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Paula Boggs served as an officer in the U.S. Military, she also was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, and a partner at the first of Preston Gates & Ellis. She was a Vice President at Dell Corporation, as well as Executive Vice President, General Council and Secretary of the Starbucks Corporation.She is on the board of Avid Technologies a voting member of The Recording Academy and a recording artist, front-person for her group The Paula Boggs Band. We stuff as much as we can into our half hour conversation. Check out her music at http://www.paulaboggsband.net/

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I welcome to the show NC State's Dereck Whittenburg who recounts his early development, winning national championships in high school and college, coaching, producing, philanthropy and focusing on what's important during these trying times. 

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My guest, Nancy Hill, is the founder of Media Sherpas, and a former President and CEO of the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A's) We talk diversity and gender inclusion, agencies weathering the storm and keeping sane during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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My guest for this special extended episode is Bernie Swain. He is the co-founder with Paula Swain and Harry Rhoads Jr. of Washington Speakers Bureau, a lecture agency which represents many prestigious authors, politicians, journalists, athletes, and business leaders. He is author of the book What Made Me Who I Am. He talks about his humble beginnings, starting the company, exceptional clients, leadership, character and honesty.

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A conversation with Evan Goldberg, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of Oracle NetSuite. Evan talks about his path Oracle NetSuite, starting a cancer research foundation, being an entrepreneur and coping and family life during the Covid-19 pandemic. 

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Don McPherson was an All-American quarterback, who led Syracuse University to an undefeated season and was runner-up in the Heisman trophy vote. He went on to play professionally in the NFL and CFL and to become a sought after speaker, feminist and social activist. His new book is entitled You Throw Like A Girl: The Blind Spot of Masculinity.

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My guest is Donna Orender. Donna is a former collegiate and professional basketball player. She was formerly senior vice president of the PGA and president/commissioner of the WNBA. We talk about her drive, her business journey and her work empowering women and girls.

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Mike Jones is a commercial photographer whose iconic photographs of Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, Ray Charles and Snoop Dogg are etched in our memory banks talks about getting his start as a commercial photographer and drops some knowledge about coping during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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We continue with Dr. Jen Welter, the first female to coach in the NFL. Welter was the first woman to play running back in a men's professional football league. She played 14 years in women’s professional football winning four National Championships. Jen talks about succeeding in Football and her work growing female participation in football in schools across the country.

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Dr. Jen Welter is the first female to coach in the NFL. Welter was the first woman to play running back in a men's professional football league. She played 14 years in women’s professional football winning four National Championships. Jen talks about succeeding in Football and her work growing female participation in football in schools across the country.

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