Smart, Amazing Conversations with Dr. Nancy

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...

Luz Reyes Martin talks about her childhood as an immigrant when she watched her undocumented classmates fear being separated from their parents and how it taught her how government can affect the lives of the people it serves. Now, she is President of the Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee, a non-partisan group that helps get women elected to positions on every level. A mother of two yo...

Barclay DeVeau is a writer, producer and director who has won several awards for film production including two Emmys. She tells the story of her career as a child actress and fledgling movie maker, famous directors who mentored her and how gender bias holds women back in the movie industry in spite of the statistics that show women-led movies show a greater return on investment. She is seeking fun...

Aurora Winter tells about the ideas in her new book, Thought Leader Launch: 7 Ways to Make 7 Figures with Your Million-Dollar Message, and why people need to figure out their Massive Transformative Purpose to become a great leader. She tells her own purpose and why she loves to help others find theirs and teach them the skills to make them successful at creating their legacy. Get full access to Dr...

Dr. Anita Perez Ferguson talks about what makes women effective public speakers, what her research showed about how women and minorities get to the C-Suite of Fortune 500 companies and why women need to support one another on issues they share. She also describes who can benefit from reading her new book, Women Seen and Heard Speaker's Journal, that she co-wrote with Dr. Lois Phillips. Get ful...

David Robb tells how his mentors: his grandparents and parents instilled in him the spirit of giving and looking at the people of the world as one big family. He has founded the cruise line Utopia, as a luxury yacht with 190 private suites, plus a 5-star hotel and resort with a central mission of philanthropy to join people together to help the people of the world. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’R...

Ed Martin tells about his career as a marketing professional at fortune 500 companies and how he created omni-wins for the company and the charitable organizations seeking funds through engaging their help in marketing research. Now as Chief Omni-Win Officer for 5th Element Group he continues to link causes with funds and solutions to solve some of the world's biggest problems. Get full access...

Rayona Sharpnack shares the background behind her lifetime work toward achieving complete gender partnership between men and women and why it's an integral part of the solution to problems that threaten our world. Having taught or coached over 20,000 people in business and government, Rayona has founded and serves as CEO to two institutes for the empowerment of women. Get full access to Dr. Na...