Work From Your Happy Place With Belinda Ellsworth

Few artists have accomplished as much in the past 20 years as Jackiem Joyner. With a number one jazz album, several Billboard chart topping hits, and a series of critically acclaimed booksto his name, he has shown himself to be the rare artist capable of transcending his instrument and reaching a mainstream audience. Now, as he begins the fourteenth year of his career during a time of unprecedented change in the entertainment industry, he remains as focused on his art as ever.“I don’t care how hard things get, it’ll never stop me from doing what I love,” he explains. “playing the sax, writing music and stories, and performing live.”Jackiem was born in Norfolk, VA. At an early age he began to show signs of the restless creativity that would later define his career. Despite his humble upbringing, he was able to get his hands on a saxophone as a child. The instrument quickly became his constant companion. After years of practice, he emerged in style with 2007’s ‘Babysoul.’ A masterclass in seductive smooth jazz,

In today's Tuesday Tip, Belinda discusses referrals.

Becca Carnahan is a mom of two, writer, and career coach from Massachusetts. She is the founder of Becca Carnahan Career Coaching & Communications where she specializes in helping women find more joy and fulfillment in their work. She also writes and manages the working mom blog, With Love Becca, which helps women manage motherhood, manage careers, and manage to laugh through it all.Becca gained her expertise in the career development field over a 13 year career at Harvard Business School, where she still works as a career coach, and while earning her Masters Degree in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.In addition to her career coaching work, Becca is also the author of Belinda Baloney Changes Her Mind, a fun and inspiring “when I grow up” children’s book and When Mommy Grows Up: A Guide to Parenting Yourself to a More Fulfilling Career.

Scott Sean White makes his home these days in Poetry, Texas, a perfectly named little town for a songwriter’s songwriter. Releasing his first album, Call It Even, this year, White has been storing up the raw materials that became these songs for over 30 years. The stories of his family were bubbling up inside him constantly—"all the major adult figures in my life were either alcoholics or addicts… or both,” says White, and he’s finally had the time to write these songs and make the album. For 29 years, until 2018, White managed, booked, and played keyboards in a corporate cover band that played funk, disco, and hip hop. During that time, he wrote a pocketful of country-leaning songs, and he made his way down to Nashville, where he found his musical home. White has spent several years there as a staff writer, but in 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, he suddenly had time to make the album he’d been wanting to make. On Call It Even White lays bare his soul with raw honesty, fiercely trading in the ragged v

In today's Tuesday Tip Belinda discusses a scarcity mindset vs an abundancy mindset.

Stephen Key is the world’s leading expert on how to license a product and a 2018-2019 AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassador.He achieved repeat success as an independent inventor, including defending his intellectual property against one of the largest toy companies in the world in federal court. The innovative packaging solution he brought to market is protected by more than 20 patents and received 15 industry awards, including two Edisons.Products he invented have sold in Walmart, 7-Eleven, and Disney stores and theme parks worldwide, as well as been endorsed by Michael Jordan, Alex Trebek, and Taylor Swift.inventRight, the coaching program he cofounded in 1999, has helped people from more than 65 countries license their product ideas. He explains how to take advantage of the power of open innovation on his popular YouTube channel inventRightTV and in his articles for Forbes, Inc., and Entrepreneur online.In 2017, he cofounded Inventors Groups of America with the goal of educating and empowering inventors and i

Meghan is an American soul-pop, rock, and R&B artist, originally from Seattle. Classically trained, she has been praised for her powerful bluesy vocals and energetic stage presence.Performing as frontwoman for the popular East Coast bands HyJinx and Steal the Sky, she was recruited by guitar virtuoso Greg Howe as the lead singer for the internationally recognized rock band Maragold. Influenced by music legends such as Whitney Houston, Ann Wilson, and Mariah Carey, Meghan has been singing since she was a young child. Now her new self-titled album produced by Stephen McKnight, and mastered by Grammy award-winning engineer Howie Weinberg, is ready to be shared with the world.

In today's episode, Belinda talks about Mastering Your Craft.

Mehak Vohra generated 10m+ views on LinkedIn for herself and clients. She dropped out of Purdue University's computer science program at 19 years old to pursue startups. After running a LinkedIn marketing agency for 4 years, she decided to start SkillBank. SkillBank is a 15 week FREE upfront marketing program. They help people break into marketing and reach their goals.

Ben Folds is widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation.He’s created an enormous body of genre-bending music that includes pop albums with BenFolds Five, multiple solo albums, and numerous collaborative records. His last album was ablend of pop songs and his Concerto for Piano and Orchestra that soared to #1 on both theBillboard classical and classical crossover charts.For over a decade he’s performed with some of the world’s greatest symphony orchestras, andcurrently serves as the first-ever Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at theKennedy Center.In addition to solo rock and orchestral touring, Folds released his first book – a collection ofinterrelated essays, anecdotes, and lessons about art, life, and music - in 2019, which debuted as a New York Times Best Seller, and is currently hosting a podcast series spinoff of his bookentitled “Lightning Bugs: Conversations with Ben Folds.”Folds, who was on tour in Australia when the pandemic hit in early 2020, has been

On Today's Tuesday Tip Belinda talks about the importance of attitude and expectations. 

Mike Horne is the author of Integrity by Design: Working and Living Authentically. He is a people and culture leader helping leaders to bring their best to every situation.

Tim Tortora has spent his impressive career in the entertainment industry garnering extensive production accounting and producing experience before launching his new company, Full Force Financial. For several decades, Tim served as a Film & Television Executive at a series of studios, including significant tenures at Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films, Mandalay, and the Walt Disney Company. This management experience has enabled Tim to have a real-world understanding of the day-to-day needs of Film & TV Production in the entertainment industry.

In today's episode, Belinda discusses the power of knowing your numbers.

With over 16 years of experience in Enterprise Development and Financial Services, Fijeh has made it her life’s mission to Educate Immigrants in North America providing the tools and resources to live a full and wealthy life.Her passion for Enterprise Development Across Africa is expressed in her work at FRAFoundation where she and her team mentor and prepare startup’s and small business owners to take up the challenges of doing business in a global world and impacting their communities positively.

Halyna Hostetler is a world-renowned designer who began her journey in the Ukraine where she found embroidery as an expression for her creative nature. Halyna’s love and creativity is so strong that her embroidered creations moved all around Europe and beyond. Now you can find her works in private collections in Italy, Austria, France, Portugal, Germany, Poland and the United States.

In today's Tuesday Tip Belinda discusses Decision Fatigue and what to do about it.

Book Collaboration of inspiring women each with their own story.The Truth About Success is a book collaboration by twenty-five women from Canada, the United States, Australia, South Africa, Singapore, and even Poland!The success stories in this book range from overcoming loss & heartache, to finding & stepping into your authentic self, to single motherhood & parenting with a deployed spouse, to healing through medical trauma & scary diagnoses.From coaches, to stay at home moms, to medical professionals, PhD holders and beyond, the words of these authors will make you laugh, cry, and most importantly, inspire you to believe that you were made for more.The Truth About Success book has already hit #1 new release on AMAZON in 4 categoriesIn Death, Grief, & Spirituality In Inner ChildIn Parenting Teenagers In Parenting ToddlersMeggan Larson is a wife, mom, adoptee, course creator, entrepreneur, AFT Certified Success Coach, and a published author whose debut book The Truth About Forgiveness hit

Paul grew up in Novato CA, and has performed and taught all over the world. As an actor, he most recently flipped across the stage in the original cast of the Tony award-winning musical Kinky Boots, as an Angel and Dance Captain. Other Broadway credits include Legally Blonde, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, La Cage Aux Follies, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Miss Saigon. Also, the National Tour of Annie Get Your Gun, Radio City Christmas Spectacular (New York), and regionally he performed at Papermill Playhouse in Miss Saigon and Carousel, and the Fords Theatre in Hot Mikado. Paul served alongside casting director Bernie Telsey, and screenwriter Heather Hach as a judge on the MTV reality show “Legally Blonde: The Search for Elle Woods.” He also appears in the films Sex In The City 2 (including the movie soundtrack) and Across the Universe (directed by Julie Taymor). He partnered with director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell to launch The Original Production, a dance licensing company that offers high schools and regiona

On today's Tuesday Tip, Belinda talks about the five tips for effective selling.