A Lesson On Owning Your Own Narrative with Pascale Sablan
Voice Lessons Podcast
Meet Pascale Sablan, a visionary architect with an impressive track record of transforming the built environment. Pascale has been recognized as one of the most influential architects of her generation, with a practice characterized by a commitment to excellence, innovation, and sustainability. She currently serves as the NOMA Global President and Chief Executive Officer at Adjaye Associates, New York Studio in charge of all operations, whilst continuing to lead efforts for architectural projects, community engagement and business development. Pascale is not only an accomplished architect but...
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A Lesson on Commitment with Rich Nichols
Voice Lessons Podcast
In this , Rich Nichols talks about fighting for equal pay for the US Women's soccer team. Rich shares insights into what it takes to stand up to the entire US Soccer Federation and why women are just people who get things done without any ego involved. Nichols was the catalyst for the USWNT quest for equal pay and created and executed the strategic media strategy that catapulted the teams push for “equal pay” to the top of international, domestic, and social media coverage and transformed the women on the USWNT into reputational pioneers for social and economic change. VOICE LESSONS...
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A Lesson on Mindfulness with Dr. Ellen Langer
Voice Lessons Podcast
In this Lesson On Mindfulness, Dr. Ellen Langer, known as the "mother of mindfulness," shares her profound insights on mindfulness, its impact on our lives, and how it enhances leadership, especially for women. Dr. Ellen J. Langer is the author of more than two hundred research articles, and thirteen books including the international bestseller Mindfulness; The Power of Mindful Learning; On Becoming An Artist, and Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility; The Art of Noticing; and most recently, The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic...
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A Lesson on Doing What You Love with Allison Eden
Voice Lessons Podcast
In this , Allison Eden talks about her journey as a celebrated creator in the world of glass mosaics. Allison shares insights into her creative process, the evolution of her career, and how passion drives her success. VOICE LESSONS SHOWNOTES: VOICE LESSONS ON INSTAGRAM:
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A Lesson on Sharing Your Stories with Renee Bracey Sherman
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Renee Bracey Sherman is a Chicago-born writer and reproductive justice activist committed to the visibility and representation of people who have had stigmatized experiences. In this episode, we discuss why it’s so important to share your own story, how you can stand strong in speaking your truth, and how you can embrace the collective hug of support that comes along with joining a movement for change. Because your voice and story matters.
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A Lesson On the Courage of Choice with Merle Hoffman
Voice Lessons Podcast
Merle Hoffman is an internationally known leader in the struggle for women’s rights, opening one of the first abortion clinics pre-Roe in 1971. Throughout her activism career spanning over 50 years, Merle's mission remains the same; for women to fight for their own reproductive choices and to recognize that each individual woman can make a profound decision for her own life, and has the right to speak up for that choice. You just have to practice courage.
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A Lesson On Saying It with Sugar with Becca Rea-Tucker
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Becca Rea-Tucker has been "saying it with sugar" since 2018 and now more than ever, this feminist baker is helping to shift the conversation and inspire change around women's issues by using a more unconventional platform: cakes.
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A Lesson On Creating Joy with Jennifer Freed
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Jennifer Freed, Ph.D, M.F.T. is a psychological astrologer who believes that your cosmic DNA serves as a roadmap for your life. Even when we are experiencing oppression from our societies, if we learn to embrace our past traumas, use our unique gifts to create change, and incorporate movement into our day each day, we can make joyful choices that allow us to show up for ourselves and others during times of hardship.
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A Lesson On Belonging with Dr. Sarah Gaither
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“What are you?” It’s a question Dr. Sarah Gaither was asked a child growing up mixed race. Now she studies the effects of that question and others related to identity at Duke University's Identity & Diversity Lab. In this episode on belonging, we talk about identity denial, identity accessibility, and why she’s using her own multiracial identity to help create a more inclusive world.
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A Lesson On Seizing Your Upgrade with Dr. Louann Brizendine
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Dr. Louann Brizendine was among the first to explain why women think, communicate, and feel differently than men. Now she’s on a mission to rebrand the “M" word: Menopause.
info_outlineTOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
- It's common for creatives to be multifaceted.
- Feminist Fashion
- How Crosby got into her field.
- Why Crosby wanted to figure out where strategy exists within fashion public relations.
- The mindsets about PR that PR Couture is trying to change.
- PR is such a feminized field and it also reflects a lot of the ways that women are socialized to be these supporting characters only working behind the scenes.
- *70% of the global PR industry is women.
- **Only 2 of the 10 largest PR agencies worldwide have women running their North American operations. And the salary for a woman in PR is $20,000 less compared to her male counterpart.
- The thought-leadership piece around PR and how it has evolved in the digital world.
- What being a thought-leader means to Crosby.
- How to pivot in the culture of the conversation.
- How to recognize the time to pivot.
- How to thrive in an agency environment in the PR industry if you’re an introvert.
- You can ease into your own visibility.
- True visibility is internal.
- How certain career choices are subconscious decisions based on our own visibility issues.
- How personal decisions turn into personal branding.
- Active listening with your audience and yourself is key as you evolve and your business grows.
- Filling a gap in the market around service rather than profit.
- When men market to women they typically try and solve problems that don’t exist.
- Being in service to your creativity and curiosity to help move your business forward.
- Finding a PR professional who aligns with your mission and values.
- Women often go into entrepreneurship roles because they face diversity and wage gap issues.
- We cut off our ability to be accepted and loved in a certain way by not allowing ourselves to be seen.
- Feminine leadership leans toward collaboration and inclusivity.