Smart, Amazing Conversations with Dr. Nancy

Jamia Wilson tells her life story and what propelled her to be the writer, outspoken advocate for feminism and social change that she is today. Jamia says yes to opportunities to use her voice and that includes being the youngest and first woman of color to publish and serve as executive director of the Feminist Press. A prolific author and speaker, her perspective is grounded in the powerful wome...

Tabby Biddle tells how she found her inner power and now works with women to find their power and coaches them to speak on the TEDx stage and other influential leadership platforms. She also talks about how 50 Women Can Change the World in Media and Entertainment transformed many women's careers and more cohort gatherings in Hollywood to amplify women's voices and gain equity. Get full acc...

Paige Oxendine talks about how she was instilled with good values and the importance of contributing to your community. She co-founded a women's network called Rosie to connect women with opportunities and works at MSU's e-Factory to help entrepeneurs discover the next big thing--all work to do well while doing good and helping women claim their power. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly...

Sarah Acer tells her personal story about how she came to be passionate about serving the under-served communities; the founding of her company, Align Communication & Creative, which is a women-owned collective that works with organizations to challenge the status quo, solve complex problems and drive social change; and Solve4XX an initiative that helps women develop their own business start-u...

Kathy Caprino tells her personal story of how she was successful as a corporate vice president, but unhappy in life, and her journey to figure out who she is and what she wanted to do in life. As an executive coach, she helps others do the same, close their own power gaps and finding bravery to pursue their life's purpose. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly and the Women Connect4Good Founda...

Successful NYC advertising professional, Cheryl Benton tellls the story behind her founding The Three Tomatoes.com , a multi-media platform for women who aren't kids any more. She also talks about the benefits to women from Dr. Nancy's book, In This Together, saying that it should be required reading for corporations, and the results of a survey from Plan International's, Because I&#39...

Tiffany Shlain talks about how she makes movies that inspire discussion about issues in our lives and creates global initiatives to connect people around those topics. 50/50 Day and Character Day are two of the largest. Her new book, 24/6 Life challenges people to disconnect from their screens for 24 hours to reconnect with their bigger picture thinking and achieve a more balanced life. Get full a...

As a world-wide social change fundraiser, Kathy LeMay shares her realization that her own feelings of self-worth were tied to money. Though she judged no one else that way, her accomplishments drove her own self-worth. Now she is focused on her humanity, empathy, kindness and other attributes that are the true foundation of self-worth and she is introducing an online master class through her compa...

Dr. Nancy O'Reilly interview Dr. Sheila Robinson, founder of Diversity Woman Magazine and her famous annual conference about the power of women uniting together at her conference, how we all want similar things and should not allow differences to come between us and how Sheila's own experience with unconscious biases taught her that they are really fears to overcome. Many other lessons to...

Michele Weldon and Dr. Nancy O'Reilly talk about Dr. Nancy's new book, In This Together, and how Nancy's belief that women supporting other women is the norm and how we ought to do things. Michele says that women have a reticence to be leaders and brag about their accomplishments for fear of being put down, Their fear of showing vulnerability keeps them from using the most powerful wor...

Elisa Parker talks with Dr. Nancy O'Reilly about the magic that happens when women come together and remove their shields to be honest and support one another. She tells how she co-founded the multi-media platform "See Jane Do," co-founded 50 Women Can Change the World in Media and Entertainment, and other initiatives to achieve social justice for women through the lens of story-tellin...

Judy Hoberman and Dr. Nancy O'Reilly talk about how much we need women leaders and the tools they need to become great leaders from Judy's new training program, "Empowering Equal, Not Identical Leadership," based on her new best-selling book, Walking on the Glass Floor. Judy also talks about her experience working in fields where there were no women mentors, only men, and how impor...

Linda Rendleman tells Dr. Nancy O'Reilly how her foundation, Women Like Us helps women from Kenya to the United States with a Micro-Enterprise program that includes a learning center, mentoring and salons to help communities solve the problem of sex trafficking, homelessness and victims of domestic violence. They also talk about how wonderful it is to talk to groups with their daughters and Li...

Women’s rights advocate Gloria Feldt says the current wave in history with #metoo and #timesup didn’t just happen. “It takes people coactively and intentionally having a vision, having the courage to take action, then having the persistence to stay with it until it’s done,” she said. That’s a key idea in this interview with Dr. Nancy because: first, Dr. Nancy and Gloria partner together through Ta...

Workplace culture expert Danna Beal contrasts the qualities of great leaders with the fear-based leadership often encountered in the workplace. You know, “the boss from hell.” Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly and the Women Connect4Good Foundation at drnancyoreilly.substack.com/subscribe

Rebecca Sive talks about her new book, Vote Her In: Your Guide to Electing Our First Woman President, why we need a woman president, how it will benefit women and the world and how we can get our candidate elected with our support. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly and the Women Connect4Good Foundation at drnancyoreilly.substack.com/subscribe

Susan Kellogg tells what it was like to be an executive in the fashion industry and shares views about what can help women succeed into the C-Suite and what we need to do to help them. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly and the Women Connect4Good Foundation at drnancyoreilly.substack.com/subscribe

Elizabeth Suarez tells about the principles of The Art of Getting Everything, her new book, and how women can use negotiation as a tool to achieve their goals. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly and the Women Connect4Good Foundation at drnancyoreilly.substack.com/subscribe

Tess Cacciatore tells about her book, Homeless to the White House, how writing her story healed her and became the birth of GWEN, the Global Women's Empowerment Network 501c3 and GWEN Studios, which uses media and technology to share people's stories. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly and the Women Connect4Good Foundation at drnancyoreilly.substack.com/subscribe

LInda Hartley tells how top leaders at non-profit organizations created lasting change through their keys to leadership and strategies to move their missions and develop the revenue they needed to make a big impact for social change to create an enlightened world. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly and the Women Connect4Good Foundation at drnancyoreilly.substack.com/subscribe

Leadership development expert Trudy Bourgeois urges women to become champions for change and reach out to help sanother woman different from yourself to promote equality, Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly and the Women Connect4Good Foundation at drnancyoreilly.substack.com/subscribe

Catherine Gray is a filmmaker, talkshow host and advocate for the underdog who gives voice to those who need to be known and understood. Founder of 360 Karma, she hosts Live Love Thrive Talk Show featuring empowering women guests and directed the groundbreaking documentary about gay marriage. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly and the Women Connect4Good Foundation at drnancyoreilly.substack.com...

Rabbi Laurie Coskey urges women to become involved and lead with their voices to change the world for good, when women speak up and rewrite policy, they can create lasting change that helps everyone. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly and the Women Connect4Good Foundation at drnancyoreilly.substack.com/subscribe

Dr. Tara Cousineau talks about how she wrote The Kindness Cure to share the science of how being kind can actually help you be healthier and feel better throughout your days. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly and the Women Connect4Good Foundation at drnancyoreilly.substack.com/subscribe

Marina Arsenijevic tells her story of a young classical pianist in Yugoslavia and her escape to America, how she composed music to bring Muslims and Christians together and how she is continuing to tell stories with her music in the U.S. today. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly and the Women Connect4Good Foundation at drnancyoreilly.substack.com/subscribe