She's Talking Back

Women can have it all, and Paige Goss is a perfect example of that. A woman in technology and a perfect example of leadership from the inside out, Paige founded Point Solutions Group, also known as PSG, a technology professional services firm that addresses the need and demand for holistic delivery in information technology and engineering in the government as well as commercial organizations. If you're somebody who is asking yourself the question, "Can I have it all as a woman?" you don't want to miss this episode as Paige talks about vulnerability-based leadership and shows how she has figured out that she can be both a great CEO and a great mom.

Mean Girl Culture – it's widespread and it's harmful, but it doesn't seem to be going away anytime soon. The shame is that this same culture is what reinforces the grip of the patriarchy over workplaces all over. Shirley Bloomfield is the CEO of the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association. She chats with Michelle McGlade about the proliferation of unkind cultures and practices in workplaces. Pulling on her experience, Shirley talks about how she conquered this culture, and how you can beat it in your own workplace.

Corporate boards are composed of some of the most powerful entities in any given corporation, but even in the present, they still lean disproportionately male. Though strides have been made worldwide to remedy the matter, the fact still stands that having women on corporate boards, especially in equal measure to their male counterparts, is still a rarity. This is what Michelle McGlade discusses with Michele Ashby, one of the most powerful women in business in Colorado. Michele's journey towards leadership was a rough one, but it's a story you can learn from. Let Michele's experience inform your own corporate board journey!

Women in workplaces are so often conditioned to be small. Hence, impostor syndrome is not uncommon among women who come into positions of power. Overcoming impostor syndrome is such an important part of the process of owning your leadership and becoming effective at your post. Michelle McGlade interviews Verizon's Kathleen Grillo about her climb to the top, and what it took to get there. Impostor syndrome could be affecting your capacity to lead more than you think. Kathleen's story could help you make your way towards taking complete ownership of who you are and what you do.

Though conditions for women in the workplace have consistently gotten better over the decades, supporting other women – women supporting each other – is still a huge key to having more successful women in the world. Support is the key to the continued emergence of strong, successful women. Investment adviser Genna Garver talks to Michelle McGlade about ways that women can succeed in their workplaces. While there is much to be done, support is really found at the very core. Let Genna show you how you can support your female colleagues.

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a woman in the workforce now as a rising entrepreneur, as a mom, as a sister, as a friend, or as a colleague? Welcome to the She's Talking Back podcast, a place where you get to have the opportunity to get to know some amazing women who are at the top of their game. The Modern Leader's Maven, Michelle McGlade is an award-winning, three-time business owner and bestselling author. Learn all about the challenges women like you everywhere is facing, and discover the pivots they've taken to become experts in their own fields. Take part in this community and find a safe space where you can express yourself, your emotions, needs, wants, and desires.