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  • 230. Mothers’ Day Movement 2025: Supporting Family Promise

    230. Mothers’ Day Movement 2025: Supporting Family Promise
    May 8 2025

    Eva Hausman, Silent co-founder of the Mothers’ Day Movement (MDM) joins to remind us that $35B are spent on Mother’s Day and what if for the cost of a bouquet of flowers we could change a life?

    Eva’s interest in starting this organization grew out of a column in The New York Times by Nicholas Kristof, where he made the case for moving the apostrophe in Mother’s Day so it honors not just one mother, but underserved mothers everywhere. It advocates shifting a portion of Mother’s Day gift giving to a carefully selected charity each year in honor of a woman or person they love.

    Joining Eva is Karen Olson, founder and CEO emeritus of Family Promise, a national non-profit organization. Karen has dedicated her life to transforming the futures of homeless and low-income families. Family Promise is the 2025 Mothers’ Day Movement beneficiary.

    Since 2011, MDM has raised over $1 million, in maternal health, education, hunger, clean water, and human trafficking, and has been featured in The New York Times, Ms. Magazine, and NPR.

    Here are the topics we covered:

    0:00 Introductions

    2:47 MDM Mission

    4:57 MDM Impact

    6:20 Family Promise Choice

    7:33 Family Promise Mission

    12:16 Misconceptions about Homelessness

    13:29 Homelessness Trends

    15:00 MDM Contribution to Beneficiary

    16:50 Advice 20-Something Self

    Memorable Quotes

    “It's time to move the apostrophe so that it becomes not just Mother's Day honoring a single mother but Mothers' Day, an occasion to try and help mothers around the globe as well." Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times

    “With cutback in programs, homelessness will increase. When we cut food programs and money for housing, people will end up in the streets.” Karen Olson

    “Engage in what you believe in.” U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin

    Here are the 3 Takeaways:

    • For the price of a bouquet of flowers, we can save a life by donating to MDM. Can you believe that $35 Billion was spent in the US on Mother’s Day last year?!
    • 100% of your donation to MDM goes towards helping Family Promise achieve their mission and the 2.5 million children in the United States who experience homelessness.
    • Founded in 1988, Family Promise is the nation’s leading organization addressing the crisis of homelessness for families with children. With nearly 200 sites across the country, Family Promise leverages local assets, implements real solutions, and advocates for families facing homelessness.

    As mentioned in the episode:

    Donation Link Mothers’ Day Movement 2025 Family Promise campaign: https://www.mothersdaymovement.org/2025-family-promise

    More about Eva:

    Born in 1943 in Bridgeport, CT to Jewish refugee parents from Nazi Germany, Eva was privileged to be the only member of my family to be born in the United States a country her parents adored. Her volunteer activities are many and varied but are primarily related to diversity, civil rights and defending against discrimination. She served on the CT board of the Anti-Defamation League for the last 30 years and received multiple awards for her service.

    More about Karen:

    Karen's journey began in the mid-1980s when she first committed herself to the noble cause of advocacy for the disenfranchised and homeless.

    Over the years, Karen's efforts have been recognized including President George H. Bush honoring her with the prestigious Annual Points of Light Award, and the New Jersey Governor's Pride Award recognizing Karen's remarkable social service contributions.

    Ways you can contact Mothers’ Day Movement and Family Promise:

    eMail

    info@mothersdaymovement.org


    Websites

    www.mothersdaymovement.org

    https://familypromise.org/


    IG:

    https://www.instagram.com/mothersdaymovementmdm/


    Facebook:

    https://www.facebook.com/mothersdaymovementMDM


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  • Ep 229 She Belongs: Empowering Girls to Lead with Confidence and Courage

    Ep 229 She Belongs: Empowering Girls to Lead with Confidence and Courage
    May 6 2025

    Madison Kosh, Millennial, is the Senior Director of Program and Training at Girl Scouts, Heart of Central California. A dedicated mom of two, she is passionate about championing girls’ ambition and creating meaningful group experiences.


    With over a decade of outdoor leadership experience and seven years of leadership within Girl Scouts, Madison is committed to equipping girls with the skills and confidence to navigate the world, find their voice, and create lasting change in their communities. Her deep love of the outdoors has shaped her journey—from Girl Scout to wilderness guide, outdoor retail expert, camp director, and now Senior Director of Program and Training—fueling her mission to empower the next generation of leaders.

    What You’ll Learn in This Episode:


    0:00 Introduction

    1:05 Madison’s Leadership Start

    5:43 Girl Scout Journey

    9:00 Why for Girl Scouts

    11:51 Parent’s Leadership Thoughts

    14:53 Biggest Challenges

    16:37 GenZ Impact

    20:31 Gen Alpha Impact

    24:26 Programs

    29:08 How to Support Girl Scouts

    31:16 20-Something Self Advice



    Quotable Moments:

    “Nothing challenges you more as a leader than taking a group of people out into the wilderness where you’re in survival mode.”

    “We need to teach young girls how to be confident and have the skills needed to live in this world.”

    “Who do you think runs this whole camp?”

    “All the things that parents are looking for their child to have are within Girl Scouts.”

    “GenZ is craving that connection but they are so busy!”

    "There’s a trend in Gen Alpha research that shows that persistent sadness and hopelessness in teenage girls increased from 36% in 2011 to 57% in 2021. (CDC)"


    “In prior years the #1 response was mom as a child’s key role model.”

    “We are trying to create a space for every girl or everyone who associates as a girl or associates with the Girl Scout experience.”

    “We’re really creating a space where girls can come and be themselves as nurture that and give them the skills to be resilient, be confident when they walk into any room, and she knows that she belongs and can succeed. Having personal growth and a strong sense of self that can keep her emotionally anchored through both good and tough times.”

    “Also girls get a bigger understanding of the world – a global element.”

    “Buy Girl Scout cookies!”

    “Happy Birthday, Madison!”


    Three Episode Takeaways:


    1. It’s important for girls to have interaction with women in strong leadership positions.


    2. Parenting is challenging. The encroachment of technology and the belief that the world is unsafe and increasingly divided can lead to parental fear and isolation. The focus is on family and want their kids to develop skills, and new styles of leadership. Most important is having the child be their authentic self. Mental wellness is a primary concern.


    3. Research indicates that people know what Girl Scouts is but they don’t know what Girl Scouts do outside cookies. We have a lot to learn from GenZ. The data indicates: strong entrepreneurship, high anxiety, skepticism, and high agency (“I can do this”). They crave downtime and the ability to do nothing and want to build relationships/friendships.
    Gen Alpha is all in on technology as a way to learn. They aspire to be influencers, do not see mom as a role model and are looking.



    Episode Resource:


    Ep. 7, Girl Scouts: More than just cookies?”

    https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/zY0gryNR9Sb


    How to reach Madison & Support Girl Scouts:


    madison.kosh@girlscoutshcc.org

    https://www.girlscoutshcc.org/


    https://girlscouts.org

    (find your local Council)


    FB & Insta https://www.facebook.com/GSHCC1/


    LinkedIn: company/girlscoutshcc


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    Our website:

    www.girltaketheleadpod.com

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  • 228. Managing Up Without Selling Out: Emotional Intelligence & Self-Leadership with Nejat Abdurahman

    228. Managing Up Without Selling Out: Emotional Intelligence & Self-Leadership with Nejat Abdurahman
    Apr 30 2025
    Nejat Abdurahman, Millennial, is a Keynote Speaker, the Author of The Art of Managing Up, and founder of N-BAC, a business advisory & consulting firm that helps organizations and leaders transform the way they lead. She is a certified leadership and emotional intelligence coach andDISC Practitioner who enables organizational growth and transformation through learning and leadership development. A continuous learner herself, Nejat lovesto spark passion for learning and help people unlock their potential. Nejat earned her MBA from Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst, and her BAdegree in Economics from Addis Ababa University.What You’ll Learn in This Episode: 0:00 Introduction2:15 Taboo Subject?7:35 Feeling Unappreciated 8:11 Confidence and Humility10:36 Personal and Team Acknowledgement Example12:59 Mobilizing your boss18:56 Self-awareness and Leadership20:24 Emotional Intelligence22:47 Being Dismissed25:36 Holistic Approach28:02 Generational Insights32:12 20-Something Self AdviceQuotable Moments:“One thing that keeps people from managing up are the myths associated with it.” “I thought I was the right person in the pipeline for the promotion and contributing this much, and someone else is hired?!” “We’re pretty bad about marketing ourselves and it’s always difficult.” “I wish I had this so much sooner.” “Which one is priority for the organization and boss?” “Communicate with others the way they would like to communicate, not the way you want to becommunicate.” “Self-leadership is the foundation of great leadership. The foundation of self-leadership is self-awareness.” “Self-awareness is really knowing who you are, your goals, strengths, talents, passion, what gives you energy, and tendencies (how you communicate).” “Emotional intelligence is a lifetime skill – it’s having the knowledge of our own emotions and regulating them and understanding others and leading with empathy andcompassion.” “Leadership is for people. Managing includes resources.” “Instead of thinking about yourself, think about the work you are doing, the learning. the purpose, the mission.” “Focus on self-love a lot.” Three Episode Takeaways: 1. When we think of managing up there are myths associated with it including we’re arrogant or being out of integrity. We also think if we just do our work, datawill speak for itself and others will see the value added we bring. When someone manages up and actively sharing what is being contributed new opportunities open up. 2. There are two extremes of leaders: 1.Totally promotes themselves or 2. Focus on the team at the loss of personal accomplishments. The in-between is to do both. 3. Make sure your hard work is aligned with the organization and your boss so your work is adding value and appreciated. Nejat makes the distinction between a great and productive relationship with your boss. When having difficulty with yourboss, think about the different communication styles and remember to ask how they would like you to communicate to have a more productive relationship. Special Offer:Managing Up Assessmenthttps://nbac.outgrow.us/nbac-3 Episode Resource: The Art of Managing Uphttps://www.amazon.com How to reach Nejat: nejat@n-bac.com Website: https://www.n-bac.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nejat.h.abdurahman/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/anejat/ How to reach Yo: Our website:www.girltaketheleadpod.com You can send a messageor voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you! email:yo@yocanny.com FB group: Girl, Take the Leadhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share IG:yocanny YouTube LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/
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  • 227. Drive Isn’t a Flaw: Virginia Frischkorn on Alignment, Resilience & Reinventing Connection Through Events

    227. Drive Isn’t a Flaw: Virginia Frischkorn on Alignment, Resilience & Reinventing Connection Through Events
    Apr 23 2025

    Virginia Frischkorn, Millennial, Founder and CEO of partytrick.com is an award-winning former event industry professional who has successfully transitioned into a startup founder.

    With over 15 years of experience craftingexceptional events, she is dedicated to transforming and empowering the experience economy.

    Her achievements include being recognized as one of the Top 50 Planners Worldwide by Vogue and Martha Stewart Weddings, named a Top 10 Innovator in EventTech, and honored in the DBJ 40 Under 40, among other prestigious accolades. In her next chapter, she is poised to disrupt the U.S. events economy with an innovative end-to-end white-labeled B2B solution called Partytrick.

    What You’ll Learn in This Episode:


    0:00 Introduction

    1:03 LI Post from ex

    2:19 Tug of war about balance/alignment

    4:33 Chapters of life

    6:29 Connecting through entertainment

    11:19 Vulnerability, authenticity

    18:05 Hope and resilience

    20:26 Just do it!

    23:28 20-something advice


    Quotable Moments:

    “Being intensely driven and focused isn’t a flaw.”

    “Your drive, your focus, your ability to work towards your goals these aren’t traits to dim – they arethe very things that will help you build something meaningful.”

    “I don’t think there is balance – it’s about alignment.”

    “When people feel safe and in their right environment, and you set the stage, connection is much more possible.”

    Brené Brown quotes:

    "Practicing courage, compassion, and connection in our daily lives is how we cultivate worthiness. The key work is practice...WE invite compassion into our lives when we act compassionately toward ourselves and others, and we feel connected in our lives when we reach out and connect."

    "Hope is a function of struggle. We develop hope not during the easy or comfortable times, but through adversity and thebelief that we can create change."

    "Faith isn’t an agreement to a set of beliefs, it’s a place of mystery where we find the courage to believe in whatwe cannot see and the strength to let go of our fear of uncertainty."

    “Hope fuels action.”


    “Hope and faith balance out and build resilience.”

    Three Episode Takeaways:

    1. When we’re not in alignment and there’s zero balance, that’s when things can get really chaotic. One way to view segments in life are as chapters and each chapter informs the next. Without those previous chapters we wouldn’t havegotten those life’s lessons.
    2. When people connect it can facilitate community. It allows people to open up. In-person events engage all senses providing more depth of a connection. It’s a whole different energy.

    3. Events have 3 core elements: the design, the planning, and execution. Most of us feel good about 1 of these things. The way a host gets people comfortable is by exuding confidence that all of the elements are handled.


    New Product:

    Virginia just launched her B2B product, Partytrick, the growth engine for scalable, repeatable events andactivations. Her end-to-end platform powers demos, brand activations, experiences, and large-scale events while capturing valuable data to measure ROI and provide actionable business insights. By streamlining operations andautomating workflows, she helps teams save time, ensure quality consistency, and execute events with greater efficiency and impact.

    How to reach Virginia:

    virginia@partytrick.com

    https://partytrick.com

    @partytrick

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  • 226. Interview Like a Pro: Bring the Energy, Tell Your Story with Impact, and Own Your Brand

    226. Interview Like a Pro: Bring the Energy, Tell Your Story with Impact, and Own Your Brand
    Apr 16 2025
    Jenn Hahn, Millennial, joins us and is the Founder & CEO of J Recruiting Services, a niche recruiting firm that partners with leading retail brands across the U.S. to deliver top-tier talent. When she isn't leading her team in recruiting strategy and solutions, she is a wife, mom to three busy kids and anavid yogi. In 2017, Jenn founded J Recruiting Services to serve the industry she knows and loves—retail. Her team’s mission is clear: deliver exceptional results that encourage both clientsand candidates to expect more from external recruiters. They’re more than just recruiters—they’re true partners. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: 0:00 Introduction1:39 Trends in Women in the Workplace Today4:24 Owning our own motivation, values, whatdrives us6:43 Yellow stickies9:48 Employment brand (way you show up ininterviews) and Candidate experience11:37 Interview tips 12:24 Acing your interview18:46 Tony Robbins example20:06 Practice example25:02 What Jenn would tell her 20-something selfQuotable Moments:“We fought so hard and it doesn’t feel like fulfillment at the end of the day.” “The power really comes from owning it yourself.” “The only way to bring the electricity (energy) is if you’re filled up.” “The struggle for women is that we want to ace everything and we’re crushing it…we can forget to balance.” “Sustainable high-achievement” (Hannah Abad) is what we’re all looking for but we need to flip the funnel.” “You do not need to be the smartest in the room – you need to be resourceful and bring the energy.” “Fear is a really good motivator but it’s also exhausting.” “Letting the outside circumstances dictate your brand, when it’s really an internal thing at the top of the funnel (what is your identity), can derail us.” “We’re all interviewing every day.” “Interviewing is a skill.”“Clear is kind.”Three Episode Takeaways:1. Key trends include that women are stepping upand there are more women in leadership seats. Another trend Jenn sees is the burnout and exiting (“The Great Breakup”) at record pace. She states havingwomen at the table is important to make good business decisions that represent women in most customer bases. 2. Knowing our personal values and what drives us can fill our cup. Bringing the energy or electricity and knowing what fills us up, allows us to show up as leaders we want to be. Keyis flipping the funnel and starting with our identity and ending with our work at the narrow part of the funnel, instead of making your work 80% of the funnel. Let’shear it for yellow stickies!3. In addition to bringing on the energy, being able to communicate detail in 3 min or less about what wedo, and stating the financial impact can lead to success in an interview. Special Offer:25% off offer for the Ace Your Interview Coursehttps://courses.jrecruitingservices.com/offers/e79ydjmb/checkout?coupon_code=GTTL25Use the code GTTL25 when registering. Episode Resource: Personal branding free workbooks:https://girltaketheleadpod.com/time-to-podcast Ep. 52 Personal Branding: Can’t Leave Home without One – Let’s Craft Yours!https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/r3BBmmTsuSb How to reach Jenn:info@jrecruitingservices.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/jrecruitingservices/?viewAsMember=true(Company page) https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenn-hahn-5698b66a/(Jenn’s page) https://www.facebook.com/JRecruitingServices How to reach Yo: Our website:www.girltaketheleadpod.com You can send a messageor voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you! email:yo@yocanny.com FB group: Girl, Take theLeadhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share IG:yocanny YouTube LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/
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  • 225. Unlocking Influence: Reciprocity, Authority, and the Psychology of Yes

    225. Unlocking Influence: Reciprocity, Authority, and the Psychology of Yes
    Apr 10 2025
    Tara Landes, GenX, has been the secret weapon hundreds ofsmall businesses leaders have used as they solve operational challenges for over 25 years. She is a certified change management practitioner from The Prosci Institute and a licensed influence trainer from The Cialdini Institute.She is also the lead faculty member for the Bellrock management training programs, which are unique in both methods and results. In this episode she brings her expertise in influencing others with grounded research and such enjoyable storytelling. She breaks down the psychology of influence using research-backed insights from Dr. Robert Cialdini, Daniel Kahneman, and Daniel Pink. Note: When we talk about influence in this episode, we mean ethical influence—using psychology to guide decisions responsibly, not manipulate. What You’ll Learn in This Episode:0:00 Intro1:06 Influence & Persuasion 2:28 Influencers5:52 Robert Cialdini Book Overview7:08 Reciprocity12:15 Sales14:23 Liking17:04 Authority19:37 GenZ Cynicism20:40 Kahneman’s System 1 and System 224:30 Consistency27:47 ScarcityQuotable Moments:*Influencers are using different aspects of the practice ofinfluence.”“The law of reciprocity states that if I give yousomething, you feel obligated to give me something back.”“There is power in making a concession.”“In my household if I have a way to make people say yes tome more often, my life is a little bit better….and their lives are a little bit better when get me to say yes.” “Before you do business with someone, build some rapport.” “When we’re teaching about influence, we’re teaching aboutusing it for good.”“Now is a difficult time for all sorts of things. It is hardto know who to trust. Our traditional go-to way of making decisions is really being upended.”“Most of what we do is on auto-pilot.”“Consistency is about having other people that you’reworking with agree to smaller things because they’ll agree to something larger to be consistent…we like to feel internally consistent.”“Scarcity is when people want something they’re afraidthey’ll miss getting.”“It takes a really long time to find friends, so find yourpeople and stay in touch.” Three Episode Takeaways: 1. Influence is broader and persuasion is narrower – Influence is what we do to nudge people along overtime. Persuasion is a subset of that where we’re actually getting someone to take an action. Influencers use social proof and authority when we are uncertain about what to do.2. The 7 common aspects of influence Dr. Cialdini found universal: reciprocity, liking, authority, consistency, scarcity, social proof and unity. Many times we don’t realize how we’re being influenced. 3. 41% of our day is spent selling what we’re trying to accomplish. We also like to do business with people we like so figure out what we have in-common to connect.Upcoming Event:Next cohort begins in May.Registration is now open.https://bellrock.ca/our-training/management-training/ Episode Resource: Robert Cialdini’s Book: Influencehttps://amazon.comDaniel Khaneman https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2002/kahneman/biographical/ To Sell is Human, Daniel S. Pinkhttps://amazon.com Ep. 212 Understanding Ourselves Through Talk: A Conversation with Dr. Amanda Kenderes https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/dlIeLxU3uRb Eps. 110 & 111 The Power of Regret: From Regrets to Resiliencehttps://girltaketheleadpod.com/episode/111-more-about-daniel-pinks-the-power-of-regret-from-regrets-to-resilience How to reach Tara:www.bellrock.cahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/taralandes/ How to reach Yo: Our website:www.girltaketheleadpod.com You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you! email:yo@yocanny.com FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share IG:yocanny YouTube LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/
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  • 64. Mobbing: Have You Heard of the Term?

    64. Mobbing: Have You Heard of the Term?
    Apr 2 2025

    While researching Ep 53 about Bullies Yo found and read thebook Mobbing, Emotional Abuse in the American Workplace by Noa Davenport, PhD,Ruth Distler Schwartz, and Gail Pursell Elliot. Dr. Davenport is a culturalanthropologist, Schwartz and Pursell are consultants in marketing and HRrespectively.

    The authors call Mobbing, a traumatic syndrome and it cancertainly derail you if you’re trying to be or become a leader!

    Plus a Newsweek article indicates that Mobbing happens on aglobal level.

    The 3 EpisodeTakeaways

    1. Be aware - be aware ofwhat your spiny “intuitive” sense tells you.

    2. Lookat your options – leaving isn’t the only one.

    3. Looks at what’ going on w/n the team – keep a lookout for those“mobs” that might be at work in your organization.

    Linksto references made in the episode:

    Mobbing,Emotional Abuse in the American Workplace

    They Call It “Mobbing”Newsweek Article

    Stronger KellyClarkson

    Related episodesmentioned:

    Ep.53, The Bully Mindset by Gary & Ruth Namie, PhDs

    Ep.48, Name Claim Reframe by Andrea DeWitt

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