Girl, Take the Lead!

During this episode Yo is joined by author, Holly Butler, to discuss Holly’s new book: Me, Myself, & Marilyn, Travails of a Love Hungry Look-alike. We explore the question: Would we consider Marilyn Monroe a leader? We explore and reference the following: · The CNN original series: Reframed Marilyn Monroe (https://cnncreativemarketing.com/project/marilyn/) · Holly’s book that integrates quotes through-out her book and captures quips we can hear Marilyn saying. · We recognize Marilyn’s power and

In this episode we explore the following questions: How do we recognize female power? And what are the sometimes funny, frightening stories we tell ourselves about it? What are the cultural underpinnings of misogyny in politics or the workplace, and its forms? How and why do conventional definitions of “power” (or for that matter of knowledge, expertise and authority) that we carry round in our heads exclude women? What about metaphors we use regularly? How do we judge women’s success? By what

During this episode we’ll (Yo, Emma and Kiki) explore Betty White, the beloved legend who was actually one powerful leader and what she means to different generations. We discuss the following: * Key points from the book, When Women Invented Television, by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong where the author points out that Betty is recognized “for offering early television her crazy ideas, her willingness to do whatever it took to succeed, and her outrageously charming personality”. We are most grateful to

We are joined today by humor & leadership experts: Karyn Buxman and Andrea Canny. Our discussion covers the following: · Benefits of humor to enhance approachability and trust · Humor as a tool or weapon · Are people born funny? · Leading with humor · When humor is appropriate · Generational differences Karyn provides her 7 competencies to connect with others: 1. Bond or Relationship to others* 2. Environment or Context* 3. Authenticity 4. Safety* 5. Timing 6. Content 7. Delivery *most important

In today’s episode we are joined by Andrea Canny, award-winning actor, director and producer who specializes in one-to-one and master class vocal performance coaching. She was voted the vocalist of the decade by broadwayworld.com in 2020. We will provide a multi-generational perspective on voice, how we sound and more importantly, what we say. We discuss surprise situations when we’re caught off-guard in “surprise attacks” and provide strategies to avoid reacting in the moment which can lead to

In this episode you learn more about our podcast and the direction of our episodes and format. You’ll learn the basic foundation of our definition of leadership that guides all our content. It ends with the following quote: “I sat down with the universe and told her I wanted to grow. I told her to use me as a vessel. So she made me uncomfortable. She stripped me of everything I knew. Made me learn how to be silent, how to let go, how to move on, how to stand my ground, how to be more understanding,

Get a quick take on our goals for this podcast which explores Women & Leadership. You'll hear the voices of the boomer, millennial, and genZ co-hosts who are very excited to bring their experiences, learning, and questions during the episodes!