July 13, 2023
Episode 1
“I don’t have any issue being the only female in an all-male room. I will make my voice heard. I won’t let people walk on my ideas.”
Episode 1

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"One time I dropped the line: I'm really glad you called me a bitch. I consider that a compliment because you are respecting that I am behaving the same way a man would in this situation and you are admitting that you're not able to handle it ."

Tara Kinney is the Co-Founder and CEO of Atomic Revenue. She loves taking action to impact revenue performance and improve productivity results for her business customers, their employees, our employees, as well as vendors, channel partners, and suppliers.

She talks to Cynthia about how her upbringing shaped her approach to her career, how she learned to make her voice heard in male dominated environments, and how to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses for peak performance.

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Tara Kinney

Founder & CEO
Atomic Revenue

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1 – Introduction 00:24
2 – What are you doing today? 01:52
3 – How did you get started on this career path? 03:26
4 – What was one of the jobs you stumbled into? 07:18
5 – Where did your confidence come from? 09:46
6 – What is your family dynamic 11:31
7 – Foundation for strengths started when you were younger 14:50
8 – Tell me more about becoming your boss’s boss 16:02
9 – How did win over your reports? 20:39
10 – Advice on how to be true to yourself 22:14
11 – A process you follow to deliver bad news 24:54
12 – What are the best lessons you’ve learned 27:01
13 – How do you approach getting to know someone 31:51
14 – Tell me about a time where you delivered good news 35:42
15 – Is your approach to delivering good news and bad news the same 37:19
16 – Mentors obstacles or mistakes 45:25
17 – Strengths and weaknesses 47:49
18 – How do you build a diverse team 50:02
19 – How did you navigate male centric circles 53:53
20 – Why be intimidated by women 57:36
21 – How do we overcome the gender misconceptions 59:45
22 – What’s next for Tara 1:03:22
23 – How do we find you 1:07:50
24 – Living within core values 1:09:37

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