This month we have Erin Quick- CEO & Co-Founder of PairTree. She is the face of the adoption industry with her mission to disrupt the adoption system.
\n\n*I would love for you to go way back and tell us, what was your big dream when you were growing up? What did you think you were going to be? *
\n\n“I was convinced I was going to be an interior designer”, Erin replies. Erin says that she has always been left and right-brained. She loves the patterns, colors, and space, putting all of those elements together, and getting creative. She says when she got to college she learned that there were so many options that she didn’t even know existed.
\n\nTell us about your career trajectory and how you ended up founding a company that's main focus is adoption.
\n\nErin says she went to college and ended up dropping out her sophomore year and starting work in Seattle. She says, by luck, she ended up working in a marketing department and filling in for a co-worker while she was on maternity leave and ended up falling in love with marketing.
\n\nWith intentions of going back to school, she got recruited into an ad agency and then got advice that she needed to go into brand strategy. She then got a job in brand strategy in San Francisco and later on moved to New York. She was there for about seven to eight years and then decided to move back to Seattle. There, no one was doing brand strategy the way she had been taught.
\n\nShe then found a guy who knew everything about brand strategy and they founded a brand strategy firm in Seattle together and ran it all the way through 2019 when she then sold it to focus on PairTree.
\n\nWhat is the whole concept of PairTree? What is it and how did you get into it?
\n\n“The reason I got into it was because I went through it twice”, Erin says. She says one out of eight adults today are diagnosed with infertility and she tried everything to get pregnant. After spending three years trying and spending a fortune trying, and after her third miscarriage she and her husband decided to try the adoption route.
\n\nThey thought that this route was going to be easier but then they realized it was three times as expensive, and took two years. They were in a lucky position and heard that you don’t have to use the conventional method to adopt and you can do it on your own. Expenses went down and so did the timeline.
\n\nThey took full control and hired a social worker, a lawyer, and started to look for an expecting mom. Within weeks they met with a woman from Michigan and sooner or later her son was born and they flew back and picked him up. Three years later they did it again.
\n\nAfter going through it twice and having such great experiences, people started reaching out to them. They started helping other families in their spare time to teach them how to do what they did. She started looking into the industry and the market. With her brand background, she knew there was an opportunity for technology to make this industry more efficient and enjoyable. That was the seed for PairTree and the launching the first platform that has all the services a family would need for domestic private adoption.
\n\nWhat are the milestones in the adoption process and the services that PairTree offers?
\n\nConnecting people to a licensed social worker
Matching- like online dating with the main focus on personality matching
Legal- PairTree has curated a network with the best adoption attorneys in the U.S.
Support- most adoptive families concentrate on going through milestone three but, really after that is when it gets really hard. These families need a ton of support afterward so PairTree is launching this fourth milestone to help these families after the adoption process.
What is happening in the world right now such as Rode v.s. Wade, going to change the adoption industry?
\n\nErin says, “It will for sure change the adoption industry”. She says if women now have three choices and it gets narrowed down to just two then the adoption industry is going to expect a big change. She says they are doing everything they can to make sure that the adoption process is easy for those women who are going to have limited choices now.
\n\nIn your ideal world, what would this whole adoption process be like and some of the key aspects would you change?
\n\nErin says, “well we are changing them!”. She also says mainly access, because the cost is so high not everyone has the option to adopt, some families go into debt trying to afford adoption. Also, the adoption system is primarily faith-based, so families can pick and choose who they want, and sadly a lot of LGBTQ+ families, single-parent families, and older families, arent allowed to participate in the process. Erin and PairTree and trying to overcome these challenges.
","summary":"Erin Quick who is an adoptive mother and CEO & Co-Founder of PairTree talks about the challenges of the adoption system and her mission of how to disrupt it. ","date_published":"2022-06-02T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/ed2653a7-7a3c-47c4-9605-3ebef65566a0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29709059,"duration_in_seconds":1237}]},{"id":"33c326b8-1641-446f-becc-ffb6d736aa33","title":"Jan Goss on Teaching Women How to Show Up","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/jan-goss","content_text":"May is here and we have another very special guest, who is actually a dear friend of Melinda’s, Jan Goss Jan is the founder of Civility Consulting, which is a consulting agency that focuses on corporate soul development and serves leaders through speaking, training and executive coaching to help create a profitable company culture. She is also the author of “Sex and Money!”, which is about speaking to your partner the way you would speak to your most important client. \n\nMelinda starts off by asking Jan, “What was your big dream growing up, what did you think you would be when you were a little girl?” Jan responds that there were two things that she was torn between, one being a rockstar and the other being a nun. \n\nPeople are always asking themselves if they are on the right path and thinking about what their life is going to be like, so Melinda really wanted to talk about Jan’s winding paths because she has done so much in her career. Jan says that she was a “late bloomer”, she has created four successful companies after the age of forty, and she is still blooming as she goes along. Jan says she was always fascinated with business, she has loved making money ever since she was a little girl, from sweeping sidewalks to doing any little work. Then, she would go to church and donate everything she had made. Having gone to college when she was young, and then going back later on in life, Jan studied International Business and then went to The Protocol School of Washington D.C. and graduated from there. Jan came back to Austin and had the vision to speak into the lives of professionals and teach them some best business practices. So, she started the Austin School of Protocol which then turned into Civility Consulting in 2012. \n\nSo, what draws Jan to work with women? She believes that all success comes from connecting. Whether that be connecting with yourself or a higher power or connecting with others but, she says, all success in life comes from some sort of connection and every connection begins with a first impression. She says the premise of Civility Consulting is that if we can focus on the first five seconds of that introduction then, you will make a really great impression and make a mark. She says “if we can, especially as women, pay attention to how we show up…and show up as who we really are, that's the key.” \n\nMelinda asks if Jan could give three quick tips, what would they be? Jan says one of the skills she learned at The Protocol School of Washington that changed her life was, “act as if you belong.” She says the worst feeling is feeling like you don’t belong and the premise of this protocol is that when you go somewhere in life it is because on some level you were invited so, you can show up as if you belong. Jan says, “It’s an attitude, a thought process, a way we can prepare in advance to walk in and be like, you know what, I belong here”. \n\nJan has gone through some hardships and traumatic experiences in her personal life, so Melinda asks Jan how she dealt with those experiences and pushed through? Jan says one of the things she will forever be grateful for is the tools she has in her emotional and spiritual toolbox. Since she's been teaching people how to show up for themselves for years, it has now become a part of her. This is when she realized that all these tools and what she has been teaching, actually work. Jan says whether you are going through a divorce, mourning a death, or having financial problems, these tools work and that is what Civility Consulting teaches people. It is not just for professional reasons but also, can help you in your personal life.\n\nJan’s book, “Sex and Money!” which is about bedroom etiquette, was inspired by her career and how she would often be exposed to these women who would build multimillion-dollar businesses, but then their home life was falling apart. That is when Jan had the idea for her book. She says, “what if you spoke to your significant other the same way you would talk to your most important client?” She then began experimenting with her husband and bringing best practices into her marriage and “beautiful things happened.” That is when she put it into a book. Now moving on to the money part, Jan says that there is so much fear of money, most of her life was spent in financial pain. She says it wasn’t until her fifties, when she was in the middle of a divorce and in desperate need of money, that she had that light bulb moment. Jan went to see an expert for money advice and the woman made Jan write a letter to money. Now Jan uses this in her practices and it “healed her relationship with money.”\n\nTo get in touch with Jan, you can go to https://civilityconsulting.com. They have so many exciting events coming up and love to hear everyone’s stories. ","content_html":"May is here and we have another very special guest, who is actually a dear friend of Melinda’s, Jan Goss Jan is the founder of Civility Consulting, which is a consulting agency that focuses on corporate soul development and serves leaders through speaking, training and executive coaching to help create a profitable company culture. She is also the author of “Sex and Money!”, which is about speaking to your partner the way you would speak to your most important client.
\n\nMelinda starts off by asking Jan, “What was your big dream growing up, what did you think you would be when you were a little girl?” Jan responds that there were two things that she was torn between, one being a rockstar and the other being a nun.
\n\nPeople are always asking themselves if they are on the right path and thinking about what their life is going to be like, so Melinda really wanted to talk about Jan’s winding paths because she has done so much in her career. Jan says that she was a “late bloomer”, she has created four successful companies after the age of forty, and she is still blooming as she goes along. Jan says she was always fascinated with business, she has loved making money ever since she was a little girl, from sweeping sidewalks to doing any little work. Then, she would go to church and donate everything she had made. Having gone to college when she was young, and then going back later on in life, Jan studied International Business and then went to The Protocol School of Washington D.C. and graduated from there. Jan came back to Austin and had the vision to speak into the lives of professionals and teach them some best business practices. So, she started the Austin School of Protocol which then turned into Civility Consulting in 2012.
\n\nSo, what draws Jan to work with women? She believes that all success comes from connecting. Whether that be connecting with yourself or a higher power or connecting with others but, she says, all success in life comes from some sort of connection and every connection begins with a first impression. She says the premise of Civility Consulting is that if we can focus on the first five seconds of that introduction then, you will make a really great impression and make a mark. She says “if we can, especially as women, pay attention to how we show up…and show up as who we really are, that's the key.”
\n\nMelinda asks if Jan could give three quick tips, what would they be? Jan says one of the skills she learned at The Protocol School of Washington that changed her life was, “act as if you belong.” She says the worst feeling is feeling like you don’t belong and the premise of this protocol is that when you go somewhere in life it is because on some level you were invited so, you can show up as if you belong. Jan says, “It’s an attitude, a thought process, a way we can prepare in advance to walk in and be like, you know what, I belong here”.
\n\nJan has gone through some hardships and traumatic experiences in her personal life, so Melinda asks Jan how she dealt with those experiences and pushed through? Jan says one of the things she will forever be grateful for is the tools she has in her emotional and spiritual toolbox. Since she's been teaching people how to show up for themselves for years, it has now become a part of her. This is when she realized that all these tools and what she has been teaching, actually work. Jan says whether you are going through a divorce, mourning a death, or having financial problems, these tools work and that is what Civility Consulting teaches people. It is not just for professional reasons but also, can help you in your personal life.
\n\nJan’s book, “Sex and Money!” which is about bedroom etiquette, was inspired by her career and how she would often be exposed to these women who would build multimillion-dollar businesses, but then their home life was falling apart. That is when Jan had the idea for her book. She says, “what if you spoke to your significant other the same way you would talk to your most important client?” She then began experimenting with her husband and bringing best practices into her marriage and “beautiful things happened.” That is when she put it into a book. Now moving on to the money part, Jan says that there is so much fear of money, most of her life was spent in financial pain. She says it wasn’t until her fifties, when she was in the middle of a divorce and in desperate need of money, that she had that light bulb moment. Jan went to see an expert for money advice and the woman made Jan write a letter to money. Now Jan uses this in her practices and it “healed her relationship with money.”
\n\nTo get in touch with Jan, you can go to https://civilityconsulting.com. They have so many exciting events coming up and love to hear everyone’s stories.
","summary":"Jan Goss dedicates her life to teaching women how to show up. Jan believes that all success comes from connecting and connecting begins with a first impression. Jan talks about all the winding roads that had to lead her to this passion of hers. ","date_published":"2022-05-05T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/33c326b8-1641-446f-becc-ffb6d736aa33.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37342481,"duration_in_seconds":1555}]},{"id":"05fcc272-7eed-464e-bb2a-c4adb9285138","title":"Janet Phan: Providing Mentorship to Underserved Girls in STEM","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/janet-phan","content_text":"For this month’s episode, Melinda is bringing another incredible role model to the stage, Janet Phan. Janet is a TED speaker, author, and most importantly the founder of Thriving Elements- a non-profit for underserved girls in STEM. \n\nGrowing up, Janet’s mother worked as a cashier in dollar stores and goodwills and she remembers dreaming of being a cashier just like her mom. As she grew up, she realized there were other options for her. Janet’s parents were refugees from Vietnam so it was very difficult for them to navigate Janet through the American education system. This affected how Janet viewed the world, including who she could trust, who she would allow in her network, and who she saw as her role models. Janet says through her parents she learned to, \"do good work and the people around you will see you and want to help you\". She did so by going above and beyond, helping her school and her community. She says, \"That has been a key part in how I've been successful, doing more than asked.\"\n\nMeldina asks, \"What was your breakout moment?\", the time that Janet saw a whole other path and wanted to take charge. Janet says she remembers the moment very vividly. Leaving her family's house her senior year of high school due to conflict, she started working at KFC and Hollywood Video, trying to get in as many hours as possible. She said one night after work she went to go get gas and didn't have the money to pay for it. She says this was the turning point in her life. She realized then that she did not want to live paycheck to paycheck and this kicked her motivation into high gear. Janet then wrote a book about this experience called, \"Boldly You\". After holding her story in for so long she realized she needed to share and inspire others. \n\nSo what inspired Janet to start Thriving Elements and help underserved girls in STEM? Janet says it came from when she started traveling globally for a previous technology company she used to work for. She says through them she had the opportunity to enroll in business classes, something she was very grateful for. She says she wouldn't have gotten to where she is now if it wasn't for the mentors in her life that put time into her and took those risks for her. She says Thriving Elements started because when she was working and doing technology consulting around the globe she realized that she was often the only woman at the table and the only woman of color. This is why she wanted to help those girls that come from underserved backgrounds and put them on the playing field, like some of her mentors did for her, by providing opportunities and mentoring them. \n\nBut how does Thriving Elements overcome the hurdles and challenges of mentorship and how do they build long-lasting relationships with their clients? Janet says the problem with formal mentoring today is that it lacks that one on one connection so, they are not as impactful as they would like to be. The mentoring model Thriving Elements uses is built off the mentoring model that Janet built for herself. The way Thriving Elements works is as a mentee, you get matched with your mentor in High School, and the mentors stay with their mentee throughout college. In the early parts of your career, your mentor makes sure you get into the field you have been striving for. Janet says, there are three concepts to mentoring with Thriving Elements and the key concept is, \"always follow up with your mentor\". Sharing and following up with your mentor is important because they invest a lot of their time in you, so it is rewarding for them to hear all that you have accomplished with their help and guidance. \n\nThriving Elements started in 2016, and her roadmap has always been to expand globally. With people from all over the world asking Janet to bring Thriving Elements into their communities, she had built a network. Getting meets set up with people from all over the world was difficult due to a bad internet connection, and this was frustrating for Janet. This created a digital divide. She has been wanting to work with an organization to bridge the digital divide. As of today, Janet is starting her career at Amazon's Project Kuiper, where they will be launching satellites to get reliable broadband to underserved communities. This is helping to bridge together Janet's knowledge in technology and her passion to help these underserved communities together.\n\nThriving Elements is always looking for more STEM mentors, if you want to be a part of this organization you can go to www.thrivingelements.org. You can also pre-order Janet's book, Boldly You at boldly-you.com. You can also find Janet on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. ","content_html":"For this month’s episode, Melinda is bringing another incredible role model to the stage, Janet Phan. Janet is a TED speaker, author, and most importantly the founder of Thriving Elements- a non-profit for underserved girls in STEM.
\n\nGrowing up, Janet’s mother worked as a cashier in dollar stores and goodwills and she remembers dreaming of being a cashier just like her mom. As she grew up, she realized there were other options for her. Janet’s parents were refugees from Vietnam so it was very difficult for them to navigate Janet through the American education system. This affected how Janet viewed the world, including who she could trust, who she would allow in her network, and who she saw as her role models. Janet says through her parents she learned to, "do good work and the people around you will see you and want to help you". She did so by going above and beyond, helping her school and her community. She says, "That has been a key part in how I've been successful, doing more than asked."
\n\nMeldina asks, "What was your breakout moment?", the time that Janet saw a whole other path and wanted to take charge. Janet says she remembers the moment very vividly. Leaving her family's house her senior year of high school due to conflict, she started working at KFC and Hollywood Video, trying to get in as many hours as possible. She said one night after work she went to go get gas and didn't have the money to pay for it. She says this was the turning point in her life. She realized then that she did not want to live paycheck to paycheck and this kicked her motivation into high gear. Janet then wrote a book about this experience called, "Boldly You". After holding her story in for so long she realized she needed to share and inspire others.
\n\nSo what inspired Janet to start Thriving Elements and help underserved girls in STEM? Janet says it came from when she started traveling globally for a previous technology company she used to work for. She says through them she had the opportunity to enroll in business classes, something she was very grateful for. She says she wouldn't have gotten to where she is now if it wasn't for the mentors in her life that put time into her and took those risks for her. She says Thriving Elements started because when she was working and doing technology consulting around the globe she realized that she was often the only woman at the table and the only woman of color. This is why she wanted to help those girls that come from underserved backgrounds and put them on the playing field, like some of her mentors did for her, by providing opportunities and mentoring them.
\n\nBut how does Thriving Elements overcome the hurdles and challenges of mentorship and how do they build long-lasting relationships with their clients? Janet says the problem with formal mentoring today is that it lacks that one on one connection so, they are not as impactful as they would like to be. The mentoring model Thriving Elements uses is built off the mentoring model that Janet built for herself. The way Thriving Elements works is as a mentee, you get matched with your mentor in High School, and the mentors stay with their mentee throughout college. In the early parts of your career, your mentor makes sure you get into the field you have been striving for. Janet says, there are three concepts to mentoring with Thriving Elements and the key concept is, "always follow up with your mentor". Sharing and following up with your mentor is important because they invest a lot of their time in you, so it is rewarding for them to hear all that you have accomplished with their help and guidance.
\n\nThriving Elements started in 2016, and her roadmap has always been to expand globally. With people from all over the world asking Janet to bring Thriving Elements into their communities, she had built a network. Getting meets set up with people from all over the world was difficult due to a bad internet connection, and this was frustrating for Janet. This created a digital divide. She has been wanting to work with an organization to bridge the digital divide. As of today, Janet is starting her career at Amazon's Project Kuiper, where they will be launching satellites to get reliable broadband to underserved communities. This is helping to bridge together Janet's knowledge in technology and her passion to help these underserved communities together.
\n\nThriving Elements is always looking for more STEM mentors, if you want to be a part of this organization you can go to www.thrivingelements.org. You can also pre-order Janet's book, Boldly You at boldly-you.com. You can also find Janet on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
","summary":"Janet Phan is a TED speaker, author, and most importantly the founder of Thriving Elements- a non-profit for underserved girls in STEM. She talks about why she started Thriving Elements and what her future holds for helping out girls in STEM. \r\n","date_published":"2022-04-07T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/05fcc272-7eed-464e-bb2a-c4adb9285138.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34175551,"duration_in_seconds":1423}]},{"id":"749a6ba7-385b-47fd-8960-c610fc149ac0","title":"Carolyn Childers : Accelerating the Power of Executive Women","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/carolyn-childers","content_text":"Happy International Women's Month! \n\nFor this special episode, we chatted with Carolyn Childers, who is all about championing women. Carolyn is the founder and CEO of Chief, whose mission is to build a strong community of connection and support for executive women.\n\nCarolyn didn't always know that her passion was to help women in the workforce, she says that she was on a completely different path at the beginning of her career. Her family owned a business and growing up, she had a front-row seat to the challenges that come with owning your own business. She said it felt way too hard for her and decided to go the corporate route. She found herself in a corporate job, and soon left and got into the startup world in New York City, she knew instantly she would never go back to traditional corporate. She loved the pace, energy, and ability to truly make a difference in the startup culture. The more she spent time in that space the more she realized that she could do it herself. She wanted to be an entrepreneur and not just the Senior Executive at other people's companies. She says, \"I saw it, and I can be it.\"That is what ultimately led her on this journey to be the entrepreneur she is today. \n\nAs for how her career put her on the path to specifically empower women in the workplace, Carolyn says that she was working in finance and banking, both very male-dominated industries. During this time, she was only at a junior level and it was very telling for her to see just a few women executives in her company. As she became more senior and was included in the rooms where decisions were made, she saw how men were getting more opportunities than women. That is what fueled her to start her mission. \n\nWe all know that women are still overcoming challenges in the workplace and still trying to change the mindset of holding your cards tight because you might only have one shot to truly be heard before you get written off. However, Carolyn has an optimistic mindset about this. She says that in her experience, women have moved past this and are now in a mindset of abundance. Over the last ten years, there has been a shift in that mindset and that is partly why Chef is so successful. Chief is all about the collective, women coming together and supporting each other at a personal level with individual challenges but also as a whole to drive change. \n\nCarolyn's inspiration for the mission of Chief came from a very personal place when she was trying to reach the Senior level in her career. She was tackling challenges, and was expected to know all the answers. She said the ugly truth in leadership is that sometimes, you don't know all the answers. She asked herself, how do I continue to invest in myself as a leader and find the resources in her community to overcome these challenges.? That is when she had the idea for Chief. Chief is a professional network focused on senior executive women, VP level and above. She says the number one thing that Chief provides is, the core groups. These are groups of ten women that come together monthly with an executive coach in the room. She says it has been phenomenal to see the impact that it has had on so many of their members. Chief started in New York and as of January 2022, they are officially international. With ten thousand members across the US and a waiting list of close to fifty thousand to join the community, they are constantly growing. This time has been the most challenging for women so seeing the community coming together is remarkable and rewarding. \n\nMelinda asks Carolyn, how do people work their way up in a company without those connections? She says that one of the things that is important in the way that she created Chief was that it is truly meant to be a confidential place where women can come and open up about their challenges. She says even if you are building a community within your organization, you are still talking to coworkers. It is difficult to get that same authenticity and confidentiality with a co-worker rather than people outside your work. This helps her members drive advancement and to become invested in themselves as leaders. \n\nCarolyn adds that in this new hybrid world of remote working, the biggest challenge is loneliness. She says working from home is efficient, but you are still missing the social aspect. You miss out on building relationships and connections. Chief helps in this way because it not only opens up doors, but it allows women to fill that very human void of loneliness that occurred during the pandemic, and continues to occur today with everyone now working from home. \n\nSo, where is Chief going to be in 5-10 years? Carolyn says, with being only three years old she is just so proud of where they are now. They have some of the most powerful women in the country as a part of this network. She is just always focusing on building the best experience possible for their members. \n\nIf you want to learn more about Chief’s memberships, or even apply for membership check out their website at https://chief.com. \n\nListen to Chief's new podcast here!","content_html":"Happy International Women's Month!
\n\nFor this special episode, we chatted with Carolyn Childers, who is all about championing women. Carolyn is the founder and CEO of Chief, whose mission is to build a strong community of connection and support for executive women.
\n\nCarolyn didn't always know that her passion was to help women in the workforce, she says that she was on a completely different path at the beginning of her career. Her family owned a business and growing up, she had a front-row seat to the challenges that come with owning your own business. She said it felt way too hard for her and decided to go the corporate route. She found herself in a corporate job, and soon left and got into the startup world in New York City, she knew instantly she would never go back to traditional corporate. She loved the pace, energy, and ability to truly make a difference in the startup culture. The more she spent time in that space the more she realized that she could do it herself. She wanted to be an entrepreneur and not just the Senior Executive at other people's companies. She says, "I saw it, and I can be it."That is what ultimately led her on this journey to be the entrepreneur she is today.
\n\nAs for how her career put her on the path to specifically empower women in the workplace, Carolyn says that she was working in finance and banking, both very male-dominated industries. During this time, she was only at a junior level and it was very telling for her to see just a few women executives in her company. As she became more senior and was included in the rooms where decisions were made, she saw how men were getting more opportunities than women. That is what fueled her to start her mission.
\n\nWe all know that women are still overcoming challenges in the workplace and still trying to change the mindset of holding your cards tight because you might only have one shot to truly be heard before you get written off. However, Carolyn has an optimistic mindset about this. She says that in her experience, women have moved past this and are now in a mindset of abundance. Over the last ten years, there has been a shift in that mindset and that is partly why Chef is so successful. Chief is all about the collective, women coming together and supporting each other at a personal level with individual challenges but also as a whole to drive change.
\n\nCarolyn's inspiration for the mission of Chief came from a very personal place when she was trying to reach the Senior level in her career. She was tackling challenges, and was expected to know all the answers. She said the ugly truth in leadership is that sometimes, you don't know all the answers. She asked herself, how do I continue to invest in myself as a leader and find the resources in her community to overcome these challenges.? That is when she had the idea for Chief. Chief is a professional network focused on senior executive women, VP level and above. She says the number one thing that Chief provides is, the core groups. These are groups of ten women that come together monthly with an executive coach in the room. She says it has been phenomenal to see the impact that it has had on so many of their members. Chief started in New York and as of January 2022, they are officially international. With ten thousand members across the US and a waiting list of close to fifty thousand to join the community, they are constantly growing. This time has been the most challenging for women so seeing the community coming together is remarkable and rewarding.
\n\nMelinda asks Carolyn, how do people work their way up in a company without those connections? She says that one of the things that is important in the way that she created Chief was that it is truly meant to be a confidential place where women can come and open up about their challenges. She says even if you are building a community within your organization, you are still talking to coworkers. It is difficult to get that same authenticity and confidentiality with a co-worker rather than people outside your work. This helps her members drive advancement and to become invested in themselves as leaders.
\n\nCarolyn adds that in this new hybrid world of remote working, the biggest challenge is loneliness. She says working from home is efficient, but you are still missing the social aspect. You miss out on building relationships and connections. Chief helps in this way because it not only opens up doors, but it allows women to fill that very human void of loneliness that occurred during the pandemic, and continues to occur today with everyone now working from home.
\n\nSo, where is Chief going to be in 5-10 years? Carolyn says, with being only three years old she is just so proud of where they are now. They have some of the most powerful women in the country as a part of this network. She is just always focusing on building the best experience possible for their members.
\n\nIf you want to learn more about Chief’s memberships, or even apply for membership check out their website at https://chief.com.
\n\nListen to Chief's new podcast here!
","summary":"Carolyn Childers is the founder and CEO of Chief, whose mission is to drive more women into positions of power and keep them there. She talks about her what fueled her to start this mission of hers and all the incredible things Cheif has done for women. \r\n","date_published":"2022-03-03T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/749a6ba7-385b-47fd-8960-c610fc149ac0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36489273,"duration_in_seconds":1520}]},{"id":"ace04bfa-e243-4e96-a968-920fa2980e90","title":"Tonita Webb: Changing the System from Within","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/tonita-webb","content_text":"This month, our See It To Be It podcast guest is another inspiring female leader, Tonita Webb, who is the CEO of Verity Credit Union. She tells us about her journey to becoming CEO in a male-dominated industry and the struggles she faced along the way being a BIPOC woman. But how did she get to be CEO of a credit union? Well, Tonita grew up in a single-parent household and her mom was sick with Lupus, so her responsibilities were to take care of her mom and her siblings at the same time. She has always dreamt of living in a different place while she was growing up, due to the trauma she experienced in her hometown along with the limited opportunities. She didn’t know where that place was but she knew it was not in her hometown. She always kept that possibility in front of her and when she got older and started school she found a liking for science and math. She said in her high school there was a big push for African Americans to become engineers. She joined an engineering group in Highschool and then it led to her going to college to study engineering. Looking back though, she does not think she was built to be an engineer. She says she is a people person and LOVES to help people achieve their goals and that is how she got into management, although being able to think like an engineer did help her to get into the business world. \n\nWhen she got into college she did not want to be in a lot of debt, and the thought of debt just stressed her out. She asked herself, how could you finish school and not be in a ton of debt? The Air Force answered her question. She had the opportunity to go into the Air Force and come right back to Hampton University in Virginia to finish school, which she had every intention of doing. She said four months later she was stationed in Berlin, Germany, and was a police officer, laughingly she said, “and that was not in the plan”. She did that the whole time she was in the military. She ended up finishing school but not in the way she thought. \n\nFast forward four years, Tonita got married and had children. When she was in the Air Force, her heart would ache from missing her children, so she decided to get out of the military and got a night shift job at a bank. She then became interested in the training which is what introduced her to Human Resources. She loves working with people and that is what started her HR career. She then went to Florida and started working for the Department of Health with their HR department. Tonita says, “this is what helped me awaken a desire to help people''. Fast forward another year or two, she had another kid and her husband then decided to resign from the military after ten years. They went back to Seattle and had two more kids. With four kids now, she wanted to go back to work. She had three options of work: a bakery, credit union, and Seattle's supersonics. She said the credit union job just spoke to her because she could have a better opportunity to help people. \n\nTonita says that one of the things that drive her as a BIPOC woman is that she gets to change the system and be part of making that system more inclusive. She says the one thing she wants people to know, especially people in the BIPOC community, is that people make mistakes. No one is perfect, and you do not need to be. She says, “I learned what I know today by trial and error.” Tonita didn’t have great examples of how to plot a great financial future and she has made a lot of mistakes along the way, but she wants to be that example for the future generation. She saw firsthand her mom struggle with debt because of her illness, it was hard for her to work. She just knew that that was not the life she wanted for herself. She says that her mistakes are her greatest education because you just learn as you go. You can take ten steps forwards and five steps backward but all that matters is that you are moving forward. \n\nMelinda then talks about how Tonita is a black woman in a male-dominated industry and asks her what struggles or challenges she had on the way coming up in this world. She said it wasn’t easy and the world of management, leadership, and business was designed by white males. Because of this, she did not feel comfortable in her own skin because she did not grow up with a white male figure in her life, and cannot relate to them easily. She said what she learned was that she had to discover herself first before she could navigate her career journey. She would talk to a therapist as a BIPOC woman about the hardships she had to face with navigating her career in this industry. Once she discovered herself in this way, it allowed her to help more people.\n\nMelinda asks Tonita what is her favorite piece of advice. Tonita says that she has learned that women have to balance and accept their humanity, take space for themselves and step aside from the expectations that society has on women. We have to stop labeling and putting expectations on women. Women have to balance workspace issues along with balancing relationships and motherhood. You need to allow yourself to have space. ","content_html":"This month, our See It To Be It podcast guest is another inspiring female leader, Tonita Webb, who is the CEO of Verity Credit Union. She tells us about her journey to becoming CEO in a male-dominated industry and the struggles she faced along the way being a BIPOC woman. But how did she get to be CEO of a credit union? Well, Tonita grew up in a single-parent household and her mom was sick with Lupus, so her responsibilities were to take care of her mom and her siblings at the same time. She has always dreamt of living in a different place while she was growing up, due to the trauma she experienced in her hometown along with the limited opportunities. She didn’t know where that place was but she knew it was not in her hometown. She always kept that possibility in front of her and when she got older and started school she found a liking for science and math. She said in her high school there was a big push for African Americans to become engineers. She joined an engineering group in Highschool and then it led to her going to college to study engineering. Looking back though, she does not think she was built to be an engineer. She says she is a people person and LOVES to help people achieve their goals and that is how she got into management, although being able to think like an engineer did help her to get into the business world.
\n\nWhen she got into college she did not want to be in a lot of debt, and the thought of debt just stressed her out. She asked herself, how could you finish school and not be in a ton of debt? The Air Force answered her question. She had the opportunity to go into the Air Force and come right back to Hampton University in Virginia to finish school, which she had every intention of doing. She said four months later she was stationed in Berlin, Germany, and was a police officer, laughingly she said, “and that was not in the plan”. She did that the whole time she was in the military. She ended up finishing school but not in the way she thought.
\n\nFast forward four years, Tonita got married and had children. When she was in the Air Force, her heart would ache from missing her children, so she decided to get out of the military and got a night shift job at a bank. She then became interested in the training which is what introduced her to Human Resources. She loves working with people and that is what started her HR career. She then went to Florida and started working for the Department of Health with their HR department. Tonita says, “this is what helped me awaken a desire to help people''. Fast forward another year or two, she had another kid and her husband then decided to resign from the military after ten years. They went back to Seattle and had two more kids. With four kids now, she wanted to go back to work. She had three options of work: a bakery, credit union, and Seattle's supersonics. She said the credit union job just spoke to her because she could have a better opportunity to help people.
\n\nTonita says that one of the things that drive her as a BIPOC woman is that she gets to change the system and be part of making that system more inclusive. She says the one thing she wants people to know, especially people in the BIPOC community, is that people make mistakes. No one is perfect, and you do not need to be. She says, “I learned what I know today by trial and error.” Tonita didn’t have great examples of how to plot a great financial future and she has made a lot of mistakes along the way, but she wants to be that example for the future generation. She saw firsthand her mom struggle with debt because of her illness, it was hard for her to work. She just knew that that was not the life she wanted for herself. She says that her mistakes are her greatest education because you just learn as you go. You can take ten steps forwards and five steps backward but all that matters is that you are moving forward.
\n\nMelinda then talks about how Tonita is a black woman in a male-dominated industry and asks her what struggles or challenges she had on the way coming up in this world. She said it wasn’t easy and the world of management, leadership, and business was designed by white males. Because of this, she did not feel comfortable in her own skin because she did not grow up with a white male figure in her life, and cannot relate to them easily. She said what she learned was that she had to discover herself first before she could navigate her career journey. She would talk to a therapist as a BIPOC woman about the hardships she had to face with navigating her career in this industry. Once she discovered herself in this way, it allowed her to help more people.
\n\nMelinda asks Tonita what is her favorite piece of advice. Tonita says that she has learned that women have to balance and accept their humanity, take space for themselves and step aside from the expectations that society has on women. We have to stop labeling and putting expectations on women. Women have to balance workspace issues along with balancing relationships and motherhood. You need to allow yourself to have space.
","summary":"Tonita Webb takes on her journey of how she climbed her way up to CEO of Verity Credit Union. She shares her stories from the past, including being in the Air Force, and how it has all influenced her to where she is now today. ","date_published":"2022-02-03T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/ace04bfa-e243-4e96-a968-920fa2980e90.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37252959,"duration_in_seconds":1551}]},{"id":"2b3efa49-3814-454b-a189-988ebf40937d","title":"Eleanor Beaton: The Woman on a Mission to Help Female Founders","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/eleanor-beaton","content_text":"Eleanor Beaton, an incredible role model from Canada that is on a mission to empower female entrepreneurs. When Eleanor was a little girl, she had big dreams to become either a supermodel or an investment banker. This is because she grew up in the age of the biggest supermodels and always looked up to these glamorous, empowered, feminine women such as Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford. As for why she wanted to be an investment banker, she had an Aunt who was a really successful investment banker in London that was such an inspiration to her. These were her role models growing up and looking up to these women has paved the way to where she is now. After eventually eliminating the supermodel and investment banker career, she went into journalism and then translated that into a communications consulting business. In 2015, she created a new business that focuses on women leadership development. \n\nEleanor says she remembers when a news report came out one day that said, Naomi Campbell, a role model of Elenor since she was a young girl, wouldn’t get out of bed for less than ten thousand dollars a day. She said at that time she was “flabbergasted” to heat this because that seemed like an enormous amount of money, but then she realized that Naomi was owning her worth and recognizing her own value. Eleanor says when women share their stories, lead the way and inspire, it can make a difference to other women in the world. When that news report came out she said it was the best guidepost of how valuable it was to recognize your worth. She takes this advice into her business, Safimedia, whose mission is to double the number of female founders who sustainably scale past a million dollars in annual revenue. \n\nIn her business, Eleanor says that the one thing she sees over and over again is how do you scale a service business. She explains that most service businesses get to the first quarter million by hyper customization. She says that these types of businesses start to become like a prison because they are making money but they can’t get out of it. That is the most common issue she sees that people come to her for. \n\nMelinda goes into the next topic by talking about how the scale of businesses today are skyrocketing. A million-dollar business seems like nothing today because businesses are growing so fast. She asks Eleanor how she frames that and what is the mindset she has and is it challenging to her? Eleanor responds with, “Absolutely”. She says running a bigger business is easier than a smaller business because you have a bigger team and Melinda agrees! Melinda says with running a small business she always gets trapped with thinking the bigger business is better just by their revenue but she then realizes that it is harder to run a smaller business. Eleanor says that when the business was small it was much harder and she even missed her kids growing up, but now the business is much bigger and she has more time. It is much simpler because they sell two things rather than a hundred. She says that you have to be okay with letting go of certain things and just focusing on a couple of things, and allow that to be enough. Eleanor says with men still being in the center of the business world and women being kind of off-centered that it can take a women’s mindset off track, thinking you are not enough and thinking you have to hustle to become successful and valuable. She says there's so much hustle for worthiness. She says that you just have to allow what you do to be enough and you don’t have to give people everything they want, choose a lane and stay in it and create a business that will provide by just doing a couple of things that you really excel at. She says that is a mindset shift that she had to go through and thinks that other women need to also. \n\nNext, Melinda asks Eleanor if a million is still the number? If by 2030 will a million still be the barometer or is it going to keep getting higher and reach 3 million especially in today's economy? She says, according to the research she and her business have done, their goal is to double the number of women-owned companies that scale past a million dollars in annual revenue by 2030. She says if they inspire, support, and educate an additional 200,000 female founders that their goals can be accomplished.\n\nEleanor thought about what was important to her and the female founders she works with and she says it really comes down to cash, influence, autonomy, and creating a model that drives those three things. She created a model called the Jule business model, which is a company that grows at 30% or more a year until the founder wants to decelerate or accelerate their business growth. The founder has 30% profitability and has 30% open-time. She says the 30-30-30 concept is a great rule of thumb and there are so many benefits from doing it this way. \n\nLearn more about Eleanor and SafiMedia by visiting her website, or by checking out her podcast Power Presence Position. The show delivers practical insight for female founders. ","content_html":"Eleanor Beaton, an incredible role model from Canada that is on a mission to empower female entrepreneurs. When Eleanor was a little girl, she had big dreams to become either a supermodel or an investment banker. This is because she grew up in the age of the biggest supermodels and always looked up to these glamorous, empowered, feminine women such as Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford. As for why she wanted to be an investment banker, she had an Aunt who was a really successful investment banker in London that was such an inspiration to her. These were her role models growing up and looking up to these women has paved the way to where she is now. After eventually eliminating the supermodel and investment banker career, she went into journalism and then translated that into a communications consulting business. In 2015, she created a new business that focuses on women leadership development.
\n\nEleanor says she remembers when a news report came out one day that said, Naomi Campbell, a role model of Elenor since she was a young girl, wouldn’t get out of bed for less than ten thousand dollars a day. She said at that time she was “flabbergasted” to heat this because that seemed like an enormous amount of money, but then she realized that Naomi was owning her worth and recognizing her own value. Eleanor says when women share their stories, lead the way and inspire, it can make a difference to other women in the world. When that news report came out she said it was the best guidepost of how valuable it was to recognize your worth. She takes this advice into her business, Safimedia, whose mission is to double the number of female founders who sustainably scale past a million dollars in annual revenue.
\n\nIn her business, Eleanor says that the one thing she sees over and over again is how do you scale a service business. She explains that most service businesses get to the first quarter million by hyper customization. She says that these types of businesses start to become like a prison because they are making money but they can’t get out of it. That is the most common issue she sees that people come to her for.
\n\nMelinda goes into the next topic by talking about how the scale of businesses today are skyrocketing. A million-dollar business seems like nothing today because businesses are growing so fast. She asks Eleanor how she frames that and what is the mindset she has and is it challenging to her? Eleanor responds with, “Absolutely”. She says running a bigger business is easier than a smaller business because you have a bigger team and Melinda agrees! Melinda says with running a small business she always gets trapped with thinking the bigger business is better just by their revenue but she then realizes that it is harder to run a smaller business. Eleanor says that when the business was small it was much harder and she even missed her kids growing up, but now the business is much bigger and she has more time. It is much simpler because they sell two things rather than a hundred. She says that you have to be okay with letting go of certain things and just focusing on a couple of things, and allow that to be enough. Eleanor says with men still being in the center of the business world and women being kind of off-centered that it can take a women’s mindset off track, thinking you are not enough and thinking you have to hustle to become successful and valuable. She says there's so much hustle for worthiness. She says that you just have to allow what you do to be enough and you don’t have to give people everything they want, choose a lane and stay in it and create a business that will provide by just doing a couple of things that you really excel at. She says that is a mindset shift that she had to go through and thinks that other women need to also.
\n\nNext, Melinda asks Eleanor if a million is still the number? If by 2030 will a million still be the barometer or is it going to keep getting higher and reach 3 million especially in today's economy? She says, according to the research she and her business have done, their goal is to double the number of women-owned companies that scale past a million dollars in annual revenue by 2030. She says if they inspire, support, and educate an additional 200,000 female founders that their goals can be accomplished.
\n\nEleanor thought about what was important to her and the female founders she works with and she says it really comes down to cash, influence, autonomy, and creating a model that drives those three things. She created a model called the Jule business model, which is a company that grows at 30% or more a year until the founder wants to decelerate or accelerate their business growth. The founder has 30% profitability and has 30% open-time. She says the 30-30-30 concept is a great rule of thumb and there are so many benefits from doing it this way.
\n\nLearn more about Eleanor and SafiMedia by visiting her website, or by checking out her podcast Power Presence Position. The show delivers practical insight for female founders.
","summary":"Eleanor Beaton, female founder of SafiMedia talks about the importance of women knowing their worth and gives crucial advice for female entrepreneurs. ","date_published":"2022-01-06T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/2b3efa49-3814-454b-a189-988ebf40937d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38409091,"duration_in_seconds":1567}]},{"id":"5b325cc4-bb97-47e1-8fd0-b7b5f0b4da21","title":"Shelly Dominguez Lieder: A Latina Leader with a Purpose ","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/shelly-dominguez-lieder","content_text":"In this month's episode, we talk with Shelly Dominquez Lieder who is the VP of Accounts at TEN35 ad agency. To start the episode, Melinda first asks Shelly what her big dream was growing up and Shelly says that it was to be an Avon lady. She thought it was the coolest thing to walk around, ring people's doorbells, and make women feel their best selves. Her family always likes to bring this dream of hers up and embarrass her about it because they always thought that she would go to school and do much bigger things than that, which she did. Shelly says now that she is in marketing and advertising, she is still showing up and helping people think about what they need to do to be the best version of themselves. So, in some ways, she is doing what she dreamt of but in a bigger way. Shelly then talks about her growing up in a Latina family and how the women are supposed to cook, clean, take care of the house and they don’t look beyond that. She is grateful that she could talk about her dreams with her mom and grandmother and they were always encouraging. They would say to her, you are going to do that and so much more. She says growing up, she always had that pressure on her shoulders because the women in her family would tell her that she will become the best version of herself and succeed in ways she didn’t know were possible.\n\nMelinda then asks Shelly how growing up with a Hispanic background shaped her journey and what kind of hurdles did she have along the way? Shelly responds with, growing up with a Mexican family they had aspirations for her but also, very strong opinions. She says when she first selected her major at college her family would question her and ask “what are you going to do with that?\". She says at first, she thought she was going to go to law school because she wanted to argue, fight and bring social justice to all. Her family would say to her things like, “there is no way you're going to make money right away” or, “that is ridiculous, try again”. She says when she finally told them that she was going to major in marketing they were very supportive and could see the picture. She says she always planned on graduating, then working at an ad agency. However, when she graduated in San Antonio, Texas, there were not a lot of ad agencies around her. She had to think fast about what she could do and where she could go. Very luckily, she received a job with a beer company in her early twenties. She says that the beer industry is very male-dominated but her company was Mexican-owned, so it felt familiar. She says that every day she felt like she was just trying to be heard, seen, and feel important. She knew at that point she wanted to go do other things and finally find the ad agency she has been dreaming about. Through her connections, she was able to get her next job at a Hispanic-owned ad agency in Dallas, Texas. She said she still didn’t feel right at this one because they never took her ideas seriously, so she moved on to another Hispanic-owned agency. She said it was the same thing again, she was constantly fighting for a promotion and staying quiet about how women weren't being treated equally in the workplace there. She says at the same time she happened to meet her current partner at TEN35. She would notice when their teams were pitching how much she loved how he led their team, he would empower everyone in the room to speak and be heard. She knew that they were her connection and she wanted a future with TEN35. Later on, he was opening up an agency in Houston, Texas, and asked Shelly if she wanted to be a part of it. She said, “YES!”. She says ever since then she has been a part of TEN35 and that they empower women in a way she never knew was possible. Shelly says it's phenomenal that close to 70% of their team members are women, and almost 90% are in a leadership role. She felt very excited that finally after being put down at her previous companies, she found a home and a place to truly utilize her skills and to also empower and bring other people along so they don’t have to go through the same struggles that she had to go through.\n\nNext, Melinda asks Shelly if she thinks this happens to other Hispanic, Latina, young women that are recruited into companies but in reality, are held back and restricted at their job. Shelly responds with yes. She says when you find that tribe, like the one she has at TEN35, they make it a point to get together. Whenever they pull out a junior from their team and hear that they are struggling, Shelly and her tribe always want to help them find their voice. Shelly’s tribe being filled with other Latina women has helped shape the leader she has become.\n\nMelinda then asks since Shelly is in a leadership position, how does she lead differently to make sure she is bringing other women of color into the mix? She answers with, “I lead with purpose and grace”. She says if she is going to be involved in a leadership role, it needs to be purposeful and actionable. She doesn't want to be there just to look pretty and check a box. She wants to have an actual purpose in what role she plays. She says with grace, everyone stumbles and falls and you recover. She says, “how do you extract that out for it to not happen again and how to rise stronger.” For her, whether it be personally or professionally is done with purpose and grace.\n\nSo how does TEN35 make companies more culturally conscious? She says it comes to them in different ways. A lot of companies were ones they previously worked with before they were asked to take a harder look at themselves and to make sure that they were doing what was right. Current partners often ask them for advice and make them double-check videos, ads, casting, music and more, to make sure they looked right. A part of what they do is to make sure brands are being culturally conscious and relevant.\n\nThe next question Melinda asks Shelly is if she has a role model that has stuck with her and how did she come about finding this role model? Shelly says that there is one woman who sticks out in her memory and she is so fortunate she met her. This woman is the one who started telling Shelly that she can do it and taught Shelly how to find her confidence in the workplace. She would always remind Shelly of who she was and how other women outside of her bubble are were overcoming the same hurdles she had.\n\nThey tie the podcast together by explaining the importance of networking for women and how far it can take an individual. Melinda also shines a light on how important it is to push your team and how it is incredible that Shelly always does so, even when someone is uncomfortable, and that is what makes her a great leader. Shelly says that she wants to continue to grow with TEN35 and help other women grow within her organization.\n\nLearn more about TEN35 and Shelly by visiting their website.","content_html":"In this month's episode, we talk with Shelly Dominquez Lieder who is the VP of Accounts at TEN35 ad agency. To start the episode, Melinda first asks Shelly what her big dream was growing up and Shelly says that it was to be an Avon lady. She thought it was the coolest thing to walk around, ring people's doorbells, and make women feel their best selves. Her family always likes to bring this dream of hers up and embarrass her about it because they always thought that she would go to school and do much bigger things than that, which she did. Shelly says now that she is in marketing and advertising, she is still showing up and helping people think about what they need to do to be the best version of themselves. So, in some ways, she is doing what she dreamt of but in a bigger way. Shelly then talks about her growing up in a Latina family and how the women are supposed to cook, clean, take care of the house and they don’t look beyond that. She is grateful that she could talk about her dreams with her mom and grandmother and they were always encouraging. They would say to her, you are going to do that and so much more. She says growing up, she always had that pressure on her shoulders because the women in her family would tell her that she will become the best version of herself and succeed in ways she didn’t know were possible.
\n\nMelinda then asks Shelly how growing up with a Hispanic background shaped her journey and what kind of hurdles did she have along the way? Shelly responds with, growing up with a Mexican family they had aspirations for her but also, very strong opinions. She says when she first selected her major at college her family would question her and ask “what are you going to do with that?". She says at first, she thought she was going to go to law school because she wanted to argue, fight and bring social justice to all. Her family would say to her things like, “there is no way you're going to make money right away” or, “that is ridiculous, try again”. She says when she finally told them that she was going to major in marketing they were very supportive and could see the picture. She says she always planned on graduating, then working at an ad agency. However, when she graduated in San Antonio, Texas, there were not a lot of ad agencies around her. She had to think fast about what she could do and where she could go. Very luckily, she received a job with a beer company in her early twenties. She says that the beer industry is very male-dominated but her company was Mexican-owned, so it felt familiar. She says that every day she felt like she was just trying to be heard, seen, and feel important. She knew at that point she wanted to go do other things and finally find the ad agency she has been dreaming about. Through her connections, she was able to get her next job at a Hispanic-owned ad agency in Dallas, Texas. She said she still didn’t feel right at this one because they never took her ideas seriously, so she moved on to another Hispanic-owned agency. She said it was the same thing again, she was constantly fighting for a promotion and staying quiet about how women weren't being treated equally in the workplace there. She says at the same time she happened to meet her current partner at TEN35. She would notice when their teams were pitching how much she loved how he led their team, he would empower everyone in the room to speak and be heard. She knew that they were her connection and she wanted a future with TEN35. Later on, he was opening up an agency in Houston, Texas, and asked Shelly if she wanted to be a part of it. She said, “YES!”. She says ever since then she has been a part of TEN35 and that they empower women in a way she never knew was possible. Shelly says it's phenomenal that close to 70% of their team members are women, and almost 90% are in a leadership role. She felt very excited that finally after being put down at her previous companies, she found a home and a place to truly utilize her skills and to also empower and bring other people along so they don’t have to go through the same struggles that she had to go through.
\n\nNext, Melinda asks Shelly if she thinks this happens to other Hispanic, Latina, young women that are recruited into companies but in reality, are held back and restricted at their job. Shelly responds with yes. She says when you find that tribe, like the one she has at TEN35, they make it a point to get together. Whenever they pull out a junior from their team and hear that they are struggling, Shelly and her tribe always want to help them find their voice. Shelly’s tribe being filled with other Latina women has helped shape the leader she has become.
\n\nMelinda then asks since Shelly is in a leadership position, how does she lead differently to make sure she is bringing other women of color into the mix? She answers with, “I lead with purpose and grace”. She says if she is going to be involved in a leadership role, it needs to be purposeful and actionable. She doesn't want to be there just to look pretty and check a box. She wants to have an actual purpose in what role she plays. She says with grace, everyone stumbles and falls and you recover. She says, “how do you extract that out for it to not happen again and how to rise stronger.” For her, whether it be personally or professionally is done with purpose and grace.
\n\nSo how does TEN35 make companies more culturally conscious? She says it comes to them in different ways. A lot of companies were ones they previously worked with before they were asked to take a harder look at themselves and to make sure that they were doing what was right. Current partners often ask them for advice and make them double-check videos, ads, casting, music and more, to make sure they looked right. A part of what they do is to make sure brands are being culturally conscious and relevant.
\n\nThe next question Melinda asks Shelly is if she has a role model that has stuck with her and how did she come about finding this role model? Shelly says that there is one woman who sticks out in her memory and she is so fortunate she met her. This woman is the one who started telling Shelly that she can do it and taught Shelly how to find her confidence in the workplace. She would always remind Shelly of who she was and how other women outside of her bubble are were overcoming the same hurdles she had.
\n\nThey tie the podcast together by explaining the importance of networking for women and how far it can take an individual. Melinda also shines a light on how important it is to push your team and how it is incredible that Shelly always does so, even when someone is uncomfortable, and that is what makes her a great leader. Shelly says that she wants to continue to grow with TEN35 and help other women grow within her organization.
\n\nLearn more about TEN35 and Shelly by visiting their website.
","summary":"Shelly Dominguez Lieder tells us about her journey as a Latina woman in the workplace and the hurdles she has had to overcome along the way before finally finding her home at TEN35 Public Relations. ","date_published":"2021-12-02T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/5b325cc4-bb97-47e1-8fd0-b7b5f0b4da21.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37809829,"duration_in_seconds":1553}]},{"id":"5f23006b-2bbf-4712-9548-5604ebaaf450","title":"Shayla Varnado on Diversifying the Wine Industry","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/shayla-varnado","content_text":"On this episode of the See It To Be It podcast, we talk to Shayla Varnado, who is a fashion stylist turned entrepreneur and wine connoisseur. She is passionate about inspiring women to live the life of their dreams and is the founder of Black Girl’s Wine, which is an international organization for black women who share a passion and love for wine, while being committed to celebrating Black Girl Magic. \n\nShayla’s background consists of her growing up wanting to be a fashion stylist. She says she has always had a passion for fashion and she even studied fashion in college at Old Dominion University. She later in life started a fashion business, that specialized in helping the everyday women show up better in their lives, by piecing together a wardrobe that was suited for a woman going to work, having a date night, a girls night out, or even just attending a soccer game. She would make sure that her customers would have an outfit ready for wherever life may take them. She said that she would have key pieces in their closet to always make them feel fabulous. \n\nNow Shayla runs an international organization called Black Girl’s Wine. She says that it is for black women who love wine. Running this organization, along with the sisterhood full of amazing women she has created, brings her immense amounts of joy. As for what inspired Shayla, she said she looked around the wine industry and noticed a huge lack of diversity and inclusion. She noticed that there was never a black person on a wine advertisement in the media or even in stores. She then realized there was a whole market being ignored, a market that loves wine, having a good time and hanging out and trying new things. Shayla knew that she had to step in. That is mainly where her inspiration came from for her society. The wine industry is very white-male dominated and it's amazing that black women are becoming a part of this industry with the help of Shayla. Shayla talks about how she runs a partner program to include other black and women owned wine companies in her society. This partner program refers her members to black winemakers and women winemakers. They host events together and offer discounts to their members in exchange. She says to drive memberships, they just started a live partner show which is a live event in their private Facebook group that introduces wine makers to over a thousand wine lovers. This offers exposure to women winemakers and winemakers of color. She also says that the partner program is not just about exposure, but gives a chance for the winemakers themselves to build a relationship with their audience. Shalya loves helping out other black and women owned winemakers, while also sharing her love for wine with her society. \n\nShayla also recently co-authored the book, 44 Prayers for the Christian Entrepreneur, which was inspired by her faith. Shayla said she is just the copilot and her captain is God. She co-wrote the book with her God sister who is an entrepreneur as well. She wanted to share some of the prayers that have got her through all of life’s challenges. These prayers have helped navigate and guide her through the entrepreneurship lifestyle and hardships that come along the way. \n\nWant to become a member of Black Girl’s Wine? Memberships open quarterly and you can go to https://www.blackgirlswine.com to find all the information needed to take the first steps to join the sisterhood! ","content_html":"On this episode of the See It To Be It podcast, we talk to Shayla Varnado, who is a fashion stylist turned entrepreneur and wine connoisseur. She is passionate about inspiring women to live the life of their dreams and is the founder of Black Girl’s Wine, which is an international organization for black women who share a passion and love for wine, while being committed to celebrating Black Girl Magic.
\n\nShayla’s background consists of her growing up wanting to be a fashion stylist. She says she has always had a passion for fashion and she even studied fashion in college at Old Dominion University. She later in life started a fashion business, that specialized in helping the everyday women show up better in their lives, by piecing together a wardrobe that was suited for a woman going to work, having a date night, a girls night out, or even just attending a soccer game. She would make sure that her customers would have an outfit ready for wherever life may take them. She said that she would have key pieces in their closet to always make them feel fabulous.
\n\nNow Shayla runs an international organization called Black Girl’s Wine. She says that it is for black women who love wine. Running this organization, along with the sisterhood full of amazing women she has created, brings her immense amounts of joy. As for what inspired Shayla, she said she looked around the wine industry and noticed a huge lack of diversity and inclusion. She noticed that there was never a black person on a wine advertisement in the media or even in stores. She then realized there was a whole market being ignored, a market that loves wine, having a good time and hanging out and trying new things. Shayla knew that she had to step in. That is mainly where her inspiration came from for her society. The wine industry is very white-male dominated and it's amazing that black women are becoming a part of this industry with the help of Shayla. Shayla talks about how she runs a partner program to include other black and women owned wine companies in her society. This partner program refers her members to black winemakers and women winemakers. They host events together and offer discounts to their members in exchange. She says to drive memberships, they just started a live partner show which is a live event in their private Facebook group that introduces wine makers to over a thousand wine lovers. This offers exposure to women winemakers and winemakers of color. She also says that the partner program is not just about exposure, but gives a chance for the winemakers themselves to build a relationship with their audience. Shalya loves helping out other black and women owned winemakers, while also sharing her love for wine with her society.
\n\nShayla also recently co-authored the book, 44 Prayers for the Christian Entrepreneur, which was inspired by her faith. Shayla said she is just the copilot and her captain is God. She co-wrote the book with her God sister who is an entrepreneur as well. She wanted to share some of the prayers that have got her through all of life’s challenges. These prayers have helped navigate and guide her through the entrepreneurship lifestyle and hardships that come along the way.
\n\nWant to become a member of Black Girl’s Wine? Memberships open quarterly and you can go to https://www.blackgirlswine.com to find all the information needed to take the first steps to join the sisterhood!
","summary":"Shayla Varnado takes us on her journey from being a fashion stylist to starting her own international organization, Black Girl's Wine. This society is a sisterhood that allows black women to share their passions and love for wine.","date_published":"2021-11-04T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/5f23006b-2bbf-4712-9548-5604ebaaf450.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26768755,"duration_in_seconds":1115}]},{"id":"dcc85984-e20e-481a-ab27-03f84ad34334","title":"Sheri West on Helping The Next Generation Of Fierce Female Leaders","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/sheri-west","content_text":"Sheri West is a former corporate executive who has transitioned into a phenomenal advocate for young women by founding her own nonprofit organization, Live Girl, which mission is to prepare the next generation of diverse, brave female leaders with skills, community and connections so that all girls can thrive and make a positive impace on the world. \n\nAs for Sheri West's background, she grew up on a farm in Michigan and later on went to Michigan State University where she got her undergrad and Masters. She later on found her way into corporate America and worked with fortune 500 companies such as Pepsi. This experience allowed her to live out her dreams and travel the world. While traveling, she had to make hard sacrifices such as losing precious time with her family and friends, which definitley effected her wanting to start a family. During her career, and similar to many other women, she faced an array of obstacles in corporate America. These obstacles highlighted the importance for women to have a network of mentors and sponsors. Sheri belives that female mentors are of the utmost importance for a women's professinal success. When she left corporate America in 2014, she founded Live Girl with a mission to provide that network of not only mentors, but other resources for young professional women. She wanted to create this organization to pay it forward to the next generation of female leaders and make a real difference to women in the workspace. Live Girl works with girls from 5th grade all the way into college, offering career readiness and internship programs to young girls who might not otherwise be given such oppurtuinities. Being given these resources from such a young age really benefit young women's mental health in the long term, and this is something Sheri really believes we should be proactive about as a society, instead of reactive. She emphasizses how it is so important to be a good example to these young women and to constantly make sure she is leaving a positive impact on them. We love a woman who dedicates her career to lifting other women up!!\n\nAbout LiveGirl: Founded in 2014, LiveGirl, Inc. is a Connecticut-based nonprofit girls leadership organization that builds confident, inclusive leaders. Our mission is to prepare the next generation of diverse, brave female leaders with the skills, community, and connections so that ALL girls may thrive and make a positive impact on the world. LiveGirl serves thousands of girls in grade 5 through college annually through its free-of-charge, innovative leadership development and mentoring programs. To date, LiveGirl has reached over 10,000 young women. Learn more: https://golivegirl.org/\nConnect @goLiveGirl.\n\nAbout Confident Podcast with Sheri & Olivia West: A mother - daughter podcast featuring conversations with fierce, unapologetically ambitious women about what it means to be an inclusive leader. Learn more: https://golivegirl.org/podcast","content_html":"Sheri West is a former corporate executive who has transitioned into a phenomenal advocate for young women by founding her own nonprofit organization, Live Girl, which mission is to prepare the next generation of diverse, brave female leaders with skills, community and connections so that all girls can thrive and make a positive impace on the world.
\n\nAs for Sheri West's background, she grew up on a farm in Michigan and later on went to Michigan State University where she got her undergrad and Masters. She later on found her way into corporate America and worked with fortune 500 companies such as Pepsi. This experience allowed her to live out her dreams and travel the world. While traveling, she had to make hard sacrifices such as losing precious time with her family and friends, which definitley effected her wanting to start a family. During her career, and similar to many other women, she faced an array of obstacles in corporate America. These obstacles highlighted the importance for women to have a network of mentors and sponsors. Sheri belives that female mentors are of the utmost importance for a women's professinal success. When she left corporate America in 2014, she founded Live Girl with a mission to provide that network of not only mentors, but other resources for young professional women. She wanted to create this organization to pay it forward to the next generation of female leaders and make a real difference to women in the workspace. Live Girl works with girls from 5th grade all the way into college, offering career readiness and internship programs to young girls who might not otherwise be given such oppurtuinities. Being given these resources from such a young age really benefit young women's mental health in the long term, and this is something Sheri really believes we should be proactive about as a society, instead of reactive. She emphasizses how it is so important to be a good example to these young women and to constantly make sure she is leaving a positive impact on them. We love a woman who dedicates her career to lifting other women up!!
\n\nAbout LiveGirl: Founded in 2014, LiveGirl, Inc. is a Connecticut-based nonprofit girls leadership organization that builds confident, inclusive leaders. Our mission is to prepare the next generation of diverse, brave female leaders with the skills, community, and connections so that ALL girls may thrive and make a positive impact on the world. LiveGirl serves thousands of girls in grade 5 through college annually through its free-of-charge, innovative leadership development and mentoring programs. To date, LiveGirl has reached over 10,000 young women. Learn more: https://golivegirl.org/
\nConnect @goLiveGirl.
About Confident Podcast with Sheri & Olivia West: A mother - daughter podcast featuring conversations with fierce, unapologetically ambitious women about what it means to be an inclusive leader. Learn more: https://golivegirl.org/podcast
","summary":"Sheri West takes us on her journey from corporate America to starting her own organization, Live Girl, which mission is to help the next generation of fierce females in the workforce. ","date_published":"2021-10-07T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/dcc85984-e20e-481a-ab27-03f84ad34334.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31400583,"duration_in_seconds":1289}]},{"id":"8adbe9f6-f097-4acb-b8c3-779e9364c66e","title":"Dr. Shirley Davis on Living Beyond Your What Ifs and Post-COVID Mass Resignations","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/dr-shirley-davis","content_text":"This month on the See It To Be It podcast Melinda talks with Dr. Shirley Davis, who is the CEO of SDS Enterprises, a woman and minority-owned C-Corporation that provides strategic development solutions that enable organizational leaders to build high performing and inclusive cultures that thrive in a competitive and changing environment. When Dr. Davis was a child, she had a very vivid imagination. She had no fears or limitations, and dreamed of being either an allstar athlete, lawyer, fashion model or actress. She talks about how as children, we don't have any of those experiences that cause hurt, rejection or pain which causes us to have fears and limitations. She explains however that once she went to college and got out in the real world, she did start to have those experiences that brought about feelings of self-doubt and caused her to \"shrink\". Now, her doubts and fears have been minimized almost completley, but like anyone still seep through from time to time. For example, when she was asked to be on a national board, she thought \"they want me?\" and almost talked herself out of the oppurtunity. She then reminded herself of how wonderful, educated and deserving of this oppurtunity she was. This prompted her book, \"Living Beyond Your What Ifs\", which tells the story that we can all relate to of having those fears and overcoming them to be the best version of yourself. Her inspiration for the book was to inspire other people to live beyond their what ifs, she says \"we have an obligation, responsibility and even an oppurtunity to help other people who may be facing the same things too\". In the book, she shares personal stories as well as stories of other people, who she mentored and were also stuck in their what ifs and overcame them. The book is full of tips and tricks to feel your best self and live in confidence and peace, sounds like a must-read to us!\n\nDr. Davis spent 30 years in corporate america and mentions her career found her. As a child she never dreamed of being in HR or being a Chief Diversity Officer but she says \"I do believe that in life your past will collide, you collide with destiny\". She believes that the things she learned in early childhood were preparing her for her career. Companies would say to her that they needed someone for DEI, and she fit the bill being a woman of color. As for how business is doing post-COVID, Dr. Davis claims that ever since the murder of George Floyd last year her firm been overhwlemed and has not slowed down. They have been on the forefront as a full service firm, they did more listening sessions in the last year than in the past 20 years. Dr. Davis doesn't believe DEI is going anywhere, it has been a relevant hot topic for a number of years because of the pervasive demographic shift we are seeing today. When the new generation of talent comes into the workforce, they have expectations, and if companies don't accomodate them, they will miss out on top talent. She mentions that in 2020, some of the top words used were \"pivot\" and \"you are muted\" (LOL). When people pivoted last year, they not only reinvented themselves, they reinvented work places and relationships and looked at life saying \"is this what I want to do?\" 3.9 million people in June and July quit their jobs, and we're calling this \"the great resignation\", because people are choosing a different path in their lives. People now ask themselves \"is this where I want to work? Is my boss toxic, is this workplace toxic?\" and are choosing hapiness and quitting their jobs, so employers must get with the program or they will miss out. \n\nAs far as the mass resgination, women are a lot of the ones leaving the workforce. Currently, women make up nearly half of the workforce, says Dr. Davis, and companies need to do something to retain them. Women are overwhelmed with not only work responsibilites, but also child care and other home responsibilities. She calls out to companies to make their workplace cultures and policies more flexible, and to create the enviorment that allows women to excel. She belives women were leaving the workforce in higher droves this past year because not only were they many of them laid off, they made choices to leave because childcare centers were shut down and children were home from school. Her firm has been overwhelmed with a lot of calls about implicit bias training, because at the core of it, women still have biases that keep us from being payed fairly, hired in certain positions or being promoted as fast as men. She even brings up that out of the fortune 500 companies, only 41 of the heads of those corporations are women. We have work to do! It starts with equity, inclusion, bias training, but then it goes to accountability: change your policies, update your strategies and put programs in place that are much more flexibile and accomidating to bring women in. \n\nBut what about things like the new requirement by Wall Street about mandating women on boards, is it enough? Will it bring about enough change (since it only specifies women and not race or sexual orientation)? Dr. Davis thinks its a start for boards to diversify, but it needs to trickle down to not just women but people of color and those that have different experiences, thoughts, perspectives and ideas. Talent comes from a lot of places, and companies need to know to look for leaders that have transferable skills and recognize that talent comes from all different backgrounds, you HAVE to look outside your traditional network, cast your net broader. She brings up that when she is asked to be on a board, even if they are all white men, she knows that she may be the first and may even be the only, but she won't be the last. \n\nAs for Dr. Davis' mentors, she has a great network of other senior executive women. She also finds people who are five to ten years ahead of her in their careers, and emulates some of what they do, even if they are not formal mentors. A lot of our podcast guest bring up a network of other women, Melinda mentions the statistic that when women have a network of other women, they get further, and even more so when they have a mixed network of men and women. The most powerful thing we can do is to share our networks with other women. Dr. Davis says relationships are the new currency. A lot of her business comes from referrals and recomendations. People do business with people they like, trust and know. \n\nTo learn more about Dr. Shirley Davis, check out her YouTube channel or buy her book on Amazon \"Living Beyond Your What Ifs\", follow her on social media. Dr. Shirley Davis is the author of the new book Living Beyond “What If?” Release the Limits and Realize Your Dreams (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, August 10, 2021, Available for order at Amazon.com). She’s also the author of the books Reinvent Yourself: Strategies for Achieving Success in Every Area of Your Life and The Seat: How to Get Invited to the Table When You're Over-Performing but Undervalued. Additionally, she is a popular author for several LinkedIn Learning courses on Leadership and DEI.\n\nConnect with Dr. Shirley Davis on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Clubhouse and LinkedIn, TikTok, or visit www.drshirleydavis.com. \n\n\"Challenges are brilliantly disguised as oppurtunities for us to take them on by the horn, not be afraid and make a difference\" \n\nSee It To Be It Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast the first Thursday of every month on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our email newsletter to be notified of new episodes!\n\nCheck us out on social! We are dedicated to providing inspiring female role models to women around the world, so let us know what you think by chatting with us on Instagram and Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn Special Guest: Dr. Shirley Davis.","content_html":"This month on the See It To Be It podcast Melinda talks with Dr. Shirley Davis, who is the CEO of SDS Enterprises, a woman and minority-owned C-Corporation that provides strategic development solutions that enable organizational leaders to build high performing and inclusive cultures that thrive in a competitive and changing environment. When Dr. Davis was a child, she had a very vivid imagination. She had no fears or limitations, and dreamed of being either an allstar athlete, lawyer, fashion model or actress. She talks about how as children, we don't have any of those experiences that cause hurt, rejection or pain which causes us to have fears and limitations. She explains however that once she went to college and got out in the real world, she did start to have those experiences that brought about feelings of self-doubt and caused her to "shrink". Now, her doubts and fears have been minimized almost completley, but like anyone still seep through from time to time. For example, when she was asked to be on a national board, she thought "they want me?" and almost talked herself out of the oppurtunity. She then reminded herself of how wonderful, educated and deserving of this oppurtunity she was. This prompted her book, "Living Beyond Your What Ifs", which tells the story that we can all relate to of having those fears and overcoming them to be the best version of yourself. Her inspiration for the book was to inspire other people to live beyond their what ifs, she says "we have an obligation, responsibility and even an oppurtunity to help other people who may be facing the same things too". In the book, she shares personal stories as well as stories of other people, who she mentored and were also stuck in their what ifs and overcame them. The book is full of tips and tricks to feel your best self and live in confidence and peace, sounds like a must-read to us!
\n\nDr. Davis spent 30 years in corporate america and mentions her career found her. As a child she never dreamed of being in HR or being a Chief Diversity Officer but she says "I do believe that in life your past will collide, you collide with destiny". She believes that the things she learned in early childhood were preparing her for her career. Companies would say to her that they needed someone for DEI, and she fit the bill being a woman of color. As for how business is doing post-COVID, Dr. Davis claims that ever since the murder of George Floyd last year her firm been overhwlemed and has not slowed down. They have been on the forefront as a full service firm, they did more listening sessions in the last year than in the past 20 years. Dr. Davis doesn't believe DEI is going anywhere, it has been a relevant hot topic for a number of years because of the pervasive demographic shift we are seeing today. When the new generation of talent comes into the workforce, they have expectations, and if companies don't accomodate them, they will miss out on top talent. She mentions that in 2020, some of the top words used were "pivot" and "you are muted" (LOL). When people pivoted last year, they not only reinvented themselves, they reinvented work places and relationships and looked at life saying "is this what I want to do?" 3.9 million people in June and July quit their jobs, and we're calling this "the great resignation", because people are choosing a different path in their lives. People now ask themselves "is this where I want to work? Is my boss toxic, is this workplace toxic?" and are choosing hapiness and quitting their jobs, so employers must get with the program or they will miss out.
\n\nAs far as the mass resgination, women are a lot of the ones leaving the workforce. Currently, women make up nearly half of the workforce, says Dr. Davis, and companies need to do something to retain them. Women are overwhelmed with not only work responsibilites, but also child care and other home responsibilities. She calls out to companies to make their workplace cultures and policies more flexible, and to create the enviorment that allows women to excel. She belives women were leaving the workforce in higher droves this past year because not only were they many of them laid off, they made choices to leave because childcare centers were shut down and children were home from school. Her firm has been overwhelmed with a lot of calls about implicit bias training, because at the core of it, women still have biases that keep us from being payed fairly, hired in certain positions or being promoted as fast as men. She even brings up that out of the fortune 500 companies, only 41 of the heads of those corporations are women. We have work to do! It starts with equity, inclusion, bias training, but then it goes to accountability: change your policies, update your strategies and put programs in place that are much more flexibile and accomidating to bring women in.
\n\nBut what about things like the new requirement by Wall Street about mandating women on boards, is it enough? Will it bring about enough change (since it only specifies women and not race or sexual orientation)? Dr. Davis thinks its a start for boards to diversify, but it needs to trickle down to not just women but people of color and those that have different experiences, thoughts, perspectives and ideas. Talent comes from a lot of places, and companies need to know to look for leaders that have transferable skills and recognize that talent comes from all different backgrounds, you HAVE to look outside your traditional network, cast your net broader. She brings up that when she is asked to be on a board, even if they are all white men, she knows that she may be the first and may even be the only, but she won't be the last.
\n\nAs for Dr. Davis' mentors, she has a great network of other senior executive women. She also finds people who are five to ten years ahead of her in their careers, and emulates some of what they do, even if they are not formal mentors. A lot of our podcast guest bring up a network of other women, Melinda mentions the statistic that when women have a network of other women, they get further, and even more so when they have a mixed network of men and women. The most powerful thing we can do is to share our networks with other women. Dr. Davis says relationships are the new currency. A lot of her business comes from referrals and recomendations. People do business with people they like, trust and know.
\n\nTo learn more about Dr. Shirley Davis, check out her YouTube channel or buy her book on Amazon "Living Beyond Your What Ifs", follow her on social media. Dr. Shirley Davis is the author of the new book Living Beyond “What If?” Release the Limits and Realize Your Dreams (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, August 10, 2021, Available for order at Amazon.com). She’s also the author of the books Reinvent Yourself: Strategies for Achieving Success in Every Area of Your Life and The Seat: How to Get Invited to the Table When You're Over-Performing but Undervalued. Additionally, she is a popular author for several LinkedIn Learning courses on Leadership and DEI.
\n\nConnect with Dr. Shirley Davis on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Clubhouse and LinkedIn, TikTok, or visit www.drshirleydavis.com.
\n\n"Challenges are brilliantly disguised as oppurtunities for us to take them on by the horn, not be afraid and make a difference"
\n\nSee It To Be It Content Corner
\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast the first Thursday of every month on your favorite streaming service.
\n\nSubscribe to our email newsletter to be notified of new episodes!
\n\nCheck us out on social! We are dedicated to providing inspiring female role models to women around the world, so let us know what you think by chatting with us on Instagram and Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn
Special Guest: Dr. Shirley Davis.
","summary":"This month on See It To Be It, we talk to Dr. Shirley Davis about what it means to live beyond your \"what ifs\" and how mass resignations have disproportionately affected women. ","date_published":"2021-09-02T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/8adbe9f6-f097-4acb-b8c3-779e9364c66e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41208473,"duration_in_seconds":1688}]},{"id":"4584afdc-47c1-410d-a424-9a5d29741c9b","title":"Bonnie Marcus on helping women regain their confidence and claim workplace power","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/bonnie-marcus","content_text":"This month on See It To Be It podcast, Melinda speaks with Bonnie Marcus, an\naward winning entrepreneur, Forbes contributing writer, and executive coach. Bonnie Marcus, M.Ed., assists professional women to successfully navigate the workplace and position and promote themselves to advance their careers. With 20+ years of sales and management experience, Bonnie’s extensive business background includes CEO of a ServiceMaster company and VP of Sales at Medical Staffing Network and other national companies in the healthcare and software industries. She has held executive positions in startups as well as Fortune 500 companies.\n\nA certified coach, Bonnie has been honored by Global Gurus as one of the world’s top 30 coaches in 2015-2020. Her acclaimed first book, The Politics of Promotion: How High-Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead, was first published in 2015. Bonnie shares her message globally through speaking engagements, blogging, and her podcast, Badass Women at Any Age. \n\nShe begins the episode by discussing how she wanted to be a ballerina growing up, but people try to squash her ambitions; however, still today, she loves to dance. Bonnie started her career as a kindergarten teacher but transitioned to teaching aerobics at a cardiac rehabilitation center. She left the corporate arena in 2007 and got certified as a coach helping women advance their careers. Bonnie wanted to help women who are getting passed up for opportunities, couldn’t advocate for themselves, and struggle to get rehired after getting pushed out of their careers.\n\nShe discusses the inspiration for her book: Not Done Yet! It covers how women over 50 can regain their confidence and claim workplace power. Additionally, she covers ageism, discrimination in the workplace, even on platforms like LinkedIn. She elaborates by encouraging women not to pull themselves out of the arena, remain visible, and continue to build their network by staying marketable. \n\nBonnie finishes up the episode revealing the power of girlfriends and social circles. She encourages women to find like-minded women by joining organizations to bring together who have something in common and find that support. She emphasizes that your mindset is essential regardless of age.\n\nLearn more about Bonnie: Bonniemarcusleadership.com\n\n_5:26 “I learned business by doing it”\n\n_5:44 “It was never my ambition to run a national company. I just said yes to a lot of opportunities that came along, I guess that's the lesson.”\n\nSee It To Be It Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast the first Thursday of every month on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @seeittobeitpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.Special Guest: Bonnie Marcus.","content_html":"This month on See It To Be It podcast, Melinda speaks with Bonnie Marcus, an
\naward winning entrepreneur, Forbes contributing writer, and executive coach. Bonnie Marcus, M.Ed., assists professional women to successfully navigate the workplace and position and promote themselves to advance their careers. With 20+ years of sales and management experience, Bonnie’s extensive business background includes CEO of a ServiceMaster company and VP of Sales at Medical Staffing Network and other national companies in the healthcare and software industries. She has held executive positions in startups as well as Fortune 500 companies.
A certified coach, Bonnie has been honored by Global Gurus as one of the world’s top 30 coaches in 2015-2020. Her acclaimed first book, The Politics of Promotion: How High-Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead, was first published in 2015. Bonnie shares her message globally through speaking engagements, blogging, and her podcast, Badass Women at Any Age.
\n\nShe begins the episode by discussing how she wanted to be a ballerina growing up, but people try to squash her ambitions; however, still today, she loves to dance. Bonnie started her career as a kindergarten teacher but transitioned to teaching aerobics at a cardiac rehabilitation center. She left the corporate arena in 2007 and got certified as a coach helping women advance their careers. Bonnie wanted to help women who are getting passed up for opportunities, couldn’t advocate for themselves, and struggle to get rehired after getting pushed out of their careers.
\n\nShe discusses the inspiration for her book: Not Done Yet! It covers how women over 50 can regain their confidence and claim workplace power. Additionally, she covers ageism, discrimination in the workplace, even on platforms like LinkedIn. She elaborates by encouraging women not to pull themselves out of the arena, remain visible, and continue to build their network by staying marketable.
\n\nBonnie finishes up the episode revealing the power of girlfriends and social circles. She encourages women to find like-minded women by joining organizations to bring together who have something in common and find that support. She emphasizes that your mindset is essential regardless of age.
\n\nLearn more about Bonnie: Bonniemarcusleadership.com
\n\n_5:26 “I learned business by doing it”
\n\n_5:44 “It was never my ambition to run a national company. I just said yes to a lot of opportunities that came along, I guess that's the lesson.”
\n\nSee It To Be It Content Corner
\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast the first Thursday of every month on your favorite streaming service.
\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.
\n\nCheck us out on social!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @seeittobeitpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Special Guest: Bonnie Marcus.
","summary":"This month on See It To Be It we talked to Bonnie Marcus Bonnie an Award winning entrepreneur, Forbes contributing writer, and executive coach.\r\nMarcus, M.Ed., assists professional women to successfully navigate the workplace and position and \r\npromote themselves to advance their careers. ","date_published":"2021-08-05T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/4584afdc-47c1-410d-a424-9a5d29741c9b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34825356,"duration_in_seconds":1450}]},{"id":"e2f9c08e-1fcc-4f16-b96a-978643d9ae53","title":"Pat Bondurant, The Woman That Can Do It All","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/pat-bondurant","content_text":"This month on See It To Be It podcast, Melinda speaks with Pat Bondurant, a famed business partner, and wife of legendary World Driving Champion Bob Bondurant. Pat takes us through her successful careers in aerospace, architecture, television, cars, and investing with her. She discusses how she's gotten to where she is today, obstacles she's overcome in the process, and how your trust should not be given out haphazardly. \n\nShe begins the episode describing how she was born into a family of five brothers, which ultimately contributes to how she carved her way as a female in numerous male-dominated career fields. Her mother was the second-highest-ranking woman in the civilian division of the government and instilled in her that there was no ceiling on what she could do. Pat started runway modeling for wedding gowns and eventually moved on to regional Ford commercials. She decided a career in fashion was her next move and took a drafting course for fashion school. Her talents in drafting ultimately led her down another path, and she worked for NASA on the first space shuttle. After NASA, she took her skills to interior design and subsequently architecture, designing the Tomahawk cruise missile facility. Later, after seeing an opportunity and seizing it, she started her own extremely successful architectural firm. \n\nShe finally met the love of her life, CEO and president of the number one racing school in the world, Bob Bondurant. Bob Bondurant is a world-renowned expert on driver training and safety. He has taught Hollywood's biggest stars to drive race cars for films, including Christian Bale in Ford vs. Ferrari. Pat discusses her and Bob's one-of-a-kind love story. However, she did fall into some traps of abusive husbands before finding her \"twin flame.\" Despite going through a traumatically violent marriage, fighting for her son's safety, moving across the country, and ultimately facing a heartbreaking betrayal by her own son that she fought so relentlessly to protect as a child, she kept moving forward. \n\nShe discusses how she gained her success by \"letting life unfold.\" She elaborates by explaining that when she sees an opportunity, she takes it. However, she describes how if a door to an opportunity is difficult to open, she simply moves on to the next door. She emphasizes that no matter what happened, she continued to move forward without any rains on her. \n\nPat wraps up the episode by revealing her two go-to pieces of advice for other women. First, she encourages women to be careful who they trust because salt can be mistaken for sugar. Second, she also explains how the Bible serves as a handbook, and choosing to pick it up is the key to success. \n\nLearn more about Pat Bondurant: https://bondurantracingschool.com/\n\nPat Bondurant on being a woman in male-dominated industries: \n_8:47 \n“I do not take any BS off of anybody, and let me set the tone right up front.\"\n\nPat Bondurant on how she continued to achieve success while enduring a painful time in her life:\n_12:41 \n“...it's just all the components of being a powerful, self-willed woman that had to make a living, and when I saw opportunities, I knew when to move.\"\n\nSee It To Be It Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast the first Thursday of every month on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @seeittobeitpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.Special Guest: Pat Bondurant.","content_html":"This month on See It To Be It podcast, Melinda speaks with Pat Bondurant, a famed business partner, and wife of legendary World Driving Champion Bob Bondurant. Pat takes us through her successful careers in aerospace, architecture, television, cars, and investing with her. She discusses how she's gotten to where she is today, obstacles she's overcome in the process, and how your trust should not be given out haphazardly.
\n\nShe begins the episode describing how she was born into a family of five brothers, which ultimately contributes to how she carved her way as a female in numerous male-dominated career fields. Her mother was the second-highest-ranking woman in the civilian division of the government and instilled in her that there was no ceiling on what she could do. Pat started runway modeling for wedding gowns and eventually moved on to regional Ford commercials. She decided a career in fashion was her next move and took a drafting course for fashion school. Her talents in drafting ultimately led her down another path, and she worked for NASA on the first space shuttle. After NASA, she took her skills to interior design and subsequently architecture, designing the Tomahawk cruise missile facility. Later, after seeing an opportunity and seizing it, she started her own extremely successful architectural firm.
\n\nShe finally met the love of her life, CEO and president of the number one racing school in the world, Bob Bondurant. Bob Bondurant is a world-renowned expert on driver training and safety. He has taught Hollywood's biggest stars to drive race cars for films, including Christian Bale in Ford vs. Ferrari. Pat discusses her and Bob's one-of-a-kind love story. However, she did fall into some traps of abusive husbands before finding her "twin flame." Despite going through a traumatically violent marriage, fighting for her son's safety, moving across the country, and ultimately facing a heartbreaking betrayal by her own son that she fought so relentlessly to protect as a child, she kept moving forward.
\n\nShe discusses how she gained her success by "letting life unfold." She elaborates by explaining that when she sees an opportunity, she takes it. However, she describes how if a door to an opportunity is difficult to open, she simply moves on to the next door. She emphasizes that no matter what happened, she continued to move forward without any rains on her.
\n\nPat wraps up the episode by revealing her two go-to pieces of advice for other women. First, she encourages women to be careful who they trust because salt can be mistaken for sugar. Second, she also explains how the Bible serves as a handbook, and choosing to pick it up is the key to success.
\n\nLearn more about Pat Bondurant: https://bondurantracingschool.com/
\n\nPat Bondurant on being a woman in male-dominated industries:
\n_8:47
\n“I do not take any BS off of anybody, and let me set the tone right up front."
Pat Bondurant on how she continued to achieve success while enduring a painful time in her life:
\n_12:41
\n“...it's just all the components of being a powerful, self-willed woman that had to make a living, and when I saw opportunities, I knew when to move."
See It To Be It Content Corner
\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast the first Thursday of every month on your favorite streaming service.
\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.
\n\nCheck us out on social!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @seeittobeitpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Special Guest: Pat Bondurant.
","summary":"This month on See It To Be It, we talk to Pat Bondurant, a famed business partner and wife of legendary World Driving Champion Bob Bondurant. Together the couple co-owned the world-famous driving school started more than 50 years ago, the Bondurant High-Performance Driving School. She also led successful careers in aerospace, architecture, television, cars, and investing.","date_published":"2021-07-01T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/e2f9c08e-1fcc-4f16-b96a-978643d9ae53.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41849896,"duration_in_seconds":1712}]},{"id":"165974a5-6f76-45ec-a84a-df9218269c45","title":"Foram Brown on Empowering Women in STEM ","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/foram-brown","content_text":"This week on See It To Be It podcast, Melinda speaks with engineer, wife, cancer conqueror, mother, and ambassador; Foram Brown. Foram is based in London, England, and has dedicated her life to learning and empowering women with the knowledge she has obtained. \n\nShe begins this episode by discussing her \"big dream\" when she was growing up and how she wanted to be a drama queen, movie star, and glamorous Bollywood actress. However, she felt that her only two options from a cultural standpoint were either to be a doctor or an engineer. She felt that to be able to be a self-sustaining, successful woman, she had to pick from those careers. She felt she did not have the memorization skills to be a doctor, so it became clear to her that STEM was the best option because of its key component of problem-solving. \n\nStarting off her post-college career, she landed her first job at a pharmaceutical company as a systems engineer. From there, she worked for Rolls-Royce on civil engines for 11 years. Bombardier Transportation soon followed, where she worked on UK trains, and she now works for Alstom as the head of mechanical engineering. She has noticed an increased awareness of women in the STEM industry. She works to continually increase the number of women that are recruited into engineering roles due to the fact that she has always had a strong desire to help other women. She explains how she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019 and this changed her perspective in life. Furthermore, she decided she was going to do what she had always wanted, to help women. She ultimately started her business, Foram Brown, with the purpose of filling companies' STEM openings with women employees.\n\nForam Brown utilizes a simple model that requires companies to hire women and then fills those positions with a world-class candidate. Due to her experience in the industry, she is skilled in finding the right person for these jobs. She also nurtures the sustainment of women in these positions, helping create an inclusive company culture. She discusses the five key elements of inclusivity of women in the workplace; flexibility, support, trust, empowerment, and listen. \n\nShe talks about the toll that being a mom in a pandemic takes on a women's career, which results in a decrease in women in the workforce. Likewise, she discusses the unequal disbursement of responsibilities among women throughout the pandemic that can create stress and burnout. She encourages the embracement of the change and differences that the pandemic has contributed to so that women can work at home.\n\nShe discusses how to deal with the gender pay gap, focusing on awareness. She approaches this pay gap with the mindset of knowing one's own worth and being goal-oriented. Ultimately, she wraps up with the advice to go get what you want and create the life you want to live. \n\nLearn more about Foram Brown: https://forambrown.com/\nFollow Foram Brown on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forambrown/?hl=en (@forambrown)\nConnect with Foram Brown on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/foram-brown\nFollow Foram Brown on Twitter: https://twitter.com/forambrown?lang=en (@ForamBrown)\nLike Foram Brown's page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forambrownfb/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/forambrowncommunity\n\nForam Brown on inclusivity of women in the workplace:\n_13:08 \n“You make a change, and you will see a massive shift.\"\n\nForam Brown on her go-to piece of advice:\n_22:35 \n“Life is exactly how you want it to be.\"\n\nSee It To Be It Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast the first Thursday of every month on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @seeittobeitpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.","content_html":"This week on See It To Be It podcast, Melinda speaks with engineer, wife, cancer conqueror, mother, and ambassador; Foram Brown. Foram is based in London, England, and has dedicated her life to learning and empowering women with the knowledge she has obtained.
\n\nShe begins this episode by discussing her "big dream" when she was growing up and how she wanted to be a drama queen, movie star, and glamorous Bollywood actress. However, she felt that her only two options from a cultural standpoint were either to be a doctor or an engineer. She felt that to be able to be a self-sustaining, successful woman, she had to pick from those careers. She felt she did not have the memorization skills to be a doctor, so it became clear to her that STEM was the best option because of its key component of problem-solving.
\n\nStarting off her post-college career, she landed her first job at a pharmaceutical company as a systems engineer. From there, she worked for Rolls-Royce on civil engines for 11 years. Bombardier Transportation soon followed, where she worked on UK trains, and she now works for Alstom as the head of mechanical engineering. She has noticed an increased awareness of women in the STEM industry. She works to continually increase the number of women that are recruited into engineering roles due to the fact that she has always had a strong desire to help other women. She explains how she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019 and this changed her perspective in life. Furthermore, she decided she was going to do what she had always wanted, to help women. She ultimately started her business, Foram Brown, with the purpose of filling companies' STEM openings with women employees.
\n\nForam Brown utilizes a simple model that requires companies to hire women and then fills those positions with a world-class candidate. Due to her experience in the industry, she is skilled in finding the right person for these jobs. She also nurtures the sustainment of women in these positions, helping create an inclusive company culture. She discusses the five key elements of inclusivity of women in the workplace; flexibility, support, trust, empowerment, and listen.
\n\nShe talks about the toll that being a mom in a pandemic takes on a women's career, which results in a decrease in women in the workforce. Likewise, she discusses the unequal disbursement of responsibilities among women throughout the pandemic that can create stress and burnout. She encourages the embracement of the change and differences that the pandemic has contributed to so that women can work at home.
\n\nShe discusses how to deal with the gender pay gap, focusing on awareness. She approaches this pay gap with the mindset of knowing one's own worth and being goal-oriented. Ultimately, she wraps up with the advice to go get what you want and create the life you want to live.
\n\nLearn more about Foram Brown: https://forambrown.com/
\nFollow Foram Brown on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forambrown/?hl=en (@forambrown)
\nConnect with Foram Brown on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/foram-brown
\nFollow Foram Brown on Twitter: https://twitter.com/forambrown?lang=en (@ForamBrown)
\nLike Foram Brown's page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forambrownfb/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/forambrowncommunity
Foram Brown on inclusivity of women in the workplace:
\n_13:08
\n“You make a change, and you will see a massive shift."
Foram Brown on her go-to piece of advice:
\n_22:35
\n“Life is exactly how you want it to be."
See It To Be It Content Corner
\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast the first Thursday of every month on your favorite streaming service.
\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.
\n\nCheck us out on social!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @seeittobeitpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Foram Brown who is an engineer, wife, cancer conqueror, mother and ambassador. She discusses her journey, and how she became a successful woman in STEM and how she uses her success to empower other women in the industry.","date_published":"2021-06-03T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/165974a5-6f76-45ec-a84a-df9218269c45.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38514820,"duration_in_seconds":1572}]},{"id":"d77fcb62-66c5-4d78-b5a0-368ea2e22018","title":"Rebecca Powers on the Unstoppability of Women That Find Their Voice","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/rebecca-powers","content_text":"This week on See It To Be It podcast, Melinda speaks with author, speaker, and social entrepreneur; Rebecca Powers. Rebecca is based here in Austin, Texas and has made a HUGE impact within the community throughout her years of philanthropy.\n\nShe begins this episode discussing her \"big dream\" in life and how this was to simply go to college and be a good student with good grades. Rebecca began her college career believing she wanted to be a physician but she quickly moved into business after doing poorly in her first science class. \n\nStarting off her post-college career in sales with IBM she faced objections being a woman in the field, but quickly overcame that and went on to have a 14 yearlong successful career with them. From there, Rebecca stepped into the world of entrepreneurship. She found inspiration after seeing a group of women come together and give back to their community, Rebecca felt that if she could do something similar then it would heal the hole in her heart allowing her to move on with her life after experiencing family tragedy. Little did she know, this would lead her down a long road of social entrepreneurship and philanthropy. \n\nImpact Austin began as a small group of women wanting to make a change and grew into a huge organization putting 7 million dollars towards underserved citizens of Austin. This once small group turned into a group of powerful women supporting women. Rebecca ran and grew this organization for 10 years before letting go of her leadership role and moving into a new chapter. She discusses the struggles of leaving behind Impact Austin and coming to terms with someone else running the organization that she was so passionate about.\n\nRebecca began a book 10 years ago chronicling her journey with Impact Austin, her original intent was for it to remain in a hope chest for her children to read one day. She was convinced by a fellow woman to turn that into a memoir and allow other people to read this and learn from the vulnerable story that Ms. Powers had to tell. She reflects on never dreaming of being an author but how satisfied she is with this journey. Rebecca Powers book, Trust Your Cape: How Women Find Their Power in Giving Back will be released on May 25th. This book emphasizes women finding their cape and their voice and using it to be unstoppable.\n\nLearn more about Rebecca Powers: https://www.impactaustin.org/our-leadership\nFollow Rebecca Powers on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trustyourcapebook/?hl=en\nConnect with Rebecca Powers on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iafounder\nFollow Rebecca Powers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/iafounder?lang=en\nLike Rebecca Powers page on Facebook: https://business.facebook.com/ImpactATX/ \n\nTrust Your Cape: How Women Find Their Power in Giving Back will be available on Amazon on May 25th!\n\nRebecca Powers on advice she received when coming to terms with stepping down from Impact Austin:\n_16:16 \n“You cannot grab the next trapeze until you let go of the one you’re holding onto and until you let both hands go, impact Austin will not move forward and you will not be able to get to what’s next.”\n\nRebecca Powers on her belief that things will work out:\n_26:13 \n“If I do the right things, the right things happen and I don’t know where those opportunities will be but they will come.”\n\nSee It To Be It Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast the first Thursday of every month on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @seeittobeitpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.Special Guest: Rebecca Powers .","content_html":"This week on See It To Be It podcast, Melinda speaks with author, speaker, and social entrepreneur; Rebecca Powers. Rebecca is based here in Austin, Texas and has made a HUGE impact within the community throughout her years of philanthropy.
\n\nShe begins this episode discussing her "big dream" in life and how this was to simply go to college and be a good student with good grades. Rebecca began her college career believing she wanted to be a physician but she quickly moved into business after doing poorly in her first science class.
\n\nStarting off her post-college career in sales with IBM she faced objections being a woman in the field, but quickly overcame that and went on to have a 14 yearlong successful career with them. From there, Rebecca stepped into the world of entrepreneurship. She found inspiration after seeing a group of women come together and give back to their community, Rebecca felt that if she could do something similar then it would heal the hole in her heart allowing her to move on with her life after experiencing family tragedy. Little did she know, this would lead her down a long road of social entrepreneurship and philanthropy.
\n\nImpact Austin began as a small group of women wanting to make a change and grew into a huge organization putting 7 million dollars towards underserved citizens of Austin. This once small group turned into a group of powerful women supporting women. Rebecca ran and grew this organization for 10 years before letting go of her leadership role and moving into a new chapter. She discusses the struggles of leaving behind Impact Austin and coming to terms with someone else running the organization that she was so passionate about.
\n\nRebecca began a book 10 years ago chronicling her journey with Impact Austin, her original intent was for it to remain in a hope chest for her children to read one day. She was convinced by a fellow woman to turn that into a memoir and allow other people to read this and learn from the vulnerable story that Ms. Powers had to tell. She reflects on never dreaming of being an author but how satisfied she is with this journey. Rebecca Powers book, Trust Your Cape: How Women Find Their Power in Giving Back will be released on May 25th. This book emphasizes women finding their cape and their voice and using it to be unstoppable.
\n\nLearn more about Rebecca Powers: https://www.impactaustin.org/our-leadership
\nFollow Rebecca Powers on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trustyourcapebook/?hl=en
\nConnect with Rebecca Powers on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iafounder
\nFollow Rebecca Powers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/iafounder?lang=en
\nLike Rebecca Powers page on Facebook: https://business.facebook.com/ImpactATX/
Trust Your Cape: How Women Find Their Power in Giving Back will be available on Amazon on May 25th!
\n\nRebecca Powers on advice she received when coming to terms with stepping down from Impact Austin:
\n_16:16
\n“You cannot grab the next trapeze until you let go of the one you’re holding onto and until you let both hands go, impact Austin will not move forward and you will not be able to get to what’s next.”
Rebecca Powers on her belief that things will work out:
\n_26:13
\n“If I do the right things, the right things happen and I don’t know where those opportunities will be but they will come.”
See It To Be It Content Corner
\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast the first Thursday of every month on your favorite streaming service.
\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.
\n\nCheck us out on social!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @seeittobeitpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Special Guest: Rebecca Powers .
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It podcast, we speak with the inspirational Rebecca Powers. Holding the titles of author, speaker, social entrepreneur, and philanthropist she seems to have done it all! After dedicating 10 years of her life to helping out the underserved citizens of Austin through her own organization, she now focuses on encouraging women to find their voice and trust their cape through her upcoming book!","date_published":"2021-05-06T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/d77fcb62-66c5-4d78-b5a0-368ea2e22018.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39999830,"duration_in_seconds":1634}]},{"id":"a63e2cce-afe9-4387-ab71-2e0d19f45c09","title":"Madam Nselaa Ward, J.D.","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/madam-ward","content_text":"As a young woman, Ms. Ward always knew she wanted to be an attorney after taking on that role in a play as a young child. Coming from a community that lacked legal resources and frequently experienced police brutality, she knew she wanted to provide that resource to her community. \n\nShe began her journey believing that her dream of being an attorney wasn’t feasible due to her lifestyle at the time. She feared that what she looked like on paper would prevent her from fulfilling her dreams. \n\nMadam Ward states that she was an activist before she became an attorney, this was inspired by the community she grew up in and was in turn, influenced by. She found that reproductive justice deeply resonated with her due to her own experiences in it. This led to her being recruited to organize the March for Women’s Lives in 2004 which ended up being the largest march on Washington in United States history. \n\nMs. Ward moves to the topic of struggles that came along with being a woman of color obtaining a law degree. She was forced to face her past and prove herself once again during her process of being accepted to law school.\n\nMs. Ward speaks on her business architecture venture and how they build infrastructures from the ground up. She touches on how Covid-19 has affected them, having to readjust to a completely new way of life that has changed every aspect of business and has forced her company to dive into new approaches. \n\nMs. Ward is very optimistic towards life moving forward, she states that everything is happening “for us and not to us”, everything the past year that we’ve faced is for us and only leading us to a better future. \n\nLearn more about Madam Nselaa Ward: www.ninivafirm.com\nFollow Madam Nselaa Ward on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nselaaward/?hl=en\nConnect with Madam Nselaa Ward on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/nselaaward/\nFollow Madam Nselaa Ward on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nselaaward?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\nLike Madam Nselaa Ward page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nselaawardfanpage/\n\nMadam Ward on achieving your goals in life:\n\n_12:13\n“if you have a goal, you can’t be hung up over the hiccups that come along the way” \n\nSee It To Be It Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast the first Thursday of every month on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @seeittobeitpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.Special Guest: Madam Nselaa Ward, J.D..","content_html":"As a young woman, Ms. Ward always knew she wanted to be an attorney after taking on that role in a play as a young child. Coming from a community that lacked legal resources and frequently experienced police brutality, she knew she wanted to provide that resource to her community.
\n\nShe began her journey believing that her dream of being an attorney wasn’t feasible due to her lifestyle at the time. She feared that what she looked like on paper would prevent her from fulfilling her dreams.
\n\nMadam Ward states that she was an activist before she became an attorney, this was inspired by the community she grew up in and was in turn, influenced by. She found that reproductive justice deeply resonated with her due to her own experiences in it. This led to her being recruited to organize the March for Women’s Lives in 2004 which ended up being the largest march on Washington in United States history.
\n\nMs. Ward moves to the topic of struggles that came along with being a woman of color obtaining a law degree. She was forced to face her past and prove herself once again during her process of being accepted to law school.
\n\nMs. Ward speaks on her business architecture venture and how they build infrastructures from the ground up. She touches on how Covid-19 has affected them, having to readjust to a completely new way of life that has changed every aspect of business and has forced her company to dive into new approaches.
\n\nMs. Ward is very optimistic towards life moving forward, she states that everything is happening “for us and not to us”, everything the past year that we’ve faced is for us and only leading us to a better future.
\n\nLearn more about Madam Nselaa Ward: www.ninivafirm.com
\nFollow Madam Nselaa Ward on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nselaaward/?hl=en
\nConnect with Madam Nselaa Ward on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/nselaaward/
\nFollow Madam Nselaa Ward on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nselaaward?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
\nLike Madam Nselaa Ward page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nselaawardfanpage/
Madam Ward on achieving your goals in life:
\n\n_12:13
\n“if you have a goal, you can’t be hung up over the hiccups that come along the way”
See It To Be It Content Corner
\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast the first Thursday of every month on your favorite streaming service.
\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.
\n\nCheck us out on social!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @seeittobeitpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Special Guest: Madam Nselaa Ward, J.D..
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk with Madam Nselaa Ward J.D., former attorney and lifelong activist. She discusses the journey of going from an underage sex worker to an attorney/business architect and a prominent voice in the Black Lives Matter movement. ","date_published":"2021-04-01T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/a63e2cce-afe9-4387-ab71-2e0d19f45c09.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41447630,"duration_in_seconds":1694}]},{"id":"8626bc15-88c3-449f-95fa-ea0093e46762","title":"Sandy Forster on Going from Welfare to Manifesting Millions ","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/sandy-forster","content_text":"This week on the See It To Be It podcast, we speak with Sandy Forster, a successful business woman from down under that has mastered money manifestation. \n\nSandy shares how she never really had that BIG dream growing up of what she wanted to do or who she wanted to be. She jokes that her dream was simply to leave school and get to the beach. Sandy caught the travel bug at a young age when her family decided to travel the world for 10 months before moving to Queensland. \n\nShe didn’t begin extensive traveling until her late 20s. Sandy’s traveling did not consist of five-star restaurants and fancy restaurants, she traveled with the purpose of gaining endless experiences. She discusses her day-to-day life and how normal it actually is despite having wild and dangerous traveling tales. As shocking as it may be, she refers to herself as an introvert so when she does travel, she wants that adventure and the excitement that she doesn’t experience every day. \n\nAfter accidentally landing a job as an aerobics teacher, Sandy credits herself for really getting the Aerobics era started within Australia. One of her first business ventures consisted of designing leotards and swimwear to fit this trend as they were previously unavailable in her country. She considered this a hobby business, but it soon became her full-time business after her divorce from her partner of more than 11 years. In the process of trying to make this her full-time business she realized that she lacked business experience and soon ended up $100,000 in debt. With two kids, being a single mother, and on welfare, Sandy had to figure out her next move. \n\nShe found that she had a knack for personal development and soon fell into life coaching. She admits originally entering this field because she wanted to save herself. One thing led to another and she discovered the law of attraction. After she found a way to combine the law of attraction with her life coaching business as well as Internet marketing, it took off. Around 2003, she had the concept to start a mentoring program for women which was one of the first of its time. She became passionate about helping people grow their finances through manifestation and helping women specifically. She states that her passion now is working with women that feel stuck, she teaches them to marry the metaphysical and the practical in order to get the results they desire. \n\nSandy wraps up by reminding us that you can never give up, that uncomfortable feeling could mean that your dream is just around the corner. She stresses the importance of persistence, rewiring your brain, and understanding that the universal law states that what you desire will come to you. \n\nFollow Sandy on Facebook (business): https://www.facebook.com/Sandylforster \nFollow Sandy on Facebook (personal): https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=736250936\nFollow Sandy on Facebook (private group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/Lawofattractionprosperitysecrets \nFollow Sandy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandylforster \nFollow Sandy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wwealthy \nLearn more about Sandy: https://www.wildlywealthy.com/about-sandy/ \nLearn more about Wildly Wealthy: https://www.wildlywealthy.com\n\nSandy on falling into the trap of comparison:\n_19:10\n“We compare the worst of ourselves against the best of everyone else and think we’re lacking, whereas everyone’s got something going on, everyone’s got their own struggles…”\n\nSandy on manifesting successfully:\n_13:17 \n“So when you marry the mindset, the metaphysical with the practical, that is really when everything can happen.”\n\nSandy is offerring a money manifesting bundle for free for SIBI listeners\nLink for listeners: www.wildlywealthyfree.com\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Sandy Forster.","content_html":"This week on the See It To Be It podcast, we speak with Sandy Forster, a successful business woman from down under that has mastered money manifestation.
\n\nSandy shares how she never really had that BIG dream growing up of what she wanted to do or who she wanted to be. She jokes that her dream was simply to leave school and get to the beach. Sandy caught the travel bug at a young age when her family decided to travel the world for 10 months before moving to Queensland.
\n\nShe didn’t begin extensive traveling until her late 20s. Sandy’s traveling did not consist of five-star restaurants and fancy restaurants, she traveled with the purpose of gaining endless experiences. She discusses her day-to-day life and how normal it actually is despite having wild and dangerous traveling tales. As shocking as it may be, she refers to herself as an introvert so when she does travel, she wants that adventure and the excitement that she doesn’t experience every day.
\n\nAfter accidentally landing a job as an aerobics teacher, Sandy credits herself for really getting the Aerobics era started within Australia. One of her first business ventures consisted of designing leotards and swimwear to fit this trend as they were previously unavailable in her country. She considered this a hobby business, but it soon became her full-time business after her divorce from her partner of more than 11 years. In the process of trying to make this her full-time business she realized that she lacked business experience and soon ended up $100,000 in debt. With two kids, being a single mother, and on welfare, Sandy had to figure out her next move.
\n\nShe found that she had a knack for personal development and soon fell into life coaching. She admits originally entering this field because she wanted to save herself. One thing led to another and she discovered the law of attraction. After she found a way to combine the law of attraction with her life coaching business as well as Internet marketing, it took off. Around 2003, she had the concept to start a mentoring program for women which was one of the first of its time. She became passionate about helping people grow their finances through manifestation and helping women specifically. She states that her passion now is working with women that feel stuck, she teaches them to marry the metaphysical and the practical in order to get the results they desire.
\n\nSandy wraps up by reminding us that you can never give up, that uncomfortable feeling could mean that your dream is just around the corner. She stresses the importance of persistence, rewiring your brain, and understanding that the universal law states that what you desire will come to you.
\n\nFollow Sandy on Facebook (business): https://www.facebook.com/Sandylforster
\nFollow Sandy on Facebook (personal): https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=736250936
\nFollow Sandy on Facebook (private group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/Lawofattractionprosperitysecrets
\nFollow Sandy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandylforster
\nFollow Sandy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wwealthy
\nLearn more about Sandy: https://www.wildlywealthy.com/about-sandy/
\nLearn more about Wildly Wealthy: https://www.wildlywealthy.com
Sandy on falling into the trap of comparison:
\n_19:10
\n“We compare the worst of ourselves against the best of everyone else and think we’re lacking, whereas everyone’s got something going on, everyone’s got their own struggles…”
Sandy on manifesting successfully:
\n_13:17
\n“So when you marry the mindset, the metaphysical with the practical, that is really when everything can happen.”
Sandy is offerring a money manifesting bundle for free for SIBI listeners
\nLink for listeners: www.wildlywealthyfree.com
On The Dot Woman Content Corner
\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.
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\n\nCheck us out on social!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).
Special Guest: Sandy Forster.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It podcast, we talk with Sandy Forster, millionaire mindset mentor and money manifestation coach. Once referred to as Oprah's Aussie Secret, she guides women to more abundance and freedom in their life. ","date_published":"2021-03-04T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/8626bc15-88c3-449f-95fa-ea0093e46762.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37657225,"duration_in_seconds":1536}]},{"id":"87eece7a-96cb-4c03-a24d-42265bfaae2a","title":"SheFactor Founders on their Entrepreneurship Journey and Building their Brand","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/tori-and-heidi-ganahl","content_text":"This week on the See It To Be It podcast, we talk to Heidi and Tori Ganahl, a mother daughter duo turned female entrepreneurs!\n\nHeidi shares her journey to becoming a businesswoman. The start of her entrepreneur spirit was with Camp Bow Wow in 2000, which is a day care and boarding school for dogs. Camp Bow Wow has now grown into 160 camps in North America and holds the lead in the continents largest pet care franchise.\n\nTori Ganahl graduated from the University of Oregon when she was left feeling lost and unsure of what her passion was in life. Tori became the guinea pig for her mom’s book She Factor to really see if this methodology would actually work for young women struggling through this stage of life. Needless to say, it does. Her life did a complete 180.\n\nIn 2019, Heidi and Tori launched their lifestyle brand called SheFactor. SheFactor is a platform for young women craving a sense of community, growth, and purpose. Their overarching goal is to inspire women to become confident, successful leaders of their own lives- their “Journey to She”.\n\nTori explains that finding your passion in life is the driving factor into becoming an entrepreneur and a successful young woman. She adds that the most success you will ever have is by trusting your intuition and not letting outside voices get in the way of your vision.\n\nHeidi tells us that she has learned how the younger generation learns, engages and communicates from Tori.\n\nHeidi and Tori discuss how SheFactor has transformed from live in person events to all digital and how they have navigated the transition to all online.\n\nHeidi concludes with the future of SheFactor, their goal is to keep growing their movement and to reach out to other brands to partner and grow their community. SheFactor has reached 1 million women in the first year and now their goal is the reach 5 million in five years.\n\nLearn more about Heidi Ganahl: https://heidiganahl.com/ \nFollow Heidi Ganahl on Instagram: https://instagram.com/heidiganahl?igshid=1uvtpv35w8bvv \nFollow Tori Ganahl on Instagram: https://instagram.com/toriganahl?igshid=eesmbmzi4efa \nLike She Factor on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myshefactor \nFollow Heidi on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heidiganahl1 \nFollow Tori on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tori.ganahl \nLearn more about SheFactor: https://www.theshefactor.com\n\nTori on finding your place and creating your own path in life as a woman:\n_14:05 \n“I mean, you're always searching for that inspiration and we really need to be better as women about doing our research and finding women that inspire us and not be afraid or compare. I think that the problem is the comparison and basing our journeys off of these women when we can create our own journey.”\n\nSee It To Be It Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favoritestreaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @seeittobeitpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.Special Guests: Heidi Ganahl and Tori Ganahl.","content_html":"This week on the See It To Be It podcast, we talk to Heidi and Tori Ganahl, a mother daughter duo turned female entrepreneurs!
\n\nHeidi shares her journey to becoming a businesswoman. The start of her entrepreneur spirit was with Camp Bow Wow in 2000, which is a day care and boarding school for dogs. Camp Bow Wow has now grown into 160 camps in North America and holds the lead in the continents largest pet care franchise.
\n\nTori Ganahl graduated from the University of Oregon when she was left feeling lost and unsure of what her passion was in life. Tori became the guinea pig for her mom’s book She Factor to really see if this methodology would actually work for young women struggling through this stage of life. Needless to say, it does. Her life did a complete 180.
\n\nIn 2019, Heidi and Tori launched their lifestyle brand called SheFactor. SheFactor is a platform for young women craving a sense of community, growth, and purpose. Their overarching goal is to inspire women to become confident, successful leaders of their own lives- their “Journey to She”.
\n\nTori explains that finding your passion in life is the driving factor into becoming an entrepreneur and a successful young woman. She adds that the most success you will ever have is by trusting your intuition and not letting outside voices get in the way of your vision.
\n\nHeidi tells us that she has learned how the younger generation learns, engages and communicates from Tori.
\n\nHeidi and Tori discuss how SheFactor has transformed from live in person events to all digital and how they have navigated the transition to all online.
\n\nHeidi concludes with the future of SheFactor, their goal is to keep growing their movement and to reach out to other brands to partner and grow their community. SheFactor has reached 1 million women in the first year and now their goal is the reach 5 million in five years.
\n\nLearn more about Heidi Ganahl: https://heidiganahl.com/
\nFollow Heidi Ganahl on Instagram: https://instagram.com/heidiganahl?igshid=1uvtpv35w8bvv
\nFollow Tori Ganahl on Instagram: https://instagram.com/toriganahl?igshid=eesmbmzi4efa
\nLike She Factor on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myshefactor
\nFollow Heidi on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heidiganahl1
\nFollow Tori on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tori.ganahl
\nLearn more about SheFactor: https://www.theshefactor.com
Tori on finding your place and creating your own path in life as a woman:
\n_14:05
\n“I mean, you're always searching for that inspiration and we really need to be better as women about doing our research and finding women that inspire us and not be afraid or compare. I think that the problem is the comparison and basing our journeys off of these women when we can create our own journey.”
See It To Be It Content Corner
\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favoritestreaming service.
\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.
\n\nCheck us out on social!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @seeittobeitpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Special Guests: Heidi Ganahl and Tori Ganahl.
","summary":"This week on the See It To Be It podcast, we talk to Heidi and Tori Ganahl, founders of the lifestyle brand SheFactor. This mother daughter duo discusses their journey as female entrepreneurs. ","date_published":"2021-02-04T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/87eece7a-96cb-4c03-a24d-42265bfaae2a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35392417,"duration_in_seconds":1442}]},{"id":"ba689e44-7828-483d-88d6-640e42f08a4c","title":"Ashley Shift on Healing, Self-love & Confidence","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/ashleyshift","content_text":"This week on the See It To Be It podcast, we talk to Ashley K. Shift, a Mathematician turned to a female entrepreneur!\n\nAshley shares her journey to becoming a businesswoman. As a way to put herself through college, she started her math tutoring company. She then became a math teacher but always had the entrepreneurial spirit!\n\nIn 2014, Ashley became sick was constantly seeing doctors and being given medicines, that was when she decided she wanted to take a different route to healing. She began educating herself on herbs, meditation, crystals, CBD and other natural healing practices.\n\nThrough personal education and learning to heal her own body, she discovered her passion and had a spark to start her business, Hacked By Nature.\n\nAshley discusses how her business has evolved due to the pandemic and how she is navigating the online crystal business.\n\nShe also talks about the current energy of the world and how people are turning to healing.\n\nShe offers great advice to start the new year about self-love and confidence! In addition, she discusses the importance of mentors and leaves listeners with her most important piece of advice: readers are leaders!\n\nLearn more about Ashley Shift: https://ashleykshift.com/\nFollow Ashley Shift on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleykshift/\nLike Ashley’s page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashleykshift/\nLearn more about Hacked By Nature: https://hackedbynature.com/Special Guest: Ashley K. Shift.","content_html":"This week on the See It To Be It podcast, we talk to Ashley K. Shift, a Mathematician turned to a female entrepreneur!
\n\nAshley shares her journey to becoming a businesswoman. As a way to put herself through college, she started her math tutoring company. She then became a math teacher but always had the entrepreneurial spirit!
\n\nIn 2014, Ashley became sick was constantly seeing doctors and being given medicines, that was when she decided she wanted to take a different route to healing. She began educating herself on herbs, meditation, crystals, CBD and other natural healing practices.
\n\nThrough personal education and learning to heal her own body, she discovered her passion and had a spark to start her business, Hacked By Nature.
\n\nAshley discusses how her business has evolved due to the pandemic and how she is navigating the online crystal business.
\n\nShe also talks about the current energy of the world and how people are turning to healing.
\n\nShe offers great advice to start the new year about self-love and confidence! In addition, she discusses the importance of mentors and leaves listeners with her most important piece of advice: readers are leaders!
\n\nLearn more about Ashley Shift: https://ashleykshift.com/
\nFollow Ashley Shift on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleykshift/
\nLike Ashley’s page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashleykshift/
\nLearn more about Hacked By Nature: https://hackedbynature.com/
Special Guest: Ashley K. Shift.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Ashley Shift, a Mathematician turned to a female entrepreneur. She shares her story of personally educating herself on natural healing and turning it into her business, Hacked By Nature.\r\n ","date_published":"2021-01-07T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/ba689e44-7828-483d-88d6-640e42f08a4c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20732850,"duration_in_seconds":863}]},{"id":"16c1a008-6c82-4c1b-8366-c02a6de89e55","title":"Meet Hannah Rad: Radio Host, On-Air Talent , DJ and Mental Health Advocate ","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/hannah-rad","content_text":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Hannah Rad, an On-Air Talent, Radio Host, DJ and Mental Health advocate.\n\nHannah shares her story of growing up in a small town outside of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and always wanted to be on the radio.\n\nShe decided from a very young age that she needed to move New York in order to fulfill her dreams of becoming a DJ and TV Host. She studied at a college in New York and after graduating, she got a job in design and started campaigning her portfolio to become an on-air talent.\n\nPuff Daddy discovered her about five years ago and asked if she would be interested in doing some TV work. She became one of the original hosts on his network and eventually was able to executive produce her own show for five seasons.\n\nAfter spending 15 years in New York, Hannah decided it was time for a change. \n\nShe moved to LA and discovered that even though she had tons of experience, she would have to break into the industry again in her new city.\n\nHannah admits she was a bit overconfident and didn't realize how hard it would be to reintegrate into her career and gain new connections. \n\nShe started to experience a lot of depression and anxiety from in-between gigs and trying to find her next big thing. \n\nHannah had an epiphany and thought she could actually create something beautiful out of all her heavy feelings. \n\nShe created a mini series called, \"Sorry to Keep You Waiting,\" which focuses on her mental health journey as she drives around to seven different locations in California. Each of the locations matches the struggle she faced and how she conquered it.\n\nShe hopes that this series will make people aware about how important mental health is and explore the many different ways that have helped her in her own journey.\n\nLearn more about Hannah Rad: https://www.hannahrad.com/\nFollow Hannah Rad on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahrad/\nConnect with Hannah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahrad/\nFollow Hannah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HANNAHRAD\nLike Hannah's page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hannahrad/\nAdd Hannah on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/djhannahrad\nFollow \"Sorry To Keep You Waiting\" on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sorry2keepyouwaiting/\n\nHannah on manifesting her own dream job:\n_1:24.39\n— \"And by the grace of God and a lot of hard work, blood, sweat and tears, I ended up on the radio in New York about ten or eleven years ago. Which is finally when I got my big break. So it happened. I manifested it from a very young age.\"\n\nSee It To Be It Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast the first Thursday of every month on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @seeittobeitpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.Special Guest: Hannah Rad.","content_html":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Hannah Rad, an On-Air Talent, Radio Host, DJ and Mental Health advocate.
\n\nHannah shares her story of growing up in a small town outside of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and always wanted to be on the radio.
\n\nShe decided from a very young age that she needed to move New York in order to fulfill her dreams of becoming a DJ and TV Host. She studied at a college in New York and after graduating, she got a job in design and started campaigning her portfolio to become an on-air talent.
\n\nPuff Daddy discovered her about five years ago and asked if she would be interested in doing some TV work. She became one of the original hosts on his network and eventually was able to executive produce her own show for five seasons.
\n\nAfter spending 15 years in New York, Hannah decided it was time for a change.
\n\nShe moved to LA and discovered that even though she had tons of experience, she would have to break into the industry again in her new city.
\n\nHannah admits she was a bit overconfident and didn't realize how hard it would be to reintegrate into her career and gain new connections.
\n\nShe started to experience a lot of depression and anxiety from in-between gigs and trying to find her next big thing.
\n\nHannah had an epiphany and thought she could actually create something beautiful out of all her heavy feelings.
\n\nShe created a mini series called, "Sorry to Keep You Waiting," which focuses on her mental health journey as she drives around to seven different locations in California. Each of the locations matches the struggle she faced and how she conquered it.
\n\nShe hopes that this series will make people aware about how important mental health is and explore the many different ways that have helped her in her own journey.
\n\nLearn more about Hannah Rad: https://www.hannahrad.com/
\nFollow Hannah Rad on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahrad/
\nConnect with Hannah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahrad/
\nFollow Hannah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HANNAHRAD
\nLike Hannah's page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hannahrad/
\nAdd Hannah on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/djhannahrad
\nFollow "Sorry To Keep You Waiting" on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sorry2keepyouwaiting/
Hannah on manifesting her own dream job:
\n_1:24.39
\n— "And by the grace of God and a lot of hard work, blood, sweat and tears, I ended up on the radio in New York about ten or eleven years ago. Which is finally when I got my big break. So it happened. I manifested it from a very young age."
See It To Be It Content Corner
\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast the first Thursday of every month on your favorite streaming service.
\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.
\n\nCheck us out on social!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @seeittobeitpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Special Guest: Hannah Rad.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Hannah Rad, an On-Air Talent, Radio Host, DJ and Mental Health advocate. She discusses being a self-starter, starting over her career, and her new short series, \"Sorry to Keep You Waiting,\" which focuses on her mental health journey.","date_published":"2020-12-03T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/16c1a008-6c82-4c1b-8366-c02a6de89e55.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28869352,"duration_in_seconds":1170}]},{"id":"b9033ca6-90fa-4fb5-8286-aee28cd22ef7","title":"Food Stamps to Farmbox Direct: Ashley Tryner's Journey to Becoming the CEO of an Online Produce Company","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/ashley-tryner","content_text":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Ashley Tryner, the founder and CEO of Farmbox Direct and FarmboxRx. \n\nAshley shares her journey of growing up on a farm, dropping out of college, marrying young and getting divorced while pregnant. With no savings or idea of what she was going to do, she ended up on food stamps. \n\nShe decided to move to New York City and got a job in the fashion industry.\n\nSoon she realized that, even though she was in New York City, there was difficulty finding fresh produce. She said she always loved agriculture and decided to save her money for a couple of years and start her own company, Farmbox Direct. \n\nFarmbox Direct was one of the first companies in New York that offered grocery delivery.\n\nAshley discusses how she became an advocate to help eradicate the food desert problem in America. She also petitioned the USDA to allow companies to take food stamps online.\n\nShe was introduced to Sam Cass, former chef to President Obama and senior advisor to Michelle Obama for nutrition in America. \n\nAshley talks about where she thinks the food delivery service will go in the future and how it has provided so many homes, especially during COVID, with food on their tables.\n\nShe touches on her two new ventures, FarmboxRx and Harlow's Harvest, which is a business she launched with her daughter to promote healthy eating and cooking for kids!\n\nLearn more about Farmbox Direct: https://www.farmboxdirect.com/\nFollow Ashley Tryner on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farmboxashley/\nConnect with Ashley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-tyrner-129082a3/\nLike Farmbox Direct's Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/farmboxdirect\nFollow Harlow's Harvest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harlowsharvest/\n\nAshley on what has encouraged her throughout the years:\n_15:20.45\n— \"I think my biggest advice is I always refer to myself that I'm a rhinoceros, right? So, rhinoceroses, they can't turn around, they can't look behind, they can only charge forward.\"\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast the first Thursday of every month on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @seeittobeitpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.Special Guest: Ashley Tryner.","content_html":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Ashley Tryner, the founder and CEO of Farmbox Direct and FarmboxRx.
\n\nAshley shares her journey of growing up on a farm, dropping out of college, marrying young and getting divorced while pregnant. With no savings or idea of what she was going to do, she ended up on food stamps.
\n\nShe decided to move to New York City and got a job in the fashion industry.
\n\nSoon she realized that, even though she was in New York City, there was difficulty finding fresh produce. She said she always loved agriculture and decided to save her money for a couple of years and start her own company, Farmbox Direct.
\n\nFarmbox Direct was one of the first companies in New York that offered grocery delivery.
\n\nAshley discusses how she became an advocate to help eradicate the food desert problem in America. She also petitioned the USDA to allow companies to take food stamps online.
\n\nShe was introduced to Sam Cass, former chef to President Obama and senior advisor to Michelle Obama for nutrition in America.
\n\nAshley talks about where she thinks the food delivery service will go in the future and how it has provided so many homes, especially during COVID, with food on their tables.
\n\nShe touches on her two new ventures, FarmboxRx and Harlow's Harvest, which is a business she launched with her daughter to promote healthy eating and cooking for kids!
\n\nLearn more about Farmbox Direct: https://www.farmboxdirect.com/
\nFollow Ashley Tryner on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farmboxashley/
\nConnect with Ashley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-tyrner-129082a3/
\nLike Farmbox Direct's Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/farmboxdirect
\nFollow Harlow's Harvest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harlowsharvest/
Ashley on what has encouraged her throughout the years:
\n_15:20.45
\n— "I think my biggest advice is I always refer to myself that I'm a rhinoceros, right? So, rhinoceroses, they can't turn around, they can't look behind, they can only charge forward."
On The Dot Woman Content Corner
\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast the first Thursday of every month on your favorite streaming service.
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\n\nCheck us out on social!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @seeittobeitpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Special Guest: Ashley Tryner.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we interviewed Ashley Tryner, founder and CEO of Farmbox Direct and FarmboxRx. She shares her journey from being a single mom on food stamps, to creating her own booming business and becoming an advocate to help get rid of food disparity in America.","date_published":"2020-11-05T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/b9033ca6-90fa-4fb5-8286-aee28cd22ef7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26494131,"duration_in_seconds":1065}]},{"id":"4eed6a0c-4ce5-44d1-b05b-ded778d2f957","title":"Koko On Keeping Her Brand Alive During A Pandemic","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/jane-ko","content_text":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Jane Ko, the mastermind behind A Taste of Koko, a food and travel blog based out of Austin, Texas.\n\nFrom humble beginnings in a small town in south Texas, her biggest inspiration in life was to become a librarian. \n\nShe moved to Austin in 2007, originally to pursue becoming a doctor at University of Texas. She shortly realized that was not for her and decided blogging in 2010 as a creative outlet. She originally only posted recipes on her blog and after two years with zero readership, a local restaurant reached out to her, asking her to promote their business. \n\nFrom there, it kept snowballing and A Taste of Koko was truly born. \n\nShe said she isn't sure when the narrative changed from sharing restaurants and chef's stories, to her own... as this was never her intention.\n\nJane talks about work before becoming a full-time blogger and that it was never her intention to become an influencer.\n\nDuring Huricane Harvey and now COVID-19 she has been able to impact the community by helping restaurants and small businesses to get their numbers, pivot to takeout and help raise money for the restaurant economy. \n\nJane also touches on how travel industry has now changed and how she can reinvent her content and give people things to do and places to stay in the safest way possible. She was able to help some local bed and breakfasts and smaller hotels meet their capacity and get people to book with them.\n\nShe concludes with advice on if people want to be an influencer, the toxicity of social media and what is next for her.\n\nLearn more about A Taste of Koko: https://www.atasteofkoko.com/\nFollow A Taste of Koko on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atasteofkoko/\nConnect with Jane on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janeko/\nLike Jane's Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/atasteofkoko\nFollow Jane on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/atasteofkoko/_created/\nFollow Jane on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atasteofkoko\n\nJane on having a voice and using it for the better:\n_10:49.79\n— \"I can do the pretty photos, I can sit pretty, I can wear pretty outfits, wear my hat, go to pretty destinations and shoot these fun videos, which I will always do because I love doing those...But when there is a pandemic, I think for anyone who is in the social media space, think about the kind of impact you can have and what kind of voice that you lead with.\"\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Jane Ko.","content_html":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Jane Ko, the mastermind behind A Taste of Koko, a food and travel blog based out of Austin, Texas.
\n\nFrom humble beginnings in a small town in south Texas, her biggest inspiration in life was to become a librarian.
\n\nShe moved to Austin in 2007, originally to pursue becoming a doctor at University of Texas. She shortly realized that was not for her and decided blogging in 2010 as a creative outlet. She originally only posted recipes on her blog and after two years with zero readership, a local restaurant reached out to her, asking her to promote their business.
\n\nFrom there, it kept snowballing and A Taste of Koko was truly born.
\n\nShe said she isn't sure when the narrative changed from sharing restaurants and chef's stories, to her own... as this was never her intention.
\n\nJane talks about work before becoming a full-time blogger and that it was never her intention to become an influencer.
\n\nDuring Huricane Harvey and now COVID-19 she has been able to impact the community by helping restaurants and small businesses to get their numbers, pivot to takeout and help raise money for the restaurant economy.
\n\nJane also touches on how travel industry has now changed and how she can reinvent her content and give people things to do and places to stay in the safest way possible. She was able to help some local bed and breakfasts and smaller hotels meet their capacity and get people to book with them.
\n\nShe concludes with advice on if people want to be an influencer, the toxicity of social media and what is next for her.
\n\nLearn more about A Taste of Koko: https://www.atasteofkoko.com/
\nFollow A Taste of Koko on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atasteofkoko/
\nConnect with Jane on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janeko/
\nLike Jane's Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/atasteofkoko
\nFollow Jane on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/atasteofkoko/_created/
\nFollow Jane on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atasteofkoko
Jane on having a voice and using it for the better:
\n_10:49.79
\n— "I can do the pretty photos, I can sit pretty, I can wear pretty outfits, wear my hat, go to pretty destinations and shoot these fun videos, which I will always do because I love doing those...But when there is a pandemic, I think for anyone who is in the social media space, think about the kind of impact you can have and what kind of voice that you lead with."
On The Dot Woman Content Corner
\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.
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Special Guest: Jane Ko.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to food and travel blogger and influencer, Jane Ko, founder of A Taste of Koko. She provides insight on the influencer industry, how COVID-19 has impacted her business and how social media can be toxic.","date_published":"2020-10-15T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/4eed6a0c-4ce5-44d1-b05b-ded778d2f957.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34872302,"duration_in_seconds":1452}]},{"id":"f6d4c852-e434-4f80-81be-e1e4fd149d8b","title":"Kiana Danial: Getting Fired From Wall Street to Becoming A Finance Tycoon","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/kiana-danial","content_text":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Kiana Danial, who is an award winning internationally recognized personal investing and wealth management expert and author. \n\nKiana had two dreams... to become an astronaut and an author. Originally she wanted to follow in her dad's footsteps, and studied electrical engineering in college in Japan. After being the only girl in her class for six years, she realized that engineering and math were not in her life plan.\n\nKiana explains how her path changed to finance and the misconception that in order to be in finance, you have to be good at math. \n\nShe took a job as a financial planner, working in Wall Street. She explains she didn't know finance was a male dominated field, since everything she knew about America was from the movies. In Iran, which is where she was born and grew up, it is actually common for women to be in STEM, finance, engineering and other fields typically associated with men in America.\n\nKiana explains her time at Wall Street during the 2008 market crash, getting fired from her job, working in a male dominated field and finally starting her own business. \n\nShe know thrives to help women invest and manage their wealth. \n\nLearn more about Invest Diva: https://investdiva.com/\nConnect with Kiana on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiana-danial-ceo-48939414/\nFollow Kiana on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/investdiva/\nLike Kiana's Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InvestDiva\nFollow Kiana on Tiktok: @kianadanial\nSubscribe to her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/investdiva\nFollow Kiana on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KianaDanial\n\nKiana on investing myths and stereotypes:\n_16:10:74 \"And I say mentality because if you're a good shopper, if you're a bargain shopper, you're gonna be a good investor. Because that's what investing is all about. It's about finding good deals. And women by nature are by far better investors .\"\n\n—\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Kiana Danial.","content_html":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Kiana Danial, who is an award winning internationally recognized personal investing and wealth management expert and author.
\n\nKiana had two dreams... to become an astronaut and an author. Originally she wanted to follow in her dad's footsteps, and studied electrical engineering in college in Japan. After being the only girl in her class for six years, she realized that engineering and math were not in her life plan.
\n\nKiana explains how her path changed to finance and the misconception that in order to be in finance, you have to be good at math.
\n\nShe took a job as a financial planner, working in Wall Street. She explains she didn't know finance was a male dominated field, since everything she knew about America was from the movies. In Iran, which is where she was born and grew up, it is actually common for women to be in STEM, finance, engineering and other fields typically associated with men in America.
\n\nKiana explains her time at Wall Street during the 2008 market crash, getting fired from her job, working in a male dominated field and finally starting her own business.
\n\nShe know thrives to help women invest and manage their wealth.
\n\nLearn more about Invest Diva: https://investdiva.com/
\nConnect with Kiana on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiana-danial-ceo-48939414/
\nFollow Kiana on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/investdiva/
\nLike Kiana's Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InvestDiva
\nFollow Kiana on Tiktok: @kianadanial
\nSubscribe to her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/investdiva
\nFollow Kiana on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KianaDanial
Kiana on investing myths and stereotypes:
\n_16:10:74 "And I say mentality because if you're a good shopper, if you're a bargain shopper, you're gonna be a good investor. Because that's what investing is all about. It's about finding good deals. And women by nature are by far better investors ."
—
\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
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\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).
Special Guest: Kiana Danial.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Kiana Danial, who is the founder of Invest Diva and an award winning author. She discusses her journey from a financial planner to owning her own company and helping women manage their wealth and investments.","date_published":"2020-10-01T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/f6d4c852-e434-4f80-81be-e1e4fd149d8b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38408737,"duration_in_seconds":1562}]},{"id":"021e94d7-80df-4b46-a0d0-4d9722587bd1","title":"Becoming Your Own Superhero, One Motorcycle Ride At A Time","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/joey-lindahl","content_text":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Joey Lindahl, who is a Senior Marketing Manager at Polaris Industries and a female motorcyclist. \n\nJoey wanted to be Wonder Woman when she was little, but when she realized that wasn't a real career, she went for the next best thing... helping people and getting to tell their stories through marketing and advertising. Specifically, badass female motorcyclists.\n\nJoey was initially brought onto the Polaris team when Polaris Industries purchased Indian Motorcycles. This eventually evolved into her current role as Senior Marketing Manager at Polaris Industries. \n\nAlthough the motorcycle industry is thought to be more male dominated, Joey said she was pleasantly surprised with how many women not only worked at Polaris, but were in leadership positions. Many women at Polaris also rode motorcycles, off road vehicles or snow mobiles.\n\nShe explains how powerful it can be to ride a motorcycle and the many different groups female riders can join. She said that ever since she started riding, it has helped her have a more fearless outlook on life.\n\nJoey also mentions how she has been able to hear stories of female riders who have been riding for years. This has helped her accurately represent and showcase women in the motorcycle industry.\n\n*Disclaimer - this segment was recorded prior to IFRD which took place on August 22, 2020.\n\nLearn more about Polaris: https://www.polaris.com/en-us/\nConnect with Joey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joey-lindahl-maol-1715097/\n\nJoey on feeling like a superhero when she rides:\n_8:40:36 \"You do, you feel like a bit of a superhero and that confidence does spread over into all aspects of your life. You know, once you realize that you can do something, that's maybe a little bit out of your comfort zone, that confidence carries with you.\"\n\n—\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Joey Lindahl.","content_html":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Joey Lindahl, who is a Senior Marketing Manager at Polaris Industries and a female motorcyclist.
\n\nJoey wanted to be Wonder Woman when she was little, but when she realized that wasn't a real career, she went for the next best thing... helping people and getting to tell their stories through marketing and advertising. Specifically, badass female motorcyclists.
\n\nJoey was initially brought onto the Polaris team when Polaris Industries purchased Indian Motorcycles. This eventually evolved into her current role as Senior Marketing Manager at Polaris Industries.
\n\nAlthough the motorcycle industry is thought to be more male dominated, Joey said she was pleasantly surprised with how many women not only worked at Polaris, but were in leadership positions. Many women at Polaris also rode motorcycles, off road vehicles or snow mobiles.
\n\nShe explains how powerful it can be to ride a motorcycle and the many different groups female riders can join. She said that ever since she started riding, it has helped her have a more fearless outlook on life.
\n\nJoey also mentions how she has been able to hear stories of female riders who have been riding for years. This has helped her accurately represent and showcase women in the motorcycle industry.
\n\n*Disclaimer - this segment was recorded prior to IFRD which took place on August 22, 2020.
\n\nLearn more about Polaris: https://www.polaris.com/en-us/
\nConnect with Joey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joey-lindahl-maol-1715097/
Joey on feeling like a superhero when she rides:
\n_8:40:36 "You do, you feel like a bit of a superhero and that confidence does spread over into all aspects of your life. You know, once you realize that you can do something, that's maybe a little bit out of your comfort zone, that confidence carries with you."
—
\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Special Guest: Joey Lindahl.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Joey Lindahl, who is a Senior Marketing Manager at Polaris Industries. She discusses what is like to be a female motorcyclist and in marketing for a male dominated industry. ","date_published":"2020-09-24T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/021e94d7-80df-4b46-a0d0-4d9722587bd1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27824815,"duration_in_seconds":1121}]},{"id":"48bae570-1951-400d-99eb-9c09046ba6f6","title":"Empathy Marketing is Now More Important Than Ever","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/janet-mesh","content_text":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Janet Mesh, who created her own remote content and digital marketing agency called Aimtal in 2018.\n\nJanet discusses her original dream career of being on Broadway and how the idea to start her own company was manifested after a trip to South America. \n\nShe explains what her company, Aimtal does and what techniques they use, including their main strategy, empathy marketing. \n\nJanet also shares her morning routine and the difference it makes her productivity when working from home.\n\nLearn more about Janet Mesh: http://www.janetmesh.com/\nFollow Janet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meshymind/\nConnect with Janet on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janetmesh/\nFollow Janet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meshymind\n\nMesh on working remotely: \n_13.12.35 \"What I love about remote work is you don't need to be, like sitting at your desk for all hours. You do have that flexibility and that's the benefit of it. It's just a matter of being very clear with like making sure if someone's unavailable, just let the team know.\"\n\n—\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Janet Mesh.","content_html":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Janet Mesh, who created her own remote content and digital marketing agency called Aimtal in 2018.
\n\nJanet discusses her original dream career of being on Broadway and how the idea to start her own company was manifested after a trip to South America.
\n\nShe explains what her company, Aimtal does and what techniques they use, including their main strategy, empathy marketing.
\n\nJanet also shares her morning routine and the difference it makes her productivity when working from home.
\n\nLearn more about Janet Mesh: http://www.janetmesh.com/
\nFollow Janet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meshymind/
\nConnect with Janet on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janetmesh/
\nFollow Janet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meshymind
Mesh on working remotely:
\n_13.12.35 "What I love about remote work is you don't need to be, like sitting at your desk for all hours. You do have that flexibility and that's the benefit of it. It's just a matter of being very clear with like making sure if someone's unavailable, just let the team know."
—
\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Special Guest: Janet Mesh.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Janet Mesh, who created her own content and digital marketing agency called Aimtal in 2018. She discusses what empathy marketing is and how to successfully work from home with tips and tricks from her morning routine.","date_published":"2020-09-17T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/48bae570-1951-400d-99eb-9c09046ba6f6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29368641,"duration_in_seconds":1185}]},{"id":"15843186-b9ad-4c24-8279-f00b77b56e47","title":"A Life Coach's Advice to Navigating through Covid-19","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/nida-jawed","content_text":"In this episode of See It To Be It, we talk to Nida Jawed, the founder of Nida Jawed Life Coaching, LLC, and a certified professional life coach. \n\nNida shares her journey to becoming a life coach. From originally wanting to be in the business field to studying management then switching to learning cultures and psychology. Later after graduating, someone asked her if she had ever considered becoming a life coach and a light bulb went off! \n\nNida shares what exactly a life coach does and how much it can help woman shape their personal and professional goals. She also gives advice on how to navigate through this challenging and ever-changing time, from Covid-19, to politics, to taking control over her appearance.\n\nLearn more about Nida Jawed: https://nidajawed.com/\nFollow Nida on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nidajawedlife/\nConnect with Nida on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nida-jawed-a00556150/\nFollow on Nida on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NidaJawedLife\nFollow Nida on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NidaJawedLife\n\nJawed's inspirational message to accepting who you are:\n_11.43.85 \"You have dealt with a lot and look at where you are right now. You are, as a human being, an adaptive person.\"\n\n—\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Nida Jawed.","content_html":"In this episode of See It To Be It, we talk to Nida Jawed, the founder of Nida Jawed Life Coaching, LLC, and a certified professional life coach.
\n\nNida shares her journey to becoming a life coach. From originally wanting to be in the business field to studying management then switching to learning cultures and psychology. Later after graduating, someone asked her if she had ever considered becoming a life coach and a light bulb went off!
\n\nNida shares what exactly a life coach does and how much it can help woman shape their personal and professional goals. She also gives advice on how to navigate through this challenging and ever-changing time, from Covid-19, to politics, to taking control over her appearance.
\n\nLearn more about Nida Jawed: https://nidajawed.com/
\nFollow Nida on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nidajawedlife/
\nConnect with Nida on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nida-jawed-a00556150/
\nFollow on Nida on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NidaJawedLife
\nFollow Nida on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NidaJawedLife
Jawed's inspirational message to accepting who you are:
\n_11.43.85 "You have dealt with a lot and look at where you are right now. You are, as a human being, an adaptive person."
—
\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Special Guest: Nida Jawed.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Nida Jawed, who is the founder of Nida Jawed Life Coaching, LLC, and a certified professional life coach. She discusses what a life coach is, how a life coach can help shape your career and personal goals, and her advice on navigating through this uncertain time.","date_published":"2020-09-10T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/15843186-b9ad-4c24-8279-f00b77b56e47.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36741141,"duration_in_seconds":1492}]},{"id":"f52a79fd-695c-4409-a380-57b129848c70","title":"How to Start Conversations and Implement Change in the Workplace ","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/kandice-guice","content_text":"This week for our 100th Episode, we talk to Kandice Guice, a woman who holds many different impressive roles. As an attorney, entrepreneur, lifestyle and fashion writer and mom, Kandice walks us through her journey from graduating from college during the 2008 recession to creating her own empire.\n\nKandice offers advice on how to not only get the conversation starting about diversity and inclusion in the workplace, but how to implement real change. \n\nShe also discusses what she does for work and life balance as well as her new program called \"Inking The Deal,\" which is a comprehensive guided course designed to help you negotiate contracts and close deals. \n\nLearn more about Kandice Guice: https://www.kandiceguice.com/about/\nFollow Kandice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kandiceguice/\nConnect with Kandice on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kandice-guice-48549752/\nFollow on Facebook and find out more information about \"Inking The Deal\": https://www.facebook.com/kandiceguice/\n\nGuice's advice for asking for change and holding people accountable:\n_15.41.65 \"And so it is really about accountability and holding people accountable. So it's not sending one email and then, you know, okay, I didn't hear back or they said they were going to do it, but they didn't do anything. It's really holding their feet to the fire and making the decision to keep pushing for the change you want to see.\"\n\n—\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Kandice Guice.","content_html":"This week for our 100th Episode, we talk to Kandice Guice, a woman who holds many different impressive roles. As an attorney, entrepreneur, lifestyle and fashion writer and mom, Kandice walks us through her journey from graduating from college during the 2008 recession to creating her own empire.
\n\nKandice offers advice on how to not only get the conversation starting about diversity and inclusion in the workplace, but how to implement real change.
\n\nShe also discusses what she does for work and life balance as well as her new program called "Inking The Deal," which is a comprehensive guided course designed to help you negotiate contracts and close deals.
\n\nLearn more about Kandice Guice: https://www.kandiceguice.com/about/
\nFollow Kandice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kandiceguice/
\nConnect with Kandice on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kandice-guice-48549752/
\nFollow on Facebook and find out more information about "Inking The Deal": https://www.facebook.com/kandiceguice/
Guice's advice for asking for change and holding people accountable:
\n_15.41.65 "And so it is really about accountability and holding people accountable. So it's not sending one email and then, you know, okay, I didn't hear back or they said they were going to do it, but they didn't do anything. It's really holding their feet to the fire and making the decision to keep pushing for the change you want to see."
—
\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Special Guest: Kandice Guice.
","summary":"This week for See It To Be It's 100th episode, we talk to Kandice Guice, an attorney, entrepreneur, lifestyle and beauty writer and mom. She gives helpful advice on how to balance work and kids as well as ways to assert yourself in the workplace and effectively promote change for diversity and inclusion.","date_published":"2020-09-03T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/f52a79fd-695c-4409-a380-57b129848c70.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42173033,"duration_in_seconds":1756}]},{"id":"9745b3f1-999e-46fb-94b2-9e79e9da9a9a","title":"Leadership Coach on Taking up Space in the Workplace: Featuring Phyllis Reagin ","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/phyllis-reagin","content_text":"Phyllis Reagin is a leadership coach to entertainment and media leaders and former global head of diversity and inclusion at Warner Brothers. Phyllis originally wanted to be a newscaster, however she ended up switching her path completely from broadcasting to marketing communications to political consulting and eventually to leadership development and DEI. \n\nShe decided to start her own business after her husband passed away when she was eight months pregnant. Phyllis focused on her baby and her personal life, until he was a toddler and that's when she decided she wanted to be her own boss. Phyllis married her three interests together, business, leadership development and psychology.\n\nIn this episode, Phyllis breaks down the steps on her journey to becoming a leadership coach as well as tips and tricks for being heard and building relationships to gain opportunities in the workplace. She also discusses the importance of representation for young women.\n\nLearn more about Phyllis Reagin: https://www.phyllisreagin.com/\nFollow Phyllis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachphyllisr/\nConnect with Phyllis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phyllisreagin/\nLike Phyllis's Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachPhyllisR/\nFollow Phyllis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachphyllisr\n\nReagin on her mother's best advice: \n_17:31.37 \"So I always say that my mother gave me the best advice and she always said,\"Live your life for yourself. Go get what you want and your dreams. Stop waiting. You do not want to wake up and say, 'I wish, I should have, I could have.' And so just live. What's really inside of you, it's there for a reason and just commit to yourself.\"\n\n—\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Phyllis Reagin.","content_html":"Phyllis Reagin is a leadership coach to entertainment and media leaders and former global head of diversity and inclusion at Warner Brothers. Phyllis originally wanted to be a newscaster, however she ended up switching her path completely from broadcasting to marketing communications to political consulting and eventually to leadership development and DEI.
\n\nShe decided to start her own business after her husband passed away when she was eight months pregnant. Phyllis focused on her baby and her personal life, until he was a toddler and that's when she decided she wanted to be her own boss. Phyllis married her three interests together, business, leadership development and psychology.
\n\nIn this episode, Phyllis breaks down the steps on her journey to becoming a leadership coach as well as tips and tricks for being heard and building relationships to gain opportunities in the workplace. She also discusses the importance of representation for young women.
\n\nLearn more about Phyllis Reagin: https://www.phyllisreagin.com/
\nFollow Phyllis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachphyllisr/
\nConnect with Phyllis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phyllisreagin/
\nLike Phyllis's Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachPhyllisR/
\nFollow Phyllis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachphyllisr
Reagin on her mother's best advice:
\n_17:31.37 "So I always say that my mother gave me the best advice and she always said,"Live your life for yourself. Go get what you want and your dreams. Stop waiting. You do not want to wake up and say, 'I wish, I should have, I could have.' And so just live. What's really inside of you, it's there for a reason and just commit to yourself."
—
\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Special Guest: Phyllis Reagin.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Phyllis Reagin, a leadership coach to entertainment and media leaders and former global head of diversity and inclusion at Warner Brothers. She talks to us about how to \"take up space at the table,\" network and build relationships and the importance of representation in the workplace.","date_published":"2020-08-27T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/9745b3f1-999e-46fb-94b2-9e79e9da9a9a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27467984,"duration_in_seconds":1144}]},{"id":"e9de4860-cce3-415f-960e-5d046e6970f0","title":"WeeCare CEO on Daycare Adapting to Changes During COVID-19: Featuring Jessica Chang","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/jessica-chang","content_text":"Jessica Chang is the co-founder and CEO of WeeCare, a mother, and a preschool owner. When Jessica was pregnant with her first child, she began touring daycares only to discover that all spots were full with long waitlists and exorbitant costs. Unable to comprehend why there were so few spots available and so many parents searching for childcare, she decided to dive into the childcare space and become an investor and owner of a preschool. \n\nThis episode, Jessica breaks down the steps on her journey to developing WeeCare, and how she balanced her entrepreneurship with being the best parent she could be.\n\nLearn more about WeeCare: https://weecare.co/\nWeeCare full directory of daycares across the United States: https://weecare.co/daycare-near-me\nLearn more about Fever Free virtual fever and symptom checks: https://feverfree.ai/\n\nChang on female entrepreneurship: \n_17:10 “One of the things that I think stops female from being entrepreneurs actually is we always feel like we don't have the time or we might fail and we don't want to risk it. And to be honest, the best advice I can give is just go do it. You know, I founded, we care while being pregnant with my first child. And then I went and raised money while being pregnant with my second child. So I think there's a need, that's like, Nope, there's never a right time.” \n\n—\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Jessica Chang.","content_html":"Jessica Chang is the co-founder and CEO of WeeCare, a mother, and a preschool owner. When Jessica was pregnant with her first child, she began touring daycares only to discover that all spots were full with long waitlists and exorbitant costs. Unable to comprehend why there were so few spots available and so many parents searching for childcare, she decided to dive into the childcare space and become an investor and owner of a preschool.
\n\nThis episode, Jessica breaks down the steps on her journey to developing WeeCare, and how she balanced her entrepreneurship with being the best parent she could be.
\n\nLearn more about WeeCare: https://weecare.co/
\nWeeCare full directory of daycares across the United States: https://weecare.co/daycare-near-me
\nLearn more about Fever Free virtual fever and symptom checks: https://feverfree.ai/
Chang on female entrepreneurship:
\n_17:10 “One of the things that I think stops female from being entrepreneurs actually is we always feel like we don't have the time or we might fail and we don't want to risk it. And to be honest, the best advice I can give is just go do it. You know, I founded, we care while being pregnant with my first child. And then I went and raised money while being pregnant with my second child. So I think there's a need, that's like, Nope, there's never a right time.”
—
\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Special Guest: Jessica Chang.
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\n\nThrough micro acts of mentorship, Rebekah believes women can inspire each other and create solidarity around shared experiences. The result helps a diverse range of women see people that look like them in places they aspire to, and embracing the fact that there is no one right path. Rebekah published her first book, Blaze Your Own Trail, in February 2020. This episode, she talks to us about her frame work for mentorship and how to get yourself "unstuck" when you feel in a rut.
\n\nYou can learn more about Rebekah on her personal website at https://rebekahbastian.com/!
\n\nRebekah on the cracks in traditional mentorship:
\n_3:51 “Traditional mentorship leaves most women behind 75% of women aren't giving or getting the mentorship that they want to be. And we started having some really big ideas for how we might be able to reimagine mentorship, to reach all of women.”
—
\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Special Guest: Rebekah Bastian.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to CEO of OwnTrail, Rebekah Bastian. \r\n","date_published":"2020-07-30T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/09d4174c-7d62-41db-b775-d2d91f468d90.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27668936,"duration_in_seconds":1152}]},{"id":"542f18df-7ab0-47f3-955f-755f51f1bb2c","title":"Crossing The “Shame Line” To Heal Yourself: Featuring Laura Zam","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/laura-zam","content_text":"On this week's episode of See It To Be It, Author Laura Zam talks to us about getting the root of shame and getting to the core of trauma to overcome difficulties in our personal lives. \n\nZam is a Sexuality Educator, Certified Trauma Professional, TEDx speaker, and workshop leader, whose work focuses on sexual healing. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times (Modern Love), Salon, HuffPost, SheKnows, NextTribe, The Forward, in international journals, and in five book anthologies. Her first book, The Pleasure Plan: One Woman's Search for Sexual Healing, based on her off-Broadway, one-woman play, released in 2020. \n\nTo learn more about Laura, make sure to visit her website at Laurazam.com!\n\nQuotes: \n\n_8:33 “One is I think that shame has a very symbiotic relationship with self-blame and that the shame actually arises from the fact that women are not forgiving themselves and putting it upon themselves, that they are responsible for whatever it is. And then they feel this shame around it, ashamed of something they think they did or didn’t do.”\n\n—\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Laura Zam.","content_html":"On this week's episode of See It To Be It, Author Laura Zam talks to us about getting the root of shame and getting to the core of trauma to overcome difficulties in our personal lives.
\n\nZam is a Sexuality Educator, Certified Trauma Professional, TEDx speaker, and workshop leader, whose work focuses on sexual healing. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times (Modern Love), Salon, HuffPost, SheKnows, NextTribe, The Forward, in international journals, and in five book anthologies. Her first book, The Pleasure Plan: One Woman's Search for Sexual Healing, based on her off-Broadway, one-woman play, released in 2020.
\n\nTo learn more about Laura, make sure to visit her website at Laurazam.com!
\n\nQuotes:
\n\n_8:33 “One is I think that shame has a very symbiotic relationship with self-blame and that the shame actually arises from the fact that women are not forgiving themselves and putting it upon themselves, that they are responsible for whatever it is. And then they feel this shame around it, ashamed of something they think they did or didn’t do.”
\n\n—
\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Special Guest: Laura Zam.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Author and Sexuality Educator, Laura Zam. ","date_published":"2020-07-23T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/542f18df-7ab0-47f3-955f-755f51f1bb2c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21777024,"duration_in_seconds":907}]},{"id":"f4cba25a-ed3e-4dff-9c3a-f3ab93142bf7","title":"Advice From Barcelona's First Women's Coding School Founder: Featuring Katrina Walker","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/katrina-walker","content_text":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Founder and CEO of CodeOp.tech Katrina Walker.\n\nGrowing up in Silicon Valley, Katrina knew from a young age she was interested in a career in the sciences. After going through different careers paths in Psychology to Cultural Anthropology, she sought after a greater challenge for herself through Data Science. Afterwards, she went on to found CodeOp, Barcelona’s first coding school specifically for women and non-binary people. \n\nCodeOp’s mission is to provide resources and support for women wanting to educate themselves remotely on coding. Katrina hopes for CodeOp to become the first international coding school for womxn. \n\nKatrina’s personal path was nonlinear, but throughout the journey she collected different skills along the way. This episode, she talks to us about the power of remote learning, the constant search for knowledge and listening to your passions when they are calling out to you. \n\nTo learn more about Katrina, check her out on LinkedIn and visit coreop.tech for more on her company. \n\nKatrina on the gap in data education specifically serving women: \n_6:41 “..Coding schools are worldwide, but according schools that specifically serve women are less than 1%.” \n\nKatrina on the difference between her company and ones she has worked for: \n_10:42 “100%. It's powerful. You know, I'm part of other business groups that are better coed. It's a completely, totally different experience. No lot more arrogance and, um, let you know less humility. And when we want to learn from one another, it's fantastic. I could just hear someone say how much they've struggled while trying to raise around. That's where the valuable information is.”\n\n—\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Katrina Walker.","content_html":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Founder and CEO of CodeOp.tech Katrina Walker.
\n\nGrowing up in Silicon Valley, Katrina knew from a young age she was interested in a career in the sciences. After going through different careers paths in Psychology to Cultural Anthropology, she sought after a greater challenge for herself through Data Science. Afterwards, she went on to found CodeOp, Barcelona’s first coding school specifically for women and non-binary people.
\n\nCodeOp’s mission is to provide resources and support for women wanting to educate themselves remotely on coding. Katrina hopes for CodeOp to become the first international coding school for womxn.
\n\nKatrina’s personal path was nonlinear, but throughout the journey she collected different skills along the way. This episode, she talks to us about the power of remote learning, the constant search for knowledge and listening to your passions when they are calling out to you.
\n\nTo learn more about Katrina, check her out on LinkedIn and visit coreop.tech for more on her company.
\n\nKatrina on the gap in data education specifically serving women:
\n_6:41 “..Coding schools are worldwide, but according schools that specifically serve women are less than 1%.”
Katrina on the difference between her company and ones she has worked for:
\n_10:42 “100%. It's powerful. You know, I'm part of other business groups that are better coed. It's a completely, totally different experience. No lot more arrogance and, um, let you know less humility. And when we want to learn from one another, it's fantastic. I could just hear someone say how much they've struggled while trying to raise around. That's where the valuable information is.”
—
\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.
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Special Guest: Katrina Walker.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to founder of Barcelona’s first coding school for women, Katrina Walker.","date_published":"2020-07-16T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/f4cba25a-ed3e-4dff-9c3a-f3ab93142bf7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20473682,"duration_in_seconds":852}]},{"id":"cc2aec12-9634-4736-a0cc-3e9717365745","title":"Tackling Adversity In The Workspace: Featuring Joy Altimare","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/joy-altimare","content_text":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Joy Altimare, Chief Engagement and Brand Officer of EHE Health!\n\nJoy Altimare is the Chief Engagement and Brand Officer at the industry-leader in health and wellness for over 100 years, EHE Health. With over 16 years of experience in the marketing field, she has become an expert adviser to organizations looking to tackle growth, innovation, and technology challenges. \n\nThis episode she talks about her journey facing racial and gender adversities early in her career and how she battled micro-agressive behavior to get where she is today.\n\nTo learn more about Joy, check her out on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/joy-a-50a7906/ \n\n—\nJoy on diversity in the work place:\n_16:14 “We need to have diverse voices at the table because when you have diverse thought everything becomes greater.” \n\n—\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Joy Altimare.","content_html":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Joy Altimare, Chief Engagement and Brand Officer of EHE Health!
\n\nJoy Altimare is the Chief Engagement and Brand Officer at the industry-leader in health and wellness for over 100 years, EHE Health. With over 16 years of experience in the marketing field, she has become an expert adviser to organizations looking to tackle growth, innovation, and technology challenges.
\n\nThis episode she talks about her journey facing racial and gender adversities early in her career and how she battled micro-agressive behavior to get where she is today.
\n\nTo learn more about Joy, check her out on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/joy-a-50a7906/
\n\n—
\nJoy on diversity in the work place:
\n_16:14 “We need to have diverse voices at the table because when you have diverse thought everything becomes greater.”
—
\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Special Guest: Joy Altimare.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Joy Altimare, Chief Engagement and Brand Officer of EHE Health!","date_published":"2020-07-09T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/cc2aec12-9634-4736-a0cc-3e9717365745.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49227744,"duration_in_seconds":2050}]},{"id":"c7e22bd5-79d9-4a1f-8048-c2e786fe4f20","title":"Rediscovering Your Value: Featuring Sandy Weiner","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/sandy-weiner","content_text":"Growing up, Sandy Weiner always thought she was going to be using her creativity in purely art endeavors. Her point of view pivoted when she recognized she found value in helping others in creative ways through her coaching. After spending time feeling like she had lost her value, she regained a strong sense of self by slowing down and reevaluating her value and priorities. \n\nSandy’s mission is to help other women rediscover their value through setting limits, speaking up, understanding their worth. Using her three pillars of core confidence, Weiner leads our listeners through an exercise we all can do to identify and keep up with our internal values. This episode, she also gives dating advice that we can use during and after the pandemic. \n\nTo learn more about Sandy, make sure to visit: \nLastfirstdate.com \nWomanofvalue.com\nListen to her podcasts: Woman of Value podcast and Last First Date Radio.\nAnd you can order her book “Becoming a Woman of Value” on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Woman-Value-Thrive-Life/dp/B088N3XH1F. \n\nWeiner on the importance of caring for yourself first: \n_12:53 “If you let yourself down, you're actually letting everybody down. And when you're more worried, I read about somebody else than yourself, then you're shifting into something. I think that's not you. And people don't really know you. They don't really know where you begin and end. And so you're not doing anybody a favor and it's just such an important message that we have to get through our heads that we need to take care of ourselves first. And when that's taken care of the right people, we'll accommodate and we'll listen to our boundaries as we will listen to theirs.” \n\nWeiner's advice for those questioning themselves:\n_17:39 “I looked at other people and said, Oh my God, I'll never be that. And I think we have to put ourselves on a pedestal and really understand that we have much more power and ability that we think and just trust them. We can don't listen to naysayers. I mean, people who were like, Oh, you're not making enough money coaching. You should just work at Starbucks. You'll get medical benefits. And I believed in myself and I kept going. And I think that, you know, you can't listen to all those other voices. You've just got to strengthen the voice inside.”\n—\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Sandy Weiner.","content_html":"Growing up, Sandy Weiner always thought she was going to be using her creativity in purely art endeavors. Her point of view pivoted when she recognized she found value in helping others in creative ways through her coaching. After spending time feeling like she had lost her value, she regained a strong sense of self by slowing down and reevaluating her value and priorities.
\n\nSandy’s mission is to help other women rediscover their value through setting limits, speaking up, understanding their worth. Using her three pillars of core confidence, Weiner leads our listeners through an exercise we all can do to identify and keep up with our internal values. This episode, she also gives dating advice that we can use during and after the pandemic.
\n\nTo learn more about Sandy, make sure to visit:
\nLastfirstdate.com
\nWomanofvalue.com
\nListen to her podcasts: Woman of Value podcast and Last First Date Radio.
\nAnd you can order her book “Becoming a Woman of Value” on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Woman-Value-Thrive-Life/dp/B088N3XH1F.
Weiner on the importance of caring for yourself first:
\n_12:53 “If you let yourself down, you're actually letting everybody down. And when you're more worried, I read about somebody else than yourself, then you're shifting into something. I think that's not you. And people don't really know you. They don't really know where you begin and end. And so you're not doing anybody a favor and it's just such an important message that we have to get through our heads that we need to take care of ourselves first. And when that's taken care of the right people, we'll accommodate and we'll listen to our boundaries as we will listen to theirs.”
Weiner's advice for those questioning themselves:
\n_17:39 “I looked at other people and said, Oh my God, I'll never be that. And I think we have to put ourselves on a pedestal and really understand that we have much more power and ability that we think and just trust them. We can don't listen to naysayers. I mean, people who were like, Oh, you're not making enough money coaching. You should just work at Starbucks. You'll get medical benefits. And I believed in myself and I kept going. And I think that, you know, you can't listen to all those other voices. You've just got to strengthen the voice inside.”
\n—
\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.
Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.
\n\nCheck us out on social!
\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).
Special Guest: Sandy Weiner.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk empowerment coach and author of “Becoming A Woman Of Value,” Sandy Weiner! ","date_published":"2020-07-02T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/c7e22bd5-79d9-4a1f-8048-c2e786fe4f20.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28685550,"duration_in_seconds":1194}]},{"id":"4a230d56-7783-4664-87b6-3b27b4f24709","title":"Don't Only Break The Ceiling For Yourself, Pay It Forward!: Featuring June Manley","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/june-manley","content_text":"Breaking the ceiling is great, but what else can we be doing to keep the conversation for improvement going? Our guest June Manley says that strives for diversity and equity is not just about you, it’s about who you are bring to the table after. \n\nGrowing up a hardworking and ambitious young girl in India, June Manley always strives to exceed expectations. No matter the efforts to place roadblocks in her path, she successfully overcame adversity, but only after recognizing the injustices around her. \n\nThis episode, Manley tells us stories from the unfair practices she experiences in early pitching of her company and how that inspired her to create her own independent organization dedicated to championing equal opportunity for all. \n\nJune recently led the research on the Tech Industry’s Diversity Hiring Practices that revealed the discrimination factors impeding efforts to build a culture of equality and a diverse workforce.\n\nYou can check out F4's research here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SVPMULsF02QVzQZ-3sz6P_C7G1xD4HOg/view\n\nManley on going beyond breaking the ceiling: \n_13:34 “Breaking the ceiling is great, but if you do it for yourself, you're doing it (only) for yourself” \n\nManley’s advice about mentors and role models: \n_17:25 “Be stingy with who you admire. Don't give it out really freely. Give it to the people who deserve it because of who is behind them. It's always easy to look at somebody in the front, but look at somebody who's behind them. Look at who they've brought to the table and that's who deserves your admiration.\nAnd I think if we do that, then a lot of people would want to kind of pay it forward.“ \n\n—\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: June Manley.","content_html":"Breaking the ceiling is great, but what else can we be doing to keep the conversation for improvement going? Our guest June Manley says that strives for diversity and equity is not just about you, it’s about who you are bring to the table after.
\n\nGrowing up a hardworking and ambitious young girl in India, June Manley always strives to exceed expectations. No matter the efforts to place roadblocks in her path, she successfully overcame adversity, but only after recognizing the injustices around her.
\n\nThis episode, Manley tells us stories from the unfair practices she experiences in early pitching of her company and how that inspired her to create her own independent organization dedicated to championing equal opportunity for all.
\n\nJune recently led the research on the Tech Industry’s Diversity Hiring Practices that revealed the discrimination factors impeding efforts to build a culture of equality and a diverse workforce.
\n\nYou can check out F4's research here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SVPMULsF02QVzQZ-3sz6P_C7G1xD4HOg/view
\n\nManley on going beyond breaking the ceiling:
\n_13:34 “Breaking the ceiling is great, but if you do it for yourself, you're doing it (only) for yourself”
Manley’s advice about mentors and role models:
\n_17:25 “Be stingy with who you admire. Don't give it out really freely. Give it to the people who deserve it because of who is behind them. It's always easy to look at somebody in the front, but look at somebody who's behind them. Look at who they've brought to the table and that's who deserves your admiration.
\nAnd I think if we do that, then a lot of people would want to kind of pay it forward.“
—
\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Special Guest: June Manley.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to the founder of Female Founders Faster Forward (F4) June Manley! Tune in to hear about her surprising research on hiring practices on some of the worlds largest tech companies. ","date_published":"2020-06-25T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/4a230d56-7783-4664-87b6-3b27b4f24709.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29474312,"duration_in_seconds":1227}]},{"id":"1226d553-1219-41e1-8af8-5ee324dd0574","title":"Emotional Intelligence is the Path to Lasting Change: Featuring Pam Williams","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/pam-williams","content_text":"Barriers serve a greater purpose than you think. Our guest, Pam Williams testifies to that! \n\nThis week on See It To Be It, Pam Williams, a HR Professional and Emotional Intelligence extraordinaire, takes us on a deep dive into changes that need to be made in diversity hiring and breaks down key tips on improving our emotional intelligence. \n\nTune in for some amazing advice from an incredible role model. \n\nWilliams on roadblocks in personal journey’s: \n03:58 “ I absolutely love barriers. I think that they have a huge purpose in our lives. They help us to figure out how to get around them over them, under them. They are not a road block they are a learning entity.” \n\nWilliams on the rewards of leadership:\n06:27 “in leading people, you really get a sense of huge accomplishments when you see people not just transition, but transform from one stage to another stage, to another stage, do you help a person realize their potential and go from good to great.”\n\nWilliams on the true definition of “serving the cause”: \n9:54 “Serving the cause is being intentional of how you are developing and grooming these individuals to be successful in these positions.”\n\nThe questions Williams says can change the course of your life: \n24:04 “There is many people that will go through life and not know what their true purpose truly is. And for you to understand that. Just ask yourself these two questions. If money and time were of no object, what would I be doing? “ \n\n—\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Pam Williams.","content_html":"Barriers serve a greater purpose than you think. Our guest, Pam Williams testifies to that!
\n\nThis week on See It To Be It, Pam Williams, a HR Professional and Emotional Intelligence extraordinaire, takes us on a deep dive into changes that need to be made in diversity hiring and breaks down key tips on improving our emotional intelligence.
\n\nTune in for some amazing advice from an incredible role model.
\n\nWilliams on roadblocks in personal journey’s:
\n03:58 “ I absolutely love barriers. I think that they have a huge purpose in our lives. They help us to figure out how to get around them over them, under them. They are not a road block they are a learning entity.”
Williams on the rewards of leadership:
\n06:27 “in leading people, you really get a sense of huge accomplishments when you see people not just transition, but transform from one stage to another stage, to another stage, do you help a person realize their potential and go from good to great.”
Williams on the true definition of “serving the cause”:
\n9:54 “Serving the cause is being intentional of how you are developing and grooming these individuals to be successful in these positions.”
The questions Williams says can change the course of your life:
\n24:04 “There is many people that will go through life and not know what their true purpose truly is. And for you to understand that. Just ask yourself these two questions. If money and time were of no object, what would I be doing? “
—
\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Special Guest: Pam Williams.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to HR Professional Pam Williams! Tune in to learn about emotional intelligence and how 6 seconds can change your course of action. ","date_published":"2020-06-18T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/1226d553-1219-41e1-8af8-5ee324dd0574.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40700368,"duration_in_seconds":1695}]},{"id":"6906c56b-3f4e-43c6-85b4-c8ef93b9cd9c","title":"Fighting Self Doubt and Perfectionism: Featuring Shay Bahramirad","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/shay-bahramirad","content_text":"Need some inspiration on fighting societal stereotypes and pursuing your goals? Our guest, Dr. Shay Bahramirad has an inspirational journey to tell about pushing past limitations to accomplish your dreams. \n\nGrowing up in Iran, Shay Bahramirad loved science and wanted to be an astronaut. Such pursuits for a woman in that country were difficult at best, so she left her home and family—first for Europe, then the U.S., where she settled in Chicago. Now with a doctorate in electrical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Shay is a vocal proponent for advancing women in tech careers. She travels around the world giving speeches and founded the IEEE PES' Women in Power arm, to elevate women in the energy industry.\n\nHer global work experience has shown that, despite best efforts in many countries and many fields, we have a long way to go to provide equal opportunities for women and people of different backgrounds. In particular, the power industry has made great strides to make engineering education and careers attractive to women and minorities—great strides in opening career paths to the full diversity of our human capital.\n\nBahramirad on taking a closer look at the past for inspiration: \n_5:39 “I mentioned all of these things to say that there is no reason…there is no science that would suggest that women cannot do what men do. And it goes back to the societal stereotypes and that's different in different places of the board, but there are a lot of commonalities. Women can be executives and they can run companies as well as they can be STEM.\nThey can be in the operation side of a utility. So any occupation that you think about going through history? Women can be part of it.” \n\nBahramirad on the importance for diversity during hard times: \n_12:51 “If there's a time that the diversity of thoughts and women are needed in organizations, it's now during this hardship”\n\nBahramirad advice to listeners: \n_13:40 “It's okay. Not to be perfect. Don't wait for that perfect moment. Don't wait to know everything before you raise your hand for the next challenge. Don't work on anything to be perfect. It's okay not to be perfect.” \n—\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\n We are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Shay Bahramirad.","content_html":"Need some inspiration on fighting societal stereotypes and pursuing your goals? Our guest, Dr. Shay Bahramirad has an inspirational journey to tell about pushing past limitations to accomplish your dreams.
\n\nGrowing up in Iran, Shay Bahramirad loved science and wanted to be an astronaut. Such pursuits for a woman in that country were difficult at best, so she left her home and family—first for Europe, then the U.S., where she settled in Chicago. Now with a doctorate in electrical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Shay is a vocal proponent for advancing women in tech careers. She travels around the world giving speeches and founded the IEEE PES' Women in Power arm, to elevate women in the energy industry.
\n\nHer global work experience has shown that, despite best efforts in many countries and many fields, we have a long way to go to provide equal opportunities for women and people of different backgrounds. In particular, the power industry has made great strides to make engineering education and careers attractive to women and minorities—great strides in opening career paths to the full diversity of our human capital.
\n\nBahramirad on taking a closer look at the past for inspiration:
\n_5:39 “I mentioned all of these things to say that there is no reason…there is no science that would suggest that women cannot do what men do. And it goes back to the societal stereotypes and that's different in different places of the board, but there are a lot of commonalities. Women can be executives and they can run companies as well as they can be STEM.
\nThey can be in the operation side of a utility. So any occupation that you think about going through history? Women can be part of it.”
Bahramirad on the importance for diversity during hard times:
\n_12:51 “If there's a time that the diversity of thoughts and women are needed in organizations, it's now during this hardship”
Bahramirad advice to listeners:
\n_13:40 “It's okay. Not to be perfect. Don't wait for that perfect moment. Don't wait to know everything before you raise your hand for the next challenge. Don't work on anything to be perfect. It's okay not to be perfect.”
\n—
\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
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\n
We are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).
Special Guest: Shay Bahramirad.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to VP of New Initiatives and Outreach at the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) and VP of Engineering and Smart Grid at ComEd., Dr. Shay Bahramirad. Tune in to learn about her educational journey around the world, and her advocacy for the importance of diversity and representation in STEM settings! ","date_published":"2020-06-11T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/6906c56b-3f4e-43c6-85b4-c8ef93b9cd9c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24215943,"duration_in_seconds":1008}]},{"id":"6b351b9c-4d2b-45f9-b704-20970874e780","title":"Working On Both Sides Of The Camera: Featuring Film Producer Charlotte Larsen","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/charlotte-larsen","content_text":"Ever feel like you’re juggling too much and running too much on coffee? Our guest, film producer Charlotte Larsen knows the feeling all too well. \n\nFrom New Zealand to LA, Larsen is a multifaceted professional with her hands in several projects such as the NZ series “Auckward Love” (2015), and films “Gloria” (2014) and “Great Expectations” (2012.) Her passions not only focus on producing and acting, but also mentoring and uplifting emerging artists. \n\nRight out of college, Larsen started the Emerging Artists Trust in New Zealand where she mentors and funds up and coming artist in film, theater, and the visual arts. \n\nLarsen’s advice for multitaskers on avoiding burnout: \n_13:20 “first of all when I started out, I was trying to do too much. I was always like, I want this project and this project and this project, and I'm going to get them all done. And I realized that it's great to be eager and, you know, to want to learn and to want to make stuff happen. But you kind of have to sit back and go, okay, which one do I want to focus on first? And that might mean that you lose several opportunities on the way, but the one opportunity take is the one that's going to work and succeed. So I always say. Take it slow. Don't rush. Do one thing at a time. Maybe two, if you, you know, once you were a bit more experienced, but one project at a time. And then my other piece of advice I always say is don't rely on coffee to get you through the day. You just end up a mess. So try, even though we know we work 16, 18 hour days, try and get sleep. Sleep is the ultimate magic. Isn't it?” \n\nTo keep up with Charlotte, make sure to follow her on: \nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Charlotte-Larsen-147814945285321/\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/OfficialCharLar\n\n—\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Charlotte Larsen.","content_html":"Ever feel like you’re juggling too much and running too much on coffee? Our guest, film producer Charlotte Larsen knows the feeling all too well.
\n\nFrom New Zealand to LA, Larsen is a multifaceted professional with her hands in several projects such as the NZ series “Auckward Love” (2015), and films “Gloria” (2014) and “Great Expectations” (2012.) Her passions not only focus on producing and acting, but also mentoring and uplifting emerging artists.
\n\nRight out of college, Larsen started the Emerging Artists Trust in New Zealand where she mentors and funds up and coming artist in film, theater, and the visual arts.
\n\nLarsen’s advice for multitaskers on avoiding burnout:
\n_13:20 “first of all when I started out, I was trying to do too much. I was always like, I want this project and this project and this project, and I'm going to get them all done. And I realized that it's great to be eager and, you know, to want to learn and to want to make stuff happen. But you kind of have to sit back and go, okay, which one do I want to focus on first? And that might mean that you lose several opportunities on the way, but the one opportunity take is the one that's going to work and succeed. So I always say. Take it slow. Don't rush. Do one thing at a time. Maybe two, if you, you know, once you were a bit more experienced, but one project at a time. And then my other piece of advice I always say is don't rely on coffee to get you through the day. You just end up a mess. So try, even though we know we work 16, 18 hour days, try and get sleep. Sleep is the ultimate magic. Isn't it?”
To keep up with Charlotte, make sure to follow her on:
\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Charlotte-Larsen-147814945285321/
\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/OfficialCharLar
—
\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Special Guest: Charlotte Larsen.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Film Producer and Actress, Charlotte Larsen. Tune in to hear her advice on navigating through the fast-paced film industry.","date_published":"2020-06-04T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/6b351b9c-4d2b-45f9-b704-20970874e780.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24609071,"duration_in_seconds":1025}]},{"id":"27fcc8ee-6413-46aa-91a3-4f11260d3866","title":"Defy Expectations and Defend Your Passion: Featuring Adaire Byerly","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/adaire-byerly","content_text":"After working in the modeling and acting industry for over a decade, Adaire Byerly observed the\nnormalized, unprofessional patterns and behaviors that surrounded her career. Inspired by the\nobservations she made in the industry, she went into researching the specific details that surround the creative mind. \n\nShe is the CEO & Founder of Entertainment Mindframe™, which specializes in research\nand implementation of Cognitive Sciences into intellectual and developmental training for\nprofessionals in the Fashion and Entertainment industry. Ultimately, she is pathing the way for\nunderstanding the brain function of a Creative.\n\nAdaire has worked with Talent Agencies, Production/Broadcast Companies, Fashion/Creative\nTeams, etc. In doing so, she has been able to help them optimize creativity, best business practices\nand individual/company growth. All the while, enhancing professionalism.\n\nByerly on how the ongoing pandemic affects the natural processes of our minds: \n_15:45 “We're built to be engineers. We're built to figure out things. That's the way the human mind is built. And when we are faced with uncertainty and we don't have any opportunity to. Strategically figure that out. Our fear level, it just goes through the roof. And it's supposed to, because our brains were created to keep us alive, and if we don't know what's out there, that means danger. That equates to danger. So the fear is just our body saying there's a perceived threat out there somewhere because we don't know what it is, and nobody likes living in that. So yeah, that's, that's heightened for everybody right now.” \n\nByerly on the push back she had on her interests because of societal labels pushed on her:\n_17:10 “I've learned this too with neuroscience, which it kind of helps me understand and not take things so personally as we're always kind of scanning people to see where they belong. We're always trying to put people into categories and you see me and you're like, okay, so she models… She's biracial… You know what I mean? And then it's like she belongs here and here, but she doesn't belong here. So I think people have a hard time with that alone, saying \"How in the world is a model going to talk about science?\"..the transition, I did have a lot of fear that, to be completely honest with you, and it stopped me from starting for years.\"\n\nByerly's advice on defending your passions: \n_21:40 “So I have actually stopped wasting my time talking to people, even if it's friends or family members. These are people I love. I stopped wasting my time explaining to them my vision and my purpose because it's not for them and it's just for me to pursue.” \n\n—\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Adaire Byerly.","content_html":"After working in the modeling and acting industry for over a decade, Adaire Byerly observed the
\nnormalized, unprofessional patterns and behaviors that surrounded her career. Inspired by the
\nobservations she made in the industry, she went into researching the specific details that surround the creative mind.
She is the CEO & Founder of Entertainment Mindframe™, which specializes in research
\nand implementation of Cognitive Sciences into intellectual and developmental training for
\nprofessionals in the Fashion and Entertainment industry. Ultimately, she is pathing the way for
\nunderstanding the brain function of a Creative.
Adaire has worked with Talent Agencies, Production/Broadcast Companies, Fashion/Creative
\nTeams, etc. In doing so, she has been able to help them optimize creativity, best business practices
\nand individual/company growth. All the while, enhancing professionalism.
Byerly on how the ongoing pandemic affects the natural processes of our minds:
\n_15:45 “We're built to be engineers. We're built to figure out things. That's the way the human mind is built. And when we are faced with uncertainty and we don't have any opportunity to. Strategically figure that out. Our fear level, it just goes through the roof. And it's supposed to, because our brains were created to keep us alive, and if we don't know what's out there, that means danger. That equates to danger. So the fear is just our body saying there's a perceived threat out there somewhere because we don't know what it is, and nobody likes living in that. So yeah, that's, that's heightened for everybody right now.”
Byerly on the push back she had on her interests because of societal labels pushed on her:
\n_17:10 “I've learned this too with neuroscience, which it kind of helps me understand and not take things so personally as we're always kind of scanning people to see where they belong. We're always trying to put people into categories and you see me and you're like, okay, so she models… She's biracial… You know what I mean? And then it's like she belongs here and here, but she doesn't belong here. So I think people have a hard time with that alone, saying "How in the world is a model going to talk about science?"..the transition, I did have a lot of fear that, to be completely honest with you, and it stopped me from starting for years."
Byerly's advice on defending your passions:
\n_21:40 “So I have actually stopped wasting my time talking to people, even if it's friends or family members. These are people I love. I stopped wasting my time explaining to them my vision and my purpose because it's not for them and it's just for me to pursue.”
—
\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.
Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.
\n\nCheck us out on social!
\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).
Special Guest: Adaire Byerly.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to the CEO & Founder of Entertainment Mindframe, Adaire Byerly. Tune in to learn more about how she blended her interest in understanding brain processes with her experience in the modeling industry to study and understand how creative minds function. ","date_published":"2020-05-28T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/27fcc8ee-6413-46aa-91a3-4f11260d3866.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40899643,"duration_in_seconds":1666}]},{"id":"6ce59629-4a58-44e4-81d9-20e905d66b12","title":"Stopping The “Good Girl” Conditioning: Featuring Kasia Urbaniak ","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/kasia-urbaniak","content_text":"Kasia Urbaniak is the founder and CEO of The Academy, a school that teaches women the foundations of power and influence. While working as a dominatrix, Kasia studied power dynamics that she now teaches other women at The Academy. \n\nShe has taught hundreds of women to radically increase their power, agency and influence. The Academy’s goal is to break the “good girl” conditioning placed on women so that they may take on leadership roles in all aspects of their lives. \n\nUrbaniak on internalized sexism: \n6:01 - This is the right thing, because if we don't handle the conditioning that we're carrying, you talk about the patriarchy. It's not just men, it's how we all teach each other. It’s how mothers teach their daughters. Out of love, right? No ill intentions.\n\nTo learn more about The Academy and Kasia Urbaniak, visit weteachpower.com\n—\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Kasia Urbaniak.","content_html":"Kasia Urbaniak is the founder and CEO of The Academy, a school that teaches women the foundations of power and influence. While working as a dominatrix, Kasia studied power dynamics that she now teaches other women at The Academy.
\n\nShe has taught hundreds of women to radically increase their power, agency and influence. The Academy’s goal is to break the “good girl” conditioning placed on women so that they may take on leadership roles in all aspects of their lives.
\n\nUrbaniak on internalized sexism:
\n6:01 - This is the right thing, because if we don't handle the conditioning that we're carrying, you talk about the patriarchy. It's not just men, it's how we all teach each other. It’s how mothers teach their daughters. Out of love, right? No ill intentions.
To learn more about The Academy and Kasia Urbaniak, visit weteachpower.com
\n—
\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
Looking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.
\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.
\n\nCheck us out on social!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).
Special Guest: Kasia Urbaniak.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to female empowerment extraordinaire, Kasia Urbaniak. Tune in to learn more about what is “good girl conditioning” and how women can combat it in their personal and professional lives. ","date_published":"2020-05-21T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/6ce59629-4a58-44e4-81d9-20e905d66b12.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24997195,"duration_in_seconds":1041}]},{"id":"c6d260d5-5966-414d-868e-86a700ba85c3","title":"Motivating Women To Pursue STEM: Featuring Dr. Karen Moxon","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/karen-moxon","content_text":"Dr. Karen Moxon is a powerhouse researcher in the field of neuroengineering and professor of bioengineering, that focuses on understanding how information in the brain is represented and how it is affected by spinal injury, stroke, or other brain damage.\n\nDr. Moxon is an elected fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineers and the American Association for the Advancement of Science and an active contributor to the activities and efforts of the IEEE Brain Initiative.\n\nDr. Moxon’s work has spurred an entirely new discipline within neuroengineering, called brain-machine interface, which has had a global impact. In this episode she takes is in and out of the lab, talking both about her research on functions of the brain and what she has been doing to inspire young women to pursue careers in STEM. \n\nDr. Moxon on her surprise realizing that girls bracing themselves the potential negativity in approaching stem fields:\n_08:26 \" I was just shocked and so upset that the questions were, how do I protect myself in this male dominated world where men are really pushing me out? These were high school kids and they felt this. They wanted to know, how do I navigate around the negativity that's coming out at me to move into this thing I really want to do because I really want to do coding. I really want to be a computer scientist. And I just thought, Oh my goodness. This is still going on like 38 years after I finished high school.”\n\nDr. Moxon's biggest piece of advice for young people feeling lost:\n_19:25 \" You really need to know what makes you happy... what do you feel good doing..and you need to do those things because in those times in life when it's hard and things get tough, and they always do: if you're doing something you're passionate about, you can plow through. If you're just sort of doing it because you don't know what else to do, harder to move forward, it's harder to be successful. So I think that the idea that you should be passionate, what you're doing is the most important.\" \n\n--\nTo learn more about Dr. Moxon, make sure to visit : https://moxonlab.bme.ucdavis.edu/ \n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Dr. Karen Moxon.","content_html":"Dr. Karen Moxon is a powerhouse researcher in the field of neuroengineering and professor of bioengineering, that focuses on understanding how information in the brain is represented and how it is affected by spinal injury, stroke, or other brain damage.
\n\nDr. Moxon is an elected fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineers and the American Association for the Advancement of Science and an active contributor to the activities and efforts of the IEEE Brain Initiative.
\n\nDr. Moxon’s work has spurred an entirely new discipline within neuroengineering, called brain-machine interface, which has had a global impact. In this episode she takes is in and out of the lab, talking both about her research on functions of the brain and what she has been doing to inspire young women to pursue careers in STEM.
\n\nDr. Moxon on her surprise realizing that girls bracing themselves the potential negativity in approaching stem fields:
\n_08:26 " I was just shocked and so upset that the questions were, how do I protect myself in this male dominated world where men are really pushing me out? These were high school kids and they felt this. They wanted to know, how do I navigate around the negativity that's coming out at me to move into this thing I really want to do because I really want to do coding. I really want to be a computer scientist. And I just thought, Oh my goodness. This is still going on like 38 years after I finished high school.”
Dr. Moxon's biggest piece of advice for young people feeling lost:
\n_19:25 " You really need to know what makes you happy... what do you feel good doing..and you need to do those things because in those times in life when it's hard and things get tough, and they always do: if you're doing something you're passionate about, you can plow through. If you're just sort of doing it because you don't know what else to do, harder to move forward, it's harder to be successful. So I think that the idea that you should be passionate, what you're doing is the most important."
--
\nTo learn more about Dr. Moxon, make sure to visit : https://moxonlab.bme.ucdavis.edu/
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Special Guest: Dr. Karen Moxon.
","summary":"This week on the See It To Be It Podcast, we talk to Dr. Karen Moxon! In this episode she takes is in and out of the lab, talking both about her research and what she has been doing to inspire young women to pursue careers in STEM. ","date_published":"2020-05-14T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/c6d260d5-5966-414d-868e-86a700ba85c3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33401869,"duration_in_seconds":1391}]},{"id":"92d46fbc-887c-4530-8f38-093e77a18aa7","title":"Are You Giving Yourself A Fighting Chance? Featuring Alicia Doyle","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/alicia-doyle","content_text":"Alicia Doyle's story of determination and grit provides a great example of what is possible when you give yourself a fighting chance. \n\nThis week on the See It To Be It Podcast we talk to Author of \"Fighting Chance,\" Alicia Doyle. Doyle tells us about her experience finding a passion in boxing while also working as a full time journalist.\n\nAlicia Doyle’s perspective on boxing completely shifted when she was assigned to cover a local boxing gym for at risk youth that had sustained damage after a storm. Her opinion of the sport changed after writing multiple stories about the organization through which Doyle fell in love with boxing. \n\nIn her memoir, she talks about her own experience being a victim of violence and how that experience led her to taking her first boxing class where she felt a cathartic release from the problems she faced. \n\nDoyle on what specifically changed her perspective on boxing: \n_10:05 “I wanted to know more about this form that I thought was the dark side. And the more stories I wrote, the children I interviewed, their parents and coaches…I realized what a beautiful thing this sport was in their lives and how it literally transformed their lives…That's how I fell in love with it.”\n\nDoyle on the hurdles she had to overcome while training: \n13:11 _“When I was competing, we were considered a joke. We were called the free show. We were objectified. We were fetishized. That's just the way it was, but we wanted to be viewed as legitimate athletes. So we worked very hard. And as a female in the boxing gym, for me I had to work twice as hard to earn the respect of those men.”\n\nTo learn more about Alicia and where to find her book, visit https://aliciadoyle.com/! \n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Alicia Doyle.","content_html":"Alicia Doyle's story of determination and grit provides a great example of what is possible when you give yourself a fighting chance.
\n\nThis week on the See It To Be It Podcast we talk to Author of "Fighting Chance," Alicia Doyle. Doyle tells us about her experience finding a passion in boxing while also working as a full time journalist.
\n\nAlicia Doyle’s perspective on boxing completely shifted when she was assigned to cover a local boxing gym for at risk youth that had sustained damage after a storm. Her opinion of the sport changed after writing multiple stories about the organization through which Doyle fell in love with boxing.
\n\nIn her memoir, she talks about her own experience being a victim of violence and how that experience led her to taking her first boxing class where she felt a cathartic release from the problems she faced.
\n\nDoyle on what specifically changed her perspective on boxing:
\n_10:05 “I wanted to know more about this form that I thought was the dark side. And the more stories I wrote, the children I interviewed, their parents and coaches…I realized what a beautiful thing this sport was in their lives and how it literally transformed their lives…That's how I fell in love with it.”
Doyle on the hurdles she had to overcome while training:
\n13:11 _“When I was competing, we were considered a joke. We were called the free show. We were objectified. We were fetishized. That's just the way it was, but we wanted to be viewed as legitimate athletes. So we worked very hard. And as a female in the boxing gym, for me I had to work twice as hard to earn the respect of those men.”
To learn more about Alicia and where to find her book, visit https://aliciadoyle.com/!
\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Special Guest: Alicia Doyle.
","summary":"This week on the See It To Be It Podcast we talk to Author of \"Fighting Chance,\" Alicia Doyle. She talks to us about her experience finding a passion in boxing while also working as a full time journalist when few women participated in the sport. ","date_published":"2020-05-07T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/92d46fbc-887c-4530-8f38-093e77a18aa7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31797423,"duration_in_seconds":1324}]},{"id":"82920196-e7e6-4827-a8c6-7f30684cad5d","title":"The Future Means Changing Narratives: Featuring Miracle Olatunji ","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/miracle-olatunji","content_text":"The title role model carries no age range. \n\nOur guest, Miracle Olatunji is a sophomore at Northeastern University, an entrepreneur, and author of \"Purpose: How To Live and Lead With Impact.\" In high school, she founded OpportuniMe, an award-winning organization which connects high school students to summer enrichment opportunities that empower them to explore different careers and to develop their life and leadership skills. \n\nShe most recently has been honored as one of The Tempest Magazine 's “40 Women To Watch Who Are Changing The World', a Young Global Leadership Scholar, and her work has been featured in Forbes, Thrive Global, Technical.ly, BostInno, The CEO Library, Harvard Business Review , and other publications. \n\nThis episode Miracle inspires us with her drive to share knowledge and resources to help other women build their networth in honor of female empowerment and push for gender equality. \n\nOlatunji on her inspiration for her book, Purpose: How To Live and Lead with Impact: \n_06:26 \"I truly believe that each and every one of us has the potential to do awesome things in this world, and we can leave the world just a little bit better than. It was when we first met it.\" \n\nOlatunji on the questions we should ask ourselves when pursuing personal goals: \n_15:26 \" I think oftentimes we're always thinking about why we can't do something, rather we should think about why we can and (what) potential that we have and instead of focusing on: 'What are my limitations as a woman?' 'What are my limitations as a person of color?' (Instead) how can I overcome that and like be focused on my goals and also like build a community of support around me so that I can achieve those goals faster.\"\n\n--\nTo keep up with Miracle, make sure to follow her on twitter at:: https://twitter.com/mirolatunji\n\nYou can check out her book on Amazon at: https://amzn.to/2XZNshI\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Miracle Olatunji.","content_html":"The title role model carries no age range.
\n\nOur guest, Miracle Olatunji is a sophomore at Northeastern University, an entrepreneur, and author of "Purpose: How To Live and Lead With Impact." In high school, she founded OpportuniMe, an award-winning organization which connects high school students to summer enrichment opportunities that empower them to explore different careers and to develop their life and leadership skills.
\n\nShe most recently has been honored as one of The Tempest Magazine 's “40 Women To Watch Who Are Changing The World', a Young Global Leadership Scholar, and her work has been featured in Forbes, Thrive Global, Technical.ly, BostInno, The CEO Library, Harvard Business Review , and other publications.
\n\nThis episode Miracle inspires us with her drive to share knowledge and resources to help other women build their networth in honor of female empowerment and push for gender equality.
\n\nOlatunji on her inspiration for her book, Purpose: How To Live and Lead with Impact:
\n_06:26 "I truly believe that each and every one of us has the potential to do awesome things in this world, and we can leave the world just a little bit better than. It was when we first met it."
Olatunji on the questions we should ask ourselves when pursuing personal goals:
\n_15:26 " I think oftentimes we're always thinking about why we can't do something, rather we should think about why we can and (what) potential that we have and instead of focusing on: 'What are my limitations as a woman?' 'What are my limitations as a person of color?' (Instead) how can I overcome that and like be focused on my goals and also like build a community of support around me so that I can achieve those goals faster."
--
\nTo keep up with Miracle, make sure to follow her on twitter at:: https://twitter.com/mirolatunji
You can check out her book on Amazon at: https://amzn.to/2XZNshI
\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Special Guest: Miracle Olatunji.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It with Melinda Garvey we talk a trailblazer in her own right, Miracle Olatunji. She is a college sophomore, author, and young entrepreneur working towards providing more opportunities for young professionals. ","date_published":"2020-04-23T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/82920196-e7e6-4827-a8c6-7f30684cad5d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28316241,"duration_in_seconds":1179}]},{"id":"2b871feb-278d-4adb-b873-fde36d436436","title":"The Journey to Diversity & Inclusion: Featuring Ada-Renee Johnson","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/ada-renee-johnson","content_text":"Diversity and inclusion are not a destination, but rather a journey. \n\nOur guest, Ada-Renee Johnson is no stranger to the journey of promoting diversity and inclusion in the corporate world. This episode she tells us about the ever evolving stages of diversity and inclusion initiaives in major companies around the world, and how we still have so much to go to insure equality in the work setting. \n\nAs the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Business Partner at Google, she collaborates with executives to drive cultural shifts, centering equity and inclusion. After being a part of the Google Team for almost 9 years, we believe this powerhouse of a woman is the best example of a passionate spirit inspiring change in the professional world. \n\nTune in for Ada's insight into what changes we might anticipate from the post-pandemic corporate world and what we may learn from this unexpected experience.\n\nJohnson on the evolving nature of diversity and inclusion initiatives:\n_09:33 \"..if we think about this space, the diversity space 10 years ago, there are communities that were not accounted for 10 years ago that we're very much so making sure that we are accounting for them now. We're making sure that LGBTQIA is accounted for. We're making sure that persons with disabilities are accounted for. We're making sure that veterans are recognized and accounted for. It is more than just gender. It is more than just race. It's the intersectionality of all of those.\"\n\nJohnson's question for people feeling pressured by public perception:\n_21:33 \" ..is it that you haven't thought about it because you want to respond to the perceptions of this world or do you want people to respond to you for what you can offer?\" \n\n--\nTo keep up with Ada-Renee, make sure to follow her on LinkedIn! www.linkedin.com/in/adarenee/\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Ada-Renee Johnson.","content_html":"Diversity and inclusion are not a destination, but rather a journey.
\n\nOur guest, Ada-Renee Johnson is no stranger to the journey of promoting diversity and inclusion in the corporate world. This episode she tells us about the ever evolving stages of diversity and inclusion initiaives in major companies around the world, and how we still have so much to go to insure equality in the work setting.
\n\nAs the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Business Partner at Google, she collaborates with executives to drive cultural shifts, centering equity and inclusion. After being a part of the Google Team for almost 9 years, we believe this powerhouse of a woman is the best example of a passionate spirit inspiring change in the professional world.
\n\nTune in for Ada's insight into what changes we might anticipate from the post-pandemic corporate world and what we may learn from this unexpected experience.
\n\nJohnson on the evolving nature of diversity and inclusion initiatives:
\n_09:33 "..if we think about this space, the diversity space 10 years ago, there are communities that were not accounted for 10 years ago that we're very much so making sure that we are accounting for them now. We're making sure that LGBTQIA is accounted for. We're making sure that persons with disabilities are accounted for. We're making sure that veterans are recognized and accounted for. It is more than just gender. It is more than just race. It's the intersectionality of all of those."
Johnson's question for people feeling pressured by public perception:
\n_21:33 " ..is it that you haven't thought about it because you want to respond to the perceptions of this world or do you want people to respond to you for what you can offer?"
--
\nTo keep up with Ada-Renee, make sure to follow her on LinkedIn! www.linkedin.com/in/adarenee/
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Special Guest: Ada-Renee Johnson.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It we talk with the amazing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Business Partner at Google, Ada-Renee Johnson. She talks to us about her experience climbing the corporate ladder and her drive to insure equitable outcomes for her colleagues and future employees at Google. ","date_published":"2020-04-16T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/2b871feb-278d-4adb-b873-fde36d436436.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":42413141,"duration_in_seconds":1766}]},{"id":"2fed2ecf-d83e-4b9b-93a7-074b5174ef48","title":"Your Guide To Leveraging Your Trauma : Featuring Cassandra Shuck","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/cassandra-shuck","content_text":"This week on the See It To Be Podcast we talk the amazing founder of Tola Marketing + Creative and Milkin’ Cookie, Cassandra Shuck. \n\nAfter facing her own experiences with a turbulent household, Cassandra has made it her mission to make sure to provide support for women who have similar trauma. \n\nCassandra is the role model that we all need to remind us of the amazing things that are possible through women working together. \n\nShuck on the realization she had from leveraging her trauma: \n_11:11 \" it was, I can either, you know, close off, shutdown, never date, never get married again, never have a baby and kind of shut off this dream. Or I can dive in to say, okay, well no one was there for me, but I'm going to make damn sure someone's going to be there for every other woman who has this experience.\n\nShuck on listening to your inner voice, especially when it is shouting at you:\n_12:11 \"One of the biggest things that I kind of practice and then preach is if it's screaming to you and if it's talking to you, don't ignore it because it gets louder and louder and louder until you actually have to do something with it.\"\n\nShuck on what we all learn from traumatic experiences:\n\n_15:46 \"..that's what trauma does when it takes stuff away from you and when it strips you so far down, you start to realize what's important and what's not. \"\n\nFor more information about Cassandra and her companies, make sure to visit cassandrashuck.com!\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Cassandra Shuck.","content_html":"This week on the See It To Be Podcast we talk the amazing founder of Tola Marketing + Creative and Milkin’ Cookie, Cassandra Shuck.
\n\nAfter facing her own experiences with a turbulent household, Cassandra has made it her mission to make sure to provide support for women who have similar trauma.
\n\nCassandra is the role model that we all need to remind us of the amazing things that are possible through women working together.
\n\nShuck on the realization she had from leveraging her trauma:
\n_11:11 " it was, I can either, you know, close off, shutdown, never date, never get married again, never have a baby and kind of shut off this dream. Or I can dive in to say, okay, well no one was there for me, but I'm going to make damn sure someone's going to be there for every other woman who has this experience.
Shuck on listening to your inner voice, especially when it is shouting at you:
\n_12:11 "One of the biggest things that I kind of practice and then preach is if it's screaming to you and if it's talking to you, don't ignore it because it gets louder and louder and louder until you actually have to do something with it."
Shuck on what we all learn from traumatic experiences:
\n\nFor more information about Cassandra and her companies, make sure to visit cassandrashuck.com!
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Special Guest: Cassandra Shuck.
","summary":"This week on the See It To Be Podcast we talk to serial entrepreneur and podcast host Cassandra Shuck! She talks to us about how she leveraged her personal trauma to create companies that would help other women going through her same experiences feel empowered. ","date_published":"2020-04-09T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/2fed2ecf-d83e-4b9b-93a7-074b5174ef48.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":31089406,"duration_in_seconds":1295}]},{"id":"ae7a3c84-4a0c-4ade-841b-e84fde57956e","title":"Lessons on Trailblazing And Uplifting Other Women: Featuring Lolis Garcia-Baab of Girl Scouts USA","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/lolis-garcia-baab","content_text":"This week on See It To Be It, we sit down with Lolis Garcia-Baab, Movement Media Director and Spokesperson at Girl Scouts USA. \n\nAs the Movement Media Director, she is responsible for planning, directing and managing all the marketing and communications of the council. Lolis has a history of helping young women; prior to joining the Girl Scouts, she helped found the Girls Now! Conference after her daughter was being bullied in school and she couldn't find any adequate resources or assistance to help. The one-day event explores encountering bullying and body image.\n\nOn this episode she talks with us about the days before she realized she was an \"entrepreneur,\" her experience raising feminist children, and lessons she thinks grown adults still have yet to learn. \n\nGarcia-Baas on the superpower all women have: \n_06:29 \"I do think that women have this unique ability to see the world through the prism of what’s good for my family, what good for my community, what’s good for the world.\"\n\nGarcia-Baab on lessons adults can learn from their children: \n_12:24 \"And I think that when you're raising the next generation, you not only have to give them lessons, but you have to internalize those lessons as well and see where they lead you because you're not done when you're 40 you're not done. When you're 50 you're not doing.\" \n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Lolis Garcia-Baab.","content_html":"This week on See It To Be It, we sit down with Lolis Garcia-Baab, Movement Media Director and Spokesperson at Girl Scouts USA.
\n\nAs the Movement Media Director, she is responsible for planning, directing and managing all the marketing and communications of the council. Lolis has a history of helping young women; prior to joining the Girl Scouts, she helped found the Girls Now! Conference after her daughter was being bullied in school and she couldn't find any adequate resources or assistance to help. The one-day event explores encountering bullying and body image.
\n\nOn this episode she talks with us about the days before she realized she was an "entrepreneur," her experience raising feminist children, and lessons she thinks grown adults still have yet to learn.
\n\nGarcia-Baas on the superpower all women have:
\n_06:29 "I do think that women have this unique ability to see the world through the prism of what’s good for my family, what good for my community, what’s good for the world."
Garcia-Baab on lessons adults can learn from their children:
\n_12:24 "And I think that when you're raising the next generation, you not only have to give them lessons, but you have to internalize those lessons as well and see where they lead you because you're not done when you're 40 you're not done. When you're 50 you're not doing."
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Special Guest: Lolis Garcia-Baab.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we sit down with Lolis Garcia-Baab, Movement Media Director and Spokesperson at Girl Scouts USA. ","date_published":"2020-04-02T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/ae7a3c84-4a0c-4ade-841b-e84fde57956e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":45678359,"duration_in_seconds":1902}]},{"id":"8c559df2-0ef9-4581-b997-7e346f8137e7","title":"Advice from Former President of Walt Disney Resorts: Featuring Meg Gilbert Crofton ","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/meg-crofton","content_text":"This week on the See It To Be It Podcast, we go back to our interview with Meg Gilbert Crofton, the former President of Walt Disney Resorts. She carried all of the responsibility that comes with being the first female president of the world renoun facilities. She shares with us all of the trials and triumphs during her tenure with Walt Disney that make the magic happen in the happiest place on Earth!\n\nHer direct responsibilities were for the Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort and Disneyland Paris. This involved overseeing a workforce of more than 100,000 cast members at three sites with direct accountability for eight theme parks, 31 hotels and large-scale retail, dining and entertainment properties. In addition to domestic and international operations, she had responsibility for the global lines of business that supported the entire parks and resorts division which included expertise in food and beverage, merchandise, hotel and park operations, entertainment, industrial engineering, safety, security, and facilities asset management.\n\nUpon her retirement, she received the highest honor Disney bestows: a dedicated window on Main Street, U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort celebrating her legacy of mentoring and leadership development.\n\nWe have so much to learn this spectacular role model! \n\nCrofton on how understanding your nature is more valuable than pushing yourself too hard: \n_04:03 \"Anytime we can spend and really understanding our own wiring and staying true to our spirit and our internal sense of what is true North for ourselves as is a important life lesson.\"\n\nCrofton on finding a balance of work and life:\n_05:01 \"It's important to look at your whole life, not just work, and you can't compartmentalize it.\"\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Meg Gilbert Crofton.","content_html":"This week on the See It To Be It Podcast, we go back to our interview with Meg Gilbert Crofton, the former President of Walt Disney Resorts. She carried all of the responsibility that comes with being the first female president of the world renoun facilities. She shares with us all of the trials and triumphs during her tenure with Walt Disney that make the magic happen in the happiest place on Earth!
\n\nHer direct responsibilities were for the Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort and Disneyland Paris. This involved overseeing a workforce of more than 100,000 cast members at three sites with direct accountability for eight theme parks, 31 hotels and large-scale retail, dining and entertainment properties. In addition to domestic and international operations, she had responsibility for the global lines of business that supported the entire parks and resorts division which included expertise in food and beverage, merchandise, hotel and park operations, entertainment, industrial engineering, safety, security, and facilities asset management.
\n\nUpon her retirement, she received the highest honor Disney bestows: a dedicated window on Main Street, U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort celebrating her legacy of mentoring and leadership development.
\n\nWe have so much to learn this spectacular role model!
\n\nCrofton on how understanding your nature is more valuable than pushing yourself too hard:
\n_04:03 "Anytime we can spend and really understanding our own wiring and staying true to our spirit and our internal sense of what is true North for ourselves as is a important life lesson."
Crofton on finding a balance of work and life:
\n_05:01 "It's important to look at your whole life, not just work, and you can't compartmentalize it."
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Special Guest: Meg Gilbert Crofton.
","summary":"This week on the See It To Be It Podcast, we go back to our interview with Meg Gilbert Crofton, the former President of Walt Disney Resorts. She shares with us all of the trials and triumphs during her tenure with Walt Disney that make the magic happen in the happiest place on Earth!","date_published":"2020-03-26T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/8c559df2-0ef9-4581-b997-7e346f8137e7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":41739539,"duration_in_seconds":1738}]},{"id":"c8894531-9b08-4b1f-9d7a-418975dca957","title":"Stories from The First Women's History Library in the USA: Featuring Leah Leach","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/leah-leach","content_text":"Women in history are more than names and dates, they are stories to be inspired by. \n\nThis week on See It To Be It, we talk to founder of Gal's Guide to the Galaxy Leah Leach. Gal's Guide opened the first-ever lending-library dedicated to women's history in America. Their mission is to preserve, collect and share women's history. \n\nLeach spent months in search for reading material about women in history that was otherwise hidden or obselte. After her and the non-profits tireless fundraising efforts, Gal's Guide was able to open their first location in early March 2020. With enough funding to keep them open for a year, the sky is the limit for this boss lady. \n\nLeach on her greatest inspiration for developing the library: \n_04:44 \" I believe in the see it to be it. You've gotta be able to see somebody doing the thing that you want to do to be able to envision it for yourself. And I wasn't taught women's history in school. My daughters, to a certain extent, still are not taught women's history in school.\"\n\nLeach on working hard and never giving up, even when the process is lagging: \n_13:14 'It went from crickets to, you know, just a whirlwind of cheers and celebration, and I'm like, \"there's everybody!\" I was wondering where they were. Sometimes it just takes awhile. You got to be in it to win it though. You never know. \"\n\nFor more information about Gals Guide, make sure to visit Galsguide.org!\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Leah Leach.","content_html":"Women in history are more than names and dates, they are stories to be inspired by.
\n\nThis week on See It To Be It, we talk to founder of Gal's Guide to the Galaxy Leah Leach. Gal's Guide opened the first-ever lending-library dedicated to women's history in America. Their mission is to preserve, collect and share women's history.
\n\nLeach spent months in search for reading material about women in history that was otherwise hidden or obselte. After her and the non-profits tireless fundraising efforts, Gal's Guide was able to open their first location in early March 2020. With enough funding to keep them open for a year, the sky is the limit for this boss lady.
\n\nLeach on her greatest inspiration for developing the library:
\n_04:44 " I believe in the see it to be it. You've gotta be able to see somebody doing the thing that you want to do to be able to envision it for yourself. And I wasn't taught women's history in school. My daughters, to a certain extent, still are not taught women's history in school."
Leach on working hard and never giving up, even when the process is lagging:
\n_13:14 'It went from crickets to, you know, just a whirlwind of cheers and celebration, and I'm like, "there's everybody!" I was wondering where they were. Sometimes it just takes awhile. You got to be in it to win it though. You never know. "
For more information about Gals Guide, make sure to visit Galsguide.org!
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Special Guest: Leah Leach.
","summary":"Dr. Leah Leach is the Executive Director and founder of the women's educational nonprofit,\r\nGal's Guide to the Galaxy. After running a multi-award winning film company for a decade, Leah decided to take her storytelling skills and apply them to shining a spotlight on women's history. Gal's Guide opened the first-ever lending-library dedicated to women's history in America. Their mission is to preserve, collect and share women's history.","date_published":"2020-03-19T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/c8894531-9b08-4b1f-9d7a-418975dca957.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":32325135,"duration_in_seconds":1346}]},{"id":"37f8fc55-1099-4af0-8624-c25f31ffad51","title":"Shattering Plates and Breaking Negative Habits: Featuring Aria Tru","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/aria-tru","content_text":"Sometimes you just need to smash things (especially when it comes to the patriarchy.) \n\nFounder of Women Breaking Plates Aria Tru decided to take the fantasy of breaking plates and make an event that gives a safe space for women to feel a sense of release from the pressures they endure on the daily. \n\nAria hopes that through these cathartic activites, women can recognize their inner strength to battle personal issues with anger, sadness, and trauma. \n\nTru on what misconceptions and the goals about the events she hosts: \n_05:45 \" I wondered how it was going to go at first. You know, I thought, is this violent? Are people angry? What is going to happen? But really what I think found is it's elating. It is absolutely energizing, uplifting. We've spent our whole lives trying to keep it together and pull it together and not break anything and be a good girl. And this gives you the opportunity to take this thing you've been going through, that's been holding you back and smash it to pieces. \"\n\nTru on the best piece of advice she has received and how it has changed her outlook: \n_11:20 \"I think the thing that I learned that is the most helpful is that everything that we go through, whether it's positive or seemingly negative or seemingly falling apart, everything is in our favor. Everything that's happening constantly (wants) to show you something about yourself or show you where you're not caring about yourself, showing where you're not loving ourselves.\"\n\nFor more information about future Women Breaking Plates events make sure to visit their site at https://www.womenbreakingplates.com! \n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Aria Tru.","content_html":"Sometimes you just need to smash things (especially when it comes to the patriarchy.)
\n\nFounder of Women Breaking Plates Aria Tru decided to take the fantasy of breaking plates and make an event that gives a safe space for women to feel a sense of release from the pressures they endure on the daily.
\n\nAria hopes that through these cathartic activites, women can recognize their inner strength to battle personal issues with anger, sadness, and trauma.
\n\nTru on what misconceptions and the goals about the events she hosts:
\n_05:45 " I wondered how it was going to go at first. You know, I thought, is this violent? Are people angry? What is going to happen? But really what I think found is it's elating. It is absolutely energizing, uplifting. We've spent our whole lives trying to keep it together and pull it together and not break anything and be a good girl. And this gives you the opportunity to take this thing you've been going through, that's been holding you back and smash it to pieces. "
Tru on the best piece of advice she has received and how it has changed her outlook:
\n_11:20 "I think the thing that I learned that is the most helpful is that everything that we go through, whether it's positive or seemingly negative or seemingly falling apart, everything is in our favor. Everything that's happening constantly (wants) to show you something about yourself or show you where you're not caring about yourself, showing where you're not loving ourselves."
For more information about future Women Breaking Plates events make sure to visit their site at https://www.womenbreakingplates.com!
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Special Guest: Aria Tru.
","summary":"This week on the See It To Be It Podcast we talk to founder of Women Breaking Plates, Aria Tru. She tells us the story of how she imagined the idea of hosting cathartic and empowering events for women and brought it to life. ","date_published":"2020-03-12T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/37f8fc55-1099-4af0-8624-c25f31ffad51.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":23039673,"duration_in_seconds":959}]},{"id":"2dddcae0-e023-4d59-bfb0-611ce450fd26","title":"Reasons Why Over Thinking Is Holding You Back: Featuring Elaine Agather","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/elaine-agather","content_text":"The hardest battle to fight is the one against yourself. Often we find ourselves holding back on pursuing opportunities because of different factors caused by being a perfectionist. Our guest this week suggests the first step towards great experiences is to stop waiting for things to be \"perfect.\" \n\nThis week on The See It To Be It Podcast, we talk to JP Morgan Chase's Dallas Region Chairwoman and Managing Director Elaine Agather. She shares with us her stories of her professional growth and what she learned along the way towards climbing the company ladder. \n\nAgather on perfectionist tendencies she left behind:\n_07:43 \"It's so important not to have to wait for something perfect because it's hard to find perfect. And man, I can't imagine if I hadn't jumped on (those opportunities.)\"\n\nAgather on the how to handle generational changes technologically and culturally in the workplace:\n_13:07 \" And that is important if you're gonna stay relevant. And if you're gonna stay, you know, connected to your people, you have to listen to them and you have to keep adapting.\"\n\nAgather on the greatest asset you can receive to get better, feedback and criticism: \n_14:08 \"So I think it's really important and I think that's where honestly, women need to make sure they are open to (feedback), and they ask for it. It takes effort and energy for a manager to give you feedback and it's much easier for somebody to just ignore some of the little things or move on. But when you really want to get better and become great, you want those things.\"\n\nFor more information on JP Morgan Chase and the Women On The Move Program make sure to visit: www.jpmorganchase.com/wotm\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Elaine Agather.","content_html":"The hardest battle to fight is the one against yourself. Often we find ourselves holding back on pursuing opportunities because of different factors caused by being a perfectionist. Our guest this week suggests the first step towards great experiences is to stop waiting for things to be "perfect."
\n\nThis week on The See It To Be It Podcast, we talk to JP Morgan Chase's Dallas Region Chairwoman and Managing Director Elaine Agather. She shares with us her stories of her professional growth and what she learned along the way towards climbing the company ladder.
\n\nAgather on perfectionist tendencies she left behind:
\n_07:43 "It's so important not to have to wait for something perfect because it's hard to find perfect. And man, I can't imagine if I hadn't jumped on (those opportunities.)"
Agather on the how to handle generational changes technologically and culturally in the workplace:
\n_13:07 " And that is important if you're gonna stay relevant. And if you're gonna stay, you know, connected to your people, you have to listen to them and you have to keep adapting."
Agather on the greatest asset you can receive to get better, feedback and criticism:
\n_14:08 "So I think it's really important and I think that's where honestly, women need to make sure they are open to (feedback), and they ask for it. It takes effort and energy for a manager to give you feedback and it's much easier for somebody to just ignore some of the little things or move on. But when you really want to get better and become great, you want those things."
For more information on JP Morgan Chase and the Women On The Move Program make sure to visit: www.jpmorganchase.com/wotm
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Special Guest: Elaine Agather.
","summary":"This week on The See It To Be It Podcast, we talk to JP Morgan Chase's Dallas Region Chairwoman and Managing Director Elaine Agather. She shares with us her stories of her professional growth and what she learned along the way towards climbing the company ladder. ","date_published":"2020-03-05T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/2dddcae0-e023-4d59-bfb0-611ce450fd26.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":33898905,"duration_in_seconds":1412}]},{"id":"9b664987-6465-41e9-8c7b-761191249dbf","title":"Career Advice to Challenge the Rest: Featuring Sam Saperstein","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/sam-saperstein","content_text":"\"Do a good job, and people will notice\" is a common piece of advice we get from professionals, but has that ever worked out? \n\nThis week on See It To Be It, we talk to Managing Director and Head of Women on the Move at JP Morgan Chase, Sam Saperstein. She asks us to go beyond \"doing a good job\" and pursuing challenges that battle biases in the work enviornment. \n\nSaperstein on her experience facing sexism in the work place: \n_13:12 \"That was incredibly frustrating and jarring for me. I had never been in a situation like that before. I hadn't expected that, and so when I came back, I really had to set the core streets that I was back. I was committed. And I was going to need a new job because I was not going to be working for that manager, and it did take some time, but that's exactly what did happen. And I ended up with a great role that I really did enjoy and I think really communicated that it was unacceptable behavior that no boss should ever do that..\"\n\nSaperstein on how mentors/coaches can help you reach your professional goals:\n_20:08 \" ..Anyone can help you with a certain problem, but it's the sponsor who's really going to pull you off and give you that next opportunity and have your back as you progress in your career.\nSo as you're kind of doing your good work, make sure you are finding those people who can help you.\"\n\nFor more information on JP Morgan Chase and the Women On The Move Program make sure to visit: www.jpmorganchase.com/wotm\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Sam Saperstein.","content_html":""Do a good job, and people will notice" is a common piece of advice we get from professionals, but has that ever worked out?
\n\nThis week on See It To Be It, we talk to Managing Director and Head of Women on the Move at JP Morgan Chase, Sam Saperstein. She asks us to go beyond "doing a good job" and pursuing challenges that battle biases in the work enviornment.
\n\nSaperstein on her experience facing sexism in the work place:
\n_13:12 "That was incredibly frustrating and jarring for me. I had never been in a situation like that before. I hadn't expected that, and so when I came back, I really had to set the core streets that I was back. I was committed. And I was going to need a new job because I was not going to be working for that manager, and it did take some time, but that's exactly what did happen. And I ended up with a great role that I really did enjoy and I think really communicated that it was unacceptable behavior that no boss should ever do that.."
Saperstein on how mentors/coaches can help you reach your professional goals:
\n_20:08 " ..Anyone can help you with a certain problem, but it's the sponsor who's really going to pull you off and give you that next opportunity and have your back as you progress in your career.
\nSo as you're kind of doing your good work, make sure you are finding those people who can help you."
For more information on JP Morgan Chase and the Women On The Move Program make sure to visit: www.jpmorganchase.com/wotm
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Special Guest: Sam Saperstein.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Managing Director and Head of Women on the Move at JP Morgan Chase, Sam Saperstein. ","date_published":"2020-02-27T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/9b664987-6465-41e9-8c7b-761191249dbf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":37952259,"duration_in_seconds":1581}]},{"id":"974b39ea-9bfb-4b07-9e80-100ccf586916","title":"Using Your Artistry To Promote Visibility: Featuring Tia Williams","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/tia-williams","content_text":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to writer and director Tia Williams about her experience developing her web series \"Gentrified.\" Set in Austin, TX, the series follows three millenials encountering personal hardships while experiencing the affects of gentrification. Williams reminds us that through art, one could help people gain more understanding of difficult issues in their community.\n\nWilliams on the effectiveness of explaining issues through character driven stories:\n_3:12 ”For me, I always think that if people have or can see exactly what's happening, it's easier to tie to someone emotionally versus just constantly talk about stats. Instead of turning people into numbers, we get to truly understand the nature of what another human beings going through.”\n\nWilliams on the usage of terms like \"Diversity\" and \"Inclusion\" in professional settings:\n_6:29 “To me, what it feels like is that diversity and inclusion have become buzzwords. It's thrown out there. So that there's this facade of, ‘Hey, we're diverse,’ you know, ‘we're on track.’ But internally, those changes aren't really happening.”\n\nWilliams on what inspires her to keep filmmaking:\n_7:47 “It's more so about. How can I help the community? What can I do to give back? How can I use my artistry to be someone else's voice? And that's more so what was important to me.” \n\nTo keep up with Tia Williams make sure to follow her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Itstiawilliams/\n\nFor more on her \"Gentrified's\" future release, make sure to follow on:\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/GentrifiedSeries/\nYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuUS26fCbs6bviS7aHmA8Xw\nGofundme: gf.me/u/vyb66f\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.\n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Tia Williams.","content_html":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to writer and director Tia Williams about her experience developing her web series "Gentrified." Set in Austin, TX, the series follows three millenials encountering personal hardships while experiencing the affects of gentrification. Williams reminds us that through art, one could help people gain more understanding of difficult issues in their community.
\n\nWilliams on the effectiveness of explaining issues through character driven stories:
\n_3:12 ”For me, I always think that if people have or can see exactly what's happening, it's easier to tie to someone emotionally versus just constantly talk about stats. Instead of turning people into numbers, we get to truly understand the nature of what another human beings going through.”
Williams on the usage of terms like "Diversity" and "Inclusion" in professional settings:
\n_6:29 “To me, what it feels like is that diversity and inclusion have become buzzwords. It's thrown out there. So that there's this facade of, ‘Hey, we're diverse,’ you know, ‘we're on track.’ But internally, those changes aren't really happening.”
Williams on what inspires her to keep filmmaking:
\n_7:47 “It's more so about. How can I help the community? What can I do to give back? How can I use my artistry to be someone else's voice? And that's more so what was important to me.”
To keep up with Tia Williams make sure to follow her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Itstiawilliams/
\n\nFor more on her "Gentrified's" future release, make sure to follow on:
\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/GentrifiedSeries/
\nYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuUS26fCbs6bviS7aHmA8Xw
\nGofundme: gf.me/u/vyb66f
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Special Guest: Tia Williams.
","summary":"Visibility starts with action. \"Gentrified: Series\" writer and director Tia Williams talks to us about the importance of putting the footwork into your creative projects even if they might explore heavy topics. ","date_published":"2020-02-20T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/974b39ea-9bfb-4b07-9e80-100ccf586916.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":27517461,"duration_in_seconds":1146}]},{"id":"ad73165a-7e8b-4db2-873c-2cdbeae53ca1","title":"Mastering Yourself and Overcoming Adversity: Featuring Denise Hamilton","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/denise-hamilton","content_text":"Feeling self-sabotaged? Not sure what to do to make the next step towards something greater? WatchHerWork Founder Denise Hamilton begs women asking these questions to first answer her's: \n\nAre you immersing yourself in your craft or waiting for someone to give you the opportunity? \n\nHamilton created the digital learning platform WatchHerWork in hopes to create a more accessible space for women wanting to learn new skills or ask for advice. It is her goal to help women recognize their gifts, sharpen their skills and gain the courage to overcome and thrive. \n\nHamilton on the importance of having mentors from all backgrounds:\n8:16_\"..Let's be honest. We marginalize women after 45 right? We stopped asking them questions. We kind of pushed them to the side, and let's be honest, those are the women that know where the bodies are buried. They know what's really going on, so how do we access them?\"\n\nHamilton on becoming the hero of your own story:\n12:28_\"The bottom line is you got to decide, are you going to be the princess or the hero?\nRight? And I want to be the hero of my story. And we have a whole bunch of women who have been socialized to be a damsel in distress, to sit in the tower and wait for the Prince to save them. And I'm like, Rapunzel, honey: it was your hair. You can be yourself. Get out of the tower.\"\n\nHamilton on the current generation of perfectionists: \n14:47_\"I think one of the most toxic challenges, specifically of our time is we have the worst case of \"comparison-itis\" I think I've ever seen. I'll be 50 in October and I have never seen it this bad. I'm a keynote speaker, so I speak all over the country and afterwards we'll have women that are waiting to talk to me, you know, and share comments on what I said in my speech. And I gotta tell you 60% of them, \"I'm afraid to start.\" \"What if people judge me?\" \"I don't know how to do it perfectly yet.\" \"I'm waiting to get all my ducks in a row.\"- And it's like, listen, nobody starts at A, you got to start at a D and work your way up to a C and then push to that B minus, and then like that's the way this goes. And we have, I feel like a whole generation that's waiting for perfection. It's like, get out there, like do it.\"\n\nHamilton on breaking societal expectations to help recognize yourself: \n18:11_\" But we'd been socialized via martyr, these self-sacrificing, put everybody else first. I believe firmly. If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.\"\n\nTo learn more about Denise Hamilton and Watch her work, make sure to visit her site at https://watchherwork.com/\n\nYou can follow Denise on Twitter @OfficialDHam and on Facebook @DeniseHamilton! \n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. \n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Denise Hamilton.","content_html":"Feeling self-sabotaged? Not sure what to do to make the next step towards something greater? WatchHerWork Founder Denise Hamilton begs women asking these questions to first answer her's:
\n\nAre you immersing yourself in your craft or waiting for someone to give you the opportunity?
\n\nHamilton created the digital learning platform WatchHerWork in hopes to create a more accessible space for women wanting to learn new skills or ask for advice. It is her goal to help women recognize their gifts, sharpen their skills and gain the courage to overcome and thrive.
\n\nHamilton on the importance of having mentors from all backgrounds:
\n8:16_"..Let's be honest. We marginalize women after 45 right? We stopped asking them questions. We kind of pushed them to the side, and let's be honest, those are the women that know where the bodies are buried. They know what's really going on, so how do we access them?"
Hamilton on becoming the hero of your own story:
\n12:28_"The bottom line is you got to decide, are you going to be the princess or the hero?
\nRight? And I want to be the hero of my story. And we have a whole bunch of women who have been socialized to be a damsel in distress, to sit in the tower and wait for the Prince to save them. And I'm like, Rapunzel, honey: it was your hair. You can be yourself. Get out of the tower."
Hamilton on the current generation of perfectionists:
\n14:47_"I think one of the most toxic challenges, specifically of our time is we have the worst case of "comparison-itis" I think I've ever seen. I'll be 50 in October and I have never seen it this bad. I'm a keynote speaker, so I speak all over the country and afterwards we'll have women that are waiting to talk to me, you know, and share comments on what I said in my speech. And I gotta tell you 60% of them, "I'm afraid to start." "What if people judge me?" "I don't know how to do it perfectly yet." "I'm waiting to get all my ducks in a row."- And it's like, listen, nobody starts at A, you got to start at a D and work your way up to a C and then push to that B minus, and then like that's the way this goes. And we have, I feel like a whole generation that's waiting for perfection. It's like, get out there, like do it."
Hamilton on breaking societal expectations to help recognize yourself:
\n18:11_" But we'd been socialized via martyr, these self-sacrificing, put everybody else first. I believe firmly. If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy."
To learn more about Denise Hamilton and Watch her work, make sure to visit her site at https://watchherwork.com/
\n\nYou can follow Denise on Twitter @OfficialDHam and on Facebook @DeniseHamilton!
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Special Guest: Denise Hamilton.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we hear from CEO and Founder of WatchHerWork, Denise Hamilton. She talks to us about the power women have within themselves that is buried underneath fear of adversity. Hamilton helps women around the U.S. harness their own power and make their goals reality by providing free mentoring and advice on WatchHerWork. ","date_published":"2020-02-13T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/ad73165a-7e8b-4db2-873c-2cdbeae53ca1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":45109928,"duration_in_seconds":1879}]},{"id":"abea50a0-0144-42cf-8d0b-6253283303bf","title":"ATTN LADIES You Don't Have To \"Fit In\" : Featuring Andrea Seemayer","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/andrea-seemayer","content_text":"A.Lynn Founder, Andrea Seemayer, takes us through the ins and outs of the fashion industry and talks battles she conquered to make her size inclusive apparel company. From acknowledging the major inequality between sizes that are available in women's and men's apparel to talking about the importance of having a team, Seemayer's tenacious spirit has the ability to inspire those feeling uncomfortable. \n\nSeemayer on the power that conscious apparel design can do for women: \n_11:09: \"But I think that giving someone clothes that they can walk out of the door and nothing squeezing too tight, all the lengths are right, they don't have to fidget, they can be confident that it's going to stay on, it's going to be proper all day. Not causing them to have to hide to fix something gives (them) more time on what you really need to focus on the day and less worry on (their) clothes. And you just feel a little bit sexier when it fits right, and you don't have to blame your body for something because I think we tend to blame ourselves when something goes awry instead of blaming the garment.\"\n\nSeemayer's tips for having your input heard in a male dominated professional enviornment: \n_13:20: \"So you really have to speak up and be loud and stand up for yourself. Very rarely, if it's a room full of men, do they come and talk to the few women standing in the room. They're going to go to what looks normal to them...so you really have to build up your confidence and be your biggest cheerleader because certainly none of them are going to be.\"\n\nSeemayer on her life motto, \"Teamwork makes the dream work:\" \n_16:40: \" It's really hard, so I always tell people to make sure they're surrounded with support, whether that's employees, a team, or even just a supportive loved one or community. You need people to be able to succeed. Never try to take it all on yourself because you're not going to be the best company you can be if you think that you can do it all.\"\n\nTo learn more about A. Lynn Designs, make sure to visit their site at https://alynndesigns.com/\n\nYou can follow A. Lynn Designs on Instagram @a.lynndesigns and on Facebook @A.LynnDesign! \n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. \n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Andrea Seemayer.","content_html":"A.Lynn Founder, Andrea Seemayer, takes us through the ins and outs of the fashion industry and talks battles she conquered to make her size inclusive apparel company. From acknowledging the major inequality between sizes that are available in women's and men's apparel to talking about the importance of having a team, Seemayer's tenacious spirit has the ability to inspire those feeling uncomfortable.
\n\nSeemayer on the power that conscious apparel design can do for women:
\n_11:09: "But I think that giving someone clothes that they can walk out of the door and nothing squeezing too tight, all the lengths are right, they don't have to fidget, they can be confident that it's going to stay on, it's going to be proper all day. Not causing them to have to hide to fix something gives (them) more time on what you really need to focus on the day and less worry on (their) clothes. And you just feel a little bit sexier when it fits right, and you don't have to blame your body for something because I think we tend to blame ourselves when something goes awry instead of blaming the garment."
Seemayer's tips for having your input heard in a male dominated professional enviornment:
\n_13:20: "So you really have to speak up and be loud and stand up for yourself. Very rarely, if it's a room full of men, do they come and talk to the few women standing in the room. They're going to go to what looks normal to them...so you really have to build up your confidence and be your biggest cheerleader because certainly none of them are going to be."
Seemayer on her life motto, "Teamwork makes the dream work:"
\n_16:40: " It's really hard, so I always tell people to make sure they're surrounded with support, whether that's employees, a team, or even just a supportive loved one or community. You need people to be able to succeed. Never try to take it all on yourself because you're not going to be the best company you can be if you think that you can do it all."
To learn more about A. Lynn Designs, make sure to visit their site at https://alynndesigns.com/
\n\nYou can follow A. Lynn Designs on Instagram @a.lynndesigns and on Facebook @A.LynnDesign!
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Special Guest: Andrea Seemayer.
","summary":"This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Andrea Seemayer, the Founder and CEO of A.Lynn, a size inclusive apparel brand for women. ","date_published":"2020-02-06T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/abea50a0-0144-42cf-8d0b-6253283303bf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29335037,"duration_in_seconds":1184}]},{"id":"f7304e52-a97e-49a5-8e81-ddb8d2cc50f1","title":"Woman Challenging The Status Quo: Featuring Genecia Alluora ","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/genecia-alluora","content_text":"Former beauty queen, Genecia Alluora, is challenging the status quo of what women in Southeast Asia believe they can accomplish. Between juggling household duties and busy family schedules, Genecia believes women need the tools and support to find their sense of self to make their dreams a reality. In this episode, Melinda Garvey talks with the mentor about how to help ourselves be open to opportunity and break the glass ceiling. \n\nOn the top three limiting beliefs that Genecia believes is holding women back: \n_8:40: \"... Number one is they have forgotten completely who they are and their dreams, and that really do(es) affect it. Because to them by taking care of their family, in our culture is family first, they have completely forgotten about self-care..\" \n\nOn the power of Soul Rich Woman, Genecia's company for interpersonal networking:\n_10:15: \"When these women get their soul awakened they already know there is a possibility of having financial independence or freedom through other ways. Their minds open up. But the people around them are not opened up yet.\" \n\nTo learn more about Soul Rich Woman, visit https://www.soulrichwoman.com/\nTo tune into Genecia's podcast \"FOR WOMEN WHO LOVE THE F WORD,\" available on iTunes and SoundCloud. \n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. \n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Genecia Alluora.","content_html":"Former beauty queen, Genecia Alluora, is challenging the status quo of what women in Southeast Asia believe they can accomplish. Between juggling household duties and busy family schedules, Genecia believes women need the tools and support to find their sense of self to make their dreams a reality. In this episode, Melinda Garvey talks with the mentor about how to help ourselves be open to opportunity and break the glass ceiling.
\n\nOn the top three limiting beliefs that Genecia believes is holding women back:
\n_8:40: "... Number one is they have forgotten completely who they are and their dreams, and that really do(es) affect it. Because to them by taking care of their family, in our culture is family first, they have completely forgotten about self-care.."
On the power of Soul Rich Woman, Genecia's company for interpersonal networking:
\n_10:15: "When these women get their soul awakened they already know there is a possibility of having financial independence or freedom through other ways. Their minds open up. But the people around them are not opened up yet."
To learn more about Soul Rich Woman, visit https://www.soulrichwoman.com/
\nTo tune into Genecia's podcast "FOR WOMEN WHO LOVE THE F WORD," available on iTunes and SoundCloud.
On The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Special Guest: Genecia Alluora.
","summary":"Genecia Alluora is former Miss Singapore and Southeast Asia Woman of Excellence 2010. She is the Founder of Soul Rich Woman, the #1 female entrepreneur network in Southeast Asia that connects more than 200,000 women across the region, with presence in 7 countries including Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia. ","date_published":"2020-01-30T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/f7304e52-a97e-49a5-8e81-ddb8d2cc50f1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":34603159,"duration_in_seconds":1441}]},{"id":"2caeec48-9124-4fb5-8621-350a630d5c5d","title":"Parenting Advice You Need: Featuring Sue Groner","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/sue-groner","content_text":"The greatest goal parents have for their children is giving them the tools to be a functional adult. Author and Founder of \"The Parenting Mentor,\" Sue Groner shares her experience combining what she learned in her professional life and applying it to her parenting at home. Groner parenting approach branches from the CLEARR™ method which focuses on: Communication, Love, Empathy, Awareness, Rules, and Respect. Through her advice, she hopes to provide an ally to parents when they need it most. \n\nOn thinking retrospectively on your own childhood while parenting: \n_13:59 \"I just think it helps when we take that step back and we think about our child.\"\n\n_14:27 \"If we say, hey, try to think back on what you were like when you were those ages. Ask your partner, ask your friends. I mean, none of us were adults at that age. And to have the unrealistic expectation that that's going to happen is bad for everybody. \"\n\nFor more parenting advice, make sure to visit The Parenting Mentor to learn about 1-1 services, corporate trainings and more.\n\nBe sure to check our Sue's latest book Parenting: 101 Ways to Rock Your World on Amazon.\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. \n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Sue Groner.","content_html":"The greatest goal parents have for their children is giving them the tools to be a functional adult. Author and Founder of "The Parenting Mentor," Sue Groner shares her experience combining what she learned in her professional life and applying it to her parenting at home. Groner parenting approach branches from the CLEARR™ method which focuses on: Communication, Love, Empathy, Awareness, Rules, and Respect. Through her advice, she hopes to provide an ally to parents when they need it most.
\n\nOn thinking retrospectively on your own childhood while parenting:
\n_13:59 "I just think it helps when we take that step back and we think about our child."
_14:27 "If we say, hey, try to think back on what you were like when you were those ages. Ask your partner, ask your friends. I mean, none of us were adults at that age. And to have the unrealistic expectation that that's going to happen is bad for everybody. "
\n\nFor more parenting advice, make sure to visit The Parenting Mentor to learn about 1-1 services, corporate trainings and more.
\n\nBe sure to check our Sue's latest book Parenting: 101 Ways to Rock Your World on Amazon.
\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Special Guest: Sue Groner.
","summary":"Founder of \"The Parenting Mentor\" and author of \"Parenting 101 Ways to Rock Your World,\" Sue Groner, is a recipient of the 2019 Mom’s Choice Awards Honoring Excellence. Her advice is the ultimate ally for parents on their journey to raise confident and resilient children, whether they are toddlers or teens.","date_published":"2020-01-23T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/2caeec48-9124-4fb5-8621-350a630d5c5d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":33729753,"duration_in_seconds":1405}]},{"id":"85510c6d-9788-4fea-8c97-68ab321c61b5","title":"Leadership and Life Hacks: Featuring Alyssa Rapp","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/alyssa-rapp","content_text":"Life is complicated, can you hack it? We all lead busy lives with conflicting responsibilities. How can we succeed at work and at home? Alyssa Rapp knows better than anyone that sometimes we need shortcuts, work-arounds, and work-throughs to navigate the different spheres of everyday life. In other words: hacks. \n\nDuring her visit to Austin, TX we sat down with Alyssa for a live interview and Q & A. As a Mom, Wife, Entrepreneur & Executive, Alyssa shares her go-to strategies for balancing life and leadership.\n\nOn Women Entering the Workplace Again:\n_12:40- I think anyone who goes from a full blown pacing-mile to a stop, back to the same pace is a pretty hard thing to do... My advice is pretty consistenly to do some side projects. _\n\nOn leaving jobs:\n21:13 People show you early on who they are in relationships. Pay attention.\n\nLeadership and Life Hacks Book on Amazon\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. \n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Alyssa Rapp.","content_html":"Life is complicated, can you hack it? We all lead busy lives with conflicting responsibilities. How can we succeed at work and at home? Alyssa Rapp knows better than anyone that sometimes we need shortcuts, work-arounds, and work-throughs to navigate the different spheres of everyday life. In other words: hacks.
\n\nDuring her visit to Austin, TX we sat down with Alyssa for a live interview and Q & A. As a Mom, Wife, Entrepreneur & Executive, Alyssa shares her go-to strategies for balancing life and leadership.
\n\nOn Women Entering the Workplace Again:
\n_12:40- I think anyone who goes from a full blown pacing-mile to a stop, back to the same pace is a pretty hard thing to do... My advice is pretty consistenly to do some side projects. _
On leaving jobs:
\n21:13 People show you early on who they are in relationships. Pay attention.
Leadership and Life Hacks Book on Amazon
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Special Guest: Alyssa Rapp.
","summary":"Alyssa Rapp is a Mom, Wife, Entrepreneur & Executive and knows better than anyone that sometimes we need shortcuts, work-arounds, and work-throughs to navigate the different spheres of everyday life. In other words: hacks. Her new book, Leadership & Life Hacks, is the perfect guidebook for anyone hungry to be more efficient and effective in different areas of life.","date_published":"2020-01-16T05:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/85510c6d-9788-4fea-8c97-68ab321c61b5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":46158485,"duration_in_seconds":1922}]},{"id":"64b4ea49-b9e8-49da-8865-6ea2e840ec42","title":"Revolutionizing Healthcare: Featuring Melissa Bauman & April Gillam","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/bauman-gillam","content_text":"Melissa and April are apart of the futue of healthcare for kids, as well as healthcare for everyone. Melissa Bauman is the SVP of Telemedicine at Urgent Care for Kids, and believes that virtual care is the latest innovation in medical technology. Now, \"parents and patients can talk directly to a Texas-based, licensed pediatric care provider over video from their phone, tablet, or computer. This enables anyone in Texas to quickly consult with an online doctor without leaving their home (even if they don’t live near one of our urgent care clinics).”\n\nApril is the COO at Urgent Care for Kids and has always had a passion for helping others. Telemedicine has revolutionized the way she and her colleagues treat children with efficiency and accuracy. \n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. \n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guests: April Gillam and Melissa Bauman.","content_html":"Melissa and April are apart of the futue of healthcare for kids, as well as healthcare for everyone. Melissa Bauman is the SVP of Telemedicine at Urgent Care for Kids, and believes that virtual care is the latest innovation in medical technology. Now, "parents and patients can talk directly to a Texas-based, licensed pediatric care provider over video from their phone, tablet, or computer. This enables anyone in Texas to quickly consult with an online doctor without leaving their home (even if they don’t live near one of our urgent care clinics).”
\n\nApril is the COO at Urgent Care for Kids and has always had a passion for helping others. Telemedicine has revolutionized the way she and her colleagues treat children with efficiency and accuracy.
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Special Guests: April Gillam and Melissa Bauman.
","summary":"Melissa Bauman and April Gillam are making incredible strides in healthcare for children at Urgent Care for Kids in Austin with virtual pediatric care. ","date_published":"2020-01-09T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/64b4ea49-b9e8-49da-8865-6ea2e840ec42.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28132829,"duration_in_seconds":1171}]},{"id":"e7bb3295-a11b-49a6-a445-675f41aed49a","title":"Holiday Best Of: Featuring Anna Lozano and Lindy Sood","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/holiday-2","content_text":"With Lindy's creative spirit and Anna's entrepreneur drive, these two were a match made in business heaven. When they both became moms, their journeys in self-love led them to create a company that aspires to inspire, especially the younger generation. \n\nNow, Love Powered Co. has grown to provide affirmations to kids, teens, and women who want to change their lives with the power of kind words. \n\nFor more information on Love Powered Co. visit:\nhttps://lovepoweredco.com\n\nHighlights\n\n\"When it came back to us creating this product for women, it felt amazing, but it also felt like the next logical step. To take all of the things that we had done ourselves in our own world, in our own life and bring it out to the world and help other women...\" [16:14] \n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. \n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Anna Lozano & Lindy Sood.","content_html":"With Lindy's creative spirit and Anna's entrepreneur drive, these two were a match made in business heaven. When they both became moms, their journeys in self-love led them to create a company that aspires to inspire, especially the younger generation.
\n\nNow, Love Powered Co. has grown to provide affirmations to kids, teens, and women who want to change their lives with the power of kind words.
\n\nFor more information on Love Powered Co. visit:
\nhttps://lovepoweredco.com
Highlights
\n\n"When it came back to us creating this product for women, it felt amazing, but it also felt like the next logical step. To take all of the things that we had done ourselves in our own world, in our own life and bring it out to the world and help other women..." [16:14]
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Special Guest: Anna Lozano & Lindy Sood.
","summary":"In this special holiday edition of See It To Be It, we're taking you back to an interview with entrepreneurs Anna Lozano and Lindy Sood, the founders of Love Powered Co. ","date_published":"2020-01-02T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/e7bb3295-a11b-49a6-a445-675f41aed49a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35354357,"duration_in_seconds":1472}]},{"id":"27c5c602-057e-40d9-8057-441e44b594dc","title":"Holiday Best Of: Featuring La Vesha Parker","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/holiday-1","content_text":"As a career La Vesha leads a team of engineers at Etsy, the online marketplace for all things handcrafted, vintage, custom, or unique. She also spends her time coding for social good projects and volunteering with local schools to advocate for young girls entering the tech space. \nBy motivating middle and high schoolers with a real view of the financial stability a career in STEM can bring, we can change the conversation around money as well. Everyone wins when women make money!\n\nShe also recently spoke at at the Women in Engineering Leadership conference, which you can listen to listen to here: http://ieee-wie-ilc.org/speakers/\n\nLa Vesha is a delight and an example for females to follow in a typically male-dominated space. \nFrom dealing with Imposter Syndrome, to balancing life as a leader in tech, take a listen to our inspiring conversation.\n\nHighlights\nLa Vesha on working as a women in STEM:\n\n7:30 \"The largest challenge for me is Imposter Syndrome. I think 'Maybe I shouldn't be here' or I'll wake up one day and everyone will say I don't know as much as I think I know, or I'm not worthy. Those feelings come and go in waves and I keep trying to prove my Imposter Syndrome wrong.\"\n\nWhy she loves Code Corps and volunteering her skills for social good:\n\n12:12 \"I am using tech for good and that's increasingly hard to do today, to use tech for the benefit of the humans around us and not just for financial gain. It makes me feel good to be able to do that.\"\n\nHer advice for females today:\n20:06 \"Spend your time doing what is most important and the rest will follow.\"\n\nResources:\nCode Corps\nProgressive Coders Network\nProgressive Hacknight\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. \n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: LaVesha Parker.","content_html":"As a career La Vesha leads a team of engineers at Etsy, the online marketplace for all things handcrafted, vintage, custom, or unique. She also spends her time coding for social good projects and volunteering with local schools to advocate for young girls entering the tech space.
\nBy motivating middle and high schoolers with a real view of the financial stability a career in STEM can bring, we can change the conversation around money as well. Everyone wins when women make money!
She also recently spoke at at the Women in Engineering Leadership conference, which you can listen to listen to here: http://ieee-wie-ilc.org/speakers/
\n\nLa Vesha is a delight and an example for females to follow in a typically male-dominated space.
\nFrom dealing with Imposter Syndrome, to balancing life as a leader in tech, take a listen to our inspiring conversation.
Highlights
\nLa Vesha on working as a women in STEM:
7:30 "The largest challenge for me is Imposter Syndrome. I think 'Maybe I shouldn't be here' or I'll wake up one day and everyone will say I don't know as much as I think I know, or I'm not worthy. Those feelings come and go in waves and I keep trying to prove my Imposter Syndrome wrong."
\n\nWhy she loves Code Corps and volunteering her skills for social good:
\n\n12:12 "I am using tech for good and that's increasingly hard to do today, to use tech for the benefit of the humans around us and not just for financial gain. It makes me feel good to be able to do that."
\n\nHer advice for females today:
\n20:06 "Spend your time doing what is most important and the rest will follow."
Resources:
\nCode Corps
\nProgressive Coders Network
\nProgressive Hacknight
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Special Guest: LaVesha Parker.
","summary":"Welcome to a special \"Holiday Best Of\" episode of See It To Be It. This week we look back at a previous interview with Sr. Software Designer at Etsy, La Vesha Parker. ","date_published":"2019-12-26T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/27c5c602-057e-40d9-8057-441e44b594dc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30133475,"duration_in_seconds":1255}]},{"id":"e33ade84-ef44-496c-824f-a604f397c2ad","title":"Amplifying Your Voice: Featuring Marla Isackson","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/marla-isackson","content_text":"Before becoming an entrepreneur, Marla worked in marketing for over 12 years. During this time, she would consistently find herself taking skills she learned from the job and applying them to new problem-solving situations. This out-of-the-box thinking is what eventually led her to starting her first company, Like A Boss Girl: a network for women to find opportunities and build their careers through community and inspiration. \n\nIt wasn't long after that Marla caught the podcasting bug, and realized she could inspire others with an interview podcast featuring successful women. This got her thinking, what could she do to help other women podcasters achieve their goals? The answer was simple: Help them make money. \n\nSoon, Like A Boss Girls was rebranded to become the Ossa Collective: an online community that amplifies the message of female influencers while providing creators with an opportunity to connect with brands. \n\nFor more on Marla and Ossa Collective, visit:\nhttps://ossacollective.com\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. \n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Marla Isackson.","content_html":"Before becoming an entrepreneur, Marla worked in marketing for over 12 years. During this time, she would consistently find herself taking skills she learned from the job and applying them to new problem-solving situations. This out-of-the-box thinking is what eventually led her to starting her first company, Like A Boss Girl: a network for women to find opportunities and build their careers through community and inspiration.
\n\nIt wasn't long after that Marla caught the podcasting bug, and realized she could inspire others with an interview podcast featuring successful women. This got her thinking, what could she do to help other women podcasters achieve their goals? The answer was simple: Help them make money.
\n\nSoon, Like A Boss Girls was rebranded to become the Ossa Collective: an online community that amplifies the message of female influencers while providing creators with an opportunity to connect with brands.
\n\nFor more on Marla and Ossa Collective, visit:
\nhttps://ossacollective.com
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Special Guest: Marla Isackson.
","summary":"Marla Isackson is the CEO and Founder of the Ossa Collective, an online community that amplifies the message of female influencers while providing creators with an opportunity to connect with brands.","date_published":"2019-12-19T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/e33ade84-ef44-496c-824f-a604f397c2ad.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35897723,"duration_in_seconds":1495}]},{"id":"6fe471d5-a777-43ce-aeb5-ccd18837912b","title":"Rise Up Ladies: Featuring Vivian Chen","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/vivian-chen","content_text":"Vivian had a dream most women would kill for, a Brand Marketing Specialist at L'Oreal, working with top makeup brands. But it wasn't long before she grew tired of the typical 9-5 work day and decided to branch out on her own,\n\nHer first entrepreneur business-venture never really made it off the ground, so she decided to try out independent consulting. It wasn't long before she'd put together an impressive list of clients. From startups to Fortune 500 companies, Vivian knew she had done something right. It wasn't long after that that she was offered a job in a position several levels higher than when she left her previous job, just from building experience on her own time. \n\nVivian thought if she could do it, so many other women could, too, and RISE was born: The networking community linking creative thinkers with innovative companies to work on projects. RISE also offers affordable health plans for self-employed professionals by women, for women. \n\nFor more on Vivian and RISE, visit:\nhttps://www.joinrise.co\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. \n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Vivian Chen.","content_html":"Vivian had a dream most women would kill for, a Brand Marketing Specialist at L'Oreal, working with top makeup brands. But it wasn't long before she grew tired of the typical 9-5 work day and decided to branch out on her own,
\n\nHer first entrepreneur business-venture never really made it off the ground, so she decided to try out independent consulting. It wasn't long before she'd put together an impressive list of clients. From startups to Fortune 500 companies, Vivian knew she had done something right. It wasn't long after that that she was offered a job in a position several levels higher than when she left her previous job, just from building experience on her own time.
\n\nVivian thought if she could do it, so many other women could, too, and RISE was born: The networking community linking creative thinkers with innovative companies to work on projects. RISE also offers affordable health plans for self-employed professionals by women, for women.
\n\nFor more on Vivian and RISE, visit:
\nhttps://www.joinrise.co
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Special Guest: Vivian Chen.
","summary":"Vivian Chen is the Founder and CEO of RISE, a membership program that connects \"top-performing women with innovative companies to work on projects that lead to success.\" ","date_published":"2019-12-12T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/6fe471d5-a777-43ce-aeb5-ccd18837912b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30144157,"duration_in_seconds":1255}]},{"id":"df5d1beb-2077-4c9d-9844-c5c6465a3710","title":"Working On Yourself: Featuring Hayley Luckadoo","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/hayley-luckadoo","content_text":"Like most of us these days, Hayley Luckadoo is multi-interested ie: she's dabbled her hand in many things before settling on becoming an entrepreneur - a serial entrepreneur at that! She's a fellow female podcaster in the business and personal development space, speaker, motivator and big-time dreamer.\nWho knew changing your college major 9 times would be the path to ultimate success?\n\nHayley is passionate about helping female entrepreneurs grow their business and believes that before you start helping others, you've got to show up and start working on yourself first.\nYou and me both sister!\n\nFor more on Hayley visit:\nhttps://www.hayleyluckadoo.net/\nhttps://www.hayleyluckadoo.net/femalesonfire\n\nHighlights\n\"You have GOT to constantly be saying to yourself 'What can I do in my business to level up, and what can I do for MYSELF.\" [6:10] \n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. \n\nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Hayley Luckadoo.","content_html":"Like most of us these days, Hayley Luckadoo is multi-interested ie: she's dabbled her hand in many things before settling on becoming an entrepreneur - a serial entrepreneur at that! She's a fellow female podcaster in the business and personal development space, speaker, motivator and big-time dreamer.
\nWho knew changing your college major 9 times would be the path to ultimate success?
Hayley is passionate about helping female entrepreneurs grow their business and believes that before you start helping others, you've got to show up and start working on yourself first.
\nYou and me both sister!
For more on Hayley visit:
\nhttps://www.hayleyluckadoo.net/
\nhttps://www.hayleyluckadoo.net/femalesonfire
Highlights
\n"You have GOT to constantly be saying to yourself 'What can I do in my business to level up, and what can I do for MYSELF." [6:10]
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Special Guest: Hayley Luckadoo.
","summary":"Hayley Luckadoo is a serial entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and host of the Females On Fire podcast. ","date_published":"2019-12-05T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/df5d1beb-2077-4c9d-9844-c5c6465a3710.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49319077,"duration_in_seconds":2030}]},{"id":"0f35b004-10e7-48f9-973b-2cc50fe4dfaf","title":"Written In The Stars: Featuring Aliza Kelly","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/aliza-kelly","content_text":"Aliza Kelly (who's zodiac sign is Leo), started her first business in astrology in her early 20's - an astroligical dating app. Though that idea never fully took off, Aliza's love for the stars never did. Around 2016 the world finally caught up with her, and magazine's and media companies started adding more astrology content. \n\nAliza believes that astrology can be used as a tool of empowerment for women everywhere. Reading horoscopes and believing in star signs is traditionally a very feminine thing to do. And, a lot of times things that are \"feminine\" are also labeled as \"silly\" or \"stupid\". Now that the world has opened itself up to learning more about astrology, it's opening doors for all genders to do things that are considered feminine without fear of being made fun of. \n\nMost recently, Aliza has started the Constellation Club, a virtual coven for astrology and magick where members can enjoy exclusive offers on chart readings, bonus episodes to her podcast, and 24/7 access to the members-only community on Instagram and Discord. \n\nFor more on Aliza and the Constellation Club visit:\nhttp://alizakelly.com\nhttps://www.patreon.com/alizakelly\n\nHighlights\n\"It's very important for women to support each other, because we don't even realize all the ways that we've been told to compete against each other - and that there's not enough room for all of us. But the truth is, is that we are the ones who are defining what that is. We can make as much room as we want at the dinner table.\" [17:58] \n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. \nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Aliza Kelly.","content_html":"Aliza Kelly (who's zodiac sign is Leo), started her first business in astrology in her early 20's - an astroligical dating app. Though that idea never fully took off, Aliza's love for the stars never did. Around 2016 the world finally caught up with her, and magazine's and media companies started adding more astrology content.
\n\nAliza believes that astrology can be used as a tool of empowerment for women everywhere. Reading horoscopes and believing in star signs is traditionally a very feminine thing to do. And, a lot of times things that are "feminine" are also labeled as "silly" or "stupid". Now that the world has opened itself up to learning more about astrology, it's opening doors for all genders to do things that are considered feminine without fear of being made fun of.
\n\nMost recently, Aliza has started the Constellation Club, a virtual coven for astrology and magick where members can enjoy exclusive offers on chart readings, bonus episodes to her podcast, and 24/7 access to the members-only community on Instagram and Discord.
\n\nFor more on Aliza and the Constellation Club visit:
\nhttp://alizakelly.com
\nhttps://www.patreon.com/alizakelly
Highlights
\n"It's very important for women to support each other, because we don't even realize all the ways that we've been told to compete against each other - and that there's not enough room for all of us. But the truth is, is that we are the ones who are defining what that is. We can make as much room as we want at the dinner table." [17:58]
On The Dot Woman Content Corner
\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.
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Special Guest: Aliza Kelly.
","summary":"Aliza Kelly is a columnist, host, and the resident astrologer at Cosmopolitan Magazine. ","date_published":"2019-11-21T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/0f35b004-10e7-48f9-973b-2cc50fe4dfaf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36090531,"duration_in_seconds":1503}]},{"id":"da2dc28d-dcf5-495b-9ca5-1a454a05819b","title":"We Need Women in STEM: Featuring Randi Zuckerberg","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/randi-zuckerberg","content_text":"Welcome to the inaugural episode of the new See It To Be It podcast, formerly On The Spot with Melinda Garvey! Our very first guest is Randi Zuckerberg, an inspiration and advocate for women in tech everywhere. \n\nWhile Facebook was still just a start-up, Randi was there from the beginning helping out Mark Zuckerberg with marketing. By the end of her time there, she created Facebook Live, the social network's first introduction to live broadcasting. \n\nOne of the biggest challenges she faced in Silicon Valley was the shockingly low amount of women in tech compared to her home in New York. She says \"... the glass ceiling was really low. If I sat up I'm was gonna bump my head on it!.\" \n\nSince then, Randi has devoted so much of her work to teaching young girls interested in STEM, and investing in female-led start-ups. \n\nMost recently, she launched Zuckerberg Institute - the virtual hub for entrepreneur's that offers mentorship, online sessions to build important skills, and even small-group intensives and all-day seminars all with the same goal of helping you build your business. \n\nRandi's favorite job is being a mom to her 3 kids. Though she travels a lot, she always makes time to play boardgames with her husband and children, even if it's on Facetime! \n\nFor more on Randi and the Zuckerberg Institute, visit:\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/randizuckerberg/\nhttps://www.suestechkitchen.com\nhttps://www.zuckerbergmedia.com\nhttps://www.zuckerberginstitute.com\n\nHighlights\n\"By the end of next year... there will be 1 million open technology jobs that are just sitting open, that can't be filled because there aren't enough people graduating with the skills and degrees to fill those jobs. So here we are sitting in maybe a recession economy with a million high-paying jobs just sitting open. It really is a crisis level of getting more young girls and women to focus on these areas.\" [12:18] \n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. \nSubscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Randi Zuckerberg.","content_html":"Welcome to the inaugural episode of the new See It To Be It podcast, formerly On The Spot with Melinda Garvey! Our very first guest is Randi Zuckerberg, an inspiration and advocate for women in tech everywhere.
\n\nWhile Facebook was still just a start-up, Randi was there from the beginning helping out Mark Zuckerberg with marketing. By the end of her time there, she created Facebook Live, the social network's first introduction to live broadcasting.
\n\nOne of the biggest challenges she faced in Silicon Valley was the shockingly low amount of women in tech compared to her home in New York. She says "... the glass ceiling was really low. If I sat up I'm was gonna bump my head on it!."
\n\nSince then, Randi has devoted so much of her work to teaching young girls interested in STEM, and investing in female-led start-ups.
\n\nMost recently, she launched Zuckerberg Institute - the virtual hub for entrepreneur's that offers mentorship, online sessions to build important skills, and even small-group intensives and all-day seminars all with the same goal of helping you build your business.
\n\nRandi's favorite job is being a mom to her 3 kids. Though she travels a lot, she always makes time to play boardgames with her husband and children, even if it's on Facetime!
\n\nFor more on Randi and the Zuckerberg Institute, visit:
\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/randizuckerberg/
\nhttps://www.suestechkitchen.com
\nhttps://www.zuckerbergmedia.com
\nhttps://www.zuckerberginstitute.com
Highlights
\n"By the end of next year... there will be 1 million open technology jobs that are just sitting open, that can't be filled because there aren't enough people graduating with the skills and degrees to fill those jobs. So here we are sitting in maybe a recession economy with a million high-paying jobs just sitting open. It really is a crisis level of getting more young girls and women to focus on these areas." [12:18]
On The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Special Guest: Randi Zuckerberg.
","summary":"Randi Zuckerberg is a patron of entrepreneurship. She is the founder of Zuckerberg Media and Sue's Tech Kitchen, is a published author, producer and actress on Broadway, radio host, speaker, and recently launched an accelerator called The Zuckerberg Institute. ","date_published":"2019-11-14T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/da2dc28d-dcf5-495b-9ca5-1a454a05819b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33630351,"duration_in_seconds":1400}]},{"id":"14c3c6bf-f383-459f-9ad3-b4149b45636b","title":"Behind the Camera: Featuring Nicole Dorsey","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/nicole-dorsey","content_text":"Being a woman in film is nothing short of challenging. Nicole Dorsey knew she wanted to be a director since she was a child, but she's experienced her fair share of adversity in the film industry. \n\nGrowing up, she wasn't aware of too many female directors to look up to. She worked quite a few different jobs both in front of and behind the camera before taking a seat in the director's chair. But most of all, Nicole wants to tell stories for every voice, because \"it's hard to become what you can't see\".\n\nFor more on Nicole and her latest film visit:\nhttps://nicoledorsey.com\nhttp://www.blackconfluxfilm.com\n\nHighlights\n\"It feels like it's a label so that everyone can pat themselves on the back now for talking to me. Or like I have a special waiver to enter into a space because I'm a woman. And I don't feel like it's a special waiver, because I've worked over a decade to get to where I am now. It wasn't like I was able to walk into the door simply because I'm a woman.\" [6:00] \n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into On The Spot with Melinday Garvey every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. \nSubscribe to our daily email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\nTune in to the audio brief—uploaded daily to all streaming apps— or check your email for a little daily boost of positivity and empowerment.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Nicole Dorsey.","content_html":"Being a woman in film is nothing short of challenging. Nicole Dorsey knew she wanted to be a director since she was a child, but she's experienced her fair share of adversity in the film industry.
\n\nGrowing up, she wasn't aware of too many female directors to look up to. She worked quite a few different jobs both in front of and behind the camera before taking a seat in the director's chair. But most of all, Nicole wants to tell stories for every voice, because "it's hard to become what you can't see".
\n\nFor more on Nicole and her latest film visit:
\nhttps://nicoledorsey.com
\nhttp://www.blackconfluxfilm.com
Highlights
\n"It feels like it's a label so that everyone can pat themselves on the back now for talking to me. Or like I have a special waiver to enter into a space because I'm a woman. And I don't feel like it's a special waiver, because I've worked over a decade to get to where I am now. It wasn't like I was able to walk into the door simply because I'm a woman." [6:00]
On The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Special Guest: Nicole Dorsey.
","summary":"Nicole Dorsey is an award-winning film director and writer. Her latest film Black Conflux just premiered in September at the Toronto International Film Festival","date_published":"2019-11-07T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/14c3c6bf-f383-459f-9ad3-b4149b45636b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27510514,"duration_in_seconds":1139}]},{"id":"53f33085-4382-4f66-a19a-ee6b030883d1","title":"Finding Your Tribe: Featuring Angela Hosking","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/angela-hosking","content_text":"One of Angela's mottos is: \"If it's not there, go and create it.\" And her work reflects it. \nAngela started Her One Tribe first as a blog, turned it into an ever-growing community of supportive women who are intent on putting an end to the term \"mean girls\". \n\nThough we've made great progress, the climate for women who are trying to succeed in the workplace can be still be very harsh. Angela started Her One Tribe because she knew the only way to change the world, was for women to empower each other. \n\nShe also realized that most of the leadership books that are currently published have been written by men. Woman On Top: Lead Like A Lady Boss is a business leadership guide geared specifically for women who want to capitalize on their fierce femininity. \n\nFor more from Angela, visit:\n http://heronetribe.com\n And to purchase Woman On Top:\n https://www.amazon.com/Woman-Top-Lead-Like-Lady/dp/1948604280/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=woman+on+top+lead+like+a+lady+boss&qid=1557850791&s=gateway&sr=8-2\n\nHighlights\n\n\"We women have some digging deep to do, and understand the behaviors and things that we do that also lends itself to keeping us in the same place. We tend to be very cognizant of being polite, waiting our turn, waiting to be noticed .... when really what we need to be doing is feeling valued and valuable enough to raise your hand and say 'Hey! I'm ready to go\" [9:02]\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into On The Spot with Melinday Garvey every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. \nSubscribe to our daily email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\nTune in to the audio brief—uploaded daily to all streaming apps— or check your email for a little daily boost of positivity and empowerment.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Angela Hosking.","content_html":"One of Angela's mottos is: "If it's not there, go and create it." And her work reflects it.
\nAngela started Her One Tribe first as a blog, turned it into an ever-growing community of supportive women who are intent on putting an end to the term "mean girls".
Though we've made great progress, the climate for women who are trying to succeed in the workplace can be still be very harsh. Angela started Her One Tribe because she knew the only way to change the world, was for women to empower each other.
\n\nShe also realized that most of the leadership books that are currently published have been written by men. Woman On Top: Lead Like A Lady Boss is a business leadership guide geared specifically for women who want to capitalize on their fierce femininity.
\n\nFor more from Angela, visit:
\n http://heronetribe.com
\n And to purchase Woman On Top:
\n https://www.amazon.com/Woman-Top-Lead-Like-Lady/dp/1948604280/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=woman+on+top+lead+like+a+lady+boss&qid=1557850791&s=gateway&sr=8-2
Highlights
\n\n"We women have some digging deep to do, and understand the behaviors and things that we do that also lends itself to keeping us in the same place. We tend to be very cognizant of being polite, waiting our turn, waiting to be noticed .... when really what we need to be doing is feeling valued and valuable enough to raise your hand and say 'Hey! I'm ready to go" [9:02]
\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into On The Spot with Melinday Garvey every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.
\nSubscribe to our daily email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.
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Check us out on social!
\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).
Special Guest: Angela Hosking.
","summary":"Angela Hosking is the Founder of Her One Tribe, a tribe where empowered women, empower women. She's also the author of Woman On Top: Lead Like A Lady Boss, as well as an empowerment workbook. ","date_published":"2019-10-31T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/53f33085-4382-4f66-a19a-ee6b030883d1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27935621,"duration_in_seconds":1163}]},{"id":"5172dd80-e72d-4080-93b7-1e7872cc46cc","title":"Re-Writing Your Story: Featuring Becca North","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/becca-north","content_text":"After experiencing a pretty devastating let-down herself, Becca started seriously thinking about failure. Why do so many successful people typically suffer a significant failure first? Becca knew there had to be a correlation between failure and success, and she set out to get to the bottom of it.\n\nIn her research, she discovered that the way we think about failure can hugely affect our decision making. If we view failure as such a terrible, un-speakable thing, it becomes something we want to avoid at all costs. But if we view failure as base for learning from our mistakes, we can grow and get closer to achieving our goals. \n\nBecca believes that everyone should talk about failure more often to remove the stigma. In her book, \"Your Hidden Superpowers: How the Whole Truth of Failure Can Change Our Lives\" she combines her research and interviews to change the reader's way of thinking and help maximize their potential. \n\nFor more on \"Your Hidden Superpowers\", visit the link below:\nhttps://beccanorth.com\nhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/1731575416\n\nHighlights\n\n\"I think when you see more of the whole truth of failure, that kind of organically diminishes the fear.\" [11:36]\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into On The Spot with Melinday Garvey every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. \nSubscribe to our daily email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\nTune in to the audio brief—uploaded daily to all streaming apps— or check your email for a little daily boost of positivity and empowerment.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Becca North.","content_html":"After experiencing a pretty devastating let-down herself, Becca started seriously thinking about failure. Why do so many successful people typically suffer a significant failure first? Becca knew there had to be a correlation between failure and success, and she set out to get to the bottom of it.
\n\nIn her research, she discovered that the way we think about failure can hugely affect our decision making. If we view failure as such a terrible, un-speakable thing, it becomes something we want to avoid at all costs. But if we view failure as base for learning from our mistakes, we can grow and get closer to achieving our goals.
\n\nBecca believes that everyone should talk about failure more often to remove the stigma. In her book, "Your Hidden Superpowers: How the Whole Truth of Failure Can Change Our Lives" she combines her research and interviews to change the reader's way of thinking and help maximize their potential.
\n\nFor more on "Your Hidden Superpowers", visit the link below:
\nhttps://beccanorth.com
\nhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/1731575416
Highlights
\n\n"I think when you see more of the whole truth of failure, that kind of organically diminishes the fear." [11:36]
\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into On The Spot with Melinday Garvey every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.
\nSubscribe to our daily email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.
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Check us out on social!
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Special Guest: Becca North.
","summary":"Becca North is a Texas Psychology Professor and author of \"Your Hidden Superpowers: How the Whole Truth of Failure Can Change Our Lives\". ","date_published":"2019-10-24T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/5172dd80-e72d-4080-93b7-1e7872cc46cc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":40207097,"duration_in_seconds":1674}]},{"id":"33d89da0-4b49-4522-80d9-1dd0500acd6c","title":"Revolutionizing Skincare: Featuring Siqi Mou","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/siqi-mou","content_text":"Skincare is one of the most important areas in the realm of beauty, and it's also one of the hardest to master! More often than not, trying out a new skincare product can lead to disappointment, or worst, breakouts. With all the new technology constantly emerging all over the world, Siqi knew that there had to be a better way!\n\nAnd there was, but no one had done it yet.\n\nIn 2016, HelloAva was born as the first AI skincare consultant that can actually read a person's skin to find products that are the best match for them. \n\nWhen she's not busy running a million-dollar company, you can find Siqi serving as a music ambassador for Carnegie Hall, as she is a seasoned concert pianist. \n\nFor more on HelloAva, visit the link below:\nhttps://helloava.co\n\nHighlights\n\n\"I had to take a chance on myself and not worry about 'What if this fails?' or 'What if this doesn't go well?' because those moments will come, but then we will figure it out\" [23:15]\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into On The Spot with Melinday Garvey every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. \nSubscribe to our daily email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\nTune in to the audio brief—uploaded daily to all streaming apps— or check your email for a little daily boost of positivity and empowerment.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Siqi Mou.","content_html":"Skincare is one of the most important areas in the realm of beauty, and it's also one of the hardest to master! More often than not, trying out a new skincare product can lead to disappointment, or worst, breakouts. With all the new technology constantly emerging all over the world, Siqi knew that there had to be a better way!
\n\nAnd there was, but no one had done it yet.
\n\nIn 2016, HelloAva was born as the first AI skincare consultant that can actually read a person's skin to find products that are the best match for them.
\n\nWhen she's not busy running a million-dollar company, you can find Siqi serving as a music ambassador for Carnegie Hall, as she is a seasoned concert pianist.
\n\nFor more on HelloAva, visit the link below:
\nhttps://helloava.co
Highlights
\n\n"I had to take a chance on myself and not worry about 'What if this fails?' or 'What if this doesn't go well?' because those moments will come, but then we will figure it out" [23:15]
\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into On The Spot with Melinday Garvey every Thursday on your favorite streaming service.
\nSubscribe to our daily email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.
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Check us out on social!
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Special Guest: Siqi Mou.
","summary":"Siqi Mou is the Co-Founder and CEO of HelloAva, the artificial intelligence that customizes your skincare products to fit your unique needs. ","date_published":"2019-10-17T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/33d89da0-4b49-4522-80d9-1dd0500acd6c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31503813,"duration_in_seconds":1312}]},{"id":"61646be9-775b-4b09-9890-c59c601e21df","title":"Social and Emotional Learning: Featuring Natalie Silverstein","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/natalie-silverstein","content_text":"\"Raising kind-hearted kids is a marathon, not a sprint,\" says Natalie in her book, Simple Acts. \nNatalie Silverstein believes that you don't have to change the world to make a difference. By doing what you can to help others in your own community and leading by example, you can make a huge impact in your children's lives - and the lives around you.\n\nSimple Acts: The Busy Family's Guide to Giving Back is a resource guide for anyone looking to change their lives through the act of volunteering for themselves, their children, or the whole family. \n\nNatalie is also the New York Coordinator for Doing Good Together, a nonprofit with the mission of helping parents raise kids who care and contribute. \n\nFor more information, visit the links below:\nSimple Acts\nDoing Good Together\n\nHighlights\n\n\"My goal here is to help people see that you don't have to change the world. You don't have to fly around the world, you don't have to build a school in Africa. There is so much that you can do in your own community, that you can live your values and role model this behavior for your children, and it makes a huge difference.\" [8:32]\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into On The Spot with Melinday Garvey every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. \nSubscribe to our daily email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\nTune in to the audio brief—uploaded daily to all streaming apps— or check your email for a little daily boost of positivity and empowerment.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Natalie Silverstein.","content_html":""Raising kind-hearted kids is a marathon, not a sprint," says Natalie in her book, Simple Acts.
\nNatalie Silverstein believes that you don't have to change the world to make a difference. By doing what you can to help others in your own community and leading by example, you can make a huge impact in your children's lives - and the lives around you.
Simple Acts: The Busy Family's Guide to Giving Back is a resource guide for anyone looking to change their lives through the act of volunteering for themselves, their children, or the whole family.
\n\nNatalie is also the New York Coordinator for Doing Good Together, a nonprofit with the mission of helping parents raise kids who care and contribute.
\n\nFor more information, visit the links below:
\nSimple Acts
\nDoing Good Together
Highlights
\n\n"My goal here is to help people see that you don't have to change the world. You don't have to fly around the world, you don't have to build a school in Africa. There is so much that you can do in your own community, that you can live your values and role model this behavior for your children, and it makes a huge difference." [8:32]
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Special Guest: Natalie Silverstein.
","summary":"Natalie Silverstein is author of \"Simple Acts: The Busy Family's Guide to Giving Back\", a book focused on teaching parents how to raise compassionate, socially conscious kids with a desire to give back to their community. ","date_published":"2019-10-10T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/61646be9-775b-4b09-9890-c59c601e21df.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29781091,"duration_in_seconds":1240}]},{"id":"aaa71f16-ac5d-4e33-99e7-de05f5a1e5a6","title":"Leaning Into Confidence: Featuring Amy Barone","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/amy-barone","content_text":"Amy Barone is a novelty. While many people in media careers tend to bounce from job-to-job, Amy got to watch her career grow while staying in the same place at Tableau Software. She went from working at a small startup with about 30 employees, to becoming Sr. Director of Marketing Events & Engagement Programs to a company that now boasts a staff of nearly 4,000.\n\nThen she was introduced to Splash, an end-to-end marketing technology that really stood out to her as a 12-year marketing professional. Amy took on the new role of Chief Strategy Officer at Splash in 2019 with confidence, despite being in a male-dominated field. It was her years of training and trust in herself that led her to success.\n\nFor more on Splash, visit:\nhttps://splashthat.com\n\nHighlights\n\n\"I wouldn't be the person I am today if I had a cheat-sheet to the challenges, or be able to see ahead to the future. And I think it's really those challenges that build character and how we respond to them really shapes who we are today... It's important to go through the highs and the lows and the in-betweens.\" [17:22]\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into On The Spot with Melinday Garvey every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. \nSubscribe to our daily email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\nTune in to the audio brief—uploaded daily to all streaming apps— or check your email for a little daily boost of positivity and empowerment.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).Special Guest: Amy Barone.","content_html":"Amy Barone is a novelty. While many people in media careers tend to bounce from job-to-job, Amy got to watch her career grow while staying in the same place at Tableau Software. She went from working at a small startup with about 30 employees, to becoming Sr. Director of Marketing Events & Engagement Programs to a company that now boasts a staff of nearly 4,000.
\n\nThen she was introduced to Splash, an end-to-end marketing technology that really stood out to her as a 12-year marketing professional. Amy took on the new role of Chief Strategy Officer at Splash in 2019 with confidence, despite being in a male-dominated field. It was her years of training and trust in herself that led her to success.
\n\nFor more on Splash, visit:
\nhttps://splashthat.com
Highlights
\n\n"I wouldn't be the person I am today if I had a cheat-sheet to the challenges, or be able to see ahead to the future. And I think it's really those challenges that build character and how we respond to them really shapes who we are today... It's important to go through the highs and the lows and the in-betweens." [17:22]
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Special Guest: Amy Barone.
","summary":"Amy Barone is the Chief Strategy Officer at Splash, a new end-to-end marketing technology.","date_published":"2019-10-03T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/aaa71f16-ac5d-4e33-99e7-de05f5a1e5a6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30790029,"duration_in_seconds":1275}]},{"id":"de7e4a8c-37d3-4574-bed3-af81849889fc","title":"Investing In Yourself: Featuring Ashland Viscosi","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/ashland-viscosi","content_text":"Ashland Viscosi believes that creativity doesn't stop with an idea, and if you have the right tools and the right support, it can also be turned into a business. After working in film production and also honing her marketing skills at an art-based non-profit, she realized that not enough artists were considering themselves \"entrepreneurs\".\nIf more creatives started thinking of their art as a business, they could maximize their clientel and continue to create art for a living.\n\nCreatives Meet Business was founded in 2016 as small roundtable events where people from all different backgrounds could come and find community and support through their business endeavours. Now, creatives and entrepreneurs alike can attend CMBXP, a three day event in Austin, TX featuring workshops, networking opportunities, and an overall goal to bridge the gap between \"creative\" and \"business\". They can also listen to the Creatives Meet Business podcast for more industry advice.\n\nFor more information on Creatives Meet Business visit:\nhttps://cmbxp.com/\nhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creatives-meet-business/id1116007229\n\nHighlights\n\"How do I make investments in myself, in my surroundings, in my community? Whatever that might be, it's just that long term shift in thinking and what that can help do and create, simply by shifting that mindset alone.\" [5:35]\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into On The Spot with Melinday Garvey every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. \nSubscribe to our daily email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\nTune in to the audio brief—uploaded daily to all streaming apps— or check your email for a little daily boost of positivity and empowerment.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).","content_html":"Ashland Viscosi believes that creativity doesn't stop with an idea, and if you have the right tools and the right support, it can also be turned into a business. After working in film production and also honing her marketing skills at an art-based non-profit, she realized that not enough artists were considering themselves "entrepreneurs".
\nIf more creatives started thinking of their art as a business, they could maximize their clientel and continue to create art for a living.
Creatives Meet Business was founded in 2016 as small roundtable events where people from all different backgrounds could come and find community and support through their business endeavours. Now, creatives and entrepreneurs alike can attend CMBXP, a three day event in Austin, TX featuring workshops, networking opportunities, and an overall goal to bridge the gap between "creative" and "business". They can also listen to the Creatives Meet Business podcast for more industry advice.
\n\nFor more information on Creatives Meet Business visit:
\nhttps://cmbxp.com/
\nhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creatives-meet-business/id1116007229
Highlights
\n"How do I make investments in myself, in my surroundings, in my community? Whatever that might be, it's just that long term shift in thinking and what that can help do and create, simply by shifting that mindset alone." [5:35]
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With Lindy's creative spirit and Anna's entrepreneur drive, these two were a match made in business heaven. When they both became moms, their journeys in self-love led them to create a company that aspires to inspire, especially the younger generation.
\n\nNow, Love Powered Co. has grown to provide affirmations to kids, teens, and women who want to change their lives with the power of kind words.
\n\nFor more information on Love Powered Co. visit:
\nhttps://lovepoweredco.com
Highlights
\n\n"When it came back to us creating this product for women, it felt amazing, but it also felt like the next logical step. To take all of the things that we had done ourselves in our own world, in our own life and bring it out to the world and help other women..." [16:14]
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Special Guest: Anna Lozano & Lindy Sood.
","summary":"Anna Lozano and Lindy Wood are co-founders of the company that runs on self-love, Love Powered Co. After seeing the changes in their own lives, Anna and Lindy believe a little affirmation and go a long way. ","date_published":"2019-09-19T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/dc0dc77f-a9a6-4573-8f85-ecb690998bd5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36084915,"duration_in_seconds":1503}]},{"id":"016db65b-0cf1-4189-8307-a630b7585866","title":"Taking Control: Featuring Dia Bondi","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/dia-bondi","content_text":"Dia worked separately as a communicatons coach AND an auctioneer for years before crashing her two worlds together. After acting as an auctioneer for women-led nonprofits, Dia noticed that so many women are setting their expectations low, in terms of what they think they can get. \nWhat if instead of asking for what they think they can recieve, women took on an auctioneer mindset and kept asking until they heard \"no\"? \n\nWith Ask Like an Auctioneer, Dia teaches her clients how to be courageous, control the conversation, and aim for \"no\" to maximize the potential of the ask. \n\n\"Confidence is an outcome, not a prerequisite for doing something corageous\" [16:54]\n\nMore information on Dia Bondi and Ask Like an Auctioneer below:\nhttps://www.diabondi.com/about\nhttps://www.asklikeanauctioneer.com\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into On The Spot with Melinday Garvey every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. \nSubscribe to our daily email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\nTune in to the audio brief—uploaded daily to all streaming apps— or check your email for a little daily boost of positivity and empowerment.\n\nCheck us out on social!\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman). Special Guest: Dia Bondi.","content_html":"Dia worked separately as a communicatons coach AND an auctioneer for years before crashing her two worlds together. After acting as an auctioneer for women-led nonprofits, Dia noticed that so many women are setting their expectations low, in terms of what they think they can get.
\nWhat if instead of asking for what they think they can recieve, women took on an auctioneer mindset and kept asking until they heard "no"?
With Ask Like an Auctioneer, Dia teaches her clients how to be courageous, control the conversation, and aim for "no" to maximize the potential of the ask.
\n\n"Confidence is an outcome, not a prerequisite for doing something corageous" [16:54]
\n\nMore information on Dia Bondi and Ask Like an Auctioneer below:
\nhttps://www.diabondi.com/about
\nhttps://www.asklikeanauctioneer.com
On The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Special Guest: Dia Bondi.
","summary":"Dia Bondi is a Communication Coach who has worked with world leaders, CEO's, and innovators. She founded Ask Like an Auctioneer, because she believes that anyone can benefit from building their communication skills; asking for more, and getting it!","date_published":"2019-09-12T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/016db65b-0cf1-4189-8307-a630b7585866.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39542277,"duration_in_seconds":1647}]},{"id":"6bb6caca-1221-4a06-9605-0aafef6aeebd","title":"Love at First Bite: Featuring Stephanie Pyatt and Erica Groussman","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/stephanie-erica-truwomen","content_text":"Health and wellness has always been a big part of Stephanie and Erica's lives. As two business women on-the-go, they noticed a clear absence of healthy protien options specifically made for women. And of the options they did have, so many tasted like pure cardboard. \n\nThey knew there had to be a better way, and set out to create the perfect protein products - founded by, owned by, and inspired by powerful women. \n\nTRUWOMEN is changing the game with healthy protein options made with natural, vegan ingrediants that don't slack on taste. \n\nFor more information on TRUWOMEN:\nhttps://www.truwomen.com\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\nTune in to the audio brief—uploaded daily to all streaming apps— or check your email for a little daily boost of positivity and empowerment.\n\nSubscribe to Four Minutes today!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman). Special Guests: Erica Groussman and Stephanie Pyatt.","content_html":"Health and wellness has always been a big part of Stephanie and Erica's lives. As two business women on-the-go, they noticed a clear absence of healthy protien options specifically made for women. And of the options they did have, so many tasted like pure cardboard.
\n\nThey knew there had to be a better way, and set out to create the perfect protein products - founded by, owned by, and inspired by powerful women.
\n\nTRUWOMEN is changing the game with healthy protein options made with natural, vegan ingrediants that don't slack on taste.
\n\nFor more information on TRUWOMEN:
\nhttps://www.truwomen.com
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Special Guests: Erica Groussman and Stephanie Pyatt.
","summary":"Stephanie Pyatt and Erica Groussman founded TRUWOMEN with the belief that you don't have to sacrifice taste for nutrition. Their 100% plant-fueled protein bars and powders have made women everywhere say \"YES!\" to healthy indulgence. ","date_published":"2019-09-05T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/6bb6caca-1221-4a06-9605-0aafef6aeebd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28956905,"duration_in_seconds":1199}]},{"id":"8e690422-f8d7-4b13-a0d3-448a2f35218c","title":"Speaking Up: Featuring Rhonda Finney","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/rhonda-finney","content_text":"After getting caught in a child custody litigation with a former spouse and dealing with subsequent econimic turmoil, Rhonda felt cheated by the legal systems in place for family cases. These systems were meant to protect children and families in crisis, but were doing just the opposite. \n\nRhonda founded SPEAKLove to change that. SPEAKLove \"provides education regarding the systemic problems in family law, a support network for families in crises, and social welfare/community outreach efforts to help reduce the impact of the hardships created from adversarial family law litigations.”\n\nFor more information on SPEAKLove visit: https://www.meetup.com/SPEAK-love-Shared-Parenting-Encouraging-Advocacy-for-Kids/ \n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\nTune in to the audio brief—uploaded daily to all streaming apps— or check your email for a little daily boost of positivity and empowerment.\n\nSubscribe to Four Minutes today!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman). Special Guest: Rhonda Finney.","content_html":"After getting caught in a child custody litigation with a former spouse and dealing with subsequent econimic turmoil, Rhonda felt cheated by the legal systems in place for family cases. These systems were meant to protect children and families in crisis, but were doing just the opposite.
\n\nRhonda founded SPEAKLove to change that. SPEAKLove "provides education regarding the systemic problems in family law, a support network for families in crises, and social welfare/community outreach efforts to help reduce the impact of the hardships created from adversarial family law litigations.”
\n\nFor more information on SPEAKLove visit: https://www.meetup.com/SPEAK-love-Shared-Parenting-Encouraging-Advocacy-for-Kids/
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Special Guest: Rhonda Finney.
","summary":"Rhonda Finney is the founder of SPEAKLove, an Austin organization that assists families dealing with the systemic problems involved with family law and custody battles. ","date_published":"2019-08-29T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/8e690422-f8d7-4b13-a0d3-448a2f35218c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25061660,"duration_in_seconds":1037}]},{"id":"c58656f4-e72e-4685-8d91-5c54cf6ff0cf","title":"50th Episode Special: Featuring Melinda Garvey","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/melinda-garvey","content_text":"Melinda Garvey has made an incredibly successful career out of motivating women, and highlighting inspirational female role models. But where did she get her start?\n\nAfter moving to Austin and starting a new job, Melinda was struggling with feeling like she belonged and was desperate to make a change. Luckily, inspiration struck at the perfect time. During the first tech boom in Austin, it seemed like notable men were the face of every cover of every magazine. There was a serious lack of female voices in the conversation, Melinda knew it was her job to change that. \n\nIn September of 2002, Austin Woman Magazine was launched. Now, nearly 17 years later Ausitn Woman is the leading magazine for women in Austin. And in April of 2016, Melinda launched On The Dot Woman, the global online newsletter for female empowerment everywhere. \n\nMelinda believes that all women should know their worth, and her career reflects that in every way. Learn more about Austin Woman and On The Dot Woman below!\n\nAustin Woman Magazine:\nhttps://atxwoman.com\nOn The Dot Woman:\nhttp://onthedotwoman.com/survey\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\nTune in to the audio brief—uploaded daily to all streaming apps— or check your email for a little daily boost of positivity and empowerment.\n\nSubscribe to Four Minutes today!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman). Special Guest: Melinda Garvey.","content_html":"Melinda Garvey has made an incredibly successful career out of motivating women, and highlighting inspirational female role models. But where did she get her start?
\n\nAfter moving to Austin and starting a new job, Melinda was struggling with feeling like she belonged and was desperate to make a change. Luckily, inspiration struck at the perfect time. During the first tech boom in Austin, it seemed like notable men were the face of every cover of every magazine. There was a serious lack of female voices in the conversation, Melinda knew it was her job to change that.
\n\nIn September of 2002, Austin Woman Magazine was launched. Now, nearly 17 years later Ausitn Woman is the leading magazine for women in Austin. And in April of 2016, Melinda launched On The Dot Woman, the global online newsletter for female empowerment everywhere.
\n\nMelinda believes that all women should know their worth, and her career reflects that in every way. Learn more about Austin Woman and On The Dot Woman below!
\n\nAustin Woman Magazine:
\nhttps://atxwoman.com
\nOn The Dot Woman:
\nhttp://onthedotwoman.com/survey
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Special Guest: Melinda Garvey.
","summary":"For the 50th episode of On The Spot, we're switching things up with an interview from Melinda Garvey herself, the founder of On The Dot Woman and Austin Woman Magazine. She is interviewed by Terri McCormick, Chief Audio Engineer for On The Spot with Melinda Garvey as well as close personal friend. ","date_published":"2019-08-22T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/c58656f4-e72e-4685-8d91-5c54cf6ff0cf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33669157,"duration_in_seconds":1402}]},{"id":"1e1e2869-c0c7-4fcc-8aea-c6e84d533e28","title":"Networking With A Twist: Featuring Paulina Karpis","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/paulina-karpis","content_text":"After starting her career off in marketing, Paulina was shocked to see many entry-level jobs replaced by computers. Whole sectors that used to take up entire floors had been reduced to small offices with 7-8 employees. Who knew how long it would be before her job was obsolete, too?\n\nShe knew she had to act fast, but going back to school for an MBA seemed like a major investment with minor payoff. With the money she would spend on tuition, she could start her own business! From there, Brunchwork was born. \n\nBrunchwork revolutionized networking. With a current, bleak economic market, networking for millenials has become more important than ever. Brunchwork makes networking easier, more accessible, and fun for \"up-and-coming executives, entrepreneurs, and game-changers.\"\n\nLearn more about Brunchwork here:\nhttps://brunchwork.com\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\nTune in to the audio brief—uploaded daily to all streaming apps— or check your email for a little daily boost of positivity and empowerment.\n\nSubscribe to Four Minutes today!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman). Special Guest: Paulina Karpis.","content_html":"After starting her career off in marketing, Paulina was shocked to see many entry-level jobs replaced by computers. Whole sectors that used to take up entire floors had been reduced to small offices with 7-8 employees. Who knew how long it would be before her job was obsolete, too?
\n\nShe knew she had to act fast, but going back to school for an MBA seemed like a major investment with minor payoff. With the money she would spend on tuition, she could start her own business! From there, Brunchwork was born.
\n\nBrunchwork revolutionized networking. With a current, bleak economic market, networking for millenials has become more important than ever. Brunchwork makes networking easier, more accessible, and fun for "up-and-coming executives, entrepreneurs, and game-changers."
\n\nLearn more about Brunchwork here:
\nhttps://brunchwork.com
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Special Guest: Paulina Karpis.
","summary":"Paulina Karpis, the co-founder of Brunchwork, believes that networking in today's market is extremely important. Brunchwork makes networking easy, accessible, and fun for tomorrow's future leaders. ","date_published":"2019-08-15T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/1e1e2869-c0c7-4fcc-8aea-c6e84d533e28.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31451237,"duration_in_seconds":1310}]},{"id":"7672685f-e4d3-4dc8-bf1f-e0cb3461cb5e","title":"Moms in Media: Featuring Kristen Kearns","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/kristen-kearns","content_text":"Being a mom and an incredibly successful career woman in a male-dominated field is no easy feat, but Kristen makes it look easy. \n\nShe discovered her love for production and all the behind-the-scenes work that goes into creating media shortly after findind her way into the TV and film department at her college. Soon after, she secured an entry-level with a ELEMENT Productions, and worked her way up to her current position in leadership. \n\nKristen's success is a testament to women everywhere who want to succeed in media careers.\n\nLearn more ELEMENT Productions here: \nhttps://element.cc\nFree The Bid:\nhttps://www.freethebid.com\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\nTune in to the audio brief—uploaded daily to all streaming apps— or check your email for a little daily boost of positivity and empowerment.\n\nSubscribe to Four Minutes today!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman). Special Guest: Kristen Kearns.","content_html":"Being a mom and an incredibly successful career woman in a male-dominated field is no easy feat, but Kristen makes it look easy.
\n\nShe discovered her love for production and all the behind-the-scenes work that goes into creating media shortly after findind her way into the TV and film department at her college. Soon after, she secured an entry-level with a ELEMENT Productions, and worked her way up to her current position in leadership.
\n\nKristen's success is a testament to women everywhere who want to succeed in media careers.
\n\nLearn more ELEMENT Productions here:
\nhttps://element.cc
\nFree The Bid:
\nhttps://www.freethebid.com
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Special Guest: Kristen Kearns.
","summary":"Kristen Kearns is the COO and Executive Producer at ELEMENT Productions in Boston, MA. \r\nAfter working in the film industry for over 20 years, Kristen is an excellent source of advice on handling career, success, and being a mom to three kids. ","date_published":"2019-08-08T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/7672685f-e4d3-4dc8-bf1f-e0cb3461cb5e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27097407,"duration_in_seconds":1128}]},{"id":"45e31e66-173e-4b46-9377-7e6dc8aa6bea","title":"Creative Problem Solving: Featuring Jenn Graham","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/jenn-graham","content_text":"Jenn always knew she wanted to help people, but she wasn't sure how to do that and express herself creatively. Then it hit her. Literally, when a parallel grate collided with her bike's tire and sent her flying over the handle bars. \n\nMoving forward, Jenn made it her mission to solve the grate problem, and many, many others through design campaigns that would help make positive social impact. Thus, Aha! Strategy and Civic Dinners were born.\n\nWith Aha! Strategy, Jenn wanted to create the bridge that takes great ideas and makes them a reality through \"powerful messaging and well-designed communication.\" \n\nAnd with Civic Dinners, she wanted to create a space where anyone could start a conversation about any idea... over food! \n\nLearn more about Aha! Strategy and Civic Dinners at:\nhttp://aha-strategy.com\nhttps://www.civicdinners.com\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\nTune in to the audio brief—uploaded daily to all streaming apps— or check your email for a little daily boost of positivity and empowerment.\n\nSubscribe to Four Minutes today!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman). Special Guest: Jenn Graham.","content_html":"Jenn always knew she wanted to help people, but she wasn't sure how to do that and express herself creatively. Then it hit her. Literally, when a parallel grate collided with her bike's tire and sent her flying over the handle bars.
\n\nMoving forward, Jenn made it her mission to solve the grate problem, and many, many others through design campaigns that would help make positive social impact. Thus, Aha! Strategy and Civic Dinners were born.
\n\nWith Aha! Strategy, Jenn wanted to create the bridge that takes great ideas and makes them a reality through "powerful messaging and well-designed communication."
\n\nAnd with Civic Dinners, she wanted to create a space where anyone could start a conversation about any idea... over food!
\n\nLearn more about Aha! Strategy and Civic Dinners at:
\nhttp://aha-strategy.com
\nhttps://www.civicdinners.com
On The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Special Guest: Jenn Graham.
","summary":"Jenn Graham is an advocate for civic duty in Atlanta, Georgia and started both Aha! Strategy and Civic Dinners to encourage others to take action and be a catalyst for change in their communities.","date_published":"2019-08-01T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/45e31e66-173e-4b46-9377-7e6dc8aa6bea.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37153465,"duration_in_seconds":1547}]},{"id":"4729334d-9756-4a34-8577-833d79120191","title":"Giving a Voice To Millennial Women: Featuring Stephanie & Melissa Carcache ","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/stephanie-melissa-carcache","content_text":"After struggling for year to break into the entertainment industry in LA, sisters Melissa and Stephanie Carcahe decided to create a platform of inspiration for other females to help them stay motivated and pursue their dreams. \n\nMillennial Women was born out of a need for community supporting each other. Today the sisters travel the globe producing a pop-up podcast and special events designed to bring women together and inspire us all. \n\nThey stop in Austin TX, on July 18th and will continue to London and Paris later this year!\n\nLearm more about Stephanie and Melissa and their inspirational story at We Are Millennial Women\n\nHighlights\n\"These little failures are what gets us to work and become our optimized self.\" [19:34]\n\n\"It's the big failures that change our persepective, and then it's the small failures that are just practicing every to become that better person.\" [19:40]\n\nResources\nMillennial Women Talk Podcast\nThe Millennial Women Tour\nMillennial Women merch!\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\nTune in to the audio brief—uploaded daily to all streaming apps— or check your email for a little daily boost of positivity and empowerment.\n\nSubscribe to Four Minutes today!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman). Special Guest: Stephanie & Melissa Carcache .","content_html":"After struggling for year to break into the entertainment industry in LA, sisters Melissa and Stephanie Carcahe decided to create a platform of inspiration for other females to help them stay motivated and pursue their dreams.
\n\nMillennial Women was born out of a need for community supporting each other. Today the sisters travel the globe producing a pop-up podcast and special events designed to bring women together and inspire us all.
\n\nThey stop in Austin TX, on July 18th and will continue to London and Paris later this year!
\n\nLearm more about Stephanie and Melissa and their inspirational story at We Are Millennial Women
\n\nHighlights
\n"These little failures are what gets us to work and become our optimized self." [19:34]
"It's the big failures that change our persepective, and then it's the small failures that are just practicing every to become that better person." [19:40]
\n\nResources
\nMillennial Women Talk Podcast
\nThe Millennial Women Tour
\nMillennial Women merch!
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Special Guest: Stephanie & Melissa Carcache .
","summary":"Melissa and Stephanie Carcache are sisters on a mission to bring millennial women together through inspiration and resources in order to become the best version of themselves. \r\n","date_published":"2019-07-11T23:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/4729334d-9756-4a34-8577-833d79120191.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33226859,"duration_in_seconds":1377}]},{"id":"5900418f-228c-422d-b85d-f89a064b225b","title":"Creating The Optimal Car-Buying Experience for Women with Lisa Copeland","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/lisa-copeland","content_text":"Lisa Copeland is a former automotive dealership principal and award-winning sales expert with more than two dozen years of experience. In addition, Lisa is an international keynote speaker, television personality, iHeart Radio host of the Cars Her Way talk show, best-selling author, podcast host and Fox Business automotive contributor.\n\nLisa works with automotive dealers and auto manufacturers worldwide to help them better understand the female consumer and create traditional and digital marketing strategies that appeal to the number one influencer in the world—HER! Lisa is a renowned expert and advocate for female consumers. Her call-in Cars Her Way talk show on iHeart Radio airs Sunday afternoons, and during the show Lisa and her co-host, Chris Martinez, help women navigate the often-murky waters of car buying. Her latest book Buying Cars Her Way—Don’t Go to The Dealership Alone is a practical guide for all consumers to take charge of their car buying experience.\n\nHighlights\nLisa on working with women in sales:\n\"For women, it isn't what you sell it's what you stand for. If you stand for something big enough, they'll buy what you're selling.\" [6:06 ]\n\nOn Entrepreneurship:\n\"You know you have a business when you solve a problem and fufil a need.\" [7:01]\n\n\"It sounds so cliche, but my biggest pieces of advice is to never give up.\" [18:15]\n\nLearm more about Lisa and her inspirational story at www.carsherway.com.\n\nNext week is a holiday so we'll be taking a little break, but join us later in July for some more conversations with relatable role models. \n\nResources\nCarsHerWay.com\nCar Buying Her way, the book\nCars Her Way, Radio Talk Show\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\nTune in to the audio brief—uploaded daily to all streaming apps— or check your email for a little daily boost of positivity and empowerment.\n\nSubscribe to Four Minutes today!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman). Special Guest: Lisa Copeland.","content_html":"Lisa Copeland is a former automotive dealership principal and award-winning sales expert with more than two dozen years of experience. In addition, Lisa is an international keynote speaker, television personality, iHeart Radio host of the Cars Her Way talk show, best-selling author, podcast host and Fox Business automotive contributor.
\n\nLisa works with automotive dealers and auto manufacturers worldwide to help them better understand the female consumer and create traditional and digital marketing strategies that appeal to the number one influencer in the world—HER! Lisa is a renowned expert and advocate for female consumers. Her call-in Cars Her Way talk show on iHeart Radio airs Sunday afternoons, and during the show Lisa and her co-host, Chris Martinez, help women navigate the often-murky waters of car buying. Her latest book Buying Cars Her Way—Don’t Go to The Dealership Alone is a practical guide for all consumers to take charge of their car buying experience.
\n\nHighlights
\nLisa on working with women in sales:
\n"For women, it isn't what you sell it's what you stand for. If you stand for something big enough, they'll buy what you're selling." [6:06 ]
On Entrepreneurship:
\n"You know you have a business when you solve a problem and fufil a need." [7:01]
"It sounds so cliche, but my biggest pieces of advice is to never give up." [18:15]
\n\nLearm more about Lisa and her inspirational story at www.carsherway.com.
\n\nNext week is a holiday so we'll be taking a little break, but join us later in July for some more conversations with relatable role models.
\n\nResources
\nCarsHerWay.com
\nCar Buying Her way, the book
\nCars Her Way, Radio Talk Show
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Special Guest: Lisa Copeland.
","summary":"Lisa Copeland is a Keynote Speaker, Business Leader and Founder of CarsHerWay, a digital platform giving women a collective voice in the automotive world. ","date_published":"2019-06-27T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/5900418f-228c-422d-b85d-f89a064b225b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33611733,"duration_in_seconds":1393}]},{"id":"7f505d92-bd52-490a-83c5-0029cec73e94","title":"Pivoting For Good: Featuring Jenny Thompson of Safety Pin Technologies","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/jenny-thompson","content_text":"Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot where we sit down with Jenny Thompson, founder Safety Pin Technologies.\n\nAfter an encounter with an internet pet-sitter turned bad, Jenny took matters into her own hands and set out on a journey to lauch a service and platform to help \"vet\" random strangers.\n\nHighlights\n\nAdvice for working in a male-dominated industry:\n \"One that I learned very early on, and I tip I give girls today is I learned a lot about American Football. It forced men to not put me in the box they thought they could put me in.\" [14:51] \n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\nTune in to the audio brief—uploaded daily to all streaming apps— or check your email for a little daily boost of positivity and empowerment.\n\nSubscribe to Four Minutes today!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman). Special Guest: Jenny Thompson.","content_html":"Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot where we sit down with Jenny Thompson, founder Safety Pin Technologies.
\n\nAfter an encounter with an internet pet-sitter turned bad, Jenny took matters into her own hands and set out on a journey to lauch a service and platform to help "vet" random strangers.
\n\nHighlights
\n\nAdvice for working in a male-dominated industry:
\n "One that I learned very early on, and I tip I give girls today is I learned a lot about American Football. It forced men to not put me in the box they thought they could put me in." [14:51]
On The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Special Guest: Jenny Thompson.
","summary":"On today's episode of On the Spot, we sit down with Jenny Thompson, founder of Safety Pin Technologies.","date_published":"2019-06-20T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/7f505d92-bd52-490a-83c5-0029cec73e94.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":33641611,"duration_in_seconds":1401}]},{"id":"999caad3-391e-442c-80c3-07d3466ca2b6","title":"Aim High: Featuring Deborah Lee James former Secretary of the U.S. Air Force","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/deborah-lee-james","content_text":"Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot where we sit down with Deborah Lee Jones, former Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, author and mother.\n\nAs the 23rd Secretary of the Air Force Deborah was responsible for the affairs of the Department of the Air Force, including the organizing, training, equipping and providing for the welfare of its nearly 660,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian Airmen and their families. She also oversees the Air Force's annual budget of more than $139 billion\nShe recently published a book, \"Aim High\" a collection of personal stories walking women through the what and how to get things done in a male-dominated world.\n\nHighlights\nOn pursuing your dreams:\n\"Always have a plan \"A\" and have some formula to know where you want to go, but be agile and recognize that even if you make it to plan \"A\", you may discover you dont like it and need to pivot.\" [4:19] \n\nOn working as part of a team:\n \"You need to play to your strengths, to know what you're strengths are, understand what your strengths are NOT, and while you're trying to beef up those strenghts, recognize that you're in a team environment and leverage and celebrate the strengths of the team. [7:15]\n\nAdvice for working in a male-dominated industry:\n\"Prepare, prepare, prepare. Know your subject matter area and have confidence.\" [17:51] \n\nLearn more about Deborah and her latest book, \"Aim High\" at https://www.deborahleejames.com/\n\nTune in to On The Spot next Thursday when we sit down with Jenny Thompson of Safety Pin Technologies.\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\n\nLooking for more tips, motivation and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day.\nTune in to the audio brief—uploaded daily to all streaming apps— or check your email for a little daily boost of positivity and empowerment.\n\nSubscribe to Four Minutes today!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman). Special Guest: Deborah Lee James.","content_html":"Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot where we sit down with Deborah Lee Jones, former Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, author and mother.
\n\nAs the 23rd Secretary of the Air Force Deborah was responsible for the affairs of the Department of the Air Force, including the organizing, training, equipping and providing for the welfare of its nearly 660,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian Airmen and their families. She also oversees the Air Force's annual budget of more than $139 billion
\nShe recently published a book, "Aim High" a collection of personal stories walking women through the what and how to get things done in a male-dominated world.
Highlights
\nOn pursuing your dreams:
\n"Always have a plan "A" and have some formula to know where you want to go, but be agile and recognize that even if you make it to plan "A", you may discover you dont like it and need to pivot." [4:19]
On working as part of a team:
\n "You need to play to your strengths, to know what you're strengths are, understand what your strengths are NOT, and while you're trying to beef up those strenghts, recognize that you're in a team environment and leverage and celebrate the strengths of the team. [7:15]
Advice for working in a male-dominated industry:
\n"Prepare, prepare, prepare. Know your subject matter area and have confidence." [17:51]
Learn more about Deborah and her latest book, "Aim High" at https://www.deborahleejames.com/
\n\nTune in to On The Spot next Thursday when we sit down with Jenny Thompson of Safety Pin Technologies.
\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner
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Subscribe to Four Minutes today!
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Special Guest: Deborah Lee James.
","summary":"On today's episode of On the Spot, we sit down with the role model: Deborah Lee James, 23rd Secretary of the Air Force.","date_published":"2019-06-13T01:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/999caad3-391e-442c-80c3-07d3466ca2b6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34448776,"duration_in_seconds":1396}]},{"id":"ffb3db51-136c-41ac-9072-5a9a23019805","title":"Reclaim Your Life: Featuring Leslie Morgan","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/leslie-morgan","content_text":"Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot where we sit down with Leslie Morgan, author, speaker, mother and feminist. \n\nLeslie Morgan Steiner is a thought leader on women’s leadership, work-life balance, inspirational parenting, overcoming adversity and surviving violence against women. She lives in Washington, DC. She recently completed her fourth nonfiction book, The Naked Truth, which explores female aging and sexuality after motherhood and divorce. Her corporate experience includes The Washington Post, Johnson & Johnson, Leo Burnett and Seventeen Magazine.\n\nHighlights\n\"Go be your own fairy god-mother, grant yourself your own wishes, and get out there and live your life.\"\n[22:55]\n\nResources\nWhy Domestic Violence Victims Don't Leave: TED, Leslie Morgan \nWomanhood. Unvarnsihed: Leslie Morgan Website\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email and audio news brief Four Minutes. Here you'll find examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries from Tech to Fashion, Entrepreneurship to Politics and more, plus quick stats on women in the world and an inspirational quote. Tune in or be sure to check your email for a little boost of positivity and daily empowerment.\nSubscribe today!\n\nTune in to On The Spot next Thursday when we sit down with Debra Lee James, 23rd Secretary of the U.S. Air Force.\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman). Special Guest: Leslie Morgan.","content_html":"Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot where we sit down with Leslie Morgan, author, speaker, mother and feminist.
\n\nLeslie Morgan Steiner is a thought leader on women’s leadership, work-life balance, inspirational parenting, overcoming adversity and surviving violence against women. She lives in Washington, DC. She recently completed her fourth nonfiction book, The Naked Truth, which explores female aging and sexuality after motherhood and divorce. Her corporate experience includes The Washington Post, Johnson & Johnson, Leo Burnett and Seventeen Magazine.
\n\nHighlights
\n"Go be your own fairy god-mother, grant yourself your own wishes, and get out there and live your life."
\n[22:55]
Resources
\nWhy Domestic Violence Victims Don't Leave: TED, Leslie Morgan
\nWomanhood. Unvarnsihed: Leslie Morgan Website
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\nSubscribe today!
Tune in to On The Spot next Thursday when we sit down with Debra Lee James, 23rd Secretary of the U.S. Air Force.
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Special Guest: Leslie Morgan.
","summary":"On today's episode of On the Spot, we sit down with the role model: Leslie Morgan, Feminist, Speaker, Women's Right's Activist and Author. ","date_published":"2019-06-03T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/ffb3db51-136c-41ac-9072-5a9a23019805.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35388927,"duration_in_seconds":1447}]},{"id":"85bb3d4e-dd3d-4e5a-865d-319709a841d1","title":"Bringing Business Together Through Events: Featuring Erin Sauter of From Day One","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/erin-sauter","content_text":"Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot where we sit down with Erin Sauter of From Day One, an events company and journalism platform forging relationships between employees, customers and communities. \n\nAs we continue to live in a world of emails and blogs, events can be a great way to bring people together in a more authentic manner. Meetings and conferences today tend to be siloed and no one is having integrated conversations about business. Marketing departments often attend marketing conferences, HR teams attend HR workshops- but what would happen if all the stakeholders of a business got together to talk about issues such as diversity, inclusion and the future? From Day One is here to make that happen.\n\nHighlights\n\n\"We feel that big organizations have the biggest opportunity to make a huge impact.\" [2:18]\n\n\"The hustle mentality is almost glamourized today.\" [9:45]\n\nFor from Erin Sauter, visit:\nFrom Day One Mission\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email and audio news brief Four Minutes. Here you'll find examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries from Tech to Fashion, Entrepreneurship to Politics and more, plus quick stats on women in the world and an inspirational quote. Tune in or be sure to check your email for a little boost of positivity and daily empowerment.\nSubscribe today!\n\nTune in to On The Spot next Thursday when we sit down with Erin Sauter Co-Founder of From Day One\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman). Special Guest: Erin Sauter.","content_html":"Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot where we sit down with Erin Sauter of From Day One, an events company and journalism platform forging relationships between employees, customers and communities.
\n\nAs we continue to live in a world of emails and blogs, events can be a great way to bring people together in a more authentic manner. Meetings and conferences today tend to be siloed and no one is having integrated conversations about business. Marketing departments often attend marketing conferences, HR teams attend HR workshops- but what would happen if all the stakeholders of a business got together to talk about issues such as diversity, inclusion and the future? From Day One is here to make that happen.
\n\nHighlights
\n\n"We feel that big organizations have the biggest opportunity to make a huge impact." [2:18]
\n\n"The hustle mentality is almost glamourized today." [9:45]
\n\nFor from Erin Sauter, visit:
\nFrom Day One Mission
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\nSubscribe today!
Tune in to On The Spot next Thursday when we sit down with Erin Sauter Co-Founder of From Day One
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman).
Special Guest: Erin Sauter.
","summary":"On today's episode of On the Spot, we sit down with the role model: Erin Sauter, Co- Founder of From Day One.","date_published":"2019-05-30T00:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/85bb3d4e-dd3d-4e5a-865d-319709a841d1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":25188702,"duration_in_seconds":1049}]},{"id":"be236197-d084-48da-b792-86e103f1b3ad","title":"Using Technology For Good: La Vesha Parker of Etsy","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/lavesha-parker","content_text":"Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot where we sit down with La Vesha Parker, a Sr. Software Designer with Etsy and advocate for women in STEM.\n\nAs a career La Vesha leads a team of engineers at Etsy, the online marketplace for all things handcrafted, vintage, custom, or unique. She also spends her time coding for social good projects and volunteering with local schools to advocate for young girls entering the tech space. \nBy motivating middle and high schoolers with a real view of the financial stability a career in STEM can bring, we can change the conversation around money as well. Everyone wins when women make money!\n\nShe also recently spoke at at the Women in Engineering Leadership conference, which you can listen to listen to here: http://ieee-wie-ilc.org/speakers/\n\nLa Vesha is a delight and an example for females to follow in a typically male-dominated space. \nFrom dealing with Imposter Syndrome, to balancing life as a leader in tech, take a listen to our inspiring conversation.\n\nHighlights\nLa Vesha on working as a women in STEM:\n\n7:30 \"The largest challenge for me is Imposter Syndrome. I think 'Maybe I shouldn't be here' or I'll wake up one day and everyone will say I don't know as much as I think I know, or I'm not worthy. Those feelings come and go in waves and I keep trying to prove my Imposter Syndrome wrong.\"\n\nWhy she loves Code Corps and volunteering her skills for social good:\n\n12:12 \"I am using tech for good and that's increasingly hard to do today, to use tech for the benefit of the humans around us and not just for financial gain. It makes me feel good to be able to do that.\"\n\nHer advice for females today:\n20:06 \"Spend your time doing what is most important and the rest will follow.\"\n\nResources:\nCode Corps\nProgressive Coders Network\nProgressive Hacknight\n\nOn The Dot Woman Content Corner\nLooking for more tips, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email and audio news brief Four Minutes. Here you'll find examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries from Tech to Fashion, Entrepreneurship to Politics and more, plus quick stats on women in the world and an inspirational quote. Tune in or be sure to check your email for a little boost of positivity and daily empowerment.\nSubscribe today!\n\nTune in to On The Spot next Thursday when we sit down with Erin Sauter Co-Founder of From Day One\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman). Special Guest: LaVesha Parker.","content_html":"Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot where we sit down with La Vesha Parker, a Sr. Software Designer with Etsy and advocate for women in STEM.
\n\nAs a career La Vesha leads a team of engineers at Etsy, the online marketplace for all things handcrafted, vintage, custom, or unique. She also spends her time coding for social good projects and volunteering with local schools to advocate for young girls entering the tech space.
\nBy motivating middle and high schoolers with a real view of the financial stability a career in STEM can bring, we can change the conversation around money as well. Everyone wins when women make money!
She also recently spoke at at the Women in Engineering Leadership conference, which you can listen to listen to here: http://ieee-wie-ilc.org/speakers/
\n\nLa Vesha is a delight and an example for females to follow in a typically male-dominated space.
\nFrom dealing with Imposter Syndrome, to balancing life as a leader in tech, take a listen to our inspiring conversation.
Highlights
\nLa Vesha on working as a women in STEM:
7:30 "The largest challenge for me is Imposter Syndrome. I think 'Maybe I shouldn't be here' or I'll wake up one day and everyone will say I don't know as much as I think I know, or I'm not worthy. Those feelings come and go in waves and I keep trying to prove my Imposter Syndrome wrong."
\n\nWhy she loves Code Corps and volunteering her skills for social good:
\n\n12:12 "I am using tech for good and that's increasingly hard to do today, to use tech for the benefit of the humans around us and not just for financial gain. It makes me feel good to be able to do that."
\n\nHer advice for females today:
\n20:06 "Spend your time doing what is most important and the rest will follow."
Resources:
\nCode Corps
\nProgressive Coders Network
\nProgressive Hacknight
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\nSubscribe today!
Tune in to On The Spot next Thursday when we sit down with Erin Sauter Co-Founder of From Day One
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Special Guest: LaVesha Parker.
","summary":"On today's episode of On the Spot, we sit down with the role model: La Vesha Parker, Sr. Software Designer with Etsy.","date_published":"2019-05-23T12:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/be236197-d084-48da-b792-86e103f1b3ad.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31417925,"duration_in_seconds":1278}]},{"id":"9c53820d-1534-4117-8fed-114f7c1effd6","title":"Episode 39: Funding Fearless Female Entrepreneurs: Featuring Elizabeth Lawler of xxAngels","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/39","content_text":"Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot and hear from Elizabeth Lawler, co-founder of xxAngels which works to financially back fearless, groundbreaking, driven women entrepreneurs.\n\nxxAngels was founded by two women founder CEOs committed to seeding the next generation of women-led startups. Both Elizabeth and her partner Zoey aim to invest during the friends and family rounds and serve as a sounding board and launch partner for companies at conception.\n\nAdvice for rising entrepreneurs:\n\n[2:56 ] ...if you get good mentorship, good help and good advice, you can really build an interesting business and have a great exit.\n\n[19:29] _Going wide and wasting your time is a common mistake I see young entrepreneurs and early entrepreneurs make. _\n\nTo learn more about xxAngels or to apply for finding, visit their website and begin to educate yourself on the in's and out's of the investment world.\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email and/or audioblast Four Minutes with On The Dot, where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here: [signup.onthedotwoman.com](signup.onthedotwoman.com)\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Aylin Doker, the founder of Turquoise Life.\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman). We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Elizabeth Lawler.","content_html":"Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot and hear from Elizabeth Lawler, co-founder of xxAngels which works to financially back fearless, groundbreaking, driven women entrepreneurs.
\n\nxxAngels was founded by two women founder CEOs committed to seeding the next generation of women-led startups. Both Elizabeth and her partner Zoey aim to invest during the friends and family rounds and serve as a sounding board and launch partner for companies at conception.
\n\nAdvice for rising entrepreneurs:
\n\n[2:56 ] ...if you get good mentorship, good help and good advice, you can really build an interesting business and have a great exit.
\n\n[19:29] _Going wide and wasting your time is a common mistake I see young entrepreneurs and early entrepreneurs make. _
\n\nTo learn more about xxAngels or to apply for finding, visit their website and begin to educate yourself on the in's and out's of the investment world.
\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email and/or audioblast Four Minutes with On The Dot, where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here: [signup.onthedotwoman.com](signup.onthedotwoman.com)
\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Aylin Doker, the founder of Turquoise Life.
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman). We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Elizabeth Lawler.
","summary":"On today's episode of On the Spot, we sit down with the role model: Elizabeth Lawler co-founder of xxAngels, bridging the funding gap for young female entrepreneurs through early-stage funding opportunities.","date_published":"2019-05-16T00:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/9c53820d-1534-4117-8fed-114f7c1effd6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38332194,"duration_in_seconds":1590}]},{"id":"04b6366b-c2da-48d9-8459-23c25a447c9b","title":"Episode 38: Never Say Never: Featuring Gail Davis of GDA Speakers","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/38","content_text":"Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot and hear how Gail launched GDA Speakers, one of the top speakers bureaus in the country. After 20 years in the business, GDA Speakers has built a database of world-renowned thought leaders featuring top minds presenting on over a hundred topics.\n\nIn the earlt 1990's Gail Davis was leading events at one of the world’s largest corporations, Electronic Data Systems (EDS, which now operates as MicroFocus and DXC Technology).\n\nAfter a hugely successful event, she was sitting with the CEO discussing plans for the next one, determined to make it better than ever before. Talk about a challenge.\nA few months later while watching the movie \"Alive\" Gail had a wild, but interesting idea to pitch Nando Parrado, the main subject of the movie as her next big speaker. It tooks some fierce determination and sluthing, but Gail secured him making the following year's event was a hit!\n\nTwo year later, GDA Speakers was born.\n\nGail on the importance of routine:\n\n[16:15 ]_ \"I have a routine that I do every single morning. I write down ten things I am grateful for from the day before. I look at what I've got going on and I've really made massive strides in not overscheduling.\"_\n\nAdvice for rising entrepreneurs:\n\n[21:25)_ \"Avoid absolutes. Try not to hear the words 'never', it just creates more of a world of possibilities.\" _\n\nICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Aylin Doker, the founder of Turquoise Life.\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman). We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Gail Davis.","content_html":"Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot and hear how Gail launched GDA Speakers, one of the top speakers bureaus in the country. After 20 years in the business, GDA Speakers has built a database of world-renowned thought leaders featuring top minds presenting on over a hundred topics.
\n\nIn the earlt 1990's Gail Davis was leading events at one of the world’s largest corporations, Electronic Data Systems (EDS, which now operates as MicroFocus and DXC Technology).
\n\nAfter a hugely successful event, she was sitting with the CEO discussing plans for the next one, determined to make it better than ever before. Talk about a challenge.
\nA few months later while watching the movie "Alive" Gail had a wild, but interesting idea to pitch Nando Parrado, the main subject of the movie as her next big speaker. It tooks some fierce determination and sluthing, but Gail secured him making the following year's event was a hit!
Two year later, GDA Speakers was born.
\n\nGail on the importance of routine:
\n\n[16:15 ]_ "I have a routine that I do every single morning. I write down ten things I am grateful for from the day before. I look at what I've got going on and I've really made massive strides in not overscheduling."_
\n\nAdvice for rising entrepreneurs:
\n\n[21:25)_ "Avoid absolutes. Try not to hear the words 'never', it just creates more of a world of possibilities." _
\n\nICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.
Looking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!
\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Aylin Doker, the founder of Turquoise Life.
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman). We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Gail Davis.
","summary":"On today's episode of On the Spot, we sit down with the role model: Gail Davis, President and Founder of GDA Speakers. ","date_published":"2019-05-09T00:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/04b6366b-c2da-48d9-8459-23c25a447c9b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":35510190,"duration_in_seconds":1479}]},{"id":"d3847e9b-3918-4a42-9cc9-d6df72cade5b","title":"Episode 37: Advocating for African Women and Children: Featuring Mary Muiruri","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/37","content_text":"This episode contains sensitive material. Parental discretion is advised.\n\nSometimes, all it takes is a helping hand and a push in the right direction.\n\nTune in to today's episode of On the Spot and hear how Mary was inspired to open the Shelter Children's Home in Kenya. Growing up, Mary lived in a rural home in Kenya. She did a lot of church work and believed that she was meant to help other people. With the help of her grandmother, she began to pursue a cause she grew to become passionate about.\n\n[4:57] “And my grandmother comes to this idea that: can we keep 10 children in a house and we take care of them and see what we can be? And so that was a lifetime thing. We said ‘Yes we want many women.’ We can try. And so we didn’t settle with 10, we settled with 25. So it became - Initially - it was like just an extracurricular activity, but now it had become a program. It becomes a commitment. It becomes a responsibility.”\n\nHaving to learn everything from scratch - from public speaking, to managing organizations, to fundraising - can be a daunting challenge, but the challenge is worth it. Mary fights for people and actively works to make an impact in the world through bringing awareness to cruel treatment of girls.\n\n[18:30] “Groom yourself, wake up feeling strong and feeling energetic, put on your lipstick, do your hair, and walk out in confidence because the more confident they are, the more ready they are to face the world and to do what needs to be done.”\n\nThrough providing girls with the resources they need to be healthy and successful and the encouragement to pursue what they are passionate about, they can blossom into something special and forge their own path.\n\nICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Gail Davis, the founder of GDA Speakers.\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Mary Muiruri.","content_html":"This episode contains sensitive material. Parental discretion is advised.
\n\nSometimes, all it takes is a helping hand and a push in the right direction.
\n\nTune in to today's episode of On the Spot and hear how Mary was inspired to open the Shelter Children's Home in Kenya. Growing up, Mary lived in a rural home in Kenya. She did a lot of church work and believed that she was meant to help other people. With the help of her grandmother, she began to pursue a cause she grew to become passionate about.
\n\n[4:57] “And my grandmother comes to this idea that: can we keep 10 children in a house and we take care of them and see what we can be? And so that was a lifetime thing. We said ‘Yes we want many women.’ We can try. And so we didn’t settle with 10, we settled with 25. So it became - Initially - it was like just an extracurricular activity, but now it had become a program. It becomes a commitment. It becomes a responsibility.”
\n\nHaving to learn everything from scratch - from public speaking, to managing organizations, to fundraising - can be a daunting challenge, but the challenge is worth it. Mary fights for people and actively works to make an impact in the world through bringing awareness to cruel treatment of girls.
\n\n[18:30] “Groom yourself, wake up feeling strong and feeling energetic, put on your lipstick, do your hair, and walk out in confidence because the more confident they are, the more ready they are to face the world and to do what needs to be done.”
\n\nThrough providing girls with the resources they need to be healthy and successful and the encouragement to pursue what they are passionate about, they can blossom into something special and forge their own path.
\n\nICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.
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\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Gail Davis, the founder of GDA Speakers.
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Mary Muiruri.
","summary":"On today's episode of On the Spot, we sit down with the role model: Mary Muiruri, children's advocate and philanthropist. This episode contains sensitive material. Parental discretion is advised.","date_published":"2019-05-02T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/d3847e9b-3918-4a42-9cc9-d6df72cade5b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":32352673,"duration_in_seconds":1347}]},{"id":"bee70d3e-bd25-4d03-9e87-f24818147da0","title":"Episode 36: Rhythm and Poetry: Featuring Zamaera","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/36","content_text":"A storytelling competition, Tupac Shakur, and a 12 page business plan: this is Zamaera’s story.\n\nTune in to today's episode of On the Spot and to learn about how Zamaera was inspired to become a rapper and what it takes to succeed as a woman in the music industry.\n\nAt 9 years old, Zamaera experienced her first loss at a storytelling competition after making it to nationals. After that experience, her music teacher told her about another storytelling competition, which she won and became her gateway into the entertainment industry.\n\n[1:56] “On the topic of connection, music does that for me. You know, whether it be with other women, other men, the younger generation[…] and that’s a thing that music’s done for me. It’s always been able to bring back to this human emotion, you know, relatability, no matter where you’re from[...]”\n\nBeing a musician is hard. Being a woman adds another layer of difficulty, but Zamaera didn't let that affect her. Her unwavering desire to connect people through her music allows her to truly flourish and succeed in an industry that isn't known for being kind or accomodating.\n\n[10:42] “If you really want it, there is a way to get it, and you just can’t stop.”\n\nListen to her debut EP Z, available on all platforms.\n\nICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Gail Davis, the founder of GDA Speakers.\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Zamaera.","content_html":"A storytelling competition, Tupac Shakur, and a 12 page business plan: this is Zamaera’s story.
\n\nTune in to today's episode of On the Spot and to learn about how Zamaera was inspired to become a rapper and what it takes to succeed as a woman in the music industry.
\n\nAt 9 years old, Zamaera experienced her first loss at a storytelling competition after making it to nationals. After that experience, her music teacher told her about another storytelling competition, which she won and became her gateway into the entertainment industry.
\n\n[1:56] “On the topic of connection, music does that for me. You know, whether it be with other women, other men, the younger generation[…] and that’s a thing that music’s done for me. It’s always been able to bring back to this human emotion, you know, relatability, no matter where you’re from[...]”
\n\nBeing a musician is hard. Being a woman adds another layer of difficulty, but Zamaera didn't let that affect her. Her unwavering desire to connect people through her music allows her to truly flourish and succeed in an industry that isn't known for being kind or accomodating.
\n\n[10:42] “If you really want it, there is a way to get it, and you just can’t stop.”
\n\nListen to her debut EP Z, available on all platforms.
\n\nICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.
Looking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!
\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Gail Davis, the founder of GDA Speakers.
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Zamaera.
","summary":"On today's episode of On the Spot, we sit down with the rising star: Zamaera, Malaysian emcee and artist.","date_published":"2019-04-25T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/bee70d3e-bd25-4d03-9e87-f24818147da0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":34819074,"duration_in_seconds":1450}]},{"id":"8fbd7f72-5b72-481f-93d6-99ed2c685430","title":"Episode 35: You Can Make a Difference: Featuring Susan Solomont","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/35","content_text":"You can make a difference no matter who you are.\n\nToday on On the Spot, our editor, Sheena Sharma, interviews Susan Solomont: entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author. She is the founder of the Women's Leadership Network, and author of the book \"Lost and Found in Spain: Tales of an Ambassador's Wife.\" \n\nWhen her husband accepted the role of serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra, Susan's life was uprooted, and she left everything behind to follow her husband to Spain. Having to leave everything behind to move to Spain taught her many valuable lessons. Life is unpredictable, and it’s important to know that there’s not only one correct path.\n\n[9:08] “I had to figure out who I was and how I wanted to be there, and I empathize with all those who do something new. For me? I’m thrilled I did it. It was a life-changing experience.”\n\nWhen your life is uprooted, it can be scary, but a new start can lead to something great. Susan stumbled upon life-changing opportunities while in Spain, and eventually created a platform that brings people together internationally.\n\n[10:38] “And I really hope that we all get to have opportunities to add to who we are, and grow with that.”\n\nYou can purchase her book, Lost and Found in Spain here: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Found-Spain-Tales-Ambassadors/dp/1633310302\n\nMake sure to keep an eye out for her upcoming children’s book: Stella the Ambassadog.\n\nICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with up and coming Malaysian emcee and artist, Zamaera. \n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Susan Solomont.","content_html":"You can make a difference no matter who you are.
\n\nToday on On the Spot, our editor, Sheena Sharma, interviews Susan Solomont: entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author. She is the founder of the Women's Leadership Network, and author of the book "Lost and Found in Spain: Tales of an Ambassador's Wife."
\n\nWhen her husband accepted the role of serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra, Susan's life was uprooted, and she left everything behind to follow her husband to Spain. Having to leave everything behind to move to Spain taught her many valuable lessons. Life is unpredictable, and it’s important to know that there’s not only one correct path.
\n\n[9:08] “I had to figure out who I was and how I wanted to be there, and I empathize with all those who do something new. For me? I’m thrilled I did it. It was a life-changing experience.”
\n\nWhen your life is uprooted, it can be scary, but a new start can lead to something great. Susan stumbled upon life-changing opportunities while in Spain, and eventually created a platform that brings people together internationally.
\n\n[10:38] “And I really hope that we all get to have opportunities to add to who we are, and grow with that.”
\n\nYou can purchase her book, Lost and Found in Spain here: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Found-Spain-Tales-Ambassadors/dp/1633310302
\n\nMake sure to keep an eye out for her upcoming children’s book: Stella the Ambassadog.
\n\nICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.
Looking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!
\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with up and coming Malaysian emcee and artist, Zamaera.
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Susan Solomont.
","summary":"On today's episode of On the Spot, Sheena Sharma, Editor at On The Dot, takes Melinda's place and sits down with Susan Solomont, founder of the Women's Leadership Network, and author of the book \"Lost and Found in Spain: Tales of an Ambassador's Wife.\"","date_published":"2019-04-18T02:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/8fbd7f72-5b72-481f-93d6-99ed2c685430.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29801200,"duration_in_seconds":1234}]},{"id":"ba0d7b35-be24-4eb7-a16e-0de2828407be","title":"Episode 34: Media, Success, and Moguls: Featuring Tiffany Pham","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/34","content_text":"Three jobs, endless determination, and the passion to achieve your goals—moguls aren’t just men. Moguls are women, too.\n\nTune in to today's episode of On the Spot and follow Tiffany's inspirational journey towards founding Mogul and how through endless determination and persistence, her work has impacted the lives of many women.\n\nAs a child, Tiffany moved from Paris, France to Texas because her parents wanted her to have more opportunities. Through consuming American media, Tiffany was able to improve her English and learn many other things, which led to her realizing how powerful media can be as a tool for learning and education.\n\nThe catalyst for her journey was the passing of her beloved grandmother, her number one role model.\n\n[4:10] >“I made a promise to her that I would do everything I could to follow in her footsteps, and I would dedicate my life to providing for others in need with information and opportunities just as she had.\"\n\nThere is a lack of confidence that needs to be overcome in order to seize opportunities. Tiffany learned how to do just that. \n\n[32:13] >\"It's fine if you're not perfect at the beginning. You will be perfected over time, or whatever you're working on will be perfect over time. Fail forward because so long as you’re learning, you’re succeeding.”\n\nCheck out her books You Are a Mogul: How to Do the Impossible, Do It Yourself, and Do It Now and Girl Mogul: Dream It. Do It. Change the World, both available for purchase on Amazon.\n\nTo learn more about Mogul, check out their website: https://onmogul.com/ and download the app!\n\nICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nTune in next Thursday with our editor Sheena Sharma who will be bringing us a great interview with Susan Solomont, Author and Founder of the Women's Leadership Network.\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Tiffany Pham.","content_html":"Three jobs, endless determination, and the passion to achieve your goals—moguls aren’t just men. Moguls are women, too.
\n\nTune in to today's episode of On the Spot and follow Tiffany's inspirational journey towards founding Mogul and how through endless determination and persistence, her work has impacted the lives of many women.
\n\nAs a child, Tiffany moved from Paris, France to Texas because her parents wanted her to have more opportunities. Through consuming American media, Tiffany was able to improve her English and learn many other things, which led to her realizing how powerful media can be as a tool for learning and education.
\n\nThe catalyst for her journey was the passing of her beloved grandmother, her number one role model.
\n\n[4:10] >“I made a promise to her that I would do everything I could to follow in her footsteps, and I would dedicate my life to providing for others in need with information and opportunities just as she had."
\n\nThere is a lack of confidence that needs to be overcome in order to seize opportunities. Tiffany learned how to do just that.
\n\n[32:13] >"It's fine if you're not perfect at the beginning. You will be perfected over time, or whatever you're working on will be perfect over time. Fail forward because so long as you’re learning, you’re succeeding.”
\n\nCheck out her books You Are a Mogul: How to Do the Impossible, Do It Yourself, and Do It Now and Girl Mogul: Dream It. Do It. Change the World, both available for purchase on Amazon.
\n\nTo learn more about Mogul, check out their website: https://onmogul.com/ and download the app!
\n\nICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.
Looking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!
\n\nTune in next Thursday with our editor Sheena Sharma who will be bringing us a great interview with Susan Solomont, Author and Founder of the Women's Leadership Network.
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Tiffany Pham.
","summary":"On today's episode of On the Spot, we sit down with Tiffany Pham, Founder and CEO of Mogul, a platform that helps women network for career success.","date_published":"2019-04-11T01:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/ba0d7b35-be24-4eb7-a16e-0de2828407be.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":49998991,"duration_in_seconds":2082}]},{"id":"a5a70153-1424-4bf2-96ca-170053848d74","title":"Episode 33: From Outsider to Fashion Insider: Featuring Sandra Makarem","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/33","content_text":"Fashion is a tough industry to jump into. \n\nToday on On the Spot, we sit down with Sandra Makarem, Founder & CEO of Collective Child, a premium and highly in-demand personalized shopping service for luxury childrenswear. To get a better idea of just how much business is booming: there is an instant 1,500 person and nearly 2 year waitlist!\n\nTune in to today’s episode to learn more about Sandra's countless years of experience in the fashion industry and how diversity, failure, and empowerment have played a role in the success of Collective Child.\n\nAs a Venezuelan woman, immigrant, and an outsider in the industry, Sandra discusses her journey and how her experiences have helped her grow into the person she is today.\n\n[7:20] >“I think you need to diversify the people that you’re surrounded with because the reality is that in life you will encounter different types of personalities and, so you need to understand what your relationship is in those moments and really listen to those diverse and different opinions and be open to understanding what that might mean for different people.”\n\nSometimes failure can lead to more promising opportunities, but it’s up to you to take the leap of faith and pursue what you’re truly passionate about, and Sandra did just that!\n\n[18:13] >“Because you need to do you. You need to be exactly who you want to be and whatever shape way or form that is.”\n\nLearn more about Collective Child by going to their website: https://www.thecollectivechild.com/\nCheck out their Instagram for an adorable look at their overall aesthetic: @thecollectivechild\n\nICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Tiffany Pham, Founder and CEO of Mogul, a platform that helps women network for career success.\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Sandra Makarem.","content_html":"Fashion is a tough industry to jump into.
\n\nToday on On the Spot, we sit down with Sandra Makarem, Founder & CEO of Collective Child, a premium and highly in-demand personalized shopping service for luxury childrenswear. To get a better idea of just how much business is booming: there is an instant 1,500 person and nearly 2 year waitlist!
\n\nTune in to today’s episode to learn more about Sandra's countless years of experience in the fashion industry and how diversity, failure, and empowerment have played a role in the success of Collective Child.
\n\nAs a Venezuelan woman, immigrant, and an outsider in the industry, Sandra discusses her journey and how her experiences have helped her grow into the person she is today.
\n\n[7:20] >“I think you need to diversify the people that you’re surrounded with because the reality is that in life you will encounter different types of personalities and, so you need to understand what your relationship is in those moments and really listen to those diverse and different opinions and be open to understanding what that might mean for different people.”
\n\nSometimes failure can lead to more promising opportunities, but it’s up to you to take the leap of faith and pursue what you’re truly passionate about, and Sandra did just that!
\n\n[18:13] >“Because you need to do you. You need to be exactly who you want to be and whatever shape way or form that is.”
\n\nLearn more about Collective Child by going to their website: https://www.thecollectivechild.com/
\nCheck out their Instagram for an adorable look at their overall aesthetic: @thecollectivechild
ICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.
Looking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!
\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Tiffany Pham, Founder and CEO of Mogul, a platform that helps women network for career success.
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Sandra Makarem.
","summary":"On today's episode of On the Spot, we sit down with Sandra Makarem, Founder & CEO of Collective Child, a premium and highly in-demand personalized shopping service for luxury childrenswear.","date_published":"2019-04-04T02:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/a5a70153-1424-4bf2-96ca-170053848d74.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":28726885,"duration_in_seconds":1196}]},{"id":"f2458b83-8e58-4893-8913-9877875511a1","title":"Episode 32: The Real Secret To Healthy Eating: Featuring Nicole Centeno","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/32","content_text":"Healthy eating is not a fad or trend. It's a mindset.\n\n[04:16] >“I definitely do have a passion for translating what I learned in my life to actionable tools and resources for other people. That’s what gets me really excited.”\n\nToday on On the Spot we interviewed Nicole Centeno, founder and CEO of Splendid Spoon, a program for everyone else sick of fad diets, and ready to improve their relationships with food. Tune in with us and learn about Nicole's mission, the importance of the \"how\" versus the \"what,\" and the dangers of putting too much pressure on yourself not just in regard to being healthy, but also when it comes to starting and running a business. \n\n[6:44] >“I really believe that whether it’s with Splendid Spoon or another product, we all have that common wisdom, and by tapping into it and focusing on habits instead of trends, we can feel more confident everyday with the choices we make with our food[…]”\n\nHealthy habits are hard to form when you don't know how to develop them, so let's learn how one small step at a time.\n\nLearn more about Splendid Spoon here: https://splendidspoon.com/\n\nICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Sandra Makarem, Founder and CEO of Collective Child, a personalized luxury shopping platform for Childrenswear.\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Nicole Centeno.","content_html":"Healthy eating is not a fad or trend. It's a mindset.
\n\n[04:16] >“I definitely do have a passion for translating what I learned in my life to actionable tools and resources for other people. That’s what gets me really excited.”
\n\nToday on On the Spot we interviewed Nicole Centeno, founder and CEO of Splendid Spoon, a program for everyone else sick of fad diets, and ready to improve their relationships with food. Tune in with us and learn about Nicole's mission, the importance of the "how" versus the "what," and the dangers of putting too much pressure on yourself not just in regard to being healthy, but also when it comes to starting and running a business.
\n\n[6:44] >“I really believe that whether it’s with Splendid Spoon or another product, we all have that common wisdom, and by tapping into it and focusing on habits instead of trends, we can feel more confident everyday with the choices we make with our food[…]”
\n\nHealthy habits are hard to form when you don't know how to develop them, so let's learn how one small step at a time.
\n\nLearn more about Splendid Spoon here: https://splendidspoon.com/
\n\nICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.
Looking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!
\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Sandra Makarem, Founder and CEO of Collective Child, a personalized luxury shopping platform for Childrenswear.
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Nicole Centeno.
","summary":"On today's episode of On the Spot, Sheena Sharma, Editor at On The Dot, takes Melinda's place and sits down with Nicole Centeno, founder and CEO of Splendid Spoon, a program for everyone else sick of fad diets, and ready to improve their relationships with food.","date_published":"2019-03-28T01:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/f2458b83-8e58-4893-8913-9877875511a1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":26824459,"duration_in_seconds":1117}]},{"id":"5c5f8772-fc5d-4e51-a088-b6f98a8716f2","title":"Episode 31: Let's Talk Money: Featuring Roselyn Wilkinson","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/31","content_text":"Let’s talk about money!\n\nToday on On the Spot we interviewed Roselyn Wilkinson, certified financial planner and author of the book “It’s Good to be Queen.” Tune in with us and learn how to take control of your goals through financial planning.\n\n\n”It doesn’t have to be complicated, but I’d like women to think about it in terms of their financial health is like their physical health. Your finances and your health are gonna be with you your whole life.”\n\n\nA lot goes into financial planning, and people tend to overlook the importance of teaching girls about creating plans to reach their goals. Women need to take control of their own finances and look out for their own goals instead of relying on the men in their lives.\n\n\n“Women are making 85% of those financial decisions. They are actively engaged in the big purchases, right? If there is a minivan to be bought, they are there. But when it come sto the long term planning, they are still deferring those decisions to their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers, best friend’s son who just graduated from college…”\n\n\nIt’s okay for women to talk about money. Let’s get engaged and take control of our future.\n\nYou can purchase Roselyn’s book here: https://www.amazon.com/Its-Good-Queen-Financial-Sovereignty/dp/1986872300\n\nNeed help with financial planning? Learn more here: http://www.good2bqueen.com/\n\nICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nTune in next Thursday with our editor Sheena Sharma who will be bringing us a great interview with Nicole Centeno, founder and CEO of Splendid Spoon, a company focused on helping consumers change their relationship with food.\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Roselyn Wilkinson.","content_html":"Let’s talk about money!
\n\nToday on On the Spot we interviewed Roselyn Wilkinson, certified financial planner and author of the book “It’s Good to be Queen.” Tune in with us and learn how to take control of your goals through financial planning.
\n\n\n\n\n”It doesn’t have to be complicated, but I’d like women to think about it in terms of their financial health is like their physical health. Your finances and your health are gonna be with you your whole life.”
\n
A lot goes into financial planning, and people tend to overlook the importance of teaching girls about creating plans to reach their goals. Women need to take control of their own finances and look out for their own goals instead of relying on the men in their lives.
\n\n\n\n\n“Women are making 85% of those financial decisions. They are actively engaged in the big purchases, right? If there is a minivan to be bought, they are there. But when it come sto the long term planning, they are still deferring those decisions to their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers, best friend’s son who just graduated from college…”
\n
It’s okay for women to talk about money. Let’s get engaged and take control of our future.
\n\nYou can purchase Roselyn’s book here: https://www.amazon.com/Its-Good-Queen-Financial-Sovereignty/dp/1986872300
\n\nNeed help with financial planning? Learn more here: http://www.good2bqueen.com/
\n\nICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.
Looking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!
\n\nTune in next Thursday with our editor Sheena Sharma who will be bringing us a great interview with Nicole Centeno, founder and CEO of Splendid Spoon, a company focused on helping consumers change their relationship with food.
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Roselyn Wilkinson.
","summary":"On today's episode of On the Spot, we sit down with Roselyn Wilkinson, certified financial planner and author of the book \"It's Good to be Queen,\" and talk about money and the importance of financial planning for women.","date_published":"2019-03-21T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/5c5f8772-fc5d-4e51-a088-b6f98a8716f2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":29675907,"duration_in_seconds":1236}]},{"id":"8fce3921-5904-4f8c-b61e-3a249d275e74","title":"Episode 30: Getting Kids Excited About STEM: Featuring Margot Stern and Dr. Yael Schuster","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/30","content_text":"\n“Science is so exciting and fun and it should be! It’s exciting to explore things and learn new things.”\n\n\nToday on On the Spot we interviewed the dream team Margot Stern and Dr. Yael Schuster, the founders of StellarNova, a multimedia edutainment company that creats unique experiences for kids through storytelling, hands-on-activies, and interactive media. Topics covered range from chemistry to engineering and space exploration and are target to a wide range of age groups. \n\n\n“Through some sort of storytelling which allows us to build emotional connections and hands on experiences that allow us to build confidence, we’re seeing that you’re just able to unlock the natural passions within people.”\n\n\nIn this episode, this power duo discusses how they met, their personal journies and the skills they've learned along the way, and what they want to accomplish with StellarNova. How does seeing the world through a gendered lens affect education? What is it like to have a healthy business relationship? Tune in to find out!\n\nLearn more about StellarNova here: https://stellarnova.co/\n\nICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Roslyn Wilkonson, financial planner and author of the new book \"It's Good to be Queen\".\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Margot Stern & Dr. Yael Schuster.","content_html":"\n\n\n“Science is so exciting and fun and it should be! It’s exciting to explore things and learn new things.”
\n
Today on On the Spot we interviewed the dream team Margot Stern and Dr. Yael Schuster, the founders of StellarNova, a multimedia edutainment company that creats unique experiences for kids through storytelling, hands-on-activies, and interactive media. Topics covered range from chemistry to engineering and space exploration and are target to a wide range of age groups.
\n\n\n\n\n“Through some sort of storytelling which allows us to build emotional connections and hands on experiences that allow us to build confidence, we’re seeing that you’re just able to unlock the natural passions within people.”
\n
In this episode, this power duo discusses how they met, their personal journies and the skills they've learned along the way, and what they want to accomplish with StellarNova. How does seeing the world through a gendered lens affect education? What is it like to have a healthy business relationship? Tune in to find out!
\n\nLearn more about StellarNova here: https://stellarnova.co/
\n\nICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.
Looking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!
\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Roslyn Wilkonson, financial planner and author of the new book "It's Good to be Queen".
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Margot Stern & Dr. Yael Schuster.
","summary":"On today's episode of On the Spot, we sit down with Margot Stern and Dr. Yael Schuster, the founders of StellarNova, a multimedia edutainment company that creates unique experiences for kids through storytelling, hands-on activities, and interactive media.","date_published":"2019-03-14T00:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/8fce3921-5904-4f8c-b61e-3a249d275e74.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":28741897,"duration_in_seconds":1197}]},{"id":"ddb30294-8248-4350-9947-dff39ba80b8f","title":"Episode 29: Girl, Hold Your Head Up High!: Featuring Sheila Ronning, Founder of Women in the Boardroom","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/29","content_text":"On the Spot aims to showcase relatable women who have blazed the trail in order to help you walk your own path to success. In celebration of International Women's day, we have invited Sheila Ronning, the founder of Women in the Boardroom, an organization that makes sure women have a seat at the table by providing a customizing step-by-step approach to getting on your 1st, 2nd or 3rd corporate board!\n\nHow can women overcome the confidence gap and become successful entrepreneurs? \n\nIn this episode of On the Spot, tune in to listen to Sheila drop some hot tips and words of wisdom about how women can succeed and empower themselves. \n\n\n“When we stop learning and growing, then we’re dying. You cannot stay the same. You are either learning and growing or you are dying!”\n\n\nEveryone defines success differently. Sheila defines success as being able to what you absolutely love. As an entrepreneur, she started her first business in 1996, and in 2002, Sheila wanted a business that was all about helping to advance women, which is when she founded Women in the Boardroom.\n\nCheck out Women in the Boardroom here!: https://womenintheboardroom.com/\n\nICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Margot Stern and Dr. Yael Schuster, co-founders of StellarNova, a science toy company that creates unique experiences for kids through storytelling, hands-on activities, and interactive media.\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Sheila Ronning.","content_html":"On the Spot aims to showcase relatable women who have blazed the trail in order to help you walk your own path to success. In celebration of International Women's day, we have invited Sheila Ronning, the founder of Women in the Boardroom, an organization that makes sure women have a seat at the table by providing a customizing step-by-step approach to getting on your 1st, 2nd or 3rd corporate board!
\n\nHow can women overcome the confidence gap and become successful entrepreneurs?
\n\nIn this episode of On the Spot, tune in to listen to Sheila drop some hot tips and words of wisdom about how women can succeed and empower themselves.
\n\n\n\n\n“When we stop learning and growing, then we’re dying. You cannot stay the same. You are either learning and growing or you are dying!”
\n
Everyone defines success differently. Sheila defines success as being able to what you absolutely love. As an entrepreneur, she started her first business in 1996, and in 2002, Sheila wanted a business that was all about helping to advance women, which is when she founded Women in the Boardroom.
\n\nCheck out Women in the Boardroom here!: https://womenintheboardroom.com/
\n\nICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.
Looking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!
\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Margot Stern and Dr. Yael Schuster, co-founders of StellarNova, a science toy company that creates unique experiences for kids through storytelling, hands-on activities, and interactive media.
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Sheila Ronning.
","summary":"On today's episode of On the Spot, we sit down with Sheila Ronning, the founder of Women in the Boardroom, an organization that makes sure women have a seat at the table.","date_published":"2019-03-07T21:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/ddb30294-8248-4350-9947-dff39ba80b8f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":44721175,"duration_in_seconds":1863}]},{"id":"ae911b18-d626-4802-81ab-8563139dbe9f","title":"Episode 28: The Problem With Online Dating: Featuring Brooke Waupsh, Co-founder & CEO of Swoovy","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/28","content_text":"What's something that feels daunting and almost impossible in this day and age? If you guessed online dating... you're right on the money! \n\nOn today's episode of On the Spot we sit down with Brooke Waupsh, the co-founder and CEO of Swoovy, a new mobile dating app that connects single people to go on a date volunteering for a nonprofit. In today's episode, Brooke discusses her journey to where she is today, and her thoughts on online dating and the issues that come with it.\n\nThe problem: how can you facilitate meaningful interactions between strangers? Brooke has all the answers!\n\n\n\"I think that I would just encourage people to stay authentic to themselves and have that confidence to not settle or deal with anything less than what will fulfill you as a person. And whether that's through a dating app or offline, there should be no difference.\"\n\n\nICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nTune in next Thursday when we celebrate International Women's Day by sitting down with Sheila Ronning, CEO & Founder of Women in the Boardroom.\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Brooke Waupsh.","content_html":"What's something that feels daunting and almost impossible in this day and age? If you guessed online dating... you're right on the money!
\n\nOn today's episode of On the Spot we sit down with Brooke Waupsh, the co-founder and CEO of Swoovy, a new mobile dating app that connects single people to go on a date volunteering for a nonprofit. In today's episode, Brooke discusses her journey to where she is today, and her thoughts on online dating and the issues that come with it.
\n\nThe problem: how can you facilitate meaningful interactions between strangers? Brooke has all the answers!
\n\n\n\n\n"I think that I would just encourage people to stay authentic to themselves and have that confidence to not settle or deal with anything less than what will fulfill you as a person. And whether that's through a dating app or offline, there should be no difference."
\n
ICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.
Looking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!
\n\nTune in next Thursday when we celebrate International Women's Day by sitting down with Sheila Ronning, CEO & Founder of Women in the Boardroom.
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Brooke Waupsh.
","summary":"On today's episode of On the Spot, we sit down with Brooke Waupsh, co-founder and CEO of Swoovy, a new mobile dating app that connects single people to go on a date volunteering for a nonprofit.","date_published":"2019-02-28T00:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/ae911b18-d626-4802-81ab-8563139dbe9f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":26537135,"duration_in_seconds":1105}]},{"id":"741559d8-fb2a-4e5d-8e99-a73b46b7eff1","title":"Episode 27: On The Spot Featuring Jillian Bullock, Filmmaker, President, and CEO of Jillian Bullock Enterprises","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/27","content_text":"On today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with Jillian Bullock, a filmmaker, president and CEO of Jillian Bullock Enterprises, a film and video production company based in Philadelphia. Jillian works to bring change through producing, writing, and directing shows that are empowering, educational, and entertaining. \n\nWhen Jillian was a child, her mother married a white man in the Italian mafia. Jillian and her siblings were the only black kids in their neighborhood and were surrounded by mobsters growing up. Her stepfather introduced her to film and they often watched movies together. His dream was the be a filmmaker, and Jillian took on that dream as her own after he passed when she was only 15 years old. \n\nHer mother eventually remarried, but her new husband was physically abusive. Jillian was kicked out by her mother and lived on the streets at the age of 15 after defending her. In order to escape homelessness, Jillian was forced to get involved with prostitution to get off the streets. After getting pregnant at 16, Jillian went back to Philadelphia, went back to school, eventually graduated from high school, and got a college degree. \n\n\n”You have to have some resilience inside yourself to fight and come out of the depths of hell.”\n\n“There’s another side, and there’s reasons why people do what they do, so you need to explore that as a filmmaker. That’s what I try to do.”\n\n\nAs a black woman, Jillian feels very fortunate as she has not experienced much discrimination as a result of her race in the film industry. She believes it’s because of the way she carries herself, and being surrounded by mobsters as a child greatly contributed to this. Jillian often tells women that they need to teach their daughters to be confident at a young age.\n\nJillian recommends that women get mentors as it made a world of difference in her life. She learned the ins and outs of what was necessary for her to become a successful reporter. Jillian also watches many videos and looks up to motivational people, especially people who have struggled and lived a rough life. She sees how they overcame their struggles and built their own empires and learns from them. People should look up to people whose experiences resonate with them.\n\nKey takeaways:\n\n\n”Life is hard, but the thing is they have to find a path that works with them, meaning that they need to associate themselves with people who are positive and who can uplift them. And they have to get rid of people that are negative distractors, and haters, and people who are not supporting them. And that can be your family members. It could be your spouse. It could be whoever. You know, to me life is too short. It is just too short to be going through life unhappy and just not living your fullest potential and being successful and obtaining your greatness.”\n\n”Just the fact that you opened your eyes and you’re breathing, that’s a great thing, a thing to be grateful for.”\n\n\nICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang. \n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Brooke Waupsh, Co-founder & CEO of Swoovy, a new mobile dating app.\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Jillian Bullock.","content_html":"On today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with Jillian Bullock, a filmmaker, president and CEO of Jillian Bullock Enterprises, a film and video production company based in Philadelphia. Jillian works to bring change through producing, writing, and directing shows that are empowering, educational, and entertaining.
\n\nWhen Jillian was a child, her mother married a white man in the Italian mafia. Jillian and her siblings were the only black kids in their neighborhood and were surrounded by mobsters growing up. Her stepfather introduced her to film and they often watched movies together. His dream was the be a filmmaker, and Jillian took on that dream as her own after he passed when she was only 15 years old.
\n\nHer mother eventually remarried, but her new husband was physically abusive. Jillian was kicked out by her mother and lived on the streets at the age of 15 after defending her. In order to escape homelessness, Jillian was forced to get involved with prostitution to get off the streets. After getting pregnant at 16, Jillian went back to Philadelphia, went back to school, eventually graduated from high school, and got a college degree.
\n\n\n\n\n”You have to have some resilience inside yourself to fight and come out of the depths of hell.”
\n\n“There’s another side, and there’s reasons why people do what they do, so you need to explore that as a filmmaker. That’s what I try to do.”
\n
As a black woman, Jillian feels very fortunate as she has not experienced much discrimination as a result of her race in the film industry. She believes it’s because of the way she carries herself, and being surrounded by mobsters as a child greatly contributed to this. Jillian often tells women that they need to teach their daughters to be confident at a young age.
\n\nJillian recommends that women get mentors as it made a world of difference in her life. She learned the ins and outs of what was necessary for her to become a successful reporter. Jillian also watches many videos and looks up to motivational people, especially people who have struggled and lived a rough life. She sees how they overcame their struggles and built their own empires and learns from them. People should look up to people whose experiences resonate with them.
\n\nKey takeaways:
\n\n\n\n\n”Life is hard, but the thing is they have to find a path that works with them, meaning that they need to associate themselves with people who are positive and who can uplift them. And they have to get rid of people that are negative distractors, and haters, and people who are not supporting them. And that can be your family members. It could be your spouse. It could be whoever. You know, to me life is too short. It is just too short to be going through life unhappy and just not living your fullest potential and being successful and obtaining your greatness.”
\n\n”Just the fact that you opened your eyes and you’re breathing, that’s a great thing, a thing to be grateful for.”
\n
ICYMI: Check out our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.
Looking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!
\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Brooke Waupsh, Co-founder & CEO of Swoovy, a new mobile dating app.
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Jillian Bullock.
","summary":"On today's episode of On the Spot, we sit down with Jillian Bullock, award-winning filmmaker, author, and speaker. Jillian is president, and CEO of Jillian Bullock Enterprises.","date_published":"2019-02-21T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/741559d8-fb2a-4e5d-8e99-a73b46b7eff1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33258578,"duration_in_seconds":1378}]},{"id":"135214e6-e177-4f8a-9586-e0f94d6ab643","title":"Episode 26: On The Spot Featuring Brittany Packnett, Activist and Vice President of National Community Alliances & Engagement at Teach For America","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/26","content_text":"On today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with the powerhouse Brittany Packnett, known for her work as the National VP for Teach for America, co-host of Crooked Media’s Pod Save the People podcast, and outspoken intersectional #BlackLivesMatter activist. As a child, her parents played a critical role in her journey. Their activism and philanthropy showed Brittany the importance of utilizing your privilege in order to expand access to people, a responsibility Brittany takes very seriously.\n\n\n_\"Whatever the platform, I believe my work is all about teaching and speaking truth that moves people to action, that moves people to do good work in the world, and my pathway to that certainly has been deeply inspired by the folks that I was raised by and by the communities that I had the privilege to serve.\" _\n\n\nBrittany discusses how intersectionality is key for white women and women of color working together for the betterment of all women. She also discusses her role models and what she admires in other women, includeing Oprah Winfrey for her quiet contributions to the Black community, her mother for constantly reminding her that excellence can always be achieved, and friends who are younger than her for their inspirational work and many more.\n\nAs someone as busy as Brittany, it can be difficult to find a work-life balance. To unplug, Brittany loves to cook and travels frequently. One thing she emphasizes is how important it is for her to spend time with loved ones while traveling.\n\nWhat’s next for Brittany?\nBrittany is currently writing a book and has been collecting speeches by black women for the past few years. She says the book will be part anthology and part essays of reflection. Her book will be titled We Are Like Those Who Dream, and is set to be released next spring. She’s also has plans of getting married in the Fall! Congratulations!\n\nKey Takeaways:\n\n\n_“I think it’s important that when we look for role models; that we don’t just look to wealthy people, that we don’t even just look to people who are older than us. There is inspiration all around us if we actually just take the time to look.” _\n\n\nICYMI: Check out Brittany's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang. \n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Jillian Bullock, filmmaker, president, and CEO of Jillian Bullock Enterprises!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Brittany Packnett.","content_html":"On today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with the powerhouse Brittany Packnett, known for her work as the National VP for Teach for America, co-host of Crooked Media’s Pod Save the People podcast, and outspoken intersectional #BlackLivesMatter activist. As a child, her parents played a critical role in her journey. Their activism and philanthropy showed Brittany the importance of utilizing your privilege in order to expand access to people, a responsibility Brittany takes very seriously.
\n\n\n\n\n_"Whatever the platform, I believe my work is all about teaching and speaking truth that moves people to action, that moves people to do good work in the world, and my pathway to that certainly has been deeply inspired by the folks that I was raised by and by the communities that I had the privilege to serve." _
\n
Brittany discusses how intersectionality is key for white women and women of color working together for the betterment of all women. She also discusses her role models and what she admires in other women, includeing Oprah Winfrey for her quiet contributions to the Black community, her mother for constantly reminding her that excellence can always be achieved, and friends who are younger than her for their inspirational work and many more.
\n\nAs someone as busy as Brittany, it can be difficult to find a work-life balance. To unplug, Brittany loves to cook and travels frequently. One thing she emphasizes is how important it is for her to spend time with loved ones while traveling.
\n\nWhat’s next for Brittany?
\nBrittany is currently writing a book and has been collecting speeches by black women for the past few years. She says the book will be part anthology and part essays of reflection. Her book will be titled We Are Like Those Who Dream, and is set to be released next spring. She’s also has plans of getting married in the Fall! Congratulations!
Key Takeaways:
\n\n\n\n\n_“I think it’s important that when we look for role models; that we don’t just look to wealthy people, that we don’t even just look to people who are older than us. There is inspiration all around us if we actually just take the time to look.” _
\n
ICYMI: Check out Brittany's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\nNot subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.
Looking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!
\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Jillian Bullock, filmmaker, president, and CEO of Jillian Bullock Enterprises!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Brittany Packnett.
","summary":"On today's episode of On the Spot, we sit down with Brittany Packnett, outspoken intersectional Activist and Vice President of National Community Alliances & Engagement at Teach For America.","date_published":"2019-02-14T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/135214e6-e177-4f8a-9586-e0f94d6ab643.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":34291405,"duration_in_seconds":1428}]},{"id":"a92d7a1f-f2d7-47b4-9236-cd73d94816d5","title":"Episode 25: On The Spot Featuring Christine Celis and Daytona Camps; the beer-brewing mother-daughter duo of Celis Brewery","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/25","content_text":"On today's episode of On The Spot, we sat down with Christine Celis and Daytona Camps, the beer-drinking and beer-making mother-daughter duo of Celis Brewery. In 1965 when Christine was four years old, her father Pierre, opened Brouwerij Celis in his hometown of Hoegaarden, Belgium. Then in the early nineties, he flew to the United States smuggling in his tube-socks the original yeast strain he had been using to brew his world-famous Belgian-style Wit beer for the past 30 years. The first Celis Brewery, and also the first craft brewery in Texas, opened in 1992 to instant success, but after over a decade, he begrudgingly sold the brewery to a mainstream company. After nearly 17 years of fighting for the name back, Pierre's legacy lives on through his daughter and granddaughter and Christine is now the owner of Celis Brewery in Austin, Texas. \n\n\n_\"After my dad passed away in 2011, I really wanted to continue his legacy because I wanted to make sure that he was not forgotten. \nHe contributed too much to the culture, not just in Texas or the US, but actually worldwide.\" _\n\n\nFor Daytona, legacy is what it’s all about. \n\n\n\"I was junior in high school, and at the time everyone was trying to figure our what they were going to do and I actually had no idea what I wanted to do. And unfortunately at that same year, my grandfather had passed away and there was bunch of people that would contact my mom and give their condolences and share their stories and their experience with my grandfather and all this inspiration that he gave just really motivated me. I was just so interested in the concept of beer, it’s pretty much like an art form. You know you can pretty much create whatever you want with four main ingredients, but you can add this and be creative, innovative.\"\n\n\nOn speaking about how much the beer indistry has progressed for women, Christine says, \n\n\n_\"When I started in the 90 here, that’s when it was a no-go, women were absolutely not accepted in the brewing industry. It was so hard to find a woman in that field… Now you’re gonna find a whole lot more brewers, it’s so much more accepted. And actually, there’s a lot of men that really appreciate women being in this field.\"\n_\n\n\nAs younger woman in the beer industry, Daytona explains that the industry is more of a community. \n\n\n\"It’s nice though at the end of the day, we all hang out, we all support each other. If you need some malt, I mean, I can give you some of that. It’s nice that it’s a very communicative industry, and that’s what, I think, really sets us apart from a lot of other industries out there.\"\n\n\nWhat's next for Celis? \nIn this episode they reveal what their next plans are to improve the ATX brewery by building an outdoor biergarten with an area for food trucks and a family area and even a museum featuring the original equipment from the Brouwerij Celis brewery. \n\nKey Takeaways:\n\nChristine says, \n\n\n_\"Never ever take any short cuts. Make sure you do this, again for the right reason. Just make sure that your product is always consistent and it has high-quality product. \nJust make the product like it’s supposed to be.\" _\n\n\nDaytona attributes her success to the role models her mom and her grand-father were for her and their determination to make their dreams come true.\n\n\n\"Never give up, no matter long how long it takes.\"\n\n\nICYMI: Make sure to check out Christine and Daytona's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot! \n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Brittany Packnett, known for her work as the National VP for Teach for America, co-host of Crooked Media’s Pod Save the People podcast, and outspoken intersectional #BlackLivesMatter activist.\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!","content_html":"On today's episode of On The Spot, we sat down with Christine Celis and Daytona Camps, the beer-drinking and beer-making mother-daughter duo of Celis Brewery. In 1965 when Christine was four years old, her father Pierre, opened Brouwerij Celis in his hometown of Hoegaarden, Belgium. Then in the early nineties, he flew to the United States smuggling in his tube-socks the original yeast strain he had been using to brew his world-famous Belgian-style Wit beer for the past 30 years. The first Celis Brewery, and also the first craft brewery in Texas, opened in 1992 to instant success, but after over a decade, he begrudgingly sold the brewery to a mainstream company. After nearly 17 years of fighting for the name back, Pierre's legacy lives on through his daughter and granddaughter and Christine is now the owner of Celis Brewery in Austin, Texas.
\n\n\n\n\n_"After my dad passed away in 2011, I really wanted to continue his legacy because I wanted to make sure that he was not forgotten.
\n
\nHe contributed too much to the culture, not just in Texas or the US, but actually worldwide." _
For Daytona, legacy is what it’s all about.
\n\n\n\n\n"I was junior in high school, and at the time everyone was trying to figure our what they were going to do and I actually had no idea what I wanted to do. And unfortunately at that same year, my grandfather had passed away and there was bunch of people that would contact my mom and give their condolences and share their stories and their experience with my grandfather and all this inspiration that he gave just really motivated me. I was just so interested in the concept of beer, it’s pretty much like an art form. You know you can pretty much create whatever you want with four main ingredients, but you can add this and be creative, innovative."
\n
On speaking about how much the beer indistry has progressed for women, Christine says,
\n\n\n\n\n_"When I started in the 90 here, that’s when it was a no-go, women were absolutely not accepted in the brewing industry. It was so hard to find a woman in that field… Now you’re gonna find a whole lot more brewers, it’s so much more accepted. And actually, there’s a lot of men that really appreciate women being in this field."
\n
\n_
As younger woman in the beer industry, Daytona explains that the industry is more of a community.
\n\n\n\n\n"It’s nice though at the end of the day, we all hang out, we all support each other. If you need some malt, I mean, I can give you some of that. It’s nice that it’s a very communicative industry, and that’s what, I think, really sets us apart from a lot of other industries out there."
\n
What's next for Celis?
\nIn this episode they reveal what their next plans are to improve the ATX brewery by building an outdoor biergarten with an area for food trucks and a family area and even a museum featuring the original equipment from the Brouwerij Celis brewery.
Key Takeaways:
\n\nChristine says,
\n\n\n\n\n_"Never ever take any short cuts. Make sure you do this, again for the right reason. Just make sure that your product is always consistent and it has high-quality product.
\n
\nJust make the product like it’s supposed to be." _
Daytona attributes her success to the role models her mom and her grand-father were for her and their determination to make their dreams come true.
\n\n\n\n\n"Never give up, no matter long how long it takes."
\n
ICYMI: Make sure to check out Christine and Daytona's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot!
\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!
\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Brittany Packnett, known for her work as the National VP for Teach for America, co-host of Crooked Media’s Pod Save the People podcast, and outspoken intersectional #BlackLivesMatter activist.
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
","summary":"On today's episode of On The Spot, we sat down with Christine Celis and Daytona Camps, the beer-drinking and beer-making mother-daughter duo of Celis Brewery in Austin, TX. ","date_published":"2019-02-07T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/a92d7a1f-f2d7-47b4-9236-cd73d94816d5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":30159327,"duration_in_seconds":1256}]},{"id":"198f520c-4bde-4f6e-9990-b1e7a8e616fa","title":"Episode 24: On The Spot Featuring Lolis Garcia-Baab, Movement Media Director and Spokesperson at Girl Scouts USA","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/24","content_text":"On today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with the incredible powerhouse Lolis Garcia-Baab, Movement Media Director and Spokesperson at Girl Scouts USA. As the Movement Media Director, she is responsible for planning, directing and managing all the marketing and communications of the council. Lolis has a history of helping young women; prior to joining the Girl Scouts, she helped found a conference called the Girls Now! Conference after her daughter was being bullied in school and she couldn't find any adequate resources or assistance to help. This one-day event explores the issued of bullying, body image and being a girl. \n\n\n\"I think that raising another human being is probably the greatest calling that another human being can have. I think it’s also the hardest job I’ve ever had. And the most thankless.\"\n\n\nLolis earned her BA in Liberal Arts and her BS in Communications, and one of her first jobs was as a radio host for a radio show called \"The Ladies Room with Lolis.\" She thought there was something missing in the radio community: a woman's touch. Because she lived in both Mexico and the US, Lolis has a strong understanding of the Latino culture and its impact on mainstream society.\n\n\n\"For me, the superpower for women is to see the big picture.\"\n\n\nKey Takeaways:\n\n\n\"I do think that women have this unique ability to see the world through the prism of what’s good for my family, what good for my community, what’s good for the world.\"\n\n\nYou can purchase the book Lolis mentions, Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls, here on Amazon!\n\nMake sure to catch Lolis' upcoming #WomanToWatch feature in our email newsletter and daily podcast, Four Minutes With On The Dot! Not subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang. \n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with the beer-brewing, mother/daughter dyanamic duo, Christine Celis and Daytona Camps! \n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Lolis Garcia-Baab.","content_html":"On today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with the incredible powerhouse Lolis Garcia-Baab, Movement Media Director and Spokesperson at Girl Scouts USA. As the Movement Media Director, she is responsible for planning, directing and managing all the marketing and communications of the council. Lolis has a history of helping young women; prior to joining the Girl Scouts, she helped found a conference called the Girls Now! Conference after her daughter was being bullied in school and she couldn't find any adequate resources or assistance to help. This one-day event explores the issued of bullying, body image and being a girl.
\n\n\n\n\n"I think that raising another human being is probably the greatest calling that another human being can have. I think it’s also the hardest job I’ve ever had. And the most thankless."
\n
Lolis earned her BA in Liberal Arts and her BS in Communications, and one of her first jobs was as a radio host for a radio show called "The Ladies Room with Lolis." She thought there was something missing in the radio community: a woman's touch. Because she lived in both Mexico and the US, Lolis has a strong understanding of the Latino culture and its impact on mainstream society.
\n\n\n\n\n"For me, the superpower for women is to see the big picture."
\n
Key Takeaways:
\n\n\n\n\n"I do think that women have this unique ability to see the world through the prism of what’s good for my family, what good for my community, what’s good for the world."
\n
You can purchase the book Lolis mentions, Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls, here on Amazon!
\n\nMake sure to catch Lolis' upcoming #WomanToWatch feature in our email newsletter and daily podcast, Four Minutes With On The Dot! Not subscribed? But like, WHY? Subscribe today and join our #girlgang.
\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!
\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with the beer-brewing, mother/daughter dyanamic duo, Christine Celis and Daytona Camps!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Lolis Garcia-Baab.
","summary":"On today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with the incredible powerhouse Lolis Garcia-Baab, Movement Media Director and Spokesperson at Girl Scouts USA, where she is responsible for planning, directing and managing all the marketing and communications of the council.","date_published":"2019-01-31T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/198f520c-4bde-4f6e-9990-b1e7a8e616fa.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":46688713,"duration_in_seconds":1945}]},{"id":"30f6f485-775b-4df2-9877-298ab9032e40","title":"Episode 23: On The Spot Featuring Maria Orozova, Founder & Chief Creative Officer of MODintelechy","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/23","content_text":"On today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with the Founder & Chief Creative Officer of [MODintelechy](modintelchy.com), a full-service, data-driven creative marketing agency. Together with her team, they create smart solutions, optimizing marketing programs that strengthen profitable relationships between client and customer. \n\n\"I’ve always known that I would be entrepreneur. I remember When I was a kid, I used to always tell my parents ‘well one day when I have my own company… you know, I’ll do x, y, and z.’\"\n\nMaria has more than a decade of experience developing advertising and branding campaigns for local and national clients. \n\n_\"I started the Mod Studio in 2008. When everyone said don’t quit your jobs, we’re going into a recession, so I thought it was the genius thing to do to just quit my job.\"_\n\nSoon after she joined forces with her entrepreneur husband to create what is now known as MODIntelechy. \n\n\"I wasn’t planning on starting my business at 25, but it just kind of happened.\"\n\nShe was named an Austin Under 40 Awards winner, which is awarded to Austin's emerging business and community leaders. Maria also serves on the board for The Art Institute of Austin and the Board of Directors for the Girls Empowerment Network. Maria calls herself \"unemployable,\" saying she always had gut feeling there was \"something else\" for her, as she's always had an entrepreneurial spirit. She started her business so that other enterprising leaders could launch their careers, projects of impact work to make a discernible difference, and is a place she wants to be every day. \n\nKey Takeaways:\n\nIn everything that I do, I just want to make the most impact.\n\nAny opportunity that I get, I always say yes and then figure out how to do it on the back end.\n\nICYMI: Make sure to check out Maria's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\n\nOn our website, OnTheDotWoman.com, Maria shares with us her five tips to prepare yourself to be a successful entrepreneur as a prequel to the other lists out there and a means to prepare you to market your business and for the success that follows. \n\n_\"There are tip lists all over the internet on how best to market your business. Be it five 'powerful', 'low-cost' or 'fun' ways to do so, regardless of this saturation of advice, many business owners struggle to make themselves heard. Often, it’s because they’re not mentally prepared for success and, therefore, unprepared to make use of the advice.\" _ \n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Lolis Garcia-Baab, the Movement Media Director and Spokesperson for Girls Scouts USA!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Maria Orozova.","content_html":"On today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with the Founder & Chief Creative Officer of [MODintelechy](modintelchy.com), a full-service, data-driven creative marketing agency. Together with her team, they create smart solutions, optimizing marketing programs that strengthen profitable relationships between client and customer.
\n\n"I’ve always known that I would be entrepreneur. I remember When I was a kid, I used to always tell my parents ‘well one day when I have my own company… you know, I’ll do x, y, and z.’"
Maria has more than a decade of experience developing advertising and branding campaigns for local and national clients.
\n\n_"I started the Mod Studio in 2008. When everyone said don’t quit your jobs, we’re going into a recession, so I thought it was the genius thing to do to just quit my job."_
Soon after she joined forces with her entrepreneur husband to create what is now known as MODIntelechy.
\n\n"I wasn’t planning on starting my business at 25, but it just kind of happened."
She was named an Austin Under 40 Awards winner, which is awarded to Austin's emerging business and community leaders. Maria also serves on the board for The Art Institute of Austin and the Board of Directors for the Girls Empowerment Network. Maria calls herself "unemployable," saying she always had gut feeling there was "something else" for her, as she's always had an entrepreneurial spirit. She started her business so that other enterprising leaders could launch their careers, projects of impact work to make a discernible difference, and is a place she wants to be every day.
\n\nKey Takeaways:
\n\nIn everything that I do, I just want to make the most impact.
Any opportunity that I get, I always say yes and then figure out how to do it on the back end.
ICYMI: Make sure to check out Maria's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\n\nOn our website, OnTheDotWoman.com, Maria shares with us her five tips to prepare yourself to be a successful entrepreneur as a prequel to the other lists out there and a means to prepare you to market your business and for the success that follows.
\n\n_"There are tip lists all over the internet on how best to market your business. Be it five 'powerful', 'low-cost' or 'fun' ways to do so, regardless of this saturation of advice, many business owners struggle to make themselves heard. Often, it’s because they’re not mentally prepared for success and, therefore, unprepared to make use of the advice." _
\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!
\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Lolis Garcia-Baab, the Movement Media Director and Spokesperson for Girls Scouts USA!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Maria Orozova.
","summary":"On today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with the Founder & Chief Creative Officer of MODintelechy, a full-service, data-driven creative marketing agency. She shares with us her passion for creating smart and creative solutions and the struggles of being a young entrepreneur and a new mom.\r\n","date_published":"2019-01-24T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/30f6f485-775b-4df2-9877-298ab9032e40.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":29602659,"duration_in_seconds":1233}]},{"id":"beac00bb-995b-440b-8e5e-7a3cb0b3dad7","title":"Episode 22: On The Spot Featuring Cameron Cruse, co-founder of R. Riveter","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/22","content_text":"On today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with Cameron Cruse, the co-founder R. Riveter, a company founded by military spouses for military spouses. \nR.Riveter provides remote employment opportunities for military spouses from all over the country. Cameron Cruse faced a problem common to those who marry into the military: it's hard to find a job and build a career when your partner's military service require relocating frequently. So she teamed with fellow military spouse Lisa Bradley to put people like themselves to work making high-end handbags. Cameron met Lisa when both of their husbands were stationed in Georgia. They'd heard about the Create Jobs for USA campaign, which sparked their business model. They started in 2011 and created a Kickstarter fund in 2014, helping their hobby grow into a full-blown enterprise. In 2016, the two women pitched the idea on the popular show Shark Tank, and the experience helped teach them how to keep their momentum going. In 2017, the company's net revenue was $2.3 million.\n\nKey takeaways:\n> “You have to stay hungry… Anytime you get comfortable or you start to slow down, you’re ultimately going backwards.”\n\nICYMI: Make sure to check out Cameron's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature alongside her co-founder Lisa Bradley on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Maria Orozova, founder and Creative Chief Officer at MODIntelechy! \n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Cameron Cruse.","content_html":"On today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with Cameron Cruse, the co-founder R. Riveter, a company founded by military spouses for military spouses.
\nR.Riveter provides remote employment opportunities for military spouses from all over the country. Cameron Cruse faced a problem common to those who marry into the military: it's hard to find a job and build a career when your partner's military service require relocating frequently. So she teamed with fellow military spouse Lisa Bradley to put people like themselves to work making high-end handbags. Cameron met Lisa when both of their husbands were stationed in Georgia. They'd heard about the Create Jobs for USA campaign, which sparked their business model. They started in 2011 and created a Kickstarter fund in 2014, helping their hobby grow into a full-blown enterprise. In 2016, the two women pitched the idea on the popular show Shark Tank, and the experience helped teach them how to keep their momentum going. In 2017, the company's net revenue was $2.3 million.
Key takeaways:
\n> “You have to stay hungry… Anytime you get comfortable or you start to slow down, you’re ultimately going backwards.”
ICYMI: Make sure to check out Cameron's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature alongside her co-founder Lisa Bradley on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!
\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Maria Orozova, founder and Creative Chief Officer at MODIntelechy!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Cameron Cruse.
","summary":"On today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with Cameron Cruse, the co-founder R. Riveter, a company founded by military spouses for military spouses. ","date_published":"2019-01-17T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/beac00bb-995b-440b-8e5e-7a3cb0b3dad7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":31071257,"duration_in_seconds":1294}]},{"id":"714e1968-3a45-456b-90d2-9571773b0969","title":"Episode 21: On The Spot Featuring Alta Alexander, owner of Altatudes boutique","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/21","content_text":"We're starting 2019 with fashion and flare! Our very first guest on the show is Alta Alexander, the founder and owner of the up-scale east-Austin boutique, Altatudes! \nAlexander found the inspiration for Altatudes nearly 17 years ago, when her now husband asked her if what she would do if she were an entrepreneur. \nAlta earned her Bachelor's in Business and Communications, then held a number of managerial positions at high-end boutiques and department stores. \n\nOn working in the corporate tech world she says,\n\n> \"I believe, just thinking about it and looking back, as soon as I got to whatever room I was in, that’s what I would do. I would go to another woman. I felt more comfortable, of course, with someone who was like me.”\n\nHer store has given her the opportunity to live out her childhood dream, but also to provide others the opportunity to expand on their own \"tude,\" or their style. Alta styles customers to achieve their fashion goals, whether it's for an upcoming event date or work presentation. Alta says she gets her style inspiration from her mom and grandmother. On the side, Alta gives back to her community, which she says is integral to the boutique's success. \n\n\n_\"In my earlier career life, yeah, there were lots of times I was the only African-American in the room. And these were some of my first introductions to just kind of pushing through the fear, you know, just making sure that you just don’t become a wallflower. Just because you’re the only one of a certain hue in the room. And I would tell myself as I was going to whatever event, so you’re gonna probably be the only one, so you’re going to have to deal with it. And luckily people were pretty embracive.” _\n\n“I wanna be here every day, I wanna be here everyday so that I can really meet and engage with my customers. So that’s really big for me. I like to be able to at least know that since I’m horrible with names, always have been, but I can tell you the dress that you liked, and I can usually tell you the dress that you’re probably gonna get because I’ve seen you come in before, which things you kind of gravitate to, so I like having that kind of reference point.”\n\n\nKey takeaways:\n\n\n_“There are going to be many many points of fear, and I just say push through the fear.\"\n_\n\n\nICYMI: Make sure to check out Alta's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Cameron Cruse, the co-founder of R. Riveter!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Alta Alexander.","content_html":"We're starting 2019 with fashion and flare! Our very first guest on the show is Alta Alexander, the founder and owner of the up-scale east-Austin boutique, Altatudes!
\nAlexander found the inspiration for Altatudes nearly 17 years ago, when her now husband asked her if what she would do if she were an entrepreneur.
\nAlta earned her Bachelor's in Business and Communications, then held a number of managerial positions at high-end boutiques and department stores.
On working in the corporate tech world she says,
\n\n> "I believe, just thinking about it and looking back, as soon as I got to whatever room I was in, that’s what I would do. I would go to another woman. I felt more comfortable, of course, with someone who was like me.”
\n\nHer store has given her the opportunity to live out her childhood dream, but also to provide others the opportunity to expand on their own "tude," or their style. Alta styles customers to achieve their fashion goals, whether it's for an upcoming event date or work presentation. Alta says she gets her style inspiration from her mom and grandmother. On the side, Alta gives back to her community, which she says is integral to the boutique's success.
\n\n\n\n\n_"In my earlier career life, yeah, there were lots of times I was the only African-American in the room. And these were some of my first introductions to just kind of pushing through the fear, you know, just making sure that you just don’t become a wallflower. Just because you’re the only one of a certain hue in the room. And I would tell myself as I was going to whatever event, so you’re gonna probably be the only one, so you’re going to have to deal with it. And luckily people were pretty embracive.” _
\n\n“I wanna be here every day, I wanna be here everyday so that I can really meet and engage with my customers. So that’s really big for me. I like to be able to at least know that since I’m horrible with names, always have been, but I can tell you the dress that you liked, and I can usually tell you the dress that you’re probably gonna get because I’ve seen you come in before, which things you kind of gravitate to, so I like having that kind of reference point.”
\n
Key takeaways:
\n\n\n\n\n_“There are going to be many many points of fear, and I just say push through the fear."
\n
\n_
ICYMI: Make sure to check out Alta's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!
\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Cameron Cruse, the co-founder of R. Riveter!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Alta Alexander.
","summary":"For our very first On The Spot with Melinda Garvey episode of 2019, we sat down with Alta Alexander, the owner and founder of the east-Austin up-scale boutique, Altatudes! ","date_published":"2019-01-10T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/714e1968-3a45-456b-90d2-9571773b0969.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":28326871,"duration_in_seconds":1179}]},{"id":"47ad81e2-698d-4a55-9130-02bf2babc68f","title":"Episode 20: BONUS MINI-EPISODE! On The Dot Yearly Recap","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/20","content_text":"In today's bonus mini-episode of On The Spot, (and also our 20th episode!) we are looking back at an incredible year of women's empowerment. \nFrom our website getting a much needed facelift to the all new content now available from some of our key partners including critically-acclaimed author of All In: How Women Entrepreneurs Can Think Bigger, Build Sustainable Businesses, and Change the World, Stephanie Breedlove to the former CTO/CIO of Estee Lauder and newly appointed Chief Information Officer of Infrastructure at Santander Bank, Rhonda Vetere. \nThis year we also debuted our new weekly article series The Motivated Millennial, written by our very own editor and content strategist, Sheena Sharma. \nWe also hosted our very first See It To Be It Success Summit in Austin, TX with 7 panels, 1 workshop, and 28 speakers including Brooklyn Decker, Wendy Davis, and Jehmu Greene! WOW!\nIt's been quite a year with massive changes and it's only getting better as we give you a sneak-peek at what's ahead. \n\nMake sure to tune in next week when we sit down with the fabulous fashionista and owner of Altatudes, Alta Alexander! \n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast _Four Minutes with On The Dot _where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!","content_html":"In today's bonus mini-episode of On The Spot, (and also our 20th episode!) we are looking back at an incredible year of women's empowerment.
\nFrom our website getting a much needed facelift to the all new content now available from some of our key partners including critically-acclaimed author of All In: How Women Entrepreneurs Can Think Bigger, Build Sustainable Businesses, and Change the World, Stephanie Breedlove to the former CTO/CIO of Estee Lauder and newly appointed Chief Information Officer of Infrastructure at Santander Bank, Rhonda Vetere.
\nThis year we also debuted our new weekly article series The Motivated Millennial, written by our very own editor and content strategist, Sheena Sharma.
\nWe also hosted our very first See It To Be It Success Summit in Austin, TX with 7 panels, 1 workshop, and 28 speakers including Brooklyn Decker, Wendy Davis, and Jehmu Greene! WOW!
\nIt's been quite a year with massive changes and it's only getting better as we give you a sneak-peek at what's ahead.
Make sure to tune in next week when we sit down with the fabulous fashionista and owner of Altatudes, Alta Alexander!
\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast _Four Minutes with On The Dot _where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
","summary":"Melinda reflects on all things On The Dot, from re-branding our website, launching all new content custom tailored for YOUR success, our very first See It To Be It Success Summit in Austin, TX, and what we can look forward to in the new year! ","date_published":"2019-01-03T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/47ad81e2-698d-4a55-9130-02bf2babc68f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":15423375,"duration_in_seconds":528}]},{"id":"70d3fa36-6348-47c4-9af7-49277254653d","title":"Episode 19: On The Spot Featuring Andrea Dinnick, founder and CEO of DESAVERY","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/19","content_text":"In today's episode of On The Spot with Melinda Garvey, we sat down with Andrea Dinnick, the CEO & Founder of DESAVERY. \nDESAVERY is a wellness brand of serums specially formulated with botanical ingredients to enhance the body's inherent biochemistry. It's skincare that goes beyond the surface to enrich body, mood and mind. Jill says she's always had an entrepreneurial streak and she loves building and creating things, so the idea of starting her own businesses was never a foreign concept for her. She co-founded a business several years ago, and when the partnership stopped working, she made the difficult decision to walk away. Slowly, she put together the pieces of DESAVERY, and while she thought the revenue and sales would be the best part, the best part is when someone tells her how much they love the product. At 50 years old, she now posseses the energy and self-confidence to run her own business.\n\n\"I find selling and talking about my products very easy. Put me in a room in front of a thousand people and I'm so hapy to talk about it. Most people would have a hard time with that, or many would. But then there's other things that I'm very cautious with in terms of growing the business, and that's something that I've got to get over. \nThere's always going to be things that you're uncomfortable with and you have to recognize that and kind of cut the emotion out of it and say, 'this isn't about feeling comfortable or uncomfortable, you need to do this for your business, so just get out and do it.\"\n\nKey takeaways:\n\n\"Just get out and do it. Talking about it and harboring some secret desire to do something or thinking you've got half an idea buy you're not really sure, I kind of want to say to people, 'well you're not going to get to the whole idea until you start trying to execute half of that idea because then the other half may come along and you don't know until you start doing it.\nThere is no half-way doing this. You can have half an idea and start developing to get to the whole idea but you can't do it unless you start, and you have to start.\"\n\nICYMI: Make sure to check out Andrea's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\n\nA few months into her new venture, Andrea found herself in the grocery store around 7 pm surrounded by her neighbours who were returning home at the end of their workday. In that moment, she saw everything she missed about not working in an office: stylish clothes, smart brief cases and blow-dried hair. Since she knew she wasn’t going to be getting an office anytime soon, she made working from home work for her. Click here to learn more about how you can make working from home work for you!\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!\n\nIn observation of the Christmas holiday, we will not be airing a new episode next Thursday, December 27th. Instead we will be speinding time with our family and loved ones. From all of here at On The Dot, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy Holiday season. Special Guest: Andrea Dinnick.","content_html":"In today's episode of On The Spot with Melinda Garvey, we sat down with Andrea Dinnick, the CEO & Founder of DESAVERY.
\nDESAVERY is a wellness brand of serums specially formulated with botanical ingredients to enhance the body's inherent biochemistry. It's skincare that goes beyond the surface to enrich body, mood and mind. Jill says she's always had an entrepreneurial streak and she loves building and creating things, so the idea of starting her own businesses was never a foreign concept for her. She co-founded a business several years ago, and when the partnership stopped working, she made the difficult decision to walk away. Slowly, she put together the pieces of DESAVERY, and while she thought the revenue and sales would be the best part, the best part is when someone tells her how much they love the product. At 50 years old, she now posseses the energy and self-confidence to run her own business.
"I find selling and talking about my products very easy. Put me in a room in front of a thousand people and I'm so hapy to talk about it. Most people would have a hard time with that, or many would. But then there's other things that I'm very cautious with in terms of growing the business, and that's something that I've got to get over.
\nThere's always going to be things that you're uncomfortable with and you have to recognize that and kind of cut the emotion out of it and say, 'this isn't about feeling comfortable or uncomfortable, you need to do this for your business, so just get out and do it."
Key takeaways:
\n\n"Just get out and do it. Talking about it and harboring some secret desire to do something or thinking you've got half an idea buy you're not really sure, I kind of want to say to people, 'well you're not going to get to the whole idea until you start trying to execute half of that idea because then the other half may come along and you don't know until you start doing it.
\nThere is no half-way doing this. You can have half an idea and start developing to get to the whole idea but you can't do it unless you start, and you have to start."
ICYMI: Make sure to check out Andrea's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\n\nA few months into her new venture, Andrea found herself in the grocery store around 7 pm surrounded by her neighbours who were returning home at the end of their workday. In that moment, she saw everything she missed about not working in an office: stylish clothes, smart brief cases and blow-dried hair. Since she knew she wasn’t going to be getting an office anytime soon, she made working from home work for her. Click here to learn more about how you can make working from home work for you!
\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
\n\nIn observation of the Christmas holiday, we will not be airing a new episode next Thursday, December 27th. Instead we will be speinding time with our family and loved ones. From all of here at On The Dot, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy Holiday season.
Special Guest: Andrea Dinnick.
","summary":"In today's episode of On The Spot with Melinda Garvey, we sat down with Andrea Dinnick, the CEO & Founder of DESAVERY, a wellness brand of serums specially formulated with botanical ingredients to enhance the body's inherent biochemistry.","date_published":"2018-12-20T05:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/70d3fa36-6348-47c4-9af7-49277254653d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":32948625,"duration_in_seconds":1372}]},{"id":"529fb6dc-1a46-4334-bd97-f9573f3f0176","title":"Episode 18: On The Spot Featuring HeHe Stewart; Maternity Concierge, Doula, and founder of Tranquility by HeHe","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/18","content_text":"On today's episode of On The Spot with Melinda Garvey we sat down with HeHe Stewart, the founder of the Boston-based Tranquility by HeHe. \nTranquility by HeHe is a Maternity Concierge, Doula and Birthing Service whose mission is to provide high quality, holistic, individualized doula services to families in an empowering and nurturing environment. As a doula, HeHe says she got into this line of work because she wanted to see women take control of their pregnancies, births and postpartum experiences.\n\n\"Just because you choose a birth option that isn't what the people around you want you to do, first of all listen to that sentence, but just because the people around you aren't getting what they want from you in your birth, that doesn't mean that you don't have choices or that you can't take control of your birth.\"\n\nShe wants birth to be a gentle and empowering process, rather than one of fear and anxiety. HeHe has been in Early Childhood Education for many years, and saw that parents entering the work force after their maternity or paternity leave felt lonely and unsupported, prompting her to look into how she could bridge that gap. HeHe says one of the biggest challenges of her business is educating the general public on what a doula is, the support they provide and what benefits can be achieved by using them. HeHe says if she could go back in time and start over, the only thing she would have done differently is to do deeper research into the industry both in general and her region of Boston. With better research, she says, she could have spent more time reaching her target market and specializing in her particular areas of expertise.\n\n\"I've always been this person that challenged the norm and I always was that child that [asked] 'but why?' If you can't do something, why can't we do it? Is there a way that we could do that? As a child, adults try and squish that, right? They want a really obedient child. Luckily, there are children like me for whom that only fuels our fire. So I was obedient and I knew if I could just get out of high school I could do my own thing. If I could just get to college, I could do my own thing. If I could just quit my job and open up TBH, I could do my own thing. I've always been that person.\"\n\nKey takeaways:\n\n\"If you don't believe in yourself, nobody else is going to. If you don't believe in that thing that you're selling, in your program, in your product, in your idea, who is going to believe in something that the creator doesn't even believe in? You have the believe in yourself.\"\n\n\"Find your tribe, love 'em hard, it's my whole life's motto - life was not meant to be lived alone, surround yourself with people.\"\n\n_\"Be intentional. Be intentional about everything. Think about your choices. When you let go of the intentionality in your life, you're letting go of the control. You're putting that power into someone else's hands. If you're comfortable doing that, go for it, one-hundred percent, but don't ever forget it's never too late to pull that power back in and say 'actually, I want to explore my choices here, I wanna see.' Be intentional, it's never too late to change your mind. Listen to your gut and do your work because you get to control your life in more ways than a lot of people realize and it starts with intention.\" _\n\n-Special Guest: HeHe Stewart.","content_html":"On today's episode of On The Spot with Melinda Garvey we sat down with HeHe Stewart, the founder of the Boston-based Tranquility by HeHe.
\nTranquility by HeHe is a Maternity Concierge, Doula and Birthing Service whose mission is to provide high quality, holistic, individualized doula services to families in an empowering and nurturing environment. As a doula, HeHe says she got into this line of work because she wanted to see women take control of their pregnancies, births and postpartum experiences.
"Just because you choose a birth option that isn't what the people around you want you to do, first of all listen to that sentence, but just because the people around you aren't getting what they want from you in your birth, that doesn't mean that you don't have choices or that you can't take control of your birth."
\n\nShe wants birth to be a gentle and empowering process, rather than one of fear and anxiety. HeHe has been in Early Childhood Education for many years, and saw that parents entering the work force after their maternity or paternity leave felt lonely and unsupported, prompting her to look into how she could bridge that gap. HeHe says one of the biggest challenges of her business is educating the general public on what a doula is, the support they provide and what benefits can be achieved by using them. HeHe says if she could go back in time and start over, the only thing she would have done differently is to do deeper research into the industry both in general and her region of Boston. With better research, she says, she could have spent more time reaching her target market and specializing in her particular areas of expertise.
\n\n"I've always been this person that challenged the norm and I always was that child that [asked] 'but why?' If you can't do something, why can't we do it? Is there a way that we could do that? As a child, adults try and squish that, right? They want a really obedient child. Luckily, there are children like me for whom that only fuels our fire. So I was obedient and I knew if I could just get out of high school I could do my own thing. If I could just get to college, I could do my own thing. If I could just quit my job and open up TBH, I could do my own thing. I've always been that person."
\n\nKey takeaways:
\n\n"If you don't believe in yourself, nobody else is going to. If you don't believe in that thing that you're selling, in your program, in your product, in your idea, who is going to believe in something that the creator doesn't even believe in? You have the believe in yourself."
\n\n"Find your tribe, love 'em hard, it's my whole life's motto - life was not meant to be lived alone, surround yourself with people."
\n\n_"Be intentional. Be intentional about everything. Think about your choices. When you let go of the intentionality in your life, you're letting go of the control. You're putting that power into someone else's hands. If you're comfortable doing that, go for it, one-hundred percent, but don't ever forget it's never too late to pull that power back in and say 'actually, I want to explore my choices here, I wanna see.' Be intentional, it's never too late to change your mind. Listen to your gut and do your work because you get to control your life in more ways than a lot of people realize and it starts with intention." _
\n\n-
Special Guest: HeHe Stewart.
","summary":"On today's episode of On The Spot with Melinda Garvey we sat down with HeHe Stewart, the founder of the Boston-based Maternity Concierge & Birthing service Tranquility by HeHe. ","date_published":"2018-12-13T01:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/529fb6dc-1a46-4334-bd97-f9573f3f0176.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":37905919,"duration_in_seconds":1579}]},{"id":"97e6fe84-34ec-4275-9d35-c2b3c10cdf5d","title":"Episode 17: On The Spot Featuring Valerie Sarron, owner of VS Photography","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/17","content_text":"On today's episode of On The Spot with Melinda Garvey, we sat down with Valerie Sarron, the owner of VS Photography, a photography studio that specializes in beauty and boudoir. Valerie says she knew she discovered a medium she was passionate about after photographing one of her first boudoir sessions with a close friend in preparation for her wedding day. When news of her client's session spread, soon all of her friends were requesting to book theirn own boudoir experience with her, which is when she realized she could make a business out of it. \n\n\n\"A lot of my sessions become very emotional for both me and the client. Whether we're getting over and insecurity or just highlighting your confidence that was already their, it's just a really empowering experience on both sides.\"\n\n\nShe says if she could go back in time to the early days when she was starting out, she'd tell herself to not be so scared to make the big jump into owning a business. Boudoir photography is an intimate interpretation of portraiture and encourages women to embrace their confidence and unique beauty while creating lasting memories. Valerie knows how important it is to make her clients feel comfortable as soon as they walk in the door. Her professional background involves blogging and editing, which is what she studied in college. \n\nKey takeaways: \n\n\n_\"I think in the beginning stages (of entrepreneurship), you kind of lack the confidence of just what you're putting out there. I remember in the beginning, I wanted everything to be absolutely perfect before I started. I didn't even start marketing myself before I had everything; all my gear, all of my website looking perfect, my studio, all my forms, just every little detail had to be absolutely perfect before I could begin creating. And I think that's a common thing that happens with creative business in particular. I think that people think everything has to be in place before they can begin, and if I could go back and sort of start over, I would just start so much sooner. You grow your business little by little, and learn from those beginning stages. You don't have to have this entire huge business plan already before you can start creatingand really putting yourself out there.\" _\n\n\nICYMI: Make sure to check out Valerie's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Valerie Sarron.","content_html":"On today's episode of On The Spot with Melinda Garvey, we sat down with Valerie Sarron, the owner of VS Photography, a photography studio that specializes in beauty and boudoir. Valerie says she knew she discovered a medium she was passionate about after photographing one of her first boudoir sessions with a close friend in preparation for her wedding day. When news of her client's session spread, soon all of her friends were requesting to book theirn own boudoir experience with her, which is when she realized she could make a business out of it.
\n\n\n\n\n"A lot of my sessions become very emotional for both me and the client. Whether we're getting over and insecurity or just highlighting your confidence that was already their, it's just a really empowering experience on both sides."
\n
She says if she could go back in time to the early days when she was starting out, she'd tell herself to not be so scared to make the big jump into owning a business. Boudoir photography is an intimate interpretation of portraiture and encourages women to embrace their confidence and unique beauty while creating lasting memories. Valerie knows how important it is to make her clients feel comfortable as soon as they walk in the door. Her professional background involves blogging and editing, which is what she studied in college.
\n\nKey takeaways:
\n\n\n\n\n_"I think in the beginning stages (of entrepreneurship), you kind of lack the confidence of just what you're putting out there. I remember in the beginning, I wanted everything to be absolutely perfect before I started. I didn't even start marketing myself before I had everything; all my gear, all of my website looking perfect, my studio, all my forms, just every little detail had to be absolutely perfect before I could begin creating. And I think that's a common thing that happens with creative business in particular. I think that people think everything has to be in place before they can begin, and if I could go back and sort of start over, I would just start so much sooner. You grow your business little by little, and learn from those beginning stages. You don't have to have this entire huge business plan already before you can start creatingand really putting yourself out there." _
\n
ICYMI: Make sure to check out Valerie's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Valerie Sarron.
","summary":"On today's episode of On The Spot with Melinda Garvey, we sat down with Valerie Sarron, the owner of VS Photography, a photography studio that specializes in beauty and boudoir. Boudoir photography is an intimate interpretation of portraiture and encourages women to embrace their confidence and unique beauty while creating lasting memories.","date_published":"2018-12-06T05:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/97e6fe84-34ec-4275-9d35-c2b3c10cdf5d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":26319293,"duration_in_seconds":1096}]},{"id":"983197c2-4039-419e-be32-28d8d3a9fa24","title":"Episode 16: On The Spot Featuring Ciara Donlon, founder and CEO of Theya Healthcare","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/16","content_text":"From corporate online marketing to post-op lingerie, we sat down with our first international guest, the founder and CEO of Theya Healthcare, Ciara Donlon. \nThe idea for Theya Healthcare came about in 2012, when Ciara was running her own successful lingerie shop in Dublin. Breast-cancer survivors regularly came in looking for post-surgery bras but she was unable to find a product that really met their needs. Seeing the amount of distress this caused these women, who were already going through such a difficult time, Ciara decided to see if she could create a post-breast-surgery bra that put their needs first. With the input of 80 breast-cancer survivors in Ireland and the U.K., as well as advice from health-care professionals, Ciara developed an innovative range of post-surgery lingerie. \n\n\n\"That's what makes me get out of bed every morning, is 93% of our customers highly rate our bras. They love them because we just listened.\"\n\n\nThe bras and briefs are ideal for women who have undergone any type of breast, thoracic, pelvic or abdominal surgery. They are also a perfect choice for women who are receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy. The range, which is made from a unique bamboo mix fabric, promotes healing, offers exceptional comfort and functionality, and looks beautiful. Ciara chose Theya, the name of a Hindu goddess of power, to honor the strength of the women who inspired the brand. The plight of these women is one particularly close to Ciara’s heart, as her grandmother, Rose, the inspiration for the company’s logo, underwent a double mastectomy during her breast-cancer treatment. Today, Theya Healthcare recognizes that its unique fabric and design process has potential to help many more people. As well as extending its post-surgery range of lingerie, it plans to develop further ranges that will have a positive impact on health and well-being throughout the world.\n\n\n\"You hear that too much - that something that a woman needs or wants is just overlooked, it's just not taken seriously. So that's what we've done. We've taken her seriously and that's the whole ethos of our company. The company is called Theya because Theya is a goddess and I wanted to represent female strength. It's all about women, our company.\" \n\n\nKey takeaways: \n\n\n\"If there are any budding entrepreneurs out there, talk to whoever your target market is first and you just have to suck it up if your idea is not really an idea.\"\n\n\nICYMI: Make sure to check out Ciara's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Ciara Donlon.","content_html":"From corporate online marketing to post-op lingerie, we sat down with our first international guest, the founder and CEO of Theya Healthcare, Ciara Donlon.
\nThe idea for Theya Healthcare came about in 2012, when Ciara was running her own successful lingerie shop in Dublin. Breast-cancer survivors regularly came in looking for post-surgery bras but she was unable to find a product that really met their needs. Seeing the amount of distress this caused these women, who were already going through such a difficult time, Ciara decided to see if she could create a post-breast-surgery bra that put their needs first. With the input of 80 breast-cancer survivors in Ireland and the U.K., as well as advice from health-care professionals, Ciara developed an innovative range of post-surgery lingerie.
\n\n\n"That's what makes me get out of bed every morning, is 93% of our customers highly rate our bras. They love them because we just listened."
\n
The bras and briefs are ideal for women who have undergone any type of breast, thoracic, pelvic or abdominal surgery. They are also a perfect choice for women who are receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy. The range, which is made from a unique bamboo mix fabric, promotes healing, offers exceptional comfort and functionality, and looks beautiful. Ciara chose Theya, the name of a Hindu goddess of power, to honor the strength of the women who inspired the brand. The plight of these women is one particularly close to Ciara’s heart, as her grandmother, Rose, the inspiration for the company’s logo, underwent a double mastectomy during her breast-cancer treatment. Today, Theya Healthcare recognizes that its unique fabric and design process has potential to help many more people. As well as extending its post-surgery range of lingerie, it plans to develop further ranges that will have a positive impact on health and well-being throughout the world.
\n\n\n\n\n"You hear that too much - that something that a woman needs or wants is just overlooked, it's just not taken seriously. So that's what we've done. We've taken her seriously and that's the whole ethos of our company. The company is called Theya because Theya is a goddess and I wanted to represent female strength. It's all about women, our company."
\n
Key takeaways:
\n\n\n\n\n"If there are any budding entrepreneurs out there, talk to whoever your target market is first and you just have to suck it up if your idea is not really an idea."
\n
ICYMI: Make sure to check out Ciara's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Ciara Donlon.
","summary":"In today's episode of On The Spot, we sat down with the founder and CEO of Theya Healthcare, Ciara Donlon. Theya Healthcare provides an innovative range of post-surgery lingerie made from a unique bamboo fabric and a customized design process. ","date_published":"2018-11-29T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/983197c2-4039-419e-be32-28d8d3a9fa24.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":44460762,"duration_in_seconds":1852}]},{"id":"6b17f439-74f9-4c4a-8522-03740e6909cb","title":"Episode 15: On The Spot Featuring Carolyn Cole, founder and owner of the Boomtank.com and host of the Boomtank Business Show Podcast","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/15","content_text":"In today's episode we sit down with Carolyn Cole, the founder and owner of the global business consulting and coaching company www.Boomtank.com and host of the Boomtank Business Show podcast.\nFor nearly two decades, Carolyn was a Fortune 100 and Fortune 200 Senior Company Trial Attorney, and before that, she received her M.S. at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. Carolyn's motto is that business, personal and professional success should always meet happiness, and that's what she delivers through her work. Carolyn was selected to give a TEDx Talk in Florida, and she encourages other aspiring speakers and entrepreneurs to apply for such talks.\nAs the host of the Boomtank Business Show podcast, she interviews experts who focus on self-improvement, confidence, motivation and the other tools people need to build a successful business.\n\nCarolyn shares with us her lived experiences that helped shape her and lead to the many different career trajectories that led her to be a substitute teacher, an attorney, a scholar on the human psyche, and ultimately a consultant and career coach for entrepreneurs and businesses.\n\n\"The summer after college, I was at Island Records as a publicity video intern and I met their acts, I met different people, it was really cool! U2 came for lunch, different people popped in and out and I got to meet them and talk with them, but that summer in New York, I starved. I ate one salad a day, I walked blocks and blocks to get to their office which was one floor above Tower Records and one floor below where Keith Richards lived... I realized there is a concession to doing exactly everything you want at such a young age.\"\n\nKey takeaways: \n\"It's absolutely insane that we at our young people in their teens, or early 20s, mid 20s and late 20s, even 30s and say, 'You have to decide right now where you're going to be for the rest of your life.' It's one of the insanities that we grew up with thinking that it's perfectly normal and it's not. As you grow and change and mature , and different experiences shape you, there are different things that come and different things you will want to explore.\" \n\nICYMI: Make sure to check out Carolyn's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot! \n\nAlso, make sure to check out her On The Dot guest feature, where she shares with us the three things worth fighting for: your happiness, your dreams & your ambition. \n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be.\nhttps://signup.onthedotwoman.com/\n\nIn observation of the Thanksgiving holiday, we will not be airing a new On the Spot episode next week on November 22nd, but we’ll be back on Thursday, November 29th!\nFrom all of us here at On The Dot, have a very Happy Thanksgiving! \n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Carolyn Cole.","content_html":"In today's episode we sit down with Carolyn Cole, the founder and owner of the global business consulting and coaching company www.Boomtank.com and host of the Boomtank Business Show podcast.
\nFor nearly two decades, Carolyn was a Fortune 100 and Fortune 200 Senior Company Trial Attorney, and before that, she received her M.S. at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. Carolyn's motto is that business, personal and professional success should always meet happiness, and that's what she delivers through her work. Carolyn was selected to give a TEDx Talk in Florida, and she encourages other aspiring speakers and entrepreneurs to apply for such talks.
\nAs the host of the Boomtank Business Show podcast, she interviews experts who focus on self-improvement, confidence, motivation and the other tools people need to build a successful business.
Carolyn shares with us her lived experiences that helped shape her and lead to the many different career trajectories that led her to be a substitute teacher, an attorney, a scholar on the human psyche, and ultimately a consultant and career coach for entrepreneurs and businesses.
\n\n"The summer after college, I was at Island Records as a publicity video intern and I met their acts, I met different people, it was really cool! U2 came for lunch, different people popped in and out and I got to meet them and talk with them, but that summer in New York, I starved. I ate one salad a day, I walked blocks and blocks to get to their office which was one floor above Tower Records and one floor below where Keith Richards lived... I realized there is a concession to doing exactly everything you want at such a young age."
\n\nKey takeaways:
\n"It's absolutely insane that we at our young people in their teens, or early 20s, mid 20s and late 20s, even 30s and say, 'You have to decide right now where you're going to be for the rest of your life.' It's one of the insanities that we grew up with thinking that it's perfectly normal and it's not. As you grow and change and mature , and different experiences shape you, there are different things that come and different things you will want to explore."
ICYMI: Make sure to check out Carolyn's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\n\nAlso, make sure to check out her On The Dot guest feature, where she shares with us the three things worth fighting for: your happiness, your dreams & your ambition.
\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be.
\nhttps://signup.onthedotwoman.com/
In observation of the Thanksgiving holiday, we will not be airing a new On the Spot episode next week on November 22nd, but we’ll be back on Thursday, November 29th!
\nFrom all of us here at On The Dot, have a very Happy Thanksgiving!
We are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Carolyn Cole.
","summary":"In today's episode we sit down with Carolyn Cole, the founder and owner of the global business consulting and coaching company Boomtank.com and host of the Boomtank Business Show podcast.","date_published":"2018-11-15T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/6b17f439-74f9-4c4a-8522-03740e6909cb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":40260309,"duration_in_seconds":1677}]},{"id":"0245199d-b835-472b-9a50-89ef52405e54","title":"Episode 14: On The Spot Featuring Pavi Dinamani and Nammy Sirur, co-founder of The 9to5Misfits","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/14","content_text":"In today's episode of On The Spot, we had the opportunity to sit down with the dynamic duo Pavi Dinamani and Nammy Sirur, the creators behind The 9to5Misfits, a YouTube channel helping women kick ass in their career and build their personal brand. \nThey also co-founded Misfit Communications, a marketing and production company making videos for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Their aim is to build trust with their clients' audiences and expand their networks by focusing on personal branding and storytelling through video. In 2016, Pavi and Nammy became unemployed and decided to tell the world about it through their YouTube channel, The9to5Misfits. That's when they learned the power of storytelling, which inspired them to launch Misfit Comm. Prior to co-founding their business, Pavi worked as an oil & gas engineer. For Nammy, her groundbreaking moment happened in 2014 when she watched a TED talk that emphasized how most people stay at their jobs out of fear. \n\n\"I was in Austin for about 6 months at this job that completely kicked my butt because I had gone from a corporate background to working at an agency and had never before done any creative work before even though I was good at it, it was a completely new way of working. It really taught me what my skills were and what my passion was. So when Pavi told me, 'Hey I got laid off,' it was a no-brainer for me because I was primed by that point to actually say 'Hey, I think I'm ready to be an entrepreneur and take the biggest leap of my life,' because I had taken all of these small leaps before that.\" --Nammy Sirur\n\n\"Our first client is when we were like \"Oh wait, we need to consider this as an actual revenue source and something to build.\" I don't think it was just because we made videos, it's because of the way we shared our stories, made ourselves look like heroes even though we were the losers, we didn't have a job [and that] really struck a chord with a lot of people.\" --Pavi Dinamani\n\nICYMI: Make sure to check out Pavi and Nammy's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Now streaming wherever you listen to your favorite pods.\nhttps://signup.onthedotwoman.com/\n\nAlso, make sure to read their guest feature article where they discuss the 6 Ways to Jumpstart Your Video Marketing Strategy! \n\nMake sure to tune in next week where we sit down with the founder and owner of the global business consulting and coaching company, www.BoomTank.com and host of the Boomtank Business Show podcast, Carolyn Cole. \n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guests: Nammy Sirur and Pavi Dinamani.","content_html":"In today's episode of On The Spot, we had the opportunity to sit down with the dynamic duo Pavi Dinamani and Nammy Sirur, the creators behind The 9to5Misfits, a YouTube channel helping women kick ass in their career and build their personal brand.
\nThey also co-founded Misfit Communications, a marketing and production company making videos for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Their aim is to build trust with their clients' audiences and expand their networks by focusing on personal branding and storytelling through video. In 2016, Pavi and Nammy became unemployed and decided to tell the world about it through their YouTube channel, The9to5Misfits. That's when they learned the power of storytelling, which inspired them to launch Misfit Comm. Prior to co-founding their business, Pavi worked as an oil & gas engineer. For Nammy, her groundbreaking moment happened in 2014 when she watched a TED talk that emphasized how most people stay at their jobs out of fear.
"I was in Austin for about 6 months at this job that completely kicked my butt because I had gone from a corporate background to working at an agency and had never before done any creative work before even though I was good at it, it was a completely new way of working. It really taught me what my skills were and what my passion was. So when Pavi told me, 'Hey I got laid off,' it was a no-brainer for me because I was primed by that point to actually say 'Hey, I think I'm ready to be an entrepreneur and take the biggest leap of my life,' because I had taken all of these small leaps before that." --Nammy Sirur
\n\n"Our first client is when we were like "Oh wait, we need to consider this as an actual revenue source and something to build." I don't think it was just because we made videos, it's because of the way we shared our stories, made ourselves look like heroes even though we were the losers, we didn't have a job [and that] really struck a chord with a lot of people." --Pavi Dinamani
\n\nICYMI: Make sure to check out Pavi and Nammy's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Now streaming wherever you listen to your favorite pods.
\nhttps://signup.onthedotwoman.com/
Also, make sure to read their guest feature article where they discuss the 6 Ways to Jumpstart Your Video Marketing Strategy!
\n\nMake sure to tune in next week where we sit down with the founder and owner of the global business consulting and coaching company, www.BoomTank.com and host of the Boomtank Business Show podcast, Carolyn Cole.
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guests: Nammy Sirur and Pavi Dinamani.
","summary":"In today's episode of On The Spot, we had the opportunity to sit down with the dynamic duo Pavi Dinamani and Nammy Sirur, the creators behind The 9to5Misfits, a YouTube channel helping women kick ass in their career and build their personal brand. ","date_published":"2018-11-08T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/0245199d-b835-472b-9a50-89ef52405e54.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":38643957,"duration_in_seconds":1609}]},{"id":"bf411463-caf3-4984-b541-a50e3e812a68","title":"Episode 13: On The Spot Featuring Jehmu Greene, Board Chair of VoteRunLead and Fox News Political Commentator","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/13","content_text":"In today's episode of On The Spot With Melinda Garvey, we sat down with the Board Chair & Founding Board Member of [VoteRunLead](voterunlead.org), Jehmu Greene! With the largest and most diverse campaign and leadership program in the country, VoteRunLead seeks women who will build a campaign based on their own passion, ideas and values. VoteRunLean trains women to run for office and WIN! \nJehmu is an award-winning media and advocacy strategist, evangelist for social good and recent candidate for Chair of the Democratic National Committee. She is also a Fox News political commentator, where she defends progressive values and policies. She previously served as president of WakaWaka, a global social enterprise focused on solar power, and president of Rock the Vote, amongst many other notable organizations. \n\n\"There's a lot of negativity right now that is driving the narrative, driving the conversation, and driving... online conversations. But underneath that and, probably more important, is this enthusiasm from women who will not just get involved, but get involved from a leadership perspective.\" -- Jehmu Greene\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be.\nhttps://signup.onthedotwoman.com/\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with the co-founders of The 9to5 MisFits and Misfit Communications, Pavi Dinamani and Nammy Sirur!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Jehmu Greene.","content_html":"In today's episode of On The Spot With Melinda Garvey, we sat down with the Board Chair & Founding Board Member of [VoteRunLead](voterunlead.org), Jehmu Greene! With the largest and most diverse campaign and leadership program in the country, VoteRunLead seeks women who will build a campaign based on their own passion, ideas and values. VoteRunLean trains women to run for office and WIN!
\nJehmu is an award-winning media and advocacy strategist, evangelist for social good and recent candidate for Chair of the Democratic National Committee. She is also a Fox News political commentator, where she defends progressive values and policies. She previously served as president of WakaWaka, a global social enterprise focused on solar power, and president of Rock the Vote, amongst many other notable organizations.
"There's a lot of negativity right now that is driving the narrative, driving the conversation, and driving... online conversations. But underneath that and, probably more important, is this enthusiasm from women who will not just get involved, but get involved from a leadership perspective." -- Jehmu Greene
\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be.
\nhttps://signup.onthedotwoman.com/
Tune in next Thursday when we sit down with the co-founders of The 9to5 MisFits and Misfit Communications, Pavi Dinamani and Nammy Sirur!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Jehmu Greene.
","summary":"Jehmu Greene is an award-winning media and advocacy strategist, evangelist for social good as the Board Chair and Founding Member of VoteRunLead and recent candidate for Chair of the Democratic National Committee. She is also a Fox News political commentator where she defends progressive values and policies.","date_published":"2018-11-01T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/bf411463-caf3-4984-b541-a50e3e812a68.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":37920317,"duration_in_seconds":1579}]},{"id":"a7e0fe30-b06b-43e3-8ec7-ec9a9e03e648","title":"Episode 12: On The Spot Featuring Baily Hancock, Collaboration Consultant","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/12","content_text":"For this episode of #OnTheSpot, we sat down the collaboration consultant, Baily Hancock to discuss millennial women finding their place in the workplace and in their careers. \nAs a Collaboration Consultant, fellow Podcaster and Workshop Instructor, Baily helps people collaborate with their community to achieve their goals; whether that's making a career change or growing their business through Baily Hancock HQ. \n\nWhen Baily first began collaboration consulting, she launched her first course called \"The Career Experiment,\" where she had only one person signed up for it. This failure propelled her to work harder the second time around, and her hard work paid off: she promoted her second online course, \"The 1-Year Career\" much more, and thus began her road to entrepreneurship. \n\nTo learn more and to follow Baily, head over to [bailyhancock.com](bailyhancock.com) and subscribe to her podcast The Baily Hancock show available on iTunes and Google Play Music! \n\nOur key takeaways from our convo with Baily: Stay \"approachable, adaptable, and flexible.\" \n\n\"Women by nature are naturally collaborative. We have always since the dawn of time, had to work with each other to survive.\" -- Baily Hancock\n\nICYMI: Make sure to check out Baily's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be.\nhttps://signup.onthedotwoman.com/\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Board Chair of [VoteRunLead](voterunlead.org)/Fox News Political Contributor, Jehmu Greene!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!","content_html":"For this episode of #OnTheSpot, we sat down the collaboration consultant, Baily Hancock to discuss millennial women finding their place in the workplace and in their careers.
\nAs a Collaboration Consultant, fellow Podcaster and Workshop Instructor, Baily helps people collaborate with their community to achieve their goals; whether that's making a career change or growing their business through Baily Hancock HQ.
When Baily first began collaboration consulting, she launched her first course called "The Career Experiment," where she had only one person signed up for it. This failure propelled her to work harder the second time around, and her hard work paid off: she promoted her second online course, "The 1-Year Career" much more, and thus began her road to entrepreneurship.
\n\nTo learn more and to follow Baily, head over to [bailyhancock.com](bailyhancock.com) and subscribe to her podcast The Baily Hancock show available on iTunes and Google Play Music!
\n\nOur key takeaways from our convo with Baily: Stay "approachable, adaptable, and flexible."
\n\n"Women by nature are naturally collaborative. We have always since the dawn of time, had to work with each other to survive." -- Baily Hancock
\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be.
\nhttps://signup.onthedotwoman.com/
Tune in next Thursday when we sit down with Board Chair of [VoteRunLead](voterunlead.org)/Fox News Political Contributor, Jehmu Greene!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
","summary":"Baily Hancock is a collaboration consultant, podcaster, and workshop instructor helping people network and collaborate with others in their community to achieve their goals. ","date_published":"2018-10-25T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/a7e0fe30-b06b-43e3-8ec7-ec9a9e03e648.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":38849307,"duration_in_seconds":1618}]},{"id":"56c8ee60-44d1-4c64-8053-fc6191ed12c5","title":"Episode 11: On The Spot Featuring Kelly Gasink, co-founder of Austin Cocktails","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/11","content_text":"Before co-founding Austin Cocktails in 2011, Kelly Gasink was full immersed in the tech field, co-founding several different software companies including 1stUp.com and Connect Group. \nShe founded Austin Cocktails with her sister Jill Burns, both being independently accomplished entrepreneurs.\nAustin Cocktails is family-owned: Growing up, Kelly spent her summers on her grandparents' farm plucking fruits nad veggies she ate. Across the years, she developed a working knowledge of the land and the roles that seasons and location play in forming fresh ingredients. Her grandfather also established a tradition called \"Cocktail Time,\" which eventually all played a part in Kelly's beverage business. At the company, Kelly manages distributor and retailer strategies and oversees corporate finance, working with supply chain members. They prepare their line of drinks using five-times distilled vodka and premium tequila, and use all-natural herbs to create full-bodied, but low-calorie, cocktails.\nKelly earned a degree in Economics from Stanford Univeristy, then went on to get her MPP from the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. \n\nICYMI: Make sure to check out Kelly's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website [OnTheDotWoman.com](onthedotwoman.com) and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot! \n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be.\nhttps://signup.onthedotwoman.com/\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Baily Hancock!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Kelly Gasink.","content_html":"Before co-founding Austin Cocktails in 2011, Kelly Gasink was full immersed in the tech field, co-founding several different software companies including 1stUp.com and Connect Group.
\nShe founded Austin Cocktails with her sister Jill Burns, both being independently accomplished entrepreneurs.
\nAustin Cocktails is family-owned: Growing up, Kelly spent her summers on her grandparents' farm plucking fruits nad veggies she ate. Across the years, she developed a working knowledge of the land and the roles that seasons and location play in forming fresh ingredients. Her grandfather also established a tradition called "Cocktail Time," which eventually all played a part in Kelly's beverage business. At the company, Kelly manages distributor and retailer strategies and oversees corporate finance, working with supply chain members. They prepare their line of drinks using five-times distilled vodka and premium tequila, and use all-natural herbs to create full-bodied, but low-calorie, cocktails.
\nKelly earned a degree in Economics from Stanford Univeristy, then went on to get her MPP from the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government.
ICYMI: Make sure to check out Kelly's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website [OnTheDotWoman.com](onthedotwoman.com) and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be.
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Tune in next Thursday when we sit down with Baily Hancock!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Kelly Gasink.
","summary":"Before co-founding Austin Cocktails, Kelly Gasink was full immersed in the tech field, co-founding several different software companies. \r\nIn 2011, she decided to partner with her sister partnering all-natural herbs and juices to craft the perfect cocktail.","date_published":"2018-10-18T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/56c8ee60-44d1-4c64-8053-fc6191ed12c5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":35202839,"duration_in_seconds":1466}]},{"id":"c85ac095-2ede-4afe-a2ec-5aa2e87efb01","title":"Episode 10: On The Spot Featuring Meg Gilbert Crofton, Former President of Walt Disney Resorts","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/10","content_text":"Prior to her On The Spot podcast debut, Meg Gilbert Crofton carried all of the responsibility that comes with being the first female president of Walt Disney Resort. She shares with us all of the trials and triumphs during her tenure with Walt Disney that make the magic happen in the happiest place on Earth! \nMost recently with Disney’s Parks and Resorts Division, she became one of three COOs charged with driving smooth operations of the Parks and Resorts business segment. Her direct responsibilities were for the Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort and Disneyland Paris. This involved overseeing a workforce of more than 100,000 cast members at three sites with direct accountability for eight theme parks, 31 hotels and large-scale retail, dining and entertainment properties. In total, this represented a significant share of the total revenue for the entire business segment. In addition to domestic and international operations, she had responsibility for the global lines of business that supported the entire parks and resorts division which included expertise in food and beverage, merchandise, hotel and park operations, entertainment, industrial engineering, safety, security, and facilities asset management. \nDuring her tenure, the company undertook massive cultural change, which entailed leveraging best practices, enabling international expansion and developing talent worldwide. This included driving a seismic cultural and organizational shift from operating as independent sites for decades to becoming a truly global organization. Another major change effort was the integration of the physical and digital experiences, first implemented at The Walt Disney World Resort. Upon her retirement, she received the highest honor Disney bestows: a dedicated window on Main Street, U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort celebrating her legacy of mentoring and leadership development. \n\nICYMI: Make sure to check out Meg Crofton's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\n\nhttps://onthedotwoman.com/woman/meg-gilbert-crofton\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be.\nhttps://signup.onthedotwoman.com/\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with the co-founder of Austin Cocktails, Kelly Gasink! \n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Meg Gilbert Crofton.","content_html":"Prior to her On The Spot podcast debut, Meg Gilbert Crofton carried all of the responsibility that comes with being the first female president of Walt Disney Resort. She shares with us all of the trials and triumphs during her tenure with Walt Disney that make the magic happen in the happiest place on Earth!
\nMost recently with Disney’s Parks and Resorts Division, she became one of three COOs charged with driving smooth operations of the Parks and Resorts business segment. Her direct responsibilities were for the Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort and Disneyland Paris. This involved overseeing a workforce of more than 100,000 cast members at three sites with direct accountability for eight theme parks, 31 hotels and large-scale retail, dining and entertainment properties. In total, this represented a significant share of the total revenue for the entire business segment. In addition to domestic and international operations, she had responsibility for the global lines of business that supported the entire parks and resorts division which included expertise in food and beverage, merchandise, hotel and park operations, entertainment, industrial engineering, safety, security, and facilities asset management.
\nDuring her tenure, the company undertook massive cultural change, which entailed leveraging best practices, enabling international expansion and developing talent worldwide. This included driving a seismic cultural and organizational shift from operating as independent sites for decades to becoming a truly global organization. Another major change effort was the integration of the physical and digital experiences, first implemented at The Walt Disney World Resort. Upon her retirement, she received the highest honor Disney bestows: a dedicated window on Main Street, U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort celebrating her legacy of mentoring and leadership development.
https://onthedotwoman.com/woman/meg-gilbert-crofton
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Tune in next Thursday when we sit down with the co-founder of Austin Cocktails, Kelly Gasink!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Meg Gilbert Crofton.
","summary":"Prior to her On The Spot podcast debut, Meg Gilbert Crofton carried all of the responsibility that comes with being the first female president of Walt Disney Resort. She shares with us all of the trials and triumphs during her tenure with Walt Disney that make the magic happen in the happiest place on Earth! ","date_published":"2018-10-11T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/c85ac095-2ede-4afe-a2ec-5aa2e87efb01.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":42701711,"duration_in_seconds":1778}]},{"id":"7fb0939e-c541-4889-9df3-6ba896c4d3ae","title":"Episode 9: On The Spot Featuring Rachel Winard, founder of Soapwalla Kitchen","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/9","content_text":"Rachel Winard was a professional violinist before going to Columbia law school, at which point she received her Lupus diagnosis. She finished law-school and went to work for a firm when the auto-immune disease took it's toll on her mental, emotional and physical well-being. This forced her to take a step back from her high-stress career and focus on self-care. At the same time, she found that her skin became extremely sensitive and sought mild ingredients for skin care. This is really the start of Soapwalla Kitchen, a proud member of the LGBTQ community, who create products for your health rather than products to help you look a particular way. Soapwalla has a workforce in which half the employees proudly self-identify as queer. In addition to 10% of their net proceeds this year to organizations including the Astraea Foundation, the Ali Forney Center, and SAGE, the company will also be marching in both NYC and Brooklyn Pride. \nWe sat down with her to discuss her company, her contributions to the LGBTQ community, and the hardships she has faced on her journey through entrepreneurship. \n\nICYMI: Check out Rachel's #WomanToWatch feature in our daily newsletter and podcast #FourMinutesWithOnTheDot! https://onthedotwoman.com/woman/rachel-winard\nMake sure to check out her On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website [OnTheDotWoman.com](onthedotwoman.com) and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be.\n\nJoin us next week when we sit down with the first ever female president of Walt Disney Resorts, Meg Gilbert Crofton! \n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!Special Guest: Rachel Winard.","content_html":"Rachel Winard was a professional violinist before going to Columbia law school, at which point she received her Lupus diagnosis. She finished law-school and went to work for a firm when the auto-immune disease took it's toll on her mental, emotional and physical well-being. This forced her to take a step back from her high-stress career and focus on self-care. At the same time, she found that her skin became extremely sensitive and sought mild ingredients for skin care. This is really the start of Soapwalla Kitchen, a proud member of the LGBTQ community, who create products for your health rather than products to help you look a particular way. Soapwalla has a workforce in which half the employees proudly self-identify as queer. In addition to 10% of their net proceeds this year to organizations including the Astraea Foundation, the Ali Forney Center, and SAGE, the company will also be marching in both NYC and Brooklyn Pride.
\nWe sat down with her to discuss her company, her contributions to the LGBTQ community, and the hardships she has faced on her journey through entrepreneurship.
ICYMI: Check out Rachel's #WomanToWatch feature in our daily newsletter and podcast #FourMinutesWithOnTheDot! https://onthedotwoman.com/woman/rachel-winard
\nMake sure to check out her On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website [OnTheDotWoman.com](onthedotwoman.com) and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
Looking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be.
\n\nJoin us next week when we sit down with the first ever female president of Walt Disney Resorts, Meg Gilbert Crofton!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
Special Guest: Rachel Winard.
","summary":"We sat down with the founder of Soapwalla Kitchen, Rachel Winard, to discuss her company, her contributions to the LGBTQ community, and the hardships she has faced on her journey through entrepreneurship.","date_published":"2018-10-04T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/7fb0939e-c541-4889-9df3-6ba896c4d3ae.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":42098235,"duration_in_seconds":1753}]},{"id":"fa21be5b-2677-4700-8b8b-9b290e14bd67","title":"Episode 8: On The Spot Featuring Claudia Gold, founder, CEO, and the artist behind Claw Money","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/8","content_text":"Her Claw icon became a ubiquitous fixture of NYC's urban sprawl and her unsanctioned art career that dates back to 1989. \nWe got to sit down with the street art legend herself, Claudia Gold, the founder, CEO, and artist behind Claw Money! \nShe now stands as a recognized artist, influencer, fashion editor, author and designer. She has changed the landscape and set precedents by being the first female artist to do collaborations with big-name companies such as Nike, Mountain Dew, Nascar, Vans and Calvin Klein. Her downtown New York City shop and collection line, Claw & Co, embodies all that is Claudia Gold with her clothing, vintage pieces, art and effervescent, one-of-a-kind Claw$ style. These days, she's also paying success forward by mentoring young women.\n\nICYMI: Check out Claudia's #WomanToWatch feature in our daily newsletter and podcast #FourMinutesWithOnTheDot! https://onthedotwoman.com/woman/claudia-gold\nMake sure to check out her On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature and the stories of hundreds of other incredible women on our website [OnTheDotWoman.com](OnTheDotWoman.com) and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the bad ass babe you were meant to be.\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with the founder of the all-natural skin care line, Soapwalla Kitchen, Rachel Winard!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!","content_html":"Her Claw icon became a ubiquitous fixture of NYC's urban sprawl and her unsanctioned art career that dates back to 1989.
\nWe got to sit down with the street art legend herself, Claudia Gold, the founder, CEO, and artist behind Claw Money!
\nShe now stands as a recognized artist, influencer, fashion editor, author and designer. She has changed the landscape and set precedents by being the first female artist to do collaborations with big-name companies such as Nike, Mountain Dew, Nascar, Vans and Calvin Klein. Her downtown New York City shop and collection line, Claw & Co, embodies all that is Claudia Gold with her clothing, vintage pieces, art and effervescent, one-of-a-kind Claw$ style. These days, she's also paying success forward by mentoring young women.
ICYMI: Check out Claudia's #WomanToWatch feature in our daily newsletter and podcast #FourMinutesWithOnTheDot! https://onthedotwoman.com/woman/claudia-gold
\nMake sure to check out her On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature and the stories of hundreds of other incredible women on our website [OnTheDotWoman.com](OnTheDotWoman.com) and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
Looking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the bad ass babe you were meant to be.
\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with the founder of the all-natural skin care line, Soapwalla Kitchen, Rachel Winard!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
","summary":"Her Claw icon became a ubiquitous fixture of NYC's urban sprawl and her unsanctioned art career that dates back to 1989. \r\nWe got to sit down with the street art legend herself, Claudia Gold, the founder, CEO, and artist behind Claw Money! ","date_published":"2018-09-27T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/fa21be5b-2677-4700-8b8b-9b290e14bd67.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":34814079,"duration_in_seconds":1450}]},{"id":"2d4a4d27-b5f9-4244-97a7-5521cc2cc774","title":"Episode 7: On The Spot Featuring Deanna Minich, Founder of Food & Spirit","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/7","content_text":"In today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with the founder of Food And Spirit, Deanna Minich! She sat down with us to discuss how she teaches others to cultivate eating as a path to personal growth, aiming to teach a whole self-approach to nourishment. Through Food and Spirit she aspires to bridge the gaps between science, spirituality and art in medicine. \n\nICYMI: Check out Deanna's #WomanToWatch feature in our daily newsletter and podcast #FourMinutesWithOnTheDot! https://onthedotwoman.com/woman/deanna-minich \nMake sure to check out her On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the bad ass babe you were meant to be.\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with the founder, CEO, and badass artist behind Claw Money, Claudia Gold!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!","content_html":"In today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with the founder of Food And Spirit, Deanna Minich! She sat down with us to discuss how she teaches others to cultivate eating as a path to personal growth, aiming to teach a whole self-approach to nourishment. Through Food and Spirit she aspires to bridge the gaps between science, spirituality and art in medicine.
\n\nICYMI: Check out Deanna's #WomanToWatch feature in our daily newsletter and podcast #FourMinutesWithOnTheDot! https://onthedotwoman.com/woman/deanna-minich
\nMake sure to check out her On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
Looking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the bad ass babe you were meant to be.
\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with the founder, CEO, and badass artist behind Claw Money, Claudia Gold!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice!
","summary":"In today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with the founder of Food and Spirit, Deanna Minich!","date_published":"2018-09-20T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/2d4a4d27-b5f9-4244-97a7-5521cc2cc774.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":46924079,"duration_in_seconds":1954}]},{"id":"75cd980b-2b5b-412f-9fc8-adff1beca283","title":"Episode 6: On The Spot Featuring Dionne Poulton, Owner and CEO of Poulton Consulting Group","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/6","content_text":"In today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with the owner and president of Poulton Consulting Group, Dr. Dionne Poulton! She sat down with us to discuss her experience as a diversity & inclusion consultant working to conduct intercultural dialogue, and addressing and mitigating bias in the workplace. Dionne is an educator, diversity and inclusion consultant and conflict mediator with 20 years of experience specializing in youth and adult education. Her work includes research into empirical evidence to prove the efficacy of the methodology her workshop Think You Are An Unbiased Teacher? Think Again! , and its ability to initiate and sustain open and honest dialogue across racial, gender and cultural lines, in a non-threatening manner. Since 2004, she has been invited to facilitate her workshops all over the world, including in Paris, France, Canada, Bermuda, and across the United States. \nTune in now to On The Dot's brand new interview podcast series hosted by @MelindaGarvey! Now available on iTunes, GooglePlay, or the Amazon Echo! \n\nICYMI: Check out Dr. Poulton's #WomanToWatch feature in our daily newsletter and podcast #FourMinutesWithOnTheDot! http://onthedotwoman.com/woman/dionne-wright-poulton\n\nMake sure to check out her On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the bad ass babe you were meant to be.\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Deanna Minnich, Founder of Food & Spirit. \n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on [Twitter](twitter.com/onthedotwoman), [Instagram](instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](facebook.com/onthedotwoman). We’d love to hear your voice!","content_html":"In today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with the owner and president of Poulton Consulting Group, Dr. Dionne Poulton! She sat down with us to discuss her experience as a diversity & inclusion consultant working to conduct intercultural dialogue, and addressing and mitigating bias in the workplace. Dionne is an educator, diversity and inclusion consultant and conflict mediator with 20 years of experience specializing in youth and adult education. Her work includes research into empirical evidence to prove the efficacy of the methodology her workshop Think You Are An Unbiased Teacher? Think Again! , and its ability to initiate and sustain open and honest dialogue across racial, gender and cultural lines, in a non-threatening manner. Since 2004, she has been invited to facilitate her workshops all over the world, including in Paris, France, Canada, Bermuda, and across the United States.
\nTune in now to On The Dot's brand new interview podcast series hosted by @MelindaGarvey! Now available on iTunes, GooglePlay, or the Amazon Echo!
Make sure to check out her On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the bad ass babe you were meant to be.
\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with Deanna Minnich, Founder of Food & Spirit.
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on [Twitter](twitter.com/onthedotwoman), [Instagram](instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](facebook.com/onthedotwoman). We’d love to hear your voice!
","summary":"In today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with the owner and president of Poulton Consulting Group, Dr. Dionne Poulton! She sat down with us to discuss her experience as a diversity & inclusion consultant working to conduct intercultural dialogue, and addressing and mitigating bias in the workplace.","date_published":"2018-09-13T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/75cd980b-2b5b-412f-9fc8-adff1beca283.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":36918877,"duration_in_seconds":1531}]},{"id":"5ec98d66-5fcc-474e-9a73-54394de37d29","title":"Episode 5: On The Spot Featuring Sabrina Lloyd, President and CEO of Lloyd Agencies","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/5","content_text":"In today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with the president and CEO of Lloyd Agencies, Sabrina Lloyd. She tells us all about her journey where she was recruited by American Income Life, an international life-insurance company focused on protecting working families. In just 10 years, she climbed her way up the ladder and started her own firm. She shares with us her lived experience and her tips for success in sales. \n\nMake sure to check out her On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the bad ass babe you were meant to be.\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with educator, author, diversity and inclusion consultant for the firm she owns Poulton Consulting, Dr. Dionne Wright Poulton! \n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on [Twitter](twitter.com/onthedotwoman), [Instagram](instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](facebook.com/onthedotwoman). We’d love to hear your voice!","content_html":"In today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with the president and CEO of Lloyd Agencies, Sabrina Lloyd. She tells us all about her journey where she was recruited by American Income Life, an international life-insurance company focused on protecting working families. In just 10 years, she climbed her way up the ladder and started her own firm. She shares with us her lived experience and her tips for success in sales.
\n\nMake sure to check out her On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the bad ass babe you were meant to be.
\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with educator, author, diversity and inclusion consultant for the firm she owns Poulton Consulting, Dr. Dionne Wright Poulton!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on [Twitter](twitter.com/onthedotwoman), [Instagram](instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](facebook.com/onthedotwoman). We’d love to hear your voice!
","summary":"In today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with the president and CEO of Lloyd Agencies, Sabrina Lloyd. She tells us all about her journey where she was recruited by American Income Life, an international life-insurance company focused on protecting working families. In just 10 years, she climbed her way up the ladder and started her own firm. She shares with us her lived experience and her tips for success in sales. \r\n\r\nMake sure to check out her On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\r\n\r\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the bad ass babe you were meant to be.\r\n\r\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with communications and body language expert, president and CEO of Lloyd Agencies, Sabrina Lloyd!\r\n\r\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on [Twitter](twitter.com/onthedotwoman), [Instagram](instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](facebook.com/onthedotwoman). We’d love to hear your voice!","date_published":"2018-09-06T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/5ec98d66-5fcc-474e-9a73-54394de37d29.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":33810281,"duration_in_seconds":1401}]},{"id":"c5bfb240-2959-452c-938a-976c152b4528","title":"Episode 4: On The Spot Featuring Lisa Mitchell, Communications and Body Language Expert","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/4","content_text":"In today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with communications and body language expert, Lisa Mitchell, where she tells us all about how she launched her success as a small time gal from Ohio to a corporate super-mom to a self-made body language expert and entrepreneur. Lisa will also be conducting one of her workshops Be Seen: How To Own The Room at the On The Dot See It To Be It Success Summit on October 18, 2018. Click here to get your tickets! \n\nTo learn more, head over to her website, http://powerbodylanguage.com/ or listen to her podcast, The Lisa Mitchell Show, available on iTunes!\nTo listen to her podcast discussing navigating spaces in the dating world, check out her podcast Shiny Things, also available on iTunes.\n\nMake sure to check out her On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the bad ass babe you were meant to be.\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with communications and body language expert, president and CEO of Lloyd Agencies, Sabrina Lloyd!\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on [Twitter](twitter.com/onthedotwoman), [Instagram](instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](facebook.com/onthedotwoman). We’d love to hear your voice!","content_html":"In today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with communications and body language expert, Lisa Mitchell, where she tells us all about how she launched her success as a small time gal from Ohio to a corporate super-mom to a self-made body language expert and entrepreneur. Lisa will also be conducting one of her workshops Be Seen: How To Own The Room at the On The Dot See It To Be It Success Summit on October 18, 2018. Click here to get your tickets!
\n\nTo learn more, head over to her website, http://powerbodylanguage.com/ or listen to her podcast, The Lisa Mitchell Show, available on iTunes!
\nTo listen to her podcast discussing navigating spaces in the dating world, check out her podcast Shiny Things, also available on iTunes.
Make sure to check out her On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the bad ass babe you were meant to be.
\n\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with communications and body language expert, president and CEO of Lloyd Agencies, Sabrina Lloyd!
\n\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on [Twitter](twitter.com/onthedotwoman), [Instagram](instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](facebook.com/onthedotwoman). We’d love to hear your voice!
","summary":"In today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with communications and body language expert, Lisa Mitchell!","date_published":"2018-08-30T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b587bfe6-5e4f-4cfd-a12a-5d47342a4df4/c5bfb240-2959-452c-938a-976c152b4528.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":54915485,"duration_in_seconds":2281}]},{"id":"126aaac1-69fe-4408-a660-48959d0fe87f","title":"Episode 3: On The Spot Featuring Amanda Gates, Owner and CEO of Gates Interior Design","url":"https://seeittobeit.fireside.fm/3","content_text":"In today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with the owner and CEO of Gates Interior Design. Don't miss her tell-all story where she discusses discovering feng shui and employing positive energy to your workspace. \nTo learn more, head over to her website, [GatesInteriorDesign.com](gatesinteriordesign.com)!\n\nMake sure to check out her On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot! \n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the bad ass babe you were meant to be.\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with communications and body language expert, Lisa Mitchell.\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on [Twitter](twitter.com/onthedotwoman), [Instagram](instagram.com/onthedotwoman) and [Facebook](facebook.com/onthedotwoman). We’d love to hear your voice! ","content_html":"In today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with the owner and CEO of Gates Interior Design. Don't miss her tell-all story where she discusses discovering feng shui and employing positive energy to your workspace.
\nTo learn more, head over to her website, [GatesInteriorDesign.com](gatesinteriordesign.com)!
Make sure to check out her On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com and on our daily podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot!
\n\nLooking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the bad ass babe you were meant to be.
\nTune in next Thursday when we sit down with communications and body language expert, Lisa Mitchell.
\nWe are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on [Twitter](twitter.com/onthedotwoman), [Instagram](instagram.com/onthedotwoman) and [Facebook](facebook.com/onthedotwoman). We’d love to hear your voice!
Today, our host Melinda Garvey interviews the founder of Innovation Women to discuss what she is doing to help women land
\n and monetize public speaking gigs. Read or listen to her #WomenToWatch feature here at OnTheDotWoman.com!
\n https://onthedotwoman.com/woman/bobbie-carlton