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  • Episode 15: Celebrating 10 Years of LiveGirl

    For this episode, we are turning the table and passing the microphone to Heather Cabot, who will be interviewing us. Heather is a critically acclaimed author, award-winning veteran journalist, and former ABC News anchor. Author of bestselling Geek Girl Rising, she is currently writing her fourth book with Hopi journalist and FRONTLINE filmmaker, Patty Talahongva called Indian School Road.

    Instagram @IndianSchoolRoad

    https://golivegirl.org/10-year-celebration

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  • Episode 14: Unlocking Career Quirks: An Interview with Kate Pozeznik

    Welcome to the Confident podcast with me, Sheri West, and my fearless daughter, Olivia. Season 5 brings us more conversations with fierce female leaders. We’ll be tackling a range of career readiness and leadership topics ranging from defining your career purpose to leveraging your superpowers, and exploring key questions, like, is it okay to cry in the boardroom?

    Episode 14: Unlocking Career Quirks: An Interview with Kate Pozeznik
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    This week Sheri and Olivia discuss embracing your quirks as you accelerate your career with Kate Pozeznik.

    Kate is the CEO of Quirk. Quirk delivers Executive Resumes, LinkedIn Profiles, Career Consulting, and Leadership Team Branding services to accelerate the careers of executives and rising professionals.

    Connect with her: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kpozeznik/

    As always, stay true to yourself, stay kind, stay confident and show up as your best self every day!

    Connect with us on social media @goLiveGirl and be sure to subscribe, rate, review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

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  • Episode 13: Owning Your Career, An Interview with Lisa Mayer, CEO and Co-Founder of Boss Beauties

    Welcome to the Confident podcast with me, Sheri West, and my fearless daughter, Olivia. Season 5 brings us more conversations with fierce female leaders. We’ll be tackling a range of career readiness and leadership topics ranging from defining your career purpose to leveraging your superpowers, and exploring key questions, like, is it okay to cry in the boardroom?

    Episode 13: Owning Your Career, An Interview with Lisa Mayer, CEO and Co-Founder of Boss Beauties
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    This week Sheri and Olivia discuss how to follow your passion and own your career with Lisa Mayer, CEO and Co-Founder of Boss Beauties.

    Lisa Mayer is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and CEO / Co-Founder of Boss Beauties, a media and entertainment brand that inspires girls to be everything they want to be. Boss Beauties became the first female- founded, venture-backed digital collectible company, with original investors including Serena Ventures. Now, a selection of those digital collectibles will be featured in the company’s first book, Boss Beauty: Inspiration to Be Everything You Want – coming out on March 12, 2024.

    Show notes:

    Boss Beauties

    Boss Beauty: Inspiration to Be Everything You Want

    https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Boss-Beauty/Lisa-Mayer/9781685553487

    As always, stay true to yourself, stay kind, stay confident and show up as your best self every day!

    Connect with us on social media @goLiveGirl and be sure to subscribe, rate, review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

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  • Episode 12: No Crying in the Boardroom: Following The Thread of Passion

    Welcome to the Confident podcast with me, Sheri West, and my fearless daughter, Olivia. Season 5 brings us more conversations with fierce female leaders. We’ll be tackling a range of career readiness and leadership topics ranging from defining your career purpose to leveraging your superpowers, and exploring key questions, like, is it okay to cry in the boardroom?

    Episode 12: No Crying in the Boardroom: Following The Thread of Passion
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    This week Sheri and Olivia discuss following your passion with Community Reinvestment Officer at M&T Bank, Carolyn Gonzalez.

    Carolyn Gonzalez has devoted most of her career to community and economic development in Connecticut and especially, her hometown, Bridgeport. Carolyn was ALSO a founding member of Groundwork Bridgeport and the Greater Bridgeport Latino Network in 2003.

    As always, stay true to yourself, stay kind, stay confident and show up as your best self every day!

    Connect with us on social media @goLiveGirl and be sure to subscribe, rate, review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

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  • Episode 11: Educating for Equality: Advocating for AP Women's History

    Welcome to the Confident podcast with me, Sheri West, and my fearless daughter, Olivia. Season 5 brings us more conversations with fierce female leaders. We’ll be tackling a range of career readiness and leadership topics ranging from defining your career purpose to leveraging your superpowers, and exploring key questions, like, is it okay to cry in the boardroom?

    Episode 11: Educating for Equality: Advocating for AP Women's History
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    This week Sheri and Olivia sit down with two brilliant teachers who are advocating for an AP Women’s History course.

    Kristen Kelly and Serene Williams have taught history for a combined 38 years. In addition, Kristen Kelly also presents annually at the National Conference for Social Studies, the American Historical Association, and the National Women’s Studies Association. Serene is also an independent historian who publishes articles about women’s political history. Both currently teach at Sacred Heart Prep in California. [Today- we also have a guest student- Hamsika, a sophomore at Mountain House High School in California.

    https://19thnews.org/2023/09/ap-us-womens-history-course/

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    As always, stay true to yourself, stay kind, stay confident and show up as your best self every day!

    Connect with us on social media @goLiveGirl and be sure to subscribe, rate, review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

    Read Sheri’s blog post on the story and launch of Confident! 

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  • Episode 10: Audacious Living with Sarah Kenny

    Welcome to the Confident podcast with me, Sheri West, and my fearless daughter, Olivia. Season 5 brings us more conversations with fierce female leaders. We’ll be tackling a range of career readiness and leadership topics ranging from defining your career purpose to leveraging your superpowers, and exploring key questions, like, is it okay to cry in the boardroom?

    Episode 10: Audacious Living with Sarah Kenny
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    Sarah Kenny is a bestselling author, speaker, and leadership coach dedicated to empowering women and girls to unleash their potential for the global good. She holds an MA in Gender Studies, is an International Coach Federation Professional Certified Coach, and has over 15 years of experience training women leaders. Her new book, “Lead Like a Queen: A Young Woman’s Guide to Audacious Living” is required reading for the next generation of young women who are eager to make their mark in the world.

    Buy her book: https://www.amazon.com/Lead-Like-Queen-Womans-Audacious-ebook/dp/B0CHKJX45L

    https://sarahkennycoaching.com/lead-like-a-queen/

    As always, stay true to yourself, stay kind, stay confident and show up as your best self every day!

    Connect with us on social media @goLiveGirl and be sure to subscribe, rate, review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

    Read Sheri’s blog post on the story and launch of Confident! 

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  • Episode 9: Trailblazing Innovation and Inclusion: A Conversation with April Carr, National Chair of PepsiCo's Women of Color ERG

    Welcome to the Confident podcast with me, Sheri West, and my fearless daughter, Olivia. Season 5 brings us more conversations with fierce female leaders. We’ll be tackling a range of career readiness and leadership topics ranging from defining your career purpose to leveraging your superpowers, and exploring key questions, like, is it okay to cry in the boardroom?

    Episode 9: Trailblazing Innovation and Inclusion:
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    April Carr is Senior Director of PepsiCo Digital Transformation. She is responsible for the strategic vision and execution of new technology solutions across PFNA, including PepsiCo’s co-innovation work with Microsoft, Salesforce, Away, and others. April is the first PepsiCo Women of Color ERG National Chair, and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and the Network of Executive Women. She lives in Atlanta where she serves on various nonprofit Boards. 

    As always, stay true to yourself, stay kind, stay confident and show up as your best self every day!

    Connect with us on social media @goLiveGirl and be sure to subscribe, rate, review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

    Read Sheri’s blog post on the story and launch of Confident! 

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  • Episode 8: No Crying in the Boardroom: Unlocking Work-Life Wisdom and Conflict Resolution: A Conversation with Liz Kislik

    Welcome to the Confident podcast with me, Sheri West, and my fearless daughter, Olivia. Season 5 brings us more conversations with fierce female leaders. We’ll be tackling a range of career readiness and leadership topics ranging from defining your career purpose to leveraging your superpowers, and exploring key questions, like, is it okay to cry in the boardroom?

    Episode 8: No Crying in the Boardroom: Unlocking Work-Life Wisdom and Conflict Resolution: A Convers
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    Liz Kislik is a management consultant and executive coach, and a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review and Forbes. Her TEDx “Why There’s So Much Conflict at Work and What You Can Do to Fix It” has received over half a million views. She specializes in developing high performing leaders and workforces. Liz is the author of Workplace Wisdom: How to Resolve Interpersonal Conflicts in the Workplace and has taught at Hofstra University and NYU. She received her BA from Yale University and earned an MBA in Management from NYU.


    TedX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l-AOBz69KU

    Work Advice column.

     Workplace Wisdom: How to Resolve Interpersonal Conflicts in the Workplace, available  

    You can read more of Liz's insights on LinkedIn, and in her HBR, and Forbes articles.

    As always, stay true to yourself, stay kind, stay confident and show up as your best self every day!

    Connect with us on social media @goLiveGirl and be sure to subscribe, rate, review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

    Read Sheri’s blog post on the story and launch of Confident! 

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  • Episode 7: No Crying in the Boardroom: Building Your Relationship Currency & Work-life Wisdom

    Welcome to the Confident podcast with me, Sheri West, and my fearless daughter, Olivia. Season 5 brings us more conversations with fierce female leaders. We’ll be tackling a range of career readiness and leadership topics ranging from defining your career purpose to leveraging your superpowers, and exploring key questions, like, is it okay to cry in the boardroom?

    Episode 7: No Crying in the Boardroom: Building Your Relationship Currency & Work-life Wisdom
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    Christine Laperriere is the Founder & CEO of Leader In Motion, a leadership development organization focused on developing high-potential female talent and author of “Too Busy To Be Happy”. A former design engineer, Christine’s leadership coaching career spans 18 years- with expertise in change management, transformation, and culture change. 

    https://christinelaperriere.com/

    As always, stay true to yourself, stay kind, stay confident and show up as your best self every day!

    Connect with us on social media @goLiveGirl and be sure to subscribe, rate, review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

    Read Sheri’s blog post on the story and launch of Confident! 

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  • Episode 6: No Crying in the Boardroom: Being Versatile & Making History: An Interview with an Investment Analyst/Beauty Queen

    Welcome to the Confident podcast with me, Sheri West, and my fearless daughter, Olivia. Season 5 brings us more conversations with fierce female leaders. We’ll be tackling a range of career readiness and leadership topics ranging from defining your career purpose to leveraging your superpowers, and exploring key questions, like, is it okay to cry in the boardroom?

    Episode 6: No Crying in the Boardroom: Being Versatile & Making History:
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    Derby Chukwudi is a Nigerian-American investment strategist, author, model, and beauty queen. She was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in Nigeria. The 25-year-old was crowned Miss New Jersey 2023- and is a graduate of Berea College with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and economics

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/derbyc/

    https://hbr.org/2023/03/it-takes-versatility-to-lead-in-a-volatile-world

    As always, stay true to yourself, stay kind, stay confident and show up as your best self every day!

    Connect with us on social media @goLiveGirl and be sure to subscribe, rate, review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

    Read Sheri’s blog post on the story and launch of Confident! 

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About Confident

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Welcome to CONFIDENT, a mother - daughter podcast featuring conversations with fierce female leaders that will spark personal discovery on how you can feel more confident. CONFIDENT inspires women…