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Explore "how women inspire" with insightful episodes like "The Future of Corporate Governance with Dottie Schindlinger", "The Advantage of Other and Asking ‘What If?’ with Nancy Geenen, CEO of Flexability", "Investing in Underrepresented Founders with Carmen Palafox", "Changing Demographics in Venture Capital with Naseem Sayani" and "Investing in a More Accessible Fitness Industry with Lauren Foundos" from podcasts like ""How Women Inspire: Invest, Lead, Give", "How Women Inspire: Invest, Lead, Give", "How Women Inspire: Invest, Lead, Give", "How Women Inspire: Invest, Lead, Give" and "How Women Inspire: Invest, Lead, Give"" and more!

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The Future of Corporate Governance with Dottie Schindlinger

The demands and challenges companies face are changing in the digital age. Because of this, the way corporate boards operate, discuss, and tackle these issues is also changing. From having more diverse voices represented to acknowledging and responding to global issues like climate change and supply chain disruptions, the job of the corporate board is more difficult now than ever. Dottie Schindlinger is here to talk about the impact of these changes and what we should expect going forward in the world of corporate boards. This week’s episode 85 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about the future of corporate governance!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Dottie Schindlinger is sharing the importance of corporate boards addressing climate change and other major issues and actionable steps you can take right now to continue to educate yourself as a board member.

Dottie Schindlinger is the Executive Director of the Diligent Institute, the independent corporate governance research arm and think tank of Diligent Corporation. The Diligent Institute informs, educates, and connects leaders to champion governance excellence by providing cutting-edge research on the most pressing issues of corporate governance and offering certifications and educational programs that equip leaders with the knowledge and credentials needed to guide their organizations through existential challenges. Dottie also hosts The Corporate Director Podcast.

Some of the talking points Julie and Dottie go over in this episode include:

Dottie’s journey into the world of corporate governance and building BoardEffect.
Issues likely to be discussed in boardrooms over the next few years, including quantum computing.
The three main jobs of a board: insight, oversight, and foresight.
The importance of board chairs building strategic partnerships with their CEOs and fostering trust and goodwill.

Don’t forget to check out Dottie’s book Governance in the Digital Age: A Guide for the Modern Corporate Board Director!

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en-usOctober 04, 2023

The Advantage of Other and Asking ‘What If?’ with Nancy Geenen, CEO of Flexability

The feelings of belonging and making a notable difference are important to our sense of professional worth. It is the job of the leader, a CEO or founder, to build an equitable, dynamic, and productive workplace for their employees. And while this discussion does take place, it doesn’t happen nearly as often in the realm of entrepreneurs and small business owners. Nancy Geenen is here today to change that and talk about her experiences making this conversation more prevalent. This week’s episode 84 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about Nancy’s book, The Advantage of Other, and asking ‘what if?’!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Nancy Geenen is sharing the importance of finding your voice and actionable steps you can take right now to get involved in causes you care about.

Nancy Geenen is the CEO of Flexability, a workplace equity & inclusion consulting firm. Nancy is an accomplished entrepreneur, trial attorney, and strategic facilitator. She is a sought-after advisor on matters of company culture, retention, career development, and leadership. Early in her career, she was a Senior Legal Officer for the United Nations in Geneva focused on adjudicating damages arising from Iraq’s unlawful invasion of Kuwait. Following her passion, Nancy writes and speaks on topics related to the social impact of employing individuals with disabilities.

Some of the talking points Julie and Nancy go over in this episode include:

Nancy’s entrepreneurial journey, starting with a women's group meeting in the conference room at her law firm.
The recent Affirmative Action ruling and how that will affect the work and fight for equal opportunity.
The importance of finding belonging in the workplace, as well as in networks that care about the same causes as you.
If you’re not making a difference, it can be hard to show up.

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en-usSeptember 27, 2023

Investing in Underrepresented Founders with Carmen Palafox

US Census population predictions indicate that by the year 2045, white Americans will make up less than 50% of the US population. While we see this shift in population, that is far from the case when it comes to venture funding. There is a massive massive imbalance in the amount of capital that is going to minority and underrepresented founders. Carmen Palafox is here today to talk about how we can correct this imbalance and her work with 2045 Venture. This week’s episode 83 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about investing in underrepresented founders!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Carmen Palafox is sharing the importance of understanding the founders you invest with and actionable steps you can take right now to address the funding imbalance in venture capital.

Carmen Palafox has over 20 years of experience in finance, and an established record of investing across industries including Climate tech, Fintech, Health tech, and consumer. Carmen is the founding partner at 2045 Ventures, a partner at MiLA Capital, and a venture partner at How Women Invest. She is also an Adjunct Professor teaching venture capital at USC Marshall School of Business. Prior to venture capital, she was Vice President at Dimensional Fund Advisors where she scaled investment operations going from $75 Billion AUM to $300 Billion AUM.

Some of the talking points Julie and Carmen go over in this episode include:

Carmen’s journey from traditional finance to venture investing.
Addressing funding imbalance for underrepresented founders to bring economic empowerment.
The importance of understanding founder motivation and how best to support the founders in which you invest.
The benefits of investing in early-stage or day-zero companies.

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en-usSeptember 20, 2023

Changing Demographics in Venture Capital with Naseem Sayani

Venture capital has been dominated by cis white men since the practice first began. While the founders and innovators seeking funding are starting to vary from that profile, many of those still writing the checks and offering funding fall into that dominant profile. Naseem Sayani is one woman who is trying to change that. Naseem, the co-founder of Emmeline Ventures, is here today to talk about what can be done to support women from many different backgrounds, minorities, and underserved demographics. This week’s episode 80 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about changing demographics in venture capital!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Naseem Sayani is sharing the importance of changing the demographic of investors and actionable steps you can take right now to support diverse communities of women.

Naseem Sayani is the Co-founder and Director of Emmeline Ventures, a female-founded early-stage fund investing in ambitious female founders building businesses that are helping women, in particular, manage their health, build their wealth, and live in a cleaner, safer world. Naseem has over 20 years of expertise in investing and business-building, and has experience as an angel investor on her own.

Some of the talking points Julie and Naseem go over in this episode include:

The importance of investing in women with diverse backgrounds.
Breaking stigmas around women’s health and the myth that women’s health is “niche”.
How women have been wrongfully convinced that they make poor money choices.
Setting the precedent for pay transparency.

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Investing in a More Accessible Fitness Industry with Lauren Foundos

The fitness industry has seen many changes, especially since the Pandemic. One of those changes is the popularity of at-home fitness which is still led by professional instructors. Lauren Foundos, Founder of FORTË, is changing the game by creating opportunities for more gyms and studios to reach their members, even when those members want to work out at home. Lauren is here this week to talk about her journey from working on wall street to helping advance technology in the fitness industry and more. This week’s episode 79 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about investing in the fitness industry!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Lauren Foundos is sharing the importance of lowering the barrier to entry for fitness for everyone and actionable steps you can take right now to build your business support system.

Lauren Foundos is the Founder and CEO of FORTË, a digital platform that allows gyms and fitness studios to provide their own fitness classes as an on-demand streaming platform for their members. FORTË has created digital experiences with many companies including the YMCA, the NFL Players Association, the UFC, and more. Lauren founded FORTE after a career in the financial industry, working on Wall Street with Whitaker Securities.

Some of the talking points Julie and Lauren go over in this episode include:

Lauren’s background in fitness and how she’s people’s interest in fitness change since the pandemic.
The journey of becoming a woman founder after working on Wall Street.
How having supportive, active investors makes a difference in a company.
What lobbying for the PHIT Act in Washington DC taught Lauren about legislation.

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Transitioning from a Government Position to a Board Position with Essye Miller

From titles to resumes and everything in between, government careers appear very different from civilian careers. The two, however, are far more similar than what meets the eye. In order to transition from one to the other, you need to be able to translate the experiences into the language understood by the other industry. Essye Miller is here today to discuss her journey and the lessons she learned from transitioning from the Department of Defense to a board director. This week’s episode 77 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about transitioning from a government position to a board position!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Essye Miller is sharing the importance of repositioning yourself and your experiences and actionable steps you can take right now to prepare yourself for the search for board opportunities in both the public and private sectors.

Essye Miller is the former CIO of the United States Department of Defense, where she held governance, charted strategy, piloted the DoD’s information enterprise overseeing its 11-figure budget, and influenced the overall technology strategy. Today, Essye is a public and private company board director and the CEO of Executive Business Management, her consultancy focuses on providing services and advisory to corporate businesses, government, and NGO clients on cybersecurity, information management, information technology, and national defense.

Some of the talking points Julie and Essye go over in this episode include:

Transitioning from a major government role to supporting public and private company boards, and what that transition looks like.
How Essye built her network of support while searching for board opportunities.
Maximizing public speaking engagements and articles to be relevant and true enough for future opportunities.
Recommendations for those thinking about how to architect the next phase of their career.

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The Fight for Accessible Emergency Contraception with Kelly Cleland

In the year following the historic Dobbs decision that changed the landscape of women’s reproductive health, access to emergency contraceptives and abortion services is more important and sought after than ever. While navigating reproductive healthcare in the post-Roe world can be daunting, there are groups like the American Society for Emergency Contraception, who are there to help make it easier. This week’s episode 76 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about the fight for accessible emergency contraception!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Kelly Cleland is sharing the importance of breaking the stigmas around abortion and emergency contraception and actionable steps you can take right now to support organizations supporting women’s reproductive health.

Kelly Cleland is the Executive Director of The American Society for Emergency Contraception. Kelly worked as a researcher at Princeton University for 14 years, with an emphasis on emergency contraception and medication abortion. She is an enthusiastic mentor to young people and is a proud graduate of the women leaders for the World program.

Some of the talking points Julie and Kelly go over in this episode include:

How the American Society for Emergency Contraception contributes to advancing access to emergency contraception.
Student leaders taking access to emergency contraception access on campuses into their own hands.
How many pharmacies have unnecessary or outdated hurdles in place for those wanting to get Plan B and other emergency contraceptives.
The importance of mentorship and groups of all-women contemporaries.

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The Benefits of Micro-Influencer Marketing with Kristen Wiley

Influencer marketing is a fast-growing marketing strategy that gets active, engaged audiences in front of a brand’s product. But how does it work? What are these ‘micro-influencers’ and how is this business lucrative for them? Today, Kristen Wiley sits down with us to teach us about influencer marketing and how her platform Statusphere makes the process of partnering brands with influencers easier than ever. This week’s episode 75 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about the benefits of micro-influencer marketing!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Kristen Wiley is sharing the importance of building trust as an influencer and actionable steps you can take right now to see if influencer marketing is right for you.

Kristen Wiley is the Founder and CEO of Statusphere, a platform that helps brands scale their micro-influencer marketing in a fraction of the time it would take on their own. Before founding Statusphere, Kristen was the Chief Marketing Officer at GreenHouse Agency, a digital marketing agency specializing in small and startup brands.

Some of the talking points Julie and Kristen go over in this episode include:

The definition of a ‘micro-influencer’ and influencer marketing.
Why influencer marketing is hard for a brand to scale on their own.
The snowball effect brands experience once influencer marketing takes off for them.
The importance of always learning and staying positive.

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en-usJuly 26, 2023

Transforming an Organization with an Innovation Mindset with Jennifer Kenny

Organizations are always moving, changing, and evolving. And it's important for those in a leadership position to be able to keep up and adapt to those changes. One of the most effective ways to do this is by embracing the innovation mindset. Today, Jennifer Kenny is here to talk about all that and more. This week’s episode 61 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about transforming an organization with an innovation mindset!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Jennifer Kenny is sharing the importance of having a gender-diverse team and actionable steps you can take right now to change your mindset for better leadership.

Jennifer Kenny is a master of innovation practices and bestselling author of The Innovation Mindset. She increases the capacity of leaders, teams, and organizations to fuel innovation, performance, and revenue in complex and emergent technology ecosystems. Jennifer is passionate about helping amazing people deliver highly successful projects by amplifying others.

Some of the talking points Julie and Jennifer go over in this episode include:

What is the innovation mindset and how can it transform an organization?
The importance of gender-balanced teams and how they have a significant impact.
Power with verses power over in leadership structures.
How social justice efforts are going to serve us all better in the long run.

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en-usJune 07, 2023

Destigmatizing Sex in the Real World with Cindy Gallop, Founder and CEO of MakeLoveNotPorn

{CW: This episode discusses adult content such as pornography, rape culture, and sex. Listener discretion is advised.}

In today’s society with a lack of real sex education, pornography tends to become the de facto sex education for lots of young people, especially men. But the sex in the porn world and sex in the real world are very different. Today, Cindy Gallop is here to talk about her mission to end rape culture by spearheading the social sex revolution. This week’s episode 64 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about destigmatizing sex in the real world!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Cindy Gallop is sharing the importance of having examples of real-world, consensual, communicative sex and actionable steps you can take right now to end rape culture and promote sex-positive values.

Cindy Gallop is the founder and CEO of MakeLoveNotPorn, the world’s first and only 100% human-curated, real-world sex video-sharing platform. With over 30 years of experience in brand-building, marketing, and advertising, she continues to do brand consulting and executive coaching alongside running her businesses. Cindy is an outspoken advocate of diversity and inclusion in advertising, tech, and business.

Some of the talking points Julie and Cindy go over in this episode include:

MakeLoveNotPorn’s mission to end rape culture by showing great, consensual, communicative sex in the real world.
The importance of emotional vulnerability for men.
Cindy’s fundraising and investor-finding strategy.
MakeLoveNotPorn’s future plans on expanding into a sex education platform with content appropriate for all ages.

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