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Climate change is at the top of many people’s minds as we experience more and more of its effects each year. Finding ways to reduce your carbon emissions and even achieve carbon neutrality is easier than ever as technologies advance and we create smarter systems to achieve our business goals without using as many natural resources. Cathleen Turner, the founder of CZero is here this week to talk about the steps you can take as a business owner or executive to reduce your business's carbon footprint. This week’s episode 109 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about achieving carbon neutrality! 

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Cathleen Turner is sharing the importance of carbon neutrality for businesses and actionable steps you can take right now to take care of yourself as a high-achieving person. 

Cat Turner is the Founder of CZero, a cutting-edge platform that allows for frictionless, carbon-neutral distribution for food and technology businesses. Through CZero, brands have access to carbon accounting, enabling them to shift towards eco-friendly logistics and achieve carbon neutrality. 

Some of the talking points Julie and Cathleen go over in this episode include:

• The importance of taking steps toward carbon neutrality now, no matter the size of your business.
• The four steps to addressing your company’s carbon emissions.
• How CZero reduces carbon impact by utilizing empty commercial vehicles for cargo sharing.
• Taking care of yourself to keep yourself healthy and able to achieve great things.

To read more on what was covered in today’s episode, check out Cat’s blog post on going carbon-neutral today.

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Healthcare is an industry that affects everyone, no matter your race, gender, and age. With every person needing healthcare access, having a diverse group of voices and minds both in clinics and in companies developing healthcare technologies is more important than ever. Andrea Henderson knows this and has made it her life’s mission to not only find these diverse voices, but also invest in technologies to improve healthcare for underrepresented groups. This week’s episode 108 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about improving health outcomes through diversity! 

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Andrea Henderson is sharing the importance of diversity in healthcare and actionable steps you can take right now to ask yourself how you can achieve anything you set your mind to. 

Andrea Henderson is the Partner in the Life Sciences, Healthcare, Diversity, and Board & CEO Practice Groups at DHR Global, a provider of executive search, leadership consulting, and emerging leader search solutions in more than 50 markets spanning 22 countries.. She is an executive talent strategist and people architect, and previously served as the Director of Partner Solutions and Executive Search at a career acceleration and talent sourcing platform for underrepresented healthcare and life science leaders. Andrea is passionate about health equity and women's health.

Some of the talking points Julie and Andrea go over in this episode include:

• The need for diverse clinicians and medical professionals for the betterment of everyone’s health.
• Tithing one’s time and giving back to the community.
• Making investing more accessible to women hoping to help find solutions with limited resources.
• The importance of aligning one’s actions with their values.

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Every day, we see technology improving the systems and industries all around us. From finance to environmental science and more, technological advances are allowing us to make great changes to the way we live and work. The medical field is no exception, with scientists and inventors working tirelessly to improve healthcare across the board. Crystal Nyitray, the CEO of Encellin, is here today to talk about how her company is changing the game by introducing cell-based therapies, allowing healthcare to become even more personal. This week’s episode 107 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about revolutionizing medicine with cell-based therapies! 

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Crystal Nyitray is sharing the importance of disruptive technology to improve our lives and actionable steps you can take right now to get involved with Encellin. 

Crystal Nyitray is the Founder and CEO of Encellin. She is an alumna of UCSF, Sanofi, and Y Combinator. She led Encellin’s over $5M seed raise, authored over 10 patents, and is an awardee of MedTech Innovator, Rosenman Innovators, and American Diabetes Innovator. 

Some of the talking points Julie and Crystal go over in this episode include:

• The potential of encapsulated cell replacement therapy to revolutionize medicine.
• How startups have the luxury of risk and can experiment with emerging technologies to benefit everyone.
• Embracing inexperience as a strength and building networks from scratch.
• How being comfortable with being different can lead to disruptive innovation and impactful change.

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Since the release of ChatGPT at the end of 2022, the whole world has been buzzing about AI. While it has proven incredibly useful in businesses and is sure to keep changing the technology game, AI and large language models don’t come without their fair share of problems to be corrected. Inaccuracies and biases in the data used in AI present many problems. Katie Trauth Taylor is no stranger to these issues and is working through her company Narratize to create a platform that corrects these issues for innovative enterprises. This week’s episode 106 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about generative AI storytelling and responsible AI! 

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Katie Taylor shares the importance of creating AI that accounts for bias and actionable steps you can take right now to utilize AI for storytelling at an enterprise level. 

Katie Trauth Taylor, Ph.D. is CEO & Co-founder at Narratize AI, the Generative AI storytelling platform for innovative enterprises. Katie is a growth-focused entrepreneur executive with 10+ years experience inspiring teams to design and deliver magnetic products, memorable experiences, and groundbreaking impacts. She has led strategic innovation narratives and served as a senior content strategist within fast-growth tech startups and the Fortune 500, including Boeing, NASA, Hershey, Sunoco, the United Nations, and many more. She believes that everyone can be an innovator--when empowered to share their bold ideas.

Some of the talking points Julie and Katie go over in this episode include:

• The lack of women founders in the AI industry and its effect on data bias.
• What is responsible AI and how does it address bias?
• Using AI and large language models to increase effective communication of scientific discoveries.
• The importance of storytelling in enterprise growth.

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When women are in positions of power and influence, it’s better for people, profits, and the planet. But society up to this point has not been conditioned to see women as influential, successful leaders. We at How Women Lead are working to change how the world perceives women leaders and our credo is our guiding light on this journey. Today we are compiling Julie’s episodes about the four tenets of our credo into one place to inspire and motivate you to help us in our cultural transformation. This week’s episode 105 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about the How Women Lead credo! 

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Julie Castro Abrams is sharing the importance of reinforcing the voices of other women and actionable steps you can take right now to be unabashedly visible in whatever you do.

Some of the talking points Julie goes over in this episode include:

• The importance of creating a countercultural credo to amplify women’s leadership and capabilities.
• Empowering women through making connections and using your network to benefit others.
• Combatting the cultural dismissal of women’s voices through media representation.
• Julie’s personal journey in overcoming self-doubt and a fear of public speaking.

Don’t forget to head over to How Women Lead to learn about the different branches of the organization and how you can get involved.

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While we have made strides in increasing women’s representation in investment management roles, male portfolio managers still control around 12 and a half times more capital than women. This lack of diversity in making investing decisions leads to a lack of funding for women-owned and diverse businesses. Without more perspectives in the room, everyone misses out on opportunities that will benefit the many. Ruth Shaber is here today to discuss her work driving gender diversity in portfolio decisions, her experience founding reproductive health ventures, and much more. This week’s episode 104 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about unlocking higher returns and lower risk through gender diversity in finance! 

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Ruth Shaber shares the importance of diversity in asset allocation decisions and actionable steps you can take right now to increase gender diversity in your portfolio. 

Ruth Shaber, MD is the Founder and President of the Tara Health Foundation. This foundation advances health and economic justice by transferring all of our resources and assets to invest in and elevate solutions at the intersection of race and gender. Ruth is also the co-founder and board chair of Rhia Ventures, a group of foundations and investors that collaborate to bring new types of capital and enterprise to the field of reproductive health in the United States. Recently, Ruth co-authored “The XX Edge: Unlocking Higher Returns and Lower Risk”.

Some of the talking points Julie and Ruth go over in this episode include:

• Prioritizing women's health and reproductive rights and seeking to address systemic issues.
• Women and men’s different approaches to decision-making. 
• The importance of bringing one’s full, authentic self to the table including lived experiences.
• How women are often closer to the problems they're trying to solve, bringing unique perspectives and innovation to the table.

To order Ruth’s book, The XX Edge: Unlocking Higher Returns and Lower Risk, you can head to https://thexxedge.com/ today!

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As women reach midlife, we find that not only our physical selves change but also our values, leadership styles, and how we want to leave an impact in the world. And as we live longer lives with more years in “middlescence”, we are searching for new techniques and advice for navigating this stage. Barbara Waxman, a leadership coach with expertise in gerontology and life stages, is here this week to explain the concept of “middlescence”, how we change as we age, steps we can take now to increase our longevity, and more! This week’s episode 103 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about leadership, longevity, and the modern matriarchy! 

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Barbara Waxman shares the importance of self-reflection and intellectual curiosity in the next stage of life and actionable steps you can take right now to reverse engineer your life for joy and independence at age 100. 

Barbara Waxman, founder of Odyssey Group Coaching, is passionate about building leaders’ personal and professional skills so they can thrive while increasing their ability to manage complexity and maximize their effectiveness. With over two decades of experience coaching CEOs, C-suite leaders, and entrepreneurs, Barbara utilizes a holistic approach to help clients lead and communicate authentically, sustain high performance, and expand their influence and impact.

Some of the talking points Julie and Barbara go over in this episode include:

• Recognizing and valuing the through lines of our life's journey in forming our authentic, powerful leadership.
• The concept of the “modern matriarchy” and how it affects our leadership as women.
• The new life stage known as “middlescence” and how it affects our careers, personal lives, and everything in between.
• The importance of maintaining meaningful connections and relationships, especially with other women, during periods of change and growth.

Barbara’s Seven Lifestyle Levers Assessment and her weekly newsletter are available through her website. Don’t forget to check them out!

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As we continue to seek more diverse voices in the corporate world and demand more representation for women and People of Color, we see experienced women leaders leading the demand for change. Robin L. Washington, who joins us on the podcast today, is the Co-founder of Black Women on Boards, an organization that removes obstacles that the world’s top Black female executives can face when pursuing board of director appointments. We talk about authenticity in the workplace, diversity of thought and representation at the board and C-suite level, and so much more. This week’s episode 102 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about advancing diversity in the boardroom and c-suite!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Robin Washington is sharing the importance of diversity of thought and inclusivity in business and actionable steps you can take right now to create space for authenticity through your leadership. 

Robin L. Washington is a Fortune 100 board member and operating executive, currently serving on the boards of Alphabet, Honeywell, and Salesforce, where she is the Lead Independent Director. A CFO with significant expertise in Life Sciences and Enterprise Software, Robin is passionate about human capital management and deeply committed to accelerating the next generation of innovative leaders and entrepreneurs. Robins is the Co-founder of Black Women on Boards, and the recipient of the Get on Board Week Fearless Leader Award through How Women Lead.

Some of the talking points Julie and Robin go over in this episode include:

• Robin’s top ten words of wisdom for women everywhere.
• The importance of creating space for your employees and team members to be their authentic selves.
• Using leadership to inspire and set direction, not task management.
• The importance of diversity of thought and increasing representation in business.

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At How Women Lead, we strongly believe in women finding their voice and being unabashedly visible in what they do. But finding your voice and learning to use it for your mission does not come naturally to everyone. Liz Sklar, actress and Director at Stand & Deliver, helps leaders across all industries find their voice and use it to be effective, inspiring leaders. She’s here today to talk about her journey, how you can find your unique voice, and much more! This week’s episode 101 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about improving your communication skills to find your voice! 

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Liz Sklar is sharing the importance of choosing to believe in yourself and your voice and actionable steps you can take right now to take care of yourself in today’s stressful world. 

In her work with clients including Genentech, Gilead, Twilio, Google, IVP, CZI, Waymo, and the Cartier Women’s Initiative, Liz’s work has crossed industries from pharma to finance and frequently focuses on leaders in the innovation economy. She is especially inspired by female entrepreneurs and executives and is invested in empowering them to harness their innate power and wisdom to further their careers and expand their missions. Liz has acted professionally in both film and theater, including leading roles at premier regional theaters such as the California Shakespeare Festival and American Conservatory Theatre.

Some of the talking points Julie and Liz go over in this episode include:

• How Liz’s experience in theatre informs her leadership coaching in the corporate world.
• Emphasizing the value of finding and showcasing one's authentic self.
• Managing stress and influencing without authority in the workplace.
• Empowering women leaders through empathy and public speaking.

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Women’s voices have been and continue to be culturally dismissed and discouraged. Women are very rarely quoted in science and financial journals, as well as make up only about 25% of all of the people who are quoted as experts in the news media. The fourth element of our credo at How Women Lead is to Be Unabashedly Visible, and today, Julie is sharing her journey to be more visible. This week’s episode 100 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about being unabashedly visible! 

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Julie Castro Abrams is sharing the importance of public speaking in creating change and actionable steps you can take right now to be visible and take up space. 

Some of the talking points Julie goes over in this episode include:

• The cultural narratives that hold women back that we have heard from a young age.
• Embracing your power and influence, and overcoming self-doubt.
• How public speaking can create change and how you can improve your public speaking skills.

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