The KORE Women Podcast

This week on the KORE Women podcast, Dr. Summer Watson is joined by Tonya Lester, who is an LCSW, Brooklyn-based psychotherapist, New York Times Modern Love essayist, and author of Push Back: Live, Love, and Work with Others Without Losing Yourself to talk about why so many of us stay silent, stretch ourselves too thin, and struggle to ask for what we need. We unpack what it means to be a “shock a...

This week on the KORE Women podcast, Dr. Summer Watson, MHS, PhD does her one solo episode of the year. Her message:  How do stories change us when we let them land? Every year, I sit down and record a New Year’s message for this podcast. It is the only solo podcast that I do each year. And every year, I have to get quiet first. When I started the KORE Women Podcast, I didn’t know how to produce a...

This week on the KORE Women podcast, Dr. Summer Watson welcomes Dr. Patricia Timerman Barbosa da Silva, who is psychotherapist, author, and founder of Advocate2Create. Her journey from moving to a new country as a teenager to turning personal loss into purpose reveals how resilience and compassion can transform our most painful moments into growth. We dive into her IAP Model (Intention, Action, Pe...

This week on the KORE Women Podcast, Dr. Summer Watson welcomes Yvonne McCoy, MBA, who is a Business Strategist and creator of the BE F.O.U.N.D.™ Framework to talk about the real reason so many entrepreneurs are stuck in a cycle of sporadic sales and burnout. Yvonne’s message is clear: You don’t need to be fixed. You need a better way to guide potential clients through the trust journey, so they c...

This week on The KORE Women podcast, Dr. Summer Watson has the opportunity to speak with Andrea Bernal Llanos, who is a project manager, university professor, and civic tech advocate who’s leading transformational work at the intersection of communication, education, and social impact. From launching clean air initiatives in California to mentoring at NASA-supported hackathons, she shares her stor...

This week on the KORE Women podcast, Dr. Summer Watson is joined by Diane DiResta, who is a Certified Speaking Professional, author of Knockout Presentations, and one of the Top 20 Speaker Coaches in the world. She’s helped leaders command rooms across the globe and now she’s here to help you find your voice in a noisy, AI-driven world. We talk about why public speaking is more important than ever...

This week on the KORE Women Podcast, Dr. Summer Watson welcomes Amber Monroe, who is the Senior Vice President of Customer Experience at Paradigm Senior Services. Amber’s story is one of grit, growth, and groundbreaking leadership. From losing her mother at age five to becoming a first-generation college graduate and executive leader, Amber has consistently turned adversity into strength. When she...

This week on the KORE Women podcast, Dr. Summer Watson is joined by Michelle Florendo, who is a Stanford-trained decision engineer, executive coach, and host of Ask A Decision Engineer. Michelle has coached hundreds of leaders across tech, healthcare, and financial services, helping them make high-impact decisions grounded in both data and emotion. We explore the science behind smarter decision-ma...

This week on the KORE Women podcast, Dr. Summer Watson welcomes Dr. Meghan Waldron, who is the founder of Smart Solutions Tutoring, university advisor, and educator with nearly two decades of experience helping students thrive. Meghan shares how her own personal challenges, including living with MS, have fueled her purpose as a leader and educator. From writing instruction to strategic risk-taking...

This week on The KORE Women podcast, Dr. Summer welcomes Lynnaire Johnston, who is a global LinkedIn authority, author of Link∙Ability, and the go-to voice for professionals who want to grow their presence with authenticity. We talk about how to build credibility on LinkedIn, what really works in 2025, and how even one small shift can change your visibility and your career. Whether you're a season...

This week on the KORE Women podcast, Dr. Summer Watson welcomes Tanya MFK, who is a business strategist, founder of Modern Business Mastery, and who is flipping the script on what success really looks like. After years of chasing traditional milestones, Tanya realized true success isn’t about more hustle, it’s about alignment, freedom, and owning your time, values, and vision. In this episode, Tan...

This week on the KORE Women Podcast, Dr. Summer Watson welcomes Jeri Vespoli, who is the founder of Collaborative Marketing Services and creator of the Hour of Power Speed Networking® model that’s transforming the way we build relationships in business. For over 20 years, she’s been a driving force behind helping small businesses and nonprofits gain visibility, share their value, and grow through...

This week on the KORE Women Podcast, Dr. Summer Watson welcomes Sheryl Green, who is the “How to Say No” Expert and author of “You Had Me at ‘No: How Setting Healthy Boundaries Helps You Banish Burnout, Repair Relationships, and Save Your Sanity.” After a lifetime of putting everyone else first, Sheryl hit a wall and found her way out through boundaries. Now, she teaches others how to reclaim thei...

This week on the KORE Women Podcast, Dr. Summer Watson welcomes Helen St. Pierre, who is the founder of Old Dogs Go To Helen and author of Old Dog, New Dog: A Guide to Supporting Your Aging Best Friend and Welcoming a New One published by New World Library. We explore what it really takes to support your aging best friend, while welcoming a new fur family member into the pack. From managing energy...

This week on the KORE Women podcast, Dr. Summer Watson is joined by Wendy Valentine, author of Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play and host of the top-rated Midlife Makeover Show podcast. Once stuck in fear and overwhelm, Wendy turned her life around and now helps other women do the same. We talk about breaking free from limiting beliefs, embracing reinvention, an...

This week on the KORE Women Podcast, Dr. Summer Watson welcomes visionary author Bibiana Krall to the show! She’s the mind behind Deathcap, a modern gothic novel full of mystery, myth, and the macabre and co-creator of the award-winning Haunted Series. During this episode, we explore her creative process, the rise of her YouTube series, House of Mirrors, and how speculative fiction can reflect our...

This week on the KORE Women podcast, Dr. Summer Watson is joined by Debbie Prediger, who is a visionary strategist and founder of the Be Extraordinary Women’s Network and Empowering YOU Community. We explore how women can step into aligned visibility, amplify their message, and lead not in isolation, but in powerful ways together. Debbie shares her journey, her frameworks, and her fire to help wom...

This week on the KORE Women Podcast, Dr. Summer Watson welcomes Chloe Street, Chief Connection Officer of Human to Human (HTH), to explore how authentic connection can transform your personal and professional life. We talk about the real “game changers” that create lasting impact, such as tools, mindsets, and skills that help you show up more fully and lead more meaningfully. Chloe shares how huma...

This week on the KORE Women podcast, Dr. Summer Watson welcomes Porschia Parker-Griffin, Founder and CEO of Fly High Coaching and host of the Career 101 Podcast. Porschia brings a powerhouse blend of coaching expertise, organizational psychology, and strategic business insight to help companies attract, engage, and retain top talent. With certifications in Myers-Briggs, Hogan Assessment, and Energ...

This week on The KORE Women podcast, Dr. Summer Watson, PhD welcomes Jessica Lyonford, who is a leadership coach, workplace consultant, and author of The Happy Leader Playbook. We dive into her Eight Pillars of Happiness framework, what it means to lead with joy and purpose, and how high-achieving women can shift from burnout to aligned success. This conversation will challenge the way you think a...

This week on The KORE Women podcast, Dr. Summer welcomes Harriet Cabelly, who is a grief therapist who’s helped countless people rebuild after loss, until she was faced with her own: a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In this powerful episode, Harriet shares how she navigated her cancer journey with the very tools she taught and also discovered unexpected miracles along the way. This is a conv...

This week on the KORE Women Podcast, Dr. Summer Watson welcomes Ahuva Gruen, who was a budding entrepreneur as a kid selling candy to becoming a powerhouse entrepreneur. Ahuva’s journey is the ultimate story of resilience and reinvention. She shares how she left corporate life during COVID, rebuilt after divorce, and built her own business, where she empowers entrepreneurs to build sustainable suc...

This week on the KORE Women Podcast, Dr. Summer Watson welcomes Deborah Kevin founder of Highlander Press, host of STORYTELLHER, and unapologetic disruptor of the status quo. Deborah is on a mission to help women and changemakers tell their stories with boldness, heart, and purpose. In this episode, we talk publishing with soul, writing with courage, and how a trek across Spain shaped her mission...

This week on the KORE Women podcast, Dr. Watson welcomes Liat Siegel, who is the founder of Hadar Interiors and mother of six, who shares how the heartbreaking loss of her son transformed her work, her mindset, and her mission. Once highly focused on helping investors and property owners unlock hidden profitability through ROI-focused design, Liat now creates healing environments that nurture emot...

This week on the KORE Women podcast, Dr. Summer Watson, PhD welcomes Noemi Beres, who is the Co-Owner of Podcast Connections, a podcast booking agency that connects experts and entrepreneurs to the right platforms to share their messages. With a background in online marketing and a deep love of creativity and communication, Noemi brings a unique blend of strategic insight and artistic heart to eve...