HERdacious

Acknowledging Our Successes as Women

In this episode, herdacious host Lorelei chats with Terri Broussard Williams to discuss building confidence when achieving success and developing your passions. Terri talks about curating your tribe with supportive people, celebrating failure along with success, and building each other up along the way.

Host: Lorelei Gonzalez  
Co-host: Terri Broussard Williams 

Terri Broussard Williams is a lobbyist, creator of MovementMakerTribe blog, and advice coach to those striving to build movements. Terri is the author of the upcoming book “Find Your Fire,” a collection of powerful stories from extraordinary women on a mission of change.

Things you will learn in this episode (chapter markers available):  

• How to start owning your successes as women 1:06  
• Surrounding yourself with empowering people 4:20  
• Celebrating failure 5:40
• Empowered women empower women 6:40
• Curating your tribe 7:25
• How to find your fire and continue igniting it 9:55
• Tall Poppy Syndrome 11:20 
• Rep your own success 14:15
• Help others ignite their fire 20:00 
• Embracing gratitude 23:20 
• Investing in others 27:00
• How to remove unsupportive players from your life 28:25
• Femme fact: Emmeline Pankhurst and “Deeds not words.” 33:10

Resources mentioned in this episode:  

• Find Your Fire by Terri Broussard Williams (Book) 
• @fleurdelisspeaks (Instagram) 

Link to show transcript here

Episode sponsors:  

• HERdacity   
• Moonray 

Looking for additional resources on this topic? Check out our blogpost “Empowered Women Empower Women | Leadership Spotlight” 

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Career Advancement for Women & When to Say Yes

In this episode, herdacious host Lorelei chats with Joy Evanns to discuss being selective in saying “yes” and avoiding career distractions from overcommitment. Joy talks about the importance of self reflection, figuring out one’s professional and personal aspirations, and knowing when to say “yes” to the right questions.

Host: Lorelei Gonzalez  
Co-host: Joy Evanns

Joy Evanns is a burnout coach who helps high achieving women accomplish their business goals without burning out. Joy is the author of “Achieve MORE By Saying YES to LESS,” a guidebook for working women to increase their effectiveness by eliminating energy-draining activities.

Things you will learn in this episode (chapter markers available):  

• Starting a conversation on career advancement 1:04  
• Self-reflection 2:58
• Moving forward professionally 3:53   
• Narrowing down your wants 4:48 
• Creating opportunities 5:40
• Breaking out of the system 7:42 
• Building a support system 9:35 
• Avoiding burnout 11:32 
• Identifying your wants 12:50 
• Narrowing down your yes's 15:06
• Streamlining your career focus 16:20
• Femme fact: The Hymn to Ninkasi, Goddess of Beer 20:15

Resources mentioned in this episode:  

• Achieve MORE By Saying YES to LESS by Joy Evanns (Book) 
• SAMHSA National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (Website) 

Link to show transcript here

Episode sponsors:  

• HERdacity   
• Moonray 

Looking for additional resources on this topic? Check out our webinar “Burning Out Won’t Get You There”

Loved what you heard on herdacious and want to share with friends? Tag us and connect with HERdacity on social media:
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Confidence in Making The Ask  

In this episode, herdacious host Lorelei chats with Vasavi Kumar about how women can build their self-confidence to make the ask for their professional and personal needs. Vasavi discusses techniques to build confidence which will enable women to figure out their wants/needs and be intentional in The Ask. How can women find the confidence to make The Ask? 

Host: Lorelei Gonzalez  
Co-host: Vasavi Kumar

Vasavi Kumar, LMSW, is a licensed therapist, motivational speaker, and certified coach whose mission is to help her clients overcome imposter syndrome by sharing their stories. 

Things you will learn in this episode (chapter markers available):  

• How to start cultivating confidence 1:20  
• Where does confidence come from 2:15  
• How to gain clarity on who you are 4:10 
• What is the enemy of confidence 6:28  
• How getting turned down helps you get to know yourself 7:00  
• How to build resilience to no’s 8:30 
• How to practice detachment 10:19  
• Recraft your message to get more yes’s 12:10 
• What breeds confidence 14:30 
• How knowledge leads to confidence 16:40 
• How to start making The Ask 21:29 
• How to add value to The Ask 25:45 
• How to shape The Ask to the audience 27:44 
• How to practice staying on target during The Big Ask 31:40 
• Femme fact: Hedy Lamarr 36:43 

Link to show transcript here

Episode sponsors:  

• HERdacity   
• Moonray 

Looking for additional resources on this topic? See our webinar "Stand in Your Power"

Loved what you heard on herdacious and want to share with friends? Tag us and connect with HERdacity on social media:
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Intersectionality and Workplace Bias for Women of Color

In our first episode, herdacious host Lorelei sits down with Sam Barrow to discuss challenges women of color experience in the workplace. Sam talks assimilating to white-normative culture with code-switching, navigating gender expectations for non-binary and trans-women, embracing her boldness and much more. They discuss how women of color navigate their social identities in order to be successful. 

Host: Lorelei Gonzalez  
Co-host: Sam Barrow

Sam Barrow is an educator, operations professional, and the creator of Learn. Grow. Expand., which is an online community for women and gender-minorities to network and discuss their experiences in and out of the workplace.  

Things you will learn in this episode (chapter markers available):  

• Who is considered a woman of color 1:40  
• Code-switching 3:58  
• Implicit vs. explicit bias 9:56  
• The dangers of perceived scarcity of leadership roles for women of color 12:45  
• White fragility 15:22 
• How to initiate conversations about race without feeling confrontational 16:35 
• Advocating for yourself personally and professionally 20:21  
• Handling micro-aggressions 24:48 
• Being an ally vs. performative allyship 25:49 
• Femme fact: Equal Rights Amendment 34:10 

Resources mentioned in this episode:  

• White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo (Book) 
• Privilege, Power, and Difference by Allan G. Johnson (Book) 

Link to show transcript here

Episode sponsors:  

• HERdacity   
• Moonray 

Looking for additional resources on this topic? Check out our blogpost "Raising Women Up" 

Loved what you heard on herdacious and want to share with friends? Tag us and connect with HERdacity on social media:
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Facebook: @HERdacity 
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Email: herdacious@herdacity(dot)org

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Disclaimer: While we appreciate the support of our speakers and sponsors in making herdacious possible, our content has been curated with integrity and honesty.

HERdacious is a podcast for audacious women looking to UP their career game and make power moves.  Join us each week as we speak with women (and allies) from across the nation about their journeys, the lessons learned, and how we can go through life and the workplace with confidence!  HERdacious will have your proverbial back in the career journey we're all on! 

Sponsored by HERdacity