STEM in Stilettos – Empowering Female Founders to Dominate the Digital Market

Are you a female tech founder looking to scale your business and navigate the challenges unique to the tech industry? Do you crave a supportive community that understands your struggles and aspirations?  Join Zofia Morales in a captivating conversation with Tina Baxter, founder of The Nurse Shark Academy, as they dive into the journey of building a thriving community for nurse entrepreneurs. Discover the mindset shifts, branding essentials, and business fundamentals necessary to succeed beyond traditional healthcare roles. Learn how to leverage your expertise without burning out and turn your tech knowledge into a scalable and impactful business. Listeners will gain insight into the transformation from clinician to CEO, understand the importance of branding and visibility, and be inspired to take their tech businesses to new heights with confidence and strategy. 00:00 Meet Tina Baxter 01:41 Early Nursing Roots 02:45 Choosing Nursing School 06:07 Curiosity and Skills 07:37 First Side Hustles 09:51 Recession to COO 13:38 Pattern Finding Homework 15:39 Mentors and Grad School 20:08 Launching Legal Consulting 22:03 Stacking Income Streams 23:41 Keeping the Nine to Five 25:17 Academy Origin Story 26:51 Naming Nurse Shark 28:35 Organic Growth Signals 29:11 What Not To Do 29:26 Lice Business Lesson 31:43 Healthcare Rules Matter 32:34 Break Homework Prompt 34:05 Regulatory Cautionary Tale 37:08 Find Your Niche 40:30 Nurse Innovation Examples 42:08 Leadership Guide Gift 44:07 Pivoting Through Pandemic 45:11 Closing Thanks --------------------------------- Discover your #1 leadership pitfall here: leadershippitfallquiz.com --------------------------------- Guest Bio: Tina M. Baxter is an advanced practice registered nurse and a board certified gerontological nurse practitioner through the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC), who resides in Anderson, Indiana. Mrs. Baxter has been a registered nurse for over twenty-five years and a nurse practitioner for 18 years in the areas of mental health, gerontology, and health education. She is the owner of Baxter Professional Services, LLC, a consulting firm which provides legal nurse consulting services for attorneys and customized educational and operational resources to healthcare organizations. She is the founder of The Nurse Shark Academy® specializing in nurse entrepreneurship and is the host of The Nurse Shark Academy Show© which interviewing nurse business owners and leaders in healthcare. She is a public speaker and a contributor to articles on electronic and print media such as Entrepreneur.com, The Minority Nurse, LinkedIn, as well as a guest on numerous podcasts. Connect with Tina Here: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thenursesharkacademy/ X - https://twitter.com/baxterprofserv LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-nurse-shark-academy/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thenursesharkacademy/ OptIn URL - https://www.thenursesharkacademy.biz/newslettersubscription Free Gift - https://www.thenursesharkacademy.biz/product-page/bold-leadership-mini-guide-for-nurse-ceos The Bold Leadership Mini-Guide for Nurse CEOs is a concise, empowering resource for nurse entrepreneurs ready to take their business and leadership to the next level. --------------------------------- Host Bio: Zofia Morales, a former Fortune 100 data center manager turned leadership coach and business entrepreneur, brings a wealth of experience and strategic insight to her role as a transformational guide. With a background in science and business and a passion for empowering women, Zofia is dedicated to helping female tech founders and entrepreneurs break through barriers and achieve success on their own terms. Connect with Zofia Here: Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@STEMinStilettos LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zofiamorales/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/zofiarennea.morales/

Are you a high-achieving woman in tech feeling stretched and scattered, trying to balance demands while rarely getting a moment to set it all down?  Join Zofia Morales as she sits down with Denise Pyles, a former nun turned award-winning program manager in tech and mindfulness coach, to explore the power of Micro-Mindfulness. From convent to corporate, Denise's journey brings forth small practices for real moments, offering a way to ease mental overload and create space for presence in the midst of a fast-paced workday. Discover how Micro-Mindfulness habits can transform your pivot points and bring you back to a state of calm and clarity, one transition at a time. In this enlightening conversation, listeners will learn practical strategies to navigate high-pressure moments in the tech industry and find grounding amidst the chaos. Denise shares her insights on how to integrate mindfulness into everyday work routines, fostering a sense of peace and focus in the midst of challenges. Key Takeaway: Listeners will take away actionable Micro-Mindfulness practices that can help them navigate stress, enhance focus, and bring a sense of calm to their daily work lives. --------------------------------- Discover your #1 leadership pitfall here: leadershippitfallquiz.com --------------------------------- Guest Bio: Denise Pyles is a former nun, award-winning program manager in tech, mindfulness coach, and author of Burn Without Burning Out. After years shaped by silence and rhythm, she entered corporate tech, where the day can move faster than your inner life. She now coaches Micro-Mindfulness: small practices for real moments: before team chats, between meetings, after feedback, or on the walk to refill water. Denise supports high-achieving women in tech who carry a lot and rarely get to set it down. Her work offers simple ways to ease mental overload and make room for presence, without adding more to your calendar. Connect with Denise Here: X - https://x.com/infopyles LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisepyles/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/denpyl/ OptIn URL - https://denisepyles.com/ Free Gift - https://micro-mindfulness-gps.thrivecart.com/burn-without-burning-out/ The Burnout Recovery Toolkit includes 50 micro-mindfulness practices + 9 bonuses to ease mental overload and help you return to clarity without adding more to your calendar. Use it in pivotal moments: between meetings, after a difficult message, or before you transition out of work. --------------------------------- Host Bio: Zofia Morales, a former Fortune 100 data center manager turned leadership coach and business entrepreneur, brings a wealth of experience and strategic insight to her role as a transformational guide. With a background in science and business and a passion for empowering women, Zofia is dedicated to helping female tech founders and entrepreneurs break through barriers and achieve success on their own terms. Connect with Zofia Here: Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@STEMinStilettos LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zofiamorales/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/zofiarennea.morales/