Kiki and Emma join Yo to take the quiz in Susan Cain’s book: Quiet, The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking. They bring a generational perspective with some insights about how introversion may be a learned skill, something that Susan Cain points to in her book. We welcome you to take the quiz with us. Here’s the link to the quiz: https://susancain.net/quiet-quiz/ Did you take the quiz? Let us know via email or FB group how you scored! Ways to reach us: Our website: www.girltak...
Oct 06, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Andrea Boerries , Consultant, Member of Society International Development, DGVN (United Nations Association Germany) and DGAP (German Council of Foreign Relations), terrific thought partner, joins Yo to discuss Susan Cain’s book, Quiet . Andrea brings a global perspective to help us see being an introvert as a human phenomenon we can be proud to be. Because of the depth of our conversation and richness of the content, we decided to make this into two parts. Here’s how the discussion went: · How ...
Sep 30, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Andrea Boerries , Consultant, Member of Society International Development, DGVN (United Nations Association Germany) and DGAP (German Council of Foreign Relations), terrific thought partner, joins Yo to discuss Susan Cain’s book, Quiet . Andrea brings a global perspective to help us see being an introvert as a human phenomenon we can be proud to be. Because of the depth of our conversation and richness of the content, we decided to make this into two parts. Here’s how the discussion went: Part 1...
Sep 23, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Christina Meade joins Yo today to put the spotlight on the Nerdy Girls Success organization. Their mission is to change the landscape of leadership and they do this by by supporting and preparing young women of diverse backgrounds to become the decision makers in business, politics, the arts and more, thus making their impact on society. All efforts are free for the girls! Here are some of the questions we explored: · Can you tell our listeners a little bit about your background? · How/when/who ...
Sep 15, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Yo shares her journey as she shifts her career to academia and all the emotions she’s noticed along the way. Her hope is that you’ll notice these emotions as you pass through your own emotions of change. To help things along she references the following Atlas of the Heart chapters: Places we go when things are uncertain or too much : Stress, Overwhelm, Anxiety, Worry, Avoidance, Excitement, Dread, Fear, and Vulnerability. She was trying hard to avoid: Places we go when we fall short : shame, sel...
Sep 15, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 33
This week we try something a little different. We went to about 500 B.C.E. with Lao Tsu’s Tao Te Ching which was adapted by John Heider and first published in 1985. There have been many translations of the ancient Chinese wisdom and Heider has probably the best adaptation on Leadership. Perhaps you’ll recognize some of the stories Yo reads or feel their familiarity in quotes we’ll often see today on FB, IG or Tik Tok. Here’s a bit more about the author John Heider: John Heider graduated from Har...
Sep 01, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Sarah Crandall, a member of the Holly Springs/Fuquay-Varina And Apex Liberal Ladies organization, joins Yo to discuss what they do to support their community by promoting progressive values. Here’s a little bit about the politics of North Carolina (source: Wikipedia): Like most U.S. states, North Carolina is politically dominated by the Democratic and Republican political parties. North Carolina has 13 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and two seats in the U.S. Senate . North Carolina h...
Aug 25, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Erin Michalski joins Yo today to remind us of the role American Ranchers play to feed the world safe beef. Erin’s story is inspirational - she left her career in investment banking and living the good life in Connecticut to join the family business, ranching in Colorado at the Eagle Rock Ranch. A life she has embraced with joy and grace. This quote sums up Erin: “She Rides the Ranch so Wild and Free, A Cowgirl She Will Forever Be.” Here are some of the questions we explored: · How did you come t...
Aug 18, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 30
It’s a trip back to Alemany High School Class of ’72 with Terri, Cindy, Sharon, Janey, and Colleen , who join Yo, also from the Alemany Class of ‘72, to share what they’d tell their younger selves and young women today. All of us had been on a committee to plan our 50th reunion with Janey leading the way and there was so much love, understanding, and support for each other – no matter who we were in high school. Here are the questions we explored: · Who did we see ourselves being in high school?...
Aug 10, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Dalia Zatlin , Executive and Life Coach, joins Yo as guest to discuss different aspects of women’s leadership. Dalia discusses and gives is all ideas on how to be our own CEO by authoring our own story. She discusses some of her work in the Leadership Legacy and Executive Development Programs she is engaged in. She offers lots of creative solutions to some of issues facing all of us in our lives that is best for us. Some of the key sayings she brings us are: · Practice makes many possible not pe...
Aug 03, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Stephanie Rivera , CEO, Lazarex Cancer Foundation, joins Yo to discuss how the Foundation’s efforts to address the gap and barriers in accessing cancer trials for minority populations. This Foundation leads the way to improve cancer health outcomes, FDA cancer clinical trial diversity and enrollment, and patient access to care by providing assistance with clinical trial navigation, reimbursing trial related travel costs, and partnering with at-risk communities to mobilize resources. They are als...
Jul 27, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Beliefs about “what is it to be an American” can inform how we lead. Yo was intrigued this July 4th about patriotism, the emotions surrounding it, and how they inform how we lead. This episode discusses recent Gallup poll research, presents key articles and blog about the topic, plus includes some input from friends on the subject. Also included are passages from the books Atlas of the Heart and Bittersweet. Shout out to special input from Melissa Brunetti, Christina Vine, and Linda Gardner Cran...
Jul 20, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Kiki and Emma join Yo to discuss their picks from their playlists based on the book, Bittersweet, by Susan Cain. As we discussed in episodes 23 and 24, bittersweet is the transformation of pain into beauty. It shows us how to respond so can heal and nourish the souls. As we did in episode 24, we added short music clips while keeping to the Fair Use Laws. Here are some of the questions we covered: · What music would be on your bittersweet playlist? · Why do you find these songs and movies so appe...
Jul 14, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Rebecca Cohn, trained pediatric physical therapist, international management consultant, elected California State Assembly member, lawyer, and Texas rancher, joins Yo as guest co-host to discuss the book, Bittersweet , by Susan Cain. This book, like Atlas of the Heart (Episodes 15, 16, 17), offers us grounded research and a depth of understanding that finds us often saying to ourselves: “At last – someone gets me and who I am and have always been”. Here are some of the questions we covered in Pa...
Jun 29, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Kiki and Emma join Yo to help us all communicate better by exploring different slang terms used by our respective generations. It was sure fun as we tried to understand each other and guess at what we were trying to say with our own coded words! Here are the key Gen Z/Millennial terms we discussed: Caught in 4K Flop era Himbo A pick me girl Y/N Touch some grass Brony And the Boomer terms were: Dropped a dime Bummer Chrome dome What’s your bag? Lay a patch Flipped a wig Far Out Dig it Gag me with...
Jun 22, 2022•28 min
Nathy Gaffney , performer, author, executive coach, mentor, and fellow podcaster, joins Yo as guest to discuss her podcast, Suck It and See (Season 3). Nathy has spent years helping others find their own confident voice and she shares her insights about practice to build consistency, courage, and willingness to change. Here are questions we explored: · Why has confidence emerged as a focus for Season 3? · How can we define confidence? · Why is vulnerability a fundamental skill of courage-buildin...
Jun 15, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Sheila Whitescorn , Intuitive Life Coach, rejoins Yo as guest co-host to discuss a recent Showtime special, Sheryl, which is a documentary about Sheryl Crow’s life. What we explore in depth is her fearlessness as a leader in so many domains. Sheila helps us see some of the emotions she dealt with and brings up in us. During this episode we explore the following questions: · Who would Sheryl and others say she is? · What social issues did Sheryl take on in her songwriting? · How did she deal with...
Jun 09, 2022•41 min
Anh Thang Dao-Shah, Ph.D., Executive Director of Belonging and Equity at John Muir Health, joins Yo to continue the discussion of belonging introduced in Episode 17. She is a recognized expert having been in several leadership positions to initiate equity programs throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode we explore the following questions: · What is the history of Belonging and Equity as initiatives within companies/organizations? · What considerations should be made if undertaking...
Jun 01, 2022•49 min
Bonnie Kogos (Post War Generation, 82 years old) , well-established, award-winning journalist and author, joins Yo to discuss her third book The Boat That Brings You Home and how her passion for writing evolved. During this episode we explore the following questions with Bonnie: · When did she first start writing? · What does she like about writing? · Who influenced her as a writer? · Any obstacles she had to overcome? · What would you tell young writers? We hope you’ll enjoy this episode and la...
May 25, 2022•34 min
In this episode Yo practices gratitude for you, our listeners. She reviews Brené Brown’s research in this area and offers her perspective how her podcast has provided a platform of discovery for herself and others. She concludes there’s a lot more to come!! Information about 6 Peas in a Podcast group mentioned and their podcasts you may want to check out: Whitney Baker Electric Ideas with Whitney Baker Rachael Blair Raising Vibrant Kids Rachel Brumberger UnscRxipted Melissa Brunetti Mind Your Ow...
May 25, 2022•7 min
Sheila Whitescorn , Intuitive Life Coach, joins Yo to discuss Brené Brown’s book Atlas of the Heart and how understanding the emotions of Fitting In and Belonging can make us better leaders. This is part 3 of 3 and you can listen to parts 1 and 2 in episodes 15 and 16. Please accept our sincerest gratitude for listening to this series. It was an amazing journey for us to navigate these emotions and relate them to our own life experiences. We'd love to hear how they related to you - please feel f...
May 18, 2022•27 min
Sheila Whitescorn , Intuitive Life Coach, joins Yo to discuss Brené Brown’s book Atlas of the Heart and how understanding the emotions of Stress, Overwhelm, Comparison (Envy, Jealousy, Resentment) can make us better leaders. This is part 2 of 3 and you can listen to part 1 in episode 15. During this episode we explore the following questions around emotions and dig a little deeper into Stress, Overwhelm, Comparison (Envy, Jealousy, Resentment): · What is the difference between Stress and Overwhe...
May 11, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Sheila Whitescorn , Intuitive Life Coach, joins Yo to discuss Brené Brown’s book Atlas of the Heart and how the emotions of Empathy and Compassion can make us better leaders. This is the first of a 3-part series where we’ll discuss other emotions in parts 2 and 3. During this episode we explore the following questions around emotions and dig a little deeper into Empathy and Compassion: Why emotions are important? What role does language play in emotions? What is the difference between Empathy an...
May 05, 2022•44 min
Dominika Turkcan, from Mothers’ Day Movement joins Yo in this episode. The Mothers' Day Movement is an organization that grew out of a column in The New York Times by Nicholas Kristof, where he made the case for moving the apostrophe in Mother’s Day so it honors not just one mother, but underserved mothers everywhere. It advocates to shift a portion of Mother’s Day gift giving to a carefully selected charity each year in honor of the women or person they love. Since 2011, the group has raised ov...
Apr 27, 2022•28 min
Kathy McAfee known as America’s Marketing Motivator joins Yo in this episode. Kathy is passionate about helping people advance their careers, grow their businesses and become global difference makers. In her roles as an executive coach and career mentor, Kathy facilitates The Fearless Leader program. As a result of her work, Kathy’s clients become more confident, more self-aware, more influential, and more courageous at work and in life. During the episode we explore the following questions with...
Apr 20, 2022•42 min
In this episode Yo is joined by Erin Silver, founder of the “Life After The Uniform” Podcast, which helps veterans transition to civilian life with a military mindset. I found her podcast to be very inspiring and so very important! Her episodes are good for all of us; whether you are in active service or know someone who is, her message can resonate with any of us making a transition in life. And if you are in a position to hire a veteran consider all the great leadership skills they've learned ...
Apr 14, 2022•25 min
This episode is very personal to us – it honors my father and the girls’ grandfather. The three of us discuss his life. He passed last year at the age of 91 and this episode shares his background with accounts of how he dealt with racism, love of animals, and his passing which was done with dignity and love. Because a couple of those topics could be triggering to someone, we thought we should alert you in case you’d like to skip: Racism (7:05-8:25) Grief (10:45-13:15) Ways to reach us: emilyfcan...
Apr 07, 2022•23 min
Beware: there’s a lot of laughter involved during the episode as we reflect on ourselves and our generational differences! In this episode Yo and Kiki discuss research findings from a LinkedIn course: Management of Generation Z. Here are topics explored during the episode: · "Phigital" (where physical meets digital) · Preferred forms of communication · Hyper customization · Paths to success · Need for speed · Side hustles · Drive How to find the LinkedIn Course: https://www.linkedin.com/search/r...
Mar 31, 2022•41 min
In this episode Yo is joined by author, Dr. Julianna Hynes, to discuss her book: Leading on Purpose, The Black Woman’s guide to Shattering the Glass Ceiling. We explore the question: What is leading on purpose? We explore this question discussing the following topics: · Why this book is so important in understanding what’s expected of someone when trying to advance their career · How leaders can be more impactful in helping direct reports. · The role Passion, Motivation and Inspiration have in l...
Mar 24, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this episode Yo is joined by Sarah McAuliffe, a high school junior who started an organization, Girl Speak, as part of her Girl Scout Gold Award. Girl Speak helps girls everywhere speak their minds! Come listen to her inspiring story – she is truly a great example of someone taking the lead!! We explore the following: · What issue does Girl Speak address? · What events does Girl Speak offer? · How did Girl Scouts help her grow as a leader? · How did starting Girl Speak change her personally? ...
Mar 16, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 8
