The Corporate Sister

How do you build a sustainable career in unsustainable times? This is the question we’re answering together in this episode. I discuss a framework to help us as working women and mothers set and keep a career we can sustain and thrive in over the years and through the many seasons of womanhood. Take a listen! Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for tuning in and listening to this week’s epi...

This short but powerful episode introduces the next step in The Corporate Sister journey. It is The Corporate Sister Foundation,  the not-for-profit organization created to help women build sustainable careers , wealth, and legacies. The episode recounts the story behind The Corporate Sister Foundation’s creation, its core mission, and the transformative programs it will launch to support working...

Did you know by 2030 women are poised to hold over $30 trillion?  In this episode, I discuss the changing landscape of wealth for women in the U.S., also known as “The Great Transfer’. As we prepare for this shift, I’m chatting about three strategies to get ready for the feminization of wealth.  Some resources to consider include: “ Think and Grow Rich ” by...

In this podcast episode, I’m discussing defining, or re-defining, our vision of what it means to be a working mom by better integrating career and motherhood in 2025. Through a 7 step process, I invite listeners to engage in assessing their season of motherhood and career, master their time, embrace self-care, among other steps… Are you ready to integrate motherhood and career this yea...

In this episode, I discuss ditching traditional career goals and instead embracing your own career vision by audting your career in the past 12 months. I discuss 10 steps to start with at the beginning of 2025 to audit your career.  Listen in! Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for tuning in and listening to this week’s episode! If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please share it by using t...

In this episode, I discuss 4 gender biases to look out for in your performance review as a working woman and mom at work. These biases include: the language bias the visibility bias the proximity bias  the ingroup bias  Listen in for more awareness around these biases! Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for tuning in and listening to this week’s episode! If you enjoyed this week’s episode, pleas...

This episode is a summer recap for my working women and moms, looking back at the reality of the summer mental load, the power of doing nothing at all (yes, it’s possible!), and how to make our careers hot again in the summer months (without sacrificing our summer fun in the process).  Listen in! Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for tuning in and listening to this week’s episode! If...

In this episode, I address the question of authentic (and different) leadership for working women and working moms. I discuss: 1)revisiting our beliefs about leadership, 2) challenging the foundations of leadership in the organizations and institutions we’re part of, and 3) redefining our own brand of leadership as working women and moms. Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for tuning in an...

Got confidence? In this podcast episode, I’m chatting about dismantling the myth that confidence is solely associated with male and patriarchal attributes such as assertiveness, boldness, and even aggressiveness. Instead, I discuss my own journey of steering away from the conventional definition of confidence, and re-defining my own brand of “quiet” confidence as a working woman...

In this new podcast episode, I discuss strategizing our careers as working women and moms at the beginning of a new year, on our own terms and in a way that serves our vision, values and purpose best.  Take a listen! Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for tuning in and listening to this week’s episode! If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please share it by using the social media at the bott...

Happy New Year! In the first podcast episode of the New Year, we’re all about being on a mission. I discuss skipping the traditional resolution process, and instead investing time in clarifying our mission by crafting our own mission statements. In this episode, I delve into the three simple and effective tips to devise our mission statements, whether personal, professional, family or even f...

In this podcast episode, I discuss making peace with ambition as working women and moms. For the longest time, ambition has been a double-edged sword for working women and moms. However, in this post-COVID pandemic area, women are redefining ambition for themselves… Listen in! Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for tuning in and listening to this week’s episode! If you enjoyed this week’s...

In this podcast, I discuss the impact of gender on the process of negotiation, and also on the outcomes! If you’ve struggled with negotiation as a working woman and mom, or just have been curious about it, this episode is for you! Some of the research cited in this episode include: A Review of Gender Differences in Negotiation by   Iñigo Hernandez-Arenaz and  Nagore Iriberri ( 23 D...

In this episode of the podcast, I’m busting one common myth that women are not good at entrepreneurship. Backed by research, this episode discusses how women are entrepreneurs at heart, and discusses 3 principles for women entrepreneurs. Listen in! Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for tuning in and listening to this week’s episode! If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please share it by u...

In this episode of the podcast, I am discussing recovering financially after the often financially taxing days of summer, as working women and moms. In the episode, I share 3 main steps to recover financially after the summer.  This podcast episode cites  this Ipsos poll, that predicted that despite economic hardships, 2023 summer vacation’s spending was expected to increase up to 214.1...

In this episode, I discuss the rampamt anxiety working moms experience before and during the back-to-season, and share a back-to-school system to help alleviate the pressure.  Listen in for tips and tricks to beat the back-to-school guilt and exhaustion, and replace these with a more or less peaceful transition! Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for tuning in and listening to this week’s e...

In this podcast episode, I’m chatting about restructuring our work for a better back-to-work season as working women and moms! Listen in! Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for tuning in and listening to this week’s episode! If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please share it by using the social media at the bottom of this post! Also, leave me a review for the TCS podcast on  Apple Po...

  In this episode of the TCS podcast, I’m chatting about the cruel summer ceiling for working moms (in my best Taylor Swift voice). By summer ceiling, I mean all the obstacles facing working moms during the summer months as they juggle increased childhood, caregiving, and household responsibilities due to school closures, with career and personal demands.  I also share one of my favorit...

  In this episode of the TCS podcast, I discuss 10 tips to become a PhD mama, if that is your wish or if you’re currently going through the process yourself, or know someone who is… Enrolling into a  PhD program and actually completing it while raising kids, taking care of the home and being in a relationship or partnership is not for the faint of heart. As a matter of fact, it re...

  In this episode of the TCS podcast, I’m asking the question: “Career fulfillment or career prestige?” When we think about building a great career, fulfillment and authenticity are usually not the first things that come to mind. Like so many other working women and moms, I took with me the various pieces of well-intended career advice I was given while growing up, as I was...

In this podcast episode, I introduce The Corporate Sister book #2:  “More: The Journey of Unleashing More of Who You Are”. (available on Amazon).  In it, I discuss the 7 principles outlined in the book, from welcoming and embracing disruption and change, to managing progress. These are also the 7 principles guiding the mission of The Corporate Sister. Click  HERE  to get your...

In this episode, the first of Black History Month 2023, I discuss what it takes to thrive, and not just survive, in the workplace as a Black woman at work, and as minorities in general. More specifically, I talk about the concept of “agile authenticity”, which requires awareness, impact and a master plan to succeed in the workplace on one’s own terms while still remaining authent...

Welcome back to the TCS podcast! In this episode, I chat about planning for work-life integration instead of work-life balance. How about planning to integrate all the areas and aspects of our lives and careers, instead of compartmentalizing and attempting to balance it all! Listen in on this episode! Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for tuning in and listening to this week’s episode! If you e...

In this episode, I discuss 10 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion goals for 2023, as part of our professional goals.  Here are some of the book resources cited in this episode:   The Leaders’ Guide to Unconscious Bias: How to Reframe Bias, Cultivate Connection and Create High Performing Teams  by Pamela Fuller and Mark Murphy with Anne Chow; H ow to be an Inclusive Leader, Second edition: Yo...

In this podcast episode, the first in the new year 2023, I discuss skipping the usual resolutions and instead going for consistency in 2023! If you’re like me, you may pick a word of the year at the beginning of each year to give your year more focus and direction. Mine this year is CONSISTENCY, and that is what I discuss in this episode, and share a few tips to be more consistent in our wor...