Feeling unfulfilled in her career as a journalist and Hollywood reporter, Sarah found her true calling when she happened upon the story of Arbella Stuart. Writing Arbella’s biography opened up a whole new path for Sarah, coupling her love of writing with her lifelong fascination with the untold stories of women throughout history. Sarah Gristwood is a journalist and author committed to publicizing women’s experiences throughout history. As a young journalist, she championed women’s voices through outlets such as the Guardian Women's Page and as a founder member of Women in Journalism and The Women’s Equality Party. As a historian, she has consistently explored the question of women and power through the ages. She now broadcasts regularly for Sky News, CNN and the BBC on royal and historical affairs. A graduate of Oxford University, she is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and of the RSA, who has been shortlisted for both the Marsh Biography Award and the Ben Pimlott Prize for Political Writing. Her most recent book, Secret Voices: A Year of Women's Diaries, is a captivating collection of extracts from women’s diaries, looking back over four centuries to discover how women’s experiences have changed down the years, and, of course, how they haven't.

What You Will Hear in This Episode:

01:59 Sarah's Personal Story and Journey to Historical Biographies

05:11 Common Themes in Women's Diaries

08:40 Accessing Historical Diaries

11:15 Modern Diaries and Historical Perspectives

21:59 Personal Growth Through Journaling

32:24 Choosing the Diaries for the Book

35:27 Conclusion and Contact Information

Quotes

“One aspect of this book of Secret Voices for me was that in some ways the women in it were voicing some of my own concerns, thoughts, and traumas.”

“Frustration is the single greatest emotion across all these generations.”

"Journaling was a huge part of personal growth for many of these women."

"A number of these women were voicing feelings, ambition, anger, that they weren't allowed to express elsewhere in their society."

“I love that, for a number of these women, the battles were small personal ones. Some, like Charlotte Forton, were fighting huge public battles. But others were just opening the doors, moving, moving the goalposts on in their own small ways.

"The immediate privacy of the diary form allowed them to voice those unacceptable feelings, anger, ambition, discontent."

"Self-expression is so important, and for women, keeping a diary or journal is a great way to tell your truth and perhaps, as we talked about, never share it."

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SarahGristwood.com

Secret Voices. A Year of Women’s Diaries

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Pivoting through a number of different careers, it wasn’t until Lucy Ryan was in her 40s that she decided to follow her true passion and fascination with women in their midlife years. She became the first student in Europe to earn a masters in positive psychology and later a PhD. Lucy is a leadership coach, managing director of MindSpring for the last 20 years, a positive psychologist, advocate of women, a master practitioner coach, and she has trained and consulted with and coached 10, 000 leaders in global blue chip companies across 29 countries. In 2021, Lucy published the best selling Lunchtime Learning for Leaders. She's a passionate advocate for women development, helping organizations attract, retain, and promote their female leaders, and gender proof their success in plans. Her latest book is called Revolting Women, Why Mid Left Women Are Walking Out, and What to Do About It.

What You Will Hear in This Episode:

01:55 Lucy's Personal Journey: From Singer to Scholar

03:09 The Turning Point: Embracing Education and Research

06:16 Challenges and Triumphs: Overcoming Limiting Beliefs

11:12 The Silent Revolution: Gendered Ageism in the Workplace

17:17 Strategies for Retaining and Valuing Midlife Women

27:43 Empowering Women: Building Networks and Finding Voices

32:02 Conclusion: Advocating for Midlife Women

Quotes

“Women at midlife have a massive capacity for resilience.”

“So many women feel the same as you and that gorgeous strength of the revolution comes from togetherness”

“We have the wisdom and experience and a lifetime of lessons learned.”

“Every revolution starts with a conversation.”

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www.lucyryan.co.uk

Lunchtime Learning for Leaders

Revolting Women: Why Midlife Women Are Walking Out and What to Do About It

eConnect with Bonnie

Gendered Ageism Survey Results

Forbes article

5 Tips to own the superpower of your age

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When Lesley Hensell’s oldest son was diagnosed with autism, focusing on him became a priority. Deciding to quit her job, Lesley found a way to supplement her lost income by pivoting from marketing consulting to online retail, a change that led her down an unexpectedly successful path. Lesley is the co-founder of Riverbend Consulting, whose 85 plus employees solve problems for e-commerce sellers. Lesley oversees the Riverbend service team, and she has personally helped hundreds of sellers get their suspended Amazon accounts and ISINs up and running. She has been an Amazon seller for more than a decade. And her new book is the Amazon Incubator: Grow Your Business or Hatch a New One. Lesley earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and an MBA from university of Texas at Austin. She volunteers for A Wish With Wings, a wish granting organization for little Texans with life threatening conditions and serves on the board of directors for Hallie's Heroes, which funds bone marrow matches and medical research for kids with cancer and critical illnesses.

What You Will Hear in This Episode:

1:31 Lesley’s personal story

5:46 Challenges and lessons

10:28 Amazon strategy and skill set for success

17:26 Suspended accounts, Amazon ads, algorithms, editor’s picks and Amazon’s choice

25:21 What people don’t know about being a seller on Amazon

33:15 Testimonials and verified reviews

Quotes

“I had to really learn to take joy in the small accomplishments that we had as a family.”

“As a seller, one of your top goals is to develop a good BSR or best seller rate.”

”What people don't realize is that you make or lose money at the moment you buy your inventory….Make sure the item is profitable first that is the number one thing you can do to Set yourself up for success because if you overpay when you purchase the product, there's just no way to recoup that money.”

Mentioned:

LinkedIn

Facebook

Instagram

RvierbendConsulting.com

The Amazon Incubator

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Gendered Ageism Survey Results

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Driven by hope and a strong sense of curiosity, Dr. Kandi Wiens built a successful career as a management consultant. Unaware of her own personal burnout, Kandi got a jarring wake up call with a health scare that changed the trajectory of her life and career. Kandi is director of the University of Pennsylvania's Master in Medical Education Program and the Penn Health Professions Education Certificate Program. A sought after international speaker, she is co-founder and Chief Research Officer of Big Sky Leadership Labs, where she leads and conducts evidence based research on executive performance, emotional intelligence, and burnout and resilience. Her work has been prominently featured in Harvard Business Review and several Harvard Business Review press books. A senior fellow at Penn, Kandi teaches various graduate level and executive format courses. She's designed and delivered over 2000 leadership development programs focused on helping leaders build and leverage their emotional and social intelligence to amplify their positive impact and protect themselves from burnout. Kandi holds a doctorate from University of Pennsylvania chief officer executive doctoral program, an MBA from University of Oregon, and a BS in business administration from Montana State University. Her new book is Burnout Immunity: How Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Build Your Resilience and Heal Your Relationship With Work.

What You Will Hear in This Episode:

2:02 Kandi’s personal journey

10:10 Burnout research and discovery

15:20 Susceptibility to burnout. Identifying red flags, causes and recovery

20:42 Good stress, distress vs bad stress, eustress and thinking traps

24:50 Gender differences in responses to stress and emotional intelligence

31:18 Seeking outside help

Quotes

“I needed to really re-evaluate how much stress I was under and what that stress was doing to me.”

“I might be better off pursuing a career where I’m really happy and really making a contribution where I want to, where It’s not about chasing someone else’s goals but I’m finally chasing the goals I’ve always wanted to.”

“Emotional intelligence (EI) is a resource…..it can help us regulate our nervous system.”

“Burnout is caused by our response to stress at work.”

“Women in general carry a higher mental load, even if they're not doing more physical family activities; even if they have support and help with family and non-work activities.”

Mentioned:

Burnout Immunity: How Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Build Your Resilience and Heal Your Relationship With Work

Burnout Risk Assessment

A-R-M-O-R

Kandiwiens.com

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Following the example set by her mother, Felecia Foster has always dedicated time to community service. Pivoting from her 14 year career in finance to a career in community outreach, Felecia was inspired to dedicate herself, with fierce intention, to the success of women in her community. Felecia is CEO and founder of the Community Inspired Alliance for Women, a non profit organization that champions the aspirations and potential of women of all ages, races, denominations, and economic levels. The Inspire Her girls program is one pillar of this organization and it focuses on bringing education and support to young girls to help them navigate school, relationships, personal safety, social media, and long term lifestyle and career goals. Felecia was recently named a Black Future Maker by AT& T's Dream in Black program.

What You Will Hear in This Episode:

1:32 Felecia’s personal story

5:47 Creation, mission and management of Community Inspired Alliance for Women

12:20 Felecia’s role models and what she has learned about herself

15:45 How Felecia’s experience has influenced the programs CIAW provides for women.

19:40 Understanding the needs of the community and creating supportive partnerships and services

23:18 Building trust and navigating push back

30:50 AT&T Dream in Black program Black Future Maker Award

Quotes

“I always wanted to stand in the gap for other women…….I always felt like I had a voice, I had a strong voice, I didn’t mind using my voice, my voice wasn’t silent.”

“I’m very intentional about making sure that we can support women who need their next steps.”

“We need three people in our life…..we need someone ahead of us, we need someone with us and we need to reach back.”

“What I learned about myself is that I am enough.”

“When we shut the country down nobody thought about the struggle that the parent would have in already dealing with a difficult child.”

“When somebody says you can’t do that, that’s just even more inspiration to get it done.”

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Mentioned:

Community Inspired Alliance forWomen

CHAT: Committed to Helping Another Thrive

My College Life College Safety Fair

Inspired Moms Meet Up

AT&T Dream in Black Black Future Maker

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Gendered Ageism Survey Results

Forbes article

5 Tips to own the superpower of your age

IAMMusicGroup

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A natural born leader, Michelle Redfern recognized and embraced her resourceful, curious, adventurous spirit early in life. Combining this spirit with her high appetite for risk Michelle is fearless in the pursuit of what sets her soul on fire, which is closing the global leadership gap in business and sports. Michelle owns Advancing Women in Business and Sport, an enterprise providing consulting and advisory services on workplace gender equality, diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as Lead to Soar, a multi platform resource for ambitious women leaders. She's the producer and host of the Advancing Women in Sport podcast and is the author of The Leadership Compass, The Ultimate Guide for Women Leaders to Reach Their Full Potential.

What You Will Hear in This Episode:

1:28 Michelle’s personal story

5:09 Embracing her role as a leader and rude awakenings entering the workplace

12:03 Similarities in the corporate world and sports world for women

17:21 Michelle’s education journey, imposter syndrome and challenging limiting beliefs

23:29 Michelle’s book, The Leadership Compass and her 3 pillar formula

30:24 Effective DEI initiatives

Quotes

“You might have to grow old, but you don't have to grow up.”

"No woman is an island you know, we do things with and through people.”

“Women are conditioned and socialized their entire lives about the role that they will play, the behaviors that they will exhibit. We take that on whether we like it or not.”

“Being a leader sometimes means shut up.”

“Women don't need fixing, the system needs fixing…... part of fixing that system is getting more women into positions of power..”

“When you say I don't do politics for me, that says to me I'm not interested in progressing my career.”

"managers and executives need to do is understand where you are right now versus where you want to be>”

Mentioned:

Michelleredfern.com

LinkedIn

Instagram

The Leadership Compass

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As a senior leader in a fortune 500 company, it took Teresa Vozza 3 different episodes of being wheeled out of a meeting to realize something was wrong. Diagnosed with burnout, these life changing events led her to her mission to address the source of her own trauma and also to help others deal with their burnout. Teresa is an award-winning leadership expert, a keynote speaker, writer, and the former Chief Human Resources Officer for a Fortune 500 company. She is on a mission to help executive professionals eradicate burnout and transform their leadership. Teresa’s thought leadership can be found in many top 2% podcasts such as Wickedly Smart Women and Leaders of Transformation, along with leading magazines like Fast Company, Collective World and Women of Influence.

What You Will Hear in This Episode:

1:40 Tereza’s story

8:38 Changing internal and self limiting beliefs

13:02 Identifying burnout, signs and characteristics in women and men

21:09 Tools and practices to recognize and address symptoms of burnout

28:46 Meditating, stress and finding joy

Quotes

“Investment dollars for venture capital will go to males much more than it will go to a female.”

“So much of my healing came from understanding that I felt under threat from men; certain men who were very dominating in stature or voice.”

“What joy does to your body is better than any kind of prescription you're going to take.”

Mentioned:

TeresaVozza.ca

LinkedIn

eConnect with Bonnie

Gendered Ageism Survey Results

Forbes article

5 Tips to own the superpower of your age

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Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon:

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Launching a digital magazine for women over 45, Jeannie Ralston began building a community that has blossomed into much more than a good read. An experienced traveler and planner, Jeannie is the co-founder and CEO of Next Tribe, the digital magazine that has recently morphed into a travel company devoted to smart, engaged women over 45. She homeschooled her children while traveling the world. As a magazine writer, her work has appeared in a variety of publications, including National Geographic, the New York Times, Life Magazine, Travel and Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Parenting, and Allure. Jeannie is the author of The Unlikely Lavender Queen, A Memoir of Unexpected Blossoming, and the e-book, The Mother of All Field Trips, Homeschooling Two Kids in 14 Countries.

What You Will Hear in This Episode:

2:02 Jeanne’s story and shifting focus

9:37 Business and personal challenges faced while changing focus

14:28 What Jeannie has learned about herself

19:28 Discoveries and surprises about women in the 45 plus demographic

26:24 2024 destinations

Quotes

"I want to get people behind the tourist facade into the real life of women in those destinations.”

“On a trip, my job is to make sure people have fun. If it's not fun, don't do it. “

Mentioned:

Nextribe.com

eConnect with Bonnie

Gendered Ageism Survey Results

Forbes article

5 Tips to own the superpower of your age

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Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon:

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