Joyce Abbott is the longtime Philadelphia teacher after whom the hit show Abbott Elementary was named. She has been recognized three times as a “Who’s Who Among America’s Finest Teachers.” She is also a former United States Army Staff Sergeant. In other words, she knows something about setting high expectations, inspiring confidence, and offering encouragement […]
Funny, warm, and wise, Tina Fey is one of the few comedians to have broken barriers for women and have a wildly longstanding career. As a writer, producer, playwright, actress, and comedian, she’s been busy and admired for three decades. So, what is she up to in 2024? Her Mean Girls reboot just opened in […]
Gail Devers is not a stranger to a challenge. The five-time Olympian, nine-time World Champion and three-time Olympic gold medalist in track and field was one of the fastest women alive for almost two decades. But the hurdles she faced off the track, battling Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) and Graves’ Disease, were just as daunting […]
What happens when two very honest and successful women – like Viola Davis and Jameela Jamil – get together to talk about the things that hold women back? Yup. You hear a lot of honesty about perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and how to navigate them. The problem of perfectionism “Perfection is the enemy of progress,” said […]
Whether you want to launch a business or adopt a new workout routine, setting a goal can mean the difference between dreaming about it and doing it. In this episode, which is a replay from the 2022 California Conference for Women, ClassPass founder Payal Kadakia will share her unique goal-setting method. Learn to push through […]
Welcome to the December Best of Women Amplified series. We’re replaying some of our most-loved episodes to inform and inspire you at the close of the year. This inspiring, feel-good conversation with Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert was recorded pre-pandemic. We think it might be just the thing you need to hear as you […]
In this episode, Wharton’s top-rated professor and organizational psychologist Adam Grant invites us to examine the critical leadership skill of rethinking: learning to question your opinions and open other people’s minds, making you a stronger and more flexible leader in the process. In an increasingly divided world, too many of us favor the comfort of […]
“Whole life insurance or variable life insurance or universal life insurance, or this new universal index life insurance that everybody is being sold right now are probably my top four hate investments that I have. I don’t like them. I’ve never liked them and I’m never going to like them, because do you think that […]
In a recent exclusive interview with the Conferences for Women, Suze Orman—America’s best-known financial advisor to women—was characteristically outspoken money, the future of work, and more. Orman, the author of 10 consecutive New York Times bestsellers and winner of two Emmy Awards, recently came out of a short-lived retirement to again advise women about a […]
Living in the midst of a global pandemic has forced many of us to think about our legacy and face our mortality much sooner than planned. How you set up your finances for your family to navigate short- and long-term will be a part of your legacy—for better or worse. As unsettling and uncomfortable as […]
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