Women Leaders on the Move - by HerCsuite® Radio

In today's episode, special guest Lisa Sakai, founder of One Vision Retirement and Bucket List Financial Planner, shares the secret to to designing the life of your dreams with host Natalie Benamou. Whether you're contemplating a career pivot, exploring board service, or dreaming of starting a mosaic career, this episode will shift how you think about what’s possible and how to fund it.

Lisa and Natalie are thrilled to be launching a Portfolio Career Program designed to help you move into your next chapter with clarity, confidence, and the right strategy. Find out more here.

About Our Guest:

Lisa Sakai is a Financial Consultant who works with clients on Bucket List Acceleration, getting to live the life they want now. As the co-founder of One Vision Retirement, she has been working with clients across the country for over 12 years. Lisa's advice provides easy to understand, baby steps that people can take action on right away.

Connect with Lisa Sakai:

• LinkedIn
• Website
• YouTube
• Listen to Lisa's first episode here!

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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.

In today's episode, host Natalie Benamou sits down with special guest Dianne Boyer, who made a bold move in her 60s from a successful career in corporate marketing to becoming a fashion stylist helping women over 50 feel confident. Dianne shares her path from leading national campaigns at General Motors to launching a blog in honor of her mother with her niece. Her story is filled with warmth and clarity as she explains why style is more than matching pieces of clothing, it’s creating a personal brand.

Dianne is a Brand Builder Sponsor at the Thrive in 2025 Women’s Leadership Conference in Chicago. She is also a featured author in the anthology with other women over 50 in The Power of What's Next: Bold Moves by Design, launching in August 2025. Dianne’s story will inspire you to think differently about what’s possible—and remind you that reinvention has no age limit.

Thank you Dianne, for being a valued member of HerCsuite and author in the upcoming anthology! Meet Dianne in person at the Thrive in 2025 Conference June 25th and June 26th in Chicagoland.

About Our Guest:

Dianne Boyer is a personal stylist helping women over 50 feel confident and current through style. With a background in corporate and fashion marketing, she now empowers women to express themselves through style that reflects who they are today. Her styling tips have been featured on TV, Real Simple, People, and Today.com. Dianne believes it’s never too late to love what you see in the mirror.

Connect with Dianne Boyer:

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook

Keep shining your light bright. The world needs you.

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.

In today's episode, special guest Jackie Joy, Chief Strategy Officer at The Perfect Plan, talks with host Natalie Benamou to uncover the exciting data behind the economic surge that is about to take place fueled by women’s leadership. Whether you’re scaling your own venture or reimagining what’s next in your career, this episode offers actionable insights and inspiring momentum to lead with purpose—and profit.

BONUS: Jackie shares a free resource from The Perfect Plan, revealing what top performers do differently. Listen in, get the download, and multiply your own impact.

About Our Guest:

Jackie Joy empowers women to lead with confidence and clarity. As Chief Strategy Officer of The Perfect Plan, she fuses data-driven insight with heart-centered leadership. A champion of culture, growth, and inclusion, Jackie inspires high-impact change, backed by research, fueled by purpose, and devoted to helping women rise and thrive.

Connect with Jackie Joy:

• LinkedIn
• Website

Keep shining your light bright. The world needs you.

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.

In today's episode, special guest Erin Gallagher, founder of Ella and the Hype Women Movement, shares with host Natalie Benamou why Thrive in 2025 Women's Conference is unlike any event. Erin isn’t just delivering the keynote; she’s staying, engaging, and co-creating an immersive experience that’s built by and for women. Together, Natalie and Erin go deep into what it means to challenge long-standing norms, why women are done shrinking, and how we can build a new leadership economy rooted in collaboration—not competition.

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✔️ One year in HerCsuite® Women's Network

✔️ Six months of group coaching with Jen Pestikas, CEO, Brave Women at Work

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✔️ Built-in networking before, during, and after the event

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About Our Guest:

Erin Gallagher is the CEO and founder of Ella, an inclusive network expanding women’s access to human, social, and financial capital, and the Founder of the Hype Women Movement and Podcast. With 20 years of experience in global marketing, business development, organization and culture change, she is a small business owner, entrepreneur, and mother of two.

Erin was named a 2023 Top 100 LinkedIn Creator, Top 10 DEI Voice (#5), and recognized for the Top 100 Most Influential LinkedIn Posts of the Decade. Pre-order Erin’s book, Hype Women: Karma Is Our Currency.

Keep shining your light bright. The world needs you.

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.

In today's episode, host Natalie Benamou, founder of HerCsuite®, encourages you to reclaim your vision and imagine what’s possible—especially if you're in the second half of your career. If you’ve ever questioned whether now is the right time, this is your sign to pick your dream back up—and hold on tight.

The Thrive in 2025 Women’s Conference is where women leaders came together to shape what’s next in boardrooms, in businesses, and in life.

You belong here and we can’t wait to cheer you on.

Keep shining your light bright. The world needs you.

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.

In today's episode, host Natalie Benamou shares real-world lessons from navigating major business challenges and how she turned setbacks into powerful solutions. As a lifelong problem solver, Natalie reveals how her ability to pivot quickly, think strategically, and stay future-focused helped her overcome not one, but two unexpected hurdles—and come out stronger.

Keep shining your light bright. The world needs you.

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.

In today's podcast replay, special guest Dr. Ronicka Briscoe shares the strategies and mindset shifts that have helped her and women she interviewed step into high-impact leadership roles. From developing a leadership mindset to supporting the next generation, this episode offers real-world insights to help you grow with intention.

Dr. Briscoe is a featured speaker at the Thrive in 2025 Women's Conference in Chicago, June 25-28th. Thank you Dr. Briscoe for being on the show today. We can't wait to see you in real life in Chicago!

Connect with Ronicka Briscoe:

• Website
• Instagram
• X
• LinkedIn
• Facebook

Keep shining your light bright. The world needs you.

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.

In today's episode, host Natalie Benamou discusses portfolio careers. Whether you’re still in your corporate role, recently retired, or navigating a pivot, the idea of creating multiple income streams has never been more important or more possible. She reveals why now is the moment to take control of your future. With rising burnout, layoffs, and uncertainty, women over 40 are stepping into careers designed on their terms and finding new ways to achieve financial stability along the way.

Keep shining your light bright. The world needs you.

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.

In today's episode, special guest Kym Insana, founder and CEO of AlwaysOn Digital, opens up to host Natalie Benamou. She shares what it took to start again, why she prioritized people over hustle, and how a culture of trust and flexibility helped her grow a business that truly works—for everyone involved.

Thank you to Kym for being on the show. It was especially meaningful to connect with a leader who fearlessly looked for a way to both thrive as a business owner, mother and making an impact.

We appreciate the connection with Kym Insana through Anastasia Lipske and Access Speakers

Special gratitude to our editor, Lina La Rue Gomez.

About Our Guest:

Kym Insana is a multimillion-dollar business owner, digital marketing expert, wife and mother of four boys. The founder of AlwaysOn Digital, helping leading brands reach the masses across traditional and digital campaigns generating consumer interaction and sales so they can scale. Top brands like Enfamil lean on Kym’s expertise.

Connect with Kym Insana:

• LinkedIn
•  Website
• Facebook

Keep shining your light bright. The world needs you.

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.

In today's episode, special guest Aviva Leebow Wolmer, executive coach, Vistage Chair, and CEO of Empower Leadership LLC, tells host Natalie Benamou about what it really takes to lead through challenge and constant change. From the courtroom to the boardroom, Aviva’s path has been shaped by one consistent theme: impact through resilience. This conversation offers insight, connection, and reassurance that you're not alone.

Thank you Aviva for being our featured guest today!

This podcast is sponsored by HerCsuite® Board Readiness Retreat. Join us May 1st-4th and land your next corporate board role.

About Our Guest:

Aviva Leebow Wolmer serves as a Chair in Georgia for Vistage, the world’s largest CEO

coaching and peer advisory organization for small and midsize businesses. As a

Vistage Chair, she leads two peer advisory groups of CEOs eager to accelerate

toward their goals, along with a group of growth-oriented key executives

committed to driving transformative change within their organizations.

Connect with Aviva Leebow Wolmer:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• YouTube
• Email
• Vistage
• LinkedIn
• TikTok

Keep shining your light bright. The world needs you.

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.