Trust Your Voice

In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Nathalie Sabourin to talk about amplifying your strength to achieve your full potential in life and at work. In this conversation, Sylvie and Nathalie discuss: Elevate your Leadership: Be at your best and release your potential Build your Co-Leadership Potential: Accelerate your goals and objectives with diverse pers...

In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Taylor Shanklin to talk about the method - minimize to maximize. In this conversation, Sylvie and Taylor get into and discuss: Event that impacts health Branding and Definition of Success Three steps to Minimize to Maximize How to devote your time. Do it, Delegate It, Drop it. Show up as your authentic self every day...

Trusting your voice requires expanding your knowledge and your perspective, sometimes on complicated topics. In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down to review a brief and topic covered by The Policy Circle, refugee crisis. Sylvie walks through this topic that can feel rather difficult to navigate and understand, by giving listeners insight into: Sylvie’s “Lens...

In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Beth Feeley to talk about building a network and finding your focus by stepping out of your comfort zone and making an effort to stay informed. In this conversation, Sylvie and Beth get into and discuss: The launching of The Policy Circle Building a network that started with The Policy Circle discussion and briefs Fi...

In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Lindrea Reynolds about personal branding. In this conversation, Sylvie and Lindrea get into and discuss: What is a personal brand and why is it important Some examples of different personal brands What do you do with your brand and how to stay true Recommendations on how to communicate your brand with teams and other...

In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Laura Cox Kaplan, to talk about building an ecosystem of relationships that enriches our life because we are wired to connect, to help each other achieve our full potential. In this conversation, Sylvie and Laura get into and discuss: The importance of building a network - an ecosystem of relationships. Being intenti...

In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Dr. Kim Kagan, to talk about the language of war. In this conversation, Sylvie and Dr. Kagan get into and discuss: The mission of the Institute for the Study of War and why it is established. Where is Dr. Kagan’s confidence rooted and how did she build and nourish the ecosystem of relationships that enable her to do...

Trusting your voice requires expanding your knowledge and your perspective, sometimes on complicated topics. In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down to review a brief and topic covered by The Policy Circle, antitrust laws. Sylvie walks through this topic that can feel rather difficult to navigate and understand, by giving listeners insight into: What are antitr...

In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with the co-author of her new book to talk about the process of taking an idea all the way through to a published book. In this conversation, Sylvie and Keri get into and discuss: The importance of working with a collaborative writer to build rapport and trust The process of taking an idea all the way through to a publish...

Janice Bond (b. 1984, Houston, Texas) is a photographer and visual artist based in both Houston and Chicago, Illinois. Her works in photography, collage, textile, and video are inspired by intersecting human experiences and nature. Her intention is for others to experience a new form of cultural mapping built on trust, liberation, and love when engaging with her work. Bond has exhibited in a varie...

Cynthia Noble is an accomplished arts and cultural leader with more than two decades of experience in interpretive programs, partnership cultivation, relationship management, donor engagement and strategic planning at top international cultural institutions and businesses, including theMART, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Guggenheim Museum, Northwestern University and The University of Chicago....

Theodia B. Gillespie has dedicated more than four decades to the mission of the Urban League.  A native of Missouri and graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, she began her career with the Quad County Urban League in 1984. Theodia became the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Quad County Urban League in 1993 after serving as its Education Coordinator, Director of Education, Dir...

Nicole Cline is Director of External Relations and Expansion at The Policy Circle. She works to promote The Policy Circle among various constituencies through outreach activities and plays a leading role in the organization’s recruitment and growth efforts nationally and internationally. In leading The Policy Circle’s membership initiatives, Nicole is also responsible for policy engagement strateg...

Did you know for a neighborhood to thrive, there are many factors involved – business development, government relations, housing development, technology, and more?  Every neighbor has a vital role to play in building flourishing communities. Have you identified your role yet? During this conversation, Sylvie and Heather Way Kitzes discuss the importance of each of these factors and how one af...

Megan Cummings Hansen is Vice President of Political Affairs at Detroit-based Rock Central, a professional services company that supports Rocket Mortgage, Quicken Loans and the Rocket Family of Companies.  In that role, she leads Rock Central’s political strategy and fundraising at the federal, state and local levels.  Megan also leads the company’s federal government affairs team, advoc...

Lainna Callentine, MD, MEd, is a pediatrician and member of the Physicians Resource Council of Focus on the Family. She is a speaker, teacher, missionary doctor and the founder of Sciexperience. Her work as an author includes the book series God’s Wondrous Machine a hands-on curriculum for children showcasing the human body. Follow Dr. Callentine at sciexperience.com. In this episode, we take a de...

Mary Dunne is a Communications Associate for Ballotpedia. She spent several years dedicated to national and then global humanitarian work before her lifelong interest in politics led her to pursue a degree in Political Science. Mary is based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she lives with her partner and their three dogs. In this episode we talk about everything you need to know when voting from...

Patricia Rucker is a first generation American citizen, born in Caracas, Venezuela, coming to the US, Montgomery County Maryland, in the 80s when her father  was assigned by Agence France Presse to the Washington DC desk, eventually becoming its Latin American Editor.  She is the co-founder and former president of We the People of West Virginia-Jefferson County. And became a West Virgini...

Karen is the CEO of Bridge Communities, and President and CEO of AIW Group. She has more than 25 years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience. As VP of nutrition, she led McDonald’s negotiating team with Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move initiative. A champion and thought leader in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion in leadership, she is an accomplished keynote speaker and soon to be a p...

Kim Borchers is the President and Owner of Bird Dog Recruitment & Consulting LLC. She also served as the Executive Director of Leadership Development at a National Think Tank called The Foundation for Government Accountability. She’s spent 20 years in grassroots movements and was Chief of Staff for Governor Sam Brownback in Kansas. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-borchers-8758385/ 5:45 -...

As Thomas Jefferson remarked to James Madison, “Educate and inform the whole mass of the people…They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.” Yet the U.S. Constitution does not address education directly, and there is much disagreement around how we, as a nation, should ensure both the quality and equality of our education system. The Policy Circle brief up for discussion t...

Free and fair elections are the bedrock of democracy. When the voting public loses confidence in the sanctity of our electoral system, our entire political system is in jeopardy. This brief covers the set-up of U.S. elections, common types of election fraud, and ways active citizens like you can help ensure election integrity. Our goal is to offer unbiased fact based information that acts as a sta...