Smart, Amazing Conversations with Dr. Nancy

A. Margot Blair tells about her journey from a childhood complicated by adversity and allowing her circumstances to define who she is to discovering her value and calling as a young adult. Margot turned that calling to partnership and collaboration with major organizations and founded DiscoverHer to help teens and young women get beyond their own adversities. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly...

Sharon Melnick, PhD, tells Dr. Nancy how a woman's power is found at the intersection of her skills of resilience, confidence and influence, and it's through using these that a woman advances in her career. Importantly, when a woman advances, she brings others along with her. Dr. Sharon founded her virtual coaching business, Next Level Leader to help women move to the next level in weeks,...

Michele Weldon tells her childhood story of how she started her first newspaper at 10, starting a lifetime of story telling as a career journalist. Her award-winning essays are published everywhere and this collection reflects on Life, Work and Meaning. Michele hopes it will provide a respite for these chaotic times, help people relocate their dreams, empathize and be generous with others, and fin...

Renessa Boley-Layne tells the story of how she worked for years as a highly paid engineer, then management consultant and other jobs she hated, until she found her gift: helping others find their gifts and purpose. Then she founded The Perfect Academy and wrote the book, "Fast Lane Wrong Direction" to share her story and help others make the u-turn to real success. Get full access to Dr. N...

Dr. Sheila Robinson tells how her company Diversity Woman Media helps organizations use diversity and inclusion to deliver results, and women advance their careers through her magazine and annual conference. Power Forward, the Diversity Business Women's Leadership Conference is virtual this year on October 8 and 9. Listen for more information and register soon. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’R...

Rachel Vogelstein tells Dr. Nancy O'Reilly about the formation of the National Women's History Museum, the online curricula and resources it provides for students and why it's important to include women who shaped our nation in its history books, to serve as role models for future generations of girls. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly and the Women Connect4Good Foundation at drnan...

Krista Peryer tells how The Geek Foundation, which she co-founded helps underserved people learn about different opportunities in the tech industry, how well-paying jobs are always available and many do not require a 4-year college degree. The Geek Foundation has provided free training through grant funds and plans to provide more. Krista's goal is to help people get the training they need to...

Felicia Davis is a riveting speaker, author and award-winning leadership coach who works with emerging and experienced women leaders to develop effective leadership brands, compelling communication skills and the confidence to show up and be the leader they want to be. She tells Dr. Nancy what keeps women from using their voice and how leaders must lead in the post pandemic world. Get full access...

Stacy Jurado-Miller has a radical idea that if we apply our passion to a mission-driven business, we can transform the traditional profit-driven business model and change the world for good. She shares her ideas of what makes a great leader and why success and profits are guaranteed if we create businesses to fix the issue we can't ignore. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly and the Women Co...

Stephanie Rimmer talks about the reforms she is convinced will transform our government into a body that serves the interests of the people, not the politicians. She is running for Congress in the 6th District of Arizona. Listen to find out her personal story, and more about her life of community service and the passion behind her bid for a Congressional seat. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly...

Monica Nyiraguhabwa tells the story of her life as a young girl in the slums of Kampala, Uganda, and how the injustices she faced because of a culture that does not value girls inspired her to change the lives of young girls. She co-founded Girl Up Initiative Uganda to help girls find their voices, and be empowered to lead, thrive and share their knowledge with their families and communities. Get...

Corporate gender strategist Jeffery Tobias Halter talks with Dr. Nancy O'Reilly about why having more women in corporate leadership is important and why they cannot do it without men, who are currently 80% of leadership. Motivations and strategies for getting more women into management are outlined in addition to his book, WHY WOMEN: The Leadership Imperative to Advancing Women and Engaging Me...

Stacey Engle talks about how trust and relationships are built one conversation at a time and how as President of Fierce Conversations she helps give people tools to have the tough conversations. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly and the Women Connect4Good Foundation at drnancyoreilly.substack.com/subscribe

Sarah, Duchess of York and Dr. Nancy O'Reilly share ideas and stories about how philanthropy and giving can become a lifestyle. The Duchess tells how she founded a refugee camp, created Little Red, a doll to benefit children harmed in disasters, and many more. The theme of kindness to others, listening and giving hope to others is discussed as a way of finding joy in daily life. Get full acces...

Tish Times shares strategies and ideas about how to use relationship-building and other tools to become successful in the sales process. The first relationship you have to build is with yourself. Her newest training is Unstoppable Sales Academy. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly and the Women Connect4Good Foundation at drnancyoreilly.substack.com/subscribe

Pat Mitchell and Dr. Nancy O'Reilly discuss the principles in her new book, Becoming a Dangerous Woman: Embracing Risk to Change the World--what it means to be a dangerous woman in a dangerous world, working together to solve crisis as a world-wide community, and how the most dangerous thing to do is to show up for another woman. This is a call to action for women to step forward the use their...

Topher Wilkins and his wife Jorian work as a husband and wife team leading Opportunity Collaboration where they host a four-day gathering every year of people dedicated to end global poverty. Topher shares his personal story and how ending poverty became his life's work, plus analyses how how we can make the world sustainable for everyone with co-leadership. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reil...

Beth Sirull serves as President and CEO of the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego and helps people direct their money toward social issues they want to help solve throughout the community. 70% of the money go to secular causes. Beth is particularly passionate about supporting women. She describes how we can direct our money by asking about the companies, organizations and products we buy, in...

Sarah Beach tells Dr. Nancy O'Reilly about her daughters' limiting beliefs about what girls could and could not do when they were middle-school age. She looked around for positive role models for her girls at the time and saw only boys doing exciting things. She founded and published STRONG: A Magazine for Girls, to show all girls that they can do whatever they can dream of and introduce t...

Dr. Grace Lee tells her personal story that lead her to reach beyond abandonment as a child, to a successful, but unfulfilling career as a neuroscientist, and on to her present day vocational educational coach and founder of a new movement to empower people to choose careers that align with who they are, what they value and how they can make a difference in the world. Get full access to Dr. Nancy...

Tiffany Shlain asks key questions about how tech affects our lives and how she describes her family's "tech Shabbats" (a day of rest from screens) in her new book, 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week. You don' t have to be Jewish or have any faith to take a day of rest and the benefits are abundant: more creativity, greater connections with the people in front of you, and...

Susan Burrell talks with Dr. Nancy O'Reilly about her journey through a contentious divorce and how she used the tools she taught to others to discover who she was, love herself and become the happiest she has ever been. Her book, Live An Empowered Life! guides others through the journey, like going on a retreat in their own home. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly and the Women Connect4Goo...

Trudy Bourgeois challenges women to stop blaming men and each other for keeping us from achieving leadership and equality, and start playing. It’s time to create our individual consciousness and find a shared voice. Trudy and Dr. Nancy discuss women's responsibility to have courageous conversations and to cross differences to support one another. To achieve the shared goal of Equality for All,...

Terra Renee tells Dr. Nancy O'Reilly her personal story that lead her to found African American Women in Cinema (AAWIC) to provide jobs for women of color in the entertainment industry, her role models, Dr. Martin Luther King and Mama Sarah Obama, and how her larger purpose of helping others is inspiring her to produce films and continue supporting women issues our society needs to solve. Get...

Dr. Lois Frankel, President of Corporate Coaching International, and Dr. Nancy O'Reilly share ideas about the progress of women reaching equal leadership in business and the world. Dr. Lois tells her personal story from being told college was a waste of money to successful entrepeneur and best-selling author, and gives insights into what women need to reach the top. Get full access to Dr. Nanc...