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In this episode, I'm joined by Anne Devereux-Mills, former CEO of ad agencies and founder of Parlay House, to discuss the bold and boundary-pushing choices Anne made in her career and beyond. Anne shares how she navigated the male-dominated executive suite as CEO of ad agencies, taking risks to draw lines between her work and family life, even when it went against the norms. She opens up about the difficult, vulnerable conversations she had to have -- calling out inappropriate behavior from powerful colleagues, discussing personal health challenges, and confronting its aftermath. But Anne's biggest risk-taking may have been inviting 12 complete strangers into her home to have the kind of raw and real conversations that are forbidden in the workplace. This leap of faith led to the creation of Parlay House (full disclosure: I'm a member of Parlay House), a community that empowers women to shed their work personas and connect on a deeper, human-to-human level. Learn more about Parlay House here: https://parlayhouse.com/Follow Anne on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/annedevmills/Follow Parlay House on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/parlay.house/Text me your thoughts on this episode!Enjoy the show? Don't miss an episode, listen and subscribe via Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Leave me a review in Apple Podcasts. Connect with me **You want to get promoted and better paid with best tools possible. That's what I offer inside my Executive Coaching Series, and you can learn all about it here: https://www.jamieleecoach.com/apply ** Connect with me on LinkedIn Email me at jamie@jamieleecoach.com

Seeing other people in their humanity. That's a guiding principle of today's guest, Anne Devereux-Mills, Founder and Chief Instigator of Parlay House and Co-Host of the Bring a Friend Podcast . She joins the show to share her experiences leading companies and boards and founding and growing her new venture. Join us as we discuss: - How Anne's own experiences led her to found Parlay House - Keeping the human at the forefront of marketing and business - The necessity of different personalities to the success of any business To make sure you never miss an episode of The High EQ Market podcast, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and t he website. Listening on a desktop & can't see the links? Just search for The High EQ Marketer in your favorite podcast player.

SUMMARY For more than 20 years, Heather Lende has written obituaries for the Chilkat Valley News in the tiny town of Haines, Alaska. Now, the New York Times bestselling author weaves her own life lessons together with recollections of the deceased. And we get Find the Good: Unexpected Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer, a gentle, insightful memoir mixed with humor and sensitivity. More than a storyteller, Lende is a “story catcher” who knows the challenge of describing life with words that both honor the dead and bless the living. But she manages well. "Find the Good" reminds us all to live more gratefully by seeing life through the lens of optimism. 00:25   Intro to author Heather Lende from Haines, Alaska 01:25   Obituary writers describe a life in 500-600 words 01:30   Lende’s mantra: “Find the good.” 02:00   Writing our own obituaries, every day 02:25   Unpacking the title, “Find the Good” 03:45   Countering sadness 04:15   Lende’s career begins in 1996 05:45   Characteristics and qualifications of a good obituary writer 07:45   Be a “story catcher” 08:45   Who approves obituaries? 11:00   Lende’s own brush with death changes everything 12:20   Recovery breeds empathy and gratitude 12:45   Wounds, seen and unseen 14:00   Deaths hit close to home 15:00   “I’m just the chronicler of these tragedies,” trying to give families hope 15:40   Using her art to make a difference and move hearts 16:30   Lende faces her own grief with unwed daughter’s pregnancy 17:00   “Draw lines in the sand so you can move them.” 17:45   Wisdom from an elderly Southern lady 19:00   Sometimes the “Big Worry” isn’t a worry at all 19:40   “Practice staggered breathing” 20:25   Life lessons from choir metaphors 22:00   “Writing obituaries is my way of transcending the bad news.” 22:25   The story of Richard Boyce, a fisherman lost at sea 24:45   The power of a father’s love 25:20   Story of Russ, the town cemetery gardener 26:00   A long-lost son returns, dies, and gives his home to hospice 27:00   The power of simple greeting cards and the family Bible 28:32   The story of Rene—writing a pre-death obituary for a breast-cancer victim 29:02   What would you do with your remaining days? 30:42   Quantity vs. quality of life 30:59   Everyday blessings 31:20   Life’s two greatest regrets 31:45   Longing for small-town living 32:10   The downsides of small-town living 34:05   Navigating “spiritual boot camp” 35:00   Nurturing the skill of “finding the good” 35:20   Hearts turn to stone, but stones also turn to hearts 36:15   The story of Vic—proof people can change 37:15   How to get a good obituary 37:45   Who will write Lende’s obituary? 38:30   The immediate value of an obituary 39:10   What Lende hopes her readers feel 39:40   How to create small towns anywhere QUOTES FROM LENDE "If indeed all the wisdom I had in my heart was to be summed up in final words and it was difficult to speak more than, say, three, what would I rasp before my soul flew up the chimney? Find the good. I surprised myself with this pretty great notion. Find the good. That’s enough. That’s plenty. I could leave my family with that." "Awful events are followed by dozens and dozens of good deeds. It’s not that misery loves company, exactly; rather, it’s that suffering, in all its forms, and our response to it, binds us together across dinner tables, neighborhoods, towns and cities, and even time. Bad doings bring out the best in people." "I have a friend who says we spend the first half of our life building it and the second half preventing it from falling apart. I’d rather be under construction when I die." “We are all writing our own obituary every day by how we live. The best news is that there’s still time for additions and revisions before it goes to press.” "The invisible part of a mother’s heart is the strongest and most flexible because it enlarges with each child and grandchild. Rather than divide the heart’s chambers into smaller rooms as the family grows, love multiplies them." "No matter how many obituaries I write, I will never get used to talking to someone one day and learning that they’ve left town, and the entire planet, the next. It may not shock me the way it does others, but that doesn’t make it any easier. There is no good in missing someone so badly you can’t even hum." BUY Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer Other Books by Heather Lende BUY If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: News from Small-Town Alaska BUY Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs: A True Story of Bad Breaks and Small Miracles RECOMMENDATIONS Listen to Nonfiction4Life podcast episode 102, Farewell: Vital End-of-Life Questions with Candid Answers from a Leading Palliative and Hospice Physician by Dr. Edward T. Creagan with Sandra Wendel. Check out Nonfiction4Life podcast episode 172, The Parlay Effect: How Female Connection Can Change the World by Anne Devereux-Mills. Connect with us! Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube  Website Special thanks… Music Credit Sound Editing Credit

SUMMARY  Anne Devereux-Mills, once a powerful New York advertising executive, captures her story of creating authentic female connections in her book, “The Parlay Effect: How Female Connection Can Change the World.” After experiencing a “trifecta of setbacks”—losing her job, health, and last child (to college)—Devereux-Mills found herself in a new city with no real female friends. Tired of transactional relationships, she was hungry for “four quarters instead of a hundred pennies.” So, she invited complete strangers into her home for food and conversation, and Parlay House was born. In her words, Anne “set out to replicate [the] magic of growth through difference—and to do it by building a community of women. Ideally, the organization I envisioned would include a wide-ranging group of dynamic women and provide a safe place for us to gather, laugh, relax, talk about important ideas and, for at least a few hours every month, put ourselves first, something women rarely do. I wanted to explore this idea of self-expansion.” KEY TERMS Parlay – to speak; a bet where the stakes are higher when you’re doing it together with others Parlay House – an inclusive series of in-person and digital gatherings for women that fosters authentic connections and supportive relationships, especially for women at inflection points and crossroads The Parlay Effect – goodness transferred one-to-one then often multiplied exponentially as people observe positive acts and begin to pass them on; an action from one person to another amplified and replicated at an exponential level that generates the hope that small actions can truly be part of a significant cascade of good One Small Thing – a single act of kindness Cascading – when one small thing triggers multiple empathetic acts QUOTES FROM DEVEREUX-MILLS “When I lost power, I lost connections, and I didn’t want to have relationships that were based on transactions.” “Empowered by other women, women don’t just pay it forward; they pay it outward.” “I have a personal saying that goes like this: ‘We are stronger when we are connected.’ This is what inspired me to create the community of Parlay House. It taught me that the company of other women helps me to feel grounded, fulfilled and empowered.”  BUY The Parlay Effect: How Female Connection Can Change the World RECOMMENDATION To find how and where women are connecting with other women, check out the Parlay House website. Connect with us! Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube  Website Special thanks… Music Credit Sound Editing Credit

In this episode, we will explore...the differences between how we communicate in the corporate world versus social interactions. How to create camaraderie. How to find frameworks of conversations that are inclusive. Effective ways to call out uncomfortable behaviors with empathy.  “People want to talk about the things they can't talk about in other parts of their lives”- Anne Devereux Mills

Anne Devereux-Mills follows a nonlinear path of life, exploring and succeeding across multiple careers and interests.  Anne discovered that she was a leader as a Wellesley College undergraduate student and parlayed that into a terrific career in advertising, rising to become CEO of several companies. Today, Anne is a noted speaker, author, philanthropist, and chief instigator at Parlay House. The question is, what can she not do?

Anne Devereux-Mills – Founder & Chief Instigator - Parlay House Anne Devereux-Mills is not a fan of small talk. She founded the Parlay House, that allows women from all over the world to engage in meaningful conversation and form lasting relationships. This desire for innovation and positive change has spanned her whole career, from working her way to the top as the CEO of multiple companies to advocating for the next generation of female world leaders from post-genocide countries. Today we learn about what it takes to become not only a great leader, but a leader who truly cares for others, and how to form a connection whether you're in person or virtual. Follow To Dine For:Official Website: ToDineForTV.comFacebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTVInstagram: @ToDineForTVTwitter: @KateSullivanTVEmail: ToDineForTV@gmail.com Thank You to our Sponsors!American National InsuranceSpiritless - Use promo code TODINEFOR for free shipping Follow Our Guest:Official Site: AnneDevereuxMills.comFacebook: Facebook.com/Anne.Devereux.MillsInstagram: @annedevmillsTwitter: @annedevmills 

Anne Devereux-Mills, author of the Parlay Effect, discusses discovering your superpower, nixing perfectionism, and leading a multi-dimensional life. You’ll hear: How to discover your superpowers Why you shouldn’t be a perfectionist Why you should pay attention to what you envy Book:  The Parlay Effect: How Female Connection Can Change the World Instagram: @annedevmills Twitter: @annedevmills Facebook: Anne Devereux-Mills   Sign up for the Advice to My Younger Me monthly newsletter: www.tomyyounger.me Sara can be reached on Twitter and LinkedIn.  Leave a review:  https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1101880566?mt=2&ls=1

A conversation with businesswoman, mother, mentor, and founder of Parlay House, Anne Devereux Mills. Anne is a builder and a connector who has created spaces in over 12 cities worldwide for women to come together and connect on deeper and more meaningful levels. In this conversation, we dive into transitions and “leaping smart”, the toxic culture of comparison, the potential of vulnerability, and the future of Parlay House. I hope you will listen along!

In The Parlay Effect: How Female Connection Can Change the World, Anne Devereux-Mills uses her insights as founder of Parlay House to show how small actions can result in a meaningful boost in self-awareness, confidence and vision. Through a combination of scientific research and personal stories, The Parlay Effect offers a blueprint for anyone who is going through a life transition who wants to find and create communities that have a positive and multiplying effect in their impact.

Anne Devereux-Mills, an author, speaker, advocate, entrepreneur and corporate leader, was sick of transactional and boring interactions with competitive white women.  After a career spent running advertising agencies in New York and faced with some of her biggest fears come true, Anne craved authentic friendships with deep connection and in 2012, founded Parlay House, a salon-style series of gatherings that now holds events for more than 5,000 women across the U.S. and Europe. Aurora + Kelly with Anne, dive into insights and original research to show how small actions create cascades of positive change for womxn and their communities.  For more information, visit www.parlayhouse.com Buy The Parlay Effect by Anne Devereux-Mills here.Find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @theoptin.TwitterInstagramFacebookProduced by Rachel IshikawaMusic by Jordan McCreeHosted by Aurora Archer and Kelly Croce SorgIf you enjoyed this conversation and would like to support Aurora + Kelly curating more conversation to propel your introspection, growth and being better a human, we invite you to consider donating a minimum of $8 to our Patreon account or the sky-is-the-limit for our Venmo and Paypal accounts at theopt-in.com! If we connect with you, please subscribe, rate + review The Opt-In podcast, It takes all of us together to make transformational change. Visit us at www.theopt-in.com to stay tuned in.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-opt-in/support

"The 'How Do I Spend My Time' Leader".  Anne Devereux-Mills is the founder of Parlay House, which describes itself as a modern salon for women. Their mission is to provide a safe and supportive environment in which women can have authentic conversations and build meaningful relationships. Anne has been the CEO of multiple companies. She’s also a wife, a mother and a four-time cancer survivor.

"The 'How Do I Spend My Time' Leader".  15 minute edited highlight of our full conversation. Anne Devereux-Mills is the founder of Parlay House, which describes itself as a modern salon for women. Their mission is to provide a safe and supportive environment in which women can have authentic conversations and build meaningful relationships. Anne has been the CEO of multiple companies. She’s also a wife, a mother and a four-time cancer survivor.

Anne Devereux Mills can be regarded as a role model for transitions in our life. We are certainly individuals, but there is a commonality that we can all learn something from. Anne shares about some major shifts in her life--a recurrence of cancer, losing an executive position, her last daughter off to college--all at the same time. She was questioning herself and as a result created a program, an on-going event called "Parlay House". It is an experience of women getting together at someone's home, to discuss a topic, to have a speaker, to have the change of getting in touch with ourselves, and doing so in a connected way. Anne is bringing the first Parlay House to Seattle on March 5 & 6. www.parlayhouse.com

Two examples of how conversation and cooking connect and create a movement. Anne Devereux-Mills started her Parlay House salon series to meet other women after pivotal changes in her life forced her to reset. Today Parlay House is a supportive global community of over 5000 women. Food writers Kathy Gunst and Katherine Alford channeled their frustrations over current politics and women's rights into Rage Baking, a book of essays and recipes from women writers, bakers and other thought leaders.

Have you ever wondered how you could make a bigger impact in the world, but you weren't sure how to start? CEO, entrepreneur, documentary film executive   and author Anne Devereux-Mills has some ideas for us! The founder of Parlay House, Anne shares why the Parlay Effect (also the name of her book) can help us make connections and change the world. She also shares how we can make those painful transitions in life a little easier, what to do about our fear of not being perfect, and how small things can make a big difference. Plus, she'll also tell us how to start our OWN Parlay House! Check out www.ACloserLookRadio.com for more fascinating interviews.

Today’s author interview guest is Anne Devereux-Mills, author of The Parlay Effect: How Female Connection Can Change The World. In The Parlay Effect: How Female Connection Can Change the World, Anne Devereux-Mills uses her insights as Founder of Parlay House […]

"Nearly 50 years after coming into this world, I began my life for a second time." This profound reflection is how Anne Devereux-Mills begins her new book, The Parlay Effect: How Female Connection Can Change the World.For this episode of The Catalyst, Audrey Dilgarde spoke with Anne Devereux-Mills, Founder and Chief Instigator of Parlay House, a series of salons that have created a global community built upon connection, about her life's journey and the power of small, positive change. To find out more this modern-day salon, visit the Parlay House website here.Be sure to keep up with The Catalyst by visiting our website, and signing up for our newsletter so you never miss an episode.Changemakers, welcome. 

Having a supportive community full of inspirational people surrounding you can be the difference between success and failure. You can find your community online, through social networks, but it’s even better to find a group local to you to get that inspiration face-to-face. Today’s guests, SC Moatti, Darryl Grant, Anne Devereux-Mills, are all founding members of women’s communities who find great comfort and support within their groups. SC Moatti is a technology visionary, entrepreneur, and investor. She founded Mighty Capital, a tech company based in Silicon Valley, and Products That Count, one of the largest networks for product makers in the world. Her companies focus on creating products that people love. Darryl Grant was born and raised in Harlem, NYC, and has 20 siblings! Through his involvement in the Merrill Corporation, he founded Inspiring Connectivity, a community of C-level executive women based in San Francisco. Darryl takes his inspiration from his mother, Eloise Grant, who raised hundreds of children and mentored dozens of women, sometimes in the middle of the night. Anne Devereux-Mills is a driving force behind making change possible and showing women where to start. She’s the founder of Parlay House, a national affiliation of thousands of diverse and inspirational women. Anne praises collaboration over competition and believes that women are oftentimes guilty of rejecting other women. In this episode, we’re talking about the power of social communities, how these leaders have built their groups, what value they have, and how other members have received support from within. You can absolutely bring a group together and embrace the resulting empowerment, and each leader explains how they’ve cultivated that for themselves. We discuss what it’s like to nurture and advise young women, and transferring these skills to working with business executives across a diverse range of industries. Establishing relationships among your community is vital to creating a harmonious environment that promotes support and inclusivity, as well. Community relies on strong leadership and consistency in order to grow and develop trust. Everyone wants more community, the key is finding people that actually inspire you. Do you have a community of powerful women who support you? How have you embraced all the ups and downs that life has given you? When is the last time you met up with a local person who inspires you? In This Episode: How to reframe what’s important in your life after everything changes How you can bring a group of diverse women together to embrace empowerment What it’s like being an advisor to young women Why you need to build and nurture relationships across the board How you can build a network full of support and trust Why you need to run events on a consistent schedule in order to build community Why you need to embrace both the highs and lows that come on your journeys Why it’s more important to meet the people that inspire you, rather than the people who just bolster your numbers   Quotes: “There’s so much judgment in this world. So many times that women reject other women, either because they’re competitive with them or they don’t feel they’re right for a job, that I didn’t want to cultivate a place of rejection or encourage a choice to be included.” (8:24) “I think so many of us that are successful want to present ourselves as perfect, whether it’s on social media, or in our work lives, or to our families and not wanting to show that there are struggles. And the fact that we can create these environments where people who you might view as role models are saying ‘here’s what was really going on behind the scenes’... it makes everyone not feel alone when they have their own struggles.” (11:53) “Find your tribe, surround yourself with great people, focus on one thing that matters, and find others that want to be part that with you.” (35:55) “Sometimes trying and failing is more insightful than trying and succeeding.” (42:23) “Continue to be ambitious in your dreams and reshape that image in the mirror. Always evolve. Anchor yourself in what you want to be and continue to reach for that. No matter what the people around you say.” (55:24)   Links Find Anne Devereaux-Mills on | Find Parlay House | | |   Find SC Moatti on | | Find Mighty Captial | | | Find Products That Count | | |   Find Darryl Grant on Find Toppan Merrill |   Follow Monica on | | |

DIALOGUE PRIME TIME PRESENTS Author Anne Devereux-Mills joins host Susan Wingate on Thursday, Dialogue Prime Time when she talks about her latest book, The Parlay Effect: How Female Connection Can Change the World ABOUT THE AUTHOR Anne Devereux-Mills is a seasoned connector, speaker, author and advocate who spent the first half of her career building and running advertising agencies in NYC as Chairman and CEO. When hit with progressing cancer, she took time to reassess her career and hierarchy of needs. In 2012, before the #MeToo movement, she founded Parlay House, a salon-style series of gatherings which includes over 5,000 women across the globe. She is committed to issues about inclusion and empowerment. Beyond Parlay House, Anne works with SHE-CAN an organization that mentors next generation female leaders coming from post-genocide countries. ABOUT THE BOOK In The Parlay Effect-How Female Connection Can Change the World, Anne Devereux-Mills uses her insights as Founder of Parlay House to show how small actions can create a cascade of positive change, in your life and in the lives of others. When cancer stripped her of everything that had been her identity, she set out on a path to rediscover herself and recreate her life. Recognizing that she was missing authentic relationships that were not based on what she “did” for a living, but what she cared about as a person, in 2012 she founded Parlay House, a now-international series of salons that brings together diverse groups of women to talk about topics they rarely discuss. As the gatherings grew, she saw how they triggered small actions among participants and resulted in waves of connection and support well beyond the live gatherings. She dubbed that cascade “The Parlay Effect.” https://www.amazon.com/Anne-Devereux-Mills/e/B081VTCNXC/

Do you ever sense that authentic connections have gone missing in your life? Do you feel sometimes as though your unique identity has been swept away by the tides of work and family? Do you hear the call to effect positive change in the world but can't find a place to start? You are not alone. Just shy of her 50th birthday, former advertising agency CEO Anne Devereux-Mills lost her health to cancer, her last child to college and her job to the recession. Stripped of everything that had comprised her self worth, she set out on a path to rediscover her identity and recreate her life. Realizing that she was missing relationships that were based on what she cared about as a person rather than what she did for a living, Devereux-Mills started a series of salons in 2012 that would gather together diverse groups of women based on topics they all cared about. She called the series Parlay House, and as the gatherings grew and expanded in cities across the world, she saw that they triggered a series of micro-actions among the participants. The result was a cascading wave of connection, support and strength that flowed out from the gatherings and into the wider world. She dubbed that cascade “the Parlay effect.” In her forthcoming book, The Parlay Effect: How Female Connection Can Change the World, Devereux-Mills tells the story of Parlay House and uses her insights as its founder to show how small actions can result in a meaningful boost in self-awareness, confidence and vision. Woven through the book are the findings of research that Devereux-Mills conducted in collaboration with Dr. Serena Chen, a tenured professor of social psychology at UC Berkeley who investigated the social science behind the Parlay effect. The result is a book that offers a vision and a method for anyone who is going through a life transition and who wants to find and create communities that have positive and multiplying effects. Please join Anne Devereux-Mills and The Commonwealth Club at the start of a new year to learn about and experience the Parlay effect for yourself. Devereux-Mills will be joined in conversation by comedian and storyteller Dhaya Lakshminarayanan. ** This Podcast Contains Explicit Language ** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Age has gifted many of us boomers with the impetus to live lives of meaning, authenticity and connection. If this is the case for you, you will want to be sure to catch today’s show.  Our guest, Anne Devereux-Mills, is a former advertising agency CEO who underwent a major life change shortly before her 50th birthday. Not only was she diagnosed with cancer, her last child headed off to college and her job went away due to the recession of 2008. Feeling she had no identity, she set out to figure out who she really was and how to start again.  Thankfully, Anne’s personal life crisis resulted in her creating an amazing organization called Parlay House. Anne joins us to share more of her story, what Parlay House is all about and her just released book entitled The Parlay Effect: How Female Connection Can Change the World. Anne’s message is profoundly important, so give yourself the gift of inspiration and take the time to listen to what this remarkable woman has to say.

SPEAKERS Anne Devereux-Mills Author, The Parlay Effect: How Female Connection Can Change the World Dhaya Lakshminarayanan Comedian; Storyteller—Moderator This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco on January 7th, 2020. ** This Podcast Contains Explicit Language **

On this episode, we have a great conversation with Anne Devereux-Mills, founder of Parlay House & serial entrepreneur. We talk about her journey from advertising executive to Parlay House, where she creates incredible communities of women across the country. We chat about the importance of safe spaces for men & women to be vulnerable and honest. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-reset-podcast/support

Witches in various guises have been with us for centuries, and they are notorious shape-shifters. In both spiritual culture and pop culture, they've changed from diabolical villains to empowered heroines as women and femmes have sought more autonomy in their own lives. In celebration of her spellbinding book Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power, Pam Grossman will delve into why witches matter, how they reflect our fear and love of feminine power, and what they can teach us during this age of profound transformation. Grossman will be joined by CEO, entrepreneur and documentary film executive Anne Devereux-Mills, founder of Parlay House, for this evening of feminist magic and bewitching conversation. In association with Parlay House Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SPEAKERS Pam Grossman Creator and Host, "The Witch Wave" podcast; Author, Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power Anne Devereux-Mills Founder, Parlay House This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Marin Community Center in Mill Valley, CA on October 22nd, 2019.

The show is on hiatus for the summer, so I’m digging into the archives for some great episodes from the recent past. On today’s show, which aired in June of last year, Anne Devereux-Mills, founder of Parlay House, Executive Director of the Emmy-nominated The Return, and Chairwoman of the Board of Marchex, Inc. shares how starting over led her to look at how we—and women, in particular—can not only have deeper, more meaningful interactions but how they can have an inspiring, empowering cascade effect on others.

https://www.makingbetterpod.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Making-Better-03-Anne-Devereux-Mills.mp3 Anne Devereux-Mills is a sought-after speaker, author and advocate for women, particularly on the subject of how to create a powerful cycle of personal growth, empowerment, and advancement. Anne’s mission is to share what she has learned through her own experience: recognize one's own strengths and skills – and use them to help other women, creating an outward moving circle of positive change, and, in the process, empowering yourself. Capping a 25-year career as one of the most influential women in the advertising industry, in 2012 Anne founded Parlay House, (@ParlayHouse on Twitter)c an expanding national salon-style gathering of 1500 women who meet to pull each other forward through a combination of shared experiences, meaningful content, and peer-to-peer connections. She has been a mentor for SHE-CAN, an organization supporting and grooming the next generation of female world leaders coming from post-genocide countries, and served as the director of Stanford University's Healthy Body Image Programs. She was the Executive Director of The Return, an Emmy-nominated documentary about the experience of people returning to society post-incarceration. She and her husband were the lead sponsors of California’s Proposition 36, which restored fairness in sentencing to the State’s excessive Three Strikes Law. As with all episodes of Making better, a transcript is available for this one as well. YOu can begin reading it below and continue reading by following the link in the embedded copy. https://www.makingbetterpod.com/2019/06/01/welcome-to-the-m…etter-podcast-in/

I’m so excited to bring you this conversation with someone who has quite literally welcomed me into her home to learn, refresh, and connect with other women... accomplished entrepreneur, social justice advocate, sought after speaker, and a community builder at heart, Anne Devereux-Mills. Capping a 25-year career as one of the most influential women in the advertising industry, in 2012 Anne founded Parlay House, a now international salon-style gathering of over 4,000 women who meet to pull each other forward through a combination of shared experiences, meaningful content, and peer-to-peer connections.  In addition, alongside raising her two daughters as a single mother, becoming a sponsor to a young woman from Cambodia and then a stepmother to two stepsons,  Anne has achieved some remarkable things.  She’s been a mentor for SHE-CAN, an organization supporting and grooming the next generation of female world leaders coming from post-genocide countries, and served as the director of Stanford University's Healthy Body Image Programs. She was the Executive Director of The Return, an Emmy-nominated documentary about the experience of people returning to society post-incarceration. And she and her husband were the lead sponsors of California’s Proposition 36, which restored fairness in sentencing to the State’s excessive Three Strikes Law. At the heart of it all has been a deep abiding belief in authentic, non-transactional relationships, social justice, and the power of women to women connections. I felt Anne’s generosity, perspective, and wisdom throughout our conversation and found so many of the lessons Anne has learned resonating for me, from discerning where our presence is most needed with our children, to learning to release perfectionism.  Synchronistically, so many things I'm grappling with in my life, Anne shined light on in this conversation. I was reminded that small acts can have meaningful cascades of impact, that we can hold a vision for an epic life rooted in connection and what really matters, not in having it all exactly right or at exactly the same time. And I gained a heightened awareness and appreciation for “Inflection points,” those times in our lives when we’re called to change our course or as Anne says “the moment after what was but before what will be.”  I hope you’ll enjoy this conversation as much as I did and leave feeling more empowered to build authentic connections, stay patient during your “inflection points” and take your own first small acts toward meaningful impact.  Much appreciation, P.S. Check out the announcement below to join us for the #oneminutemommanifesto Challenge in the Facebook Group in honor of Mother's Day. P.S.S. Know someone who would love this conversation? Click forward now to pay this forward to a friend who may be interested. This Episode is Dedicated by Julie Castro Abrams: Julie is the CEO and Chair of How Women Lead, a network of over 10,000 top executive women working together to disrupt the antiquated and unequal systems impacting women. In 2018 they successfully drove legislation requiring that California Public Companies to have up to 3 women on their boards. Through grants to women and girls organizations and a forthcoming disruptive angel fund, How Women Lead brings women together to have an impact and have fun. How Women Lead leverages its network to propel Women Leaders for the World: political and social justice leaders, as well as entrepreneurs who are courageously tackling our most important global issues through a year-long fellowship. Julie is an experienced CEO and director, and as a consultant, she works with non-profit leaders to create high-performance boards, brands that inspire action, and productive, multicultural teams. She's also a small business expert, active angel investor, and advisor to startups. She currently sits on the board of many non-profit organizations, including Women’s Funding Network. Learn more about her and her work: How Women Lead How Women Give Upcoming Events In This Episode We Talk About: How Anne’s parents planted seeds of freedom and experimentation in her life in unusual ways Living an E.P.I.C. life does not mean living a perfect life The “spark moment,” after Anne received a cancer diagnosis, that caused her to change her life forever How things have changed for Anne over the last decade, since her "inflection point" at the age of 50  The need for connection and intimately authentic conversations that led to the creation of Parlay House and how it has grown now to over 4,000 members in four different cities, including London. Paying attention to where your presence is most needed with your children and safeguarding that time Anne’s unique impact:  from helping to advocate for reform of California’s Three Strikes Law to building schools for children in Uganda The power of bringing together women who represent a diverse set of life experiences How Anne invests in herself by letting go of “shoulds” and indulging in what’s soothing and comforting to her, like a daily bath. The power of small actions that can create a cascade Building a community that isn’t based on obligation, judgment or transactional obligations but on authentic connection and giving of self. Anne’s description of “Inflection points,” those moments when you’re ready for a shift. It’s the time “after what was and before what will be.” Resources For This Episode: Anne Devereux-Mills Website Parlay House Website The Aspen Institute Programs Forbes Article about Anne and Parlay House Episode on the podcast with Sybrina Fulton Article from Martha Beck about what happens when a caterpillar becomes a butterfly    Anne’s Social Media: Instagram Twitter Facebook Parlay House Social Media: Instagram Twitter Facebook This Week’s Challenge:  Anne challenges us to be thoughtful about the small actions that come naturally for us and to extend that to another person in a way that doesn't have a high financial cost to us or take a lot of our time. When we find that thing that’s part of our essence, that comes with ease, doing it in small actions will not only make us feel good, we’ll also help the person we’re supporting feel empowered. And that’s one of the most important things we could do for ourselves and others. You can also follow along on regular email prompts by joining Anne’s One Small Thing email list and share what you discover and do to help others with using the hashtag #onesmallthing. Learn More About Anne Devereux-Mills: Anne Devereux-Mills is sought-after speaker, author, and advocate for women, particularly on the subject of how to create a powerful cycle of personal growth, empowerment, and advancement. Anne’s mission is to share what she has learned through her own experience: recognize one's own strengths and skills – and use them to help other women, creating an outward moving circle of positive change, and, in the process, empowering yourself. Capping a 25-year career as one of the most influential women in the advertising industry, in 2012 Anne founded of Parlay House, a now international salon-style gathering of over 4,000 women who meet to pull each other forward through a combination of shared experiences, meaningful content, and peer-to-peer connections. She has been a mentor for SHE-CAN, an organization supporting and grooming the next generation of female world leaders coming from post-genocide countries, and served as the director of Stanford University's Healthy Body Image Programs. She was the Executive Director of The Return, an Emmy-nominated documentary about the experience of people returning to society post-incarceration. She and her husband were the lead sponsors of California’s Proposition 36, which restored fairness in sentencing to the State’s excessive Three Strikes Law. Announcements: #oneminutemommanifesto In honor of Mother’s Day, I’ll be releasing either a newly recorded or classic episode each Thursday. The week of May 13th, I’m leading a Mother’s Quest #oneminutemommanifesto Challenge in the private Facebook Group to help you claim how you want to journey through motherhood and life. I’ll share reflective prompts each morning that will help you get clear and connected to your E.P.I.C. life, and we’ll be joined by inspiring members of the Mother’s Quest Community who’ll share their #oneminutemommanifestos live in the group to get your creative juices flowing. I have a vision one day for the creation of a million #oneminutemommanifestos and am excited to start working toward that big vision with small actions this month. Spark Your E.P.I.C. Year Anyone else feel like they need a spring reset to their year?  A few months ago, we declared February the new January and facilitated a Mother's Quest Workshop/Virtual Milestone Hike experience to help us all start again. Using photos from my favorite local hike, I took a small group on a virtual journey to: ✨Reflect on our last chapter (as we ascend)  ✨Decide what we want to release (using an image of a big bad bonfire!) and what we want to carry forward ✨Then, set intentions along the E.P.I.C. guideposts for our new chapter.  There’s a special planning sheet we created to guide you and help you document the whole process. 

If you love thoughtful conversation and inspiring other women, then today's podcast is for you. Anne Devereux Mills is the founder of the Parlay House, a salon-style gathering of more than 500 women in the San Francisco Bay Area. Members of the group meet once a month to connect, learn and inspire. Each meeting features a discussion on an interesting topic. The goal of Parlay, Anne says, is to change the framework of reciprocity by putting women in a place to pull fellow women forward, rather than creating a setting where women have a more transaction-like "you help me, I help you" interaction. Another goal of Anne's is to create a level playing field for all ages and professions saying, "If you talk [to another person] about what you do, you miss the commonalities." At a recent event, she shares that many women opened up about their eating disorders, depression and other big topics.  Anne also serves as chair of the board of a public company and serves as chief strategy officer of Lantern, a San Francisco-based startup that uses technology to create mental wellness programs that reduce stigma and improve access to lower cost for mental health treatment. She also is the executive producer of The Return, an Emmy-nominated film that focuses on our criminal justice system and the impact of the "Three Strikes" law. And as part of her passion for social justice issues, Anne worked as a key member of the team that helped pass California's Proposition 36, which was a part of California's "Three Strikes" reform. While she was working toward these accomplishments, Anne built her career while raising two daughters as a single mom in the New York area. Before her current roles, Anne served in C-level positions at various advertising agencies, including BBDO, TBWAChiat Day and LLNS, focusing on health care. In episode 53 of I Want Her Job: The Podcast, Editor and Host Polina Selyutin talks to Anne about she of the practices that have led to her success, personal sacrifice, the life-changing events that led her from New York to San Francisco and the inspiration for Parlay House.

This is entrepreneur Anne Devereux-Mills - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - explaining how her parents instilled confidence in her from an early age.. Full podcast available at hyperurl.co/2sqcz8

This is entrepreneur Anne Devereux-Mills - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - explaining how she was able to thrive in challenging environments. Full podcast available at http://www.findingmastery.net/anne-devereux-mills

This is entrepreneur and philanthropist Anne Devereux Mills - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - explaining why engaging in small actions is what matters most to her. Full podcast available at http://www.findingmastery.net/anne-devereux-mills

Anne Devereux-Mills is an incredibly accomplished human. She was the chairman and CEO of a number of ad agencies in New York City – which is a massive undertaking. She then transitioned from the corporate world to non-profit programs such as helping start a school in Uganda. She’s had a phenomenal life journey and faced many obstacles -- including being a single mom of two while battling cancer. Anne is now the Chief Strategy Officer for Lantern, a San Francisco based start up that brings mental wellness programs to underserved populations due to the stigma of mental health, access and cost. She is also the founder of Parlay House, a salon-style gathering of over 800 Bay-area women who meet to pull each other forward through a combination of shared experiences, meaningful content and peer-to-peer connections I wanted to connect with Anne to better understand how she's been able to do so much in her life – not just in one arena, but so many arenas. As a single mom parenting, running a business in a male dominated industry, blazing trails in Uganda, battling cancer-- all of that is just an incredible effort and she’s been able to it in a world class way. I hope you'll be reminded from this conversation how important authenticity is -- and how important relationships are -- and how important it is to take risks and do the hard work.

On this week's 51%, as we seek connections even more during the COVID-19 pandemic, we meet the founder of a salon series intended to gather women and have more meaningful conversations. And Kelly Corrigan talks about her new interview series. Dr. Sharon Ufberg returns with her 51% segment “Force of Nature.” This time, she interviews Anne Devereux-Mills, who is the founder and CEO of Parlay House, a global salon series designed to spark what she calls authentic conversations and build meaningful, supportive relationships across a diverse range of women. Parlay House has more than 5,000 members in nine cities across the globe. The story and journey of Devereux-Mills are chronicled in her recently released best-selling book, The Parlay Effect: How Female Connection Can Change the World. Dr. Sharon Ufberg is co-founder of the personal development/wellness company, Borrowed Wisdom, in California. Now we continue the conversation about conversations with Kelly Corrigan. She's a best-selling author and memoirist who has a new show on PBS stations, Tell Me More With Kelly Corrigan.  It's also available on a variety of streaming platforms. Corrigan's first book is “The Middle Place,” about her father's battle with cancer at the same time she was battling the disease. This fall, Corrigan also launched a podcast, Kelly Corrigan Wonders. She spoke with 51%'s Ian Pickus. That's our show for this week. Thanks to Tina Renick for production assistance. Our executive producer is Dr. Alan Chartock. Our theme music is Glow in the Dark by Kevin Bartlett. This show is a national production of Northeast Public Radio. If you'd like to hear this show again, sign up for our podcast, or visit the 51% archives on our web site at wamc.org. And follow us on Twitter @51PercentRadio This week's show is #1634.