Creating Your Authentic Personal Brand In These Times – with Yai Vargas
COVID-19 has greatly changed the way we network—requiring us to be more innovative than ever, especially with our use of technology. So, how should you think about building a strong personal brand in this new environment? In this episode, Yai Vargas, branding guru and foun ...
Leadership Under Pressure: Admiral Michelle Howard’s Crisis Management Strategies
We caught up with Conference speaker Admiral Michelle J. Howard to hear the unique perspective she brings as: The highest-ranking woman in U.S. Arms Forces history, Highest ranking African-American and woman in Navy history, First woman to become a 4-star Admiral, and Person ...
Leadership Under Pressure: Admiral Michelle Howard’s Crisis Management Strategies
We caught up with Conference speaker Admiral Michelle J. Howard to hear the unique perspective she brings as: The highest-ranking woman in U.S. Arms Forces history, Highest ranking African-American and woman in Navy history, First woman to become a 4-star Admiral, and Person ...
How to Unleash Your Creative Genius – with Elizabeth Gilbert
This episode will make you feel GOOD… Take an exciting and inspirational journey with Eat, Pray Love phenomenon Elizabeth Gilbert in this episode of Women Amplified. This intimate conversation will explore challenges facing women today, and offer insights to better nav ...
Why You May Be Better Equipped to Navigate Changes Than You Think
If you’re like many people, you’re constantly navigating change—changes that you didn’t seek out as the next positive step in your career or personal life but had thrust on you by outside circumstances. But here’s a little good news: The skills you ...
Navigating Unplanned Career Pivots with Erica Williams Simon
Making a career pivot can be scary and paralyzing, especially when events transpire that force an unexpected transition. Losing a job forces you to reflect and reevaluate life and priorities. In this episode, Erica Williams Simon will draw on her personal experiences t ...
A 3-Point Framework for How to Be a Better Ally
If you are a white woman who feels a little tentative to speak out or take action on the movement to confront racial injustice right now, you should know this: You are not alone. “There is a massive sense of fear and resistance in this moment that white people are feel ...
Giving Voice to All with “Sing, Unburied, Sing” Author Jesmyn Ward
Get up close and personal with two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. In this episode of Women Amplified, we explore writing as a vehicle to give a voice to others past and present. Ward’s powerful insights, however, go far beyond writing instruction. Her words s ...
What to Do When Your Plans Encounter a Pandemic
Now that at least some of the shock of living in a global pandemic is diminishing, it may be time to ask: How do we pick up the pieces and start thinking creatively about next steps—or, perhaps, even how to re-invent ourselves in a new world? But before even beginning to t ...
Who Do You Want to Be When This Is Over?
There’s a difference between being a go-getter and being gutsy, Reshma Saujani, CEO of Girls Who Code, observes in her book, Brave Not Perfect. “So many women stick to doing only the things at which they excel, rarely going beyond what makes them feel confident a ...
