How I met my Mentor: Recent Episodes
Lidia Lopez & Maria Planes
'How I met my Mentor' is a media platform that aims to provide female professionals with mentorship and inspiration. In our podcast, we interview women from all over the world who share their experiences, successes and challenges. Do you want a dose of inspiration? Meet your new 'mentor' in each episode. We want you to succeed in your personal and professional journey. Learn with our amazing guests and...let's inspire the hell out of each other! Please, follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn. If you want to support our work and our cause, please become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/howimetmymentor
For this #InternationalWomen’sDay we have a very special episode.
The three women behind the podcast, ✨Lídia, María and Helena ✨ will be bringing you some facts and figures as to why this year's IWD slogan, Embrace Equity, is so relevant, even in 2023.
This year, IWD wants to spark a conversation about why it is no longer enough for women to have equal opportunities, and why ❗ equity ❗ is the only way to really make a change.
We have come a long way as women 💜 in society, but data shows that there’s still a long way to go 🔥.
Have a listen and learn about some ways that gender bias affects all women in every aspect of their lives and why we need to continue embracing each other and empowering women around the world🤝. Click play ▶️ and enjoy😉.
World Economic Forum
EU- Gender Pay Gap Situation
EU - Pay Day Factsheet
IWD
Book: 'Invisible Women' - Caroline Criado Perez
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/
nature.com
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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵
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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵
Our 16th mentor is ✨Jessica Geutner✨, a powerhouse in the automotive and tech industries.
She is from Germany, studied engineering 💡 and has over 11 years of experience in the automotive industry and 3 in tech. Both are male-dominated industries which have taught her how to navigate gender stereotypes in the workplace and how to overcome them 💪.
She is currently the vice president of a strategic customer ad sales force💼, but, when she was an executive assistant, she had to face many challenges because of being a woman in a man’s world. However, this didn’t stop Jessica and she didn’t let sexist stereotypes get in the way of her career💫.
Jessica talks about the need for fostering an inclusive and diverse environment in the workplace and how we need to collaborate 🤝 with one another to achieve this goal. She also mentions the different approaches she took to seek support and mentorship and how once she found the right environment for her, she really benefitted from it. Jessica knows how much courage 💗 it can take to approach a mentor, but also how overcoming this struggle can have a very positive impact.
We discuss the presence of women in the workplace and especially in leadership roles, the benefits of mentorship and how not to let negativity bring you down🔥. Jessica is all for empowering underrepresented voices and so are we. Curious to hear Jessica’s story? Click play ▶️ and enjoy😉.
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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵
Our 15th mentor is the incredible ✨Merida Miller ✨, a fearless “empowerer” and problem solver.
She is originally from the East coast of the USA but has been based in Amsterdam for the last four years. She started her career journey in fashion 👗 and is now the founder of a non-profit organization that has the mission to empower young girls 💫.
After 7.5 years working as an advanced concept designer for Underarmour, Merida decided to shift her career and was drawn to create an organization driven by her never-ending desire to grow and impact others🤝. This is how Project Fearless came to be, a non-profit that strives to mentor, coach, empower and encourage any type of girl from ages 9 to 14 to discover themselves and find their own voice.
One of Merida’s biggest life discoveries is that role models come in all ages, and we learn from her to trust our own instincts when it comes to creating our career paths 💼. She shares how she paid attention to what were the situations in which she was her best and happiest self 💗, in order to make the necessary changes in her life that lead her to shift her career into one that allows her to do what she does best and loves the most.
We discuss the importance of role models and how they come in all shapes and sizes. Also, how every experience is a learning one and how precious it is to create and belong to spaces where we empower each other 👩🏽💼👩🏼💼.
Recources:
Merida Miller LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meridamiller/
Project Fearless: https://www.projectfearless.org/
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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵
For our 14th episode we have✨Bela Stankova ✨ as our mentor, originally from Bulgaria and based in Belgrade. She is a Leadership 💡 and Executive Coach 💼 specialized in Leadership Development, Executive Presence, Productivity and Career Advancement 💫.
Bela started her career in HR and quickly climbed up the corporate ladder🎢. Later in her career, she became an entrepreneur with her own coaching practice, where she shares her unique down-to-earth 🌎 and practical approach. During this journey, one of her biggest learnings is that work is not everything, it is always important to align with your inner priorities and your energy 💜.
As an expert in soft skills, we learn from Bela that these are "skills that can break or make your career". Credentials, experience and personality trades will get you a job but, do you want to advance in your career? 🤔 Then invest in growing your soft skills 💪🏼. We discuss amongst others: Internal self-confidence, being politically savy, build partnerships and selected vulnerability 💕.
We navigate with Bela the difference and connection between mentorship 🌺 (for advice), sponsorhip 🙋🏽♀️(more transactional and that believes in your potential) and coaching👩🏽💼👩🏼💼 (to find answers from the inside out). She definitely recommends us to have the three of them, to keep growing both personally and professionally ☀️.
Do you want to learn about soft skills that will move you forward? She shares with us lots of tools and tips that you can apply. Also we reflect together on self-awareness, being consistent with who you are and selecting your priorities. Intrigued? Click play ▶️ and enjoy 😉
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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵
Sources:
Bela's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/belastankova/
BOOK: Paradox of Success When Winning at Work Means Losing at Life- John R. O'Neil
Our 13th mentor is ✨Vanessa Sew Chung Hong✨, she is based in South Africa and originally from Maurits Islands 🏝. She is a marketing professional with more than 18 years of experience across industries as well as omnichannels. She shares our passion to inspire women as she is the founder of 'The Female Leader'. It is a successful LinkedIn platform that inspires women to be whoever they want to be, standing up against bullying, psychological and emotional abuse in the workplace. Her vision in her own words is to 'lead by example and have a passion for coaching, mentoring and empowering people’.
She shares her career journey that included working for both big corporates and small companies, it gave her a very unique and complete vision of business at large. As a manager, her passion has always been to help others to grow 🌳.
With a very human and empathic approach to leadership, Vanessa decided to start her own leadership platform because she found a lot of misconceptions around leadership. When we discuss leadership, she shares her opinion on qualities for future leaders 🔮. In this future, women have unique characteristics to be position as great leaders and we discuss examples like Jacinta Ardern.
Vanessa is also an advocate for mentoring and she shares all the learnings that mentors provided her during her journey: "A mentor helps you to navigate life from a personal and professional level" ⛵️.
Intrigued about the traits of future leaders? Click play ▶️ and enjoy 😉
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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵
Sources:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessasew/
The Female Leader: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-female-leader-ct/
Simon Sinek on Mentorship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TChiE1FDXdY&ab_channel=SimonSinek
We are very lucky to count with ✨Jodi Tingling✨ as our 12th mentor. With more than 10 years of experience, Jodi is a licensed social worker, a multifaceted professional with experience in leadership development 👩🏽💼, career management 💼, and wellness in the workplace 🏢. Her journey includes working for various non-profits, charities, international organizations, and post-secondary institutions developing programs that empower professionals to meet their unique needs 💫.
Her expertise lies around workplace wellness ☀️, managing stress 🌺, helping people navigate their career, and building inclusive teams 💕. During our chat with her we talk about inclusivity, and how putting people first leads to a safer work environment.
As a champion for Black, Indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC), Jodi's work specializes with women of color and how to empower them 💪🏾, so they can break the unrealistic expectations of perfection set on women 🙋🏽♀️.
What holds us back from executing our ideas💡? We get some tips and tricks 📒 on how to follow the "friendly failure route" to get the best learnings out of our experiences, and how to get there without feeling overwhelmed 😌.
Intrigued about the "friendly failure route"? Click play ▶️ and enjoy 😉
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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵
Sources:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodi-tingling/
Website of Jodi: creatingnewsteps.com
Our mentor in the 11th episode is ✨Gema Ramirez✨. With more than 25 years of experience in corporate, she is now a solopreneur 🙋🏼♀️ - coaching, mentoring, teaching online for the past 4 years. Her expertise lies in conscious living, removing blocks and obstacles and helping leaders finding peace.💆🏼♀️
We speak with Gema about her experiences and learnings, but also feelings, bringing us closer during our chat 😌. She shares with us her challenges, such as opening her own coaching practice and how to manage 'failures' and embrace them in our learning journey.
She is an advocate for conscious leadership and authentic business, "if we get the business to work consciously, we will change the world 🌍". Gema has developed and teaches about 9 principles of conscious leadership:
- 💫Authenticity: Be who you are, you are great!
- 😌Collaboration: Let's work together and embrace the sisterhood
- 💕Inspiration: It makes you unstoppable
- 😻Oneness: Everything starts with self-love
- 👂🏼Presence: listen and be there
- 🌿Equanimity: It's about balance and find harmony
- ☀️Trust: Learn to surrender
- 🌈Inclusion: Accept the differences.
- 🌺Greatness: Unlock your potential.
Are you ready to cultivate your conscious leadership? Click play ▶️ and enjoy 😉
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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵
Do not miss Gema Ramirez and Lara Khalaf wonderful podcast 'She who Rises Up'. Available in your favorite podcast player!
Sources:
Cultivating Conscious Leadership- Free eBook:
https://consciousnessacademyblog.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/cultivating-conscious-leadership.pdf
Website:
gemaramirez.com
Women 5.0 course (EN & ES)
https://gemaramirez.com/courses/women5-0/
Podcast:
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80ODkyMjI1OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==
Our 10th mentor is ✨Zoë Christensen✨. She is the Head of Sustainability of the ReSea Project, founding member Ark2030 and Ambassador of the Perfect World Foundation. Zoë is an active advocate for the natural world, biodiversity and passionate about ocean 🌊 and wildlife 🐒. Her diverse career goes from owning a restaurant to being a photography agent. Zoë is not afraid of change and she is an example of resilience.
When she was eighteen years old, she moved from Denmark 🇩🇰 to France 🇫🇷, where she explored the local cuisine. Against all odds and lots of discouraging words from the people around her, she opened her own restaurant 👩🏼🍳, which ended up being a huge success.
Her career has never been by "by the book". Her journey brought her the amazing experiences that took her where she is today 💫. We speak with her about photography 📸 and her wonderful collaboration with famous photographers, like Gregory Colbert.
Currently, she is fully dedicated to her role at ReSea, a project with circular economy foundations that aims to close the plastic loop 🔁. “When it comes to sustainability you have to stay positive no matter what, because you need to do the impossible".
We take the opportunity to speak with her about change, as Zoë has always embraced it 💪. Her advice is to not be afraid of change and to never become attached to your comfort zone, better yet, never have one. She hopes that this podcast leads people to live fully, will you take her advice? 😉
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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵
Sources:
LinkedIn of Zoë:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoë-christensen-4a096526/
Gregory Colbert- Ashes and Snows
https://gregorycolbert.com/project/ashes-and-snow/
Video from Gregory Colbert:
https://vimeo.com/29498902
Photography of "boy reading book to an elephant":
https://gregorycolbert.com/BoyReadingToElephantPoster.php
ReSea Project:
https://www.reseaproject.com/
Our 9th mentor is ✨ Stephanie Mitrano- Meda✨. Stephanie is Senior Partner, Culture Copilot, Executive Coach and Keynote Speaker at Innovation Copilots. She is also a mentor and teaches the Women Leadership programme at the Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University.
We learn with her in this episode about emotions in the workplace, feminine values in the corporate culture, and strategic mentoring.
Her main focus lies on creating a safe space in companies and organisations, by helping people channelling their emotions and bringing in feminine values. We learn from her how to be more emotionally empowered, understanding the core of our feelings and how to navigate them. The trigger of our emotions is inside us and "when we do not understand the message of the emotion, we may react in an automatic way".
The balance between feminine and masculine values plays an important role in the overall matter of employee wellbeing within an organisation. "Feminine values such as empathy, learning communities, emotional safety, authentic expression and mindset agility in their work practices is now especially important in these uncertain times", and same applies to mentoring. Stephie explains how mentoring strengthens the networks within companies and has a great impact on the business strategy since it creates more resilient connections during times of crisis.
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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵, Google Podcasts & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶t
Supporting information:
www.icopilots.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/smitrano/
White Paper on Strategic Mentoring:
https://www.icopilots.com/strategic-mentoring/implementing-mentoring-programme-for-entrepreneurs-9722
Emotions at work material:
https://www.icopilots.com/corporate-culture/tedx-toulon-2014-emotions-at-work-10364
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Our mentor for the 8th episode is ✨Hui Chen✨. Hui is an internationally renowned leader in ethics and compliance. She is the first-ever Compliance Counsel Expert at the United States Department of Justice and served as a senior compliance leader in industries such as technology, pharmaceutical and financial.
Even though she has an impressive career, we actually invited Hui to share with us her unusual professional path. She let herself to be surprised by life and grab every opportunity that appeared her way, not only as a Law practitioner 👩🏻⚖️ . For instance, she also studied Theology, worked as a minister and as a cook in Italy 👩🏻🍳
With her role now, she is helping people and companies to not have regrets and make good decisions for the rest of their professional or even personal lives. And with her 'carpe diem' type of approach to her career, she has run to challenges instead of running from challenges.
When we speak about mentorship, she speaks about her first mentor and her learnings. She also believes that you can learn from everybody: "Be open to unsolicited mentorship and unexpected learning opportunities".
Curious to hear more? Click play ▶️ and enjoy 😉
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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶
Supporting information:
https://huichenethics.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/huichenethics/
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✨Eylem Demir Sentürk✨ is our seventh mentor. Eylem is originally from Turkey and based in Switerzland. She has worked in the banking sector, pharmaceutical industry and now she is Career Coach, Public Speaker and Workplace Bullying Expert. She is the founder of Women on Stage, where she supports and sponsors individuals to succeed. Her goal is to turn the invisible to visible and stop workplace bullying💪🏼
Eylem arrived in Switzerland as a refugee with 12 years old, where she built her life and career from scratch. She is an incredibly accomplished woman that decided to follow her dream of bringing women on stage. In our journeys, we always face challenges and, in the case of Eylem, these were related to bullying in the workplace. What did she do? Increase her self-awareness, understand that she was not the problem and become a Workplace Bullying Expert✍️
We are impressed with her positivity and that she always looks into the bright side. Now she knows very well what are her strengths and she uses them to help others with her company. Through her Sponsorship program, she offers them the possibility to shine in many stages and to understand their market value, ⚠️ performances are not for free!
Have you ever faced rejection? We all did, but for Eylem "It's only a redirection"⬅️ . She provides us with tips to become more resilient.
Curious to hear more? Click play ▶️ and enjoy 😉
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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵
Supporting information:
https://womenonstage.ch/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eylemdemirsenturk/
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Our mentor for the sixth episode is ✨Estelle Roux-Stevens✨.
Estelle is a Strategic HR advisor, that helps Start-ups and Scale-ups with growth technics and strategy. She has more than 20 years of experience in international HR, working in the FinTech, IT and banking industries, leading with a mindset that challenges the status-quo.
She is a strong mentoring advocate and believes that sharing experiences is progress. "I wanted to proof that mentoring really makes a difference, so I created Mentorjam". She is the co-founder of this data-driven mentoring platform for companies and communities.
During our conversation, Estelle points out the importance of choosing the right job and that the "core values and what you believe in are aligned with the organization". She reminds us that NO is a full sentence and to not be afraid of changes💪.
Did you know Estelle was not planning on following an HR career path? If you want to know what changed her mind, click play ▶️ and enjoy 😉
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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵
Supporting information:
https://www.mentorjam.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/estelle-roux-stevens/
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Our fifth mentor is ✨Dominnique Karetsos✨. Dominnique is the CEO and co-founder of The Healthy Pleasure Group, the only global outfit dedicated to the future of sexual health and technology. The Healthy Pleasure Group is on a mission to define, reshape and revolutionise the sexual empowerment of all generations and pave the way for healthy sexuality and healthy pleasure for everyone.
Dominique speaks about her professional journey and how she found herself with an opportunity to talk, question and challenge the 'status quo' of our sexual health. This directly impacts how women experience pleasure and sexuality in their lives. Isn't that revolutionary?
Dominnique shared with us that "when the validation comes from you, and not from the outside world, we become courageous, our voice becomes important and then, we have a voice, a choice and an opinion, and that starts with you" .
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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵
Supporting information:
https://wearehpg.com/
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dominnique
Books:
Come As You Are (The Surprising New Science that will Transform Your Sex Life)- Emily Nagoski
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Our forth mentor is Bonnie Marcus. Bonnie is an Executive Couch, honored by Global Gurus as one of the world's top 30 coaches in 2015 - 2020, who helps women get unstuck and own their talent and ambition.
With 20+ years of sales and management experience, her extensive business background includes CEO of a ServiceMaster company and VP of Sales at Medical Staffing Network and two others national companies in the healthcare and software industries. She has also held executive positions in startup companies and Fortune 500 companies.
During our conversation with her we talk about her book The Politics of Promotion: How High Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead, a book that helps you navigate the complexities of the workplace and with tools to position yourself for success.
Bonnie shares with us very valuable advice on how to built your network and move your way up, "it takes more than your hard work, it is okay to own your ambition, it is okay to advocate for your problems and you don't need to keep yourself small, but you need to be savvy about the way of doing it".
This podcast is presented by Lidia Lopez Trabalon and produced by How I met my Mentor.
Supporting information:
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus/
Podcast Badass Women at Any Age: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/badass-women-at-any-age/id1480376047
Books
The Politics of Promotion: How High Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead
Not Done Yet! How Women Over 50 Regain Their Confidence and Claim Workplace Power will be released March 6, 2021 and is available for pre-order on Amazon
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The conscious, fun and energetic Lara Khalaf is our third mentor. Lara is originally from Syria and is now based between Spain and the UK. She is a Women's Empowerment and Feminine Leadership Specialist, with more than 20 years of international experience managing large team operations in the private, corporate and public sectors. Her boutique firm focuses on coaching, training and developing leadership skills for women at the level of mind, body and spirit. She has delivered a TEDxtalk and speaks in international stages.
At a very young age, she started in the business world. Following her heart, she decided to move to the UK where she became very successful. She shares incredible lessons, amongst them 'if somebody believes in you more than you believe in yourself, allow them'. With her boutique firm, she supports women to find their unique leadership style, combining deep healing, science and strategy. Lara believes that we should aim for energy equality in business and that means embracing our feminine powers. We do not need to use our masculine side to be great women leaders.
'An unhealed woman is a disempowered women', so we ask her tips to heal ourselves and use our full potential, both personally and professionally. Lara recommends connecting to our womanhood, define our femininity and practice the art of presence. Are you connected?
This podcast is presented by Lidia Lopez Trabalon and produced by How I met my Mentor.
Supporting information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/larakhalaf
https://larakhalaf.com/
TEDx Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRVz1MxG4O4
Books:
The Female Brain- LOUANN BRIZENDINE
The Gender Brain- GINA RIPPON
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Our second mentor is Stephanie Holt. Stephanie is based in California, she has more than twenty-five years working experience in the technology sector and fifteen years in executive leadership roles. Her unique insights support women from a place of experience and she is an advocate for women in STEM Executive Leadership.
In this interview, Stephanie shares how was to be women in Technology when she started her professional journey, her learnings and screw-ups. Her professional career took her to Singapore, where she tells us she gained perspective and confidence, in her own words, "those were different times, there were only two women with Executive roles in Singapore".
Stephanie retired in February, but being retired does not mean she is not active. On the contrary, she does corporate training, keynote speaking and speaks her mind in LinkedIn. Nowadays, she uses all her experiences in her training and keynote speeches. She is passionate about helping women and creating safe working environments for everyone.
We ask Stephanie about mentoring, she shares great tips and things you should think about when choosing your mentor. Amongst her recommendations: find mentors who are in a different industry and set clear expectations.
She shares a screw-up moment that taught her to never doubt herself again.
This podcast is presented by Lidia Lopez Trabalon and produced by How I met my Mentor.
Supporting information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/womeninstem/
https://www.stephonlife.com/
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Our mentor in the first episode is Shivangi Walke. Shivangi is a Leadership Branding Executive Coach, Master Trainer, Speaker and founder of Thrive With Mentoring.
In this interview, Shivangi shares with us her professional journey and philosophy. She had a mentor that helped her during a challenging moment in her career. As a result of a great mentor and a challenging moment, she founded Thrive Mentoring in 2017. She has launched Thrive With Mentoring around the world, having now more than 24 chapters. Thrive With Mentoring takes a broader view of mentoring, connecting both, personal and professional aspects.
She is very passionate about mentoring, she recommends us to get a mentor with whom we can share our challenges openly. We are very privileged to hear also about her book and research highlights on mentoring. Shivangi is an expert on virtual leadership, so we ask them about the challenges of working remotely and how to overcome them.
This podcast is presented by Lidia Lopez Trabalon and produced by How I met my Mentor.
Supporting information:
https://www.thrivewithmentoring.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivangiwalke/
The Empty Raincoat: Making Sense of the Future (Charles Handy).
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