Meredith Shines the Spotlight On….Debra Woog
Name: Debra Woog
Company: Connect2 Corporation
Debra A. Woog (pronounced like Vogue magazine), President of connect2 Corporation, coaches women entrepreneurs to accelerate personal and enterprise growth with profit-enhancing marketing, technology, management and personal best practices. With twenty years of experience in corporate and academic settings, she knows first-hand how challenging it can be to lead a fulfilling career and also be a healthy, present family member and friend. From Debra’s commitment to making a positive impact on others by living her purpose and passions in accordance with her priorities, she created the Brilliance-Based Business Success System™ for experts, educators, consultants, healing professionals and creative professionals. Debra earned her B.A. in Psychology and American Studies from Wellesley College and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. She relishes time with her son and daughter when they’re not at elementary school.
Tell us three words that describe yourself: decisive, open, and pioneering
Who are your mentors and why? First, Marcie Schorr Hirsch (my Wellesley professor and dear friend, my first close-up example of a Brilliance-Based Businesswoman), Secondly, Peter Woog (my Dad, and my first close-up example of an executive), and Third, Heather Dominick (my coach who teaches me to manage my energy so that I can achieve my Unique Definition of Success).
What’s next for your business? Launching Propel Your Growth 2012 – my first mastermind program
What is your current business challenge? Reaching an ever-expanding audience
What are your thoughts on how you view your competition? I believe that as we are all uniquely Brilliant, the concept of competition among Brilliance-Based Businesswomen is merely a limiting belief
How do you live your Brand? My brand represents prosperity, joy and ease for the Brilliance-Based Businesswoman. I live my brand by guiding others to recognize and profit from their Brilliance. When I personally face a signficant personal or business decision, I ask myself which option will generate more prosperity, joy and ease? That information strongly informs my ultimate choices.
Favorite way to build buzz, create celebrity and change the world: Speaking to large live audiences!
Best business decision: Investing in top-quality professional development
Hardest lesson learned: I am more than enough as I am. (There’s been so much self-criticism on my way to this lesson, and I’m still learning it ever day.)
Guilty pleasure: Bravo TV
Favorite hobby: snuggling with my kids
Favorite book or movie: The Sound of Music
Pet peeve: the sound of chewing from above my head (can’t stand it!)
For lunch today: avocado and tomato omelette
Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla
Snow or Beach: Beach
What a great piece! As someone who has both worked and masterminded with Debra, I know her pretty well. You pulled some info out of her that I didn’t know and that is the best kind of interview!
That’s great to know Stefanie! Debra has so much to offer!