Episodios

  • Welcome to Life, Deconstructed
    Sep 30 2020

    Join us for candid conversations with inspiring women on how they got to where they are, the debates, decisions, and doubts along the way, and what success even means. We go in depth with female leaders from all fields and backgrounds - from an ex-CIA operative, to CEOs, founders, fashion moguls, designers and journalists.

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    2 m
  • Ex-CIA Operative on cartels, negotiation, and the best advice she ever got
    Oct 25 2020

    Mary Beth Long spent 13 years in the CIA as an operations officer, then moved on to the Defense Department where she became the first woman confirmed by the Senate to serve as Assistant Secretary of Defense. She later went on to found the defense firm Metis Solutions - and by the time she sold it in 2016, it had been dubbed by Inc. Magazine as one of America's fastest growing companies 3 years running. She talks about everything from hostage training, to how being a woman has helped her be a great negotiator, and the advice she got from her first CIA boss that's guided her whole life.

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    41 m
  • Coveteur Co-founder Stephanie Mark talks leadership, fear, and what she had to learn the hard way
    Oct 25 2020

    Just about 9 years ago, Stephanie Mark began turning a passion project into a major force. With two good friends, she co-founded Coveteur as a way to peek into the lives of the fashion set and global tastemakers – influencers, way before influencers were a thing. It exploded overnight – and ever since, Coveteur has become a massive, award-winning brand. We talk about how she went from being an intern carrying a ladder on the subway, to founding, running, and selling a multi-million dollar business, partnering with some of the biggest brands in the world. Plus, learning things the hard way. A lot.

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    38 m
  • Google Director & Author Alana Karen on ambition, balance, and changing gears
    Oct 25 2020

    Alana Karen started working at Google back when no one had ever heard of that strange word, way before it turned into the world-changing giant that it is. She's an award-winning leader and speaker who's spent 20 years in tech, today as a Director at Google. Her new book is “Adventures of Women in Tech: How We Got Here and Why We Stay.” In it, advice, a lot of insight, and interviews with over 80 women, who all followed very different paths to get to where they are. We go in-depth on everything from learning how to be a great leader, to her way of figuring out what to do next in life, and what she would tell her 20 year-old self.

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    40 m
  • One executive's rise, fall, and personal revolution
    Nov 4 2020

    By age 29, Daphny Bravo had climbed quickly through the executive ranks at Macy's, promoted 8 times in 9 years and managing $300 million dollars in annual retail sales. On paper - a major success straight out of business school. But it took her body shutting down, a hurricane, and ultimately pregnancy to confront what she knew deep down: she wasn't in the right place, and 'success' wasn't exactly what she'd been sold.

    In a deeply introspective conversation, Daphny takes us through the process of becoming a dramatically different, fulfilled version of herself - mentally, emotionally, and physically. On the way: long aimless walks, an unexpected yoga guide, and...paper. Lots of paper.

    Today she's the founder and creator behind DLaurenB Paperflorals: gorgeous paper flower creations sold around the world. She also recently co-founded Moguls of Infinite Opportunity: a community of women created to elevate each other in their personal and professional lives.

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    34 m
  • Part II: One executive's rise, fall, and personal revolution
    Nov 11 2020

    By age 29, Daphny Bravo had climbed quickly through the executive ranks at Macy's, promoted 8 times in 9 years and managing $300 million dollars in annual retail sales. On paper - a major success straight out of business school. But it took her body shutting down, a hurricane, and ultimately pregnancy to confront what she knew deep down: she wasn't in the right place, and 'success' wasn't exactly what she'd been sold.

    In a deeply introspective conversation, Daphny takes us through the process of becoming a dramatically different, fulfilled version of herself - mentally, emotionally, and physically. On the way: long aimless walks, an unexpected yoga guide, and...paper. Lots of paper.

    Today she's the founder and creator behind DLaurenB Paperflorals: gorgeous paper flower creations sold around the world. She also recently co-founded Moguls of Infinite Opportunity: a community of women created to elevate each other in their personal and professional lives.

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    43 m
  • War reporting, marijuana, and finding courage when least expected
    Nov 18 2020

    Emmy-award winning journalist and filmmaker Yael Lavie has covered some of the biggest events of our lifetimes, from 9/11 on the ground in New York City, to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, and the Arab Spring. In a funny and emotional talk, she explains why her life path was forever changed by her sister smoking a joint, why she had to twice pull herself away from 'chasing bullets,' and how having kids gave a fearless war reporter more courage than she ever had before. 

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    47 m
  • A senior military official, and always the only woman in the room
    Nov 25 2020

    Miri Eisin was born in California, raised in Israel, and spent 20 years in the military - serving as Deputy Head of the Combat Intelligence Corps, and retiring as a full colonel. In each position along the way, she was the only woman in the room - and the very first woman to do her job. She later also became the first woman in the country's history to serve as foreign media advisor to the prime minister. In a thoughtful conversation, she reflects on why she loved working in intelligence, the biggest mistake she ever made, and how over the years her definition of success has changed dramatically.

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    41 m