You are a woman pursuing an impressive career in male dominated industry – don’t let fear or frustration deter you from your dreams.  In this episode Gillian Muessig, the CEO of Outlines Venture Group and co-founder of Moz, shares how she constructed an impressive career in the Venture Capital industry, and how you can do the same.  “Be unabashed, unapologetic, and unafraid.” Gillian gives advice to all female entrepreneurs, not just those working in the VC industry. She recounts her personal experiences, and invites you to learn from her mistakes. Gillian touches on important topics ..read more

“What do you want to do with your life?” Choosing the right career path is one of the crucial life decisions. Like all other life questions, this one too doesn't have an easy answer but fortunately has the right process.  That process is an ultimate life-hack, it’s called Rotational Programs.  Katie Martensen, an Associate at Citizen’s Bank Consumer Banking Leadership Development Program shares why she joined this program and how it has already expedited her career clarity.  In this episode of the Empowered Women Series, we discuss everything you ever wanted to know about Rotati ..read more

It’s so easy to get bogged down in your day job and repeat mindless tasks just to get the job done. But what will take you to the next level in your career, and also in your personal life, is maintaining a growth mindset in everything that you do.  Anne-Fleur Vaartjes, a Risk Analyst at Morgan Stanley, is living an adventurous, travel-filled, curious life and she seeks out opportunities to enrich her growth mindset wherever possible. She shares with us that having a growth mindset is important for your career but also to live your life to the fullest and make the biggest possible impact o ..read more

Being human means that we feel a wide range of emotions, and the most sought after emotion is happiness. We all yearn for happiness, but we don’t often think about how we can actively put in effort to increase happiness in our day to day lives. Michelle Wax founded the American Happiness Project, a country-wide movement to capture and share how everyday people from all walks of life are creating their own happiness, regardless of external factors. In 2019, Michelle took to the road, traveling across the United States interviewing ordinary people and learning about how they created happiness. H ..read more

Every once in a while, we all get caught up in our day-to-day lives, overbook ourselves, or lose track of our schedules. Society equates business to productivity, but sometimes that equation fails to work out. And this is where we turn to our trusted friends like Catherine Cheng for advice! Catherine Cheng is a double major at a prestigious university, a Business Analyst intern at refine+focus, a violist, a reader, a yogi, a runner, a baker, and in what free time she has left, she is a core member of the Empowered Women Series team. Her incredible level of productivity is astounding to the ave ..read more

Chitra Lele is a world record-holding author of 40 books who has won over 70 awards and certifications. All before the age of 30. A multitalented, busy woman, Chitra can be found wearing several hats at any given point- either working as a software consultant, churning out books, writing research papers, or inspiring people through her well-followed LinkedIn. To most of us, balancing all this might sound like an unimaginable and overwhelming life. But with the help of mindfulness, she has formulated simple ways to balance it all and remain a kind-hearted person with time to help others. In ..read more

Ever had trouble putting on your bra? You just couldn't clip it correctly, or it dug into your rib the whole day? Now, think if you had a disability and there was absolutely design consideration given to designing your bra... how would you manage?  Inclusivity isn't a box to check on a corporation's must-have list. It is a mentality, it is the way you think about and perceive those around you. Let's improve our perception and help others improve theirs. If we want to succeed as a humanity we need to promote inclusivity in all parts of life.  Emma Butler, the CEO of Intimately.co, is ..read more

Imposter Syndrome is all too common a condition that many accomplished people experience; men and women alike.  Imposter Syndrome is characterized by a psychological pattern in which someone doubts their capabilities and accomplishments, such that they often dread being exposed as undeserving or inadequate.  Jody Seay is a highly successful woman whose diverse career experiences have been fulfilling and unconventionally versatile. As a gifted radio host, author, and more, Jody does not seem to be a woman whose work life had sometimes been inundated by self-doubt. However, listening ..read more

It’s far too easy these days to get stuck in a rut of negativity. Even turning on the news could plummet your day into despair. But what takes real strength in times like these is spreading optimism to those around you! Lisa Tanzer is a believer in the power of optimism. This mother, philanthropist, and President of Life is Good, lives every single day in the pursuit of positivity and aspires to help those around her in simple ways such as spreading the generosity of time and having small, meaningful interactions. If Lisa is able to help somebody out, she will do so, and her company shares her ..read more

Madge Meyer, Ex CIO at the State Street, a lifetime innovator, an award-winning author, a public-speaker and so much more. Very early in her career IBM placed her on a crucial space program with NASA, as a scientific programmer.   She obviously has had an enviable career trajectory. When it comes to learning from others’ careers, enviable means a biggest learning opportunity! Madge has been kind enough to share her career secrets with us and tell us how-she-did-it.  We often know what our dream job is but don’t know how to achieve it. Other times we are in one field of work and won ..read more