WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation podcast

 
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WIN/WIN is our original podcast, featuring conversations with women leaders who’ve carved careers in the historically male-dominated innovation space.

Because when women innovate, we all win.

 

The podcast features guests from multiple industries, companies, and backgrounds to bring their unique innovation and leadership experience and expertise to our listeners. Each episode presents a one-on-one interview with a compelling innovator, delivering practical advice, strategies, and the stories of what drives them.

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HOW TO LISTEN
You can stream WIN/WIN on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and SoundCloud — you can also listen right here. Episodes will be released every other Monday, so make sure to subscribe to never miss a moment!

 

THE HOST

Zoia Kozakov is the founder & host of the "WIN/WIN” podcast, and Global Product Lead at WIN: Women in Innovation. By day, Zoia is a Vice President, Product Manager at JPMorgan Chase & Co, where she is launching a brand new cloud digital payments ecosystem. Zoia’s experience spans Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, and a tenure as a Chief of Staff in the Israeli Intelligence.

 

 

EPISODE 91

Using Platform Innovation to Drive Experiences

In this episode, Zoia sits down with Latoya Tucciarone, CEO & Founder of SustainAble Home Goods and Amazing Women in eCommerce 2022 honoree, and Ruthie Berber, Head of Community at Yotpo and Program Director at Amazing Women in eCommerce. The conversation discusses the current state of affairs in the start-up world, how retail is evolving and changing to keep up with the times, and how women are showing up and innovating in the world of eCommerce.

Latoya Tucciarone, CEO at SustainAble Home Goods & Amazing Women in eCommerce 2022 Honoree. Ruthie Berber, Head of Community at Yotpo & Amazing Women in eCommerce Program Director
August 17th, 2022 I 42 min

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EPISODE 90

What it Means to “Scale Higher” in Innovation 

In this episode, Zoia hosts Victoria Young and Ravi Mehta, co-founders of Scale Higher, a company reinventing how people learn and grow through its development courses and coaching platform. Victoria and Ravi are both entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, who have launched and worked on world-class products including Uber Pool, Trip Advisor, Tinder, and more.

Victoria Young & Ravi Mehta, Co-Founders at Scale Higher
August 1st, 2022 | 57 min

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EPISODE 89

Lean Into the Moment in Time 

In this episode, Zoia sits down with Kirin Sinha, CEO & Founder of Illumix, a leading augmented reality (AR) technology, and media company, focused on developing immersive experiences. They discuss the value of the metaverse and AR and the opportunities for women to create and innovate in hard sciences, and STEM industries. Kirin shares her observations about how women speak to themselves versus men and why she focuses on delivering a quality product over her founder story.

Kirin Sinha, CEO & Founder at Illumix
July 25th, 2022 I 38 min

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EPISODE 88

The Innovator’s Mindset: The Common Thread Among the Most Impactful Innovation Leaders 

In this episode, Zoia sits down with Lizzie Azzolino, the founder of Until Now, a coaching & culture transformation design and consulting practice and WIN’s very own Global Development Lead to talk about all things innovation mindset, actionable takeaways for aspiring (and current!) innovation leaders, and, of course, how to advance and develop your leadership capabilities. Lizzie shares insights and lessons from WIN Relay, a first-of-its-kind program for innovation leaders with 12+ years of experience, and draws from her wealth of experience in the space to give WIN/WIN listeners the latest and greatest on innovation leadership.

Lizzie Azzolino, Global Leadership Development Lead @ WIN, Founder @ Until Now
June 15th, 2022 | 33 min

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EPISODE 87

Unlock Value for the User

In this episode, Cassidy Fein, Director of Product, Enterprise at Vimeo, talks about the power of video and the challenges and opportunities it brings when it comes to balancing launching innovative products to market while maintaining focus on the user. The conversation also dives deeper into pivots, decision-making frameworks, and leadership in innovation.

Cassidy Fein, Director of Product at Vimeo
May 16th, 2022 I 33 min

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EPISODE 86

Credit is Access to Opportunity

In this episode, Vrinda Gupta talks about how her mother’s fears around the financial system fueled her desire to build tools to empower women to better leverage and gain access to credit. She shares how she entered a rotational program at Visa, applied for, and got rejected from the Chase Sapphire Reserve card — a product she helped build, and ultimately founded her own FinTech company. 

Vrinda Gupta, CEO & Founder at Sequin
April 18th, 2022 | 37 min

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EPISODE 85

See the Door for Opportunity and Walk Through It

In this episode, Tui Allen talks about how adaptability and curiosity created opportunities for her career pivots, moving from consulting at EY and Disney to product management at Blackbaud and Shopify. She shares how growing up in Montreal with an entrepreneurial mother fed her desire to learn, and why she wants to use technology to solve problems in the social good space.

Tui Allen, Product Director at Shopify
April 11th, 2022 I 32 min

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EPISODE 84

Above All, Follow Consumer Intentions

In this episode, Lucie Buisson, Chief Product Officer of Contentsquare discusses her transition from being a Customer Success Manager to heading up Product and the lessons she’s learned along the way. Whether it is immersing herself in qualitative or quantitive research or restructuring company processes at every step of Contentsquare’s scaling, Lucie is quite the expert on consumer-centric innovation and product development.

Lucie Buisson, Chief Product Officer at Contentsquare
March 27th, | 36 min

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EPISODE 83

Don’t Leave Somewhere, Go Somewhere

In this episode, Elyssa Byck shares her path from creating her own roles at Buzzfeed to founding her own company, focused on reimagining corporate leadership training and building values-based communities. She talks about how her entrepreneurial upbringing ignited her to be relentless and scrappy, enter situations with a learning mentality, and embrace vulnerability in professional settings.

Elyssa Byck, Co-Founder & CEO at Kindred.
March 21st, 2022 I 33 min

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EPISODE 82

Blow Up Boundaries for Better Ideas

In this episode, Anne Olderog highlights the importance of having a different point of view when it comes to problem-solving — something that’s been essential during her 25-year consulting career, including time at McKinsey, BCG, and Goldman Sachs. She talks about how having a global outlook, leading with compassion, and reading a lot of novels has helped open opportunities for connecting with consumers and colleagues.

Anne Olderog, Senior Partner, Vivaldi
March 14th, | 33 min

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EPISODE 81

Applying Human-Driven Design to Every Problem

In today's episode, Joy Phua, Chief Operating Officer at fintech start-up Heka Global, breaks down how she approaches solving multi-billion dollar problems in the financial ecosystem while applying her liberal arts background and hunger for entrepreneurship in the process. The conversation touches upon the importance of diversity at any scale of a company, why innovation careers are not linear, and how saying yes to challenges has skyrocketed Joy's trajectory and ability to operate in unknown territories.

Joy Phua, Chief Operating Officer at Heka Global
March 9th, 2022 I 32 min

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EPISODE 80

Tap into the Sense of Fulfillment

In today's episode, Sarah Lux-Lee, founder and CEO at Mindr Global, discusses her journey to building out a consultancy and technology platform to help the world's leading workplaces develop their workforces. Sarah's path has always encompassed social impact through her work at the UN's campaign to End Violence Against Women and at the World Health Organization, but she shares how she's built a company focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion at scale and the intricacies of her entrepreneurial journey.

Sarah Lux-Lee, Founder & CEO, Mindr Global
February 28th, | 30 min

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EPISODE 79

The Art & Science of Unleashing Creativity

In this week's episode, we hear from Lisa Wang, a board member and contributor to Fast Company, Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient, and former Head of Brand and Communications at Republic. Lisa actively invests in the crypto space as well as advises blockchain companies on establishing their brands and marketing practices to help them to connect with consumers. In this conversation, Lisa uncovers the future of innovation, the importance of women in crypto and Web3 as well as the role that gender and race have played in her own trajector.

Laura Teclemariam, Head of Product Innovation, Animation at Netflix
February 25th, 2022 I 36 min

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EPISODE 78

Catapult Yourself Outside of the Box

In this week's episode, Zoia is joined by Brittany Driscoll, Co-founder & CEO of Squeeze, a completely fresh approach to a way better massage experience, brought to you by the founders of Drybar. The conversation covers the importance of creating delight in commoditized experiences in order to infuse hypergrowth in a business as well as Brittany's journey scaling Drybar from $30M to $100M business and then launching Squeeze as CEO.

Brittany Driscoll, Founder & CEO, Squeeze
February 14th, | 34 min

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EPISODE 77

Establish Yourself as the Heroine

In this week's episode, we hear from Lisa Wang, a board member and contributor to Fast Company, Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient, and former Head of Brand and Communications at Republic. Lisa actively invests in the crypto space as well as advises blockchain companies on establishing their brands and marketing practices to help them to connect with consumers. In this conversation, Lisa uncovers the future of innovation, the importance of women in crypto and Web3 as well as the role that gender and race have played in her own trajector.

Lisa Wang, Crypto Marketing Advisor, Investor, Board Member at Fast Company
February 7th, 2022 I 32 min

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EPISODE 76

Rewarding Innovation and Curiosity

On this week’s episode, we hear from Cara Shortsleeve, who is CEO at The Leadership Consortium, a leadership development company that helps organizations create the conditions for all leaders to accelerate and thrive. Pulling from over ten years at Google, her tenure at Morgan Stanley, as well as experiences at New Balance and Saucony, Cara discusses the role of leadership development in innovation.

Cara Shortsleeve, CEO, The Leadership Consortium
January 31st, | 31 min

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EPISODE 75

Chase Interesting Problems

In this episode, Neetu Rajpal shares how her passion for problem-solving led her to study computer science and her time navigating an 18+ year career at Microsoft — starting with Internet Explorer 3. She talks about finding her voice as a woman in STEM, employing her identity as an immigrant to adapt and solve problems, and entering the health care space —joining OscarHealth nine days before the pandemic began.

Neetu Rajpal, Chief Technology Officer at Oscar Health
January 18th, 2022 I 32 min

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EPISODE 74

Run Into the Unknown

In this episode, Anastasia Leng recounts her journey from working on an ad product team at Google to bootstrapping a business and finding her way to becoming a CEO. She talks about how a side-project turned into a company, navigating through receiving “nos” at over 100 investor meetings, and how listening and project management helped her build a tech company without a tech background.  

Anastasia Leng, CEO & Founder, CreativeX
January 10th, | 34 min

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EPISODE 73

Taking a Portfolio Approach to a Career

In this episode, Vanessa Liu talks about how working on building digital products at McKinsey spurred her to want to run businesses herself; thinking about her career as an opportunity for creating a diverse portfolio. She shares her approach to generating access for underrepresented founders through her time at SAP’s accelerator, and how her college behavioral neuroscience major is impacting her new work on a venture in the longevity and aging space.

Vanessa Liu, Entrepreneur, ex-Vice President at SAP.io
January 3rd, 2022 I 35 min

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EPISODE 72

Reach a Place of Impact

In this week’s episode, Renan Gutman talks about her trajectory to becoming a product leader and what she believes to be innovative product leadership, especially in her role as Executive Vice President, Product. She shares what it was like to move from a large-scale company such as Microsoft to a growth-stage start-up, Kaltura, and the role of video in our ecosystem, while constantly embracing changes as an innovator.

Renan Gutman, Executive Vice President, Product at Kaltura
December 27th, 2021 | 34 min

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EPISODE 71

Champion Yourself

In this episode, Jil Dasher, Managing Director at Corsica Partners, explains how she transitioned her skillset from leading in the events planning space for over a decade to tackling a new career opportunity in executive search. She talks about summoning her inner Nancy Drew and love of learning to problem-solve and how she approaches bringing diverse candidates to roles, conferences, and events.

Jil Dasher, Managing Director at Corsica Partners
December 20th, 2021 I 34 min

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EPISODE 70

Finding the ‘Aha!’ Moment

This week’s episode breaks down what innovation looks like at a fast-moving, fast-growing start-up such as Doordash, with Kelly Ling. Kelly’s innovation trajectory across healthcare, consumer good brand management and consulting has led her to now innovating across Customer Experience and Support area as well as launching a leadership development coaching practice.

Kelly Ling, Customer Experience & Support Lead @ Doordash + Leadership Coach
December 13th, 2021 | 30 min

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EPISODE 69

Marrying Possibility with Feasibility

In this episode, Janna Gilbert, President of the innovation consultancy Luminary Labs reflects on her background in business, innovation, and consulting and what it takes to work in innovation. She breaks down her experience of working with the Department of Education on rethinking vocational education in the midst of the pandemic and the role that gender has played in her come up.

Janna Gilbert, President at Luminary Labs
December 6th, 2021 I 34 min

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EPISODE 68

Just Push Through It

In today's episode, Eugenia Marshall and Wendy Rose Berry talk about their juggling and balancing act of co-founding a sexual wellness product, ConditionHER, as well as keeping up with their day jobs as executives at Warner Brothers and NKSFB. They share the ins and outs of being "employed entrepreneurs" and the importance of perseverance in launching a company despite adversity. Eugenia and Wendy also discuss the importance of tapping into your network and taking the leap of faith not to miss the opportunity for innovation.

Eugenia Marshall + Wendy Rose Berry, Co-Founders @ ConditionHER
November 30th, 2021 | 30 min

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EPISODE 67

Trust That You’ll Figure It Out 

In this episode, Lindsey Metselaar shares how she navigated her way from getting fired from a job in 2016 to launching her own social media agency, and how a romantic break-up ultimately led her to create (and monetize) a successful dating podcast. She explains why going with her gut, knowing her strengths, and appropriately charging for her time and expertise helped her forge ahead.

Lindsey Metselaar, Founder, Lindsey’s Lunchbox + Host, We Met at Acme
November 24th, 2021 I 31 min

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EPISODE 66

Don’t Forget That You’re Innovating for Humans

In this episode, Amy Vaterlaus shares her strategies for looking into the future of consumer goods. She explains how she applied her background in mechanical engineering and robotics to lead multiple teams at Adidas, often working on physical products with technological components. She talks about the importance of connecting with the people you’re creating for, and why disruptive things require iteration. 

Amy Vaterlaus, Global Head of Innovation @ Adidas
November 21st, 2021 | 28 min

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EPISODE 65

Persist to Pivot

In this episode, Jess Anselmi talks about leveraging her experience in PR with clients like General Mills and Jiffy Lube to step into the innovation space, working in various roles, including Chief of Staff to the Dunkin Donuts CMO. She explains how demonstrating functional expertise and understanding the different parts of an organization are key to working in innovation, and shares how the garden industry is being disrupted.

Jessica Anselmi, Vice President, Marketing @ The Sill
November 15th, 2021 I 29 min

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EPISODE 64

Tell People What Your Ambitions Are

In this episode, Lisa Edwards expounds on a wide-ranging career that’s taken her from an undergraduate degree in International Relations to roles at Bain, Visa, and Salesforce. She talks about the role networking has played in making adjacent career moves, the importance of sharing with peers, and the pros and cons of being a problem solver.  

Lisa Edwards, President + COO @ Diligent
November 8th, 2021 | 33 min

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EPISODE 63

There are Barriers Still to be Broken

In this episode, Lynn Povich reflects on her early career as a journalist at Newsweek and the opportunities that were denied to her fellow women reporters, which informed the subject of her 2012 book “Good Girls Revolt.” She talks about the importance of having Eleanor Holmes Norton as the lawyer in the sex discrimination case against Newsweek, the expansion of the feminist movement, and the current and future challenges for women working in journalism. 

Lynn Povich, Women’s Rights Activist, Author of “Good Girls Revolt”
November 1st, 2021 I 31 min

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EPISODE 62

From Concept to Innovation

In this episode, Linda Armbruster discusses her journey of building out Spark Works, a strategic human-centered innovation firm, pulling from her background in the academic discipline of innovation. Taking her passion of lifelong learning and an insatiable desire to connect interdisciplinary capacities, processes, and products, Linda discusses the insights and challenges she’s seen along the way.

Linda Armbruster, Managing Partner @ Spark Works AG
October 25th, 2021 | 31 min

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EPISODE 61

Innovation for the People

In this episode, Janelle James talks about the changing landscape of marketing, market research, and the role of both in innovation. Reflecting on her time as a Black woman in America throughout the various steps in her journey, from her MBA at Harvard to moving to Italy, Janelle sees intersectionality as a core tenet of creating something novel that resonates with larger-scale audiences and populations.

Janelle James, SVP, Head of Media & Technology @ Ipsos UU
October 18th, 2021 I 35 min

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EPISODE 60

It’s All About the Question

In this episode, Laura Joss talks about how she brought her academic background in behavior and decision-making, including a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, to the product research team at Motorola. She explains how her job has changed during her 11 year tenure, how she built an all-female international team, and why starting with a solid question can open opportunities to improve and make meaningful innovations.  

Laura Joss, Global Director, Customer Experience Product Research @ Motorola
October 11th, 2021 | 31 min

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EPISODE 59

Don’t Let the Opportunity Pass You By

In this episode, Alexandra Streid tells about how a cold LinkedIn message led her from the product team at Weight Watchers to a startup in the financial services sector. She talks about leveraging her expertise about women and behavior change to make an impact creating financial products to better serve women’s lives and goals, and how the pandemic has opened a space for digital innovation.

Alexandria Stried, Chief Product Officer @ Ellevest
September 27th, 2021 I 33 min

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EPISODE 58

Breaking Cultural Stereotypes About Building Wealth

In this episode, Peilin Corbanese talks about her career in marketing, founding her own company, and how she made the decision to take a role working in the life insurance space. She discusses the challenges around innovating in a regulated space and why she sees opportunities for tech giants to disrupt the industry.

Peilin Corbanese, Vice President, Analytics + Innovation @ Gerber Life
September 20th, 2021 | 30 min

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EPISODE 57

Immerse Yourself in an Industry

In this episode, Nina Foroutan talks about her passion for media and how she charted a path from working in a newsroom at an ABC-affiliate in Boston to a role in product development at Forbes. She highlights the importance of creating relationships within an industry — with your audience, competitors, and colleagues, and shares how she found role models to empower her career.

Nina Foroutan, Director, Product Development @ Forbes
September 13th, 2021 I 32 min

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EPISODE 56

The Road to WIN/WIN

For the last year, every Monday, we have had the privilege and the opportunity to share the stories of women from every area of the innovation industry -- start-ups, Fortune 500 companies, venture capital firms, incubators, you name it. Whether it is discussing the role of motherhood or emerging technologies in healthcare, our guests have shared the most meaningful and honest aspects of what has made them the leaders of the innovation industry. Today, we celebrate one year of the “WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation” podcast with a conversation between WIN/WIN host and founder, Zoia Kozakov and Gabrielle Andrade, WIN Global Marketing Strategist.

Zoia Kozakov & Gabby Andrade, Vice President - Product Manager @ Citi & Product Manager @ Qwick
September 7th, 2021 | 32 min

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EPISODE 55

The Culture is the Innovation Platform

Today’s episode features Talya Fisher, Fjord Design’s (Accenture Interactive) Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Lead’s story. Talya comes from a background in program and project management in the advertising and marketing industry and discusses the intricacies of innovation hiring, and the role of diversity in innovation.

Talya Fisher, DE&I Lead @ Fjord Design (Accenture Interactive)
August 30th, 2021 I 28 min

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EPISODE 54

Turn Who You Are Into an Advantage

In this episode, Michelle Akhidenor reveals how she fell into the world of podcasting — quitting her corporate job and flying from Australia to NYC for the first time, to do 20 interviews in two weeks. She explains how she transformed her curiosity and passion into something tangible, running podcasts for large companies like Alibaba and becoming the only Black woman running a podcast agency in Australia.

Michelle Akhidenor, Founder & CEO @ The Peers Project
August 27th, 2021 | 32 min

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EPISODE 53

Leadership Development is Human Development

In this episode, Lizzie Azzolino explains how she found her way into the world of leadership development after a family illness and an early career driven by getting the next promotion. She also shares her motivation behind creating WIN Relay, a six-month-long program aimed at propelling senior career women toward executive roles and helping close the gender gap in innovation.

Lizzie Azzolino, Global Leadership Development Lead @ Women in Innovation
August 23rd, 2021 I 31 min

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EPISODE 52

The Risks and Rewards of Innovation

In this episode, we tackle the intricacies of navigating a career in a startup. How do you negotiate competitive equity at a pre-IPO company? What are the most valuable skills for an innovation leader at a growth-stage company? Noa Torok Arlosoroff, Director of Product Operations, and Michelle Muller, Product Manager walk us through their journey at Yotpo, an e-commerce platform that went from a small operation in Israel to a multi-national company preparing for an IPO at a $2.5 Billion valuation.

Noa Torok Arlosoroff & Michelle Muller, Product team @ Yotpo
August 18th, 2021 | 47 min

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EPISODE 51

The Day One Founder Mindset

In WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation's 51st episode, Zoia sits down with Beatrice Dixon, the co-founder, and CEO of the Honey Pot Company, a plant-derived feminine care company, which Beatrice started out of her kitchen. This honest conversation covers Bea's journey of launching and scaling her company and the way she perceives the notion of a "founder."

Bea Dixon, Founder & CEO @ The Honey Pot Company
August 16th, 2021 I 30 min

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EPISODE 50

The Truth Has to Speak Through the Data

In this episode, Rose Corvo talks about navigating a 30+ year career, with a variety of job descriptions, within financial services. She talks about the value of being a “utility player” at work, the importance of analyzing risk in innovation, and how growing up in an Irish family made her attune to looking at people’s character to see who they are.

Rose Corvo, Chief Marketing Officer @ Early Warning (Zelle)
August 2nd, 2021 | 32 min

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EPISODE 49

Curiosity, Hustle and Feeling Like You Can

In this episode, Simone Oliver talks about her progression from writing print stories for the paper at Howard University to spending 13 years at the New York Times, leading the digital focus. She shares the decision-making behind starting the New York Times fashion Instagram account, how working at Facebook felt like going to grad school, and why her current role as Global Editor-In-Chief of Refinery 29 is a culmination of her work experiences.

Simone Oliver, Global Editor-In-Chief @ Refinery29
July 26th, 2021 I 32 min

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EPISODE 48

The Transaction Moment Reimagined

WIN: Women in Innovation is proud to partner with Rokt, an e-commerce marketing technology company to feature Elizabeth Buchanan, Chief Commercial Officer. In today’s conversation Elizabeth shares how her advertising background played into re-imagining the digital experience of e-commerce. She discusses the way she’s been pivotal in scaling the company across multiple continents and throughout the market and the way gender has been embedded into each step. 

Elizabeth Buchanan, Chief Commercial Officer @ Rokt
July 19th, 2021 | 35 min

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EPISODE 47

Finding the Innovation Fizzle

In this episode, Christine Barnekow, Global Director of Innovation at Vita Coco discusses her trajectory as a linguist and sociology major at Princeton to her time as a consultant at firms such as What If and now in-house innovator. As one of WIN’s first members and programming hosts, Christine embodies what it means to fearlessly innovate while staying true to her values of diversity and inclusion.

Christine Barnekow, Global Director of Innovation @ Vita Coco
July 12th, 2021 I 34 min

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EPISODE 46

A Piece of Information Can Be Life-Changing

In this episode, Lyndsey Harper expounds on her journey from physician to founder, as she expanded her passion for women’s health to become CEO of Rosy, a platform focused on resources, education, and telehealth for sexual health and wellness. She talks about the challenging lifestyle of an OBGYN, the barriers to larger conversations about women’s health, and how she learned to be a founder on the job.

Lyndsey Harper, Founder & CEO @ Rosy
July 5th, 2021 | 31 min

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EPISODE 45

Transforming Without a Fear of Failure

In this episode, Toni Vanwinkle, Sr. Director of Digital Workplace Experience shares her exceptionally motivational trajectory as a pioneer in the tech industry. Through her tenure she has been honored as an American Leadership Forum Senior Fellow and named as Digital Workplace Grou’s 2019 Digital Workplace Leader of the Year. In today’s conversation she touches upon the importance of reimagining the definition of innovation in order to allow continuous reinvention for large and small companies alike.

Toni Vanwinkle, Sr. Director, Workplace Experience @ Adobe
June 28th, 2021 I 35 min

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EPISODE 44

The Confidence to Be Your Authentic Self

In this episode, Grace Francis speaks about the importance of breaking out of boxes in order to innovate in one’s work and in their own identity. From early content-focused roles to leading innovation at Grey Advertising, Grace talks about navigating the human barriers to change, the shock of dealing with the prejudices of gender identity, and using influence to strip away hierarchy.

Grace Francis, Chief Experience Officer @ Karmarama (Accenture Interactive)
June 21st, 2021 | 33 min

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EPISODE 43

Building Products For the Problems Women Have

In this episode, Nathalie Walton explains how she navigated a career crossroads that found her taking the helm of a startup while raising a toddler, after a series of roles at AirBnB, Google, and eBay. She talks about the logistical, mental, and societal challenges faced by pregnant women and working parents, and strategies for taking care of yourself.

Nathalie Walton, CEO & Co-Founder @ Expectful
June 14th, 2021 I 28 min

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EPISODE 42

Bringing Hustle to a Who-You-Know World 

In this episode, Amy Brooks talks about how growing up watching the Kings in Sacramento inspired her love of basketball, and how the game shaped and re-shaped her career. From playing basketball at Stanford to taking roles in business consulting and technology startups, Amy explains how her personal connections helped ultimately align her passion and work.  

Amy Brooks, Chief Innovation Officer @ NBA
May 17rd, 2021 | 36 min

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EPISODE 41

Leaders Are People Who Have the Right Questions

In this episode, Vanessa Colella revisits her career beginnings teaching science for Teach For America and explains how that experience led her to thinking about the micro and macro ways of driving change. Vanessa talks about how her variety of endeavors, including time at grad school, McKinsey, and Yahoo, shape her approach to developing new ideas as Chief Innovation Officer at Citi.

Vanessa Colella, Chief Innovation Officer @ Citi
May 24th, 2021 I 49 min

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EPISODE 40

The Clarity of Numbers

In this episode, Barkha Saxena explores how her early passion for math led to a career in data and analytics. After growing up in India and working as a software engineer in the early dot-com era, Barkha relocated to the US, eventually reaching out to the founder of Poshmark and joining the team to build something from the ground up.

Barkha Saxena, Chief Data Officer @ Poshmark
May 17rd, 2021 | 36 min

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EPISODE 39

Never Assume You Know the Solution

In this episode, Fawn Qiu talks about having a “messy” career guided by the pursuit of personal growth to develop new skills. She recounts the unpredictability of conducting user testing with kids to develop games and apps for the Sesame Workshop, teaching workshops to make engineering feel more accessible, and how she uses AI in her role at LinkedIn.

Fawn Qiu, Senior Product Manager @ LinkedIn
May 10th, 2021 I 35 min

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EPISODE 38

Innovate Around Your Anchored Values

In this episode, Catherine Clark drills down on what it takes to be an effective innovation partner, from her early agency work partnering with Unilever to her current projects for Starbucks. She talks about feeling fearless as she co-founded her branding agency with a neighbor, and why their shared values — around family life and women in leadership — transcended their opposite thinking styles.

Catherine Clark, Founding Partner @ clarkmcdowall
May 3rd, 2021 | 31 min

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EPISODE 37

Changing the Status Quo

In this episode, Haley Russell reveals what it’s like to build a company from the ground up. She reflects on her early entrepreneurship efforts, including starting a summer camp while in middle school, and how that later led her to business school, Uber, and founding a sustainable pet food brand. She shares how her dog’s preference for crickets gave her a needed spark.

Haley Russell, CEO & Co-Founder @ Chippin’
April 26th, 2021 I 26 min

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EPISODE 36

The Thirst and the Hustle

In this episode, Krupa Tailor walks through her journey as a first generation American — from studying at the University of Michigan and earning an MBA at Columbia to landing roles at Unilever and American Express. She elaborates on the thrill and risk of starting her own business venture and why “think big, start small” is her guiding principle. 

Krupa Tailor, Director, Customer Engagement Network @ American Express
April 19th, 2021 | 33 min

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EPISODE 35

Design Thinking in Innovation

In this episode of the “WIN/WIN” podcast, Kiely Sweatt discusses her non-traditional path to innovation, as exemplified by her background in poetry, education, and design thinking workshop facilitation. In her role as Head of Innovation at Oracle Consulting (NA), Kiely helps the business re-think its approach to what it means to innovate and implement complex technological solutions externally. Listen to hear more about: 

Keily Sweatt, Director of Innovation @ Oracle Consulting
April 12th, 2021 I 27 min

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EPISODE 34

Apply Effort to the New without Neglecting the Core 

In this episode, Jane Geraghty talks through her career trajectory — cutting her teeth in advertising in London, exploring a new culture in NYC on Madison Avenue, working in television in the UK, and becoming a global CEO. She reflects on finding her true voice in her 30s, and how a combination of passion and competition has driven her career strategy. 

Jane Geraghty, CEO @ Landor & Fitch

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SPECIAL EPISODE

In the last part of the WIN: Women in Innovation 5-year special, WIN’s only full-time employee & Global Executive Director, Aubrie Fennecken, discusses her journey from theatre management to non-profit organizations and innovation. Aubrie discusses her wish list for WIN and explains the ways in which innovation has evolved and its effects on the future for the organization. Aubrie also provides insights into fundraising strategy and her own experiences with gender disparity.

Aubrie Fennecken, Global Executive Director @ WIN: Women In Innovation
March 31st, 2021 I 30 min

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EPISODE 32

Convince People The Work Is Worth It

In this episode, Shelbi Jones reflects on the images she’s had of success — from her childhood in Ohio to jobs at Complex, Refinery 29, and Facebook. She shares how her visions of “success” have changed, how identity drives her work (and her podcast “Define Normal”), and answers the question “who is Shelbi Jones?” 

Shelbi Jones, Global Creative Shop @ Facebook

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EPISODE 31

Looking at Where You Are and Where You Want to Go 

In this episode, Lisa Gralnek recounts how curiosity and opportunity took her from a career in the ‘90s fashion world to business school, BCG, and a variety of companies including Adidas and Chobani. At each turn she created her own roles as a change agent, and ultimately started her own consultancy.  

Lisa Gralnek, Principal and Founder @ LVG & Co.
March 22nd, 2021 I 30 min

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SPECIAL EPISODE

Growth Mindset as an Innovator’s Core Tool

In this episode, Maria Potoroczyn takes our listeners through her innovation journey, whether that was co-founding WIN with Alfia Ilicheva or going from innovation consulting to leading Citi’s conversational AI bot to now heading up product management at Trust & Will, an estate planning start-up. She explains the importance of scaling with intention and some of the principles of community that helped her write playbooks for WIN on anything from programming to hiring the board.

Maria Potoroczyn, Co-Founder @ WIN: Women in Innovation

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EPISODE 29

The Benefits of Taking a Deeper Dive 

In this episode, Sara Agrest explains how her relentless want to know “why?” has guided her decades-long career in architecture. She gives insight on her methods for keeping a job feeling fresh and shares how her mother’s career as a journalist informed her upbringing. 

Sara Agrest, Design Director, Spector Group
March 15th, 2021 I 27 min

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SPECIAL EPISODE

It All Starts With a Dream

For the first part of the WIN: Women in Innovation 5-year anniversary mini-series, Alfia Ilicheva joins Zoia to share all the founding story behind WIN. She shares the challenges and opportunities,, as well as how Alfia approached her own innovation trajectory, while prioritizing her family and taking on other projects along the way.

Alfia Ilicheva, Co-founder @ WIN: Women In Innovation
February 15th, 2021 I 34 min

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EPISODE 27

The Space Between What’s Possible and What’s Tangible 

In this episode, Melanie Bell-Mayeda talks about the “aha” moment that re-routed her career into the world of design. She reflects on the toolkits she built working in financial services, licensing, and strategy, and how she took them with her to IDEO. She explains the challenges of working on “wicked problems” — areas that often require systems change — and the opportunities for innovation. 

Melanie Bell-Mayeda, Partner & Managing Director @ IDEO San Francisco

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EPISODE 26

What does it mean to belong? 

In this episode, Sarah Judd Welch explains the drive she had at a young age to want to run her own company, and how she made the jump from freelancing in digital strategy to running an organizational design consultancy. She focuses on the idea of “belonging,” the existential questions it prompts, and why workplaces with inclusive cultures see an impact on their teams, their output, and their bottom line. 

Sarah Judd Welch, CEO @ Sharehold
February 22nd, 2021 I 29 min

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EPISODE 25

Creating a better world through the power of design 

In this episode, Amanda Ramos explores how the concepts of facilitating innovation adoption and building buy-in have shaped her success during a 14-year career at Gensler. She points to the power of co-leadership to bring more voices to the table and emphasizes the importance of knowing your purpose before taking a leap.  If you’d like to learn more, check out our blog post in collaboration with Gensler.

Amanda Ramos, Innovation Director @ Gensler
February 15th, 2021 I 34 min

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SPECIAL EPISODE | CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Intellectual Fearlessness

In this special edition episode of the WIN/WIN podcast, Hailey Floyd joins us to celebrate Black History Month. Hailey’s impressive career trajectory includes being an Advance Associate on Michelle Obama’s team in the White House, as well as doing communications strategy at Apple. Hailey discusses the influences that enabled her success and the women she has looked up to along the way.

Hailey Floyd, Global Communications Lead @ WIN: Women in Innovation
Founding Designer, The Oasis

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EPISODE 24

Intentionally run toward something 

In this episode, Yasmin Kothari examines a career that’s included a Harvard MBA, strategy consulting at McKinsey, conducting user research in India and Africa, and product roles at AirBnB, PayPal, and Asana — not too far off her childhood dream of flying to meetings and making deals. Through every role, she explains the connective tissue as being able to take complex problems and break them into approachable pieces. 

Yasmin Kothari, Product Lead @ Asana
February 8th, 2021 I 34 min

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EPISODE 23

Why color is more than meets the eye 

In this episode, Lee Eiseman expounds on the importance of color and the psychology and perceptions around it. Currently the Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute, she’s spent over 35 years examining color, starting with designing a practicum while studying at UCLA, which she still uses in teaching about color today. She explains why Pantone looks to the zeitgeist for their annual color selections and what color means for purchasing decisions.  

Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director @ Pantone Color Institute + Director of the Eiseman Center for Color Information and Training

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SPECIAL EPISODE

The Innovator's Path to Financial Freedom

This week’s episode is a WIN/WIN Special about “Ready.Steady.Money.,”guest hosted by Aru Agarwal, WIN: Women in Innovation’s Global Programming Lead, and Associate Director of Business Transformation at R/GA. Money coaches Amy Schultz and Claire Coleman reflect on their own money journeys and the role of money coaching in helping women (and everyone else!) unleash their potential. WIN is hosting a special 5-week learning cohort program with RSM. To learn more and grab a spot, click here.

Aru Agarwal, Amy Schultz, Claire Coleman
January 27th, 2021 I 34 min

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EPISODE 22

Baking brand into a business before it even launches

In this episode, Emily Heyward retraces her steps from working on TV advertising campaigns for huge brands to ultimately forming her own creative services company, Red Antler. She reflects on working with brands that have successfully made people take a leap of faith, and explains how the effects of sexism factored into her decision to launch a company. 

Emily Heyward, Co-Founder & Chief Brand Officer @ Red Antler
January 4th, 2021 I 36 min

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EPISODE 21

What is your “why?” 

In this episode, Cheryl Grise shares how her second grade teacher helped propel her early sense of purpose, prompting her toward a career centered around creating transformative leaders. She explains how her passion for sailing influences how she thinks about leadership and delivers a few of her top guidelines for leading effectively. 

Cheryl Grise, EY Americas Solutions Leader and EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women Program Executive Sponsor
January 18th, 2021 I 34 min

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EPISODE 20

Stop the Noise and Be Yourself

In this episode, Olivia Hawkins charts her career, from navigating the digital world during the first dot com boom (and bust) to currently leading business consulting and defining data ethics principles with one of the world’s largest advertising companies, WPP. She reflects on the excitement of the disruptive early web, the challenges around data privacy, and the contradictory messages she received in her early career in male-dominated spaces. 

Olivia Hawkins, Head of Business Consulting at Acceleration
January 11th, 2021 I 26 min

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EPISODE 19

Finding the Sweet Spot for Strategy 

In this episode, Charlotte Diaz explains her route from business school and management consulting to discovering the brand strategy world — at Vivaldi Partners, RGA, and now in her role at Critical Mass. She elaborates on the business imperative to focus on the customer, why she’s dedicated to creating meaningful experiences for employees, and the challenges for women rising into leadership. 

Charlotte Diaz, Vice President, Strategy @ Critical Mass
January 4th, 2021 I 36 min

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EPISODE 18

What Is The Universe Of Possibility?

In this episode, Sarah Hodges talks about her personal mission to connect people and build community, through her work starting the leadership coaching platform Intelligently, and investing in founders with Pillar Venture Capital. She shares how coaching adjusted her self-awareness, and why innovation calls for learning as much as you can as quickly as possible. 

Sarah Hodges, Partner @ Pillar Venture Capital
December 28th, 2020 I 32 min

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EPISODE 18

Innovation in Beverages

Stephanie Murdoch and Ryan Buesser join Zoia on today's episode, which is in partnership with Driftwell. Designed with evening relaxation in mind, Driftwell is a whole new way to cap off your day. Driftwell is a new enhanced water beverage with magnesium and L-theanine to help you relax and unwind. From founding Driftwell through PepsiCo’s “The Next Big Idea” initiative, to speaking with a nutrition scientist, to live testing the product design on digital platforms, Stephanie and Ryan will walk you through the challenges and opportunities they see in the beverages industry today.

Stephanie Murdoch and Ryan Buesser, PepsiCo
December 23rd, 2020 I 36 min

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EPISODE 17

Constraint Gives the Opportunity for Creativity

In this episode, Rebecca Robins reflects on how an early curiosity about languages and cultures led to her interest in brands and a nearly 20 year career at Interbrand. From working with her first client, LEGO, to overseeing Interbrand Academy, Rebecca explains the “polymathic business” of looking at the relationships between brands and culture. 

Thank you to Driftwell, our sponsor for this WIN/WIN episode.

Rebecca Robins, Chief Learning & Culture Officer, Luxury Lead @ Interbrand
December 21st, 2020 I 32 min

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EPISODE 16

Advocating for Conversations Around the Future of Sex 

In this episode, Nisreen Hasib shares how her passion for advocacy shaped her career — beginning as a teenager doing interfaith work, then as a lawyer focused on labor and employment, and now as the COO of the sexual wellness company Unbound. She shares how advertising roadblocks and stigmas can curtail acceptance and innovation in the health education spaces. 

Nisreen Hasib, CEO, Unbound
December 14th, 2020 I 28 min

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EPISODE 15

What are you willing to break?

In this episode, Michele Markus talks about carving her own paths — from creating a major at Penn to defining her own job descriptions at Omnicom. She explains how walking into the wrong room led to a job at Deloitte, and how asking questions can generate opportunities. She also elaborates on the vital role of communications in the healthcare space and how it’s being shaped for the future.

Michele Markus, Head of Global Accounts, Global Enterprise Lead @ Omnicom
December 7th, 2020 I 30 min

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EPISODE 14

Creating products and movements around taboos

In this episode, Liz Eddy shares how losing her father at a young age made her aware of the financial, logistical, and emotional impacts of losing a loved one, and influenced her development of an end-of-life planning company. She elaborates on the valuable role that empathetic communication skills has played in her career — from starting her first company at age 15, to driving communications strategy at DoSomething.org, and now as CEO of Lantern. 

Liz Eddy, CEO, Lantern
November 30th, 2020 I 26 min

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EPISODE 13

Lead With The Human First

In this episode, Sherine Kazim shares what she’s learned through a career of charting new territories — from early days at Friendster to working on visual design at Walmart.com and crafting user experiences at EA. She emphasizes the importance of mentor and allyship in career-development, and expands on taking an ethical approach to design. 

Sherine Kazim, Chief Experience Officer @ Wunderman Thompson, 
November 23rd, 2020 I 30 min

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EPISODE 12

Disrupt Yourself as Much as an Industry 

Sometimes, innovation happens in the least expected times, and in the least expected places. In this episode, Krista Edmunds expounds on “accidentally” falling into finance, and finding her way into the innovation and FinTech spaces as the Director of Business Innovation at Barclays Ventures. She highlights the value of mentorship, the importance of entrepreneurial thinking, and explains why conquering fears (and developing circus skills) in order to take more risks can be worth it. Listen for advice on: 

Krista Edmunds, Director, Barclays Ventures
November 16th 19th, 2020 I 25 min

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EPISODE 11

Chaos As Your Comfort Zone

In this episode, Kim Patel delivers straight talk about building a career through working efficiently and seizing new opportunities, expounding on how she moved from working in investment banking to media, with jobs at the Huffington Post, AOL, and as director of global strategy at VICE, all before age 30. She also highlights the importance of asking for help and building a solid support system. 

Kim Patel, Head of Partnerships @ Bubble, Investor @ Lerer Hippeau
October 26th, 2020 I 31 min

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EPISODE 10

We have to define the world we want to go to

In this episode, Gina Bianchini shares how growing up in Cupertino, California in the 1970s and 80s fueled her interest in social technologies and pushed her to become a startup founder. As the CEO and founder of Mighty Networks, she wants to empower small communities to come together.

Gina Bianchini, CEO and Founder of Mighty Networks
October 19th, 2020 I 25 min

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EPISODE 09

Use Every Tool You Have 

In this episode, Liat Karpel Gurwicz delivers some high-level strategies for making the most of product marketing, utilizing the knowledge she’s gained through 15 years in tech. As the head of ecommerce marketing for Wix, Gurwicz offers a specific look at an industry segment experiencing hypergrowth. 

Liat Karpel Gurwicz, Head of eCommerce Marketing @ Wix
October 26th, 2020 I 32 min

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EPISODE 08

Design is Critical

In this episode, Danielle Lay shares how growing up in Hong Kong gave her early exposure to the business world, paving the way for her to start her own web design company, work at Goldman Sachs, and become a principal at the venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates. She also talks about the role of design in innovation, the importance of finding mentors, and why being yourself is the best thing you can be. 

Danielle Lay, Principal at NEA
October 19th, 2020 I 25 min

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EPISODE 07

It’s almost emotional innovation 

In this episode, Eva Goicochea shares how an education in marketing and work as a legislative aide prepared her to become a leader in the sexual wellness space, as the CEO and founder of Maude. She explains how she saw a space to innovate in reframing how people could think about sex and intimacy, and how brands can better connect with customers.

Eva Goicochea, CEO and Founder @ maude
October 12th, 2020 I 32 min

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EPISODE 06

Look For Moments To Lead

In this episode, Jessica Tillyer shares how thinking about innovating for one’s own life can open the door for new opportunities, and how Deepak Chopra introduced her to Megan Rapinoe. After a 10-year career at SYPartners and having had her second child, Tillyer explains why she felt called to her role at re—inc, the brand founded by members of the US Women’s Soccer team, and what it means to innovate a lifestyle brand.  

Jessica Tillyer, Chief Brand and Experience Officer at re-inc, ex-Principal at SYPartners
October 5th, 2020 I 31 min

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EPISODE 05

Everything is a Prototype

In this episode, Marysharon Owens details a career that hasn’t fit into a box, as she’s created her own job descriptions and charted new territories at Microsoft, Bank of America, Target, RGA, and Illumina. Owens talks about the value of building hybrid skill sets and how current times call for harnessing actionable vulnerability to create something new.  

Marysharon Owens, Head of Creative Studio @ Illumina
September 28, 2020 I 32 min

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EPISODE 04

Connect To Your Inner Compass

In this episode, Gesche Haas relays how she founded a collective for women entrepreneurs “by accident,” turning connections in the finance and start-up worlds into the network of Dreamers & Doers. Gesche emphasizes the importance of seeking out authentic, values-driven relationships, and explains that “so much more is possible when we join forces on our journey.” 

Gesche Haas, CEO and Co-Founder, Dreamers and Doers
September 21, 2020 I 26 min

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EPISODE 03

Know Your Buzz

In this episode of WIN/WIN, Jenny Danzi talks about embracing the idea that a career is a marathon, not a sprint, as she discusses taking on different jobs — in marketing, strategy, and general management — at PepsiCo. She highlights the gift of feedback from peers and senior leaders to push careers forward, and amplifies the need to create spaces where women can be human at work.

Jenny Danzi, Senior Director New Platforms at PepsiCo
September 14, 2020 I 36 min

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EPISODE 02

Navigating Challenging Growth

In this episode, Britta Mulderrig discusses her wide-ranging and industrious career — including using internships to land her first job with the Tampa Bay Lightning, navigating times of challenging growth at Uber, and the perils of being the only woman in the room. She also dispenses advice for building resilience, keeping a to-do list to bolster productivity, and making a positive impact — through your job and beyond.

Britta Mulderrig Head of Member Marketing at Hello Alfred
August 24, 2020 I 32 min

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EPISODE 01

Your Voice is Your Value

In this episode, Enshalla Anderson shares the exploratory experiences that have shaped her trajectory — from early days as an analyst at JP Morgan to management consulting, Avon, Vivaldi Partners, and FutureBrand. Enshalla espouses that “a career is an aggregate of chapters” rather than a linear path, and encourages seeking environments that value you and opportunities that provide a runway for growth. She also talks about being the “quiet girl” and navigating work and parenthood.

Enshalla Anderson Chief Strategy Officer, FutureBrand
August 24, 2020 I 36 min

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