Stacey Hanke is the author of the book; Influence Redefined…Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be, Monday to Monday®. She is also co-author of the book; Yes You Can! Everything You Need From A To Z To Influence Others To Take Action. Stacey is founder of Stacey Hanke Inc. She has trained and presented to thousands to rid business leaders of bad body language habits and to choose words wisely in the financial industry to the healthcare industry to government and everyone in between. Her client list is vast from Coca-Cola, FedEx, McDonald’s, Publicis Media, Nationwide, Boeing, US Cellular, Discover, Oracle and Abbvie. Her team works with Directors up to the C-Suite. In addition to her client list, she has been the Emcee for Tedx. She has inspired thousands as a featured guest on media outlets including; The New York Times, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Thrive, SmartMoney magazine, The Economist and Business Week. She is a Certified Speaking Professional—a valuable accreditation earned by less than 10% of speakers worldwide.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I didn’t know what I didn’t know when I look back at that time. The difficulty was that I didn’t have a dime to my name, literally and I decided to leave the corporate world… It was jumping in with not a solid plan. I thought well if this doesn’t work out I will work a Starbucks, there is plenty of those in Chicago. The biggest challenge was identifying truly my brand. I knew I wanted to talk about communication, influence wasn’t in the picture at that time, I just struggled with what does that look like and who is my target ”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything Book by Neil PasrichaFavourite Quote:
“the faster you learn the faster you earn”
Recommended Online Resources:
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“because your name is on your company and you are the face of the company… I really think you need to get feedback on how people experience you, how you treat your team, how you interact with your clients whether that’s in person or virtual. I really do believe you need to start recording yourself and watch the playbacks. Give yourself a real close look at how people experience you because you can have the best product, if you can’t communicate it in a way that people can’t understand it, if you can’t communicate in a way that people trust you and you make them feel like they are connected and engaged with you through your delivery does it really matter how great your products are? It still comes down to the experience people have with you. Don’t rely on how you feel that experience is like for others around you, take a look through their eyes, through their ears and get feedback from people that you know I going to tell you the truth ”…[Listen for More]
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Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember – the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you.” Zig Ziglar
Other Quotes From the Chat with Stacey Hanke:
- “take more risk upfront and I know that is going to depend on where you sit financially, where you sit professionally”
- “hard work, discipline, focus, being humble, being kind”
- “focus on you because the best of you needs to show up every day”
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