BenchTalk by Jackie Mitchell

Are leaders born? Can you teach leadership skills? Are you a leader if you don’t have direct reports? In this episode, I address these questions and more about leadership. We want to take a look into leadership skills that benefit you in your life and in turn, in your career or your business. What’s the foundation of your leadership? Are you an effective leader that people want to work with??? Join me in this episode and let’s star...

SEASON 6 IS HERE!!!! We’re starting off this season with one great big BANG! BenchTalk Episode 31: Leading the Way - Part 2 You had one job! The ONE JOB Leadersh have is to help their team(s) to be successful. That’s it. A leader is EXPECTED to succeed. A Leader's success is highly dependent on the team they have around them. So wouldn’t it stand to reason that as a Leader, you’re responsible for the success of your team? In this e...

INEFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP… That’s an easier pill to swallow than saying ‘Bad’ Leadership, I assume. In Episode 31, I’m discussing Leadership effectiveness and its impact on employees. This is Part 1 of this 2 part series. I’m exploring the negative impact ineffective leadership styles have to employees and companies when we have ineffective leadership ‘leading the way’. One phenomenon that keeps coming up is ‘Quiet Quitting’. Are we p...

Ann Marie’s non-traditional route to change helped her become the woman she is today. Shifting perspective and her internal reality helped change her external reality. What are we telling ourselves? Words have energy. What are we resisting? Let’s get deep… Our key discussion points in this episode are emotions, grief, trauma, life changes, and how to embrace change in every aspect of our lives. Basically you’re sitting in on my per...

Let's talk about the REAL impact of emotional intelligence on your life and your career with our esteemed guest speaker, Joanna Avin. Joanna Avin (an international motivational speaker) said, “Make a difference in your corner.” Joanna Avin has indoctrinated this quote into every facet of her life. She is a facilitator, life coach, motivational speaker, and business owner who inspires clients and audiences to lean into their discomf...

In Episode 28, we're visiting with Geli Guzman and Valerie Diaz, the founders of Posh Palma Styles - more than a clothing and accessory company, a space where women come to escape and relive that moment in tropical paradise. Geli and Valerie share with us their journeys from two totally different backgrounds of navigating their education here in america and their careers in corporate. These two very special women came together to f...

IT'S A NEW SEASON!!! Season 5 is here and I'm super excited for you! Why? Because I have so much in store for you. We're getting even more vulnerable. We're discussing even more deep concepts and topics. We're leaving nothing to chance. We're going to explore and dig and dive and support and take ownership and take responsibility. I'm holding myself accountable and I want you to do the same. This season, we're starting off with pro...

Welcome to EPISODE 26!!! It’s the end of 2021… literally the end of the year. I wrote a letter to her and I’d love for you to listen in on this very vulnerable and very personal account of my 2021. It all started with fertilizing my lawn at 7am one morning this year. I have a feeling that this will resonate with you at various levels. Heck… you may even see yourself in my shoes. Either way, there’s a message. There’s always a messa...

Another raw and semi-cut (lol) conversation with one of the most awesome women I have come to know. Chantal Ingerson is the Sr. Managing Partner at InGarzon Media Group. Chantal and I met years back as Senior Program Managers at an organization where we were both working as consultants. Chantal is an amazing woman who has an awesome career path that I wanted to bring to you in this episode. As with all the women I present on this p...

This episode!!!! Yes, this episode... raw and uncut with my good friend, LaChelle T. Paker, Lifestyle Strategist of THE FORMULA! In this episode, we're talking about the things WE DO TO OURSELVES as women... like putting unrealistic goals AND limits on ourselves. Listen in as I reclaim my time and challenge you on finding that thing for yourself that you'll reclaim, finally. This lively and enlightening conversation will take you b...

We're talking about FEELINGS. YES FEELINGS!! I'm going to get in your FEELINGS because way too often YOU don't get into your feelings enough to help answer the questions you want answered. That may sound odd coming from someone with my background and it may go against common beliefs on HOW to make decisions for yourself. We neglect FEELINGS way too much. Interestingly though, some of the most successful people I know, myself includ...

BenchTalk Recorded LIVE! Episode 22 I'm answering YOUR Questions. Job Seeker's Do's and Don'ts when it comes to resumes. I'm diving deep into each question and giving you strategic tips to get your resume noticed and to stand out to hiring managers. We're keeping it simple with these easy to implement strategies that I teach my students and clients in C-Suite Success Society. To get the step by step strategies and support in seekin...

Join me on the bench for episode 21 -- Who Do You Have to Become? We've all heard that saying by now... 'who do you have to become to have the things you've never had?' Well, here's my take on this when it comes to achieving your goals... no matter what goal: career, professional, personal, doesn't matter. I'm challenging you to dig a little deeper to transform your mindset because it all starts with you. Before you can set out to ...

In this episode of BenchTalk, I'm pulling the veil back on how WE overcomplicate going after the things we want. Going after what we want can be scary and challenging at times. But we don't make it any easier when we count ourselves out, self sabotage, and listen to the self doubt and chatter in our heads. In this episode, I'm breaking down the top 9 ways we screw things up for ourselves. Then, after I give you a moment to side eye...

Let’s talk about ‘Surviving Toxic Work Environments’.... Or NOT. Let’s talk about how we should STOP telling women to ‘Survive’ in or ‘Cope’ with these situations. In this Episode of BenchTalk, I am all over this topic and not holding a bit back because I’m passionate about helping women succeed. AND I’m not holding anything back because I want to share what I’ve seen, what I’ve personally experienced, and what so many of YOU have ...

In this episode, I'm giving FIVE Actionable tips on how to effectively get unstuck if you're feeling like you don't know what to do, where to go, or if you're in a rut. I'm helping you move out of your own way with tips I give my clients in their private coaching sessions. Want in on how to move past your fears, uncertainty, and the lies you unintentionally tell yourself? I'm sure you've not seen or heard tips like these for gettin...

Join me in this fun & insightful conversation with Kristi Kincaid, Head Basketball Coach at Phoenix College. Kristi takes us on a journey with the twists and turns her career has taken from her years as a student athlete to now Head Basketball Coach. In this episode, Kristi gives her take on leadership on and off the court. "It's not just 94'x50'" she says about mentoring, coaching, and leading young women athletes. Kristi's me...

Episode 16 - Part 2: Remix - No New You! In this episode, I'm talking about my evolution on the practice of setting New Year's resolutions. I go deep into how I've evolved my thinking from resolutions to intention setting and how this works with goals and getting to where you want to be. Did you set a resolution this year? Have you 'fallen off' the path? Do you feel like you're not on the right track? Have you given up already? Don...

Episode 16 Part 1: End of Year Wrap Up 4 Major Lessons I learned this year In this episode, I'm getting really real. I'm speaking my behind the scenes truth! Join me as I give you the lessons I learned this year. It's been an eye opener. It's been me getting back to me and doing what I want to do, not what others want or expect me to do. It was the YEAR OF ME! I literally had to step back about 10 steps and take a look at me, my bu...