Badass Women at Any Age

As a clinical psychologist, Dr. Joshua Klapow recognized a pattern of professional women attempting to navigate a workplace culture that was never set up for them to succeed. Inspired to affect change, Dr. Klapow re-focused his career and is making an impact in that culture through performance coaching. Dr. Klapow is a clinical psychologist, behavioral scientist, and performance coach who helps women in leadership positions leverage their unique style and build influence to successfully navigate the male dominated culture in which they work. Josh is a Phi Beta Kappa alumnus of University of California, L.A. with a Ph. D. in clinical psychology from UCLA San Diego. He's authored over 100 scientific publications and is the author of Living Smart:Lifestyle Change Made Simple. He's also the co-founder of Chip Rewards, a privately held company with proprietary software that delivers incentive offers to influence population health behaviors. The success of this venture led him to be one of the top entrepreneurs 2020 by Yahoo Business.

What You Will Hear in This Episode:

1:53 Dr. Klapow’s journey into performance coaching

5:47 Gender biases in corporate culture

10:09 Where the culture stands now,

18:51 Authenticity and humanity

23:18 Toxicity, insecurity and balance

33:23 The benefits of working with a male coach

Quotes

“ As a clinical psychologist, I can't unsee what I'm trained to see.”

“It's a no win situation because we're asking you to be “more like men”, but when you are, that scene is threatening.”

“I see a lot of women that I work with who absolutely get lost because they are literally forced to play all of these different roles, many of which are not true to their own persona.”

“We all have these different personas that are who we are.”

“ There are a lot of scared men, this is part of the problem, who are in leadership positions who have no clue how to be. They have all the power in the world in that organization, and they don't know how to leverage it in a supportive way because they're insecure.”

“Look for the healthy psychology or psychological adjustment in the person. Not necessarily the gender.”

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Sparked by the tragic loss of her father, Judy Wilkins Smith set out on an unexpected journey as a writer that developed into much more. Judy is a highly regarded Family Patterns, Systemic Work, constellations expert, transformational coach, motivational speaker, and author who is passionate about individual growth, visionary leadership, and positive, accelerated, global change. The Founder of System Dynamics for Individuals and organizations, she has 18 years of expertise assisting high-performance individuals, Fortune 500 executives (Chevron, JP Morgan, Kellogg's, ExxonMobil), and legacy families end limiting cycles and create lasting breakthroughs and transitions into peak performance. She is a regular guest on TV news and entertainment shows and is the author of Decoding Your Emotional Blueprint: A Powerful Guide to Transformation Through Disentangling Multigenerational Patterns.

What You Will Hear in This Episode:

1:55 Judy’s personal story

5:20 Constellation work defined

12:26 What we can learn about money from our generational DNA.

15:33 Our relationship with money

19:49 Gender and money

26:55 Common blocks regarding our relationship with money

Quotes

”Money is not a commodity, it is a relationship, and the way you show up for money is the way it will show up for you.”

“It’s really creating the environment to have a healthy relationship with money that opens up the ability for money to flow to you.”

“You've gotta invest in money, if you want money to invest in you.”

“When you start to realize that you are valuable and you can add value and you have something to give and you offer it, the money will flow.”

“You are as valuable as you think you are.”

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A life long lover of music, Jennifer Ritvo Hughes found her calling as a college student sitting in the back of a concert hall. A musician herself, Jennifer was passionate about integrating her business savvy and love of music into a successful career supporting the arts. Jennifer is CEO of American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra overseeing their daily operations, fundraising efforts, community engagement, and promotion of the globally renowned Israel Philharmonic in the United States. Jennifer received a master's degree in musicology from Brandeis University and has led a variety of performing arts organizations and initiatives, including Boston Bass Chorus. Cantata Singers and Wellesley College's first ever Arts at Wellesley initiative.

What You Will Hear in This Episode:

1:18 Jennifer’s personal story

6:31 Greatest challenges

10:19 Lesson learned and work life balance

14:32 Challenges relative to gender and age

20:05 Confidence and courage as a young executive director

23:28 The role of the arts in cultural change

Quotes

”I really love bringing creativity to the business side of things as much as the artistic side of things. And I think that when you are challenging yourself to be as creative as your counterparts on stage. That's when magic happens.”

“Your strengths can also be your weaknesses if they're on overdrive.”

“I don't think music is a universal language, but I think that music can communicate universally. I think that music has that power to create a shared experience, a shared emotional response beyond language and to me, that is the essence of our shared humanity.”

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Raised with a lot of personal agency, Lydia Sherrer learned the value of hard work and personal responsibility from observing how her entrepreneurial father ran his business. Lydia is the award-winning and USA today bestselling author of Love, Lies and Hocus Pocus Universe of Books, which has sold over half a million copies worldwide. Most recently, she published her Gamelit series, Trans Dimensional Hunter, with New York Times bestselling author, John Ringo, and has written stories for several Black Tide Rising anthologies. Lydia Co-owns Chenoweth Press with her husband David Cher, and together they publish their own books and games to a growing audience of science fiction and fantasy fans.

What You Will Hear in This Episode:

1:40 Lydia’s personal journey

7:40 Choosing writing as a career

24:70 Advice for women interested in writing as a career

31:05 Self publishing

Quotes

“We as humans have incredible powers to over come things….if we just believe we can.”

”It’s really important to understand your personality, your working strengths, your weaknesses, where your passions lie, and where your abilities lie.”

“Moderating expectations and having realistic expectations is very important in the publishing industry, and it is possible to get realistic expectations, but you have to be willing to reach out, to make relationships, and to ask bold questions with the knowledge that when people say no, it's not personal.”

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Annoyed by the lack of representation and the way society media portrayed middle aged women, Michela Di Carlo decided to do something about it. She embarked on a journey and launched an online magazine to help empower women over 50 and reframe midlife as a colorful journey. Michela is a seasoned, bilingual lifestyle journalist (Italian/English) with a Masters in Communication Sciences from the University of Rome. Living between Manchester and The Eternal City, former feature writer for the most influential Italian National newspaper “La Repubblica”, regular contributor for ANSA, the italian major news agency, she is the founder and chief editor of CrunchyTales.com, the popular first solely illustrated online magazine for sassy, badass women over 50. Focusing her work on inspirational content to empower women feeling stuck in the second act of their life and highlighting the bright side of growing older, Michela is also the creator and producer of the first pro-age live radio show format called “The Beauty of Aging”. She also has curated and chaired several talk-shows around the UK promoting a refreshing approach to aging, partnering with several charities and players including Chester University, StoryHouse and the Open University. Currently holding the role of Adjunct Professor in Food Design at The University of Tor Vergata in Rome, she believes mature students are the best and she continues to be a fierce Late Bloomers advocate determined to change the narrative on aging while promoting the benefits of lifelong learning.

What You Will Hear in This Episode:

2:57 Michela’s personal story

6:23 Biggest challenges in launching her magazine, Crunchy Tales

10:57 Things Michela learned about women over 50

15:01 Crunchy Tales format, illustrations and popular articles

22:10 Gendered ageism in UK vs Italy

30:56 Writing Crunchy Tales in english

Quotes

“I think that midlife is a time of reawakening, it’s a time when you finally pursue what you always dreamt about.”

“We wanted to show that midlife is anything but a gray, dull time of life, so we encourage women to develop a new path maybe a more authentic path.”

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At 50 Suzette Mullen couldn’t shake the feeling that, despite her successful professional and family life, there was something missing. Focusing on her passion for writing, Suzette began working on a memoir that led her through a personal journey and discovery of her true authentic self. Suzette Mullen (she/her) is a memoir and nonfiction book coach, retreat leader, and the author of the new memoir The Only Way Through Is Out, published by the University of Wisconsin Press. Her essays have appeared in the New York Times, today.com, among other outlets. As a book coach, Suzette focuses on amplifying the voices of LGBTQ+ writers as she guides them to find their deeper stories and define their big ideas. A graduate of Harvard Law School and Wellesley College, and the mother of two sons, Suzette made a big leap professionally and personally at midlife and now lives in Pennsylvania with her wife and their rescue pup.

What You Will Hear in This Episode:

1:41 Suzette’s personal story

5:44 Writing and self discovery

10:54 Alignment and authenticity

16:07 Overcoming fear and self doubt

25:30 How Suzette helps her clients dig and find their deeper story and the results

Quotes

“The only way through is out.”

“When you're out of alignment in one part of your life, it impacts every other part of your life. And then when you are in alignment and when you're living authentically in one part of your life, it impacts. The rest of your life.”

“I wasn't willing to go to my grave without knowing who I was fully.”

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As Molly Sider approached her 40s panic set in. Unsure of her life decisions and what lay ahead she chose to focus on what interested her and began the long, brave and arduous work of discovering herself, her purpose and her joy by sharing her story and encouraging others to do the same. Molly is a midlife change coach and the creator and host of the podcast “I Am This Age,” proving you’re never too old to make a significant change. When Molly turned 40, she needed proof that she wasn’t too late or too old to find her “extraordinary” career, love, friendships – she sought meaning in all of it and found her life purpose in the process. Now an ICF-accredited CPC, motivational speaker, and podcast host, Molly coaches people in midlife, turning their “crisis” into meaningful change and helping them to write their next life chapter with clarity and confidence.

What You Will Hear in This Episode:

1:50 Molly’s personal story

5:21 Storytelling

10:53 Courage

15:33 Lessons learned about people in midlife

25:33 Midlife crisis in men vs women and doing the work to overcome it

Quotes

”We're very unique in the details of our stories. We're not so unique in the thoughts, feelings, and emotions in our stories,”

“If you're grounded and you're focused, you know who you are and you're in a much more empowered position to take on new challenges and be your authentic self.”

“​​It's scary to change because you gotta let go of a lot of things that maybe you're scared to let go of, but it's so important.”

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Eileen Maus manifested an incredible career by finding her passion, recognizing her strengths, trusting the process, working hard and honoring the journey. CEO of Axena Health, Eileen brings 20 years as a healthcare industry sales and marketing executive with strategic planning experience to her role as Chief Executive Officer with Axena Health. Eileen entered the women’s healthcare space during her 12 years with Cytyc Corporation, where she was a key contributor to Cytyc’s growth from $8 million to over $700 million, holding leadership roles from sales management to Vice President, Commercial Operations of the Surgical Division. Specifically, Eileen built and managed sales forces for five new product launches, including the ThinPrep® Pap Test, ThinPrep® Imaging System, FirstCyte Breast Test, NovaSure Endometrial Ablation, and Mammosite Targeted Radiation Treatment. In addition, Eileen spearheaded the integration and commercialization of Cytyc’s surgical division. Prior to Axena Health, Eileen served as CEO of Renovia, Inc. the medical device company who developed and first commercialized the Leva® Pelvic Health System, and as Chief Commercial Officer of Constitutional Medical Investors, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus. In addition to participating in the diligence of diagnostic companies for potential acquisition, she developed the commercial plan for a disruptive technology in the hematology space that was acquired by Roche Diagnostic. Eileen is a graduate of LaSalle University, with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Communications. Eileen’s favorite quote is: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Meade

What You Will Hear in This Episode

2:37 Eileen’s personal story

12:15 Major challenges Eileen has had to face. Balancing motherhood

18:08 Attributes of a woman led company and Eileen's philosophy as a CEO

28:11 Setting expectations and setting limits/boundaries

Quotes

“The journey is what it’s about, it’s not about reaching the pinnacle of the mountain because as soon as you do that, you want the journey back again.”

“Put yourself out there, give yourself a chance. It's okay to fail. That's how we learn, and then just get right back up.”

“Don’t be afraid of feedback, welcome it.”

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Watching her mother struggle with chronic illness Momoko Uno knew by the age of 14 that she wanted to have a career in medicine. Momoko has overcome trauma and adversity to become a doctor of integrative medicine, entrepreneur and author. She grew up in Australia and obtained a medical degree in internal medicine, integrating pharmaceuticals and Chinese herbal medicine. She has a masters in psychology with a certification in Consciousness Health and Healing, and is also a certified functional medicine practitioner and licensed acupuncturist. Momoko came to the United States 25 years ago with borrowed money, two suitcases and her dreams. She served as the department chair of clinical studies at

Pacific College of Health Sciences and taught various classes there as well as at Touro College in 2009. She founded Omni Wellness, a multidisciplinary wellness center in New York City, where she also maintains her private practice. She holds a particular interest in trauma and its effect on the body and mind and how it plays a role in chronic illnesses. The majority of her patients have exhausted conventional medicine and turn to alternative medicine to treat complicated conditions. Momoko published her first book in 2023, which is a memoir about losing her mother during solitary confinement and how she overcame the traumatic loss. Her stories are ultimately all about healing the mind and spirit while overcoming adversity.

What You Will Hear in This Episode:

2:15 Momoko’s personal story

8:39 Biggest challenges

13:36 The effects of on chronic illness and Momoko’s approach

20:57 What conventional medicine misses about trauma and chronic disease

24:15 Signs of poor stress management and proactive solutions

28:20 Gender and chronic illness

Quotes

“it's never a real mistake if you actually learn something from it. “

“I try to get the release to come out from different levels, and that's when I find it the most effective because if you just get it physically and you don't get the change on an emotional or mental level, it usually just comes back. “

“Chinese medicine is supposed to be about preventative health, so that means that you're supposed to be going to see a practitioner before there's any symptoms at all. That's Chinese medicine. You go when you're feeling good, “

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Emily Kane Miller was deeply influenced by the resilience of her grandparents, two of whom were holocaust survivors. She has dedicated her career to transforming the social impact and philanthropic paradigm. She's a social impact trailblazer who's built a 20 year career at the intersection of government, non profit, business, and philanthropy. As the founder and CEO of Ethos Giving, a social impact consultancy, Emily is behind some of the most innovative social impact programs for a range of companies, from professional sports teams, to founder-led startups, to fortune 500 companies.

She also founded Ethos Tracking, a 100 percent bootstrap, female led, social impact management platform that allows clients to measure and manage their social impact efforts all in one place. Launched just last year, the platform already has a range of very dynamic, socially conscious companies on the tool. Prior to founding this company, Emily served as vice president of philanthropy and community affairs at the wonderful company where she led the organization's award winning philanthropic efforts. Emily lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three children.

What You Will Hear in This Episode:

3:00 Emily’s personal story

5:21 The path of philanthropy and corporate social responsibility

9:24 Starting her own firm and the challenges

14:35 What motivates and generates Emily’s clients

22:18 Example design of a community engagement program

26:56 Social media and promotion

30:50 Measuring social impact efforts

35:55 What Emily has learned about herself through the process of starting her business

Quotes

“This idea of sharing what you have isn't new. But I do think in the 21st century, we've seen just a total reformation of what generosity can do and can mean.”

“What are we doing here, not how did we get here?”

“I heard so many times in my career, “Well, we wish we could make a difference, but it's so hard to measure or it's so hard to know where to start.” It was just a throwaway excuse and I wanted, frankly, to take the excuse out of the room.”

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