What Is It Your Turn to Do?

865,000 women left the workforce in September alone -- 80% of the total according to the National Women's Law Center. Join us as we talk through solutions to to support all the working moms around us, and prevent more from leaving the workforce. A new series from Après by your host, Stacey Delo.

In addition to an amazing career in politics and education, Lynn Yeakel is the founder and president of Vision 2020, an organization with the mission of achieving women’s economic, political and social equality with its focus on the year 2020, the 100th anniversary of women’s voting rights. In our conversation, Lynn offers her wisdom on how women can succeed both at home and in their careers and how it’s not only possible but essential that the U.S. obtains gender equality.

Maxie McCoy says she is on a mission to inspire billions to believe in themselves. She dives in with Après CEO Jennifer Gefsky on why women struggle with self doubt -- from macro to micro reasons -- and offers tangible strategies to develop a deep sense of belief.

Interested in returning to work with flexibility and a high paying hourly wage? Adda Birnir wanted both and saw the opportunity in coding. She learned to code and realized she could help others get there too. So she founded Skillcrush, where anyone can learn to code, and tells her story to Après CEO Jen Gefsky. You can code too!

Ask For It CEO Alexandra Dickinson pulls back the curtain on how to negotiate salary in the interview process. "It's a little bit of a dance," she tells Après CEO Jen Gefsky on The After Show. Dickinson offers specific tactics to get the employer to play in your ballpark -- not theirs -- when it comes to getting the salary you want and deserve.

Are you interested in a Return to Work program? In today’s episode of The After Show, I talk with Jamie Krulewitz, Head of Global Talent at Fitch, who is heading up a fantastic program called CreditPath to hire women who have taken career breaks.

Today on The After Show I talk to financial expert Bobbi Rebell. Bobbi is the author of the best-selling self-help /personal finance book, "How to Be a Financial Grownup: Proven Advice from High Achievers on How to Live Your Dreams and Have Financial Freedom." With her background as an award-winning TV anchor, most recently at Thomson Reuters, Bobbi made a major career pivot by leaving her television career and focusing on helping thousands of women discover their financial mojo. We talk about her strategy in making this big change and a few of her great pieces of advice in the book. Enjoy! Xo, Jen

Today on The After Show, I speak with movie producer and author Deb Newmyer, who recently released a fabulous book, Moms For Hire, 8 Steps to Kickstart Your Next Career. Deb shares her personal journey from having a dream job and becoming a mom of four, to the personal tragedy of losing her husband to an unexpected heart attack. Her book Moms For Hire was inspired by her story and the common experiences of her friends. She shares lots of great tips from her book and tells us how women can successfully return to the workforce. Enjoy! Xo, Jen

Are you intimidated by social media and unsure of how to leverage the various social platforms to your advantage? If yes, then this episode of The After Show is for you! Today I speak with renowned social media expert Stephanie Agresta, who explains exactly how to create your personal brand and the various way to make social media work for you. Enjoy! Xo, Jen

My guest today on The After Show is Georgette Geller, Executive Vice President at AXA Advisors and founder of AXA Women’s Leadership Council. As a working mom of four kids, Georgette is passionate about helping women make the most of their careers and meeting their financial goals. We talk about why she thinks women make fantastic financial advisors and how to determine if this might be the right path back into the workforce for you. Enjoy the show! Xo, Jen

This week on The After Show, I talk to Nina Restieri, a former advertising executive and founder of momAgenda. Nina went from being a stay-at-home mom with four kids to a successful entrepreneur in the personal organizer business — with literally no experience. I am so inspired by Nina’s story and I think you will be too. Enjoy! xo, Jen

This week on The After Show I talk with the amazing Lisen Stromberg. Lisen’s book, Work Pause Thrive, How to Pause For Parenthood Without Killing Your Career is a must have for anyone either considering or in the midst of a career break. Lisen and I discuss everything from how taking a sabbatical can actually help your career to the best methods for effectively getting back work.

This week on The After Show, I speak with Peter Bregman, CEO of Bregman Partners, Inc., a company that strengthens leadership in people and organizations. Peter is also the author of three insightful books: Four Seconds: All the Time You Need to Replace Counter-Productive Habits with Ones That Really Work, a New York Post top pick for your career in 2015; 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done, named the best business book of the year on NPR; and Point B: A Short Guide to Leading a Big Change. Listen now to learn from Peter on how women can build confidence, the best way to organize your day for success, and why surrounding yourself with people who think positively is imperative.

This week on The After Show, I sit down with Lizabeth Cole, Director of Media Relations and Communications for The Penny Hoarder. Never heard of The Penny Hoarder? With more than 19 million monthly visitors, the Penny Hoarder is one one of the fastest growing financial websites in the U.S. and speaks to people who are trying to make ends meet. Listen to the show to learn about money-making and money-saving tips, especially if you’re a working mother.

Our guest this week on The After Show is the incomparable Dee Poku, Founder and CEO of WIE an influential women’s leadership network. Dee was born in the UK and raised between London and Accra. She had an impressive marketing career in the entertainment industry before deciding to pursue her passion of helping to inspire women as a career. In today’s episode, Dee talks about her journey of pivoting from a marketing career to becoming an entrepreneur, the challenges she faced along the way, and how the WIE network has changed her life. I hope you enjoy the show! xo, Jen

In this week’s episode of The After Show, I talk to Susan Colantuono, author of several books on leadership and presenter of the Ted Talk that went viral, The Career Advice You Probably Didn’t Get. Listen now and learn from Susan’s decades of experience in helping others reach their career goals. Enjoy! xo, Jen

Jennifer Gefsky interviews Susan McPherson discussing Corporate Social Responsibility. Susan is a serial connector, cause marketer, angel investor, and corporate responsibility expert. She is the founder and CEO of McPherson Strategies, a communications consultancy focusing on the intersection between brands and social good, providing storytelling, partnership creation and visibility to corporations, NGOs and social enterprises including Intel, Girl Rising, Plum Alley, IF Hummingbird Foundation, The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, Blackbaud and JCPenney.

Listen to Après Co-Founder Jen Gefsky’s interview with Dan Loney on the Knowledge@Wharton Sirius XM show where they discuss practical advice for women returning to the workforce and how companies are beginning to realize the power of this incredible talent pool. Subscribe to "The After Show" on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, and Spreaker.

This week on The After Show, Jen talks to KATHERINE DANIEL, Director of Human Resources and Marketing at N2 Publishing. Katherine gives great tips on how to interview effectively, explain the gap and gain the confidence you need to land your dream job.

Listen to Après Co-Founder Jen Gefsky’s interview with Dan Loney on the Knowledge@Wharton Sirius XM show where they discuss practical advice for women returning to the workforce and how companies are beginning to realize the power of this incredible talent pool.

Today we’re talking with Tiffany Dufu. Tiffany’s life mission is advancing the lives of women and girls, she’s the Chief Leadership Officer of Levo, and she has a book coming out next year titled “Drop the Ball - Achieving More by Doing Less”. She talks about the power of mentorship, shedding society’s expectations of what it means to be a successful working mother, and how to dwindle down your to-do list in order to achieve your highest purpose. Tiffany is truly a fountain of insight and valuable advice, and I’m so excited to have her on the show.

Interview with Kristy Wallace, President at Ellevate Network by Stacey Dello

Amy Nobile is co-author of the book “I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids”, co-founder of the luxury jewelry retail brand Ash + Ames, and mother of two. On today's episode, she shares her inspiration for starting Ash & Ames, her strategies for overcoming fear of failure, and how she uses meditation to visualize and reach her goals and successes.

Jennifer Gefsky, Co-Founder of Apres (www.apresgroup.com), talks with Susan Noyes. Susan left her law career and took 20 years off work to raise her six children. Listen to see how she triumphantly returned to work and founded Make It Better, a website for women about food, finance, and philanthropy.