the Working Mother's Mentor

Danica is an expert on all things social media and shares lots of great advice on how to leverage your online presence for professional gain.  She provides concrete tips for both business owners and corporate climbers.  She also discusses her entrepreneurial journey and how she was able to start her wildly successful firm during a recession, while raising three kids.

Heather Ainsworth helps us to understand the importance of gender norms and perceptions and the work of the Representation Project to promote gender equality. She discusses her career committed to making the work place supportive of employees who have care giving responsibilities.  She also shares practical advice on having a big career and a thriving family life.

Fresh off of the stage at Essence Fest, TV host, producer, and founder of Tai Life media company, Tai Beauchamp, takes us behind the scenes to understand the hard work, personal sacrifices, and triumphs of her glamorous, jet-set life.

Stacy Blackman describes in detail the steps she took to create a side business that wasn't based the skills outlined on her resume, but from her lived experience.   We discover how she began the company while working a job in corporate marketing and how she was empowered to leave corporate and run her business full-time after the birth of her first child.  We learn how she grew the business organ...

Julie discusses the many questions you may be asking yourself about your life and career and provides a heart-felt lesson on the power and wisdom of betting on yourself

John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneurs on Fire podcast shares great advice on pursuing your dreams.  He takes us into the thought process that led him to leave a corporate job and create his first podcast.  He discusses the critical systems he put in place in order to be successful and shares concrete advice on living life on your own terms.  JLD tells us more about his new endeavors including the Daily...

Cheo provides a behind the scenes view into his amazing career and gives us practical advice about pursuing your dreams, building a career on your own terms, and integrating it with parenthood.

Doug shares personal insights into how he built his amazing career, his role in the development of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, and how he and his wife balance big careers with family life.

Alicia provides a masterclass on re-writing your own story and making small decisions that add up to building a life you love.

Kate sheds light on how attachment parenting affects her relationship with her kids, the responsibilities involved with adopting across racial lines, and the effects of unconscious bias in the delivery of education.

Heidi provides insight into her high-power career in the non-profit sector, her optimistic outlook on life, and her global adventures that have led her to over 80 countries and counting

Julie details four important things that entrepreneurs do well that you can start doing today to help you build your career or your business.

Sarah provides lots of great, concrete tips and strategies for being a great leader, finding mentors, learning from failure, and juggling family life.

Julie discusses the 6 types of permission you may need to give yourself in order to move with confidence toward your goals and dreams.

Julie shares surprising details about the making of the Working Mother's Mentor podcast as she walks us through her 6-step process for creating the episodes.

Jonathan Copulsky, Northwestern lecturer and former Chief Content Officer for Deloitte, shares great, concrete advice about building your career and navigating change, all while being authentic.

Jennifer and I discuss the never-ending list of things to manage a family, the "mental load", so many working moms carry.  Jennifer shares surprising research about who carries the load and advice on how to decrease its impact.

Sucharita shares tips for building a fantastic professional network and discusses how she became one of the country's leading retail industry experts.

Julie discusses the dangers of helicopter parenting and provides concrete strategies for raising self-aware, productive kids.  We then switch gears and talk about how growing up Black bi-racial in America informed her life choices and how she ultimately broke through the negative messages society delivered and learned to accept herself.

Kendra shares her experiences living and working in many countries outside of the US and growing her career through multiple pivots, all while raising 3 kids.

Kim shares the career and leadership lessons she's learned through the extensive study of and work with CEO's across the country.

Jeanine shares her strategies for helping professionals leverage their experience and expertise to create successful knowledge-based businesses.

Bill shares robust advice on choosing the best school environment for your family and leadership strategies from his years a CEO.

Beth discusses the multiple career pivots that led her to the CEO role, and how she juggles raising 3 young sons while also leading a global retail company.

Tiffany shares her experiences as a launch team member of Lean In, the leader of the White House Project, and the new chapter in her life as a best-selling author.