Inspiration meets practical advice in this podcast from the nation’s largest network of conferences for women in the workplace. We cover topics around leadership, career advancement, self-care, transitions and other relevant issues that women face. In each 30 minute episode, we want to help you navigate life in your career and at home and bring your best “you” to all that you do!
Networking is often considered a necessary evil, but with platforms like LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook at our disposal, reaching peers, investors, clients or employers is that much easier. Yet, these connections often feel transactional, agenda-driven, and dehumanizing, leaving professionals feeling burnt out and stressed out – even more so now as remote work limits our […]
We’re starting this year with another great conversation from the archive — this one with author and activist Glennon Doyle. This special interview, guest hosted by Laysha Ward of Target (CFW’s Official Lifestyle Sponsor!), was recorded just over a year into the Covid-19 pandemic. In it, Doyle tackles how to think about life and career […]
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 […]
During the pandemic, women left the workforce in droves. They led the charge in the Great Resignation in search of radically different work experiences with organizations that value humanity and their people above all else. Like so many of us, the pandemic was a time of deep reflection for our listener, especially after moving cross-country […]
The changes we’ve had to embrace this year were monumental and caused many of us to feel overwhelmed. But what if you could cultivate a growth mindset that could help you enjoy—and thrive during—times of significant change in your life? Today’s episode of Women Amplified, which is a replay of a session from the 2021 […]
You don’t have to own your own business to think and act like an entrepreneur. Being entrepreneurial is a mind set and a skill set that can be applied to any position at any level. Fashion mogul and social activist Rebecca Minkoff talks candidly about her journey and shares the top attributes most important to […]
When men put themselves out there they are rewarded for their assertiveness. But for women, they face a backlash, and are often labeled as aggressive, bossy or overbearing. The double-bind facing women aspiring to advance is real — even in 2021. Today’s listener is a 20-something woman in a male-dominated industry and one of the […]
It’s no secret that our stress has gone through the roof in recent years. More and more women are reporting feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and burned out, and the external stressors we face are unlikely to change anytime soon. Instead of asking us to ignore the very real obstacles and societal pressures that stand between women […]
Women feel a tangle of cultural pressures when facing down a to-do list — pressures that many men simply do not. Now, add a pandemic to the list and what do you get? A whole lot of women, pushed to the brink physically and emotionally as they try to juggle it all at the same […]
Women are often pigeon-holed into managerial positions because they have “stronger soft skills.” So what does career growth look like for someone who has zero interest in managing a team and works within an organization where there is no precedent for growth outside management? In this episode of That’s a Good Question we help our […]