Behind the Brilliance

Behind the Brilliance is back! Season 9 kicks off on Thursday, January 24. Listen to this sneak peek of what's to come.

In this solo episode, Lisa summarizes the highlights and outstanding conversations from Season 8.

Show Notes: http://bit.ly/Season8Recap

Carla Hall is a revelation. I saved my favorite episode of the season for last because her personality is like the last piece of cake that you want to save and savor at the perfect time. In our winding chat, Carla talks about the serendipitous way she came to the culinary world, how she landed on TV, how she cultivated a strong sense of self, what she's learned from failure, and much more.

Behind Her Brilliance: Not taking herself too seriously

Say hi to Carla Hall on Twitter: @carlahall

Show Notes: http://bit.ly/BTB171

In this solo episode, Lisa shares her reflections on friendship, a friend's recent passing, and the essay, On the Shortness of Life.

Designer, author, and podcaster Debbie Millman details how she overcame personal adversity to create a career and life that reflects her values. During this winding conversation, we cover pain, process, P. Diddy, and much more.

Behind Her Brilliance: Longing

Say hi to Debbie on Twitter: @debbiemillman

In this solo episode, Lisa answers a listener question about setting boundaries with friends and family.

Say hi to Lisa or ask questions on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook: @LisaNicoleBell

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Jewel Burks was the founder and CEO of Partpic, a company she sold to Amazon in 2016. During our chat, we talk about what she learned, how she grew, and why winning requires laser focus.

Behind Her Brilliance: God and Her Mom

Say hi to Jewel on Twitter: @jewelmelanie

JEWEL BURKS |Jewel Burks is an advocate for representation and access in the technology industry. As co-founder of Partpic, a startup designed to streamline the purchase of maintenance and repair parts using computer vision, Jewel and her team built groundbreaking technology poised to change the way people everywhere locate products. Partpic raised over $2 million in seed funding from notable investors like AOL co-founder, Steve Case, and Comcast Ventures, and integrated its software into mobile apps/websites of large parts distributors and retailers. Partpic was acquired by Amazon in late 2016 and the technology now powers visual search for replacement parts in the Amazon Mobile Shopping app. Currently, Jewel serves as Team Lead for Visual Search at Amazon. In addition to this role, Jewel is a proud board member at Goodie Nation and the Harvard Debate Council Diversity Project, and spends much of her free time advising startups and angel investing. Jewel has been featured in notable publications such as Forbes, Wired, TechCrunch, Essence, Glamour, and Business Insider. Prior to founding Partpic, Jewel served in management, enterprise sales, and strategic diversity roles at McMaster-Carr Industrial Supply and Google, Inc. Jewel is a native of Nashville TN, and graduate of Howard University.

Jewel's early days and path into tech

How Jewel adjusted to the culture shock of Silicon Valley

The brilliant way Jewel discovered the idea for Partpic

Lessons Jewel learned raising $2 million

The aftermath of selling a company

And more!

Jewel Burks

Excuses Be Gone (Lisa Likes)

The Four Agreements (Jewel's book pick)

Start With Why (Jewel's book pick)

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Lisa shares 6 thoughts on failing forward, defining success, and staying sane as you level up.

Topics Covered:

The functionality of failure

Defining success in clear, personal terms

Being kind to yourself when you fail

Success as a numbers game

And more

This episode is sponsored by ABLE. Visit livefashionable.com and enter code BEHINDTHEBRILLIANCE for 20% off your first order.

Show Notes: http://bit.ly/BTB165

Barrett Ward is the founder and CEO of ABLE, a lifestyle brand focused on ending generational poverty by working with women who have often overcome extraordinary circumstances. We manufacture directly in the communities we wish to impact, both locally and globally, creating jobs and ending the cycle of charity dependency.

Behind His Brilliance: Surrounding himself with strong mentors

Say hi to Barrett on Instagram: @barrettward

BARRETT WARD | Leading a fashion lifestyle brand might be an unlikely role for someone self-described as "not a fashion guy," but that's exactly where ABLE founder and CEO Barrett Ward finds himself. As the visionary behind the rapidly growing Nashville-based company disrupting the fashion industry with a social conscience, Ward was inspired to start ABLE with the mission of creating sustainable business opportunities for women. While living in Ethiopia, Ward and wife Rachel saw firsthand how extreme poverty forced many young women to make difficult choices for money. They wanted to give women the chance to earn a living with dignity. In 2010, they began ABLE by employing women who had overcome the sex industry to make handmade scarves. ABLE has since grown into a lifestyle brand carrying beautiful leather bags, jewelry, denim, apparel, and shoes with a primary focus on empowering disadvantaged women. Now, the company employs more than 300 women in Ethiopia, Peru, Mexico, and Nashville – home of ABLE's Headquarters and Flagship store. As fans of ABLE's classic styles grow, Ward ensures he and his team always remember why ABLE was founded: to provide opportunities to women who have overcome some of life's most challenging obstacles.

The origin story of ABLE in Ethiopia

The problems with poverty tourism

How Barrett is reimagining social entrepreneurship

How ABLE measures its impact around the world

Fast fashion and why you should be more mindful about what you buy

What Barrett has learned about leadership

And more!

ABLE (use code BEHINDTHEBRILLIANCE for 20% off)

The True Cost (fast fashion documentary)

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (Barrett's book pick)

Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn (Barrett's book pick)

Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (Barrett's book pick)

SHOW NOTES: http://bit.ly/BTBBarrettWard

Joi Chaney is the executive director and campaign manager for Equal Pay Today, an organization that works in coalition to close the gender wage gap across the United States. In this conversation, Joi reflects on her storied career and offers sage advice on pay parity, productivity, advocacy, and much more.

Behind Her Brilliance: Her Mom

Say hi to Joi on Twitter

Joi's early days and path into politics

How and why Joi worked with Planned Parenthood

Joi's role in the movement for pay parity and her work with Equal Pay Today

Joi's advice for being a good ally

How the social contract affects pay parity for women

Joi's advice on advocating for yourself at work

Joi's thoughts on productivity, perfection, and people pleasing

And more!

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