The Power Shift Podcast

Ruchika Tulshyan is the founder of Candour, a global inclusion strategy firm. She is a regular contributor to The New York Times and Harvard Business Review. As a keynote speaker, Ruchika has addressed audiences at organizations like NASA, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and U.S. Congress.  Ruchika is the author of “The Diversity Advantage: Fixing Gender Inequality in the Workplace.” Her forthcoming book "Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work" is available for pre-order now (MIT Press, March 2022.)  Ruchika is on the Thinkers50 Radar list and named among Hive Learning's Most Influential D&I Professionals for the past two years. She is a former international business journalist who is now regularly quoted as a media expert in outlets like NPR, The New York Times and Bloomberg. In this episode, we discuss: Her view of  inclusion and why it has EVERYTHING to do with power  How she helps leadership step back and reconsider what power structures should look like going forward   Decades of research that show us the positive effects of inclusion   Scarcity mindset and what it has to do with power When a leader discovers how empowering it is to share their power Her viral HBR article on why we need to stop telling women they have imposter syndrome and start looking at the system and how it takes power away Being pro-active actionable advocates for inclusion, no matter our identity The importance of one's tribe to create a chain of validation Intersectionality, where multiple marginalized identities intersect and how an understanding of it can create positive validation and empowerment We all have the power to create the change we want to see and make a reality where we all thrive and rise together Listen in on this powerful episode of The Power Shift Podcast! Please let me know your thoughts!  Connect with Dr. Ruchika: Websites:  https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/inclusion-purpose https://www.rtulshyan.com/   Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Michelle K. Johnston is a management professor, executive coach, and leadership expert helping leaders achieve results through meaningful connections. She is an award-winning professor studying leadership and business communication, and her research has shown a clear link between a team's effective communication and its positive financial performance. Michelle is a celebrated keynote speaker presenting at conferences and events nationwide. She received her Ph.D. in Communication from Louisiana State University, and she was named to the prestigious 100 Coaches group, which consists of the top executive coaches around the world. Michelle serves as the Gaston Chair of Business at Loyola University New Orleans where she teaches in the graduate and undergraduate programs in the College of Business. She lives in her beloved city of New Orleans, Louisiana, with her daughter, Elizabeth. The Seismic Shift in Leadership is her first book In this episode, we discuss: Dr. Michelle's experience as a young professor trying to use power which disconnected her from her authentic self. The client stories spurred her to search for what was missing in traditional power structures.   What The Seismic Shift in Leadership is    What true power really is and why its a superpower   Dr. Michelle's approach to the new realities of a virtual workplace that are opportunities to connect with a team members and their burping babies, rambunctious dogs, and kitchen remodels The “Treat Me Like A Human” revolution she's starting Helping perfectionists learn that mistakes are acceptable and a surer path to innovation than perfection.   Listen in on this powerful episode of The Power Shift Podcast! Please let me know your thoughts! Connect with Dr. Michelle: Website: https://michellekjohnston.com/ Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Ruth Gotian is the Chief Learning Officer and Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology and former Assistant Dean of Mentoring and Executive Director of the Mentoring Academy at Weill Cornell Medicine. She has been hailed by the journal Nature and Columbia University as an expert in mentoring and leadership development and is currently a contributor to Forbes and Psychology Today where she writes about ‘optimizing success'. She also has a weekly show and podcast by the same name where she gathers high achievers to talk about their journey to success. In 2021, she was one of 30 people worldwide to be named to the Thinkers50 Radar List, dubbed the Oscars of management thinking and is a semi-finalist for the Forbes 50 Over 50 list. Dr. Gotian publishes on topics ranging from networking, mentoring, leadership development and optimizing success and has given keynote talks on these themes all over the globe. She regularly publishes in such journals as Nature, Scientific American, Academic Medicine, Psychology Today, Forbes and Harvard Business Review. She is the co-editor of a book on medical education, won numerous mentoring awards and is the author of The Success Factor – Developing the Mindset and Skillset for Peak Performance. In this episode, we discuss: Dr. Gotian's definition of power as the ability to have an impact. her realization that Nobel Prize and Olympians are regular people just like her who learned to be High Achievers The 4 traits all highly successful individuals have, whether they are astronauts or CEOs. The difference between extrinsic motivation and doing something because it is your passion  The secret to knowing your subject so well is that it makes you a high achiever, and how the children in your life can help you with this  It is more about what over-achievers don't know than what they do know that lends to their success. Listen in on this powerful episode of The Power Shift Podcast! Please let me know your thoughts!   Connect with Dr. Ruth Gotian: Email: rgotian@gmail.com Website: www.ruthgotian.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rgotian/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ruthgotian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruthgotian/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTG7Bo7f5QZ3aaxOxAX5_3Q   Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nabeela Ixtabalan leads human resources and corporate affairs for one of Canada's largest employers with over 100,000 associates and more than 400 stores nationwide.  Her career includes nearly 20 years of leadership and business development experience with three of the world's most recognized brands - Walmart, IKEA, and Starbucks Coffee in the US, Canada, and Europe. Nabeela was previously Head of Digital Transformation at Ingka, leading IKEA's digital and retail transformation globally across 41 countries.  Nabeela is especially passionate about enterprise-wide transformations, the future of work, change management, diversity and inclusion, and organizational design. In 2017, she was appointed to the TaskRabbit Board of Directors, a leading gig economy platform that has revolutionized digital two-sided marketplaces. In 2019, she joined the Future Skills Centre of Canada as a Board Advisor, a pan-Canadian effort focused on skills development and employment training to help Canadians transition in the changing economy.    In this episode, we discuss:   ● How she defines being in her power as inhabiting a self-authoring state, as opposed to inhabiting a socializing state ● Why even getting to the c-suite as a young minority female does not mean you are in your power if you have a dark shadow ● The moment that sparked Nabeela to realize that her self-identity was tied to her work, prompting her to broaden her definition of success to include her personal life and mental health ● How she courage to speak her truth by choosing to believe in people's compassion as opposed to their judgement. ● What Nabeela's faith has taught her that liberates from trying to control everything ● How Nabeela created a movement around mental health and well-being at Walmart Canada ● How Walmart Canada provided essential services during a pandemic by having a motivated, healthy workforce. Listen in on this powerful episode of The Power Shift Podcast! Please let me know your thoughts! Connect with Nabeela: Email: Nabeela.Ixtabalan@walmart.com     Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrSharonMelnick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As part of Integral's executive team, Melissa leads strategists, creative managers, and consultants to reimagine how clients handle change and its impact on company culture. Melissa's responsibilities also include initiatives to support and accelerate Integral's growth, operations, and talent development. She has transformed culture and operational models at both Fortune 50 companies and aggressive growth start-ups in retail, tech, and consumer products. Organizations of note include New York & Company, Quirky.com, and IBM—along with her own agency, Resonant Insights Consulting where she forged breakthrough brand and marketing strategies for major players within the Retail, Consumer Goods, and Hospitality industries. Under Melissa's leadership, Integral's multidisciplinary teams deliver solutions that combine strategic value with bold human-centered outcomes by working closely within and across clients and stakeholders to co-create engagement strategies, share best practices, and bring to life initiatives that communicate the value of their work.  In this episode, we discuss:  The in depth research report by Integral that details what employees need to see from their employees in order to align with their values and stay at the company How employees are using their power and holding their organizations accountable The evolving way that younger generations are approaching their careers and how they consume work - the similarities and differences with other What companies can do to reduce burnout and create a healthier work-life balance The different concerns between male and female employees in the workplace The importance as a leader to listen to a workforce's needs and noticeably respond to them   Listen in on this powerful episode of The Power Shift Podcast! Please let me know your thoughts! Connect with Melissa Website: https://www.teamintegral.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc0wQiR0YcPihOCEtYSEVvw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/teamintegral/     Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Evelyn Rodstein is an Executive and Team Coach and Consultant who is a recognized pioneer in the field of Leadership Development. She has an exceptional background that combines experience as Global Managing Director of Leadership and Talent at four Fortune 100 companies with an early career as a supervising individual and family therapist.  She was Managing Director of Leadership at JP Morgan, JP Morgan Chase, Bankers Trust/Deutsche Bank, and was Chief Talent & Development Officer of KPMG, where she managed a matrixed team of over 100 people with a $100+ million budget and won the #2 national Best Company for Training.  She is a recognized authority in Leadership, Executive & Team Coaching, and Organizational Change. She has done groundbreaking work and led cultural integrations in several Fortune 100 mergers, Leadership and Succession Programs for CEO succession and the top 200 executives, as well as complex cultural transformations and ethics initiatives at scale.  Her coaching practice includes companies across many industries of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 500, PE portfolio companies, privately held/middle-market firms and professional services, plus universities, healthcare, the arts and nonprofits. She coaches CEOs, C-Suite executives, high-potentials, and does team building and strategy offsites to create organizational and culture change. In this episode, we discuss: Knowing your strengths, weaknesses, and triggers as the basis of finding your power The internalized sense of competence that is needed to grasp your power How women can avoid fear of using their power How to strategically display emotion The one emotion that should be kept out of the workplace Being able to push back productively, with calm judgment as a form of power The authentic - and only meaningful way - that leaders can show their power (and how leadership programs lack this)   Enjoy this informative episode on The Power Shift Podcast! Please let me know your thoughts!   Connect with Evelyn Rodstein: email: evelyn.rodstein@gmail.com  website: https://www.evelynrodstein.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelynrodstein/   Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacqueline M. Welch is the executive vice president and chief human resources officer at The New York Times Company. In this role she leads The Times's human resources department and oversees all aspects of talent acquisition, career development, organizational development, equitable compensation practices, performance enablement and diversity, equity and inclusion. She sits on the company's executive committee and reports to the chief executive officer. Jacqueline joined The Times from Freddie Mac, where she was senior vice president, chief human resources officer and chief diversity officer since 2016. In this role, she led the Freddie Mac H.R. team and served as a trusted adviser to its board of directors and the executive team. She also had oversight responsibility for Freddie Mac's corporate community engagement program and their 10 employee resource groups. A seasoned corporate executive, she joined Freddie Mac with 20 years of experience in H.R. strategy and execution. She served as senior vice president for international human resources for Turner Broadcasting System from 2010 to2013 and was senior vice president, talent management and diversity, from 2008 to 2010.  In this episode, we discuss: The power that comes with shedding society's conventional thinking and instead focusing on your own personal reality The biggest gift we can give to children in order to empower them Who provides the wisdom that helps her have perspective on the pressures of modern life The Non-attachment and the strength it brings to know that what you have accomplished can be accomplished again Knowing how to be a power broker among Executives  How she uses her power to be the steward of the mission of her organization How to not just be ‘heard' but really listened to by Managers and Decision-makers  Get ready for another powerful episode here on The Power Shift Podcast! Please let me know your thoughts!   Connect with Jacqueline Welch: Website: https://www.nytco.com/person/jacqueline-m-welch/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmmwelch/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/JMMWelch  Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jill Johnson is the Co-founder/CEO of the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership (IFEL). She has nearly 30 years of experience as a business strategist with expertise in financial analysis, marketing, and business development. She is an advocate for community businesses and microenterprises and is a leading authority in the area of minority inclusion in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Jill is a speaker on topics including community economic development, business plan development, entrepreneurship, minority and women small business growth, and access to capital. Jill is a champion of small business inclusion within the economic development landscape. She is working on innovative solutions to address the challenge of access to capital and other barriers faced by Women of Color entrepreneurs. She is committed to helping Women of Color entrepreneurs get connected and to helping influencers and decision-makers connect with them. Jill is inquisitive by nature, and not afraid to challenge the status quo. This attribute makes her a strong conversationalist and an expert moderator. In this episode, we discuss:     Power and capital are intertwined,  and the system of getting funding for great ideas is broken for Black people but not those who devised the system The vicious cycle of Black people being excluded from funding by being told to “invest” money they have been kept from having The human bias toward surrounding ourselves with people we feel comfortable with and the power in understanding one another and opening doors for others Small Businesses Needs Us - an initiative that helps to build the capacity of small businesses to recover in the Covid 19 pandemic. Addressing the systemic issues that go beyond grant dollars Why she started the Black Angels to invest in Black-owned businesses   Get ready for another powerful episode here on The Power Shift Podcast! Please let me know your thoughts! Connect with Jill LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smallbizexpert/ Website: https://www.smallbusinessesneedus.org/ Website: https://makingblackangels.org/ Website: https://www.woccon.org/ Website: https://www.weareifel.org/ Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Ulcca Joshi Hansen is currently Chief Program Officer for Grantmakers for Education, a membership organization committed to strengthening philanthropy's capacity to improve educational outcomes for all students. Prior to Grantmakers for Education, Ulcca served as Chief Strategy Officer at Boundless and as Vice President for Partnerships and Research at Education Reimagined. She began her career as an elementary teacher in New Jersey public schools, after which she served as a Program Fellow with the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. Ulcca brings a diverse set of experiences working with educators, funders, policymakers, researchers, legislators, business leaders, and community advocates in the US and internationally to her work and writing. Her work is aimed at helping transform the foundational values of our educational, cultural, and social systems, and building the capacities of educators, families, communities, and advocates to work with young people toward new ways of being in the world. Ulcca holds a BA in Philosophy and German from Drew University and a certificate in early childhood and elementary education with a focus on special education. She earned her Ph.D. from Oxford University and a JD from Harvard Law School. She has been recognized nationally for her academic achievements and her commitment to public service through education as a Harry S. Truman Scholar, a British Marshall Scholar, and a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow.  In this episode, we discuss: How outdated Western philosophical ideas took over our education system and prioritized intellect over body  What we pathologize in children instead of teaching each individual child to claim their power and own their future The difference between the 3 types of education systems that exist - factory schools, innovative reforms, and human-centered - and which is the only one which creates conditions in which every individual child can thrive  How each person - whether educator, donor, parent, or neighbor - can be a part of educational transformation PLUS an extra unplanned exchange of brags that will inspire every woman listener   Get ready for another powerful episode here on The Power Shift Podcast! Please let me know your thoughts!   Connect with Ulcca Website: https://educatingpotential.com/ LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ulcca/   Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gloria Feldt is an acclaimed expert on women, power, and leadership with frontline leadership experience, a bestselling author, and an in-demand keynote speaker. She is co-founder and president of Take The Lead. She is the bestselling author of four books;  No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power, plus her own real-world experience, forms the core of Take The Lead's programs. She is the former president and CEO of the world's largest reproductive health and advocacy organization, Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She was named by Vanity Fair one of “America's Top 200 Women Leaders, Legends, and Trailblazers,” Glamour's “Woman of the Year,” She Knows Media Inspiring Woman, Women's eNews 21 Leaders for the 21st Century, Women Economic Forum Circle of Light award, Texas Monthly's Texas 20, Martin Luther King Living the Dream Award, and Forbes 40 Over 40. She teaches “Women, Power, and Leadership” at Arizona State University. Feldt has been widely quoted and published, including by the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, The Daily Beast, Forbes, other major media outlets and an infinite number of podcasts. Her podcast is “Power TO You.” Her forthcoming book Intentioning: Sex, Power, Pandemics and How Women Will Take The Lead is available for presale from your favorite bookseller and will be in bookstores by September 28, 2021. In this episode, we discuss: Redefining power as a hammer that can build and break something apart The turning point where Gloria realized she needed to speak in her own voice How to take the locus of power back inside you Her new framework called “Intentioning” Why you need Conscious intention about how you want others to define you  V.C.A - three basic parts to intentioning She showed courage to open up about using her power as a leader to create a movement and new policies in our culture “Abortion is not about abortion. It is about power.” Four things that ‘Take the Lead' does to support women to create gender parity Get ready for another powerful episode here on The Power Shift Podcast! Please let me know your thoughts!   Connect with Gloria Feldt   Website: https://gloriafeldt.com/ twitter: https://twitter.com/GloriaFeldt Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gloriafeldt/ Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Eva Balint is a physician executive, mentor and adviser. She currently serves as a Senior Medical Director at LA Care, the largest public health plan in the US, previously the Market Chief Medical Officer for Southern California at UnitedHealthcare. She is a fierce advocate for women in leadership roles, especially in health care. She is a founding member of Chief in Los Angeles, an organization formed to elevate women into positions of power and keep them there.  Dr. Balint is a change agent with the vision to heal healthcare and to empower physicians to put patients first. She works toward a culture of inclusion, collaboration and partnership and strives to dismantle the rigid hierarchical structures in healthcare. In this episode, we discuss: The power that a physician carries from the moment they finish medical school, and how the hierarchy and profit-focused health system affects that  How leadership development helped her open her eyes on how she wanted to be perceived and opened avenues to much larger positions. How she's started to dismantle hierarchies and sexism, racism, and ageism in the healthcare system   The tightrope that women leaders have to walk in and feedback they face like when they are either “not assertive” or “too assertive” The ‘revolution' she proposes for women to support each other and raise other women in leadership positions as a way to change the system. How women are often the enforcers of patriarchy – they tend to be uncomfortable when other women speak up, challenging the assumption that they should just stay quiet, sit in the corner and observe. The power of supporting patients and advocating for their rights, even when it goes against the system - along with her vision for how to reform our healthcare system so its ‘patient-centric'. Get ready for another powerful episode here on The Power Shift Podcast! Please let me know your thoughts! Connect with Dr. Eva Balint LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-balint/ Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrSharonMelnick  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shahana Banerjee is the founder of Just Human | Not Resources. She is an inclusive leadership expert, business leadership and career coach, and an avid writer. Her purpose is to help people and organizations learn, grow, unlock hidden potential and achieve the "impossible". She started JHNR because although many companies talk about people being their greatest asset, they rarely act like it. She believes in seeing people as people, not as statistics, assets, capital or resources. Prior to founding JHNR, Shahana spent more than two decades in the human resources leadership roles in some of the world's largest companies, growing multibillion-dollar businesses, transforming cultures and coaching leaders. In this episode, we discuss: How a leader can use their power to make an impact and help their employees blossom What power is at the organizational level - the double-edged sword of using it to uplift or polarize   The coping mechanism she's used as a woman of color to question the status quo. The power of obvious questions and not forgetting to get to the root causes by asking the “why” and not just the “how.” Why amplifying the smaller the voices in your company can put you and others in better alignment with the potential of their power. Her new initiative to transform workplaces called Just Human | Not Resources Please let me know your thoughts! Connect with Shahana Banerjee Website: https://justhumannotresources.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahanabanerjee/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shahana_BanerG Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrSharonMelnick  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anne Gotte is the Senior Vice President in Global Talent Management of Ecolab. She is a dynamic HR leader with significant business partner and talent management experiences across varied environments and business models. She is highly adept at diagnosing talent management requirements and building effective and relevant strategies, interventions and processes focused on solving pressing business challenges. Anne is an exceptional critical thinker that brings expertise as a strategist and practitioner in talent management, organizational development, organizational design, and strategic planning. Builds strong relationships at all levels of organizational leadership and possesses sound team leadership, project management, presentation, and communication skills.  In this episode, we discuss How we unlock people's human potential and allow them to feel enriched. What the connection is between power and “inherently noble” work.  How to reject destructive structures that limit agency and build environments that are rooted in meaning, dignity, and community. How to humbly acknowledge that not showing up in one's power has consequences for others you care about   I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have. Anne shared a lot of valuable information on how to achieve a better and safe workplace – physically and mentally. You can definitely learn a lot from Anne on how to really step into the power in the workplace, not just for leaders, but also for employees. Please let me know your thoughts! Connect with Anne Gotte LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annegotte/ Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrSharonMelnick  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Renata Spironello is the Co-founder of Naam LA and Director of Business Expansion at Rootlight International. Renata regularly works with CEOs, celebrities, athletes and other high-profile individuals. She frequently presents on numerous television and radio stations, including CNN, FOX, Univision, Telemundo and the internationally syndicated Antonio Esquinca radio show. A highly sought-after speaker, Renata travels 9 months of the year lecturing and teaching, focusing on the United States, Brazil, Czech Republic, Germany, Mexico, and Switzerland. Renata is the creator of the internationally acclaimed Back to Life yoga program, which has helped countless people recover from debilitating back pain and enjoy a full and healthy life. She is a leading member of the Naam Yoga International Teacher Training and Harmonyum Healing International Training Teams. Her warmth, energy and enthusiasm are all part of her signature teaching style that has helped transform the lives of thousands of people around the world through her video, audio and live training classes.  Renata joined the founder of Naam Yoga, Dr. Joseph Michael Levry, in leading five world record-setting Global Meditations for Peace, the most recent of which was attended by over 300,000 people via live television broadcast and in person at the historic Zocalo Square in Mexico City, MX. After experiencing a deeply positive and healing transformation in her own life through the work and teachings of Dr. Levry, Renata has devoted the last 19 years of her life to helping students let go of limiting beliefs and create the life of their dreams. Renata places a special emphasis on empowering women and inspiring people of all ages to find their passion and live life to the fullest. Renata teaches a revitalizing yoga and meditation class created especially for women every Sunday at Naam LA (now online via zoom), where she also sees private clients for Harmonyum Healing and personalized guidance. She joyfully resides in Venice Beach, California.   In this episode, we discuss: How breath gives you power, including a breathing technique to access it. That controlling yourself serves as the best way to ‘control' others Women's creative life force   How intention is very important in directing the energy and power to do what we want – “You have to want the Power” How to ‘lift the veil' and have a higher perception so you can serve others What Naam Yoga and Sukshma Vyayama are about and how you can access your power using these practices. I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have. Renata is on a personal mission to spread divine spiritual wisdom and help people to access the power within them. Get ready for a satisfying and stress-relieving podcast as Renata also leads us through a simple breathing meditation. Please let me know your thoughts! Connect with Renata Spironello/ Naam LA www.naamyoga.com   Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 012: The Power of Women in Technology with David Leighton David Leighton is Co-founder and President of WITI- Women in Technology International, a global organization founded in 1989. WITI is the premier organization for women who consider technology central to their careers, businesses, and personal lives. David is a creative, highly motivated relationship builder. His network is strong and covers multiple industries. David has launched and led several successful start-up companies. He was formerly the Chairman of Risk Analysis Group- a security strategies firm specializing in Integrated Risk Management, (SM). This is the enterprise-wide application of business principles that protects and streamlines organizations. He is also the founder of Criterion Research, an executive search firm that locates highly specialized technologists and executives for internet, software, semiconductor companies and venture capital firms. He worked closely with the executive team at Borland International from 1989 to 1994 helping them grow to become the #2 software company in the world. He also performed key searches for Transmeta as they were transforming the way chips were built and for Mark Benioff's last project at Oracle before he started Salesforce. Mr. Leighton also co-founded Webolution, Internet infrastructure and custom web-presence consulting firm whose clients include Sun Microsystems, Paramount Pictures, Intel, etc.  In this episode, we discuss: ·   The ‘once in a lifetime' way David started in the field of Women in Technology International (WITI). ·   What has evolved over time with technology and where are tech companies headed?  · What's the real issue when it comes to women's confidence in the workplace?    ·   What's the no lip service way WITI is talking with companies about gender equality and helping their members find jobs in tech? And what does WITI's research show about the benefits of female talent? ·   What its like to be a white man doing the work of helping companies create cultures where women thrive?   ·   What fascinating opportunities is WITI providing for its international members?   Get ready for another powerful episode here on The Power Shift Podcast! Please let me know your thoughts!   Connect with David Leighton https://witi.com/ https://she.witi.com/ Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrSharonMelnick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julie Bonner is the Marketing Director for FreeFall Aerospace and FreeFall 5G. These tech companies in Tucson, AZ, are developing intelligent antenna systems for space and 5G. She is also currently active as the Co-Chair of the Arizona Technology Council's Women in the Workforce and helps organize Creative Mornings Tucson. Julie is also a fine artist and blended her paintings with her graphic design expertise to create the Addy Award-winning Desert Dwellers Flash Cards. Inspired by the desire to teach her son about Southwest wildlife, each card contains amusing stories about desert animals from A to Z and features her acrylic paintings. Local teachers, parents, and grandparents use them to promote literacy and teach children about their environment. Previously she has served as Art Director for national chains – Mister Car Wash and Clear Channel Outdoor.   Julie also believes in the power of education and supporting the community. They are launching events for the youth, especially young women by exposing them to really cool opportunities in the Science, Engineering and Technical fields. Learn more of her journey, her story, and her visions in this podcast.   In this episode, we discuss ·   What power looks like for Julie Bonner, in a pretty male-dominated environment. ·   How her background as a creative helped her in the technical industry. ·   Her visions to make the company diversified and bringing the technical industry closer to the hearts of young women. I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have. If you're thinking of having a career in technology, and thinks that this might not be right for you, let Julie empower you with her story – “it's a strength to come into something with a little bit of a different perspective than maybe the norm!” Please let me know your thoughts!   Connect with Julie Bonner/ Free Fall Aerospace www.freefallaerospace.com   Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charlene Li is a best-selling author and speaker. She helps people see the future. She's the author of six books, including New York Times best-seller, Open Leadership and her latest best-seller, The Disruption Mindset, and co-author of the critically acclaimed, Groundswell. Charlene has been named one of the most creative people in business by Fast Company Charlene is an expert “Disruption” - She believes we need to stop talking about it and start doing it. She imparts how we can be a part of that change and think and act, to be a disruptive leader. She also shares her experience as an Asian-American woman experiencing the challenges of injustices in our society.  In this episode we discuss: How power is at the root of every interaction in a company A new perspective on what Disruption is inside of organizations and how leaders can lead disruption in these times The mindsets leaders must use to grow and awaken the power of people on the frontlines in their company How Charlene uses her voice and platform to respond to her experiences of intersectionality as an Asian American woman in business-facing everyday slights and ‘Asian hate'.   This episode is full of ‘Aha' moments from a generous, insightful, powerful strategist leading Change around the world. Please let me know your thoughts!   Connect with Charlene Li www.charleneli.com Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jennifer Brown is an award-winning entrepreneur, dynamic speaker and diversity and inclusion expert. She is the Founder and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting (JBC), a strategic leadership and diversity consulting firm that coaches business leaders worldwide on critical issues of talent and workplace strategy.  Jennifer is a passionate advocate for social equality who helps businesses foster healthier, more productive workplace cultures. Her book Inclusion: Diversity, the New Workplace & the Will to Change (2016) will inspire leadership to embrace the opportunity that diversity represents and empower advocates to drive change that resonates in today's world. Jennifer's second book, How to Be an Inclusive Leader, is a shortlist O.W.L. Award and Nautilus Book Award winner in Business categories, and provides a step-by-step guide for the personal and emotional journey we must undertake to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.  In my featured episode we delve into: How your upbringing and identity can shape your unique voice, and why using it can be powerful. Where power really can be found organizations (hint: not on the organizational chart) and where we are currently leaking the power we have What privilege has to do with power and how we redistribute power in organizations What are the ‘real' conversations that happen on executive teams that enable transformation  How to bridge the gap between executives knowing tactics to carry out vs feeling the importance of equity and enfranchisement ‘in their hearts' - and how to get through the painful conversations without blame or feeling diminished in your power in the process. Listen to this informative episode of The Power Shift to learn how to bring everything you have to the table to realize your full power. Please let me know your thoughts!   Connect with Jennifer Brown Website: https://jenniferbrownspeaks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenniferbrown Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenniferbrownspeaks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenniferbrownspeaks/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferbrownconsulting   Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TechBae is a company started by five women in the ad tech industry looking to build a community of supporting and uplifting under-represented women. Seema, Christina, Brenda, Sarah, and Heather all got together one night to catch up, share some wine, and commiserate together on the craziness of working in the media.  There they discovered that their small community and conversation was so rewarding and impactful that they wanted to share it, just like that bottle of wine.  And thus, TechBae was born. Their first event was held in 2018, where over 50 female executives from leading ad tech and media companies got together to lift up and empower one another. TechBae's goal is to advance equality by creating meaningful connections and developing opportunities for women and men across all levels within the ad tech and media landscape.   In this episode, we discuss: · How media amplifies what we create and increases the need for accountability. · Why amplifying female voices is so powerful now, as it could inspire the generation watching it to do the same. · Why it's better for a company to have diversified voices. · How to power through your roadblocks instead of backing off. · How to not be afraid to use your voice in a room full of male executives. Listen to this informative episode of The Power Shift to learn how five women in ad tech are shaking up their industry. Please let me know your thoughts!   Connect with TechBae Website: https://adtechbae.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adtechbae Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adtechbae/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/adtechbae/ Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrie Rattle is a Financial Therapist/Coach, Founder and CEO of Behavioral Cents, LLC and CEO of Stopping Overshopping. She is a 30-year veteran financial executive, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, and Accredited Financial Counselor – the only financial coaching accreditation recognized by FINRA. Carrie has studied with Psychotherapist/Author Olivia Mellan, a groundbreaker in the field of money psychology and Oprah guest; and Psychologist Dr. April Benson Ph.D., an expert on compulsive shoppers, who built a proven program validated by third-party assessment. Carrie has been featured by CBC, CNBC, Jean Chatzky's Her Money, Vox Media, and others. In this episode, we discuss: ·     Our relationship with money and what it has to do with being in our power, and where this relationship starts. ·     How social norms regarding money have gone awry, and finances are often viewed as not a woman's responsibility– and therefore they are skipped over. ·     How money helps elevate your voice when using for good, but knowing where your morals stand places you in your power as well. ·     Why Carrie helps clients have power in their money by teaching them how to take control of their finances to curb over-spending. I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have. Carrie's insights on how money can be an empowerment and hinderance would help anyone feeling stuck in their money situation. Please let me know your thoughts!   Connect with Carrie Rattle Website: http://www.behavioralcents.com/mindset/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrierattle-financialtherapy-coach-overshopping-familyoffice-cdfa/  Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laurie Cooke is currently the president and CEO of the Healthcare Businesswomen Association (HBA), a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the advancement and impact of women in the business of healthcare. Under her leadership, the organization has grown substantially to a community of nearly 60K and 150 companies, with a presence in 55 locations across the US, Canada and Europe and online communities starting in Latin America and Asia Pacific.  Laurie has been recognized as Mentor of the Year by the American Society of Association Executives, twice honored as 100 Most Inspiring People in the Life Sciences by PharmaVOICE, and Healthcare Champion by National Association of Female Executives. Laurie's career spans global roles across several industries and continents holding executive roles on the Project Management Institute's (PMI) executive management team; international teams in process improvement, team effectiveness and project management at Hoechst, Hoechst-Roussel, Hoechst Marion Roussel, and Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc; and hospital pharmacist roles in Seattle, WA. In this episode, we discuss: ·     How the focus on female leadership shifted from readying women to trying to tackle the systematic issues that kept women off the corporate ladder. ·     Helping overall company performance by teaching men to not be afraid of the power shift to a more diverse team. ·     Why ignoring the lack of female representation in the business of healthcare will cause it to stall out and fail in the future. ·     How to embrace a full model of leadership- and not place it on gender. I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have. Please let me know your thoughts!   Connect with Laurie Cooke LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriecooke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lcooke9 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laurie.cooke.HBA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lcooke9/   Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsharonmelnick/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cynthia is the Founder and CEO of Wager. She is a Salary Transparency Maven, Career Coach, and Recruitment Expert. Cynthia started Wager because she saw firsthand how the lack of salary information created information barriers and anxiety in the workplace. Professionals and executives kept asking the same question, “Who can I ask about salaries?” Wager's mission is to create and advocate for information transparency at all levels of the workplace.  Prior to her move into the talent field, Cynthia worked as an international relations and policy expert for the Department of Treasury, Homeland Security, and JP Morgan, and served in Peace Corps, Nicaragua. Cynthia is also the Founder of the Cheeky Monkey Club, a networking group for women who hate to network, is a Board member of her hometown's Girls Inc., and hosts a makerspace in her basement studio. She is a graduate of Georgetown University and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. In this episode, we discuss: ·     Thinking about finding power is to think about the relation to money and the privilege having money creates. ·     The manifestation of sharing in corporate America, a world that pits us against each other. ·     Knowing what your work is worth and owning the power of transparency of asking for compensation. ·     Why it's important to work through the fear of rejection that many women face in the workplace when asking for what they really deserve. ·     How to be in your power via your mentality of moving up through life. I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have. Please let me know your thoughts!   Connect with Cynthia Medina Carson Website: https://www.wewager.co/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wewager/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wewagerco LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wewager/ Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeffery Tobias Halter is the President of YWomen, a strategic consulting company focused on engaging men in women's leadership advancement. Jeffery is the former Director of Diversity Strategy for The Coca-Cola Company. Jeffery is the author of two books, WHY WOMEN, The Leadership Imperative to Advancing Women and Engaging Men and Selling to Men, Selling to Women, and he is a two-time TEDx speaker. His clients include Walmart, Barclays, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bacardi and dozens of other Fortune 500 companies. His best practice work focuses on other award-winning companies such as McDonald's, The Coca-Cola Company, IBM, and Sodexo. Jeffery is on the Miss America 2.0 Board of Trustees.  In this episode, we discuss: ·     The details of a gender strategist– how to implement end-to-end solutions to advance women in the corporate world. ·     Why women are the stepping point to a more intersectional workplace. ·     Why engaging male leaders in challenging their gender inequality can lead to a shift in power within a company. ·     How women can take inventory of their allies to start the inclusivity of women in the conversation. I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have. Jeffery is an asset to changing the power of privilege among senior, male company employees. Please let me know your thoughts!   Connect with Jeffery Halter Website: www.ywomen.biz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FatherofDaughterInitiative/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefferyhalter/ Get his virtual series: https://ywomen.biz/creating-gender-advocates/   Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine Ann Miller has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of Melinta Therapeutics since August 2020. Ms. Miller is a global pharmaceutical veteran with more than 20 years of experience in life sciences. She directed more than 50 product launches that generated over $300 million of new annual revenue, closed numerous business development acquisitions, and built a robust five-year development and acquisition product pipeline. Before Sandoz, Ms. Miller spent over a decade at Actavis (now Allergan) and its predecessor Watson Pharmaceuticals where she led the preparation of numerous product launches and held leadership roles in both R&D operations and supply chain management. Christine started her career at Merck as a chemical engineer and procurement analyst and earned an MBA and a Master's in Technology Management at Stevens Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In this episode, we discuss: ·     The root of Christine's purpose and how where she came from inspired her journey. ·     How knowing her purpose helped achieve goals and climb the ladder throughout her career. ·     The redefinition of power through knowing it actually sits within you– you don't have to chase it, or take it from someone else to be powerful. ·     How, as a CEO, Christine has faced both political challenges and professional challenges to her power and has used her strength of purpose to intentionally stay in her power. I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have.  Please let me know your thoughts!   Connect with Christine Miller Website: https://melinta.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinemiller95/  Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ron Carucci is co-founder and managing partner at Navalent, working with CEOs and executives pursuing transformational change for their organizations, leaders, and industries. He has a thirty-year track record helping some of the world's most influential executives tackle challenges of strategy, organization and leadership. From start-ups to Fortune 10's, turnarounds to new markets and strategies, overhauling leadership and culture to re-designing for growth, he has worked in more than 25 countries on 4 continents. In addition to being a regular contributor to HBR and Forbes, he has been featured in Fortune, CEO Magazine, BusinessInsider, MSNBC, Inc, Business Week, Smart Business, and thought leaders.  He has helped CEOs, their executive teams, and senior executives tackle some of the most complicated transformations in spaces like biopharma R&D, Silicon Valley tech startup scaling, global culture change, and food science innovation. He has helped build leadership pipelines for global Fortune 100 companies, and accompanied executives on major career transitions In this episode, we discuss: ·   What is power and why its important ·   The biggest 'abuse' of power is not using it when you have it  ·   What women do right when it comes to using their power to get results in organizations ·   How to become your own version of a good, powerful leader, regardless of how those before you acted ·  How transparency and honesty create conditions where everyone acts the right way in companies I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have. Please let me know your thoughts!   Connect with Ron Website: www.navalent.com Book: www.ToBoHonest.net Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sandra Pepera is a career diplomat and international development professional. Before joining NDI as its director for Gender, Women and Democracy in 2014, she spent thirteen years as a senior officer at the UK's Department for International Development (DFID), including leading programs in the Caribbean, Rwanda-Burundi and Sudan. Prior to joining DFID, Sandra spent time in British domestic politics; lecturing in political science and international relations at the University of Ghana; and as a political analyst in the Political Affairs Division at the Commonwealth Secretariat. She has a portfolio of skills and experience which include strategy development, political and risk analysis, diplomacy, general management and corporate governance. Birgitta Ohlsson serves as the National Democratic Institute's director of political parties. She has over twenty years of experience as a leader at the national level in political parties, leadership, feminism, civil society and foreign policy She entered politics formally in 1999 when was elected president of Liberal Youth of Sweden. In 2002, she was elected for as a member of the Swedish Parliament, where she served until 2018, serving in numerous leadership roles, including in the Committee on Foreign Affairs and as her party's spokesperson. Between 2010 and 2014, she was the Swedish Minister for European Affairs and Democracy issues, serving as a strong international voice on gender equality, democracy and LGBTI-rights. She has also been the President of the women´s wing of the Liberal Party (2007-2010) and founded an independent Feminist Network, Felira, in 2003. Sandra Pepera and Birgitta Ohlsson of the National Democratic Institute talk about their work trying to get more women into the electoral process around the globe. We dish on: What it was actually like for Birgitta to be 'in power' as a Government Minister and Parliamentarian   How they are working with male politicians who have been in power for years to convince them to support getting more women into elected office    What women can do if their power frightens male politicians How they each got 'in their power' to do this world-changing work I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have. Sandra and Birgitta are leading the way for women in politics and analyzing how they can be strong in political power. Please let me know your thoughts!   Connect with Sandra Pepera Sandra on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandrapepera? National Democratic Institute on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NDIWomen Connect with Dr. Sharon Melnick Website: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrSharonMelnick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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