Hey Boss Lady!

We launch Season II of Hey, Boss Lady with a special season preview.

The landscape for women in leadership is better than it used to be, but in the corporate and nonprofit worlds, most top positions are still held by men. Hey, Boss Lady is a podcast about women leaders and their stories of how they got there and what they’re doing to make change. In this Season II preview, psychologist Andrea Goeglein and corporate executive Kristi Atwater share their insights about the challenges still facing women on their road to the top, and the difference they’re making when they get there.

Andrea and Kristi both have a lot to say from their own experiences. Combining her background in positive psychology with her years as an entrepreneur, Andrea Goeglein has mentored countless CEOs in her business, ServingSuccess. Kristi Atwater  has more than 20 years of experience in the corporate world. She is Chief Audit Executive at Everi, a prominent company in the gaming industry, and leads the Women’s Executive Circle in Las Vegas, a group devoted to getting more women in the c-suite and on corporate boards.

Season II guests include Las Vegas entrepreneur and philanthropist Kema Ogden, a powerful community advocate; Sheila Ronning, president and founder of Women in the Boardroom; and--a first for Hey, Boss Lady--a male guest, celebrity Tom Colicchio, head judge of the popular series Top Chef and a well-known advocate for women in the culinary world.

Everyone has a story about a favorite teacher, or a favorite coach, who made a difference in their lives. Our guest on Hey, Boss Lady today, Lauralyn Sandoval, is an executive at Aristocrat Technologies and well known as the former First Lady of the State of Nevada. But there was a time when she didn’t think she’d even be able to afford college. She tells her story to hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater on this episode of Hey, Boss Lady!

Missy Young changed her major six times before she decided to quit college and go into tech. Within days of getting certifications, not degrees, she got a job. She’s now the Chief Information Officer for Switch, one of the most powerful behind-the-scenes tech companies in the world. She joins hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater on Hey, Boss Lady to talk about how she got there, and what still needs to change for young women entering a field still largely dominated by men.

Nicole Nollette is Executive Vice President of Operations for Dominion Voting Systems. She's a senior business executive who had to use all of her leadership skills in the aftermath of the 2020 election, when the company faced intense public scrutiny over false charges of voter fraud. She talks with Hey, Boss Lady hosts Kristi Atwater and Andrea Goeglein about how she navigated that time, using everything she’d learned about being a leader.

Cynthia Delfino’s career path has been full of surprises. She’s been a lobbyist, a town manager, and is now leading a turnaround at the YMCA, Central and Northern Westchester, outside of New York City, as it adapted its services to the urgent community needs for child care during the pandemic. Through it all, she says a key to her success has been her tribe, her network of women whom she stays connected with daily. Meet Cynthia Delfino, in conversation this week with Hey, Boss Lady Hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater.

Mary Mazur, President and General Manager of Vegas PBS - Mary Mazur describes herself “a creative executive”, who took the helm of Vegas PBS this year after years as a producer and senior media manager in the PBS system. In this episode of Hey, Boss Lady, Mary talks about her early challenges as a woman in media management and the road ahead for an industry working to address larger diversity needs. 

Los Angeles psychiatrist Dr. Christina Ford juggles her private practice, motherhood and community service at Feast, a nonprofit group fighting food insecurity in Los Angeles. She talks with Hey, Boss Lady hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater about what it takes to manage all that, even as the pandemic has added challenges.

Patty Becker is a legend among women in the gaming industry in Nevada. She’s blazed trails as an attorney in the industry for decades. But what she’s most focused on now is her work as a mentor with an organization she founded over ten years ago that is bringing women together in ways women--and men--are noticing. She tells her story on this episode of Hey, Boss Lady.

Dr. Hannah Valantine is a force for change for women and people of color in medicine. A physician scientist at Stanford University, she’s paving the way for women in university leadership. In the lab, her groundbreaking work on procedures for heart transplant patients has the potential to save lives. We meet Dr. Valentine on this episode of Hey, Boss Lady!

Patti and Milledge Hart: Authors of “The Resolutionist: Welcome to the Anti-Retirement Movement” - The first time former International Game Technology CEO Patti Hart tried to retire, she says she failed. The second time around, she learned how to embrace a powerful new chapter in her life. She and her husband, Milledge are both retired business executives and authors of a new book, The Resolutionist: Welcome to the Anti-Retirement Movement. They say retirement is no longer the story of old age. It is the story of long life. Patti and Milledge join hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater to share their secrets for seizing the opportunities retirement presents.