
Let Your “Why” Guide You with Ashley Russo
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Tangible Takeaways:
- Often when we are stuck, it’s because we’re not making a decision. It is better to decide and move forward than stay stagnant!
- If you make a wrong decision, it’s ok! You learned something. This will make you better at your next move.
- We get burdened with the “how”, and we forget that there is a “why”. If you're on a path and what you're participating in always goes back to the why, then you're on the right path.
- Understand what you're good and not good at, and be okay with that.
- Don't be so bogged down by the details that you're afraid to take the leap. When this happens, make sure you have just enough information, and leap.
About Ashley:
Ashley Russo, President of ASR Media Productions, is a five-time Emmy® award-winning executive producer and host of The PEAK-TV and St. Luke’s HealthNow. A twenty-year media veteran, Ashley graduated from New York University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. She is also the creator and host of the podcast, Unscripted with Russo. Additionally, Russo is the chief operating officer at General Magnaplate Corporation, the world’s leading manufacturer of engineered coating solutions. Ashley is the third generation to step into an executive role at the company founded by her grandparents. Deeply committed to her community, Russo served as Co-Chair of United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley’s (UWGLV) 2022 Campaign and serves on the boards of UWGLV, Children’s Home of Easton, Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce (GLVCC), and Hospital Central Services, Inc. & Affiliates. Russo is also the recipient of several leadership awards, including LifePath and PICPA Community Service Person of the Year award, GSEP’s Take the Lead award in 2019, and more.
Connect with Ashley:
Website: https://www.thepeaktv.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleysrusso/
https://www.instagram.com/asrmediaproductions/
https://www.asrmediaproductions.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thepeaktv/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashleyrenna
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleysrusso/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ashleysrusso
About me:
Karen Laos, Communication Expert, and Confidence Cultivator, leverages 25 years in the boardroom and speaking on the world’s most coveted stages such as Google and NASA to transform missed opportunities into wins. She is fiercely committed to her mission of eradicating self-doubt in 10 million women by giving them practical strategies to ask for what they want in the boardroom and beyond. She guides corporations and individuals with her tested communication model to generate consistent results through her Leadership Presence Keynote: How to Be an Influential Communicator.
Connect with me:
Website: https://www.karenlaos.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenlaosofficial
Facebook: Ignite Your Confidence with Karen Laos: https://www.facebook.com/groups/karenlaosconsulting
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenlaos/
Clubhouse: @karenlaos
My book “Trust Your Own Voice”: https://karenlaos.com/book/
Episodes also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEwQoTGdJX5eME0ccBKiKng/videos
Karen Laos, Communication Expert and Confidence Cultivator, leverages 25 years in the boardroom and speaking on the world’s most coveted stages such as Google and NASA to transform missed opportunities into wins. She is fiercely committed to her mission of eradicating self-doubt in 10 million women by giving them practical strategies to ask for what they want in the boardroom and beyond. She guides corporations and individuals with her tested communication model to generate consistent results through her Powerful Presence Keynote: How to Be an Influential Communicator.
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Connect with me:
Website: https://www.karenlaos.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenlaosofficial
Facebook: Ignite Your Confidence with Karen Laos: https://www.facebook.com/groups/karenlaosconsulting
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenlaos/
Episodes also available on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEwQoTGdJX5eME0ccBKiKng/videos
My book “Trust Your Own Voice”:
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