That's My Twenty Cents

After a short hiatus, WE'RE BACK! Our first guest of 2021 is none other than Shelley Zalis, the CEO of The Female Quotient. The Female Quotient is a company focused on advancing equality in the workplace through bringing visibility to female and diverse leaders through collaborative partnerships and creating a way for businesses to measure their equality. Shelley also authors a Forbes column that provides advice for women in the “messy middle” who are looking to rise up into leadership positions. Tune in to hear Shelley talk about how she started The Female Quotient, how she is working towards closing the pay gap, and what she is most proud of in her professional career. To stay up to date with our podcast, follow us on Instagram at @twentycentspod and check back every Thursday at 8 PM EST for a new episode!

This week, we're welcoming Kehkashan Basu onto the podcast! Kehkashan founded the Green Hope Foundation when she was only 12 years old and is passionate about world peace, climate justice, gender equality, and social justice. At age 15, she authored the book “The Tree of Hope” which launched at the UN Children's Summit, and she has also authored articles in the Washington Post and UNICEF. The recipient of countless awards, Kehkashan won the 2016 International Children’s Peace Prize and was recently named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Tune in to hear Kehkashan discuss her passion for her work, her reaction to being named a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, and how her organization has created real change. To stay up to date with our podcast, follow us on Instagram at @twentycentspod and check back every Thursday at 8 PM EST for a new episode!

This week, we're welcoming Kate Spaid onto the podcast. Kate is a recent graduate of Newberry College, a former student-athlete, and a current admissions counselor with the Soccer Management Institute. SMI is based in Rome, Italy and works with student-athlete graduates who are not quite ready to hang up the student-athlete lifestyle. More specifically, Kate works to recruit the women's side of the program. Tune in to hear Kate discuss her experience as a woman in sport, why having a community of strong women around you is so important, and how women in sport working abroad are often overlooked. To stay up to date with our podcast, follow us on Instagram at @twentycentspod and check back every Thursday at 8 PM EST for a new episode! **TRIGGER WARNING: Please be advised that during this episode, our guest will discuss her experience with sexual assault which may be triggering for some listeners.**

This week, we've invited Carrie Oehm to join us on the podcast! Carrie is the Social Media Manager for the GIST and the host of BlogTO. The GIST is a sports media startup that creates sports content for women, by women. Carrie has extensive experience in the sports and entertainment industry through working for Rogers TV, TSN, SportsNet, and BlogTO before working for the GIST. At the GIST she handles all things producing, editing, hosting, interviewing, and posting for their social media platforms. Tune in to hear Carrie talk about her experiences as a woman in sport, the difference between the industry in Canada and the USA, and why women's sports should be given more airtime (duh!) To stay up to date with our podcast, follow us on Instagram at @twentycentspod and check back every Thursday at 8 PM EST for a new episode!

This week, your hosts are taking it back to the basics and discussing the wage gap - tune in to hear some sobering statistics on just how much pay women miss out on in their careers due to the wage gap, what causes the wage gap, and how women can tackle this issue in their own lives. We're keeping it short and sweet - we've got all the stats you need to get informed. To stay up to date with our podcast, follow us on Instagram at @twentycentspod and check back every Thursday at 8 PM EST for a new episode!

After MANY requests for women in STEM, we invited four guests in different areas of STEM onto the podcast this week to discuss their experiences in their respective fields. Tune in to hear from Claire McDonnell, Shannon Dolan, Annalise Hafner, and Bree Smith as they chat with us about how their gender has impacted their educational and work experiences, where they see themselves in five years, and how women can support other women in STEM. To stay up to date with our podcast, follow us on Instagram at @twentycentspod and check back every Thursday at 8 PM EST for a new episode!

Welcome to Season Two of That's My Twenty Cents! This week, we're welcoming Kacie Brennell onto the podcast. Describing herself as 'coming out of the womb with dollar signs in her eyes', Kacie is passionate about women getting paid what they are worth and becoming more effective leaders. In fact, she is currently designing a course to teach women how to negotiate their salary in the workplace. Tune in to hear Kacie talk about why 60% of women do not negotiate their salary at all, her experience with failure, and why the "I'm so lucky to be here" syndrome is so dangerous to women. To stay up to date with our podcast, follow us on Instagram at @twentycentspod and check back every Thursday at 8 PM EST for a new episode!

This week, we're dropping the Season One Finale of That's My Twenty Cents. We're doing things a little differently - your hosts, Hannah and Maggie, are going to play a random question generator game and answer whatever questions come their way. Tune in to hear us talk about Hannah's guilty pleasure, the worst thing we have ever done as a child, whether or not we would want to be the mayor of our city, and Maggie's fear of sharks. Thank you all for your support throughout the first season of That's My Twenty Cents - ten episodes down, so many more to come! To stay up to date with our podcast, follow us on Instagram at @twentycentspod and check back every Thursday at 8 PM EST for a new episode!

This week, we're welcoming Phoebe Cornog to the podcast! Phoebe is a co-creator of Pandr Design Co., where she and her business partner, Roxy, create art installations for businesses and communities looking to spice up their spaces with art that is unique to them using a variety of mediums. Pandr strives to tell a company's story with authentic, bold, statement pieces. Phoebe and Roxy also started their own non-profit called Ladies Who Paint, dedicated to empowering women through art. Tune in to hear Phoebe talk about starting Pandr and leaving her job to start her own business, her advice to women that want to pursue a career in art, and how TikTok has launched Pandr forward. Be sure to check out Pandr and Ladies Who Paint at their websites (https://www.pandrdesignco.com/, https://www.ladieswhopaint.org/) and on Instagram and TikTok @pandrdesignco / @ladieswhopaint, and follow Phoebe @phoebecornog and Roxy @roxyprima! To stay up to date with our podcast, follow us on Instagram @twentycentspod and tune in every Thursday at 8 PM EST for a new episode!

This week, we're welcoming Sydney Large and Alana Meraz to the podcast, the co-founders of Support Women In Sports! Support Women In Sports was created to build a community for women in sports and those that support women in sports. It all started with a sticker that led to gaining 1,000+ Twitter followers overnight - and the rest is history. Sydney and Alana also host their own podcast, called "Support Women In Sports", where they highlight all of the good that women can contribute to the industry. They're all about supporting women and spreading positive vibes while they're at it. Tune in to hear Sydney and Alana discuss the roadblocks that women in sports face, their reaction to becoming an overnight sensation, and their future plans for Support Women In Sports! Be sure to check their platform out on Instagram and Twitter @SupportWSports, tune into their podcast and buy some stickers! To stay up to date with our podcast, follow us on Instagram at @twentycentspod and check back every Thursday for a new episode!

This week, we welcome the Sani Sisters - Ritika and Niki - to the podcast to talk about their business, Sani, a high-end clothing company focused on making South Asian clothing accessible and beautiful. Ritika and Niki were determined to bring their cultural identities together through a brand that made the shopping experience for South Asian fashion more resonant for South Asian Americans. Tune in to hear them discuss how a cold e-mail led to a partnership with Rent the Runway, their inspiration for starting Sani and the need for a business like theirs, and their experience as women working in the fashion industry. Check out their website (www.sanidesigns.com) and follow them on Instagram @sani to keep up with their brand. To stay up to date with our podcast, follow us on Instagram at @twentycentspod and check back every Thursday for a new episode!

Calling all Valley fans...this week we welcome Karah James, the drummer and one of the vocalists for Valley, onto the podcast! Valley is a Canadian indie pop group that originated in Oakville, Ontario, and is now based in Toronto. Karah is the only woman in her band, so buckle up as we ask her about her experience as a drummer, how she got her start in music and met her bandmates, and her favorite song to perform. She also may or may not drop a few hints about Valley's upcoming music...let's just say we've got our calendars marked for September 17th! Check out Valley wherever you get your music, and on Instagram at @thisisvalley! To stay up to date with our podcast, follow us on Instagram at @twentycentspod and check back every Thursday for a new episode!

In this week's episode of 'That's My Twenty Cents', we invite Claire Kelly and Lauren Kaye onto the podcast! Claire and Lauren are the founders of “Voting is Sexy”, an online collection of civically engaged apparel and accessories started in 2020. They believe civic engagement is a “swipe right” quality and are working tirelessly to advocate for change and involvement, especially within the youth vote. Tune in to hear them talk about their experience creating a brand, the wage gap, and Kamala Harris being added to the Biden ticket for the upcoming election. Check out their brand at www.votingissexy.org and on Instagram @shopvotesexy - or, find their personal accounts @clairekellyy and @itsxlaur! To stay up to date with our podcast, follow us on Instagram at @twentycentspod and check back every Thursday for a new episode!

This week, we welcome Abby Labar onto the podcast! Abby is the current in-arena host for the Carolina Hurricanes, a freelance journalist, and a contributor for Fox Sports South and Fox Sports Carolinas. Tune in to hear her discuss covering the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, why women are underrepresented in the sports media industry, and when she first knew she wanted to work in sports. To keep up with Abby’s work, follow her on Instagram at @abbylabar or on Twitter at @abbylabar_, or check out her website www.abbylabar.com! To stay up to date with our podcast, follow us on Instagram @twentycentspod and check back every Thursday for a new episode!

In this week's episode of That's My Twenty Cents, we chat with Lindsay Wrege, one of the founders and CEO of 321 Coffee, a nonprofit coffee shop operating in Raleigh, NC that hires adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Lindsay discusses the story behind 321 Coffee, their growth from pop-up shops to a permanent location, and tells us about a moment that she’s been really proud of her company. Check out 321 Coffee at www.321coffee.com and find them on Instagram and Twitter at @drink321coffee! To stay up to date with our podcast, follow us on Instagram at @twentycentspod and check back every Thursday for a new episode!

In this week's episode of That's My Twenty Cents, we welcome Grace Krell onto the podcast to discuss her experience as the founder and CEO of Sweet Sip Straws, LLC. Tune in to hear how she got started as an entrepreneur, the most rewarding part of being her own boss, and where she sees SweepSip going in the next 5 years. Check out Grace's business at sweetsipstraws.com and follow her on Instagram at @sweetsipstraws! To stay up to date with our podcast, follow us on Instagram at @twentycentspod and check back every Thursday for a new episode!

Welcome to That's My Twenty Cents, a podcast created to champion women, their acheivements, and what it took to get them there. On this episode, we answer YOUR questions about topics like how we met, our inspiration for the podcast, and if we're Team Jake or Team Jesse. To stay up to date with our podcast, follow us on Instagram at @twentycentspod and tune in every Thursday for a new episode!