Take Charge with Ann Vertel

Lee Cockerell is the former Executive V.P. of Operations for Walt Disney World. Lee was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, attended Oklahoma State University, and served in the US Army. He’s authored three best selling books, The Customer Rules, Creating Magic, and Time Management Magic. Before being responsible for all guest operations at Disney World, Lee […]

Diane Cunningham is the Founder and CEO of the National Association of Christian Women Entrepreneurs. She’s also a speaker, a published author, and a plane crash survivor. You’ll enjoy her mission, her perspective on life, and her fascinating journey into entrepreneurship. Click to Listen Episode Resources & Links In this episode, I mentioned several resources you […]

It took a broken camera at a critical moment to launch Courtney Slazinik of Click it Up a Notch into a thriving business teaching others how to take photographs of a lifetime. Courtney both mentions and embodies Farrah Gray’s sentiment: “Build your own dreams or someone will hire you to build theirs.” She shares some great […]

A few years ago I was exhausted, stressed, and felt like I was just fading away. I’m pretty sure my adrenal glands were shot and no matter how much I slept or exercised, I just couldn’t seem to get my energy back. Then in walked Casey Sollock and her life-saving green smoothies. 

Executive presence is the “it” factor for those that developing strong leadership skills. It’s that confidence and gravitas that helps you achieve results, influence others, and get to the top. And it’s considered one of the top requirements for promotion to senior-level positions. This episode gives you 3 instant improvements you can make to your executive presence.

Ready to leave your 9 to 5 job and start a business from home? Tammy Helfrich left her steady corporate job at a Fortune 500 company to follow her passion. By encouraging, empowering, and connecting people with their passion and hosting her wildly successful podcast, “Right Where You Are,” Tammy shows us all how to work from home and live a bigger story. 

LeeAnne Ruff’s approach to life, business, faith, and family is to always be reaching higher. You’ll be inspired by her passion for helping others live their bigger story through leadership, self-respect, trust, determination, and an unflinching belief in service to others. 

Optimism is more important than self-esteem or self-confidence in sustaining resilience and the entrepreneurial mindset. There are 3 distinct ways our attitude develops over time. This episode breaks them down so you can replace your exposure, habits, and interpretation of negative events with a more optimistic attitude. 

Once we make a big life decision, it seems everything settles out and we can think clearer again. But like all successful women in business, before we make an important decision there can be frustration and worry. Today’s episode gives women leaders a 4-question framework to help you make the right personal leadership decisions for you.

Do you know how to be more creative or how to innovate? What if you loved what you do so much you never wanted to quit or retire? How much of your day is spent solving problems? Problem-solving, even creative problem solving, can be frustrating. It’s time to create something – time to stop solving problems and bring something into existence that just wasn’t there before.

Can you change your personality? How about your temperament, thoughts, or reactions? Should you take a personality test, personality assessment, or temperament test to know? 

To be more resilient or anti-fragile, this episode is for you. Quickly reframe any event, experience, or circumstance, and overcome any setback by following this simple 3-step formula. I mention several resources including Stephanie Fast’s book "Child of Destiny." 

Christmas and holiday stress can ruin your holiday season. To help you reduce holiday stress and keep it at a minimum, here are 4 ways I stay calm, avoid that feeling of overwhelm, and have a stress-free Christmas. Stress management during the holidays is possible!

The tried-and-true way most successful women in business make quantum leaps and how you can too. If you want a productive and profitable small business working from home, this episode can help you focus and take action. 

7 of the best podcasts on personal branding, online marketing, public speaking, national parks, value, pricing, goals, and goal setting I recommend by Mike Kim, Susie Miller, Ken Davis, Amy Porterfield, Jody Maberry, Kirk Bowman, and Hal Elrod. 

Want to know how to be a better leader? These 3 simple shifts will help you step up to a different way of leading, one that allows you to lead with confidence.

Do you know how to have more energy? More mental energy? Nope, it’s not caffeine and more sleep (although more sleep is awesome!) It’s all about discovering and enhancing your energy sources based on your own, personal temperament. In this episode, I give you a 10-question energy quiz to help you determine how to get more energy.

If you want to feel more confident and build better self-confidence, self-worth, and self-esteem, this episode will give you 5 easy and simple ways to be more self-confident. 

Fight or flight...or freeze. When we’re scared, we tend to develop a habit of procrastination. And that keeps us stuck in survival mode. Learn 3 quick and easy steps to help you stop feeling stuck or paralyzed, overcome your natural fear response, and move past that fight or flight feeling. 

Be more productive and focused with these two powerful strategies that can help you identify negative self-talk and toxic relationships.