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Power Up Series: Black Women are Forging Change in Powerful Ways

It’s 2021! WE Women Express is introducing the POWER UP Series, signature conversations with women who are taking a bigger stance, using a bigger platform, and using their voices to guide our country, world, and planet in becoming a richer, more diverse landscape. Our first conversation is with Liz Archibald, Director of Corporate Communications for NVidia, one of the world’s largest Technology companies. She is responsible for leading PR for three key areas - Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Developers (we have 2M in our program), and Inception (6500+ AI startup companies). This is notable for an African American woman in the Tech industry. Right out of college Liz was given the opportunity to affect the “corporate voice” through brand messaging at HP and then Cisco.  These opportunities positioned her to develop her expertise in helping C-Suite executives with communicating their brand messages. Liz shares her path to one of the biggest companies in the Tech industry. She’ll shares how each step gave her more confidence and experience to be able to “Power Up” in the Tech Industry as a woman AND a woman of color. In this interview you will find insights into thinking bigger, leading from your seat at the table, finding your voice, helping you “Power UP” too.

Power Up Series: Taking your seat at the Boardroom Table

Jocelyn Mangan, CEO & Founder of Him For Her an organization focused on accelerating diversity on for-profit boards.  Placing women in a seat at the director level is essential for fueling the narrative and perspective of business operations with a direct lead  into profit margins.  Diverse boards that include women have proven to be better for business. Yet only one in five public-company directors are female. In my interview with Jocelyn, we discuss the gaps between board opportunities and talented women who are ready for board service. Megan believes “The problem isn't the pipeline, it’s the network.” There is no shortage of qualified female executives interested in board service. This  is only the road to the top which has not been well "heeled" by women. Now is the time to reach higher and take the seat that will  help you enhance your ability to influence, challenge, instruct, innovate and usher in change from the top down. There is room at the table, Jocelyn will help you take a seat! www.himforher.org

VC’s investing in “Women who Solve the World’s Biggest Problems

Jenny Abramson is the Founder & Managing Partner of Rethink Impact the largest, US-based impact venture capital firm with a gender lens that invests in female leaders using technology to solve the world’s biggest problems. A former tech CEO, she’s held leadership roles across major media, education, and data companies. Jenny has received a number of accolades and was recently named a Forbes’ Impact 50 alongside Serena Williams, Reid Hoffman, Melinda and Bill Gates along with other notable founders and cofounders in high tech . Jenny has a BA and MA from Stanford, MBA from Harvard Business School, and was a Fulbright Scholar at The London School of Economics.”  In this interview we will discuss how important it is to support women owned businesses and innovations. VC’s are beginning to see that choosing women to invest in is not only a smart business choice but a lucrative one. Some VC's see investing in women owned businesses as a game changing opportunity.  No matter what the November 3rd outcome is, it's time to take bigger steps to bring our innovations forward and seek the funding we need. The number of women ventures funded by VC’s is small, especially in technology. What this means is there is room for us to get funded. Jenny will tell us how!

Denise, Where have you been? Conversations on Power

I've been on a mini sabbatical by taking time off to listen and to gather my thinking. There's a lot going on!  What I've come to, is a conversation that I think is so important to share with you as we head into the election season. No matter what happens, it's our time to stand up and make a difference. I will share knowledge sentiments and thoughts on what next steps look like for women in power. I will pull on today's trends to enhance our personal expression by using examples of powerful women and men who are taking and have taken a stand to transform our country. 

Why White Women Political Leaders must face Racism

Angie Bado announced her candidacy for Texas House of Representatives, District 70 as a Democrat. She believes that for too long, the majority of Texans in her district, have not had a voice at the table. Angie feels it's time to bring back collaboration, consensus building and open communication that fosters accomplishing legislation that is important to all people. She faces the challenge of systemic racism in America and looks for answers to eliminate its cause and effect. Angie shares why it is important as a political leader to have a deeper conversation about racism in order to truly lead. “I am a white woman of privilege, I realized that I’ve been complacent and complicit in perpetuating racism. I asked myself “what role can/should I play in facilitating change”.? “How do we have, honest discussions about racism?” “How do I have these sensitive and meaningful discussions with my black friends?” “How do I approach these conversations from a position of trust?” “As a political leader how do I help my community become more whole and just?” Answering these questions are critical. So, Angie and I discuss Six Key Points: What drove her to run for office - and why now?  Her feelings about Divisiveness in our Country / Texas How to take ownership of the fact that my White Privilege has perpetuated Racism?   Why is it important for women to run for office? How can my candidacy help advance African Americans and the underserved in Texas/Country? Why is Voting THE power of the public As a state rep., Angie’s vision would be for the legislature to get to a place where, our leaders fight to support the values we believe in, while passionately fighting for solutions that will put ALL people over politics.  Angie Bado For District 70, Texas House of Representatives https://badofortexas.com/  

The Value of the “Pause” - time to reboot, reimagine, redefine

Natalie W. Nixon, PhD , Author, global speaker, consultant, and creativity strategist.  She defines creativity as the ability to toggle between wonder and rigor then shows us how to integrate these into our life and work. She believes by searching for the transformative qualities in life, we will become a more dynamic version of ourselves.  Our talk will help you discover why the“ Value of the Pause”,  is essential to our growth, especially as we experience this global pandemic. “Pause” gives us the opportunity to Restore, Reboot, Reimagine, and Redefine. Natalie shares tips on how we can design who we want to be going forward. These days are ripe with the need for inquiry, improvisation and intuition.  She believes that women have a healthy dose of intuition, so she challenges us to use it, to lead with it and explore new personal forms of expression.  She introduces “The Vagus Nerve” and how it connects the mind, the heart and the “gut”.  This could be one "real" reason to trust our intuition when taking that personal leap or next step in our life. For more with Natalie Nixon visit her website: www.Figure8thinking.com AND for a free sample chapter from her latest book The Creativity Leap  

Rising above the Corona Crisis, Facing Fears, Finding Resilience

L.Y. Marlow, is an award-winning author, social entrepreneur and empowerment advocate whose life journey took her from growing up in poverty, teen pregnancy and a legacy of domestic violence to the opulence of corporate America; and now to a life devoted to inspiring other women.     If you are ready to face the fear and uncertainty that this moment in history is presenting, this is the podcast for you!   Whether you’re experiencing regret, worry or consumed by fear, you can rise above this current crisis and embrace your passion, purpose and power.  Use this time of social distancing to rediscover yourself and the personal journey that will prepare you for a life post the "Corona Crisis". Release the women you have always known yourself to be.  Listen as LY, guides you beyond fear, helping you step into a more powerful future. There is light at the end of the tunnel - your light!

We are the voices of power! Motivation for finding your voice!

Denise’s 2020 Vision for the Year, for the Decade! This episode is all inspiration, a kickoff to the New Year!  She will talk about Nancy Pelosi, Greta Thunberg, and Harriett Tubman, the voices of the year and of a lifetime. Denise will share with you her motivation for creating a movement, and a podcast called Woman Express! She’ll share tips on how and why you must find and define your own voice, to individually and collectively change the world. It is our time and it is my mission and dream to help you, find your voice and be heard.  As a next step and commitment to you Denise will be offering Woman Express Coaching and Women Express retreats, stay tuned!