Denise Chai is the outreach coordinator for The Storybook Project of Arkansas. From the website: “Our motto was - and is - ‘keeping families connected through reading,’ ” said project founder Pat Oplinger of Cherokee Village. She started Storybook in 1997 with a few other volunteers from a local church. The original purpose, she said, “was to raise the literacy level of both inmates and their children, thus raising education and self confidence levels and family unity.”

Gem (Undrea) Jones spent about two decades in prison, and she talks to us a little about what got her there, but mostly about what the Storybook Project meant to her during those years and beyond. Also, check out her Facebook page: What About Us? She gives voice to the voiceless.

Uppity Women is hosted by Stephanie Harris, founder of Women Lead Arkansas, a non-partisan nonprofit whose mission is to empower women and girls to engage in politics, policy, and leadership.

This podcast is meant to showcase women (and men!) doing cool things; be a place for hard conversations we need to have before we can make progress (race, politics, feminism, etc.); bring people together to figure sh!t out and get stuff done; and generally thumb our noses at anyone who would tell us what we may or may not do as women.

Women Lead Arkansas

Links:

The Storybook Project

What About Us?

DecARcerate

Sesame Street Communities

Where to begin about Karama? She has done so much, from studying fruit flies as a geneticist to helping initiate legislation on heir property to facilitating economic advancement in under-served areas of Arkansas and beyond... . She's amazing! Be sure to follow the links below to find out more.

Uppity Women is hosted by Stephanie Harris, founder of Women Lead Arkansas, a non-partisan nonprofit whose mission is to empower women and girls to engage in politics, policy, and leadership.

This podcast is meant to showcase women (and men!) doing cool things; be a place for hard conversations we need to have before we can make progress (race, politics, feminism, etc.); bring people together to figure sh!t out and get stuff done; and generally thumb our noses at anyone who would tell us what we may or may not do as women.

Women Lead Arkansas

Links:

Karama Neal

Karama's TEDx Talk re promoting social change 

Southern Bancorp Community Partners

Emily Reeves Dean 

Judge Olly Neal

Karama and Olly on Storycorps

Heirs Property Act

Emory University

Shore Bank

Kwadjo Boaitey

2019 Year of Return to Ghana

Crystal Mercer on Rock the Culture Podcast

Cape Coast Castle and Elmina Castle

Delta Circles

Little Free Library

Susan Curtis is an attorney in Oklahoma who is the founder of Girl Attorney, LLC. Each state has its own Girl Attorney Facebook page, where we can discuss legal questions, procedure, local court practices, good and bad experiences in the legal field, and anything else we want. It's been a great resource for me, and I have been impressed that we keep the posts almost entirely law-related. Girls just wanna be professional! Susan also puts on GALCON, a national leadership conference for women attorneys. Check it out in the links below.

Uppity Women is hosted by Stephanie Harris, founder of Women Lead Arkansas, a non-partisan nonprofit whose mission is to empower women and girls to engage in politics, policy, and leadership.

This podcast is meant to showcase women (and men!) doing cool things; be a place for hard conversations we need to have before we can make progress (race, politics, feminism, etc.); bring people together to figure sh!t out and get stuff done; and generally thumb our noses at anyone who would tell us what we may or may not do as women.

Women Lead Arkansas

Links:

Girl Attorney, LLC

GALCON

Badillo v. MidCentury Insurance

Linda Hirshman, author of Sisters in Law

Lilly Ledbetter

Sandra Day O’Connor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Bryant Johnson-RBG’s trainer

The Motherhood Penalty

Lori Andrus

Zara Abbasi Wilkerson is lots of things, and still deciding who she is. Of course, who we are changes during our lives. In this conversation, we discuss Zara's young life moving around every year or so and how it has affected her. We talk about how she became a pastry chef, why she stopped being a pastry chef (for the public), and what she's doing now. We also discuss her motivation behind starting a private group of women who are looking for friends with whom they can share common interests. 

Uppity Women is hosted by Stephanie Harris, founder of Women Lead Arkansas, a non-partisan nonprofit whose mission is to empower women and girls to engage in politics, policy, and leadership.

This podcast is meant to showcase women (and men!) doing cool things; be a place for hard conversations we need to have before we can make progress (race, politics, feminism, etc.); bring people together to figure sh!t out and get stuff done; and generally thumb our noses at anyone who would tell us what we may or may not do as women.

Women Lead Arkansas

Links:

Aman Abassi

Natchez

Yellow Rocket Concepts

Trio’s

Univ. of Central Arkansas

Eggshells

Zara on Instagram

Savvy Kids

Little Rock Soiree

Salt Fat Acid Heat

Sauces Cookbook

Five Mother Sauces

What a conversation! I just love learning new things, especially about humans. SCIENCE! Tharwat is a wellness coach who digs into what's going on in our brains and bodies to figure out the roots of our problems, hangups, insecurities, anger, whatever we've got going on. I have always been interested in the why of everything. Why do I feel stuck professionally and in personal relationships? What can I do about it? We barely scratched the surface in this conversation, so I look forward to many more. Check out the links below for some of the things we mention.

Uppity Women is hosted by Stephanie Harris, founder of Women Lead Arkansas, a non-partisan nonprofit whose mission is to empower women and girls to engage in politics, policy, and leadership.

This podcast is meant to showcase women (and men!) doing cool things; be a place for hard conversations we need to have before we can make progress (race, politics, feminism, etc.); bring people together to figure sh!t out and get stuff done; and generally thumb our noses at anyone who would tell us what we may or may not do as women.

Women Lead Arkansas

Links:

Stuart Wilde

Three ways to impress a program upon the subconscious: 1-authority 2-repetition 3-intensity/emotion (emotionally intense situations in life)

The Four Agreements, by don Miguel Ruiz

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Amit Goswami

Victor Frankl--Sample article

Felicia Miller Johnson, Sevenfold Coaching

Mindful Blend Retreat

 Felicia Johnson is the founder of Sevenfold Coaching in Little Rock. She is also the author of "Do You Feel Like a Fraud? A certified life coach's guide to help you recognize and overcome impostor syndrome." Felicia is from a military family, and married into it as well. Her broad geographical and life experiences seem to have prepared her well for her entrepreneurial life. Our conversation was easy, thoughtful, and fun. I can't wait to see her again. Check out links to her business and book below, as well as other things we discussed. 

Uppity Women is hosted by Stephanie Harris, founder of Women Lead Arkansas, a non-partisan nonprofit whose mission is to empower women and girls to engage in politics, policy, and leadership.

This podcast is meant to showcase women (and men!) doing cool things; be a place for hard conversations we need to have before we can make progress (race, politics, feminism, etc.); bring people together to figure sh!t out and get stuff done; and generally thumb our noses at anyone who would tell us what we may or may not do as women.

Women Lead Arkansas

Links:

Sevenfold Coaching

Do You Feel Like a Fraud? (BUY LOCALLY IF YOU CAN!)

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.”

― Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad / Roughing It

Happiness rankings

2019 Happiness rankings (AR at 49!)

Scandal scene about having to be twice as good for half as much

Humans of New York re working mother quote (image on our Insta page UppityWomenAR): "I have a little girl at home that I love so much, but I also love my job. Part of me wants to be home all the time to see every little change she goes through. But part of me feels like I owe it to her to be what I always wanted to be." HONY, April 23, 2014

I needed hours to discuss with Grant Tennille all the things on my mind related to economic development. As the former director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, he has some things to say, too. We focused a lot on Little Rock. How fantastic it is and what needs improvement. There's a lot of both!  

Uppity Women is hosted by Stephanie Harris, founder of Women Lead Arkansas, a non-partisan nonprofit whose mission is to empower women and girls to engage in politics, policy, and leadership. This podcast is meant to showcase women (and men!) doing cool things; be a place for hard conversations we need to have before we can make progress (race, politics, feminism, etc.); bring people together to figure sh!t out and get stuff done; and generally thumb our noses at anyone who would tell us what we may or may not do as women. 

Women Lead Arkansas 

Music by Daryl Shawn 

Links: 

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 

Rebecca Tennille 

CJRW 

Morril Harriman, Jr. 

Gov. Mike Beebe 

Lamar Davis 

Maria Haley 

Kissinger McLarty, now McLarty Associates 

Big River Steel 

Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. 

Gabe Holmstrom, Downtown Little Rock Partnership 

Gang War: Bangin' in Little Rock 

The Scott Script 

Sen. Joyce Elliott 

Dr. Jay Barth 

G. David Gearhart 

Apptegy 

Jared Henderson 

Opportunity zones 

Running of the Rexes 

Raj Chetty, Economist

UA Little Rock Small Business and Technology Development Center 

VIPS: Volunteers in Public Schools 

Rep. Warwick Sabin 

Rep. Charles Blake

I truly don't remember what inspired me to find Brian, but it was a combination of things, including a conversation with a friend about mediums. So I went to the Murderino Paranormal Society Facebook page and asked about mediums. The responses were plentiful, but I settled on Brian Parker. I enjoyed our conversation, and I felt very comfortable talking to him. Have I moved from curious skeptic to believer? Not really, but I'm always open to the idea of there being things we don't yet understand. I am also open to the idea that our brains are wondrous things that help us believe the unbelievable. Do you have experiences you want to share on this week of Halloween??? Leave a voicemail at 501-232-1175. We'll keep your identity a secret if you want. CALL US!!! 

Uppity Women is hosted by Stephanie Harris, founder of Women Lead Arkansas, a non-partisan nonprofit whose mission is to empower women and girls to engage in politics, policy, and leadership.

This podcast is meant to showcase women (and men!) doing cool things; be a place for hard conversations we need to have before we can make progress (race, politics, feminism, etc.); bring people together to figure sh!t out and get stuff done; and generally thumb our noses at anyone who would tell us what we may or may not do as women.

Women Lead Arkansas

Links:

Brian Parker can be found at synthesisguide.com or mediumbrianparker.com. You can email or call him.

Margaret Ellibee is the Chancellor of UA Pulaski Technical College in North Little Rock, Arkansas. After you listen, come back here for a reminder of ways you can get involved:

1) Use your expertise on an advisory board; join the Pulaski Tech Foundation or Alumni Association; donate or raise money for scholarships; go to CHARTS events; build networking partnerships (Rotary, Women's Foundation of Arkansas, and other civic groups. Call the Chancellor's office or the Pulaski Tech Welcome Desk to get plugged in!

Uppity Women is hosted by Stephanie Harris, founder of Women Lead Arkansas, a non-partisan nonprofit whose mission is to empower women and girls to engage in politics, policy, and leadership.

This podcast is meant to showcase women (and men!) doing cool things; be a place for hard conversations we need to have before we can make progress (race, politics, feminism, etc.); bring people together to figure sh!t out and get stuff done; and generally thumb our noses at anyone who would tell us what we may or may not do as women.

Women Lead Arkansas

Links:

Chancellor at UA Pulaski Technical College 

Sally Carder, former President of National Park Community College in Hot Springs

Robin Bowen, President of Arkansas Tech University

Karla Hughes, Chancellor of UA Monticello (four years?)

Lexicon Steel 

Windgate Foundation 

Charts Theater Events

Youth Chefs Culinary Camp

Little Rock Air Force Base

Arkansas National Guard  

National Science Foundation

University of Central Arkansas

UA Little Rock

Heather Nelson of Seal Corporation

Jay Chesshir, Little Rock Chamber of Commerce

Gov. Asa Hutchinson

Lucinda Williams

Second City

Mississippi Mass Choir

Black Violin

Mary Wilson