In this episode, Alexia Vernon, Founder and President of Step Into Your Moxie shares her journey of starting her business and how she helps healthcare leaders create safe spaces for their employees to speak up. She also explains why she chose "moxie" and how it factors into effective leadership. Alexia discusses her inspiration for writing, Step into Your Moxie, as well as sharing some insights from her book. 

About Alexia Vernon:

Alexia was dubbed as a "Moxie Maven" by the White House Office of Public Engagement for her unique and effective approach to communication and leadership development, Alexia Vernon is the founder and president of Step into Your Moxie. A certified woman-owned and disability-owned business, Step into Your Moxie helps organizations develop their people, their communication strategy and training, and create messaging that calls in the right employees, customers, and opportunities.

 

Alexia and her team excel at supporting executives, key leaders, and their teams to communicate powerfully in presentations, conversations, and written communication. Alexia's ‘secret sauce’ is showing leaders how to develop the mindset and skillset to be present with the discomfort that often comes up when speaking—especially during high-stakes communication.

 

Since winning the Miss Junior America competition, Alexia has delivered transformational keynotes and programs for Fortune 500 companies, healthcare and educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, professional associations, and the United Nations. Alexia has contributed to media such as CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, http://Entrepreneur.com , http://Forbes.com , http://Inc.com , European Business Review, and Women’s Health Magazine.

 

Alexia is the author of multiple books including the award-winning, Step into Your Moxie: Amplify Your Voice, Visibility, and Influence in the World. She is the creator of the popular LinkedIn Learning course, Communicating to Drive People to Take Action, and is a proud cancer survivor.

 

About STEP INTO YOUR MOXIE:

Step into Your Moxie is your soul-stirring call-to-action to speak up for yourself and the ideas and issues that matter most to you — in your career, business, community, and home. This timely, refreshingly playful guide will remind you of the whip-smart insights on women’s empowerment of Sheryl Sandberg, the sassy approach to self-help of Jen Sincero, and the soulful storytelling of Brené Brown.

Wise, witty, and with just the right amount of woo, it will make you laugh, quite possibly make you cry, and will definitely move you to communicate with candor, clarity, compassion, and ease. Moxie Moment exercises in each chapter empower you to transfer what you read into action in all areas of your life.

 

Grab a copy now! alexiavernon.com/step-into-your-moxie

 

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Connect with Alexia Vernon:

• Website | stepintoyourmoxie.com

• Facebook | www.facebook.com/AlexiaVernonEmpowerment

• Linked In | www.linkedin.com/company/step-into-your-moxie

• Instagram | @stepintoyourmoxie

 

Dr. Janet Lawson was the first guest on the Strong Women in Medicine podcast. A retired OB-GYN, she shares her experience growing up during segregation, what inspired her to become a doctor and how her work in Public Health helped to create policy change. 

About our guest:

Dr. Lawson had a unique career in clinical medicine and public health. She received her medical degree in June 1980 from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and completed a residency program in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Ob/Gyn) at the Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals. She was board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and maintained her medical license in Texas until her retirement in June 2014. She is a recipient of the Women in Government 2009 Presidential Leadership Award, 2006 Excellence in Women’s Health Award from the Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health and an award for Leadership in Women’s Health in Texas from the United States Department of Health and Human Services Region VI Office on Women’s Health.

In September 1996, she joined the Texas Department of Health (TDH) as the Director of the Division of Women's Health. During her tenure at TDH, she has served in a variety of positions, including medical consultant for the Bureau of Clinical and Nutrition Services, acting chief for the Bureau of Community Oriented Public Health, acting chief for the Bureau of HIV/STD Prevention, Interim Medical Director for the South Texas Health Care System, Title X Medical Director for Texas, and medical consultant on the clinical support team of the Preventive and Primary Care Unit in the Division for Family and Community Health Services. While serving as the acting director of the Regional and Local Health Services and later the Director of Regional and Local Health Services, she helped the creation of the Division of Regional and Local Health Services, becoming first the Assistant Commissioner for the newly formed division.

Her professional and teaching experience includes faculty positions in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) (1985-89) and the Louisiana State University Medical Center (LSUMC) in New Orleans (1994-96). She was the medical director of the Teen Pregnancy Clinic and the Pediatrics/Adolescent Gyn Clinic at UTMB. She was also the Director of Pediatrics and Adolescent Gynecology at LSUMC, where she established and became the first Medical Director of the Developmental Disability Clinic – a preventive/primary care clinic for women with developmental disabilities. During that tenure, she co-authored a chapter in Adolescents with Down Syndrome: Toward a More Fulfilling Life.

Other clinical experience includes providing general obstetric and gynecologic care at the Brownsville Community Health Clinic in Brownsville, Texas (8/89-2/91) and private practice in Albany, Oregon (8/91- 7/94). While at the Brownville Community Health Clinic she served as medical director for the Brownsville Community Health Clinic Birthing Center.

She is a Life Fellow in the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) and was a founding member of the North American Society for Pediatrics and Adolescent Gynecology. She served on the ACOG Committee on Health Care for Underserved Women. She has also served on several other committees and boards, representing diverse organizations. These include the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy: State and Local Action Task Force, the Texas Association Concerning School Aged Parenthood, the Association for Retarded Citizens of Greater New Orleans, March of Dimes – Austin Travis County Chapter, the Turner Syndrome Society – United States and the Texas Council on Family Violence. She is currently on the Board of Directors for Any Baby Can.

Dr. Janet Lawson was the first guest on the Strong Women in Medicine podcast. A retired OB-GYN, she shares her experience growing up during segregation, what inspired her to become a doctor and how her work in Public Health helped to create policy change. 

About our guest: 

Dr. Lawson had a unique career in clinical medicine and public health. She received her medical degree in June 1980 from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and completed a residency program in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Ob/Gyn) at the Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals. She was board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and maintained her medical license in Texas until her retirement in June 2014. She is a recipient of the Women in Government 2009 Presidential Leadership Award, 2006 Excellence in Women’s Health Award from the Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health and an award for Leadership in Women’s Health in Texas from the United States Department of Health and Human Services Region VI Office on Women’s Health.

In September 1996, she joined the Texas Department of Health (TDH) as the Director of the Division of Women's Health. During her tenure at TDH, she has served in a variety of positions, including medical consultant for the Bureau of Clinical and Nutrition Services, acting chief for the Bureau of Community Oriented Public Health, acting chief for the Bureau of HIV/STD Prevention, Interim Medical Director for the South Texas Health Care System, Title X Medical Director for Texas, and medical consultant on the clinical support team of the Preventive and Primary Care Unit in the Division for Family and Community Health Services. While serving as the acting director of the Regional and Local Health Services and later the Director of Regional and Local Health Services, she helped the creation of the Division of Regional and Local Health Services, becoming first the Assistant Commissioner for the newly formed division.

Her professional and teaching experience includes faculty positions in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) (1985-89) and the Louisiana State University Medical Center (LSUMC) in New Orleans (1994-96). She was the medical director of the Teen Pregnancy Clinic and the Pediatrics/Adolescent Gyn Clinic at UTMB. She was also the Director of Pediatrics and Adolescent Gynecology at LSUMC, where she established and became the first Medical Director of the Developmental Disability Clinic – a preventive/primary care clinic for women with developmental disabilities. During that tenure, she co-authored a chapter in Adolescents with Down Syndrome: Toward a More Fulfilling Life.

Other clinical experience includes providing general obstetric and gynecologic care at the Brownsville Community Health Clinic in Brownsville, Texas (8/89-2/91) and private practice in Albany, Oregon (8/91- 7/94). While at the Brownville Community Health Clinic she served as medical director for the Brownsville Community Health Clinic Birthing Center.

She is a Life Fellow in the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) and was a founding member of the North American Society for Pediatrics and Adolescent Gynecology. She served on the ACOG Committee on Health Care for Underserved Women. She has also served on several other committees and boards, representing diverse organizations. These include the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy: State and Local Action Task Force, the Texas Association Concerning School Aged Parenthood, the Association for Retarded Citizens of Greater New Orleans, March of Dimes – Austin Travis County Chapter, the Turner Syndrome Society – United States and the Texas Council on Family Violence. She is currently on the Board of Directors for Any Baby Can.

 

 

 

 

Starting his career on Wall Street after graduating from the Duke University Fuqua School of Business, Michael Lewis learned how Wall Street really works from the inside, assisting international banks such as BNY Mellon and institutional fund managers such as SEI Investments, managing risk and improving returns using technology.

After retirement, Michael continued to feel the call to help others with finances but in a different way-he wanted to help Health Professionals working in  Addiction Medicine, as well as families who have been impacted by addiction, prepare for retirement.   Michael knew the stresses of addiction on a personal level, having had a family member who struggled with addiction. Michael and his wife Sharon went on to create Tutor Financial Advisors, LLC to help Health Professionals and families impacted by addiction take control of their financial health and wellness. 

 

About our guest:

Michael Lewis CFA, MBA founded Tutor Financial Advisors after a 30-plus year career in financial services as an experienced professional offering insights on investment products, strategies, and risk management.

He served as a portfolio manager for a leading Canadian investment firm with C$1 billion in assets under management, managing multi-million-dollar budgets and developing customized risk management solutions.  He is a Board Member of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross, and, The Jewish Federation of Raleigh/Cary.

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In honor of International Women's Day, we are re-airing our interview with Dr. Averil Mansfield, Pioneering Vascular Surgeon and the UK's first female professor of surgery. She recently published her autobiography, Life in Her Hands.

From a young age, Averil Mansfield wanted to become a doctor. But it was the early 1950s, and women were not expected to pursue a career in medicine. Against all expectations, Dr. Mansfield forged ahead and became a Vascular surgeon in the UK. In addition to her illustrious career, she has worked to support and encourage other women to enter the field of surgery.

Dr. Mansfield was voted one of "100 Women Who Have Changed the World" and founded Women in Surgery, a Royal College of Surgeons initiative to encourage more women to enter the field.

 

Links and Resources:

• Life in Her Hands: The Inspiring Story of a Pioneering Female Surgeon

About our Guest:

Dr. Averil Mansfield is a retired Vascular Surgeon. She was born into a working-class family and was educated at her local primary and grammar schools in Blackpool and then at Liverpool University graduating M.B.Ch.B in 1960.

She plays the piano and music has been a prominent feature throughout her life. She learned to play the cello in retirement.

After graduation, she trained in surgery in Liverpool and in addition spent two years in the USA.

At the age of 34 she became a consultant general surgeon first in Liverpool and later moved to London. In London she practiced as a vascular surgeon and later [1993] became Professor of Vascular Surgery at Imperial College and Director of the Academic Surgical Unit at St Mary’s Hospital. She was the first woman in the UK to become a professor of surgery and to head up an academic surgical unit. Her research interests centered on thrombosis and on arterial diseases along with their surgical treatment. 

Teaching and passing on skills have always been her passion and she hopes to inspire the next generation to achieve to the maximum of their capabilities.

She has been President of The Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland [the first woman], President of The Vascular Surgical Society [the first woman], and the section of Surgery of the RSM. She was Vice President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and chaired a number of its boards and the Court of Examiners and in 2009 became President of the BMA.

She was recently a member of the working party looking at Diversity in Surgery under the chairmanship of Baroness Helena Kennedy.

In retirement, she chaired the Council of the Stroke Association, the Board of Science of the BMA, and two medical charities. Charitable commitments and ambassadorial roles eg for Liverpool University are a continuing and important feature of her life.

In 2019 she was awarded the Aneurin Bevan Lifetime achievement award at the celebration to mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS.

In 2020 she was a castaway on Desert Island Discs.

 

 

If you feel a strong call to step outside your full-time 9 to 5  because there is something more you are meant to create on your own, this episode is for you.

Jen Shultz, Founder & Leader of The Non-Nine-to-Five™, left a full-time job as a teacher, unsure of what was next. She listened to her inner voice which resulted in her finding her purpose and starting The Non-Nine-to-Five™.  Tune in to hear some tips for stepping out on your own and writing the next chapter of your story.

And if you sense you are meant to create successful self-employment impacting the lives of others with your own unique skills and talents BUT you get caught up in self-doubt, second guessing yourself, or overwhelm - Jen invites you to apply for a private Clarity Call with her (her gift to you!). On your call, Jen will listen deeply about what isn’t working, she will aim to have you feel seen and heard, and you will see if the work Jen does is a match for you. Click here to apply!

About Our Guest:

Jen Shultz is The Founder and Leader of The Non-Nine-to-Five™ where she educates, trains, and coaches conscientious women (creatives, healers, educators, activists, leaders) who know deep in their soul they are meant to escape the 9-5 and become successfully self-employed She does this through individualized private work and community connection. Jen is also a national and international speaker (Google, Wix, University of Texas, to name a few), a bit of a comedian, and she lives with her sweet dog Hunny in Austin, TX. She has been successfully self-employed for over 12 years, after leaving her teaching career in New York City.

 

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What do uninsured people do when they can’t afford insurance? Nicole Lamoureux went on a mission to find answers to that question. After a diagnosis of inflammatory breast cancer at age 33, Nicole, who had insurance and access to care, realized she would also need to deplete her 401K.

In the midst of her diagnosis, Nicole made some major life changes one of which was to leave her job to find an opportunity that would allow her to advocate for the healthcare of others.

This quest led Nicole to the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) where she became their Executive Director in 2007 while undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

Fast forward to today where Nicole is the President and CEO of NAFC and has helped the organization grow from 75 clinics to 1,400 clinics, and 200,000 volunteers. Their mission is to build healthy communities for all through quality, equitable, accessible healthcare. Some of the ways they create accessibility are by setting up services in places that communities have access to such as libraries and public transportation sites.

Nicole reminds us we can all make a difference and even what we consider a small donation can have a great impact!

About our guest: 

Nicole is a Chief Executive Officer who works daily with the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC), its 1,400 member organizations, and its partners like CVS to advance the mission of ensuring the medically underserved have access to affordable, quality healthcare. 

 Nicole has testified before Congress, is a regular TV commentator – having been featured on MSNBC, CNN, and FoxNews to name a few – and has published numerous articles on the important role of America’s safety net and charitable care providers.

 Nicole has been named four times by the Nonprofit Times as one of the top 50 Most Influential and Powerful Nonprofit Executives in the USA. She has received the Center of Non-Profit EXCEL Award for Excellence in Executive Non-Profit Leadership.

 

Website: https://nafcclinics.org/

 

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• Twitter - @NAFClinics

• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NAFCClinics/

• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nafclinics/

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-association-of-free-clinics/

• YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/FreeClinics/videos

• Flickr - https://www.flickr.com/photos/nafcclinics/sets/

 

In today's episode, Dr. Tamara Lyn shares her journey as a Psychologist, Executive Coach and Warden in a federal prison during the global pandemic and the insights she learned from these experiences. 

About our guest:

Tamara S. Lyn, PhD, ABPP, ACC

As an executive coach and organizational consultant, Tammy facilitates professional growth for leaders in high stakes, high impact organizations. She takes a strengths- based approach to transforming internal system dynamics and enhancing relationships with external stakeholders and customers.

As a federal prison Warden during a global pandemic, Tammy developed deep insights into crisis management, emphasized responsivity to public interest regulators, fostered psychological safety, and modeled resilience and learning agility grounded in positive psychology.

Website: https://highreadycoaching.com/

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For decades, the specialty of sports medicine has been predominantly male, but like many areas of medicine, that is changing.

In this episode, Dr. Jill Moschelli talks about being a woman in sports medicine. While in her Family Medicine residency, Dr. Moschelli, who is also an athlete, discovered her passion for treating athletes dealing with musculoskeletal injuries along with addressing their primary care needs.  Dr. Jill shares how it is important for athletes to have a choice when it comes to their healthcare provider and provides practical advice for preparing for a doctor's appointment.

 

About Our Guest:

Jill Moschelli, MD, MBA, CAQ-SM, FAAFP, FACSM is the MSU Health Care Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center Clinical Director and has been providing care at MSU Health Care since 2019.

After earning her medical degree at the St. Matthews University Medical School in Grand Cayman, Moschelli completed her family medicine residency at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Rochester, MI. She then continued on to a fellowship in sports medicine through the Dartmouth-Maine Family Medicine Residency program in August, ME. Moschelli is also the program director of the Sparrow/MSU Sports Medicine Fellowship and team physician for Michigan State University Athletics. Prior to joining MSU, she was the program director of the Sports Medicine

Fellowship at United Health Services and team physician for the NCAA Division I Binghamton University Bearcats.

 

Connect with Dr. Jill Moschelli:

Website | https://healthcare.msu.edu/

Today's episode features Catie Harris, NursePreneur. At 16, Catie had a vivid dream of becoming a nurse and never questioned her decision since. Like many aspiring nurses, she imagined caring for patients, becoming a healer, and serving her community.

Reality hit in the form of 60-to-80 hour work weeks, not having the resources to complete daily never-ending to-do lists, corrupt administrative games, a culture of dishonesty and a total mental and physical breakdown. No longer proud of her work or passionate, Catie realized she had to find a way to reconnect nursing to her original childhood sense of love and purpose. 

About Catie: 

Catie Harris is a NursePreneur Mentor who has empowered thousands of nurses in business to monetize their knowledge and skills while inspiring them to change the way healthcare is perceived and delivered. She strives to undo the perception that nursing care is limited to the hospital setting. Through her intensive nurse business coaching program, Catie shows nurses around the world how their hard-earned knowledge and skills can transcend the hospital system into a profitable business.

 

Connect With Catie:

Facebook - www.facebook.com/groups/nursebusiness

Instagram - @nurse_preneur

Youtube - www.youtube.com/c/CatieHarris/videos

Pinterest - www.pinterest.ph/nursepreneurs

Website - www.nursepreneurs.com

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