Listen Up: Binge On Scores of Helpful Podcasts
We hear you at Take The Lead, that your world has turned upside down personally and professionally in the past month due to the COVID-19 crisis. These are scary times. It has put us through some changes too. But Take The Lead wants you to know we have the content you need to get you through this with your career in tact.
Absolutely we hope you and your loved ones are healthy. Never would we dare diminish the severity of this global pandemic. Take The Lead acknowledges the severe disruptions to your daily life and your career and hope you are all staying safe.
Take The Lead also sees the necessity to engage in content that can inform, distract, uplift and move you forward to think about changes you may need to make now and in the future, and how you can rebuild, enhance and fortify your professional path.
We have organized for you by topics a Binge List of Take The Lead Power To You Podcasts (we have more than 30 in our library here.) Whether you are on a treadmill, doing the dishes, taking a walk alone, or trying to do something for yourself that is not about what is in the news, we got you.
We have two podcasts each in these categories: For Moms Doing It All; Mindset Matters; Start You Up: The Entrepreneurs Have It and Tackle These Forever Probs. Click on your laptop or plug in your earpiece and get a move on and enjoy these Power To You moments of networking, solutions and discoveries from Gloria Feldt, co-founder and president of Take Take Lead.
New Power To You podcasts arrive each Monday, and we will update you on those. But for now, you can go back and take a listen.
For Moms Doing It All:
1. How Moms Can Succeed In the Workplace and Beyond: Brigid Schulte and Shadiah Sigala
In this episode, Gloria welcomes to the show Director of the Better Life Lab at New America and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Brigid Schulte, and co-founder and CEO of Kinside, Shadiah Sigala to talk about the topic of how working mothers can succeed in the workplace and at home. Brigid and Shadiah share their experiences as mothers in the workplace.
They answer audience questions on pregnancy discrimination, the superhero myth, and the double standard that working mothers face. Gloria salutes all working parents, especially single mothers, and argues that we should all put parenthood on our resumes in order to highlight the emotional intelligence and other skills that accompany being a parent. Finally, Brigid and Shadiah share specific strategies and resources for women who want to build a career, earn a fair and competitive wage, and balance a family.
2. How To Shuck Imposter Syndrome
When your parenting and professional worlds literally collide, it is hard to hold on to your authentic self and your work identity when hours of your day are spent caring for children. It makes you feel like a fake. Even the most successful people have admitted to dealing with ‘imposter syndrome.’ In this episode of Take the Lead Women, Gloria explains how you can face the feeling of being a fraud in order to ‘shuck’ it for good. She shares the three most important questions you should be asking yourself to help get a grip on how ‘imposter syndrome’ affects you, and she breaks down the three actionable tips to help overcome it!
Mindset Matters
3. Eat Your Fear: 3 Ways Fear Is Your Success Secret
The F word. We're talking about the scary four letter word: FEAR. Yes, it can be 'bad' and 'ugly,' but fear can also be good for you—even a success secret! In this episode, Gloria admits some of her own fears (one of which had her breaking out in hives), and helps walk you through how you can use fear to help you, instead of allowing it to hold you back.
4. Your Best Self: How to Make Mental Health a Priority for Your Success
In this episode, Gloria and her expert guests discuss the impact mental health has on our work and personal lives. They identify symptoms of anxiety and depression, share mental health priorities, and provide resources to remedy stress and to maintain mental health. Today’s guests include Megan Dalla-Camina and Inger Burnett-Zeigler. Megan is a Co-Founder, CEO, and author of a new book: Simple, Soulful, Sacred: A Woman’s Guide to Clarity, Comfort, and Coming Home. Inger Burnett-Zeigler is a licensed clinical psychologist, associate professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and author of the upcoming book, Unbreakable: Trauma, Love and the Emotional Lives of Black Women.
Start You Up: Entrepreneurs Have It Down
5. Start Fresh: How You Can Learn New Skills As An Entrepreneur
In this episode, Take The Lead Co-Founder and President Gloria Feldt welcomes to the show Heli Prilliman, founder and CEO of Laquerbar, and Denise Lee, CEO and Founder of Alala. Heli and Denise represent two powerhouse entrepreneurs with unique success stories. Heli opens up about the harsh truth about fundraising for a woman-led start-up while Denise shares the top three questions that every female entrepreneur should ask herself before starting a business. They talk about the importance of passion and having a shared vision for your company. Finally, Denise and Heli provide some sage advice for women who have become inspired to begin their entrepreneurial journeys.
6. Do What You Love: Entrepreneurs Share Their Success Stories
This episode is for entrepreneurs and any leader who wants to learn to think big! President & Co-Founder of Take The Lead Gloria Feldt is joined by serial entrepreneur, investor and tech globalization veteran, Nathalie Molina Niño, as well as Nina Vaca, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Pinnacle Group. They take you on a deep dive into what steps you can take to be successful while doing what you love.
Tackle These Forever Probs
7. Experiencing Age Discrimination? Feeling Invisible? Try These Solutions
In this episode, Gloria tackles a sensitive topic that impacts women of all ages: age discrimination. In her experience, Gloria has observed that women of a certain age tend to feel invisible in the workplace and struggle to be heard and remain relevant. She argues that age diversity is just as important to an organization’s growth and bottom line as gender, ethnic, and racial diversity.
Older employees bring a certain amount of maturity, experience, and skill that younger employees may lack. Gloria cites designer Vera Wang, chef Julia Child, and author Laura Ingalls-Wilder, among others, as examples of successful women who started their famous careers later in life. Finally, Gloria shares two sets of practical tips for how employers and individuals alike can identify signs of age discrimination and address them accordingly.
8. Manterrupting And Other Male-Female Communication Quirks
In this episode, Gloria welcomes to the show journalist and author, Jessica Bennett. Jessica is the gender editor of The New York Times, working to expand global coverage of women, gender and society across platforms. Her book, Feminist Fight Club: A Survival Manual for a Sexist Workplace, chronicles how to navigate subtle sexism at work and provides real-life career advice for a new generation of professional women. Jessica shares some of her own experiences with workplace sexism and provides tips and strategies to combat ‘manterrupting,’ ‘mansplaining,’ ‘bropropriating,’ and many other issues women are subjected to on a daily basis.
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