F*it radio is a storytelling series where female leaders share raw and personal stories about the challenges they've overcome on the way to success. Worn is a mission-based creative agency that empowers women to lead. Through our creative work in strategy, design, content creation, and production,…
Elena Cohen shares stories of working as a criminal defense attorney in New York City. Elena spoke at F*it: A New Manifesto the night before the Women's March on Washington to educate us of the do's and don'ts of protesting. Elena is an attorney focusing on civil rights and animal rights. She is also an editorial assistant for Women's Studies Quarterly and a graduate student and research assistant at the CUNY grad center finishing her dissertation in political theory. Produced by Nicole Corbett Sound editing by Anthony Porecco
Jessica González-Rojas shares her personal story of being assaulted by protesters outside a Planned Parenthood that turned her into an activist for reproductive justice, and the work she's done ever since to ensure Latinas in the U.S. have access to healthcare. Jessica González-Rojas is Executive Director at the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, the only national reproductive justice organization working to advance reproductive health, rights and justice for the 28 million Latinas in the U.S. Learn more about NLIRH at http://latinainstitute.org/en. Produced by Nicole Corbett Sound editing by Anthony Porecco
Worn ladies Carolyn Rush and Elizabeth Davis talk about their experiences at the Women's March, discuss the reasons why some women chose not to march and talk about what this march means for the future of women's rights. Produced by Carolyn Rush & Elizabeth Davis Sound editing by Anthony Porecco
Cynthia Salim is the founder & CEO of Citizen’s Mark, a company that makes sustainably made blazers for women on the rise. Cynthia shares her personal story of how she convinced the top clothing manufacturers in Europe to work with her, despite being a small business. Cynthia's story will teach us all so many lessons about showing up, how being small doesn't mean you don't matter, and how persistence is everything.
Gayle Troberman admits she never actually had a plan for her career and shares personal stories of how stumbling multiple times led her to unexpected opportunities and ultimately, success as the CMO of iHeartMedia. Bio: Gayle Troberman is the Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of iHeartMedia, Inc. since 2014. She was Chief Creative Officer at Microsoft for 16 yrs and was an early internet pioneer, creating some of the first online ads for huge consumer brands. Produced by Nicole Corbett Sound editing by Nicholas Quazzy Herd
Kassie Rempel shares a surreal story of how not one, but two, of her entrepreneurial nightmares came true and how she found the silver lining in order to come out on top. Kassie is the Owner and Founder of Lillybee.com, which designs shoes and accessories for fan-faring fashionistas at colleges across the U.S. Produced by Nicole (Aguirre) Corbett, Carolyn Rush, and Lela Feldmeier Sound editing by Nicholas Quazzy Herd
Rachel Shechtman, founder of Story, shares a series of personal stories on the worst feedback she ever got on her work and her hilarious approach to making herself unforgettable to strangers, in an instant. Produced by Nicole Corbett, Carolyn Rush, and Lela Feldmeier Sound mixing by Nicholas Quazzy Herd Visit Worn at www.worn.nyc
Katrina Craigwell tells the story of how she got fired from her first job at a PR firm and what it took to get past it to achieve career success as the VP of Global Marketing Innovation at GE Digital. Produced by Nicole (Aguirre) Corbett, Carolyn Rush, and Lela Feldmeier Sound editing by Nicholas Quazzy Herd
Kiran Gandhi, aka. Madame Gandhi tells her personal story of combining her passion for drumming and her academic background in math to pursue two dreams that eventually came together the same summer. Kiran tells us how she managed to be an MBA student at Harvard Business school AND tour the world as the drummer for M.I.A. at the same time. Hint: It wasn't easy. Music by Madame Gandhi. Listen to her new Voices EP on Spotify. Produced by Nicole Corbett, Carolyn Rush and Lela Feldmeier. Sound mixing by Nicholas Quazzy Herd. Photography courtesy of Madame Gandhi.
Tracie Egan-Morrissey shares the unbelievable story of how she convinced Vice media to start a feminist channel and hire her to lead it. After founding Jezebel and seeing no room for women in leadership positions at Gawker Media, Tracie decided that the industry needed a media outlet for women, by women that could afford to write about the issues that women care about. The rest is history. Tracie-Egan Morrissey is the founder of Broadly, a channel of Vice media, and the former founder of Jezebel at Gawker Media. Produced by Nicole (Aguirre) Corbett, Carolyn Rush, and Lela Feldmeier Sound editing by Nicholas Quazzy Herd
Laurie Fabiano, President of the Tory Burch Foundation, talks about her earlier career as an AIDS activist and the challenges behind bringing communities together and convincing rappers to wear condoms.
Sonal Shah moved to Sarajevo at 26 to open their Central Bank in the middle of the War in Bosnia. She was dropped off on the Serb side and told "we'll pick you up in 2 weeks." Listen to Sonal share three personal stories of times when she chose fearlessness, and why she's never regretted it. Sonal Shah is Executive Director of the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation and a Senior Advisor to President Obama. Produced by Nicole Corbett, Carolyn Rush, and Lela Feldmeier Edited by Nicholas Quazzy Heard
Michelle Freeman had a child alone at 23, was a drug addict, on food stamps and ultimately lost her husband to a tragic accident. Michelle rose to the occasion and took over her husband's real estate business when he passed. Despite everyone (including other women) saying, "Why are you still here? Why don't you just take the money and go take care of your babies?" She chose to stay and grow the business she loves. She is dominating multiple male-dominating industries- construction, real estate and sports and owning her story. Produced by Nicole Corbett, Carolyn Rush, and Lela Feldmeier Edited by Nicholas Quazzy Heard
Reena Ninan, missed her first Mother's Day while reporting from Iraq. Her hotel got car bombed and an entire wall of her hotel room disappeared. What did she do? “I did what any woman would do in this situation: grab my eyeliner,” and then she went live. It was her first ever broadcast. Reena Ninan is a correspondent for CBS News and an anchor for CBSN. She was previously a reporter for Fox News where she reported from Egypt, India, Lebanon, Iraq, Libya and Israel. She covered the trial of Saddam Hussein in Iraq and reported on the rise of Al Qaeda in the Maghreb from Morocco. Her work abroad also earned her notice from Glamour magazine, which included her in a "Women on the Front Lines" story. Produced by Nicole Corbett, Carolyn Rush, and Lela Feldmeier Edited by Nicholas Quazzy Heard