The past few years have done nothing if not make us feel disempowered. We have lost our rights, our sense of security, and our choices. Samantha Karlin, feminine leadership guru and general legal badass, knows how to facilitate change and that’s exactly what she is doing. This is a lively conversation about the constructs of our political system, the patriarchal norms, and moving into action. Remember, feminism isn’t about empowering women only - it’s about creating equity across the board. 

Samantha Karlin is the CEO of Empower Global, which facilitates training on DEI and gender issues for Fortune 500 companies. 

Empower also runs a groundbreaking women’s leadership challenge for small groups of women leaders from around the world. Some of Empower’s clients include Slalom, Hiscox, Verizon, Amazon, Insight Partners, and beyond.  

She speaks and does training all over the world, including at Harvard University, Tufts University, IE University, and Indian Institute for Management, and is a TEDx speaker. She is also the host of Samanthropolitics, a cutting-edge talk show about global politics and women’s rights, where she interviews DC heavyweights about foreign policy.   

Previously, Samantha led global engagement for a Silicon Valley tech company, led Ash-o-ka’s programming with women social entrepreneurs, built coalitions for the Hillary for America campaign, and managed the women’s issues portfolio for the US Embassy in Sarajevo, BiH. Ms. Karlin holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy with a specialization in global gender analysis and conflict resolution from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.  She is a trained mediator and speaks Spanish fluently.   She has been published in the Washington Post, Conscious Company Magazine, and Women2.0, and is a New America expert.

This week on Clutching our Pearls we are joined by Jody Milward, the self-described “accidental entrepreneur”. Rather than returning to a traditional 9-5 office job after having kids, Jody wanted something else. But what came next wasn’t clear, Jody went on to explore various roles from being a Private Investigator to her current area of expertise of digital marketing where she now generates over 7 figures in revenue! Jody has also gone on to give back to others looking to build success for themselves, teaching students how they can go on to make 6 figure a year managing Facebook ads.

Jody, like many women who return to the workforce after having kids, was tired of the typical office work life. The challenges of a lack of flexibility and limited paths toward success led her to take on the challenge of being an accidental entrepreneur. It was not an easy experience, from the challenges of breaking into markets & governmental red tape that held her up at various points, but never the less she continued on to create her own successful business. If you are like Jody and are tired of limited freedom, flexibility, and the overall crap that comes with a typical 9-5 then you have got to listen in to discover how you can find success & freedom in becoming your own teacher, boss, and self-made “accidental entrepreneur”. 

These two powerful women share their entrepreneurial journey and the joys and struggles of motherhood. Other topics of today’s podcast include Jody’s experiences as an Australian living through the pandemic, strict lockdown protocols, and the loss of her fur baby.

Tune in today to hear Jody’s story of surviving Covid lockdowns in Australia,  entrepreneurship and learn how you can create success in your life. 

Meet Brendan Kumarasamy–he’s the founder of MasterTalks, and today’s guest on this episode of Clutching Our Pearls. He’s going to take us on a whirlwind journey of how he was led to his goal of providing free communication tools to everyone around the world. 

He teaches ambitious entrepreneurs and executives to be the top 1% of speakers in their industry–and today he’s helping us break down what makes effective communication, well, effective. 

Tune in here today at 5 pm