See It To Be It

Lisa Copeland is a former automotive dealership principal and award-winning sales expert with more than two dozen years of experience. In addition, Lisa is an international keynote speaker, television personality, iHeart Radio host of the Cars Her Way talk show, best-selling author, podcast host and Fox Business automotive contributor.

Lisa works with automotive dealers and auto manufacturers worldwide to help them better understand the female consumer and create traditional and digital marketing strategies that appeal to the number one influencer in the world—HER! Lisa is a renowned expert and advocate for female consumers. Her call-in Cars Her Way talk show on iHeart Radio airs Sunday afternoons, and during the show Lisa and her co-host, Chris Martinez, help women navigate the often-murky waters of car buying. Her latest book Buying Cars Her Way—Don’t Go to The Dealership Alone is a practical guide for all consumers to take charge of their car buying experience.

Highlights

On Entrepreneurship:

"It sounds so cliche, but my biggest pieces of advice is to never give up." [18:15]

Learm more about Lisa and her inspirational story at www.carsherway.com.

Next week is a holiday so we'll be taking a little break, but join us later in July for some more conversations with relatable role models.

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Special Guest: Lisa Copeland.

Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot where we sit down with Jenny Thompson, founder Safety Pin Technologies.

After an encounter with an internet pet-sitter turned bad, Jenny took matters into her own hands and set out on a journey to lauch a service and platform to help "vet" random strangers.

Highlights

Advice for working in a male-dominated industry:

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Special Guest: Jenny Thompson.

Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot where we sit down with Deborah Lee Jones, former Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, author and mother.

As the 23rd Secretary of the Air Force Deborah was responsible for the affairs of the Department of the Air Force, including the organizing, training, equipping and providing for the welfare of its nearly 660,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian Airmen and their families. She also oversees the Air Force's annual budget of more than $139 billion

Highlights

On working as part of a team:

Advice for working in a male-dominated industry:

Learn more about Deborah and her latest book, "Aim High" at https://www.deborahleejames.com/

Tune in to On The Spot next Thursday when we sit down with Jenny Thompson of Safety Pin Technologies.

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Special Guest: Deborah Lee James.

Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot where we sit down with Leslie Morgan, author, speaker, mother and feminist.

Leslie Morgan Steiner is a thought leader on women’s leadership, work-life balance, inspirational parenting, overcoming adversity and surviving violence against women. She lives in Washington, DC. She recently completed her fourth nonfiction book, The Naked Truth, which explores female aging and sexuality after motherhood and divorce. Her corporate experience includes The Washington Post, Johnson & Johnson, Leo Burnett and Seventeen Magazine.

Highlights

Resources

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Tune in to On The Spot next Thursday when we sit down with Debra Lee James, 23rd Secretary of the U.S. Air Force.

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Special Guest: Leslie Morgan.

Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot where we sit down with Erin Sauter of From Day One, an events company and journalism platform forging relationships between employees, customers and communities.

As we continue to live in a world of emails and blogs, events can be a great way to bring people together in a more authentic manner. Meetings and conferences today tend to be siloed and no one is having integrated conversations about business. Marketing departments often attend marketing conferences, HR teams attend HR workshops- but what would happen if all the stakeholders of a business got together to talk about issues such as diversity, inclusion and the future? From Day One is here to make that happen.

Highlights

"We feel that big organizations have the biggest opportunity to make a huge impact." [2:18]

"The hustle mentality is almost glamourized today." [9:45]

For from Erin Sauter, visit:

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Tune in to On The Spot next Thursday when we sit down with Erin Sauter Co-Founder of From Day One

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Special Guest: Erin Sauter.

Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot where we sit down with La Vesha Parker, a Sr. Software Designer with Etsy and advocate for women in STEM.

As a career La Vesha leads a team of engineers at Etsy, the online marketplace for all things handcrafted, vintage, custom, or unique. She also spends her time coding for social good projects and volunteering with local schools to advocate for young girls entering the tech space.

She also recently spoke at at the Women in Engineering Leadership conference, which you can listen to listen to here: http://ieee-wie-ilc.org/speakers/

La Vesha is a delight and an example for females to follow in a typically male-dominated space.

Highlights

7:30 "The largest challenge for me is Imposter Syndrome. I think 'Maybe I shouldn't be here' or I'll wake up one day and everyone will say I don't know as much as I think I know, or I'm not worthy. Those feelings come and go in waves and I keep trying to prove my Imposter Syndrome wrong."

Why she loves Code Corps and volunteering her skills for social good:

12:12 "I am using tech for good and that's increasingly hard to do today, to use tech for the benefit of the humans around us and not just for financial gain. It makes me feel good to be able to do that."

Her advice for females today:

Resources:

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Tune in to On The Spot next Thursday when we sit down with Erin Sauter Co-Founder of From Day One

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Special Guest: LaVesha Parker.

Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot and hear from Elizabeth Lawler, co-founder of xxAngels which works to financially back fearless, groundbreaking, driven women entrepreneurs.

xxAngels was founded by two women founder CEOs committed to seeding the next generation of women-led startups. Both Elizabeth and her partner Zoey aim to invest during the friends and family rounds and serve as a sounding board and launch partner for companies at conception.

Advice for rising entrepreneurs:

[2:56 ] ...if you get good mentorship, good help and good advice, you can really build an interesting business and have a great exit.

[19:29] _Going wide and wasting your time is a common mistake I see young entrepreneurs and early entrepreneurs make. _

To learn more about xxAngels or to apply for finding, visit their website and begin to educate yourself on the in's and out's of the investment world.

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Tune in next Thursday when we sit down with Aylin Doker, the founder of Turquoise Life.

We are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at [@onthedotwoman](www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, [Instagram](www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and [Facebook](www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman). We’d love to hear your voice!

Special Guest: Elizabeth Lawler.

Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot and hear how Gail launched GDA Speakers, one of the top speakers bureaus in the country. After 20 years in the business, GDA Speakers has built a database of world-renowned thought leaders featuring top minds presenting on over a hundred topics.

In the earlt 1990's Gail Davis was leading events at one of the world’s largest corporations, Electronic Data Systems (EDS, which now operates as MicroFocus and DXC Technology).

After a hugely successful event, she was sitting with the CEO discussing plans for the next one, determined to make it better than ever before. Talk about a challenge.

Two year later, GDA Speakers was born.

Gail on the importance of routine:

[16:15 ]_ "I have a routine that I do every single morning. I write down ten things I am grateful for from the day before. I look at what I've got going on and I've really made massive strides in not overscheduling."_

Advice for rising entrepreneurs:

[21:25)_ "Avoid absolutes. Try not to hear the words 'never', it just creates more of a world of possibilities." _

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Special Guest: Gail Davis.

This episode contains sensitive material. Parental discretion is advised.

Sometimes, all it takes is a helping hand and a push in the right direction.

Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot and hear how Mary was inspired to open the Shelter Children's Home in Kenya. Growing up, Mary lived in a rural home in Kenya. She did a lot of church work and believed that she was meant to help other people. With the help of her grandmother, she began to pursue a cause she grew to become passionate about.

[4:57] “And my grandmother comes to this idea that: can we keep 10 children in a house and we take care of them and see what we can be? And so that was a lifetime thing. We said ‘Yes we want many women.’ We can try. And so we didn’t settle with 10, we settled with 25. So it became - Initially - it was like just an extracurricular activity, but now it had become a program. It becomes a commitment. It becomes a responsibility.”

Having to learn everything from scratch - from public speaking, to managing organizations, to fundraising - can be a daunting challenge, but the challenge is worth it. Mary fights for people and actively works to make an impact in the world through bringing awareness to cruel treatment of girls.

[18:30] “Groom yourself, wake up feeling strong and feeling energetic, put on your lipstick, do your hair, and walk out in confidence because the more confident they are, the more ready they are to face the world and to do what needs to be done.”

Through providing girls with the resources they need to be healthy and successful and the encouragement to pursue what they are passionate about, they can blossom into something special and forge their own path.

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Special Guest: Mary Muiruri.

A storytelling competition, Tupac Shakur, and a 12 page business plan: this is Zamaera’s story.

Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot and to learn about how Zamaera was inspired to become a rapper and what it takes to succeed as a woman in the music industry.

At 9 years old, Zamaera experienced her first loss at a storytelling competition after making it to nationals. After that experience, her music teacher told her about another storytelling competition, which she won and became her gateway into the entertainment industry.

[1:56] “On the topic of connection, music does that for me. You know, whether it be with other women, other men, the younger generation[…] and that’s a thing that music’s done for me. It’s always been able to bring back to this human emotion, you know, relatability, no matter where you’re from[...]”

Being a musician is hard. Being a woman adds another layer of difficulty, but Zamaera didn't let that affect her. Her unwavering desire to connect people through her music allows her to truly flourish and succeed in an industry that isn't known for being kind or accomodating.

[10:42] “If you really want it, there is a way to get it, and you just can’t stop.”

Listen to her debut EP Z, available on all platforms.

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Special Guest: Zamaera.