Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff

How many of us have robotically asked, “How are you?,” and given the zombie response, “Fine,” when we could all use that as a moment to gently and authentically check in with ourselves and one another? Jenna Arnold prefers to ask “how your heart is doing,” digging beneath the social dance to reveal a nugget of true feeling. One of Oprah’s “Top 100 Awakened Leaders,” the core of Jenna’s work revolves around teaching white people how to relearn and re-categorize social niceties and biases in order to genuinely reflect on reflex responses, learning how to actively and authentically work from a place of honesty and support. Her book, Raising Our Hands, asks white women to work against ingrained complacency and do the work necessary to become better allies. Using curiosity as a starting point, reflection and understanding can then follow, paving the way for empathy and the ability to better show up for marginalized communities. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to pre-order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Email your receipt to fearless@rebeccaminkoff.com to get the cost of the book as a credit on Rebeccaminkoff.com! It's a win-win! Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Big Ideas Curiosity as a starting point to deeper understanding, rather than a place of frustration to avoid. The crossroads between fear and immobilization. "I’m sorry, what else?" Social Media @itsjenna Links Resources Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate the launch of Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success, we're sharing a series of talks from a recent event! In this episode, sisters and now co-authors, Amanda and Anna Kloots, discuss their joint endeavor of writing about Amanda's courageous year overcoming the loss of her husband. Order your copy today! Thanks for listening! Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a slew of mysterious, debilitating symptoms forced Allison Evans to take a leave of absence from college to focus on her health, her desperate search for a solution led to her aunt Marilee, who had turned to holistic methods to address her own health concerns years before. Taking her best friend, Kelly Love, with her, Allison spent the summer with Marilee, learning the value and effects of the things we put on, in and around our bodies. What was meant to be a summer of recovery was in fact the beginning of a lifelong journey in learning and educating people about the risk of toxic products we interact with on a daily basis. Kelly and Allison often lament that they never meant to start a “soap company,” but that their mission to educate people about the exposure to toxic household products naturally led to a need to replace those items. Despite many ups and downs, Branch Basics is now growing 300% year over year. At its core, the company is all about education, extolling the prudent avoidance of toxic chemicals without instilling fear. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to pre-order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Email your receipt to fearless@rebeccaminkoff.com to get the cost of the book as a credit on Rebeccaminkoff.com! It's a win-win! Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Big Ideas Start with removing toxic products from the home, especially pesticides and chemical cleaning products. Education as a driving force behind sales. Social Media @branchbasics Links Toss the Toxins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate the launch of Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success, we're sharing a series of talks from a recent event! In this episode Rebecca Minkoff sits down with Bozoma Saint John, Netflix's Global Chief Marketing Officer, to chat about her new book, Fearless. Bozoma and Rebecca break down the number one burning question, “how to be successful?" Order your copy today! Thanks for listening! Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is in partnership with SAP SuccessFactors. Kathleen Hogan, Chief People Officer at Microsoft, may oversee 160,000+ employees, but she never really planned on going into business. What the former Harvard mathematics major really wanted to  do was become a professor. Although life took her down a different path, Kathleen doesn’t regret it. Finding she had a knack for business, Kathleen learned how to ascertain  when situations called for flexibility and when it was necessary to advocate for what she needed. Navigating a path to an executive position as a single mom through two bouts of breast cancer, Kathleen is a strong supporter of both intentionality and vulnerability  as a means to connect and grow with others. She has worked tirelessly at Microsoft to create a culture of inclusion that attracts and inspires the world’s most passionate talent. The Female Founder Collective is partnering with SAP on a program to help moms and dads who are parenting during the pandemic and beyond. The Back to Best for Parents resource  page brings together special offers, resources, and content to support parents by helping them better integrate work and life. Learn more by visiting https://www.sap.com/back-to-best-for-parents. Thanks for listening!  Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless:  The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Big Ideas The pandemic has brought more humanity and flexibility into the workforce which will create new opportunity for women Being intentional about what you want and advocating for yourself in work and life. Growing in business as a single mom. Understanding that “work will fill the capacity you give it.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marisa Thalberg, a marketing expert, shares insights on the benefits of lateral thinking and the importance of timing in creative campaigns. She highlights resilience as a key factor in her success and discusses strategies for maintaining balance in a busy life. The podcast also explores the challenges faced by the home improvement industry during the pandemic and the impact of social media on self-perception.

To celebrate the launch of Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success, we're sharing a series of talks from a recent event! In this episode Rebecca Minkoff sits down with Swan Sit to chat about her new book,  Fearless. The longtime Fashion Designer is discussing her career and all  the events that lead to her latest adventure, becoming an author. Order you copy today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Wende Zomnir was ready for a change from her corporate job, her initial thought was to drop it all to become a freelance writer and scuba instructor. However, as fate would have it, she soon met the woman who would become her future co-founder. Lamenting the variety of exciting colors in the mid-90’s makeup scene, the two bonded and Urban Decay cosmetics was born. A fan of big hair and big makeup since her childhood in Texas, Wende always had a creative, adventurous streak. Pair that with a dash of grit and resourcefulness, and you get one tenacious entrepreneur. Wende famously made her first sale with Nordstrom within 24 hours of contacting their buyer. These days she’s taken on more of a leadership role, but whether she’s working, knitting or diving with sharks, Wende is all about creating balance in a busy world. Thanks for listening! Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Big Ideas Breaking through and standing apart from major brands in the business. The pros and cons of choosing a global partnership, and why it’s important to know your company well before you do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate the launch of Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success, we're sharing another excerpt from the book. This book is Rebecca's story + the rules that had to be broken, reinvented, and written down. DISCOVER HOW TO: Break free from circumstances and design your own path forward Harness intuition and adopt a Love It and Leave It mentality to weather any personal or professional storm Effectively communicate with anyone as a leader Create two-way networking systems, strong partnerships, and winning collaborations to scale faster Choose optimization over balance and make hard work a form of self-care Fortify internal grit to push through any fear and achieve your goals Order you copy today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This podcast is sponsored by Yahoo. Whether you’re a lover of the latest fashions or the best deals, stories of ceiling breakers and fortune makers, a lover of fantasy sports or financial smarts, a lover of trusted news to keep you in the know, or organized email to keep you in flow, Yahoo connects you to the things you love. Sometimes it takes a good dose of fearlessness to leave behind a comfortable job, situation or relationship, and jump feet first into a new opportunity. Jo Lambert did just that, leaving her job in Australia and making the transition from finance to media, landing at Yahoo in the U.S. in 2018. Utilizing her strong work ethic, passion, and unerring focus on the mission at hand, Jo is committed to driving Yahoo’s core mission of connecting people to their passions and leading the media industry through the creation of trusted and diverse content, product and next generation experiences. By cultivating a network of supporters in every strata of the company, crowdsourcing ideas for creative problem solving, and emphasizing the need for mentorship, Jo takes on a leadership style like no other. With a clear focus on the importance of empathy and mental health awareness in the workplace and woven into Yahoo’s consumer offerings, Jo takes work seriously, but also understands the importance of a much-needed beach vacation! Thanks for listening! Don't forget to pre-order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Email your receipt to fearless@rebeccaminkoff.com to get the cost of the book as a credit on Rebeccaminkoff.com! It's a win-win! Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Big Ideas Crowd sourcing as a technique for problem solving The importance of quality mentors and leadership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices