She Leads Confidently
Epi 88 Founder of a cannabis company
Front line lessons learned.
Veronica Santarelli is CEO and founder of Grassp medical cannabis. Plus, she has a podcast titled ‘A Diet Obsessed.’
During this podcast, we discuss a wide range of topics, from fitness to the state of cannabis and future projections, including the different strains of cannabis and how rare it is for there to be a female leader within the cannabis industry.
Veronica became involved with medical cannabis before it became was considered mainstream. As with most founders, she saw a problem and decided she needed to create a company to resolve the common challenges.
She is an ever-rarer CEO. Veronica is willing to discuss blocks that hold her stuck. Such as impostor syndrome, self-doubt, and negative self-talk. She was blessed to have strong role models. Her mother put herself through college after she divorced Veronica’s dad. She then went on to become CEO of a mental health organization.
Being raised by strong women Veronica, it’s easy to see where Veronica got her faith and courage to persevere. Starting in other positions within the company, she was able to see how different divisions interact together.
If you think you would make a great CEO, go for it. Until you accomplish that goal, take advantage of the opportunities that are presented to you.
When I became the CEO of Arizona ALFA, it was after working two jobs. One at a retirement community and the other at Arizona ALFA. I asked a million questions and volunteered for additional duties. I needed to learn all about starting a nonprofit and being a leader.
Veronica teaches my listeners a valuable lesson. Hard work, perseverance, desire, and a goal will win 9 times out of 10.
If being a CEO is not enough, Veronica started a podcast called A Diet Obsessed. After dealing with body positivity, weight, and other issues, she wanted to, once again, show women they are perfect the way they are. In her podcast, she chats about weight loss, fitness, diet culture, body acceptance, food obsessions and reviews other podcasts.
Enjoy this podcast, it’s packed with fantastic information. You may want to open up your note-taking app while listening. I have listened to this a few times and have a few pages of notes.
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Ep. 87 I got Catfished!
Tales of being Catfished.
I was catfished. That was the first thing Dr. Sandra Brownstein said on a phone call with me. Now to be transparent, I barely knew what being ‘Catfished’ meant. I saw a show about it once, and it hurt my heart. The one I saw was about a woman who was catfished by another woman. She was left brokenhearted, and it made me so sad. Never even considered watching another episode.
Sandra had to spend the first part of the call explaining what catfished worked. How these guys troll social media sites to find their next victim. One shocking thing she told me was what percentage of profiles on Linkedin are catfishers. I was shocked.
What an insidious thing to do, Catfish innocent people.
Dr. Brownstein openly discussed her experiences with the Catfisher. The techniques they use to reel women in. Plus the same proven blueprint is used by 99% of these con artists. The Catfished builds up trust and love quickly, and once these women buy into the You’re my Queen, I love you and start packing, we are going to get married and travel the world. He’ll pay for everything. But STOP the presses. Something bad happens to him than the money request comes. It can be small like $500 for a plane ticket or $500,000 to pay a downpayment but don’t worry when he gets here, he’ll pay you back. Except that NEVER happens. When he gets the money, he is gone baby gone.
They ask for phone cards and mobile phones, then before they know what’s happening, they ask for 10,000+++ dollars. Many women get whipped out of all their savings, and the Catfisher is long gone. He moved on to his next victim.
I think these guys ‘talk’ with 3-4 women at a time to get their money. They prey upon single lonely women looking for companionship. These bad actors know all the triggers to pull, leaving many women with emotional trauma. Many spend years trying to recover financially and emotionally.
Dr. Brownstein could spot the scheme and left, not losing anything other than time and a few open wounds. She talks about how the process is done, the commonalities, and the red flags.
Join the conversation and bring a notebook. This session is note-taking worthy.
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Epi. 86 Why Growth Mindset Matter?
Positivity Always Wins!
Why a growth mindset matter? Are you fascinated by what determines a high performer and the rest? What makes Kobe, Kobe? Diana Taurasi, great? Tom Brady a 6th-round draft pick. Stephon Curry is possibly the greatest three-point shooter of all time.
What sets them apart? Easy. Growth Mindset. They believe they are the best at what they do. So, at their core, they believe they are the best and work to achieve that goal. Their self-belief is a powerful tool of the mind.
Successful people in sports, raising children, and relationships are all convinced they are 3-5% better at what they do. For example, Kobe most likely believed he was at least 3% better than the next second-best NBA player. Tom Brady believes he is at least 3% better, and the list continues.
Did you know that when you speak a negative word or expression out loud, it becomes 40-70% more powerful? Just one negative expression can set all the progress you have worked on back. All that hard work disciple goes out the window.
The human mind was designed to lean into the negative versus the positive. Remember, Caveman and cavewoman’s brain was all about survival once they left the cave. Therefore, they pondered every NEGATIVE outcome that could go wrong, and that practice continues in most humans.
Why? I think most do not realize they can impact their mindset. They can turn it into a positive mind machine developed to support them versus holding them back. Is it easy? Nope? Is it worth it, YES! Thousand times, yes. Being the driver of your destiny versus being the passenger helps grow your mindset and achieve your dreams faster.
Each person has a Blue Rose. A calling that is unique only to YOU. NO one in the Universe can do exactly what you can do. But that is what makes you a human being in this Universe.
What path will you choose? One of negative or positive thinking? Let me know in the comments.
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