By Jamie Lee
Everything that's rewarding is on the other side of a Risky Conversation.
In this podcast for professional women, we have honest talks about topics often considered taboo or "too risky
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Imagine a world where more women and women of color are in check-writing and decision-making roles at every level of entrepreneurship and investing. That's the future I explored as an intern at Golden Seeds (back in 2010), an angel fund dedicated to women-owned and led startups. I relished sitting in on investor pitches and learning about innovative solutions in areas as varied as reproductive health, children's education, and sustainable fashion -- spaces where women's lived experiences are uniquely valuable.
In this podcast episode, I interviewed Marcia Dawood, a trailblazer in the angel investing space who's also an author, TEDx speaker, and venture partner. Marcia is passionate about demystifying angel investing and empowering more women -- at all income levels -- to get involved.
We discussed:
Tune in to find out how you, too, can become a catalyst for change through angel investing, no matter where you're starting from.
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What should you do when a colleague (or a manager) takes credit for your ideas at work?
According to Harvard Business Review, it's a matter of when, not if.
You’ll speak up in a meeting with managers and offer a strategic solution to a business problem only to be unacknowledged, ignored, or worse yet, shushed.
Then a colleague — almost always a man — will paraphrase your idea and get praised for it.
It's infuriating. It hurts.
While injustices exist, you don’t want to idly stand by and let it happen to you.
You want to be able to identify the patterns that lead to this sort of thing, so you can nip it in the bud. You want to call it out when someone tries to take credit for your ideas, claim the credit you deserve, and right the wrong.
In this episode, I'm walking you through
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In this episode, I'm joined by Anne Devereux-Mills, former CEO of ad agencies and founder of Parlay House, to discuss the bold and boundary-pushing choices Anne made in her career and beyond.
Anne shares how she navigated the male-dominated executive suite as CEO of ad agencies, taking risks to draw lines between her work and family life, even when it went against the norms.
She opens up about the difficult, vulnerable conversations she had to have -- calling out inappropriate behavior from powerful colleagues, discussing personal health challenges, and confronting its aftermath.
But Anne's biggest risk-taking may have been inviting 12 complete strangers into her home to have the kind of raw and real conversations that are forbidden in the workplace.
This leap of faith led to the creation of Parlay House (full disclosure: I'm a member of Parlay House), a community that empowers women to shed their work personas and connect on a deeper, human-to-human level.
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If you've ever struggled with severe PMS, painful periods, or the visceral challenges of having a female body in a male-dominated workplace, this episode is a must-listen.
This is an important conversation for me personally.
As a menstruating woman in her forties, I've had days where I'd been doubled over in premenstrual pain (both physical and mental) so bad the overly dramatic part of my brain told me I was going to die.
I'm always searching for answers, so I've googled my symptoms ad nauseam.
I've read books on the topic, including Shalene Gupta's The Cycle (https://shalenegupta.com/the-cycle/).
Then, I advocated for myself with my OBGYN.
All of which led me to a prescription for low-dose SSRI that flipped the switch on period paid and made my cycles much, much more manageable.
Around 80% of women experience period pain or PMS (premenstrual syndrome). For about 10% of women with PME (premenstrual exacerbation) or PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder), the pain is severe enough to disrupt their lives, relationships, and careers.
In this honest and vulnerable conversation with Shalene Gupta, we address period pain, something that affects a majority of women yet is so often shrouded in shame and silence.
Shalene bravely shares her journey with PMDD and the immense challenges it posed for her high-powered career as a journalist and writer.
She shared invaluable insights on navigating PMDD as an ambitious, high-achieving woman.
We also discuss practical strategies for managing physical, mental, and emotional symptoms, as well as guidance on overcoming the societal stigma that often prevents women from learning about treatment solutions and getting help, so they can continue to excel in their careers and lives.
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In today's podcast, we're going to talk about negotiating a pay raise after coming back from maternity leave.
We're going to address
I'm sharing a simple, easy-to-follow framework, scripts and a mindset shift to help you navigate this conversation.
(You can also click HERE for the LinkedIn article with these steps and scripts.)
But FIRST can I be honest with you?
As a feminist who believes in the equality of all genders and who believes that the female body is magical for its life-creating and life-giving powers -- the concept of a "fatherhood bonus" and "motherhood penalty" is befuddling if not repugnant.
It makes me sad and mad.
Listen to the episode for my suggestions on how to flip the script on this ingrained sexism as well as real client case studies of how to negotiate a pay raise when you're coming back from maternity leave.
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It's with great pleasure and joy that I am announcing the rebrand of my podcast.
Two years ago, I bootstrapped an ambitious podcast series for women called Negotiate Your Career Growth.
After 1000s and 1000s of downloads, 68 episodes, 20 incredible interviews with thought leaders, award winning journalists, experts and authors...
We're going to keep going just under a new name and a reframe.
Welcome to Risky Conversations.
Why?
Because everything that's rewarding is on the other side of a risky conversation.
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Mid-year reviews. Some companies have them as soon as Q2 wraps up, like clockwork, and some companies treat them informally.
Whatever the case may be for you, you want to show up to them feeling confident, prepared, and ready to advocate for career growth that would make you actually want to get up on Monday morning.
In this episode, I'm sharing a simple yet powerful five-step framework that has helped real women get promoted and better paid in various industries, including engineering, media, non-profits, and finance.
This framework will work any time of the year. In fact, it's something I routinely and repeatedly walk my executive coaching clients through so they can negotiate and secure buy-in with colleagues, investors, and decision-makers.
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Want to learn more? Come take the Leadership Archetype quiz on www.jamieleecoach.com and find out how you can optimize this winning strategy to your own style.
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This is a replay of a webinar that's intended to help you gain confidence and skill in collaborative, interest-based negotiation so you can grow your influence, impact, and
income.
You can immediately apply the skills and strategies from this webinar to improve your outcomes in everyday workplace negotiations and salary negotiations.
You'll also:
• Explore frameworks for leading problem-solving, value-creating conversations
• Learn a simple, repeatable 5-step framework for negotiating
• Hear the thought process, structure, and debrief of a negotiation role-play designed to help you gain practice in the tactics of interest-based, mutual-benefit negotiation
Access the slide presentation RIGHT HERE (Google Drive link).
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This is a recording of a live webinar I hosted on Friday 6/21/2024.
Watch the video replay here: https://youtu.be/noBDqmL5t8g?si=ED0E-TFcFKUvofZT
In this webinar, we talked about:
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As a woman, I've encountered contradicting feedback that my voice is both "too loud" and "too soft." I've felt the pressure to change, minimize, and silence my natural speaking voice because unconscious gender bias leads to more criticism, rather than amplification of women's voices.
In this episode, my two guests -- Julie Fogh and Casey Erin Clark of Vital Voice Training -- celebrate a decade of helping leaders communicate with savvy, charisma, authenticity, and confidence by embracing, not changing, their voices.
We revisit their journey from their first pitch to present at the Bullish Conference in Miami, in 2014 (where I also presented a negotiation workshop and met them for the first time), to their current mission of reshaping communication culture.
Julie and Casey share their insights on how women's voices have evolved in the public sphere, countering critiques like vocal fry and upspeak, and how they’ve built a community grounded in the core values of service.
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Vital Voice Training is a voice, public speaking, and communication coaching company on a mission to change the conversation about what leaders are “supposed” to sound like, help organizations revolutionize their communication culture, and help individuals communicate with savvy, charisma, confidence, and a deep connection to their core values. For the client, the result is your voice: amplified (not just louder).
Website: http://vitalvoicetraining.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/vital_voice, @vital_voice
Instagram: http://instagram.com/vitalvoicetraining, @vitalvoicetraining
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vital-voice-training
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