Nursing Strategies for Success Podcast

I had the pleasure of speaking with Wendy Garvin Mayo, APRN, ANP-BC on episode 12 of season 3 of the Nursing Strategies for Success Podcast - and THEN I got to hang with her just a week later at the ELEX Conference - which was incredible - and let me tell you - Wendy is doing AMAZING work to promote excellence in healthcare. ✅

The stress management and emotional intelligence strategies she shares are so ESSENTIAL to the wa...

In this episode 11 of Season Three of the Nursing Strategies for Success Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jeanette Zocco MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS, who is leveraging her decades of experience to transform Nursing teams and workplace culture through advocacy and empowerment of other Nurses.  She has recently authored a book with a two-fold intention:

1. To educate perinatal nurses on quality and safety concept...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Kirby P. Williams, MSN, PMHNP-BC who is a nurse practitioner who obtained psychiatric training and education from University of Virginia. She worked as a mental health nurse practitioner since 2012 and enjoys mentoring and supporting future psychiatric nurse practitioners. Since 2014, she has worked in nursing academia in undergraduate and graduate level courses. Her experience a...

I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Kiiyonna Jones, PhD, MSN, RN on this week's episode of the Nursing Strategies for Success Podcast! 👍

We discussed how Nurses have SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES that go beyond traditional bedside roles - especially when it comes to leveraging their skills and knowledge - and that if healthcare organizations aren't willing to change the status quo - then Nurses can easily make the d...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Jessica Gruendler DNP, RN-BC, CPHQ, CNOR - someone who've I had the pleasure of seeing and hearing from at the National Nurses in Business Association Annual Entrepreneurship & Career Alternatives Conference. Dr. Gruendler has trademarked #NotJustANurse as a means to raise awareness of the true power and potential that Nurses have to leverage their skills, talents, p...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jennifer Thietz, RN, BSN, OCN, MSN, who started her Nursing career in South Africa, then came to California where she gained decades of experience as a Registered Nurse. It wasn't until about 2022 when she realized that she was no longer able to provide the Nursing care that she wanted to, and she became plagued with compassion fatigue and burnout. Today, she is leveraging h...

 In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Susan Haibeck, who started her Nursing career as a Candystriper, then shifted into becoming an Oncology Nurse Pioneer and now a published author, entrepreneur and Legal Nurse Consultant!

Susan shares how Nurses really CAN do anything they want within their careers, and there is so much inspiration, wisdom and positive energy in this episode - You don't want to miss...

 In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Riley Coiteaux who started her healthcare career in vet medicine and then transitioned into Nursing after suffering with work associated mental illness. Shortly after becoming a Nurse, Riley became a nurse coach and is now helping others develop strategies to improve their mental health, and the mental health of those in which she cares for. You don't want to miss this epis...

In Episode 4 of Season 3 of The Nursing Strategies for Success Podcast – I had the pleasure of speaking with Janet Holliday, DD, MSM, MSN where she shares sage advice that can help empower Healthcare Leaders to transform teams through developing strong Self-Leadership, Self-Governance and Self-Awareness Skills!

IT ALL STARTS WITH YOU! 

You don’t want to miss this really interesting and empowering discussion! 🎧<...

In this special episode of the Nursing Strategies for Success Podcast, I am sitting in the Honolulu Airport waiting for my return red-eye flight to NYC and just simply beaming in gratitude for such an amazing experience! 

The Nurses Making Waves retreat was a truly transformative experience. The retreat was expertly planned and executed, with a perfect balance of educational sessions, self-care activities, and opportunitie...

In Episode 2 of Season 3 of The Nursing Strategies for Success Podcast – I had the pleasure of speaking with Robert Wingo, BSN, RN, RN-BC of InformaticsNurse.com  – where he shares SO MANY AMAZING RESOURCES that can help empower Nurses and Nurse Leaders to level up their knowledge and LOVE for data-driven results! The main focus of our conversation was surrounding the need for improving Nursing's understanding of how to better...

In Episode 1 of Season 3 of The Nursing Strategies for Success Podcast – I had the pleasure of speaking with Quisha Umemba, of Umemba Health Academy – delivering innovative education for Community Health Workers (CHWs), CHW Instructors, and other frontline public health professionals. On this episode, we discussed how innovative solutions and pivoting into one's strengths can allow Nurses to elevate their passion, renew their ...

In this special NYE episode - I wanted to take a moment to give thanks to everyone who has contributed to the success of Season Two - Nursing Strategies for Success Podcast! To all my guests, clients, collaborators, business partners, supporters and cheerleaders - THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart! I look forward to another amazing year and stay tuned because season three will be dropping its first episode in January! Have a sa...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Nanette Nuessle - a frontline pediatrician with over 30  years experience, who has developed a coaching company named Beat Down Burnout, which is allowing healthcare organizations to improve their staff retention, increasing patient safety, and reducing risks for staff & patients. By using Personality Science, Dr. Nan has discovered a very simple tool that can be implemen...

In episode 15, I had the pleasure of speaking with Farah Laurent, who is an International Nurse Coach that offers top notch career guidance to ensure Nurses level up and land their dream specialty position! She discusses how she offers tailored resume, cover letter & interview preparation, 1-1 coaching and mentorship to help Nurses develop essential skills for career navigation and success! We discuss many challenges that our p...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Kristy Anne, who is a Nurse, a Behavioral scientist, a podcaster, a best selling author and the founder of Project InBetween - where she designs and delivers health and wellness change programs for professionals to help reduce burnout, stress and emotional trauma. Kristy shares how her own suffering and burnout led her to leave the bedside and take up a completely new career path...

In Episode 13 of Season 2 of The Nursing Strategies for Success Podcast – I had the pleasure of speaking with Maggie Ortiz, RN – a Nurse Advocate that supports Nurses in getting the Due Process that they deserve! Maggie explains that most State Boards of Nursing do not have a process in place that provides Nurses with Due Process - and she is taking action to ensure that Nurses get the appropriate legal protections and due process ...

In Episode 12 of Season 2 of The Nursing Strategies for Success Podcast - I had the pleasure of speaking with Antra Boyd & Karen DiMarco of RNegade.Pro - delivering innovative CEUs for Nurses. On this episode, we discussed how innovative Nursing Education made by Nurses for Nurses who "don't like doing as they're told" - is the KEY to breaking the broken system & the status quo - so that we can align wit...

In Episode 11 of Season 2 of The Nursing Strategies for Success Podcast - I had the pleasure of speaking with Tina M. Baxter - a Nurse Practitioner, Entrepreneur & Nurse Educator - who is also a powerhouse of knowledge, skill and expertise - and she's someone you DEFINITELY NEED & WANT in your professional network! We discussed how Nurses can Create the Change they WANT with the right Mindset Shift & Perspective! Y...