Greetings!
I write this Q1 Client Impact Report just weeks before my maternity leave (for my first child) begins. Whoa!
Of course I’m excited, and of course I’m a little nervous. To stay in touch with me and the Medusa team while I’m away, make sure you join our private email list.
Now! On to our clients:
One client’s book is out (!), another is giving a huge talk in Austria (!), still more have seen great leaps in their audience growth and incoming opportunities (!!!).
We also published an important resource about thought leadership accessibility, and are proud to donate 1% of our profits to a wonderful organization — scroll down to see both.
Wishing you good thoughts and feelings,
– Eva & the Medusa team
PS For the PDF-version of this report, go here.
Exponential Influence™
I’m extremely lucky (by USA standards) to be able to take a 7 month caregiving leave after I have my first baby.
That means I’ll work with new clients again in January, 2024!
However, I am super-early-bird enrolling a handful of qualified women leaders in our signature thought leader program, Exponential Influence™.
These are women who know what they want and value planning their learning and development.
Sound like you? Apply here.
In the program we work with authors, speakers, coaches, and consultants to build inner depth and outer resonance — the key components of a thriving and profitable thought leader ecosystem.
If you’re considering working with Medusa, now is a special time to begin. I’m offering unique bonuses (and the best investment price ever) to honor early enrollers. I hope you’re among them!
Recent Exponential Influence™ members include:
- NYU Stern professor, author of two acclaimed books and creator of the popular “Dear Good People” newsletter. (Dolly’s assistant Anna McMullen is also pictured below!)
- Kellogg School of Management professor and organizational psychologist
- Keynote Speaker, bestselling author of two books, and global authority on innovation and intrapreneurship.
Thought Leadership
Selena Rezvani launches a book and is named among LinkedIn’s Top Voices
Quick Confidence: Be Authentic, Boost Connections, and Make Bold Bets on Yourself by leadership and self-advocacy expert Selena Rezvani is out!
You can support Selena’s dream of making this book a bestseller by ordering your copy today!
Bestseller lists tend to be overwhelmingly male and white. Getting Quick Confidence on such a list would be an achievement for Selena, and a powerful symbol to anyone who’s felt like they don’t fit in due to their identities.
Selena Rezvani has also been named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices! She shares her insights on agile growth here.
Top Voices is an invitation-only program featuring experts in a range of professional topics, to help users uncover valuable knowledge relevant to them. Congratulations on the recognition, Selena!
Jay and Amy’s highest-performing posts
Congrats to Amy Gallo for her highest-performing post since working with Medusa Media, earning over 1500 engagements: Stop Undervaluing Exceptional Women. Amy shared the article during Women’s History Month and it resonated strongly. 💎
Somatic coach and educator Jay Fields had her highest-performing post since working with Medusa Media: Empathy is the Most Important Leadership Skill According to Research, earning 860 engagements. 🎉
Elaine Lin Hering made immediate impact
“A CEO is adding a feature to their product for reporting harassment and mis-conduct based on what I posted last night on LinkedIn.”
– Elaine Lin Hering, speaker, facilitator, and author of Unlearning Silence (2024)
Charlene Li featured on Idea of the Day
Charlene Li, a disruptive leadership expert and author, was featured by LinkedIn’s Idea of the Day for her valuable insights on how how to navigate change in uncertain times. Read her article: 2022 Reflections: Crisis, Change, and Continuous Opportunity
Congrats, Charlene! 🙌
Success & Milestones
We’re thrilled that not one but TWO of our clients made Thinkers50 Radar!
Congratulations Selena Rezvani and author and HBR editor Amy Gallo, for your dedication to delivering transformative knowledge to your communities.
Jay’s joining a big European Stage
Speaking of milestones, Jay Fields is proud to be filming her 4th course for LinkedIn Learning, and…
Prepping for her talk at Europe’s leading Future Conference, the Fifteen Seconds Festival (a prestigious event often compared to TEDx)!🎙
Elaine and Melina’s successes on LinkedIn
I got my first client referral off LinkedIn. Here’s to thought leadership and social media monogamy in action! I’m starting to see the power of this network in action and am all for it.”
And:
“LinkedIn wins for the week so far: a leader DMed me to ask if I would be interested in being a guest on her podcast after seeing the comment I left in her thread.”
– Elaine Lin Hering
“Wow. I wanted to share that I’ve been seeing steady growth in my Linkedin follower numbers since starting your Micro Marketing Method program. Today I had a really big lead reach out ON LINKEDIN for an opportunity! Proof is in the pudding…”
And:
“Update: I’m up 50 followers… and they aren’t just ‘followers’, they’re the kind of people I want in my network and to partner with!” 👊
– DEI advisor Melina Cordero
Stacey Gordon’s Impact Stories
Workplace culture consultant and global keynote speaker Stacey Gordon published the first edition of DEI Impact Stories.
It’s a valuable resource for starting genuine, transparent conversations about DEI, featuring five incredible organizational leaders whom Stacey has worked with through her firm, Rework Work.
JJ Jank accepted at a major speaking event
“I’m excited that my application to speak at a major California HR conference (CAHR 2023, put on by Professionals in Human Resources Association or PIHRA) was accepted!”
– Chief Brain Hacker Jennifer “JJ” Jank
Highlights from Medusa Media
Do you provide alt text on social media?
If you’re like a lot of people (including us, until recently) the answer is probably no.
That means you’re missing a critical step in making your work accessible. Not using alt text isn’t only ableist, it also limits your audience… by the millions!
In our resource learn what alt text is, why it matters, and how to include it in your thought leadership going forward:
1% of Profits
IllumiNative is a Native woman-led racial and social justice organization dedicated to increasing the visibility of—and challenging the narrative about—Native peoples. Thank you Amanda Hirsch for introducing us to this organization.
