Wellness expert Larah Davis joined Alyse Nelson for this episode of the #VoicesofResilience series, discussing how a silver lining of #coronavirus bringing society to its knees could be that we're forced to stop and learn how to rest & revitalize. Tune in. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Production: Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye Host: Alyse Nelson Music: Deliberate Thou...
Mar 27, 2020•25 min
Activist Rouba Mhaissen puts #selfquarantine in perspective on the latest episode of the Voices of Resilience Series, noting how the #COVID19 crisis exacerbates conditions for #refugees. Listen to for more on how refugees are coping and Rouba's hope for the future. Learn more about her work by visiting http://www.sdaid.org/ To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Production: Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Editor and Assistant ...
Mar 26, 2020•20 min
Vital Voices is pleased to announce a new podcast series, Voices of Resilience. We'll sit down with women leaders working to care for their communities during these uncertain times. Episode three features Christelle Kwizera, a WE Empower Awardee. Christelle is a Rwandan mechanical engineer and founder of Water Access Rwanda, an award-winning social enterprise collecting, purifying and distributing clean water across Rwanda. Christelle and Alyse's conversation centered on maintaining social enter...
Mar 24, 2020•24 min
Vital Voices is pleased to announce a new podcast series, Voices of Resilience. We'll sit down with women leaders working to care for their communities during these uncertain times. Episode two features Jennifer Mandelblatt, a VV Leadership Incubator fellow. Jennifer is the Co-founder and executive director of Platform, an organization helping young women-identified folx have authentic conversations with their elected lawmakers. Jennifer and Alyse sat down for a conversation on the power of crea...
Mar 23, 2020•22 min
Vital Voices is pleased to announce a new podcast series, Voices of Resilience. We'll sit down with women leaders working to care for their communities during these uncertain times. Episode one features Esra'a Al Shafei, a VV woman leader, tech expert, and human rights activist for a conversation on protecting the health and safety of LGBTQ+ communities. Esra'a founded Majal to develop online platforms to build communities that celebrate, protect, and promote diversity, and social justice. Learn...
Mar 20, 2020•24 min
"Women are very, very adaptive in their leadership." Nigerian political leader and 2020 #GlobalLeadershipAwards Honoree, Obiageli Ezekwesili, sat down with Vital Voices' podcast host and CEO Alyse Nelson during the 2019 #WomeninAfrica summit to discuss leadership & the future of Nigeria. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Production: Producer: Christi Owiye Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Host: Alyse Nelson Assistant Editor: Robyn...
Mar 03, 2020•31 min
VV woman leader Hafsat Abiola-Costello knows the pressure put on a women leader to be ‘perfect,’ and that even the slightest mistake can be used to discount the future women leaders to come after her. Tune in to the Vital Voices Podcast as VV’s Alyse Nelson and Hafsat discuss fearing failure, and how fearlessness gives other women the space to lead authentically. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Production: Producer: Christi Owiye Wr...
Feb 18, 2020•26 min
What is Imposter Syndrome? Tune in to this episode to hear VV's Alyse Nelson tackle the subject with VV woman leader Gemma Bulos and how self-affirmations can help you build a life of confidence and learning. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Production: Producer: Christi Owiye Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Host: Alyse Nelson Assistant Editors: Robyn Berardi, Naomi Dym, Trinity Fandre Music: Flames by Dan Henig...
Feb 04, 2020•18 min
WEEmpower Awardee Zoya Lytvyn sits down with host Alyse Nelson on a conversation about the importance of well-rounded #education and the need to empower change makers to build systemic change. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Production: Producer: Christi Owiye Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Host: Alyse Nelson Music: Flames by Dan Henig...
Jan 21, 2020•15 min
Former President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaite joined CEO and host Alyse Nelson to share her thoughts on authentic #leadership and the sacrifice & courage it takes to lead at the highest levels. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Production: Producer: Christi Owiye Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Host: Alyse Nelson Music: Flames by Dan Henig...
Jan 07, 2020•23 min
Former Costa Rican president Laura Chinchilla sits down with VV CEO, Alyse Nelson, during the #VVEngage program in Arizona, for a conversation on politics, family, and the importance of breaking the glass ceiling. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Production: Producer: Christi Owiye Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Host: Alyse Nelson Music: Flames by Dan Henig...
Dec 24, 2019•25 min
VV's host, president, and CEO Alyse Nelson sat down with women political leaders Oana Bizgan (Romania), Mimoza Kusari (Republic of Kosovo) & Rebekah Warren (USA) to discuss the harassment they've dealt with in-person and online - and what's been normalized - as #womeninpolitics. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Production: Producer: Christi Owiye Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Host: Alyse Nelson Music: Flames by Dan Henig...
Dec 17, 2019•27 min
Founder of Promundo and Solidarity Council member Dr. Gary Barker sits down with Vital Voices President Alyse Nelson for a timely conversation on eliminating violence against women, and how men can be allies to women. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Production: Producer: Christi Owiye Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Host: Alyse Nelson Music: Flames by Dan Henig...
Nov 26, 2019•30 min
Vital Voices President and CEO Alyse Nelson sat down with Lucina Di Meco, Global Fellow at the Wilson Center and Senior Director for Girls' Education and Gender Equality at Room to Read - an international non profit that focuses on literacy and gender equality through education in low income communities around the world. Lucina's report, available here , explores how traditional and social media treats women in politics, and was produced after interviews with 88 women leaders in 30 countries acr...
Nov 19, 2019•13 min
Host and Vital Voices' President, Alyse Nelson, sat down with Cameroonian activist, entrepreneur, and politician Kah Walla to discuss the ongoing conflict in Cameroon, and how the global community can get involved. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Production: Producer: Christi Owiye Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Host: Alyse Nelson Music: Flames by Dan Henig...
Nov 07, 2019•19 min
Vital Voices' D.C. Council Member, Businesswoman, and Mentoring Guru LaJuanna Russell sits down with President & CEO, Alyse Nelson. The friendship and humor weaves through the conversation as LaJuanna shares her advice on picking the right mentor, what mentees can offer, and how to know when to end a mentorship relationship. This National Mentorship Day Special Episode is sure to be a treat and a must-listen for anyone looking to be a mentor or become a mentor. To learn more about Vital Voic...
Oct 27, 2019•24 min
During the 2019 #WEEmpower Week in NYC, our host Alyse Nelson sat down with social entrepreneur Leah Lizarondo. The founder of 412 Food Rescue, Leah's organization uses grassroots power to connect food insecure families and individuals to healthy and fresh food by preventing perfectly good food from entering the waste stream. Learn about how Leah's plan is combatting hunger and climate change. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Product...
Oct 22, 2019•20 min
During the 2019 #WEEmpower Week in NYC, our host Alyse Nelson sat down with young entrepreneur Christelle Kwizera. At just 25 years old, this mechanical engineer has built an organization that provides access to clean water for families across Rwanda while seeding economic development for young adults. Get inspired by this young woman's tenacity and passion for her community on this episode just in time for #InternationalDayoftheGirl. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org I...
Oct 11, 2019•16 min
Panmela Castro-Anarkia is a 2010 Global Leadership Awards Honoree. As a multi-media artist from Brazil she carried out a campaign using street art to educate disadvantaged women about the recently passed Maria da Penha Law on Domestic and Family Violence against Women , a law named after a woman who was so severely beaten by her husband that she was paralyzed for life. Panmela and Vital Voices President & CEO Alyse Nelson sat down during a #VV100 Convening in Mexico for women leaders in Vita...
Sep 24, 2019•18 min
For the United Nations' International Day of Charity, our host, CEO, and President, Alyse Nelson sat down with our Digital Communications Coordinator and producer, Christi Owiye. In this witty and wise conversation, Alyse offers insight on careers, leadership, and how non profits and charities have changed since the inception of Vital Voices Global Partnership's early roots in the mid-90's. Season 2 of the Vital Voices Podcast kicks off with a change of pace while continuing to celebrate the jou...
Sep 05, 2019•38 min
Ronna was selected as a 2019 VV GROW Fellow and participated in the GAP Australia 2016 program. Listen in as Ronna sits down with Vital Voices' Vice-President of Economic Engagement, Zoe Dean-Smith Connect with Ronna on Social Media: Website: https://greenhouse.studio/ Facebook (business): https://www.facebook.com/greenhousefiji/ Facebook (personal): https://www.facebook.com/mariaronnaluna Twitter: @greenhousefiji Instagram: @greenhousefiji LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariaronnaluna/ T...
Jul 16, 2019•19 min
Listen in as Vital Voices partnered with sister organization, Running Start, to host a live book party for BBC journalist Mishal Husain. Mishal's new book The Skills: From First Job to Dream Job—What Every Woman Needs to Know, and her leadership lessons are the topic of this conversation, led by Running Start fellow, and Washington, D.C.'s youngest-ever elected public official, Allyson Carpenter. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Prod...
Jun 26, 2019•21 min
Dr. Rouba Mhaissen is a Syrian-Lebanese economist, activist, and community mobilizer on a mission. As a 2019 #GlobalLeadershipAwards honoree, she is the Founder and Director of Sawa for Development and Aid (founded in 2011), a non-profit organization that supports Syrian refugees in Lebanon, and Sawa Foundation UK, that supports forced migrants in Europe and the Middle East. Listen in as Rouba sits down with Vital Voices President & CEO, Alyse Nelson, to discuss the importance of empa...
Jun 11, 2019•17 min
Vital Voices' President and CEO sits down with Saskia Nino de Rivera, just in time for Mother's Day. Saskia tells the story of her journey to activism, and how motherhood drives her to use her #powertoempower. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Music Credit: On My Way Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/...
May 14, 2019•26 min
An expert in renewable energy, Habiba Ali's Sosai Energy provides a variety of clean and renewable energy options to rural Nigerian communities living off the grid. In this episode, Vital Voices' President Alyse Nelson sits down with Habiba after the 2019 Global Leadership Awards to discuss Habiba's next steps, goals, and what happens when women are brought to the table to lead their communities. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Musi...
May 02, 2019•27 min
During the VVEngage convening in Boston, Massachusetts, Vital Voices' President, Alyse Nelson sat down with Former Peruvian Prime Minister, Beatriz Merino to discuss her journey to leadership and the ways she uses her power to empower the next generation of leaders. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Music Credit: On My Way Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommon...
Apr 16, 2019•31 min
Vital Voices' President Alyse Nelson sits down with Robin Leeds, a senior political strategist, organizer and advocate with more than 30 years of work in the government, labor, business and non-profit sectors on the gender pay gap, and what companies can do to eliminate the wage gap once and for all. Music Credit: On My Way Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Apr 02, 2019•16 min
Former Prime Minister Jenny Shipley chats women and politics with Vital Voices CEO Alyse Nelson. Music Credit: On My Way Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Mar 29, 2019•27 min
Join Vital Voices CEO Alyse Nelson as she moderates a panel on using your power to empower with designer and philanthropist Diane von Furstenberg; media mogul and founder of Women in the World, Tina Brown; Chessy Prout, author of "I Have the Right To: A High School Survivor's Story of Sexual Assault, Justice, and Hope"; and Danielle Saint-Lôt, Ambassador at large for Women’s Empowerment for the Republic of Haiti. The panel took place after our annual Global Mentoring Walk in New York City, one o...
Mar 19, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Join Alyse Nelson as she sits down with Laura Liswood, Secretary General of the Council of Women World Leaders, and Brigitte Dzogbenuku, candidate for Vice President in Ghana, to discuss women in politics and how women can lead in the political sphere. Music Credit: On My Way Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Mar 05, 2019•25 min
