After 30 years in one career, Michelle Muncy-Silva planned her pivot down to the moment. What she didn’t expect was how quickly she would recreate the same pace, pressure and habits she thought she had left behind.

Michelle joins host Natalie Benamou to talk about why the pause after a major career change matters, separating your identity from your title, trusting your instincts again, and choosing how you want to build what comes next.

Take 15 minutes and do a “carry forward / leave behind” check.

Write down:

• What from your last chapter still serves you?
• What habits are you carrying forward just because they are familiar?
• What would you choose differently if you were not reacting from your old role?

Your action: Before you build what’s next, pause long enough to decide what habits no longer serve you.

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About Michelle Muncy-Silva

Michelle Muncy-Silva is the founder of Data Parity AI. She is also an AI educator, the Executive Director of the She Leads AI Academy, and host of the Empowered by AI podcast. Her work helps women, founders, and institutions participate actively in generative AI with clarity, ethics, and purpose.

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What does it take to build wealth, protect what you create and stay relevant as work and technology continue to change? Host Natalie Benamou is joined by banking executive Liesl Schmidt and cybersecurity leader Wendi O. Brown and Retired Lieutenant Colonel to connect the dots between Wealth, Security and Impact in the AI Era.

Tune in and hear strategies to negotiate for their value, build career and financial resilience, develop skills that increase future opportunities and think about wealth as more than money. You’ll walk away with new ways to build what’s next while protecting your earning power, choices and impact.

Meet Our Guests:

Wendi O. Brown is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel with more than 20 years of decorated service and deep expertise in cybersecurity, strategic planning and crisis response. Today, she supports U.S. Cyber Command as a Department of Defense contractor and leads iSupportYou, LLC, advising leaders operating in high-pressure environments.

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LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendibrown/

Liesl Schmidt is a financial executive, board leader, and transformation strategist with over 20 years of experience. As COO of River Valley Community Bank and former EVP at U.S. Bank, she has led finance, operations, HR, IT, and risk. A passionate advocate for women and community impact, she serves on several nonprofit boards.

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/liesl-schmidt/

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Wendi O. Brown and Liesl Schmidt are Best Selling Authors with Natalie Benamou in the Power of What's NEXT: Bold Moves By Design and members of HerCsuite®

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AI roles offer more than 2X the income potential, yet women account for only 26% of new hires for those AI jobs. That makes this a pivotal moment for women and their careers.

In this episode of Women Leaders on the Move, host Natalie Benamou talks with Erica Rooney about the opportunity in front of women, the bias already showing up in AI, and why learning to use these tools well matters now.

Together they dive in deep into Erica’s new book: ‘The AI GAP: Women, AI, and the Next Great Leap Forward’.

This your time to go beyond understanding how AI is changing work, leadership and what you should do next.

Stay until the end when Erica shares a powerful five-part prompting framework you can start using right away.

About Erica Anderson Rooney

Erica is the founder of HER Collective, a Chief People Officer with over 15 years of experience. She is the author of The AI GAP: Women, AI, and the Next Great Leap Forward and Glass ceilings and sticky floors. If women aren't actively involved in the build and the governance, they will be left behind. Her newest book is a must read.

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linkedin.com/in/ericarooney

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What if your next growth move is already inside your business? When market volatility hits, or you lose a customer suddenly it can be easy to look at head count reduction instead of where growth opportunities may already exist.

Find out what to do next as host Natalie Benamou shares actionable strategies to uncover hidden growth moves by identifying market gaps. You'll learn how to break down cross-departmental silos, talk with your customer's customer, and repurpose underutilized internal capabilities to stay ahead of market disruptions. 

Whether you're leading a team, running a business, or serving on a board, discover how conducting listening tours and looking at adjacent industries can uncover opportunities to make your next growth move.

Tune in to learn how to connect the dots to find the hidden growth and achieve success this quarter.

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About Natalie Benamou

Natalie Benamou is an executive growth leader driving solutions in the AI Era. She is a sought out speaker and Founder and CEO of HerCsuite®.

Work with Natalie and bridge the hidden gaps in Q4. Schedule a call: Work with Natalie

HerCsuite® is a leadership network where women build what's next. Our members land board roles, grow businesses, lead the AI conversation, and live their best portfolio career with our programs. Join us at HerCsuite.com, or connect with host Natalie Benamou on LinkedIn.

What does a nonlinear career by design look like? For Lisa Davis, a former Fortune 100 executive, it meant intentionally building an executive career that spanned the U.S. Marshals Service, Georgetown University, Intel and Blue Shield of California. As a technology executive, she carried her experience into new industries, with continuous learning as the throughline.

Lisa talks with host Natalie Benamou about the need for technology expertise in the boardroom, combined with an understanding of people, talent and building relationships. Together they explore why women's stories need to be amplified.

This is your go-to-conversation and will guide you as you plan a career pivot, pursuing a board role or moving into a new industry. Find out how you can move out of your comfort zone into intentional growth.

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About Lisa Davis

Lisa Davis is the Founder and CEO of Davis Core Advisory, a CIO Hall of Fame inductee, corporate board director, and former Fortune 100 executive. She advises CEOs and boards on AI, digital transformation, and leadership, and is the author of The Only Woman in the Room, helping leaders thrive through change with grit and purpose.

Website: http://www.daviscoreadvisory.com/

Instagram: @withlisadavis

Substack: @thelisadavis

HerCsuite® is a leadership network where women build what's next. Our members land board roles, grow businesses, lead the AI conversation, and live their best portfolio career with our programs. Join Natalie Benamou and become a member HerCsuite.com, or connect with Natalie Benamou, Founder + CEO on LinkedIn.

What happens when a human moment transforms the patient experience? In this heartfelt conversation, Dr. Jess Bunin shares with host Natalie Benamou her journey as both physician and 3x cancer patient survivor.

Tune in and hear how to look at career opportunities differently. Discover the steps to find strength and courage to make career pivots. Dr. Bunin shares how the small details in communication build trust for teams, organizations from combat zones to the boardroom.

This episode is dedicated to all women facing health challenges with real steps to achieve better health outcomes.

HER HEALTHX, nonprofit is building a digital care enablement platform to bridge the care communication gap.

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About Dr. Jess Bunin

Colonel (ret) Jess Bunin, MD spent 23 years running toward moments most people avoid: combat zones, ICUs, difficult conversations. Now Co-Founder of All Levels Leadership, a professor and certified executive coach, she's the author of Self-Awareness and Trust: Leading Healthcare Teams from the Inside Out, due out in September.

Website: www.jessbuninmd.com

Website: www.alllevelsleadership.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-bunin/

HerCsuite® is a leadership network where women build what's next. Our members land board roles, grow businesses, lead the AI conversation, and live their best portfolio careers. Join us at HerCsuite.com, or connect with host Natalie Benamou on LinkedIn.

What happens when one moment stays with you for years?

Listen in to host Natalie Benamou share a story she heard at the FQ Lounge in Chicago by Shelley Zalis, CEO, The Female Quotient. From negative feedback to a career-making win, this episode explores why some experiences are rose moments and others are thorns.

Find out the three steps to take in the moment, and find joy. Special thanks to Beth Grimm for the Rose and Thorn idea.

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About Natalie Benamou

Natalie Benamou is an executive growth leader driving solutions in the AI Era. She is a sought out speaker and Founder and CEO of HerCsuite®. Natalie helps women leaders in the second half of their careers, connect the dots, create, partnerships and build what's NEXT.

HerCsuite® is a leadership network where women build what's next. Our members land board roles, grow businesses, lead the AI conversation, and live their best portfolio career with our programs. Join us at HerCsuite.com, or connect with host Natalie Benamou on LinkedIn.

Episodes mentioned today:

You Only Need One Yes, with Shelley Zalis

Your Board's AI Strategy May Be Falling Short, with Beth Grimm

What if you are one pivot away from no longer being the Chief Everything Officer?

It may be time to rethink how you work, lead, and make your value visible.

Many women leaders take on more responsibility at work and at home. Over time, doing everything can become a barrier to growth.

Tune in this week to Alli Murphy, Founder, Work & Thrive HQ. Alli talks with host Natalie Benamou about her career and some of the challenges she faced working in different time zones.

Listen in to the framework Alli used to break the 'one thing lie,' the belief that women leaders have to pick between an ambitious career and a life they love. Wherever you are in planning your career journey, this conversation will give you insights and tools to navigate what to do NEXT.

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About Alli Murply

Alli Murphy is a former Managing Director turned leadership coach and founder of Work & Thrive HQ. She's coached leaders from Microsoft, CDW, and Vanderbilt University, and spoken on 700-person stages to audiences of Nike, Microsoft, and ESPN. She helps senior women leaders stop being the Chief Everything Officer and start leading in a way that actually works.

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Have you ever realized that the capability you value most is no longer what people associate with you?

As your career expands, you may take on new roles, launch a business, join a board, begin advising, or create multiple revenue streams. Yet the more you add, the harder it can become for others to see the experience and strengths that brought you to this moment and what you are building today.

In this personal episode, Natalie Benamou shares how she discovered that people knew her for hosting events and building HerCsuite®, but were not seeing her decades of experience building businesses, generating enterprise revenue, creating strategic partnerships, and leading growth.

Tune in and find out five ways to reignite your superpowers, connect your past accomplishments to the work you are doing today, and make your value more visible across your introductions, LinkedIn profile, website, content, and conversations.

Building what’s next is an opportunity to bring together your whole self and celebrate all that you offer.

Keep shining your light bright. The world needs you.

About Natalie Benamou

Natalie Benamou is an executive AI leader, speaker and Founder and CEO of HerCsuite®. She is an enterprise growth leader, partnership builder and AI leader helping companies build what's NEXT.

HerCsuite® is a leadership network where women build what's next. Our members land board roles, grow businesses, lead the AI conversation, and live their best portfolio career with our programs. Join us at HerCsuite.com, or connect with host Natalie Benamou on LinkedIn.

What happens when an unexpected life event opens the door to a completely new direction?

Host Natalie Benamou is joined by speaker, author, and executive coach Liz M. Lopez for an engaging conversation about the journey into becoming an entrepreneur. The two met at Innovation Women Speaker Friends Live event in Chicago and Natalie was excited to bring Liz on the show for you to hear her story.

Liz shares how a plumbing emergency became the starting point for a business she has now leads for 19 years. In Liz’s book, Permission to Dominate Your Success, Liz talks about how small steps create momentum.

Feel inspired to move past self-doubt, give yourself permission to prosper, and discover why surrounding yourself with bold examples proves that courage is truly contagious. Tune in to find out how courage grows when we see other women take the first step.

About Liz M. Lopez

Liz M. Lopez is an Executive Coach, Strategic Advisor, two-time bestselling Author, and international Speaker who guides corporate leaders and entrepreneurs to elevate their visibility, expand their influence, and achieve meaningful success in their careers and businesses.

Website: www.LizMLopez.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizmlopez/

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