• The Evolution of Liani: Attorney to Author
    2022/01/11
    Join us tonight for the final episode of Counterbalance Conversations on Voice America Radio. In this episode we will visit with Liani Kotcher, attorney turned young adult author and book blogger. We will talk about her journey from attorney to creative, her pivots and career transitions, life as a creative, and her recently released book, “Ski Weekend.” Liani will share some of her nuggets of wisdom for creatives striving to protect their intellectual property and give us insight into her life now as a full time creative!
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  • After Happily Ever After: Empowering Yourself for Change
    2022/01/04
    Happy New Year! We are ringing in the new year with award winning author, television comedy writer, and panelist, Leslie Rasmussen! Melissa and Leslie will be discussing the myth that midlife crisis is a crisis when really if it is reframed it is rediscovering yourself AND empowering yourself for change. Leslie will talk about her book After Happily Ever After and how this and the theme of the sandwich generation is explored in her story. WE can't wait to explore this topic with you!
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  • Emma's Legacy: Love, Second Chances, and Self Discovery
    2021/12/28
    In this episode, Melissa talks with author, Diana Kupershmit about her memoir, Emma’s Laugh, the Gift of Second Chances. They discuss Diana's story of being a mother to a special needs child, her grief points through the process, second chances, Emma’s legacy, finding her tribe, and becoming an author in the process. You won’t want to miss this beautiful story of love and triumph.
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  • Finding Your Tribe
    2021/12/21
    Sometimes the people we leas expected can turn into friends who help us change our own lives and see things from a new perspective. In this episode, Dr. Melissa will talk to Suzanne about building a tribe, her book - The Sound of Wings, and the concept of new perspectives for the new year.
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  • Why do we Persist – A Cybersecurity Expert's Why
    2021/12/14
    Dealing with some of the most vicious threats online is a rough job, and one that takes a certain kind of mindset to engage in. Having been doing this for 10 years, I have seen a lot of amazing triumphs in the world, as well as some of the most vicious scams launched in the wake of those triumphs. I’ve had stunning, against the odds, last minutes wins, and earthshattering, will-never-recover-from-this losses. In all of it, I’ve never been able to let this passion go, even when it drove me to a heart attack. I’d like to explore why I and several others do this job, and what we’d like you to know to not only help yourself be secure but help us make the world a safer place.
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  • Change Your Storyline, Change Your Life
    2021/12/07
    Changing your storyline is a subject that Jamie Lerner spends a lot of time on with her private clients. One of her favorite questions is to ask “is your storyline working well for you”. She believes that the story that we are incessantly telling is directly reflected in the life that we are living. Change your story and you will change your life. In this episode, we will discuss how you can change your story and give you a head start on making the changes you want to make in your life in 2022.
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  • Why You Shouldn’t Do What You’re Told (in sales).
    2021/11/30
    Vera Czerny (pronounced like Cherney) spent her entire professional life in some form of sales. Whether it was her own business, back in her home country of Czech Republic, in Holland where she lived for a year, or in America, that became her new home since 2002. She ran multiple business, as well as businesses for others, and developed her own sales system that goes against the mainstream and usual advice. Didn’t matter what industry or country, certain common tools and sales recommendations didn’t resonate with her. In fact, some sales training insulted her intelligence. “It’s nobody’s dream to become a salesman. I’m also competitive when it comes to sales. But I wasn’t going to sacrifice my soul and dignity just to be crush it in sales,” she said. ”And if it was offensive to me, I’m sure it would be offensive to anyone I talk to.” So, despite of what “gurus” were saying, or the sales trainings she attended, she did the opposite. And it worked! No matter the market, industry, how knowledgeable or not she was about it, she could beat her competition or her seasoned, well experienced colleagues. Vera first thought it’s what everyone did. Soon she learned (directly in the market, seeing what her competition was doing) – that’s not the case. And just like that, her REVERSE STRATEGY TO SUCCESS was born. Vera is passionate about the art of selling, whether you sell yourself or art you create, or product or service either you create or someone else you work for – nobody wants to sound like used car salesman. We definitely met one or two during our life, those that make you cringe or feel like you need a shower afterwards. Today she uses all her diverse, professional experience to help small business owners to use their own personality, develop their own style, where they feel comfortable, refine it and instead of following someone else’s script, and set a category of their own. Her client’s sales skyrocketed with just few little twists in their efforts. How to figure it all out, and most importantly, how to use it in sales, that’s what we’re going to talk about tonight. Inevitable side effects of using her method also include: - loyal clients that stay and come back for more - clients that become friends - motivated salespeople who don’t feel pushed and shamed into producing more - successful teams that don’t suffer with fluctuation - 30-50% increase of sales from an existing client’s database We will also talk about Vera’s Triumph Club, one of the kind Mastermind for adults that don’t have time for masterminds. It’s a brilliant accountability program to finish the year strong and start the 2022 with a bang. Vera will talk about how the similar program she took from her own sales coach, turned her business upside down – with investment of less than 15 minutes a week to focus on it. Opening its doors now, you can become a Founding member with all the privileges and perks that only founding members have.
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  • Hoppin' Holidays: Ways Keep Your Sanity During the Holiday Season
    2021/11/23
    This week starts the holiday season and for many. This means a lot of gatherings, activities, and expectations that sometimes can challenge your mental and financial bandwidth. After almost 2 years of less than bustling holidays, it seems that this year is ramping up to be very jolly indeed. In this episode, Dr. Melissa will discuss how you can manage expectations with others, carve out time for yourself, create effective stress management techniques to help you navigate the holiday hustle, and keep that holiday financial leak under control.
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