Are you an accomplished woman who wants to help other women achieve success? But don’t know where to start or don’t have enough time to do it? 

Most universities have mentorship programs and your alma matter might be the one where you start looking. If that’s not possible, may be you want to consider mature and successful programs at other universities like Manipal Beyond Gender. 

As an educator and a driving force behind this program, Dr. More has been instrumental in inspiring and mentoring hundreds of young women and men. She has helped them get jobs, guided them through personal and career hurdles, and most importantly prepared them to become leaders in their field.

Watch Episode 9 of Empowered Women Series and learn from Dr. More’s experiences on how you can create inspiring mentor and mentee relationships. 

If you were to design a dream mentorship program what will it have? Share with us! 

Stephanie’s passionate love affair with exploring the great outdoors has remained constant throughout her whole life, stemming from her childhood growing up in rural Canada. 

Since she first left home at 17, Stephanie has travelled throughout the Arctic, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, and North America. Surviving warzones and teaching students along the way, today she encourages women to explore the world and remember that the journey is just as important as the destination.

As you read this, 65 year old Stephanie is currently on a three month solo expedition kayaking one thousand miles through the Yukon River. 

Listen to part one of her incredible story and learn about her current journey here! 

What are your thoughts and ambitions when it comes to solo travels? What’s one thing that you’ve learned from your solo travels? Or, what is something that stopped you from travelling by yourself?

All successful careers aren't fulfilling, however all fulfilling careers are successful. 

Jody Seay has had one of such fulfilling and successful careers, she has been a TV host, a star in Texas Radio Hall of Fame, an author of 3 award winning books and a professional rolfer. 

She is an inspiration in every way. Always deeply connected with her audiences. Her listeners trusted her more than they trusted cops.

Makes you wonder how did it happen? What does it mean to have a fulfilling career? 

Here she is sharing everything that you need to know to have an awesome career and connect deeply with people. 

Do you know other women with fulfilling careers like hers? Please let us know and we would love to talk to them! 

Have ever been called bossy? I am sure you have. If you are a woman who ever tried to get anything done (which is all women) you are called bossy, at least once in your life. 

Surprisingly this word is used only for women, and has a negative connotation. 

When someone calls you "bossy" it's often about their insecurities than about your personality or attitude. 

In a quick conversation today Annette Ballou, J.D. Strategic Advisor to the President's Office at University of Massachusetts, gives us quick and easy tips on what to do when you are called bossy. 

Please let us know what are your thoughts on how to deal with the situation when called "bossy". 

I remember replying I am bossy because I am your boss. How do you reply/react? Would love to know! 

Sometimes you don't have the courage to speak up and sometimes you are shut down even when you speak up. 

Is the solution in you building your courage or does it have to do with your organization's culture? 

Listen to Annette Ballou, J.D. Strategic Advisor to President's Office at University of Massachusetts , she shares her thoughts on importance of innovation based organizational culture and how speaking up is foundation of it. 

What do you think we should do so that everyone has an equal opportunity to speak up?

Being an empathic leader should make you a stronger leader, right? Well, not always. Sometimes, it only results in loads of invisible emotional labor at work and at home. 

This emotional labor can and should be shared.  Listen to my conversation with Sasha Feldstein of California Immigrant Policy Center to learn more. 

If you've heard last Thursday's interview with Sasha, skip the first minute.  Leave a comment to tell us about your emotional labor. 

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Negotiating doesn't come easy for many women. The more we share our best practices, stories and proven techniques, the better off we'll all be.

In this episode of Empowered Women Empower Women, Sasha Feldstein of the California Immigrant Policy Center shares her experiences negotiating. While Sasha doesn’t claim to be an expert in negotiations, her real-world, relatable experience & helpful formula will help you succeed. I've already started following Sasha’s advice. And i've seen the results. You will too when you check out this episode.

In the comments below, Tag the most skilled women executive negotiator you know--we'd like to hear their wisdom, too!

As women, we often have to convince others of the value of our careers. How do we find balance and draw boundaries in our personal and professional lives?

This episode of “Empowered Women Empower Women,” is with Yoselin Bugallo, the Director of Admissions at the NYU Stern School of Business. As a specialist in career development, Yoselin has learned a variety of lessons over the years—and one piece of advice that stood out to her was that who you choose as your life partner is one of the most important decisions you make in your career. 

We’re trained to look at our life in buckets that we keep separate. Everyone has a career bucket, which we’re told shouldn’t mix with our personal bucket. But we don’t really live in buckets. What happens in our personal lives and in our support systems reflects on our career. Surrounding yourself with a support system that can pitch in when you ask for help can be the framework for a great career. 

Believe you are worth the conversation. Believe you are worth getting what you need.

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The first episode of “Empowered Women Empower Women,” is with Naheed Chowdhry, the founder of iWill. With a focus on gender equality in the workplace, iWill helps augment, not reinvent, the gender-disparity policies of global leaders. 

Naheed emphasizes that the best way to shift the mindsets of others is a mix of data and empathy. It’s only when something becomes personal that you can feel the impact and the desire to change your unconscious behavior. She also points to the benefits of safe spaces, where you can open up and discuss experiences without being judged.

When you have an idea, it’s important to have your voice heard. Communication is the one tool that can enable the creation of so many bridges. So talk with facts. Try to remove the opinion. If someone’s questioning what you’re saying, use data and ask for examples from them. 

Celebrate this Women’s Day with listening to Naheed’s effective framework for communication and sharing that gift with women you want to empower! 

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