Ellevate Podcast: Conversations With Women Changing The Face Of Business

Jessica Pegg, entrepreneur and strategist, joins us to talk about her work as a consultant, empowering women and gender non-conforming business owners, helping clients hit their revenue goals and expand their business, tips on hiring, and learning how to be easier on yourself.

Falguni Lakhani Adams, Emmy Award-winning producer, writer and Executive Producer with ViceTV and co-creator of Getting Hotter, joins us to talk about the power of storytelling, switching careers, and creating space to talk about perimenopause and menopause.

Episode 416: Women in Sports and the Importance of Teamwork, with Valerie TysonValerie Tyson, an expert in brand strategy, digital media, sports management and Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Unrivaled Group, joins us today to talk about how she got involved in her unique career, assisting athletes after they leave their professions, women's organizations rallying around "equal pay for equal play", athletes using their platform for social change, and finding joy in entrepreneurship.

Ellie Anest, Founding Partner & CEO of Eleven Eleven Winery, joins us to talk about her winding career path that led her to the wine business, being a first generation college student, taking time to take a moment, and beverage tasting tips.

Risha Grant, Founder & CEO of Risha Grant LLC, an award-winning diversity consulting, communications and speaking firm, joins us to talk about her book, "Be Better Than Your BS: How Radical Acceptance Empowers Authenticity and Creates a Workplace Culture of Inclusion", and the importance of recognizing bias and embracing DEI training.

On this episode, we are joined by Lisa Durante, storyteller, marketing and communications expert and Chief Content Strategist of Jack Communications, to talk about her experiences in marketing, tips for entrepreneurs, and avoiding burn out.

On today's podcast we are joined by Sara DeWitt, Senior Vice President and General Manager of PBS Kids, to talk about how programming for children has evolved with technology, the power of representation in the media, advice for parents on making online content decisions, and her experience talking with with people who worked with Fred Rogers.

We are joined by Christina Shim, global head of product management and strategy for IBM sustainability software, to talk about her winding career path (including working for the CIA), her book "The ABCs of Positivity", mental health, and gender equity and climate change.

We sit down with Dawn Kelly, entrepreneur and founder and CEO of The Nourish Spot, to talk about her long and winding career path, how to survive a layoff, what inspired her to start her business, food deserts in the United States, and how she gives back to her community.

Today we are joined by Lisa Sun, founder and CEO of Gravitas and national bestselling author of GRAVITAS, to talk about being the child of immigrants, the job review that inspired her to start her company, and resetting the meaning of confidence.

We are joined by Erika Batista, operator, investor and advisor, to talk about her wide-ranging experience in multiple careers, being an immigrant and learning multiple languages, her time as General Partner at OnDeck, and finding purpose driven work with impact. She also shares an amusing story from her earlier lawyer days.

Bassima Mroue, the CEO and co-founder of SkinTē, the first-ever collagen sparkling tea positioned at the intersection of beauty, food and wellness, joins us to talk about her non-linear career, a personal story about what brought her to bring well-being to business, and her TEDx talk about the power of "The Girl Effect".

We sit down with Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code and bestselling author of "Brave, Not Perfect", to talk about her organization Moms First, how mothers were impacted by the pandemic, and her take on imposter syndrome.

Briana Ings, VP of Product at ClickUp, the all-in-one productivity tool, joins the podcast to talk about how she became interested in product leadership, the power of intentional networking, the support she received from her family being a woman in STEM, and her stint working for the U.S. Department of Defense.

We sit down with Eden Bridgeman, Owner & CEO of Ebony Media to talk about the history and impact of their magazines, advice for Black women climbing the corporate ladder, how she spent her pandemic, and her experience working in a family business.

We sit down with DEI professional and executive coach Sofia B. Pertuz to discuss the importance of caring leadership, how to handle "professional neglect" with remote work, and updating the terminology of DEI.

We sit down with Carleton English, financial reporter at Barron's, to discuss dealing with impostor syndrome in the financial world, what good leadership looks like, and the good and bad advice people are given about finances.

Deb Golden, US Chief Innovation Officer at Deloitte, joins the podcast to talk about cybersecurity, ways to bring diverse and complex solutions to tech with critical thinking, and her work with service dogs

We sit down with Melanie Booher, President of Influence Network Media, to discuss her tips on writing books and collaboration, balancing work and parenthood, and her upcoming book, "Culture Impact: Strategies to Create World-changing Workplaces."

Megan sits down with Kyra Harris Bolden to discuss the importance of justice for the Black community, finding out about the lynching of her great-grandfather, and being pregnant and giving birth during her campaign.