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Women AdvancingSustainable Growth Where Community Comes First: A Conversation With Crunchy Hydration Founder & CEO Megan RiggsUnlocking sustainable growth in your business is not a task for a single person. It can only be achieved with the help of other people, especially from your most trusted circles. Kate Byrne chats with Megan Riggs, who shares how she brought success to her company, Crunchy Hydration, by putting community at the top of her priorities. She explains why long-term growth is not just about creating enticing offers but building a way of life where your target audience can discover and understand their purpose. Megan also opens up about what it is like to deal with external pressures...2025-07-1526 min
Women AdvancingFounding qMe: Co-Founder Akshita Tiwari’s Mission To Democratize Quantum TechWith technology continuously evolving every single day, it offers an almost limitless potential to come up with something innovative to transform the broken education system. This has been Akshita Tiwari’s mission: to democratize quantum tech and make it easily accessible to the young generation. She joins Kate Byrne to talk about her work as co-founder of qMe, dedicated to reshaping education by simplifying quantum computing for teaching purposes. Akshita explains how shaping quantum tech around the passions and interests of children can vastly redesign the future of learning, making classroom dynamics highly interesting and impactful.2025-07-0839 min
Women AdvancingEmbracing The Digital Shift In The Future Of Education With Dr. Dawn Sizemore, CEO And Founder Of iCurricThe future of education is a topic of crucial importance in today's rapidly evolving world. In this episode, Kate Byrne chats with Dr. Dawn Sizemore, CEO and Founder of iCurric, to explore this very topic. Dr. Dawn envisions the future of education, where digital learning and human-centered design converge to create impactful and accessible experiences. She dives into the critical roles of digital literacy, AI, and diverse perspectives in shaping how we learn, emphasizing the urgent need for equitable access and human-centered instructional design. Tune in to discover how we can all play a part in building a more...2025-06-1733 min
Women AdvancingInside The System, Outside The Box And Beyond The Buzzwords: Leading Real Change With Microsoft Sr. Program Manager, Bourgogne KinlawThe intersection of technology and social impact is ripe with possibilities, but many non-profits struggle to keep pace with the rapidly evolving digital landscape. In this insightful episode, Kate Byrne welcomes Bourgogne Kinlaw, Senior Business Program Manager at Microsoft, to shed light on navigating this complexity. From corporate to non-profit to entrepreneur, Bourgogne shares how to get it done on her own terms. She unveils her extensive experience in connecting tech companies with the social sector, offering practical strategies for non-profits to leverage technology effectively and bridge the digital divide. We delve into the power of genuine connection, the...2025-06-1032 min
Women AdvancingRewriting The Script: News, Community, Leadership, And The Long Game; Reimagining Public Media With Jayme Swain, CEO And President Of Virginia Public MediaPublic media isn't stuck in the past; it's a dynamic force shaping our present and future, especially in building community trust and critical thinking. In this episode, join Kate Byrne in conversation with Jayme Swain, CEO of Virginia Public Media (VPM), as they dive deep into the evolving world of public broadcasting. This is not your grandparents' public media! Jayme shares how VPM is driving innovation and creative execution, playing a huge role in community and civic engagement. Discover why public media remains vital in fostering trust, critical thought, and meaningful connections in our society. Prepare to have your...2025-06-0338 min
Women AdvancingRewriting The Code: Female-Forward Innovation With Shubhi Rao, CEO And Founder Of UplevylThe convergence of women and Artificial Intelligence is not just a trend, it’s a revolution, and Shubhi Rao, Founder and CEO of Uplevyl, is leading the charge to close the AI gap with a platform built for women, by women. In this episode, host Kate Byrne sits down with Shubhi to unpack the game-changing work of Uplevyl, diving deep into how a “female forward lens” can transform the tech landscape and empower women across industries. Discover the realities of building with limited resources and high stakes, the nuances of leading in the AI age with both bots and humans i...2025-05-2744 min
Women AdvancingThe Return On AI - It's Not What You Think With Vivekam Founder, Divya AgarwalThe return on AI is not what you might think. It is more than just traditional metrics. Kate Byrne talks all about it with Vivekam founder Divya Agarwal. Divya reframes the return on AI by focusing on advanced introspection and human potential. They delve into crucial concepts like discernment, naming discomfort, and self-management, especially during high-stakes moments. Divya also presents her vision of a future where her ROI framework becomes a cornerstone of leadership development with a measurable impact on individuals and organizations. Tune in to discover how advanced introspection can unleash your true power.2025-05-1341 min
Women AdvancingFrom Campus To Catalyst: How College Contact Co-Founders Sophie English Smith And Leah Guesman Are Rewriting The Playbook For College AccessCollege admissions are often mired with controversy and difficulties, making the process extremely complicated and unfair. In this age where college access is becoming more stressful than ever before, two amazing women are leading the charge to make this process more humane and even data-smart. In another episode of the Founder Series, Kaye Byrne sits down with Sophie English Smith and Leah Guesman of College Contact, a nationally recognized EdTech platform transforming college and career advising. Together, they share their experiences in running a business, emphasizing the importance of embracing humility, being comfortable with discomfort, and planning months ahead...2025-04-2239 min
Women AdvancingLeading The Future: Bridging Media And Next-Generation Leaders With Presidential Precinct CEO And Former BBC Executive, Toyosi OgunseyeFrom newsrooms to global leadership, Toyosi Ogunseye is dedicated to empowering next-generation leaders. Join Kate Byrne as she speaks with Toyosi, President & CEO of the Presidential Precinct, about her remarkable path from biochemistry to award-winning journalism and global leadership. Toyosi shares powerful insights on building next-generation leaders through media, mentorship, and self-belief, drawing from her experiences leading newsrooms, navigating complex global markets, and empowering future leaders at the Presidential Precinct. Discover how she's using her platform to inspire and equip the next generation to create positive change in the world.Love the show? Subscribe...2025-04-1546 min
Women AdvancingBeyond The Grind: Author, Brigid Schulte On The Workplace Of The Future Breaking Free From Overwork And OverwhelmAmerican culture tends to glorify busyness and overwork, focusing more on the amount of work than the actual value. Since most women are stuck in traditional gender roles and unfair cultural expectations, this workplace norm puts them in a pretty hard spot to grow and thrive. Kate Byrne discusses how to go beyond this status quo with New York Times bestselling author and journalist Brigid Schulte. Together, they discuss what it takes for women to combat overwork, reclaim their precious time, and push leaders away from the Ideal Worker myth. Brigid also explores the importance of treating your calendar...2025-03-2542 min
Women AdvancingLeveling Up A Woman’s Leadership Journey With Jacquelyn LaneCorporate America makes the leadership journey of every woman quite challenging and frustrating. Their opinions are often disregarded, their talents belittled, and their expertise considered only secondary to men. Jacquelyn Lane, president & co-founder of 100 Coaches Agency, is leading the charge in transforming how women leaders are shaped and trained through executive coaching. Joining Kate Byrne, she explains how they should advocate for themselves and lean on their natural ability to care for people. Jacquelyn also discusses the right way to accept feedback, her process for writing a book, and how to disagree with your leaders respectfully.2025-02-2537 min
Women AdvancingWhat Happened To Critical Thinking Today With Amy BernsteinThe current digital era has made the dissemination of news faster and provided the media industry with the powerful boost it needs. But this fast-paced age of information also led to the diminution of critical thinking, hindering society from unlocking true progress. Kate Byrne discusses how to address this alarming status quo with Amy Bernstein, Editor in Chief of the Harvard Business Review. Together, they talk about the importance of authentic storytelling and the role of media in guiding people on the right way to gather and analyze today’s plethora of information. Amy also shares her strategies for ma...2025-02-0537 min
Author's Corner with Kate DelaneyByrne Corbin Talks with Kate Delaney
This book is a tribute to Elizabeth “Bibs” Metayer, commemorating her groundbreaking role as Braintree’s inaugural female State Representative. It honors her extensive and dedicated public service, spanning more than 30 years. The narrative shines a light on her magnetic personality, unwavering commitment to her community, and triumphant election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives at 62. Throughout her career, she dedicated her efforts to pivotal issues such as fiscal reform, tax relief, consumer protection, and environmental conservation. The book emphasizes her pivotal role in shattering gender barriers in the political sphere and presents a distinctive perspective on her remark...2024-12-2322 min
Life UncutThe Truth About Addiction. Uncut with Kate DeAraugoWe initially got to know Kate DeAraugo in 2005 when she won the crown of Australian Idol! She was just 18 years old. But her post Idol journey was anything but a fairytale; it spiralled into addiction and legal troubles. In 2017, Kate was convicted of drug possession, drug driving and weapons possession. This conversation with Kate is a deeply honest recount of what it can be like when you live with addiction. Kate has what a lot of us would describe as an addictive personality, someone who took everything to the extreme. She says that when she drank, she d...2024-11-2643 min
The Stakeholder PodcastKate Byrne Featuring Kate Byrne, Co Founder of Kate Byrne.co and is a thought leader in digital media and social impact. (Recorded 11/01/24) 2024-11-251h 06
EVERYTHING EFLEpisode 123: How to Overcome the Pressure of Exam Season with Kate CliftonWell, that's where this episode starts off, anyway. This week my guest is the wonderful Kate Clifton, from the Kate Languages podcast.We talk about how to manage expectations from upcoming exam pressures, digress into what to teach that isn't necessarily on the syllabus.We also take a dive into switching it up in class to keep your learners on their toes and we ping pong a few practical activities and tasks for you to try out in class.Connect with Kate: https://katelanguages.co.uk/Kate Clifton, also...2024-05-1338 min
Knowledge Distillation with Helen ByrneStable Diffusion 3 with Stability AI's Kate HodesdonStability AI’s Stable Diffusion model is one of the best known and most widely used text-to-image systems.The decision to open-source both the model weights and code has ensured its mass adoption, with the company claiming more than 330 million downloads.Details of the latest version - Stable Diffusion 3 - were revealed in a paper, published by the company in March 2024.In this episode, Stability AI’s Kate Hodesdon joins Helen to discuss some of SD3’s new features, including improved capabilities for generating text within images and overall image quality.Kate also talks about develo...2024-04-0732 min
Production Value Matters: The Business Event PodcastThe “So What?” Factor of the Attendee Experience in Events: Insights from Kate Swick, Director of Corporate Events at Vena SolutionsIn this episode of Production Value Matters, host Matthew Byrne is joined by Kate Swick, Director of Corporate Events at Vena Solutions. Join them as they: Discuss the importance of the attendee experience in post-COVID eventsHighlight strategies to provide value to attendeesExplain why staying updated with evolving technologies is so important Weigh up the value of virtual events Explore practical steps for event professionals to enhance their events And much more!Kate Swick has spent the past twenty-four years working in events. After working as a Production Coordinator for the Niagara Seafood Gala and Managing National Events at Su...2024-03-1238 minProduction Value Matters: The Business Event PodcastThe “So What?” Factor of the Attendee Experience in Events: Insights from Kate Swick, Director of Corporate Events at Vena SolutionsIn this episode of Production Value Matters, host Matthew Byrne is joined by Kate Swick, Director of Corporate Events at Vena Solutions. Join them as they: Discuss the importance of the attendee experience in post-COVID eventsHighlight strategies to provide value to attendeesExplain why staying updated with evolving technologies is so important Weigh up the value of virtual events Explore practical steps for event professionals to enhance their events And much more!Kate Swick has spent the past twenty-four years working in events. After working as a Production Coordinator for the Niagara Seafood Gala and Managing National Events at Su...2024-03-1238 min
Sell Without Selling277: Navigating Success While Finding Your Passion with Kate WileyOn this episode:Stacey is joined by founder of Free My Time, LLC Kate Wiley, for a discussion on finding your path in entrepreneurship, pivoting, and taking control of your time.Key Takeaways-You find your path when you don't quit. -Only you can decide what your time is worth. -Always have a backup. Tweetable Quotes:"Entrepreneurs don't give up. We keep looking for our path." -Stacey O'Byrne"There were things I didn't know. I had to find experts who could help me...2024-01-0125 min
this is workhow to adapt to big & small changes throughout your career with Dr Kate ByrneChange can feel exhausting! Whether it's getting a new manager or system, taking on a new project or changing jobs, today's guest Dr Kate Byrne the Founder of change communications agency EVER Change shares some really practical strategies to help us adapt and respond well to changes at work, big or small. Shell and Kate touch on:👉 how the rate of change is speeding up, ahh!👉🏻 feeling more resistant to it as we get older👉🏽 the core skill that helps us respond positively to change👉🏾 the 3 P's framework👉🏿 the value in having a 'pers...2023-11-1233 min
There's Just Something About Kansas CityIan Byrne & Kathy Quinn: Preserving Kansas City's StoriesIn Episode 4, host Frank Boal is joined by Ian Byrne, the lead singer of The Elders Irish band and master woodworker, who captured the heart of a feisty Mexican-American beauty, WDAF-TV’s Kathy Quinn. From throwing pinecones in Ireland’s County Wicklow to Kansas City. From Ian’s incredible craftsmanship to Kathy’s Emmy Award winning journalism career. What a story! Join Frank Boal, Ian Byrne, and Kathy Quinn for an engaging and enlightening conversation about the value of preserving Kansas City's stories and the role these narratives play in shaping the city's future. Frank even gets Ian to si...2023-08-2944 min
eCommerce Marketing Society with Lisa ByrneMum guilt, marketing and money with Kate ToonJoin Kate Toon and I as we chat about growing a business whilst being a parent and all the highs and lows that come with it! Kate Toon recently published a brand-new book "Six Figures in School Hours". It's an honest and practical handbook covering mindset, productivity, money, family and self-care - a must read for anyone in the messy middle of building your business. This episode is brought to you by high-touch, highly personalised coaching container eComm Scale Strong. The high-touch, personalised coaching program for ambitious female eCommerce founders who are at $15k+...2023-08-1130 min
Ed Byrne Needs A HobbyEd Byrne Needs A Hobby - Cold Water Swimming with Rev. Kate BottleyEd Byrne Needs A Hobby - so in this episode he's going cold water swimming with the Reverend Kate Bottley to see if it's for him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-08-1045 min
Ed Byrne Needs A HobbyEd Byrne Needs A Hobby - Series 1 TrailerEd Byrne Needs A HobbyAs Ed's kids get older and the march of time pushes him ever closer to the inevitability of retirement, he's decided he's in the market for a new hobby. But he needs guidance. So in each episode, Ed meets up with one of his celebrity chums to try out their favourite past time, and then interrogate them about it, to see if it's for him. And just to make sure he's fully divorced himself from the decision-making process, he'll start and end each episode by chatting to his wife, Claire, to...2023-08-0801 min
You Define BeautyEpisode 2: Realizing your body is beautiful just the way it is with Kate ByrneThis episode touches on a lot of different things, but it all comes down to trying not to compare yourself to others. I know it's hard everybody does it but my friend Kate Byrne and I talk about ways to realize that you're body is beautiful just the way it is, and you don't need to be perfect nobody's perfect, but nobody is you either. Everybody is different in their own unique ways, and this episode really touches on all those different unique ways, and things that we have about ourselves. I'm so thankful to have one of my...2023-06-0536 min
Wellness and WealthKate Byrne - Nourishing Your SoulAre you a female entrepreneur that gives to everyone else and then wonders why our business doesn’t flourish? Or are you a female entrepreneur who wonders if their outside world reflects your inside world? On this episode of the Wellness and Wealth podcast, Katherine “Kate” Byrne of PopVenture shares about practices that can help you nourish your soul. She’ll also share why it’s saying no, it doesn't mean you can’t do something but that it doesn’t align with your current highest self. In this epi...2023-01-2538 min