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Hey  Babe  👋🏻  I know I promised that I would keep this podcast short, but this is good one!

I know some of these things are not groundbreaking, but they really impacted me in my wellness journey! Here is my list...

1.  Stop eating after 8pm
2. Wear blue light glasses
3. Whoop it up!
4. No shame in using trekking poles
5. Shorter natural nail
6. Drink more water
7. Self care journal & planner
8.  Started yoga - Im awful at it 
9. Wear clothing that makes you feel good 
10.  Self care is a necessity

Maybe some of these things resonated with you, if so - tell me about it. I would love to hear your list, 

Thank you for listening 🎧 Cheers to another amazing 2024

Love you so big,
~Jennie

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🌱 Guides Women Through A Holistic Journey
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Hey  Babe  👋🏻 What we hear "Sacrificing" we automatically think it's a bad term.

I was listening to Brendon Burchard's daily fire on Growth Day this morning and it really hit home. He spoke about what the real sacrifices are in life. This is what I just talked to one of my clients about this week. 

We need to sacrifice things for us to grow.  100% TRUTH!  Yes we need to shelf things or take uncomfortable actions but in the long run - it's worth it!

Take a listen and see if this resonates with you & message me on social your experiences. I love to hear the stories.

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Thanks for listening 🎧 Give a review for the podcast 
xo ~Jennie

Jennie Jordan | Holistic Wellness | Life Strategist
🌱 Guides Women Through A Holistic Journey
👱🏼‍♀️ Mindset, Self-Awareness, Goal Fulfillment
👁 1/2 Blind Cyclist 👸🏼 Ayurveda Practitioner Student
Private & Group Coaching ➡️ links.thecoachjennie.com/social

On this episode of Navigating Forward, Lisa Thee is joined by best-selling author and former Silicon Valley CEO, Hilary DeCesare. Now, as the founder and CEO of The ReLaunch Co., Hilary helps women and businesses transform with her 3HQ framework. Featured in her book RELAUNCH! Spark Your Heart to Ignite Your Life, the framework focuses on the heart, the head, and the higher self. 

Hilary and Lisa delve into some of the challenges facing entrepreneurs, employees, leaders, and businesses as they navigate a post-pandemic landscape that has been impacted by quiet quitting, ongoing layoffs, and other stress-inducers. Key to thriving in this new world is reigniting the passion and energy of leaders who can then do the same with their teams. Hilary leads Lisa through a re-energizing exercise that starts with Lisa having to choose a song – and you’ll never guess which one she chooses. Listen in for a lively conversation that just might have you thinking differently about how you approach the new normal – which isn’t very normal at all. 

Find Lisa at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisathee/

Find Hilary at https://www.linkedin.com/in/hilarydecesare/, https://therelaunchco.com/ 

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In Episode 103 (recorded live), Melinda Briana Epler, Founder & CEO of Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst), joins Paula Quintana, Senior Analyst, for High Alpha Innovation’s Satellite Series event on “How to Be an Ally.” In this fireside chat, Melinda shares how we can start our journey as allies to drive a more inclusive and equitable culture in a startup ecosystem. She introduces small steps anyone can take to intervene and counter the impact of microaggressions across teams. She also discusses how startups can set tangible goals and develop strategies to achieve measurable progress for diversity, equity, and inclusion.


About Melinda Briana Epler (she/her)

Melinda Briana Epler has more than 25 years of experience elevating brands and developing business innovation strategies for startups, Fortune 500 companies, and global NGOs.

As CEO of  Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst), Melinda is a strategic diversity, equity, and inclusion advisor for executives, entrepreneurs, investors, and activists around the world. As part of her changemaking work, she is an inclusive leadership coach, trains executive and management teams, and builds learning and development solutions for clients.

Melinda is the author of How to Be an Ally (McGraw-Hill) and the host of the popular "Leading With Empathy & Allyship" podcast. She is also a TED speaker, award-winning documentary filmmaker, and former marketing and culture executive. She speaks, mentors, and writes about diversity and inclusion, empathy, and entrepreneurship.


About Paula Quintana (she/her)

As a Senior Analyst at High Alpha Innovation, Paula works to launch new startups with partners through business model design, assumption validation, and market research. Her passion to leverage innovation to create positive change and improve lives is evident in her work spearheading DEI initiatives within the High Alpha Innovation community. Paula was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia and now lives in Richmond, Virginia.


For more about Empovia, and to find educational resources and highlights from this episode, visit https://ally.cc.


Connect With Melinda Briana Epler On Social

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/melindaepler
Facebook: facebook.com/melindabrianaepler
Twitter: twitter.com/mbrianaepler
Instagram: instagram.com/changecatalysts

Connect With Paula Quintana On Social

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paula-quintana/

Connect With Us On Social

YouTube: youtube.com/@empovia
Twitter: twitter.com/empoviaco
Facebook: facebook.com/empovia
Instagram: instagram.com/empovia/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/empovia/

Production Team

Creator & Host: Melinda Briana Epler
Co-Producers: Renzo Santos & Christina Swindlehurst Chan
Podcast Rocket: Rob Scheerbarth & Nina Rugeles


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In Episode 66, Melinda is joined by the founders of Own Trail: Rebekah Bastian and Kt McBratney. Rebekah and Kt share their journey on how they’ve blazed their own trail as entrepreneurs building a platform that’s intentionally diverse, builds empathy, encourages authenticity, and creates impact for women globally. They also provide actionable takeaways on how you can increase allyship and incorporate DEI into your own platforms.

About Rebekah (she/her)

Rebekah Bastian is an entrepreneur, award-winning writer, artist, tech executive, mentor, wife, mother, and aerial acrobat. She is the CEO & Co-founder of OwnTrail and was previously vice president of product and vice president of community and culture at Zillow. Rebekah is the author of Blaze Your Own Trail, is a contributor to Forbes, and is a frequent speaker on social impact, career navigation, and building AuthenTech companies.

 About Kt (she/they)

Kt McBratney is obsessed with disrupting the status bro. She’s the co-founder and chief brand officer at OwnTrail, the platform where women visualize and navigate their paths through life. She’s also a visual artist, borderline book hoarder, and former marketing executive who’s spent her career building communities and brands across industries.

Find Leading With Empathy & Allyship useful? Subscribe to our podcast and like this episode!

For more about Empovia, and to join us for our monthly live event, visit https://ally.cc. There, you’ll also find educational resources and highlights from this episode.

Connect On Social

YouTube: youtube.com/@empovia

Twitter: twitter.com/empoviaco

Facebook: facebook.com/empovia

Instagram: instagram.com/empovia/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/empovia/

Production Team

Creator & Host: Melinda Briana Epler

Project Manager: Emilie Maas

Finance & Operations: Renzo Santos

Marketing Communications Coordinator: Christina Swindlehurst Chan

Creative Director @ Podcast Rocket: Rob Scheerbarth

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This week, I'm traveling to sunny FLA to hang out with Leigh M. Clark:  proud Momma,  woman in tech and kindness badass who's on a mission to make an impact.

Her nonprofit Kindleigh has made a massive national impact through efforts like gathering school supplies for foster children, distributing essential items to people who are homeless, delivering gifts to women and children who are victims of abuse and human trafficking or paying off holiday layaways for strangers. Kindleigh's work has been featured on Rachael Ray, The Today Show and a host of other national media outlets.

Leigh's found her purpose and she's leaving an indelible mark through her body of work, including her first book, Living Kindly- available everywhere on June 8th.

Kindleigh Website
Leigh on LinkedIn 

In this episode, Stacey Champagne sits down with Candace Worley to discuss her rise through the ranks at McAfee and her perspective on how owning your role will and career path will allow you to reach your potential, regardless of whether you are male or female.

Guest: Candace Worley

Candace Worley is the Vice President and Chief Technical Strategist for McAfee. There she managed a worldwide team of Technical Strategists responsible for driving thought leadership and advancing technical innovation in McAfee security solutions.

Prior to this role, Candace served as Vice President of Enterprise Endpoint Security for the Intel Security Group at Intel Corporation. She had worldwide responsibility for all facets of product and vertical marketing for the complete corporate products solutions set.

Worley joined McAfee in 2000 and has held a number of technology leadership positions in her McAfee career including, five and a half years as the SVP and General Manager of the Enterprise Endpoint Security business. Prior to joining McAfee in 2000, she spent seven years with Mentor Graphics, where she led a team of product managers responsible for electronic design automation and electronic component software.
Worley holds a bachelor's degree in management from Oregon State University and an MBA degree from Marylhurst University.

Host: Stacey Champagne

In this episode Chandra McMahon, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer for Verizon, speaks on her career journey and insights she learned along the way. She touches on key decisions, hurdles, and the role of mentor-ship for building a successful career. She also shares her thoughts on the challenges women in technology face, and advice on navigating the industry.

Guest: Chandra McMahon

Chandra McMahon is a Senor Vice President and CISO for Verizon. She is responsible for setting information security strategy, policy, standards, architectures, and processes.  She and her team work with an across Verizon’s business units to protect its customers and its leading network. Prior to joining Verizon, Chandra help leadership positions of increasing responsibility at Lockheed Martin, including serving as the company’s CISO  and most recently as Vice President of Commercial Markets.  She holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Virginia Tech, as well as  Masters Degree in Engineering Science from Penn State University. 

Host: Audrey Gonzalez

Audrey Gonzalez is an Information Technology Analyst in the Ignite Digital Leadership Program at the World Renewable Energy Company NextEra Energy. In her role she rotates between various IT assignments with leadership and technical training along the way. Her diverse assignments have included IT communications and employee programs, cybersecurity strategic projects and process and improvements, automated database testing, and cybersecurity phishing awareness.  She graduated from the University of Florida with a Masters degree in International Business and a Bachelors degree in Business Management. She also holds a Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.

In this episode Meredith Harper, CISO, discusses her career journey and pivotal roles on her path to CISO. Meredith speaks about her passions that have led her to where she is today and what drives her to keep challenging herself. She also shares tips on how she has navigated new roles and organizations to be successful as a leader. Tune in for an insightful discussion!

Guest: Meredith Harper, CISO
Meredith Harper serves as vice president and chief information security officer at Eli Lilly and Company. She is responsible for the company’s global information security program.

Prior to joining Lilly in 2018 as senior director, deputy chief information security officer, Meredith served as chief information privacy and security officer at Henry Ford Health System, where she had ultimate responsibility for the protection of Henry Ford’s provider, insurance, retail and research businesses.

Meredith is an active member of the Health Care Compliance Association and the International Association of Privacy Professionals. She holds dual certifications in healthcare compliance and privacy. She is certified as a HealthCare Information Security & Privacy Practitioner through the International Information System Security Certification Consortium Inc. and a Certified Information Security Manager through the Information Systems Audit and Control Association.

She earned a master’s degree in health services administration and a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems from the University of Detroit Mercy. She also earned a master’s of jurisprudence in health law from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

Meredith serves on several advisory boards in support of empowering women and minorities to embark upon careers in technology, especially in information security. She has also served her community for 28 years through her Diamond Life membership in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.

Host: Betsy Hackl
Betsy Hackl is a Senior Associate Information Security Assessor at Eli Lilly and Company. During her time at Lilly, Betsy was instrumental in creating the Information Security Third Party Risk Management program to combat one of Lilly’s top risks, “Insecure Third Parties”. In this role, Betsy works with business stakeholders to identify the highest risk Third Parties working with Lilly and determine the actions necessary to ensure our data and connections are secure. In addition to assessing third parties, Betsy also works on Merger, Acquisition and Divestiture deals, and is in the process of standing up an on-going monitoring program to continually monitoring third party organizations post-assessment. Prior to arriving to Lilly Betsy was a Senior Auditor at EY where she led the IT component of several SOX audits and created numerous SOC2 reports. She holds certifications in CISSP, CISA, GCED, GISP and CTPRP. 

In this episode, Candice Camp, who leads the insider threat program at GE corporate, and her colleague Katie Kennedy discuss the world of insider threat detection and prevention. This talk focuses on the range of insider threats, differences between technical and growing cases of non-technical threats, and the key steps companies should take when creating their own insider threat program. 

Candice has developed a robust and bleeding edge Insider Threat program. She has  developed the strategic vision for Insider Threat and has developed it as a product protecting 300,000 employees and 1.22 Billion in revenue. Her passion for the protection of intellectual property has led her to be a thought leader in the space, base-lining with industry peers, leading industry task forces and most importantly, developing a talented team of investigators. Candice works toward providing visibility, opportunity and education of women in the community in her volunteer work with RVATech’s annual Women’s Conference, and GE Women’s Network. She personally mentors many women in IT,  providing career guidance and challenging women to increase their technical skills.

Katie is responsible for driving the vision, strategy and execution of GE Aviation’s Insider Threat and Data Protection program. Under her leadership, GE Aviation stood up its first ever cross-functional Insider Threat Task Force designed to detect, investigate and mitigate risk for the company. Katie has previously led organizations such as the GE Women’s Network Detroit Hub and is dedicated to building a pipeline of women in IT through mentor-ship and career guidance.