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May 10, 2023 33 mins

Tangible Takeaways:

  • You have just one life, how do you want to live it?
  • Be intentional and design the life you want.
  • Make choices unapologetically.
  • Dictate your value and your self-worth. Your confidence has to come from within rather than the outside world.
  • View your life through the lens of possibility, it changes everything.
  • Embrace the power of coffee chats, you never know when that connection will be valuable! 
  • Everybody needs a safe space. Everybody needs a guide or mentor. It doesn't matter what your title is, or how much experience you have at every stage of life and career. We all need it.

 

About Missy:
Missy Chicre is the Chief Executive Officer at Menttium Corporation, a woman-owned and woman-led professional mentoring company. She is a curious, passionate, authentic leader who strives to create positive change in individuals and in organizations. Missy sets the vision and strategic direction for Menttium, which has been the leader in innovative mentoring programs for over three decades. In Missy’s Menttium tenure, she has touched nearly all aspects of the business and was named CEO in January 2023. Missy is committed to Menttium’s mission to strengthen organizations through their people. Menttium is changing lives and driving performance one mentoring match at a time, through authentic human connections.

Prior to joining Menttium in 2017, Missy spent over a decade as an HR leader in various large

corporations, including Cargill, Best Buy, and Accenture. From roles in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion that took Missy all over the U.S. and Latin America, to roles in various areas of talent management and HR transformation in Fortune 500 organizations, Missy has a track record for driving results.

Missy is bilingual in English and Spanish and cares deeply about the development and advancement of women. As a working mom, she is particularly passionate about helping working mothers navigate careers and motherhood. She was a finalist for the 2016 TeamWomenMN WaveMaker Award and is a frequent speaker at local and national conferences. Missy has also been featured on WCCO I CBS News Minnesota and in the Star Tribune to share her expertise on the power of mentoring.

Missy earned a master’s degree in Hispanic Literature at the University of Minnesota and a bachelor’s degree at Vanderbilt University. Missy serves on the Board of Directors for Twin Cities ROCK (Raising Our Celiac Kids), a local non-profit that brings education, awareness and resources to families who have children with Celiac Disease. Missy resides in the Minneapolis suburbs, living a bilingual, bicultural, interfaith life with her husband and two children.

 

Connect with Missy:

Website: www.menttium.com

Menttium LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/menttium-corporation/mycompany/

Missy’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/missy-chicre/

 

About me:
Karen Laos, Communication Expert, and Confidence Cultivator, leverages 25 years in the boardroom and speaking on the world’s most coveted stages such as Google and NASA to transform missed opportunities into wins. She is fiercely committed to her mission of eradicating self-doubt in 10 million women by giving them practical strategies to ask for what they want in the boardroom and beyond. She guides corporations and individuals with her tested communication model to generate consistent results through her Leadership Presence Keynote: How to Be an Influential Communicator.

 

Connect with me:
Website: https://www.karenlaos.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenlaosofficial 

Facebook: Ignite Your Confidence with Karen Laos: https://www.facebook.com/groups/karenlaosconsulting

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenlaos/

Clubhouse: @karenlaos

My book “Trust Your Own Voice”: https://karenlaos.com/book/

Episodes also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEwQoTGdJX5eME0ccBKiKng/videos

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