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Founders FutureFrom Corporate Burnout to Global Impact: Robbin Jorgensen’s Leadership RevolutionIn this episode of Founders Future, with host Mishal Saeed, we welcome Robbin Jorgensen, founder and CEO of Women Igniting Change, who shares her 20-year journey from corporate leadership to pioneering a global movement for women’s empowerment. Robbin reveals how her own experience being "thrown into the deep end" as a female leader inspired her to create experiential, non-traditional training programs that help women shed imposter syndrome and lead authentically. She breaks down her bold 2025 pivot from B2B corporate partnerships to direct-to-consumer offerings, including her 8-week Ignite Your Impact course and year-long Changemaker Accelerator, designed to help wo...
2025-08-2015 min
Women Igniting Change®Season 4, Ep 04: The Audacity of Equality: Continuing the Fight for Women's Rights“I want to share this keynote with you because we stand at a critical moment in time for women’s rights. And it is going to take all of us standing up and speaking out in order to stop the erosion that all of the women before us fought so hard for,” says Robbin Jorgensen. In this episode of Women Igniting Change, Robbin reflects on the Seneca Falls Convention, the first women’s rights convention in America held 176 years ago. She shares her experience delivering the keynote at the 170th anniversary in 2018, highlighting the ongoing struggle for women’s rights.
2024-07-2221 minThe Audacity Tapes™Season 4, Ep 04: The Audacity of Equality: Continuing the Fight for Women's Rights“I want to share this keynote with you because we stand at a critical moment in time for women’s rights. And it is going to take all of us standing up and speaking out in order to stop the erosion that all of the women before us fought so hard for,” says Robbin Jorgensen. In this episode of Women Igniting Change, Robbin reflects on the Seneca Falls Convention, the first women’s rights convention in America held 176 years ago. She shares her experience delivering the keynote at the 170th anniversary in 2018, highlighting the ongoing struggle for women’s rights.
2024-07-2221 min
Women Igniting Change®Season 4, Ep 03: Blueprint for Impact: Developing a Theory of ChangeHey, changemakers! Today, Robbin introduces an invaluable framework to help you organize and realize the social impact you aim to achieve. In this episode of Women Igniting Change, she guides you through a seven-step process called the Theory of Change model, using an organization focused on reducing food insecurity as an example.
In the links below, you’ll find an accompanying worksheet with various examples of how companies have implemented this model.
Throughout the exercise, you’ll examine the core aspects of your operation and envision your ideal outcomes. You’ll determine...
2024-07-1511 minThe Audacity Tapes™Season 4, Ep 03: Blueprint for Impact: Developing a Theory of ChangeHey, changemakers! Today, Robbin introduces an invaluable framework to help you organize and realize the social impact you aim to achieve. In this episode of Women Igniting Change, she guides you through a seven-step process called the Theory of Change model, using an organization focused on reducing food insecurity as an example.
In the links below, you’ll find an accompanying worksheet with various examples of how companies have implemented this model.
Throughout the exercise, you’ll examine the core aspects of your operation and envision your ideal outcomes. You’ll determine...
2024-07-1511 min
Women Igniting Change®Season 4, Ep 02: Frontline Advocates: The Fight for Reproductive Rights“Reproductive health includes so much more than just abortion, yet that’s all people think about because it’s been so politicized,” says Pari, who along with Eve, is working to combat mis-and dis-information about reproductive rights. Recognizing that the majority of Americans under 30 use social media as a legitimate new source, and that there was a lack of pro-choice presence across the platforms, the two women provide education and awareness building about reproductive rights on their social media channel @gemma_talks. This begins with clarifying the differences among reproductive rights, reproductive health and reproductive justice, respectively. It continues by reite...
2024-07-0838 minThe Audacity Tapes™Season 4, Ep 02: Frontline Advocates: The Fight for Reproductive Rights“Reproductive health includes so much more than just abortion, yet that’s all people think about because it’s been so politicized,” says Pari, who along with Eve, is working to combat mis-and dis-information about reproductive rights. Recognizing that the majority of Americans under 30 use social media as a legitimate new source, and that there was a lack of pro-choice presence across the platforms, the two women provide education and awareness building about reproductive rights on their social media channel @gemma_talks. This begins with clarifying the differences among reproductive rights, reproductive health and reproductive justice, respectively. It continues by reite...
2024-07-0838 min
Women Igniting Change®Season 4, Ep 01: From Kakuma to the World: Mary Maker's Advocacy for Refugee Education“Do you even know we exist? Do you have an understanding of refugee camps?” asks Mary Maker who was once a refugee from South Sudan. Mary never forgot the harsh realities of the Kakuma camp in Kenya. With her firsthand experiences of limited access to higher education and employment, she turned her trials into action. While teaching in the camp, she seized an opportunity to study at Bridge2Rwanda, which enhanced her skills before attending St. Olaf College in Minnesota. Her journey inspired her to co-found Elimisha Kakuma, a college preparatory program tailored for the refugees at Kakuma, using educ...
2024-07-0154 minThe Audacity Tapes™Season 4, Ep 01: From Kakuma to the World: Mary Maker's Advocacy for Refugee Education“Do you even know we exist? Do you have an understanding of refugee camps?” asks Mary Maker who was once a refugee from South Sudan. Mary never forgot the harsh realities of the Kakuma camp in Kenya. With her firsthand experiences of limited access to higher education and employment, she turned her trials into action. While teaching in the camp, she seized an opportunity to study at Bridge2Rwanda, which enhanced her skills before attending St. Olaf College in Minnesota. Her journey inspired her to co-found Elimisha Kakuma, a college preparatory program tailored for the refugees at Kakuma, using educ...
2024-07-0154 min
Women Igniting Change®Season 3, Ep 13: Mapping Impact: Cultivating Relationships for Social TransformationWhen it comes to creating real social impact and change, host Robbin Jorgensen explains, “It’s not something that you can do solo.” On this episode of Women Igniting Change, she walks you through her Social Impact Stakeholder Map, an eight-step process designed to help you understand the interconnections and interdependencies within and beyond your sphere of influence. Robbin asks you to rank people, institutions, and organizations in your life by their level of interest—those with whom you could potentially collaborate—and influence—those who can open doors for you that you can’t open yourself. You will also assess th...
2024-06-2416 minThe Audacity Tapes™Season 3, Ep 13: Mapping Impact: Cultivating Relationships for Social TransformationWhen it comes to creating real social impact and change, host Robbin Jorgensen explains, “It’s not something that you can do solo.” On this episode of Women Igniting Change, she walks you through her Social Impact Stakeholder Map, an eight-step process designed to help you understand the interconnections and interdependencies within and beyond your sphere of influence. Robbin asks you to rank people, institutions, and organizations in your life by their level of interest—those with whom you could potentially collaborate—and influence—those who can open doors for you that you can’t open yourself. You will also assess th...
2024-06-2416 min
Women Igniting Change®Season 3, Ep 12: Transformative Action: Navigating the Bigger Game for ImpactChange makers—believe it or not, we’re already halfway through 2024. Where are you in your mission toward creating lasting social change? Have you begun? To help you refocus and set your intentions for the rest of the year, Robbin revisits the episode where she introduced The Bigger Game, an innovation model designed to help you map out and intentionally design the change you want to make in the world. She walks you through the nine-square grid model, prompting you to consider essential questions like your deeper “why,” what scares you (in a good way), and what investments are needed f...
2024-06-1716 minThe Audacity Tapes™Season 3, Ep 12: Transformative Action: Navigating the Bigger Game for ImpactChange makers—believe it or not, we’re already halfway through 2024. Where are you in your mission toward creating lasting social change? Have you begun? To help you refocus and set your intentions for the rest of the year, Robbin revisits the episode where she introduced The Bigger Game, an innovation model designed to help you map out and intentionally design the change you want to make in the world. She walks you through the nine-square grid model, prompting you to consider essential questions like your deeper “why,” what scares you (in a good way), and what investments are needed f...
2024-06-1716 min
Women Igniting Change®Season 3, Ep 11: Equity Through Action: Transforming Workplace Culture with C. Marie Taylor“How do we think about people and create an environment where we see each other as human beings contributing to the work?” C. Marie Taylor, President and Principal Consultant at Equity Through Action, is at the forefront of fostering safer, more inclusive workplaces. Her focus is on empowering historically marginalized individuals to be fully recognized and valued. In this episode of Women Igniting Change, she discusses with host Robbin Jorgensen the critical examination of the 3 Ps: people, policies, and practices. They explore how misalignments between company and personal values can impact workplace culture and the work itself, particularly in the...
2024-06-1023 minThe Audacity Tapes™Season 3, Ep 11: Equity Through Action: Transforming Workplace Culture with C. Marie Taylor“How do we think about people and create an environment where we see each other as human beings contributing to the work?” C. Marie Taylor, President and Principal Consultant at Equity Through Action, is at the forefront of fostering safer, more inclusive workplaces. Her focus is on empowering historically marginalized individuals to be fully recognized and valued. In this episode of Women Igniting Change, she discusses with host Robbin Jorgensen the critical examination of the 3 Ps: people, policies, and practices. They explore how misalignments between company and personal values can impact workplace culture and the work itself, particularly in the...
2024-06-1023 min
Women Igniting Change®Season 3, Ep 10: All Sides of the Story: Alice Sheehan on Media Neutrality“Our goal is to reveal bias, not to tell you what to think,” says today’s guest Alice Sheehan, CEO and CFO of AllSides, an organization focused on strengthening our democracy with balanced news, media bias ratings and real conversations. On today’s episode of Women Igniting Change, she talks with host Robbin Jorgensen about AllSides’ mission to move away from the old ‘Ministry of Truth’ style news to bring people credible and unbiased news. She talks about the value of feedback, and the importance of diversity in all aspects of life.
She explains the various types of...
2024-06-0330 minThe Audacity Tapes™Season 3, Ep 10: All Sides of the Story: Alice Sheehan on Media Neutrality“Our goal is to reveal bias, not to tell you what to think,” says today’s guest Alice Sheehan, CEO and CFO of AllSides, an organization focused on strengthening our democracy with balanced news, media bias ratings and real conversations. On today’s episode of Women Igniting Change, she talks with host Robbin Jorgensen about AllSides’ mission to move away from the old ‘Ministry of Truth’ style news to bring people credible and unbiased news. She talks about the value of feedback, and the importance of diversity in all aspects of life.
She explains the various types of...
2024-06-0330 min
The Audacity Tapes™Season 3, Ep 09: Eyeing Equality: Chelsea Elliott's Impact with half HelenAn early childhood vision test revealed that Chelsea Elliott was partially blind, a discovery that set her on a path to vision advocacy. In this episode of "Women Igniting Change," host Robbin Jorgensen talks with Chelsea, founder and Executive Director of half Helen and a Nexstar Media Remarkable Woman for 2024. Motivated by her own experiences, Chelsea has dedicated her life to advocating for earlier and more frequent vision screening and interventions for children.
Through her nonprofit, half Helen, Chelsea provides essential screening technology, consultations, and eyewear to the Austin community, focusing on mitigating severe vision i...
2024-05-2729 minWomen Igniting Change®Season 3, Ep 09: Eyeing Equality: Chelsea Elliott's Impact with half HelenAn early childhood vision test revealed that Chelsea Elliott was partially blind, a discovery that set her on a path to vision advocacy. In this episode of "Women Igniting Change," host Robbin Jorgensen talks with Chelsea, founder and Executive Director of half Helen and a Nexstar Media Remarkable Woman for 2024. Motivated by her own experiences, Chelsea has dedicated her life to advocating for earlier and more frequent vision screening and interventions for children.
Through her nonprofit, half Helen, Chelsea provides essential screening technology, consultations, and eyewear to the Austin community, focusing on mitigating severe vision i...
2024-05-2729 min
The Audacity Tapes™Season 3, Ep 08: Inspiring Hope: Cheryl Marron's Mission to Break the Stigma of Eating Disorders“I had to remove the mother aspect and remove the emotion, which was really hard in the beginning,” says Cheryl Marron, founder of Flutters of Hope, whose mission is to spread hope, compassion and understanding and to break the stigma surrounding eating disorders. She joins the Women Igniting Change podcast to tell the story of her daughter, who at the age of 11 began displaying symptoms of disordered eating. She shares the complicated and often frustrating process of finding help for her daughter, how her own background in counseling influenced that process, and some of the telltale signs and symptoms that...
2024-05-2022 minWomen Igniting Change®Season 3, Ep 08: Inspiring Hope: Cheryl Marron's Mission to Break the Stigma of Eating Disorders“I had to remove the mother aspect and remove the emotion, which was really hard in the beginning,” says Cheryl Marron, founder of Flutters of Hope, whose mission is to spread hope, compassion and understanding and to break the stigma surrounding eating disorders. She joins the Women Igniting Change podcast to tell the story of her daughter, who at the age of 11 began displaying symptoms of disordered eating. She shares the complicated and often frustrating process of finding help for her daughter, how her own background in counseling influenced that process, and some of the telltale signs and symptoms that...
2024-05-2022 min
Women Igniting Change®Season 3, Ep 07: Shaping the Future of Justice: Mirna Santiago's Impact Through Girls Rule the Law“There should be something I can do to make it easier for the girls who had my own experiences so they’re not bumping around in the dark like I was,” says today’s guest Mirna Santiago, lawyer lecturer and “bias-buster” who founded Girls Rule the Law, which provides underprivileged and underrepresented middle and high school girls the opportunity to learn about the law, the legislature and the judiciary. An Afro-Latina immigrant to the South Bronx, Mirna grew up feeling underrepresented and alone in her lived experiences. Only after returning to the Bronx years later, and seeing how little had changed...
2024-05-1333 minThe Audacity Tapes™Season 3, Ep 07: Shaping the Future of Justice: Mirna Santiago's Impact Through Girls Rule the Law“There should be something I can do to make it easier for the girls who had my own experiences so they’re not bumping around in the dark like I was,” says today’s guest Mirna Santiago, lawyer lecturer and “bias-buster” who founded Girls Rule the Law, which provides underprivileged and underrepresented middle and high school girls the opportunity to learn about the law, the legislature and the judiciary. An Afro-Latina immigrant to the South Bronx, Mirna grew up feeling underrepresented and alone in her lived experiences. Only after returning to the Bronx years later, and seeing how little had changed...
2024-05-1333 min
The Audacity Tapes™Season 3, Ep 06: Speak to Inspire: Storytelling Techniques for Social Impact“It’s more than just telling of events; it’s really about making connections,” says host Robbin Jorgensen about the importance of effective storytelling to the impact of your message. Today she’ll share three key steps to take to ensure your audience, whether at a large event or in a small meeting room, hears your message, connects to it, and forms a long-lasting relationship with you as a result. She’ll share the three types of audience members that you’ll want to engage and how to ensure your message captivates them all.
She’ll also share tips...
2024-05-0611 minWomen Igniting Change®Season 3, Ep 06: Speak to Inspire: Storytelling Techniques for Social Impact“It’s more than just telling of events; it’s really about making connections,” says host Robbin Jorgensen about the importance of effective storytelling to the impact of your message. Today she’ll share three key steps to take to ensure your audience, whether at a large event or in a small meeting room, hears your message, connects to it, and forms a long-lasting relationship with you as a result. She’ll share the three types of audience members that you’ll want to engage and how to ensure your message captivates them all.
She’ll also share tips...
2024-05-0611 min
The Audacity Tapes™Season 3, Ep 05: Becoming the Leader Your Social Impact Requires“If you’re going to be the face of whatever this social impact is, how do you need to show up differently than you do now?,” asks host Robbin Jorgensen. On this episode of Women Igniting Change, she asks you to think ahead five years about the level of social impact you want to be making, and then tells you what you need to begin doing now to be the kind of leader who will rise to that occasion. You’ll have to dig deep, and even become a little obsessed but with Robbin’s advice, you’ll soon be setting y...
2024-04-2913 minWomen Igniting Change®Season 3, Ep 05: Becoming the Leader Your Social Impact Requires“If you’re going to be the face of whatever this social impact is, how do you need to show up differently than you do now?,” asks host Robbin Jorgensen. On this episode of Women Igniting Change, she asks you to think ahead five years about the level of social impact you want to be making, and then tells you what you need to begin doing now to be the kind of leader who will rise to that occasion. You’ll have to dig deep, and even become a little obsessed but with Robbin’s advice, you’ll soon be setting y...
2024-04-2913 min
The Audacity Tapes™Season 3, Ep 04: Beyond Business as Usual: Lorna Davis on B Corps and Social Impact“Businesses should have a social conscience,” says Lorna Davis, former CEO of Danone North America and a fervent advocate for using business as a force for good. “They need to be held to account for their impact on the people and the planet whose resources they use.” On this episode of Women Igniting Change, Lorna recounts her eye-opening experience in China, which pivoted her career towards sustainability and social responsibility. This shift led her to champion the B Corp movement, where businesses commit to high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.
Lorna shares th...
2024-04-2244 minWomen Igniting Change®Season 3, Ep 04: Beyond Business as Usual: Lorna Davis on B Corps and Social Impact“Businesses should have a social conscience,” says Lorna Davis, former CEO of Danone North America and a fervent advocate for using business as a force for good. “They need to be held to account for their impact on the people and the planet whose resources they use.” On this episode of Women Igniting Change, Lorna recounts her eye-opening experience in China, which pivoted her career towards sustainability and social responsibility. This shift led her to champion the B Corp movement, where businesses commit to high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.
Lorna shares th...
2024-04-2244 min
The Audacity Tapes™Season 3, Ep 03: Voices for Change: Liza Henshaw and the Global Citizen Movement“People want to come along with you as long as they know you’ve designed an outcome that genuinely changes the world,” says Liza Henshaw, president of Global Citizen, an international organization dedicated to advocacy and education. Under the motto “actions are our currency,” 12 million citizens have committed over 33 million acts of service—ranging from reading articles to contacting legislators to committing to a week of plastic-free living. With its “Power Our Planet” campaign, Global Citizen rallied its community as well as several big-name artists like Billie Eilish and Lenny Kravitz to petition the World Bank to allow the country of Malaw...
2024-04-1535 minWomen Igniting Change®Season 3, Ep 03: Voices for Change: Liza Henshaw and the Global Citizen Movement“People want to come along with you as long as they know you’ve designed an outcome that genuinely changes the world,” says Liza Henshaw, president of Global Citizen, an international organization dedicated to advocacy and education. Under the motto “actions are our currency,” 12 million citizens have committed over 33 million acts of service—ranging from reading articles to contacting legislators to committing to a week of plastic-free living. With its “Power Our Planet” campaign, Global Citizen rallied its community as well as several big-name artists like Billie Eilish and Lenny Kravitz to petition the World Bank to allow the country of Malaw...
2024-04-1535 min
The Audacity Tapes™Season 3, Ep 02: Every Child Deserves Love: Danielle Gletow's Vision with One Simple Wish“The way we do things is really about letting people know that they’re seen, heard and loved,” says Danielle Gletow, founder and executive director of One Simple Wish, which works to fulfill gift requests for those—of any age— who’ve been through the foster care system or are in crisis due to childhood trauma. For those who’ve been denied so much in life, even asking for something small is an act of bravery. In stark contrast to the many videos across social media where donors exhibit themselves giving flashy gifts to unsuspecting recipients for the sake of clicks and...
2024-04-0835 minWomen Igniting Change®Season 3, Ep 02: Every Child Deserves Love: Danielle Gletow's Vision with One Simple Wish“The way we do things is really about letting people know that they’re seen, heard and loved,” says Danielle Gletow, founder and executive director of One Simple Wish, which works to fulfill gift requests for those—of any age— who’ve been through the foster care system or are in crisis due to childhood trauma. For those who’ve been denied so much in life, even asking for something small is an act of bravery. In stark contrast to the many videos across social media where donors exhibit themselves giving flashy gifts to unsuspecting recipients for the sake of clicks and...
2024-04-0835 min
The Audacity Tapes™Season 3, Ep 01: Justice Seekers: A Conversation with Lacey Robinson on Educational Equity“I was blown away. I’d never seen that concentration of students of color being met with high expectations,” says Lacey Robinson, of an encounter early in her teaching career. This experience would serve as the impetus for her career-long mission: to promote equity in education for underserved and socio economically disadvantaged students, particularly students of color. As president and CEO of UnboundED, she works to enable educators to disrupt system inequities in their school districts and classrooms. In a world where people of color are the global majority, students need to be met— engaged with, supported and affirmed—where they...
2024-04-0138 minWomen Igniting Change®Season 3, Ep 01: Justice Seekers: A Conversation with Lacey Robinson on Educational Equity“I was blown away. I’d never seen that concentration of students of color being met with high expectations,” says Lacey Robinson, of an encounter early in her teaching career. This experience would serve as the impetus for her career-long mission: to promote equity in education for underserved and socio economically disadvantaged students, particularly students of color. As president and CEO of UnboundED, she works to enable educators to disrupt system inequities in their school districts and classrooms. In a world where people of color are the global majority, students need to be met— engaged with, supported and affirmed—where they...
2024-04-0138 min
The Audacity Tapes™Season 2, Ep 13: The Race Equity Architect: Nikki Lanier's Blueprint for Organizational Change“We’ve inherited a narrative,” says today’s guest Nikki Lanier, “that Black and Brown people matter in certain contexts and White people matter almost all the time, and we don’t realize how much of that plays out subtly at work.” As Founder and CEO of Harper Slade, a strategic advisory firm dedicated to helping people of color thrive in the workplace, Nikki works to reset how humans engage with one another in the workplace by unearthing, challenging and transforming deep-seated beliefs around race. Through conversations, and using a Racial Equity Index, she diagnoses and addresses inequities within organizations...
2024-03-2546 minWomen Igniting Change®Season 2, Ep 13: The Race Equity Architect: Nikki Lanier's Blueprint for Organizational Change“We’ve inherited a narrative,” says today’s guest Nikki Lanier, “that Black and Brown people matter in certain contexts and White people matter almost all the time, and we don’t realize how much of that plays out subtly at work.” As Founder and CEO of Harper Slade, a strategic advisory firm dedicated to helping people of color thrive in the workplace, Nikki works to reset how humans engage with one another in the workplace by unearthing, challenging and transforming deep-seated beliefs around race. Through conversations, and using a Racial Equity Index, she diagnoses and addresses inequities within organizations...
2024-03-2546 min
Women Igniting Change®Season 2, Ep 12: Heart-Driven Leadership: Heather Robertson Fortner's Approach to SuccessHeather Robertson Fortner epitomizes two pivotal values: congruence and authenticity. As the leader of Signature FD, she emphasizes the significance of personal growth to provide unparalleled financial guidance, aiming to impact her clients' family legacies profoundly. Recognizing the importance of unity, Heather believes in a team's collective commitment to each other and the firm's goals, even in the face of disagreement. She advocates that earning trust from clients and team members alike hinges on genuine care and mutual respect.
Heather's counseling background informs her approach to leadership, prioritizing personal development and support for individuals to r...
2024-03-1846 minThe Audacity Tapes™Season 2, Ep 12: Heart-Driven Leadership: Heather Robertson Fortner's Approach to SuccessHeather Robertson Fortner epitomizes two pivotal values: congruence and authenticity. As the leader of Signature FD, she emphasizes the significance of personal growth to provide unparalleled financial guidance, aiming to impact her clients' family legacies profoundly. Recognizing the importance of unity, Heather believes in a team's collective commitment to each other and the firm's goals, even in the face of disagreement. She advocates that earning trust from clients and team members alike hinges on genuine care and mutual respect.
Heather's counseling background informs her approach to leadership, prioritizing personal development and support for individuals to r...
2024-03-1846 min
The Audacity Tapes™Season 2, Ep 11: A Call for Change: A Discussion on Reproductive Rights with Pari & Eve“Reproductive health includes so much more than just abortion, yet that’s all people think about because it’s been so politicized,” says Pari, who along with Eve, is working to combat mis-and dis-information about reproductive rights. Recognizing that the majority of Americans under 30 use social media as a legitimate new source, and that there was a lack of pro-choice presence across the platforms, the two women provide education and awareness building about reproductive rights on their social media channel @gemma_talks. This begins with clarifying the differences among reproductive rights, reproductive health and reproductive justice, respectively. It continues by reite...
2024-03-1137 minWomen Igniting Change®Season 2, Ep 11: A Call for Change: A Discussion on Reproductive Rights with Pari & Eve“Reproductive health includes so much more than just abortion, yet that’s all people think about because it’s been so politicized,” says Pari, who along with Eve, is working to combat mis-and dis-information about reproductive rights. Recognizing that the majority of Americans under 30 use social media as a legitimate new source, and that there was a lack of pro-choice presence across the platforms, the two women provide education and awareness building about reproductive rights on their social media channel @gemma_talks. This begins with clarifying the differences among reproductive rights, reproductive health and reproductive justice, respectively. It continues by reite...
2024-03-1137 min
Women Igniting Change®Season 2, Ep 10: Conquering Peaks and Stereotypes: Naila Kiani's Trailblazing Achievements in Mountaineering“For me, the achievement is experiencing the journey,” says Naila Kiani, who in just a few short years has become the first Pakistani woman climber to summit ten peaks above 8,000 meters, and the only Pakistani person to ascend seven peaks above 8,000 meters in six months. In that brief span of time, she has experienced both the zenith and the nadir–witnessing great tragedy and being—almost literally—over the moon. Though she started her journey simply to fulfill a personal ambition and act as a role model to her daughters, showing them that they could do anything, she soon became an...
2024-03-0427 minThe Audacity Tapes™Season 2, Ep 10: Conquering Peaks and Stereotypes: Naila Kiani's Trailblazing Achievements in Mountaineering“For me, the achievement is experiencing the journey,” says Naila Kiani, who in just a few short years has become the first Pakistani woman climber to summit ten peaks above 8,000 meters, and the only Pakistani person to ascend seven peaks above 8,000 meters in six months. In that brief span of time, she has experienced both the zenith and the nadir–witnessing great tragedy and being—almost literally—over the moon. Though she started her journey simply to fulfill a personal ambition and act as a role model to her daughters, showing them that they could do anything, she soon became an...
2024-03-0427 min
Women Igniting Change®Season 2, Ep 09: The Power of Humor: Dani Klein Modisett's Journey of Impact with Laughter on Call“Using laughter to create human connection, that’s always been my game,” says Dani Klein Modisett, founder and CEO of Laughter on Call, a company which runs interactive workshops in workplaces and caregiving communities to foster connection and relieve stress through the power of humor and laughter.
The idea for this company was born when Dani’s mother, who was battling Alzheimer’s disease, was having trouble adjusting to her new surroundings in a memory care facility. Dani hired a comedian to cheer her mother up. She observed how the comedian's warm, interactive humor, which Dani terms...
2024-02-2640 minThe Audacity Tapes™Season 2, Ep 09: The Power of Humor: Dani Klein Modisett's Journey of Impact with Laughter on Call“Using laughter to create human connection, that’s always been my game,” says Dani Klein Modisett, founder and CEO of Laughter on Call, a company which runs interactive workshops in workplaces and caregiving communities to foster connection and relieve stress through the power of humor and laughter.
The idea for this company was born when Dani’s mother, who was battling Alzheimer’s disease, was having trouble adjusting to her new surroundings in a memory care facility. Dani hired a comedian to cheer her mother up. She observed how the comedian's warm, interactive humor, which Dani terms...
2024-02-2640 min
Women Igniting Change®Season 2, Ep 08: Re-shaping the Future of Giving: Sara Lomelin's Quest for Inclusive and Impactful Philanthropy“We are reclaiming it. Philanthropy is love of humanity. We all can, and should, be philanthropists.”
Sara Lomelin is determined to democratize and demystify the world of philanthropy and the image of philanthropists as benevolent billionaires who save the day by bestowing their riches on those in need. As the CEO of Philanthropy Together, Sara promotes “giving circles,” whereby a group of people with shared values gather together to create change. Together, they pool not only their financial resources but also their time and their talent.
Collective giving is just as beneficial to...
2024-02-1941 minThe Audacity Tapes™Season 2, Ep 08: Re-shaping the Future of Giving: Sara Lomelin's Quest for Inclusive and Impactful Philanthropy“We are reclaiming it. Philanthropy is love of humanity. We all can, and should, be philanthropists.”
Sara Lomelin is determined to democratize and demystify the world of philanthropy and the image of philanthropists as benevolent billionaires who save the day by bestowing their riches on those in need. As the CEO of Philanthropy Together, Sara promotes “giving circles,” whereby a group of people with shared values gather together to create change. Together, they pool not only their financial resources but also their time and their talent.
Collective giving is just as beneficial to...
2024-02-1941 min
Women Igniting Change®Season 2, Ep 07: UpBrainery: Ghazal Qureshi’s Visionary Approach for Transforming Education“I saw a huge gap in the educational system, especially at the elementary ages, and as a mom, I felt there was something I could do,” says Ghazal Qureshi, founder and CEO of UpBrainery Technologies, which, using AI and machine learning seeks to transform education by expanding its accessibility throughout the world. With an average of 30 students in a classroom, most teachers simply do not have the capacity to give each one the time and focus they need. Once they begin to look beyond the classroom and toward the workforce, resources are even more scarce. With an average of 500 stud...
2024-02-1232 min
Women Igniting Change®Season 2, Ep 06: Championing Food System Transformation: Ambassador Ertharin Cousin's Quest for a Hunger-Free World“One in eight people or over 41 million Americans lack consistent and reliable access to nutritious and affordable food. One in four people in a food line is a child,” explains Ambassador Ertharin Cousin, CEO and Founder of Food Systems for the Future, who is on a mission to end hunger and malnutrition and to promote food security both in the U.S. and around the world. Ensuring that all people have consistent access to affordable and nutritious food requires the complementary aspects of advocacy, awareness and capital. Food Systems for the Future achieves its investment impact by taking a 360-deg...
2024-02-0553 minThe Audacity Tapes™Season 2, Ep 06: Championing Food System Transformation: Ambassador Ertharin Cousin's Quest for a Hunger-Free World“One in eight people or over 41 million Americans lack consistent and reliable access to nutritious and affordable food. One in four people in a food line is a child,” explains Ambassador Ertharin Cousin, CEO and Founder of Food Systems for the Future, who is on a mission to end hunger and malnutrition and to promote food security both in the U.S. and around the world. Ensuring that all people have consistent access to affordable and nutritious food requires the complementary aspects of advocacy, awareness and capital. Food Systems for the Future achieves its investment impact by taking a 360-deg...
2024-02-0553 min
Women Igniting Change®Season 2, Ep 05: NextGen Female Politicians: Susannah Wellford’s Mission to Create Political Equity“I think a lot of people feel really alone,” says Susannah Wellford, Founder and CEO of Running Start. They have dreams but they have no idea how they can make those dreams happen, so you need to create these groups of people in their corner to support them.” For young women with dreams of running for office and making political impact, Running Start provides the skills and preparation to do so by helping them find their passion, cultivate their sense of leadership and learn to communicate in a way that will inspire change.
Around the world...
2024-01-2937 minThe Audacity Tapes™Season 2, Ep 05: NextGen Female Politicians: Susannah Wellford’s Mission to Create Political Equity“I think a lot of people feel really alone,” says Susannah Wellford, Founder and CEO of Running Start. They have dreams but they have no idea how they can make those dreams happen, so you need to create these groups of people in their corner to support them.” For young women with dreams of running for office and making political impact, Running Start provides the skills and preparation to do so by helping them find their passion, cultivate their sense of leadership and learn to communicate in a way that will inspire change.
Around the world...
2024-01-2937 min
Women Igniting Change®Season 2, Ep 04: Unlocking the Power of Business for a Better World: Masami Sato and B1G1's Impact“When we are doing something that benefits all, rather than benefits just ourselves,” explains today’s guest Masami Soto, founder and CEO of B1G1,”it unlocks an amazing experience and sense of connection.” B1G1 is a global business giving initiative that allows businesses to provide “giving impacts” to deserving people throughout the world. At the same time, it helps businesses foster a culture that redefines how they think of giving, as a series of small daily acts. Since its founding 16 years ago, B1G1 is responsible for 335 million giving impacts worldwide.
As a young woman, Masa...
2024-01-2249 minThe Audacity Tapes™Season 2, Ep 04: Unlocking the Power of Business for a Better World: Masami Sato and B1G1's Impact“When we are doing something that benefits all, rather than benefits just ourselves,” explains today’s guest Masami Soto, founder and CEO of B1G1,”it unlocks an amazing experience and sense of connection.” B1G1 is a global business giving initiative that allows businesses to provide “giving impacts” to deserving people throughout the world. At the same time, it helps businesses foster a culture that redefines how they think of giving, as a series of small daily acts. Since its founding 16 years ago, B1G1 is responsible for 335 million giving impacts worldwide.
As a young woman, Masa...
2024-01-2249 min
The Audacity Tapes™Season 2, Ep 03: Driving Transformation: Cheryl Thompson’s Journey to Change the Face of Power and Influence in Automotive“This is an investment in your people,” explains Cheryl Thompson, Founder and CEO of the Center for Automotive Diversity Inclusion and Advancement (CADIA), which works to address the systemic disparities around diversity and inclusion in the automotive industry. Cheryl gained her first insights into how true leaders operated while serving as wait staff at Ford World Headquarters. After rising in the ranks at the company to a position of global leadership, she realized how many talented people were overlooked and underestimated due to lack of inclusive practices within the automotive industry. Through her organization, CADIA, she is working to doub...
2024-01-1538 minWomen Igniting Change®Season 2, Ep 03: Driving Transformation: Cheryl Thompson’s Journey to Change the Face of Power and Influence in Automotive“This is an investment in your people,” explains Cheryl Thompson, Founder and CEO of the Center for Automotive Diversity Inclusion and Advancement (CADIA), which works to address the systemic disparities around diversity and inclusion in the automotive industry. Cheryl gained her first insights into how true leaders operated while serving as wait staff at Ford World Headquarters. After rising in the ranks at the company to a position of global leadership, she realized how many talented people were overlooked and underestimated due to lack of inclusive practices within the automotive industry. Through her organization, CADIA, she is working to doub...
2024-01-1538 min
The Audacity Tapes™Season 2, Ep 02: Parenting with Impact: Elaine Taylor-Klaus and the Power of Neurodiversity Inclusive Coaching“Everybody’s brain is different,” says Elaine Taylor-Klaus, co-founder of Impact Parents and author of “The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids,” “And different is not bad.” As a young mother of neurodivergent–or as she likes to call them “neuro-spicy”- kids, she realized there was very little support for parents in a similar situation. This led to co-founding Impact ADHD, which, like Impact Parents, provides neurodiversity inclusive coaching. There, parents learn to meet kids where they are in any challenge, set the expectations from there, and allow kids to meet their potential. Parents “should” on their children too much, thinking they...
2024-01-0831 minWomen Igniting Change®Season 2, Ep 02: Parenting with Impact: Elaine Taylor-Klaus and the Power of Neurodiversity Inclusive Coaching“Everybody’s brain is different,” says Elaine Taylor-Klaus, co-founder of Impact Parents and author of “The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids,” “And different is not bad.” As a young mother of neurodivergent–or as she likes to call them “neuro-spicy”- kids, she realized there was very little support for parents in a similar situation. This led to co-founding Impact ADHD, which, like Impact Parents, provides neurodiversity inclusive coaching. There, parents learn to meet kids where they are in any challenge, set the expectations from there, and allow kids to meet their potential. Parents “should” on their children too much, thinking they...
2024-01-0831 min
The Audacity Tapes™Season 2, Ep 01: Her Words, Her Legacy: Dana Rubin on the Forgotten Voices that Shaped a Nation“Why are we quoting Winston Churchill all the time?” While judging an annual speech contest, Dana Rubin, an award-winning journalist, speech writer and speech coach, noticed that writers were continuously citing speeches from the same handful of famous men. Similarly, speech anthologies barely featured women in their pages, and so she set about seeking out and compiling speeches by women–many of whom had been largely ignored by history. Eventually, she launched the online speech bank,` Speaking While Female. This portal, and the book of the same name, focus on expanding diverse voices and viewpoints in the public discourse.
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2024-01-0128 minWomen Igniting Change®Season 2, Ep 01: Her Words, Her Legacy: Dana Rubin on the Forgotten Voices that Shaped a Nation“Why are we quoting Winston Churchill all the time?” While judging an annual speech contest, Dana Rubin, an award-winning journalist, speech writer and speech coach, noticed that writers were continuously citing speeches from the same handful of famous men. Similarly, speech anthologies barely featured women in their pages, and so she set about seeking out and compiling speeches by women–many of whom had been largely ignored by history. Eventually, she launched the online speech bank,` Speaking While Female. This portal, and the book of the same name, focus on expanding diverse voices and viewpoints in the public discourse.
...
2024-01-0128 min
The Audacity Tapes™EP 12: New Year, Bigger Impact: A Framework for Creating Meaningful ChangeAs 2024 quickly approaches, you’re probably thinking about your New Year’s Resolutions. But while you’re focused on your own personal goals, Robbin wants to help you think bigger–with The Bigger Game! This 9-square grid is a framework which will allow you to create the social change you want to see in the world. On today’s episode, Robbin will guide you–after all, no one creates change by themselves–through action markers such as “the hunger square,” which is the deep yearning you have inside yourself to make change in the world, your “compelling purpose,” or your “why,” as well as...
2023-12-2516 minWomen Igniting Change®EP 12: New Year, Bigger Impact: A Framework for Creating Meaningful ChangeAs 2024 quickly approaches, you’re probably thinking about your New Year’s Resolutions. But while you’re focused on your own personal goals, Robbin wants to help you think bigger–with The Bigger Game! This 9-square grid is a framework which will allow you to create the social change you want to see in the world. On today’s episode, Robbin will guide you–after all, no one creates change by themselves–through action markers such as “the hunger square,” which is the deep yearning you have inside yourself to make change in the world, your “compelling purpose,” or your “why,” as well as...
2023-12-2516 min
The Audacity Tapes™EP 11: Beyond Black and White: The Women Behind ’Dissonance’“There are actually more people that want to be unified, that want to figure out how to hear and see each other, than not.”
In the immediate aftermath of the death of George Floyd, when the US was in a state of social unrest, friends and fellow theater artists Marci Duncan and Kerry Sandell decided to have a conversation about race and what it is like, as a Black and a white woman, respectively, to raise young men in this climate. Marci came to realize the power dynamic at play in previous conversations and relationships with w...
2023-12-1149 minWomen Igniting Change®EP 11: Beyond Black and White: The Women Behind ’Dissonance’“There are actually more people that want to be unified, that want to figure out how to hear and see each other, than not.”
In the immediate aftermath of the death of George Floyd, when the US was in a state of social unrest, friends and fellow theater artists Marci Duncan and Kerry Sandell decided to have a conversation about race and what it is like, as a Black and a white woman, respectively, to raise young men in this climate. Marci came to realize the power dynamic at play in previous conversations and relationships with w...
2023-12-1149 min
The Audacity Tapes™EP 10: The Power of Giving: Jenny Malseed’s Path to Making a DifferenceJoining today’s conversation is Jenny Malseed, VP of Strategy and Talent at GlobalGiving, a United States-based nonprofit organization which provides funding for grassroots charitable projects across the globe. As Jenny puts it GlobalGiving was “crowdfunding since before crowdfunding was a thing.” International aid and nonprofits, she explains, can be very paternalistic and inequitable, telling those in need what’s best and, through their practices, attracting only nonprofits from developed countries with English as a first language. GlobalGiving’s Pathways Program focuses on making the platform accessible to those who could benefit most and mapping out journeys which ensure that the o...
2023-11-2735 minWomen Igniting Change®EP 10: The Power of Giving: Jenny Malseed’s Path to Making a DifferenceJoining today’s conversation is Jenny Malseed, VP of Strategy and Talent at GlobalGiving, a United States-based nonprofit organization which provides funding for grassroots charitable projects across the globe. As Jenny puts it GlobalGiving was “crowdfunding since before crowdfunding was a thing.” International aid and nonprofits, she explains, can be very paternalistic and inequitable, telling those in need what’s best and, through their practices, attracting only nonprofits from developed countries with English as a first language. GlobalGiving’s Pathways Program focuses on making the platform accessible to those who could benefit most and mapping out journeys which ensure that the o...
2023-11-2735 min
The Audacity Tapes™EP 09: From Kabul to the World: Marina LeGree’s Trailblazing Approach to Girls’ Leadership“It hit me upside the head: how can a whole society be lacking in sports?”
When Marina LeGree arrived in Afghanistan, she was struck by the lack of sport and outdoor physical activity available to Afghan citizens, particularly young women. A dedicated athlete in her youth, Marina understood the power of sport to transform a person emotionally as well as physically, and to bring out the best in oneself. She knew she wanted to create opportunities for girls in Afghanistan to get out and enjoy their environment, and in 2015 she founded Ascend: Leadership Through Athletics, which b...
2023-11-1348 minWomen Igniting Change®EP 09: From Kabul to the World: Marina LeGree’s Trailblazing Approach to Girls’ Leadership“It hit me upside the head: how can a whole society be lacking in sports?”
When Marina LeGree arrived in Afghanistan, she was struck by the lack of sport and outdoor physical activity available to Afghan citizens, particularly young women. A dedicated athlete in her youth, Marina understood the power of sport to transform a person emotionally as well as physically, and to bring out the best in oneself. She knew she wanted to create opportunities for girls in Afghanistan to get out and enjoy their environment, and in 2015 she founded Ascend: Leadership Through Athletics, which b...
2023-11-1348 min
Women Igniting Change®EP 08: On Par with Men: An LPGA Hall of Famer’s Quest to Elevate Women in GolfKay McMahon, often hailed as the most influential figure in the world of golf, holds a distinguished position as a Ladies' Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Hall of Famer. However, her true passion lies in teaching, and through her company, Edukaytion Golf, she's determined to change how golf is taught. She believes that the golf industry has perpetuated the misconception that golf is a challenging sport, deterring many, especially women, from ever starting.
This hesitation to embrace golf can put women at a disadvantage, given that golf courses often serve as venues for valuable business networking. K...
2023-10-3036 minThe Audacity Tapes™EP 08: On Par with Men: An LPGA Hall of Famer’s Quest to Elevate Women in GolfKay McMahon, often hailed as the most influential figure in the world of golf, holds a distinguished position as a Ladies' Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Hall of Famer. However, her true passion lies in teaching, and through her company, Edukaytion Golf, she's determined to change how golf is taught. She believes that the golf industry has perpetuated the misconception that golf is a challenging sport, deterring many, especially women, from ever starting.
This hesitation to embrace golf can put women at a disadvantage, given that golf courses often serve as venues for valuable business networking. K...
2023-10-3036 min
The Audacity Tapes™EP 07: Live Your Impact: Merging Activism with Your Personal Brand“If you want to be known for some type of social change and social impact, what does that look like for you?”
In recent years especially, we’ve watched as major corporations use their profiles and platforms to bring attention to key issues affecting our world. To help promote climate justice, U.S. clothing brand Patagonia contributes 1% of their profits to organizations working to save the environment. American ice cream manufacturer Ben & Jerry’s adorns the walls of its headquarters with information on U.S. voting laws. P&G (Procter & Gamble) has launched campaigns promoting gender equ...
2023-10-1615 minWomen Igniting Change®EP 07: Live Your Impact: Merging Activism with Your Personal Brand“If you want to be known for some type of social change and social impact, what does that look like for you?”
In recent years especially, we’ve watched as major corporations use their profiles and platforms to bring attention to key issues affecting our world. To help promote climate justice, U.S. clothing brand Patagonia contributes 1% of their profits to organizations working to save the environment. American ice cream manufacturer Ben & Jerry’s adorns the walls of its headquarters with information on U.S. voting laws. P&G (Procter & Gamble) has launched campaigns promoting gender equ...
2023-10-1615 min
Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement42. Women Creating Social Impact for a Better World, with Robbin JorgensenMy guest this week is Robbin Jorgensen, Founder and CEO of Women Igniting Change. She discusses how:“Listening tours” in Rwanda reveal inspiring women with resilience, innovation and creativityWe need to work with men and change societal norms to create the opportunities for womenChanging behaviours in companies is a systemic change that takes time and commitmentImposter syndrome is common among women and can be countered by solidary groupsMen may need to “pipe down” sometimes to ensure that women’s voices are heardKey links:Robbin Jorgensen (LinkedIn)Women Igniting Change (website)Left to Tell (book)...
2023-10-0533 min
Women Igniting Change®EP 06: Working to Change the World One Woman at a Time with Karen Sherman“Women’s ability to adapt, to transform their lives and the lives of their families and communities, I've seen that all over the world.” As an international women’s rights advocate for the last 30 years, Karen Sherman has not only seen women transform their lives, she’s helped them do it. In her latest venture as founder and CEO of Virunga Mountain Spirits, she is creating jobs for Rwandan women as alcohol-makers, a profession women have turned to support themselves since the beginning of time. She has created a sustainable production process in conjunction with a local chip factory to make vo...
2023-10-0233 minThe Audacity Tapes™EP 06: Working to Change the World One Woman at a Time with Karen Sherman“Women’s ability to adapt, to transform their lives and the lives of their families and communities, I've seen that all over the world.” As an international women’s rights advocate for the last 30 years, Karen Sherman has not only seen women transform their lives, she’s helped them do it. In her latest venture as founder and CEO of Virunga Mountain Spirits, she is creating jobs for Rwandan women as alcohol-makers, a profession women have turned to support themselves since the beginning of time. She has created a sustainable production process in conjunction with a local chip factory to make vo...
2023-10-0233 min
Women Igniting Change®EP 05: Pioneering Progress: Deshanna Wiggins’ Visionary Approach for the Albany Black Chamber of Commerce“People can’t conceptualize what they don’t see,” says Deshanna Wiggins, CEO of the Albany Black Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) and Social Club, who was recently nominated into the Power 50 list for the Albany Business Review. Growing up in the capital region, Deshanna felt that her only opportunities lay in the public sector and left for Atlanta to pursue a career as a communications executive and director of courtroom operations. She has since returned to the area to help create platforms and spaces for Black and minority businesses and to inspire Black entrepreneurship and economic development. With 35 percent of the a...
2023-09-1850 minThe Audacity Tapes™EP 05: Pioneering Progress: Deshanna Wiggins’ Visionary Approach for the Albany Black Chamber of Commerce“People can’t conceptualize what they don’t see,” says Deshanna Wiggins, CEO of the Albany Black Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) and Social Club, who was recently nominated into the Power 50 list for the Albany Business Review. Growing up in the capital region, Deshanna felt that her only opportunities lay in the public sector and left for Atlanta to pursue a career as a communications executive and director of courtroom operations. She has since returned to the area to help create platforms and spaces for Black and minority businesses and to inspire Black entrepreneurship and economic development. With 35 percent of the a...
2023-09-1850 min
Women Igniting Change®EP 04: Beyond the Binary: Gabrielle Claiborne on Championing Transgender Rights and Inclusion“If you looked at my life, you would say this person has life by the tail. But in reality, I was living a life of turmoil because of this internal gender dilemma,” explains Gabrielle Claiborne, co-founder and CEO of Transformation Journeys Worldwide, a transgender-focused inclusion training and consulting firm.
Through her work, she helps organizations around the world create cultures of belonging for trans and gender expansive individuals and those who live beyond the binary. On today’s episode, of Women Igniting Change, she addresses some of the common misconceptions organizations have around working with transgen...
2023-09-0434 minThe Audacity Tapes™EP 04: Beyond the Binary: Gabrielle Claiborne on Championing Transgender Rights and Inclusion“If you looked at my life, you would say this person has life by the tail. But in reality, I was living a life of turmoil because of this internal gender dilemma,” explains Gabrielle Claiborne, co-founder and CEO of Transformation Journeys Worldwide, a transgender-focused inclusion training and consulting firm.
Through her work, she helps organizations around the world create cultures of belonging for trans and gender expansive individuals and those who live beyond the binary. On today’s episode, of Women Igniting Change, she addresses some of the common misconceptions organizations have around working with transgen...
2023-09-0434 min
Women Igniting Change®EP 01: Women as Catalysts for Change: Awakening Social Impact“Given the nature of social justice and social impact challenges that we're facing as a country and as a world, this is the perfect time to launch this podcast,” explains Robbin Jorgensen, Host of the Women Igniting Change® Podcast. The podcast is based around the core belief that women have the untapped ability to solve the world’s most pressing issues, both within their own communities and in the larger world. Every woman has her own unique contribution to make and an inner spark which–even if it’s been extinguished–once reignited can change the world.
Robbin sh...
2023-08-2111 min
Women Igniting Change®EP 02: Zeroing in on Change: How to Streamline Your Social Impact IdeasOn today’s solo episode, Robbin is going to help you narrow down and organize your social impact ideas–by literally throwing them up against the wall and seeing what sticks! One of the many brainstorming methods she’ll walk you through is creating a post-it board wall. With this method, you’ll arrange your ideas for making an impact and creating social change–around such issues as race and the environment–into affinity groups and columns of descending order of importance. Another method she shares for gathering ideas is to have an “awareness week,” tapping into the world around you–your...
2023-08-2115 min
Women Igniting Change®EP 03: Discovering Purpose and Nurturing Hope: Sue Ludwig on Championing Neonatal Care“I was blown away by how much symmetry and how many implementable lessons there were, from what I was doing every day when I was working with babies, that I could weave that into my own life and share with others.” - Sue Ludwig
Sue Ludwig is a speaker, consultant, and author of the award-winning book “Tiny Humans, Big Lessons”. She is a licensed occupational therapist, certified neonatal therapist, and serves as the media expert in neonatal therapy for the American Occupational Therapy Association.
She is also the president and founder of the Nationa...
2023-08-2136 minThe Audacity Tapes™EP 03: Discovering Purpose and Nurturing Hope: Sue Ludwig on Championing Neonatal Care“I was blown away by how much symmetry and how many implementable lessons there were, from what I was doing every day when I was working with babies, that I could weave that into my own life and share with others.” - Sue Ludwig
Sue Ludwig is a speaker, consultant, and author of the award-winning book “Tiny Humans, Big Lessons”. She is a licensed occupational therapist, certified neonatal therapist, and serves as the media expert in neonatal therapy for the American Occupational Therapy Association.
She is also the president and founder of the Nationa...
2023-08-2136 minThe Audacity Tapes™EP 02: Zeroing in on Change: How to Streamline Your Social Impact IdeasOn today’s solo episode, Robbin is going to help you narrow down and organize your social impact ideas–by literally throwing them up against the wall and seeing what sticks! One of the many brainstorming methods she’ll walk you through is creating a post-it board wall. With this method, you’ll arrange your ideas for making an impact and creating social change–around such issues as race and the environment–into affinity groups and columns of descending order of importance. Another method she shares for gathering ideas is to have an “awareness week,” tapping into the world around you–your...
2023-08-2115 minThe Audacity Tapes™EP 01: Women as Catalysts for Change: Awakening Social Impact“Given the nature of social justice and social impact challenges that we're facing as a country and as a world, this is the perfect time to launch this podcast,” explains Robbin Jorgensen, Host of the Women Igniting Change® Podcast. The podcast is based around the core belief that women have the untapped ability to solve the world’s most pressing issues, both within their own communities and in the larger world. Every woman has her own unique contribution to make and an inner spark which–even if it’s been extinguished–once reignited can change the world.
Robbin sh...
2023-08-2111 min
The Audacity Tapes™Welcome to Women Igniting ChangeAs a global speaker, corporate executive, and founder and CEO of Women Igniting Change, Robbin Jorgensen has worked with women leaders in more than a dozen countries across six continents serving leading international brands. She believes that women’s contributions are key to driving business and humanity forward. Join her every other Monday as she interviews women decision makers and change makers and discusses strategies across topics such as business, women’s leadership and social responsibility.
2023-06-1201 minWomen Igniting Change®Welcome to Women Igniting ChangeAs a global speaker, corporate executive, and founder and CEO of Women Igniting Change, Robbin Jorgensen has worked with women leaders in more than a dozen countries across six continents serving leading international brands. She believes that women’s contributions are key to driving business and humanity forward. Join her every other Monday as she interviews women decision makers and change makers and discusses strategies across topics such as business, women’s leadership and social responsibility.
2023-06-1201 min
The Negotiation Society podcastInside my head...Robbin JorgensenLooking to unlock your authentic leadership potential and negotiate like a pro? Check out the latest episode of Inside My Head, where Dürrin Ergün sits down with Robbin Jorgensen (She/Her), Founder and CEO of Women Igniting Change®. Robbin shares valuable insights on finding authenticity in leadership and cultivating rising stars in your team.
2023-05-0819 min
Extraordinary Women Radio with Kami GuildnerRobbin Jorgensen – Founder, and CEO of Women Igniting Change®, a global, purpose-driven organization that unleashes the contribution of womeToday I'm pleased to introduce you to Robbin Jorgensen, Founder, and CEO of Women Igniting Change®, a global, purpose-driven organization that unleashes the contribution of women around the world.In this episode: Answering the rooted question of “why” and how it continues to guide her motivation and actions for igniting change that works for women.Robbin talks about the work that she’s been putting in to build a safe place for women in regard to economic development.Stepping down from the corporate world to pursue her passion for enabling and helping women to live a life...
2021-08-0530 min
Extraordinary Women RadioRobbin Jorgensen – Founder, and CEO of Women Igniting Change®, a global, purpose-driven organization that unleashes the contribution of women around the world. — Episode 211[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today I'm pleased to introduce you to Robbin Jorgensen, Founder, and CEO of Women Igniting Change®, a global, purpose-driven organization that unleashes the contribution of women around the world.
In this episode:
Answering the rooted question of “why” and how it continues to guide her motivation and actions for igniting change that works for women.
Robbin talks about the work that she’s been putting in to build a safe place for women in regard to economic development.
Stepping down from the corporate world to pursue her passion for enabling and helping women to live...
2021-08-0530 min
Power To GrowPivotal Moments: Divorce, Corporate America, and Entrepreneurship - Interview with Robbin JorgensenConnect with Robbin here: www.WomenIgnitingChange.comfind her on socials: IG: @WomenIgnightingChangeor email her: Robbin@WomenIgnitingChange.com. You can find Host Donna Gammon at: lIfehealingsolutions.comon facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/donna.gammon.75or instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/donnagammoncoach Join our Facebook Group here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/powertogrowyourbusiness Get my FREE Blessed Morning Checklist here:https://www.powertogrowpodcast.com/optin1603586373625 ...
2021-07-2826 min
LEAD YOUR MOVEMENTLead Your Movement EP. 20 Women Igniting ChangeRobbin Jorgensen is CEO of Women Igniting Change — a global, purpose-driven organization that unleashes the contribution of women around the world. Her company is working to help women address the barriers to economic independence by providing equal opportunities to acquire the essential skills, knowledge, and resources need to build and expand their businesses.
2020-12-0949 min
The Gifters: Your Story is a Gift to the WorldWomen Igniting ChangeRobbin Jorgensen is the Founder & CEO of Women Igniting Change, a status quo disruptor, female change agent and global citizen. Find her here: womenignitingchange.com or follow her @womenigniting. This episode is sponsored by the GPS program, a step-by-step system that helps entrepreneurs become professional speakers. Our global GPS community is in 100 cities, 23 countries, and 5 continents. Join us here: christopherkai.com.
2018-09-1011 min