We’re soooo grateful to these organizations for supporting the Women’s Equality Day Power Up Concert and Conference, to be held Saturday, August 26 in person at the Luskin Conference Center at UCLA in Los Angeles and streaming everywhere.
Got your ticket already? Yay! Want to see the agenda and buy your tickets? Go here.
No ticket yet? Use the code GLORIA20 for 20% off your ticket, just for you!
Read MoreIssue 238 — August 13, 2023
You might have heard the saying, if I can’t dance, it’s not my revolution. I certainly agree with that.
We’re thrilled to invite you to the most anticipated event of the year! Learn, connect, and be inspired by the conference all day, and then kick back with a night of great music and entertainment:
2023 Women’s Equality Day Power Up Concert and Conference, on August 26, 2023!
Read More“I learned quickly on that my dream of being a singer wasn’t what my immigrant parents wanted for me. Making art for a living was for them not a reality-based decision,” says Connie K. Lim, whose professional name is MILCK; it’s her first two initials and her last name backwards.
But she did make her dream happen in a very big way, her using her power and voice in an enormously successful global musical career, activism and presence in the social justice equity movement and advocacy for truth and personal power. MILCK performs in person at Take The Lead’s Power Up Conference & Concert, “Lead Your Intention,” August 26 on Women’s Equality Day.
Read MoreIssue 237 — August 7, 2023
I break out in a cold sweat when people say the word “event.”
There are so many moving parts to putting on a valuable and memorable conference — and why would you do one if it weren’t valuable and meaningful? The logistics alone break my head, and there are always dozens of opinions about who to invite to speak and perform, where to have it, what to have for lunch — you name it.
Read MoreWho hasn’t had a work experience that incites tension and discomfort? And who doesn’t want to change that?
How you lead with a more positive culture is the centerpiece of one of several roundtables at the Power Up Conference & Concert, Lead Your Intention, on Women’s Equality Day in person and virtually August 26.
Read MoreBy Megan Hudson
It’s no secret the Covid-19 pandemic turned the world on its axis and changed every facet of life as we know it. Offices emptied and busy cities went quiet for months on end until finally earlier this year the smoke began to clear.
In the post-pandemic era, we ushered in our new normal. It’s been a long and continuous period of adjustment that has not come without its challenges.
Read MoreIssue 236 — July 24, 2023
Did you see the powerful monologue by America Ferrera’s character (aptly named Gloria) in the Barbie movie posted on every social media platform? And maybe, like millions of other women, you nodded in recognition. Many said they were moved to tears.
Read MoreYou will be wowed from the start. That is the intention.
Take The Lead’s Power Up Conference & Concert on Women’s Equality Day, “Lead Your Intention,” offers a full day of keynotes, panels, roundtables and sessions with acclaimed speakers, leaders, founders, consultants, entrepreneurs and authors —all with the mission to help you achieve your career and life goals with specific strategies, alliances, information and insights.
Read MoreIssue 236 — July 24, 2023
Catch Veronica Lynn Clark @veronicalclark and me @gloriafeldt Wednesday, July 26, at 2 pm eastern time for an exciting Instagram Live conversation about women, power, love, relationships, and more.
Got questions you want me to answer? DM me before the Live and I’ll do my best to answer it.
Read MoreIt’s a fact. Networking works— especially for women across all industries and identities.
Take The Lead’s Power Up Concert & Conference on Women’s Equality Day offers unique opportunities for networking, learning, sharing, skill-building, strategic planning, understanding, and expressing your intentions on how and why to create the career and life you always imagined.
Read MoreIt’s one mission to serve your country. It is quite another to serve your own mission.
Those lessons apply to every person making life and career adjustments.
“Women who have served in the military have successfully learned to maneuver in a closed, highly structured environment and within their own area of expertise such as logistics, combat arms, personnel, operations, and more,” says retired Major General Margaret (Peggy) Wilmoth, PhD, MSS, RN, FAAN, and professor in the School of Nursing at University of North Carolina since 2017.
Read MoreIssue 235— July 10, 2023
“We want it all, but we’ll take half.” — Bella Abzug.
Abzug, the late NY Congresswoman and architect of Women’s Equality Day, made that declaration with a touch of wry humor, but she was serious as a heart attack. This sentiment resonates with an all-too-real truth about the ongoing struggle for women’s equality.
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