Le’ts Hear From an Expert: Alan Alda, The Women in Business Project
You are the Founder of The Women in Business Project, part of Alda Communication Training. What need did you see that you were looking to address with this project? I find it amazing and stupefying that women still get interrupted in meetings (way more than men, and...
Let’s Hear from an Expert: Adela Mizrachi, Founder of Podcast Brunch Club
You are the Founder of the Podcast Brunch Club. What’s it all about? The best way to describe Podcast Brunch Club (PBC) is "like a book club, but for podcasts.” Conversation and dialogue are at the heart of PBC. So, every month a theme is chosen and one member of PBC...
Let’s Hear From an Expert: Claire Diaz-Ortiz, co-author of One-Minute Mentoring
You’re the co-author of One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work With a Mentor--And Why You'll Benefit from Being One. How would you summarize the benefits of mentoring, for both the mentor and the mentee? Isaac Newton said, "If I have seen further than others, it...
Let’s Hear From an Expert: Linda Lowen, Writing Coach
As a writing coach, how do you work with clients? What is your process? We learn to write in school, but don't necessarily learn the elements of compelling storytelling. And we frequently write from "headspace," the voice that centers on I, me, my. Journaling is...
Let’s Hear from an Expert: Dr. Caroline Apovian, Director of the Center for Nutrition and Weight Management at Boston Medical Center
What unique challenges do women face related to nutrition and weight as they enter midlife? Most women know that the ovaries produce estrogen, but many are not aware that fat cells also produce it. During menopause, the amount of estrogen produced by your ovaries...
Let’s Hear From an Expert: Tami Forman, Executive Director of Path Forward
You are the Executive Director of the nonprofit, Path Forward. Can you tell us about your organization’s mission? Path Forward is a nonprofit organization on a mission to empower women (and men) to return to the paid workforce after they’ve taken two years or more...
Let’s Hear From an Expert: Wendy Sachs, Author of Fearless and Free: How Smart Women Pivot and Relaunch Their Careers
You are the author of the newly-released Fearless and Free: How Smart Women Pivot--and Relaunch Their Careers. Why did you feel it was important to write this book? The book really came out of my personal experience. I think many writers write about what they know—and...
Let’s Hear From an Expert: Beverly Jones, Author of Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO
Through your company, Clearways Consulting, LLC, you provide executive coaching and workshops to support professionals facing challenges and transitions. What challenges and opportunities do you see for midlife career transitions? Change – sometimes dramatic change –...
Let’s Hear From an Expert: Romy Newman of fairygodboss
You are the Co-Founder and President of Fairygodboss, a “community of women helping women." Tell us more about your company. Fairygodboss is a business with a social mission: We want to help improve the workplace for women everywhere. Our goal is to engage a...
Let’s Hear from an Expert: Diane Flynn, ReBoot Career Accelerator
What is the need you were trying to fill when you launched ReBoot? When I returned to work after a 15-year pause, I felt confident about many hard and soft skills that don’t diminish over time. I had a background in management consulting and technology marketing, but...