...
Oct 05, 2022•17 min
In today’s episode, you will hear from Ali Schwebel, CEO of Vibrant Body Company, the creators of Certified Clean First Layers™ aka bras, undies, and tanks that are disrupting the women’s apparel industry. After pursuing entrepreneurship on her own and becoming the managing director at BeautyCounter, Ali shares her experience of getting past her fear and accepting her role as CEO. Ali Schwebel is passionate about mission-driven, female-focused brands that put an emphasis on women’s health and we...
Oct 03, 2022•47 min
In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera Madhani invites Carolina Flores, CEO School Podcast Manager, and Co-Founder of Hi Hello Labs, for a candid conversation on the critical importance of stewarding opportunities to move your career forward and why ‘quiet quitting’ won’t help. Connect with Carolina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinadiplanflores/ Website: https://www.hihellolabs.com/ Join The Club: A monthly digital membership for entrepreneurs looking for community, consistency,...
Sep 28, 2022•25 min
In today’s episode, you will hear from Maricella Herrera, CEO of Ellevate,the largest community for women+ at work focused on creating a culture of equity and inclusion in business. After working with thousands of women, Maricella shares her experience and the top three recurring reasons she believes women are held back from success. As a strategy executive with 15 years of experience building and scaling teams, brands and businesses, Maricella has led the creation of impactful programming such ...
Sep 26, 2022•51 min
In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera Madhani discusses her top 5 lessons in scaling to a billion-dollar business. Listen for a practical conversation and tactical tips on scaling your business and going from entrepreneur to CEO. Join The Boardoom: Your virtual mastermind membership for emerging and established CEOs who are ready to scale their income, impact & team through accountability and community: https://join.theceoschool.co/ Follow @ceoschool on Instagram for inspiration and ex...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 15 min
In today’s episode, you will hear from Amy Porterfield, host of the top-ranked business podcast “Online Marketing Made Easy”, digital course creation expert and creator of best-selling online courses boasting multiple 7-figure revenues, and 250,000+ loyal subscribers. Amy Porterfield went from overworked “yes girl” to helping thousands of online entrepreneurs build a life and business they love. Connect with Amy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amyporterfield/ Website: https://www.amyporterf...
Sep 19, 2022•56 min
In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera discusses Mikitani’s Rule of 3 and 10 and why it’s a critical component of scaling your business. Listen in to learn why the systems in your business will inevitably stop working and, more importantly, why it’s necessary for scale and growth. Listen for a practical conversation and tactical tips on preparing for scale. Follow @ceoschool for inspiration and exclusive behind-the-scenes you won’t find anywhere else. This episode is sponsored by The Club, ...
Sep 14, 2022•25 min
In today’s episode, you will hear from Erin Lydon, Managing Director and General Manager of Poker Power. A quote about Ginger Rogers says, "don't forget she did everything he did... backward and in high heels." It seems women are still working twice as hard for less reward. Erin is on a mission to change that by using a game dominated by men (and often stigmatized), to help women build skills and learn behaviors that allow them to find equal opportunity and success in their careers. Having exper...
Sep 11, 2022•41 min
In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera shares her experience raising capital and her number one fundraising tip for entrepreneurs. Listen for a practical conversation and tactical tips on setting yourself up to get the funding you need for your business. Sign up for our upcoming Free Masterclass with Suneera: 5 Ways to Take You From 6 to 7 Figures in Your Business: https://theceoschool.co/scale-masterclass/ Follow @ceoschool for inspiration and exclusive behind-the-scenes you won’t find any...
Sep 07, 2022•24 min
In today’s episode, you will hear from Sami Wunder, a multi-seven-figure love coach, on the blueprint to having healthy romantic relationships as highly successful women. Sami shares what it looks like to have a winner mentality in your love life and lets us in on the secrets of the art of pacing. She also teaches how to maximize your feminine energy and her three steps to having the best sex. Sami Wunder is a leading international dating and relationship coach who specializes in helping high-ac...
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr
In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera shares four efficient ways to set yourself up for success before Labor Day and achieve the productivity you need in business and life. Listen in for a a practical conversation and tactical tips on how to set yourself, your business, and family up for success with systems that work. Shop our CEO School Planner: https://theceoschool.co/shop-planner-pink Follow @ceoschool on Instagram for inspiration and exclusive behind-the-scenes you won’t find anywhere...
Aug 31, 2022•26 min
In today’s episode, you will hear from Becca Berg, founder of Dubsado. Becca, and her husband Jake, bootstrapped their business, which began when Becca -- a photographer at the time -- needed a better way to contact, invoice, and serve her clients. She asked Jake to build a back-end system that fit her client management needs. Now, after six years, Dubsado serves over 25,000 loyal customers by helping them implement processes that save them countless hours by working smarter, not harder. Connect...
Aug 29, 2022•54 min
In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera shares the lessons she learned from her mini sabbatical abroad, and the mistakes she wishes hadn’t taken her nine years to learn from. Listen in for a vulnerable conversation on the reality of burnout, the importance of taking time away, and the opportunity to recreate your life. 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...
Aug 24, 2022•40 min
In today’s episode, you will hear from Gail Becker, founder of Caulipower. After discovering both of her sons had celiac disease, Gail was desperate for food options that were both healthy and tasty. And when she couldn’t find any, she did what every mom would do—she took matters into her own hands and made her own. Today, Caulipower is the #1 better-for-you pizza in the U.S., that has become a staggeringly successful company in just six years. Caulipower had an estimated revenue of $100 million...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 3 min
In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera shares what she believes are the top six things holding us back from showing up as the best and most authentic version of ourselves as leaders and why we should be quitting them today. 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...
Aug 17, 2022•26 min
In today's episode, you'll hear from Alyse Quinn, co-founder of Big Vision, recognized as Orlando Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, Women Who Mean Business Award, and by i4 Business Magazine for the Emerging Leader Award. Alyse shares her exit from corporate and launching Big Vision after years of working for others and why you should learn under other entrepreneurs first if you want to start your own company. You'll hear about the challenging first years of business - making wise financial decisi...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr
n this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera shares the importance of big vision planning and identifying your quarterly goals and needle movers. You'll hear why you should be breaking down your goals into smaller milestones so your brain can know it’s achievable, and make sure you have the right people around you in your personal life and tell them about your goals to cheer you on and support you. Suneera talks about the impact of finding a tribe of like-minded people to surround yourself with wh...
Aug 10, 2022•28 min
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 developm...
Aug 08, 2022•48 min
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 ins...
Aug 03, 2022•27 min
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...
Aug 01, 2022•55 min
