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We are going to call a spade a spade here folks. Our guest this week on the SQV Podcast is an absolute Super Mom-Rock Star! Michelle Spexarth left her narcissist husband with five children. She had been a stay-at-home mom and was making home-schooling her priority, but in the end, Michelle knew her mental health was dependent on her leaving her toxic narcissistic relationship.

Now Michelle is a life coach and specializes in helping other women with their mental wellness and emotional resilience before, during, and after their breakup. Michelle’s Facebook group where she serves her global community is Soul Survivors: Heal from Narcissistic Abuse, Trauma & CPTSD.

Additionally, Michelle Spexarth’s weekly Victim to Victor Workshop helps clients gain clarity, develop confidence, and build genuine connections for meaningful support. Michelle specializes in helping people get out of the brain fog and confusion created by trauma, narcissistic abuse, and extreme stress. She mentors others to help them set attainable within 90-days.

In this episode Michelle encourages women to prepare for the exit, ask for help, discover your resources, finally not to be ashamed to leave a situation that no longer meets your needs, becuase your physical safety, mental health, and financial wellbeing are all too important.

As an Employee Communication Liaison with SJM Consulting Services Michelle is focused on confident and consistent culture improvement processes that respect individuals and groups in professional ways. Michelle also offers one-on-one coaching for employees who struggle with anxiety and trusting their supervisor and/or human resources. Michelle and Shannon encourage agency in the professional world and give women and families a voice in corporate setting. SJM Consulting Services

You Have Arrived + The SQV Conversation Episode 22: Michelle Spexarth We are going to call a spade a spade here folks. Our guest this week on the SQV Podcast is an absolute Super Mom-Rock Star! Michelle Spexarth left her narcis...

I hae been doing art since we have been in Euripe and it feels like the right-side of my brain has turned on! Thank you Debra Lee Murrow for your help with that

Debra is a professional art teacher. She finds dynamic methods for groups and individuals centered around the the development of child-like fun where their values can be recognized.

Value-based dreams can be realized when you figure out what you liked to do when you were a child.

In this episode of the Small Quiet Voice Podcast - as two moms who love art - we get really deep, really fast in this interview as Debra Lee Murrow breaks down the formalities in corporate America using the individuals’core values that can be used to build better teams.

In strategic planning sessions, Debra’s work is profound in the ways she breathes a new energy into the organizations with whom she partners.

Debra works well with coaches because she brings play and joy into the environment and makes the world a better place through active stress relief. Debra Lee Murrow awakens the genius of art in all those she touches.

Take a listen to this dynamic, joy-filled interview. You will be glad you did!

You Have Arrived + The SQV Conversation Episode 21: Debra Lee Murrow Debra Lee Murrow is a professional art teacher. She finds dynamic methods for groups and individuals centered around the right brain, child-like fun where th...

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Unchecked mean girls, racism, sexism, cronyism… call it what you want. It all spells disaster for organizations of today. I’ve seen it at its worst. 🙅‍♀️

These “isms” noted above cause jealousy between employees and pretty soon rumors start when one of us is promoted. It wreaks. Younger employees can’t break it down but they know it just doesn’t feel right. They quit. 🤘

The bandaid for all this is humor. It was a coping mechanism at my last company but those laughs were toxically varnished, fake, and insincere. Laughter without love is evil. It just is. Hyenas could have done it better. 🌚

But I saw them… and I had empathy for them. I couldn’t fix them but I could listen when they wanted to come into my office to vent. And that they did!

These were just human beings with kids and busy schedules, marriages that were on the brink of divorce, and literally houses to build in their personal life. 🪐⚡️

Any idiot (or mediocre consultant) could have seen that everyone in leadership was just exasperated from constant work, mad customers, inept new hires, overworked managers who reported to them, broken equipment, complaining investors, floods, fires, murders, and maintenance men who couldn’t speak English and were breaking safety rules… the list goes on and on. And the angry unorganized chaos modality trickled down to everyone.

My company got these 3 Epic but Common things wrong. Does this sound familiar?

1) The CEO was too proud to ask for help. - / afraid of the future /

2) Leadership agreed that they could just keep doing fundamental things the way they had always done them… and everything would work out eventually. - / yearning for the past /

3)Work is supposed to be hard.
- / stuck in the present /

Then COVID hit and things got much, much worse. It was an epic train wreck. Holy peanut butter sandwiches, Batman, I couldn’t believe the symptoms of horrible workplace culture that I was witnessing!🌝

Due to my role in marketing, (specifically reputation management), my customers were uniquely internal. That meant that anyone could ask me for anything at any time. I was the creative one, the technically astute one, the empathetic one… You know, that one person in the organization who knows enough to at least point you in the right direction if they don’t have the solution? That was me.

From my vantage point, especially during and after the pandemic, I saw and heard toxic grossness from everyone. No one liked anyone. Everyone was talking behind everyone else’s backs. No one was happy. Almost everyone was looking for a new job.

🌪️🔥She should have just sold the company like I told her because they weren’t even profitable. Madness for debt. Its nuts. ☄️

I know that I spent about four hours a week looking for a better job but I couldn’t find one that paid more, so I stayed FOR SIX YEARS. Mistake. 👎🚫 I should have taken a job that paid less where I could be valued as a human woman, but I stayed way too long. That job nearly killed me.

It killed at least one of my colleagues. He was a loner. He was talented but work was all he had. And we clearly didn’t have him. 😢😔

The high-level executives never got a break. They were spent. I was there to help as a marketing director but there is only so much I could do to help. I learned the hard way that you can’t advertise yourself out of the toxic symptoms of attrition. Google, Yelp, Facebook, Apartments.com, and Glassdoor make sure of that.

In many companies the politics and over burden of tasks exhaust leadership and the rewards are too little. The women and minority employees do most of the work and get less pay, fewer opportunities. Dismal. Fried.

🧜‍♀️🌊This is me drawing a line in the sand:__________________

Okay enough of that nasty stuff! 🥰I’m here to HELP! My middle name is “Joy.” 🧜‍♀️Seriously! It’s the job I was made to do. 🧜‍♂️ Facilitate, communicate, and spread JOY (and hope) into the place I have spent the most of my days, at work. 🛠️Since I was 15 I’ve been working. That's 35 years in case you’re counting🕰️.

I’ve had 24 different employers, contributed to eight industries, and worked in four states. Does that make me a job hopper? Maybe. It’s just my life 🦄🦋and because of this tremendous journey, I have also learned so much. 🙉🙈🐵🙊

You knew that I was also a journalist too. 🖌️Right? All that means in this context is I know how to ask the right questions to find out what makes a place or a person tick. I’m empathetic. A good listener. It’s my superpower: helping people at work! 📚

I know there is a better way (because I’ve lived it at least once - TY USAF✈️🇺🇸) and it starts by forming genuine relationships with your colleagues and your customers. And THAT feels so good. 🧬

Then, ASAP you can build relationships with others in the community and Give Back!

But, this transformation only works when everyone in the whole company is on the same page.

You and your colleagues have to be coached like any successful team. Have you ever known a team to play well without a coach? ⛓️‍💥Nope. Me neither.

Here is the the bottom line TED LASSO style: in order to create a team you must start by employing a substitute coach. Everyone on the team needs to be empowered, feel confident and valued, and know their position so that everyone can go forward and be more competitive.

That’s what we do at SJM Consulting Services!/// = TEAM STRATEGY!! NO COACH = NO TEAM. (The active consulting journey for any organization ends when your Coach/Chief People Officer, ie.: prior recruiter) is ready to fly!) In this way, you don’t have to recruit anymore and you can start attracting the very best employees to your HR department. 🎤💧

A company is just a group of people banging off one another.
But…

An organization has team members, team goals, team success!

See the difference?

No cliques. No nastiness. No competition. Just kind and sincere, genuine people rooting for one another as a team. Diverse and inspired men and women leaning on one another (professionally of course) honoring one another’s specific strengths and filling in for one another’s weaknesses.

You know it as well as I do; men and women, different folks who don’t look like or move like us… all compliment one another at an organization like this. But how to bust down those cultural barriers?⁉️🙋‍♀️

Perhaps a consulting firm with over a dozen of the most qualified humans on the planet can show you how? Yes!!! This is an ad for my company, SJM Consulting Services. We got you!

Here’s what’s up:
I’m in Italy until the middle of August, thoroughly enjoying my life but when I get back, it’s on like Donkey Kong! Book a time with me and my team. We can help. I promise.

Our firm’s focus is on US organizations in any industry with about 50+employees or MORE.

….If you’ve read this far, thank you. I know this is long, but it’s important.

If you’re a CEO please know that your employees are not going to come to you because they’re afraid of losing their job. This has to be done through a third-party. But hiring my team is going to be the best investment you’ve ever made. I guarantee it!

If you happen to work for corporate America and have a good relationship with your CEO, show them this post! You’re going to be the hero and really… what do you have to lose?

We offer money-back guarantee on all our services. 💥Really!

Schedule an hour with me NOW! We have flexible hours. Just comment or DM me, “COACH” to schedule your complimentary consultation today!⚽️

Disclaimer: the women in this photo are NOT mean girls. 💗🧜🏿‍♀️

Stephen Hawking's observation that "smart people look crazy to dumb people" highlights a common challenge faced by innovative thinkers. Genius often pushes boundaries and challenges conventional wisdom, which can be disorienting or even threatening to those who are less informed or resistant to change. This disparity can lead to misunderstandings and misinterpretations of groundbreaking ideas. Hawking's remark underscores the importance of embracing diverse perspectives and recognizing that unconventional thinking can be a sign of profound insight rather than madness. It's a reminder to remain open-minded and curious, valuing the contributions of those who think differently.

Neil deGrasse Tyson often suggests that if aliens exist and have the capability to visit Earth, they are likely so advanced that we would be insignificant or uninteresting to them. He argues that human concerns might not be relevant to such advanced beings. Tyson also speculates that we might not even recognize their presence if they are vastly different from us, both in form and communication. He emphasizes the importance of humility, noting that while we search for extraterrestrial life, we must also be prepared to discover that we are not the center of the universe.

There's a movement

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Here's her substack, please support her, she's got some great art!!

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On this week's edition of The SQV Conversation, we welcome Miran Gunnells, the founder of Real Fathers Inc, putting single fathers first.

Your past is as important as where you are going, and for Miran who was raised by a single mom, he learned early on what a difference a present father can make in the life of young children. Tragically, Miran became a single dad when his daughters mom passed away when they were only ten and seven.🥹

Miran had to become his young daughters' everything, and he rose to the occasion. 💪🏾Miran tells the whole story in this evocative interview with Shannon Joy Mekeel. Watch until the end because Miran has some good questions for Shannon too about her career and the challenges she faced as a young mom in the early 2000's.

Single fathers often face unique challenges, including balancing work and childcare, dealing with societal stereotypes, and navigating legal systems for custody and support. Now that his daughters are grown and have successful careers, Miran and his team are giving back to other single dads in BIG ways. 💙

Real Father's Inc supports dads of all nationalities, all over the United States, raising children after their other parent passes away. Real Fathers inc Unicorn Universe

You Have Arrived + The SQV Conversation Episode 20:Miran Gunnells On this week's edition of The SQV Conversation, we welcome Miran Gunnells, the founder of Faith of Fathers. Miran became a single dad when his daughters' mot...

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On this week’s episode, Shannon welcomes a powerhouse women’s leadership coach, Christy Rutherford. Christy is a 16-year Coast Guard veteran who gave up a successful (but stressful) military career due to harassment and abuse. After taking time to heal from her experiences, Christy’s second act is all about YOU. She is a globally recognized leader, keynote speaker, leadership coach, and author, publishing five #1 best-selling books on Amazon in eight months. A Harvard Business School Alumna, she's also a certified Executive Leadership Coach from Georgetown University. Christy has also been featured in Forbes three times.

As the Pay Raise Playbook Queen, Christy has helped her clients get over $15M in salary raises since 2020. Her principle-based leadership methods are changing careers, restoring health, and reigniting unhappy marriages. Christy believes, “You can be happy, healthy, joyous, free, AND have the capacity of high-level leadership…if you take care of yourself.” Her methods are changing the rule book for her clients and those she inspires while on stage. Christy's goal is to get 10,000 women $1 billion in raises and promotions by 2025. Watch this episode to be inspired by Christy’s vulnerability, determination, and true grit.

You Have Arrived + The SQV Conversation Episode 19: Christy Rutherford On this week’s episode, Shannon welcomes a powerhouse women’s leadership coach, Christy Rutherford. Christy is a 16-year Coast Guard veteran who gave up a su...

What do you get when you bring two fierce 🫦feminists together, who are from the same small Colorado 🏔️town, who also share a deep commitment to improving their community💗? It's this. This is what you get... The SQV Podcast!

In this episode, Sasha Nelson of Craig Colorado speaks about her new role in the Economic Recovery Corps.⭐ Her commitment to learn new ways to bring jobs to the region will greatly impact Northwest Colorado's ability to reinvent itself when the coal-burning power plants close down in 2028, greatly decreasing the area's GDP and the region's ability to maintain infrastructure equilibrium. 😩

Sasha and Shannon's friendship as small-town girls shines through as they discuss what it means to be a feminist in 2024 and how we can all use activated empathy in the systems that govern our lives. 🤯💪🏻📢😨🧜🏻‍♀️🧜‍♀️⚒️


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Hey friends, I recently appeared on the Multiply Your Success Podcast where I spoke about the state of the American workplace, the importance of quality Paid Time Off, Empathy in the Workforce, Being a Mom in Corporate America, and Prostate Cancer. Thank you, Tom DuFore for asking all the right questions! 🧜🏼‍♀️✅💗💫

Listen to the episode on your favorite streaming service:
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This is our creed at SJM Consulting Services.

Come along with Beverly Lewis, Speaker, Business Coach, Author, and Shannon Joy Mekeel on a mission to find hope and peace in the wake of non-traditional treatment of breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colorectal cancer.

In a professional role, Beverly works with county governments, law offices, and physicians to increase their Emotional Intelligence (EQ). Beverly works with business leaders throughout the US virtually and in person to reduce turnover, optimize culture, boost morale, and increase productivity.

She works with county organizations impacting integrity, empathy, kindness, and compassion in leaders of today. "Get over yourself, it's not about you!" 🧜‍♀️💫🌈
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Beverly’s Holistic Nutritionist at First Watch Wellness,
Chris Beat Cancer is a great resource for healing cancer holistically

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When asked about how empathy plays into remote work Robbie was reminded of this friend's post on LinkedIn. Clare Kumar thank you for sharing your wisdom, third-handedly! 💫

Let's remember that caregivers need a little extra understanding. We call this a full-circle moment! Let's talk about it! -- Watch the full interview by clicking the clip at the end of this short. - Robbie Samuels

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The unstoppable Erica Averion and I have been friends for over a decade. We have lived A LOT of life together AND in support of one another, and I consider her a blessing in my life... as anyone else does that Erica has also met along the way. This is a special interview for that reason. 😇🪽🧜🏻‍♀️🧜‍♀️🫦👠💃🪩🕺👯‍♂️

I was so overjoyed to be able to interview Erica regarding her career, passions, and the work she has been doing to change the world. My dynamic and beautiful friend will rock you. 🤘👩‍🎤👊💥‼️

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When the groundbreaking platform of MySpace was created in 2003, its global audience was culture-shifting. Rarely at any point in time has one platform had such a significant influence on technology, pop culture, and music. One of the groundbreaking innovators at MySpace is our guest on this episode of the SQV Conversation, Dian Oved.
Shannon and Dian Oved discuss marketing, culture, the narcissism/feminism play of professional relationships and how she has built a marketing empire from pure grit, and through channeling intuition.

Dian Oved knows the benefit of listening to her Small Quiet Voice and as Founder and CEO of Empower Digital she leads her dynamic team to deliver Internet Marketing, Digital Strategy, Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing, SEO/SEM, Influencer Marketing, Traditional PR and Media Relations for talent and brands. Her clients are some of the biggest name in music, Hollywood, and politics from around the world.

To that end, Dian Oved has been the creator and promoter of many defining modern cultural icons.

You Have Arrived + The SQV Conversation Episode 13: Dian Oved When the groundbreaking platform of MySpace was created in 2003, it global audience was culture shifting. Rarely at any point in time has one platform had su...