This week's Impact Table podcast is an invitation to pause for a mid-Q4 check-in now that we're just about halfway through the quarter.  Evaluate where you are, celebrate your wins, intentionally reroute and course correct, and perhaps most importantly - make a plan to manage your personal energy. Ready to take a seat at the Table?Join us at www.impacttable.com/joinFind, Follow, Like and VisitFind us on LinkedIn hereFollow us on Instagram @ImpactTableLike us on FacebookVisit our website @ www.impacttable.comComment, Rate, ReviewHelp us elevate the voices of women leaders in social impact. Please rate, comment, and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it.

This week on the Impact Table Podcast, we're checking off more boxes on our Q4 checklist of actions and strategies to help you stay on target with your goals, maintain balance, and end the year with clarity and purpose. Download the checklist here.  This week, it’s all about the P.A.U.S.E.P – Prioritize your well-being with self-care, rest, and recoveryA – Acknowledge your needsU – Unplug from stressorsS – Soothe your mind and bodyE – Engage in restorative activitiesNeed permission to pause?  Craving some inspiration on why it's important or how you might practice the pause?  Do you wish you felt empowered to carve out and reclaim time for this essential leadership practice?We've got you.Ready to take a seat at the Table?Join us at www.impacttable.com/joinFind, Follow, Like and VisitFind us on LinkedIn hereFollow us on Instagram @ImpactTableLike us on FacebookVisit our website @ www.impacttable.comComment, Rate, ReviewHelp us elevate the voices of women leaders in social impact. Please rate, comment, and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it.

If you’ve been following along the past few weeks, you’re clear on where you’re going and you’ve got a roadmap and plan in place steering you in the right direction in Q4.  So you know where you’re going, and you know what needs to get done.  In this episode, we explore the critical importance of finding the space to focus on what's most important and what lights you up through strategic delegation and automation. When you delegate tasks to others or automate repetitive actions, you are* freeing up your time and mental energy for what truly matters: the big, visionary, human-centered work that only you can do * creating the space you need to ensure you are filling your cup, continuing to learn, * preserving your energy so that you can pour it into others in ways that REALLY matter* bringing others along on a journey that gives them meaningful ways to contribute, work that lights them up, and an opportunity to be a catalyst for advancing the greater good. This is how we that creates lasting impact and move your mission forward.You’ve got big ideas, big dreams, big impact to make, my friend.  Don’t try to do it all yourself.

Do you suffer from busyness-induced amnesia?  That experience and tendency to forget or overlook essential and foundational practices, habits, and routines, that support your productivity, your wellbeing, and your ability to lead for impact.  It happens when we get caught up in the busyness of daily life or work, neglecting foundational actions like high-level thinking and strategic planning and action, self-care, time management, and intentional reflection.  We're moving through our Q4 checklist with key actions and strategies every week to help you stay on target with your goals, maintain balance, and end the year with clarity and purpose so you are well-resourced to lead for impact.  Last week we revisited our annual goals, and now that you are clear and recommitted to what you're moving towards in Q4, this week, we're breaking down our goals into a roadmap, with milestones and action steps. Listen in.

As we enter Q4, how are you ensuring that you stay on target with your goals, maintain balance, and end the year with clarity and purpose?We've built a Q4 checklist and plan for you, and every week through the end of the year - except for holiday weeks where we will have the playbacks of our Visionary Speaker Sessions - we’ll be diving into weekly check-ins to help ensure you are doing just that -  staying on target with your goals, maintaining balance, and ending the year with clarity and purpose so you're ready to step into 2025 rested, restored and refocused.This week we revisit our annual goals,  and ask the powerful question - are your goals still aligned with your vision and mission?Listen in.Ready to take a seat at the Table?Join us at www.impacttable.com/joinFind, Follow, Like and VisitFind us on LinkedIn hereFollow us on Instagram @ImpactTableLike us on FacebookVisit our website @ www.impacttable.comComment, Rate, ReviewHelp us elevate the voices of women leaders in social impact. Please rate, comment, and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it.

Do you feel like your best ideas are bursting inside you, or that the words disappear when you need them most?   Do you find yourself people-pleasing or falling into “performance mode” – letting your insights and feelings go unsaid or feeling concerned about will think if you speak your truth? This week's Impact Table episode is for you.This week, Impact Table Podcast host Marssie Versola is in conversation with Jen Oliver, speaker coach and committed advocate for elevating women and their voices.  Jen believes in the power of our stories, ideas, and conversations and knows that amplifying a woman’s most authentic voice as an instrument of true transformation.In this conversation, Jen shares what it felt like to recognize and overcome the inability to speak her truth, and constantly silencing her voice to please others.  And, she shares how we can practice unlocking our truest voice, whether on stage or in intimate 1-1 conversations. 

Do you feel unappreciated at work? Are you certain that your team knows they matter?In this week's episode of the Impact Table Podcast we hear from Jennifer Wallace, award-winning journalist, New York Times best-selling author, and Co-Founder of the Mattering Movement.  Her life's work is centered around a key psychological concept called “mattering” – the personal belief that we are valued and that we add value to the lives of others. Jennifer believes that creating cultures of mattering at home, work, and in the larger world as the antidote to the toxic never-enoughness of a culture based in over-achievement, and that one solution to the burnout crisis is be rooted in creating cultures of mattering in the workplace.During this Visionary Speaker Session playback, we share a powerful conversation covering... ✨ What is mattering, and why it’s important? ⚛️ The brain science behind mattering and what happens to our brains and mental health when our mattering is amplified. 💫 How do we create that experience and knowing of mattering for ourselves when we aren’t getting it from those around us?🌎 How do we increase mattering in our organizations and in the teams and organizations we lead or are part of?  Impact Table Visionary Speaker Sessions are private member and invite-only gatherings that bring respected women leaders in impact to share about their personal leadership and impact journey and important lessons learned along the way. Our guests share an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at their own leadership and impact journey and share tips and tools they’ve learned, giving members the ‘real talk’, connection and truth we all crave and inspiration you can take with you on your own path.Following the speaker’s share is an open Q&A and time for members to break out into small groups.Ready to take a seat at the Table? Join us at www.impacttable.com/joinFind, Follow, Like and VisitFind Jennifer on LinkedIn here Find us on LinkedIn hereFollow us on Instagram @ImpactTableLike us on FacebookVisit our website @ www.impacttable.comComment, Rate, ReviewHelp us elevate the voices of women leaders in social impact. Please rate, comment, and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it.

In this Visionary Speaker Session playback, we hear from Bibigi Haile, Founder of The Visible Women Conference and Strategic Advisor helping women to become unapologetically visible.  Bibigi Haile founded The Beauvoir Group to give women the license to be Unapologetically Visible, make bold moves, and stop apologizing for what they want from their professional lives.Listen in for a powerful conversation on visibility as activism.Impact Table Visionary Speaker Sessions are private member and invite-only gatherings that bring respected women leaders in impact to share about their personal leadership and impact journey and important lessons learned along the way. Our guests share an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at their own leadership and impact journey and share tips and tools they’ve learned, giving members the ‘real talk’, connection and truth we all crave and inspiration you can take with you on your own path.Following the speaker’s share is an open Q&A and time for members to break out into small groups.

In this week's episode of the Impact Table Podcast, we are sharing more of our favorite moments from the first half of 2024.  This week, you'll hear from three incredible women in impact: Lauren McCann, Founder and CEO of Procure Impact, on authenticity and building an impact business, raising capital, and building teams by staying true to your core values, Gretchen Villegas, Impact Table Founding Member and C-Suite Executive, on the power of mentorship and paying it forward, and Betty LaMarr, Founder of EmpowerHer Institute on the prioritizing wellbeing to lead for impact.Learn more about Impact Table at www.impacttable.com.

In this week's episode of the Impact Table Podcast, we are sharing more of our favorite moments from the first half of 2024.  This week, you'll hear from three Impact Table Founding Members: Lisa Friscia on the importance of creating and having psychological safety, Angela Parker on disorienting dilemmas, choosing new paradigms, and what it takes to walk your unique path in a way that others want to join you, and Sarah Middleton on creating cultures of service.  Learn more about Impact Table at www.impacttable.com.

In this week's episode of the Impact Table Podcast we are sharing some of our favorite moments from the first half of 2024.  You'll hear from podcast host and Creator of the Impact Table Marssie sharing some of the experiences that were foundational to her inspiration for starting the Impact Table, and guests Mindy Barenblat on authenticity, how to know you're out of balance, and the power of turquoise time, Maureen Sedonan, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Greater Bay Area on leading with kindness, empathy, and higher level values and Robin Merle navigating involuntary exits.   Learn more about Impact Table at www.impacttable.com.

This week's episode is a playback of one of our most powerful Visionary Speaker Sessions yet with special guest and Impact Table Member, Katie McCleary who is a vivacious champion of creatives, entrepreneurs, and leaders who actively pursue their vision to improve people’s lives - and incredible human.  In this talk, Katie gets real and shares with deep vulnerability and powerful strength about her own journey and what it means to show up with tenacity, intention, and love - in life and specifically around tough topics - including one of my favorites, that I don’t think we talk about nearly enough, ESPECIALLY in the social impact space- that tough topic of money.Follow Impact Table on Linked in @ImpactTableRegister for our Connect and Elevate Retreat at impacttable.com/retreatFind Katie on LinkedIn here or find her on howtobridgethegap.com

In this week's episode of the Impact Table Podcast, host Marssie Versola is in conversation with Baily Hancock Professional Friend-Maker and Connection Strategist.  A natural-born connector and extracurricular enthusiast, Baily has spent her life curating community and nurturing her network, priding herself on being only a degree or two of separation from just about anyone (including Kevin Bacon). Throughout the past decade, she's taught hundreds of entrepreneurs and social impact leaders how to connect and collaborate with others to amplify their message, attract their ideal clients, and increase their impact in the world. Connection and community are not a nice to have.  They are a non-negotiable. Find Baily on LinkedIn here.Follow us at @ImpactTable on LinkedIn, Intagram or Facebook or visit our website at www.impacttable.com.

The statistics on burnout in the social impact sector are staggering.  According to a recent study published by the Center for Effective Philanthropy, most funders and 95% of leaders in nonprofit organizations express some level of concern about burnout, with 87% of nonprofit leaders expressing concerns about their own burnout and 75% indicating that burnout among their staff is impacting their organization’s ability to achieve their mission.  And we know that women in social impact, already affected by the gender pay gap, are often further burdened by the lack of of nonprofit organizations or purpose-driven departments to offer equal or competitive pay or benefits, a lack of leadership and professional development, under-resourced teams and organizations, regularly reported feelings of isolation and overwhelm, high emotional investment and demands in this work (especially in roles in direct service), and largely recognized inequalities in the home, with women taking on most household and caregiving responsibilities.But, despite these very real challenges, what if we could let it be easy?  Listen in.

We're nearly. halfway through the year, and in this week's episode we're taking the time to pause for a mid-year checkpoint.  In this episode, we invite you to take some time, as we get to the halfway mark of 2024 to reflect on the goals, intentions, or vision you set at the beginning of the quarter or the year, and also to notice what you have to celebrate, to review the challenges you've faced, to check in on how you are taking care of your mind and your spirit, and how you are treating your body.  After you take a listen, you can take some time to reflect on these 5 prompts:First, review any goals, intentions, or vision you set for yourself at the start of the quarter or the start of the year.What Can I Celebrate? What Challenges Did I Face and How Did I Overcome Them? How Am I Taking Care of Personal Energy: My Mind and My Spirit? How Am I Taking Care of My Body? Tune in to reflect, recalibrate, and reenergize as we move into the second half of the year.Ready to take a seat at the table? Join us here @ www.impacttable.com/join or register for our upcoming retreat at www.impacttable.com/retreat.

You are not here to get things done. You are not here to hustle.  You are not here to burn out.  You are here to flourish.  And as a byproduct of your flourishing, everything around you will flourish. According to a recent study published by the Center for Effective Philanthropy, most funders and 95% of leaders in nonprofit organizations express some level of concern about burnout, with 87% of nonprofit leaders expressing concerns about their own burnout and 75% indicating that burnout among their staff is impacting their organization’s ability to achieve its mission.This week we’re sharing another playback of a recent Impact Table Visionary Speaker Session with Nataly Kogan, Founder and CEO of Happier, Inc. and the Founder of the Awesome Human Project, who shares about her own burnout story, what she's learned, and the beliefs and practices that we all need to live happier, more flourishing lives.  Find Nataly on LinkedIn Apply to take a seat at the Impact Table  at www.impacttable.com/apply 

In Day 3 of our Lead for Impact Workshop we're adding a critical component to your roadmap to unlocking greater leadership and impact. Today, our work is focused on creating a compelling vision for where you're going.  Without this critical component, you risk being stuck, operating out of unconscious patterns, walking (or running) in circles, or worse, moving toward a vision that isn't even yours. And we share our secret to how you can accelerate your path to the leadership and impact you're envisioning, now.Listen in as we deliver powerful personal and leadership growth beyond the typical business setting with a powerful visualization exercise to move you into a compelling vision of your future self.  If you're ready to take your seat at the Table, join us at www.impacttable.com/join.

In Day 2 of our Lead for Impact Workshop, we invite you to reflect on the unconscious patterns that are getting in your way.  And we encouraged you to explore the actions you can practice to move past those patterns and try a new way of operating. This is where the fun starts. Now you're starting to lean into your superpower and unroot the patterns that you've carried with you up until now. This isn't an overnight transformation.  But with commitment, accountability, and continued learning and growth, you're paving the path to greater leadership and impact moment by moment.  

Listen back to Day 1 of our Lead for Impact Workshop.  What you'll hear:❤️ You'll get a taste of what it's like inside the Impact Table. ⭐ You'll be invited to step into the brightest, most confident, most supported, most thriving version of yourself so that you can lead from that place.✅ You'll hear exclusive tips from our Established and Executive Level Impact Table members on what Emerging Leaders need to know.And more...While we've designed this workshop with our Emerging Leaders in mind, you'll find value wherever you are in your leadership journey.Curious about joining us tomorrow?Register at www.impacttable.com/workshop 

In part four of our mini-series, we discuss the importance of surrounding yourself by others who lift you up, throughout your leadership journey.Navigating a career in social impact can be rewarding and fulfilling. It can also be challenging, lonely, confusing, and emotionally taxing.  It is normal to feel lost, isolated, or unclear about where to start or where to go next when it comes to growing as a leader, building your confidence, magnifying your influence, and maximizing your impact - while discovering and staying true to what’s really important to you.Seeking and allowing that space of belonging in a community that elevates you is a critical part of stepping into greater leadership and maintaining the endurance, mindset, and energy to keep moving forward as a leader in social impact.Register for our FREE 3-Day Lead for Impact Workshop June 10-12thEmail Marssie at Marssie at ImpactTable dot Com to share your reflections on your own journey