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Explore "how women lead" with insightful episodes like "Generative AI Storytelling and Responsible AI with Katie Trauth Taylor", "Amplifying Your Voice and Message with Denise Brosseau", "Advancing Women in Leadership with Confidence with Ellen Taaffe", "Expanding Women’s Health Venture Capital with Jessica Karr" and "Women Working for Environmental Sustainability with Olanike Olugboji" 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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Generative AI Storytelling and Responsible AI with Katie Trauth Taylor

Since the release of ChatGPT at the end of 2022, the whole world has been buzzing about AI. While it has proven incredibly useful in businesses and is sure to keep changing the technology game, AI and large language models don’t come without their fair share of problems to be corrected. Inaccuracies and biases in the data used in AI present many problems. Katie Trauth Taylor is no stranger to these issues and is working through her company Narratize to create a platform that corrects these issues for innovative enterprises. This week’s episode 106 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about generative AI storytelling and responsible AI!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Katie Taylor shares the importance of creating AI that accounts for bias and actionable steps you can take right now to utilize AI for storytelling at an enterprise level.

Katie Trauth Taylor, Ph.D. is CEO & Co-founder at Narratize AI, the Generative AI storytelling platform for innovative enterprises. Katie is a growth-focused entrepreneur executive with 10+ years experience inspiring teams to design and deliver magnetic products, memorable experiences, and groundbreaking impacts. She has led strategic innovation narratives and served as a senior content strategist within fast-growth tech startups and the Fortune 500, including Boeing, NASA, Hershey, Sunoco, the United Nations, and many more. She believes that everyone can be an innovator--when empowered to share their bold ideas.

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

The lack of women founders in the AI industry and its effect on data bias.
What is responsible AI and how does it address bias?
Using AI and large language models to increase effective communication of scientific discoveries.
The importance of storytelling in enterprise growth.

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Amplifying Your Voice and Message with Denise Brosseau

Women have powerful voices and have been using them to voice concerns and demand change forever. But when society is full of naysayers and those who undervalue women, it can be easy to back off of your convictions. Denise Brosseau has been on a mission for decades to help women crystalize their voices and use them to stand up for the causes they believe in. Today, she is here to talk about her causes and how she helps women find their voices! This week’s episode 82 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about amplifying your voice and message!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Denise Brosseau is sharing the importance of trusting ourselves and actionable steps you can take right now to start finding your voice.

Denise Brosseau is a thought leader, strategist, author, and CEO of Thought Leadership Lab. Passionate about amplifying inspiring voices, she assists leaders and changemakers in expanding their influence and impact. As the co-founder of Watermark (now Upward) and Springboard Enterprises, Denise champions women-led companies and their access to capital.

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

How Denise’s time at Wellesley College shaped her career.
The importance of seeing women in leadership roles and how it inspires other women.
Exploring the role of leaders in using voice and platform for moral leadership.
How purely performative acts of solidarity hurt companies in the long run.

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Advancing Women in Leadership with Confidence with Ellen Taaffe

Women in leadership positions are extraordinarily familiar with the feelings of uncertainty and doubt that come with taking on larger roles. But these worries of inadequacy and under-preparedness, while ingrained into us at a young age, are completely unfounded. Our guest today, Ellen Taaffe uses her metaphor of the mirrored door to better our understanding of these feelings on today’s episode. This week’s episode 81 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about advancing women in leadership!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Ellen Taaffe is sharing the importance of talking about yourself differently when doing something new and actionable steps you can take right now to take advantage of new opportunities.

Ellen Taaffe is an author, a Board Director, an MBA Professor, an Executive Leadership Coach/Advisor, and a Speaker. She serves as the Director of Women’s Leadership Programs at the Kellogg School of Management and serves on the boards of three company boards, where she chairs several committees.

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

The mirrored door and how it portrays the lack of confidence in women’s leadership behaviors.
The importance of talking about yourself differently when doing something new.
Taking small risks when the stakes are lower to build up to larger opportunities.
Getting clear and direct feedback from colleagues and mentors.

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Expanding Women’s Health Venture Capital with Jessica Karr

Women are often underserved in the healthcare system and this gap in quality of care is a large detriment to society as a whole. Coyote Ventures, founded by Jessica Karr, is one of the only venture capital funds investing in women-led startups creating women’s healthcare solutions. Join us in our conversation today where we talk about women’s healthcare, how to empower women and girls, and more! This week’s episode 78 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about expanding women’s health venture capital!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Jessica Karr is sharing the importance of being collaborative to get the best results and actionable steps you can take right now to build a strong professional network.

Jessica Karr is the Founder and General Partner at Coyote Ventures, a venture capital fund investing in early-stage startups that are innovating women's health & wellness. Jessica is passionate about innovation that drives positive change in human health, equality, and our relationship with the earth. She worked for 6+ years designing and launching the Impossible burger as the 12th employee. Moreover, Jessica has advised and consulted over a dozen companies internationally on product strategies.

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

Jessica’s choice to have Coyote Ventures focus on women’s healthcare solutions.
The cost of a lack of women’s healthcare on society, families, and employers.
The balance of masculine and feminine characteristics for well-rounded leadership.
Jessica’s two most important things to look for in a startup.

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en-usAugust 16, 2023

Women Working for Environmental Sustainability with Olanike Olugboji

As climate change becomes more and more apparent an issue, working together with the people most affected by it is imperative to adapting and slowing down the rapid changes. But in Nigeria and other places where the women working the land aren’t even allowed to own it, their voices and innovative ideas are often left out of the conversation.

Today, Olanike Olugboji is here to talk about her work raising women’s voices and her mission to expose women to new technologies, allowing them to lead the way. This week’s episode 74 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about women working for environmental sustainability!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Olanike Olugobji is sharing the importance of involving women in climate change technologies and actionable steps you can take right now to improve your leadership qualities.

Olanike Olugboji is the executive director of the Women's Initiative for Sustainable Environment and the lead for the WISE Women’s Renewable Energy Training. At a very young age, she took a journey into the world of social activism where she founded the environmental management and protection network. Olanike’s work became centered on engaging grassroots women and natural resource stewarding and peacemaking. To date, her efforts have directly impacted over 20,000 women at the grassroots.

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

Olanike’s journey with environmental activism, which started at a very young age.
Women are the ones who are most affected by environmental challenges, and they are best positioned to drive the solutions.
How exposing women to technology allows them to take the lead.
The influences on Olanike’s leadership and what her next 5 years looks like.

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en-usJuly 19, 2023

Navigating Career Transitions with Lena Cheng, Co-Founder of Best Friend Jack

Every woman will go through a career transition at some point in her life. And while the idea of changing paths can be daunting, it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. With a strong support network and a deep understanding of your strengths, transitioning careers can set you up for success going forward. Lena Cheng is here to talk about all that and more. This week’s episode 73 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about navigating career transitions!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Lena Cheng is sharing the importance of doing something every day to prepare for your career transition and actionable steps you can take right now to make the most of your networking between careers.

Lena Cheng is the co-founder of Best Friend Jack, a health-tech marketing branding agency that partners with ambitious, venture-backed startups to supercharge growth in pursuit of a shared goal — smarter, faster, more accessible healthcare for all. Lena pivoted from the medical field to marketing after earning her MD from the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University.

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

How and why Lena went from a career as a doctor to a marketer.
Balancing the practicalities of life with transitioning careers.
Don’t be afraid to ask for help in more than one way.
Using the Regroup model to start a women’s support network.

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en-usJuly 12, 2023

Say Yes to Helping Each Other [Credo #2]

“Deals are made on the golf course.” “Your network is your net worth.” How often have we women heard these phrases throughout our lives, only to be scolded or warned against doing these same things that men are encouraged to do? It’s time for us to change the cultural narrative around using our connections to create professional opportunities for ourselves and the women around us. This week’s episode 72 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about the second tenant of the How Women Lead credo: saying yes to helping each other!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Julie Castro Abrams is sharing the importance of making introductions for other women and actionable steps you can take right now to increase opportunities for yourself and the women around you!

Some of the talking points Julie goes over in this episode include:

It's not what you know, it’s who you know.
How women are discouraged from making introductions for one another when men are encouraged to do so.
The power of actively making connections.

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Ending Women’s Poverty with E-Commerce with Mpho Hansjee

Poverty among women, especially women of color, continues to be a problem throughout the world. In impoverished countries, rates of femicide are much higher, and that problem was brought even more to light during the pandemic. But Mpho Hansjee is one of many women working to end the poverty of women artisans in South Africa by teaching entrepreneurial skills and providing access to larger markets. This week’s episode 71 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about ending women’s poverty with e-commerce!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Mpho Hansjee is sharing the importance of taking risks and living life fully and actionable steps you can take right now to support women entrepreneurs all over the world.

Mpho Hansjee is the founder and CEO of Women Enabled Enterprises, which strives to help low-income women of color artisans in African countries grow their craft business for self-sufficiency through a virtual, mobile-phone-based, retail entrepreneurship skills-building program, access to international markets through our USA online marketplace (ShopConsciously), micro-funding from VC impact partner investors and ongoing alumni support. For more than 15 years, she has helped fortune 500 retail companies analyze customer and product data and leverage it to adopt strategies and operation solutions that drive great meaningful business results. She increases category sales, establishes world-class best practices, streamlines processes, and optimizes performance.

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

The connection between silicon valley entrepreneurial spirit and gender equity.
How growing up in South Africa shaped Mpho’s view of women in entrepreneurship.
Women entrepreneurs create sustainable businesses and solve environmental issues.
How Women Enabled Enterprises is growing and expanding into many South African markets.

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en-usJune 28, 2023

Funding New Majority Small Businesses with Elizabeth Gore

Accessing funding and capital as a small business is challenging, especially so for those who belong to minority communities. But there are people out there rooting for the “new majority” and investing in their businesses and ventures. Today, Elizabeth Gore from Hello Alice is here to talk about investing in minority-owned businesses and more. This week’s episode 70 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about funding new majority small businesses!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Elizabeth Gore is sharing the importance of leading with your values and advice you can use right now to weather the highs and lows of entrepreneurship.

Elizabeth Gore is the Co-founder and President of Hello Alice, a FinTech platform helping over 1 million small business owners access capital. She served as Entrepreneur in Residence at Dell Technologies, the United Nations Foundation, and was a Peace Corps volunteer in Bolivia. Elizabeth has been passionate about breaking down barriers for entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds, including women, People of Color veterans, and people with disabilities.

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

How Elizabeth and Carolyn came together to form Hello Alice.
How using outdated technology to assess creditworthiness hurts small business owners.
Using their mission to support businesses through Covid-19.
Elizabeth’s tenants for leadership and how they’ve changed over the years.

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en-usJune 21, 2023

Using AI to Create a Positive Impact with Lake Dai

AI is one of the biggest topics of conversation in our world right now. With so many uses of this powerful technology, it’s important to look at both the benefits and the risks of integrating this technology into our businesses. Today, Lake Dai is here to talk about the ever-changing landscape of AI. This week’s episode 69 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about using AI to create a positive impact!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Lake Dai is sharing the importance of understanding AI and what it means for the future of business and actionable steps you can take right now to utilize AI technologies for good.

Lake Dai is the Founder and Managing Partner of Sancus Ventures, investing in the next-gen software infrastructure of AI, artificial intelligence, and blockchain. She is an Applied AI adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Lake has led global product and engineering organizations and public companies and tech startups and is an inventor with five US patents.

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

Why it’s important to start building AI into you company.
How ChatGPT and other AI can speed up the process of content creation.
The three-step process for assessing risk in technology ventures.
Balancing your head and your heart in the boardroom.

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Women-First Investing and Knowing Your Power with Erin Harkless Moore, Senior Director of Investments at Pivotal Ventures

Women founders and their companies are vastly overlooked when it comes to venture funding. Only 2 percent of funding is given to women-led teams, and that number gets even smaller when it comes to women of color. Erin Harkless Moore is here today to talk about why this number hasn’t gone up, and what we can do about it! This week’s episode 67 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about women-first investing and knowing your power!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Erin Harkless Moore is sharing the importance of aligning your work with your personal values and actionable steps you can take right now to level up your leadership qualities.

Erin Harkless Moore is the Senior Director of Investments at Pivotal Ventures created by Melinda French Gates to accelerate social progress in the United States. She leads the organization's fund and direct investment decisions, overseeing a diverse portfolio that drives breakthrough innovations and impact for people in this country. Erin has nearly 20 years of investment experience previously working as the Managing Director at Cambridge Associates.

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

The importance of aligning your values and your work with your professional interests.
Challenges and opportunities in the venture capital space.
Recognizing the biases that hold women back from raising capital.
Erin’s biggest lessons that have defined her career.

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en-usMay 31, 2023

Leading with Your Values and Tackling Ugly Projects with Jennifer Lee, Founder and Strategic Advisor of J. LEE Consulting

Defining and sticking to a set of core values is essential for quality leadership. So is seeing the value and potential in taking on projects that are less than ideal. Today, Jennifer Lee is here to tell us about her experiences with ugly projects, leadership, and more. This week’s episode 66 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about leading with your values and tackling ugly projects.

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Jennifer Lee is sharing the importance of having a core set of values and actionable steps you can take right now to lead with honesty, integrity, and ethics.

Jennifer Lee is the Founder and Strategic Advisor behind J. LEE Consulting, which builds on her deep experience and success in biotech and pharma. Jennifer has 20 years of experience accelerating breakthrough therapies from which we've all benefited, from discovery to commercialization. She is also o she is also a board member, an investor, and a startup advisor. And she's passionate about promoting diversity, startup and private boards, and economic equity for women and women of color.

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

How tragic events can shape your passion and purpose.
Living and leading by the drumbeat of your values.
The importance of honesty - and the story of The Empty Pot.
Jennifer’s study of biases and economic equality for women.

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en-usMay 24, 2023

Building Trust with Large Teams and People-First Leadership with Mai Le, Vice President of Amazon Web Services

As the nature of work and professional careers change, so too must the way we approach leadership. Building trust with your team and putting your people first has become more important than ever. Today, Mai Le is here to share her leadership experience in some of the world’s largest companies and tell us how we can be better leaders. This week’s episode 65 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about building trust with large teams and people-first leadership!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Mai Le is sharing the importance of leading with your values and actionable steps you can take right now to ready yourself for more leadership opportunities.

Mai Le is Vice President of Amazon Web Services (AWS). Mai has extensive leadership history leading organizations in the United States, the EU, Asia, the Middle East, and beyond. She has been building business products, tech foundations, and organizations for over 30 years for some of the world's largest companies, including Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Microsoft, and Yahoo.

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

Looking at how to scale a business into the next decade, not just keeping up with the market.
Building trust with your team, no matter what size.
How to remain motivated and lead teams during difficult times.
MAi’s advice for younger leaders and those looking to fill leadership roles.

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en-usMay 17, 2023

Happiness and Investing Strategies for Women with Freda Zietlow, Investment and Wealth Management Executive

Investing is a powerful tool for creating generational wealth and creating a secure financial situation. Often, however, women have less education on investing and are spoken down to by advisors, even though women are more likely than men to take their advice. Freda Zietlowis here this week to talk about the importance of women having financial literacy and finding happiness in their lives. This week’s episode 63 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about happiness and investing strategies for women!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Julie Castro Abrams and Freda Zietlow are sharing the importance of financial literacy and actionable steps you can take right now to increase your happiness.

Freda Zietlow is an international investment banking and wealth management executive. She has over 25 years of experience. She's served on many nonprofit boards and corporations in the last decade. Today, she's the managing director of the Fiduciary Trust, a subsidiary of Franklin Templeton with $30 billion of assets under management.

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

Courageous stances for women in leadership positions to take.
The type of women Freda likes to advise and work with.
Current hot topics in the corporate boardroom.
What we can do to live happier lives as we age.

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WCEO and Investing in the Future of Women's Leadership with Patricia Lizarraga, Managing Partner at Hypatia

Women CEOs are incredible - they have to be to get to the top - so it only makes sense that their companies outperform others in the stock market. So why aren’t more people actively investing in women? Because the information has not been there, until now. Patricia Lizarraga is here today to talk about how we can consciously invest in women now and in the future. This week’s episode 62 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about WCEO and investing in the future of women’s leadership!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Julie Castro Abrams and Patricia Lizarraga are sharing the importance of designing the world you want to see and actionable steps you can take right now to invest in women now and in the future.

Patricia Lizarraga is the managing partner of Hypatia Capital and the issuer of the
Hypatia Women CEO EFT, an actively managed Exchange Traded fund that invests in all publicly traded American companies that have female Chief Executive Officers. Patricia founded Hypatia over 15 years ago when she'd already been working in finance as an investment banker for 20 years, committed to investing in women in leadership.

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

Breaking ground by collecting data on women outperforming in investing.
Women CEOs are incredible - they have to be to make it to the top.
What an EFT is and why you should invest in WCEO.
If you want a certain kind of world, you have to build it yourself.

To learn more about Hypatia and the Women CEO EFT, go to https://www.wceoetf.com/.

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en-usApril 26, 2023

The Value of Local Government and Encouraging Women to Run for Office with Libby Schaaf, Former Mayor of Oakland

Local government is more impactful than most people may realize. Leaders in local government are able to fly high and change the world, but stay grounded enough to be able to see your impact and know the people your decision affect. Libby Schaaf, former mayor of Oakland, California is here today to talk about her time in local government leadership and how we can support and encourage other women to run for office. This week’s episode 61 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about the value of local government and encouraging women to run for office!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Libby Schaaf is sharing the importance of leadership in local government and actionable steps you can take right now to support the women in your life taking on leadership roles!

Libby Schaaf served as Mayor of her hometown Oakland, California from 2015 to 2023. Prior to being mayor, she worked as an attorney, a mayoral and legislative aide, public affairs director at the Port of Oakland, and Councilmember. Currently, Libby is the interim Executive Director of Emerge California, the nation's premier organization that recruits, trains, and provides a powerful network to Democratic women who want to run for office.

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

How to deal with the constant criticism women face in the public eye.
The importance of local government and how local politics makes a difference.
Why women wait to run for office, and how to change that narrative.
How to support the women in your life running for office or making other big waves.

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en-usApril 19, 2023

Be Fierce Advocates for Each Other [Credo #1]

Creating a clear cultural framework that invites us to kick the cultural behaviors that hurt women has been important to us as How Women Lead from the start. This week’s episode 55 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about the first tenet of the How Women Lead credo: be fierce advocates for each other!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Julie Castro Abrams shares the importance of advocating for other women and actionable steps you can take right now to advocate for the women in leadership roles in your life.

Some of the talking points Julie goes over in this episode include:

The physical toll of microaggressions in the workplace.
What leadership is like for women in a world designed for men.
The oxymoron of ‘women’s leadership” in America and the lack of models for women leaders.
How being fierce advocates for one another will help women step into their confidence and power as leaders.

It's time we change the culture of how we are together so that all women can feel like they have a path forward and do it with fewer battle scars.

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en-usMarch 08, 2023

“Venture Investing to Do Good, Earn Reward and Build Brand” with Julie Castro Abrams

Julie Castro Abrams is the managing partner at How Women Invest, an early-stage venture firm focused on the intersection of female founders and female investors. She is also the CEO of How Women Lead, a network of executive women working to increase female leadership representation on boards and more.

Julie engages with Women on Top with Haleh Moddasser about women supporting other women through venture funds. Julie debunks myths about women investors, demystifies terminology associated with venture funds, and describes the stages of a company and the investment risk level associated with each stage.

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Episodes (18)

Generative AI Storytelling and Responsible AI with Katie Trauth Taylor

Amplifying Your Voice and Message with Denise Brosseau

Advancing Women in Leadership with Confidence with Ellen Taaffe

Expanding Women’s Health Venture Capital with Jessica Karr

Women Working for Environmental Sustainability with Olanike Olugboji

Navigating Career Transitions with Lena Cheng, Co-Founder of Best Friend Jack

Say Yes to Helping Each Other [Credo #2]

Ending Women’s Poverty with E-Commerce with Mpho Hansjee

Funding New Majority Small Businesses with Elizabeth Gore

Using AI to Create a Positive Impact with Lake Dai

Women-First Investing and Knowing Your Power with Erin Harkless Moore, Senior Director of Investments at Pivotal Ventures

Leading with Your Values and Tackling Ugly Projects with Jennifer Lee, Founder and Strategic Advisor of J. LEE Consulting

Building Trust with Large Teams and People-First Leadership with Mai Le, Vice President of Amazon Web Services

Happiness and Investing Strategies for Women with Freda Zietlow, Investment and Wealth Management Executive

WCEO and Investing in the Future of Women's Leadership with Patricia Lizarraga, Managing Partner at Hypatia

The Value of Local Government and Encouraging Women to Run for Office with Libby Schaaf, Former Mayor of Oakland

Be Fierce Advocates for Each Other [Credo #1]

“Venture Investing to Do Good, Earn Reward and Build Brand” with Julie Castro Abrams