Elena Cohen shares stories of working as a criminal defense attorney in New York City. Elena spoke at F*it: A New Manifesto the night before the Women's March on Washington to educate us of the do's and don'ts of protesting.Elena is an attorn

Jessica González-Rojas - The Personal is Political

Feb 1st, 2017 22m 52s

Jessica González-Rojas shares her personal story of being assaulted by protesters outside a Planned Parenthood that turned her into an activist for reproductive justice, and the work she's done ever since to ensure Latinas in the U.S. have acce

The Women's March on Washington

Jan 26th, 2017 15m 59s

Worn ladies Carolyn Rush and Elizabeth Davis talk about their experiences at the Women's March, discuss the reasons why some women chose not to march and talk about what this march means for the future of women's rights. Produced by Carolyn R

Cynthia Salim - You're Not Too Small To Matter

Jan 18th, 2017 12m

Cynthia Salim is the founder & CEO of Citizen’s Mark, a company that makes sustainably made blazers for women on the rise. Cynthia shares her personal story of how she convinced the top clothing manufacturers in Europe to work with her, despi

Gayle Troberman: How Stumbling Can Lead to Success

Jan 11th, 2017 25m 26s

Gayle Troberman admits she never actually had a plan for her career and shares personal stories of how stumbling multiple times led her to unexpected opportunities and ultimately, success as the CMO of iHeartMedia. Bio: Gayle Troberman is the

Kassie Rempel - The Resilient Entrepreneur

Jan 4th, 2017 10m 15s

Kassie Rempel shares a surreal story of how not one, but two, of her entrepreneurial nightmares came true and how she found the silver lining in order to come out on top.Kassie is the Owner and Founder of Lillybee.com, which designs shoes and

Rachel Shechtman - Make Yourself an Adjective

Dec 28th, 2016 14m 30s

Rachel Shechtman, founder of Story, shares a series of personal stories on the worst feedback she ever got on her work and her hilarious approach to making herself unforgettable to strangers, in an instant.Produced by Nicole Corbett, Carolyn

Katrina Craigwell - Getting Fired and Getting Over It

Dec 21st, 2016 12m 54s

Katrina Craigwell tells the story of how she got fired from her first job at a PR firm and what it took to get past it to achieve career success as the VP of Global Marketing Innovation at GE Digital.Produced by Nicole (Aguirre) Corbett, Caro

Madame Gandhi - When You Have Two Dreams, Do Both

Dec 14th, 2016 41m 3s

Kiran Gandhi, aka. Madame Gandhi tells her personal story of combining her passion for drumming and her academic background in math to pursue two dreams that eventually came together the same summer. Kiran tells us how she managed to be an MBA

Tracie Egan-Morrissey - Why Women Make Great Bosses

Dec 7th, 2016 11m 27s

Tracie Egan-Morrissey shares the unbelievable story of how she convinced Vice media to start a feminist channel and hire her to lead it. After founding Jezebel and seeing no room for women in leadership positions at Gawker Media, Tracie decided

Laurie Fabiano - How Passion Builds Perseverance

Nov 30th, 2016 16m 40s

Laurie Fabiano, President of the Tory Burch Foundation, talks about her earlier career as an AIDS activist and the challenges behind bringing communities together and convincing rappers to wear condoms.

Sonal Shah - Choosing Fearlessness

Nov 16th, 2016 13m 28s

Sonal Shah moved to Sarajevo at 26 to open their Central Bank in the middle of the War in Bosnia. She was dropped off on the Serb side and told "we'll pick you up in 2 weeks." Listen to Sonal share three personal stories of times when she chose

Michelle Freeman - On Overcoming Tragedy to Build an Empire

Nov 16th, 2016 19m 11s

Michelle Freeman had a child alone at 23, was a drug addict, on food stamps and ultimately lost her husband to a tragic accident. Michelle rose to the occasion and took over her husband's real estate business when he passed. Despite everyone (i

Reena Ninan - What It's Like to Report from a War Zone

Nov 16th, 2016 12m 18s

Reena Ninan, missed her first Mother's Day while reporting from Iraq. Her hotel got car bombed and an entire wall of her hotel room disappeared. What did she do? “I did what any woman would do in this situation: grab my eyeliner,” and then she

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