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January 8, 2025 โ€ข 108 mins

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ What does it take to break through barriers and redefine whatโ€™s possible in your career and life?

In this empowering episode of the Creating Synergy Podcast, we sit down with Donny Walford, Founder of Behind Closed Doors, a trailblazer in business and a fierce advocate for women in leadership.

๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ž๐:
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โ–ถ๏ธŽ ๐…๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž - Twice denied a promotion, Donny turned the tablesโ€”and won. Her story will leave you asking: Whatโ€™s stopping me from taking my shot?
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โ–ถ๏ธŽ ๐„๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž - How Donnyโ€™s upbringing shaped her fearless leadership style.
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โ–ถ๏ธŽ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  - โ€œItโ€™s not just what you know; itโ€™s who knows you.โ€ Learn how to stand out.
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โ–ถ๏ธŽ ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง, ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ - How Donny is mentoring the next generation of leaders.
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"๐˜‹๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ." โ€“ Donny Walford

This episode will make you question your limits and inspire you to step into your full potential.

Are you ready to break your own barriers and redefine success?

Tune in now!



TIMESTAMPS:

00:50 - Leadership and Emotional Regulation

08:18 - Breaking Gender Norms in Childhood

18:43 - Overcoming Workplace Challenges and Winning Promotions

28:36 - The Power of Resilience: "Donโ€™t Let the Bastards Beat You"

29:58 - Tackling Imposter Syndrome and Backing Yourself

46:45 - Networking as a Career Game-Changer

47:31 - The Impact of Visibility in Hybrid Work Environments

52:06 - Setting KPIs for Networking and Professional Growth

59:52 - How Women Can Build Confidence and Seize Opportunities

1:09:16 - Raising the Next Generation of Leaders



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