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LeadingSheMental Monkey Chatter Can Limit High-Achieving WomenDonna Carlson leads in a unique way, as she works toward bringing awareness of the importance of recognizing mental health, burnout, and depression in the workplace. Her childhood was characterized by an alcoholic and abusive mother, and she realized that she was often on her own when it came to emotional support. In her book, Crazy, As Usual she profiles a wonderful story of two women, a young executive and a retired CEO which outlines some great advice for women leaders. Donna began a movement for women to model the women in the book through her group: Fridays at Five She e...
2024-04-0952 minLeadingSheKeep Your Ambitions Alive as You Juggle All of Your ResponsibilitiesDean Lillian Mills is the first woman female dean of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, Austin, and is an internationally renowned expert in tax and accounting. Her responsibilities with the college include teaching, publishing, and serving the college locally and nationally. She urges career women to determine what they excel at, and pursue this, and says then the passion will follow. Dean Mills wishes she had volunteered to take on more responsibilities earlier in her career versus waiting to be asked. She advocates for herself and her accomplishments within her current position and asks to be consid...
2024-03-1250 minLeadingSheFollow Your Passion and Purpose and the Money Will ComeJudy Mackey is a partner in five companies and an owner of Garden of the Gods Resort and Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Her journey began in her 20s after a serious medical diagnosis as she healed through holistic Eastern medicine and her passion and purpose began. In this episode, she provides much advice about starting and growing businesses. Judy credits her success to determination and ambition, focusing on vision and strategy while surrounding herself with excellent partners. She built relationships through listening closely to her clients and tapping into her intuition to meet and exceed their need...
2024-02-1347 minLeadingShePut Your Big Girl Pants On and Let’s Go!As founder and CEO of Empowered Engagement, Kelley O’Keeffe is one of the youngest leaders we have hosted on LeadingShe. Having had a very successful 15-year career in sales with several large tech companies such as IBM, she is prepared to coach women toward success. An ambitious, high-energy and hard-working leader, Kelley gives wonderful advice based upon her experience along with research data which allows women to become more strategic and tactical in their careers with a focus on sales and entrepreneurship. She recommends women use their gifts and talents to advance their careers and advises women to make...
2023-10-2448 minLeadingSheI Know There Is No Such Thing as a Dream Too BigJoanie Bily, President of RemX, an accomplished executive with two of the world’s largest employment companies, wrote a Book: Dive in D.E.E.P.: Strategies to Advance Your Career, Find Balance, and Live Your Best Life (https://www.amazon.com/Dive-D-P-Strategies-Advance/dp/1956914846/ref=sr_1_1?crid=W40PUM7SLXFR&keywords=dive+in+deep+joanie&qid=1695829107&s=books&sprefix=dive+in+deep+joanie%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1) in which she tells many stories and gives great advice about enjoying career success. A frequent contributor to many networks as an expert on the job market, she tells the story about how sh...
2023-10-0353 minLeadingSheI Allowed Me to Step Into Who I Was Meant To BeIn 2022 Mary Miller’s company Jancoa celebrated its 50th anniversary and today she and her husband Tony have achieved the succession plan of their dreams by turning the company leadership over to their children. Mary continues to chair the board and her daughter has stepped into Mary’s shoes as CEO. The company began with just two office workers and 63 part-time cleaning employees and today Jancoa has 85 percent of the cleaning market in Cincinnati with over 500 employees. Her early life was filled with financial and personal struggles yet she is highly positive and a born entrepreneur and learned to take big...
2023-09-1254 minLeadingSheThere is So Much Pressure on Women to Be PerfectAs president and CEO of Eric Mower & Associates, Stephanie Crockett leads a mid-size, independent marketing agency with 150 employees. She recommends that as we seek career success, we must first get clear about what drives us, what is our purpose, and understand our values. Once they understand what drives them, women then make career choices around what they want, and not perhaps what they are being expected to do. Stephanie says that women don’t need to behave, dress, or communicate like men to be successful and says that we should bring our own unique and authentic workstyle. She has had wo...
2023-07-1147 minLeadingSheYou've Got This!Kathy Boe, founder of Boecore, Inc., is an award-winning entrepreneur, engineer, and leader who has worked in support of the Department of Defense for over 25 years. Having begun her career at Hughes Aircraft, she has enjoyed a long career in a very male-dominated industry having founded Boecore over 22 years ago. We discuss topics like confidence, facing fear, and crying in the workplace. Kathy donates her time to several initiatives including non-profit work, and is the Founder and President of her family foundation. She encourages women to consider careers in STEM fields. What an inspiring leader and entrepreneur Kathy Boe i...
2023-06-2048 minLeadingSheLeaders Have to Act Like OwnersSonita Lontoh has been an entrepreneur as well as an executive with several large companies including HP and Siemens, and serves on corporate boards. Her advice to women is to be patient and realize their career journeys are long and moves may not be linear. Sonita’s leadership style has changed over her career and she says that while she has always had a technology-focused approach, she has become more customer-focused. Sonita urges companies to truly integrate their female employee resource groups with more involvement by the company CEOs and the corporate boards which will lead to more opportunities for w...
2023-05-2348 minLeadingSheDon't Let Anyone Put You In A BoxKathy Courtney, is COO of GreenState Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions in the country, and is a strong leader. During her long career, she worked with large financial institutions in big cities in the U.S. and internationally yet returned to her home state of Iowa to work with GreenState Credit Union. https://www.greenstate.org/. Kathy talks about calling out gender bias treatment in a non-confrontational yet direct way. She recommends women take the next level up positions offered and though there may be fear, career growth is likely. After her husband’s serious health diagnosis...
2023-05-0949 min
Food Addiction, the Problem and the SolutionComing SoonThe ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine) has found Addiction to be a brain disease affecting a person’s physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being and that recovery from the disease is possible through treatment in recovery centers and 12-step programs or similar support. Currently, there is overwhelming evidence and science for food addiction as a substance use disorder.Podcast listeners would include those who might either identify as food addicts, believe they may have a food addiction, or have tried diets unsuccessfully. Also, listeners would include those treating and counseling clients with food addiction and physicians/doc...
2023-04-2200 minLeadingSheYou Can Achieve Financial Success AND Career HappinessSue Bevan Baggott was educated as an engineer and was an executive with Proctor & Gamble for 19 years. Though she has an analytical approach to business, she learned how to read people through her experience as a child and employs an empathic leadership style today. In her coaching business, Power Within Consulting, LLC, she tells her clients that it is possible to enjoy financial success and find happiness in our careers. With clients she starts with the question, “what life experience do you want and how does your career enable that”? We discuss the challenges women have had being represented equally i...
2023-04-1152 minLeadingSheSometimes You Have to Change (Break) the RulesD. Sangeeta is a PhD, and founder and CEO of gotara.com who started the company during the pandemic to help improve the gender gap in STEM positions for women. Sangeeta cites the statistics of women leaving STEM positions at twice the rate as men and in her work, she identifies reasons for this such as non-supportive managers, lack of opportunities, lack of recognition and lack of communication. The mission of Gotara is to offer career support and a global career network to women in STEM professions. Her 26-year corporate career included top executive positions Amazon, GE and Neilsen. Sangeeta ad...
2023-03-2847 minLeadingSheFind the Personal Power Within YouGay Gaddis founded her company T3, an advertising agency, which she grew into the largest, woman-owned independent agency in the U.S. Her experiences are extraordinary as she relates the messages from her great book, Cowgirl Power, Kick Ass in Business and Life. She talks about the importance of tapping into our gut instincts when making decisions. Gay talks about how she survived and thrived after she lost her biggest client after she set a boundary with this client. She says she learned long ago to embrace criticism as a way to improve her work. Long-term employee loyalty was built at her...
2023-03-0752 minLeadingSheTell Stories So Others Can Be SuccessfulJoyce Russell served as President of Adecco, leading the largest business unit of Adecco Group North America, which is one of the largest employee staffing businesses in the world. She is energetic, positive and ambitious! Joyce tells many stories which she profiles in her book, Put a Cherry on Top: Generosity in Life & Leadership about going above and beyond in efforts to serve clients and the challenges of combining career and family. She talks about how we must become very good at hiring people and talk to their direct supervisors/managers as references. Joyce emphasizes the importance of preparation for pres...
2023-02-2153 minLeadingSheTake On The Impossible ProjectAs the state of Rhode Island’s first woman Secretary of Commerce, Liz Tanner is passionate about making it easy for businesses to deal with the government processes by using technology for better efficiency. She says that when she brought more work balance into her life it made her a better leader. Liz insists that we need to have our voices and call out a lack of fairness or bias when we see it or experience it if we expect things to change. What a great guest Liz Tanner has been on LeadingShe!LeadingShe.comInstag...
2023-02-0751 minLeadingShe“Adventure is worthwhile.” – AesopJenifer Rogers is an executive with Asurion in Japan where she has lived for many years. She learned early in her career to advocate for herself and let people know how qualified she was to take on new opportunities.Jenifer believes companies can help career women by helping them explain their ambitions. As a woman and foreigner, she serves on four Japanese company boards being where she feels empowered to share her views. Her parents encouraged her to try many things as a child including music and gymnastics. What a great episode on LeadingShe.com!LeadingSh...
2023-01-2449 minLeadingSheGrowth and Comfort Cannot Exist TogetherCindy Doe, a C-suite executive with the large firm, EY talks about how important it is for companies to create a culture of support and sponsorship for women. She says that her sponsors helped her during meetings when she was not in the rooms by supporting her and advocating for her. Cindy states that it is a mistake through our unconscious biases to make assumptions and decisions about people based upon gender, race, sexual orientation and age. Cindy and her husband made the decision and financial sacrifice by deciding that one of them should stay home with the children when t...
2023-01-1050 minLeadingSheBe Fearless, You Will Find Your NicheDeb McDermott as CEO of Standard Media Group, LLC, is one of the top women in U.S. media today. Her love of people and truly caring about her employees led her to write a letter reassuring them of no layoffs with a merger. Deb says diversity training is critical in making sure the news is delivered without bias. She urges women to be fearless in their careers. Insisting upon being herself and truly authentic has been a cornerstone of her career. Deb says it is important that women let their managers know that they are interested in new opportunities...
2022-12-2048 minLeadingSheNetworking Lives within Everything We DoJulie Fasone-Holder was a C-Suite executive with Dow Chemical and spends much of her time now providing executive coaching through her company JFHinsights. (jfhinsights.com) She says that women negotiate many things throughout their lives yet often they do not negotiate on behalf of themselves. Julie says men often view networking as a safety net for their career success while women view networking as a job. She says it is important for women to self-promote internally about how their contributions benefit their companies. Listen in to a fascinating episode!LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/LeadingSheFaceb...
2022-11-2955 minLeadingSheWhen You Play Not to Lose, You Ruin Any Shot of WinningAs founder and CEO of 9th Gear Technologies and capital markets specialist, Maryanne Morrow is a risk-taker and “unapologetically ambitious”. Her enthusiasm, energy and boldness are evident as she works in the male-dominated field of Fintech. She hires only people who are positive, motivated and team players. Maryanne would tell her 25-year old self to “take more risks” which is a message she offers to listeners. She insists that women need men to sponsor and advocate for them in a highly supportive and meaningful way. What a delightful podcast guest Maryanne Morrow has been!LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/Lea...
2022-11-0847 minLeadingSheFailure is Just a Learning ExperienceAnn Hambly, the Founder and CEO of 1st Service Solutions took the risk 17 years ago to start her company with a pioneering idea and though there have been many ups and downs, she has weathered them. We talk about taking risk, not burning bridges and raising children while developing our careers. Ann recommends that career women who are mothers be fully present to their kids when with them and fully present to their careers when there, not longing to be elsewhere. She has learned to pivot the direction of her business in response to changes in the market and economy...
2022-10-1856 minLeadingSheWhen It Needs Bold and Different leadership, You Will See More Women Chosen to LeadColleen Birdnow Brown has held many leadership positions with the companies Fisher Communications, Lee Enterprises, Gannett Company and American Apparel over her career and now serves on a number of corporate boards. She says often women are called upon during corporate crisis situations to bring bold leadership to challenges. Early in her career she learned when everyone on the team was successful, she and her organization were successful. Her leadership is characterized by collaboration and strong communication while she always guarded her reputation and that of her companies. Colleen is honest about many past failures yet through incredible resiliency sh...
2022-09-2753 minLeadingSheIf You Don't Fail, You Are Not Trying Hard EnoughJill McIntosh is a Senior Partner at Simpactful Consulting and was a corporate executive with Kroger for 16 years. Through her leadership with an executive women’s organization and attending a Catholic girl’s school, she has long believed that women should fully support each other. She has encouraged her three daughters to play sports and to be confident, find their voices as they advocate for themselves speaking the truth in respectful ways. Her leadership has been characterized by taking risks and risking failure. Jill believes corporations are benefiting by having more women on their boards in terms of diversity of exper...
2022-09-0636 min
CRE eyes wide openEpisode 25 ft. Susan Branscome - Leading She podcast hostJoin founder and CEO of 1st Service Solutions, Ann Hambly, and Susan Branscome, retired CRE professional and host to popular podcast LeadingShe, while they compare the workplace for women in the past and present. How can a woman thrive in a male dominated industry and what has changed over the last 40 years? Ann and Susan overcame unimaginable obstacles to have their voice heard and to grow in their careers. Check out Susan’s podcast at https://www.leadingshe.com/ and Susan’s inspiration, Sarah Brown’s podcast, Failing Forward at https://www.failforwardpod.com/about-sarah-brown
2022-08-1718 minLeadingSheThere Is No Truth to Men Outperforming WomenCoco Brown, Founder and CEO Athena Alliance, talks about “loneliness at the top” which she experienced during her time leading the company Taos, an IT-services company. This spurred the genesis of a women’s dinner group which grew to 150 members and led to the formation of Athena Alliance. Though progress has been made, the numbers of women in C-suites, on corporate boards and those receiving venture capital funding are still too low. Coco believes women should invest in themselves during their careers, like men often do, by placing earnings toward wealth creation as well as spending for things like executive c...
2022-07-1947 minLeadingSheThe Oncoming Tsunami of Women’s InfluenceHeather Ettinger is Founder and CEO of her firm, Luma Wealth and thrives in the male-dominated financial management industry by helping guide women toward financial wellness with knowledge and insights. She provides a no-nonsense approach to financial advice and direction and understands women want transparency as well as the appreciation that money helps them realize their hopes and dreams. Heather is an ice-hockey player and says that choosing her husband Jeff was one of the best decisions of her life. She wanted to go into her family’s industry yet forge her own path which she has successfully done. He...
2022-06-2848 minLeadingSheMake It Personal…It Happens...and If You Measure It, It HappensJanice Ellig is CEO of the Ellig group, known as "The Closer", she is one of the top recruiters in the country specializing in the placement of executive women in C-suites and on corporate boards. She says that though there has been gender parity progress, it is still an issue at the top corporate levels and on corporate boards. Janice points out that statistics prove out that better decision-making happens and corporations are more successful when leadership and corporate boards are diverse. There are some great messages from Janice in this episode as she talks about brand, persistence, confidence...
2022-06-0747 minLeadingSheListen to Your Gut and Just Lean In and Do It!Nicole Eckels is a highly-focused and driven entrepreneur as Co-Founder and CEO at Sapphire Group and Glasshouse Fragrances. She moved to Australia in 2005 from New York City and when she could not find a good candle, she decided to start her business. In this episode she talks accepting that rejection is simply part of life and how being decisive is critical when leading in business. In the fickle world of retail and e-commerce, she continues to adjust the company’s vision and business model for success by being resilient to changes in the business. What a great conversation with Ni...
2022-05-1746 minLeadingSheBe Willing to Make One More Call, Finish One More Task, Serve One More PersonAudrey Talkington is the COO of BridgePact International, Inc. a Minneapolis-based company, where she has worked in various capacities since 2006. In 2021, the company launched the next phase of development and introduced TrendEvity, the exclusive marketing arm for BridgePact. These companies support businesses by offering the MyBPX Business System to support business owners to grow by focusing on generating more revenue while lowering operational expenses for their business. Audrey says that there is “no glass ceiling for women entrepreneurs”. A driven and self-proclaimed Type-A personality, she embraces positivity and allows the adversity she has experienced to motivate her to succeed. Audrey has found s...
2022-04-1948 minLeadingSheWe Are So Much Bigger Together Than We Are ApartTeri Arvesu is a top executive with Univision Communications, Inc. where she has had a wonderful career for 19 years including being an Executive Producer. Univision with its 4000 employees entertains, informs and empowers U.S. Hispanics with news, sports content across broadcast and cable television, audio and digital platforms. As children, Teri’s parents immigrated from Cuba and she is the fourth generation of college graduates as she shares a story during an interview about a "teachable moment". Though the expectation within the Cuban culture is one of hard work, the messages she received around being ambitious caused her to fe...
2022-03-2949 minLeadingSheIt Is a Conspiracy of SilenceDr. Sheryl Kingsberg is a Clinical Psychologist and Chief of the Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. She cites four FSDs, female sexual disorders women could experience during their lifetimes. Dr. Kingsberg says there are gender inequities around the treatment of HSDD, Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder. She says that 10 percent of women have a loss of sexual interest and women can be distressed by this. The medical community does not take this treatment as seriously as men’s sexual function issues especially if women are post-menopausal. Great podcast as we openly discuss th...
2022-03-0846 minLeadingSheClear the Path and Make it Easier for the Next GenerationKim Stevenson is a top executive in information technology having worked with IBM, Intel, EDS and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. She says our personal core values must match those of the company and when we find that fit, we will excel. Kim believes women should proactively manage their own performance review processes through scheduling quarterly meetings and preparing to review their accomplishments so there are no surprises. She has played sports most of her life and the team play she experienced helps her leadership and says that in organizations accountability for individual goals and team goals is critical. Kim is...
2022-02-1553 minLeadingSheLive, Learn, Let GoJanis Smith-Gomez is an executive with Johnson & Johnson, Vice President of Global Brand Experience for Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies. She is resilient and believes resilience can be taught by considering self-care through looking at our emotional, physical, spiritual and mental energy. Janis believes it is important for us to really take our vacations to restore and refresh. She recommends that before joining a company, we must understand its culture as best we can. Her ambition and success are a direct result of not only hard work, but her family’s expectations around education, excellence and success. A childhood ex...
2022-01-2554 minLeadingSheFed Up!Danielle DiMartino Booth is Founder and CEO of Quill Intelligence and worked for years on Wall Street and for the Federal Reserve. She wrote the book, Fed Up, An Insider's Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America. In the book she reports on how the Fed focuses on mathematical models to predict markets versus truly understanding what’s going on, thereby missing the prediction of the Great Recession in the late 2000 era. Never deterred by biases, Danielle in her outspoken way talks about the hard work and persistence necessary to succeed. She believes sometimes confrontation is ne...
2022-01-0453 minLeadingSheAnd Will You Succeed? Yes! You Will, Indeed!Emily Barr is the President and CEO of Graham Media Group and oversees seven local market media hubs/television stations in six cities including 1000 employees. Her experience with male-dominated environments started early as she attended the prestigious boarding school Phillips Exeter Academy during the early days of allowing young women to attend. Emily shares several stories of her career experience involving Oprah, Margaret Thatcher and Senator Jesse Helms. She believes not only in employment diversity yet also fostering feelings of engagement and belonging. What a fascinating podcast with Emily Barr!LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/LeadingShe...
2021-12-1448 minLeadingSheLeading by Solving Extreme Poverty Through the Power of EducationKate Curran’s mother’s last words to her were, "I’ve had a good life". After a successful corporate career at GE, and year-long sabbatical, Kate Curran decided she wanted to wanted to make a difference and so founded Schooltheworld.org in 2009. Since founding the organization she has helped transform education for children in rural Central America by building 106 schools. Her program involving U.S. high school students helps them see the benefit of giving back to those less fortunate surely influencing them for future philanthropy. A born entrepreneur, Kate’s enthusiasm and heart are infectious.LeadingShe...
2021-11-2349 minLeadingSheGimme Shelter: Hard Calls + Soft Skills From A Wall Street TrailblazerIvy Zelman, CEO of Zelman & Associates was an atypical Wall Street investment banker. There were few women on Wall Street in the early 1990s and she was not educated at an Ivy League school. Nonetheless, her determination, curiosity and ambition all helped her to build a successful career in her specialty of residential housing industry research. Ivy began Zelman & Associates in October, 2007 and is the top residential housing analyst in the country having predicted the housing crash of 2007-2008. Ivy just released her memoir book Gimme Shelter, which is a wonderfully written account of her journey. The book is...
2021-11-0259 minLeadingSheCareers Are Journeys...Buckle Up and Enjoy the Ride!Judy Toland is Vice President and Head of Scaled Solutions for the Global Business Marketing team at Facebook in Chicago and oversees a team of 450 people.She has played sports, loves to follow sports and has found this to be a way to make strong connection in building business relationships. Judy has the ability to synthesize and simplify complex topics so that her audience can easily understand a situation or opportunity.Her career and education is rich with diverse companies and initiatives. Having started her career as an engineer, her intuition and talent for making...
2021-10-1250 minLeadingSheWalk In There and Take Control of the SituationDr. Holly Pederson is Director, Medical Breast Services at the Cleveland Clinic where she has worked for 24 years. Dr. Pederson is passionate about women’s health and is a highly recognized leader in her field. She knows that mammograms save lives and believes these tests should begin when women are in their 40s. She is a big proponent of three dimensional mammograms which have shown a 15 percent lower rate of callbacks for additional testing. Unlike men, Dr. Pederson believes women have to work harder to prove themselves as experts. Her advice for women is to read, listen and write to...
2021-09-2139 minLeadingSheMake Them Tell You No!Lisa Knutson, president of Scripps Networks is a value-based leader, with an emphasis on respect, authenticity and empowerment. It is also important for her to understand what her employees value. Lisa has a collaborative leadership approach asking her team what she can do to lead them better. Not seeking the limelight, her competitive spirit drives her to push initiatives she believes in and says, "I make them tell me no". Scripps owns Court TV which petitioned the State of Minnesota Supreme Court to air the high profile Derek Chauvin trial in the George Floyd murder case. Lisa believes media...
2021-09-0755 minLeadingSheA Special Edition! Networking, Self-care/Balance, Taking RisksThis Special Edition episode of LeadingShe is one in which we profile three topics which are recurring themes in the podcast: Networking, Self-Care/Balance and finally, Taking Risk. We introduce each topic in the podcast as we air clips from previous guests. These women tell stories, relate their experiences in these areas---powerful wisdom and ideas for listeners. In August we will take a break as we interview more excellent women leaders for the podcast which will be aired this fall, 2021. Stay tuned! Let your friends and associates know about LeadingShe, where women leaders use their voices, wisdom and experiences...
2021-07-271h 09LeadingSheA Special Edition! Communication, Speaking Up, and Gender Bias Stories.Listen to this Special Edition of LeadingShe in which we address three topics which are recurring themes in the podcasts: Gender Bias, Communication and Speaking Up. We introduce each topic in the podcast as we air clips from previous guests about the topics. These are powerful insights and stories from these women leaders. Watch for another Special Edition of LeadingShe in two weeks. In August we will take a break as we interview more excellent women leaders for the podcast which will be aired this fall. Stay tuned! Let your friends and associates know about LeadingShe, where women leaders...
2021-07-131h 25LeadingSheA Little "Edge" is Not a Bad ThingLeslie Woo, CEO of Civic Action in Toronto, Canada not only sees where gender and racial equity is needed she takes action. Born in Trinidad and having immigrated to Canada to attend college, Leslie has had a career of adapting to her environment. She is optimistic about the next generation of young leaders and appreciates their values, energy and enthusiasm and enjoys leading them. The pandemic has negatively affected the Toronto economy and the residents’ way of life as they assess next steps. Leslie sees the next phase being one of a "building back better" with work/home hybrid wo...
2021-06-2952 minLeadingSheEntrepreneurs: You'll Want to Give Up....But Don't.Marsha McVicker’s B2B company, Errand Solutions, began as a college class white paper at University of Wisconsin. Assembling investors and taking the business plan to reality, 20 years later she has grown the company to helping over four million employees with seven billion tasks. Errand Solutions offers personal assistance and concierge services to her company clients’ employees. She talks about adopting her 12-year old son from Haiti as a baby, and as Max’s mother she sees firsthand racial injustices and inequities in our society. Dealing with personal illness and a leave of absence from her company, she appoin...
2021-06-1548 minLeadingSheIf You Are Continually Striving for Perfection….You Are Just…. Never …DONE.Since 2018, Amy Spiller has been president of Duke Energy’s utility operations in Ohio and Kentucky with 2300 employees. Though she was considered for the position in 2012, she believes she was more ready for the challenge later. Amy leads with a focus on diversity and Duke Energy as a company scored 100% on the 2020 Human Rights Campaign’s annual scorecard workplace equality. She talks about dealing with profound disappointment after not succeeding on a project when she and her team had worked long and hard to win. Amy offers great advice to young professionals just getting started in their careers: to "bloo...
2021-06-0147 minLeadingSheI Take an Idea, a Sprouted Seed ….and Pursue It.A fearless risk-taker, Nicole Loftus is a serial entrepreneur who started her companies based upon her passion around problem-solving through using creativity and technological savvy. After a failed marriage, she founded the company Zorch and as CEO of Zorch she grew the company to one of the fastest growing companies in the country. She began her company SkinX as a result of her bad experience with venture capital fundraising at Zorch which resulted in her loss of ownership control. Her vulnerability, sense of humor and story-sharing make this a fantastic podcast!
2021-05-1850 minLeadingSheSTAND: What Really Happens When We Stand on the Front Lines of ChangeAgainst all odds, Kathryn Bertine as CEO of Homestretch Foundation, has tirelessly and relentlessly accomplished so much for women’s equality. As a successful pro-cylist, she has published four books including her latest, STAND, A Memoir on Activism. A Manual for Progress. Kathryn was a senior editor for ESPN and also raised money through crowd-sourcing to produce the documentary Half the Road, which explores the world of women’s professional cycling, focusing on the pressing issues of inequality female riders face in this male-dominated sport. Kathryn began a petition which had nearly 100,000 signatures and assembled an all-star team, Le Tour...
2021-05-041h 13LeadingSheSometimes the Right Thing To Do is to Just Call it OutSusan Gallagher is CEO and President of BPI Group, a leadership and executive coaching company. Her natural curiosity about people and business has benefited her career in many ways. Susan’s family of origin made a practice of having family dinners and she and her husband decided they wanted to do the same so she worked hard to be home for dinner most nights. During her time at Arthur Andersen she developed a popular seminar to change the perception of Women in Business Politics and Power in which there was a public conversation about power, which was met with so...
2021-04-2053 minLeadingSheYou Just Have to Keep Moving Forward....What Choice Do You Have?Mary Boosalis is President & CEO of Premier Health, the largest healthcare system in southwest Ohio which employees more than 15,000 employees and physicians. She is one of the few women in the U.S. which lead a large health organization and is the first woman to head Premier Health. She is highly respected in her position and within the Dayton, Ohio region and community. Mary and her husband Tom chose to have children when she was 43 and believes she has been a better parent having children later. A consummate resilient and mission-driven leader, she has dealt with several high-stress situations...
2021-04-0650 minLeadingSheAs a Leader, I Have an Opportunity to Give a Voice to Those Who Have No VoiceOne of the most fascinating LeadingShe podcast guests, Julie Smolyansky was the youngest CEO of a publicly-traded firm after she took over the family company upon her father’s sudden death. Julie’s grandmother’s survival during the Holocaust, she believes drives her to be a social justice advocate. Her company Lifeway Foods has 95 percent of the Kefir market. Kefir is a 2000-year old product and a live bacteria, probiotic, healthy dairy food containing mind and body benefits. Julie’s family came to this country in 1976 from Russia with little money and no familiarity with U.S. culture or the English langu...
2021-03-231h 00LeadingSheI See Uncertainty and Complexity as Opportunities to Grow and InnovateThis very positive and high-energy leader, Marianne Lewis, is the first woman to be Dean of University of Cincinnati’s Carl H. Lindner School of Business. She knew early in her career she wanted to lead as a dean yet the number women heading business schools is low. Marianne believes with a strong confidence women can achieve more. After facing a lack of transparency when hired at Cass Business School, she joined an important fight. The landscape of higher education has permanently changed since the pandemic and Marianne has embraced this change, looking for opportunities in a more digital wo...
2021-03-0949 minLeadingSheI Thrive in Situations of Chaos and ChangeElizabeth Mangan is CEO and partner of Miller-Valentine Group and the first woman to head the company. MVG has 225 employees in four markets. In 2016, Elizabeth led the difficult and challenging task of implementing a strategic vision for this long-standing company which resulted in the spin-off of several divisions into separate companies. Elizabeth felt pressure to find work-life balance until she realized she could meet her career and family responsibilities with more fluidity. Her childhood prepared her for this pressure-filled and competitive industry and she is a true leader.LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/LeadingSheFaceb...
2021-02-2354 minLeadingSheManage Your Own Career Path....and Own It.Diane Morefield is a top executive with a long and successful career having just retired from CyrusOne, a publicly-traded, global data center REIT with revenue of over $1 billion. She is driven and a high-achiever and a self-proclaimed extrovert. As the youngest of four children, Diane grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago in a strong, family-focused home. When the public company COPART appointed Diane as the first woman to its board, she experienced being suddenly cast in the limelight with media giants including Wall Street Journal, CNBC and Bloomberg profiling her. While she was well-qualified for this position...
2021-02-0953 minLeadingSheWhat’s My Vision of Myself as a Woman?As a top banking executive with Fifth Third Bancorp, Kris Garrett has always been ambitious and driven with a strong work ethic. During a time of employee feedback, she learned the value of being more vulnerable and reinforcing that she trusted her staff, which enhanced her leadership. Kris and her husband made the decision for their family and the raising of their sons that only one of them should work, so her husband sold his business and was primarily responsible for their sons. At this stage of her career, through her experience she’s learned to embrace being vulnerable as sh...
2021-01-2648 minLeadingSheIt Takes A Lot of Confidence to Admit What You Don't KnowKathy Fish heads the 7000-employee R & D division of Proctor & Gamble having worked with the company 41 years. She talks about a time when she was not satisfied her position and career with P & G and did not feel valued. She proactively took action by having an important conversation with her manager resulting in a positive and pivotal point in her career. As an introvert, she developed skills to overcome weaknesses and believes leaders must embrace a “growth mindset” otherwise organizations and people can get stale and lose productivity. What a great podcast!LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/Leadi...
2021-01-1244 minLeadingSheEvery Problem is a Gift in Disguise, You Just Have to Unwrap ItKaty Hollister was one of the top female executives for many years with Deloitte, a 312,000 employee company. She credits her success with being a strong team player, strategist and being resilient during change. Being in a male-dominated industry as a trained CPA with a law degree, Katy believes diversity within organizations and different opinions are important to achieving the best results for companies. Resisting the need to fit in, Katy utilized her unique qualities to her advantage throughout her career and often offered perspectives which had not been previously considered. In a time when our country is facing a pande...
2020-12-2949 minLeadingSheI Could Not Be the Mom I Wanted to be, and Be Gone that MuchMary Zalla was the first female CEO and President of the international brand design firm, Landor. She grew up on a farm in a family with 10 children and her parents instilled a strong work ethic in her. She brought this work ethic to her career which has contributed greatly to her success. Mary’s creativity was fired by starting a new hobby and offers these opportunities for expanded creativity to those on her team. She believes part of being a good mother is preparing her kids for the future setting them up for success. LeadingShe.comInstagram...
2020-12-0849 minLeadingSheOne-year Anniversary of LeadingShe! A 3-Minute Summary of The First Year!LeadingShe is a podcast where women leaders use their voices, wisdom and experiences to help elevate and inspire other women. So far 29 LeadingShe episodes have been released, with over 7300 downloads and over 1300 social media subscribers! Listen here to six of the best clips from the podcast. A big thank you to our guests and to our listeners and social media followers! Follow LeadingShe on Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook. Listen and watch for many more episodes in the future!LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/LeadingSheFacebook.com/LeadingShehttps://www.linkedin.com/company/leadingshe...
2020-12-0103 minLeadingSheLearn How To Raise Your HandTrish Smitson has had an interesting career as both managing partner at a large law firm and the head of the American Red Cross in the region. She is creative and has strong leadership skills. At the Red Cross she implemented a program which prevented disasters and saved lives which was modeled at the American Red Cross nationally. Trish Smitson is poised and polished and believes women indeed need to “Lean In” and assertively step into their power.LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/LeadingSheFacebook.com/LeadingShehttps://www.linkedin.com/company/leading...
2020-11-2438 minLeadingSheYou Don't Get to Step on My DreamsEva had a long and successful career as an executive in commercial real estate. She believes that companies often diminish women’s contributions by not realizing that women are just as committed and passionate about their work and careers as men. Eva decided to attend graduate school to refine her business acumen and executive presence. She realized that if her talents were to be valued she needed to move out to move up. Some great stories in this podcast with Eva Stevens!LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/LeadingSheFacebook.com/LeadingShehttps://www.lin...
2020-11-1047 minLeadingSheYou Can Always Learn and Grow Even From Experiences That Feel Like They Are Dead EndDr. Julia Heath has enjoyed a long and successful career in one of the most male dominated fields, Economics. She believes women need to use all of their experiences and stay open to what they are teaching them. Julia says all women will experience bias and it is important for them to find their voices. Her positive attitude is delightful as she uses humor to deal with gender micro-aggressions. LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/LeadingSheFacebook.com/LeadingShehttps://www.linkedin.com/company/leadingshe/
2020-10-2852 minLeadingSheTurn Off the Radio Station in Your Head that Points Out Your FailuresThis is a delightful and enriching podcast with Karen Case, Executive Managing Director and President of Commercial Real Estate for CIBC U.S. Influenced by her intellectually curious working mother and a family-oriented father, Karen refreshingly and openly imparts her experience and wisdom in many areas. She says we should pick our battles, save them for the things which matter most. Difficult conversations require Karen to prepare and rehearse what she will say without emotion. Karen believes women should avoid strong emotions in dealing with work conversations. She will often use “silence” in conversations to strengthen her positions. LeadingShe...
2020-10-1346 minLeadingSheI Am "Unapologetically Ambitious"Shellye Archambeau celebrates a successful, 40-year career having been the first woman of color owning and running a tech company, MetricStream in the Silicon Valley of California. She also spent 15 years as an executive with IBM and serves on the boards of Nordstrom, Verizon, Roper Technologies and Okta. Shellye believes strongly that business people should always at some point in their careers obtain sales experience. Driven, highly focused and a born leader, Shellye has released her book, Unapologetically Ambitious, in which she addresses strategic approaches to success sharing much wisdom and practical tips. This is a great podcast, listen as Sh...
2020-10-0649 minLeadingSheWhat Glass Ceiling?Kay Geiger is the President of PNC Bank, Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky and one of the few female bank presidents in the U.S. She is a powerhouse and has a wonderful reputation for courageous and collaborative leadership. In this podcast Kay talks about how she never considered there were limits to her success. She cites her tenacity, open-mindedness, hard work and curiosity as her strengths which all contributed to her long, successful career. Her leadership strength has involved listening closely to team members, yet points to the importance of assertiveness and decisiveness in taking action. When presented with career...
2020-09-2249 minLeadingSheHave a Plan A, a Plan B...and...a Plan CJean Kane, CEO of Colliers Minneapolis/St. Paul has led both a private real estate company and a division of a large public company. Having grown up in a rural area of Minnesota with parents who taught her to work hard and told her to “be yourself”. Jean talks about walking away from people and assignments in which she believes she is not respected. She and her husband were a dual career couple as they raised three children under four. She gives back to other women as she welcomes them through the door of opportunity. Jean is ambitious, principled and a del...
2020-09-0842 minLeadingSheI Have Nothing Left to ProveDuring the 4.5 years as CEO and President of REDI, Johnna Reeder led the transformation of the organization from a struggling economic development group into one which ranked number three in the country. Johnna always had the career goal of having a top CEO spot when she took on President and CEO of REDI, Cincinnati’s Economic Development organization. She had reached her goal of being CEO, and realized that what she thought would make her happy, ultimately did not. The pressure to succeed drove her to point of exhaustion and led her to make important career changes. Today, she lives...
2020-08-2549 minLeadingSheNever Give UpDebbie Hayes is the Chief Operating Officer of Christ Hospital Network, having begun with the organization in 1989 as a nurse. Thirty years later she holds a top position at the 6500-employee health organization. She believes women need to take opportunities presented and be life learners. Debbie is positive that failure is valuable since it has made her a better leader. She truly believes in collaboration and team play. During the COVID-19 pandemic, which was a true crisis for all health organizations, Debbie and the hospital were faced with extraordinary challenges and hourly changes to hospital practices and protocol. While dealin...
2020-08-1149 minLeadingSheNever Burn Your BridgesMaribeth Rahe received great advice about making career decisions with a strong emphasis on considering the “chair you’ll be sitting in”. Maribeth gives the mentoring advice to welcome open feedback so we can grow, learn and refine our presence. At a previous company she spoke up about the lack of fairness to women in considering maternity leave as sick leave. Maribeth has a strong reputation nationally for being a highly qualified professional in the financial services industry.
2020-07-2842 minLeadingSheFailure is Better Than RegretStephanie has always been an overachiever throughout her life, having graduated from high school at 16 years old. As a 25-year old prosecutor, she experienced gender bias yet her confidence helped her to overcome obstacles and be successful. She was the first female elected to the Clermont County Common Pleas Court. Her empathy as a woman, mother and grandmother has helped her as a judge in juvenile court. She was highly influenced by her father who recognized her intelligence early, encouraging her ambition without regard to being female. Her positive attitude and energy are contagious!LeadingShe.comIns...
2020-07-1440 minLeadingSheSomething Will Always Come Along and Blindside Us —Be ResilientDonna, CEO and founder of Fabulous Furs, is a true entrepreneur and has endured many ups and downs throughout the company’s 30-year history. Entrepreneurs have to respond to changes quickly and decisively and Donna is a master of adapting to change. Over and over she takes the risk to start new ventures even though she may not have experience. Donna is an ambitious and strong business woman and she has the “drive to survive”. Fabulous Furs has grown to the point it sells product today in 46 countries. LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/LeadingSheFacebook.com...
2020-06-2341 minLeadingSheShow Up As Your Whole Self and Own Your PowerBarbara Turner, the first woman and person of color to lead Ohio National Financial Services believes in authenticity and boldness. She leads with integrity, courage, and empathy. She believes women should be themselves and embrace authenticity. She has worked hard and risen the ranks in the financial services industry. In the beginning of her career as a young divorced mother of three she learned the struggles of life early. Barbara strongly in giving back to the community and lifting others as she climbs. LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/LeadingSheFacebook.com/LeadingShehttps...
2020-06-0250 minLeadingSheWork Hard, Play Hard....Live ThoughtfullyDr. Lisa Larkin, A Yale University and University of Chicago trained physician and Founder of Ms. Medicine, she has experienced plenty of gender bias, not only as a physician working in a large health organization, but by witnessing the bias around the healthcare community not providing women the healthcare needed. Her strong passion for making sure women obtain the care they need, Lisa began Ms. Medicine and in 2018, she was recognized as a “Changemaker in Medicine” by Medical Economics Magazine. Lisa’s plan is to grow Ms. Medicine throughout the country as a way to educate women and impact women’s...
2020-05-1252 minLeadingSheJust.....Keep.....Going....Florence Hudson is a Princeton University graduate, Founder, and CEO of FDHints, and a former C-level executive in global technology, cyber-security, cognitive computing, research, and academia, having had a long career with IBM. She talks about the importance of not only diversity, but inclusion. We discuss unconscious biases and micro-aggressions against women. Florence insists that young women must believe in themselves and keep their cheerleaders close, people they can talk to about the challenges they face. LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/LeadingSheFacebook.com/LeadingShehttps://www.linkedin.com/company/leadingshe/
2020-04-2145 minLeadingShePivot Toward Your PurposeDiana Reid has had a unique career experience with varied companies, first at Credit Suisse on Wall Street then establishing her own company, Beekman Advisors and finally her years as an executive with PNC Bank. Diana believes companies can make the mistake of losing talent if employees do not see people like them at the top. She built a successful career through credibility derived from excellent work. She believes taking the risk in changing our careers is not as great as the risk of not taking the risk to explore opportunities presented to us as we “pivot” in staying open...
2020-03-3142 minLeadingSheWomen Don't Blow their Horns EnoughKim Feil is mission-driven and high-energy executive who has and has had a long and successful career in large public companies. Now being an entrepreneur with her energy drink, Aspire, she talks about making sure we achieve our goals through engaging stakeholders. She believes if women promote themselves more often by reminding their superiors what they have accomplished they will advance and be recognized more often. She feels strongly that networking is about expanding your horizons through building relationships. LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/LeadingSheFacebook.com/LeadingShehttps://www.l...
2020-03-1748 minLeadingSheMy Leadership Improved When I Became More TransparentStacey Browning was President of Paycor having grown the company over 27 years to one of the largest privately owned companies in Cincinnati. She has a gift for developing teams and bringing players’ strengths together to accomplish success. Her intuition has helped her in her career and life yet she “fact-checks” it. She discusses building relational capital by asking for employees’ opinions and input. Stacey talks about vulnerability, being authentic and a family situation which has changed the way she lives. LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/LeadingSheFacebook.com/LeadingShehttps://www...
2020-03-0344 minLeadingSheDo Not Place your Career Destiny in Someone Else’s Hands—Be An Advocate For Yourself.Teresa Tanner was a C-Suite executive for many years with a large commercial bank. She began a unique and nationally recognized maternity concierge service with the bank helping women employees as they manage pregnancy and childbirth and continue working. Teresa urges women to advocate for themselves. She decided after participating in a silent retreat that she needed to change her path from corporate executive to entrepreneur as she pursues her passions. LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/LeadingSheFacebook.com/LeadingShehttps://www.linkedin.com/company/leadingshe/
2020-02-1844 minLeadingSheSurround Yourself With Winners, No Drama And Accomplish Fantastic Results!Molly North, President and CEO of Al Neyer is a fearless, driven leader and one of the very few women in the country heading a commercial real estate development company. She boldly leads her company on challenging projects and has accomplished many things. Molly has helped grow Al Neyer to one of the largest Midwestern developers and design-build companies and she does this with a strong team focus and hiring women. Her corporate experience helped her see that she could accomplish more working for a growing private company.LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/Le...
2020-02-0443 minLeadingSheTo Stop Gender Bias In Its Tracks We Must Speak UpPat Taylor-Woodyard is an executive with a no-nonsense, direct yet collaborative approach to leadership. She relates her experience in the male-dominated environmental services industry as she has witnessed gender bias at a number of levels. She talks about the perfectionism trap women can fall into and what she has learned about politics in business. Pat gives advice to women about being straightforward on issues they face and how important it is to drive change and growth. LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/LeadingSheFacebook.com/LeadingShehttps://www.linkedin.com/comp...
2020-01-2146 minLeadingSheSports! If You Can’t Beat ‘em, Join ‘em!Jill is an accomplished, high-ranking executive with Western-Southern and manages a financial services division of 2500 people. She is confident and talks about gender differences in succession planning, having children and continuing to work. Jill talks about gender “blindness”. She has a great perspective and stories around sports and business and about the pitfalls of women being too aggressive.LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/LeadingSheFacebook.com/LeadingShehttps://www.linkedin.com/company/leadingshe/
2020-01-0740 minLeadingSheWake up! And No… I’m Not Getting the Coffee!Julia is one of the highest-ranking executive women in the Cincinnati market as the Managing Partner at EY, also known as Ernst & Young Global Limited, one of the largest professional and consulting services firms in the world. She believes in diversity and promotes within her company. She talks about balancing life around having children. Julia took the initiative to start a powerful group in Cincinnati of women executives and we talk about the importance of gathering with women professionally and personally.LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/LeadingSheFacebook.com/LeadingShe
2019-12-1746 minLeadingShePut one foot in front of the other and soldier on...without fearCandace McGraw is Chief Executive officer of CVG airport, the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky international airport and one of the few women in the country who head a major U.S. Airport. She talks about setting the tone as a leader for your organization. We discuss how women professionally gather and support each other. As Candace has faced adversity in her career and personal life, she has done so with grace and conviction. She had the courage and strength to publicly challenge a politically charged "old guard" airport board in favor of advancing a positive airport growth strategy. Candace lost a son to...
2019-12-0341 minLeadingSheDon’t underestimate me just because I am a short, southern woman.Hope Felton-Miller is a smart, successful woman who has had a long and successful entrepreneurial career and successful corporate career with a Fortune 50 company. She uses her strengths to succeed—a disarming style has been valuable in her consumer interviews. Alternately, her confident and competent approach has worked well with her clients. Hope talks about resourcefulness, cultivating relationships and taking risks. She addresses not setting the bar high enough for herself and whether there is a level gender playing field. Enjoy listening to Hope!LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/LeadingSheFacebook.com...
2019-11-1946 minLeadingSheDon’t be afraid to ask, don’t be afraid to say “yes”Amy Hanson had a long career as an executive with Macy’s, a Fortune 500 company. She talks about keys to rising to an executive position and networking. She talks about women needing to ask and say yes and about how to handle tough days through persistence and relentlessness. She currently serves on several corporate boards where there are few women. I love Amy’s perspective. She is down to earth and hard-working.LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/LeadingSheFacebook.com/LeadingShehttps://www.linkedin.com/company/leadingshe/
2019-11-0547 min
Failing ForwardEpisode 46 - Susan Branscome - Podcast Host Leading SheSusan Branscome has found success in the male-dominated financial industry by knowing her worth, asking for what she wants and taking initiative—or as she likes to say getting the salt. The managing director of NorthMarq Capital joins us on episode 46 to discuss her career journey, which has included starting and later selling her own business. She also shares who her first female role model was and just this month launched her own podcast, Leading She.
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2019-10-2429 minLeadingSheTake the Risk, Make the Move, and Become ValuableIn this episode, I talk with Laura Brunner, President and CEO of the Port of Greater Cincinnati, about how to use volunteer work to get noticed, having confidence yet choosing battles, how she figured out new career roles, and more.LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/LeadingSheFacebook.com/LeadingShehttps://www.linkedin.com/company/leadingshe/
2019-10-2345 minLeadingSheFortune Favors the BoldIn this episode, I talk with CEO of Best Upon Request, Tillie Hidalgo-Lima, about setting boundaries for how you are treated, vulnerability and the importance of self-care, the maternity concierge service she implemented with her company, and more.LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/LeadingSheFacebook.com/LeadingShehttps://www.linkedin.com/company/leadingshe/
2019-10-2351 minLeadingSheYou Know Nothing, Jon SnowIn this episode, I talk with Linda Clement-Holmes, former CIO of Procter & Gamble, about being a woman in a male-dominated industry and, in particular, a woman of color, how to deal with company change, taking on difficult assignments at work, and more.LeadingShe.comInstagram.com/LeadingSheFacebook.com/LeadingShehttps://www.linkedin.com/company/leadingshe/
2019-10-2047 minLeadingSheLeading She Podcast - Coming Soon!Susan Branscome is excited to bring you a new podcast where she talks to successful women who have lead long careers in business, which is still a male dominated world. How have they thrived? What challenges have they had to overcome? What do their lessons learned have to teach those women still climbing the ranks? We dive in and get the nitty gritty stories.
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