Badass Women at Any Age: Recent Episodes
Bonnie Marcus
Women are becoming stronger, claiming our power, and being true badasses. Host Bonnie Marcus interviews some of the most groundbreaking badass women and shares their stories of doing extraordinary things to change perceptions and challenge the status quo
Linda Descano's personal journey is an inspiring tale of resilience, adaptability, and unwavering determination. Raised in a traditional Italian Catholic family in South Philadelphia, Linda was instilled with the importance of education by her parents despite their lack of formal schooling. Influenced by strong, hardworking women in her family, Linda embraced the idea that she could be anything she wanted to be—that nothing could hold her back. Linda is a certified financial advisor. She is now global Chief Integration and Marketing Officer for the Havas, Red Network, a Merge Media agency micro network within the Havas group. In addition to overseeing the agency's global marketing and thought leadership activities, Linda provides communications counsel to clients across multiple industry sectors and stages of growth on brand reputation and corporate communication strategies and tactics. This is not Linda's first career, she shares her inspiring story about her journey. Full disclosure, I met Linda years ago in New York City when she was in a different role and in fact, I was so inspired by her that I had to include her story in my book, Not Done Yet.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
01:54 Linda's Early Life and Influences
04:09 Career Journey and Multiple Pivots
05:32 Facing Challenges and Overcoming Failure
10:05 The Power of Networking
30:56 Advice for Women Over 50
Quotes
“You don't have to just be one thing. Keep learning, keep growing, and don't let anyone put you in a sandbox.”
“Build real relationships by being willing to give, not just take. Practice good karma and always be respectful.”
“Every experience teaches you something. Use failures as a learning opportunity to repackage your skills and present them in new ways”.
“Never let age be a barrier to success. Your experience is invaluable; it's all about how you present it and continue to learn.”
Mentioned:
eConnect with Bonnie
https://substack.com/@ownyourambition
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Terry Tateossian spent the majority of her adult life in a corporate environment, as an entrepreneur and business owner, all while struggling with significant weight issues. After failing with numerous diets and experiencing serious health scares, she realized that her problem wasn't physical but emotional. By addressing her emotional eating and adopting a holistic approach involving strength training, nutrition, and mindset, Terry managed to break free from the weight gain-loss rollercoaster. Today, she helps other women regain their confidence, ignite their well-being, find their true purpose with strength training, nutrition, and mindset through her ventures House of Rose and THOR Retreats where individuals can kick start their journey into wellbeing on their own while surrounded by the magnificent Cherokee National Forest and Smoky Mountains. Terry has been recognized as Inc. 5000's fastest growing company in America in 2020, Inc. 2020 Best Places to Work, New Jersey Biz Top 40 Under 40, Future 50 Fastest Growing Companies in New Jersey, New York, Women President Organizations 50 Fastest Growing Women Owned Companies, and many, many other awards.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
01:05 Terry's Struggle with Obesity
01:55 Founding the House of Rose and Thor Retreats
03:41 Terry's Personal Transformation
06:25 The Emotional Eating Cycle
12:12 Mindset and Taking Action
23:11 The Role of Confidence
25:16 Coaching Women to Regain Confidence
31:17 Final Advice and Holistic Approach
Quotes
“We all have blind sides that we are just not necessarily aware of.”
“A lot of women as well as men have an emotional eating addiction.”
“It's very difficult to change your mindset without taking action towards the direction that you want to go into."
"When people are not ready there's really no amount of coaching, cheering or talking or therapy that's going to convince someone who's not willing to take the chance or take a step forward."
"Finding a balance between not confident and confident is where you really want to be... you're insecure enough to ask for help and to look for answers."
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Mentioned:
Website: thehouseofrose.com
Instagram: How Good Can It Get?
eConnect with Bonnie
Substack Newsletter: Own Your Ambition
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon:
If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.
Jamie Mittelman was inspired to live life with passion and fervor after experiencing the loss of her father. A lover of sports and a deep believer in the power of stories to change lives, Jamie found her passion and purpose in elevating women’s stories at the highest level of sports. Jamie is the founder and host of Flame Bearers, a platform dedicated to celebrating and sharing the stories of elite women athletes. With a master's degree in public administration from Harvard and seven years of experience in both the corporate and nonprofit communication sectors, Jamie is a passionate advocate for gender equity in sports. Throughout her life, sports have been a source of joyous, challenging, and defining moments, shaping her commitment to elevating diverse voices and inspiring people of all ages with powerful stories of perseverance and achievement.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
01:56 Jamie’s Journey and Mission
11:42 The Future of Women's Sports
15:57 Challenges of Female Athletes
30:43 Where to Start and Final Thoughts
Quotes
“I realized that life is not a dress rehearsal and it really pushed me to challenge how I thought of myself, what I was doing every day and to go for exactly what I wanted.”
“Anyone can find their inner Olympian or Paralympian if they've never even played sports before.”
“The traits that make Olympians and Paralympians literally the best in the world are traits that I can copy, you can copy.”
“Small actions can lead to big change.”
.Mentioned:
Website: Flamebearers.com
LinkedIn: Jamie Mittelman Instagram: Flame Bearers
TikTok: Flame Bearers
Facebook: Flame Bearers
Twitter/X: Flame Bearers
eConnect with Bonnie
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
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5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Faith Roswell began her career unexpectedly when she was approached by a talent scout while studying for a degree in creative writing. This encounter led her to become an internationally recognized artist model. During her modeling career, Faith wrote extensively about her solo travel and adventure experiences. Her journey took a significant turn after blowing the whistle on a dangerous photographer who was later jailed. She began to look into what she could do to help freelancers, especially in creative industries, stay safe and she soon found that most of the self defense classes focused on the physical fighting which barely scratched the surface of what else was possible. Faith was inspired to develop a new approach called Armor for Life. Saith has recently been working as a researcher for one of the most popular true crime podcasts online. As a freelance writer, she specializes in travel, film, self defense, and women's rights.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
01:50 Faith's Journey to Becoming a Model and Advocate
02:45 Outing a Dangerous Photographer
03:57 Developing Armor for Life
08:29 Combat Psychology and Self-Defense
17:15 Empowering Women Through Solo Travel
24:04 Faith's Memorable Adventures
30:40 Final Thoughts and Advice
Quotes
“There's no need to be charming when someone is threatening us or someone is behaving in a way that feels off.”
“When women make the decision to out a predator, I don't think that's a decision that's ever taken lightly.”
“You shouldn't be afraid to be alone.”
“Learn to keep calm in a situation where you're afraid.”
“Trust your gut instinct.”
Mentioned:
Faithroswell.co.uk
Instagram @armourforlife
eConnect with Bonnie
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Wendy Wallbridge is a pioneer in the coaching field and a rare talent for creating cultures of belonging. Diagnosed with life-threatening lupus early in her career, Wendy used that experience and her journey back to health to explore what it means for women to live true to their values, feminine wisdom, their unique calling. Her singular brand of coaching defined by her Spiral Up model empowers women to become architects of their own lives by following a radically different roadmap to success. The founder of Spiral Up and the Women's Evolutionary Leadership Forum of Silicon Valley, she is the award-winning author of Spiraling Upward, the Five Co-Creative Powers for Women on the Rise. Her spiral up clients have included Dolby Intel, HP, Apple, Oracle, ABC, and Disney among others. A former producer of TEDx Sandhill Road Women, she's spoken at UCBerkeley Haas School of Business, the Professional Business Women's Conference, Texas Conference for Women, and TEDx. She's also been profiled by Fortune and the New York Times, and she has a podcast, What is it To Be a Powerful Woman Today.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
02:05 Wendy's Personal Story: Overcoming Adversity
05:13 The Importance of Self-Compassion and Transformation
12:52 Balancing Feminine and Masculine Energies
22:23 Gender Equity in the Workplace: Challenges and Solutions
26:57 The Role of Men in Promoting Gender Equity
Quotes
“Transformation is self-awareness plus compassion.”
“Life’s transitions offer opportunities for self-growth.”
“Our story is never over and it's the story you think a lot of people get fixed in their identity.”
“We need to take control of what we can control.”
Mentioned:
Spiral Up Website
LinkedIn: Wendy Wallbridge
Twitter/X: @WendyWallbridge
Instagram: @wendywallbridge
eConnect with Bonnie
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Julie was introduced to the world of business early on when her parents transitioned from corporate America to owning a restaurant. This experience taught her invaluable lessons about work ethic, communication, and conflict resolution. Julie is a well respected leader in business communities that extend from the United States to Canada and the United Kingdom. In her 25 years of experience, Julie has consulted with more than 1000 companies, including startups, midsize and fortune 1000 companies. She helps them build sustainable revenue generating strategies. In 2009, Julie founded Junction Creative, an award winning strategic marketing agency. Julie’s the author of the new book, Dare to Become, from the corner office, from the corner booth to the corner office.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
01:54 Julie's Early Life and Career Beginnings
03:20 Lessons from the Family Business
17:01 The Journey of Writing 'Dare to Become'
25:44 Creating an Inclusive Work Environment
30:11 Conclusion and Farewell
Quotes
“We all have to learn from each other.”
“Be aware of when you get caught up in your own bubble.”
“We're all out there trying to do the best that we can. If we believe in ourselves and we work hard and we focus on being the best that we can, then we will get there.”
Mentioned:
Juliecroppgareleck.com
Books
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
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5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Amy Wineland Daughters experienced a life-changing impulse that led her to reconnect with an old camp friend on Facebook, despite not having contact for 30 years. This heartfelt experience inspired her to write handwritten letters to all 580 of her Facebook friends and the belief that when human beings connect individually in a meaningful way, nothing can separate them. Amy is a keynote speaker, letter writer, satirist, sports journalist, and the award winning author of two books, Dear Dana, that time I went crazy and wrote all 580 of my Facebook friends a handwritten letter, and You Cannot Mess This Up: A True Story That Never Happened.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
02:39 Amy's Impulsive Journey Begins
04:25 From One Letter to Many
07:55 The Power of Handwritten Letters
17:53 Impact on the Recipients and lessons on communication
21:56 Message to Listeners
26:43 Supporting Women and Encouraging Risk-Taking
27:55 Call to Action
Quotes
“ The intentional deliberate act of letter writing, it has the power, these people were going to have this magical moment at a mailbox where they connect the dots and we're like, Oh my God, I matter to another person in this world. “
“ A letter or a card is a physical connection because you're going to hold in your hand something that your friend held in their hand and it's meant just for you. And it took effort and time on your part or on the sender's part.”
“ I don't think we intend to make people feel like they don't matter. I think the world we live in and the advantages we have with technology isolate us.”.
“ Writing the letter to someone and telling them you care or you value or appreciate them, it will do something to you that can change you in a way that you cannot even gauge.”
Mentioned:
Amydaughters.com
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Desiree Bartlett is very passionate about the joy of movement. Growing up with a strong foundation in yoga and meditation, influenced by her hippie mother, Desiree was inspired to a lifelong passion for fitness, science and holistic health. As the founder of the innovative subscription platform desibodymind.com, she offers a holistic approach to health and wellness where individuals can access transformative content designed to strengthen both their physical bodies and mental well being. As a women's health expert with advanced certification in yoga, personal training, prenatal and postnatal fitness, and group fitness, Desi has garnered a roster of private clients that include names like Ashley Tisdale, Alicia Silverstone, Kate Hudson, and many more. Her expertise has been showcased on major networks, such as ABC, NBC, Fox, Univision, Hallmark, and Lifetime. Desiree is the author of Your Strong, Sexy Pregnancy, a comprehensive guide for pregnancy and beyond as well as co-author of Total Body Beautiful, Secrets to Looking and Feeling Your Best After the Age of 35.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
02:28 Desiree's Yoga and Fitness Journey
04:33 Science Behind Movement and Mental Well-being
08:13 Holistic Approach to Morning Rituals
17:41 Different Forms of Movement
28:36 Communicating with Your Body
25:01 Connection of Mind and Body in Healing
34:24 Concluding Thoughts and Farewell
Quotes
“One of my mantras is to keep moving, you know, even if you feel like crap, if you move your body, you'll feel better mentally and physically.”
“I wake up passionate every day to help women feel strong from the inside out.”
“The best form of exercise that there is, is the form of exercise that you'll do.”
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Mentioned:
Desibodymind.com
Instagram @mothersintolivingfit
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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After a 30-year career in advertising, working with prestigious brands and leading major revenue-driving teams, Sarah Dale sought something more fulfilling. Living in Montana, where she embraced nature and adventure, sparked her desire to help women build confidence and self-reliance. This idea culminated in Project 1490, offering unique outdoor experiences that blends personal growth with professional networking that helps women go beyond who they think they are while building their corporate networks and confidence, and having a ton of fun in the process. Sarah's journey exemplifies the blend of corporate success and personal fulfillment, inspiring others to find their badassery through new challenges. Sarah has worked with great brands like Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Nativo, and where she led big teams and drove hundreds of millions in revenue.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
01:50 Sarah's Journey from Corporate Ladder to Montana Wilderness
04:49 The Birth of Project 1490
06:40 Empowering Women Through Outdoor Skills
14:46 Challenges and Stereotypes in the Workplace
17:16 Confidence and Community: Keys to Success
21:14 The Science Behind Confidence Building
27:51 Special Retreats for Women 50+
29:48 Conclusion and How to Connect with Project 1490
Quotes
“ Women always have to, you know, walk that fine tightrope.”
“ I can envision a world where women are really truly valued for what we bring to the table so that we're not having to play it like a man would play it. We have differences and that's great. “
“ Instead of just waiting for the world to change, there's this one element that contributes a great deal to the level of success that we reach and it's about confidence and that is entirely in our control to build.”
“ The more success you have, the more risks you're willing to take.”
“ If you are a man, you're most likely getting promoted based on your potential, whereas women tend to get promoted based on their track record.”
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Mentioned:
Project1490.com
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Jan and Jillian Juhas grew up in a small rural town and later moved to Chicago, experiencing a significant culture shock. This drastic change made them realize the importance of setting strong personal boundaries to feel respected and heard. Their journey led them to develop a methodology focused on communicating through values rather than emotions, which they applied both personally and professionally. Jan and Jillian are relationship and conflict resolution consultants and international best selling authors of Boundary Badass, A Powerful Method For Elevating Your Value and Relationships. They have coached highly ambitious entrepreneurs, companies, and families for more than a decade on building stronger relationships, elevating growth, and mastering the art of setting boundaries.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
01:44 Personal Journey: From Rural to Urban
02:24 Discovering the Importance of Boundaries
04:56 Implementing Boundaries in Professional Life
05:40 Lessons Learned About Self-Value
06:48 Overcoming Fear in Setting Boundaries
10:53 Effective Communication Techniques
14:46 Handling Emotional Triggers
20:03 Repairing Relationships After Conflict
21:46 The Role of Self-Discovery
30:09 Navigating Workplace Relationships
36:47 Final Thoughts
Quotes
“Trust your own intuition and trust your inner voice”
“Nobody else can determine our value but ourselves.”
“In order to repair relationships, you have to apologize for your part.”
“A lot of times emotional triggers are usually unresolved wounds we have from our childhood. So a lot of self reflection work and emotional regulation becomes our responsibility to process and work through those triggers so we're not projecting them onto other people.”
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Mentioned:
JanandJillian.com
Boundary Badass, A Powerful Method For Elevating Your Value and Relationships.
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Overwhelmed by financial stress and debt despite her academic qualifications, Mikelann Valterra transformed her relationship with money after seeking help from Karen McCall, a pioneering money coach. Inspired by this change, she became a money coach and has spent 25 years helping women achieve financial clarity and reduce money anxiety. Mikelann is an author, speaker, master money coach, who helps women around the world rise above the money fog, transform their relationship with money and design their ideal life. For 25 years, Mikelann Valterra has been a thought leader in financial psychology. She's written, spoken, and been interviewed extensively on powerful, practical ways to reduce money anxiety, and she teaches effective methods for earning, saving, reducing debt, and managing money. Her new book, Rise Above the Money Fog, is available now.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
02:08 Mikelann's Journey with Money
05:03 Challenges and Triumphs
08:02 Understanding Money Fog
25:31 Gender and Money Dynamics
29:11 Couples and Money
33:06 Staying Happy with Money
36:33 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Quotes
“Money fog tends to rear its head whenever things change up in our lives.”
“Men and women both suffer equally from being in a money fog”.
“Money becomes a sacred tool as you learn how to be in charge of it”.
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Mentioned:
Seattlemoneycoach.com
Rise Above the Money Fog, the key to confidence, clarity, and control over your life
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
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In her mid-twenties Lisa Daniels embarked on a spiritual path to understand herself, identify barriers to her own success, and pursue fulfillment in life. From an individual contributor to a leader, making mistakes and learning along the way, Lisa aimed to embody the principles she promotes while aiding executives in leading teams and ensuring they have the right talent to achieve organizational success. Lisa is founder and executive director of Human Edge Management and has been advising executives across industries on their personal leadership issues for several decades, working with leaders at Thomson Reuters, AstraZeneca, Visa, Novartis, Allianz, and many other well known companies. Her new book is The Human Edge Advantage, Mastering the Art of Being All In. The book explores issues surrounding courage, fear, intuition, psychological barriers, disconnection, personal power, energy, purpose, and many other issues challenging leaders today. Most importantly, it offers a great deal of actionable advice on how to attain self mastery in confronting all of these issues and problems.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
01:26 Lisa's Personal and Professional Journey
02:40 Key Lessons in Self-Awareness and Leadership
04:50 The Importance of Reflection and Emotional Presence
07:11 Challenges Faced by Modern Leaders
08:49 Unique Challenges for Women Leaders
14:19 The Concept of Being 'All In'
19:23 Managing Energy to Avoid Burnout
22:16 Building Trust and Connection in the Workplace
26:55 The Power of Intuition
39:38 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Quotes
“The big lesson in life has been like 10 minutes of reflection a day will absolutely change the game for your personal life.”
“Women actually are better at more complex decisions because they can think more laterally.”
“True power can only be found inside.”
“We need to start thinking about how we manage our energy.”
Mentioned:
The Human Edge Advantage, Mastering the Art of Being All In
LisaDanels.com
Human-edge.com
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Andreea Parcalaboiu has a powerful story to tell about her fall from being a former New York State Attorney to spending three years in federal prison, to showing great resilience and courage and beginning a new life and career. Andreea is a former New York state attorney, and she has a unique perspective having spent almost three years in prison. She is now a coach, consultant, author, and speaker. She coaches attorneys and high achieving professionals who struggle with life challenges to regain clarity, confidence, and control over their lives. She consults and assists women attorneys and other professional women before and after. their prison experiences. Drawing from her own challenges and experiences, Andreea helps people unlock their power of choice and break free from self imposed mental constraints, enabling them to live more peacefully despite life's challenges. “Alive Again: My Journey From Attorney to Redemption In Prison" is Andreea’s riveting story that takes readers on a transformative journey through her nearly three years of incarceration, providing profound insights into the power of redemption and resilience.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
02:02 Andreea's Early Life & Career Beginnings
02:50 Fall from Grace and Legal Troubles
10:55 The Experience and Lessons from Prison
18:32 Starting Over and Learning from Mistakes
22:31 Andreea's Current Work and Philosophy
Quotes
“The universe and my divine self took action to save me from myself.”
“Prison taught me patience.”
“Happiness comes from the inside.”
“The power is in my pain.”
“I realized that if I can mess up my life to get there, I also have the power to change it.”
“Forgiveness is a process.”
“If we win the mental game of life, we have everything.”
“We need to acknowledge our mistakes, own them and look for the lessons learned.”
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Mentioned:
Andreeaparc.com
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Amidst the chaos of World War II, Katherine Mitchell’s mother led her family through harrowing escapes from war-torn Europe to the safety of the United States, displaying immense courage and resourcefulness. Despite facing multiple challenges, including language barriers and cultural adjustments in her new homeland, Katherine pursued her passions. Her personal story is a journey of survival, resilience, and self-discovery. Katherine has had numerous careers including talent agent, screenwriter and trial paralegal in Beverly Hills. Her Hollywood experiences are filled with encounters with well-known producers, actors, screenwriters and Hollywood elite, all of which are detailed in her memoir, “From Budapest to Hollywood: Searching for the Promised Land.”
What You Will Hear in This Episode
01:39 Katherine’s personal story
05:59 Hungarian Revolution and Escape to Austria
13:19 Journey to America
21:51 Reflections on Family, Education, Imperfection and Resilience
25:44 Navigating the Entertainment Industry: Trials and Triumphs
31:29 Writing the Memoir: Challenges and Insights
33:44 Emotional Reflections and Poetic Closure
Quotes
“Don't start looking for the promised land until you know who you are, because you will be misguided by anybody that is nice to you.”
“If you have a writer's block, you're not a writer. Go away. Do something else.”
Mentioned:
Katherinemitchellauthor.com
From Budapest To Hollywood
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
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Despite facing significant discrimination in the male-dominated culinary industry, Chef Rossi transformed her rebellious upbringing and passion for food into a successful career as a pioneering chef and author. Her journey is a testament to resilience, creativity, and living authentically. Chef Rossi is the catering director, owner and executive chef of the Raging Skillet, a cutting edge catering company known for breaking any and all rules. She has earned a reputation as the one to call when it's time to do something different. Rossi, who credits America as her hometown, grew up in a camper wedged on the top of a Ford pickup truck, and had visited most of the United States by the time she was 10. She has a wacky sense of humor, loves international food fusions that reflect her Hungarian Yiddish background, and her love of all things. Rossi has been published in outlets including the Daily News, New York Post, Time Out New York, and McSweeney's to name a few. She has been the food writer of the Eat Me column for Bus Magazine since 1998. Hosting her own hit radio show on WOMR and WFMR in Cape Cod, now in its 19th season, Rossi has been featured on the Food Network, NPR and has been a popular blogger for Huffington Post. Her first memoir, The Raging Skillet, The True Life Story of Chef Rossi, was published by the Feminist Press to rave reviews. It was adapted for the stage, and has been a smash hit touring the country. In addition to the memoir, Rossi has written two full length plays, a number of one act comedies, and a one woman stage adaptation of Queen of the Jews. Her new memoir, the Punk Rock Queen of the Jews was released this spring.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
02:54 Rossi's Rebellious Beginnings
06:17 The Birth of a Chef
13:18 Challenges of Being a Female Chef
19:20 Standing Up to Discrimination
23:21 Starting a Zen Kitchen
28:19 The Essence of Kosher Food
33:30 Living in a Hasidic Community
37:02 Parental Perceptions and Success
Quotes
“I do love a chance to hang out with other bad ass babes.”
“I think I might've started rebelling from birth.”
“Food equals love.”
“Once you use the F bomb and the S bomb and the MF bombs.”
Mentioned:
The Raging Skillet
IG: @ChefRossiNYC
Fb: Chef Rossi NY
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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Diagnosed with MS 10 years ago, Kim Rahir defied her doctor's advice, choosing instead to take control of her health and become a beacon of strength and vitality. Kim is a 60 year old mother of three and this year became the European Champion in Masters Weightlifting in her age and weight category. Her journey inspired her to leave her career in journalism in her 50s and become a health coach for middle aged women, with a big focus on reactivating and rebuilding muscle. And today, she helps women tap into an abundant source of vitality by reactivating and maintaining their muscles. while ditching the diet culture conditioning, to actually eat and nourish and flourish.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
5:00 Kim's Early Life and MS Diagnosis
8:00 The Struggle with Guillain Barré Syndrome and coping with MS
15:00 Discovering Weightlifting
21:00 Competing in Olympic Weightlifting
30:00 CrossFit's Influence on Weightlifting
35:00 Life-Changing Hospital Stay
40:00 Challenges Midlife Women Face
48:00 Functional Training and Movement and common health mistakes
Quotes
"I wanted to get so strong, physically strong, as strong as I could get."
"We need to fight for our right to move."
"Every step I take, I know that’s not a given. When you’ve lost it once, you know it’s not a given and you enjoy it."
"Our environment is built for us to be still, so we have to fight for the opportunity to move."
Mentioned:
KimRahirHealth.com
IG:: @KimRahir
X: @KimRahir
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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Barbara Palmer left law school to pursue a career in entertainment marketing and ended up discovering her passion for mentoring women. Barbara Palmer is a workplace leadership coach and founder of Broad Perspective Consulting and Your Fourth Trimester, a unique program designed to provide one on one support for parents who are returning to the workplace after welcoming a child. Barbara specializes in coaching employees through transitional moments in their careers, such as becoming parents, navigating a conflict in the workplace, or leading a team for the first time. Barbara also has a mission to ensure that more women stay in the workforce, and ultimately we reach the C suite. As a certified facilitator of the Fair Play Method, She has a sharp point of view on gender roles and can help employees navigate more equitable divisions of labor Leading to more fulfilling careers and higher retention
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
01:38 Barbara's Journey: From Law School to Leadership Coaching
06:44 Challenges and Triumphs: Navigating the Corporate World
09:59 The Impact of Social Media on Self-Perception
12:06 Supporting New Parents: The Fourth Trimester Program
17:53 Setting Boundaries and Managing Guilt
21:20 Balancing Work and Family
27:27 The Importance of Support Systems
32:27 Corporate Policies for New Parents
37:49 Final Thoughts and Resources
Quotes
“I think the first badass moment that I can recall was when I walked out of law school two and a half years in”
“I'm not one to live with regrets. I'm more one to live with lessons.”
“We have to stop using the word should.”
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Mentioned:
broadperspectiveconsulting.com
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Starting as a model in the 1990s, Alexis Eizinas transitioned to a two-decade career in beauty retail design. Inspired by her mother's example, she embraced her silvering hair but struggled to find suitable products. During COVID-19, she realized the market gap and, in 2023, founded Silvering, the first North American beauty brand to provide cosmetics and hair care uniquely designed to amplify and never hide the true beauty of naturally silvering hair. Leveraging over 30 years of experience in the beauty industry and her experience trying to find products that worked with her own silvering hair, Alexis created a truly innovative and contemporary product line for the modern woman who has embraced her grays.
She launched Silvering in 2023. The company's tagline, Wisdom Is Beautiful, speaks volumes about Alexis's mission to change the way all women perceive silvering hair, to see it as a powerful, beautiful, outward expression of growing up.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
03:08 Alexis’s Personal Journey
04:17 Returning to Canada and Further Career
06:00 Founding of Silvering
08:21 Online Influence and COVID impact
19:15 Changing Perceptions of Silvering Hair
26:25 Wisdom is Beautiful
28:43 Visibility and Confidence for Aging Women
33:17 Closing Remarks and Next Steps
Quotes
“I've always been in beauty, and I think really all women are in beauty in some way or another because our identity is naturally wrapped up in appearances.”
“The trick to finding your beauty is really in amplifying those features that make you, you.”
“We want them to see it as a sign of wisdom.”
“A man can walk around with a little bit of silver in his hair. It's considered sophisticated and he's a seasoned professional.”
Mentioned:
Silveringbeauty.com
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Feeling unfulfilled in her career as a journalist and Hollywood reporter, Sarah found her true calling when she happened upon the story of Arbella Stuart. Writing Arbella’s biography opened up a whole new path for Sarah, coupling her love of writing with her lifelong fascination with the untold stories of women throughout history. Sarah Gristwood is a journalist and author committed to publicizing women’s experiences throughout history. As a young journalist, she championed women’s voices through outlets such as the Guardian Women's Page and as a founder member of Women in Journalism and The Women’s Equality Party. As a historian, she has consistently explored the question of women and power through the ages. She now broadcasts regularly for Sky News, CNN and the BBC on royal and historical affairs. A graduate of Oxford University, she is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and of the RSA, who has been shortlisted for both the Marsh Biography Award and the Ben Pimlott Prize for Political Writing. Her most recent book, Secret Voices: A Year of Women's Diaries, is a captivating collection of extracts from women’s diaries, looking back over four centuries to discover how women’s experiences have changed down the years, and, of course, how they haven't.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
01:59 Sarah's Personal Story and Journey to Historical Biographies
05:11 Common Themes in Women's Diaries
08:40 Accessing Historical Diaries
11:15 Modern Diaries and Historical Perspectives
21:59 Personal Growth Through Journaling
32:24 Choosing the Diaries for the Book
35:27 Conclusion and Contact Information
Quotes
“One aspect of this book of Secret Voices for me was that in some ways the women in it were voicing some of my own concerns, thoughts, and traumas.”
“Frustration is the single greatest emotion across all these generations.”
"Journaling was a huge part of personal growth for many of these women."
"A number of these women were voicing feelings, ambition, anger, that they weren't allowed to express elsewhere in their society."
“I love that, for a number of these women, the battles were small personal ones. Some, like Charlotte Forton, were fighting huge public battles. But others were just opening the doors, moving, moving the goalposts on in their own small ways.
"The immediate privacy of the diary form allowed them to voice those unacceptable feelings, anger, ambition, discontent."
"Self-expression is so important, and for women, keeping a diary or journal is a great way to tell your truth and perhaps, as we talked about, never share it."
Mentioned:
SarahGristwood.com
Secret Voices. A Year of Women’s Diaries
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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Pivoting through a number of different careers, it wasn’t until Lucy Ryan was in her 40s that she decided to follow her true passion and fascination with women in their midlife years. She became the first student in Europe to earn a masters in positive psychology and later a PhD. Lucy is a leadership coach, managing director of MindSpring for the last 20 years, a positive psychologist, advocate of women, a master practitioner coach, and she has trained and consulted with and coached 10, 000 leaders in global blue chip companies across 29 countries. In 2021, Lucy published the best selling Lunchtime Learning for Leaders. She's a passionate advocate for women development, helping organizations attract, retain, and promote their female leaders, and gender proof their success in plans. Her latest book is called Revolting Women, Why Mid Left Women Are Walking Out, and What to Do About It.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
01:55 Lucy's Personal Journey: From Singer to Scholar
03:09 The Turning Point: Embracing Education and Research
06:16 Challenges and Triumphs: Overcoming Limiting Beliefs
11:12 The Silent Revolution: Gendered Ageism in the Workplace
17:17 Strategies for Retaining and Valuing Midlife Women
27:43 Empowering Women: Building Networks and Finding Voices
32:02 Conclusion: Advocating for Midlife Women
Quotes
“Women at midlife have a massive capacity for resilience.”
“So many women feel the same as you and that gorgeous strength of the revolution comes from togetherness”
“We have the wisdom and experience and a lifetime of lessons learned.”
“Every revolution starts with a conversation.”
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Mentioned:
www.lucyryan.co.uk
Lunchtime Learning for Leaders
Revolting Women: Why Midlife Women Are Walking Out and What to Do About It
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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When Lesley Hensell’s oldest son was diagnosed with autism, focusing on him became a priority. Deciding to quit her job, Lesley found a way to supplement her lost income by pivoting from marketing consulting to online retail, a change that led her down an unexpectedly successful path. Lesley is the co-founder of Riverbend Consulting, whose 85 plus employees solve problems for e-commerce sellers. Lesley oversees the Riverbend service team, and she has personally helped hundreds of sellers get their suspended Amazon accounts and ISINs up and running. She has been an Amazon seller for more than a decade. And her new book is the Amazon Incubator: Grow Your Business or Hatch a New One. Lesley earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and an MBA from university of Texas at Austin. She volunteers for A Wish With Wings, a wish granting organization for little Texans with life threatening conditions and serves on the board of directors for Hallie's Heroes, which funds bone marrow matches and medical research for kids with cancer and critical illnesses.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:31 Lesley’s personal story
5:46 Challenges and lessons
10:28 Amazon strategy and skill set for success
17:26 Suspended accounts, Amazon ads, algorithms, editor’s picks and Amazon’s choice
25:21 What people don’t know about being a seller on Amazon
33:15 Testimonials and verified reviews
Quotes
“I had to really learn to take joy in the small accomplishments that we had as a family.”
“As a seller, one of your top goals is to develop a good BSR or best seller rate.”
”What people don't realize is that you make or lose money at the moment you buy your inventory….Make sure the item is profitable first that is the number one thing you can do to Set yourself up for success because if you overpay when you purchase the product, there's just no way to recoup that money.”
Mentioned:
RvierbendConsulting.com
The Amazon Incubator
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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Driven by hope and a strong sense of curiosity, Dr. Kandi Wiens built a successful career as a management consultant. Unaware of her own personal burnout, Kandi got a jarring wake up call with a health scare that changed the trajectory of her life and career. Kandi is director of the University of Pennsylvania's Master in Medical Education Program and the Penn Health Professions Education Certificate Program. A sought after international speaker, she is co-founder and Chief Research Officer of Big Sky Leadership Labs, where she leads and conducts evidence based research on executive performance, emotional intelligence, and burnout and resilience. Her work has been prominently featured in Harvard Business Review and several Harvard Business Review press books. A senior fellow at Penn, Kandi teaches various graduate level and executive format courses. She's designed and delivered over 2000 leadership development programs focused on helping leaders build and leverage their emotional and social intelligence to amplify their positive impact and protect themselves from burnout. Kandi holds a doctorate from University of Pennsylvania chief officer executive doctoral program, an MBA from University of Oregon, and a BS in business administration from Montana State University. Her new book is Burnout Immunity: How Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Build Your Resilience and Heal Your Relationship With Work.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
2:02 Kandi’s personal journey
10:10 Burnout research and discovery
15:20 Susceptibility to burnout. Identifying red flags, causes and recovery
20:42 Good stress, distress vs bad stress, eustress and thinking traps
24:50 Gender differences in responses to stress and emotional intelligence
31:18 Seeking outside help
Quotes
“I needed to really re-evaluate how much stress I was under and what that stress was doing to me.”
“I might be better off pursuing a career where I’m really happy and really making a contribution where I want to, where It’s not about chasing someone else’s goals but I’m finally chasing the goals I’ve always wanted to.”
“Emotional intelligence (EI) is a resource…..it can help us regulate our nervous system.”
“Burnout is caused by our response to stress at work.”
“Women in general carry a higher mental load, even if they're not doing more physical family activities; even if they have support and help with family and non-work activities.”
Mentioned:
Burnout Immunity: How Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Build Your Resilience and Heal Your Relationship With Work
Burnout Risk Assessment
A-R-M-O-R
Kandiwiens.com
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Following the example set by her mother, Felicia Foster has always dedicated time to community service. Pivoting from her 14 year career in finance to a career in community outreach, Felicia was inspired to dedicate herself, with fierce intention, to the success of women in her community. Felicia is CEO and founder of the Community Inspired Alliance for Women, a non profit organization that champions the aspirations and potential of women of all ages, races, denominations, and economic levels. The Inspire Her girls program is one pillar of this organization and it focuses on bringing education and support to young girls to help them navigate school, relationships, personal safety, social media, and long term lifestyle and career goals. Felicia was recently named a Black Future Maker by AT& T's Dream in Black program.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:32 Felicia’s personal story
5:47 Creation, mission and management of Community Inspired Alliance for Women
12:20 Felicia’s role models and what she has learned about herself
15:45 How Felicia’s experience has influenced the programs CIAW provides for women.
19:40 Understanding the needs of the community and creating supportive partnerships and services
23:18 Building trust and navigating push back
30:50 AT&T Dream in Black program Black Future Maker Award
Quotes
“I always wanted to stand in the gap for other women…….I always felt like I had a voice, I had a strong voice, I didn’t mind using my voice, my voice wasn’t silent.”
“I’m very intentional about making sure that we can support women who need their next steps.”
“We need three people in our life…..we need someone ahead of us, we need someone with us and we need to reach back.”
“What I learned about myself is that I am enough.”
“When we shut the country down nobody thought about the struggle that the parent would have in already dealing with a difficult child.”
“When somebody says you can’t do that, that’s just even more inspiration to get it done.”
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Mentioned:
Community Inspired Alliance forWomen
CHAT: Committed to Helping Another Thrive
My College Life College Safety Fair
Inspired Moms Meet Up
AT&T Dream in Black Black Future Maker
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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A natural born leader, Michelle Redfern recognized and embraced her resourceful, curious, adventurous spirit early in life. Combining this spirit with her high appetite for risk Michelle is fearless in the pursuit of what sets her soul on fire, which is closing the global leadership gap in business and sports. Michelle owns Advancing Women in Business and Sport, an enterprise providing consulting and advisory services on workplace gender equality, diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as Lead to Soar, a multi platform resource for ambitious women leaders. She's the producer and host of the Advancing Women in Sport podcast and is the author of The Leadership Compass, The Ultimate Guide for Women Leaders to Reach Their Full Potential.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:28 Michelle’s personal story
5:09 Embracing her role as a leader and rude awakenings entering the workplace
12:03 Similarities in the corporate world and sports world for women
17:21 Michelle’s education journey, imposter syndrome and challenging limiting beliefs
23:29 Michelle’s book, The Leadership Compass and her 3 pillar formula
30:24 Effective DEI initiatives
Quotes
“You might have to grow old, but you don't have to grow up.”
"No woman is an island you know, we do things with and through people.”
“Women are conditioned and socialized their entire lives about the role that they will play, the behaviors that they will exhibit. We take that on whether we like it or not.”
“Being a leader sometimes means shut up.”
“Women don't need fixing, the system needs fixing…... part of fixing that system is getting more women into positions of power..”
“When you say I don't do politics for me, that says to me I'm not interested in progressing my career.”
"managers and executives need to do is understand where you are right now versus where you want to be>”
Mentioned:
Michelleredfern.com
The Leadership Compass
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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As a senior leader in a fortune 500 company, it took Teresa Vozza 3 different episodes of being wheeled out of a meeting to realize something was wrong. Diagnosed with burnout, these life changing events led her to her mission to address the source of her own trauma and also to help others deal with their burnout. Teresa is an award-winning leadership expert, a keynote speaker, writer, and the former Chief Human Resources Officer for a Fortune 500 company. She is on a mission to help executive professionals eradicate burnout and transform their leadership. Teresa’s thought leadership can be found in many top 2% podcasts such as Wickedly Smart Women and Leaders of Transformation, along with leading magazines like Fast Company, Collective World and Women of Influence.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:40 Tereza’s story
8:38 Changing internal and self limiting beliefs
13:02 Identifying burnout, signs and characteristics in women and men
21:09 Tools and practices to recognize and address symptoms of burnout
28:46 Meditating, stress and finding joy
Quotes
“Investment dollars for venture capital will go to males much more than it will go to a female.”
“So much of my healing came from understanding that I felt under threat from men; certain men who were very dominating in stature or voice.”
“What joy does to your body is better than any kind of prescription you're going to take.”
Mentioned:
TeresaVozza.ca
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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Launching a digital magazine for women over 45, Jeannie Ralston began building a community that has blossomed into much more than a good read. An experienced traveler and planner, Jeannie is the co-founder and CEO of Next Tribe, the digital magazine that has recently morphed into a travel company devoted to smart, engaged women over 45. She homeschooled her children while traveling the world. As a magazine writer, her work has appeared in a variety of publications, including National Geographic, the New York Times, Life Magazine, Travel and Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Parenting, and Allure. Jeannie is the author of The Unlikely Lavender Queen, A Memoir of Unexpected Blossoming, and the e-book, The Mother of All Field Trips, Homeschooling Two Kids in 14 Countries.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
2:02 Jeanne’s story and shifting focus
9:37 Business and personal challenges faced while changing focus
14:28 What Jeannie has learned about herself
19:28 Discoveries and surprises about women in the 45 plus demographic
26:24 2024 destinations
Quotes
"I want to get people behind the tourist facade into the real life of women in those destinations.”
“On a trip, my job is to make sure people have fun. If it's not fun, don't do it. “
Mentioned:
Nextribe.com
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Growing up in a home where she had to withstand physical, mental, verbal, emotional and sexual abuse, Alreen Haegguist was desperate to escape her reality. After failed suicide attempts, Alreen’s journey took a turn when she realized going to college would give her the opportunity to escape the abusive environment. Through therapy and a lot of intentional work to overcome Alreen turned her traumatic past into a mission to help other women stand up for themselves and own their power. Alreen has a fervent passion to advocate for women who suffer from sexual abuse, harassment or discrimination. As a lawyer with 21 years of experience, she has recovered millions of dollars for clients in cases involving sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination. In addition, Irene has an unwavering commitment to not allow wealth, power, influence or status to exempt anyone from the rules of society.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
2:23 Alreen’s Personal Journey
8:38 Lessons learned
12:04 Challenges faced while transitioning from victim to advocate
16:00 Gender impact in the courtroom and the Me Too Movement
19:58 Advice on helping women speak out and working through trauma
Quotes
“When you’ve been abused, when you’ve experienced trauma, t doesn’t just leave you because you’ve left it.”
“If I change my beliefs, I can change the entire experience I'm having about them.”
“When more women can see that they are not alone, and if they talk about it, it's actually going to help them. By keeping it inside, the only person you're hurting is yourself. Speaking out, the only person you are helping is not only yourself, but others around you to give them the courage to stand up and say something.”
“Even if you don't want to take action, at least know what actions you can take.”
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Mentioned:
Joe Dispenza
Alreen's Website
Alreen's Instagram
Fired Up by Alreen Haeggquist
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
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Kristen Gibbons Feden has always had a knack for the art of argument. After earning a bachelors in neuroscience, she redirected her focus from medicine to law. Kristen’s passion for fighting for victims of sexual abuse was ignited after working in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Family Violence unit where the stories of young girls who had survived horrific violence inspired Kristen to become the powerful voice piece she is today for those who have been silenced. A celebrated trial attorney and legal expert, known as the female litigator who stared down Bill Cosby, Kristen joined Anapol Weiss as a shareholder in March 2024. In addition to being internationally recognized as a fierce and relentless litigator in the MeToo movement and for her world renowned closing argument in the Bill Cosby trial, Kristen is known for many eight figure verdicts that she's won. Between 2023 and 2024 alone, there was a $10. 5 million verdict against the survivors of singer and entertainer R. Kelly, and a $22 million verdict for a sexual abuse survivor of a renowned, pediatrician in New York. She's had many, many successes beyond the courtroom as well. Kristen serves as a powerful voice for survivors nationwide and is frequently sought after for expert commentary on high profile matters by attorneys and various international and national media outlets. media outlets, including MSNBC, NBC, CNN, CBS, ABC, Fox, NPR, and BBC.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
2:28 Kristen’s personal journey
6:48 Challenges faced along the way, overcoming biases
11:30 Lessons learned
15:41 Pillars of Kristen’s success
20:34 Bill Cosby trial
27:55 Overturned verdicts, Cosby, Weinstein and and the MeToo movement
Quotes
“Transparency is really the pillar of integrity. “
“I speak to people for a living. I speak to them and I become the voice piece of those who have been silenced. “
“Speaking from the heart, trusting your gut, you make the right decisions.”
“I'm going to teach my future generations, my kids, my nieces, my nephews, whoever I'm mentoring to treat human beings as human beings, and that requires a level of dignity to individuals. And once we begin to learn to do that, then violence, I hope, will begin to be eradicated.”
Mentioned:
Anapol Weiss
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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Jillian Ramirez Chaves’s life took an unexpected turn when she faced the painful discovery of infidelity by her soon to be fiance. This life altering experience shattered her self-confidence and left her questioning her ability to make healthy relationship choices. Refusing to let this define her, she embarked on a profound journey of healing, discovery, and personal growth. Jillian is a dynamic visionary who has pioneered transformative changes in the dating and relationship health landscape as the founder and CEO of Clara. For daters, she leads a revolution that empowers individuals to make informed purposeful choices in their dating lives. Her journey from a successful career in the male dominated automotive industry to becoming a trailblazing entrepreneur in the tech world is a testament to her resilience and passion. As a female minority founder and CEO, Jillian embodies the spirit of resilience and innovation. She is a staunch advocate for mental wellness in the context of dating, a subject often overlooked but of paramount importance in today's society. Her mission is to guide individuals in embracing intentional dating thereby enhancing their overall wellbeing.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
2:30 - Jillian’s Personal Journey
10:20 - Bouncing back & finding your mission
20:45 - Jillian’s dating app, Clara for Daters
28:09 - Challenges for women in dating
Quotes
“I had to figure out how to learn from my mistakes and not let them happen again on an expedited level.”
“We have all these ways to meet people, dating apps, social media, yet we're still facing a loneliness epidemic because we're not actually converting them into social connections.”
“When it doesn’t work out that means that you learn something and you’re going to keep going.”
“Being hopeful is not a bad thing, but we have to be smart and hopeful”
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Mentioned:
- The Rules of Love by Jay Shetty
- Esther Perel
- Clara For Daters
- Jillian's Instagram
- Jillian's LinkedIn
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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As a clinical psychologist, Dr. Joshua Klapow recognized a pattern of professional women attempting to navigate a workplace culture that was never set up for them to succeed. Inspired to affect change, Dr. Klapow re-focused his career and is making an impact in that culture through performance coaching. Dr. Klapow is a clinical psychologist, behavioral scientist, and performance coach who helps women in leadership positions leverage their unique style and build influence to successfully navigate the male dominated culture in which they work. Josh is a Phi Beta Kappa alumnus of University of California, L.A. with a Ph. D. in clinical psychology from UCLA San Diego. He's authored over 100 scientific publications and is the author of Living Smart:Lifestyle Change Made Simple. He's also the co-founder of Chip Rewards, a privately held company with proprietary software that delivers incentive offers to influence population health behaviors. The success of this venture led him to be one of the top entrepreneurs 2020 by Yahoo Business.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:53 Dr. Klapow’s journey into performance coaching
5:47 Gender biases in corporate culture
10:09 Where the culture stands now,
18:51 Authenticity and humanity
23:18 Toxicity, insecurity and balance
33:23 The benefits of working with a male coach
Quotes
“ As a clinical psychologist, I can't unsee what I'm trained to see.”
“It's a no win situation because we're asking you to be “more like men”, but when you are, that scene is threatening.”
“I see a lot of women that I work with who absolutely get lost because they are literally forced to play all of these different roles, many of which are not true to their own persona.”
“We all have these different personas that are who we are.”
“ There are a lot of scared men, this is part of the problem, who are in leadership positions who have no clue how to be. They have all the power in the world in that organization, and they don't know how to leverage it in a supportive way because they're insecure.”
“Look for the healthy psychology or psychological adjustment in the person. Not necessarily the gender.”
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Mentioned:
mentaldrive.com
Mental Drive (Facebook)
Mental Drive (Instagram)
Mental Drive (TikTok)
Dr. Joshua Klapow (LinkedIn)
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Sparked by the tragic loss of her father, Judy Wilkins Smith set out on an unexpected journey as a writer that developed into much more. Judy is a highly regarded Family Patterns, Systemic Work, constellations expert, transformational coach, motivational speaker, and author who is passionate about individual growth, visionary leadership, and positive, accelerated, global change. The Founder of System Dynamics for Individuals and organizations, she has 18 years of expertise assisting high-performance individuals, Fortune 500 executives (Chevron, JP Morgan, Kellogg's, ExxonMobil), and legacy families end limiting cycles and create lasting breakthroughs and transitions into peak performance. She is a regular guest on TV news and entertainment shows and is the author of Decoding Your Emotional Blueprint: A Powerful Guide to Transformation Through Disentangling Multigenerational Patterns.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:55 Judy’s personal story
5:20 Constellation work defined
12:26 What we can learn about money from our generational DNA.
15:33 Our relationship with money
19:49 Gender and money
26:55 Common blocks regarding our relationship with money
Quotes
”Money is not a commodity, it is a relationship, and the way you show up for money is the way it will show up for you.”
“It’s really creating the environment to have a healthy relationship with money that opens up the ability for money to flow to you.”
“You've gotta invest in money, if you want money to invest in you.”
“When you start to realize that you are valuable and you can add value and you have something to give and you offer it, the money will flow.”
“You are as valuable as you think you are.”
Mentioned:
JudyWilkins-Smith.com
eConnect with Bonnie
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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A life long lover of music, Jennifer Ritvo Hughes found her calling as a college student sitting in the back of a concert hall. A musician herself, Jennifer was passionate about integrating her business savvy and love of music into a successful career supporting the arts. Jennifer is CEO of American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra overseeing their daily operations, fundraising efforts, community engagement, and promotion of the globally renowned Israel Philharmonic in the United States. Jennifer received a master's degree in musicology from Brandeis University and has led a variety of performing arts organizations and initiatives, including Boston Bass Chorus. Cantata Singers and Wellesley College's first ever Arts at Wellesley initiative.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:18 Jennifer’s personal story
6:31 Greatest challenges
10:19 Lesson learned and work life balance
14:32 Challenges relative to gender and age
20:05 Confidence and courage as a young executive director
23:28 The role of the arts in cultural change
Quotes
”I really love bringing creativity to the business side of things as much as the artistic side of things. And I think that when you are challenging yourself to be as creative as your counterparts on stage. That's when magic happens.”
“Your strengths can also be your weaknesses if they're on overdrive.”
“I don't think music is a universal language, but I think that music can communicate universally. I think that music has that power to create a shared experience, a shared emotional response beyond language and to me, that is the essence of our shared humanity.”
Mentioned:
American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic
Youtube
Boston Early Music Festival
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Raised with a lot of personal agency, Lydia Sherrer learned the value of hard work and personal responsibility from observing how her entrepreneurial father ran his business. Lydia is the award-winning and USA today bestselling author of Love, Lies and Hocus Pocus Universe of Books, which has sold over half a million copies worldwide. Most recently, she published her Gamelit series, Trans Dimensional Hunter, with New York Times bestselling author, John Ringo, and has written stories for several Black Tide Rising anthologies. Lydia Co-owns Chenoweth Press with her husband David Cher, and together they publish their own books and games to a growing audience of science fiction and fantasy fans.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:40 Lydia’s personal journey
7:40 Choosing writing as a career
24:70 Advice for women interested in writing as a career
31:05 Self publishing
Quotes
“We as humans have incredible powers to over come things….if we just believe we can.”
”It’s really important to understand your personality, your working strengths, your weaknesses, where your passions lie, and where your abilities lie.”
“Moderating expectations and having realistic expectations is very important in the publishing industry, and it is possible to get realistic expectations, but you have to be willing to reach out, to make relationships, and to ask bold questions with the knowledge that when people say no, it's not personal.”
Mentioned:
LydiaSherrer.com
Love Lies and Hocus Pocus
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Annoyed by the lack of representation and the way society media portrayed middle aged women, Michela Di Carlo decided to do something about it. She embarked on a journey and launched an online magazine to help empower women over 50 and reframe midlife as a colorful journey. Michela is a seasoned, bilingual lifestyle journalist (Italian/English) with a Masters in Communication Sciences from the University of Rome. Living between Manchester and The Eternal City, former feature writer for the most influential Italian National newspaper “La Repubblica”, regular contributor for ANSA, the italian major news agency, she is the founder and chief editor of CrunchyTales.com, the popular first solely illustrated online magazine for sassy, badass women over 50. Focusing her work on inspirational content to empower women feeling stuck in the second act of their life and highlighting the bright side of growing older, Michela is also the creator and producer of the first pro-age live radio show format called “The Beauty of Aging”. She also has curated and chaired several talk-shows around the UK promoting a refreshing approach to aging, partnering with several charities and players including Chester University, StoryHouse and the Open University. Currently holding the role of Adjunct Professor in Food Design at The University of Tor Vergata in Rome, she believes mature students are the best and she continues to be a fierce Late Bloomers advocate determined to change the narrative on aging while promoting the benefits of lifelong learning.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
2:57 Michela’s personal story
6:23 Biggest challenges in launching her magazine, Crunchy Tales
10:57 Things Michela learned about women over 50
15:01 Crunchy Tales format, illustrations and popular articles
22:10 Gendered ageism in UK vs Italy
30:56 Writing Crunchy Tales in english
Quotes
“I think that midlife is a time of reawakening, it’s a time when you finally pursue what you always dreamt about.”
“We wanted to show that midlife is anything but a gray, dull time of life, so we encourage women to develop a new path maybe a more authentic path.”
Mentioned:
CrunchyTales.com
MichelaDicarlo.com
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
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At 50 Suzette Mullen couldn’t shake the feeling that, despite her successful professional and family life, there was something missing. Focusing on her passion for writing, Suzette began working on a memoir that led her through a personal journey and discovery of her true authentic self. Suzette Mullen (she/her) is a memoir and nonfiction book coach, retreat leader, and the author of the new memoir The Only Way Through Is Out, published by the University of Wisconsin Press. Her essays have appeared in the New York Times, today.com, among other outlets. As a book coach, Suzette focuses on amplifying the voices of LGBTQ+ writers as she guides them to find their deeper stories and define their big ideas. A graduate of Harvard Law School and Wellesley College, and the mother of two sons, Suzette made a big leap professionally and personally at midlife and now lives in Pennsylvania with her wife and their rescue pup.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:41 Suzette’s personal story
5:44 Writing and self discovery
10:54 Alignment and authenticity
16:07 Overcoming fear and self doubt
25:30 How Suzette helps her clients dig and find their deeper story and the results
Quotes
“The only way through is out.”
“When you're out of alignment in one part of your life, it impacts every other part of your life. And then when you are in alignment and when you're living authentically in one part of your life, it impacts. The rest of your life.”
“I wasn't willing to go to my grave without knowing who I was fully.”
Mentioned:\
Website
The Only Way Through is Out
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As Molly Sider approached her 40s panic set in. Unsure of her life decisions and what lay ahead she chose to focus on what interested her and began the long, brave and arduous work of discovering herself, her purpose and her joy by sharing her story and encouraging others to do the same. Molly is a midlife change coach and the creator and host of the podcast “I Am This Age,” proving you’re never too old to make a significant change. When Molly turned 40, she needed proof that she wasn’t too late or too old to find her “extraordinary” career, love, friendships – she sought meaning in all of it and found her life purpose in the process. Now an ICF-accredited CPC, motivational speaker, and podcast host, Molly coaches people in midlife, turning their “crisis” into meaningful change and helping them to write their next life chapter with clarity and confidence.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:50 Molly’s personal story
5:21 Storytelling
10:53 Courage
15:33 Lessons learned about people in midlife
25:33 Midlife crisis in men vs women and doing the work to overcome it
Quotes
”We're very unique in the details of our stories. We're not so unique in the thoughts, feelings, and emotions in our stories,”
“If you're grounded and you're focused, you know who you are and you're in a much more empowered position to take on new challenges and be your authentic self.”
“It's scary to change because you gotta let go of a lot of things that maybe you're scared to let go of, but it's so important.”
Mentioned:
MollySider.com
@mollyatthisage
I Am This Age Podcast
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Eileen Maus manifested an incredible career by finding her passion, recognizing her strengths, trusting the process, working hard and honoring the journey. CEO of Axena Health, Eileen brings 20 years as a healthcare industry sales and marketing executive with strategic planning experience to her role as Chief Executive Officer with Axena Health. Eileen entered the women’s healthcare space during her 12 years with Cytyc Corporation, where she was a key contributor to Cytyc’s growth from $8 million to over $700 million, holding leadership roles from sales management to Vice President, Commercial Operations of the Surgical Division. Specifically, Eileen built and managed sales forces for five new product launches, including the ThinPrep® Pap Test, ThinPrep® Imaging System, FirstCyte Breast Test, NovaSure Endometrial Ablation, and Mammosite Targeted Radiation Treatment. In addition, Eileen spearheaded the integration and commercialization of Cytyc’s surgical division. Prior to Axena Health, Eileen served as CEO of Renovia, Inc. the medical device company who developed and first commercialized the Leva® Pelvic Health System, and as Chief Commercial Officer of Constitutional Medical Investors, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus. In addition to participating in the diligence of diagnostic companies for potential acquisition, she developed the commercial plan for a disruptive technology in the hematology space that was acquired by Roche Diagnostic. Eileen is a graduate of LaSalle University, with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Communications. Eileen’s favorite quote is: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Meade
What You Will Hear in This Episode
2:37 Eileen’s personal story
12:15 Major challenges Eileen has had to face. Balancing motherhood
18:08 Attributes of a woman led company and Eileen's philosophy as a CEO
28:11 Setting expectations and setting limits/boundaries
Quotes
“The journey is what it’s about, it’s not about reaching the pinnacle of the mountain because as soon as you do that, you want the journey back again.”
“Put yourself out there, give yourself a chance. It's okay to fail. That's how we learn, and then just get right back up.”
“Don’t be afraid of feedback, welcome it.”
Mentioned
Leva Therapy
Axena Helath Inc.
Ozarks
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Watching her mother struggle with chronic illness Momoko Uno knew by the age of 14 that she wanted to have a career in medicine. Momoko has overcome trauma and adversity to become a doctor of integrative medicine, entrepreneur and author. She grew up in Australia and obtained a medical degree in internal medicine, integrating pharmaceuticals and Chinese herbal medicine. She has a masters in psychology with a certification in Consciousness Health and Healing, and is also a certified functional medicine practitioner and licensed acupuncturist. Momoko came to the United States 25 years ago with borrowed money, two suitcases and her dreams. She served as the department chair of clinical studies at
Pacific College of Health Sciences and taught various classes there as well as at Touro College in 2009. She founded Omni Wellness, a multidisciplinary wellness center in New York City, where she also maintains her private practice. She holds a particular interest in trauma and its effect on the body and mind and how it plays a role in chronic illnesses. The majority of her patients have exhausted conventional medicine and turn to alternative medicine to treat complicated conditions. Momoko published her first book in 2023, which is a memoir about losing her mother during solitary confinement and how she overcame the traumatic loss. Her stories are ultimately all about healing the mind and spirit while overcoming adversity.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
2:15 Momoko’s personal story
8:39 Biggest challenges
13:36 The effects of on chronic illness and Momoko’s approach
20:57 What conventional medicine misses about trauma and chronic disease
24:15 Signs of poor stress management and proactive solutions
28:20 Gender and chronic illness
Quotes
“it's never a real mistake if you actually learn something from it. “
“I try to get the release to come out from different levels, and that's when I find it the most effective because if you just get it physically and you don't get the change on an emotional or mental level, it usually just comes back. “
“Chinese medicine is supposed to be about preventative health, so that means that you're supposed to be going to see a practitioner before there's any symptoms at all. That's Chinese medicine. You go when you're feeling good, “
Mentioned:
Omni Wellness Center
Book
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Emily Kane Miller was deeply influenced by the resilience of her grandparents, two of whom were holocaust survivors. She has dedicated her career to transforming the social impact and philanthropic paradigm. She's a social impact trailblazer who's built a 20 year career at the intersection of government, non profit, business, and philanthropy. As the founder and CEO of Ethos Giving, a social impact consultancy, Emily is behind some of the most innovative social impact programs for a range of companies, from professional sports teams, to founder-led startups, to fortune 500 companies.
She also founded Ethos Tracking, a 100 percent bootstrap, female led, social impact management platform that allows clients to measure and manage their social impact efforts all in one place. Launched just last year, the platform already has a range of very dynamic, socially conscious companies on the tool. Prior to founding this company, Emily served as vice president of philanthropy and community affairs at the wonderful company where she led the organization's award winning philanthropic efforts. Emily lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three children.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
3:00 Emily’s personal story
5:21 The path of philanthropy and corporate social responsibility
9:24 Starting her own firm and the challenges
14:35 What motivates and generates Emily’s clients
22:18 Example design of a community engagement program
26:56 Social media and promotion
30:50 Measuring social impact efforts
35:55 What Emily has learned about herself through the process of starting her business
Quotes
“This idea of sharing what you have isn't new. But I do think in the 21st century, we've seen just a total reformation of what generosity can do and can mean.”
“What are we doing here, not how did we get here?”
“I heard so many times in my career, “Well, we wish we could make a difference, but it's so hard to measure or it's so hard to know where to start.” It was just a throwaway excuse and I wanted, frankly, to take the excuse out of the room.”
Mentioned:
Ethos Giving
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Although both Laura Frombach and Joy Farrow lived completely different experiences, their similarities working in male dominated fields and their desire to help women compelled them to work together to write a book for women and their safety. Laura Frombach was introduced to technology in the United States Army, working on Pershing nuclear missiles. She spent most of her career as a technologist and engineer with IBM, Hewlett Packard, FedEx, Coca Cola Enterprises, Lenovo, and others. A turning point in Laura's life was the aha moment when she correlated her mother's mental illness to domestic violence. She advocates for local domestic violence shelters. She's a TEDx speaker and speaks on women's safety. And Joy Farrow is a retired deputy sheriff with 28 years of experience. She worked road patrol in Pompano Beach, Florida and faced every situation imaginable. After the 911 tragedy, Joy transferred to the Fort Lauderdale Holiday International Airport with Broward's Sheriff's Office to focus on safety of air traveling. In 2017, Joy assisted in the aftermath of the mass shooting at the airport. She's received numerous letters of recommendations and several lifestyle life saving awards. Joy is also a TEDx speaker. She speaks on women's safety. Joy and Laura wrote Street Smart Safety for Women, which came out in October, in an effort to help women learn how to defend themselves, give them the tools to continue pursuing their interests and upkeep their physical and mental well being. It includes modern strategies for women to develop safety intuition, practice defensive living by trying to be persuasion proof, incorporating daily safety practices, tech vigilance, and learning about victim recovery.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
3:47 Laura and Joy’s personal journeys
11:08 Being professionals in a male dominated field
13:09 Street Smart, Safety for Women inspiration and advice from Laura and Joy’s book
16:10 Dating apps and dating
27:00 Traveling alone
34:01 Disengaging in conversation and social conditioning as women
Quotes
“violence isn't normal and it's not okay. No matter Who you are.”
“The anonymity of the internet. is a playground for predators. “
“Predators take advantage of that with women, they know that we are brought up to be nice, that we're brought up to be pleasant, that we're brought up to be polite and they take advantage of it.”
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Streetsmartsafety.org
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Unaccepting of the fate of having to live life with migraines as her mother and grandmother had, Debbie Waidl made it her mission to seek out the root cause, conquer her migraines and lower the percentage of women that suffer from migraines worldwide to zero. Debbie’s passion stems from her past experience with daily migraines and her desire to ensure no one has to live through years of endless pain as she did. Debbie is a migraine specialist certified through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and the Institute for Functional Health Coaching. She's founder of In The Balance Health Coaching and the Freedom From Migraines Method, and she's a proud mom of two amazing kids and a little havanese, a wife of 30 years and a lover of learning. Debbie helps busy moms dealing with migraines, uncover what's holding them back from migraine freedom so they can live their life pain and symptom free. Spend time they want with their family and friends, and stop missing out on the things they enjoy.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:33 Debbie’s personal story
4:10 Migraines: root cause, care and management
11:38 Changing lifestyle and habits successfully
14:59 Hormones, genders, age, genetics and triggers
21:59 How Debbie’s passion for curing migraines changed her life
Quotes
“When, when it comes to reducing chronic inflammation, it is a lifestyle change.”
“if we don't take responsibility for ourselves and our actions, then there's only so much that can be done to make us healthy.
Mentioned:
DebiieWaidl.com
Facebook The Womens Freedom Migraine Group
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Sherri Nourse is a successful woman entrepreneur who at the top of her game followed her passion, tapped into her creative energy and is making a difference in the lives of many women. Sherri's background is in social media. Her digital agency is Ambition Media but in 2022 Sherri started a new venture, Audrey Nicole Diamonds, which makes fabulous custom engagement rings and jewelry from ethically sourced and lab-grown diamonds, Sherri designs personalized pieces for you online or in person and as a woman-owned business, she empowers and collaborates with nonprofits and donates a portion of her profits from every purchase to women who've been through trauma. Whether that be emotional, physical, sexual or sex trafficking she wants to help them get back on their feet and get their lives back.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:32 Sherri’s personal story
4:35 Helping women who have gone through trauma
8:28 Lab grown diamonds and ethically mined diamonds
18:19 Starting the business and its challenges
22:16 Lessons learned and finding motivation to keep going
28:05 Things Sherri wish she knew beforehand and advice for starting a business
Quotes
“I always wanna do anything to empower women.”
“You can always make it in a crowded market. You just have to be unique and different.”
“As women, we can always reinvent ourselves. We can always get out there and make something happen.”
Mentioned:
Audreynicole.com
@audreynicoldediamonds
TikTok
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After going through the process of healing from a traumatic experience that significantly affected the first two decades of her life, Dr. Amy Hoyt dove into trauma research and found a calling in helping others recover from their trauma. According to Dr. Hoyt, it's important to look inside yourself and see if you have old wounds that are creating subconscious patterns and thoughts that are keeping you small. Toxic stress and trauma can cause autonomic responses to the world, business, and others that keep us playing small. When we heal our wounds, we're able to create new neural wiring and start to think and act differently. Dr. Hoyt is certified in traumatic stress studies by the Trauma Research Foundation. She's been working in the field of trauma for 10 years as a researcher of mass trauma, genocide, and apartheid, and individual trauma. She's an author, podcaster, and speaker, and is passionate about helping others learn to break free from the chains of past trauma using research and science. And, she lives in the Ozarks with her husband and five children.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:42 Amy’s personal story
6:55 Traumatic event symptoms and responses
8:00 Effective trauma therapies
16:19 Women and trauma. Forgiveness and reconciliation
23:54 Individual trauma vs group trauma
29:09 True forgiveness
Quotes
“When we have a traumatic event, our language center shuts down. It's called Broca's area. And a lot of times memories are kind of hidden away from us. And so what happens is the mind doesn't consciously remember but the body does.”
“Forgiveness is actually a conscious decision that we make.”
Mentioned:
The Whole Health Lab
Mendingtrauma.com
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Discovering that her chosen career in engineering was not for her, Kim Imas took a leap of faith and dramatically changed the direction of her career to pursue something that brought her joy, came naturally and she always loved. Kim received degrees in engineering and urban planning before deciding to pursue a career as a writer. Her pieces appeared in the likes of Boston Magazine, in the Boston Globe magazine. Before she transitioned to long form fiction, her first novel, which was a romance novel, was initially published under a pen name and earned praise from Publishers Weekly for its smooth prose and witty dialogue. A former Oregonian, she now lives with her family outside New York and tries to accomplish in her writing what Dolly Parton does in the song Nine to Five, delivering stories of women's struggles in a way that is too damn delightful to ignore.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:30 Kim’s personal story
7:31 Getting into writing. The Aha moment
16:03 Lessons learned and being neurodivergent
23:16 Kim’s upcoming novel Beast Mom and dealing with anger
27:45 Approaching difficult subjects with wit
32:54 Advice for women looking to make a similar career move
Quotes
“I did not have a sense that it was something I could immediately turn into a career or even turn into a career at all but I knew that it was good for my soul.”
“Many of us have great difficulty expressing our anger.”
Mentioned:
Beast Mom
KimImasauthor.com
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Born into a family of strong women, Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode defied societal norms by pursuing her education. Motivated by her observance of the difference between formally educated and uneducated women in Nigeria, Aisha felt compelled to fight for change. Aisha is a development specialist, international non-governmental organization (NGO) expert, and human rights activist specializing in women’s and girls’ initiatives. She is the founder and CEO of the Murtala Muhammed Foundation (MMF), a non-governmental organization that promotes good governance and is dedicated to engendering socio-economic change on the African continent. As co-founder of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG), an activist group formed in the aftermath of the abduction of 276 girls from their school premises in the Chibok village of Borno State, and the author of Stolen Daughters of Chibok, Aisha is committed to societal change and making sure all of the girls are returned home and not forgotten.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:50 Aisha’s personal story
6:40 Boko Haram Chinbok schoolgirls kidnappings
9:00 Activism for women's rights, gender issues and education
14:00 The impact of Boko Haram on women and girls
22:10 Reconstructing communities and building trust
28:22 Aisha’s book, “Stolen Daughters of Chibok”
Quotes
“I come from a family of women who are very clear about what they want and so you can imagine if you then juxtapose that with an education I think activism probably runs in our blood.”
“In some communities 70% of the children have never seen the inside walls of a formal classroom. “
“My argument also is that for every child that you put back in school, that's a whole generation of that child's family that is going to benefit.”
Mentioned:
Stolen Daughters of Chibok
Murtala Muhammed Foundation
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Through a series of life altering events, Lisa DeAngelis learned how to masterfully fuse work and passion in her life. Recognizing that she could live the life she wanted based on the choices she made, gave Lisa the motivation, resilience, and power to show up as her most authentic self every step of the way. Lisa is a holistic change practitioner. She's an author, teacher, and speaker. She's passionate about building meaningful relationships and helping others live authentically. Her debut book, embracing the Unknown, Exploring the Pathways to Change, offers research, wisdom and inspirational stories, which will empower and support others in learning to navigate change in their own lives. Lisa's own unfolding journey has established her commitment to living with intention and purpose and helping others walk through the meaningful intersections of their lives. An avid traveler, singer, and lover of the arts, Lisa lives and works in New York City.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
2:31 Lisa’s personal story
7:45 Self realizations Lisa has experienced throughout her journey
15:37 Why people resist change. Fear
22:45 Successfully navigating through change. Adaptability, resilience and courage
28:10 Growth mindset, limiting beliefs and authenticity
Quotes
“ Fear is a momentary reaction and we can use the data in our environment to remind us that it is just a moment in time. “
“The brain is brilliant. It's a brilliant system that hones in on what skills are most needed for the situations you find yourself most in.”
“There are always opportunities to learn new things and there are always opportunities to learn from some of our missteps and our failures that will help us move forward.”
“Each time we are willing to go outside of the scope of what we already know, It opens and deepens us a little bit more.”
“A piece of learning is also figuring out what we need to unlearn.”
“Sometimes not getting to where I thought I wanted to go, actually allowed me to get to where I needed to be”
Mentioned:
Alexander Technique
Embracing The Unknown: Exploring the Pathways to Change
LisaDeAngelis.com
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Defying the notion that characters in novels need to be of a certain age to be popular, Stella Fosse is living her dream as a successful writer and advocate of erotica for older women. Stella completed her career as a biotechnology writer in 2019 and became an advocate for the creative power of older women. She champions older women's creativity by leading imaginative workshops in seasoned romance erotica and memoir writing. She writes sexy stories as a creative antidote to the gendered ageism that exists in our society. Her 2019 book, Aphrodite’s Pen encourages ripe women to encourage erotic writing as a joyful practice. She models this playful approach in her own fiction, including her novel, Brilliant, Charming Bastard and her story Collection, The Erotic Pandemic Ball. Stella Blogs about topics of interest to women after midlife, including creativity, media representation, and finances. She draws from her background in biotechnology to write about older women's health and encourages guest blogs on her site by other women of a certain age. Her upcoming novel, which we'll learn more about today, is a gothic romance called Vampires of a Certain Age, about a medieval healer turned vampire. Also in the works is Crone Hub, an online resource center for older women's culture. Stella's next book on writing will be The Well Seasoned Romance: How to Write and Sell Your Late Life Love Story, and in 2024 look for Stella's collected essays, tentatively entitled, What to Expect When You're 60. Stella Lives with her partner in North Carolina Research Triangle.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
2:51 Stella’s personal journey
9:52 What attracted Stella to writing seasoned romance erotica
12:34 What holds women back from embracing their erotic selves. Conditioning
15:36 What led Stella to the characters in her books
17:49 The creative power of older women
21:15 Tips for getting around your inner critic
26:30 Lessons learned and challenges overcome
Quotes
“I really do encourage creative writing and writing our vivid stories as a way to push back on the stereotypes in society about people of a certain age because we really are out there living our lives and having a grand time, and that word needs to get out.”
“I think for women of my age, our ideas about sexuality were already formed and they were quite constrained and it's tough to put that conditioning behind you.”
“Learning and sex until rigor mortis” - Maggie Kuhn
“As we become successful we do build certain barriers that we live inside in order to maintain our success.”
“It's important to find a way to just let yourself play. That is really the key.”
Mentioned:
Aphrodite’s Pen: The Power of Writing Erotica After Midlife
Andy Courier
Stellafosse.com
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After practicing law for over a dozen years, Joyce Shulman’s lifelong entrepreneurial spirit led her in a different direction. Learning to use walking as a tool from a young age, Joyce, encouraged by her husband, turned her love of walking into more than just a daily practice for herself. An advocate for intentional walking, Joyce is the co-founder and CEO of 99 Walks and Jedi Fitness, two wellness brands that are rooted in the transformative power of an intentional walking practice. A self-confessed idea junkie, Joyce is an entrepreneur committed to building authentic communities. She is a frequent speaker, host of The Weekly Walk podcast, Veteran of the TEDx stage and author of the book Walk Your Way to Better. Most importantly, Joyce says she's a joyful wanderer, and I'm so glad she wandered onto our show today,
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:20 Joyce’s personal story
4:50 Lessons learned on her entrepreneurial journey
7:56 Starting her own walking practice, intention and their effects
13:40 Intentional walking and the idea of a walking practice as a business
16:15 Walking vs running, treadmill vs nature
21:08 What you can expect from a daily walking practice
27:40 Advice on overcoming the challenges of developing a walking practice
33:55 Does tracking make a difference?
Quotes
“Once you get that (entrepreneurial) bug, it's really hard to go back because what I love is building things and communities that have real impact on people.”
“What I think so many of us need, especially right now, is to reduce the stress, reduce the cortisol. Just be really present and finish it feeling less beat up.”
“A 20 minute walk can boost your creativity by 60%.”
“A 10 minute walk can have as much of an energy boost as a shot of espresso.”
“I do believe that we are meant to move. We're not all meant to move in the same way and there is value in figuring out what feels good for your body.”
“Every step counts in every mile matters.”
“We are more likely to show up for other people than we are to show up for ourselves.”
Mentioned:
99walks.fit
Jetti fitness
Joyceshulman.com
99Walks Podcast
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Feeling the pressure of companies getting leaner during the pandemic, Nelly Sudri made the decision to leave her successful corporate career to pursue an MBA. Finding that she enjoyed helping people more than crunching numbers, Nelly pivoted her focus to a masters program that centered around interpersonal dynamics and began working as a relationship coach. She grew her social media channels and created a course which replaced her corporate salary and found success doing what she truly loved, helping people. Nelly is the star of Roku’s new original series ‘Match Me in Miami’. Nelly is the #1 Dating Coach for High-Value™ Women & Men and has the track record to support it. With over 900,000 followers on TikTok & Instagram combined, Nelly has become the top dating coach for High-Value™ singles around the world! Her dating advice videos have garnered over 20 million likes across social media and her content has transformed the love lives of millions of men and women.
Prior to starting her dating coaching business, Nelly graduated with a B.S. in Communications from the University of Miami in 2017. She then earned a certificate from Harvard Business School online in 2020 and eventually earned her master's degree in Conflict Resolution & Negotiation from Columbia University. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Columbia in 2021 and is trained in mediation.
Nelly recently launched her new card game, The Datrix. The Datrix is a tool that offers a quantifiable approach to predicting success among couples. The Datrix highlights the relationship between chemistry and compatibility - two essential components that form the foundation for lasting love. Depending on the score determined at the end of the game, one may discover that they have a weak, medium, or strong Datrix with the object of their desire, and through doing so, pinpoint areas that can help them develop more self awareness and strategies to reach their goals.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
3:20 Nelly’s personal story
9:30 Lessons learned along the way
11:17 The pressures in dating
14:17 Biggest challenges women face in dating
17:18 Advice for women looking to get into the dating game and key issues
22:36 The Datrix card game. Chemistry and compatibility
27:35 Online dating advice
Quotes
“ I have been really cautious to get too invested with people who I don't feel are gonna add value, and that's not just dating wise, it's also friendship wise. I'm very protective of my energy.”
“The more time you spend entertaining the wrong person, the longer it's gonna take to meet the right one.”
“Don't be with someone just cause you feel like you're uncomfortable being alone.”
“You don't attract what you want in life. You attract what you are.”
“Dating is a numbers game. And what I mean by that is the more dates you go on, the more likely you are to hit it off with someone and find a connection.”
Mentioned:
NellySudri.com
Ask-Nelly.co
TikTok @ask.nelly
Instagram @ask.nelly
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While taking a break from her career as a lifelong educator Merle Saferstein was offered a series of opportunities that led her to discover the importance of leaving her legacy. Working with over 500 Holocaust survivors and having kept journals her entire life, Merle was inspired to help others leave their legacy through journaling. She is a pioneer in the field of legacy journaling. She's a professional educator, speaker, author, and we can learn a lot from Merle's personal story and about the art of journaling. Merle has been journaling for 48 years and has amassed a collection of 380 journals, the majority of which are the basis for her Legacy Journal books, Living and Leaving My Legacy Volumes 1 and 2. After 26 years as a Holocaust educator, where she worked with hundreds of Holocaust survivors, helping them to leave their legacy, she retired and created Living and Leaving Your Legacy through classes, workshops, and lectures. She has guided thousands of people in Sacred Legacy work, writing for wellness and journaling. Her short story collection Room 732 pays homage to the historic Hollywood Beach Hotel. Merle lives in Miami, Florida with her husband of 56 years and has two children and two grandchildren.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
3:15 Merle’s personal journey
6:50 Expanding from education to writing and public speaking
10:21 Journaling and its benefits
17:06 Journaling promoting wellness
20:34 Journaling advice and challenges
26:52 Using journaling as a tool
Quotes
“ Just as I believe legacy work is a gift we give ourselves, I believe journaling is as well.”
“ I remember things and I do believe that I remember them because of the fact that I wrote them down.”
“If you don't even know where to start, then just start with Right now I'm thinking, or right now I'm feeling. Just get to exactly where you're at in that moment, and just let your pen go, and don't censor what you write.”
Mentioned:
Room 732
Living and Leaving My Legacy
Merlersaferstein.com
IAJW
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After losing her husband to a heart attack at the age of 46, Francine Russo began a 10 year quest to find a partner. When history repeated itself and she lost her second husband, she followed the same pattern, omitting the mistakes she had made the first time around. Combining what she learned from her experiences, career and love for relationships and psychology, Francine embarked on a journey to help people over 50 find love. Francine Russo is the author of Love after 50 and They’re Your Parents, Too! Armed with a PhD in English literature, she became a journalist focusing on psychology, relationships and social trends. And she’s made her mark. Having cut her teeth at the late lamented Village Voice, she’s gone on to write for virtually every publication from the Atlantic to The New York Times. She covered the Boomer beat at Time magazine for over a decade, and her cover stories have appeared on Parade and Scientific American and New York Magazine. A dynamic and polished presenter, she is in great demand as a keynote speaker. Francine has two grown children, three adult stepchildren and eight amazing grandkids. She has experienced first-hand the tremendous potential we all have to grow and transform ourselves with the people we love. She lives in New York with her partner.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:50 Francine’s personal story
3:50 Persistence and sudden loss
7:50 Lessons learned about herself through life and career
9:50 relationships, psychology and Love After 50
12:15 Most important thing women should know about dating after 50
19:30 Habits, stepping out of your comfort zone and baggage
25:16 Common mistakes when dating and tips on how to avoid them
31:10 Issues around sex and intimacy
Quotes:
“I learned to endure the pain, to live with it and to get through it……I learned that I could survive pretty much anything and that I was stronger than I had realized and that I am strong.“
“People have to unload their baggage….We can look at it as something that’s part of our past. that we have lived through and learned from and are now at a place where we dont need to rely on that baggage anymore.”
“it's perfectly okay if you are done with sex and you're not interested, as long as you find a partner, and there are plenty of men as well as women who really just wanna cuddle and hold hands and sleep in each other's arms, and that's ok. Whatever you need, as long as you work it out with your partner.”
“Women who are older have far more options about the way they wanna have a relationship.”
Mentioned:
FrancineRusso.com
Love After 50
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Growing up with a father who instilled in her the fact that girls can do anything boys can do, Helen Appleby put it to the test with great success. Helen Appleby is a British New York-based Women’s Leadership expert, author, speaker and podcaster who has helped hundreds of women step into their power and write their own rules for success while also helping hundreds of men understand how to best support those women. Having seen firsthand the experiences women disproportionately face in their careers, Helen created the “Unwritten Rules” to empower women with tools to write their own rules, navigate their versions of success and achieve their potential. Prior to becoming a fulltime women's leadership expert, Helen was a global business leader for Glaskow Smith Kline, her career there and unilever. She has lived and worked in Canada, The Uk, Dubia, Cypress, Malaysia and the United States. Helen hosts the Unwritten Rules of Women’s Leadership Podcast interviewing female leaders on their experiences. Helen also offers the Unwritten Rules course to grow and develop the male leaders. She is a fantastic shopper, an average yogi and a terrible cook.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:56 Helen’s personal story
6:34 The Unwritten Rules and gender differences
11:34 Self promotion vs educating and authenticity
13:05 Greatest challenges women face today in the workplace
22:34 Limiting beliefs and overcoming the fear of failure
28:30 Women supporting women
31:44 Major differences between coaching women and men
Quotes
“ I liked growing people more than I liked growing brands or businesses.”
“The things that work for men in the world of work are not always the things that work for women.”
“Men were much more drawn to take interest in the careers of people that reminded of them when they were younger”
“Who you marry is one of the most important career decisions you make.”
“We're expected to work like we don't have children and to parent like we don't work. And that is exhausting.”
“Every time we do things that are out of our comfort zone, we all have that inner critic.”
“I describe perfectionism as fear in a pretty dress.”
“Done is better than perfect.”
“Leadership in general is lonely”
Mentioned:
HelenApplebycoaching.com
The Unwritten Rules Podcast
The Unwrittne Rules Book
Eve Rodsky Fair Play
Enneagram
Margaret Thatcher
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After unsuccessfully searching for answers to her inexplicable physical ailments, Cari Kenzi came to the realization that her struggles were a manifestation of her own self invalidation and doubt. Learning to truly honor and understand her value and self-worth, Cari began the process of healing and growing beyond her own imagined limitations by putting herself first and practicing self-love. No stranger to adversity, as a survivor of the Boston Marathon Bombing, she's experienced firsthand the power of resilience and the importance of a growth mindset. Cari Kenzie is an entrepreneur, success coach, and speaker who's dedicated to helping high achievers and organizations unlock their creativity, clarity and confidence. With her experience as a prior owner of a multi-million dollar marketing agency, Cari brings a unique perspective to her coaching and speaking engagements. Her approach is all about empowering her clients to push past their limits, find their voice and achieve their wildest dreams. Cari has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, Runners World, Medium and appeared on dozens of podcasts. Her insights and expertise have helped thousands of individuals and organizations achieve success on their own terms.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:35 Cari’s personal story
10:35 Physical toll of burying emotions
12:52 Lesson learned
18:48 Shifting your mindset in the middle of trauma
23:55 Discovering and embracing self-love
Quotes
“ I came to realize that I had been disregarding or invalidating myself for years.”
“You really, really have to honor every question, every experience, every thought in such a way that it allows you the opportunity not only to truly be seen, but to understand your value and worth. When you understand that value and worth, and you give yourself the permission to get super curious about everything that's around you and within you that's where that true shift change and healing can happen.”
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CariKenzie.com
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Karly Polkosnik started blogging about everyday life as a pastime after high school. Operating in truth on and off camera and excelling in leadership as a result of her high school experience, Karly found that her authenticity combined with her love for helping others was a perfect combination for success as an influencer. Karly is the real, raw and relatable voice we wish we had when we were growing up. Karly went viral as a plus size body and sex positive content creator who started making content after she was laid off from her nine to five corporate job. Realizing there was more to life than her job, Karly pressed the reset button and started fresh. Taking matters into her own hands she started sharing witty and relatable content on social media, forming a newly found path as an entrepreneur, being her own boss and making her own rules, even if it went against the grain.
As a woman of color and a member of the LGBTQIA+ community Karly inspires others through messages, preaching self-confidence, whether it's through her podcast series, “Hey Bitches” or her blog, “Your Girl Karly”. Karly makes sure to touch all the bases on fashion and wellness while instilling confidence in her 550,000 followers.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:55 Karly’s personal story
4:44 Karly’s blog and transition to podcast
19:35 Why people gravitate to Karly and her message
24:27 Fear and advice for finding your authentic voice
30:12 Content rollout process
33:27 Lessons learned about self through her journey
Quotes
“I'm a real person who just happens to have a platform versus someone who built a platform for the sake of having a platform.”
“I want a certain type of person to follow me and engage with me and be in my space and if people are unfollowing me and whatnot, like they obviously aren't the right type of person that I want to have here on my journey with me.”
“If I was too rigid and too set on a schedule and just ingrained in how you do this thing, I don't think that I would be as successful as I am today, because I am not scared to act on instincts that are positive and push my dream life forward.”
Mentioned:
@yourgirlkarly
TikTok
Youtube
Hey Bithces Podcast
Blog
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Trusting that life takes you in many different directions Emily Rogan has never been afraid of change and has pivoted throughout her life to many roles including stay-at-home mom, politician and CEO. Emily’s non-linear journey led her to finding her passion in communication and health equity. Emily is a writer, editor, storyteller, communications expert and award-winning journalist. She's a vice president at 120/80 Marketing, an agency focused on digital health and healthcare, where she works with some of the most innovative companies in the space. She also teaches at Columbia University's School of Engineering graduate program. Helping students improve their public speaking and build confidence as communicators. Early in her career she led communications at a large nonprofit organization, worked for a national news magazine and freelanced as an editor, writer, and tutor coach. Emily earned her bachelor in English from Cornell University and her master in journalism from NYU.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:54 Emily’s personal story
23:45 Communication and its challenges
26:13 How to be a better communicator/listener
30:51 Role modeling
Quotes
“There isn't just one path for any of us. You have to be open to the fact that life takes you in a lot of different directions and often those directions that you weren't expecting. “
“Communication isn't a monologue.”
“We all need to be better listeners to be able to be better communicators.”
“I hope that my lived experience and my professional path shows people that, and shows young women that there is no right way. There's just your way.”
Mentioned:
120/80 Inc
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Growing up in a farming and agriculture community, Irma Olguin Jr. never imagined a life and career in tech. Taking the PSAT as a sophomore and being offered a scholarship to attend college in Ohio completely changed the trajectory of Irma’s life. Inspired by her own story of opportunity and life changing decisions, Irma has made it her life’s work to positively affect and change the lives of people from underserved communities through tech with Bitwise Industries. The idea of Bitwise was hatched in 2012 over a Red Bull (hers) and a gin and tonic (his) with her then IP attorney, Jake Soberal. Fueled by a series of aha moments, they decided they were in a unique position to build such a mechanism for progress. At Bitwise, Irma oversees the screening and interviewing of all employment candidates and apprentices, including that of Bitwise Workforce Training and Bitwise Technology Services. Her goal is to ensure Bitwise always remains faithful to its mission of strengthening Fresno’s tech industry and turning it into a driver of real economic progress. Previously, Irma created 59DaysOfCode, a competition highlighting and encouraging the Valleyʼs tech industry. She co-founded Hashtag, an open co-workspace for designers and developers alike. She also co-founded Edit LLC to solve efficiency and data issues in the ag industry. Irma holds a degree in computer science and engineering from University of Toledo, Ohio and has been a contributing advisor on several community boards, including 59DaysOfCode, President’s Advisory Board for California State University – Fresno, the American Red Cross (Central Valley Chapter), Kingsview Behavioral Health, and Youth Leadership Institute. Her dog, Bruce, is the king of her world and is widely recognized as the mascot for Bitwise Industries.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
2:16 Irma’s personal story
13:08 First job and first significant paycheck
15:32 Bitwise, opportunity and potential
17:58 What differentiates Bitwise
27:05 Success defined
29:31 Personal motivation
33:41 Enrollment
Quotes
“Sometimes it's something as simple as a bus ticket that stands in the way of your next opportunity.”
“The truth is that an average person, an average mind with an average skill, can make an above average contribution in the technology industry because of the state of the world. Because technology is the fastest growing industry on the planet, because it is pervasive and it shows up in all of the different places in our lives, you need talent, you need human capital to power that, to make that continue to grow and so there's space for all kinds of minds, and it doesn't just have to be the kid that got an 800 in math on his SATs,
“At the end of the day, all of these trappings and all the pretty words about what Bitwise is and does it all comes down to whether that person found a way to take advantage of the opportunity to change their own lives and then implicit in our culture is, did you take that and then use it to deliberately contribute to the success of somebody else?
Mentioned:
Bitwise
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Sara Drescher fell in love with art at an early age and was blessed with parents who supported her love and study of art from grade school through college. While working as an artist after college, Sara took time to develop her artistic voice and upon returning to grad school found the purpose that fuels her art today. Sara is a Texas based painter who creates hyper realistic watercolors of ordinary objects with a hidden story. Currently her work centers on issues regarding double standards and other obstacles that women face today, as well as issues surrounding sustainability in the environment. Sara earned her Master of Fine Arts degree at Texas Tech University and her Bachelor Fine Arts degree at the University of North Texas. She has more than 20 years of experience as a professional artist and more than 10 years of experience leading popular workshops and ongoing art classes for adults. In 2021, Sara had a solo exhibit at the Museum of the Southwest titled, Reclaiming the Casserole. This exhibition was reviewed in Glasstire, Texas Visual Art News and Reviews, August 31, 2021. This was her second solo exhibition at the Museum of the Southwest in Midland, TX, and she has also had a solo exhibition at the CASE Gallery
in Ft. Morgan, CO. Her work has been recognized in numerous juried art shows around the United States,
and she has been the artist in residence at the Museum of the Southwest Children’s Museum, the Midland County Centennial Library, and at Elsewhere Studios in Paonia, CO. When not in the studio, she enjoys scouring flea markets and thrift stores for unusual finds which often appear in her paintings.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
2:29 Sara’s personal Journey
6:50 Going back to school at 42
10:37 Message and purpose behind Sara’s art
15:09 Where the art starts and how it influences cultural change
22:06 Societal pressure and activism through art
Quotes
“Women are great at brainstorming. We're great at finding solutions to problems. We're great at talking things out.”
“Art is a great way to ask questions and make commentary. “
“I've realized I have this voice through my art, I just have to speak through it.”
“Don't worry about mistakes. Mistakes are just part of learning.”
“Being brave is a really important part of being creative.”
Mentioned:
SaraDrescher.com
Instagram @sdrescherart
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Growing up with the example of hardworking, successful and supportive parents, Karin Moore rose to success wherever she set her sights. A motivated and unstoppable immigrant woman, Karin earned her engineering degree then pivoted with an MBA to a software career working over 20 years in some of the world's largest companies like Microsoft, Teradata and Optum. In parallel with being a mom of two, Karin reached executive level roles where she was one of three women above the Senior Director role in a 1200 person team. At the height of her career Karin realized, however, she was no longer learning. This realization led her to question everything about leadership for women in STEM including the barriers and success strategies. Karin decided to quit her lucrative job, leaving behind a bunch of stock and a team that she loved, to pursue her PhD in Global Leadership and Change focused on improving the lives of girls and women in STEM. She graduates in Spring of 2024 and her story is about rebuilding yourself when you feel that change is needed and how to listen to that voice which tells you "not this".
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
2:29 Karin’s personal journey
4:50 Choosing health and growth over money and success
10:24 Motivation and being unstoppable
13:06 Discrimination
17:22 Lessons learned
19:00 Anger, growth and observations about women in STEM
23:53 DEI and women in leadership
28:16 Karin’s goal of improvement in global leadership
31:47 Advice for women who may be thinking about a career change
33:30 Poem by Alina Kalieta Davis
Quotes
“Holding yourself small is never the right answer.”
“The one thing my parents insisted on is to never be beholden to a man.”
“You can plan your life a little differently so that you really are helping and acting in service to your community versus just piling on more money, getting bigger cars, bigger houses.”
“I'm learning how closed off my brain was to the plight of black people in our country. It's embarrassing, honestly, as an immigrant. Clueless. So if I walk out with the PhD, having grown that way, looking at the world with more empathy, it will have already paid for itself.”
“I’ve learned that self-regulating and self-managing is super, super important.”
“There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women." - Madeleine Albright
“If you talk a good talk and you know, you show up on Pride month or you show up at women's months, but then the rest of the 12 months of the year, 11 months of the year, you're still hiring a homogeneous population of people, that is an indicator to me that there's a systemic problem.”
“The hardest thing about parenting, pick up and drop off of school.”
“I'm in a tunnel. I look back, I can no longer see the light of the old work and I look forward and there's a tiny dim glimmer of the future and that guides me forward through energy, through a lot of connecting with my spiritual side and hoping and trusting that I just don't think this is a big mistake.”
“I would say be fearless. Be courageous. There's always a better version of us if we trust ourselves.”
Mentioned:
Chief Network
AAUW
Madeleine Albright
Girl Scouts of America
Planned Parenthood
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
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5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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As a young child, Kelly Sullivan Walden had the uncommon occurrence of tandem dreaming with her youngest sister. Recognizing that dreams are an untapped resource for self-discovery, Kelly took her childhood passion for interpreting dreams and turned it into a lifelong career. On a mission to help us have a better understanding of our dreams and what we can learn from them, Kelly has taken a deep dive into the study of the subconscious mind and its direct connection with our conscious life. Kelly aka Dr. Dream is an award-winning, best-selling author of 10 books, dream expert, certified clinical hypnotherapist, inspirational speaker, and workshop facilitator. She also holds a Doctorate degree in Interfaith Studies. Her unique approach to dream work led to her being a consultant with thousands of individuals from Fortune 500 executives to celebrities to stay-at-home moms. She hosts the Kelly Sullivan Walden Show podcast and is the founder of Dreamwork Practitioner Training, an online professional development program empowering women to incorporate dreamwork into their careers. As a dream expert, Kelly is a regular guest on many national talk shows, including Dr. Oz, The Real, Coast to Coast, and Hallmark's Home and Family. She's decoded dreams for many celebrities including Ricky Lake and The Real Housewives of Orange County. Her latest book, Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste, came out this past January.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
3:06 Kelly’s personal story
10:30 Near death experience and attachment
16:20 A dream defined
23:27 Dreams vs nightmares
26:27 Dreams without the dreamer in them or hurtful dreams
29:56 Tips on remembering dreams
33:55 Journaling
35:39 Common and recurring dreams
Quotes
“Dreams are a hidden language, a hidden treasure trove to give us incredible information to help us do our earth walk with more grace and slightly less bull in a China shop-ish, where we can actually predict what's around the corner and we can not feel so alone.”
“The subconscious mind, according to the American Hypnosis Association, is 88% of our mind's power.”
“Anything we learn from being right at the precipice of death is where some of the greatest learning is.”
“He who binds himself to Joy does the winged life destroy, but he who kisses the joy as it flies lives in Eternity's sunrise.”- William Blake
“A dream is the way our higher self communicates with us. It's our non-physical self that is helping us to
gain a glimpse of what is beyond ordinary, rational thoughts.”
“One thing that all have in common is that they are all trying to help us arrive at our healing, wholeness, and healthfulness, they're all trying to get us there.”
“Our dreams are a hologram, they're a hall of mirrors, everyone and everything in the dream is an aspect of us.” - Carl Jung
Mentioned:
Hypnosis Motivation Institute
Wild Women Wednesdays
KellySullivanWalden.com
IHadTheStrangestDream.com
A Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste
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https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
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https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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Sexually abused by a family member at a young age, Gemma ran away from home and lived on the streets until a charity helped her. Married at 17 and a young mother, Gemma faced the unthinkable; the brutal murder of her 16 year old sister Sasha. That horrific tragedy, the ongoing trial,l and her recognition and research on sexual objectification led Gemma to found Yes Matters, an organization which supports victims of abuse, challenges gender stereotypes, and delivers training to professionals. She has made it her mission to change the world for the better by teaching society about the links between pornography, objectification, gender stereotypes, and male violence. Her unflappable and informed approach to delivering feminist messages have led her to become a valuable advisor to political movers and shakers. She's attended private meetings with politicians, including former Prime Minister David Cameron. Gemma was asked to present findings from her dissertation research on the impact of pornography on young people in Westminster. Her research on gender stereotypes and VAWG, Violence Against Women and Girls, has also been heard by the European Parliament. Gemma's achievements in VAWG space has been recognized by the WIN Award for the Protection of Women and Girls' Rights in 2016. The Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize in 2017 and the Woman of the. Year Award in 2017. She's a go-to media commentator on issues related to violence against women appearing on BBC and GB News and featured in The Guardian, the Observer, Daily Mail among other UK outlets.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
2:43 Gemma’s personal story
8:45 Focusing on her autistic son
12:30 Sasha’s murder
19:40 Dealing with the aftermath, guilt and becoming an activist
22:43 Researching, learning and starting Yes Matters
27:35 Creating policy change and lessons learned
31:53 Gemma’s work changing the gender stereotype
Quotes
“What I discovered was that young people, instead of getting a proper sex and relationship education, they were getting PornHub.”
“Legally, consent is defined as something that you want to participate in without coercion. So it's the yes that matters.”
“If men cared enough about women to stop violence against us, you know, they've had millennia to do something about that and they haven't.”
“I try to speak their language. What do they care about? Money seems to be what a lot of people in power care about.”
“I have learned that I am fueled by rage……there's no shortage of things to get enraged about.“
“I've just been trying my best to get things done and if not to make change, make the people who have the power to change things, make them look bad enough that they want to change them.”
“We don't want our boys to have futures where if they need help, they would rather kill themselves than ask for it. “
Mentioned:
Yes-Matter.co.uk
Facebook Instagram TikTok
Cultured Reframed
Back Up
Cinderella Childhood Syndrome
Everyday Sexism Projects
Sarah Champion
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Michelle Fishburne’s life turned upside down during the 2020 COVID spring when she lost her job and could not find another notwithstanding months of trying. At the end of July 2020, when the lease on her post-divorce house was up and her youngest was going off to college, Michelle found herself without a house, a spouse, a job, or a kid to take care of. That is what she did NOT have. What she DID have was a 2006 motorhome, tons of curiosity, and a lot of experiencing RVing all over the country. She combined all of these into a cross-country project, interviewing people about their lives during the pandemic. She RV’d 12,000 miles and interviewed hundreds of people. Now 100 of those 1st-person stories are being published by UNC Press and the Duke Center for Documentary Studies in “Who We Are Now: Stories of What Americans Lost and Found During the COVID-19 Pandemic” (March 2023). Michelle continues to be a full-time nomad, living and working in her motorhome, Airbnb’s, and the occasional house sitting gig. Her favorite thing about aging is that it gives us each anopportunity to change and see the many facets of ourselves, reassembled each time in different ways, like a kaleidoscope.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- 3:15 What lead up to Michelle’s obstacle on August 1st
- 5:33 The process of interviewing Americans during the Pandemic
- 7:06 Challenges of being on the road as a single woman
- 11:26 Hardships the Fishburne faced creating her Pandemic Project
- 16:43 The momentous stride from interviewing in the Pandemic
- 18:27 Interpersonal lessons from Michelle’s overall experience
- 20:57 A common thing learned from interviewing others
- 28:44 The next steps and projects aligned for Michelle
Quotes
- “As we get older in life and society, things are less capable, we’re just much more capable because we have built this incredible quiver of so many different eras of skills and experiences.”
- “There is so much energy that can happen when you focus on the fact that we’re all walking each other home and you really immerse yourself into that. It’s just love and community, and that makes every day great.”
- “Sometimes life doesn’t work out and you go back into the maze when the cheese is not appearing in the same place it usually is. Go back out into the maze and find a new cheese or different cheese, and you might like it better.”
- “The benefit of getting older is that we get to see different versions of ourselves. But if everything is comfy and cozy, we tend to stay comfy. The moment the rug is pulled out from underneath, you have to do something different and you get to see a different version of yourself.”
- “When your kids are watching you and when you have to think about what you’re role modeling and what their needs are, it has to be spirited courage.”
- “This sense of wanting to know how others were doing, and that by hearing other people’s stories, people were healing.”
- “Aging is an opportunity to change and learn more about ourselves.”
- “We can practice self-awareness in the comfort of our homes. It’s just a matter of making it an intention and focus.”
Mentioned:
- Book: Who We Are Now: Stories of What Americans Lost & Found During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Jim Perdue - President of Purdue Farms
- Harvard study on Happiness
- www.whowearenow.us
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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23 years old, on the verge of homelessness and feeling like the world was shrinking around her, Jennifer Sukalo was encouraged by her father and her therapist to take a hard look at herself and who she had become. Choosing to put in the work to rediscover herself, she used her knowledge of behavioral transformation to find the swagger she had lost along the way. Jennifer is a speaker, author, transformational expert, recovering perfectionist, lifelong learner, and the Chief Swagger Officer at Swagger U. Her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees are centered around behavioral change and her work as a global leadership consultant has reached nearly 50,000 leaders across levels, cultures, countries and industries. Her expertise in leadership and personal development have been highly sought after by companies around the world and her work in leadership development and coaching cancer survivors to transform their circumstances from survival to spark for the rest of their lives laid the groundwork for the swagger method, a personal development approach to harnessing your untapped potential and becoming who you were born to be.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:43 Jennifer's story and the S.W.A.G.G.E.R. Method origin
4:55 Overcoming her biggest obstacles for self-worth
7:25 Reflecting on Sukalo’s life challenges
11:39 Listening to your Epiphany towards recovery
14:13 Perfectionism and battling severe test anxiety
17:57 Gender differences amongst S.W.A.G.G.E.R.
21:20 Radical Curiosity or Relentless Curiosity
Quotes
“We are all a long time in the making, we’re a continuous work in progress.”
“Swagger is about when you truly step into who you are, embrace what makes you unique and extraordinary, and learn to use that to be at your best.”
“If you wanna take one step forward, start thinking about gratitude in your worst moments in life.”
“I’m worthy simply because I exist, not because of what I do or what I accomplish, but because I’m here.”
“It’s A story in my life, but it doesn’t define me and it’s not the only story in life.”
“I’m the screenwriter and the director and the lead actor in my own life. That means I get to control it, nobody else does.”
“Change requires three critical things: awareness, desire, and consistent action.”
Mentioned:
www.swaggeru.com/
Claim Your Swagger
Growing up in a multi-cultural, multi-lingual environment, Sylvana Rochet learned to adapt to new spaces and places with ease and creativity. Establishing a career in International Development, Sylvana traveled around the world and realized that poor leadership was a common issue in various sectors. Sylvana is an Executive Coach and People Advisor based in Silicon Valley. She guides founders and CXOs on how to manage their internal psychology and interpersonal dynamics so that they can lead from a place of clarity and courage. Since founding her practice 8 years ago, she’s coached over 200 leaders at companies like Slack, Apple, Netflix, and fast-growing startups in the US and Europe. Sylvana is a Techstars Mentor, startup advisor, and angel investor. As an international speaker, she’s given talks about how to give feedback that builds relationships, how to be a great leader, and how to leverage your mindset for success. Originally from France and Colombia, Sylvana is a political scientist by training who also studied Hatha Yoga in India. Her prior career in international development has enabled her to approach business and people challenges with a wide lens and a variety of tools.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
2:40 Sylvana’s personal journey
5:25 What makes good leadership / Becoming a good leader
6:15 Challenges faced along the way
9:30 Internal Psychology
14:35 Perception and awareness
18:02 Gender differences in leaders
21:13 Gender bias in tech
26:09 Startups and its pressures and challenges
27:15 Being an Angel Investor
30:00 Greatest challenges leaders are facing today. Demands and expectations
Quotes
“I made an effort myself to become a better leader for the people that I was working with.”
“If there is something externally that you are seeing is not working, the only person you have control over is you.”
“For most people, there's been a reticence and a hesitation to have frank conversations with people about, how are you perceiving me?, how am I supporting you?, how am I not supporting you?”
“Ageism is a thing.”
“The pace that we are living at in our world and the demands and the expectations that we are setting for ourselves societally have gotten to a point where they are so high and unrealistic that we are reaching a breaking point.”
Mentioned:
ElanVital.com
Sylvana Rochet LinkedIn
As a young girl Maria Lehman chose to leave her Girl Scouts troop and join the Boy Scouts because their projects interested her more. Organizing and leading a stand-in outside the principal's office when she was in 3rd grade, it is evident that since childhood Maria has owned her badass power, trailblazing and following her own path every step of the way. A civil engineer, Maria was recently named 2023 President of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the nation's preeminent civil engineering society. It was this organization that created the framework for the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law, which Maria was directly involved in. She also serves as director of the US infrastructure for G H D, an international professional services firm, and vice chair of the President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council. Maria was elected to the National Academy of Construction just this past year. She attended New York State University at Buffalo where she was one of only six women out of 600 undergraduate engineers. She has served as the lead on more than 700 civil engineering projects, ranging from $10,000 to $3.9 billion in scope. She has worked as a civil engineer for 41 years.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- 2:46 Maria’s personal story
- 10:37 Being a Keynote Speaker at the International Conference on Water Resources
- 13:07 ASCE’s JEDI Initiative
- 14:00 Maria’s Inauguration highlights
- 14:42 Australia’s futuristic workplace mentality
- 16:21 Working on a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
- 21:19 Navigating past gender bias experiences
- 24:47 Being Disruptor in Chief
- 30:30 Being a Commissioner for Public Works
- 32:14 Maria reflecting on discovering herself
Quotes
“You have to be the change you wanna see.”
“It's really important that in the beginning of whatever career you have, and especially if it's male dominated, that you get the best basis of technical expertise that you can. Because you have to be as good or better, so that when you are attacked, you can speak from authority.”
“I don’t care if you don’t learn calculus, but you need to promise me to live the class motto, which is cogitation and tenacity.”
“Get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Because when you’re comfortable, standing in place, you’re repeating, you’re not learning, you’re not growing, and you’re not stretching.”
“If you set small goals, you might attain them, but you’re not going to be revolutionary.”
“There are times you really have to hold back, and there are times that you really have to stand your ground.”
“When people know you’re willing to walk a mile in their shoes, they’re very willing to row together, to help the whole group do better.”
“Every experience that is a problem, a mistake, a challenge, you learn something from. What you learn is patience and being much more retrospective about your next steps.”
“You take those uncomfortable moments and you set them off to the side and you power through.”
“Every time you drive by that project or see that project in a picture, you have this warm feeling in your heart. It’s a great profession for feeling like you’re doing something for people and the planet.”
Mentioned:
International Conference on Water Resources
Future World Vision
ASCE JEDI Initiative - Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion - www.asce.org
Shirley Clark - Head of Environment, Water, Resources Institute
Mega-City Anticipating
www.GHD.com
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Andrea Mein DeWitt loved her job as a teacher. Inspired by the coaching element of teaching, she identified her desires and true calling. At age 50, Andrea took a leap of faith after 30 years in the classroom and pivoted careers to become a life coach. Known for her infectious energy, Andrea is an author, speaker, and life coach who teaches high-performing leaders and others to see and step into their authentic lives. She is the CEO of Andrea DeWitt Advisors, where she coaches heart-centered working professionals. Before stepping into coaching full time, Andrea worked as a full-time educator for almost 40 years. Despite the expectations of "staying in your lane" Andrea made the badass decision to totally switch up her career completely. Andrea is a no-excuse go getter, and spends her days empowering other women to achieve the same, regardless of their age.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
2:14 Andrea’s personal journey
5:32 Andrea’s inspiration to cause the shift in careers
9:06 Defining a life well lived
10:41 Determining a true life well lived
13:28 Challenges in self-fulfillment
16:20 Questions to ask yourself
18:23 Facing your inner critic
24:45 Seeking a thought partner
26:45 Working with high performing leaders
29:21 Current trend of job quitting
Quotes
“I feel like I am proof really, that it's never too late and you're not too old to live your dream.”
“It’s important for people to really think about when they have callings. Those come from the gut, that comes from your authentic self, your spirit, and that you need to listen to that.”
“You can do anything you want to do. Just follow your gut and ask for helpers to help guide your way.”
“When we have scary things happen in our lives is when we really have the opportunity to find the truth within ourselves, and the fortitude to really take our power back.”
“Reframing is really about separating your ego and looking at the big picture.”
“A well-lived life is not perfect, but a well-lived life means that you know exactly where you are. You’re in touch and aligned with yourself, with your truth, and your authenticity.”
“We all have gifts to share and your job is not to keep those gifts, your job is to share those gifts with the world.”
“Replace fear with curiosity.”
“You cannot achieve great things if you listen to your inner critic.”
Mentioned:
“Name, Claim and Reframe Your Path to a Well Lived Life” - Andrea Mein DeWitt
AndreaDeWittAdvisors.com
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Jenne Sharpe was living what she thought was a fairytale love story until she realized it wasn’t. After 6 years of isolation and an emotionally abusive marriage, a turning point came when she lost her father to cancer. Ending her marriage and starting over, life became an experiment at 27. Jenne started pole dancing lessons, traveling and taking time to do some self discovery and found her calling in the process. Jenne found her passion in helping other women follow their intuition and find their passion in life. Jenne is a certified coach, a reiki and EFT practitioner.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:20 Jenne’s personal story
8:26 Finding her calling
12:50 Helping other women find their soul’s calling
14:00 What Jenne has learned about herself
17:22 Subconscious work and challenges
20:22 Moving forward
24:00 Challenges and working through challenges
28:34 Reiki
Quotes
“If we stop learning, we stop growing.”
“I wish we lived in a world where our dreams were honored.”
“I just wanna help women follow what lights them up. In this society it generally has to do with their occupation.”
Mentioned:
JenneSharpe.com
@jennesharpe Instagram
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https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Diane Armitage learned early in her career that she was the creator of her own success. Diane took a leap of faith by quitting her full-time job, following her dreams and jumping into entrepreneurship. She found success by focusing on living life with intention, purpose and actionable faith. 30 years ago Diane was a brand new entrepreneur who had absolutely no idea what she was doing but then came across what she calls “The Epic Switch” and everything changed. She's been nicknamed the Creator to Creators, the Secret Weapon and the Millionaire Maker by clients like Bob Proctor, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Les Brown, and many of the secret teachers that she's written, advised, strategized, and created with for decades. Her digital marketing agency has created more than $90 million in success stories for the above clients as well as entities such as REI.com, The Biltmore.com, Remax International and Patagonia. She now consults, mentors and teaches an enlightened millionaire proven strategy to women, primarily, who are at every level of business from the wannabe entrepreneur to the woman in life transition, to women business owners, and C-suite leaders.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
2:15 Diane’s personal story
4:18 Benefits of being mentored by Bob Proctor
6:33 Embracing and believing in one self
11:03 Building new paradigms
16:46 Doing the work. Self reflection and auto suggestions
20:01 Leap taken
24:24 Fear, acting in faith and self discovery
29:25 Defining success
33:33 Making goals vs vision board
Quotes
“It really is about remembering who we are, not about finding ourselves.”
“It takes conscious effort to be internally focused. “
“Anytime that you create change in your world the ripples move across the world in so many big ways.”
“You're the only being that's.you. There’s no duplication of you. There's a reason why you're here and nobody else in the history of the world will do what you do and be who you are on this planet. So what do you wanna do with that?”
“When you get into the habit of giving yourself a suggestion to yourself, from yourself, that's uplifting, that's empowering, that's growth oriented. Everything changes in your world.”
“The more you think on the fear, the larger the fear becomes.”
“ I really fully believe that anytime you have faith and trust, even just a little bit, it all comes around you to ensure that it happens for you.”
“The spirit voice is usually quieter, but it's confident. feels good. I like following that voice.”
“Success is the progressive realization of your worthy ideal.” - Earl Nightingale
“Once you take the steps you only need to see a few feet in front of you” - Jack Canfield
“Move forward with the initial step of what you have with the one thing you've got and let the rest come together for you. It's a lot less work than working hard.”
Mentioned:
Dianearmitage.com
Lead The Field - Earl Nightingale
Jack Canfield
Connect with Bonnie
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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After a nearly fatal head-on collision at the age of 18, Julia Nicholson began her healing journey and her adult life in search of approval and acceptance. Realizing after 2 children and a 5 year marriage that her search needed to be within herself instead of outside, Julia began the process of healing with her trauma and putting herself first. In this episode Julia Nicholson discusses the topic of grief through her own personal experiences of trauma and loss, and how she learned to move forward. Julia is a former CEO, Executive Leadership Expert, Business Consultant, and adjunct professor of Business. She has also faced an inordinate amount of adversity in her life. In the span of 15 years, she went from almost losing her life and leaving an abusive marriage that led her to being a single mother of two young children, to being the CEO of a 450 million dollar company. She now brings her expertise and passion to organizations and conferences across the country. Julia is also the author of the book, Move Forward Stronger: A Dynamic Framework to Process Change, Loss and Grief and has also presented a TedX Talk, “The Way We Think About Loss and Grief is Dead Wrong.”
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- 02:12 Julia’s personal connection to grief
- 07:15 Making it to the C-Suite
- 13:33 Coping with suicide of a loved one
- 17:20 Five Stages of Grief
- 19:36 Avoidance and how it impacts the process of coping with grief
- 24:36 Making that first step to move forward
- 26:44 Conventional Wisdom
- 26:44 Separating what has happened to you and your feelings/emotions towards them
- 27:14 Framing Theory
Quotes
“We are much kinder and loving to other people in our life many times than we are to ourselves.”
“The progress not only in your career, but in your healing is never linear.”
“Putting yourself first. And what you need isn’t selfish, it's survival.”
“It is valuable to embrace and to own what you have experienced.”
“You are not successful in spite of what you’ve experienced, you’re successful because of what you’ve experienced.”
“You can carry all of the positive memories and all of the wonderful things in a manner that is healthy and productive for you as opposed to destructive.”
Mentioned:
Five Stages of Grief
Conventional wisdom
Framing Theory
https://juliaanicholson.com/
Move Forward Stronger - Amazon - LINK
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Marlene Wagman Geller always wanted to write. Believing that success is not in succeeding but in trying, Marlene was determined to live out her dream of being a writer. A teacher, Marlene was in Toronto, Canada, where she taught high school English and then moved to San Diego, California in 1986 to teach at a Tijuana San Diego border school which she says, “surviving that was badass enough.” Her life changed in 2008 when she published her first book with Penguin, Once Again to Zelda: The Stories Behind Literature's Most Intriguing Dedications. Marlene took a leap of faith sending it out as everyone said her chances were few to none. However, she abided by the belief that dreams do not have to be for sleeping. Marlene has now published 11 books with traditional publishers and is the author of five books dealing with badass women. They are as follows, StillI Rise: The Persistence of Phenomenal Women, Fabulous Female First: Because of Them We Can, Women Who Launch, Women Who Shattered Glass Ceilings, Unabashed and Women of Means. Marlene says she's a badass through association with these women, but there is a lot more to her badass story.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
02:21 Marlene’s personal story
07:58 Becoming a published author
11:17 Major challenges
12:41 Marketing
16:16 Lesson Marlene learned about herself
17:16 Badass role models
22:34 Common denominator in Marleen’s writing
26:48 Writer's Block
29:13 Tips for aspiring writers and overcoming rejection and persistence
36:00 Newest book
Quotes
“It's not that big a leap of faith from reading books to wanting to see your own name on the spine of a book.”
“The chances of publishing with a traditional publisher is sort of akin to winning the lottery. When you try, you're buying hope, but you're not really buying reality.”
“The failure in life is not in the not succeeding, it's in the not trying.”
“Dreams don't have to be for sleeping.”
“In life you have to make your own fortune.”
“It's not the 99 that reject you, it's the 1 that accepts you.”
“I think the difference between those who succeed and those who fail is simply those who didn't give up.”
Mentioned:
MarleneWagmanGeller.com
Peyton Place - Grace Metalious
Eureka: The Surprising Stories Behind The IdeasThat Changed The World
Still I Rise: The Persistence Of Phenomenal Women
Unabashed Women The Fascinating Biographies of Bad Girls, Seductresses, Rebels and One-of-a-Kind Women
The Secret Lives of Royal Women
Behind Every Great Man
Connect with Bonnie
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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When Dr. Elizabeth Klodas looked around her waiting room 15 years ago, she realized that ,although her patient’s numbers were perfect, their actual health was not. Never afraid to ask questions, Dr. Elizabeth questioned her medical education, which taught her to prescribe medications, and took a deep dive into the root cause of cardiovascular diseases. Discovering that diet and nutrition are the main contributors to cardiovascular disease, she decided to do something about it. Dr. Elizabeth Klodas has dedicated her career to preventive cardiology. Trained at Mayo Clinic and John Hopkins, she serves as the Chief Medical Officer for Step One Foods. She is a nationally sought out speaker and has an active role at the American College of Cardiology. Her clinical interests include prevention of heart disease and non-invasive cardiac imaging and she's published dozens of scientific articles throughout her career. She's also authored a book for patients, Slay the Giant, the Power of Prevention and Defeating Heart Disease, and served as founding editor-in-chief of CardioSmart.org, the patient education effort of the American College of Cardiology. Elizabeth says the most rewarding part of starting her company, Step One Foods, is seeing so many people achieve not only great numbers, but also feel better and need fewer medications. She says some days she hopes to put herself out of work or to focus on some other endeavor.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Elizabeth’s personal story
- Medication vs diet
- Effects of our environment and society
- Blue Zone concept
- Starting Step One Foods
- Women and heart disease. Facts, stats and advice
- Self advocating and being proactive
- Estrogen and heart disease
- Advice for postmenopausal women
Quotes
“ I went to medical school to cure people. I didn't go to medical school to grow a never ending revolving door of follow up visits.”
“if you don't address the root cause, you're never going to change anything. You're just gonna cover it up.”
“What I treat day in, day out, Is the downstream effects of poor diet.”
“Everything we put into our bodies is a bioactive substance. It is having an effect.”
“We know what to eat, we just don't, because it's hard. “
“We have to eat food. Why don't we make that a health promoting activity as opposed to a health destroying one.”
“Heart disease kills more women than all cancers combined.”
“So we have to remember that the foundation of healthy longevity is living well. It’s taking care of yourself, it’s taking time to exercise, it’s taking time for stress management.
“My greatest mission is not just food, it's empowerment. It's helping people learn about the things they can do themselves to help themselves heal. Physicians are important. The healthcare system is amazing, but there's a lot you can do for yourself that we can't do.”
Mentioned:
Steponefoods.com
Blog
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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Dr. Frieda Birnbaum is no stranger to challenging the status quo and redefining the rules. The daughter of holocaust survivors, Frieda was tasked with helping her parents navigate their immigration and assimilation to a different country and new life. With an innate passion for helping others and a strong sense of purpose, Frieda has defied the cultural norms and expectations of every decade of her life and continues helping others do the same. Frieda is a research psychologist and psychotherapist in Saddle River, New Jersey and the award-winning author of LIFE BEGINS AT 60: A New View of Motherhood, Marriage, and Reinventing Ourselves and WHAT PRICE POWER: An In-Depth Study of the Professional Woman in a Relationship. An expert on topics such as family dynamics, parenthood, relationships, addiction, anxiety and depression, Frieda is a seasoned media personality and commentator who is adept at discerning the psychological underpinnings of current issues and parsing the psychological profiles of various newsmakers- politicians, celebrities, criminals, etc. Notably, Frieda is the oldest woman in America to give birth to twins. The mother of five, her youngest sons were born when she was 60, lending her a unique perspective on issues related to parenting and the empowerment of women at any age.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
02:02 Dr. Frieda’s personal story
04:23 Making her own rules at an early age
09:45 Defying cultural patterns and self empowerment
18:09 Why it’s important for women to redefine age
19:26 Me Too and Ageism
21:04 60 as a redefining age and the effects of negative and positive beliefs
24:11 Frieda’s new view on motherhood and marriage
25:33 The power of words. Middle age vs peak age, retirement vs reinvention
28:02 Countering gendered ageism
Quotes
“ I have always defied the odds at all my ages.”
“I happen to have a degree, but that degree does not define me. I think that degree makes people feel that I'm qualified.”
“The only one that can support you is you .”
“Don't have any fears about getting older, have wonderful expectations.”
“Absolutely throw out the rules and live your life. “
“ We need to be open to changes in our lives and not to be afraid of changes. “
“Age is across the borders defined in a way that is antiquated.”
“We need to realize we are the authority. ”
Mentioned:
Dr. Frieda Show Podcast Apple Spotify
Dr.Frieda.com
doctorfrieda@gmail.com
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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Answering the call that she heard at 7 years old, Nanci Smith always knew that she would pursue a career in law. Early exposure to injustices around her, motivated Nanci to advocate for those who couldn’t advocate for themselves. Nanci is a veteran divorce lawyer with over 30 years of litigation experience who is now a leading advocate for the collaborative divorce model and mindset. She is licensed to practice in Vermont and New York, and she teaches other lawyers about ethics, family law, custody, and collaborative divorce. Her first book, Untangling Your Marriage: A Guide to Collaborative Divorce, dropped in October. Nanci grew up in Detroit and Northern California. She went to college at UC San Diego and obtained her JD and a Masters in environmental law from Vermont Law School. She worked in private practice and for Vermont Legal Aid doing domestic violence work, representing people with severe psychiatric diagnoses, before she opened her own family law firm in 2005. She was married, now divorced, and has a fully launched daughter.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
03:28 Nancy’s personal journey
08:13 Self discovery and her own divorce
14:01 Biggest challenges when going through a divorce
15:33 Collaborative divorce model
20:25 How you find a collaborative divorce attorney
24:04 Adversarial vs collaborative
28:13 Choosing a divorce process
40:07 Advice on not giving your power away
Quotes
“I tend to look at divorce now through the lens of grief and that has really fundamentally shifted the way I sort of approach life and people.”
“I'm a student of life and I like learning, life-long learning.”
“The hardest part is working through the emotions. What I say is a divorce is 80% emotional, 10% people, 10% financial.”
“There's a difference between stonewalling and just grieving and allowing somebody the dignity of their grief and their feelings.”
“It’s easy to behave badly,when you're just not feeling your best.”
“None of us are entirely blameless and I think the adversarial system sets it up so that we can just shame and blame rather than taking individual, radical responsibility for ourselves and I think that's where the opportunity is.”
Mentioned:
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Nanci Smith Law
Nanci@nancismithlaw.com
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Growing up, Jennifer Szpigiel always had an admiration for confident women. As a young mom walking away from a career in marketing, it became evident that her own lack of confidence was related to body image and the pressures of societal expectations. Finding confidence through her own creativity and some deep healing work, Jennifer was determined to live by example by investing in herself and her dream to help women find their confidence. From a marketing career to a stay at home mom to a successful entrepreneur, Jennifer is a certified health coach, certified life coach, and a business and lifestyle mentor. With the mission to shift the paradigm and eradicate sacrificial living for women, she has created multiple seven figure businesses, memories made all over the world, and a radical responsibility for how she spends her days.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
01:28 Jennifer’s journey
04:19 The perception confident women
09:15 Setting goals and owning your ambition
15:44 Greatest challenges and overcoming them
21:08 Advice
26:27 Challenges new entrepreneurs face
30:13 Confidence boosting behavior
Quotes
“We have to look in the mirror because we can’t look forward and we can't look back. We're blazing a trail.”
“One of the things I hold myself to a standard, a value, a must in my day, is to be a living example that you do not have to sacrifice anything to have ultimate fulfillment in all areas of your life.”
“When you spend time alone and in quiet and in solitude, it's amazing what you can realize.”
“It's really making great decisions, loosening your grip, and allowing life to surprise and delight you.”
“The internet is loud. A lot of what we're seeing is embellished, exaggerated, and not in fact, true.”
“Compare yourself to who you were yesterday and how you are moving the needle forward for yourself or your business because that's all we can ask.”
“A great friend is someone who knows all about you, but likes you anyway.”
“Badass women find other badass women to support, to listen to them and brainstorm with.
That's how we learn. That's how we grow and that's how we thrive.”
Mentioned:
BecomingIconic.co
Becoming Iconic Magazine
Connect with Bonnie
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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Ashley Grottoli learned from her parent’s example that she had the power to control her fate. Armed with tenacity and a hunger for knowledge Ashley chose to pivot from her life as an arts educator and dance choreographer to invest in herself. With a brilliant idea that she knew deserved her time and focus, Ashley took the leap of faith that would catapult her to success in an industry she knew very little about. Today she is a multi award-winning fashion designer who recently showcased her work at the New York Fashion Week in 2022.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Ashley’s journey
From arts and dance to fashion
Developing bra skins
Research and development
Fashion influences
Challenges
Ashley’s perseverance and self belief
Living out of your comfort zone
Reality vs. Runway in fashion
Quotes
“Every time I'm going to do something I'm going to do it to the best of my ability. I'm going to have
no excuses.”
“At some point you have to just make a leap of faith and commit.”
“If you are solving a massive problem, especially one you experience, it’s a lot easier to
develop it and to grow it because you are gonna be super passionate about it and you're gonna
have a lot of knowledge around it even if you don't have the fundamentals, I think you don't need the
fundamentals to start a business.”
“When you don't worry about anything else other than being your best that day , you become the best
automatically.”
“I don't expect anything, so I have no surprises.”
“It's like a piece of me is missing if I'm not wildly uncomfortable with what I'm doing.”
Mentioned:
Peekabras.com
Instagram @peekabras
Facebook @peekabras
LinkedIn @peekabras
Youtube @peekabras
Lift Women
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
I AM Music Group
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Growing up as a plus size athlete and dancer Pam Luk struggled to find active wear that fit properly. After becoming a mom she was determined to make an impact on diet culture and body positivity specifically for kids. Pam is the founder of Ember and Ace, an athletic wear brand for plus size kids. Growing up playing sports, she learned firsthand the importance of finding active wear that fits. After her career in project management Pam wanted to ensure her daughter and other children can be comfortable in the clothes they wear for sporting activities. With that goal in mind, she launched a fashion line exclusively for active plus size kids. Pam understands what it means to be plus size while also being an active, healthy child and adult. She wants to bring more awareness around body diversity by providing tips and tools on how to talk to your child about bodies, embracing differences and making clothes shopping easier.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Pam’s personal journey
Taking the leap of faith to focus on her passion and overcoming fear
Diet culture and awareness
Self awareness in parenting
Meditation
Reframing bias
Challenges in transitioning from employee to business owner
Raising plus size children and embracing body positivity
Inclusivity, diversity and social connections
Advice on how to talk about or bodies with our kids
Clothing and feeling comfortable
Quotes
“If we approach it kind of half assed, it never reaches its full potential.”
“Fear is really trying to protect you from things that could hurt you and do harm, but it also sort keeps you from the really good stuff that could come from trying something new.”
“Meditation has allowed me to find some space between thought and action.”
“I think that people that are successful are just have enough tenacity to stick through and just keep going.”
“It’s ok to start small.”
“Good and done is better than perfect.“
“Kids are better off when you have diverse representation and that includes everything including body size and gender and race”
Mentioned:
Ember and Ace
Instagram @emberandace
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
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Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Fueled by her mother and father’s encouragement and example, Kelly Mooney’s acute awareness of the importance of independence, self investing, creativity and humility led her to chart her own course in life. With a passion for helping young women drive their careers with intention, get the opportunities they deserve, and the pay they deserve, Kelly is focused on being part of the solution to the issues of inequity in the workplace. Kelly is the Founder and CEO of Equipt Women, a public benefit corporation dedicated to making workplace equity the norm by empowering, coaching and equipping young professional women with early career and life momentum. Kelly also founded a sister organization, the Equipt Women Foundation supporting single parents attending Community Colleges with access to emergency funds for childcare, food security, transportation, and mental Wellness. Kelly is the former CEO and co-owner of Resource/Ammirati, the largest independent digital agency in the U.S. Her client roster included Procter & Gamble, Walmart, Victoria’s Secret, Sherwin Williams, among others. Kelly’s agency success was recognized by being named to Advertising Age’s A-List and Wall Street Journal’s Best Places to Work. In 2016, Kelly and her business partner sold the agency to IBM to become part of IBM iX, the world’s second-largest digital consultancy. In recognition of Kelly’s expertise, she was named IBM’s first Chief Experience Officer. Kelly is the author of two books: The Open Brand (2008), foreseeing the impact of social media on brand building, and The Ten Demandments (2002), expressing the newly empowered voice of the Internet-enabled consumer. Kelly has been featured on CBS, CNN, NPR and in the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company and People. Kelly is a frequent speaker at industry events and at universities including Harvard Business School, USC Marshall and Max M. Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. Kelly currently serves on several corporate boards. She's an active member of the Young Presidents Organization, holds a bachelor Science in Design with high honors from Ohio State, is a long walker, podcast listener, lap swimmer, Mahjong newbie, and aspiring yogi.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
How Kelly arrived where she is today
Personal and professional greatest challenges
Lessons learned
Leaning in to generosity and doing more than needed
Equipt Women
Young professional women today and the inequities that still exist
Quotes
“It's always important to be more than fair.”
“The notion of independence was so ingrained in me and that I needed to chart my course and my path, and I needed to take risks and I needed to invest in myself and I needed to be responsible for myself.”
“I never really worried about how much money I would make or if I could make a living. I just knew that if I continued to pursue the things that I enjoyed and stimulated me and brought me energy that I would end up in a good place.”
“I'm on a mission to change the data so that women have opportunity at the same rates, compensation at the same rates, and ultimately long term wealth at the same levels as men.”
“Right now, women have a fraction of the total wealth in this country and in the world but they have two thirds of the student debt.”
Mentioned:
Equipt Women
Kelly@equippedwomen.com
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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Raised in the suburbs of New York, Marcia Seligson traded in her concert pianist ambitions to explore and pursue her passions for travel and musical theater. An introvert turned extrovert, Marcia credits her work and experiences as a journalist, writer, and musical theater producer as the impetus for her transformation. Marcia is a journalist, adventurer -- nine African safaris, chasing Mother Teresa around India, kissing a giraffe in Kenya --, author of eight published books and a zillion magazine articles. Her first book, The Eternal Bliss Machine, America’s Way of Wedding was a best-seller. With a lifelong passion for musical theater, she created REPRISE: BROADWAY’S BEST and was the Producing Artistic Director for over forty events in LA. She co-produced two plays on and off-Broadway and co-founded the Foundation of New American Musicals. Her new book, My Mother Would Hate This Book, is a series of tales about the stars she’s worked with, her Jewish life, the women’s movement, her wild travels, her wild ideas. She thinks it’s funny, intense, theatrical, silly, angry, political, sexy and deeply personal.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Marcia’s personal story
Travel adventures and her love of musical theater
Introvert to extrovert and finding herself through her writing
Writing her first book
High profile interviews including Woody Allen, Mother Teresa and John Denver
Courage and self doubt
Involvement in the Women’s Movement and politics
Quotes
“All the experiences that I've had in my life have changed me into becoming quite an extrovert.”
“Send all the unwanted children to me. I will take care of them.” - Mother Teresa
“I love working, I love projects and I don't know what I would do if I didn't do all this.”
“I made nine trips to Africa all on safari because I love that. That's where I find God, when I look at those animals in the wild living their lives having nothing to do with human beings where we’re second class characters. If somebody offered me a ticket tomorrow I would pack my suitcase and go back to Africa. I love it so much.”
“I don't think we march through anything with total confidence.”
Mentioned:
www.marciaseligson.com
Foundation of New American Musicals
My Mother Would Hate This Book
A Gentleman In Moscow
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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Led by her belief that it is never too late to reinvent yourself, Dr. Zhu Shen pivoted from a successful career in biotech to a successful venture into filmmaking. Motivated by her son’s extraordinary talents and her husband’s life story, Zhu’s journey of triumph, heartbreak, and motherhood is fueled by a deep love for her family and her passion for helping others by sharing her stories. Zhu is a biotech CEO turned award-winning filmmaker best known for two Oscar-qualified critically acclaimed animation shorts. She produced Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest about a young Holocaust survivor animated by her 11-year-old son, Perry Chen, and Changyou’s Journey about her late husband's life, written and directed by Perry Chen. She is currently writing, directing, and producing her personal documentary feature, Journey of a Thousand Miles endorsed by Janet Yang, President of the Academy of Motion Pictures. Changyou’s Journey premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, screened at 19 International film festivals, and won five US film festival awards. Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest won 3 US film Festival awards and screened at over 30 international film festivals. Zhu’s love for movies started while watching propaganda films in her childhood during the Chinese cultural revolution.
In her former life, she was an award-winning biotech executive author, speaker, and Chinese business expert, featured on national and trade media, including Fox Business Week, China Central Television, Pharmaceutical Executive, and The Scientist magazine. She earned her Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Colorado, her MBA at Cornell University Johnson School of Management, and studied medicine at Peking Union Medical College and pre-med at Peking University.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
How Zhu arrived to where she is today
The benefit of dual degrees in science and business
First self-manifested opportunity to write
Encouraging her son to write film reviews at an early age
Becoming an accidental filmmaker
Zhu’s husband's cancer diagnosis and her son's desire to animate his father’s story, Changyou’s Journey, inspired Zhu’s film, The Journey of a Thousand Miles
Lessons learned
Helping families reconnect
Message for women
Quotes
“What I did that was successful was to create a niche for myself where I could truly shine and I could leverage my unique knowledge and connections and seize the opportunity to share something that is really exciting with the world.”
“That is really the most important thing and what compels me to want to finish this film because I want to share our distinct but also universal journey of how we connected in the end to achieve this level of relationship that is unconditional love that I hope all families could enjoy.”
“The film is really a vehicle for sharing our story and journey in the hope of being able to give some food for thought for those who are in the same boat.”
“It’s never too late to reinvent and guided by your curiosity and passion learn something entirely new."
"Your life can be your art and your art can be your life so there is no reason for us not to live the life that we imagine."
Mentioned:
Journey of 1000 Miles Film
@TigerToZenMom LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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After a terrible car accident left Lina Kennedy hopeless and broken, a prayer and a TV show promoting women business owners motivated her to find her way out of the dark. Intrigued by a segment on sugaring, Lina was determined to explore and take the leap to building a business in skin care. She turned her answered prayer into a multi-million dollar skin care company. Lina Kennedy is the founder and CEO of Alexandria Professional, the global leader in body sugaring hair removal and natural skincare. She is a critically-acclaimed author, blogger, public speaker, philanthropist, entrepreneur, inventor, teacher, and recognized beauty industry innovator.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Lina’s personal story
The challenge of starting a business with little money
Lessons learned about success and building a business
Self doubt and belief
Lina’s spirituality and near death experience
Lina’s non-profit Lifting The Veil of Silence
What it takes to be a successful entrepreneur
Quotes
“I learned so much from other exceptional people on my journey and carried the good information with me to help me. “
“You have to be ready to put your heart and soul as though you'll never have epoloyees until the day you can. “
“Don't let ego everg get in the way of the good decisions you can make. There's no place for ego.”
“Through every mistake, there is a solution.”
“I believe in the fact that if you ask, if you believe when you ask, you'll receive. But you have to be open. You have to be ready to receive otherwise you’ll miss the opportunity if your eyes are closed because there's many, many ways solutions can come to you.”
“I draw the line on I will never sacrifice the good of someone else and the good of quality the love of money.”
“Growth becomes a game.”
“ I never consider myself woman or man when I'm doing business. I feel my soul wants to do business. My person wants to do business. So I never let any man stop me from reaching what I needed to reach.”
“Don’t let excuses take you away from what you know you should be doing.”
“You don’t get to be a badass sitting on your ass.”
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LinaKennedy.com
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
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As a little girl, Elena Paweta was shy and afraid to speak up. Finding herself in a teaching position and faced with the task of speaking publicly, Elena focused on honing her skills as a public speaker. Over the years, this purposeful work coupled with her passion for helping people led her to her purpose, helping others strengthen their public speaking skills and to share their ideas openly and confidently. Her story is one of transformation. Dr Pawęta is an executive communication coach, speaker, TEDx organizer and university professor. Elena conducts courses, training and workshops on effective communication and business presentations on an international scale with an extensive list of high profile clients. Elena, the host of the "IDEAS+LEADERS" Podcast, has coached over 3,000 people from 30+ countries and is a certified trainer and coach by Dale Carnegie training. A passionate mom of 2, she is also an ardent leader in the Non-profit space as a TEDx organizer for 8 years, organizing live and online events reaching over 40 000 people in total; and previously as a District Director in Toastmasters International for 5 different European countries and responsible for 2,000 organization members.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Elena’s personal story and mission
Effective communication and its biggest challenges
Process of figuring out how to best communicate with someone else
Gender differences in effective communication
TEDx and women
What makes a great speaker
How to become a TEDx speaker
Quotes
“One of the main pillars of effective communication is understanding that it is not about you. It is about the person that you're speaking to and what value do you want to give them.”
“With one-on-one communication, it is so important to actually see the person and of course, ask questions, see what they're interested in, what is their goal.”
“We (women) need to sit at the table to actually raise our voice and speak up in order to be heard.”
“I think that the great speaker is speaking to our hearts.”
“If a speaker is able to combine an idea with a great delivery then the speech is going to be perfect.”
Mentioned:
TEDx
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://www.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
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https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
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5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Living a life wrought with challenge and heartbreak, Ferlie Almonte chose to rise above it all and take control of her own destiny. Making her mess her message, Ferlie has documented and shared her journey through breast cancer to help other women through their journeys. Ferlie lights up every stage with her gregarious personality and energy while delivering inspirational edutainment. She motivates, educates and entertains focusing on her resilient, confident and magnificent living. Ferlie is an Amazon international bestselling author of several books. She is also a TV and podcast host and is in the process of launching a global movement to help turn breast cancer warriors into winners.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Ferlie’s personal story
- Cancer diagnosis and documenting/sharing her path of healing
- The power of knowledge and self advocacy
- Staying in a place of gratitude
- Making her mess her message
- The key to resilience
- The power of gratitude and our mindset
- What kind of support women with breast cancer need
- Warriors to Winners
- TITS Together Inspiring Terrific Solutions
Quotes
“I have the power to change my destiny.”
“If you don't like something, change it. If you cannot change it, change your attitude.” - Maya Angelou
“Even through our dark moments, you can still bring light to others.”
“You'll never know how strong you are until to be strong is your only choice.“
“When we impact others, influence others in a positive way, it flows back to us too.”
“What I notice about myself is the more that I empower others, the more service I give, the more I'm fueled, because it just brings me joy knowing that whatever it is that I am doing is actually exponentially affecting others like a ripple effect.”
“The more you can get engaged in a more intelligent conversation with your doctors. The better it is for you because now you know that you are in control, some way, somehow of where it goes.”
“We women, if we can lift one another, we can all win in life. We can all live resilient and confident lives.”
Mentioned:
FerlieAlmonte.com
@Ferliealmonte Instagram Facebook
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
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As a shy girl growing up, Susanna wasn’t used to listening or following her own intuition. Susanna worked her way up the corporate ladder and helped organizations work through conflict, develop strategic plans and inspire their employees to be their best selves as an organizational development consultant, executive coach and mediator. Going through a divorce and making the decision to take a leap, leaving her secure job and starting her own business, Susanna tapped into her own power and greatness. She listened to her inner voice calling her to use this experience and skill set in a more personal and fulfilling way. Today, as a personal coach for women, Susanna’s online course, blog, podcasts, social community and book called You are a Heroin: A Retelling of The Hero's Journey, touch thousands of women ready to hear their calling and take a leap toward the life they want. Susanna's clients are all real life heroines, finding the courage to set out on an adventure. She has dedicated herself to helping women learn to trust their own inner voice. It's not “father knows best” anymore, it's every heroine knows best about herself, who she is and what she wants.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Susanna’s own heroine story
- Following your own voice and your intuition
- Recognizing and listening to your inner voice
- Becoming an entrepreneur and the importance of
- Advice on overcoming a negative inner voice
- How Susanna helps women with their confidence and authenticity
- Lesson’s Susanna has learned about herself
- Self judgment
- The Hero’s Journey vs. The Heroine’s Journey
- Why it’s important to see ourselves as the heroines of our own journey
- Taking a leap. Acknowledging and honoring the journey
Quotes
“Everything that I have ever put out there in my book or in my workshops, is me teaching myself what I need to learn.”
“Calamity often is opportunity in disguise.”
“I can do anything I set my mind to.
“The more you stretch out of the comfort zone, the more you make the leap to go on a journey and listen to the threshold guardian voices and tell them to beat it, the stronger you get in the belief that you can do this.”
“I've learned to appreciate myself more and love myself more. “
“It is important to see ourselves as heroines of our own journey because it gives you a perspective of your life and who you are as something much more than you are realizing.
“You are here for a reason and the journey of its very nature of the challenges, the threshold guardians and the dragon brings out the extraordinary in you every time.”
Mentioned:
A Heroine’s Journey
SusannaLiller.com
Instagram @susannaliller
Joseph Campbell “The Hero’s Journey”
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
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Being a good girl was a major part of Eileen Greene’s upbringing. What she recognized as she got older was that the messaging she had absorbed growing up was wrapped in negativity. Recognizing that these internalized messages were completely contrary to the person she truly wanted to be, Eileen embarked on a journey that led her to unlocking her true self and in turn gave her the tools to help others do the same. Eileen will inspire you to have a fulfilling life and career, regardless of your chronological age. She's an empowered and fearless woman who strongly believes that there's no age to achieve your goals and dreams. After raising three sons, Eileen went on an unrelenting campaign to educate herself and experience life to the fullest. She's one of the first people to be certified in NLP by Tony Robbins. She is a TedX speaker. Eileen has lectured about sex at high schools for Planned Parenthood. She is a certified hypnotherapist. She was bar mitzvahed. She received her Master's degree in Spiritual Psychology at the age of 75 and completed a two year program in volunteer work from University of Judaism. To top it off, she is also certified in interior design. Now at the age of 93, Eillen is an active life coach using hypnotherapy and psychotherapeutic methods to help her clients.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Eileen’s personal story
- Growing up with a lot of integrity but a lot of negative messaging
- Helping people through hypnotherapy
- How Eileen evolved and unlocked herself
- Messages we consciously or subconsciously absorb
- Rewriting your script and the power of the words “I Am”
- The ability and challenge of forgiveness
- Breathing
- Lessons learned about self
- The common theme in Eileen’s life
- Advice for women to pursue their goals and dreams regardless of age
Quotes
“It’s never too late until it is.”
“ I realized that I wanted to give back and I realized that wasn't happy the way I was internalizing things. So I found the need to rewrite the script.”
“Negativity is a poison the brain feeds the body and by saying certain words you are reinforcing the negativity. So it is necessary to rewrite the script.”
“It’s really important to give forgiveness to yourself and to others.”
“Love is so important. Acceptance is so important. Not everybody is what you want them to be.”
“The important thing is to want to improve yourself."
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https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
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Patricia ‘Trisha’ Ricketts received a lifelong love of music, the written word, the visual arts, and healthy arguing from her Irish Catholic family of origin. She’s been penning essays, short stories, poems, and novels for most of her life as she raised three wonderful children and has watched seven grandchildren growing. However, after receiving a scholarship to the University of Edinburgh in Creative Writing, her passion for writing escalated. Since then, she has had short stories published in New Directions,
The Slate, Meta, The Blue Hour Magazine, Realize Magazine, Storied Stuff and on NPR’s “This I Believe” website. Her love of writing flows into her musical lyrics. During the pandemic, she’s written nearly a song a week—some better than others! Trisha has performed her own work at open mics and hosted musical events in and around Chicago with her artist and musician partner, Peter Hurley. Having recently published her second novel, Speed of Dark, she is way into working on her third novel, The End of June, due out in fall 2023.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Patricia’s origin story
- Discipline and assignments. Trisha’s love of structure and focus
- Perfection, fear or failure
- Transition to songwriting and learning to play guitar
- Advice for aspiring writers
- Failure and success
Quotes
“If I start writing something and I think, oh, this is terrible. I'm okay with that because I trust
just down the road, something is going to emerge.”
“When my emotions are completely engaged, whether it's with the lyrics or the melody first, those are some of my better songs.”
“ Don't be afraid to fail because failure is not a permanent situation or perspective, it's just another trial.”
“It's important to share what we have with each other, because you never know who you're going to be mentoring.”
“I believe wholeheartedly that we all have talent. All of us have a talent and a dream, but we fail to acknowledge it for fear of failing.”
“My philosophy is to not take talent or your time for granted each day brings an opportunity to spread your wings, try new things, be willing to stumble and learn at any age”
Mentioned:
PatriciaJRicketts.com
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
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5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Getting an early start working in marketing and PR, Esther Weinberg gained a wealth of knowledge and expertise in both fields. Working for media companies and reaching senior executive status at Disney in her early 30’s, Esther found her true passion and purpose as a coach, helping companies scale, grow and succeed. Esther is a business growth accelerator who equips executives in high growth industries. To create big pivots, big impact and big return. She is the founder and chief leadership development officer for the Ready Zone which helps clients grow, scale and thrive in the worst and best of times. Her clients include Netflix, Microsoft , Warner Brother, Discovery, CNN, Adobe and Disney. Esther is a member of the Forbes coaches council, and a contributor to Forbes . This year Esther and her wife launched the Being Me Foundation, where their mission is to create breakthroughs through global ontological coaching and leadership programs that redefined diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging for LGBTQ plus and young adults.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Esther’s personal journey and how she’s arrived where she is today
- Starting in marketing and moving to publicity
- Passion for entertainment
- Working for Fox
- On the ground marketing and publicity
- Moving from New York to LA
- Confidence and finding your why
- Discovering executive coaching and starting her business
- International development and moving to Uganda
- Self agency
- The inspiration for Being Me Foundation
- Greatest challenges
- Being Me’s approach. Focusing on the observer.
Quotes
“ If I constantly think about all the people in line to get the job, it will completely debilitate me and I will never get the job.”
“When I look at things, sometimes I say to myself, well, where is the way, not where's the no way, but where is the way?”
“ I took myself on a trip to Asia for five weeks. And I remember arguing with a monk, you know, you're at a crisis in your life when you're arguing with a monk about what life looks like and the impermanence of life.”
“The one thing that people want is human dignity no matter what job you're in, no matter where you are on the planet, and that's something that my job and my life in Uganda taught me.
“In order to feel ready and powerful, to take on all the opportunities and challenges at your feet, you need to create workplace cultures where trust, respect, and psychological safety are not just valued,
but they’re as measured as the bottom line.”
“We're seeing the world a certain way, but once we're awakened and if we have just enough and it doesn't take that much, level of curiosity, things can change dramatically just dramatically.”
Mentioned:
The Ready Zone
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
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Raised in a home of contradiction, Carrie-Ann Barrow reached a point in life where she decided she was done with the ideologies that society and her parents impressed upon her. Influenced by the example of strong women she knew, Carrie-Ann took a deep dive into her own life and tapped into her own power and greatness, unleashing the queen she is today. Carrie Ann is a dynamic force determined to help women discover their dreams and live with unshakable confidence at every stage of their lives. She transforms the way women think about themselves, empowering them to re-imagine what's possible and make their boldest visions real. She does this both in her writing and coaching. Her book, The Queen's Decree, is an Amazon number one bestseller, where she shares her personal story, as well as stories from women she's coached, who have learned to declare and live their greatness. Her message is, “You can reclaim your power to choose at any age.”. She challenges women to honor and prioritize themselves and bring out their inner queen, which I call inner bad-ass.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Carrie-Ann’s personal story
- Message to women
- Pivotal points
- Being an entrepreneur
- Self care and owning your crown
- Relationships and healing
- Difference between happiness and fulfillment
- Tips for women on learning to own their power and live their greatness.
- What hold women back from owning their greatness
- Internal and external obstacles
- Hiring a personal coach
- Challenges in a woman’s career and life
Quotes
“There comes a point in life where as a woman, have to say, you're done. With the bullshit. What are the choices in front of you most important to you and let's fight for those things.”
“My message to women is to really know makes you tick what's most important to you and not what you've adopted from home, not what you've adopted from society, but it do a deep dive.
“People can change, even our parents.”
“Happiness is that fleeting moment, but fulfillment is being right where you're meant to be and where purpose and action meet.”
“Surround yourself with other incredible women who are going to lift you up. Another thing is be so careful with your self-talk and really pay attention to that.”
“Know your legal rights, know who you should talk to, know the power of social media, know the power of editorials, know what you need to do to retain your power because the world will try to take it away.”
“If you're going to be confident, if you're going to know who you are, you have to do that deep dive first. What is most important to you? What is that vision for your life and how are you going to achieve it?”
“Our value doesn't decrease with each birthday by any means.”
Mentioned:
Queensdecree.com
The Queen's Decree book
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Working her way up from entry level jobs in Hollywood, Elizabeth Cantillon used her love of film and storytelling coupled with her expertise in film theory and criticism to forge a path for herself in the film industry. From secretary to studio executive and producer, Elizabeth learned the levers of power and the power of self advocacy through her climb. Elizabeth serves as principal of Bisous Pictures, a romance label under MRC Film since 2020. She has served as principal of The Cantillon Company which was housed at Sony Pictures. She produced Elizabeth Banks’ reboot of Charlie’s Angels, starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska, released in 2019. She produced the follow up to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Fede Alvarez’s The Girl in the Spider’s Web, starring The Crown’s Claire Foy as Lisbeth Salander. Her first film under her Columbia deal was Concussion starring Will Smith in 2015. The Cantillon Company include the film adaptation of Kristin Hannah’s bestsellers, The Nightingale and The Great Alone, for TriStar Pictures. For MGM and Warner Bros, Cantillon is developing Tomb Raider 2 with producer Graham King. Elizabeth previously served as Executive Vice President of Production at Columbia Pictures. During her tenure at Columbia, she oversaw Academy Award winners The Social Network and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the last four installments of the James Bond franchise, Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall and Spectre, as well as Captain Phillips directed by Paul Greengrass, Eat, Pray, Love directed by Ryan Murphy and The Monuments Men directed by George Clooney. Prior to joining Columbia Pictures, she served as Executive Vice President at MGM Studios, where she was responsible for a number of movies, including Be Cool, F. Gary Gray’s sequel to Get Shorty, and Carl Franklin’s Out of Time, starring Denzel Washington. Elizabeth produced The Banger Sisters for Fox Searchlight, Galaxy Quest for Dreamworks, and co-produced Sunset Park for TriStar Pictures. She graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Film Theory & Criticism. Projects in development at Bisous Pictures include film adaptations of the bestselling novels 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand, The Return by Nicholas Sparks, The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, and You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria. Along with the adaptation of bestselling book Photos Of You by Tammy Faye, to be directed by Jenny Gage &Tom Betterton. Elizabeth is also developing original scripts by Pulitzer Prize finalist and playwright Christopher Shinn and James Beard-winning writer Aleksandra Crapanzano.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Elizabeth's personal story
- Difference between a producer and a studio executive
- From secretary to Showtime
- Challenges as a woman in film
- Work/Life balance
- Advocating for yourself
- Equity and Inclusion
- Self inflicted obstacles
- Mentorship in the industry
Quotes
“Advocacy is a big part of being a studio executive.”
“It has to be more than just passion. You have to figure out the levers of the power.”
“The lessons that I've learned is you have to advocate for yourself. You have to set your own boundaries.”
“It's always a reset every day. It's a work in progress every day. Everyday you feel masterful and every day you feel like you fail.”
“I think that television as an ecosystem, has many more powerful women in it.”
Mentioned:
MRC Entertainment
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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As a self proclaimed optimist, Giovanna Moraga Clayton has kept joy and gratitude at the forefront of her endeavors. A freelance musician in Los Angeles, Giovanna credits her optimistic outlook as the key to her successes. As the daughter of professional musicians, Giovanna was destined to have a life in music. “She's going to be a cellist!”, an exclamation made by her father within hours of her birth set the path for her future. Born in Touca, Mexico and raised in Southern California Giovanna earned a number of accolades as a young child. Making her orchestral solo debut at the age of 14 Giovanna has continued to solo with orchestras in the United States, as well as Central America, as well as holding tenured positions with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra working in the Los Angeles studio scene for the last 18 years. Giovanna has played on countless movie soundtracks, records and television shows. In search of a more creatively challenging project. Giovanna became a founding member of the Latin Grammy nominated group, Quattro. Touring with the group, now known as Quattrosound, has provided a new platform for her to expand her musical reach. Giovanna has shared stages with many greats, including Yo-Yo Ma, Pinkas Zukerman, Daniel Hope, Andrea Bocelli, Prince, Beyonce, Adele, Barbara Streisand, Ariana Grande and many more. Giovanna lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two children and dog.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Giovanna’s personal story
- The impact of teachers
- Working as a freelance musician
- Gaining tenure in an orchestra
- A musical family
- Having a creative outlet
- Stage presence and poise
- Challenges faced and overcome
- The power of optimism
Quotes
“One of the best things that we can give to our children is a space for them to have an outlet and be creative. I think that that would actually solve a lot of our issues as a society.”
“Children emulate what they see. If you decide to become a parent, you have to keep that in mind. You are the example. “
“If I have a moment to really think about what's in my soul and my spirit, then I'm motivated to create something of it.”
“My big mission in life, through music or through whatever it is that I'm doing is to spread joy and bring light.”
“Just by writing a song, or playing a tune, you can change somebody's outlook or disposition and it's incredible. It's like magic.”
“There's a time in life for everything.”
“Give people time and they'll show you their true colors.”
Mentioned:
IAMMusicGroup
IG: @giocellomusic
Fb: @giovannamoragaclayton
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
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Growing up around the film business, Amy Baer always loved movies and reading. Unsure of what she wanted to do professionally, Amy was certain of one thing. Whatever she chose to do post-college, it had to be something that she really cared about and that excited her as opposed to what she thought she should or shouldn't be doing. Following her instincts and staying authentic to herself, Amy has navigated a successful, joyful and creative career. Amy currently serves as President of Landline Pictures, a label within MRC Film (KNIVES OUT) that makes feature films about and for a 50+ audience. Launched in 2020, its first movie, JERRY & MARGE GO LARGE, starring Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening, was released by Paramount+ on 6/17/22. Prior to Landline, Amy raised a 7-figure development fund in 2012 and launched Gidden Media, one of the industry’s only female-led, independently financed content incubation companies. Her first film as a producer was the 2013 hit LAST VEGAS (starring Michael Douglas, Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline) which grossed $136MM worldwide. She also produced the 2017 romantic drama MARY SHELLEY and the 2019 inspirational true story BRIAN BANKS. Prior to that, Amy served as President & CEO of CBS Films (2007-2011), and spent the previous 17 years at Sony Pictures Entertainment, where she oversaw such hit films as MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING (1997), the Oscar-nominated ADAPTATION (2001), S.W.A.T. (2002), SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE (2003), and the 2006 holiday hit, THE HOLIDAY. Amy also developed the 2011 Oscar-nominated Sony hit MONEYBALL, starring Brad Pitt. She began her career at Creative Artists Agency in 1988 as an assistant to the late Jay Moloney. Amy has served as Board President of Women in Film since June 2018.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Amy’s personal story
- Trusting your instinct
- Becoming a book reader at CAA
- Learning to be a studio executive
- Developing a script
- My Best Friend's Wedding
- Balancing executive life and motherhood
- Starting a new studio
- Taking time off and rediscovering her why
- The differences between being a buyer vs a seller
- Gen X and making movies for an older audience
- Being authentic and staying grounded
Quotes
“I've always been able to access theme and emotion as a way of advocating material.”
“The only way to understand good writing is to read good writing and, and to do that, you have to constantly be reading.”
“I was extremely lucky that I was surrounded by senior women who had children and were empathetic to the balance.”
“I had to deal with the notion that even though I didn't want that job, I was never really in consideration for it because I was having kids and I had to reconcile that reality.”
“Launching my own business was the first time in my career that I felt like a grownup because the agenda was mine.”
“Gen X are aging in a way that's very much more dynamic than earlier generations.”
“A lot of times when you launch a new venture, part of your success early in your lifecycle is luck, literally. “
“If I was someone that always took an opportunity to make a buck, I would probably have a lot more money, but I may not be as happy or as content.”
Mentioned:
Landline Pictures
MRC
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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As a young girl, Nancy Shenker loved reading books that featured strong women who were breaking the mold and achieving greatness. Naturally self motivated and inspired by both of her parent’s strong examples, Nancy successfully climbed the corporate ladder and at 48, decided to leave the C-suite world and invest in herself. A self proclaimed rule breaker, Nancy is a marketing innovator, brand builder, writer and speaker. She has dual citizenship in the analog and digital world. A brand growth consultant and content strategist/writer, she established her own business, The ON Switch, in 2003. She is a champion of cross-generational collaboration and published the Silver Hair Playbook: How to Be a Bad-Ass Over 50, as well as An Irreverent Guide to Dating Over 50. Nancy is a former C-level executive at Citibank, MasterCard International and Reed Exhibitions. She's written eight books and publishes a tech site, Embrace the Machine, and travel site Bleisure Living. She is a member of the Forbes Agency Council, the Rolling Stone Culture Council, and wrote a column for Inc called Bots and Bodies: The Human Side of Tech. Nancy is on her 6th professional and personal reboot. She has two grown daughters, two grandkids and although she keeps her suitcase in Scottsdale, she is a digital nomad, splitting time between coasts and traveling as often as possible.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Nancy’s story
- Challenges of leaving the corporate world and starting your own business
- Lessons learned
- Resilience
- Aging and technology
- Silver Hair Playbook: How to Be a Badass Over 50
- The benefits of hiring older people
- Dating advice over 50
- Lessons learned from online dating
- Being a lemonade make
Quotes
“You can never be afraid to reinvent yourself.”
“It's so important to really stretch ourselves, get out of our comfort zone and try new things.”
“It's the little stuff that ultimately adds up. If you do one little thing every day, that's still 365 things at the end of the year.”
“I was marginalized because everybody assumed that youth equaled digital savvy.”
“Branding is very important. The first impression is powerful.”
“We have to own our aging and be proud of our aging and educate the people around us that being older means being experienced and being resilient and having thick skin and sometimes being even more flexible than younger people because we've lived a lot of years and we've done a lot of stuff and we have a better sense of what it is that we really want to do with our lives and our careers.”.
“Be fearless, talk to strangers, make new friends, wherever you go and embrace the moment.”
Mentioned:
TheONswitch
IG @theonswitch
The Power of Regret by Daniel Pink
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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Unsure of who she was in her teens, Michelle Martin manifested the pressure of having to be perfect by creating different self narratives to fit her different environment. Engulfed in shame, self judgment, insecurity and fear, it wasn’t until her son, who she raised as a single mother, left for college that Michelle realized the tremendous pressure and lengths she went to to keep up a facade of perfection. Engaging in some true self exploration including therapy and blogging, Michelle eventually took off the masks and began living a life of increased authenticity, and greater well-being, with fewer façades, less role-playing and a lot more fun. Michelle is an associate professor of social work at California State University Fullerton. She's a social worker and, in addition to her university responsibilities, provides clinical services at Dee’s house, a substance abuse treatment center for mature women in Huntington beach, California. Michelle has an MSW and a PhD in peace studies and has decades of experience working with women, experiencing a range of life challenges. She is the author of three academic books in human services and is in the process of completing her first trade non-fiction book, Aging Naked, a self-help/memoir targeting middle-aged women.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Michelle’s journey
- Personal reckoning and struggles with relationships
- Projecting perfection vs rebellion
- Shame
- Taking off the masks and living authentically
- Toxicity of not being authentic
- Advice on how to be more authentic
- Owning your story
- Aging and self awareness
- Aging Naked
Quotes
“I thought that being more honest with complete strangers was easier than being honest with the people closest to me. “
“The view that I had of the mistakes that I'd made in my life in my head were so big, they were unforgivable.”
“Authenticity is the key to aging well.”
“To me, that’s bad-ass. It's owning all of who you are, your whole story.”
“I don't want to be impulsive. I want to be thoughtful.”
“As I get older, I authentically care less and less about what people think.”
.Mentioned:
MichelleMartinAuthor.com
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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Brett Anderson is a great example of a woman who realized that her direction no longer served her and made a huge shift in her life and career. At the height of their popularity, Brett Anderson and her band, The Donnas, were rock stars. The Palo Alto band made eight records in the early 2000’s, performed on Saturday Night Live , The Late Show with David Letterman and The Main Stage at Lollapalooza. At a certain point though, Brett realized that she didn't want to, “burn hot and flare out early”. Now at 42, she's graduating from USC with a master's in gerontology and getting a master's in social work from UCLA. Brett has a specific interest in aging and addiction. She says that in rock and roll, you wanna live fast and die young. In gerontology, it’s the total opposite of that. We're trying to live as long as we can and as well as we can.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Brett’s personal story.
- From teenage band to SNL.
- The combinations of miracles, luck, privilege, attitude, work ethic and values.
- Networking and authenticity.
- Business management
- Challenges in the music industry.
- The Donnas: slow build, slow taper.
- Going back to school.
- Age relativity and internalized ageism.
- What Brett has learned about herself.
- What it takes to own where you are and to make the most of it everyday.
- How to focus more internally vs. externally.
Quotes
“You have to have luck and then you have to be able to back it up with your attitude.”
“I had this awareness and familiarity with the fact that it's difficult to age in this country. It’s getting worse and we need people to focus on the systems from the macro to the micro level of how we're
gonna deal with this”
“Internalized ageism is one of the most toxic things around.”
.Mentioned:
IG @Brettelizabethanderson
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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As a child, watching her mother paint everyday, Linda Schreyer learned that with persistence and a creative spark there wasn’t anything that she couldn’t achieve. Linda is a music composer, television screenwriter, published author and writing teacher. She graduated from New York University and The School of Visual Arts studying electronic music with Steve Reich and Philip Glass, and began her entertainment career as a composer of film scores. A Clio award nominee, Linda became a jingle writer for General Foods, Coty Perfume, Lady Stetson, Xerox, Chrysler, Caloric Kitchens, L’Eggs, Heinz, Jello, and more. In the late 1980s, her career as a writer shifted to words instead of music. Linda has written over 1000 hours of serial television including Port Charles, Sunset Beach, General Hospital, and the Bold and Beautiful. She co-wrote and produced the television movie, A Place at the Table for NBC for which she received a Christopher award and an Ollie award. In 2004, she traveled to Moscow for Sony Pictures Television International where she wrote for the series, Poor Anastasia Sins of the Father and created dear Masha for Russian television. Linda taught a team of Russian writers how to write for serial television. She received a grant from the Austrian Ministry of Culture to write The Goldsmith’s Daughter, a play-in-progress about her family and pre-war Vienna. Linda has mentored countless writers on completion of their books, taught classes since 1995, and conducted large writing workshops for organizations. Her books include From Cowboy to Mogul to Monster, a biography of producer Mark Damon. Tears and Tequila with Joanne Lawman is her first novel.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Linda’s personal story.
- Linda’s first scoring projects.
- Writing jingles.
- Songwriting and activism
- Writing and producing for film.
- Christopher award.
- Writing a script vs writing a screenplay
- Learning to stand up for herself.
- Longstory writing. Soaps and Russia
- Teaching writing.
- From Cowboy to Mogul to Monster.
- Advice for aspiring writers.
- Finding a writing coach/mentor.
Quotes
“It never really occurred to me to do anything else, but be a creative person.”
“One of the things I learned is that I can do anything that I set my mind to.”
“I am an experienced learner. I don't learn from people telling me. I learn from doing it.”
“I've suffered from imposter syndrome, but the truth is I never let any of it stop me. “
“If you wanna do something, learn from the craft that already exists.”
“There's no magic in writing. There is extreme hard work. To be in a community of writers, even if it's only a two person community is essential because writing is a solitary profession.”
Mentioned:
David Lucas
Alan Menken
Heart and Soul Music
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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After a 25 year successful career in technology, Margo Brown decided to pursue her passion of being a singer. Quitting her job and setting a year long goal, Margo reached her goal one day before the year mark, landing a paying gig as a singer. Singing professionally for the past 12 years, Margo has appeared at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Don't Tell Mama and the Metropolitan Room in New York City. Margo also appears in various nightclubs, theaters and private venues across the country. She is the winner of Broadway World's Best Debut in 2018 for her show Margo sings Mercer. In addition to singing, Margo is an award-winning professional dancer. She acts in commercials, TV shows and movies. She has appeared in Burn Notice, Graceland, Bloodlines, The Glades and Rock of Ages.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Margo’s personal journey
- Inspired by Marilyn May and Jeff Harner
- Creating Margo Sings Mercer
- The music industry across the country
- Licensing music
- Being told no
- Greatest challenges
- Schedule and exercise
- Advice for women on pursuing your dream
- Ageism
Quotes
“At 25, you don't have the fear of the future. You just get up and do.”
“I've been told no more times, and I just keep picking myself up, dusting myself off and going forward because nobody else is gonna do it for me.”
“You don't have to be tough as nails to get ahead in this world.”
“Please and a thank you and a thank you note and promptness go a long way.”
Mentioned:
www.margobrownentertainment.com
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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In her 40s, Jeanette Leardi sequentially and simultaneously became the primary caregiver to both her parents. The traumatic experience was life changing for Jeanette. Astonished at how poorly older adults are viewed in our society, Jeanette decided to go back to school and learn what aging is about. Jeanette is a social gerontologist, educator, writer, editor, public speaker, and aging wellness leader who has a passion for older adult empowerment and finds special personal fulfillment, helping boomers and older generations identify and share their wisdom with others. Jeanette's decade of experiences as the primary caregiver to both of her parents inspired her career goals of changing the perceptions about the aging process and helping people appreciate elders' inherent dignity, wisdom and unique value as mentors and catalyst for social change. She accomplishes this through her publications and successful presentations classes in journalism, spiritual writing, memoir, writing, brain fitness, health literacy, age-ism, intergenerational communication, creativity, and caregiver support to all people of all ages. Jeanette's publishing experiences include positions at Newsweek, Life, People, Conde Nast, Traveler, Sesame Street magazines, and the Charlotte Observer. She has a masters degree with honors in English, from Rutgers university and a graduate certificate in gerontology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte..
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Jeanette’s personal story.
- Having an advocate and being your own advocate.
- Age and gender bias in healthcare.
- The U curve of happiness.
- Treatment and effects of certain drug interactions.
- Advice on being your own advocate. 6 point H.E.A.L.T.H.
- Vetting gereatric care doctors.
- Enlisting a care partner.
- Things to know about the aging process.
- Changing perceptions towards aging.
Quotes
“Even though doctors and nurses try to give person centered care, a lot of times they're unable to because of the system that they work under pressures them in their time.”
“To be our own advocates, we need to speak up when we, when our needs are being met or when we have questions that aren't being answered, we need to advocate for ourselves.”
“Noncompliance can really affect your health. If you don't take the medicine in the way that it's prescribed, that can affect you.”
“Aging is a natural process. we're supposed to do it. It's natural.”
“We can't help being ageist because we are inundated with all kinds of negative messages all the time, all around us.”
“Research has found that the most productive work teams are the ones that are intergenerational.”
“What's good for any subpopulation is probably good for the entire population.”
Mentioned:
JeanetteLeardi.com
Ageful Living Blog
Becca Levy
Tracy Gendron
Ashton Applewhite
Susan Golden
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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Despite being the only woman in the room early in her career, Eleanor Mills had a successful, rocket propelled career in journalism. Blindsided by her termination at the age of 49, Eleanor was determined to do something different and counteract the perception of women in the media. Eleanor is founder and CEO of Noon, a new platform for women in midlife. She campaigns to challenge gendered ageism and to change the narrative around the later stages of women’s lives to one which is more optimistic and fit for purpose. She believes that 50 is the age of opportunity where we become the women we were supposed to be. She wants women to look forward to midlife as their prime. Eleanor became a founder at 50, having spent 25 year as an editor, columnist, interviewer and editorial director of the Times of London. She was chair of Women in Journalism UK from 2014-2021 and has campaigned around the media’s male lens and diversity for 3 decades. She, along with Accenture, recently undertook the largest research project to date on women 45-60 called Meet The Queenagers. Eleanor exists to help women through the pinch points of midlife and into a new chapter and to challenge the cultural story that midlife women are peaches, one wrinkle and you’re out, while men of the same vintage are seen as fine wine, improving with age. Eleanor is challenging this framing as the last bastien of feminism. The voices of older women go unheard in nearly all cultures and Eleanor says, “This must change.”
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Eleanor’s personal story.
- The culture and perception of women in media. The male lens.
- Creating Noon to showcase the stories of women doing incredible things in midlife.
- Midlife women are a huge audience. Queenagers.
- The scandal of lack of representation of older women.
- Women forged in fire.
- Reevaluating purpose and legacy.
- Helping women make a shift by bringing focus to it.
- The power of the demographic.
- Gender assumptions and stereotypes.
- Gendered ageism, ridiculous, unfair and bad business.
Quotes
“I knew that what had been had gone and I was definitely looking at a whole new future.”
“What’s wrong with looking a little bit older? We are all going to age.”
“Women like us appear in less than 2% in advertising and less than 6% of those making marketing and advertising decisions are over 50.”
“It’s actually older women who are controlling the spend.”
“By 2025 50% of the workforce in the US will be over 50.”
“Senior women in organizations are 70% more likely to encourage other women of color and more diverse folk within an organization.”
“In the 2019 UK census women of over 40 started earning more money than women under 40 for the first time ever.”
Mentioned:
Noon
The Queenager on Substack
Avivah Wittenberg Cox
Susan Golden - Stage Not Age
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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Eleanor Beaton learned at an early age that money is power from her mother who told her, “Money is power, always make your own.” Influenced by her mother’s words, Eleanor became a business owner but lost her ambition after her father died in 2014. Doing the bare minimum and eventually ceasing to run her business, Eleanor turned to journaling as an outlet to deal with her grief. Through her journaling and self evaluation, she eventually decided to take the leap of starting Safi Media, an education and coaching company for women entrepreneurs with the mission of helping women unlock their leadership and entrepreneurial potential. As an entrepreneur and an award winning journalist, Eleanor was personally asked by Canada's Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland, to give economic advice at the World Economic Recovery program in 2021. Eleanor has given talks at Yale School of Management, the Professional Business Women’s Association of California, ACC foundation, Shio and many more. Safi Media is committed to advancing global gender equity through women's entrepreneurship and is on a mission to double the number of women entrepreneurs who scale past 1 million dollars in revenue by 2030. What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Eleanor’s personal story
The effects of Eleanor witnessing her mother’s power and disempowerment.
Losing her father and the constellation of emotions and shift of family dynamic.
The conflict of relief and guilt.
Evaluating expectations and true self.
Journaling leading to Safi Media.
Storytelling structure and dissent into the dark feminine.
Processing grief individually and collectively.
Practical support vs. emotional support.
Willingness to be successful and scaling.
The power of words
Quotes
“Even inside a marriage and a family that is very healthy in many ways, economic disempowerment can be incredibly painful.”
“Money is power, always make your own.”
“A part of how you define yourself is often in relation to other people.”
“Dissent into the dark feminine: who we are and what we really want is so critical for women.”
“Grief and Loss and necessary endings provide a sort of creative fuel for so many of us.”
Mentioned:
EleanorBeaton.com
Power, Presence, Position Podcast
The Hero’s Journey
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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Upon graduating from college Becky Robinson happily focused on her marriage, home and raising her children. After turning 40 she shifted her focus from homemaking to business. Motivated by her love of helping people, a flexible work/life balance and her experience in social media, Becky’s ambition led her to create a company that combined all of these elements. Becky is the Founder and CEO of Weaving Influence, a full service marketing agency that specializes in digital and integrated marketing services and public relations for authors, business leaders, coaches, trainers, speakers and thought leaders. Since launching a decade ago, the firm has provided a wide range of services to help their clients launch over 150 books, enabling authors to build their brand, acquire more business customers and increase book sales. This past April, Becky published her own book called Reach! Create The Biggest Possible Audience for Your Message, Book or Cause, which shares how to create the biggest possible audience for your idea, book, business or cause. Becky holds a masters in Intercultural Studies from Wheaton College and received her BA in English Creative Writing from Miami University. What You Will Hear in This Episode: Becky’s personal story.
Launching Weaving Influence.
Inspired to think bigger by Whitney Johnson.
Lessons learned early on about starting your own business.
Values, culture and service.
Challenges faced. Hiring and cultivating the right team.
Writing and publishing her first book.
Prioritizing time.
Tips on getting published.
Advice on finding a PR partner.
Quotes
“I wanted to build my business in my own way, furled by my own metrics for success and my own values.”
“I would rather, at 10 years, own my own business completely, than to have chosen to take on investors who could dictate how I wanna run my business.”
“I’m capable of more than I had ever imagined.”
Mentioned:
Weaving Influence
BeckyRobinson.com
Reach
Book Plate
Paul@weavinginfluence.com
Whitney Johnson
https://bonniemar
cusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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5/31/2022
A theme throughout Christina Vo’s life has been the search for home. Losing her mother as a teenager, Christina’s upbringing was nomadic. Moving from the East Coast to small towns in the South and Midwest she learned to create, and recreate, home — a perspective which has continued to shape her passions. Christina Vo is a writer who previously worked for international organizations in Vietnam and Switzerland and also ran a floral design business in San Francisco. She currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her debut memoir, The Veil Between Two Worlds, will be released in the spring of 2023. What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Christina’s story.
What led Christina to commit to and claim her creative life.
Pulling together a full memoir.
Building a floral design business.
Healing through writing.
The Veil between Two Worlds.
Internal vs external influences.
Santa Fe’s deep creativite culture.
The benefits of writing.
Creating your own sacred space and reframing your narrative.
Intentionality
Quotes
“In my heart I’ve always wanted to claim my creative life.”
“It’s really never too late to do what you might know in your heart you were meant to do.”
“When you are re-typing somebody’s words their stories become part of you in a different way.”
“The most important thing is to learn to trust one's own inner wisdom and don't give spiritual authority to an external source.”
“The process of writing has become the reward in itself.”
“The power really lies with understanding and knowing yourself and creating a spiritual practice whatever that looks like to you.”
Mentioned:
Christinavo.com
The Veil Between Two Worlds
Joe Dispenza
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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Raised by a single mom, Candance Chow credits her career journey to the social injustices she witnessed as a child through her mom’s experience. Motivated by the sexism she herself experienced while working at the State Department in Washington DC, Candance began advocating for gender equity and the advancement for women in the workplace. As co-founder and managing director of NEXT Group, Candance Chow is dedicated to engaging and empowering women to be fully valued, both in and out of the paid workforce. She started Next Group in 2019 to provide a supportive community for women looking to pivot or re-enter the workforce and to match these professional women with employers who want and need their talent. Before Next Group, Candance owned Insight Consulting Group, a management consulting firm that would partner with companies and nonprofits to develop growth innovation and operational strategy. She holds an MBA with distinction from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management in strategy and non profit management and a BA in public Communications for American University in Washington DC. She currently serves on several non-profit boards and served 2 terms as board President in Finance Care for the Evanston Skokie District 65 School board which educates more than 7500 students.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Candances journey and her mother’s influence.
Evaluating self and building confidence.
Motivation, responsibility and being self-sufficient
Building Next Group.
Re-entering the workforce.
Talent, acquisition and retention processes.
Developing high level relationships.
Advice for women who want to re-enter the workforce.
The overqualified message
Quotes:
“Can’t, never tried.”
“Doing something is better than doing nothing.”
“What you do next may not be what you do forever.”
“You have to practice asking what you want.”
“More and more employers are thinking differently.”
Mentioned:
Next Group
Conference
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
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Through her experience of dating younger men, Cindy Gallop realized that when we don’t talk openly and honestly about sex, porn becomes sex education by default in not a good way. Determined to do something about her realization, Cindy launched a website in 2009 and gave a TED talk that went viral and in turn revolutionized her platform, her mission and her website. Cindy is the founder and CEO of Make Love Not Porn: Pro-Sex, Pro-Porn, Pro-Knowing the Difference. In 2013 she turned Make Love Not Porn into the world’s first user generated, human curated social sex video sharing platform. Socializing and normalzing sex in order to make it easier to talk about, to promote consent, communication, good sexual values and good sexual behavior. Make Love Not Porn’s mission is to end rape culture by spearheading the social sex revolution. Cindy says the revolutionary part isn’t the sex but the social. Cindy speaks at conferences globally and consults, describing her approach as, “I like to blow shit up, I am the Michael Bay of business.” What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Cindy’s series of happy accidents
How Make Love Not Porn was created.
TED talk impact and intention.
Fear of what other people will think.
Being authentic and true to yourself by living and working your values.
The social sex revolution and mission.
Normalizing sex and ending rape culture through Make Love Not Porn.
Public response to the platform.
Early education, age appropriate content.
Investing and investors.
Quotes
“We don’t have enough role models in our society for women and for men that demonstrate you can live your life very differently from the way that society expects you to and still be amazingly happy.”
“Fear of what other people will think is the single most paralyzing dynamic in business and in life. You will never own the future if you care what other people think.”
“I believe that everything in life starts with you and your values.”
“We (Make Love Not Porn) are the antidote to toxic masculinity.”
Mentioned:
Make Love Not Porn
Instagram: @cindygallop
Twitter: @cindygallop
Facebook: @cindy.gallop @MLNPTV
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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Losing her mother at an early age, Dr. Susan Meyers' childhood and adolescent years were tumultuous and filled with uncertainty. Despite the challenges she faced, Susan was always a leader but she didn’t recognize her strength and power until her post graduate years. This self discovery encouraged her to help others discover and own their own unique power and strength. Today Susan helps men and women create the life they want and a clear path to success. Her extensive experience in life, career and transition coaching helps her clients take an informed look at their own life and build on what’s revealed. Her skills in getting to the heart of issues and working with clients to craft clear plans grew out of years of teaching preschool through grad school and training trainers and line staff through executive managers. Susan’s career in municipal government focused on creating innovative programs that helped people realize their full potential, including developing the first city wide managerial certificate program with cross agency mentoring, multi course trainer development certificate programs and the first internal coaching program within a city agency. She is the author of FIFTY OVER FIFTY: Wise and Wild Women Creating Wonderful Lives (And You Can Too) as well as I’m Susan and I’m a Serial Careerist: 7 Success Strategies for a Unique Career. What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Susan’s journey.
Recognizing and owning her strength, confidence and leadership skills.
Lessons learned and reflection.
What keeps people from creating the life and career they want.
Strategic planning and success strategies.
Expanding your comfort zone.
The importance of a support circle
Knowing what you are good and not good at.
Quotes
“To me it’s really important for women to look at their own lives to see what their strengths are because sometimes, even when you’re using them, you don’t own it.”
“I always think it’s important to have a plan and also to understand you can ignore that plan.”
“What do you want to be remembered for?”
“It would benefit everyone to know their own story.”
Mentioned:
SusanRMeyer.com
Fifty Over Fifty: Wise and Wild Women Creating Wonderful Lives (And You Can Too)
I’m Susan and I’m a Serial Careerist: 7 Success Strategies for a Unique Career
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Done-Yet-Confidence-Workplace/dp/1989603785
If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast make sure to subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.
Struggling from an early age with eating disorders and ancestral trauma, Carolin Hauser spent many years searching for healing. Discovering family constellations, a process oriented therapy modality that makes your subconscious visible, was the key to Carolin’s healing as well as the path to her professional journey. Carolin is a German-trained Naturopathic Doctor, Humanistic Psychotherapist, and Family Constellations Facilitator. Carolin is also the author of the award-winning book Blossom – Your Sevens Steps To Sexual Healing, and creatrix of the Pleasure IQ and Blissful Marriage Method. Carolin hosts a weekly podcast - How to Make Love Last, a show about love, sex, and spirituality. She’s an internationally recognized speaker and teacher on the subjects of spirituality, relationships, emotional healing and bonding based lovemaking, she combines her knowledge about energetic healing and conscious co-creation to help couples go from feeling frustrated, stuck, and disconnected in their intimacy, to feeling deeply connected, excited, and fulfilled so that they can feel whole and fully expressed in life and are able to create honeymoon feelings that last. What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Carolin’s personal story.
Family constellations and healing.
How the healing process became the focus of her work.
Shifting from healing to intimacy.
Bonding based lovemaking.
Managing human chemistry.
Challenges couples have with intimacy.
Transitioning program and process
Attachment. The push and pull of intimacy and independence.
Being ourselves, subconscious programming and individual daily practices.
Quotes
“When you’re wanting to do big things in the world, having something that helps you manage your energy and your inner state of being not only gives you stability but it also nourishes you and gives you an energetic boost.”
“For the human machine to function properly we do need a stable bond and an attachment.”
“We don’t have power over other people, we don’t have power over circumstances but we do have power over our own state of being.”
“The more you can figure out what routines nurture you, the more your life will look like a life that you really want to live.”
Mentioned:
CarolinHauser.com
Fb @carolinhauser
Cupid’s Poisoned Arrow , Marina Robinson
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Done-Yet-Confidence-Workplace/dp/1989603785
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After learning that her father was gay, Lisa Lucca spent her early teen years in a deep rebellion as she struggled to understand the dynamics of her new found LGBTQ family. Dropping out of high school to manage her boyfriend’s band, Lisa set out on a journey looking for love that resulted in deep lessons about her family, love, sexuality and her own greatness. Lisa is author of Ashes To Ink, A memoir, and co-author of the memoir, You are Loved, with her partner Mark Mathias. She was a Blog Her 17 Voice of the Year Honoree and her essays have been published across many mediums. Lisa’s weekly public radio show, Live True, has streamed globally since 2019. Her 15 year career in the entertainment industry included positions at Lucas Film and in production management on a world tour with Janet Jackson. She has been a life coach and speaker since 2004 with a focus on empowering women to live true to who they are, especially in midlife and beyond. She and Mark live in the high desert mountains of Southern New Mexico.
What You Will Hear in This Episode: Lisa’s personal story.
The struggle to understand her father’s life and sexuality.
Disappointment and rejection.
Learning the power of having a best friend in your partner.
Learning what it was like to be in an LGBTQ family.
Writing her book Ashes to Ink.
Role modeling. How kids learn about love and sexuality.
How Lisa’s story informs her work as a coach.
Learning self validation.
Mindfulness and creation.
Quotes
“My whole life was a search for someone to love me.”
“I watched my parents model beautiful love and friendship.”
“I’m trying to expose as important, sharing with adolescent children, especially your own, what love and sexuality is all about.”
“I made a point to not totally turn myself over to motherhood or marriage or career.”
“Learning self validation is really important.”
“I believe the one single thing that is synonymous with living true is creation.”
“We all have a responsibility for our own greatness.”
Mentioned:
https://livetruecoach.com/
Ashes to Ink
Live True with Lisa Lucca
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Done-Yet-Confidence-Workplace/dp/1989603785
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Boldly and unapologetically letting the world know about gendered ageism, Siobhan Daniels is inspiring women to step out of their comfort zone and follow their retirement dreams. By her mid 50’s Siobhan felt burnout whilst battling with menopause symptoms and facing ageism and bullying at work. Feeling broken, she found herself sobbing in a bathroom at work, realizing she needed a change. Acting on that need, Siobhan took a year and backpacked, solo, around the world. This remarkable trip changed her forever and she began to develop her plan to one day travel the United Kingdom in a motorhome. In 2019, Siobhan took early retirement, sold her belongings, bought a motorhome and embarked on a trip around Great Britain. Retired from the BBC after a 30 year career as a reporter, presenter and producer in local news, Siobhan overcame many challenges including working full time as a single mom. She now passionately champions positive aging, constantly calling out ageism and ageist stereotypes and refusing to accept the narrow stereotypes of retired women. Siobhan uses her blog, instagram, published articles, public speaking activities and soon to be published book, to challenge and change the narrative around aging. Since embarking on this journey, Sobhian has had to face her fears, weather severe storms and of course the pandemic. This has also made her feel more alive than ever, in control, at one with nature and totally inspired to get her message of the importance of embracing aging out to young and old. What You Will Hear in This Episode: * Siobhan’s story * Societal pressure around aging. * Cross generational discussions about aging. * Ageist assumptions that hold us back. * Older role models. * Traveling in a motorhome. * Finding an audience for her message. * Changing the narrative and the outlook at an early age * Advice * Siobhan’s book
Quotes
- “I love being old and I love showing that old is good and old can be fun.”
- “I’ve lived, I’ve laughed and I’ve loved and I’ve earned those wrinkles, I’m proud of them.”
- “Kindness is a strength.”
- “Somedays I do nothing but just take in my surroundings.”
- “Don’t limit yourself in what you can do.”
Mentioned:
https://www.shuvonshuvoff.co.uk/
Instagram, twitter @shuvonshuvoff
LinkedIn @SiobhanDaniels
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Done-Yet-Confidence-Workplace/dp/1989603785
If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to *subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.
Paralyzed by her freedom of choice, Diana Place always felt the need to fulfill her sense of purpose. Blessed with a successful, varied career path, Diana took several leaps of faith throughout her journey that eventually led her to finding her purpose of connecting and inspiring women as they create their third acts of life. Diana’s 40 year professional career includes a decade in Boston with a leading international ad agency and 10 year with AOL in the exciting early days of the internet that culminated in a role as senior VP. She also started 3 entirely different entrepreneurial ventures, Dunbar Hunter and Associates, Wonderblank photography and The Global Design Post, before launching Third Act Quest in 2019. Early in 2019 amid a rare head cancer diagnosis, the necessary shut down of her business and preparing for her long dreaded empty nest, she was jolted off her path. These disruptions gave her a flash of clarity and she realized what she was meant to do. She found herself filled with deep gratitude, joy and a reignited passion for this next phase of her life and Third Act Quest was born. Through her workshops, speaking event series, coaching and her new 333 collective Diana is living her passion, connecting and inspiring women while helping them reframe aging. Inspired by the final line of Mary Oliver’s Poem, The Summer Day, “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life.”, Diana asserts that our third acts can be the most exciting and meaningful chapters in our life story.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Diana’s story
Leaps of faith
Defining success for yourself
Becoming a mother at 41
Helping women find clarity
The challenges of the aging process and the negative self beliefs
The meaning and role of gratitude
Life disruptions
Newfound strength and wisdom with age
Quotes
“Our Third Act is not the ending or a decline.”
“I never fit a mold.”
“After we live on this planet for 50+ years, embedded in our hearts is an inner gps that’s a blend of our wisdom, experiences, values and passions and you know it when you’re doing the right thing for you.”
“Wisdom is powerful.”
Mentioned:
ThirdActQuest.com
333 Collective
Mary Oliver
The Bell Jar
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Done-Yet-Confidence-Workplace/dp/1989603785
If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to *subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.
With both parents working in fashion in New York, world renowned color expert, author and Hollywood’s Guru of Hue, Jill Kirsh grew up in showrooms and immersed in the fashion world. Working as an actress in New York, Jill combined her own on-camera experience with her fashion and color knowledge to follow her passion, creating a unique color system for fashion and beauty that has been the talk of the fashion world for the past 20 years. She has been featured several times in dozens of magazines, newspapers, major networks and news affiliates including NBC, HGTV and Hallmark plus a myriad of websites like At home In Hollywood, E news online, Beauty News New York City and more. Jill was named best color consultant in the Best of LA issue of the Los Angeles Magazine and is frequently called upon by red carpet celebs, grammy winning musicians and titans of business for her virtual and in person color coaching. She is featured as the color expert in the award winning documentary, Gray is the New Blonde, showing women all their best shades in fashion and beauty to rock their newly silvered locks. Jill has just published her first book, The Color Question: Are You Wearing the Perfect Shade for Somebody Else?. In addition Jill has been virtually color coaching women all over the world, where she shows them how to step up their zoom presence and impact by using their best shades for wardrobe and backgrounds. One of Jill’s greatest passions is community outreach and she has shared her expertise with at-risk teens and former gang members along with many groups including Beauty Bus Foundation, Dress for Success and Cinderella Project. What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Jill’s personal story growing up in the fashion industry.
Combining her passion for acting with her knowledge of fashion.
Studying color and creating her system.
The importance of wardrobe and background color.
Examples of color impacting your message.
The importance of hair color and your colors.
How color can impact your everyday mood and energy.
Virtual pivot.
Writing her book.
Inspiration, makeovers and empowerment.
Challenging ageist assumptions and stereotypes.
Going gray and knowing how to rock it.
Quotes
“The colors that you wear can impact the message you are communicating.”
“Your background can enhance your presence.”
“Your colors are pretty much your colors if your hair color remains the same.”
“Women need to address their own biases and assumptions.”
Mentioned:
The Color Question: Are You Wearing the Perfect Shades… For Somebody Else
JillKirshcolor.com
Jill@jillkirshcolor.com
Social media @jillkirshcolor
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Done-Yet-Confidence-Workplace/dp/1989603785
If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to *subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.
A storyteller since childhood, Monique Judge has always had a passion for words and writing. Fulfilling her parents' idea of success, she followed the standard path of college and corporate career, working in consumer finance until the financial crisis in 2007. With the aspirations of teaching literature, Monique went back to college at the age of 40 and encountered a journalism class that changed the course of her life. Graduating with a degree in journalism, Monique began working as a journalist learning that instead of being a character in a story, she wanted to write her own story. Monique is an award winning journalist, news editor, content creator and storyteller. Monique specializes in information curation. She is all over social media, gives succinct media criticism, and advocates for media literacy. A word nerd, Monique is a fan of the Oxford comma, spends way too much time on twitter and has more graphic t-shirts than you. What You Will Hear in This Episode: * Monique’s personal story. * Going back to college at 40. * Pursuing journalism and becoming the manager of her own destiny. * Managing anxiety, fear and doubt. * Monique’s work. * Strengthening your voice and setting boundaries. * The importance of staying focused. * Media literacy advocacy. Understanding disingenuous tweets, framing, narrative and agenda setting. * Independent journalism, fact checking and confirmation bias. * Inspiring change.
Quotes
- “You can either be a character in your own story or you can write your own story.”
- “I’m not going to accept any assignment that I don’t feel passionate about.”
- “Opinion still needs to be based in fact.”
- “There is no shame in change, there’s no shame in growth, there’s no shame in evolution.”
Mentioned:
Social media @thejournalista
MoniqueJudge.com
Dan Gilmore
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Done-Yet-Confidence-Workplace/dp/1989603785
If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to *subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.
Wynne Nowland realized at an early age that she was not like the other kids. Unable to share her real feelings until later in life, Wynne’s evolving process of transitioning from Wayne to Wynne was a journey of self realization, acceptance, and communication. Wynne is the CEO of Bradley and Parker and at the age of 56, Wynne came out as trans to her entire company in an email which was featured in the Wall Street Journal saying, “You’ve all known me as Wayne, but tomorrow morning I will arrive to work as Wynne”. She was already out to her family and many friends, but coming out at work was the final step to being who she truly was and almost everyone at her firm greeted her with open arms. As one of very few trans CEOs, Wynne provides a unique insight on trans issues and workplace topics as a trans business leader and entrepreneur. Listen to this episode to learn more about Wynne’s unique badass story. What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Wynne’s journey and the uniqueness of her public transition in the world of business.
- The impact of self realization and self discovery.
- The process of understanding, accepting, owning, and communicating who you are.
- Role models and inspiration.
- Timing the decision to transition and privilege.
- Public perception and reaction.
- Negative experiences amongst the mostly positive experiences.
- Making assumptions vs one on one connections.
- Normalizing experiences to eliminate bias.
- Lessons learned, advice and seeking help.
- Empowering women and women’s issues in the workplace.
Quotes
- “When you are really able to live and be your authentic self, there certainly is a tremendous sense of peace and relief.”
- “The one thing we can’t get more of is time.”
- “People are better than, a lot of times, we give them credit for.”
- “The way we get acceptance and the way we all get along together is when we normalize differences.”
- “Women are much tougher on themselves than their male counterparts.”
- “Nobody does a better balancing act than a woman”
Mentioned:
Wynne Nowland
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Done-Yet-Confidence-Workplace/dp/1989603785
If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to *subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.
Motivated by understanding that she had nowhere to go but forward, Molly Leikin knew that she had to find success. Encouraged by friends she lived with in a kibbutz in Israel, Molly realized she had a talent and passion for songwriting. Upon returning to the U.S., Molly made it her mission to get in the door and learn everything she could about songwriting. As a staff writer at Almo Music (A & M Records), then Interworld Music and Chappell Music, she’s had her songs recorded by almost every pop and country artist on the Billboard charts. Molly has written themes and songs for dozens of TV shows and movies, including Violet, which won an Oscar. Molly is the author of 7 books on songwriting including How to Write A Hit Song and How To Be A Hit Songwriter. Her latest book, Insider Secrets to Hit Songwriting in the Digital Age, will be published in July 2022. Molly is also the producer of the bestselling Master Class in Songwriting, a collection of Master Classes she taught at UCLA. She has written songs for and with superstars including Katy Perry, Placido Doming, Cher, Tina Turner, Anne Murray, Billy Preston, Yitzy Ya Ya and the Yo Yo’s. In her 21 years of music, twelve of her clients are Grammy winners, and nineteen more are Grammy nominees. An entrepreneur, Molly created Anything With Words, a speech writing company and Songwriting Consultant, the international song consulting firm where she has mentored two generations of lyricists, songwriters, and singer/songwriters. What You Will Hear in This Episode: * Molly’s story * How and when she recognized that she had a talent for songwriting * The beginning of a good song and honoring your ideas * Molly’s breakthrough song * A hit vs success * Recognizing your warm up process * Celebrity collaborations * Challenges along the way and how she has overcome them * Networking and relationship building * Valuable lessons Molly has learned along the way * Consulting firm
Quotes + “If you don’t honor your ideas, they go into somebody else’s head.” + “Anything good begins with a good idea.”
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“We each have our own magic.”
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“If you want it, go for it. If you are scared of it, you will never get it.”
Mentioned:
Molly Leikin
https://songmd.com/
https://anythingwithwords.com/
https://www.instagram.com/mollyannleikin/
https://web.facebook.com/SongMDMollyAnnLeikin/
songmd@songmd.com
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Done-Yet-Confidence-Workplace/dp/1989603785
If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women at Any Age Podcast, then make sure to subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.
Marci Bracken and Bridget Snell met in the waiting room of their kids' karate class and they found a common purpose and passion to share the bold and raw personal stories of women who triumph over trauma, joy from struggle, and self-identity through life experiences. Motivated by their goal to provide artful and emotional content for women, they created Waiting Room Media Company, a multimedia company geared at bringing women together through inclusive and reader-focused products, including magazines and online communities. Living Crue magazine is the company’s flagship publication. Bridget has spent nearly 25 years in print and marketing. Her adventures in magazines included managing an award-winning automotive trade magazine as well as a nationally-franchised newspaper. Marci has spent 20 years in the advertising and marketing industry selling radio advertising, email marketing, web advertising, print media, and onsite event marketing. Her resume includes working for companies such as CBS Radio, Entercom, and Cumulus Media as well as legendary radio stations such as WBCN and Magic 106.7. Together, they have created, Living Crue, a magical and empowering experience for women to share their stories. What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Marci’s and Bridget’s journey
- Surround yourself with people who have the passion for what you want to do.
- Courage and determination before starting the business.
- Learning lessons through business experiences.
- Womens’ stories that changed Marci and Bridget’s life
- How they found women who were willing to share their stories.
- What's next for the magazine, Living Crue
- Marci and Bridget’s message to all women who want to take a leap of faith in their space.
- How you can access their magazine and connect with them
Quotes
- “Everyone is a bestseller of a story that the world needs to hear.”
- “There’s so much power in owning and telling your story.”
- “What you decide to do might be private, but it will never be personal.”
- “Discomfort is what moves us forward.”
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Mentioned:
https://www.livingcrue.com/
https://www.instagram.com/acrue.life/
https://web.facebook.com/livingcruemagazine/
https://linktr.ee/livingcrue
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @BonnieMarcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Although Stephanie Raffelock’s childhood was a happy one, she grew up in an environment that lacked parental guidance and oversight. A high school dropout, experimenting with promiscuity and drugs, Stephanie moved to Los Angeles with 1 month’s rent at the age of 17. Finding a way to survive and eventually thrive, Stephanie dared to dream of a better life. Keenly aware and motivated by her connection to the spirit of something greater, Stephanie found power and purpose in following her dream and sharing her own story. Stephanie is the author of Creatrix Rising, Unlocking the Power of Midlife Women. She also penned the award-winning bestseller, A Delightful Little Book on Aging. She is a graduate of Naropa University’s program in Writing and Poetics. Stephanie was a contributor to The Rogue Valley Messenger in Oregon. She has blogged for Nexus Magazine, Omaha Lifestyles, Care2.com as well as SixtyandMe.com. A former i-Heart Radio host, she is now a popular guest on podcasts, where she inspires women to embrace the strength and passion of their personal stories. She has presented at the Ashland Literary Arts Festival, Breaking the Glass, Charles Schwabb, Southern Oregon University, and her commitment to uplift women extends to teaching personal development to incarcerated women and non-profits such as Dress for Success. What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Stephanie’s personal story; from a good kid to a teenage drug addict.
From a bartender to having her own office.
She returned to school at the age of 35 as a freshman.
Why self-love is the most powerful attribute in a person’s life.
Our environments and experiences in life shape our pivotal moments.
Stephanie’s inspiration for authoring her two books.
What Stephanie enjoys doing on a daily basis
Stephanie’s upcoming memoir
Quotes
“If someone else can do it, you can also do it.”
“When women tell their story, the human story changes.”
“What you decide to do might be private, but it will never be personal.”
“A good story can change the way that you see the world.”
Mentioned:
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders: https://www.amazon.com/Swim-Pond-Rain-Russians-Writing/dp/1984856022
A Delightful Little Book On Aging by Stephanie:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VN4H88J/
Creatrix Rising: Unlocking the Power of Midlife Women by Stephanie: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08QZLRPKX/
https://www.byline-stephanie.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/byline.stephanie/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-raffelock-01b53936/
Twitter; https://twitter.com/sraffelock
Fb: https://web.facebook.com/StephanieRaffelock/
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @BonnieMarcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Pamela Weiss has always had journalism at the center of her creative heart. Inspired by Lucy Morgan and other award-winning journalists, Pamela followed her passion into journalism, focusing on character and the human interest aspect. Growing up in Florida and having foster siblings shaped her view of the world and her understanding of people from all walks of life and contributed to her success as a journalist, writer, speaker, producer, and entrepreneur. Pamela is an award-winning, multi-channel creative writer, producer, and storytelling entrepreneur. Through her company, Hold This While IP Productions, she's collaborated with top-flight professionals to shepherd heartfelt, funny, and transcendent human stories, focusing most often on stories and works of women who are over 50. Her work in progress includes a screenplay she wrote about women creating their own age-in-place future and the true story of a middle-aged reporter who became the first woman to earn a Pulitzer Prize for investigative journalism. In 2022 she will be adapting a New York Times best-selling, menopause-themed novel and a feature screenplay adaptation of her recently released book about a women environmentalist. Pamela gives meaningful time to non-profit passions. She serves on the board of directors at Lifemoves.org, an organization devoted to disrupting homelessness in Silicon Valley, and is a trained volunteer crisis counselor and public speaker for Crisistextline.org, a 24/7 international text-based mental health support and crisis intervention organization. What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Pamela's story of how she got to where she is today
Her first interaction with Lucy Morgan, the first female journalist to win the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting
The reason why Pamella decided to become a journalist
How Pamela's fascination with Lucy's work molds Pamela's journalism career path
Her observations on the difference between good journalism and great journalism
Pamela's journalism journey
Her experience working with The Boston Globe
What interested her in investigative journalism
Her experience at Harvard business school
What made her start writing female-forward stories about women
The reason why she focuses on women over 50 in her movies
What can women, especially those who are over 50, do to amplify the voices of other females
Quotes
"Never tuck your creativity to the side. Always keep your creativity at the forefront, because it's what feeds your soul, what feeds your energy, and mindset."
"Focus on the process, and not the result. You have to find the joy in the process."
“Look for that one person who understands and believes in you and sees your potential. And then find the next person, and then find the next person and create your tribe."
Mentioned:
Instagram @pamela_weiss_
https://www.holdthiswhileip.com/
pamelaweiss@hotmail.com
www.crisistextline.org
Lifemoves.org
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @BonnieMarcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Michelle Schuman overcame many difficult challenges to prove her worth as a female in a male-dominated profession. She is a great example of a true badass, mission-driven, courageous woman overcoming challenges and finding her purpose. Michelle is an environmental scientist with over four decades of experience in Alaska. She was a first responder to the Exxon oil spill, analyzing one of the most devastating and long-term, man-caused disasters in North American history. Michelle is passionate about protecting those who are underserved and undervalued. As a woman working for the federal government, she had to work harder for less pay than her male co-workers. She resigned from federal service in 1987, expanding her professional career into private consulting, state government and wetland science, and oil spill response. Although she suffered an unbearable loss, and the dangers of working in remote areas of Alaska, she never gave up. The true threat to her survival was not from the natural world but from the world of men who sought to tame her. Her book, The Understory: The Tale of a Women Environmentalist in the Land of the Midnight Sun, launched in January 2022. It is her personal story and memoir that shares her challenges as a female in a male-dominated profession and her adventures exploring endangered ecosystems around the world. What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Michelle's personal journey to where she is today
What were the drivers for her being a badass at an early age
What attracted her to environmental science
Why did she turn down a job with the Forest Service as a wildlife biologist
Her experience working in Alaska as a range scientist
The challenges she had to go through to prove her worth as a female soil scientist to her male counterparts
Her fight to give justice to her husband, who was killed in a car accident in Alaska
Issue of gender bias she faced because of being a female
The time when she was reassigned from her job due to sheer politics
What she learned about herself throughout her journey
What she regrets and wants to change in her journey
Notable Quotes:
"Women are wired for a reason, to be the nurturers, the fixers, and the protectors."
"A mother will fight to death for the protection of her young ones."
"The most important mother we have is mother earth. And she is fighting back right now."
"It's always nice to have support and to believe in yourself that you can do whatever you want to do."
"So much of our energy as women is focused externally, fighting to get some recognition in a male dominated space where we're very often set up to fail. That takes so much of our energy and focus that we don't have the awareness that we need to take care of ourselves, we need to know who we are."
Mentioned:
https://meschumancom.wordpress.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-s-6309a7144/
https://www.facebook.com/m.e.schuman.author/?ref=pages_you_manage
https://www.instagram.com/
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @BonnieMarcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
After staking so much of her identity in being a mother, Hélène Stelian realized, as her daughters prepared to leave for college, that throughout her life she had fallen into things and had not been living consciously. With the goal of creating her life with more awareness and showing up authentically, Hélène embarked on a self-exploring journey that would help her discover her true authentic self and eventually lead her to help others live intentionally. Hélène is a Certified Life Coach, Speaker, and Community Builder. As a midlife empowerment coach, she helps women who are struggling in their 40s who wonder if their best years are behind them and what’s next for them because she believes it is our time. She shows them how to put themselves first, reclaim their identity, and figure out what’s next so that they can create a no regrets future. She is the Founder of the THRIVE Coaching Community, where she helps women 40+ take charge of their lives and prioritize their dreams. Hélène also speaks on many topics, including midlife, purpose, the empty nest, perfectionism, procrastination, legacy, and goal setting. Having built an active community through her Facebook, empowering women in midlife, Hélène splits her time between Chicago and Sarasota. She loves to travel, dance, watch crime shows, and eats a lot of chocolate every day. What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Hélène’s background story and the turning point that motivated her to show up more authentically in her own life.
What Hélène learned about herself.
Who Hélène was before the transition and who she is now.
How the fantastic journey of self-discovery informed Helene’s work.
Most common challenges for women 40+ years.
Helping women make a shift.
The effects of aging on women.
What we can learn from the life we have lived so far.
Quotes
“You can be a badass, show up and own who you are, including the shit in your background.”
“You have the opportunity to create the life that you want.”
“Living in the regrets space is not helpful. It is so productive to have a positive attitude about aging and the future.”
“Whatever regrets that you have in the past, you can turn it around. It is never too late.”
“The concept of your purpose is fundamental in defining the meaning of the rest of your life.”
“Hardship and struggle is such an amazing way to learn.”
Mentioned:
https://helenetstelian.com/
My Turn to Thrive ( www.MyTurnToThrive.com)
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @BonnieMarcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
After finding herself in unexpected despair due to job loss and a recession in her 50’s, Elizabeth White wrote an essay that resonated with a large group of people in similar situations. Motivated by this discovery, she started researching and writing what would become a guide for aging. Elizabeth White is the author of 55 Underemployed and Faking Normal, a book offering solutions for older adults facing uncertain work and financial security. Elizabeth is a frequent guest blogger and speaker at conferences and workshops and has been named one of the top 50 influencers on aging in the country. Her essays and work have appeared in publications like Barrons, Forbes, The Huffington Post, Market Watch, Next Avenue and the Washington Post. She has been prominently featured in three segments on PBS News Hour and her TedX talk has garnered over 1.9 million views. She recently served as Special Advisor to the Executive Director at Senior Service America and before joining them she was Chief Operating Officer of a midsize NGO focused on improving the quality of life in Africa. She served as Senior Diversity Advisor to the CEO of the Calvert Group, a socially responsible investment firm based in Washington DC. There she co-authored the Calvert Women’s Principles, the first global code of conduct for corporations focused exclusively on empowering and advancing women in the workplace. Elizabeth earned an MBA from Harvard University, a Masters in International Studies form John Hopkins University and a Bachelors in Political Science from Oberlin College. She began her career in international development at the World Bank where she was recruited through the bank's highly prestigious young professional program. What You Will Hear in This Episode: Elizabeth’s personal journey and how she arrived where she is today. The intersection of gender bias and ageism.
What we are doing wrong in planning for our future as women.
Why older women are not at the table of in companies.
Some of the things we need to do to protect our financial future.
Conversations and solutions on having a vibrant life on a modest income.
Shifting mindset.
Men’s challenges vs. Women’s challenges.
Quotes
“One of the things that surprise people is how young workplace age discrimination happens for women.”
“Every company needs to have a +50 strategy.”
“As women, we need to take control of our financial future.”
“We are not like our mothers and grandmothers. We are accustomed to speaking up and speaking out.”
“We need to advocate for each other.”
Mentioned:
55, Underemployed, and Faking Normal
ebeth@55andfakingnormal.com
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @BonnieMarcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
As a kid coming of age in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, Beth Broday’s life revolved around music. She knew early on that she wanted to build her career around the intersection of music and film. Armed with knowledge, ambition and confidence, she was determined to live out her dream. A trailblazer in the music video and film industry, Beth has the innate ability to recognize advantageous opportunities ahead of the curve. She is an award winning executive producer with over 30 years experience in identifying, developing and selling content that results in millions of dollars in sales and revenue. Beth successfully married top entertainment brands and properties with digital media. Beth specializes in business development, production, original content development, executing brand strategy and spearheading long term cross platform initiatives. Her client roster includes, Disney, CBS, Fox, IBG, Warner Horizon, PBS, MTV, Fuse TV, A&E Networks, Televisa, Turner, Comcast, Nickelodeon, VH1, MSN, Aol, Makers Studios, Warner Records, Interscope Records Universal. Her artist clients include Prince, Sting, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Micheal Jackson, Barry Gordy, Ellen Degeners, Jane Fonda and Alanis Morisette. What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Beth’s personal story and how she arrived where she is today
The challenges Beth overcame in her professional journey
The experience of working with celebrities
Fighting cancer
What Beth has learned about herself
The challenges of starting a company as a woman
What future holds for Beth
Quotes
“You should not be afraid to try something new. You have to take a risk.”
“If you have an open mind, everything you learn becomes part of your professional arsenal.”
“You can always go back, work. and create opportunities.”
“If you are successful in one space, you can jump off into other areas that you don’t have that much experience with.”
“The confidence comes from being successful doing one thing.”
Mentioned:
Linkedin: Beth Broday
Facebook: Beth Broday
Ourkindra.com
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
As a curious teenager, having the opportunity to travel outside of her small, one horse town, instilled a sense of adventure and exploration early in Jeannie Edmund’s life. Impassioned by a wandering road lifestyle and unafraid of the unknown, Jeannie took every opportunity that came her way resulting in a non-linear, adventurous and wildly successful career. Jeannie has made her mark in politics, journalism, documentaries, publishing, infomercials and startup companies. She is an advisor and mentor to founders and investors in tech, CPG, travel, cannabis, and other industries, advising them in business development, branding/marketing, and preparations for investment. She was the first producer of Larry King’s National Radio Show, a CNN reporter, Executive editor of Healthy Living Magazine, producer at CBS Morning News, Night Watch and Face The Nation. Jeannie co-wrote, directed, and produced the PBS TV documentary, “From Apollo to the Stars”, with Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek. She is the author of the book “Start Me Up”. What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Jeannie’s personal journey
How Jeannie got the job for producing Larry King Show
The origin of Jeannie’s positive and optimistic attitude
What fueled the move to Korea
How Jeannie featured in a Korean Soap Opera
The theme in Jeannie’s life
Why re-inventing yourself at any age is very important
Advice to people taking a big leap in life and career
The entrepreneurial mindset
Quotes
“A lot of it has to do with saying yes to opportunities that you may feel are beneath you, but then you grow and learn and push and if it doesn’t work out you move on.”
“It is not an enviable life, being a celebrity.”
“You have to create your own luck in a lot of ways.”
“Every new project is a chance to reinvent yourself.”
“It takes a big leap of faith to start a business.”
“We all channel what we do on earth. You have to get out of your own way.”
Mentioned:
https://startupjeannie.com/
The Artist’s Way
Healthy Living Magazine
Ourkindra.com
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Description: As the daughter of an incredible, glass ceiling breaking mother, Catherine Balsam-Schwaber knew she wanted to follow in her mother's footsteps, helping people and focusing on health and wellness. Although her career path took an unexpected yet successful turn into politics, marketing and entertainment, she found herself still longing to find a way to help people. A misdiagnosis in her 50’s led her to her calling. Recognizing there was a lack of information and support for perimenopausal women, Catherine dove head first into developing Kindra, an innovative self-care company for women in menopause. Catherine is a dynamic, results-oriented leader with a track record of delivering exceptional results in high-pressure environments. She has extensive business transformation experience in complex multi-platform products, global marketing, brand development, creative leadership, content creation, revenue growth, communications, and eCommerce. Catherine is a lifetime advocate for women’s life. She launched Kindra to break down the stigma surrounding menopause care and empower women.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Catherine’s personal story and how she arrived where she is today
The common theme in Catherine’s story
What Catherine has learned about herself
Contributions to the recognition of menopause nowadays
The challenges of menopause
How Kindra supports women through pre-menopause and menopause
Quotes
“It is really about how you deliver information to people that help them make informed decisions.”
“Bringing lots of diverse voices to the table and thinking about solving challenges is critical from a business standpoint.”
“As women, we need a lot more information about what is happening to our bodies and how to manage that.”
“Understanding the future helps with the present.”
Mentioned:
Ourkindra.com
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Kristin Smedley and Mary Fran Bontempo faced devastating challenges as young mothers. Kristin found herself raising two blind sons and Mary Fran navigated her son’s heroin addiction. Refusing to be defined by their challenges and determined to survive and thrive, Kristin and Mary co-founded Brilliantly Resilient offering skills, tools, strategies and action plans to help others navigate through challenges and reset with resilience to rise and reveal the brilliance within. Kristin and Mary Fran are resilience experts, TedX speakers, best selling authors, program creators and presenters and media hosts, with over 250 interviews conducted and followed in 700 countries. Their latest book, Brilliantly Resilient, is an Amazon Best Seller. What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Kristin Smedley and Mary Fran personal stories
What Kristin learned about herself when she found her first son was blind
The dangers of assuming challenges
What Mary Fran learned about herself when faced with her son’s heroin addiction
Letting go of the things that don’t matter and focusing on the things that do
Lessons learned by Kristin and Mary on women dealing with resilience
How Kristin and Mary met
What they have learned from each other
Quotes
“When you are faced with a challenge or a crisis, you have a decision to make. Either visit the place of crisis or live there.”
“We do the best we can with what we know at the time we are going through it.”
“We need to look at how we are looking at our challenges. Look for the possibility and potential of a way out.”
“Life is not perfect. We will face challenges every day.”
“Surrender is not a defeat. It is an action step.”
Mentioned:
brilliantlyresilient.net
The 15 Minute Master Amazon
Brilliantly Resilient Podcast Apple Podcast
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Overwhelmed by the life she thought she wanted, Jane Wilson realized that her dream of being a lifelong early childhood educator wasn’t the path she was destined to follow. Reluctantly accepting her friend’s challenge to step out of her comfort zone and take a pole dancing class, Jane’s path took an unexpected turn into a world she never imagined. Jane’s journey to the pole brought her new found motivation, inner strength, mindset and passion for teaching others to do the same. Jane is the author of Up To No Good Club and a fitness instructor. Jane has taught over 10,000 people to feel strong, sexy and confident through pole dancing. She has spent over a decade teaching pole fitness, heels and cheer dancing while encouraging women to bang their heels and love their curves. Jane is also a Social Media Marketing Specialist and Professional Speaker. She was the Founder of PoleFit Nation and Owner of Aradia Fitness. She presents and coaches throughout the country in person and virtually. What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Jane’s transformation from Early Childhood Educator to a pole dancer
The dance industry and societies view and judgement
Physical strength and inner strength
Understanding failure and being strong through the failure
Challenges women face and developing your mindset
Internal motivation vs. external motivation
The book Up To No Good Club
The challenges Jane faced in writing the book
Tips that Jane offers in the book
Quotes;
“Starting any new physical activity is challenging. However, the more you practice and show up for classes, the easier it becomes.”
“It is ok to step out of your comfort zone and fail.”
“Everybody has challenges to navigate, but mindset brings people above it.”
“We, as adults, need to focus on building internal motivation.”
Mentioned:
Up To No Good Club
Janewilson.com
The Artist’s Way
IG @TheJaneWilson
@Beginnerpoledancing
Kindra
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Motivated by her lifelong dream of becoming a filmmaker, Melissa Davey made a pivotal career and life change at the age of 65. After a successful career in disabilities advocacy and social security law, Melissa decided to pursue her dream of becoming a filmmaker. This dream became a reality in 2018. Melissa’s award-winning debut film, Beyond Sixty Project, is a feature length documentary about women over the age of 60. Melissa’s first career included representing over 1000 people before the social security administration. In 1994 she was recruited by the for profit company GENEX, where she built the company’s social security advocacy program, and developed a consistent national program for disability case management as well as return to work programs for the disabled. She was also a Former Executive with 35 years of experience in Social Security Disability Law and Case Management. Melissa served as Director and Vice President of Community Connections and Community Workshop What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Melissa personal story and how she arrived where she is today
Developing independence and resilience
The incident that sparked Melissa’s transformation from executive to filmmaker
Lessons learned
The continuing relevance of women as they age and how important their stories are to share with the world, especially the younger generation
How working on the film changed Melissa’s life
Advice for middle-life women who want to make a big career change but worry that it’s too late
Quotes
“We all experience the fear factor all the time.”
“You can jump through fear and get where you want to go.”
“It is the age that allows you to take more chances.”
“It feels younger to be so engaged in something new.”
“It’s never too late.”
“Try new things, go down different paths, meet new people and keep your eyes open because when you are on that dark road, you have no idea what might be there waiting for you.”
Mentioned:
www.beyondsixty.com
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Diane has always had a passion for entrepreneurship. However, she shifted to venture capital after seeing the need to help emerging female entrepreneurs. She is an accredited investor to women investment funds and deployed funds to over 30+ businesses with top-tier leads and venture-backed Silicon Valley tech companies. Diane is an investment partner to the first fund in the nation to invest solely in women’s health. As a venture capitalist, Diane is committed to creating value through education and mentorship to businesses from an investment perspective. She mentors nationally ranked accelerators and incubators in the entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem, including Capital Factory, MassChallenge, Divlnc, Gener8tor, and Brandery. She is also the Co-Founder of a national media platform, Identity Unveiled. What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Diane’s personal story and how she arrived where she is today
What attracted Diane to venture capital funding from being an entrepreneur
Challenges that women have to overcome to be in leadership
Statistics around the success of female founders securing venture capital versus male
Things that venture capitalists look at before funding a company
Diane’s recommendations to female entrepreneurs looking for venture capital
How to find the best venture firm for your company
The Identity Unveiled media platform
Quotes
“Building a network of allies and champions is really helpful.”
“Invest in people that give you the most value.”
“In many cases, women reach a certain level in an organization and can’t cross over to the top management because of lack of support within the organization to get them there.”
“It is about living your best life. Showing up in power and confidence.”
“Less than 3% of female entrepreneurs are venture funded.”
Mentioned:
LinkedIn: @dianesyoo
Identity Unveiled media platform
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
As the country’s leading male business expert on advancing women and engaging men, Jeffery delivers keynotes and workshops at leadership conferences and company meetings. As a gender strategist, he consults with senior leaders to move from concept to execution on the three simple reasons to invest in women: growing revenue, improving operating profit, and enhancing company reputation. Jeffery is the President of YWomen. A strategic Consulting Company focused on helping men and women understand and unleash the power of women in organizations and the marketplace. He is also the author of Why Women: The Leadership Imperative for Advancing Women and Engaging Men and Selling to Men Selling To Women. He is the former Director of adversity strategy for the Coca-Cola company. What You Will Hear in This Episode: Jeffery’s story and journey to doing the work of women empowerment
What Jeffery learned from the experience of being the only man in the room at Coca Cola women's leadership forum
The McKinsey women and workforce studies
The importance of asking women who work in our companies what they want to succeed
Building allies in women empowerment
How the pandemic has affected gender equity
Things that are going to help advocate for gender equity
Quotes
“The most valuable thing you learn is when you listen.”
“76% of companies agree that gender equity is good for the bottomline. Only 17% hold people accountable.”
“People have to believe that the system is fair and equitable.”
“Many people think about gender equity but fail to take action.”
“Listen, learn, lead and take the will.”
Mentioned:
The McKinsey women and workforce studies
https://ywomen.biz/
Why Women: The leadership Imperative to Advancing Women and Engaging Men
Selling to Men Selling To Women
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Raised by a squad of women that could rival any SNL cast, Kristina Paider’s view of life was influenced by the stories and laughter shared throughout her young life. With this influence and a passion for storytelling, Kristina became an award-winning storyteller, development editor, and writing coach with a mighty and tidy stack of screenplays, books, research, and A-list media headlines. She is the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of the Hollywood Approach, which helps writers gain clarity, get a badass game plan together, and expedite results. Kristina’s executive track record includes overseeing the marketing and research for a ten billion dollar global hotel advisory company. She was also the Global and Marketing Advisor of KP and Co. She applied newsroom, boardroom, and Hollywood writer’s room experience to optimize writing, marketing, and strategy in high-performance businesses. She travels by motorcycle and jumps into waterfalls. What You Will Hear in This Episode: Kristina’s personal story and how she arrived where she today
The lessons Kristina has learned about storytelling
The unique talents and strategies that women have in their stories that are difficult to uncover
The neuroscience behind storytelling
Jumping into waterfalls
Kristina’s strengths behind her story
Quotes
“Our flaws are not weaknesses. We must accept them, learn from them, and use them as opportunities for growth.”
“There is power in writing our own personal story.”
“Women are givers. We are so good at giving that we under-estimate the value of receiving.”
“We all have these characters that help us in our success.”
“Story lights up all seven parts of the brain.”
Mentioned:
https://www.kristinapaider.com/
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Hollywood Approach
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Enlightened by her father and encouraged by her mother, Christine Spadafor was raised with the belief that she could do anything. Her affinity for sciences, her insatiable curiosity and degrees in both law and public health helped Christine create the building blocks that gave her tremendous flexibility to successfully pursue a number of different industries. Christine Spadafor is an experienced public and private company board director with deep expertise in risk management, regulatory compliance, DEI, and ESG. She has worked extensively as an advisor for fortune 500 C-Suite executives and as the CEO of the Spadafor Group, a management consulting firm. Christine serves as an independent director on the board of highly regulated companies and also in the advisory boards of WBUR, one of the premier national radio stations in the US. She is also a commentator on the BBC World Service business matters Global Radio Broadcasting Podcast. She has broad experience leading international engagements, including the development of a worldwide strategy for a perfume company in France. Christine also served as a public health consultant to the UN in China. For nearly 10 years, she dedicated her extensive experience in financial operational, organization management to St. Jude’s Ranch for children- a nonprofit that serves abused, abandoned, and homeless children. Christine is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Harvard School of Public Health and was selected by the business section of the American Bar Association as one of the top 20 female attorneys with outstanding expertise for corporate board service. What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Christine’s early interest in and exposure to science
From the bedside to the boardroom
Creating your own opportunities and taking calculated risks
Championing gender diversity and equity in the workplace and in the boardrooms
How the pandemic has provided the opportunity for workers to reflect on their jobs
Not done yet! What Christine still wants to achieve.
Working with the younger, ambitious generation
Christine’s Key takeaways from mistakes she made
Quotes
“When I was five years old, my father said to me, “little girl you can do anything and be anything when you grow up.”
“Employees want to work for companies that are committed to sustainability and good environmental practices.”
“Fewer women get promoted at the entry-level than men. It’s ten men for every 7 women. It’s even worse for women of color.”
“Another question to ask if you’re that young woman is, “is this a company culture that matches my values?”
“To whom much is given, much is expected.”
Mentioned:
https://www.christinespadafor.com/
https://www.christinespadafor.com/st-judes-ranch
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/women-in-the-workplace
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinespadafor
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
As the only child of German immigrants, Sabrina Horn was raised with a mind set of never giving up. Infused with her parent’s survival instincts and entrepreneurial spirit, she understood that her destiny was completely under her control. Sabrina is an award-winning CEO, communications expert, and C-Suite advisor. She is also the bestselling author for Make It, Don’t Fake It: Leading With Authenticity For Real Business Success. Sabrina’s career is highlighted by 25 years as founder, CEO, and President of the Horn Group, the iconic US tech communications agency she founded in Silicon Valley at the age of 29. Sabrina sold the Horn Group in 2015 to FINN partners, a global marketing agency, and was appointed managing partner of their technology practice. She is currently CEO of Horn Strategy LLC, a consulting firm focusing on helping entrepreneurs and CEOs navigate the early stages of their companies. What You Will Hear in This Episode
Sabrina’s personal story and journey
What attracted her to the tech industry
Starting a business at 29
Life and career challenges along the way
The founder’s curse
Why authenticity is so important for a leader
The ugly side of procrastination
Important qualities for entrepreneurs and CEOs
Gender differences in leadership
Making a decision to fire abusive clients
Biggest lessons learned in life and career
Quotes:
“I was raised to believe that there’s no free lunch in life and that you make your own luck.”
“I always give myself permission to make mistakes and not to be always 150% every day because it’s impossible.”
“The phrase, fake it until you make it is the worst business advice ever.”
“Humility is such an underrated superpower of leadership.”
Mentioned:
SabrinaHorn.com
Book
Sabrina Horn | LinkedIn
Sabrina Horn (@sabrinahorn) / Twitter
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Not Done Yet!
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Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
Working passionately to make a difference for all working women, Sarah Alter found her calling in the non-profit world after a successful career in the for-profit world. Motivated by the passion and energy drawn from her experiences with other female leaders, Sarah knew she had found her why when NEW, the Network of Executive Women came knocking. Sarah Alter is president and CEO of NEW, a non-profit learning leadership and gender equality advocacy organization of other 13,500 members representing nearly 900 organizations, over 300 national and regional corporate partners and 23 regional groups in the US and Canada. NEW advances gender equality and diversity across many industries including retail, consumer goods, financial services and technology. Sarah joined NEW in 2017 and has wide ranging executive leadership experience in the market NEW represents. During her tenure Sarah successfully expanded the scope of NEW ‘s mission to include advancing ALL women. Under Sarah NEW has focused on supporting women of color, building male allyship, new generations coming into the workforce and most recently, how COVID 19 has impacted women in the workplace. Using cutting edge business practices and powerful DEI solutions, NEW has created real impact and under Sara’s leadership, continues to see significant growth in membership and partnerships. Recognized by news outlets such as The Wall Street Journal as a voice of authority, NEW’s board includes executives from Target, P&G, Walmart, Google, Visa, Accenture, Coke, PepsiCo and Deloitte who provide diverse perspectives and financial support needed to go further faster. What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Sarah’s professional journey in the for profit world and experience with biases and discrimination as a precursor to NEW
Shesession, Shecovery and Women’s advancement progress
The small cumulative things that impact women’s careers.
Embracing and building diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
Inherent biases and culturally aware and sustainable systemic policies, practices, philosophies, metrics and incentives.
Enlightening male allies.
Quotes:
“People are going to bring different perspectives and you have to appreciate and respect them so long as you don’t cross that line of immorality or lack of integrity or ethics.”
“Your business will be exponentially more successful and sustainable if you embrace and build diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.”
“You have to be comfortable being uncomfortable” - unknown
Mentioned:
Beyond Allies
NEWOnline.org
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
After losing her 20 year old brother to cardiac arrest in his sleep, Nancy Duitch’s life changed forever. Learning that her family had a, not so rare, genetic syndrome that would impact her throughout her lifetime, Nancy delved into wellness, beauty and skincare products that would become an incredibly successful career. As the founder and CEO of Sera Labs and CSO of the wellness division of CURE Pharmaceutical Nancy, Nancy has over 30 years experience as an entrepreneur and leader in the consumer products industry. She has founded and developed several diverse businesses from startup to public company level and she has executed state of the art campaigns generating over 3 billion dollars in revenue for some of the most well loved consumer brands. In just 2 short years after the start of Sera Labs, Nancy brokered the sale of that company to CURE Pharmaceutical. She will continue as the CEO of Sera Labs as well as assume the additional role of Chief Strategic Officer of CURE Pharmaceutical. Nancy is also passionate about and heavily involved in several philanthropic activities supporting children in need After losing two siblings to sudden cardiac death when they were in their 20s, Nancy and her mother embarked on a mission to educate and raise awareness and resources to help fight sudden death in children and young adults. In 1995 they founded the Cardiac and Arrhythmia Research and Education Foundation which continues to play a critical role in supporting thousands of patients and their families. What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Nancy’s personal journey and the devastation and impact of losing 2 siblings to cardiac sudden death
Getting heavily involved in wellness and skincare and the direct response world. Biggest challenges: The lack of respect that women got in business in the 80s and 90s, especially if you are a tough business woman.
Overcoming the challenges. Never quitting, being able to evolve and make quick pivots.
The importance of resilience and awareness. Knowing and understanding what your vision is when opportunities come.
Making commodities novel and simplifying complicated products and messages.
Nicole Kidman as a strategic partner
Embracing mentors and constructive criticism.
Quotes:
“If you never quit and you keep down a path and put the blinders on you will win at the end of the day.”
“I hire to my weaknesses. I know what my weaknesses are and I think most women do.”
“Never quit on anybody.”
“One of the most difficult things to do is to take a complicated product, a complicated message and simplify it.”
“I had to climb the ladder myself, but to do that you’ve got to take some risks.”
“My best talent is having a great team.”
Mentioned:
Seralabshealth.com
Seratopical.com
Ab roller
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Overcoming the challenges of being one of the few females in the marines, Charlene Wilde attributes her sense of empowerment to the example her mother set. Understanding the importance of structure from her own military upbringing, Charlene has successfully found balance between family and corporate life. Charlene is a veteran of the army chemical corps, active duty army spouse and mother. She currently works as senior vice president at American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association, the nation's largest and longest standing military financial services non-profit organization, where she has the distinction of being the first female executive.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Chalene’s mother’s example and influential sense of empowerment as one of very few female marines.
Growing up in a military bubble and elements of a structured lifestyle.
Overcoming the challenges of a working mother.
Finding balance and embracing your current situation.
Working at AAFMAA. Understanding military spouse’s struggles and helpful resources.
Owning the title of veteran vs. military spouse.
Quotes:
“A little bit of knowledge and a whole lot of confidence goes a long way.”
“One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned is to really bloom wherever I’m planted and whatever I’m doing.”
Mentioned:
AAFMAA.com
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/superpower/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Jane Finette’s long and winding journey through her life and career influenced her passion for empowering others. Her worldview was shaped by the impact of her somewhat bleak childhood as well as her successful careers in fine arts and tech. Through her journey, Jane realized her ultimate goal was to empower other women who would in turn empower others to make a difference around the world. Jane is the founder and executive director of The Coaching Fellowship which catalyzes young women leaders in social change. Formerly a big tech executive, Jane has dedicated her life to achieving equality for women by empowering them to make a global impact. Her book, “Unlocked, How Empowered Women Empower” is her first book and is due to be released October 18th. A 2020 Woman Forward GLOW award winner for the Business Council for Peace, Jane's passion, expertise, and two decades of experience is anchored at the intersection of technology and human potential. At her core, she empowers individuals and communities to solve the world’s largest, most persistent, and perennial problems.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Jane’s childhood, education, and journey from fine arts to technology were fueled by her passion for the potential of creative access, freedom and participation that decentralized systems could offer to everyone.
Coaching fellowship across 70+ countries working to empower women to their full potential and in turn empower others.
Leader development and coaching vs. mentors.
Statistics about women in the developing world.
The positive change that women can bring and the current shifts in the world.
Money, investing, and financial security.
Quotes:
“People will surprise you again and again if they are only given an opportunity to shine.”
“Empowered people empower people”
“Women create social circles.”
“I do believe empowering women and girls is part of the solution. There is an inclusive, collaborative, empowering way that women have in what we do naturally.”
Mentioned:
The Coaching Fellowship
LinkedIn @JaneFinette
JaneFinette.com
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Gail Lowney Alofisn has always had a passion for sales and giving. Influenced by her parents' example and her grandmother's motto, “Live every heartbeat”, Gail lives everyday to its fullest with intention, purpose and a glass half full perspective. Her exciting career in the corporate world spans over three decades focused on business development, sales, marketing, corporate sponsorship, event management and concert production. Gail is a national keynote speaker,workshop leader, author, adjunct professor, career coach, radio show host and business development executive. She has taught business, communication and leadership at the University of Rhode Island since 1999. Gail serves on several nonprofit boards focused on education, hunger, health, and business. Gail’s book, Your Someday is NOW – What are you Waiting For?, now in its second printing, has raised over $44,000 for non-profit organizations. She presents and coaches throughout the country in person and virtually.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Gail’s multiple careers, teaching opportunities and public speaking.
Gail’s parents impact and influence on her passion and drive for sales and giving.
The Haitian Health Foundation formation and purpose.
Being present and pouring yourself into each day. Learning the lesson of looking beyond yourself and knowing there is a whole world out there.
The importance, simplicity and positive impact of giving, listening and caring.
Fear
The impact of a support system, perseverance, resilience and perspective when overcoming challenges.
Gail’s inspiration and experience of writing a book.
Avoiding burnout and the importance of sleep, exercise and healthy eating.
Quotes:
“Giving is not an obligation, giving is an opportunity.”
“When you serve others, you really feel a love in your heart and it feels good.”
“Age is a gift denied to many and if we age and we are blessed to, that is the ultimate gift.”
“To me it’s not getting up and going to work, it’s getting up and going to live.”
Mentioned:
Gailalofsin.com
Gailspeaks.com
Haitian Health Foundation
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
An authentic Badass since birth, Leslie Ehm was taught by her mother to never be anything but her authentic self. Using this ethos to guide her steps, Leslie found fame as a TV host in the UK, but realizing fame wasn’t for her, she sought out her passion becoming an advertising Creative Director then training guru. Leslie has spent decades travelling the globe with her award-winning company Combustion, working with executives and teams from top organizations like Google, Disney, Pepsico, TD Bank, Uber, and more. She’s turned technologists into creative forces, bankers into storytellers, and has brought a serious dose of badassery to boardrooms everywhere. Fuelled by her unrelenting passion for developing human potential, Leslie is now a Swagger Coach, speaker, and the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon #1 bestselling Author of Swagger – Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want. She’s been called “better than therapy,” “a rock star,” “ass-kicking,” “a force of nature” and even “a witch.”
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Leslie’s mom was a powerful role model encouraging her to be nothing but her authentic self from an early age.
The social challenges and growing pains of being your authentic self.
Leslie’s journey from music into television and exploring new opportunities to find your true passion.
Listening to and Ignoring your inner voice.
Redefining swagger - The ability to manifest who you really are and hold on to it in the face of all that psychological crap that’s going to come for it regardless of your situation or environment.
Legitimate confidence is rooted in competence.
Identifying the five swagger blockers people will encounter on their journey to swagger: persona, ambition, insecurities, fear, pain
Quotes:
“You cannot be for everyone in this life, you’ve gotta to find the people who you are for.”
“You cannot fake confidence. You only can have legitimate confidence as a result of legitimate competence.”
“When I get to a place of confidence I want to be brave enough to move out of that in order to grow and change and evolve.”
“You do not need anything else other than what you already have. The key is just believing it, accepting it, embracing it and using the crap out of it. All of it, all of the mess.”
Mentioned:
IG @LeslieEhmSpeaks
LeslieEhm.com
Swaggerthebook.com
LinkedIn @LeslieEhm
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Inspired by her 100 year old grandmother’s workout routine, Sky Bergman decided to document her unbelievable routine and lifestyle. Realizing the positive impact of her grandmother’s example, Sky set out in search of other positive and inspiring stories of aging. The overwhelming response inspired her badass trailblazing journey to becoming a filmmaker. Now playing on PBS, her directorial debut film, “Lives Well Lived”, celebrates the lives of our elders, sharing 40 inspiring stories of older adults. Sky is an accomplished, award winning photographer and artist. Her artwork is included in permanent collections at the LA County Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum , Seattle Art Museum, Santa Barbara Museum of Art and the Bibliotheque Nationale de France. Her commercial work has appeared on book covers from Random House and Farrar, Straus and Giroux Inc. as well as magazine spreads in Smithsonian, Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel, Reader's Digest and Archeology Odyssey. Sky is currently a professor of photography and video at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Sky’s grandmother’s influence and inspiration as an active 90+ woman.
How the Lives Well Lived project began and the personal accounts and stories that inspired Sky to turn her project into a film.
Lives Well Lived timeline, creative financing, process, team and success. 10 years in the making.
Asking for help. Being kind, genuine and authentic in your purpose.
3 common themes amongst older adults 1) Everyone needs a sense of purpose. 2) Good sense of community 3) Sense of resilience.
Ageism and staying relevant as we age.
The impact and importance of intergenerational connections. Diversity, equity and inclusion.
Advice on following your passion.
Quotes:
“Instead of saying “why?” say, “why not?”.”
“If I don’t know how to do something it’s ok to admit that I don’t know how to do it.”
“Happiness is a state of mind, you can be happy with what you have or miserable with what you don’t have, you decide.” - Dr. Louis Tedone “Lucky Louis”
“The last 100 years is the first time in human history that we’ve looked to anyone other than our elders for advice.” - Huffington Post
Mentioned:
Lives Well Lived
PBS
Intergenerational projects
Dr. Louis Tedone
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Bernadette Smith started her Badass entrepreneur journey taking long lunches in front of the state house in Boston when gay couples were fighting for their rights, opposing the proposed amendment of the constitution to ban same sex marriage. Through her work as CEO of Equality Institute, she is intentionally making the world a better place, helping organizations become more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. Bernadette is an award winning author of 4 books, her latest, Inclusive 360, will be released September 21st. Her work has been featured in USA Today, The NY Times, The Washington Post and Fast Company. She has appeared on CNN, The Today Show, the BBC and NPR. Bernadette was named one of Chicago’s notable LGBTQ executives by Crain’s Chicago Business.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Bernadette's personal story
How Bernadette began her business
Imposter Syndrome: Feeling like a fraud after going through a divorce.
The importance and the fears of being authentic
Building her business in a comprehensive and personal way
Mindset work and tools to help keep grounded, productive and honest
Embracing the role of a leader and empowering others to do the hard work in equity, inclusion and authenticity
Reflection and mindfulness. The process and challenges of helping companies incorporate 360 inclusive practices.
Responsibility and advice on how to intentionally use privilege and power for inclusion.
Quotes:
“I wanted to create spaces where people can feel like they can be authentic as they move through the world.”
“It’s my responsibility to lift others up who have fewer advantages than me.”
“GenZ does not have a dominant race.”
“It does require intention to make sure that we are using our own power and privilege to lift others up and create greater equity. It doesn’t happen by accident.”
Mentioned:
www.theequalityinstitute.com
Five things weekly newsletter
Connect on LinkedIn
Inclusive 360 is now available for pre-orders.
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Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/genderedageismatwork
At the age of 13, Dawn Tyree was forced to marry her abuser. Despite this harrowing experience, she found the courage to leave the marriage at 16 and became her own hero. Dawn is an author, activist, and a founding member of The National Coalition to End Child Marriage in the U.S. She is currently working with Global Hope 365 to help end child marriage in Califonia. Her testimony and that of other survivors played a crucial role in ending child marriage in 4 U.S. States. The story of her experience as a child forced into marriage has been published in The New York Times, Reuters, The Sun, DailyMail, The News-Review, WRAL, Freedom United, Portland Metrozine, YES! Magazine, and printed into 12 different languages. Dawn works with multiple organizations and universities across the nation to help educate and offer support in comparative studies (the US and international) on child marriage and human rights abuse issues. Dawn was featured in a two-hour documentary on child marriage in the U.S. as part of the A & E Network docu-series with Elizabeth Vargas, “I Was a Child Bride: The Untold Story”. She continues her activism work in tandem with writing her story of overcoming the toughest of odds.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Dawn’s story of how, at the age of 13, she was forced to marry her abuser who was her care provider.
The decision and courage it took for her to escape after having 2 children.
The legal issues Dawn had to overcome when fighting for custody of her children.
Dawn’s journey and mission to end child marriage.
The shame and trauma child brides carry and the fear of going public.
Global and national organizations fighting against child marriage
How Dawn overcame her past and found strength and empowerment.
Statistics involving child marriage and states that have made 18 no exception laws.
Quotes:
“Child marriage is nothing less than human sex trafficking in plain sight.”
“When you are under 18 years old you can’t enter a legal binding contract.”
“I didn’t hire a lawyer and I couldn’t find anyone to help me. I spent a lot of time in a law library fighting for myself and my children.”
“US Department of State calls child marriage a human rights abuse issue, yet we are still allowing it.”
Mentioned:
If you or someone you know is suffering from human trafficking text “befree” to 2337233
Unchained At Last
Global Hope 365
The National Coalition to end child marriage
Tahirih Justice Center
Facebook: @dawntyree
IG: @dawnbtyree
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/genderedageismatwork
Experiencing life serving as a member of the Armed Forces, working with non-profits, becoming a master seamstress, studding phlebotomy, earning multiple degrees, running marathons, and teaching in the public school system, Nikki ultimately found the fulfillment of her purpose in the creation of her own non-profit organization, Buy From A Black Woman. With the mission of serving, supporting and providing tools and resources to help Black Women Business Owners succeed, Buy From a Black Woman was born out of Nikki’s passion for service and her recognition of the lack of support and resources available to black women business owners. Since 2016 Buy From a Black Woman has empowered, educated and inspired black women business owners and the people who support them. Buy from a Black Woman is a 501(c)(3) organization focused on ensuring that Black Women have the tools and resources that will allow them to be successful. Through educational programs, an online directory, and funding, Buy from a Black Woman continues to grow as a trusted resource that helps Black Women in business.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Nikki’s belief and search for her purpose.
- Intention behind starting a blog and the buy from a black woman challenge.
- Listening to what you should be doing and doing it.
- Reasons why black women businesses aren’t more successful.
- Understanding the difficulty and the major challenges of starting a business.
- Bringing on experts to help grow and maintain.
- The importance and power of sharing your story.
- Nikki’s activities before starting her business and the turning point.
- Listening to your intuition and fulfilling your purpose with intention.
- Success story and the Black Women Business Grant.
Quotes:
“The wage gap is real…..When it comes to black women businesses and all women businesses we have the biggest wage gap.”
“People don’t understand how difficult it is to start a business until they have to start a business.”
“You have to be properly educated so you can properly market, maintain and sustain your business.”
“There is no way you can grow doing everything yourself….I have to be able to allow other people to put soil and fertilizer into my garden as well.”
“You have to listen to your intuition.”
Mentioned:
Buy From a Black Woman
Hip Hop Tea Company
Buy From a Black Woman Directory
IG, Twitter, Facebook @buyfromablackwoman
Youtube @buyfromablackwoman or @buyfromablackwomantv
info@buyfromablackwoman.org
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Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/genderedageismatwork
Best selling author Jessica Buchanan survived a life altering, harrowing kidnapping experience. After being abducted and held for ransom by a group of Somali pirates, Jessica survived 93 days under deplorable conditions before being rescued by SEAL Team Six of the United States Navy Elite Special Forces Unit. Jessica now speaks on resilience and overcoming impossible odds through the lens of navigating change. She’s a family support liaison for Hostage US, as well as a dedicated ambassador for the Navy Seal Foundation which helps to support families of fallen Navy Seals.
What You WIll Hear in This Episode
Jessica’s experience living in Somalia and working with the Danish demining group heading up their education department.
Her October 25, 2011 abduction and the life changing 93 days she was held hostage by somali pirates.
What survival meant and the skills she honed that helped her navigate and even build a strange rapport with her captors.
The effects and aftermath of the kidnapping experience on her life after being rescued
How hostage negotiations work.
The events of the night in January of 2012 when Jessica and her co-worker, Paul, were rescued.
The fundamental way the experience changed Jessica and dealing with the trauma
Tapping into your own Badassery
How the experience and grief re-routed her life’s journey
Jessica’s passion for teaching and how she uses her experience and her story to teach people how to navigate through change as well as how to identify when things need to change.
Quotes
“I thought that there was only one hero in the story…...I realized, I’m a hero in this story too.”
“The weight of trauma doesn’t change, it’s just your ability to carry it that changes it.”
“Big significant change that thrusts itself upon you is an invitation to collaborate. You can either fight against it or collaborate with it.”
“I don’t have to worry about the worst thing that could happen”
“It’s official, we’ve been kidnapped by the world’s dumbest pirates”
“Really understanding how to navigate change is fundamental to our mental health, well being and to being professionally successful.
Mentioned
www.jessbuchanan.com
We Should Talk About That
https://hostageus.org/
Danish Demining Group
Impossible Odds
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Iammusicgroup.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/genderedageismatwor
Author, Journalist, Editor, Mother, Speaker and Influencer Jeannie Ralston is a role model for aging boldly. She used her entrepreneurial spirit and love of connecting like minded women to form NextTribe, a digital and real life community for women over 45. NextTribe publishes informative, inspiring and sometimes irreverent articles on how to age boldly, and also hosts international and domestic travel for women. They also produce a series of live events across the United States called NextTribe Out Loud which celebrates the power and creativity of women in this age group. Jeannie and Bonnie talk about the importance of nourishing their friendships and going for the things that make their hearts sing. She also shares what we can expect from NextTribe, why it’s worth joining, and how to get involved.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Jeannie got her inspiration to be a badass and age boldly from her time as a freelance writer, and her parents.
One of the keys to badassery is to not take things too seriously, and to have a sense of humor about yourself.
Viewing 45+ as a rebirth of sorts and finding an inner and outer freedom that may have otherwise never existed.
Having good healthy social networks and friendships are crucial to our health and happiness.
NextTribe events
NextTribe welcomes women of all backgrounds, focusing on nurturing friendships and support for one another.
Don’t let negative assumptions hold you back. It’s never too late to change your story to something more empowering.
NextTribe’s free articles and low-cost memberships offering discounts on trips, events, and special access to networking groups and speakers. It also only costs $1 to add a friend.
Quotes:
“If you don’t have a sense of humor as you get older, there’s no hope for you.” - Jeannie’s mom
“You need to challenge yourself and break out of the stereotype of what women our age are supposed to be like.”
“Age boldly not oldly.”
“I'm going to make it my job to break the mold and rules at this age.”
“Keep moving and keep laughing.”
Mentioned:
Next Tribe
@NextTribe
World Dance for Humanity
The Unlikely Lavender Queen
Bonnie’s Blog on the Power of Dancing and Bringing People Together
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Iammusicgroup.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/genderedageismatwork
Dr. Lois Frankel, author of the Bestseller Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office, knows what it is like to be a reformed nice girl turned badass. She has dedicated her energy and time to work with women of all walks of life and ages to help them feel empowered and confident to speak up and make their presence felt. Today, she talks about the difference between being a nice girl and a nice woman, how important likability really is in the workplace, and a sneak peek into her audiobook Nice Girls Don’t Speak Up or Stand Out.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Badass women know the correct times to show their badassery.
Being a badass is about feeling seen and heard, and having the confidence to speak up.
It is never too late to practice using your voice at meetings, or in any of your professional and personal relationships.
Lois is a reformed “nice girl” and untaught herself a lot of the expectations to sit and be good without stirring the pot.
Badass doesn’t mean you are nasty and mean, it means you actively listen, and help others but also stand your ground and speak up when needed.
One of the biggest traits of why we hire and vote for others is because we view them as likable, and someone we could see ourselves sitting down for a beer with. While it’s important for both men and women to be likable, men have it easier for now by being expected to be more direct and straightforward than most women.
There is a new generation of workers that don’t respond to fear or authority the same way as we once did. Instead, they respond to traits that have been typically seen as more feminine such as interpersonal skills and connection.
A nice girl is kind and doesn’t rock the boat, but a nice woman can do her thing while also being a badass.
In Ageless Women, Timeless Wisdom, Lois interviewed women over 70 and asked them one thing they knew to be true in all their years of life experience. She learned that you can’t paint all women with one brush of wisdom, and their learning lessons differed throughout the varied locations.
Quotes:
“I know when to be a badass.”
“When our primary objective is to be liked, we give our power away.”
“We hire and vote for people we think we are going to like.”
“ Everything works out in the end, and if it didn’t work out, it’s not the end. “
Mentioned
Dr. Lois Frankel
Lois Frankel Books
Nice Girls Don’t Speak Up or Stand Out
Sylvia Ann Hewlett
Mary Kay
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Iammusicgroup.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/genderedageismatwork
Lisa Kohn is an accomplished leadership consultant, executive coach, author, and keynote speaker. She joins the show today to share her extraordinary story of being born and raised in a cult, and what skills she developed to heal, grow personally and professionally. Lisa shares the details of her new memoir To the Moon and Back and connects the dots on how her upbringing now makes her a compassionate and understanding coach. We also talk about the crucial need for self-love and forgiveness to be the true badass we are meant to be.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
How Lisa transitioned from an unusual childhood to become such a professional businesswoman with accomplishments such as having 20 years of experience partnering with Fortune 500 clients, teaching as an adjunct professor at NYU and Columbia, and a published author including her new book To the Moon and Back.
The powerful and intoxicating side of growing up in a cult and feeling as though you knew the truth, and you were there to spread it and help others through your message.
More about The Unification Church and the Moonie Cult, and some of the beliefs that Lisa grew up with.
Lisa’s time in college exposed her to new and different ideas, she speaks of the feelings of shame and the divide between what she felt and what she was taught.
How Lisa found her own truth and embraced her past, present, and future instead of running away from it or trying to numb it.
How her experience informs the work she is doing now with leaders at Fortune 500 companies.
Quotes:
“The best seats I’ve ever had at Madison Square Garden was at my mother’s wedding.”
“There is no drug as intoxicating as knowing you have the truth.”
“I have crazy thoughts in my brain, but they are not me. It’s what I was taught.”
“I’m not damaged, I have damage. There is a very big difference.”
“How is that workin’ for ya?” - Dr. Phil
Mentioned:
Lisa Kohn
To The Moon and Back
Chatsworth Consulting
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Iammusicgroup.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/genderedageismatwork
After being severely burned in an accidental fire set by her mother, Lise Deguire spent most of her childhood in the hospital alone undergoing countless surgical procedures. She is the lone surviving child of gifted, unsettled and iconoclastic parents. Recognizing resilience as her super power, she spent many years working on her healing and psychological health. Through her journey Dr. Deguire found a passion for helping others cope with, face and overcome their trauma. For the last 20 years Lise has been in private practice helping others with psychological resilience. She attended Tufts University, graduating summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. She earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from Hahnemann/Widener University. She is the author of her memoir, Flashback Girl: Lessons on Resilience from a Burn Survivor. Dr. Deguire has appeared on NPR, NBC, ABC, FOX, Sirius XM, and numerous podcasts. She is a blogger for Psychology Today, and has been featured in Thrive Global, Tiny Buddha, The Elephant Journal, and Best Ever You. Lise writes a blog about psychological resilience and is a national keynote speaker.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Lise’s personal story of recovering from multiple trauma.
Support system.
Lise’s resilience and finding inner strength through severe trauma.
Connection between resilience and forgiveness.
Helping others become more resilient and to overcome their barriers.
Resilience defined.
Studies on resilience and the commonality of resilience.
Helping our children learn resilience and the importance of parents’ emotional health.
Gratitude
Quotes:
“It has been a lifetime of recovery”
“Forgiveness is a really easy word to say and a very hard word to understand, let alone do.”
“Resiliency is the ability to bounce back from adversity. I think resiliency is a kind of super power honestly.”
“The best thing we can do for our children is get as emotionally healthy as possible.” - Daniel Siegel
Mentioned:
Flashback Girl
LiseDeguire.com
Fb @Lisedeguire
IG @drlisedeguire6
Twitter @LiseDeguire
Dr. John Constable
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Iammusicgroup.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/genderedageismatwork
With her sights set on working in Chicago after college, Catherine Lindner found a job where she learned about data and information resources. This valuable knowledge led her into an incredibly successful career in retail. Upon becoming a mother Catherine passed on executive positions that would require traveling and instead ventured out on her own helping brands and retail technology firms position their products for retail. Recognizing a gap in the marketplace particularly focused on women over 50 Catherine and her long time colleague Carol Franczek created Out-Wit, a marketing company that focuses on helping companies capitalize on the power and potential of the over 50 female market. As an experienced marketing leader and retail enthusiast, Catherine has spent her career building successful brands with a combination of analysis and creativity. Throughout her career, she has put her all into tackling the “impossible” situation and driving measurable change grounded in consumer insights. Catherine loves a challenge, from building Walgreens’ first retail marketing department to developing their first integrated customer segmentation. She’s also credited with transforming Walgreens’ beauty business by differentiating the 8,000-item assortment by store cluster. Catherine believes the best solutions start with the customer by understanding their needs and wants.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Catherine’s unexpected career path into retail.
From retail to data scientist and entrepreneur.
Women over 50 are the Influencers and decision makers.
Repositioning aging as something positive and worth embracing.
Advertising, marketing and target marketing.
Female leadership and changing dynamics.
Financial investment houses and the older female demographic.
Fear of getting older and women who are redefining what it means to age.
50 over 50 and women CEOs.
The silent minority of women experiencing gendered ageism.
Self esteem and confidence and how easily it can be undermined by society.
Quotes:
“The reality is, getting older is a blessing.”
“More diverse workforces produce better results.”
“Ultimately if you’re healthy and happy you age well.”
“If brands speak authentically with an authentic voice to women, they’ll respond.”
Mentioned:
Out-wit.com
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/genderedageismatwork
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Iammusicgroup.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
As a young woman, Molly struggled with insecurities. Ridiculed and bullied for various circumstances beyond her control, Molly believed early on that her acceptance was based on her image. Her time was spent chasing a number on the scale or the barbell. After 20+ years of wishing her body looked differently, she finally discovered how to stop comparing herself to and competing with other women. Since then, supporting women and being supported by them has changed every aspect of her life. Molly is the author of Strong Women Lift Each Other Up, and Co-founder of Girls Gone Strong (GGS), a worldwide health and fitness movement dedicated to helping women feel strong, confident, and empowered in their lives and their bodies. Today, the Strong Women Lift Each Other Up philosophy is woven through the fabric of the Girls Gone Strong movement. From employing and educating to featuring, collaborating with, and investing in women, GGS is dedicated to lifting up women all over the world. GGS has consulted, collaborated with, and been featured by Yale, the Olympics, Johns Hopkins, Time, People, Today, ABC, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, and more.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Molly’s youth surrounded by insecurity, self doubt and bullying
Learning the valuable and damaging lesson of superficial acceptance
Falling in love with health and fitness
Physical and emotional stress and the self esteem roller coaster
Healing journey, improving self esteem and self worth
Steps to build resilience as well as battling society’s standards and expectations for women
Identifying our true feelings and emotions about ourselves
Learning self trust, scarcity mindset and the comparison trap
Compounding deficit and negative self esteem issues in young girls
Effects of the pandemic on girls and women
Activism and change. Intention, setting boundaries and building awareness
Quotes:
“I want to like me for me regardless of what my body looks like or what it can do.”
“You are worthy of your own care outside of your relationship to anyone else and outside of what it allows you to do for other people.”
“Women and girls are not participating in their own lives because they don’t feel they look good enough to.”
Mentioned:
MollyGalbraith.com
Strong Women Lift Each Other Up
IG @Themollygalbraith
Fb @MollyGalbraith
GirlsGoneStrong.com
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Iammusicgroup.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/genderedageismatwork
Raised with a no limits attitude, Kathy Goughenour learned early on that she could do anything she wanted to do. Earning a Masters degree while working at a fortune 500 company, Kathy was motivated to branch out on her own and prove her worth after her boss tried to belittle and place limits her potential. After finding the courage to say “bye-bye” to her corporate marketing career, Kathy Goughenour built a 6-figure Virtual Assistant business from her tiny house in the middle of a forest. Today, she teaches professional women how to create their own work-at-home Virtual Assistant and Virtual Expert® businesses so they too can enjoy the freedom, flexibility, and financial security they desire and deserve.
Kathy and her Expert VA® and Virtual Expert® Training programs have been featured in Forbes, The Huffington Post, Good Housekeeping, All You, and The Wealthy Freelancer. For more information, visit www.virtualexpertraining.com.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Kathy’s no-limits upbringing as a double preacher’s kid
Tragedy and survival
Landing a job and getting an education with a fortune 500 company
Starting her own virtual assistant business
The “I’ll show you” attitude
The power of our mindset
The effects of COVID on the business of virtual assistants
Controlling and managing rapid growth
Taking risks, Internalizing labels that others put on you, Vulnerability
Communication and staff camaraderie
The issue of confidence
Top advice on how to find clients. Research and conversations
Showing up authentically.
Quotes:
“What one woman can do, another can do.”
“Everything anybody has told me I cannot do, that I really wanted to do, I just did it anyway.”
“When more women are wealthy we will have a more loving world, because women create stronger communities, give back to their communities and I want to help women create wealth for themselves.”
“I strongly believe in having a business coach.”
Mentioned:
Miss Hickey’s Business School
Virtualexperttraining.com/badasswomen
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Iammusicgroup.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/genderedageismatwork
Brianca Johnson always had a passion for digital marketing. After receiving her masters degree in marketing and with the goal of becoming the Chief Marketing officer for Target, Brianca started her side hustle as a marketing and launch strategist to help her build and sharpen her skills. Amidst a few years of job hopping and searching for the right position, she realized that her side hustle was truly her passion. Brianca built her career while working with several local and national organizations where she used her masters degree in marketing and advertising communications to develop strategies and digital marketing campaigns to connect businesses with the people who need them the most. In July 2020, Brianca left her position as Digital Director for a national nonprofit organization to focus, full time, on her business where she helps women entrepreneurs leverage their existing expertise to map, message, and market an offer they love (and that sells!). After just six months, BJ&Co. generated its first six figures in revenue and Brianca was able to help her top 6 clients generate more than $240,000 in revenue. Brianca is on a mission to transform the lives of women and help them build businesses they love with clients they love." Brianca is a big sister, launch strategist, and CEO of Brianca Johnson & Co (BJ&Co.).
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Brianca’s personal journey
Transitioning through jobs while still having the underlying passion for her marketing business
Motivation to start Brianca Johnson & Co. (BJ&Co.)
The village of women that influenced Brianca’s passion for entrepreneurship
The importance of building and understanding the systems of your business
Helping women show up as their authentic selves
Being vulnerable and authentic
Learning and lessons learned through experience and trial and error
The evolution of entrepreneurship
Lessons learned from clients
Tips for growing your authentic business
Bridging the gap between your expertise and the value that you bring
Quotes:
“I knew what I wanted my life to look like but I didn’t know how to get there.”
“Knowing what parts of you, what parts of your business really build a bridge of connection with your ideal clients was the game changer for me.”
“The more that we see people unleash their power and be their full selves, the more empowered we are to unleash our power and be our full selves.”
“I can build a life that has freedom and that has flexibility by leveraging my gifts, my talent and my expertise.”
Mentioned:
Socials:@thebriancajohnson
BriancaJohnson.com
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Iammusicgroup.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
As the first person to go to college in her family, Marla Persky did not have a professional female role model. Unsure of what she wanted to do, she found an attraction to being a trial attorney, standing up in front of a jury, telling a story and becoming a character in front of other people. While studying law she realized she loved business even more and spent many years professionally learning how to influence as opposed to command and control in business. A champion for female attorneys, diversity and inclusion, Marla has personally experienced being the only woman in the room. Driven by the passion to help other female attorneys succeed Marla founded WOMN LLC, A company dedicated to helping women succeed in the business of law by increasing their knowledge of and acuity with financial drivers, client development and leadership. Throughout her professional life, marla has had the opportunity to understand and practice business principles that lead to personal and company success. Marla has been Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Boehringer Ingelheim Inc. where she oversaw a department of over 70 individuals. Prior to that she spent 17 years at Baxter international where she held numerous business and legal positions including Acting General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Marla currently serves on several corporate boards. In addition to her corporate activities she is on the board of several non-profit organizations including Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Primary Stages, and World Neighbors Inc. Throughout her career Marla has focused on improving diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. She has been awarded for her contributions by elite organizations such as Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity and The Connecticut Appleseed Foundation. She was recognized as one of the 10 most innovative in house counsel for her strategy and efforts to increase the opportunities and visibility of women in high profile litigation.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Marla’s education and career trajectory
Law school and learning to be a business person
Purpose and creation of WOMN
Meritocracy and building influence
Women graduates vs women in leadership
Business development and role models as a woman
Shifting demands towards diversity in law and business
Shifting business models today
Good, authentic networking
Tips for law firms and companies to level the playing field for women.
Reinvesting in your community
Accountability
Quotes:
“It’s through influence that professionals and women in particular really can make a difference”
“The practice of law is actually a business and if you don’t look at yourself as a product and you don’t understand your target audiences and you don’t have a brand and a brand channel that will get your bard in front of your targeted audience, you will not succeed in the practice of law or in business.”
“Hard work alone is not enough for success.”
“Good girls rarely make history. My goal was not to be a good girl, my goal became to be a respected and successful girl.”
“Older men are respected, older women are marginalized.”
“The business model in law firms is going to have to change if it’s going to be truly diverse.”
Mentioned:
WOMNllc.com
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Iammusicgroup.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Jessie Wiegand had a tumultuous childhood, leaving home at 16 and living a peripatetic life, couch surfing throughout high school years. With the help of teachers and counselors Jessie was able to successfully overcome her struggles as a teenager. Married right out of high school, Jessie dedicated herself to raising and homeschooling her 5 children. As a full time mom, she cultivated her knack for communication while mothering five children and entered the professional world after graduating from college at 42. Jessie is the News & Media Director at WGRT 102.3 FM and host of the radio show and podcast, LIMElight with Jessie. As a multimedia storyteller, she connects people to fresh ideas and engages them in fun, authentic conversations.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Jessie’s personal story
Early childhood struggles
Becoming a full time mom and successfully homeschooling her children.
Connecting and rediscovery
Lessons and resilience learned from experience.
Morning reading and writing routine
How we define ourselves. Being identified by who you are not what you do.
LIMElight radio and podcast.
Advice for career minded women.
Quotes:
“I lead more with thought than emotion.”
“I found time because I required it.”
“You don’t just quit when you’re a mom.”
“I don’t necessarily want to be identified by what I do, but more of who I am.”
“The accessibility of education is a game changer for women.”
Mentioned:
Limelight
IG: @wgrtjessie
LinkedIn: @jessiweigand
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Iammusicgroup.com
The Politics of Promotion
Fb @Bonnie.Marcus
LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus
Twitter: @selfpromote
IG: @self_promote_
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Amy Ferris is an author, screenwriter, editor and playwright. Her memoir, Marrying George Clooney: Confessions From A Midlife Crisis, is an example of the brilliant, entertaining and creative way that she tells the raw and unaltered truth. I greatly admire her ability to be truly herself, which in turn inspires others to do the same. Amy and I talk about the family issues that gave her a sense of her own voice, how her writing workshops help women to dig deep within themselves, and why it is so very badass to love yourself deeply and put yourself at the top of your priority list.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Amy was in the middle of writing Marrying George Clooney when her mother was diagnosed with dementia, and that changed the course of her creative path completely.
We all have courage inside of us in this world, and it is up to us to bring it out in ourselves and encourage others around us to do so as well.
Telling the truth about our thoughts, feelings and desires gets easier with age, but much like an onion, there is always more to be pulled back and shared.
Amy’s writing workshops help women dig deep to share their deepest darkest experiences. It is then that once they are done they feel like they can continue being the badass they are meant to be.
Not only is Amy a badass on her own, but she encourages other women to discover who they are and fully express it.
Women will rise up when we really care about each other as true sisters, and focus more on the power within the matriarch.
We must look at all that we have been through to gain perspective and understanding that life is a journey that has ups and downs.
Badass is loving yourself a whole lot more, and not giving all our power away to others.
There is a balance between being open to feedback and letting others burst your bubble. Seek out constructive criticism from those that can help you grow, but be in touch with your own gut instinct.
The Ovary Office series is a partnership with Women’s eNews. It will shine a spotlight on women in politics living courageously, and will serve as an inspiration to women all over the world that it is okay to put yourself out there.
Quotes:
“It was revelatory to write about things that I was shoving in a corner.”
“Courage is like building blocks. We build piece by piece.”
“I want women to start telling their truth.”
“We need to love ourselves enough that we don’t allow someone else to dismiss or discard us.”
Mentioned:
Amy Ferris
@amy.ferris
Marrying George Clooney
Shades of Blue
Women’s eNews
The Ovary Office
Lori Sokol
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Iammusicgroup.com
The Politics of Promotion
Growing up on a dairy farm in Minnesota, Lea Stendahl wasn’t quite sure what she wanted to do in life. Having gained some digital knowledge during an internship in high school, Lea found her way in the early days of digitizing services and products when she volunteered to help bring the bank where she was working online. This experience, coupled with her love of marketing, paved the way to Lea’s 20+ years in digital finance and was the foray into becoming an award winning and widely recognized leader in marketing and tech today. As EVP and Chief Marketing Officer for Suffolk, a revolutionary construction company, Lea is responsible for defining and implementing a strategic marketing vision aligned with the company’s ambitious growth goals. She has led the transformation of Suffolk’s marketing function by creating and executing an integrated, diverse marketing strategy that encompasses innovative branding, media, communications, digital marketing and promotional strategies. Before Suffolk Lea was the CMO at ETRADE where she defined and drove the brand and marketing initiatives through innovative campaigns, positioning the organization as the undisputed source for digital investing and training. Under her leadership, ETRADE deployed a fresh bold marketing and advertising approach that rejuvenated the iconic brand and earned a Gold Effie Award. Prior to her CMO role at E*TRADE, Lea was a managing director of brand and marketing communications for td Ameritrade. She is a member of Tech NYC which is an engaged network of strategic tech and business leaders working to foster a dynamic, diverse and creative New York. Lea has been recognized for her marketing and branding vision and leadership and was recently named to Ad Week’s 50 most indispensable media marketing and tech players.
What You Will Hear in This Episode
Lea’s origin story
Lea’s first job and first opportunity to apply her digital knowledge
Women in marketing vs Women in leadership in marketing.
Obstacles and the challenges of career change.
Developing her own narrative and leveraging her points of difference.
Humility, self awareness, listening and winning hearts and minds.
Being a different voice and opinion in the room.
Tips on building a successful career in a male dominated space.
Personal professional brand and value proposition.
Attracting, retaining and advancing more women in the construction industry.
Quotes:
“Everyday, I’m still learning and finding my way.”
“I was extremely purposeful in transitioning my brand.”
“Sometimes being a little bit different voice in the room can actually be an advantage as people instantly pay attention to something different.”
“Become the Chief Marketing Officer of yourself”
“Seek self reflection and an unbiased view of your own professional brand.”
“Self perception vs others perception can sometimes be greatly at odds.”
Mentioned:
Rebuildtheratio.com
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Iammusicgroup.com
The Politics of Promotion
Learning early on in life that you can do anything until someone tells you you can’t, Felice Gray-Kemp’s experience as a young, inquisitive, intelligent African American girl taught her how to navigate spaces fraught with peril. Raised by strong women, Felice learned early on the importance of being true to herself and recognizing her own strength. Felice is a business and legal executive with expertise in U.S. and international commercial law. She has served as a legal business partner for public, Fortune 500 industrial, technology and iconic consumer product companies as well as closely-held and privately-held
entities including as Chief Legal and Administrative Officer of a company that she founded. In
2021, Felice joined CaaStle as a member of its senior leadership team. As a Yale alumni, Boston University School of Law graduate, and Fellow at the University of Connecticut School of Law Felice’s commitment to continued education does not stop with her own. She has been an adjunct professor in several Connecticut colleges that focus on the education of adult learners. Felice was appointed by the Governor of the State of Connecticut to serve as a Regent on the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education. Felice has been widely recognized through awards, podcasts, speaking engagements, and co-authoring articles for the legal and business acumen. Having gone over many barriers, she is passionate and committed to deconstruct each one of them. This is a passion born in part of her own experience in the over a dozen roles (including promotions) in which she has been “the first” of many descriptors--most often, the first person of color, African-American, woman or African-American woman in every professional position that she has held. Her hope is that, in her lifetime, such descriptors will rarely apply to any individual.
What You Will Hear in This Episode
Felice’s early childhood experiences and influences
Social justice
Reinvention
False barriers and guide posting that we set up for ourselves.
Navigating the challenges as an african american woman in the corporate world.
What companies can do to be more inclusive.
Assumptions around women, blacks and marginalized groups
Self reflection in leadership.
Pink taxes, gray taxes and PTO.
Building more awareness about ageism and gendered ageism.
Quotes:
“Don’t believe what you think, be the best you that you can be, know what your inside voice is and be true to yourself.”
“Why would we discount ourselves when the world is working overtime to do that for us.”
“You should not feed into these negative messages that will have you question yourself when you should be too busy being yourself.”
“If you don’t have a diverse network you’re probably not going to have a diverse employee base either.”
“Look to humanity, this isn’t social programming. Let people succeed or fail based on their own ability.
Mentioned:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fgraykempgeneralcounsel/
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Iammusicgroup.com
Ammusicgroup.com
The Politics of Promotion
Working as an executive coach Bonnie Marcus began researching gendered ageism after one of her clients experienced changes in her workplace that set her career at a disadvantage. Motivated by her research and discovery of consistent practices of gendered ageism in the workplace Bonnie focused on building awareness around the issue by helping give women a voice and the tools to be able to deal with this growing practice. With the purpose of bringing awareness of gendered ageism as well as encouraging and empowering women of any age to do what it takes to stay at the top of their game, step into their badass courage and be who they are, Bonnie wrote Not Done Yet! How Women Over 50 Regain their Confidence and Claim Workplace Power. As an executive coach, speaker, author and host of the Badass Women at Any Age podcast, Bonnie is passionate about helping women understand their talent, their ambition, owning who they are and empowering them to step up and own their authentic selves, not only in the workplace, but in the world.
Charlotte Kaufman is the founder of Women Who Sail, the largest online group of women sailors in the world, and regularly reviews books.
What You Will Hear in This Episode
Introduction to Bonnie and Not Done Yet!
Pandemic and job loss.
Gendered ageism for women.
Men graying vs. women graying and the public perception.
Internalized stereotypes and beliefs that hold us back.
Identifying and examining fear and limiting beliefs that have the potential to sabotage us.
Facing fears and being proactive about growth.
Multi Generational mentoring and personal connections.
Men’s thoughts on aging and response to Not Done Yet!
Tips for leaders and organizations to address diversity, equity, inclusion and gendered ageism in the workplace.
Dealing with gendered ageism comments.
Quotes:
“The limiting beliefs and ageist beliefs that we hold actually hold us back.”
“We can control our mindset, we can’t change society overnight.”
“The key is really to stay curious.”
“It’s pretty dangerous to think we have all the answers.”
“We need to help people understand that ageism is engrained in the way we think and we behave.”
Mentioned:
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Iammusicgroup.com
Ammusicgroup.com
The Politics of Promotion
Women Who Sail
As a young girl, Gabrielle Bosché grew up hearing her father express his regret of not having a son and that shaped her perspective of who she needed to be. Equating masculinity with success, Gabrielle found herself overcompensating in every endeavor, forming an addiction to achievement that left her confused and in debt. Exposure to motivational speakers through her mom’s interest and attendance in motivational conferences sparked Gabrielle’s curiosity about her generation and the constant criticism of millennials. Driven by curiosity and her recognition of the generational gap between millennials and previous generations, Gabrielle was motivated to pursue a bridge to fill that gap. Quitting her job at 23, Gabrielle launched her first company, consulting major brands and the government on how to reach Millennials. She has written 5 books ranging from Millennial motivation, next-generation entrepreneurship, and her most recent, The Purpose Factor: Extreme Clarity for Why You're Here and What to Do About It was rated a "Top Book to Buy" from USA Today.
Gabrielle is one of the most booked Millennial motivators in the world. She has been called the "next generation of motivators" by Tom Ziglar and is a popular TEDx presenter, bestselling author, and co-founder of The Purpose Company. Her work has been endorsed by the likes of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Brian Tracy, Lewis Howes, and co-founder of Chicken Soup for the Soul, Marc Victor Hansen. Gabrielle has worked with everyone from presidential campaigns, the U.S. Navy and Air Force, and the top brands in the world. Gabrielle has been featured in major media outlets including NPR, Sirius XM Radio, Bloomberg Radio, Glamour Magazine, SUCCESS, Business Insider, and Los Angeles Times.
What You Will Hear in This Episode
Gabrielle’s origin story. The thing that most shapes your perspective.
Overcompensating and its effects
Hearing motivational speakers at an early age.
The importance of curiosity.
Finding courage and being propelled by the fear of regret.
The power of permission and recognizing purpose.
Millennial women and the corporate ladder
Ageism in the workplace and generational empathy.
The elements and process of purpose.
The effects of being aligned with your purpose.
Branding: Connecting individual purpose with company purpose.
Quotes:
“Focus on what makes you curious.”
“Courage comes from clarity and from confidence. Clarity comes from knowing where you’re going and how to get there. Confidence comes from your ability to know you can do it.”
“The key as a leader is to be empathetic.”
“Your story is your authority. You can only help people overcome that which you have done yourself.”
Mentioned:
The Purpose Factor
7figurepurpose.com
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Iammusicgroup.com
ammusicgroup.com
Inspired by space travel, Dr. Ginny Whitelaw knew she wanted to be an astronaut by the time she was in middle school. At the age of 13 she wrote a letter to NASA asking how to best prepare to reach her goal of space travel. Receiving a genuine reply, she followed every step, eventually majoring in biophysics all the while taking martial arts classes throughout her time in school. With a 5th degree blackbelt in Aikido and Ph.D in Biophysics, Dr. Whitelaw landed a job with NASA working in operations that became the turning point in her career. Her observation of the lack of mind and body focus in leadership training led her to create an entire system of training that would impact the culture of leadership. Dr. Whitelaw spent 10 years at NASA, where she became the Deputy Manager for integrating the International Space Station Program. She led a large-scale change effort to re-align the management of the Space Station Program using cross-functional teams and was awarded NASA’s Exceptional Service Medal for her efforts.
Dr. Whitelaw is the founder and CEO of the Institute for Zen Leadership. She has more than 25 years of experience in developing global leaders combining her rich scientific background with senior leadership experience at NASA. Together with Mark Kiefaber, she developed the FEBI® to measure four mind-body patterns of personality and trains practitioners worldwide in how to apply FEBI in their work. She is a recognized expert in leadership development and executive coaching. Dr. Whitelaw has authored 4 books, including The Zen Leader and Resonate. She has served as adjunct faculty to Columbia University’s senior executive program and worked with leaders in some of the world’s top companies, including Merck, Dell, Avon, XL Capital, Sprint, Cemex, EMC, Novartis, Hospira, Marsh, Ascension Health, T Rowe Price, and Bank of America. a Zen Master in Rinzai Zen, as well as President of Focus Leadership
What You Will Hear in This Episode
Early inspirations and aspirations leading to NASA and martial arts.
Ego driven leadership and unspoken needs.
Ginny’s observation of leadership training being about the mind and completely leaving out the body leading her to study and create Zen leadership.
Learning to be your true self and knowing yourself
Lessons in learning to cultivate energy and use it.
The impact of Zen leadership.
Daily practice.
Connectivity with self and others.
Quotes:
“Deep and enduring change involves the body.”
“When an idea resonates with us and we follow it, it can really help guide us toward work that is ours to do.”
“Listen to life and the things you naturally vibrate with, the people you naturally resonate with, will keep pulling you in the direction of where you can live your most significant life.”
“We can’t know anyone else better than we know ourselves.”
“Zen training not only shows us our ego but helps us see through it.”
“Energy is not local, energy travels long distances.”
“Your work becomes a manifestation of what you’re about.”
“Our health is sort of like a barometer of what’s going on in our life.”
Mentioned:
Working with Resume
Institute for Zen Leadership Institute
Zenleader.global
Resonatethebook.com
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Iammusicgroup.com
Dr. Wendy Coren was determined from a young age to do things herself. With a strong conviction of rejecting limiting beliefs and her passion for helping others, Wendy has spent many years focused on finding balance in her life and continues to do the same for others. An equestrian amateur all her life, Dr Coren combined her love of horses with fitness and performance becoming a chiropractor in 1980, and certified in multiple animal methodologies since 1998 including AVCA ( American Veterinary Chiropractic ). In 2006 Wendy founded Equalign with her husband David Lundquist DC and son Dustin Coren DVM. Wendy currently resides in Florida and travels the world teaching, coaching, and aligning equestrian and canine athletes, two legged and four legged, with an emphasis on fascia and mobility. She is the author of numerous books including recent releases on Equine and Canine mobility.
What You Will Hear in This Episode
How Wendy’s lifelong love of animals influenced her transition from working as a chiropractor with humans to working with animals.
Gaining confidence through accidental experience.
Trust and cooperation, the relationship between a doctor and a patient.
Human practice vs. animal practice.
Lessons learned through practice.
The importance of process and questioning.
The effects of COVID on Wendy’s life and practice.
Tik tok and learning impactful ways to use social media.
Reducing fear and false limitations.
Finding balance and the ability to choose.
Quotes:
“It’s amazing how much they (animals) understand the difference between someone who is there for them and someone who is going to hurt them.”
“The process is more important than anything else.”
“Where you see a problem is generally not where the problem is, it’s where you’ve compensated.”
“We can interact and connect in a social media way without it being less authentic.”
“Intermittent craziness keeps you young.”
Mentioned:
Equalign
Tiktok @equidoc
IG @equalignk9
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Inspired by the example of her grandmother and the stories she heard about aging and limitations, Stephanie O'Dell embarked on the journey of shifting focus from her 10 year career styling women to representing them. Recognizing the lack of opportunity and representation for women over 50, Stephanie began a blog called Celebrate The Gray. She realized the visuals and stories women are given as they age are messages of anti-aging vs pro-aging. She knew something had to change. After 10 years of fashion styling with Athleta and Stitch Fix Stephanie founded her Celebrate The Gray company, a full service agency for and about the 50+ woman. Stephanie represents over 45 gray haired models and works with companies to use real faces and authentic stories of positive aging. She is passionate about updating the face of aging for the 50+ woman and showing the possibilities of positive aging working with brands like Athleta, Kikoko, Gennev, Revel. Stephanie has been a speaker at the San Francisco Commonwealth Club, Gennev, YWCA, Rotary, interviewed on numerous podcasts (The Rant, Brand Fifty, Mean Magazine) and featured in local and national press (AARP “DIsrupt Aging”). Stephanie hosts a bi-monthy speaking series “How She Revels” for Revel and is a featured podcast contributor for Brand Fifty, brandfifty.com.
What You Will Hear in This Episode
How and why Stephanie created her 50 plus agency.
Shaming, aging and normalizing and rewriting the messaging around grey.
Brands and authentic representation.
Aspirational marketing, anti-aging messaging vs positive messaging.
The challenge of selling the concept of the power and importance of 50 plus woman.
Promoting the positive aspects of aging.
Ageism in the workplace and working towards embracing positive aging.
Jane Fonda
The effect of Stephanie’s mission and experience on her own life.
Shifting from focusing on the end goal to focusing on daily accomplishments.
Lifting limitations.
Quotes:
“There is this power behind gray hair.”
“Gray equals old primarily for women…...Men are distinguished and women are old.”
“We buy into the age denial.”
“You can’t be what you don’t see.”
“I’ve learned to be patient and believe in the path that I’m on.”
“Listen to what the universe is serving you.”
“If you’re doing something you are passionate about, stick with it and it will work out.”
Mentioned:
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
IG : @celebratethegray
Celebratethegray.com
Iammusicgroup.com
While most kids were preoccupied with toys or sports at the age of eleven Julie Stern carried around a briefcase everyday. From an early age, she meant business and was keenly aware that being an executive in the entertainment business was her passion. Julie spent much of her free time as a kid volunteering at her father’s motion picture rental company. Influenced by her early behind-the-camera exposure, Julie began pursuing her goal of working in production immediately. Starting from the bottom running errands, pulling cable, copying scripts, filling the water cooler and getting lunch to understanding production budgets, working with talent and building rapport, she took every opportunity she could to learn the industry . She attributes understanding the nuts and bolts of production as a vital piece of her success. Her impressive resume includes serving as Senior Vice President of Production for OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and Vice President for Production for Lifetime Entertainment where she was responsible for oversight of all unscripted programming, including the Emmy Award winning hit series, Project Runway.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Recognizing and pursuing her passion at an early age.
Early exposure and first jobs..
Setting the stage for success. Learning on the job
Finding good mentors and asking questions are the key to success.
The magic of strong, kind, smart, supportive women.
Overcoming difficult obstacles. C-Suite and lateral loops..
Self doubt and limiting beliefs.
Julie’s open leadership style and her nickname “The General”.Advice for ambitious women to realize their goals.
Quotes:
“Learn the money and you can do anything you want.”
“Whatever you want to do in this entrepreneurial world, if it’s something that brings you joy and you really feel that it’s something that you love, then do it, whatever it is, to get you there.
“Be exposed to as much as you can. There is no replacement for hard work and learning the nuts and bolts.”
“The most important thing is to ask for help.”
“We are all people and we learn from everybody.”
Mentioned:
SternEntertainment
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Experiencing life serving as a member of the Armed Forces, working with non-profits, becoming a master seamstress, studying phlebotomy, earning multiple degrees, running marathons, and teaching in the public school system, Nikki ultimately found the fulfillment of her purpose in the creation of her own non-profit organization, Buy From A Black Woman. With the mission of serving, supporting and providing tools and resources to help Black Women Business Owners succeed, Buy From a Black Woman was born out of Nikki’s passion for service and her recognition of the lack of support and resources available to black women business owners. Black women have been leading the numbers when it comes to starting a business, but the reality is that annual sales for black women business owners is 5 times smaller than all women owned businesses due to a lack of support and awareness. Since 2016 Buy From a Black Woman has empowered, educated and inspired black women business owners and the people who support them. A registered tax-exempt nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, Buy from a Black Woman ensures that Black Women have the tools and resources that will allow them to be successful. Through educational programs, an online directory, and funding. Buy from a Black Woman continues to grow as a trusted resource that helps Black Women in business.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Nikki’s belief and search for her purpose.
Intention behind starting a blog and the buy from a black woman challenge.
Listening to what you should be doing and doing it.
Reasons why black women businesses aren’t more successful.
Understanding the difficulty and the major challenges of starting a business.
Bringing on experts to help grow and maintain.
The importance and power of sharing your story.
Nikki’s activities before starting her business and the turning point.
Listening to your intuition and fulfilling your purpose with intention.
Success story and the Black Women Business Grant.
Quotes:
“The wage gap is real…..When it comes to black women businesses and all women businesses we have the biggest wage gap.”
“People don’t understand how difficult it is to start a business until they have to start a business.”
“You have to be properly educated so you can properly market, maintain and sustain your business.”
“There is no way you can grow doing everything yourself….I have to be able to allow other people to put soil and fertilizer into my garden as well.”
“You have to listen to your intuition.”
Mentioned:
Buy From a Black Woman
Hip Hop Tea Company
Buy From a Black Woman Directory
IG, Twitter, Facebook @buyfromablackwoman
Youtube @buyfromablackwoman or @buyfromablackwomantv
info@buyfromablackwoman.org
Not Done Yet!
Not Done Yet! Amazon
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Pattie Grimm has always been a badass. Encouraged by her father, since early childhood Pattie learned about courage, conviction, sports, cars and always doing your best. Achieving great success early in her career Pattie quickly climbed the corporate ladder but took a downturn and ended up hitting rock bottom. Acknowledging the need for self care, Pattie took time to rediscover herself, her purpose and her passion. With over 25 years experience, Pattie is an empowerment expert for organizations, leaders, and women. Her presentations/interviews are empowering, educational, and engaging. Pattie was a senior leader for several Global Fortune 100 companies. She owns a company focused on empowering women to be the best they can be. She is an author/speaker/ podcast guest/trainer/coach/ women’s advocate. Pattie was recognized by Executive Women’s Association, Who’s Who in Women’s Leadership, Women of Influence and the State of California. She is the author of Quiet Women Never Changed History – Be Strong, Stand Up and Stand Out – “Let’s Go Kick Some Glass.”
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Pattie’s early lessons about courage and conviction.
Career moves motivated by the passion to make a difference and play big.
From rock star to rock bottom.
Self doubt and self care.
5 principles of how to be a strong, confident leader.
Taking your power back through self reflection.
Perfectionism.
How to become a strong, confident, empowered woman leader.
Avoid giving away your power.
Women leaders vs. men leaders
What makes a good leader.
Quotes:
“Women of any age can be bold, brave and brilliant.”
“If you want to be your true confident person with courage you can’t give up on you. You have to make sure that you are number one on your things to do list.”
“Confidence is more important than your competence.”
“You can’t give away what you don’t own.”
“Confident shows in your body language, in your height and space. Don’t make yourself small.”
“Be strategic.”
“Do what you love and money will follow.”
“Women leaders see around the corners.”
“Courage isn’t the absence of fear, courage is the ability to work through fear to get to the other side.”
Mentioned:
Women Kicking Glass
Quiet Women Never Changed History
Amy Cuddy
DISC profile
Strength Finder
PattieGrimm@live.com
Advantage Training
Born in Paris to German and British parents, Charlotte Japp immigrated to the United States when her father was offered an amazing job in New York. A tight knit family, Charlotte and her siblings were constantly included in their parents’ social life, spending time with a network of artistic and colorful friends that largely influenced Charlotte’s understanding and appreciation of intergenerational relationships. After graduating from Georgetown University, Charlotte started her career in creative marketing and saw the consequences of age segregation in the workplace when older and younger professionals needed to connect and learn from each other, but had no way to meet. Witnessing her parents being pushed out of their jobs in their 40’s coupled with her observations in the workplace, Charlotte was inspired to create CIRKEL, a company that connects older and younger professionals for mutual personal and professional growth. CIRKEL makes networking across generations seamless, inspiring, and impactful – working with both individuals and corporations to bridge the gap. Charlotte was named one of Next Avenue’s 2020 Influencers In Aging and a 2020 Gen2Gen Innovation Fellow. She has been featured in publications like The New York Times and has spoken internationally about the magic of connecting generations.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
The importance of cross-generational networking.
Charlotte’s childhood and influences of experiencing intergenerational inclusivity.
The lack of generational diversity in the workplace.
What motivated Charlotte to start thinking big about intergenerational spaces and experiences.
Intergenerational mentorship and networking with intention and purpose.
How CIRKEL helps break down barriers.
The importance of recognizing self value in networking
CIRKEL’s future plans.
Quotes:
“There is a lot of reverence that young people have for older people.”
“Networking takes intention.”
“We all need a little bit of a boost to remind ourselves that our experiences are really valuable.”
Mentioned:
Not Done Yet!
www.cirkel.world
Instagram @cirkel
Photo contest #NotDoneYet
As a licensed psychotherapist, Lucia DiVieste Severtson was crippled by fear and was able to diagnose herself with OCD. Lucia sought out treatment to help her overcome her struggle. Through exposure therapy, she began the journey of learning how to walk with and through fear. Surrendering to treatment, she experienced a healing process that she wanted to pass on to other women. This process coupled with the pandemic motivated Lucia’s founding of Be Brave Psychotherapy and Empowerment Coaching for Women, LLC in Denver, CO in April of 2020.
Drawing from her personal experiences and expertise as a psychotherapist with a background in acting and dance/movement therapy, Lucia assists women in moving through fear and standing up against their own personal giants. Through her program women learn to embody their most authentic and expanded version of themselves and step into authentic leadership. Lucia helps women break patterns of mind, body and voice through a combination of traditional psychotherapy techniques combined with dance/movement and drama therapy.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Lucia’s lifelong battle with OCD.
Diagnosing OCD and exposure therapy.
Debilitating fear
Deciding to dedicate her existing psychotherapy practice to women who suffer with anxiety and depression.
Lessons learned about women and their fears.
Expectations related to gender as well as parents effects on our identity and perceptions.
Lucia’s therapy process through movement and voice.
Helping women create their own monologues.
Quotes:
“Fear is so provocative.”
”No matter the fear I can walk up to it, face it and walk with it.”
“The expectations for women keep changing. We are asked to carry far more than anyone should be able to carry.”
“The story we tell ourselves about ourselves is powerful.”
Mentioned:
www.bebravewomen.com
Not Done Yet!
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
#NotDoneYet contest
Angela Burton found her talent for writing at an early age. Her natural ability to express herself through writing helped her create a safe space to not only document her story, but to share it and use it to guide her through life. Recognizing the incredible power of writing and self expression, Angela set out to help others find their authentic voice. She is the Founder & Chief Writing Motivator of Feet to the Fire Writers' Workshops®, a creative program that inspires adults to challenge themselves through expressive writing. Started in Louisville, KY in 2014, Feet to the Fire has expanded to develop a licensed train-the-facilitator program for senior living communities and wellness organizations. The program currently operates in seven U.S. states; in 2020, amidst the COVID pandemic, Feet to the Fire pivoted to launch a consumer version – writer’s kits and virtual groups for those who are socially isolated by the pandemic, a needed way for people to fill up their days, writing the stories of their lives and finding purpose along the way. Angela’s particular brand of helping people find their voice and write authentic stories earned her a spot in Louisville's WILD Accelerator for Female Founders program. Feet to the Fire was recognized as Next Avenue’s Editor’s Picks for 2018 and has been featured in McKnight’s Senior Living (2019), MarketWatch, Forbes and other publications. When COVID19 restricted senior living communities from having even small-group activities, Burton decided to keep their voices alive by starting a podcast, Feet to the Fire Writers’ Workshops® OUTLOUD, featuring interviews with and stories read by the writers themselves. Burton was recently named a Next Avenue Influencer in Aging, sharing the spotlight with such greats as Dr. Vivek Murthy and Michael J. Fox, among others.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Angela’s inspiration and love of writing.
The benefits of writing and it’s therapeutic effects.
The positive and negative effects of others recognizing your extraordinary talent. Dealing with jealousy.
The power of self expression and the inception of Feet to the Fire Writers’ Workshops.
Why it’s important to write and share one’s story.
The challenges for people trying to find and connect to their authentic voice.
Preservation of our loved one voices of the past and present.
Finding purpose through writing.
Expressive writing vs.Creative writing.
Angela’s purpose of helping others find their authentic voice through writing.
Quotes:
“Sometimes when you write, that process is like a meditation of sorts.”
“As you go through the phases and stages of your life your goals and your aims change.”
“Writing allowed me to understand what I was feeling, thinking and going through.”
“There’s something magical about turning 50.”
“There is a big power in words. It allows people to express themselves and allows people to have a voice.”
Mentioned:
Feet to the Fire Writers
Not Done Yet! How Women Over 50 Regain Their Confidence and Claim Workplace Power (March 9, 2021) now available for PRE-ORDER!
Chaucers Books Event
With a degree in chemical engineering, Nancy Michieli has worked in the oil and gas industry for over 20 years. As she climbed up the corporate ladder, the prevalence of gender bias became increasingly apparent. Although she always felt comfortable being the only woman in the room, Nancy’s awareness of other high ranking women’s lack of self esteem motivated her to create mentorship opportunities to help bolster and instill confidence in other women. Nancy is a certified, holistic life, career and executive coach and started her organization, Luv2BMe to help professional women reconnect with their identity, energy and balance while achieving clarity in their life and career. As a certified consulting hypnotist, Nancy works with individuals to break down the habits, fear and stress within to achieve great results. Nancy is an accomplished American 9 Dance Ballroom Dancer, having won the Fred Astaire Canadian National Amateur Couple multiple times with her husband Vasco. As Canadian Certified Sommelier, Nancy loves to share her knowledge of wine, beer, and spirits.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Nancy’s lifelong passion for engineering and music.
Women in the engineering field
Corporate women’s self-esteem and gender bias.
Confident women and behavioral expectations in the workplace.
5 Feminine energies.
Fun, Flirty and Fabulous Femininity.
Identifying and uncovering micro traumas: the effects of subtle messages on self identity.
Using hypnosis to connect and find balance with women’s feminine energy and confidence.
Body language. Power in your posture.
Epigenetics and raising children
Quotes:
“One of the biggest challenges in organizations is that we don’t have women to help mentor other women up the ladder.”
“When you show up more confident, then we can start to work through some of the gender biases.”
“We can only actually change ourselves.”
“By learning who you are and starting to value yourself and owning that, then the negative statements or the impact from other people becomes less and less.”
Mentioned:
Not Done Yet! How Women Over 50 Regain Their Confidence and Claim Workplace Power (March 9, 2021) now available for PRE-ORDER!
Luv2BMe
Dr. Valerie Rein
High Performing Feminine Leader
https://www.nancymichielicoaching.com/
https://www.facebook.com/NancyMichieliCoaching/?
Nancy Michieli LinkedIn
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Starting Sunday Feb 21st The Midlife Rethink 3 part online workshop registration
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-midlife-rethink-with-avivah-wittenberg-cox-bonnie-marcus-tickets-132773847151
https://www.chaucersbooks.com/event/chaucers-virtual-author-discussion-bonnie-marcus-not-done-yet
As a young professional in finance, Carson’s idea of a successful woman in leadership completely shifted when she took part in a leadership development program that gave her an exclusive look into the C suite. Motivated by a disengaged, disconnected and depleted top female executive, Carson has made it a goal to find balance between career success and personal fulfillment. A dynamic teacher and coach, Carson is known for igniting personal transformation through her simple, powerful and actionable strategies and tools. Carson is founder and managing partner of Working Simply, Inc.,a consulting firm that has served leading global brands, including AbbVie, Delta Airlines, Deloitte, FedEx, Wells Fargo, Chick-fil-A, and Lowe’s. She is also the creator of the Productivity Style Assessment®, a productivity assessment featured in Harvard Business Review’s 2017 Guide to Being More Productive. Carson is the author of the best-selling, Work Simply: Embracing the Power of Your Personal Productivity Style [Penguin Portfolio, 2015). Her newest title, Own It. Love It. Make It Work. [McGraw-Hill] is packed with actionable tools and inspiring, results-driven stories from Carson’s consulting work. Carson’s views have been included in Bloomberg Businessweek, Business Insider, CBS Money Watch, Fast Company, Forbes, Harvard Business Review blog, The New York Times, USA Today, Working Mother and more.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Success vs fulfillment in a woman’s career.
Disconnecting your job from your identity.
Social contracts and professional relationships.
The essential components of engagement, stimulation and fulfillment at work.
Navigating workplace challenges and personal challenges.
Taking ownership of your life by naming, claiming, challenging and facing our fears.
Self advocating, being specific and intentional in a corporate environment.
The effect of working remotely on career advancement.
Tactical advice and weekly status reports.
Quotes:
“Work can be the full expression of who we are. It can light us up. It can give us an outlet to serve in the world.”
“All relationships are about give and take, what I bring to the relationship and what I receive.”
“The act of writing a book is an inward journey of self exploration.”
“No job is exempt from significance and any job can be your dream job because you define it.”
“Celebrate you.”
Mentioned:
https://carsontate.com/podcast/
Own It, Love It, Make It Work
Workingsimply.com
Linkedin: Carson Tate
Not Done Yet! How Women Over 50 Regain Their Confidence and Claim Workplace Power (March 9, 2021) now available for PRE-ORDER!
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Starting Sunday Feb 21st The Midlife Rethink 3 part online workshop registration
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-midlife-rethink-with-avivah-wittenberg-cox-bonnie-marcus-tickets-132773847151
Power Mom Joann Lublin developed a love for writing and journalism at an early age. In 1969, while in college, Joann participated in a Newspaper Fund internship program that became the catalyst for her career with the Wall Street Journal. Her experiences having to balance a demanding career and raising a family inspired her to write her newest book, Power Moms: How Executive Mothers Balance Work and Life. As a power mom and journalist, Joann researched and interviewed 86 executive mothers, including CEOs and entrepreneurs plus 25 daughters of boomer generation ones. The executives worked at some time in their careers for a company with at least $100 million in annual revenue. These interviews highlighted the similarities and differences of power moms over decades. Joann is the former management news editor for the Wall Street Journal. She created the Journal’s first career advice column and wrote it until 2020. She shared its 2003 Pulitzer Prize for stories about corporate scandals as well as her 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Gerald Loeb Awards, the highest honor in business journalism. Her first book, published in 2016, is
Earning It: Hard-Won Lessons from Trailblazing Women at the Top of the Business
World. She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism with honors from Northwestern
University and a master’s degree from Stanford University. She lives in suburban
Philadelphia.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Joann’s love of writing and early journalism experience
Being a journalist vs being an author
The inspirations and methods behind her books.
The refusal to accept the status quo as a career woman and a mother.
Major differences between power moms in the past century and today.
Tips on dealing with mom guilt and the importance of self care.
Marriage contracts either legal or spoken.
GenX mother’s unapologetic and entitled mindset.
The mental load.
3 lessons younger women can learn from their mothers
Parenting lessons that are applicable in the workplace.
Quotes:
“Manager moms are not acrobats.”
“GenX moms have a much greater sense of entitlement. They know they’ve earned the right to be in senior management, they’ve earned the right to be executives and to be accepted as parents who have equally strong commitments and obligations to their family as they do to their careers and they are not mutually exclusive options.”
“Empathy is, not only understanding what one is going through but listening for the feelings as well.”
Mentioned:
Not Done Yet! How Women Over 50 Regain Their Confidence and Claim Workplace Power (March 9, 2021) now available for PRE-ORDER!
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Pre-order Power Moms
Joannlublin.com
joannlublin@gmail.com purchase book and email before Feb 16th to receive an autographed book plate
Covey Club workshop Feb 10th: Removing Your Unconscious, Age-Related Barriers to Your Success
The Midlife Rethink 3 part online workshop registration
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-midlife-rethink-with-avivah-wittenberg-cox-bonnie-marcus-tickets-132773847151
At the age of 27 Patty Alper made a bold decision to pivot from her career in marketing and public relations to launching a construction company. Knowing nothing about construction, Pattiy educated herself on the industry by building a strategic plan while learning about her own strengths in business. Patty’s experience in philanthropy in tandem with her success and belief in strategic planning and action led her to the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). As an NFTE board member Patty designed a project based program that combined business, plan development and mentorship for high school students. Patty’s 35-year career in business, coupled with two decades of hands-on experience working directly with youth, uniquely qualified her to understand the growing skills gap from both perspectives: the employers who seek to build a pipeline and hire better-prepared youth for twenty-first century jobs, and the youth who are often ill-equipped or ill-trained to enter the new workforce. Project Based Mentoring® brings together corporate employees, retirees, and businesses as a corps of knowledge practitioners, with the common goal of passing on skills to the next generation. Patty is president of the Alper Portfolio Group, a marketing and consulting company, and is a board member of both the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship and US2020, the White House initiative to build mentorship in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) careers. She has also been appointed to the corporate committee for Million Women Mentors. Patty is a highly sought-after speaker and the author of Teach to Work. A trustee of the Alper Family Foundation for the last 18 years, Patty’s unique approach to philanthropic giving and entrepreneurial mentorship has been featured in The New York Times, The Huffington Post, The Washington Post, TIME, and Philanthropy Magazine.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Patty finding her stride in business after a shift from Marketing and Public Relations to Entrepreneurship
Strategic planning and the journey of learning a new industry.
Patty’s experience in philanthropy and her inspiration to create a project based learning mentoring program.
The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship project based mentoring program’s detail, success, impact and reward.
What makes a good mentor
The success and importance of project based learning.
The mission, steps and goal of the mentorship program.
Quotes:
“I really taught myself that I could teach myself. I learned that I was a resource.”
“Everybody learns differently and a lot of learning comes from doing.”
“I’ve learned that giving is a high.”
“I had to learn, I had to ask, I had to fail.”
“If you can be patient and empathetic around a goal it becomes more tactile”
Mentioned:
Not Done Yet! How Women Over 50 Regain Their Confidence and Claim Workplace Power (March 9, 2021) now available for PRE-ORDER!
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
Website: Teach To Work
Amazon: Teach To Work Book mentor’s guide to mentoring.
Covey Club workshop Feb 10th: Removing Your Unconscious, Age-Related Barriers to Your Success
The Midlife Rethink 3 part online workshop registration
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-midlife-rethink-with-avivah-wittenberg-cox-bonnie-marcus-tickets-132773847151
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
Born into a science focused family, Lesley Jane Seymour struggled to fulfill the science centered future her family had in mind for her. Through writing novels to her pet bird, her love of fashion and the escape that magazines provided her when trying to cope with the effects of her parents divorce at a young age, Lesley found her calling. A young woman with fast paced energy and a hunger for writing and discovery, Lesley was always seeking new ventures and challenges in writing. This pursuit eventually led her to an illustrious career in magazines from writer to editor-in-chief and innovator. Lesley is a media entrepreneur and one of the industry’s most respected leaders. She has served as editor-in-chief for various magazines including Redbook, Marie Claire, YM and More as well as beauty director of Glamour, executive director of Meredith’s Beauty Center of Excellence and copywriter and senior editor at Vogue. Named number four on the Most Powerful Fashion Editors List by Forbes magazine, Lesley has spearheaded several programs, projects, and ventures garnering awards in media, journalism, art direction, personal service and excellence. Lesley founded Covey Club, a meeting place for lifelong learners, in response to her loyal fan’s yearning for a place where women could come together to support and empower one another in business and personal growth. She is the author of two books: On the Edge, 100 Years of Vogue and I Wish My Parents Understood. Seymour has appeared on every major television show from Today, Good Morning America, MSNBC and Hardball to CNN. She is a LinkedIn influencer, contributor to the Huffington Post, and is a micro-influencer with 60,000 (un-bought) followers across social media platforms.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Lesley’s love for writing and fashion at an early age.
Early work experience starting in journalism and reluctantly moving into fashion.
Transitioning through magazines while breaking the status quo.
Becoming an entrepreneur and reinventing yourself.
Women’s magazines and the empowerment they provide.
The creation of Covey Club and Lesley’s motivation driven by women communicating, forming groups and having their say in the world.
Covey Club focus, events, groups and mission.
The danger of internalizing ageist and limiting beliefs.
Building your tribe for reinvention and accountability.
The danger of victimhood and the choices we have.
Covey Club Workshop
Quotes:
“Women’s magazines were very empowering when you saw what people could do.”
“When you bring women together and when you ask them to move the needle, they’ll do it, and they can do it, and it’s quite extraordinary.”
“The unfulfilled need is to have your voice heard when you’re over 40.”
“It ain’t over til I say it’s over.”
“If you want to reinvent yourself at age 55, 60 or 70, that’s your decision. Don’t let anybody else tell you you can’t, you shouldn’t, you aren’t.”
“Find the group that will support you when you’re ready to fly who don’t have previous ideas of your limitations or who you should be.
Mentioned:
Covey Club
Reinvent Yourself with Lesley Jane Seymour podcast
IG @lesleyjaneseymour
February 10th Covey Club Workshop sign up
I’m not done yet and you shouldn’t be either webinar. Jan 26 1pm EST/ 10am PST registration link:
https://weavinginfluence.com/event/im-not-done-yet-and-you-shouldnt-be-either-with-bonnie-marcus/
Not Done Yet! How Women Over 50 Regain Their Confidence and Claim Workplace Power (March 9, 2021) now available for PRE-ORDER!
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Midlife Rethink 3 part online workshop registration
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-midlife-rethink-with-avivah-wittenberg-cox-bonnie-marcus-tickets-132773847151
MJ Munsell had an early role model, her entrepreneurial grandmother, an independent woman who had her own shop where MJ would work and hang out. Her grandmother inspired her to stand on her own and pursue her professional dreams. An award-winning strategist, MJ has spent over three decades studying consumer behaviors and mentoring the next generation of designers. In her role as Chief Creative Officer, she champions human-centered design across MG2’s diverse markets to craft meaningful solutions for clients. Throughout her career, she’s collaborated with brands like Nordstrom, Anthropologie, and Hyatt to create unforgettable experiences. When she’s not dreaming up novel spaces, MJ can be found enjoying music festivals or exploring urban landscapes in search of inspiration and the perfect cappuccino
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- MJ’s personal journey, passion and success from interior design to Chief Creative Officer in an architecture firm.
- MJ’s grandmother’s positive influence and example as a strong, honest, forthcoming entrepreneur.
- The necessary elements of success other than good work.
- Building your network through relationships.
- Becoming a leader and owning it.
- Coaching your team and others to build their confidence
- The difference between men and women’s confidence in a corporate setting.
- Solutions for career longevity for women trying to navigate career and family.
- Post Covid adaptations for workplace success.
Quotes:
- “The reality is it takes more than the hard work.”
- “My personal goal was to work with people that I admire.”
- “There is a need for confidence in yourself as a leader.”
Mentioned:
MG2
Jan 26 Webinar registration link:
Weaving Influence: I'm Not Done Yet and You Shouldn't Be Either
Not Done Yet! How Women Over 50 Regain Their Confidence and Claim Workplace Power (March 9, 2021) now available for PRE-ORDER!
Politics of Promotion
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Midlife Rethink 3 part online workshop registration
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-midlife-rethink-with-avivah-wittenberg-cox-bonnie-marcus-tickets-132773847151
At the age of 13, Dawn Tyree was forced to marry her abuser. Despite this harrowing experience, she found the courage to leave the marriage at 16 and became her own hero. Dawn is an author, activist, and a founding member of The National Coalition to End Child Marriage in the U.S. She is currently working with Global Hope 365 to help end child marriage in Califonia. Her testimony and that of other survivors played a crucial role in ending child marriage in 4 U.S. States. The story of her experience as a child forced into marriage has been published in The New York Times, Reuters, The Sun, DailyMail, The News-Review, WRAL, Freedom United, Portland Metrozine, YES! Magazine, and printed into 12 different languages. Dawn works with multiple organizations and universities across the nation to help educate and offer support in comparative studies (the US and international) on child marriage and human rights abuse issues. Dawn was featured in a two-hour documentary on child marriage in the U.S. as part of the A & E Network docu-series with Elizabeth Vargas, “I Was a Child Bride: The Untold Story” that aired in April 2019. She continues her activism work in tandem with writing her harrowing story of overcoming the toughest of odds. Tyree is enjoying life in the Pacific Northwest Coastal Range. .
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Dawn’s story of how, at the age of 13, she was forced to marry her abuser who was her care provider.
- The decision and courage it took for her to escape after having 2 children.
- The legal issues Dawn had to overcome when fighting for custody of her children.
- Dawn’s journey and mission to end child marriage.
- The shame and trauma child brides carry and the fear of going public.
- Global and national organizations fighting against child marriage
- How Dawn overcame her past and found strength and empowerment.
- Statistics involving child marriage and states that have made 18 no exception laws.
Quotes:
- “Child marriage is nothing less than human sex trafficking in plain sight.”
- “When you are under 18 years old you can’t enter a legal binding contract.”
- “I didn’t hire a lawyer and I couldn’t find anyone to help me. I spent a lot of time in a law library fighting for myself and my children.”
- “US Department of State calls child marriage a human rights abuse issue, yet we are still allowing it.”
- “The USCIS approved almost 9000 petitions for foreign spouses between 2000-2017. All of those involved minors.”
Mentioned:
If you or someone you know is suffering from human trafficking text “befree” to 2337233
Unchained At Last
Global Hope 365
The National Coalition to end child marriage
Tahirih Justice Center
Facebook: @dawntyree
IG: @dawnbtyree
Not Done Yet
Politics of Promotion
Bonniemarcusleadership.com
The Midlife Rethink 3 part online workshop registration
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-midlife-rethink-with-avivah-wittenberg-cox-bonnie-marcus-tickets-132773847151
Description:
This podcast is the first in a series called Not Done Yet! featuring powerful badass women over 50 who are at the top of their game. Avivah Wittenberg-Cox is an award winning and best-selling author, teacher and leading expert on gender balance. She began her career in computer programming, a male dominated industry. In 1996, she set up a women’s network (PWNGlobal.net) to support women in business and discovered that if you put 30 women in a room together, they’ll support and empower each other. However, companies were failing to facilitate women’s newfound confidence and instead, were blocking their growth and had no idea why or how to change. Avivah found her purpose helping companies adapt leadership, cultures and systems to 21st century talent and customers. Balance isn’t a women’s issue, it’s a business issue and the fact is that gender balanced businesses perform better. Named in ELLE magazine as one of the TOP 40 Women Leading Change and celebrated by PWN Global with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Gender Balanced Leadership, Avivah continues to help companies around the world achieve success through improving gender balance.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- The parallel approach of empowering women and empowering leaders.
- Gender and generational balance within organizations and companies.
- The 5 M’s Men, Motherhood, Meritocracy, Mentoring, Masculinity.
- Different stages of women’s careers.
- The emergence and importance of women leaders.
- Corporate and personal reimagining of what a career actually looks like over decades.
- Midlife Rethink Workshop
Quotes:
- “Gender balance is a management competency that we are not educating people on.”
- “It’s really easy to check the commitment of CEO’s on gender balancing by looking at their own teams”
- “Generational balance becomes a really urgent imperative for companies and countries that want to keep healthy economic bases and talent pools.”
Mentioned:
Workshop link
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-midlife-rethink-with-avivah-wittenberg-cox-bonnie-marcus-tickets-132773847151
20-First
Late Love: Mating In Maturity
Avivahwittenbergcox.com
NotDoneYet! book
Charlotte Tovar attributes her success from breaking the status quo and then kicking ass by doing your best work. She is originally from Colombia and studied finance in the US. Helping launch a startup IT company after graduation, she quickly realized she needed to realign her focus. Shifting from IT to finance, Charlotte began working in management consulting, focusing almost immediately on energy clients where she led transformation initiatives and launched marketing loyalty programs in new countries. Having always worked for traditional oil and gas companies, Neste caught her attention. She was immediately drawn to the cleaner, greener, mission at Neste. She was vocal about her interest in joining the company, so when the opportunity presented itself, she accepted. At Neste, Charlotte manages the strategy team for North America and looks at new markets, new products, new concepts to launch. Charlotte lives in Houston with her fiancé Chris and their puppy Harvey, who was named after the hurricane that left them trapped together for 5 days.
What You Will Hear
- Recognizing your journey and being unaware of your accomplishments in the moment.
- Charlotte’s upbringing and education.
- Falling into the tech world and the conscious decision to walk away to pursue consulting focused on energy.
- Navigating through a highly male dominated industry and the reality, for women, of balancing a career and personal development.
- The active choices women have to make when trying to establish a career and a family.
- Finding a healthy balance.
- Tips for women who don’t acknowledge the desires they want for their career.
- The phrases that marginalize women.
- Elevating badass women in general.
Quotes
- “There should not be a point where women have to choose between their work and personal life.”
- “Breaking the status quo is something you have to be very open about.”
- “You have to vocalize to the right people the changes that you want.”
- “In a meritocracy, acknowledging someone because they’re a badass.”
- “It takes having strong champions.”
Mentioned
Neste
@CharlotteTovar
Theo Prodromitis is a marketing strategist, award winning Amazon entrepreneur and Greek mom. She has recently published her third book, The Balance Between Hustle & Flow to share her insights on bold decision making. Theo is a 2020 Enterprising Women of the Year Award Winner, National Retail Federation Retail Advisory Council Member, TBBJ Women of the Year Nominee, Editor's Choice Award Winner and US Congressional Hearing Witness in the US House of Representatives on the Impact of Big Tech on Small Business. She is a fierce advocate for Women and Small Businesses. Theo lives in Tampa where she proudly homeschools her three teenagers and is the organizer of her Big Greek Family Reunions.
What You Will Hear
- Theo’s first entrepreneurial venture at a young age.
- The influence of her entrepreneurial father and the impact of his passing.
- Being an advocate for others.
- The role her family plays in her success.
- Bouncing back from the experience of being blindsided by numerous life changing experiences.
- Learning to ask for help from the right people.
- Advice on how to reinvent yourself, assert yourself and take the opportunity to grow and branch out.
- Relationships and adding value to your network. Aspirational advisory board.
- The process of self discovery.
Quotes
- “Find your badass tribe”
- “You have to be discerning and you have to know that you are worth it and none of it is a reflection on you.”
- “No matter what level of success you have achieved in the past, there is nothing embarrassing about starting over or reinventing or asking for help.”
- “You are the average of the 5 people that you spend the most time with.”
- “Challenge yourself to do something really uncomfortable.”
- “It’s not so much your resume, it’s your value.”
- “Men are not the benchmark by which women are to be measured, our own potential is the benchmark.”
Mentioned
Connect with Theo
The Balance Between Hustle and Flow
Brene Brown
Jim Rhone
Jack Canfield
The Success Formula
Description
Too often we overschedule ourselves, we don't know how to prioritize, we can't focus well, we procrastinate on difficult tasks, we turn to mindless entertainment, and we don't make time for the things that are most important in our lives. Christina Shenvi, a practicing Emergency Physician, educator and mom of 4, has made it her goal to help busy professionals have less stress by learning to think about their time differently and by giving them the tools they need to change their approach to time. Having always been an overachiever, Dr. Shenvi has an MD, a PhD, is working on an executive MBA, and graduated summa cum laude from Princeton. Despite all the achievements, she was full of self-doubt and imposterism. Constantly beating herself up, she was plagued by worry. Realizing she feared complacency more than she desired contentment, she embarked on a journey to learn how to hold both contentment and ambition at the same time.
What You Will Hear
- Dr. Shenvi’s struggle with self doubt, imposterism and the motivation that fueled her achievements.
- As an overachiever, the moment when you realize you’ve achieved all of your goals or hit a slump
- Managing competing priorities.
- Patterns of thought and their effects on our lives.
- Rebuilding neural pathways.
- Implementation intentions. WOOP
- Dr. Shenvi’s venture into her current work helping other high performing professionals transform their minds.
- Strategy, efficiency, effort and managing your mind.
Quotes
- “We recall the negative things so much more than the positive things.”
- “Be careful how you talk to yourself, because you’re listening.”
- “Your assumptions are your windows on the world. You need to wipe them down every now an again.”
- “The biggest transformations are in our minds.”
- “Put it on the calendar is a strong power move.”
Mentioned
Rethinking Positive Thinking by Gabrielle Oettingen
www.timeforyourlife.org
The Power of the WOOP framework
The Politics of Promotion
Description
Suzy Unger, one of the pioneers of reality TV, has been a dealmaker in the biggest and most prestigious agency in the world. During her twenty-seven years in the television business, she has had the unfailing instinct to discover talent, create and package legendary reality television programming, and represent some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Suzy lived a red-carpet life. What she didn’t know was that she was dying from anorexia nervosa. After an almost deadly struggle, she checked herself into inpatient treatment. It was then and there, after eight months, that she decided to TRANSITION her own life. At the age of 50, she decided to change other people’s lives in the same way she had changed her own. She went to grad school and became a psychotherapist. As a fierce ally to the community, she completed her clinical hours at the Los Angeles LGBT Center where she instituted the first eating disorder/body awareness therapy group/ She then went on to lecture and speak on the subject and is passionate about new beginnings, new stories, and new pathways.
What You Will Hear
- Suzy’s upbringing, education and ambition.
- Her rise through the ranks of Hollywood.
- Suzy’s denial and struggle with an eating disorder and how it affected her life and psyche.
- Self worth and addiction.
- Treatment and recovery.
- Suzy’s transition from Hollywood to Therapist and connection with the LGBTQ community.
- Our connection to identity. Discourse vs. truth
- Getting vulnerable, perfectionism and true success.
Quotes
- “Addiction to anything is a response to pain.”
- “My eating disorder kept me from my feelings”
- “Identity is a socially constructed mechanism. We are not internally flawed. We are responding to the effect of whatever is happening all around us.”
- “Eating disorders are the number 1 mental illness killer.”
- “Everyone should be the star of their lives.”
- “Our work is a verb, it’s moving forward.”
- “Questions are interventions.”
Mentioned
Monte Nido
Suzyungertherapy.com
Suzy@suzyungertherapy.com
Description
Ruth Saunders is a successful entrepreneur as the head of her own strategic consultancy advising businesses on customer growth, marketing and branding. But her path to success wasn’t straightforward, leading to a lot of self-reflection, learning and growth. Brought up in a religious farming community in England, Ruth was raised with strong religious beliefs. Although she credits her upbringing for her hard working ethic and values, she also recognized that this same upbringing did not shape her well for commercial success. Leaving home at the age of 17 to study at University, Ruth embarked on a 7 year journey of growth – challenging her own beliefs and working hard to understand the rules of the corporate world. After spending 20 years in a corporate setting, Ruth realized she loved her work, but hated the politics, particularly in male-dominated work environments. Motivated to live life on her terms, Ruth started her own consulting business and found immense success creating a space where she can be herself, do what she loves and live by her rules.
What You Will Hear
- Ruth’s conservative childhood and upbringing.
- The challenges Ruth faced once she ventured out into the corporate world.
- Being a woman in a male dominated corporate world.
- Corporate politics.
- What it takes to become an entrepreneur and the reasons women become entrepreneurs.
Quotes
- “50% of people come through a traditional corporate world upbringing and 50% of people bruise their way up.”
- “It’s really important to be responsible for your own life, your decisions and for making each day great.”
- “The more you take responsibility for yourself the more you drive yourself into a good place.”
- “If you want to be an entrepreneur, and you’re determined enough, you will find your idea, you will start your business and you will make a success of it.”
- “Having a great idea isn’t the key driver of success.”
- “If you want it, go out and get it.”
Mentioned
Female Entrepreneurs - The Secrets of Their Success
Marketing in the Boardroom - Winning the Hearts and Minds of the Board
Being On Point
The Politics of Promotion: How High Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead
Veronica Vicente, has traveled the world and survived the unthinkable. A former global nomad, Veronica’s conscious pursuit of challenging ventures and opportunities led her through various work experiences around the world and in certain occasions, put her in life-threatening situations. Veronica’s passion, integrity, love of life and positive attitude have been the bedrock of her success and survival. The first female COO of a global accounting firm, Veronica’s strong interpersonal skills, high personal standards and passion are as imperative as her positive attitude and smile as she leads and inspires employee development through mentorship and continual learning.
What You Will Hear
- The impact of a smile, passion and a positive attitude
- Consciously choosing great challenges and overcoming and understanding the work that comes before and during the challenge.
- Surviving a tsunami while teaching a group of scuba divers.
- Resilience through survival.
- The importance of being open to everything that comes your way.
- How to empower others to be their best selves.
- Taking control of your own life.
Quotes
- “We are the only barrier to our badass self.”
- “People start relying on you because they know you have that passion to do whatever it takes to get the job done.”
- “Women are courageous, we just need to let ourselves be courageous”
- “Put yourself in the moment”
- “You can’t be passionate about (what you do) if you are not present”
Mentioned
v@verovicente.com
Crowe Global
Growing up, Kim Selby navigated through curve balls, constantly re-inventing herself, and grew into her true bad-assery in her late 50s. Kim is all about positivity and helping others share their light so it spreads. She motivates others to not let anyone dim their light. Kim has worked for Glamour magazine in NYC and was also the Fashion Director at Saks Fifth Avenue. She had her own fashion show production company for many years and has been a volunteer giving back to the community in a variety of ways. Gathering data from her years in theatre, her coaching certification (In creativity coaching), and her life experiences, Kim uses all of that knowledge to encourage other women to light their inner spark.
What You Will Hear
- Kim learned in her 20s that she was adopted and how it changed her.
- The importance of having a community of people and activities to help you work through life challenges.
- Finding your passion in order to ignite or reignite your inner spark.
- The positive effects of stepping out of your comfort zone and trying something new.
- Everyone’s ability to choose joy and happiness.
Quotes
- “Stepping outside of your comfort zone is always a good thing because it’s where the growth happens.”
- “You have to have the desire to awaken to your purpose.”
- “Leading by example is the best that anyone can do”
- “When people find what they are meant to do, their spark is lit.”
- “Every single day, to get your spark lit, find the things that you are grateful for.”
Mentioned
Ignite your Spark podcast
Kim-selby.com
@kimduffselby
Have you ever felt burned out in your life or career path? Have you doubted yourself and your dreams? Sasha Shillcutt, a cardiac anesthesiologist, professor, author, speaker and mother came to a life altering realization in 2013 after experiencing total burnout from what many would consider a perfect life. This burnout experience led her to the realization that she was totally isolated and that all her incredible accomplishments didn’t bring her peace. Once she stopped living for others, and started saying NO, she began to discover her full badass potential. She started a small support group for female physicians, which has now grown to a community of 12K professional women, to find their courage and step up to their full potential. As an author, Sasha publishes on gender equity believing in women helping women. and being brave enough to authentically lead as a woman.
What You Will Hear
- The challenges that high achieving, play by the rules women face.
- How consciously showing up and pushing through criticism and self doubt became the pivotal moment to Sasha’s success.
- The fine line between being obedient and being courageous.
- Teaching our daughters how to embrace and own their ambition and how to balance our ambition with a fulfilling life.
- Getting through the limiting beliefs we put on ourselves.
Quotes
- “ Life is not like a ladder it’s more like a jungle gym, we (women) have to give ourselves permission to pivot”
- “Showing up as yourself as a woman in the middle of your life is one of the most courageous things you can do”
- “Doing one brave thing empowers you to do the next brave thing”
- “Once you free yourself you free all the people around you”
- “Busy is the new self harm”
- “Once you’re ok disappointing nice people you will find balance”
Mentioned
Between Grit and Grace
@becomebraveenough
Becomebraveenough.com
Bonnie Twitter@selfpromote
Bonnie Instagram:@self_promote_
Description
After suffering for more than a decade from a rare autoimmune disease, dermatomyositis (DM), a progressive muscle weakness disease, Lisa Sniderman, aka Aoede, has persevered by obsessively turning to creativity to express herself and as a healing path. An award-winning, quirky, folk-pop artist, playwright, filmmaker and author, Aoede’s life purpose is also becoming a light in the darkness and a muse, offering support, compassion, inspiration, connection, and encouragement to those who need it most-especially those experiencing transformations: illness, disability, or unexpected life challenges. Aoede is a living example that it is possible to live a life filled with hope, passion, and joy, even if the shape and substance of our dreams change.
What You Will Hear in This Episode
- Lisa’s personal journey battling and managing dermatomyositis and its life altering effects as well as the challenges of going from being completely independent to totally dependent.
- The SPOON Theory: Living with a limited number of spoons
- The importance of finding balance between your passions and self care.
- Aoede’s discovery of how to use her creativity to help people process their losses or transformations and the importance of going through the grieving process.
- Discovering balanced wellness
- Tips on how to move from surviving to thriving
- 7 stages of grief and 7 stages of thriving
Quotes
- “Creating and creativity enables me to not focus on being sick and the darkness…...it gives me purpose and meaning. It reminds me I am not my illness.”
- “My illness is a continuing journey.”
- “Whatever your self care and needs are, attend to them. Don’t have guilt over that because sometimes to do that means that you’re going to be able to be more present and able to be there for yourself and for others.”
- “I have to allow myself to grieve”
- “Just allow yourself to be open to the experience, and whatever is coming up for you, sit with it, cause that, to me, is what grieving is about. It’s not linear, it’s a journey, it’s not a one time event”
Mentioned
A Light in the Darkness
The Grieving Project audio book
Myositis support and understanding
Twitter / facebook @aoedemuse
@aoedemusemusic
Description
Best selling author Jessica Buchanan survived a life altering, harrowing experience. After being abducted and held for ransom by a group of Somali pirates, Jessica survived 93 days under deplorable conditions before being rescued by SEAL Team Six of the United States Navy Elite Special Forces Unit. Jessica now speaks on resilience and overcoming impossible odds through the lens of navigating change. She’s a family support liaison for Hostage US, as well as a dedicated ambassador for the Navy Seal Foundation which helps to support families of fallen Navy Seals.
What You WIll Hear in This Episode
- Jessica’s experience living in Somalia and working with the Danish demining group heading up their education department.
- Her October 25, 2011 abduction and the life changing 93 days she was held hostage by somali pirates.
- What survival meant and the skills she honed that helped her navigate and even build a strange rapport with her captors.
- The effects and aftermath of the kidnapping experience on her life after being rescued
- How hostage negotiations work.
- The events of the night in January of 2012 when Jessica and her co-worker, Paul, were rescued.
- The fundamental way the experience changed Jessica and dealing with the trauma
- Tapping into your own Badassery
- How the experience and grief re-routed her life’s journey
- Jessica’s passion for teaching and how she uses her experience and her story to teach people how to navigate through change as well as how to identify when things need to change.
Quotes
- “I thought that there was only one hero in the story…...I realized, I’m a hero in this story too.”
- “The weight of trauma doesn’t change, it’s just your ability to carry it that changes it.”
- “Big significant change that thrusts itself upon you is an invitation to collaborate. You can either fight against it or collaborate with it.”
- “I don’t have to worry about the worst thing that could happen”
- “It’s official, we’ve been kidnapped by the world’s dumbest pirates”
- “Really understanding how to navigate change is fundamental to our mental health, well being and to being professionally successful
Mentioned
www.jessbuchanan.com
We Should Talk About That
https://hostageus.org/
Danish Demining Group
Impossible Odds
Patricia Greenberg was shamed for being overweight most of her childhood. At 35, she pushed herself off the couch to train to run a marathon...and the rest is history. Now she devotes her life to nutrition and fitness. Ushering in a new era of bite sized livable health, nutrition and fitness solutions, Patricia Greenberg practices what she preaches. A working wife and mother, she has 30 years of experience as a Certified Nutritionist, Chef, and Wellness educator. She lives a healthy lifestyle in an often chaotic world through good food and attainable fitness. Patricia runs The Fitness Gourmet, a wellness consulting firm that specializes in teaching seminars nationwide. She has a special interest in enhancing the education of the general public, providing accurate nutrition and health information to today’s consumer which has had an impact on the lives and health of thousands of people.
Patricia completed 20 marathons and 115 half marathons. She also loves the sport of tower climbing having conquered buildings all over the country. In her downtime she is an avid reader and knitter.
What You Will Hear in This Episode
- Patricia’s discovery of wellness after dealing with self image issues and body shaming during her early school years
- In search of her passion, Patricia tried various ventures including opening, and closing, a vegetarian restaurant in the 80’s, attending culinary school and eventually becoming a teacher and a marathon runner.
- Working on owning your destiny and breaking through stereotypes assigned to you by others
- Becoming an author
- What is tower climbing also known as stair climbing. Patricia’s first Tower climbing experience, climbing the Empire State Building and the new World Trade Center.
- How to draw upon your accomplishments to set new goals and face new challenges. Don’t blame yourself or anyone else. Don’t wallow in anger or fear or pain.
- For people in sales: You’ll knock on 100 doors, 99 people will say no, but the 1 person that says yes, that’s success
- Patricia’s new book, “Eat Well, Live Well, Age Well”, is about pro aging. Staying in the day, being the best you can be and moving forward from this moment. Everything is a life lesson
Quotes
- “Anything is possible”
- “You just have to try”
- “The word is resilience”
- “You make plans and God laughs”
- “You have nothing to lose by trying”
- “When you’re down the only place you can go is up “
Mentioned
Challenged Athletes Foundation
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
www.thefitnessgourmet.com
Email thefitnessgourmet@mac.com
Bonnie’s book, The Politics of Promotion: How High Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead is available now as an audio book on Audible or Amazon
Valerie Arioto is best known for her tremendous success as an Olympic Athlete and member of the USA Women’s Softball Team, where she won medals in four WBSC World Championships. The same work ethic and contagious positivity that helped her win on the field also led her to start The Integrated Vault, an online community for women. Here, Valerie works with other high performing women on creating balance, boundaries, and even more badassery in their lives. This week, tune in as Valerie and I talk about strength in asking for help, journaling, and letting go of unrealistic expectations.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Valerie created The Integrated Vault as a place to help other women with the self-care and body awareness skills she developed throughout her years as an athlete and high performer.
- As a perfectionist and athlete in the public eye, Valerie helps other women break through the limitations of wanting to be a certain way to please others.
- It can be difficult to ask for help and we think we are superwomen, but there is strength in admitting you’re not an expert in every aspect of life.
- As women, we can be suppressed, silenced, and expected to go through the motions. Journaling is a great way to deprogram ourselves from society and get in touch with our inner core.
Quotes:
- “I’m really good at asking for help, and I think that’s a good quality to have in life.” - Valerie
- “Although feedback has to be received in sports, to put other people’s opinion before my own confidence and my own clarity is doing myself a disservice.” - Valerie
- “I love winning, but at some point you have to separate yourself from results and enjoy the process.” - Valerie
Mentioned:
Valerie Arioto
@theintegratedvault | @valeriearioto
Description:
Dr. Laura Lewandowski is a self-described punk from Worcester, MA, who now uses that grit and attitude as a physician and scientist, leading a team to investigate the genetics of autoimmune disease. Dr. Laura is a passionateadvocate for the advancement of women in medicine and science, and her purpose and passion to improve the lives of her patients has led her all over the world in the name of global health.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Dr. Laura comes from a home of four girls, and although other people questioned what it was like, she and her parents had nothing but pride for all the females in the family. Between this and her mother working in a hospital and her love of learning, she chose the path of medicine, science, and global health.
We still have a very long way to go to get proper care to patients all around the world and to update our model of genetics so that it takes every country into account.
Dr. Laura’s work in Global Health also mirrored the characteristics needed in leadership - resourcefulness, a strong work ethic, and the ability to fail forward.
Her collaborations with both the patients and doctors in lower resource settings are educational, and there is no judgment, just understanding, and help.
Quotes:
“The biggest thing that determines how healthy your life will be is probably where you are born. If that is true, I want to be doing something about it.” - Laura
“It’s been life-changing to see what my patients go through and understand their stories.” - Laura
“If you are accomplishing everything you are dreaming about, your dreams just aren’t big enough.” - Laura
Mentioned:
Twitter: @LauraLewMad11
Google Scholar: Laura B. Lewandowski
Description:Lori Mihalich-Levin, JD, is the perfect example of a badass woman who thinks for herself, challenges the patriarchy, and empowers those around her as well. Lori is the founder of Mindful Return, author of Back to Work After Baby, and creator of the Mindful Return Maternity Leave E-Course. She also is a partner at Dentons US LLP. She joins the show to explain just how she earned her nickname of a “working mama guru,” and gives her expert advice for working parents to stay sane and successful during this extra challenging time of the pandemic.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Lori’s channeled her own outrage about the injustice in her own home to make a change and work for others who are suffering.
- At Mindful Return, she has helped over 1,000 parents feel confident and connected.
- Lori also works heavily with employers on how they can best work with new parents. Oftentimes employers will lessen the workload or take away projects just based on assumptions.
- Parenthood doesn’t take away any skills, in fact, it holds very similar skills that make for amazing leaders.
- If you are parenting with a partner, getting intentional about your time and responsibilities can be an absolute game-changer.
Quotes:
- “The skills working parents are gaining through parenthood, are actually the things that are going to make them amazing leaders.” - Lori
- “Life is full, and I don’t wear busy as a badge.” - Lori
Mentioned:
Mindful Return
The Parents at Work Podcast
The Abundant Mama
Back to Work After Baby
Description:
Sylvia Guinan is a financial professional with a specialty and passion for helping women find hope and stability throughout the rough road of divorce. She is also the author of the new book, The Richness of Divorce. Sylvia joins me this week to share our own personal stories with divorce, how we can find hope in a dark time, and why she is so drawn to helping women process the pain and make plans for the future.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Divorce can be a challenging and traumatic time, emotionally, physically, and financially. It may seem like a horrible end to something, but Sylvia invites her clients (and all women) to see it as a new beginning, whether or not the divorce was their choice.
- Sylvia’s new book, The Richness of Divorce, provides a supportive tool and framework to navigate divorce with love and grace, welcoming the new chapter of life while still taking the space to honor your emotions.
- The seven steps in the book are based in alignment with the seven chakras, which hold a huge amount of energy and also can result in symptoms when we are blocked.
- In the divorce process, it is crucial to set yourself up with a great team, so everyone is there for the common goal of helping you.
- The more we can speak up about our own struggles, the more it gives other women to feel less alone and more supported.
Quotes:
- “There’s so much light at the end.” - Sylvia
- “I don’t want you to be stuck on what could have or should have happened. I want you to be focused on where you are going.” - Sylvia
Mentioned:
Sylvia Guinan
The Richness of Divorce
Choose Her Everyday Or Leave Her
Anatomy of The Spirit
Marilyn Tam, PH.D, took what she learned from a neglectful and abusive childhood in Hong Kong to show that it’s possible to become a successful and powerful woman. She is a Best-Selling author, top-rated leadership speaker, and CEO/Founder of UsFoundation. She is an advocate for diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and her book The Happiness Choice gives reveals the principals and tools she has learned to create big and badass life.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Marilyn also formerly was the CEO of Aveda Corp., President of Reebok Apparel and Retail Group, and Vice President of Nike Inc. She also has been acknowledged by Inc. Magazine as one of the top 100 leadership speakers in the world.
- Marilyn came from a traditional Chinese family in Hong Kong, where her parents gave her away and made her feel unwanted due to her gender. Her upbringing gave her the skills to survive almost everything, and she came to America by herself in search of a better life and more opportunity.
- The key to imposter syndrome is to acknowledge it, keep going, and to develop more tools that reflect back just what a badass you really are.
- Marilyn’s book, The Happiness Choice shows how and why happiness is crucial for success in all ways.
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Two takeaways of advice from myself and Marilyn:
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You don’t always need to stay loyal to a job that may not be loyal to you.
- Learn everything you can from all the positions around you at an organization. This will leverage your power and help you become a more valuable player.
Quotes:
- “It’s about not only what we survive, but what teaches us to survive.”
- “I knew no one would pull me up, so I would pick myself up and keep going.”
- “What can I do today to take one more step to do something for others?”
- “Without meaning we have no joy.”
Mentioned:
The Happiness Choice
Marilyn Tam
Description:Kathy Caprino is a career and executive coach, speaker, and author of several pieces including her latest book, The Most Powerful You. She joins me this week to discuss the complicated relationship women have with power, the largest power gaps she has identified from her research, and what women can do to identify and heal them. Kathy shares practical ways women can move more towards meaningful work and away from toxic cultures that promote bad behavior. If you want to add some more badass into your life, let’s dive right in!
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
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Why our childhood teaches us who to be, but that isn’t a lifelong sentence that means we can’t learn and grow to our highest potential.
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What Kathy learned as a corporate marketing executive who spent 18 years in corporate life, and the toll it took on her health and outlook of the future.
- How a layoff after 9/11 moved Kathy into a direction she would have never guessed, as a Marriage and Family Therapist. There, she deeply resonated with women and her internal fire was lit to identify why women struggle with certain things when males don’t.
- Extensive research over 10 years went into her latest book, The Most Powerful You, and now Kathy has identified the most common power gaps she sees in all socioeconomic brackets.
- Some of the most powerful gaps include women not recognizing their special talent and ability, and diminishing it from claiming it an executive level.
- How we can communicate from strength rather than fear and feel in our cells that we are good enough.
- How women can build a better case for what they want and deserve and go after it.
- The truth is that culture and society still support these power gaps, but real badass women do the work on themselves first and then help others rise up. When we speak up against discrimination and mistreatment, we help give others a voice as well.
Quotes:
- “I had this fire lit inside me like a true calling. I want to understand what is happening with women in the professional world. Why are women having these challenges while men are not:” - Kathy
- “Women don’t even understand how they give their power away.” - Bonnie
- “We don’t know how to build a case for what we want.” - Kathy
Mentioned:
Terry Real
Kathy Caprino
Time To Brave Up | TedX Talk
The Most Powerful You
Kathy’s book
https://www.amazon.com/Most-Powerful-You-Bravery-Boosting-Career/dp/1400217482
Kathy’s TEDx talk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZypRbxVekM&feature=youtu.be
From an abusive childhood to the military, to a career in technology, Trina Martin has overcome adversity and broken down racial and gender barriers to having a fulfilling life and career.
www.Trinalmartin.com
From an abusive childhood to the military, to a career in technology, Trina Martin has overcome adversity and broken down racial and gender barriers to having a fulfilling life and career.
www.Trinalmartin.com
From an abusive childhood to the military, to a career in technology, Trina Martin has overcome adversity and broken down racial and gender barriers to having a fulfilling life and career.
Karen Hale, the producer at newclevelandradio.net, welcomes Bonnie Marcus and her weekly podcast, "BADASS WOMEN AT ANY AGE." In this segment, Karen will ask Bonnie, "Are You A BADASS?"
If you are lucky, every so often you will meet someone who inspires you to do your best work and pulls out your highest potential. For me, that is our guest this week, writer, essayist, and coach Sophfronia Scott.
Sophfronia coached me through my first book, The Politics of Promotion, along with my upcoming book, Not Done Yet. She joins me this week for a conversation on overcoming the challenges of becoming a writer, and how sharing our personal story can light the way for others to connect with us and tap into their own emotions.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Sophfronia is an award-winning journalist and began her career writing for Time where her cover story “Twentysomething” broke ground by looking in-depth at Gen X.
- Sophfronia holds a BA in English from Harvard and an MFA in writing from Vermont College. She discusses how it wasn’t about the degree per se, but what the degree provides in terms of a community, connections, and support from fellow writers.
- She was recently named the director of an MFA in Creative Writing program. She wants her students to understand that their voice matters, and what they have to say is worth something.
- To be a writer, you have to have the discipline to write! However, as much as it is up to you to do the work, having great mentors and coaches also is a great help.
- Sophfronia grew up in Ohio with a steelworker father and stay at home mother, along with a large family with seven kids. Writing poetry and reading were her escape initially, and something inside of her said if she committed to writing five pages a week, good things would happen, which they definitely did.
- Writing can help us not only process our own emotions but help others connect with how they are feeling and know that we all go through common experiences in life.
- Grief can sometimes feel like it’s going to swallow us whole, but it can also propel us to do great things. For Sophfronia, two big events that helped her realize life is short and she needed to get into action was the trauma around 9/11 and her sister passing away.
- Even just keeping a journal and trying to stay consistent with journaling can be a very profound way to get the muscle memory around writing stronger.
Quotes:
- “I wrote five pages a week and my life changed.” — Sophfronia
- “It’s not just the degree, it’s what the degree can do for you.” — Sophfronia
- “If you tell your story well enough, it hits a note. This alchemy happens where people are no longer reading your story, they are reading themselves in the story.” — Sophfronia
Mentioned:
Sophfronia
Sophfronia’s Publications
Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander
The Artist's Way
More info on #publishingpaidme from NPR
At 28 years old, Jacynth Bassett is a true ageism-fighting trailblazer. Jacynth is the founder of the movement Ageism is Never In Style, as well as the founder of the-Bias-Cut.com, the first age-inclusive online independent fashion boutique. Jacynth shares her inspiring story of deciding she needed to become a pioneer in the movement after seeing women like her mum treated poorly in the fashion industry due to their age. Jacynth also talks about what needs to happen so we accept people of all ages in our society, and the cost of what happens if we don’t. She also discusses a few beautiful fashion trends that can have women of any age, shape, or size feeling and looking their best.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Ways that gendered ageism shows up in our society, both in an overt way, and in ways we may not even notice.
- Why Jacynth decided she wanted to shift her path from law to becoming an advocate for women everywhere in the fashion industry.
- Some of the not so great trends in fashion that keep women from feeling okay about their age, and what we can do about it moving forward.
- How Jacynth grew the-Bias-cut to now include 34 labels with a mission to raise awareness and inspire women of all ages.
- Why it’s important to have intergenerational relationships so we can learn from each other and grow from our different perspectives.
- If you feel like you are never at the right age, you aren’t alone.
- How to pick looks that are fresh and contemporary rather than just having to jump on trends.
- A few great practical tips for cycling in colors and accessories to look both stylish and age-appropriate.
- The purpose behind the Advocates for Aging movement, so we can all find ways to connect and work together.
Quotes:
- “We definitely have designers now interested in what we are doing.” — Jacynth
- “You have to have everyone involved to make a change, it can’t just be the people who are directly affected by it.” — Jacynth
- “If you like what you are wearing, that will shine through.” — Jacynth
- “It’s the unity that will make a big difference.” — Jacynth
Mentioned:
the-Bias-Cut
Advocates for Aging
Ageism is Never In Style
Age March
Lori Sokol is a veteran journalist, author, and Executive Director of Women’s ENews, an award-winning digital news service that covers women’s perspectives on public politics and all crucial issues impacting women and girls around the world. Lori joins the show to talk about her badassery from an early age when she pushed back against patriarchy and became an outspoken journalist and thought leader. Lori shares what it was like raising a family, working, and earning her degree as an Educational Psychologist, and the inspiration behind her new book: She Is Me, available in stores this August.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Lori’s family was heavily structured in patriarchal ideology. They urged her to act in a way that wouldn’t upset men or make them leave, and one of the most successful things she could do in life was to marry rich.
- Lori’s dreams were much bigger, however, and she escaped and expanded her perspective by reading and writing.
- One of the badass women Lori discovered through reading and branching out was Gloria Steinem, someone with whom she is friends today and for whose mentorship and influence she is grateful for.
- Lori’s new book will be out in early August. She Is Me, focuses on how women will save the world and become even more successful and prosperous. She interviews other badass women to hear what struggles they have overcome on their way to the top.
- Badasses create their own opportunities. Lori was juggling business and a psychology degree with family before it was even called juggling. However, she always made her children a priority and knew their needs came first, no matter how busy she was.
- Even though we love our children, we need to respect that they are individuals with their own abilities, dreams, and challenges.
- Just telling our children how to act isn’t enough. We need to model the behavior for them.
- We need to fight for equality even if it doesn’t directly affect us.
- Lori is hopeful and sees things changing and continuing to move towards more action in eradicating ageism, racism, transphobia, etc.
Quotes:
- “To me, failure was not an option.”
- “I always encouraged my children to be authentic, and I had to set that example as well.”
- “We do not own our children.” — Gloria Steinem
- “We need men to march alongside women when we march for Equal Rights as well.”
Mentioned:
She is Me
Women’s eNews
Lori Sokol on Defying Other People’s Limits
Pippi Longstocking
Ms. Magazine
Mom, I Always Knew You Were A Lesbian
Revolution From Within by Gloria Steinem
@lorisokolphd
A Gift For My Racist Father: A Bi-Racial Nephew
Our dreams shift and change throughout our lives, and real champions work on embracing the new despite the discomfort that uncertainty that change can bring. Maureen Manley is an Inspirational Keynote Speaker, Trainer, Coach, and US National Cycling Champion. She joins the show this week to tell her story of being diagnosed with MS right when she was at the height of her career, and how she learned to persist in a way that was in alignment with her mind, body, and soul. Maureen used this turning point in her own life to inspire others to dig inside themselves and find the strength they may have never known existed.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- As a champion on the US Cycling Team, Maureen won a National Championship, set a national record, and won a silver medal in the World Championships.
- At the height of her cycling career and while racing in the Tour de France, Maureen suffered a frightening health crisis. She went blind and she crashed — only to learn it was the onset of multiple sclerosis, also known as MS.
- This diagnosis left her frustrated and frightened, not only for her health but for the end of her dreams and the life she had been working for every moment of her waking day.
- The more she tried to fight, the worse it got. Maureen then turned inward and did the hard work to really look inside herself and figure out what was next.
- Real badass women know that there’s not just one choice of finding self-expression, achievement, and freedom.
- Maureen created her own academic path and obtained a Masters Degree in Integrated Wellness, where she learned how each individual system of our health creates a bigger integrated whole.
- There is a difference between surrendering and giving up, with surrendering we are opening ourselves up to what is new and best for us and we are still on the court of our dreams.
Quotes:
- “My spirit moves through me, and there are infinite possibilities of how this shows up — if I allow it.”
- “The difference between surrender and giving up is huge.”
- “Being a champion of your situation takes a lot of courage.”
- “People see themselves in what I share and that’s important because it has to be realistic in order for them to apply [themselves].”
Mentioned:
Tour de France
Maureen Manley
Barbara Rose Brooker is a role model, activist for gendered ageism, poet, columnist, professor, and author. She and I talk about why aging is the new designer drug, and how we can understand ageism and start to dismantle it in all facets of personal and professional life. Barbara talks about her badass work so far including her books Love Sometimes and The Viagra Diaries and how we can get involved with the Age March, an event to celebrate all ages, races, sexualities, and genders.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Barbara started the Age March to bring awareness to ageism and invite people of all ages, races, sexualities, and genders to come together and support one another. The next one will be virtual on September 12.
- In ageism, we both covertly and overtly define people by their age and segregate them from the rest of society.
- We live in a culture where we define people by appearance and ignore the inner glow and development of powerful and badass women. Anti-aging advertising gives us a false sense of what it looks like to age and makes the younger generation scared to age.
- We tend to internalize all the agist assumptions and think we aren’t young enough, smart enough, pretty enough. This blocks or diminishes our success, and Barbara’s work actively combats these all too often repercussions.
- We need to first look at ourselves and our assumptions. When other people make comments, we can call it out.
- Comments against someone’s age often comes from a deep-rooted fear of not being accepted and becoming invisible during the aging process.
Quotes:
- “I don’t think age is a one size fits all.”
- “Age is not only a number. It’s who you are and how you feel about yourself in your own development.”
Mentioned:
Barbara Rose Brooker
Age March
Viagra Diaries
Love, Sometimes
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
@SpeakerPelosi
Hillary Clinton
Elizabeth Warren
Jean Freeman, CEO of Zambezi, uses her own knowledge and experience to teach women how to thrive in their own leadership positions, and how to jump from corporate life to start up their own business. Zambezi is one of the largest female-owned businesses in the advertising industry and Jean uses her power to advocate for others while also working with some of the most notable and influential brands in the market today. She shares her own unique story and background as a multitalented badass, why she is so inspired to lead on female-focused initiatives, and why adapting and staying nimble in business is more important than ever.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- ● Jean moved around in her youth, but her love of sports and education kept her grounded and shaped her today. She was encouraged to be ambitious, and use her natural talents out in the world.
- ● Jean found a love for advertising and marketing and saw the importance of the relationship between the brand and the consumer.
- ● Zambezi has 65 full-time employees and is the largest female-owned full-service agency in Ameria.
- ● One thing that remains constant is change, and it’s up to the badasses of the world to move quickly and adapt.
- ● Your dreams don’t have to look the same as the dreams of others around you, and it’s also okay to shift and change up your path if it no longer aligns with your higher calling.
- ● Jean focuses on having her Zambezi employees protected, respected, and connected. She also works with women when they are starting a business, and helps them use their inner power and creativity to solve large business problems.
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Quotes:
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● “It was a journey and a windy road, it wasn’t just a rocketship to the top.”
- ● “I have a duty to be an advocate.”
- ● “While you might not have all the answers, what people are looking for is that you are aware of what is happening and making a plan for the benefit of everyone.”
- Mentioned:
- How to Raise Independent and Professionally Successful Daughters
- Zambezi
Danielle Brazell is the General Manager of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, reporting directly to the Mayor and leading a full-time staff of 85 and part-time staff of 200. Danielle talks about how she overcame obstacles in her upbringing to recenter herself towards a life full of meaning and passion. She shares how she became involved in the arts and made a career for herself helping others share their love of arts and culture. Danielle and I then talk about how arts have been affected in the pandemic, and ways they are reinventing the wheel to adjust to the current situation.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Danielle had a multitude of health problems at birth, and the fight to be alive gave her a strong will and a solid sense of morality and integrity.
- A good friend got Danielle to sign up for school again after she had dropped out, and her teacher made a big impact on her life by providing a safe and respectful environment where she could dream big and express herself.
- Danielle had a wake-up call in her mid 30’s and decided she needed to consciously strategize and reimagine what was possible for her, using the tools and knowledge and passion for the arts to make a real difference.
- It is so comfortable to stay in our comfort zone, but growing is really what pushes us forward.
- Not only did Danielle take a plunge in her career, but she bungee jumped and yes, it is as scary (but thrilling) as it seems!
- Danielle and her amazing team are providing relief for artists and creating virtual events to make sure art is as available and as supported as possible during the pandemic. While there have been some substantial budget cuts, she feels confident that they will recover and reimagine their own future.
Quotes:
- “I’m driven by a strong sense of belief and meaning.”
- “It is so comfortable to stay where we are, but it becomes uncomfortable to stay where we are.”
- “Public health includes mental health, and we need cultural arts to get through this.”
Mentioned:
City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
Arts for LA
Highways Performance Space
Lisa Kohn is an accomplished leadership consultant, executive coach, author, and keynote speaker. She joins the show today to share her extraordinary story of being born and raised in a cult, and what skills she developed to heal, grow, and become an extremely accomplished leader. Lisa shares the details of her new memoir To the Moon and Back and connects the dots on how her upbringing now makes her a compassionate and understanding coach. We also talk about the crucial need for self-love and forgiveness to be the true badass we are meant to be.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- How Lisa transitioned from an unusual childhood to become such a professional businesswoman with accomplishments such as having 20 years of experience partnering with Fortune 500 clients, teaching as an adjunct professor at NYU and Columbia, and a published author including her new book To the Moon and Back.
- The powerful and intoxicating side of growing up in a cult and feeling as though you knew the truth, and you were there to spread it and help others through your message.
- More about The Unification Church and the Moonie Cult, and some of the beliefs that Lisa grew up with.
- Lisa’s time in college exposed her to new and different ideas, she speaks of the feelings of shame and the divide between what she felt and what she was taught.
- How Lisa found her own truth and embraced her past, present, and future instead of running away from it or trying to numb it.
- How her experience informs the work she is doing now with leaders at Fortune 500 companies.
Quotes:
- “The best seats I’ve ever had at Madison Square Garden was at my mother’s wedding.”
- “There is no drug as intoxicating as knowing you have the truth.”
- “I have crazy thoughts in my brain, but they are not me. It’s what I was taught.”
- “I’m not damaged, I have damage. There is a very big difference.”
- “How is that workin’ for ya?” - Dr. Phil
Mentioned:
Lisa Kohn
To The Moon and Back
Chatsworth Consulting
So much of what we get back in life has to do with the relationship we have with both ourselves and those around us. Melanie Joy, psychologist, author, speaker, and educator, has made it her life’s mission to understand how we can transform our relationships to get back more understanding and compassion on an individual and societal level. She joins the show this week to share the critical life experience that set her on the path for studying the complex nature of relationships and why we put up barriers instead of having an open heart. Melanie also talks about her new book, Getting Relationships Right, a one-stop guide to building emotional literacy and keeping our relational immune system healthy.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Melanie’s beloved dog fundamentally changed her view on love and relationships, and it was further cemented with her experience getting extremely ill from a hamburger. This awakened her curiosity on the social norms that dictate why we feel okay eating some meat and disgusted by the thought of other animals.
- Through Melanie’s books and writing, she shares her profound desire to understand why humans act against natural values of compassion and fairness and turn away from our fellow humans.
- The more we can observe ways that we act against natural drives and disconnect, the more we can act to consciously change our behavioral patterns.
- Throughout our life, we bring our systems and conditioning into our relationships without even realizing it, and this often creates friction and conflicts.
- Great leaders will make it a point to understand that in a position of power, we tend to empathize less towards others below us and feel entitlement towards double standards.
- The messages we hear about ourselves socially end up becoming internalized. When we become aware of the social systems in which we are influenced, we take back a lot of our power and can make more rational choices for ourselves and compassion for others.
- Trust, safety, and connection are the foundational elements of keeping our relational immune system healthy.
- We do give too much energy to the negative and defeating voices in our head, and this affects our well being as well as our relationships.
Quotes:
- “What we really want is a meaningful connection, yet we act in ways that cause disconnection.”
- “The problem is, when we don’t recognize the way power influences us psychologically, we can end up abusing it or causing problems with it in our relationships.”
- “When you become aware of your thoughts, you can get a lot of important information about yourself.”
- “It’s so important for us to take the temperature of our internal experience on a regular basis.”
Mentioned:
Melanie Joy
Getting Relationships Right
Powerarchy
Coaching goes way beyond just reaching out to someone for help with our vision and goals. It can quite literally retrain our brain, trigger feelings of connection and possibility, and show us how to channel our emotions into fuel that leads to positive results far greater than we can ever imagine. This week’s guest, Dr. Marcia Reynolds, is a Master Certified Coach and president of Covisioning LLC. Marcia is hired by organizations around the globe and is a highly sought after speaker and behavioral scientist. Marcia talks about her new book, Coach the Person, Not The Problem, how a brief stint in jail led her to have the confidence she has to show up fully as herself today, and some of the most important things to know when searching out a career in coaching.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- ● Marcia ended up in jail at just 20 years old, and although she served a short sentence, her cellmates and experience taught her invaluable life lessons that made her who she is today.
- ● Marcia bonded with the other women in jail and they helped her see her own potential to motivate and inspire others.
- ● The power of “I’ll Show You” is a strong one, and a great coach can help a leader align their actions to gain outcomes that mirror their passions.
- ● Marcia shares what she has learned about coaching, and how even top leaders limit their success by sabotaging themselves with fears and certain stories that keep them small.
- ● What people should know if they are interested in becoming a coach, and what is a good coach.
- ● Why training is so important not only to get the education but also stand out amongst the other coaches in the market, and why certification is so important.
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Quotes:
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● “You need to have a strong emotional launch. And, it can be anger.”
- ● “You can’t stay angry all the time. You have to turn your anger into passion.”
- ● “You have to work the inner brain, not the facts.”
- Mentioned:
- How To Handle Precocious Women
- ICF
- Covisioning
- Coach the Person, Not the Problem
- Global Gurus
Tracy Gray has always been able to turn a challenge into an opportunity for herself, and now she does that on a larger scale through The 22 Fund and nonprofit We Are Enough. She joins the show this week to talk about why it’s important to invest in women-owned businesses and how she created a model for women to educate and empower themselves no matter where they are at. Tracy believes when we invest in women, we change the world, and the time for that is now. What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Tracy has an incredible resume and list of accomplishments, and it took her time to truly own how badass she was and be out there on the front lines unapologetically. Along with working in economic development at a nonprofit and for the former mayor of Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa, she also earned dual MBAs from Columbia University and U.C. Berkley.
- As a woman of color, Tracy looks through the lens having a view of justice for others, and knowing that it is in our best interest as a world to be inclusive and give everyone a voice.
- It is advantageous to diversify your areas of education and skill.
- True badasses see obstacles as opportunities and flex their resiliency muscle quite often. While women and minority-owned businesses are used to getting told no so many times, they are innovative and creative about finding solutions.
- It’s a smart financial decision to invest in women and people of color, and the trickle-down result creates more jobs and education from this demographic.
- Tracy started nonprofit We Are Enough to educate women globally at every economic level and point them to products and platforms that help them make more money and change the world.
Quotes:
- “I don’t work for anyone I can’t learn anything from.”
- “When people won’t hire us, we start our own businesses.”
- “If you are left out of the mainstream, you do it on your own.”
- “The path to changing the world is through women.”
Mentioned:
Tracy Gray LinkedIn
The 22 Fund
We are Enough
Why It’s Time for Women to Be Sexist
@weareenoughbiz
Lisa Merlo-Booth is a shining example of a woman who owns her own power and badassery, and helps others stand up for themselves to live a life that is full of respect, accountability, and power. She joins the show to talk about the ways she sees women shrinking from their full potential and what we can do about it, how to stand up against bullies, her new book The Rising: A Revolution for Women, and why she believes that the world changes for women when they change how they walk in it.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- ● Both in her own childhood and throughout her private practice, Lisa witnessed the dynamic of women staying silent and complicit to men’s bad behavior. This made her want to take on not just men, but whoever in the relationship was using their power and anger as a weapon.
- ● Grounded Powerful Strength, or GPS, is the power that comes from within, not power over another person.
- ● One of the principles of GPS is to do no harm to others and allow others to do no harm to you.
- ● The three steps for taking on a bully and stopping the behavior in its tracks: Mirror the behavior, make a request, and then set limits. Train the bully that what they are doing doesn’t work.
- ● It does take a lot of badass courage to stand up to someone and let them know you aren’t playing their games, but it becomes easier over time and experience.
- ● A limit is different than a threat. It’s important to show that when you set limits, you follow through and do what you said you were going to do.
- ● Get conscious of how you are showing up and the choices you are making. It starts with each one of us owning who we are and our personal power.
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Quotes:
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● “I’m pulling for the relationship, however pulling for the relationship often means that I need to take one person on.”
- ● “It’s better for you to say nothing then it is for you to say something and then don’t follow through with it.”
- ● “You do not have any power in controlling the other person.”
- Mentioned:
- bonnie@bonniemarcusleadership.com
- Lisa Merlo-Booth
- The Rising
- The Rising Facebook Page
- www.lisamerlobooth.com
- Straight Talk On Relationships
Many companies today are embracing diversity and inclusion efforts, but not all are seeing the results they want, and some are unfortunately just going through the motions to check off a box. Jennifer Brown is a Diversity Inclusion Expert, an award-winning entrepreneur, author, and keynote speaker. She shares her own personal badass wisdom from going from a career as an opera singer to a passionate advocate for equality. Jennifer and I discuss what we can learn to be bolder and louder about who we really are in a corporate setting, and the inspiration behind Jennifer’s latest book, Inclusion: Diversity, The New Workplace & The Will To Change.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- ● The more you embrace your power and flow state, the more you will begin to feel like a badass.
- ● The internal doubtful voice may never fully go away, but the more you do what scares you the more evidence you have that you can get through it and even have confidence.
- ● Jennifer was an opera singer, and her life on the stage helps now with her being able to command the audience as a highly sought after keynote speaker.
- ● Even though she had never started a company before, Jennifer asked the right questions and drew upon her experience in corporate roles. She also hired to her weakness so that she could focus on her strengths. Jennifer also volunteered at conferences and taught herself the industry language so she could fit in more.
- ● Jennifer came out as a member of the LGBTQ community, and knows first hand how important it is to feel safe and welcomed at work.
- ● The more we include others, the higher our creativity and productivity in the workplace.
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Quotes:
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● “Coming out in my business and then orienting the business's work around my truth was that missing piece.”
- ● “Bringing the truth about the value of diversity and inclusion is like a battle every single day. People argue with us all day long about whether this is important.”
- ● “You have to catch yourself in the act of diminishing who you are, or making a choice to not be all of who you are.”
- Mentioned:
- Jennifer Brown Consulting
- Inclusion
- The E-Myth
Jodi Bondi Norgaard joins the show this week to share the story behind an ‘aha’ moment in a toy store with her daughter that led her to a lifetime mission of shaking things up and breaking gender stereotypes in the toy industry and beyond. Jodi is the founder of Dream Big Toy Company and created the award-winning Go! Go! Sports Girls line of dolls, books, and apps to show both girls and boys that it’s okay to be who we are and not apologize for our own uniqueness. Jodi talks about how her empowering girls and fighting traditional gender stereotypes ended up being her biggest challenge in business, and the many ways she harassed her inner badass to overcome these obstacles.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- ● While in a toy store with her daughter, Jodi noticed that the products being marketed to young girls promoted appearance and sexiness rather than embracing intelligence, uniqueness, and athleticism.
- ● Even though Jodi knew nothing about design or the toy industry, she was a true badass and taught herself the business. Two years later, she took a rough draft and had her first product.
- ● The Go! Go! Sports Girls line encourages girls to be healthy rather than focus on fashion, being a princess, and their body image.
- ● Jodi shares how she got through the challenges of others doubting her and telling her the industry wasn’t fully ready for a toy such as the Go! Go! Sports Girls line.
- ● Jodi knew creating the dolls wouldn’t change the world completely, but it was an important ingredient to show little girls (and boys) that they don’t have to just sit back and be quiet.
- ● Jodi is very active in speaking all over the world to encourage corporations and organizations to challenge gender stereotypes and dream big.
- ● Jodi had the honor of being invited to the White House in 2016 along with a select group of other women moving and shaking things up in the toy industry.
- ● Jodi shares what it was like for her to get her product in 150 Wal Mart stores.
- ● Launching a true girl empowerment product had never been done, and there was nothing to go off of.
- ● Why the toy industry needs to not only create diversity in the products but the hiring of the people that make and market those products. Especially since most often, it’s the women that are doing the purchasing and decision making!
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Quotes:
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● “Sexy products are not marketed to boys. It’s always to girls.”
- ● “I knew I wasn’t going to change the world, but I thought maybe I could change an industry.”
- ● “There needs to be more diversity if we are going to create a more diverse product.”
- ● “Every wrinkle on my face is my story. It’s my story, and I’m not going to change it.”
- Mentioned:
- Gracie, Tennis Girl
- Jodi Bondi Norgaard
- Go! Go! Sports Girls
- More Than a Doll
- Forbes Women
- Wonder Crew
- GoldieBlox
- IAmElemental
- The Kaleidoscope Group
- The Toy Association
- Jane Fonda
Jesse Draper is the founding partner of Halogen Ventures and the creator and host of Emmy nominated TV series, The Valley Girl Show. Jesse joins me this week to talk about growing up as a 4th generation venture capitalist, and how she has shifted in her career from talk show host to venture capitalist, using both platforms to support and highlight women in tech. Jesse talks about the differences that she sees between men and women when pitching, the importance of networking, and how we can all be more badass in and out of the board room.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Jesse’s strong drive and ability to consistently network led her to an extremely successful acting career. She would offer to do the work for the writers and directors and made her name known as someone that would show up, be good to work with, and get the job done well.
- Jesse wanted to spotlight more women in technology and female CEO’s and created Halogen Ventures to change the game in that arena.
- Jesse’s parents encouraged her to look at things as a business, and that hustle stayed with her throughout her whole career.
- Her TV show ‘The Valley Girls’ and Rocking Women Series created a space for Jesse to interview women in technology and hold prestigious roles in startups.
- Diversity is extremely important at Halogen Ventures in every way. They have a diverse make up of age, ethnicity, viewpoints, etc. and always have several females on the executive team.
- Badass females also recognize the contribution of males, and find ways that both genders can work well and compliment each other in business.
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Jesse’s advice to females out there looking to pitch or even just sell themselves and their product even better:
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Don’t apologize and feel like everything has to be perfect.
- Know your market size.
- Be confident about the possibility of being even bigger than your vision. Consider that you can create a billion dollar business.
Quotes:
- “I think networking is really the key to success.”
- “You need to at least act like a badass.”
- “No successful person feels like a success, but you have to just fake it in some way.”
- “Any investment you make in a female will pay off way more so.”
- “Diversity breeds success in every way.”
Mentioned:
Halogen
Liz Hannah
Jesse Draper LinkedIn
Penny de Valk helps women leaders overcome challenges within their career, and declare their ambition with confidence and assuredness. In this episode, Penny and I talk about her transition from corporate career CEO to women’s leadership development coach, how to be skillful in declaring your ambition, and empowering ways to step into authenticity and move your career forward.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Penny grew up as a Kiwi and has been living and working in London for over 20 years.
- Penny’s experience as both a corporate career CEO and expert in the leadership development space makes her the perfect candidate to help women with both.
- Penny may have been a badass from even before she could fully talk. Apparently, her family said her first sentence was, “You are not the boss of me!”
- Badasses are intentional about how they want to live, earn money, and make a difference in the world.
- Being intentional is not being fake or manipulative when it is done for the greater good, for yourself and others around you. In fact, we need more women leaders to be intentional because it shows the younger generation what is possible, and makes a real difference in the world.
- Badasses say yes to things and throw their hat in the ring, even if they aren’t completely qualified.
- We can fuel our courage with the purpose of our job, and badasses take the time they need to get to know their “why”.
- Women tend to spend more time in organizations worrying about being liked than men do. We can learn to care both about likeability and advocate for ourselves and our careers.
- True badasses take control of their lives and who they work closely with, and let in, both personally and professionally.
Quotes:
- “How do we fuel one another’s courage?”
- “You owe it to the people who employ you and the people that work for you to be intentional and deliberate.”
- “The only person you should be comparing yourself with is who you were yesterday.”
Mentioned:
bonnie@bonniemarcusleadership.com
Penny de Valk
penny@pennydevalk.com
Sally Koslow is the author of bestsellers including Another Side of Paradise, The Widow Waltz, and Little Pink Slips. Sally also is the author of Slouching Toward Adulthood and is the former editor-in-chief of McCall’s Magazine. Sally shares her story with us of what it was like going from Fargo, North Dakota to the bustling magazine industry in Manhattan, New York. She discusses the upsides and risks of going for what you want, challenges she overcame while making her way in the publishing world, and a peek into the inspiration behind her novels and essays.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- How Sally made it from Fargo to Manhattan and took a big risk to leave her home town to work her way up to editor-in-chief of McCall’s Magazine.
- What it was like to be a staff member and editor in the magazine world, and what attributes Sally feels were crucial to her success.
- What kind of challenges Sally overcame along the way while rising in both the magazine and literary industry.
- A few cool key moments Sally experienced including several visits to The White House and an interview with Hillary Clinton.
- What inspired her to write Another Side of Paradise, a book that brings to life the shocking love affair of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sheilah Graham.
- The differences Sally finds between writing non-fiction, essay form, magazine articles and novels.
- How Sally challenges herself personally to get better as a writer, and in turn, keeps her work fresh and at the forefront of badassery.
Quotes:
- “I’m nothing if not determined, and I’ve turned out to be more resilient than anyone might have guessed.”
- “I don’t want to keep repeating myself, I’m not writing a formulaic book.”
- “I think it’s fun to try and make stuff up.”
- “It’s gotten harder because I’ve raised the bar for myself.”
Mentioned:
Sally Koslow
Sally Koslow Books
Sally Koslow Essays
@sallykoslow
Bill Bryson
Washington Black
Beware of Pity
Dolores Hirschmann has made a successful career out of helping others identify their ideas worth sharing and amplifying them for the world to hear. She joins the show to talk about her company, Masters in Clarity, born from Dolores asking herself what she would want to do for free all day long. Dolores also talks about her work as a TEDx organizer, strategist, and coach, and ways we can embrace our voice and find clarity around our ideas.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Badasses see opportunities instead of obstacles. Yes, there may be a moment of crying, but they roll up their sleeves to keep going and do the hard work.
- Dolores is originally from Argentina, and her health and relationship got her out to the US. She was already doing relationship marketing, and realized she wanted to take her coaching services even further, to see her clients through to the final stage of sharing their message.
- As a TEDx organizer, Dolores helps brilliant people shape their big ideas into clear, effective, and memorable communication.
- An idea worth sharing holds the seed for impact in the world.
- You don’t need to know all the answers to make the initial steps of progress.
- It is selfish to deprive the world of your brilliance.
- Gather with fellow badasses and watch who you surround yourself with. Don’t be afraid to be your true self with the people you trust.
Quotes:
- “There’s something to be said about being the kind of person that doesn’t shrink in front of a challenge.”
- “We as women are willing to show up when everyone else shrinks.”
- “The more you step into your true beliefs and power, the less room there is for you to play small.”
Mentioned:
Masters in Clarity
Masters in Clarity Facebook
TEDx
It’s so important to form win-win relationships, especially when you are networking for your career. This week, Kare Anderson, Emmy-winning former NBC and Wall Street Journal reporter, author, and now connective behavior and quotability speaker, joins us to discuss why mutuality is so beneficial, and what benefits we get when we are in a win-win environment. Kare’s TED talk on The Web of Humanity has over 2.2 million views, and she is the author of several books including Mutuality Matters and Moving From Me to We. She and I also discuss how to focus on commonalities instead of differences, where to start in developing a win-win relationship, and the difference between mutuality and quid pro quo.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Specificity matters. If you care about something and you get specific, you pull others in to find a common thread of interest.
- Attract and involve diverse people in your life, and be there for them. They will be able to help you, and you will be able to help them.
- Kare started her career as a journalist, and the people around her went out of their way to teach her to be a better and stronger journalist. She now pays it forward to others and encourages others to do the same.
- Tell someone about a talent that they don’t know they have.
- When you are engaged in conversation, ask follow up questions to go even deeper.
- If you are in a large organization, it is powerful to put people together from different departments in a 6-7 person group to compare notes and see how they can help each other.
- Quid pro quo is helping people with an idea that it’s a transaction and an expectation to do favors back and forth, but a win-win relationship is mutually beneficial with faith and belief that you can help each other down the line.
Quotes:
- “Healthy relationships are not a quid pro quo, but an overflow of mutual support over time.”
- “It’s getting more important every year to have diverse allies.”
- “People are more unlikely to ask for help than to give it back.”
Mentioned:
Kare Anderson
TED Talk: Be an Opportunity Maker
Mutuality Matters
Kare Anderson Books
Nancy Halpern is a colleague who shares my passion for helping companies overcome dysfunction and dynamics that hinder outcomes. She joins the show this week to talk about the patterns in office politics that she has seen in her career as a nationally recognized Leadership Consultant, working with companies that range from Fortune 500’s to startups. Nancy and I also talk about why leaders would feel compelled to fix dysfunction, examples of how she has overcome leadership challenges, and how to fix office politics by looking at the root of where you work and the objectives for the future.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- ● Nancy has worked with executives, teams, divisions and entire organizations over the past 20 years. Her client list includes Bank of America, Conde Nast, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Disney, among many others.
- ● When we are less fearful, our leadership style benefits and comes instead from a confident and assured place.
- ● The reasons that Nancy feels many good and experienced people get stalled in their career, and what we can do about it.
- ● A few patterns in office politics including gossip and playing favorites, and the data that shows really just how much this affects the end result.
- ● Why it’s important to look at the root of where you work, and really understand the foundational purpose and objective of the job.
- ● Why the best talent are not always the people who can navigate politics the best, and how to lead a team knowing that information.
- ● The term “office politics” doesn't necessarily have to mean something negative. Nancy and I view politics as relationships and the business of creating strategic alliances.
- ● There is a strong correlation between ambition and power, and Nancy and I have found that women shy away from declaring and owning both.
- ● You need to figure out unwritten rules from an individual perspective and know-how to position yourself to be successful.
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Quotes:
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● “I think when you are open to possibility, you open possibility.”
- ● “People shouldn’t be competing with each other, they should be competing with competitors.”
- ● “You need to do great work, but you also need to pay attention to what’s going on around you.”
- Mentioned:
- Get Political IQ
- Nancy Halpern
- @getpoliticaliq
Pamela Slim is an author, consultant, and former corporate director of training and development at Barclays Global Investors. She has created and delivered training programs for large companies such as HP, Charles Schwab, and Chevron, and has advised thousands of entrepreneurs. She shares how we can feel comfortable finding different types of work for our existing skills, and explains why she loves a good side hustle. Pamela also talks about how we can be aware and open to see new opportunities and display courage through the difficult parts of creating meaningful work.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Pamela wrote Escape from Cubicle Nation while she was coaching people that wanted to start their own business. That eventually grew into writing more books, building classes, and moving out of the corporate world.
- The time Pamela spent abroad lit a fire inside of her to be interested in global studies.
- In the growth mindset, you are open and curious, and it is a choice that we can make to be open and flexible.
- There are different ways we can utilize our “ingredients” or skills and qualifications in different work modes, and also change up the way we apply our skills to certain jobs.
- We can develop new skills and stay curious about our industry, and at the same time just stay aware of new possibilities in which we can use our already existing attributes and talents.
- Pamela is a giant advocate of a side hustle and learning as much as you can while you still have a steady paycheck.
- Fun Fact — Pamela has done MMA and martial arts, which does help her with focus and discipline.
- Courage can be quiet and under the radar, it doesn’t always need to be loud and intrusive.
Quotes:
- “I’m amazed and astounded every day by the kind of progress, learning, and transformation that women can make.”
- “It’s a matter of deciding to acknowledge the power that you do have.”
- “Start small, and learn as much as you can.”
- “There needs to be a consistency where you are building up your capacity to do hard things.”
Mentioned:
Escape from Cubicle Nation
Body of Work
Pamela Slim
Quiet Revolution
Carol Dweck
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
Grounded Powerful Strength
Lisa Merlo-Booth
Emily Cassel has been supporting women entrepreneurs launch, grow, and scale their soul-aligned businesses for the past 5 years as a Soulful Business + Leadership Coach, and she totally reflects my mission to help women become more visible in the workplace and to get the recognition they so deserve. Emily joins the show to talk about what exactly it means to be part of or run a Soulful Business, and ways we can take action to become more aligned every day with our own purpose. She and I also talk about what being aligned really looks like in business, the biggest challenge women face towards stepping out into the unknown, and ways you can connect or receive support from her mentorship.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- Emily created The Soulful Business Academy for women looking to develop both their business process and connect with their true purpose in life. They could be preparing to transfer out of a full-time job, or can also be running a business but looking to create structure to level up.
- When you are leading a business that is soul informed, you are making decisions based on your own inner wisdom and gut feelings. When you tap into this energy, it serves both your inner calling and helps the greater good of humanity.
- Emily helps her clients launch, grow, and scale the business that their souls came here to create, and tap into the energy to even know what that is in the first place. She also encourages them to use their skills and serve from where they are in the present moment, rather than feel like success is so far away.
- The more you gain clarity on your mission and purpose, the more you can access the flow state.
- Pay attention to what it is that you are naturally drawn to, and what makes you feel more alive and excited. Do more of that!
- There can be fear around the unconventional, but it is important to keep following through with inspired action, stay mindful, and know you are not alone by connecting with others.
Quotes:
- “Our souls all have a mission that they come here with.”
- “Ask yourself - what is nourishing your spirit, and creating energy for you in your life and work?”
- “Your path is about building a life, not a family.”
Mentioned:
The Soulful Business Academy
Emily Cassel Coaching
@emilycasselofficial
Sexy Soulful Success with Emily Cassel Podcast
The symptoms and experiences that women go through during menopause are not often discussed, but is a very important topic. The consequences can range from mild discomfort to debilitating hot flashes, with a lot of missed moments and helpless feelings along the way. This week Gianna Micheli — author, speaker, and outspoken menopause coach for millions of women joins the show to give us some tips on feeling sexier, healthier, and happier than ever before. She talks about the inspiration behind her book, Why American Women Are So Fat, Sick, Tired & Angry, and how she helps women find the root cause of their issues. She and I also discuss what to do to improve menopause symptoms, and why you may want to put down that cup of coffee in the morning.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
- ● Gianna herself felt fat, sick, and tired and suffered from adrenal fatigue. She knows how it feels to be desperate for answers, and to throw money down the drain just searching for something to feel better.
- ● Diet and sleep are two of the most important factors in going through menopause with minimal symptoms, and for staving off chronic illness.
- ● Menopause is occurring earlier in women than ever before, even though the stigma used to be that it’s something only grandmas or older women go through.
- ● Gianna is on a mission to protect women from medical enslavement, where they are prescribed hormone replacement therapy along with a bunch of very expensive medications that can often have side effects.
- ● There are some staggering statistics including 1 in 8 women suffering from a thyroid disorder, and 1 in 4 on antidepressants.
- ● As much as a hot cup of coffee sounds good in the morning, many women report feeling better and losing weight when they ditch the caffeine.
- ● Hot flashes can cost a company over $2100 a year per woman in doctor visits and loss of productivity.
- ● Menopause symptoms can flare up when there is too much fat in the diet, or when women consume sugary or high fat beverages.
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Quotes:
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● “Coffee does not give you energy, it gives you illusion of energy.”
- ● “Nothing will change without changing your sleep.”
- ● “I show women how they can eat more to weigh less.”
- Mentioned:
- Why American Women Are So Fat, Sick, Tired, & Angry
- Gianna Miceli
