079: Work and Meaning
Women Rocking Wall Street - A podcast dedicated to women in financial services
Release Date: 07/08/2019
092: Championing Cybersecurity with Rachel Wilson
Women Rocking Wall Street - A podcast dedicated to women in financial services
While cybersecurity is not a new concept, a spotlight has been placed on its importance given the ever-increasing sophistication of cybercriminals, COVID-19, and the new work-from-home evolution. Our incredibly special guest is none other than the Head of Cybersecurity for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, Rachel Wilson. After her childhood love of all things cryptography, code making and code breaking, her dream of working for the National Security Agency (NSA) was realized, where she spent 15 years in various leadership roles and managed the NSA's counterterrorism operation and...
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091: New Thoughts about Negotiating with Mori Taheripour
Women Rocking Wall Street - A podcast dedicated to women in financial services
In this episode, I sat work with the fabulous Mori Taheripour. The powerhouse professor who teaches Negotiation and Dispute Resolution to undergraduate and graduate students at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She’s also the author of Bring Yourself: How to Harness the Power of Connection to Negotiate Fearlessly. From Public Health in the AIDS field to teaching at Wharton, Mori’s experiences have armed her with the skills to be a great negotiator. For her, negotiation starts with learning more about oneself. She believes that you need...
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090: Conversation and Care with Dr. Joy Lere
Women Rocking Wall Street - A podcast dedicated to women in financial services
Our special guest is Dr. Joy Lere, a psychologist, consultant, speaker and writer whose practice focuses on the intersection of human behavior and finance. Specializing in money, mindset and meaning, her experience has shown that the primary issue driving demand for her services, directly or indirectly, relates to money. She helps patients become financially savvy, emotionally strong and confident. In my jubilant conversation with Joy, she discussed how to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and how it all starts with self-care. Self-care is about making choices for yourself that gives you...
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089: Women, Movies, and Media with Madeline Di Nonno
Women Rocking Wall Street - A podcast dedicated to women in financial services
This guest is one for the ages. We sat down with The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, CEO, Madeline Di Nonno to discuss ways they’re encouraging television and other media to infuse intersectionality, diversity and inclusion in their content. Founded in 2004 by Academy Award Winning Actor Geena Davis, the Institute is the only organization working collaboratively within the entertainment industry to engage, educate and influence the creation of gender-balanced onscreen portrayals, reducing harmful stereotypes and creating an abundance of unique female characters...
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088: Speak Up, Step Up, Make it Happen with Minda Harts and Christine Brown-Quinn
Women Rocking Wall Street - A podcast dedicated to women in financial services
This episode we have two wonderful guests, Minda Harts and Christine Brown-Quinn. Both discussing career advice! Minda is the CEO of The Memo LLC, a career development platform for women of color. She’s also the best-selling author of, “The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know To Secure A Seat at the Table”. Minda says that success is not a solo sport, you have to build your squad. It all boils down to relationship building and how to articulate your value all while quantifying your worth. Christine Brown-Quinn is a best-selling author of “Step Aside Superwoman” and...
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087: Ageless FinTech with Lisa Moyle
Women Rocking Wall Street - A podcast dedicated to women in financial services
Lisa Moyle is co-founder of VC Innovations where she’s committed to connecting established financial institutions with financial technology (FinTech) startups and technology providers. All the while keeping an eye towards making sure women are part of the equation. Her annual event, FinTech Talents, beings together this ecosystem of nearly 3,000 attendees to facilitate networking, establishing business relationships, and giving university students a look inside the industry. Aside from creating memorable, unique and interactive experiences at these events, her goal is to make...
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086: Speaking Out with Alex Chalekian
Women Rocking Wall Street - A podcast dedicated to women in financial services
Our special guest is Alex Chalekian, founder and CEO of Lake Avenue Financial and ally and believer in women. In his words, “it’s important for women to have a voice in this industry and to be able to do the things that they should be able to do!” Alex started a universal dialogue around solving female harassment by notably speaking up against Ken Fisher who made controversial remarks at one particular fireside chat at the Tiburon CEO Summit. Since then, he penned a processes to report and address harassment and his selfless and important work continues today.
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085: One Girl at a Time with Seema Hingorani
Women Rocking Wall Street - A podcast dedicated to women in financial services
This one is a dream guest! Seema Hingorani is a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management focused on talent development, client relationships and diversity initiatives. She served as a member of the National Finance Committee of Secretary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential Campaign and is an active member of The Economic Club of New York and 100 Women in Finance. Seema’s also the Founder and Chair of Girls Who Invest, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the number of women in portfolio management and leadership in the asset management industry. Seema has...
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084: Clapping Back with Elijah Lawal
Women Rocking Wall Street - A podcast dedicated to women in financial services
This week’s guest is passionate about debunking stereotypes. At a young age, Elijah wrote short stories about Nigerian myths and legends and sold them to his classmates for £1. Today, he’s a published author of, The Clapback, a definitive guide to addressing negative stereotypes about the black community. From swimming and fried chicken to privilege and allyship, he discusses his opinions and learnings from his in-depth research.
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083: Changing the Language of Wealth with Chloe B. Mckenzie
Women Rocking Wall Street - A podcast dedicated to women in financial services
Chloe B. Mckenzie is an inspiration and one I absolutely feel privileged to interview. She’s a brilliant and resilient woman who coined the term “wealth justice”. Her mission is to close the wealth gap for black women and create a curriculum that delivers messages about wealth and wealth accumulation. The most interesting part? Her target audience is students, starting in kindergarten! She has quite the story - from an abusive family to a liver failure – she’s unstoppable at only 27. After you listen, do yourself a favor and pick up her book, The Activist Investor.
info_outlineAndrée Simon is truly making a difference in the world. As CEO & President of FINCA Impact Finance (FIF), she leads a global network of microfinance banks and institutions. FIF’s network of community-based banks offer responsible and affordable loan and saving products to more than two million people across the world, empowering low income women and men to take control of their financial futures. Her two teenage kids are even committed to this mission…talk about an inspiration! Andree is a globetrotter who aims to conquer and save the world, one day at a time. With regular trips to Pakistan, Tanzania, Afghanistan and more, Andrée visits and oversees FINCA Impact Finance operations in 20 of the most difficult, yet most beautiful countries in the world. What a rockstar. Listen in to hear how she navigates being a fish out of water in most of those environments along with some wise advice.