Cameron Brown Is Fighting for Our Planet to THRIVE
Today on Women Worldwide, we are talking about impact on a global scale. There are so many ways to make a positive impact on our own lives, on the lives of the people around us, and on the planet we all share. Together we can thrive!   Women Worldwide alum Cameron Brown is an adventure seeker, international speaker, storyteller, corporate trainer, and founder of The Thriving Collective. He has ...
45m Mar 08, 2018
45m
Karen Freberg Teaches Us About the Pros and Cons of Using Social Media
Let’s talk about learning social media! Not only has social media become a ubiquitous tool in our personal lives, but it's one in our academic and professional lives, too. Whether you’re a student, professor, or professional, you have to step out of your comfort zone to embrace technology and explore how to build relationships through new media.   Karen Freberg is an Associate Professor in Stra...
43m Mar 02, 2018
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Dr. James Kelley Shares the Gift of Crucible Moments in Our Lives
At some point in our lives, we will all face adversity. But if we want to be better leaders, if we want to embrace happier and more successful lives, we need to find the diamond in the rough of those difficult—sometimes even harrowing—experiences.   Dr. James Kelley is a speaker, host of the podcast Executives After Hours, and author of the upcoming book The Crucible’s Gift. Throughout his conv...
45m Feb 22, 2018
45m
Pete Mockaitis Shares How You Can Become Your Best Self on the Job
When you think about work, or when you sit down at your desk every day, do you feel awesome at what you do? Are you happy? Or perhaps you suffer from imposter syndrome, or you are simply bored or burned out with your career.   Pete Mockaitis, founder of Awesome at Your Job, is an award-winning trainer who's served clients in 50 countries. His work has enhanced Fortune 100 corporations, high-gro...
43m Feb 16, 2018
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How to Do More of What Makes You Happy with Emily Kapit
Are you thinking about your next career adventure? Perhaps your job no longer gives you purpose or you’re feeling burned out. If you’re ready to make a change, there are tools—and possibly even counsel—necessary to get you where you want to go.   Emily Kapit is an industry-leading career strategist and the founder of ReFresh Your Step, a career advisory firm with national and international clie...
44m Feb 09, 2018
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The Power of Art to Inspire Community Dialogue
What is art without community? For many artists, their work exists to create a dialogue with their audience or a greater collective. For today’s guest, looking, listening, sharing, and collaborating are inseparable from the paint, the place, and the form.   Meg Saligman, internationally recognized American artist, has produced over 40 permanent public artworks worldwide. Her practice stems from...
42m Feb 01, 2018
42m
It’s Time to Stop Living in ‘Woe Is Me’ and Start Living in ‘Wow Is Me’
This year (and every year), how will you create the greatest possible impact in your career and in your life? Figuring out how to reach your maximum potential requires a great deal of passion and introspection. To get there, perhaps the best place to start is with a bit of motivational thinking.   Joining me on the show is Holly Dowling, global keynote speaker, inspirational thought leader, tra...
44m Jan 25, 2018
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How to Fail Fast and Celebrate Progress, Not Perfection
We live in a lightning fast world. How do you make sure your business is keeping pace? According to today’s guest, the answer is by embracing failure and by preparing to change–fast.   Meet Brandi Boatner, the Social and Influencer Communications Lead for IBM Global Markets. Brandi has been working with IBM since 2010, and she has also served as a Digital Experience Manager for IBM Global Techn...
49m Jan 18, 2018
49m
Igniting Wonder About the World We Live In with Jess Phoenix
In our time producing Women Worldwide, I have spoken with people from all walks of life. I’ve interviewed entrepreneurs, inventors, and educators from around the world. But today is a first. I don't think we've ever had a volcanologist on the show. Meet Jess Phoenix, a professional field scientist who's running for the California Congress.   In addition to her hands-on work as a volcanologist a...
41m Jan 12, 2018
41m
Go Beyond Curiosity to Meet Your Business Goals
Would you say you or your business has reached your limitless potential? Have curiosity and passion helped you to impact others and to reach your goals? According to today’s guest, nurturing your curiosity is exactly what you need to elevate your business to the next level.   Nikki Barua is a change agent, and she's leading a movement to empower people and organizations to thrive amidst disrupt...
44m Jan 05, 2018
44m
Making Work That Resonates With Your Heart and Mind
On Women Worldwide, we often talk to influential women about their passion and how it has inspired the product or service they provide. But what if your product involves sharing a piece of your own spirit? Such is the case in the art world, where a professional’s product is as deeply personal as it gets.   Joining me on the show is New York-based artist Kathy Butterly, known for bringing a pain...
41m Dec 20, 2017
41m
How Pursuing Your Goals Can Impact Other People’s Lives
The concept of “mind over matter” is incredibly powerful, especially when it comes to your health and healing. You may not have control over everything in your life, but you do have complete power over how you feel. You have control over your dreams, your goals, and how you pursue them.   Perhaps no one understands that better than today’s guest, Alexa Carlin. After a near-death experience that...
45m Dec 16, 2017
45m
How to Recruit and Retain Millennial Workers with Alissa Carpenter
I was at a conference recently and I heard kind of an alarming statistic — the largest demographic leaving our state (New Jersey) to go work in other states are millennials. The future of the workforce doesn’t want to stick around our area! That’s a problem.   Today’s special guest has keen insight on how to reach younger generations and encourage them to stick around for business opportunities...
40m Dec 08, 2017
40m
Sex, Lies, and Artificial Intelligence with Megan Harris
The world is becoming more and more robotic by the day. That’s why today we’re talking about artificial intelligence and consumer emotions, fears, and reactions to AI and machine learning.   My special guest is an alum to Women Worldwide. Coming back on the show is Megan Harris, Managing Director of SYZYGY New York, a digital marketing agency. In her role as Managing Director, Megan is responsi...
41m Nov 28, 2017
41m
Diana Liberto Shares the Power of a Nice, Long (and Productive!) Walk
When was the last time that you took a really long walk to clear your mind? I find that walking is a great way to get my body moving, to lessen stress, and to provide myself with a much-needed sense of calm.   With that in mind, today’s guest is a woman after my own heart. Diana Liberto is a big proponent of getting up off the couch and walking. So much so that she founded Walk My Mind, a platf...
42m Nov 16, 2017
42m
How One Doctor Has Embraced Tech to Become a Content Marketer
In the digital age, technology is changing practically every industry around us: finance, education, even health and wellness. Today’s guest has followed and worked within the changing health tech industry for years.   Dr. Patricia Salber is a board-certified internist and emergency physician with more than 15 years experience as a physician executive. She’s a speaker, an author, and the founde...
38m Nov 09, 2017
38m
How to Renew Your Energy When You Can’t Renew Your Time
Today's episode is the final part of a special series. We're podcasting live from Working Mother Media's Work Beyond Summit in New York City at the Marriott Marquis. The conference focuses on work-life balance, with a lens on evolving next-generation strategies, and it also salutes the 2017 Working Mother 100 Best Companies.   Today’s guest Jennifer Allyn is a diversity strategy leader at PWC. ...
24m Nov 09, 2017
24m
How the Blending of Work and Home is Changing Company Policies
Today's episode is part three of a special series. We're podcasting live from Working Mother Media's Work Beyond Summit in New York City at the Marriott Marquis. The conference focuses on work-life balance, with a lens on evolving next generation strategies, and it also salutes the 2017 Working Mother 100 Best Companies.   And our guest is behind the scenes with it all. Subha Barry is the SVP a...
25m Nov 06, 2017
25m
How Companies Can Leverage Cloud-Based Tools for Innovation
Today's episode is part two of a special series. We're podcasting live from Working Mother Media's Work Beyond Summit in New York City at the Marriott Marquis. The conference focuses on work-life balance, with a lens on evolving next generation strategies, and it also salutes the 2017 Working Mother 100 Best Companies.   Today’s guest is Toan Huynh, Managing Director of Innovation and Digital T...
22m Nov 02, 2017
22m
How to Use Company Culture to Support Health and Wellness at Home
Today's episode is part one of a special series. We're podcasting live from Working Mother Media's Work Beyond Summit in New York City at the Marriott Marquis. The conference focuses on work-life balance, with a lens on evolving next generation strategies, and it also salutes the 2017 Working Mother 100 Best Companies.   Our guest is the incredible Liz Harrington, manager of wellness and work-l...
26m Oct 30, 2017
26m
How to Build an Online Community That Champions and Uplifts Women
Every mom knows the importance of finding your tribe. Juggling careers, motherhood, and marriage while maintaining your sense of self is so important. But it can be difficult to do it all without the help of likeminded women! What they say is true: it takes a village. And now that village lives online.   Maria Hunt is a tech entrepreneur who got her start back in the early days of Myspace. Now,...
38m Oct 26, 2017
38m
Sally Hubbard Shares How Women Can Kill It in Their Careers
Across nearly every industry, men outrank women at the highest levels of career advancement. Today’s guest has learned first hand how women can make intentional choices and fight harder to kill it in their careers.   Sally Hubbard went from practicing and teaching law to investigative journalism to creating a movement where women celebrate each other's successes. She currently works as a journa...
42m Oct 20, 2017
42m
Taryn Winter Brill’s Incredible Journalism Journey
According to the Women's Media Center’s 2017 report The Status of Women in the U.S. Media, men still dominate media across all platforms: television, newspapers, online, and wires, with change only coming incrementally. In fact, at 20 of the nation's most widely read and heard news outlets, women still report far less of the news than men do.   Today we’re joined from the road by one of my favo...
41m Oct 12, 2017
41m
Why Taryn Rose Sold Her Multi-Million Dollar Business and Reset Her Career
When business is booming, how do you know when it’s time to step back and maybe take a pause in your career? Can you recognize the signs you need to build a stronger, better, and healthier you?   Taryn Rose is an orthopedic surgeon turned shoe designer and serial entrepreneur. She married fashion and function in 1998, changing the footwear industry forever when she created one of the most succe...
43m Oct 05, 2017
43m
How the Next Generation Consumes Video Content
How do you consume video? Do you mostly watch network TV? Have you ditched the cable box in favor of digital-only companies like Netflix and Hulu? Or maybe you exclusively take in short-form clips online through social sites like YouTube, Facebook, or Snapchat. No matter how you watch video, you can bet it’s different from how you did it 10 years ago. The landscape is changing.   Joining me on ...
44m Sep 29, 2017
44m
The Impact of Generosity With Wendy Steele
Who doesn’t wish they could give back more to their community? But getting started and making a habit of it can be really difficult. That’s why today we’re talking about women and philanthropy.   Wendy Steele is the founder of Generosity Matters. Through her own experiences with giving back to her community, she has come to understand the impact of generosity and has been encouraging philanthro...
46m Sep 22, 2017
46m
How to Realize Your Full Leadership Potential
Let’s talk about leadership. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a manager of a single department, or even a solopreneur: you’re leading someone. Are you leading your company or your teams effectively? Are you taking a holistic strategy to operating your business efficiently?   After spending over 20 years working as an executive for HGTV, Traci Barrett was looking for a career change. She decided ...
41m Sep 15, 2017
41m
Ways Entrepreneurs Can Embrace the Inevitability of Change
Today on Women Worldwide, I’d like to discuss the challenges that come from change. Change is a constant in the life of an entrepreneur, and with change comes ambiguity, surprises, personal fears—sometimes it can really feel as if you’ve been upended.   Our guest Kristina DiPalo is the founder and driving force behind DailyWorkLife. Having worked in corporate America for many years, first in fi...
46m Sep 07, 2017
46m
How Heal, an App for Physicians’ House Calls, Is Transforming the Healthcare Landscape
As everyone knows, it can be incredibly difficult to find a primary care physician who has it all: someone with the time and resources to take their time to truly listen to your needs, someone who understands your ailments, with stellar bedside manner to boot.   Dr. Renee Dua is working to change that experience, both for doctors and their patients. Dr. Dua is board certified in nephrology and ...
40m Sep 01, 2017
40m
How Moms Can Find Better Work/Life Balance in Their Career
This episode is dedicated to all those women in the workforce who are trying to strike the perfect balance between their professional life and personal life, to those women who want to be empowered in their career and still carve out significant time for their partner and children. I’m one of them, and so is today’s guest.   Suzanne Brown is a strategic marketing and business consultant, speake...
44m Aug 24, 2017
44m
How to Rethink Your Idea of Happiness to Win the Game of Life
Did you ever feel like there’s something missing—even if you are happy and successful by most other people’s standards? Or you're feeling like you can’t quite be content with what you have, but you don’t know why?   Heather White, CEO of 2020 Communications, has experienced these feelings firsthand. She was prompted to leave the corporate world because of her own nagging unhappiness. Now, she’s...
42m Aug 19, 2017
42m
How to Use Content to Create a Direct Line of Communication With Customers
Most business owners know the importance of curating, creating, and sharing standout content. And yet 70% of marketers lack a consistent or integrated content strategy.   Joe Pulizzi is the founder of Content Marketing Institute, a UBM company, the leading education and training organization for content marketing, which includes the largest in-person content marketing event in the world, Conten...
45m Aug 11, 2017
45m
The Art of Pursuing Your Passions With Jessica Lawlor
With the rise of trends like the “gig economy,” more and more professionals are finding room to build side hustles and passion projects to go along with their more traditional 9-to-5 jobs. But when is the right time to transition that side gig into a full-time career? Today’s guest has some stellar advice about how to know if and when your passion project should become your job.   Meet Jessica ...
42m Aug 04, 2017
42m
How Blockchain Technology Is Transforming Secure Data
Just when you think you’re on top of the latest tech buzzwords — augmented reality, virtual reality, the Internet of Things — you find there’s more to learn. That’s why we invited today’s guest, Tiana Laurence, to the show to discuss her new book Blockchain for Dummies.   In addition to authoring the book, Tiana Laurence serves as the CMO and co-founder of Factom, a blockchain-as-a-service comp...
44m Jul 28, 2017
44m
How Your Gut Health Impacts Your Overall Mind and Body Wellness
As entrepreneurs, we go into business for a variety of reasons. Maybe we’ve always wanted to be our own boss, or we wake up in the middle of the night with an idea we can’t put down. But some entrepreneurs, like Jamie Morea, go into business because they have a truly transformative life experience they simply have to share with the world. When Jamie Morea was on a plane midway between Guatemala...
42m Jul 20, 2017
42m
Always Be Learning: The Importance of Professional Development
In our ever-changing business landscape, professional development is going through its own kind of transformation. To keep up with rapid-fire changes brought on largely by digital evolution, companies across industries are coming up with new, innovative ways to help their employees develop fresh skills and competencies.   Today’s guest, Stephen Waddington, is a partner and the Chief Engagement ...
42m Jul 12, 2017
42m
How to Remove Biases and Empower Women in the Workplace
Women make up almost half the workforce and receive more college and graduate degrees than men. Even so, on average women make less than men by at least 20 percent (more for minorities) in every single occupation where the data is available. No matter what industry you work in: It’s time to reinvent the company model.Beth Monaghan, CEO of InkHouse, is a passionate advocate for gender equality b...
42m Jun 29, 2017
42m
Why Female Entrepreneurs Should Leverage Government Contracts
Are government contracts worth the effort they take to pursue? Or do the certification process and compliance requirements take too much work? Many small businesses, especially those owned by women, don’t know how to take advantage of the opportunity and lose out on the potential perks.After working for years in the financial industry, Jean Kristensen joined her family’s security business. In a...
41m Jun 23, 2017
41m
Leonard Kim Is Helping People Become One-of-a-Kind Influencers
How focused are you on building your personal brand? Maybe it’s something that you strive to grow every day—maybe you think you don’t even have one. That’s where you’re wrong, says today’s guest. Leonard Kim, CEO of InfluenceTree, has built a business and career out of showing fellow professionals how to build their personal brand by boosting their influence online. And he’s certainly made it w...
42m Jun 15, 2017
42m
Seeking Whole-Body Beauty Transformations with Jacqueline Schaffer
Do you feel beautiful? Inside and out? Wouldn’t it be awesome if you felt incredible all the time and had a foolproof diet, fitness, and beauty routine? That’s the goal of today’s guest.When Jacqueline Schaffer’s mother was diagnosed with skin cancer, Jacqueline found herself feeling defeated. She was a physician, and yet she felt she couldn’t heal the most important woman in her life. Together...
43m Jun 08, 2017
43m
How Educators Are Embracing the Tech Space with Nanda Krish
There’s no denying we’re living in a digital era (and have been for a decade or so). Tech rules everything—and I mean everything. It’s not just the obvious industries like SaaS or mobile. Tech has advanced how we approach everything from healthcare to travel to retail. And now, you can add education to the list. Teachers are using burgeoning technologies to provide more enriching learning exper...
43m Jun 02, 2017
43m
Jess Ostroff is Making Passion Possible By Outsourcing To-Do Lists
I’m sure you can relate: Between family ties, work obligations, and my passions and hobbies, I often find myself wishing there were more hours in the day to tackle everything I want and need to get done. Especially if you own your own business, the portion of your life devoted to work obligations sometimes rules the roost, taking away precious amounts of time you could spend with family and fri...
44m May 25, 2017
44m
Reaching Millennials Through New Media with Lindsey Green
As the millennial generation becomes the driving segment of the modern workforce, industries like media and PR are adapting and evolving around them. Today’s guest understands that perhaps better than anyone.   Lindsey Green ended up in digital media purely by accident. When she first moved to New York, the world of blogging and digital content was in its infancy, and even though she was pursui...
36m May 19, 2017
36m
Cam Kashani Helps Women Harness Their Power for Growth
As an entrepreneur, you have more power than you realize. And if you harness that power correctly, you can turn your life around. After her first startup venture failed, Cam Kashani and her partner created Coloft, the first-ever coworking space in Los Angeles. During her four years there, Coloft had over 1400 alumni, including Uber LA, Instacart, and Tinder, leading her to earn the nickname The...
42m May 11, 2017
42m
Fiona Smart Built a Business by Building an Imaginary World
As kids we probably all heard it at one time or another, and as adults we surely say it to our own children if we have them: “What do you want to be when you grow up? You can be anything you want!” Some little kids have pretty predictable dreams of being a doctor or a teacher, but some kids dream really, really big. They want to grow up to be explorers, superheroes—or even kangaroos and lions.F...
40m Apr 28, 2017
40m
Managing Stress to Become More Resilient with Paula Davis-Laack
Have you ever felt really run down to the point where you aren’t feeling like yourself? (In fact, you don’t even feel healthy.) Who do you turn to when you’re facing this level of burnout? Many professionals feel they have to face exhaustion alone—but that’s not the case.Paula Davis-Laack is a former lawyer turned burnout expert. As CEO of The Stress and Resilience Institute, she coaches everyo...
41m Apr 19, 2017
41m
The Formula for a Successful Career in Franchising
Is your current career what you’ve always wanted to do? Maybe you’re living the dream, doing the job you first picked out for yourself in kindergarten. Or, maybe it’s a career you fell in love with later in life. Or, it’s entirely possible you’d like to pursue something that your current career doesn’t provide: a better work/life balance or a sense of autonomy—or even the chance to be in charge...
40m Apr 13, 2017
40m
How Dr. Hannah Luu Uses Tech to Demystify Cancer Treatment
The journey to entrepreneurship comes in all shapes and sizes. But you’ve probably never heard of a journey quite like this one.Hannah Luu is a practicing oncologist who has specialized in breast cancers for the past 20 years. In addition to working with patients, she has also served as a clinical investigator for early clinical trials, making technological advancement a major part of her caree...
46m Mar 27, 2017
46m
How to Inspire Women by Empowering Young Girls First
What’s the appropriate age to start empowering women? Is it when they start their first “real” job? After they graduate high school or college, perhaps? The best time to inspire young women actually starts much earlier. As you’ll hear today, before we can lift up grown women, we must first learn to lift up little girls. Ashley Wiles has devoted her entire career to empowering young women. As a ...
39m Mar 23, 2017
39m
Personal and Professional Transformation with Shalini Vadhera
As a female entrepreneur, it can be easy to feel like you work around the clock with little to no support. It can be difficult to practice self-care, stay energized, and pursue your passions.   Perhaps no one understands this better than Shalini Vadhera: author, celebrity makeup artist, TV host, and global beauty expert. After a spiritual awakening, Shalini tied all her pursuits together with t...
43m Mar 15, 2017
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