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This week’s Woman of Impact, Janelle Ginestra-Adams, has already achieved international fame just as a dancer. But now, along with her husband, “WilldaBeast”, she is building a hip-hop empire.

In this episode of Women of Impact with Lisa Bilyeu, Janelle talks about loving your own body, negotiating marriage when your spouse is also your business partner, and how to ignore negativity by focusing on your own journey.  

SHOW NOTES: 

Janelle needed intense, honest criticism to become a successful dancer [02:30]

“Don’t ever let anyone make you feel inferior, insufficient, or not enough” [06:32]

Janelle and Lisa discuss vulnerability and strength [07:50]

Janelle talks about building a business with her husband [12:40]

Honesty is crucial in relationships, even when it stings [16:32]

Janelle explains how she deals with competition [19:15]

Janelle talks about body image and diversity [23:07]

Lisa and Janelle discuss her positivity how she lives her truth [28:28]

Janelle explains how she avoids burnout [33:28]

Janelle advocates a strongly pro-choice political position [36:06]

Janelle lays out three keys to success [38:23]

Janelle shares her superpower [41:05] 

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Queen of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ marketing empire, tireless advocate for women, and all-around brilliant strategist, Dia Simms approaches everything like a scientist.

In this episode of Women of Impact with Lisa Bilyeu, Dia explains how to improve second-by-second, how to negotiate for yourself by standing on the foundation of facts, and how to combat ignorance with excellence and grace.

SHOW NOTES: 

Dia describes dealing with stereotypes of her as a black woman [3:15]

Dia illuminates the role of gratitude and excellence in success [4:34]

Dia explains how to use underestimation as a weapon [6:49]

What does not knowing have to do with finding out? [7:48]

Dia and Lisa discuss learning at all times [8:59]

Dia observes that people, especially women, have to take risk [10:08]

Dia talks about why titles are not important [13:21]

Dia tells the story of becoming P Diddy’s marketing empress [15:16]

Dia promotes negotiation and self-advocacy, especially for women [16:37]

Dia and Lisa discuss women and compensation [19:35]

Dia describes her philosophy that all things are possible [20:45]

Dia discusses being transparent about having big, crazy goals [23:40]

Focus on one thing at a time instead of just lots of activity [26:38]

Dia dismisses the idea of balance and advocates protecting your time [27:43]

Dia talks about achieving career success when family is the number one priority [29:58]

Dia explains that the team is everything [32:04]

Dia describes impacting disadvantaged people [32:39]

Dia tells stories of her mother’s extraordinary fortitude and optimism [34:03]

Dia shows the research that diverse leadership improves the bottom line [35:52]

Dia advocates becoming known as a problem solver [38:08]

Dia explains the importance of kindness, due diligence, and being relentless [39:30]

Dia talks about when you have to change your path to reach your dream [42:20]

Dia approaches everything like a scientist [43:14]

Dia describes always doing her best [44:39]

Dia shares that her superpower is gratitude [45:31] 

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This episode is brought to you by: Thrive Market. Get 25% off your first order and a 30-day free trial at https://thrivemarket.com/women What is it like being black and transgender in the United States foster care system? What is it like growing up queer in Iran? Nia Clark and Mahdis Rezaei join Lisa Bilyeu for a challenging and empathetic conversation.

The adversity these two extraordinary queer women faced made them experts on discovering and celebrating their own sexuality and gender. They share their stories of continual transition, constant struggle and joyful self-love on this episode of Women of Impact.

SHOW NOTES:

Nia explains that she always understood that she was not a boy [5:41]

Nia describes the effect of abuse and social disapproval [7:43]

Mahdis describes the effect of growing up female in a traditional Iranian family [9:51]

Mahdis recounts her initial attractions to women [11:11]

Nia shares her path to self-acceptance [13:04]

Nia explains why she chose her authentic self over safety [16:36]

Mahdis answers questions about the hijab and why she took it off [17:22]

Nia describes her own very negative religious experiences [19:29]

Mahdis talks about meditation and how it led her to come out [20:46]

The panel discusses the journey to self-love [22:31]

Nia describes her continuing gender identity and sexuality transitions [24:58]

Nia illustrates how new terminology eliminates genitalia as the standard of attraction [28:55]

Mahdis advocates that sometimes labels like queer are necessary [29:47]

The panel considers gender as a spectrum, not a binary system [31:28]

Nia illuminates the connections between judgment, fear and oppression [33:52]

Nia talks about the transphobia she has faced from gay men and lesbians [36:30]

Mahdis advocates for more media images of queer people [37:43]

Nia expresses ambivalence about visibility, that it is not equality [38:18]

Nia contrasts tolerance with acceptance [41:21]

The panel discusses the benefits and dangers of coming out, disclosure and visibility [42:21]

The panel talks about respectful questions [44:07]

Nia and Mahdis describe their super-power [48:15]

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Brenda Gilbert is the Co-founder and President of Hollywood Powerhouse BRON Studios with a resume that most people only dream of.

In this episode, the woman behind industry reshaping movies like Wonder Woman and Isn’t It Romantic speaks on why spotlighting stories and voices of the underserved will be the best part of her legacy. 

SHOW NOTES:

Brenda explains how her childhood traits and experiences influenced her life path. [3:25]

Brenda speaks on the importance and power of persistence. [7:00]

Brenda explores how she broke into Hollywood without conforming to norms. [10:05]

Brenda and Lisa discuss what it’s like being a business partner with your husband. [11:22]

Brenda describes being a female leader in the industry. [17:51]

Brenda speaks about the importance of giving everyone a voice. [19:45]

Brenda on the influence hard work has on your career and others [24:43]

Brenda touches on the importance of female-centric movies and stories. [27:24]

Brenda details balancing ambition with satisfaction while avoiding burnout. [31:57]

Brenda shares her long term goals and plans. [36:27]

Brenda describes what her superpowers are. [39:08] 

QUOTES:

“I call it 'The Three or Four P's' so the passion, the art form, that's what gets me up in the morning and to drive me to do what I'm doing; the perseverance, the patience, and the persistence because in this industry I've been told it's much more riskier than the stocks.” [5:28] 

“That's the key for me to be driven and motivated. Not just the passion for what I do but the passion for life and for people.” [7:46] “Being complacent has no place in my world” [9:35] 

“As a female I feel that we've been undermined time and time again and I feel we have to join hands. You know, we're collaborators, we're friends, we're colleagues, and we need to support each other. We need to provide each other with platforms and opportunities. That's what's really really important.” [17:58] 

“We need to have realistic role models and if women can see it then they feel they can be it so your onscreen reality can be your offscreen reality as well.” [28:48] 

“I think if we think of things as being obstacles we're gonna think we can't get through it, we can't do what we want to do in life and that's gonna stop us right there. I think that if we really provide a supportive network for people and a place to go and to help and it starts with the young people in particular.” [37:40] 

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This week’s guest on Women Of Impact is Monica Berg. Monica Berg is the author of Fear Is Not An Option and serves as Chief Communications Officer for Kabbalah Centre International.  

In this episode she talks about how she overcame a debilitating eating disorder at a young age and how she built her self worth.

SHOW NOTES:

Monica talks about how to deal with fear [3:21]

Why women have a harder time with listening to their intuition [6:32]

Monica Berg talks about how to deal with shame [8:48]

How Monica thinks about “regret” and why discipline is how to get around it [12:30]

Why you need to get to know yourself [16:20]

How to overcome your most debilitating fears [18:57]

Why Monica believes “words have power” and how you can use them to overcome fear of failure [20:01]

How successful people get that way (without luck) [21:07]

How Monica responded to having a child with Down syndrome [23:12]

How to retrain your brain to respond to any challenge positively [29:30]

Why you should adopt the phrase “Fear Is Not An Option” [32:30]

How Monica is able to live without expectation [39:42]

How to control your emotional responses[43:32]

Why it’s important to name your fears [44:40] 

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