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“You Don’t Need Permission To Rest” – An Apple Manager’s Journey to Resting Without Guilt

April 3, 2024

If you had to give your daily rest practices a performance review, how would you do? In a work culture driven by results, it’s entirely possible that “rest” has all but fallen off your radar. Kyla Cragg, manager in AppleCare Engineering with Apple and a Project Manager for Inclusion & Equality, joins the podcast to chat about when she realized rest isn’t something you need permission to do and shares how she’s learned to rest without guilt.

Links for this episode:Kyla’s LinkedInWhere Kyla attended the Women’s Reflective Retreat in 2018Books Kyla has used to help find rest:Discerning the Voice of GodGod’s Many Voices: Learning to Listen. Expectant to HearTen Percent Happier (app Kyla mentioned in the episode)

Kyla Cragg has worked at Apple for almost 12 years. She is usually a manager in AppleCare Engineering, but is currently on a 6-month assignment as an inclusion & equality project manager. She is also a leader on mentorship, career growth, and volunteerism. From 2014-2019, Kyla was called to co-chair Apple Christian Fellowship in Silicon Valley, where she helped build a strong leadership team, increased membership, and launched several sustaining programs to increase engagement and sense of belonging.

In January 2020, Kyla felt led to join the 4word: Silicon Valley leadership team and was honored to host the first conversation in 4word’s 4-part series about racial reconciliation last summer.

Kyla is also wife to Doug, mom to Chloe and Kenzie, and a runner. Rest does not come easy, but she’s getting better at it over time.

Orginal broadcast dated: April 2021

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Balance might feel like one of the most unattainable things right now, thanks to the ongoing effects of a pandemic and our definition of “normal” changing (what feels like) every day. But it’s important to remember: balance is just as important today as it was a year ago. Balance has never and will never stop being something that deserves priority in our lives. When life is uncertain and full of fear of what tomorrow will bring, our default knee jerk reaction might be to go all in and push ourselves hard, usually with work, because it feels like we are doing something. But that’s a dangerous game to play. Especially in a pandemic, you have to know when it’s OK to push yourself and when you need to pump the brakes and slow down. Shae Bynes, co-founder of Kingdom Driven Entrepreneur and author of Grace Over Grind: How Grace Will Take Your Business Where Grinding Can’t, knows all about balance and when it’s out of whack. She joins the podcast to share three tips she’d give any woman in the workforce who is struggling to bring order to her life. Links for this episode:Follow Shae on:LinkedInFacebookHer websiteA list of Shae and Kingdom Driven Entrepreneur‘s booksTake a Kingdom Driven Entrepreneur courseOrder the Daily Business Meetings with God journal here Shae Bynes is a passionate storyteller and strategist who ignites and equips leaders to be catalysts for transformation in their spheres of influence. Shae co-founded the Kingdom Driven Entrepreneur movement in 2012 and her most popular book Grace Over Grind: How Grace Will Take Your Business Where Grinding Can’t is shifting the way people live, work, and engage the world around them. Whether she is sharing on platforms publicly or consulting privately, you can expect Shae to deliver an abundance of truth with love, grace, and contagious joy. Shae lives in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area with her husband and three daughters. Orginal broadcast dated: Mar 2021 Click here for the latest Podcast from 4word - Work Love Pray Podcast - 4word (4wordwomen.org)
April 2, 2024
Many of us weren’t just inconvenienced by the change COVID swept into the world. That change quickly turned into a crisis situation that is still affecting the daily lives and wellbeing of those fighting to get on top of it.  This episode’s guest, Diane Darling, has ridden the wave of change becoming crisis many times in her life, and her desire is to see her story and experience comfort and embolden those who are living out life-altering experiences. Links for this episode:Follow Diane on:LinkedInFacebookTwitterInstagramHer websiteLearn more about Diane’s courses hereClick here for a 4word-exclusive LinkedIn course! Orginal broadcast dated: Mar 2021 Click here for the latest Podcast from 4word - Work Love Pray Podcast - 4word (4wordwomen.org)
April 1, 2024
“Change” was a top theme for 2020, and as we get deeper into 2021, ask yourself this question: when can change be a positive thing and how can I help bring about that positive change? Johanna (José) Zeilstra, CEO of Gender Fair, joins the podcast to talk about what Gender Fair is doing to drastically move up the timeline of gender equality in the workforce and how you, the consumer, can help bring positive change to your favorite companies. Links for this episode:Gender Fair websiteFollow José on:LinkedInFacebookFollow Gender Fair on:FacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedInDownload the Gender Fair app on:iOSAndroidGuest Bio: José is an established business strategist and an accomplished leader for both start-ups and global corporations. Over the past two decades, she has worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers and JPMorgan Chase, and with over a dozen client corporations, including Delta Airlines, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Philips, Lucent, Disney, Bank of America, and Occidental Petroleum. Her career has led her to work in Canada, China, Indonesia, France, and The Netherlands. She acts as a coach to senior executives on boards and top teams and has a passion for supporting and advancing women leaders. José currently runs Gender Fair, a platform that uses data analytics to determine an organization’s progress towards gender equality and diversity. Prior to this, José co-founded GiveBack, an innovative platform that makes it easy for companies to build authentic and impactful cause marketing, workplace giving and other social responsibility initiatives. GiveBack was launched on the Oprah Winfrey Show during her final season in 2011. José is originally from the Netherlands and educated in Canada where she earned an undergraduate degree in Sociology and a Masters degree in Business Administration. She resides in Westchester, NY, where she runs the Women Entrepreneurs Network and serves on several boards. Orginal broadcast dated: Mar 2021 Click here for the latest Podcast from 4word - Work Love Pray Podcast - 4word (4wordwomen.org)
March 29, 2024
Is your team struggling to function effectively in your pandemic work arrangement? Joi Freeman, founder and CEO of Remnant Strategy, joins the podcast to talk about how to adapt to the ever-changing face of teamwork and why it is vital we all remember one simple fact: we are all human. Links for this episode:Joi’s websiteFollow Joi on:FacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedInWatch Joi on the webinar series Candid Conversations – Racial ReconciliationGuest Bio: Joi Freeman is the Founder & CEO of Remnant Strategy, a consultancy working at the intersection of culture and commerce to help legacy and emerging businesses navigate the ever-evolving global terrain.  As a strategist, youth culture enthusiast, and advocate for voices of vulnerable populations, Joi is regarded as a brand “fixer” who connects the dots between corporate strategy, brand marketing, and social impact. In this last year, Freeman led growth strategy engagements across sectors including arts education, teletherapy, and women/youth economic development. Before founding Remnant Strategy, she developed brand strategies for a host of businesses including The Boston Consulting Group, the YMCA, Claire’s & Icing stores, the Girl Scouts, MoneyGram International, HOPE Worldwide, McDonald’s, and Burger King. As a frequent presenter on issues impacting Gen Zs globally and specifically youth of color, Freeman is deeply committed to creating successful pathways for the next and most diverse generation to maximize their full potential. She was selected as one of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Class of 2021 Emerging Leaders, and serves on several non-profit boards including alt_ Chicago, GirlForward, and Together Chicago. Freeman has an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Literature of the African Diaspora and Creative Writing from the University of Maryland, College Park. Orginal broadcast dated: Feb 2021 Click here for the latest Podcast from 4word - Work Love Pray Podcast - 4word (4wordwomen.org)
March 28, 2024
Molly Fletcher, hailed as the “female Jerry Maguire” by CNN, is a CEO, motivational speaker, and business author who built a successful career as one of the first female sports agents. She joins the podcast to talk about entrepreneurship, how to identify what you’re chasing in your career and life, and how to make sure you balance your ambition with your values. Links for this episode:Subscribe to Molly’s podcastSubscribe to Molly’s newsletterGet the 7 mindset shifts digital workbookLearn more about the Game Changer Leadership HuddlesBuy Molly’s books:The Energy ClockFearless At WorkA Winner’s Guide to NegotiatingThe Business of Being the Best5 Best Tools to Find Your Dream Career Molly Fletcher is a trailblazer in every sense of the word.  Hailed as “the female Jerry Maguire” by CNN, she represented sport’s biggest names and negotiated over $500 million in contracts.  Her clients included: Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz, golfer Matt Kuchar, broadcaster Erin Andrews, and basketball championship coaches Tom Izzo and Doc Rivers. Molly has been featured in ESPN, Fast Company, Forbes and Sports Illustrated.  She is the author of five books, most recently The Energy Clock.  A graduate of Michigan State University, Molly resides in Atlanta with her husband Fred and their three daughters.   Orginal broadcast dated: Feb. 2021 Click here for the latest Podcast from 4word - Work Love Pray Podcast - 4word (4wordwomen.org)
March 27, 2024
Dawn F. Landry, author of ARMORED, joins the podcast to talk about how she was stretched and pressed into becoming a “care coach” for her husband through three major, life-threatening illnesses. As a tenured, business professional with no medical background and limited maternal instincts, Dawn had to redefine the role of caregiver and, through these experiences, Dawn has concluded that everything we need to not only survive but to overwhelmingly succeed in the darkest of times is already wired within us. Links for this episode:Buy ARMORED here (use code “4WORD” for $10 off a $40 or more purchase)Dawn’s websiteFollow ARMORED on:FacebookInstagramTwitterLinkedInYoutube Dawn F. Landry has spent over half of her 27-year career in Houston’s corporate real estate industry, excelling in business development and marketing leadership positions within the region’s largest economic development organization, as well as international commercial construction companies. In February 2017, she founded Authentizity, LLC, as an independent B2B growth strategist and a Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths® Coach to provide consulting, training, and coaching services that optimize technical teams’ engagement and productivity. While operating as the organization’s CEO, she recently authored and self-published a bestselling book, ARMORED. Orginal broadcast dated: Jan 2021 Click here for the latest Podcast from 4word - Work Love Pray Podcast - 4word (4wordwomen.org)
March 26, 2024
Liz Forkin Bohannon, founder of Sseko Designs, joins the podcast to talk about how she listened to Holy Spirit-inspired decisions and pivoted Sseko in 2020, and lays out how her resilience saved the company. Links for this episode:Shop Sseko Designs hereBuy Beginner’s Pluck hereJoin the Sseko FellowsGuest Bio: Liz Forkin Bohannon is the founder of Sseko Designs and the author of the book Beginner’s Pluck: Build your life of purpose, passion and impact now. Sseko Designs is an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women. By providing employment and educational opportunities, Sseko enables women to continue their education and become leaders in their country. Liz graduated from the University of Missouri with a Master’s degree in Journalism. In 2008, she moved to Uganda where she met an incredible group of talented young women who were struggling to finance their higher education. After traveling the country by motorcycle to find raw materials and learn how to produce footwear by hand, Liz hired three young women and started Sseko Designs. Since then, Sseko Designs has grown from three women making sandals together under a mango tree, to an international fashion brand that provides employment, educational opportunities and entrepreneurial training to hundreds of women in East Africa and across the globe. Using her unlikely story of a journalist-gone-shoe-maker, Liz shares her passion for social enterprise, conscious consumerism, social justice, creative leadership and gender-equality. Liz and the Sseko story has been featured in dozens of publications including: Vogue Magazine, Redbook Magazine, O Magazine, Inc, Fortune and others. Sseko has appeared on national broadcasts including ABC’s Shark Tank and Good Morning America. Among other notable honors, Liz was recently named a top three Transformation Leader by John Maxwell and Bloomberg Businessweek named Sseko as a top social enterprise. Forbes named Liz one of the top 20 public speakers in the U.S. Liz’s powerful, disarmingly authentic and witty voice captivates and inspires her audience. She now splits her time between Uganda and Portland, Oregon, where she and her husband Ben run Sseko Designs and raise their two young sons. Orginal broadcast dated: Jan 2021 Click here for the latest Podcast from 4word - Work Love Pray Podcast - 4word (4wordwomen.org)
March 25, 2024
As you’re enjoying this time of the year with family and friends (whatever that meetup may look like), it can be so easy to throw yourself into everything and not take a moment to remember that you are only human and cannot be everything to everyone at every moment.  It’s so important to be intentional with your time and your energy, especially in the middle of a busy holiday season. So how do you do that well? Dr. Debra Dean, President and CEO of Dean Business Consulting, talks about how she’s protected her time spent with her six children and four grandchildren and discusses why she believes women in the workplace should use their business savvy to set airtight boundaries for their families. Links for this episode:Dr. Dean’s websiteFollow Dr. Dean on LinkedInDr. Dean’s Halftime Institute videoTools from the Halftime InstituteBoundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life by Henry CloudAsk For It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want by Linda BabcockGuest Bio: Awarded 2020 Women of Influence by The Colorado Springs Business Journal. Also 2020 Winner of Most Influential Business Consultancy CEO (USA) by Global CEO Excellence Awards. Dr. Debra Dean has decades of experience in Corporate America as well as years of teaching experience at the university level. She was nominated as one of three top operational excellence leaders with OPEX Week Business Transformation World Summit 2019. She received the 2018 Outstanding Reviewer award for the Management, Spirituality, and Religion (MSR) community. She was nominated as a top female leader with her previous global workplace where her research efforts elevated employee engagement to some of the highest levels in the multinational organization. And, she has been included in Biltmore’s Who’s Who of Women Business Leaders, Continental Who’s Who of National Business Leaders, and Who’s Who Among University Students. Dr. Dean was born and raised in Kentucky, spent nine years in Iowa, and currently resides in Colorado with her husband Steve and their youngest son Gavin. In total, they have six amazing children and four wonderful grandchildren. Orginal broadcast dated: Dec 2020 Click here for the latest Podcast from 4word - Work Love Pray Podcast - 4word (4wordwomen.org)
March 22, 2024
None of us could have ever anticipated what 2020 would be like, and we could all come up with interesting “pros and cons” lists for the past 12 months, with the cons lists probably being slightly longer.  One pro to 2020, though, might have come in the form of wanting to be more intentional with our time. (Thank you, quarantine!) This year, maybe you learned that you were a little off balance with what you thought was a good use of the hours in your day.  Lisa Adams, coach, mentor, and leader of 4word: Saratoga Springs, returns to the podcast (catch her March episode here) to talk about making intentional living a reality and shares her tips for staying sane and grounded this holiday season. Links for this episode: Guest Bio: Lisa Adams has a contagious enthusiasm for training and coaching leaders at all levels of an organization. She utilizes her 20+ years in management to coach leaders to intentionally develop their own leadership skills and mentor their teams for long term success.  Her career spans from various marketing and small business ownership opportunities to corporate human resources at American Express, training and development at Ceridian, software sales at Lawson Software, and strategic partner management and business development at Lycos.com and Monster.com. In 2009, Lisa decided to begin her formal coaching work. Since then, Lisa has coached a variety of professionals, from young leaders fresh out of college to senior executives.  Lisa is an active mentor through 4word. She has been a preferred expert with Keystone Partners and Work It Daily.com. At one time, Lisa co-hosted a leadership podcast called LEADTHIS! Lisa is a graduate of the Paul College / Whittemore School of Business at the University of New Hampshire. Her coaching certifications were received through Career Coach Academy and Susan Whitcomb, one of the premier career experts in the field today. Personally, she and her husband, Mike, have been married for 20 years. They have 2 teenage sons in high school. Mike has been a pastor for 23 years for 3 different churches. Lisa understands a life in ministry and business. In her free time, she attends the boys’ football, baseball and volleyball games, and spends time with her girlfriends. She and Mike love to vacation on warm ocean beaches. Orginal broadcast dated: Dec 2020 Click here for the latest Podcast from 4word - Work Love Pray Podcast - 4word (4wordwomen.org)
March 21, 2024
Financial planning may not be something high on your priorities list right now, but there is honestly no better time than the present to start thinking about your finances and how to strengthen or protect your financial future. For women, financial planning doesn’t have to be a daunting task that men should just “handle.” Financial stability is something that any woman can achieve, as long as she knows what the process will look like. On this episode, Valkyrie Lang, Investment Advisor Representative at Chisholm Trail Financial Group, an independent financial planning firm in Austin, TX, lists out the financial goals all women should aim for and how anyone can start making their financial future more secure, no matter your starting point. Links for this episode:Chisholm Trail Financial Group websiteResources for creating financial wisdomGuest Bio: Valkyrie Lang’s mission is to support entrepreneurs, especially women, in creating financial independence. She is a passionate advocate for assisting and educating her clients and their families through the unique transitions they can face throughout their lives. She believes our finances and investments should reflect our values. She is committed to serving her clients and their families with respect, non-judgement and excellence. Orginal broadcast dated: November 2020 Click here for the latest Podcast from 4word - Work Love Pray Podcast - 4word (4wordwomen.org)
March 20, 2024
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