Women on the Move Podcast

What are the best ways to become a mentor, and what is your responsibility as a mentor?   Women on The Move host, Sam Saperstein, shares what responsibilities you should expect to have when becoming a mentor.   Full transcript here 

Jaime Chapman and Stephanie Brown are on a mission to empower military spouses. Both military spouses themselves, the two founded and run the U.S. Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce. Here they talk with Women on the Move Host Sam Saperstein about the unique challenges facing military spouses, why the population is often drawn to entrepreneurship, and the work the Chamber is doing to foster milita...

My end of year review is coming up and I would like to request more resources to elevate the impact of our organization next year. How can I negotiate for additional support and even compensation?   Women on The Move host, Sam Saperstein, looks back on her on 2021 interview with negotiation expert, Kathryn Valentine, as she advises on negotiating compensation and useful resources to have in your p...

Cécile Chalifour wants to see a big wave of advocacy for affordable housing. As Head of the West Region for Community Development Banking at JPMorgan Chase & Co., she works with partners across the spectrum to support the bank's racial equity commitment by helping to build additional affordable housing units in the Western United States. Here she joins Women on the Move host Sam Saperstein to disc...

I have been in my role for a while and I'm interested in being promoted. How should I talk with my manager about this and what do I need to do to prove that I'm ready for the next level?" Women on The Move host, Sam Saperstein, discusses what you should consider when asking for a promotion at work.   Full transcript here 

Catarina Rivera is on a mission to let people know it’s not just OK to talk about disability—it’s imperative to take action. Here she sits down with Women on the Move host Sam Saperstein to discuss her journey as a person with a disability, a successful entrepreneur, a public speaker, and a DEI consultant. Spreading awareness and smashing disability stigmas Catarina tells Sam that she’s Cuban and...

What’s the key to successful leadership in times of fast-paced change? To Jen Piepszak and Marianne Lake, co-CEOs of Chase Consumer & Community Banking, it includes focusing on the customer and building and maintaining strong company culture. In this episode, the two leaders take the stage with Women on the Move Host Sam Saperstein as part of the sixth annual WOTM Leadership Day. As co-leaders, Ma...

This year most of my colleagues operated in a hybrid work environment, and that's how we'll continue into next year. I want to stay on track for a promotion and increased responsibility. How do I do that in a remote and in an in-person world?   WOTM host, Sam Saperstein, gives advice on how to make the most of a hybrid work environment and showing up when and where it matters.   Full transcript he...

Silvana Montenegro was a college student in Brazil when she applied for an internship in human resources at JPMorgan Chase & Co. She had no idea what human resources even meant, but she knew she wanted to see the world, and JPMorgan Chase & Co. seemed like a good first step. It’s 25 years later, and today she’s the firm’s Global Head of Advancing Hispanics & Latinos, and was recently named by Lati...

How would you advise people to get involved in Web3? What's the best way to get started?   WOTM host, Sam Saperstein invites Jaime Schmidt, founder of Schmidt’s Naturals and co-founder of BFF, to share her thoughts on how to get involved and navigate the new Web3 space.    Full transcript here 

Jaime Schmidt began making natural care products in her kitchen, and in just seven years scaled her brand into 30,000+ stores and sold it to consumer goods giant Unilever. In this episode of Women on the Move, she sits down with host Sam Saperstein to discuss that journey as well as her newer interest in Web3 and blockchain. From kitchen sink to multinational Jaime says she was living in Portland...

The question from our community of female founders is how do you balance being a founder and a caretaker or someone with other responsibilities outside of work? WOTM host, Sam Saperstein invites Pamela Aldsworth, Managing Director and Head of VC Coverage at JPMorgan Chase to discuss why there’s no such thing as work-life balance and how to get over the guilt of being a working mom.   Full transcri...

Hair and skincare entrepreneur talks honoring the authentic middle-aged woman Angel Cornelius was 57 when she left her lifelong career in healthcare management to start her own premium beauty products company. Here, the founder and CEO of Maison 276 discusses how she built her business as a middle-age Black woman—and shares her dream that soon all women will come to appreciate the benefits of midl...

How do you stay motivated when venture capital is full of mostly men?   WOTM host, Sam Saperstein invites Pamela Aldsworth, Managing Director and Head of VC Coverage at JPMorgan Chase to discuss how after being in the tech industry for over 20 years she remains motivated, and how women inventors and entrepreneurs are changing the game.   Full transcript here 

When Shelly Porges learned in 2017 that women were only receiving 2.7 percent of global venture capital, she started thinking about what she could do to change that. By 2018, she had co-founded the Billion Dollar Fund for Women (now Beyond the Billion), and within a year more than $1 billion was committed from over 80 funds globally. In this episode of Women on the Move, Shelly sits down with host...

The question from our community of female founders is how can we use having a diverse team as an advantage during pitch meetings?   WOTM host, Sam Saperstein invites Pamela Aldsworth, Managing Director and Head of VC Coverage at JPMorgan Chase to share her take on using diverse teams to your advantage during pitch meetings and why it's important to have different opinions and voices in the room.

When Chelsea Woody, Danielle Black Lyons, and Martina Duran met online a few years ago, they had two things in common: they were all Black women, and they were all devoted to the sport of surfing. In this episode of Women on the Move, the three sit down with host Sam Saperstein to discuss their individual journeys toward surfing and how they all came together to found Textured Waves, a collective...

After graduation, I began my career because it was the first job offer I received and was in the industry I was interested in. Since then I've continued to build my skills and career,  but I'm more interested in a different role. How do I begin to make a switch and show the transferable skills that I have? Is there a right way to rebrand myself for this new trajectory?   Women on The Move host, Sa...

What happens when two military spouses—a software developer and an entrepreneur—combine forces? In this episode of Women on the Move, host Sam Saperstein finds out, as she talks with Instant Teams founders Liza Rodewald and Erica McMannes. “Instant Teams is a remote team marketplace that builds remote workforces by tapping technology and the largest database of military connected workers in the in...

As a student, we learn the ways of networking to get a job and initiate our career. But how does networking change once you've begun your career? What are the differences and tips to ensure you're always building a network as a professional?   Women on The Move host, Sam Saperstein, talks about how networking is a long-term job and gives you tips on building relationships once school ends and your...

When Maëlle Gavet became CEO of Techstars last year, she brought a background in both entrepreneurship and consulting—and a commitment to diversifying tech funding. One of the largest seed investors in the world, Techstars has nearly 3000 companies in their portfolio this year, and Maëlle says the plan is to add up to 650 more. In this episode, she sits down with Women on the Move host Sam Saperst...

Feedback is important to growth and the formal, mid and annual review process can be confusing. Could you speak to appropriate preparation for these reviews? What should you expect from each and what is the appropriate planning to do?   Women on The Move host, Sam Saperstein, stars how to make sense of your formal employee reviews, and how managers should also consider giving real-time feedback th...

Avery Akkineni wants you to know: It’s not too late, and you didn’t miss the boat. As president of VaynerNFT, Avery is a leader in the emerging NFT space. In this conversation with Women on the Move host Sam Saperstein, she breaks down the NFT market, Web 3, and the ongoing opportunity for consumers and brands to participate in this fast-moving space. A marketing pioneer with a mission to bring ot...

How do I go about taking on more responsibility at work?   In today’s Mentor Moment, Women on The Move host, Sam Saperstein shares how to take on more responsibility at work without causing your current role & responsibilities to suffer.   Transcript here

About two years ago Melissa Bernstein, co-founder of Melissa and Doug Toys, began a journey of self-discovery that eventually led her to a diagnosis of existential angst—and a commitment to uncovering her true self. In this episode of Women on the Move, the world-famous toy entrepreneur sits down with host Sam Saperstein to discuss that experience and how it led her to co-found LifeLines, her new...