The Empowered Career Woman Podcast

The rise to the top is full of twists and turns and no one knows this better than Brenda Bridges, founder of Bridging Divorce Solutions, LLC. From advertising sales to stay-at-home-mom to yoga instructor, financial advisor, and now the owner of her own firm, Brenda’s journey is defined by continuous learning and a willingness to stretch for new opportunities.  Brenda Bridges is a Certified Divorce...

This episode is a departure from our normal format as we delve into the topic of how women can show up in the workplace, be seen, be heard, and receive the respect we deserve. Dr. Veronica shares her enlightening and practical method for creating successful careers and fulfilling relationships. She also reveals the secret to getting and keeping the respect and appreciation that you crave, but have...

The rise to the top is full of twists and turns. Listen as Jennifer Willis Nicely, VP Philanthropy South Region and CHI Memorial Foundation President, shares her career journey, the impact of a variety of mentors, and her decision to step back to better position herself for a larger role in the future. Jennifer is responsible for philanthropy initiatives in CommonSpirit’s Arkansas, Kentucky, Georg...

The rise to the top is full of twists and turns. Listen as Maggie Carrington, founder and Chief Strategy Officer for HR Habitude shares her career journey and decision to start her own firm at age 60. Maggie Carrington is a seasoned HR strategist and business advisor with over 35 years of experience transforming people operations into powerful drivers of performance, culture, and growth. Trusted b...

The rise to the top is full of twists and turns. Listen as Misty Bolt, an insurance broker whose brand, Medicare Misty, is synonymous with Medicare. She is an author, in-demand speaker, has her own cooking show, talk show, magazine and radio show. She is a true marketing innovator. Misty’s college aspirations were in the psychiatric field, but she quickly realized her interest and strength was bus...

The rise to the top is full of twists and turns. Listen as Emily Niespodziany, Vice President and Chief Development Officer for Erlanger Health and the Erlanger Foundation shares her journey and wisdom. Erlanger Health is a nationally-acclaimed, multi-hospital health system anchored by a leading academic medical center. It is also home to Children’s Hospital at Erlanger, the region’s only Level 1...

The rise to the top is full of twists and turns. Listen as Doris Collier, an actor and President/CEO of Magic Feet LLC, shares the secrets to her success with seven films and one TV series to her credit, Founder of an international brand, and Chair of the board for Raising Dreamers. Doris is married to an Emergency Room physician. In 2005, he related a story of how many people he cared for were su...

The rise to the top is full of twists and turns. Listen as Cheri Hale, Senior Vice President of Corporate Responsibility for CommonSpirit Health shares her rise to the top from her role as an auditor for Ernst & Young working on the CHI Memorial account to a Senior Vice President of a healthcare corporation with 2,200 care sites in 24 states. Cheri was born and raised in Chattanooga, TN and is...

The rise to the top is full of twists and turns. Listen as Dr. Renee Gordon, an international speaker and author of 11  books shares her journey to becoming a mastermind in relationships and entrepreneur of a thriving business. Dr. Renee relates the story of how she was engaged to be married nine times before finding her husband, Jim, whom she has been married to for 25 years. Her missteps in her...

This week, we are doing something different. A podcast swap featuring My Morning Cup with Mike Costa. Mike interviews leaders around the region as they discuss careers and life. I sat down with Mike to talk about my meandering career and how the Silver Divorce Podcast came to be. I hope you enjoy this departure from our norm. My Morning Cup is released on Mondays. If you like what you hear, head o...

Please follow and share this podcast with friends. The rise to the top is full of twists and turns. Listen as Kim Chapman Whitfield, an ABC and Fox affiliate anchor and co-founder of the Miracle League of Chattanooga, shares her journey in the news industry from its beginnings to becoming an icon in Chattanooga over the past 25 years.  Kim relates the story of when she took a stand against discrim...