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Save yourself years of heartache and frustration by learning from mission driven women about how they’ve overcome obstacles at work.
Join Mikaela Kiner as she talks with professional women and their advocates. They’ll explore timely topics like privilege, #momtoo (all things pregnancy and parenting at work), #metoo, and female rivalry. Professional women share their stories including challenges and tips and tools on how to work through them and stay resilient. Advocates of different genders offer techniques to increase inclusion, and stand up for yourself and others in Hot Moments.
Mikaela Kiner is the author of Female Firebrands: Stories and Techniques to Ignite Change, Take Control, and Succeed in the Workplace. She’s also the Founder and CEO of Reverb, a Seattle based HR consulting firm. Mikaela lives with her family in Seattle.
Female Firebrand Season 2 is sponsored in part by the Washington Technology Industry Association
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Lindsay Dayton LaShell is a marketing activist and the CEO of Diamond + Branch, a marketing
consultancy that serves womxn, queer, and BIPOC entrepreneurs and nonprofits. She helps these organizations achieve financial sustainability and growth through marketing that is both empathetic and efficient. Lindsay and I talk about how marketing can help underestimated founders acquire clients and avoid failure, why she shaved her head in a rebellious act of feminism and ways to use your field to give to others.
For all things, Female Firebrands, visit the website here – where you can buy the book or download free checklists to put what you learned into action.
Share your success stories and questions about being a woman in the workplace in our Google Form. Mikaela may use your stories or answer your questions in the final episode of this season!
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Through founding Banister Advisors, Vanessa Laughlin’s passion for client services has met the opportunity to ease the emotional and logistical burdens that individuals and families confront in the face of critical circumstances across their lifespan. Vanessa and I talk about how her work at Banister relieves the family navigator, how being a self-described “stealth person of color” puts her in unexpected situations and conversations, and why “you can’t fire an entrepreneur” because they keep coming back.
For all things, Female Firebrands, visit the website here – where you can buy the book or download free checklists to put what you learned into action.
Share your success stories and questions about being a woman in the workplace in our Google Form. Mikaela may use your stories or answer your questions in the final episode of this season!
Highlights:
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And please consider sharing this episode with a friend or subscribing and/or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play or Spotify– it’s the very best way to support the podcast!
Alisha Valavanis is the CEO and General Manager of the four-time WNBA Champion Seattle Storm. She is passionate about the dynamics and culture of high performing teams, and committed to leveraging the intersection of business, sport, and community as a space for social change. Alisha and I talk about strengths women bring to leadership both on the court and in the office, why leaders and organizations must take a stand on social justice issues, and how her mission, vision, and values serve as her guide.
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As Chief HR Officer, Dave Gartenberg was responsible for the strategic direction of all aspects of Avanade’s people, organization and culture. With 37,000+ professionals across the globe, Avanade brings together the world’s largest community of experts on Microsoft based solutions. Dave and I talk about why he makes time to mentor 3 to 5 people every week and dive into what mentorship means as well as how to find and secure a mentor. Dave was my first ever official mentor and I still consider him one today.
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Today’s podcast episode is part two of our election series and was recorded on Thursday, November 5th. In this episode, Erin Jones and I talk about what the results of the presidential election say about the ideological landscape of the United States, how to move forward in a nation that’s divided, ways to take care of yourself as the uncertainty continues, and the importance of continued action and activism, no matter who gets elected.
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Erin Jones has been involved with schools for the past twenty six years. She received recognition at the White House in March of 2013 as a champion of change. She left her job to run as a candidate for state superintendent and was the first Black woman to run for any state office in Washington state. Today, Erin and I talk about the importance of voting, why it’s important to vote down ballot, the potential for unrest following the election, and why Erin isn’t planning to jog the day after the election.
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Chelsea Glaser is an intuitive entrepreneur and brand strategist who enthusiastically embraces the challenges of running two businesses at once. It’s Chelsea’s mission to support ambitious women in pursuit of their goals and help them embrace their authentic selves every step of the way. Chelsea and I talked about making entrepreneurship more accessible by not over-glamorizing it, how authentic brands are always rooted in company values, and the importance of cultivating a daily practice.
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Jill Angelo is the CEO and Founder of Gennev, a first-of-its-kind online clinic and community for women in menopause. Gennev specializes in menopause, gynecology and primary care telemedicine through their team of OB/GYN and primary care practitioners. Jill talks about why she considers the 50s to be women’s most vibrant years, what it’s like to pitch a femme tech company to both male and female investors, and how she’s living into the Most Effective Female CEO award she received from Inc.com.
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Leang Chung is the founder and CEO of Pelora Stack. After a decade of dreaming about building her own company, she finally made the courageous leap from corporate grind to entrepreneurial life. She learned that shedding many of her long held corporate beliefs was the only way to succeed in this career pivot. Leang talks about playing it safe versus pursuing your professional dreams, balancing ambiguity and perfectionism at work and why self compassion is better than hustling when you’re building a company.
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Tiffany Dufu is the Founder and CEO of The Cru and author of the bestselling book Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less. Tiffany has raised nearly 20 million dollars toward the cause of women and girls. We talked about how to recognize if you have “home control disease” and how to overcome it, why perfectionism makes delegation nearly impossible, how The Cru helps women accelerate their personal and professional growth, and her advice for the rising generation of women professionals.
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Schuyler Bailar is the first transgender athlete to compete in any sport on an NCAA D1 men’s team. His story has appeared everywhere, from 60 Minutes to The Ellen Show. We talk about Harvard’s great response of “We’re not experts, but we’ll figure this out,” the importance of affirmation and never calling identity a phase, how even intersectionality can’t possibly account for all of a person’s identities, and the importance of advocates and allies taking care of themselves so they can take care of others.
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Jennifer Brown is an award winning entrepreneur, dynamic speaker, and DEI expert. She’s an advocate for social equality and helps businesses foster healthy, productive cultures. We talk about why, despite the data, some companies are just now playing DEI catch up, how the risk of seeing ourselves as good people leads to inaction, and the importance of educating yourself as an aspiring ally. Jennifer challenges us to get uncomfortable, knowing that it is in this discomfort that we begin to make real change.
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At 5 years old, Sameeksha Singh led a diversity conversation for her mom’s tech company (F5). She is now 11 and feels compelled to speak up for kindness, pay equity, and underestimated people including members of the LGBTQ community. Though she’s just finished elementary school, Sameeksha has already learned how to stand up against bullying and is quick to encourage others to do the same. Hearing from an 11 year old who is this passionate about equity at work and in life can give us all hope for the future.
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Kyle Angelo is a certified and practiced leadership coach. He has built a reputation for being relationship centric, candid and compassionate. Kyle is a dependable advocate, supporting many inclusion and gender equity initiatives. When approaching a new situation, he asks two questions: What does help look like and what does help not look like? He uses a cycle of listen-reflect-act to guide his behaviors. Kyle is thoughtful, humble and continually makes sure his actions are having their intended impact.
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Julie Pham is a Cambridge trained historian, Forbes blogger, venture philanthropist and marketing professional. She is a well known speaker, writer and influencer in business communities. We talk about why there’s really no such thing as being “woke,” how the fear of seeming “un-woke” can lead to silencing ourselves, the importance of curiosity and dialog in the face of ignorance. Julie has the courage to explore complex issues of diversity and inclusion even where there’s no clear answer.
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And please consider sharing this episode with a friend or subscribing and/or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play or Spotify– it’s the very best way to support the podcast! Female Firebrand Season 2 is sponsored in part by the Washington Technology Industry Association.
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