STANDOUT With Darine

STANDOUT with Darine is the podcast where ambitious women in their late 30s and 40s come for clarity, identity evolution, and aligned success.
Each episode blends thoughtful insight, emotional wellbeing, and modern leadership guidance to help you understand who you’re becoming, and how to move through life transitions with grounded confidence.
Through intimate solo episodes and meaningful conversations, Darine explores the real shifts women experience as they evolve: changing ambition, new energy patterns, deeper self-awareness, burnout recovery, and the desire to lead and live with more alignment.
For women redefining success and stepping into their next era: this is your space.
STANDOUT with Darine is the podcast where ambitious women in their late 30s and 40s come for clarity, identity evolution, and aligned success.
Each episode blends thoughtful insight, emotional wellbeing, and modern leadership guidance to help you understand who you’re becoming, and how to move through life transitions with grounded confidence.
Through intimate solo episodes and meaningful conversations, Darine explores the real shifts women experience as they evolve: changing ambition, new energy patterns, deeper self-awareness, burnout recovery, and the desire to lead and live with more alignment.
For women redefining success and stepping into their next era: this is your space.
Episodes
Episodes



Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
#10 | Darine with John Clayton on How to Become The Best Version of Yourself
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
The power of habits, the power of mindset, the influence of the environment you evolve in. We have the power to take the control of our destiny and unleash our full potential. But do we really know how to do it? How can we become the best version of who we are? Joins with our STANDOUT guest John Clayton, who specialized in Behavioral Development, Behavioral Studies, and Advanced Personal & Professional Development as we are addressing that topic.
In this episode, you will learn:
The difference between the conscious mind and the unconscious mind
The importance of consistency
Why change is so hard
Learn more about our STANDOUT guest John Clayton: he is the Country Manager for Mexico and LATAM at Arista Technologies Limited, specializing in Cybersecurity. My aim is to help Arista Technologies be the preferred choice for Cybersecurity across Latin America.



Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
#9 | Darine with Gina Epps on How To Standout In An Unconventional Market
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Consumers buy brands, not products. What does that mean? Products are functional. When we go out for a product or a service, we’re looking to fulfill some type of want or need. Products get us to the shelf. Brands are what people actually connect with. Brands are set up to have specific values, to have a personality. They have a purpose, they have a mission, they have values, and they have both a functional and an emotional promise. Join us with our STANDOUT guest Gina Epps as we discuss her rise in the CBD industry. She will share with us her journey from being rejected to standing out in the Hemp industry.
In this episode, you will learn:
How to position yourself in an unconventional market
Brand positioning strategy
The fundamental to starting your own journey
Plus much more...
Learn more about our STANDOUT guest Gina Epps: I spent 15 years teaching high school health and P.E. outside Chicago before becoming an entrepreneur in the health space.
I spent the next 10 years learning the cannabis and hemp space from education to growing for chronic care patients to product development and everything in between.
I really learned the value of networking and branding during this time frame. I have built a large social media network (120.000+) on LinkedIn and Facebook and freelance to help anyone in need.



Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
#8 | Darine with Valerie Mekki on Reinventing Your Career After 40
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Navigating a career change can be daunting and exhilarating at the same time. It may seem especially scary if you’re going through a career reinvention at the age of 40, 50, or beyond. The good news is that it can be done. Join our STANDOUT guest Valerie Mekki as she tells us how she redefined herself amid the pandemic and started a completely new career after the age of 40.
In this episode, you will learn:
How to own your personal power
The secret to pivoting in your career
Some strategies to create content consistently
Plus much more...
Learn more about our STANDOUT guest Valerie Mekki: I am a Content Wizard’s Backup Support, transforming their social media activities into helpful and informative articles optimized for search engines. I help motivated and creative Content Creators with:
- Keyword Research
- Content Audit
- Define a Buyer’s Persona and Sales Journey
- Develop a Content Strategy for written articles
- Produce search engine-optimized articles designed to nudge the reader to take the next step (Oh, yes- I’m talking about CTAs).
- Improve the on-page SEO for previously published articles.
- Create a presence on Pinterest by creating pins that lead back to the creator’s website.



Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Provide ambitious women the tools to develop their influence online & offline - with confidence. We all have insecurities - at some point, and that's normal. Our STANDOUT guest - Ahmad Imam is one of the greatest leaders on Linkedin, during our conversation, he is going to share his experience and provided tips on how to build real influence and visibility on Linkedin
In this episode, you will learn:
The keys to a positive influence
You don't need followers to make an impact
The power of influence
Plus much more...
Learn more about our STANDOUT guest Ahmad Imam: After spending countless hours building a strong personal brand, and high-value quality content on LinkedIn… I’ve been able to amass over 1 million followers and my visibility has given me real-world opportunities I could have never imagined! As a presenter at Success Resources, I now host events for those same mentors that shaped me into the person I am today. From listening to Tony Robbins’ CDs as an insecure kid to now collaborating with the man himself. Being appointed Ambassador to The Royal Office UAE has made me realize that with belief, ANYTHING is possible. And being awarded ‘International Influencer Of The Year’ has reinforced my mission. I now focus on shining a spotlight on you. 💎 My elite personal branding agency ‘The Executive Brand’ helps C-suite executives, sophisticated entrepreneurs, and eminent individuals amplify their personal brand, content, and visibility on LinkedIn so they can become recognized global leaders and the go-to authority in their field. Visit theexecutivebrand.com to learn more.

