Smart, Amazing Conversations with Dr. Nancy

Dr. Sheila Robinson's message of knowing you have the power in you to be happy, work hard, fix broken systems for win-win results orbit around her own story of being raised to do that. She was not raised to take care of herself. Now, having lost 25 pounds, she feels younger, is more productive and much better at taking care of others. So her 2021 National Diversity Woman Media Business Leaders...

Gloria Feldt tells about her new book, INTENTIONING: Sex, Power, Pandemics, and How Women Will Take the Lead for (Everyone’s) Good, and how she made up the word to differentiate from ambition. Ambition is the hope and the dream--the fuel to start it. And intentioning is the action. Now I'm doing it. Nine power tools for leadership are contained in this newest book, which is available now where...

Terra Renee tells the story of why and how she founded African American Women in Cinema, the trajectory of her career in filmmaking and the qualities in women that have held them back, and more recently how she has seen women supporting women in various places and careers around the country. Terra is hopeful about the advancement of women and has numerous programs to support them in filmmaking. Ge...

Jon Macaskill describes how he learned about mindfulness and meditation as a Navy Seal Commander, but called it "taking control." Later he volunteered to help vets with the skill and learned how he could take control of his own emotions through a counselor. Now, he has a podcast "Men Talking Mindfulness" and is a keynote speaker and corporate consultant where he shares how it works...

Linda Rendleman talks about ways she has helped women from founding one of the first women's websites to her charity, Women Like Us, which has helped transform womens lives in the U.S. and the world. Currently the Women Like Us Center educates women in Kenya skills to make them economically independent and help them feed their families. And Linda has also started coaching women to rediscover t...

L.Y. Marlow shares her life story about intimate partner abuse through 5 generations of her family and how it took a life-threatening moment to make her vow to "save promise," which became the name of her organization focused on preventing the cycle of abuse. Prevention is key , she says and her latest book, Don't Look at the Monster, examines how the monsters within us keep us from ch...

Former FBI Agent and Corporate Security professional, Allison Sands describes the soft skills she teaches in her company, Project Hummingbird to derail violence and potentially life-threatening confrontation. Everything from police and front line workers to individuals in daily life are covered in this conversation. Listen and stay safe. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly and the Women Connect4...

Elissa Fisher Harris shares her childhood story steeped in adversity and how she channeled that into stepping outside of herself to help others. Her podcast, "A World On Purpose," features people who have pivoted to living a life of purpose and helping others, and her position as Chief Impact Strategist and Partner of 5th Element Group where they unite organizations and people to amplify t...

Helen Knost tells Dr. Nancy her story of multiple cancer diagnoses and her progress of fighting it and recovering and doing what doctors said she wouldn't do, her discovery and work with the Livestrong Foundation and her new business using skills of being a friend to others and helping them make the world a better place, which she named "My Friend Helen." Get full access to Dr. Nancy O...

Libby Tyson is heading up The Women Writing History: A Coronavirus Journaling Project for the National Women's History Museum. She tells Nancy why she chooses to work as a curator and archivist, why history is important as the story of humanity for future generations and what she finds hopeful about the journals currently submitted during the pandemic crisis. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Rei...

Anne Beiler shares her life's story of growing up in a loving Amish household, living a fairy tale life, then losing her daughter in an instant. The journey through abuse, and out again, starting the largest soft pretzel franchise in the world, Auntie Anne's Pretzels, then turning the whole experience into her life's purpose to help others "Overcome and Lead" became the topic o...

Dr. Barbara Walker Green shares her insight into the importance of being accountable for your actions and of the power that women have when we come together. We are born sheroes and her new book and website urge women to unite and contribute to the Shero Nation to promote positive change for women and all people of the world. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly and the Women Connect4Good Foundat...

Rachel Feldman tells about what it's like to be a female director in Hollywood and about her new screenplay "LILLY," a political thriller which tells the personal story of fair pay icon Lilly Ledbetter who took her case against Good Year Tire Company to the Supreme Court and to Congress to get the fair pay act passed in 2009. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly and the Women Connect4...

Award-winning financial journalist, Stacey Tisdale shares insights into how our attitudes about money are formed in childhood and why it's important for us to change them to our advantage, For Example: only 7% of women graduates negotiate the pay of their first job and it costs $500,000 by the age of 60. Also introduction of Wealth Wednesdays, a program targeting the Black community to manage...

Dr. Sheila Robinson founded Diversity Woman Media to help promote diversity and inclusion in corporations and help women of all colors, cultures and backgrounds achieve equality in the workplace. She provides her perspective of how systemic racism holds us back and how we can overcome it with systems that promote diversity and inclusion like the more than 100 corporations she partners with. Get fu...

Angelina Rosario tells her inspiring story of how heart break and near death transformed her life into one of purpose dedicated to showing women how they can transform pain into purpose. Angelina shares her story with others and tools for a successful life through her book, Thank You for Walking Away, her website "She Fixes Crowns," and her podcast Move Out the Way (MOTW) Get full access t...

Phyllis Chesler talks about the feminist movement of the late sixties, her history with writing and feminism and how she sees women today. She wrote her new book, Requiem for a Female Serial Killer to dispel the myth that women choose to be prostitutes instead of being trafficked or abused into a life not of their free will. The running theme of this conversation is how women need to support each...

Roxi Hewertson tells Dr. Nancy O'Reilly the key points in her new book, Hire Right Fire Right, and how companies get it wrong by not spending enough time preparing for the interview and relying on outdated methods that result in expensive failures. Roxi says that hiring is relational, not transactional and developing a relationship with new hires is critical to success. Get full access to Dr....

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...