Girl, Take the Lead!

Dalia Zatlin , Executive and Life Coach, joins Yo as guest to discuss different aspects of women’s leadership. Dalia discusses and gives is all ideas on how to be our own CEO by authoring our own story. She discusses some of her work in the Leadership Legacy and Executive Development Programs she is engaged in. She offers lots of creative solutions to some of issues facing all of us in our lives t...

Stephanie Rivera , CEO, Lazarex Cancer Foundation, joins Yo to discuss how the Foundation’s efforts to address the gap and barriers in accessing cancer trials for minority populations. This Foundation leads the way to improve cancer health outcomes, FDA cancer clinical trial diversity and enrollment, and patient access to care by providing assistance with clinical trial navigation, reimbursing tri...

Beliefs about “what is it to be an American” can inform how we lead. Yo was intrigued this July 4th about patriotism, the emotions surrounding it, and how they inform how we lead. This episode discusses recent Gallup poll research, presents key articles and blog about the topic, plus includes some input from friends on the subject. Also included are passages from the books Atlas of the Heart and B...

Kiki and Emma join Yo to discuss their picks from their playlists based on the book, Bittersweet, by Susan Cain. As we discussed in episodes 23 and 24, bittersweet is the transformation of pain into beauty. It shows us how to respond so can heal and nourish the souls.     As we did in episode 24, we added short music clips while keeping to the Fair Use Laws.   Here are some of the questions we cov...

Rebecca Cohn, trained pediatric physical therapist, international management consultant, elected California State Assembly member, lawyer, and Texas rancher, joins Yo as guest co-host to discuss the book, Bittersweet , by Susan Cain. This book, like Atlas of the Heart (Episodes 15, 16, 17), offers us grounded research and a depth of understanding that finds us often saying to ourselves: “At last –...

Kiki and Emma join Yo to help us all communicate better by exploring different slang terms used by our respective generations. It was sure fun as we tried to understand each other and guess at what we were trying to say with our own coded words! Here are the key Gen Z/Millennial terms we discussed: Caught in 4K Flop era Himbo A pick me girl Y/N Touch some grass Brony And the Boomer terms were: Dro...

Nathy Gaffney , performer, author, executive coach, mentor, and fellow podcaster, joins Yo as guest to discuss her podcast, Suck It and See (Season 3). Nathy has spent years helping others find their own confident voice and she shares her insights about practice to build consistency, courage, and willingness to change.  Here are questions we explored: · Why has confidence emerged as a focus f...

Sheila Whitescorn , Intuitive Life Coach, rejoins Yo as guest co-host to discuss a recent Showtime special, Sheryl, which is a documentary about Sheryl Crow’s life. What we explore in depth is her fearlessness as a leader in so many domains. Sheila helps us see some of the emotions she dealt with and brings up in us. During this episode we explore the following questions: · Who would Sheryl and ot...

Anh Thang Dao-Shah, Ph. D., Executive Director of Belonging and Equity at John Muir Health, joins Yo to continue the discussion of belonging introduced in Episode 17. She is a recognized expert having been in several leadership positions to initiate equity programs throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode we explore the following questions: · What is the history of Belonging and Equi...

Bonnie Kogos (Post War Generation, 82 years old) , well-established, award-winning journalist and author, joins Yo to discuss her third book The Boat That Brings You Home and how her passion for writing evolved. During this episode we explore the following questions with Bonnie: · When did she first start writing? · What does she like about writing? · Who influenced her as a writer? · Any obstacle...

In this episode Yo practices gratitude for you, our listeners. She reviews Brené Brown’s research in this area and offers her perspective how her podcast has provided a platform of discovery for herself and others. She concludes there’s a lot more to come!! Information about 6 Peas in a Podcast group mentioned and their podcasts you may want to check out: Whitney Baker Electric Ideas with Whitney...

Sheila Whitescorn , Intuitive Life Coach, joins Yo to discuss Brené Brown’s book Atlas of the Heart and how understanding the emotions of Fitting In and Belonging can make us better leaders. This is part 3 of 3 and you can listen to parts 1 and 2 in episodes 15 and 16.  Please accept our sincerest gratitude for listening to this series. It was an amazing journey for us to navigate these emoti...

Sheila Whitescorn , Intuitive Life Coach, joins Yo to discuss Brené Brown’s book Atlas of the Heart and how understanding the emotions of Stress, Overwhelm, Comparison (Envy, Jealousy, Resentment) can make us better leaders. This is part 2 of 3 and you can listen to part 1 in episode 15.  During this episode we explore the following questions around emotions and dig a little deeper into Stres...

Sheila Whitescorn , Intuitive Life Coach, joins Yo to discuss Brené Brown’s book Atlas of the Heart and how the emotions of Empathy and Compassion can make us better leaders. This is the first of a 3-part series where we’ll discuss other emotions in parts 2 and 3. During this episode we explore the following questions around emotions and dig a little deeper into Empathy and Compassion: Why emotion...

Dominika Turkcan, from Mothers’ Day Movement joins Yo in this episode. The Mothers' Day Movement is an organization that grew out of a column in The New York Times by Nicholas Kristof, where he made the case for moving the apostrophe in Mother’s Day so it honors not just one mother, but underserved mothers everywhere. It advocates to shift a portion of Mother’s Day gift giving to a carefully selec...

Kathy McAfee known as America’s Marketing Motivator joins Yo in this episode. Kathy is passionate about helping people advance their careers, grow their businesses and become global difference makers. In her roles as an executive coach and career mentor, Kathy facilitates The Fearless Leader program. As a result of her work, Kathy’s clients become more confident, more self-aware, more influential,...

In this episode Yo is joined by Erin Silver, founder of the “Life After The Uniform” Podcast, which helps veterans transition to civilian life with a military mindset. I found her podcast to be very inspiring and so very important! Her episodes are good for all of us; whether you are in active service or know someone who is, her message can resonate with any of us making a transition in life. And...

This episode is very personal to us – it honors my father and the girls’ grandfather. The three of us discuss his life. He passed last year at the age of 91 and this episode shares his background with accounts of how he dealt with racism, love of animals, and his passing which was done with dignity and love. Because a couple of those topics could be triggering to someone, we thought we should aler...

Beware: there’s a lot of laughter involved during the episode as we reflect on ourselves and our generational differences! In this episode Yo and Kiki discuss research findings from a LinkedIn course: Management of Generation Z. Here are topics explored during the episode: · "Phigital" (where physical meets digital) · Preferred forms of communication · Hyper customization · Paths to success · Need...

In this episode Yo is joined by author, Dr. Julianna Hynes, to discuss her book: Leading on Purpose, The Black Woman’s guide to Shattering the Glass Ceiling . We explore the question: What is leading on purpose? We explore this question discussing the following topics: · Why this book is so important in understanding what’s expected of someone when trying to advance their career · How leaders can...

In this episode Yo is joined by Sarah McAuliffe, a high school junior who started an organization, Girl Speak, as part of her Girl Scout Gold Award. Girl Speak helps girls everywhere speak their minds! Come listen to her inspiring story – she is truly a great example of someone taking the lead!! We explore the following: · What issue does Girl Speak address? · What events does Girl Speak offer? ·...

During this episode Yo is joined by Girl Scouts Northern California (GS NorCal): Mary Jane Strom (Chief Community & Program Officer), Alex Diaz (Director of Programs), Marisa Cidre (Sr. Director of Community & Partnerships), and Eavan Huth (Lead Manager of Leadership & Highest Awards) - A team that rocks!! We explore the following: · Is there a philosophy Girl Scouts has about leadersh...

In this episode Kiki and Yo are joined by Birgit Hueglin-Wood, a Human Resources Executive, and they explore the following questions: · Is there anyone on the planet who likes performance appraisals? · Can performance appraisals do more harm than good? · Why are appraisals still used? · Is there bias that goes into evaluations? · Can we just dump evaluations? · Are companies re-evaluating how perf...

During this episode Yo is joined by author, Holly Butler, to discuss Holly’s new book: Me, Myself, & Marilyn, Travails of a Love Hungry Look-alike . We explore the question: Would we consider Marilyn Monroe a leader? We explore and reference the following: · The CNN original series: Reframed Marilyn Monroe ( https://cnncreativemarketing.com/project/marilyn/ ) · Holly’s book that integrates quo...

In this episode we explore the following questions: How do we recognize female power? And what are the sometimes funny, frightening stories we tell ourselves about it? What are the cultural underpinnings of misogyny in politics or the workplace, and its forms? How and why do conventional definitions of “power” (or for that matter of knowledge, expertise and authority) that we carry round in our he...