SheEO Lead-In

From waitress to the #2 position of the $1 billion San Diego County Sheriff's Department! In this great conversation between Rebecca Jones and Kelly Martinez, the new Undersheriff for one of the largest departments in the country, you'll hear Kelly discuss her amazing journey starting in 1985. From her early days at Las Colinas to the patrol days to her leadership at the highest level, Kelly makes...

In this vulnerable conversation between Rebecca Jones and Jamie Sigler O'Grady, we discuss difficulties in career and how to overcome them. Jamie is the founder of J Public Relations; a private travel PR agency with offices in California, New York, London, and Toronto. She explains to us that from a young age she was taught to have resilience from experiences she faced in her childhood. This tenac...

In this passionate conversation between Rebecca Jones and Alejandra Castillo, we discuss the intersectionality of race and gender and how the two affect many women in the workplace. Alejandra is the CEO of the nonprofit organization YWCA whose slogan is “eliminating racism, empowering women”. She explains the importance of YWCA in many communities and how the organization stands at the forefront o...

In this fun high energy conversation between Rebecca Jones and Ginger Hitzke, we gain a better understanding of what affordable housing is and how it gets financed and built. Being the founder and owner of Hitzke Development, Ginger explains how her journey chose her along with some of the lessons she has learned along the way. She also opens up about how she has dealt with the realities of failur...

This powerful conversation between Rebecca and Carrie Bobb touches on the realities of sexual assault of women in the workplace. Carrie also explains how she began and maintains her three main ventures; Carrie Bobb & Co, Hello Jenny, and The Carrie Bobb Foundation. Passionate about reaching her highest potential in the retail leasing industry, she explains the difficulties of unrealistic success p...

This open and honest conversation with Rebecca Jones and CSUSM President Ellen Neufeldt, details exactly how President Neufeldt's journey of higher learning chose her. She explains her early passion for education, past struggles of loneliness in leadership, and the importance of impact when measuring success. Along this audio journey, you will hear President Neufeldt's ideas about the importance o...

This fun conversation between Rebecca and Lauren Phinney, KUSI News Anchor, takes you from the young Lauren who wanted to be a news anchor and asked her Mom for a pin striped suit to the big city news anchor, mother and role model she has become. Along this audio journey, you'll hear Lauren talk about moving past perfectionism, learning how to compartmentalize and understanding fear as "false evid...

In this very first episode of SheEO Lead-In, Rebecca welcomes San Diego's powerhouse District Attorney, Summer Stephan. Listen to Summer, a leader, a role model, a wife and mother, talk about her journey, her persistent challenge in maintaining a work/life balance and her love of the law and justice, a 31 year career which has put her at the pinnacle of one of the largest DA offices in the country...