Sisters For Sisters: Power Up Concert Showcases Talent, Energy & Intention To The Future

“Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves.”

It was a rousing conclusion to Take The Lead’s energetic Women’s Equality Day Power Up Conference, with world-renowned pianist, composer and musician Marina Arsenijevic, trio BETTY and the legendary vocal group, Sweet Honey in The Rock performing the anthem to sisterhood along with the audience.

Sharing a microphone along with all the performers at the close of the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater event,* was Gloria Feldt, Take The Lead founder and president, celebrating five years of Power Up and 10 years of Take The Lead’s mission of equity across all identifiers and industries.

PowerUp ConferenceMichele WeldonSeptember 5, 2024Women In Music, Take The Lead Event, Power Up Conference, FeminismComment

Leading With Creativity: How Music Improves Health & Life At All Stages

Renee Fleming hits all the right notes. The globally acclaimed opera singer, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, several Grammy Awards and honors from the Kennedy Center, was giving a piece of her mind to an eager audience recently at the Chicago Humanities Festival.

In a discussion on stage with Kelly Leonard, vice president of creative strategy for Second City, Fleming explains the mission of her latest book, Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health And Wellness, as a deep dive into the impact of creativity and music on the physical brain.

EventMichele WeldonMay 18, 2024Power Up Conference, Women In MusicComment

Practice Hope: Legend Joan Baez on Activism, Music and Making Good Trouble

“Who wants to sit next to Juanita?”

Born in New York, and growing up in California, and later Massachusetts, Joan Baez says she felt like an outsider as a young girl of Mexican heritage in a small public school where her grade school teacher taunted her with a name that was not hers.

Going “On the Record” About How Sexual Harassment and Violence Erase Women and Thwart Their Leadership Intentions

Issue 141— September 7, 2020

Drew Dixon’s resume includes Former Vice President of A&R at Arista Records, a former director of A&R at Def Jam Recordings, the former general manager of John Legend’s label Homeschool Records, and the former manager of recording artist Estelle. She produced more hit records than I can count with artists you know. Dixon is the founder of the independent label The Ninth Floor, the tech-enabled beauty start-up EverythingDid, and the co-creator of the TV series Reciprocity.

Definitely an ambitious and intentional woman who knew from her teenage years that working in the music business was her dream.

The SumGloria FeldtSeptember 7, 2020Sexual Harassment, Career Path, Women In Music, Women Leaders, Mental Health, Workplace CultureComment

Same Old Song? Women In Music Win Awards But Still Face Opportunity Gaps

Taylor Swift had it right. In her performance at the recent American Music Awards, where she won Artist of The Decade as well as Artist of The Year, she sang, “The Man,” with particularly fitting lyrics. “If I was the man, I’d be the man,” she sang, surrounded by a choir of young girls. Alas, she is not. And the gender gap in all music is wide.

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