Working Girl Talk

Today, we chat with Cathey Kuo! Cathey is an entrepreneur, real estate broker and investor.

In this episode:

• Cathey's entrepreneurial upbringing

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Shannon Lutz is a powerhouse. She is the founder & CEO of The Social Bungalow. She’s a speaker, educator and marketing expert! Her company helps female entrepreneurs market their expertise and structure their online businesses for big-picture profit. 

Get your notepads ready, because this episode has some fantastic takeaways. 

In this episode:

• From corporate to CEO of her own biz

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This Week's News:

- Instagram Launches Personal Fundraisers (Social Media Today)

- Hulu launches new ad platform (Search Engine Journal)

- Google faces privacy lawsuit (Search Engine Journal)

Today, we welcome Gina Radke to the show! She has been navigating the business world for over twenty years as a successful business owner, entrepreneur, investor, and economic influencer. She is the owner and CEO of an aerospace manufacturing company, Galley Support Innovations, and she serves as an international trade advisor to the U.S Congress.

Gina is a speaker, coach and author who has mentored entrepreneurs from across the globe. She is well known for her involvement in community service and empowering others with economic opportunities.

In this episode:

- Letting go of imposter syndrome

- Getting a start in a new role and industry

- Misconceptions in the manufacturing/engineering industry

- Learning lesson as a company leader

- Why a CEO should have multiple leadership styles

- Employee engagement tips

- Proudest moment as a business owner

- Being your truest self in life and business

Buy Gina’s book "More Than" & learn more about Gina

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This Week's News:

- Pinterest updates algorithm (Search Engine Journal)

- DoorDash and Walgreens team up (CNBC)

- Wells Fargo bans TikTok (The Verge)

- Byte climbs app store charts (Social Media Today)

Welcome to a special edition episode of Working Girl Talk! We are diving into the current and past headlines, issues and theories concerning TikTok. 

This is in no way to scare anyone or to take a side. This episode is designed to inform you about what it going on so you can make your own informed decisions. Let us know what you think of this special edition episode on IG.

Episode sources:

• A visual timeline of TikTok’s rise (TechAsia)

So excited to have Trudy Bourgeois with us today!

She is one of America's leading experts on transformational leadership and a highly regarded leader in the field of leadership and diversity and inclusion. She is the founder and CEO of the Center for Workforce Excellence and has been leading the organization for nearly two decades. She is also a published author and well-known speaker.

In this episode:

- Trudy's story and how she got into this space

- Starting the Center for Workforce Excellence

- How to have courageous conversations

- Being mindful of inclusion at work

- Understanding bias

- Allyship and what it actually means

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This Week's News:

- The Facebook ad boycott (The Verge)

- Booking.com's supreme court ruling (The Verge)

- New resource for understanding YouTube SEO (Search Engine Journal)

This week, I am SUPER excited to have Kumari Fulbright with us. Kumari does it all! She is a relocation specialist for athletes and entertainers - which means she’s a pro at building a network and personal brand.

She’s also the founder of Freedom Initiative Project, a not-for-profit organization that assists women emerging from abusive relationships, released from incarceration or any life situation resulting in dislocation.

In this episode, we dive into:

- Kumari’s career journey

- Working with high-profile clients

- How to talk to the person you want to at networking events

- Using formal education to network

- Nurturing your network

- Building a personal brand

- Starting a non-profit

Learn more about Freedom Initiative Project

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Did you know finances don’t have to be scary?! Today we’re chatting with Louise Hipperson, owner of The Finance Agency. 

The Finance Agency’s mission is to empower business owners to understand their finances. In true WGT fashion, Louise owns her own company empowering other biz owners while working her 9-to-5 in finance too!

In this episode we talk about moving to America, making friends when you move for a job - which affects so many working women, organizing finances and so much more.

Show Notes:

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This Week's News:

- Facebook launches 15 new Blueprint courses (Social Media Today)

- Catchup, an audio-only phone app, is released (TechCrunch)

- Instagram starts "Guides" to provide more context (Social Media Today)

- IGTV and IG LIVE ads are here—and it's a big deal (The Verge)

On today’s episode, we’re joined by luxury real estate pro, Maya Vander. You may know her from the Netflix reality show, “Selling Sunset.”  The second season launches today, May 22, and what better way to celebrate than talk to the real estate girlboss herself!

In this episode, we talk about Maya’s childhood, moving from Israel to L.A., how she got into high-end real estate (and how you can too!), how to build connections, balancing work and travel while being a mom and so much more!

Show Notes:

Follow Maya on IG

Watch "Selling Sunset" on Netflix

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This Week's News:

- Facebook buys GIPHY and what it means (The Verge)

- LinkedIn launches polls (Social Media Today)

- Google is offering free skills training (Social Media Today)

Today, we welcome Nisha Btesh to Working Girl Talk!

She is an artist, creator, business owner and designer. She does it all! She’s the founder of Hola Gwapa. Hola Gwapa is an online shop, community & blog that connects, celebrates & supports female artists & entrepreneurs. In this episode, we talk about her career journey working in textile design and as an artist, her experience at New York Fashion Week, launching her company, the many hats a business owner has to wear and so much more.

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This Week's News:

- Pinterest's new Shopify integration (Social Media Today)

-Spotify launches "Group Sessions" (The Verge)

- Twitter goes remote forever (The Verge)

- Google Chrome gets organized (TechCrunch)

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Today's episode with Christina Hawatmeh is packed with knowledge!

Christina Hawatmeh is the founder of Scopio, a photo marketplace of over 200,000 images from over 150 countries where ANYONE can submit great images and make MONEY! They filter, curate and tag with AI to make it super easy, and have thousands of creatives building the next generation of ideas and businesses with diverse images.

In this episode:

- Launching a tech company

- Pivoting your business ideas

- Diversity in imagery

- Pitching your business

- Image usage rights & How stock photos can save you time

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This week's News:

Google Meet launches (TechCrunch)

Google's algorithm update (Search Engine Journal)

There are 44 million streaming "moochers" (TechCrunch)

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