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Destigmatizing Sex in the Real World with Cindy Gallop

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May 10, 20232 min read

Destigmatizing Sex in the Real World with Cindy Gallop

{CW: This episode discusses adult content such as pornography, rape culture, and sex. Listener discretion is advised.} In today’s society...

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Happiness and Investing Strategies for Women with Freda Zietlow

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May 3, 20232 min read

Happiness and Investing Strategies for Women with Freda Zietlow

Investing is a powerful tool for creating generational wealth and creating a secure financial situation. Often, however, women have less...

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WCEO and Investing in the Future of Women's Leadership with Patricia Lizarraga

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Apr 26, 20232 min read

WCEO and Investing in the Future of Women's Leadership with Patricia Lizarraga

Women CEOs are incredible - they have to be to get to the top - so it only makes sense that their companies outperform others in the...

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The Value of Local Government and Encouraging Women to Run for Office with Libby Schaaf

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Apr 19, 20232 min read

The Value of Local Government and Encouraging Women to Run for Office with Libby Schaaf

Local government is more impactful than most people may realize. Leaders in local government are able to fly high and change the world,...

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Building Strong Relationships with Your Partner and Children

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Apr 12, 20231 min read

Building Strong Relationships with Your Partner and Children

Choosing a life partner and raising children are two of the biggest challenges people face in life. While this path is different for...

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Authenticity and Empathy in Leadership with Ebony Beckwith

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Apr 5, 20231 min read

Authenticity and Empathy in Leadership with Ebony Beckwith

Authenticity and empathy are two essential qualities for successful leadership. No one exhibits those qualities more than Ebony Beckwith,...

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Being More Human in Leadership with JeanAnn Nichols

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Mar 28, 20232 min read

Being More Human in Leadership with JeanAnn Nichols

Success comes in all shapes and sizes. But one of the biggest marks of success is being an approachable leader who connects with empathy...

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How to Be Unapologetically Ambitious with Shellye Archambeau

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Mar 22, 20232 min read

How to Be Unapologetically Ambitious with Shellye Archambeau

Between apologizing too much, not knowing how to actually achieve their goals, and the odds of success in an unfair world rarely being in...

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How to Achieve Gender Equity in Investing with Kristin Hull

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Mar 15, 20232 min read

How to Achieve Gender Equity in Investing with Kristin Hull

Investing is a great way to achieve financial security and independence, but it can be difficult to get started if you don't know where...

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Be Fierce Advocates for Each Other [Credo #1]

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Mar 8, 20231 min read

Be Fierce Advocates for Each Other [Credo #1]

Creating a clear cultural framework that invites us to kick the cultural behaviors that hurt women has been important to us as How Women...

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Funding and Equity for Women’s Health with Erika Seth Davies

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Mar 1, 20232 min read

Funding and Equity for Women’s Health with Erika Seth Davies

Women’s Health is still seen as a niche market by most venture capitalists. But when talking about the health of half of the world’s...

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Mentoring Women of Color in Leadership Roles with Shannon Nash

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Feb 15, 20232 min read

Mentoring Women of Color in Leadership Roles with Shannon Nash

Women who step up to mentor other women in their careers have a direct and lasting impact on diversity and representation in their...

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Diverse Representation in Technology Spaces with Asmau Ahmed

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Feb 8, 20232 min read

Diverse Representation in Technology Spaces with Asmau Ahmed

Diversity and representation in the venture capital and technology spaces are as important as ever. This week’s episode 51 of How Women...

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The Value of a General Counsel Perspective on a Corporate Board with Shawnte Mitchell

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Feb 1, 20232 min read

The Value of a General Counsel Perspective on a Corporate Board with Shawnte Mitchell

One of the threads of leadership is to be connected with those who are in our organizations who are at various points in their careers...

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Julie Castro Abrams' Journey of Philanthropy and Impact

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Jan 25, 20232 min read

Julie Castro Abrams' Journey of Philanthropy and Impact

There’s a developmental stage between 45-65 where having an impact is one of the most important parts of this stage in our lives and it...

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Securing the Right VC as a Female Entrepreneur with Lara Druyan

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Jan 18, 20232 min read

Securing the Right VC as a Female Entrepreneur with Lara Druyan

Venture capital is the most expensive form of capital there is because of the equity and control you’re giving up so it is in your best...

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Taking Small Steps to Cause a Ripple-Effect of Change with Rana Dajani

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Jan 4, 20232 min read

Taking Small Steps to Cause a Ripple-Effect of Change with Rana Dajani

When you start to do simple things every day that make an impact, those things will start to add up and cause a ripple effect to make a...

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Courageous and Value-Based Leadership with Lizette Williams

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Dec 21, 20222 min read

Courageous and Value-Based Leadership with Lizette Williams

There is this narrative in the corporate world, particularly for women of color, that they are expected to emulate this white male...

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Supporting Women to Step Into Positions of Power with Jaclyn Jackson

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Dec 7, 20222 min read

Supporting Women to Step Into Positions of Power with Jaclyn Jackson

When you put yourself out there for the service of others, that will come back to you tenfold in the number of people that show up in...

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Planning Your Exit Strategy with Stephanie Gaffin

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Nov 30, 20222 min read

Planning Your Exit Strategy with Stephanie Gaffin

We often talk about scaling your business and team members but lack when it comes to planning and preparing for your exit. This week’s...

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