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#85 – How to Build a Successful Team and Help Others Grow | Diane Compardo

Cynthia Kirkpatrick welcomes her boss and mentor, Diane Compardo, a partner at Moneta, for a conversation about building a successful team and helping others grow. Having experienced Diane’s leadership firsthand, Cynthia brings a personal perspective to what it takes to create a culture of excellence where people feel valued, supported, and challenged to do their best work. Diane shares how she developed confidence and learned to lead with her heart while navigating difficult decisions and honest conversations.

For anyone building a career or leading a team, this episode offers practical advice on handling conflict, receiving feedback, and earning trust. Diane explains why she welcomes different perspectives, surrounds herself with talented people, and takes such satisfaction in watching them succeed. Their conversation explores how to build a business where high standards and deep care for people strengthen each other.

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#86 – What to Do Before Selling Your Business | Christy Maxfield

Selling your business starts long before you find a buyer. In episode 86 of the She Lift Project, Cynthia Kirkpatrick talks with Christy Maxfield, founder of Purpose First Advisors, about the decisions that help owners build a more valuable business and prepare for what comes next. Christy explains why your company’s ability to run without

#84 – How to Reinvent Your Career and Find Your Next Chapter | Betsy Cohen

How do you build a new career chapter after years of success? Betsy Cohen joins Cynthia Kirkpatrick to discuss the skills, relationships, and uncomfortable transitions that helped her evolve from corporate leadership to nonprofit leadership and philanthropic futurism. Betsy shares the childhood experience that shaped her independence, her mother’s gift of shattered glass, the setbacks

#83 – Concierge Medicine: More Time, Better Health – Dr. Erica Yalavarthi

Dr. Erica Yalavarthi is double board certified in family medicine and obesity medicine, menopause certified, and focused on longevity. After more than two decades inside a medical system that gave her ten minutes per patient, she walked away and built something different: Awaken Face and Body Wellness, a physician-led concierge practice and med spa in St.

#82 – Twists of Fate Build a Lasting Legacy

This week Cynthia sits down with Farica Chang, managing partner of Anderson Technologies and founder of Anderson Archival, two St. Louis businesses built around helping people protect what matters most. Farica opens up about the unplanned turns that shaped her path, from a temporary contract job to running a growing company, and the deeply personal

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