Ola Wadibia is the Vice President and Financial Literacy and Community Development Lead of Women on the Move at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Throughout her career, including her time at Prosperity Now, a non-profit that champions economic opportunity for low-income individuals and families, Ola's work focused on advancing financial stability and literacy, and gender and racial equity. In this episode, Ola, who "always uses gender, race, and class as a lens by which [she sees] the world," opens up about the importance of financial empowerment, especially for women and communities of color, setting ..read more

Brittney Cummins, a Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and former mechanical engineer, and Megan Duley, a Major in the United States Army Reserve and entrepreneur, set off on two completely different tracks before crossing paths at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. After spending years working in the energy sector (Brittney) and serving in special operations, communications, and intelligence units (Megan), they re-evaluated their career choices and decided to pivot, ultimately meeting in business school. In this second episode of a two part conversation, Bri ..read more

Dr. Adaira Landry is an Emergency Medicine physician, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, consultant, and published author. An advocate for greater diversity in medicine, Dr. Landry avoids the “toxic concept” of achieving perfection and, instead, uses self-compassion to navigate her packed schedule. Dr. Landry penned a viral article published in Vogue titled “One ER Doctor Reflects on a Career of Being the Only Black Person in the Room,” that ignited powerful conversation on the importance of representation in medicine and beyond. In this episode, Dr. Landry imparts valuable advice ..read more

Claire Hansen is a Principal at Firebrand Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund. After working at Capital Factory, an accelerator and micro-venture capital fund, and for the U.S. Army as a corporate ventures strategist, she used her untraditional background in organizational communication to break into venture. In this episode, Hansen explains how she effectively networked her way into her first “real job,” shares her perspective on the progression that venture is making to diversify both those entering the field and seeking investments, and underscores the importance of limiting compa ..read more

Lisa Granatstein is the Chief Content Officer at Adweek, the world’s leading advertising trade publication. After moving to the United States to pursue her master’s degree in journalism, Granatstein forged an extensive career in the industry, landing roles at well-known publications including Time and Newsweek. In this episode, she explains how her persistence – and a bit of luck – allowed her to get her foot in the door in journalism, shares inside details about her “mind-blowing” interview with Oprah Winfrey, and divulges her predictions for the future of marketing, emphasizing the ever-grow ..read more

Lale Topcuoglu is the Managing Director and Head of Credit at Swiss Re, a role she landed after climbing the ranks at Goldman Sachs and sharing financial expertise on Bloomberg. An introverted Turkish immigrant, star basketball player, and openly gay woman from a liberal arts background, Lale began her career in finance with an unconventional background. After 17 years at Goldman Sachs, Lale left her day job for a much-needed break, and she learned valuable lessons about the importance of mental health and rekindled her love for sports. When she returned to work, she was reminded once again of ..read more

As Co-Owner and President of the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres, Kim Pegula is one of the most powerful women in sports. She made history as the first female president of both an NFL and NHL team and is now at the helm of the multi-billion dollar empire, Pegula Sports & Entertainment. A South Korean orphan adopted by Canadian parents, Kim grew up in Fairport, New York in a household where sports were constant. In this episode, Kim shares how her family’s humble beginnings helped shape her outlook on empathetic leadership (she is known for treating her players like family), how she adjust ..read more

Mallun Yen is a serial entrepreneur and the Founder/General Partner at Operator Collective: a community and venture fund for operators, founders and investors. As someone who grew up as an “outsider” and “happy being relatively invisible,” Yen could not have predicted how her entrepreneurial career took her from an internship at the SEC in the Enforcement Division to becoming an expert in intellectual property law (despite not having an engineering or technical background) to co-founding multiple start-ups. In this episode, Yen, a self-proclaimed “late bloomer” who arrived to college unsure of ..read more

Bonnie McKee is a grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, filmmaker, and producer whose music has collectively sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. After scoring a record deal and moving to L.A. at the age of 16, she navigated “many lives” in Hollywood and faced setbacks when she was later dropped from the label. At a point in time, McKee was struggling to get by - with no running hot water or a cell phone - until the stars began to align and fortuitous introductions were made, like meeting Katheryn Hudson (who we know as Katy Perry) in a thrift store. She relaunched her career and went on ..read more

Dr. Andra Blomkalns, the first chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University and a professor of Emergency Medicine, is no stranger to being “the first.” In addition to becoming the first chair of her department at Stanford, Dr. Blomkalns graduated first in her class from medical school and became the first female residency program director at the University of Cincinnati. She has always pursued new opportunities with the goal of “making things better, creating things differently, and not necessarily going along with the status quo.” With over two decades of leadership ex ..read more