Conversations with Seven Sisters

 “Everyone can have financial ease, calm and confidence” - Ariel Nathanson.
Don’t believe it’s possible for you after struggling with finances? Or you want to make it even simpler for yourself? Listen to this episode with financial educator and Wellesley Alum, Ariel Nathanson. 

This week on Conversation with Seven Sisters Jen speaks with Ariel Nathanson on all things finances and how she has gone from being the financial advice friend to go to, to a financial expert who opened her own business, Finances for Feminists.  

There are so many money issues that we are never taught in school and that are critical to our financial well-being, especially as women. Ariel is here to educate women on how they can reach a point of financial ease and confidence despite all of the hurdles in our way. This episode is full of wisdom on how you can take control of your finances and reach your goals.

You can find Ariel and Finances for Feminists at https://www.financesforfeminists.com/  

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Seven Sisters Colleges are Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar and Wellesley.

So many people who lose someone close to them are blindsided by the administrative burden that comes and causes so many issues during a time of immense grief. But there are things you can do to prepare and prevent such a burden and we have an expert on the subject to help you! 

This week on Conversations with Seven Sisters Jen speaks to Barnard Alum, Abby O’Leary, who has used her life experience to build a business that helps people deal with the paperwork and logistical burden of loss. 

Abby O’Leary faced the loss of her mother at just 14 years old and lost her father at 35 years old. She decided to use her experience of grief and of dealing with the financial, legal, and administrative burden of loss to help other people who want to prepare for death or who are dealing with loss. 

Abby founded Fare Well Associates LLC in 2022 to help others prepare for and tackle all of the administrative and logistical challenges that accompany the loss of a loved one. If you are interested in working with Abby find out more here: https://www.farewellassociates.com/

Did you attend a Seven Sisters College?  Want to learn more about the Seven Sisters Alum Association?  We have over 80,000 Seven Sisters Alums and Undergrads connecting on our platform.

Click here to visit our website (www.sevensistersalum.com). On the website you will find our Seven Sisters Small Business Directory, links to our over 70 Facebook groups, our Merch Shop and more! Our Seven Sisters Job Board on FB has over 18,000 members, click here to join! 

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Seven Sisters Colleges are Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar and Wellesley.

Have you struggled with your job in facing a toxic workplace or discrimination? If so, you’ll want to listen to this episode with Jamie Lee who can help you navigate workplace politics. 

In this episode of Conversations with Seven Sisters, Jen talks with Jamie Lee (Smith College ℅ 04), a coach who helps women who hate office politics get promoted and paid. 

Jamie and Jen discuss the toxic jobs they have both worked in the past and how quitting them, aka voting with your feet, is often the right thing to do when HR and your boss don’t help. Jen shares how tapping into your network and growing your community is essential to an evolving career. They share tips for moving to New York City after college. Jamie shares how her career was very non linear and how she has taken advantage of opportunities as they arrive. 

If you are looking for help navigating your career and getting promotions, then Jamie Lee can help you and you can find her at www.jamieleecoach.com 

Did you attend a Seven Sisters College?  Want to learn more about the Seven Sisters Alum Association?  We have over 80,000 Seven Sisters Alums and Undergrads connecting on our platform.

Click here to visit our website (www.sevensistersalum.com). On the website you will find our Seven Sisters Small Business Directory, links to our over 70 Facebook groups, our Merch Shop and more! Our Seven Sisters Job Board on FB has over 18,000 members, click here to join! 

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Seven Sisters Colleges are Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar and Wellesley.

Have you ever wondered what lie outside of the United States would look like? Especially for your career or education? If so, this episode is for you. 

In this episode of Conversations with Seven Sisters Jen speaks with recent Mount Holyoke Alum Lexi Lobdell on her journey since graduation over the Atlantic to study in Finland and work in Norway. 

Lexi was a neuroscience major with an interest in entrepreneurship who had no great interest in studying or living abroad until she was tapped to apply for the Fulbright program in Finland. She has since moved to Finland and completed a masters degree and moved again to Norway to work at an education startup. Lexi shares with us her knowledge of doing a masters degree abroad and how working in Europe as an American is a great way to propel your career. 

You can connect with Lexi here.

Did you attend a Seven Sisters College?  Want to learn more about the Seven Sisters Alum Association?  We have over 80,000 Seven Sisters Alums and Undergrads connecting on our platform.

Click here to visit our website (www.sevensistersalum.com). On the website you will find our Seven Sisters Small Business Directory, links to our over 70 Facebook groups, our Merch Shop and more! Our Seven Sisters Job Board on FB has over 18,000 members, click here to join! 

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Seven Sisters Colleges are Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar and Wellesley.

Since the events of 2020 have you been worried about the state of our democracy and want to help protect it? If you are looking for ways to get involved, make sure to listen to this episode. 

In this episode of Conversations with Seven Sisters, Jen is honored to be joined by distinguished Wellesley College Alum, Secretary Jocelyn Benson, to discuss how her role is critical to our democracy, how she got there, and how you can help in our elections.  

Secretary Benson shares why she entered the race for Secretary of State and why she continues to be so passionate about her position as a keeper of democracy for Michigan and the whole country. She shared how you can get involved in elections in your local community. And of course she shares some of her favorite things from her time at Wellesley College and how it felt to be their commencement speaker last year. 

Did you attend a Seven Sisters College?  Want to learn more about the Seven Sisters Alum Association?  We have over 80,000 Seven Sisters Alums and Undergrads connecting on our platform.

Click here to visit our website (www.sevensistersalum.com). On the website you will find our Seven Sisters Small Business Directory, links to our over 70 Facebook groups, our Merch Shop and more! Our Seven Sisters Job Board on FB has over 18,000 members, click here to join! 

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Seven Sisters Colleges are Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar and Wellesley.

Do you wonder if you are truly ready for the financial responsibilities in your future? Well this week we speak to financial advisor Karen Van Voorhis about all things money and retirement. 

Karen is a Certified Financial Planner™(CFP®) and work as the Director of Financial Planning at  Daniel J. Galli & Associates. She advises clients and their families on a wide range of topics including investment management, retirement planning, tax management, estate planning, insurance coverage, college planning, and charitable giving. 

In the episode Jen and Karen talk about how we can best prepare for our financial futures and the common mistakes people make when managing finances. 

Find Karen on Linkedin
Or book at time with her. 

Did you attend a Seven Sisters College?  Want to learn more about the Seven Sisters Alum Association?  We have over 80,000 Seven Sisters Alums and Undergrads connecting on our platform.

Click here to visit our website (www.sevensistersalum.com). On the website you will find our Seven Sisters Small Business Directory, links to our over 70 Facebook groups, our Merch Shop and more! Our Seven Sisters Job Board on FB has over 18,000 members, click here to join! 

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Seven Sisters Colleges are Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar and Wellesley.

Do you remember where you were that fateful night in November 2016? Well our guest Ann O’Leary most definitely does as she was with Secretary Hillary Clinton in New York. 

In this episode of Conversations with Seven Sisters, Jen is honored to be joined by distinguished Mount Holyoke College Alum Ann O’Leary. Ann is an attorney and American political advisor, attorney, and nonprofit leader. 

Ann O’Leary is originally from the state of Maine and pursued her dreams of attending Mount Holyoke College where she enjoyed canoeing and running around farm land. We get to hear about her journey from South Hadley to Washington, D.C. to San Francisco as she works towards equality for women and families. Ann shares how she sees the upcoming election and how we can fight for our democracy against threats. 

Ann served as Chief of Staff to the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom. Prior to joining the Governor’s office, O’Leary was a law partner at Boies Schiller Flexner. She served as Senior Policy Advisor to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and Co-Executive Director of the Clinton-Kaine Transition Project. She was a Deputy City Attorney in San Francisco; Executive Director of UC Berkeley Law’s Center on Health, Economic and Family Security and lecturer-in-law at UC Berkeley Law; legislative director for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton; and a policy advisor with the White House Domestic Policy Council under President William Jefferson Clinton.

O’Leary holds a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College, a M.A. in Education Policy from Stanford University, and a J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law. 

More about Ann O’Leary:  https://www.jenner.com/en/people/ann-o-leary  

Did you attend a Seven Sisters College?  Want to learn more about the Seven Sisters Alum Association?  We have over 80,000 Seven Sisters Alums and Undergrads connecting on our platform.

Click here to visit our website (www.sevensistersalum.com). On the website you will find our Seven Sisters Small Business Directory, links to our over 70 Facebook groups, our Merch Shop and more! Our Seven Sisters Job Board on FB has over 18,000 members, click here to join! 

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Seven Sisters Colleges are Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar and Wellesley.

This week Jen speaks to Erica Thomas(Smith College ℅ ‘94) about how common emotional eating is and how we can overcome it using self compassion. 

Erica explains how she got into the field of therapy and has used it to help people who struggle with their relationship to food and how to bring more self-compassion into your life. She tells the story of how she went from a gap year in England to Smith College and then the Peace Corps. Erica started with a more non traditional career path and explains how that has helped her be a better therapist. 

You can find Erica at www.eatingwithselflove.com

Her class is on Eventbrite: "Heal Emotional Eating with Self-Compassion" 

https://HealEmotionalEatingwithSelfCompassion.eventbrite.com

You can use discount code 7sisters at checkout PLUS receive 2 - 15 min individual calls with me during the 8 weeks of the class.

Email Erica with any questions: [email protected]

Did you attend a Seven Sisters College?  Want to learn more about the Seven Sisters Alum Association?  We have over 80,000 Seven Sisters Alums and Undergrads connecting on our platform.

Click here to visit our website (www.sevensistersalum.com). On the website you will find our Seven Sisters Small Business Directory, links to our over 70 Facebook groups, our Merch Shop and more! Our Seven Sisters Job Board on FB has over 18,000 members, click here to join! 

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Seven Sisters Colleges are Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar and Wellesley.

In this episode of Conversations with Seven Sisters Jen is chatting with Dr. Wendy Dean (Smith College ℅ ‘87) on the fascinating topics of moral injury, the medical industrial complex, and how you as a patient can address the issue in your actions. 

Have you been to a doctor's appointment lately and noticed the rushed nature of your visit and of course the ever growing bill you got after? Well you won’t want to miss this episode with a doctor who is an expert on the subject of US healthcare systems.

Check out Dr. Deans Podcast Moral Matters. 

Did you attend a Seven Sisters College?  Want to learn more about the Seven Sisters Alum Association?  We have over 80,000 Seven Sisters Alums and Undergrads connecting on our platform.

Click here to visit our website (www.sevensistersalum.com). On the website you will find our Seven Sisters Small Business Directory, links to our over 70 Facebook groups, our Merch Shop and more! Our Seven Sisters Job Board on FB has over 18,000 members, click here to join! 

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Seven Sisters Colleges are Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar and Wellesley.

This week we are joined by Topsy (Martha) Siderowf (Smith College ‘61) to discuss her experience at Smith College in the 1950-60's and how Smith has impacted her long career. Topsy was also lucky enough to have a personal experience with one of Smith College’s most famous alums, Sylvia Plath, who was her English professor her freshman year. Listen along for her stories of Sylvia in class and out and how she navigated her career in the sports industry at a time when not many women were working there. 

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Did you attend a Seven Sisters College?  Want to learn more about the Seven Sisters Alum Association?  We have over 80,000 Seven Sisters Alums and Undergrads connecting on our platform.

Click here to visit our website (www.sevensistersalum.com). On the website you will find our Seven Sisters Small Business Directory, links to our over 70 Facebook groups, our Merch Shop and more! Our Seven Sisters Job Board on FB has over 18,000 members, click here to join! 

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Seven Sisters Colleges are Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar and Wellesley.