She’s Got Drive: Black Women talk about Success and how they achieved it.

I am dropping the life Gems that Michelle Obama gave me and many others. On Tuesday 13th November I was one of 14,000 people to see Michelle Obama in conversation with Oprah Winfrey on her first stop of her 'Becoming' Book Tour. Michelle was inspiring, funny, imaginative, challenging, courageous, honest, open, thoughtful, playful, appreciative and a woman with absolute style inside and out. I was so impacted and it was so amazing to be in the room with Aunty Oprah and Michelle Obama that I had to share it with you. 

Listen in to this weeks episode and let me know what you are taking away form these life giving gems that Michelle dropped on her tour. I hope you get to experience Michelle Obama herself on her ‘Becoming’ book tour and if not ‘Becoming’  is a must read.  

On the Becoming tour Michelle Obama will be interviewed by Presidential advisor valerie Jarrett, author chimamanda ngozi adichie, Actors Sarah Jessica Parker, Tracee Ellis Ross, Reese Witherspoon, comedienne Phoebe Robinson, Journalist Michele Norris and poet Elizabeth Alexander.

BECOMING: https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Michelle-Obama/dp/1524763136/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1542510666&sr=8-1&keywords=becoming+michelle+obama

https://becomingmichelleobama.com

REMEMBER TO SEND ME YOUR QUESTIONS for the 'Shirley I have a Question!'

SHE'S GOT DRIVE  is produced by Cassandra Voltolina and music by awesome female band Blonde. Artwork by Natasha Merrifield 

Listen on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher and Google Play and SoundCloud 

Connect with me through Social Media 

FACEBOOK: Join the She's Got Drive Tribe on Facebook Community Page

 INSTAGRAM:  :@shirleymcalpine

To go to the She's Got Drive Facebook page

my WEBSITE:  http://shirleymcalpine.com/contactme/  remember to send me your questions 

This week in the guest chair is Tiffany Dufu. Author of Drop the Ball, this is Tiffany's memoir and manifesto that shows women how to to let go. According to foreword contributor Gloria Steinem, Drop the Ball is “important, path-breaking, intimate and brave.”

Named to Fast Company’s League of Extraordinary Women, Tiffany is Founder and CEO of The Cru, a peer coaching service for women looking to accelerate their professional and personal growth. She was a launch team member to Lean In and was Chief Leadership Officer at Levo, one of the fastest growing millennial professional networks. Prior to that, Tiffany served as President of The White House Project, as a Major Gifts Officer at Simmons College in Boston, and as Associate Director of Development at Seattle Girls’ School.

Tiffany serves on the Board of Girls Who Code and Simmons College. She is a member of Women's Forum New York, She lives in New York City with her husband and two children.

In this episode discover  

• ‘What is driving me’ this week…

From the podcast

Definition of Ambition:  Your  desire to achieve mastery of a craft combined with a desire to achieve public recognition for it  { from the book Necessary Dreams by Anna Fels } 

Exercises recommended by Tiffany; 

Exercise 1: Funeral Exercise -What do you want people to say about you in your Eulogy?

Exercise 2: Speak to 10-15 people in your life and ask them to share with you  a time when they have experience you at your best. Transcribe the stories that they tell – circle the words and phrases that are similar. What are the consistent experiences – your passion?  What drives you? what matters most to you?

Exercise 3: What do we hope to achieve in relationship to those areas in our life – then focus on your highest best use to what matters the most?  What do you do extraordinarily well and with very little effort?   Think about your work and what you do extra. What  that thing is likely to be your superpower. 

Exercise 4 : Learn how to say no – stop taking on tasks that are not yours

Link to the book that Tiffany mentions 

Links to articles about Tiffany :https://www.businessinsider.com/drop-the-ball-tiffany-dufu-2017-6

Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu 

Links to her book on Amazon :https://www.amazon.com/Drop-Ball-Achieving-More-Doing/dp/1250071739

Necessary Dreams by Anna Fels: https://www.amazon.com/Necessary-Dreams-Ambition-Womens-Changing/dp/0679758887/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1541789164&sr=8-1&keywords=necessary+dreams

Steven Covey: 7 Habits of highly Effective People 

https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Powerful/dp/1451639619/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1541789210&sr=8-2&keywords=7+habits+of+highly+effective+people

Connect with Tiffany: http://tiffanydufu.com

Links to articles about Tiffany :https://www.businessinsider.com/drop-the-ball-tiffany-dufu-2017-6

Links to her book on Amazon :https://www.amazon.com/Drop-Ball-Achieving-More-Doing/dp/1250071739

REMEMBER TO SEND ME YOUR QUESTIONS !! 

SHE'S GOT DRIVE  is produced by Cassandra Voltolina and music by awesome female band Blonde. Artwork by Natasha Merrifield 

Listen on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher and Google Play and SoundCloud 

Connect with me through Social Media 

FACEBOOK: Join the She's Got Drive Tribe on Facebook Community Page

INSTAGRAM:  :@shirleymcalpine

To go to the She's Got Drive Facebook page

my WEBSITE:  http://shirleymcalpine.com/contactme/  remember to send me your questions 

This week sitting in the guest chair is Sharlene Brown the executive director of The Partnership for Responsible Financial Inclusion. Previously, she served as National Director of Oikocredit-USA, where she raised investment capital and provided development education on micro-finance and social performance to investors with more than US$35 million in assets. She has previously  overseen  projects for micro-finance institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle-East/North Africa. And worked in the socially responsible investment marketplace as a business development manager for Domini Social Investments, Ms. Brown holds a Bachelor’s from Wellesley College and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.

In this episode discover  

• ‘What is driving me’ this week…

Sharlene’s  Quote of the week: 

“Be who you are, be at the right place and time, be ready to recognize opportunity - Keep your eyes open. You never know”

Connect with Sharlene: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharlene-brown-7837298/

REMEMBER TO SEND ME YOUR QUESTIONS !! 

SHE'S GOT DRIVE  is produced by Cassandra Voltolina and music by awesome female band Blonde. Artwork by Natasha Merrifield 

Listen on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher and Google Play and SoundCloud 

Connect with me through Social Media 

FACEBOOK: Join the She's Got Drive Tribe on Facebook Community Page

INSTAGRAM:  :@shirleymcalpine

To go to the She's Got Drive Facebook page

MY WEBSITE:  http://shirleymcalpine.com/contactme/  remember to send me your questions!! 

After four months away we re-launch She’s Got Drive Podcast with some small changes, but what has not changed is the amazing women that I interview to inspire you to be the driver in your own life. 

This week is the wonderful Dawanna Williams Founder and Managing Principal of Dabar Development Partners sitting in the guest chair . One of only a handful of black females owning a commercial development business in the NYC area. An experienced real estate development and investment firm focused on developing distinctive real estate properties primarily in New York City.  Dawanna Williams has over 20 years of experience in the real estate industry. Prior to founding her company  in 2003, Ms. Williams worked as a commercial real estate lawyer, spending most of her career at international law firm, Sidley Austin LLP - yes the same as the Obamas! From 1994 to 2003, Ms. Williams represented major developers, international governing authorities, investment banks, institutional lenders, and private equity investors in connection with a wide range of high-profile real estate transactions. During this period, those projects involved millions of spatial square feet and over $1 billion in transaction value.

In this episode discover  

• ‘What is driving me’ this week…

Connect with Dawanna: https://www.dabardevelopment.com/about

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/dawannawilliams/?hl=en

Thank you again Martin Sapp Ministries for allowing me to play “Never would have Made it”  from the Thirst album.   Stop what you are doing and download the song  now and his books on his websitehttp://marvinsapp.com/shop-now/ and  iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/never-would-have-made-it/258502925?i=258503371

Mentioned in this episode :

SHE'S GOT DRIVE  is produced by Cassandra Voltolina and music by awesome female band Blonde. Artwork by Natasha Merrifield 

Listen on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher and Google Play and SoundCloud 

Join the She's Got Drive Tribe on Facebook Community Page

 Connect with me on Instagram :@shirleymcalpine

To go to the She's Got Drive Facebook page

or my website:  http://shirleymcalpine.com/contactme/  remember to send me your questions !!!

This weeks episode my guest is Karen Chaplin. Karen is an independent Education Management Professional. She was the former County Supervisor of Education for Essex and Passaic counties, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, the Coordinator of Regional Post-Release Programs, GED Program Director at the Jamesburg New Jersey Training School for Boys, and special education instructor for the severely disabled in the NJ Department of Corrections. She started her life as an educator as a 4th grade and middle school teacher, specializing in reading. She sits on numerous Boards bringing her educational expertise to the organizations and communities that she serves.

Karen Chaplin earned a BS in Education at Lesley University and an M.Ed in Educational Leadership at the College of New Jersey. She is proud to have been married for 36 years to Chuck Chaplin, , and to be the mother of two awe- some children her daughter Beverly  and her son Eddie.

Find out 

• What enabled Karen to follow her passion 

Connect with Karen: 

Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-chaplin-1a203112/

She’s Got Drive is produced by Cassandra Voltolina and music by Blonde. Artwork by Natasha Merrifield 

Listen on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher and Google Play and SoundCloud 

Mentioned in this episode :

SHE'S GOT DRIVE  is produced by Cassandra Voltolina and music by awesome female band Blonde. Artwork by Natasha Merrifield 

Listen on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher and Google Play and SoundCloud 

Join the She's Got Drive Tribe on Facebook Community Page

Connect with me on Instagram :@shirleymcalpine

To go to the She's Got Drive Facebook page

This weeks episode my guest is Karen Chaplin. Karen is an independent Education Management Professional. She was the former County Supervisor of Education for Essex and Passaic counties, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, the Coordinator of Regional Post-Release Programs, GED Program Director at the Jamesburg New Jersey Training School for Boys, and special education instructor for the severely disabled in the NJ Department of Corrections. She started her life as an educator as a 4th grade and middle school teacher, specializing in reading. She sits on numerous Boards bringing her educational expertise to the organizations and communities that she serves.

Karen Chaplin earned a BS in Education at Lesley University and an M.Ed in Educational Leadership at the College of New Jersey. She is proud to have been married for 36 years to Chuck Chaplin, , and to be the mother of two awe- some children her daughter Beverly  and her son Eddie.

Find out 

• What enabled Karen to follow her passion 

Connect with Karen: 

Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-chaplin-1a203112/

She’s Got Drive is produced by Cassandra Voltolina and music by Blonde. Artwork by Natasha Merrifield 

Listen on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher and Google Play and SoundCloud 

Mentioned in this episode :

SHE'S GOT DRIVE  is produced by Cassandra Voltolina and music by awesome female band Blonde. Artwork by Natasha Merrifield 

Listen on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher and Google Play and SoundCloud 

Join the She's Got Drive Tribe on Facebook Community Page

Connect with me on Instagram :@shirleymcalpine

To go to the She's Got Drive Facebook page

Welcome to the First Anniversary of She's Got Drive Podcast and this week I take you back to our first episode recorded live at the Apollo in May 21017. I am so proud of hosting this podcast and am grateful to  all my guests and you for listening and supporting She's Got Drive. I hope you enjoy listening to this again or for many of you it will be for the first time.

In this episode, five wonderful women with five different professions join my panel at Women of the World Festival at the Historic  Apollo in Harlem NY to have a conversation about their own experiences of success.

They share their personal stories and talk powerfully about how:

• you can create your success as your life changes and that you are the architect of your life 

Information of the Panelist and Social Media information 

Malene Barnett  Studio B - Award winning Interior designer 

Malene is Founder and Design Director of Malene B, a company specializing in handcrafted custom carpets, inspired wallcoverings and artisan tiles. Her luxe creations have enlivened premier hotels, iconic office buildings, and sophisticated private spaces. , She has been featured in Huffington Post and Design Sponge columns, in both national and international press. 

instagram https://www.instagram.com/malenebatelier/

website : https://www.maleneb.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maleneblifestyle/

twitter: https://twitter.com/maleneblife 

Dr. Shalei Simms, Assistant VP of Academic Affairs at Suny College at Old Westbury. Her work has been featured in such publications as Group Decisions and Negotiations journal andInternational Perspectives of Social Entrepreneurship Research. She sits of the Board of Managers on the Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA. She was also a member of the Supervisory Committee of the Teachers Federal Credit Union one of the largest credit unions in the country.

Kimberly Seals Allers, Award winning Journalist, Author,  Speaker and communications consultant advocate for breastfeeding and infant health. A former senior editor at ESSENCE and writer at FORTUNE magazine. Last year  She published her fifth book, The Big Let Down—How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding.  She is the author of The Mocha Manual series.  The Mocha Manual to a Fabulous Pregnancy was nominated for a NAACP Image Award. The Mocha Manual to Turning Your Passion into Profit and The Mocha Manual to Military Life. 

instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/iamksealsallers/

website:  http://www.kimberlysealsallers.com

twitter : https://twitter.com/iamKSealsAllers

Tanique Blair,  - VP of  Business Operations and Planning at Nickelodeon.  Tanique is a 17 year Nickelodeon veteran, has overseen the Preschool Toy, Amusement, and Musical Instrument businesses, working on mega hits like Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob SquarePants and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; and managed relationships with top industry leaders including, Mattel, Fisher Price, Matchbox and Power Wheels. 

Regina Fleming - Award winning Photographer, CEO of Regina Fleming Photography 

Regina is a former model and actress, a motivational speaker, and a marathon runner. Over a 20 year span, she has appeared in hundreds of publications including, O Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Forbes and Essence. Regina was first place at the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) Awards of Excellence Print Competition for both her wedding and portrait photography. She is a graduate of the distinguished Tory Burch Foundation and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamreginafleming/  

Website: http://www.reginafleming.com

Connect with  Shirley 

She’s Got Drive is produced by Cassandra Voltolina and music by Blonde. Artwork by Natasha Merrifield 

Listen on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher and Google Play and SoundCloud 

Join the She's Got Drive Tribe on Facebook Community Page

Connect with me on Instagram :@shirleymcalpine

To go to the She's Got Drive Facebook page

Welcome to the First Anniversary of She's Got Drive Podcast and this week I take you back to our first episode recorded live at the Apollo in May 21017. I am so proud of hosting this podcast and am grateful to  all my guests and you for listening and supporting She's Got Drive. I hope you enjoy listening to this again or for many of you it will be for the first time.

In this episode, five wonderful women with five different professions join my panel at Women of the World Festival at the Historic  Apollo in Harlem NY to have a conversation about their own experiences of success.

They share their personal stories and talk powerfully about how:

• you can create your success as your life changes and that you are the architect of your life 

Information of the Panelist and Social Media information 

Malene Barnett  Studio B - Award winning Interior designer 

Malene is Founder and Design Director of Malene B, a company specializing in handcrafted custom carpets, inspired wallcoverings and artisan tiles. Her luxe creations have enlivened premier hotels, iconic office buildings, and sophisticated private spaces. , She has been featured in Huffington Post and Design Sponge columns, in both national and international press. 

instagram https://www.instagram.com/malenebatelier/

website : https://www.maleneb.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maleneblifestyle/

twitter: https://twitter.com/maleneblife 

Dr. Shalei Simms, Assistant VP of Academic Affairs at Suny College at Old Westbury. Her work has been featured in such publications as Group Decisions and Negotiations journal andInternational Perspectives of Social Entrepreneurship Research. She sits of the Board of Managers on the Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA. She was also a member of the Supervisory Committee of the Teachers Federal Credit Union one of the largest credit unions in the country.

Kimberly Seals Allers, Award winning Journalist, Author,  Speaker and communications consultant advocate for breastfeeding and infant health. A former senior editor at ESSENCE and writer at FORTUNE magazine. Last year  She published her fifth book, The Big Let Down—How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding.  She is the author of The Mocha Manual series.  The Mocha Manual to a Fabulous Pregnancy was nominated for a NAACP Image Award. The Mocha Manual to Turning Your Passion into Profit and The Mocha Manual to Military Life. 

instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/iamksealsallers/

website:  http://www.kimberlysealsallers.com

twitter : https://twitter.com/iamKSealsAllers

Tanique Blair,  - VP of  Business Operations and Planning at Nickelodeon.  Tanique is a 17 year Nickelodeon veteran, has overseen the Preschool Toy, Amusement, and Musical Instrument businesses, working on mega hits like Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob SquarePants and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; and managed relationships with top industry leaders including, Mattel, Fisher Price, Matchbox and Power Wheels. 

Regina Fleming - Award winning Photographer, CEO of Regina Fleming Photography 

Regina is a former model and actress, a motivational speaker, and a marathon runner. Over a 20 year span, she has appeared in hundreds of publications including, O Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Forbes and Essence. Regina was first place at the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) Awards of Excellence Print Competition for both her wedding and portrait photography. She is a graduate of the distinguished Tory Burch Foundation and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamreginafleming/  

Website: http://www.reginafleming.com

Connect with  Shirley 

She’s Got Drive is produced by Cassandra Voltolina and music by Blonde. Artwork by Natasha Merrifield 

Listen on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher and Google Play and SoundCloud 

Join the She's Got Drive Tribe on Facebook Community Page

Connect with me on Instagram :@shirleymcalpine

To go to the She's Got Drive Facebook page

Welcome to the First Anniversary of She's Got Drive Podcast and this week I take you back to our first episode recorded live at the Apollo in May 21017. I am so proud of hosting this podcast and am grateful to  all my guests and you for listening and supporting She's Got Drive. I hope you enjoy listening to this again or for many of you it will be for the first time.

In this episode, five wonderful women with five different professions join my panel at Women of the World Festival at the Historic  Apollo in Harlem NY to have a conversation about their own experiences of success.

They share their personal stories and talk powerfully about how:

• you can create your success as your life changes and that you are the architect of your life 

Information of the Panelist and Social Media information 

Malene Barnett  Studio B - Award winning Interior designer 

Malene is Founder and Design Director of Malene B, a company specializing in handcrafted custom carpets, inspired wallcoverings and artisan tiles. Her luxe creations have enlivened premier hotels, iconic office buildings, and sophisticated private spaces. , She has been featured in Huffington Post and Design Sponge col

This weeks episode has Naomi Emiko,  Head  of Corporate Communications at Dorothee Schumacher in the guest chair. A former fashion stylist for Vogue Germany, Vogue Japan and Vogue Italy, and 'cut her teeth' at Conde Nast. She  is now responsible for global communications, strategic PR and content creation at Dorothee Schumacher, as well as a guest lecturer at the University of Mannheim, Germany.   And not to mention has worked with Naomi Campbell 

Find out:

• How she worked for the prestigious LVMH Dior and Conde Nast 

• What is is like to work in fashion 

• How she uses her inner guide to make decisions that are right for her

• Her experience as a black woman in fashion 

• How she chooses to lead in a transformational way 

• The influence of her mother 

• The three things that has got her to where she is today 

Connect with Naomi: 

https://www.dorothee-schumacher.com/en/us

linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nemiko/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/n__o____e/?hl=en

She’s Got Drive is produced by Cassandra Voltolina and music by Blonde. Artwork by Natasha Merrifield 

Listen on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher and Google Play and SoundCloud 

Mentioned in this episode :

SHE'S GOT DRIVE  is produced by Cassandra Voltolina and music by Blonde. Artwork by Natasha Merrifield 

Listen on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher and Google Play and SoundCloud 

Mentioned in this episode :

Join the She's Got Drive Tribe on Facebook Community Page

Connect with me on Instagram :@shirleymcalpine

To go to the She's Got Drive Facebook page