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Episode 78:  Don't Miss Your Opportunity - Brenda VanLengen

Episode 78: Don't Miss Your Opportunity - Brenda VanLengen

In this episode, Don’t Miss Your Opportunity, we interviewed Brenda VanLengen, Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, play-by-play announcer, women's basketball analyst, studio host and telestrator producer.... ...more

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December 05, 20230 min read

Episode 77:  Lead with Love - Christine Kemper

Episode 77: Lead with Love - Christine Kemper

Happy Tuesday, it's Jen Vellenga with the Speak with Presence podcast. This is Episode 77, Lead with Love with Christine Kemper. Now that the turkey is settled, you have shopped on Black Friday, found... ...more

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November 28, 202323 min read

Episode 76:  Giving Deeply - Claire Costello

Episode 76: Giving Deeply - Claire Costello

What is your wealth for? What is the highest and best use for that wealth? And then begin your planning with that defined goal in mind. And it's never too early or too late to dive in.  Welcome to the... ...more

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November 21, 202329 min read

Episode 75:  Spectrum of Authenticity - Lindsey Rood-Clifford

Episode 75: Spectrum of Authenticity - Lindsey Rood-Clifford

When I talk to other professionals, I often describe it as a spectrum of authenticity. One that you can scale. So, it should always feel true, and I think we're at our best with presence and as leader... ...more

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November 14, 202329 min read

Episode 74:  Tell the Truth - Kiona Sinks

Episode 74:  Tell the Truth - Kiona Sinks

Kids are being told what they can and what they can't learn. That's why places like the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is very important. Because we're keeping a once forgotten chapter of history alive... ...more

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October 31, 202330 min read

Episode 73:  Shift Your Spotlight - Nancy Whitworth

Episode 73:  Shift Your Spotlight - Nancy Whitworth

Hey, it's Jen Vellenga. This is Episode 73: Shift Your Spotlight on the Speak with Presence podcast. We interviewed Nancy Whitworth. She's the chief people officer at McCown Gordon Construction. We me... ...more

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October 24, 202316 min read

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Jen Vellenga and Jennifer Rettele-Thomas are the co-founders of Voice First World®, a communication and executive coaching company.  They train executives and leaders on the Presence Paradigm™, a communication technique created from Jen V's decades of training actors to perform authentically, with presence, on stages, on audio, and video.  If you want to learn more about how to speak and lead confidently, book a discovery call at www.voicefirstworld.com/chat.

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Jen has been magical in helping me to identify my voice and my VOICE! The ways that she has holistically addressed my strengths and my areas of improvement have all made me feel so much more confident.

-Cate R.

Politician, Chicago, IL