She’s a badass, using big data to hunt down criminals and disrupt trafficking networks. Valerie Farabee is Director of Operational Research & Analysis at Liberty Shared. She leads transnational organized crime analysis, focusing on issues of human trafficking and forced labor in global supply chains.

 

On this episode, we discuss the biggest misconceptions about modern day slavery, how to be safe online when there is so much data to find people, and how to not be a hermit when you work from home.

 

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Operational Research and Analysis Program

 

LINKS TO WHAT WE DISCUSSED

Tribe of Mentors, by Tim Ferriss

Liberty Shared Research Publications and White Papers

Facebook Privacy Settings: 18 changes you should make right away

The 4-Hour Workweek, by Tim Ferriss

 

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He grew the DHS anti-trafficking Blue Campaign Twitter account from 0 to 40,000 followers organically in less than 4 months. On this episode, we discuss how to create movements that people will talk about, how to build an engaging social media presence, what parts of a business plan are most important for your startup, and the most important daily routines you need in your life.

 

From head of the DHS Blue Campaign bringing human trafficking awareness nationally to founder of Pennovia, Mick McKeown is helping brands and causes tell their stories.

 

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LINKS TO WHAT WE DISCUSSED

Hanifa Nakiryowa’s story

Jasmine Cho of Yummyholic

Not Another True Crime Podcast

The 4-Hour Work Week, by Timothy Ferriss

Pipedrive: Sales CRM & Pipeline Management Software

 

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While coping with PTSD from a birth trauma, Bekah discovered coding. She went from adjunct English teacher to web developer, and is an active member of Moms Can: Code and the online coding community.

 

On this episode with Bekah Hawrot Weigel, we talk about how to start coding from scratch, how to combat anxiety, advice for making a significant career switch, how to talk about a resume gap to get remote jobs, and maintaining productivity and mental health while working from home.

 

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LINKS TO WHAT WE DISCUSSED

Moms Can Code

Free Code Camp

Flatiron School

Traversy Media on YouTube

Kent Dodds on Egghead.io

Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl

 

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QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE

Being vulnerable…helps to create this authentic community of support.

Be brave, challenge yourself.

I don’t waste time, I don’t have time to waste.

 

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She began her journey to combat human trafficking when a friend's 17-year old daughter was taken from a grocery store in her sleepy Sacramento suburb. Inspired to act, she co-founded the nonprofit to mobilize communities through prevention, education, and reintegration. Today we talk with Ashlie Bryant, founder of 3 Strands Global Foundation about their work. We discuss how they passed AB1227 in California, the ins and outs of starting a non-profit, work-life balance, and how women lead.

 

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LINKS TO WHAT WE DISCUSSED

Love Never Fails

Fredrick Douglass Family Initiatives

Pride Industries

Juma Ventures

How Women Lead

The Hidden Advantages of Quiet Bosses, Harvard Business Review

Lean Canvas

Why Use Lean vs. Business Model Canvas?

 

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Don’t be afraid to lead.

 

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Rebecca Doerge is the Dean of the Mellon College of Science at Carnegie Mellon University. Under her leadership at her previous job at Purdue, the number of tenured female faculty doubled. We talk about how to increase the percentage of women in STEM, how to find your passion, how to deal with criticism, how AI and automation will change the future of education, and how to overcome doubt and judgement in a male-dominated field.

 

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QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE

Do the things that interest you genuinely, and take the opportunities that are in front of you.

People grow from change.

The answer’s always no unless you ask.

This scary thing I did was the smartest thing I’ve probably ever done in my life.

If you can see someone that looks like you, you can see yourself.

If you have multiple right decisions, do the generous thing.

Be true to yourself, and follow your passion. If you find it interesting, that’s all that matters.

Don’t marry the technique, marry the science.

 

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Tiffanie Stanard is a multi-hyphenate: an award-winning serial entrepreneur, a techie, a creative, and a media personality/producer. Her company Stimulus helps small businesses and non-profits secure big name partnerships with corporations that help catapult their success. She’s a branding expert, and we talk about how to build a brand for your non-profit or small business, how to sell when you aren’t comfortable selling, how to get speaking gigs as an introvert, and keeping mental health amidst all of this.

 

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TiffanieStanard.com

 

LINKS TO WHAT WE DISCUSSED

Follow Stimulus on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter

YourStimulus.com

How I Built This Podcast

Saastr Podcast

The Friend Zone Podcast

Becoming, by Michelle Obama

Great Leaders Grow, by Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller

 

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QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE

Partner and hire and talk to the people that have the skills that you do not have, or are not passionate about; because when you are not passionate about something that you have to do…you still need people that are passionate about those things, because they are a big part of your company.

You have one life, and if you are blessed to be talented and have the passion for multiple things…why not do it?

I work at the intersection of tech, media, and community.

What is your idea of success? As you get older, it changes.

It doesn’t matter what anybody says about you good or bad, if you don’t say it about yourself.

People like options, so create a great option.

We need more female CEOs to bring that passion into business.

Fake it till you make it, and don’t forget to make it.

 

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Wondering how to build a social impact business and where to start? We discuss what you need to consider before starting your business or non-profit, how to find the right structure (for-profit, non-profit, or hybrid), how to prioritize and carve your own path, and the resources you’ll need to ensure you are growing your venture sustainably, efficiently, and for the biggest impact.

 

LINKS TO WHAT WE DISCUSSED

Women in the World

Viola Davis’ full interview with Tina Brown at Women in the World

The 4-Hour Workweek, by Tim Ferriss

Pareto Principle

“Nonprofit, For-profit, or Something in Between?” by Jim Fruchterman

“For Love or Lucre,” by Jim Fruchterman

The Lean Startup, by Eric Ries

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, by Elizabeth Gilbert

The Goal Digger Podcast, by Jenna Kutcher

The $100 MBA Show, by Omar Zenhom

Overcast App, Free on the Apple Store

 

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QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE

Being busy is most often used as a guise for avoiding the few critically important but uncomfortable actions. - Tim Ferriss

Traditional jobs offer this false sense of security that you don’t need to prioritize things.

Lack of time is actually lack of priorities. - Tim Ferriss

You’re going to be forced to prioritize, or you’re just going to be reacting to whatever life throws your way.

 

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All things books…Stephanie went from being a Japanese major at Carnegie Mellon to working in publishing as an Editorial Assistant at Harper Collins Children’s in NYC, and now she is editing books for kids and teens in the greatest city in the world. We discuss her best advice for getting into publishing, how to move to NYC, giving and receiving criticism, how to conduct informational interviews, why representation in fiction matters, why or how to write a book, and many things geeky in between.

Rana is a serial startup founder and senior software engineer from the closed country of Gaza. She focuses on building technology companies that bring tech jobs to women in isolated communities. Despite the siege in Gaza, she is playing a leading role in fostering the tech ecosystem there. We discuss how to build a culture of inclusivity inside a company, how she worked to increase the percentage of tech women in Gaza by 30%, and the concrete first steps to take in your entrepreneurial journey.

Tina Hovsepian is an LA based, LA native architect who is humanizing homelessness. Her non-profit, Cardborigami, provides immediate shelter to people who have lost their homes, by manufacturing and deploying portable, origami-inspired shelters. We discuss how she started Cardborigami as a side hustle and turned it into a full time job, how buddhism helps her stay resilient, and how she fostered organic growth of a social impact venture.