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She Leads with Carly
WTF Moments, Delusional Optimism, Failing Publicly and Going Direct to Consumer with Sara Cullen (Founder/CEO, GEM)
Sara Cullen is the founder and CEO of GEM, a pioneering brand creating the first real food vitamins. Sparked by her own health challenges and a frustrating experience in the supplement aisle, Sara took a hands-on approach to nutritional science. Before launching Gem, she was part of the Venture for America Fellowship and previously started Plant Water, a CBD beverage brand.In this episode, Sara shares how her upbringing on a farm shaped her maker mindset, lessons learned from a failed first startup, and why she believes true founders must be “delusionallyvely optimistic.” She talks candidly about navi...
2025-06-17
45 min
She Leads with Carly
Fundraising 101: I'm currently in NY! *Buys Flight to NY* | Celine Halioua (Founder/CEO, Loyal)
Celine Halioua is the founder and CEO of Loyal, a biotech company developing FDA-approved drugs to extend the healthy lifespan of dogs. In this follow-up episode, Celine discusses Loyal’s latest milestones, now with three longevity drugs in development and $150M in funding. This conversation covers the rationale behind building a multi-product biotech company, how she raised a Series B during a brutal fundraising climate, and Celine’s insight into building a mission-driven company culture.Where to find She Leads:Apple PodcastsWebsiteSpotifyYouTubeInstagramX (Twitter)Where to find Carly:LinkedInX (Twitter)Wh...
2025-05-27
46 min
She Leads with Carly
Side Projects Don't Work, Quit Your Job | Ashley Thompson (Founder/CEO, Mush)
Ashley Thompson is the co-founder and CEO of Mush, the ready-to-eat overnight oats brand redefining breakfast. After earning a degree in math and economics from Columbia, Ashley began her career as a trader at Goldman Sachs. But after three years on Wall Street, she left finance behind to chase a bigger mission: building Mush. Since then, she’s grown Mush into a multimillion-dollar brand with nationwide distribution. Along the way, she pitched Mush on Shark Tank and landed a deal with Mark Cuban. Through relentless focus, getting early consumer feedback, and her personal connection to wellbeing, Ashely has built a...
2025-05-07
1h 01
She Leads with Carly
How Stanford BFFs Swapped Tech & Finance for Probiotic Yogurt | Kiki & Elan (Beny Yogurt)
Kiki Couchman and Elan Halpern are the co-founders of Beny Yogurt, an organic, probiotic-packed yogurt brand born from their shared passion for health and nutrition. After meeting at Stanford, where Kiki studied human biology and Elan studied computer science, they went on to work in private equity and product management before teaming up to start Beny. Drawing on complementary skill sets, they’ve bootstrapped the business through smart financial planning, scrappy marketing, and a focus on building a product they genuinely believe in.Where to find She Leads:Apple PodcastsWebsiteSpotifyYouTubeInstagramX (Twitter)Where to...
2025-04-01
1h 18
She Leads with Carly
Lessons in Leadership, Risk-Taking, and Running the World’s Biggest Dating Brands | Mandy Ginsberg (fmr CEO, Match Group - Tinder, Hinge, etc.)
Mandy’s a true trailblazer who transformed how more than half of people today find romantic connections – through online dating and dating apps. As CEO of Match Group after its 2015 IPO, Mandy led the company's expanding portfolio of dating apps including Tinder, Match.com, OKCupid and Plenty of Fish, while later adding Hinge to establish Match Group as the dominant force in online dating, that owns over 45 dating apps and services. During her tenure, Mandy broke new ground as the first female CEO to conduct a comprehensive organizational pay audit to address gender wage disparities. Mandy...
2025-02-27
1h 11
She Leads with Carly
137: Farnaz Azmoodeh | Chief Technology Officer, Linktree
Resilience, Leadership, and Redefining Success with Farnaz Azmoodeh, CTO of Linktree.In this episode of She Leads, Carly sits down with Farnaz Azmoodeh, the Chief Technology Officer of Linktree. Farnaz shares her remarkable journey, from growing up in Iran to becoming a leader in the tech industry. Her story highlights resilience, adaptability, and the transformative power of diverse leadership.Join us as Farnaz reflects on her childhood, her passion for engineering, and her transition from technical roles to executive leadership. She also shares valuable insights into building a supportive work culture...
2024-12-17
46 min
She Leads with Carly
92: Dushka Zapata | PR Communications Executive, Author
Dushka is a renowned communication expert with over 20 years of experience in the industry. Dushka's work revolves around helping companies and individuals develop their personal brand. She helps people and businesses find their unique voice. Her work has been consumed on Q&A site Quora over 265 million times, and she has written over 10 bestsellers, including most recently “For All I Know - A Shebang of Checklists for life” and “Please Don’t Blame Love - A Relationship Handbook”.Enjoy!📹 interview available on the #SheLeadswithCarly Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/SheLeadsS...
2023-04-04
46 min
She Leads with Carly
91: Tania Deshpande | Product Lead, Shopify
Tania is the Product Lead for the Shopify Logistic’s Launch team. She was previously a Director of Product at GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain registrar. Tania has over 15 years of product management experience, from building top 100 IOS apps from the ground up to having her products featured in the Super Bow; she thrives on fast-paced problem-solving, team-building and dynamic collaboration. She was born and raised in Mexico City and is a graduate of Stanford University. Enjoy!📹 interview available on the #SheLeadswithCarly Facebook page or Youtube page! https://www.facebook.com/SheLeadsShow/Please s...
2023-03-21
46 min
She Leads with Carly
90: Maria Barrera | CEO & Co-Founder, Clayful
Maria is the founder and CEO of Clayful - a mental health platform for young kids. Prior to Clayful, Maria took on leadership roles in Growth and Marketing at ChartHop and an education technology company, Nearpod. While receiving her bachelors and masters in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, she also worked for Boeing and GE Aviation in Manufacturing Engineering. Enjoy!📹 interview available on the #SheLeadswithCarly Facebook page or Youtube page! https://www.facebook.com/SheLeadsShow/Please subscribe and leave a review!
2023-03-14
51 min
She Leads with Carly
89: Samantha Skey | CEO, SHE Media
Samantha is the Chief Executive Officer for SHE Media, a top 5 lifestyle media company reaching 88 million women each month. Sam began her career in digital technology and media over 25 years ago at Interactive Imaginations, a gaming start-up that went public in 1998. She held management roles with CNET, Disney, and Alloy Media and Marketing. Prior to joining SHE Media in 2013, Sam was Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer for clean tech innovator, RecycleBank. Sam holds a BA in comparative literature from Hamilton College. Enjoy!📹 interview available on the #SheLeadswithCarly Facebook page or Youtube page! https://www.facebook.com...
2023-03-07
52 min
She Leads with Carly
88: Gaia Palliere | Founder, Breeze
We are back with Season 4 of SheLeads! Back to the incredible leaders from all different industries...kicking us off with...Gaia Palliere!Gaia is currently a student & founder, and her background consists of product & growth strategy for companies like APL, Madison Square Garden, and now a few years into her first startup. Having lived in four different countries by the age of 7, Gaia’s always been focused on interesting people and meaningful problems. Right now her focus is on the single-use epidemic, with her startup, Breeze– a tech company that helps foodservice businesses implement data-forward reus...
2023-02-21
34 min
Christopher Lochhead Follow Your Different™
How To Start Strong & Win Big with Floodgate Investor Carly Malatskey
Position yourself or be positioned has long been one of my favorite expressions. Most people think of life as something that happens to us, and that we have no agency to design our lives. It turns out, successful people like our guest Carly Malatskey, tends to think differently from that. They learn to create and seize upon opportunity before they succeed, they position themselves for success. Carly Malatskey hosts the SheLeads podcast, which is a podcast network made by women for women. Carly is also a two-time Stanford National Soccer champion, and has also started off her career as a...
2023-02-06
57 min
She Leads with Carly
87: Tatyana Mamut | Senior VP & General Manager, Pendo.io Adopt (Part 2 of 2)
SheLeads [in Product] Series Ep 18 (Part 2)Tatyana is now the Senior VP and GM at Pendo.io - Adopt, which focuses on driving adoption, transformation and the future of the digital workspace. Prior to Pendo, Tatyana worked at top companies - including IDEO, Salesforce, Amazon Web Services as a Director of Product Management, and NextDoor as the Chief Product Officer. Tatyana is also an Adviser and Board Member to many companies, including Braintrust, UserTesting and Sauce Labs.This is the second part of a two-part conversation with Tatyana; to hear Tatyana's early career path and the...
2022-09-01
31 min
She Leads with Carly
86: Tatyana Mamut | Senior VP & General Manager, Pendo.io Adopt (Part 1 of 2)
SheLeads [in Product] Series Ep 18Tatyana is now the Senior VP and GM at Pendo.io - Adopt, which focuses on driving adoption, transformation and the future of the digital workspace. Prior to Pendo, Tatyana worked at top companies - including IDEO, Salesforce, Amazon Web Services as a Director of Product Management, and NextDoor as the Chief Product Officer. Tatyana is also an Adviser and Board Member to many companies, including Braintrust, UserTesting and Sauce Labs.Enjoy!📹 interview available on the #SheLeadswithCarly Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/SheLeadsShow/Please subscribe and...
2022-08-25
29 min
She Leads with Carly
85: Yasi Baiani | SVP Product & Marketing, Cleo
SheLeads [in Product] Series Ep 17Yasi is a product and strategy executive and has been in various health tech companies of all sizes in the last decade. She is currently the SVP of Product & Marketing at Cleo, a family caregiving platform. Prior to Cleo, she lead products at companies like Teladoc Health, Fitbit, and athenahealth. Beyond product, Yasi also has experience in investing and entrepreneurship. While receiving her MBA from Harvard Business School, Yasi founded ActivePepper, a mobile application that helps people find local fitness partners and activities.Enjoy!📹 interview available on the #She...
2022-08-22
38 min
She Leads with Carly
84: Kristina Gibson | Chief Product Officer, Dott
SheLeads [in Product] Series Ep 16Kristina is currently the Chief Product Officer at Dott, a shared micro-mobility operator that is on a mission to free cities with clean rides for everyone. Kristina has been in product roles for 15+ years, and prior to Dott, she held Product lead roles at very well known companies, including Booking.com, Lyft, and Eventbrite. She started her career in product as an Associate Product Manager at Intuit.Enjoy!📹 interview available on the #SheLeadswithCarly Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/SheLeadsShow/Please subscribe and leave a review!
2022-08-11
30 min
She Leads with Carly
83: Kie Watanabe | Group Product Manager, HubSpot
SheLeads [in Product] Series Ep 15Kie started off her career as a consultant for McKinsey & Company. She then received her MBA from Harvard Business School before breaking into product through internships at early stage technology companies, including Canary, Happie, and Catalant. She then joined HubSpot, where she is today, and took on various product management roles as individual contributor to leading teams. She recently joined the Payments team at HubSpot to help small B2B businesses get paid quickly and easily from their CRM. Enjoy!📹 interview available on the #SheLeadswithCarly Facebook page! https://www...
2022-08-04
36 min
She Leads with Carly
82: Tamar Shachar | Vice President of Product, Lumen
SheLeads [in Product] Series Ep 14Tamar is an experienced executive and entrepreneur with experience in mobile and web in B2C environments. Currently, she is the Vice President of Product at Lumen, a wellness device and app that measures your metabolism and provides valuable insight based on your metabolic data. Prior to Lumen, she was the Chief Product Officer at Worthy.com, the VP of Product for Sears in Israel, founded her own company called Grab_It, and she was also the Chief Revenue Officer for Logia Mobile at Digital Turbine.Enjoy!📹 interview ava...
2022-07-28
32 min
She Leads with Carly
81: Roni Burrell | Vice President of Product, Selina
SheLeads [in Product] Series Ep 13Roni is currently the Vice President of Product at Selina, which is one of the world’s fastest growing hospitality brands Prior to Selina, Roni started her career in design and user experience. She then transitioned into product and worked primarily at AOL as their Head of Product for their B2C video. Throughout her career, Roni has experienced working in numerous different cultures, from American, English, Israeli, Finnish, and Latin American. Enjoy!📹 interview available on the #SheLeadswithCarly Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/SheLeadsShow/Please subscr...
2022-07-21
31 min
She Leads with Carly
80: Osnat Benari | Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, DragonsCanFly
SheLeads [in Product] Series Ep 12Os has been in product for 20+ years, working for top companies in Senior Product roles including AOL, BBG Ventures and WeWork Labs. She is now the Co-founder and CPO of DragonsCanFly, a Web3 agency. Os is also the Co-Creator of Evolved Eggatha, an NFT project aimed to tell stories of women and she's an author. Os is taking all of her experience and expertise into writing her very own book, Starting From Scratch, which is all about managing change and making smart career choices.Enjoy!📹 interview available on the...
2022-07-13
37 min
She Leads with Carly
79: Dana Gan | Senior Product Manager, PayPal
SheLeads [in Product] Series Ep 11Dana is now a Senior Product Manager at PayPal. She began her career in product design, to then starting her own company called Livin Media - an internet-based social sharing platform where she was also the VP of Product. After her own venture, she went back into working in technology as a Product Manager at Fiverr for 4 years. Before joining Paypal, she went on a travel sabbatical as well!Enjoy!📹 interview available on the #SheLeadswithCarly Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/SheLeadsShow/Please subscribe and leave a r...
2022-06-28
34 min
She Leads with Carly
78: Jiaona Zhang | Vice President of Product, Webflow
SheLeads [in Product] Series Ep 10JZ runs product teams, advises startups, and teaches product management at Stanford University. She is currently the Vice President of Product at Webflow, a SaaS company for website building and hosting. Previously, she worked in Senior Product roles at incredibly well-known companies, including Dropbox, Wework, and Airbnb. In JZ’s spare time, she renovates houses, runs team-building workshops, and when she is not running after her 2-year-old son, she creates hand-made cards!Enjoy!📹 interview available on the #SheLeadswithCarly Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/SheLeadsShow/Please subsc...
2022-06-21
42 min
She Leads with Carly
77: Michal Levin | Vice President of Product, Hero
SheLeads [in Product] Series Ep 9Michal Levin is the Vice President of Product at Hero, an in-home care platform focused on medication management. Her professional career focused mostly on User Experience, and expanded into Product. She was the UX Design Lead and Manager at various companies, including Tzur, Modu, Google (as the first UX hire in Google Israel!), and Zoox. She then transitioned to the health and biotech sector and became the head of UX for Medical Devices and Clinical Trials at Verily Life Sciences before joining Hero. Enjoy!📹 interview available on the #SheLeadswithCarly Facebook pag...
2022-06-15
32 min
She Leads with Carly
76: Sanjna Verma | Senior Product Manager, Plaid
SheLeads [in Product] Series Ep 8Sanjna is a Senior Product Manager at Plaid - a financial services company. Prior to Plaid, Sanjna started her career in growth and marketing at Mulesoft. Then, she transitioned into product after Salesforce acquired Mulesoft. Sanjna has accumulated 5+ years of technical product experience in enterprise tooling, B2B, and SaaS technologies. Also, this past year, she founded Boxby, a marketplace for gifting experiences, and then relocated to Amsterdam where she is today at Plaid!📹 interview available on the #SheLeadswithCarly Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/SheLeadsShow/...
2022-06-07
43 min
She Leads with Carly
75: Lauren Dowling | Senior Product Manager, Coinbase
SheLeads [in Product] Series Ep 7Lauren is a Senior Product Manager at Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchange platforms. Prior to Coinbase, Lauren's product experience primarily comes from her time at Intuit and Intercom as a Product Manager and Senior Product Manager, respectively. She also has experience in Venture Capital when she was a Principle at Streamlined Ventures.Enjoy!📹 interview available on the #SheLeadswithCarly Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/SheLeadsShow/Please subscribe and leave a review!
2022-05-30
42 min
She Leads with Carly
74: Olivia Grace | Senior Director of Product, Slack
SheLeads [in Product] Series Ep 6Olivia is the Senior Director of Product Management at Slack. Prior to Slack, she was a Head of Product for Realtime Innovation at Instagram, Lead Product Manager at Twitch, and a Product Manager at gaming companies in Blizzard Entertainment and ZAM Network. However, Olivia didn’t have the conventional path into Product. She had a whole career beforehand as a professional musician, a director of asset management, to even a key player in real estate.Enjoy!📹 interview available on the #SheLeadswithCarly Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/SheLeadsShow/...
2022-05-12
38 min
She Leads with Carly
73: Zaria Smalls | Product Manager, Twitter
SheLeads [in Product] Series Ep 5Zaria received her Bachelors degree in Design Engineering and Social Change from Harvard University in 2019. During her time at Harvard, she worked as an Analyst at J.P Morgan and at Ford Motor Company as a Product Development Intern in Research and Advanced Engineering. After graduating, she joined Twitter as an Associate Product Manager where she worked on the Consumer Privacy team and Misleading Information team during the 2020 U.S. election. Zaria is now a product manager on Spaces working on Spaces host and creator tools. Enjoy!📹 interview avail...
2022-05-03
38 min
She Leads with Carly
72: Gyanda Sachdeva | Vice President of Product, LinkedIn
SheLeads [in Product] Series Ep 4Gyanda is a VP of Product at LinkedIn, specifically, the Head of LinkedIn's Marketing Solutions products. After receiving a Bachelors in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University and a Masters in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University, Gyanda began her career as an analyst in investment banking and then started at LinkedIn in a Associate Product Manager role. She then rose up the ranks from an APM role, to Group PM, to Director of Product, to where she is today as a VP of Product! Enjoy!📹 inter...
2022-04-25
27 min
She Leads with Carly
71: Sharmeen Chapp | Director of Product Management, Facebook
SheLeads [in Product] Series Ep 3After receiving her Bachelors and Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from MIT, Sharmeen started her career as an engineer at Hewlett-Packard, Raytheon and Leeo. In 2015, she transitioned to product at Twitch, where she eventually became the VP of Product and Engineering. Her transition to Facebook was unconventional and took a turn where she discovered that the following few months would also include a fight against breast cancer, a journey that she is currently in right now and one she bravely shares in the public eye.Enjoy! 📹 interview available on t...
2022-04-19
34 min
She Leads with Carly
70: Xiaodi Zhang | Chief Product Officer, 1stDibs.com
SheLeads [in Product] Series Ep 2Xiaodi has been in product roles for the last 20 years, starting off as a product manager in the financial services space at NextCard and Digital Insights. She then worked at Ebay, where she went from PM to Director of Product. Before becoming CPO at 1stDibs.com, she was a Senior Director of Product at GILT.Enjoy! 📹 interview available on the #SheLeadswithCarly Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/SheLeadsShow/Please subscribe and leave a review!
2022-04-12
32 min
She Leads with Carly
69: Roshni Jain | Vice President of Product, Eventbrite
SheLeads [in Product] Series Ep 1We are kicking off Season 3! The theme of this season: SheLeads [in Product], where you will learn from the top product leaders - how they discovered and broke into product and the key aspects of being the best product leader. The first season of Season 3 is Roshni Jain, the VP of Product at Eventbrite!Roshni began her professional career in consulting at McKinsey before diving into product at Cardlytics and Udacity to now - as the VP of Product at Eventbrite. She received her BS from Wharton School, MA and...
2022-04-05
37 min
Rebel Educator®
18: The Value of Collaboration with Carly Malatskey
Carly Malatskey is a recent Stanford Graduate where she played on their top ranked soccer team. She is also the host of the SheLeads with Carly podcast where she interviews powerful female leaders from all industries. She was a Mayfield fellow at Stanford and is currently participating in a Coding Bootcamp in Israel.Join us as we discuss Carly’s experience at Stanford, issues that learners face in elementary education that lead to stigmas and biases well into their careers, and what success feels like.In this episode, we cover:Which experiences have best pr...
2021-08-02
24 min
She Leads with Carly
68: Mallun Yen | Founder & General Partner, Operator Collective
The final guest of Season 2 is the incredible Mallun Yen! Mallun Yen has devoted the past 20 years to changing the status quo and shifting industry norms, as an enterprise executive, operator, and category-creator. These experiences laid the groundwork for Operator Collective, a venture fund and community she founded in 2018 to make venture accessible to a group critical to a startup’s success but largely left out: top operators from diverse backgrounds who have built and scaled the most admired companies in the world. Prior to founding Operator Collective, Mallun was at the forefront of other category-creating companies also...
2021-05-06
40 min
She Leads with Carly
67: Desiree Peterkin Bell | President & CEO, DPBell & Associates
Desiree Peterkin Bell is an award-winning multi-faceted political and communication strategist and international best-selling author that world leaders, visionaries, and change agents turn to when they desire to not only build a rock-solid brand, but an enduring legacy with global impact.As President and CEO of the public affairs firm, DPBell & Associates, she serves her clients by leveraging her hard-won expertise in problem solving, crisis communications, strategic counsel, and brand development. Desiree’s impressive career is one that is defined as being driven by ‘Purpose, Not Position’. So many lessons from Desiree. Enjoy the latest episode...
2021-05-03
36 min
She Leads with Carly
66: Amanda McGrew | Founder, Playoff Dating App
Amanda’s experience as a Division I basketball player in college helped her realize that she always wanted to have some connection to athletics. As she progressed into coaching basketball, she realized the one thing in her life that wasn’t where she wanted it to be: her social scene. Her (poor) experience with dating apps inspired her to start her own company with Playoff - a dating app for current and former athletes! She took her personal struggle and decided to start her own venture. So many lessons from Amanda - an inspiring, motivating, and honest entre...
2021-04-29
35 min
She Leads with Carly
65: Leyla D. Seka | Partner, The Operator Collective
As a Partner at Operator Collective and Co-Founder of the Black Venture Institute, Leyla Seka continues to be at the forefront of solving deep inequalities, specifically addressing the homogeneity that is seen in the income cycle and funding for companies. However, Leyla’s innate conviction for impact came through before, especially during her time as an Executive Vice President at Salesforce, where she led an equal pay initiative that kicked off Salesforce's company-wide salary review, that ultimately corrected the gender-pay disparities. We cover so much in this amazing episode --- from the changes Leyla made in order to...
2021-04-26
37 min
She Leads with Carly
64: Triin Linamagi | Co-Founder, Sie Ventures
Triin is the Co-Founder of Sie. Ventures, a capital platform who supports the most promising female founders on their fundraising journeys. Prior to Sie, Triin was an early-stage investor at The Venture Collective, Founders Factory, and Startupbootcamp. She co-founded three startups in FinTech and HRTech. Today, Triin is also the Female Founders & UK VC Channel Lead for the Global Women in VC - the world’s largest global community for women in venture capital to connect, collaborate, and create opportunities.
2021-04-22
36 min
She Leads with Carly
63: Sharon Love | President & CEO, Community Brands
Sharon is the President and CEO at Community Brands, a leading provider of cloud-based software to associations, nonprofits, K-12 schools and faith-based groups, who serve over 120,000 clients across the world. Prior to Community Brands, Sharon has held senior roles at top companies, including Dell, FedEx, Lenovo and more! In this episode, Sharon shares incredible advice in the importance of leading with empathy, finding your passion, and accepting moments when you’re wrong. All of this and so much more from a true #SheLeader! 📹 interview available on the #SheLeadswithCarly Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/SheLeads...
2021-04-19
33 min
She Leads with Carly
62: Anna Brailsford | CEO, Code First Girls
As the CEO of Code First Girls, Anna has built one of the largest communities of female tech talent in the UK, with a focus of connecting women to economic opportunities and jobs in the tech industry. Prior to Code First, Anna co-founded her own EdTech startup and was the Commercial Director of Lynda.com, which was bought by LinkedIn for $1.5bn (4th largest acquisition in social media history) and is now known as LinkedIn Learning. In this episode - she talks about her transition to senior positions in male-dominated space, the power of -intentionally- going out o...
2021-04-15
30 min
She Leads with Carly
61: Shelley Zalis | Founder & CEO, The Female Quotient
You won’t find many leaders like Shelley Zalis. She started off her career without a clear direction for the future. She then received her first job review that was far from praise. While most would succumb and start to conflate their own value with their job performance, Shelley did the contrary. One thing led to another, and she realized the power of standing up for yourself, setting your mind to something, and capitalizing on those opportunities. Now, Shelley is the Founder and CEO of one of the largest female-owned businesses with The Female Quotient - who is advancing eq...
2021-04-12
34 min
She Leads with Carly
60: Jenna Atkinson | Founder & CEO, The P5 Project
As the founder and CEO of The P5 Project, Jenna’s core focus and purpose is to help women increase their income, impact and influence. In this episode, Jenna emphasizes that raising a family and achieving your career goals are not mutually exclusive. You can do both, and you can do both successfully. She also gives incredible advice for those navigating their careers in college and coming out of college. One of the key lessons: put yourself out there, meet new people, reach out to people who you want to become and cherish those relationships. They go a lo...
2021-04-08
44 min
She Leads with Carly
59: Shelli Brunswick | COO, Space Foundation
#SheLeads in #SPACE! Shelli is the Chief Operating Officer at Space Foundation and has an amazing journey that began in the US Air Force right out of high school to eventually enter into the space industry - a path that she never anticipated entering. Shelli shares so many incredible lessons for anyone navigating their career - especially the importance of finding not only your mentor, but also your coach and your champions - the ones who help you rise to the next level in your career. 📹 interview available on the #SheLeadswithCarly Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/S...
2021-04-05
28 min
She Leads with Carly
58: Meg He | Founder, ADAY
As an immigrant to the UK from China, Meg talks about her life growing up and how the person she is today is heavily influenced by her parents and the hard work they did throughout their lives.The lessons she has learned from her parents and from her career translated to her passion to start ADAY - an incredible, versatile and environmentally conscious clothing brand!Meg shares so many golden nuggets that anyone can apply into their professional and personal lives. Enjoy! 📹 interview available on the #SheLeadswithCarly Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/Sh...
2021-04-01
32 min
She Leads with Carly
57: Komal Kirtikar | Senior VP & Head of Marketplace, Opportunity@Work
Komal’s career path seems to be contingent on one thing: follow your passions. From pursuing engineering to recognizing her love for the operational/business side, she worked in all different companies, industries and sizes. From GE Aviation, to Bain & Company, to then being an early employee at Lyft, Komal follows the signs and says “YES!” She reflects on her career path and how she was often the only female in the room. Implicit bias in the workplace is inevitable. It’s there. So how do we address it? Hear more from Komal how she recognizes it and takes action. ...
2021-03-29
29 min
She Leads with Carly
56: Christina VandenBerg | Co-Founder & CEO, MyHuddle
Christina brings her experience as a former Division 1 Women's Soccer player at Harvard University into her passion for addressing mental health for student-athletes. Her ups and downs going through injuries opened her eyes into the huge gap amongst how physical injuries are treated vs mental ones. Hear about the incredible lessons she's learned throughout her career - from her professional career going to Deloitte and Stanford Graduate School of Business to now founding MyHuddle! 📹 interview available on the #SheLeadswithCarly Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/SheLeadsShow/
2021-03-25
35 min
She Leads with Carly
55: Brandi Chastain | 2X World Cup Champion & 2X Olympic Gold Medalist
SEASON 2 IS HERE! Excited to kick off Season 2 with the absolute soccer legend Brandi Chastain! Brandi played for the U.S Women's National team from 1988-2004 and scored the iconic World Cup winning penalty against China in the 1999 Women's World Cup to secure the victory for the U.S.While she chats about this legendary moment in her career, she also reflects on the lessons she has learned throughout her athletic career that she now brings with her to CityCheers.📹 interview available on the #SheLeadswithCarly Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/SheLeadsShow/
2021-03-22
34 min
She Leads with Carly
54: JJ Ramberg | Co-Founder, Goodpods
JJ shares her experiences as a TV host, entrepreneur, and mother, and the many lessons she’s learned along the way - including the value of taking opportunities & trying new things. JJ shares the mission and inspiration behind Goodpods, and how the podcast platform supports both the listener and the podcaster. So many incredible lessons from JJ - Enjoy!
2020-12-18
30 min
She Leads with Carly
53: Lyn Paolo | Emmy-Award Winning Costume Designer
As an Emmy-Award winning costume designer, Lyn Paolo is passionate about helping actors truly immerse into character. She also shares valuable lessons from her experiences with renown productions like Scandal, Shameless, The West Wing, and Animal Kingdom. From the importance of business and budget, to dealing with self-doubt, Lyn shares incredible insight that applies to all females in any industry! Enjoy!
2020-12-16
21 min
She Leads with Carly
52: Susan Heystee | Board member, Advisor, and Global Software as a Service (SaaS) Leader
Susan is a board member, advisor, and Global Software as a Service (SaaS) Leader! Susan shares her experiences through working with a number of software startups, and the steadfast importance of the quality of people around her. She also shares her insight to how tech businesses can see opportunity in times of crisis. Enjoy!
2020-12-11
35 min
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51: Dr. Melynda Barnes | Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs & Research, Ro
After years of experience operating as a physician, Dr. Barnes made the difficult decision to take her talents & help democratize healthcare for millions of patients. From the lessons she’s learned transitioning from her clinical role to a healthcare start-up, to her passion for raising awareness and speaking the truth about race and ethnic equity, Dr. Barnes has so much valuable insight for everyone.
2020-12-09
35 min
She Leads with Carly
50: Julie Uhrman | Founder & President, Angel City
Julie Uhrman is the Founder and President of Angel City - the first professional women’s soccer team to represent Los Angeles in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)! As an entrepreneur, Julie is passionate about trusting your gut, and seeing failures as opportunities for growth. Her years of experience in start-ups in the gaming industry has taught her so many valuable lessons as she takes her entrepreneurial spirit into the sports world with a goal to completely revolutionize the women’s soccer game experience in the U.S! This - and so much more - from Ju...
2020-12-04
28 min
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49: Jenny Ming | Board Member - Levi Strauss & Co., Poshmark & Former President - Old Navy
For years, Jenny Ming has held leadership positions at very successful retail companies, including the President of Gap Inc/Old Navy! She shares so many valuable lessons from her experiences. One being the value of embracing feminism as a female leader, and staying true to yourself. From the importance of risk taking, to diversity in conversation, to being an accessible leader, Jenny has so many valuable insights for everyone! Enjoy!
2020-12-02
37 min
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48: Angie Westbrock | Vice President of Global Operations, Lyft
After years of experience in the food industry as a Plant Manager at top companies including Sara Lee, See’s Candies and Bimbo Bakeries, Angie transitioned to an entire new industry as she is now the Vice President of Global Operations at Lyft! She shares the value of bringing a different perspective to the table, especially as a woman. From the insight in balancing motherhood and work, to the lessons learned embracing a career transition, Angie shares so many pieces of great advice. Enjoy!
2020-11-27
29 min
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47: Amy Saper | Partner, Accel
Amy is a Partner at Accel - a leading venture capital firm that works with startups in seed and growth stage investments. Amy is passionate about finding growth opportunities, forming valuable relationships, and technology. Before Accel, Amy spent about 8 years launching new products, business lines, and markets in many different roles at companies including Uber, Stripe, and Twitter. She shares so many insights into career transitions, mentorship, and personal development - coming from being a woman in venture capital who adapted to this new career path. Enjoy!
2020-11-25
36 min
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46: Danielle Strachman | Founder & General Partner, 1517
Danielle Strachman is the Founder and General Partner of 1517! She has so much depth in her career experiences, from founding her own non-profit charter school, to being at the forefront of the well-renowned Thiel Fellowship, to founding 1517, a venture capital fund built on the belief that not everyone needs to attend university in order to pursue their passions. Danielle’s passion for helping others and entrepreneurship really embodies her “yes” mentality. She also chats about the importance of building a tight-knit community and seeking out founders who have such a pure passion for what they’re building that they wouldn’t...
2020-11-20
36 min
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45: Kristin Thayer | Senior Director of Sales and Client Partnerships at 1stDibs.com
Kristin Thayer is the Senior Director of Sales and Client Partnerships at 1stDibs, a marketplace for luxury design. Kristin shares her valuable experiences at multiple companies throughout the years, from her role in product partnerships at Facebook and Uber, to being a Partner in Market Development at the well-renowned Venture Capital firm at Andreessen Horowitz. She shares the importance of advocating for yourself and always embracing the mentality to learn - regardless of your age or career stage. She also shares the importance of transparency in partnerships, and how she has found success throughout her career....
2020-11-18
34 min
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44: Jessica Hershfield | Founder & CEO, Just Enough Wines
Before starting her own company, Jess Hershfield has years of product management experience at both startups and large scale companies, including at Lime and Uber. After embarking on an international work experience, she shares her amazing experience overseas. Now, Jess is passionate about overcoming challenges and believing in her product. Her depth of experience offers so many lessons for everyone!
2020-11-13
27 min
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43: Yvonne Wassenaar | CEO, Puppet
Yvonne Wassenaar - the CEO of Puppet, an infrastructure automation platform for large enterprises! Yvonne shares the path of her career, and the lessons she’s learned while navigating. She offers helpful tips for dealing with unconscious bias, and shares the importance of networking and managing your own career opportunities. Yvonne’s passion for mentoring is unmatched, and she has so many lessons for everyone!
2020-11-11
41 min
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42: Nancy Wang | Head of AWS Backup at Amazon, & Founder of Advancing Women in Product
As the head of AWS Backup at Amazon, & Founder of Advancing Women in Product, Nancy is passionate about female leadership in big tech companies. She shares valuable advice for female leaders: forming relationships, building a reputation, and important principles for successful product managers. This - and so much more - from Nancy! Enjoy.
2020-11-06
33 min
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41: Jess Galica | Director of Strategic Alliances, Mendix
Jess Galica shares the experiences she has working in both a start-up and large consulting firm, but most importantly the value of “checking in where your energy lies” and following your passion. Jess shares the lessons from her upcoming book, “ “Climb Your Own Ladder: Stories of Women Redefining Career Success”” which include the importance of looking at career evolution in the context of women, and the difference in the ways women approach career changes.
2020-10-30
31 min
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40: Haley Rosen | Founder, Just Women's Sports
Only 4% of sports coverage is dedicated to women's sports. Haley Rosen set out to change that by founding Just Women’s Sports, a company dedicated to promoting and highlighting women’s sports. As a former collegiate and professional soccer player, Haley has experienced her fair share of injuries and setbacks. Now, as a young entrepreneur, she reflects on the lessons she learned during her time as an athlete and from her transition into the workforce. Haley’s story highlights resiliency, passion, and the search for purpose. Enjoy!
2020-10-28
32 min
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39: Susan Kim | CEO of Edmodo
Susan has had so much experience in technology companies over the years, and shares her journey from college to becoming CEO of Edmodo, a worldwide educational platform with nearly 150 million accounts! From the lessons she learned working at large companies, including early on at eBay and Google, to the importance of authenticity as a leader, Susan shares so many lessons for anyone seeking a leadership position in their professional (or personal) lives!
2020-10-23
43 min
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38: Mandy Fields | Chief Financial Officer (CFO), e.l.f Cosmetics
#SheLeads in FINANCE! Unlike many career paths, Mandy always knew she loved numbers - ever since she was helping her mom organize the family budget at 8 years old. Mandy’s passion has always been the driving force in navigating her career. Prior to her role as the Chief Financial Officer at e.l.f BEAUTY, Mandy held senior leadership roles at well-known brands in Albertsons, Safeway, and as the CFO at Bevmo! Beyond her tips for navigating one’s career, which involves the scary but effective cold-email, Mandy shares the top three-skills important for CFOs, grabbing opportunities as they come...
2020-10-21
25 min
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37: Lisa Lockwood | Veteran SWAT Officer, Undercover Detective, Acclaimed Author, TV Crime Analyst
#SheLeads in Law Enforcement! After years as an Award-Winning veteran SWAT officer, undercover detective and decorated US Air Force Desert Storm veteran, Lisa turned her focus to writing and became a reinvention coach. Lisa is used to being the only female in the room, especially during her time as a police officer and in the Air Force. Her early childhood and early relationships have taught her a multitude of lessons that she has carried with her throughout her career, whether it is in the police force, as a TV Crime Analyst, or as a reinvention coach. Key: Embrace a “Ne...
2020-10-16
32 min
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36: Leslie Blodgett | Former CEO/Creator of bareMinerals & Author of "Pretty Good Advice"
Leslie unpacks her book, “Pretty Good Advice” as she shares the lessons she’s learned throughout her career - from making Big Macs at McDonalds, to dropping out of university (or leaving and never returning as she likes to think of it), to then creating the most amazing, powerful beauty brand built on community, humor and creativity -- eventually taking bareMinerals public in one of the largest cosmetic IPOs when it was acquired for $1.8 billion dollars. Out of the 97 pieces of advice in Leslie’s book, here are a few that I love that Leslie unpacks more: desperati...
2020-10-14
30 min
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35: Sarah Franklin | President, Salesforce
As the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Platform, Trailhead & Developers at Salesforce, Sarah specializes in bringing emerging technologies and trends into the market, and she shares her passion for helping people develop the skills needed to obtain their dream jobs. Sarah chats about the importance of female role models, embracing our natural empathetic instincts as a woman, and removing fear from decision-making in order to lean into our passion and purpose.
2020-10-09
40 min
She Leads with Carly
34: Becc Holland | CEO & Co-Founder, Flip the Script
Becc Holland shares her passion for helping others, and most of all her excitement for the recent launch of Flip the Script, which provides an in-depth analysis of successful strategies for sales. From the lessons she’s learned transitioning from college to the workforce, to dealing with failure as a saleswoman, to always holding a high standard for yourself, Becc has so many valuable lessons for everyone. Enjoy!
2020-10-07
40 min
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33: Maggie Ntim | Founder, CEO, Soccer Agent at Trinity 3 Agency
For years, Maggie Ntim has worked passionately with soccer players and athletes on and off the field. She shares her motivation to fight for what she believes in, and the key values she shares with the players she works with. She continues to break the glass ceiling by being the first African American female soccer agent who continues to fight for female athletes. As a successful female agent in the sports world, Maggie has overcome numerous obstacles and has so many lessons for everyone. Key Lesson: a “No” is just a maybe. When people express doubts: In Maggie...
2020-10-02
32 min
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32: Angie Bastian | Founder, Angie's BOOMCHIKAPOP
After being a nurse practitioner for 28 years, Angie and her husband Dan decided to start popping popcorn at local spots around the community --- Angie’s BoomChickaPop began as a local hit, and soon became a national sensation. Angie shares her experiences as an entrepreneur, and offers valuable insight on the importance of teamwork and grit when starting your own successful business. She also provides some tangible advice and common traps for new entrepreneurs to avoid. Enjoy!
2020-09-30
33 min
She Leads with Carly
31: Ann Funai | Senior VP of Engineering, Under Armour
Before becoming the Senior VP of Engineering at Under Armour, Ann Funai shares her passion for being “glue that brought things together,” at IBM, People Admin and now Under Armour. Ann provides insightful tips on taking risks, and shares the difficult transition she made leaving IBM after 20+ years, but concludes: “It’s the best thing I could have done for myself.” From being a female in the technological workforce, to being yourself and overcoming self doubt, Ann shares so many lessons for everyone.
2020-09-25
31 min
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30: Heidi Roizen | Partner, Threshold Ventures
As an early Silicon Valley pioneer founding and leading her own software company, Heidi Roizen shares insight to the importance of building a great team and forming honest relationships amongst peers. From the lessons she learned entering the job market with only an undergraduate degree, to the founding story of T/Maker, to entering (and dominating) the world of venture capital, it is clear that Heidi epitomizes what it means to be a #SheLeader!She also shares the well-known 20-40-60 rule and how to approach mistakes: “Learn from the mistake and then learn to put it aw...
2020-09-23
29 min
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29: Chris Chopyak | Owner, Arlosoul: Visualize Innovation
For 20+ years, she continues to help businesses develop visual strategies and plans for the future through ArloSoul Visualize Innovation. From lessons she’s learned while finding her path, to challenges faced working with different customers, to writing her very own book, Chris shares so many lessons for everyone. For the unprecedented times, Chris shares how “If you can visualize yourself living into that future, it becomes much easier to say no to some things and yes to other things that help you move into that future.” -- Chris calls this the “Future Pull,” and shares many helpful pointers for our journe...
2020-09-18
35 min
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28: Shonda Warner | Founder and Managing Partner, Chess Ag Full Harvest Partners
For 30+ years, Shonda utilizes her passion for agriculture and finance to help create more investments in the agricultural community. Shonda hopes to inspire the younger generation to choose something that fascinates them; she encourages young people to dig into agriculture, because the importance of food will never dissipate. She discusses the impact that COVID-19 has had on agriculture and food sourcing -- “We need to have good strong localized systems, regional systems … really encourage people to be founders, to start businesses that might be perhaps considered slightly old fashioned, but are not old fashioned.”
2020-09-16
37 min
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27: Laura Boccanfuso | Founder & CEO, Van Robotics
As the founder and CEO of Van Robotics, Laura is aiming to explore the potential of robots to improve the lives of individuals with learning, social and communicative challenges. Similarly to many #SheLeaders, Laura had no idea she would be an entrepreneur. After discovering her new passion for education and technology, she never turned back, even though people told her she’s crazy. From starting Van Robotics to the challenges of receiving funding - we go through Laura’s journey and discuss the key traits in every leader. Laura gives advice for all female founders - alwa...
2020-09-11
26 min
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26: Shuly Galili | Founding Partner, UpWest
For 20+ years, Shuly continues to bridge the gap between the Israeli and US business market by helping young entrepreneurs break into the US market. From the lessons she learned serving in the Israeli Defense Force to the founding story of UpWest, Shuly shares so many lessons for everyone -- New grads: treat your 20s as a “Decade of Discovery” - spend that time to find your passions and curiosities - it’s worth it down the road. Women: Shuly says “the tendency to doubt ourselves as women needs to just go away.” Everyone: Shuly reflects on the early stages of her caree...
2020-09-09
35 min
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25: Monica Arés | Head of Innovative Technologies for Education, Facebook
In this #SheLeads, Monica Arés discusses how she went from an actuary to becoming a teacher. Her passion for #education continued to soar. Combining her “yes and..” mentality and her natural curiosity, she began to see the incredible amounts of innovation that are needed in the education sector. Now, as the Head of Innovative Technologies for Education at Facebook, Monica focuses on using #VR/#AR technology to transform education. She also gives incredible advice about dealing with failure, or “happy accidents”, and the importance of recognizing that we are all a “work in progress” - we’re constantly evolving, growin...
2020-09-04
31 min
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24: Lisa Sugar | Founder, President, EIC, POPSUGAR
As the founder of PopSugar, Lisa Sugar reflects on her early career in advertising that eventually led her to reassess her future. POPSUGAR then became a side project that found her writing content at every moment she could: before work, lunch breaks, after work and more.Beyond the insane growth (and some challenges) of the POPSUGAR journey, Lisa shares more about her book, "Power Your Happy" and gives incredible advice about work-life-blend, reaching out to people, and finding the right team - oftentimes, with people who are smarter than you! So many incredible lessons in...
2020-09-02
27 min
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23: Noa Shafir | Founder and Chief Product Officer, Odo Security
#SheLeads in #Cybersecurity! As the founder and Chief Product Officer of Odo Security, Noa Shafir reflects on the fears she had starting her own company, the challenges that come with leading a team in Israel and the U.S, and how she took on the CPO role at Odo! We also chat about what it’s like to be a top leader in cybersecurity, a space that is often male-dominated regardless of the country. Noa mentions: “My biggest struggle is to be seen as an entrepreneur (who is also female) and not a female entrepreneur..”
2020-08-28
26 min
She Leads with Carly
22: Katrina Yaukey | Broadway Performer, Actress, Writer, Musician
#SheLeads in Broadway! Katrina Yaukey takes us into the world of Broadway, especially as a female leader in this industry. We discuss the mental and physical demand of doing 8 shows/week, how to embrace rejection in an industry where it is all too common, and the skills that she has learned in the entertainment industry that she used in starting her accordion repair business! Fun Fact: Katrina owns about 35 accordions…
2020-08-26
29 min
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21: Eileen Brewer | Global Consultant, Speaker, Trainer
“You won’t because you’re a female.” Eileen heard her fair share of this in the beginning of her career, especially as the only female in a male-dominated environment. Now, she uses this fuel to teach women all around the world to reach their full potential professionally. As an avid traveler, Eileen reflects on her decision to postpone a college degree and the challenges she faced juggling a full time job, night school, and a family. She discusses the importance of education, intentionally creating a space for failure, and how different cultures around the world perceive female le...
2020-08-21
37 min
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20: Taylor Singmaster | Founder, EQ Wellness
Taylor’s passion for horses taught her that horse-showing and therapy are not mutually exclusive. With EQ Wellness, she teaches young boys and girls the power of therapeutic riding. Taylor discusses the importance of finding your community, celebrating the small wins in starting a business, and embracing challenges and hardships as learning opportunities. Enjoy the latest SheLeads episode with a leader in the equine industry!
2020-08-19
36 min
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19: Parul Somani | Founder and CEO, Silver Linings
From career advice to building your resilience muscle, Parul shares it all in the latest #SheLeads episode! Throughout Parul’s life, she has fought professional and personal curveballs - whether it’s getting laid off unexpectedly from her dream job or getting diagnosed with breast cancer. If anyone knows how to be resilient, it’s Parul. She shares the lessons she has learned throughout her life - applying to jobs, finding your Ikigai, or dealing with hardships. Enjoy and be sure to share with others who could benefit from Parul’s incredible lessons!
2020-08-14
40 min
She Leads with Carly
18: Leslie Riley | Facilitator, Speaker, Trainer
“I signed up before my mind had a chance to tell me it wasn’t possible.” Although Leslie said this before signing up to run a 50K ultramarathon, Leslie learned this lesson much earlier on when she was a Captain in the US Army. The Lieutenant Colonel telling her she’s a liability rather than an asset set the foundation for Leslie’s future in teaching others that it is up to us to change our inner recording. While we can’t control the outside, there is one thing we can control: our thoughts. This episode is truly special...
2020-08-09
34 min
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17: Shanna Tellerman | Founder and CEO, Modsy
Shanna discusses her path to starting Modsy, an online interior design platform to help you decorate your new living space. Before Modsy, Shanna started a company in the gaming industry that later got acquired by Autodesk. To be the best entrepreneur, she added #VentureCapital into her toolkit as a Partner @GoogleVentures to understand what it’s like sitting on the other side of the table. Beyond her incredible journey, learn about Shanna’s goal-setting technique that she makes all of her employees do at Modsy!
2020-08-07
29 min
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16: Tanya Sheckley | Founder, Up Academy
SheLeads in #Education! Tanya Sheckley is no ordinary mother. Having a daughter born with cerebral palsy, Tanya heard countless times from schools that it’s not educationally necessary for her daughter to reach her potential. Struggling to accept this, she took it into her own hands by founding UP Academy, a school for all students to reach their full potential. Tanya’s journey is so inspiring! She shares the roller coaster of a ride it has been starting her own school, the importance of mentality as a leader, and so much more. Enjoy!
2020-08-02
26 min
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15: Aliza Licht, Founder and President of LEAVE YOUR MARK LLC
As the author of the best-selling career advice book, Leave Your Mark, Aliza Licht shares the secrets to planning out your career, getting a job during COVID-19, approaching failure, and so much more! Also, hear about Aliza’s “goal folder” - a trick she’s used throughout her career to keep track of her wins and losses. Enjoy this great episode with Aliza!
2020-07-31
37 min
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14: Dannie Herzberg | Head of Enterprise Sales, Slack
As the Head of Enterprise Sales at Slack, Dannie Herzberg discusses her career path that led her to a role where she thrives working closely with other people.Beyond sales, Dannie shares tangible tips for everyone to practice, whether it’s setting goals, establishing relationships with your team, or becoming more resilient and comfortable with rejection - a key trait for anyone to succeed - especially in Sales. So much packed into this episode. Enjoy!
2020-07-25
40 min
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07: Sylvia Acevedo | CEO, Girl Scouts USA
Sylvia Acevedo, the CEO of Girl Scouts, shares incredible stories throughout her career - beginning at Stanford University to now Girl Scouts (while being a Rocket Scientist at NASA in between). Sylvia shares lessons in negotiation, confidence, and goal-setting, and wow - so much more.
2020-07-25
28 min
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08: Vanessa Larco | Partner, NEA
Vanessa Larco, Partner at NEA - New Enterprise Associates. Prior to venture, Vanessa has extensive experience in the social gaming industry as a ProductManager and as the founder of her own company. She shares her insight on career-planning, the parallels amongst PM and VC, investment decisions, and so much more. Enjoy!
2020-07-25
33 min
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09: Natalie Pierce | Partner, Littler Mendelson Law Firm
This week’s episode brings you Natalie Pierce - from being a first-generation college student to a Partner at a top Law firm at Littler Mendelson, Natalie talks about the importance of seeking mentors, being a female in law, and the future of work with the adoption of new transformation technologies, including AI and automation.
2020-07-25
34 min
She Leads with Carly
10: Melinda Thomas | Co-founder and COO, Octave Bioscience
Melinda Thomas is the Co-Founder and COO of Octave Bioscience, a company aiming to improve outcomes in neurodegenerative diseases. Melinda discusses key aspects in leadership. Key themes include practicing the 80/20 Rule, having a bias towards action, and never lowering the bar when hiring - even when push comes to shove.
2020-07-25
35 min
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11: Ann Miura Ko | Founding Partner, Floodgate
Learn from Ann’s incredible career to know what it takes to truly make an impact in the world. She shares her career path, her passion to make a level playing field for founders and funders everywhere, and her "sphere of control" when dealing with uncertainty - especially now during COVID-19.
2020-07-25
32 min
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12: Lexi Reese | COO, Gusto
Lexi discusses the importance of embracing the journey in navigating your career, the top skills that every COO needs to have, and a tool she uses to practice work-life integration as a top tech leader, mother, and wife (and more). Bring a pen and pad to this one! Enjoy.
2020-07-25
39 min
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13: Kat Calvin | Founder, Spread the Vote
As the Founder and Executive Director of Spread The Vote, Kat is helping people attain the state IDs necessary to vote - which is more important than ever right now. Beyond her story of founding Spread the Vote, Kat shares lessons in learning from those who come before you, the challenges of social entrepreneurship, and the fundamental rule in leadership: treat your employees the way you would want to be treated. Enjoy this fun episode!
2020-07-25
37 min
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06: Kara Goldin | Founder & CEO of Hint
Kara is the founder and CEO of Hint, Inc. - the healthy lifestyle brand best known for its hint water! Kara shares the founding story of Hint and the many lessons learned along the way about failure, fundraising, hiring, and more. Please enjoy, take notes, and share with others. (and apologies for the odd lighting -- just one of the tricky parts of Zoom interviews!)
2020-07-24
1h 00
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05: Sheri Singer | Executive Film Producer
Sheri is an Executive Hollywood Film Producer who has produced many well-known TV films, including Halloweentown, Perfect High, and many more for brands including Lifetime TV and Walt Disney Studios. Tune in to hear Sheri discuss the entertainment industry and COVID-19’s impact on it, the importance of self-confidence, and ensuring that there’s always diversity on her teams when creating a film.
2020-07-18
27 min
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03: Kaye Foster | Senior Advisor & Executive Coach at Boston Consulting Group
Kaye Foster is a senior advisor and executive coach at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)! Kaye has so many lessons that every leader needs to know, including key insights that are especially valuable during this interesting period with COVID-19. A key lesson: Reflect, learn, and recognize the “Gift of the Pause.”
2020-07-17
28 min
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04: Terri Kallsen | Certified Financial Planner
Terri is a Certified Financial Planner who worked as a Financial Services Executive at Charles Schwab for 5 years. Learn from Terri about the importance of financial planning, goal-setting, and her experience as a female in finance.
2020-07-17
27 min
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02: Tina Seelig | Stanford University Professor of the Practice
Tina is a Professor of the Practice at Stanford University in the Department of Management Science and Engineering. Hear about Tina's insights on how to view failure, seizing opportunities, and her personal journey to becoming one of the top professors in entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation.
2020-07-17
30 min
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01: Julie Foudy | 2X USWNT World Cup Champion, ESPN Reporter
Before broadcasting for ESPN and ABC News, Julie led the US Women’s National Soccer team to 2 World Cup Championships and 2 Olympic Gold Medals. Join us as we talk about the fight in women’s sports, the importance of taking risks, and so much more!
2020-07-14
31 min