web01.fireside.fm Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:15:49 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Balance Sheet - Episodes Tagged with “Sponorship” https://balancesheet.fireside.fm/tags/sponorship Fri, 04 Sep 2020 06:00:00 -0400 I speak with career coaches, executives, start-up founders and others to learn all about how we can be more present and purposeful at work and at home. en-us episodic A podcast all about finding balance and inspiration in our professional and personal lives. Olivia Berkman I speak with career coaches, executives, start-up founders and others to learn all about how we can be more present and purposeful at work and at home. no career, work life, personal development, business Olivia Berkman oberkman@financialexecutives.org Episode 14: How to Be an Effective Mentor https://balancesheet.fireside.fm/14 f656f07c-0062-4686-b35c-23c7803c0567 Fri, 04 Sep 2020 06:00:00 -0400 Olivia Berkman full 1 Olivia Berkman Having a mentor like Avec O’Brien will change the course of your life. But not all mentors are created equal and many are making serious (and avoidable) mistakes. 44:52 no Avec O’Brien is a Senior Finance Executive, Servant Leader and Board Director. She’s the current President of the Detroit chapter of FEI and served as Director on the National Board of ALPFA, the Association of Latino Professionals for America. In this episode, Avec and I talked about the power of mentorship, the challenges of raising teenage sons and life as a Latina woman in accounting. Avec’s mentors have had a huge influence on her leadership style and I hope this conversation inspires you to seek out mentorship or become a mentor. Check out the Equals Change Blog. (https://www.fordfoundation.org/ideas/equals-change-blog/) Special Guest: Avec O'Brien. mentor, mentorship, sponorship, allyship Avec O’Brien is a Senior Finance Executive, Servant Leader and Board Director. She’s the current President of the Detroit chapter of FEI and served as Director on the National Board of ALPFA, the Association of Latino Professionals for America.
In this episode, Avec and I talked about the power of mentorship, the challenges of raising teenage sons and life as a Latina woman in accounting. Avec’s mentors have had a huge influence on her leadership style and I hope this conversation inspires you to seek out mentorship or become a mentor.

Check out the Equals Change Blog.

Special Guest: Avec O'Brien.

]]> Avec O’Brien is a Senior Finance Executive, Servant Leader and Board Director. She’s the current President of the Detroit chapter of FEI and served as Director on the National Board of ALPFA, the Association of Latino Professionals for America.
In this episode, Avec and I talked about the power of mentorship, the challenges of raising teenage sons and life as a Latina woman in accounting. Avec’s mentors have had a huge influence on her leadership style and I hope this conversation inspires you to seek out mentorship or become a mentor.

Check out the Equals Change Blog.

Special Guest: Avec O'Brien.

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