Truly Amazing Women Radio Show

Previous Episodes
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013

Amy Elizabeth Fox: Why being generous is the key to being a strong leader

Leadership powerhouse Amy Elizabeth Fox is a trainer, executive coach, and organizational strategist with experience consulting for corporations and nonprofit organizations.

Since 2004, she has been running Mobius Executive Leadership, a boutique firm specializing in organization building and corporate training in leadership development.

Her consulting and training work focuses on issues of communication, team building, negotiation, and strategic planning. Over the past decade and a half she has spoken at numerous national industry gatherings and led workshops for corporate executives across the country. read more...

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Thursday, September 12th, 2013

Lara Galinsky Is Working on Purpose. Here's why you should, too.

Lara Galinsky is an author, speaker, and expert on working on purpose. As the senior VP of Echoing Green—a groundbreaking nonprofit organization with the mission to unleash next generation talent to solve the world’s biggest problems—Lara helps young professionals identify their purpose and put it into action by creating a career with impact.

“The cornerstone of the Work on Purpose program is its innovative Work on Purpose curriculum & training, on which Echoing Green trains faculty and staff at colleges, universities, and nonprofits around the country,” she explains, noting that the curriculum is based on ten core principles designed to guide anyone who wants a high-impact social change career. read more...

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Friday, September 6th, 2013

What do you make? Meet Jo Packham, the mastermind behind "Where Women Create"

With no formal education in business, entrepreneur and author Jo Packham has risen to the top of the craft community as a publisher of several successful magazines for artisans.

The creator and editor-in-chief of “Where Women Create,” “Where Women Cook,” and her newest, “Where Women Create Business,” Jo been a leading innovator in the handmade publishing market for more than 30 years.

Her publishing company, Chapelle Ltd., has packaged more than 1,000 titles for most major publishers in the industry including: Time Warner, Oxmoor House, Meredith Corp. (Better Homes & Gardens), Rodale Press, Random House, Chronicle, and others. read more...

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Sunday, June 30th, 2013

From West Side Story to National Medal of Arts, Rita Moreno is a shining star

At just 81 years young, Rita Moreno remains one of the busiest stars in show business. She just penned her first book, Rita Moreno: A Memoir, starred in the premier of “Life Without Make-Up,” an original play about her life, and appears regularly as Fran Drescher’s mother in TVLand’s “Happily Divorced.”

In addition, Ms. Moreno frequently travels for concerts and lectures. Such creative diversity has been the hallmark of Ms. Moreno’s nearly 70-year career.

She belongs to an elite group of only eight living performers who have won entertainment’s grand slam of the industry’s most prestigious awards: The Oscar, The Emmy, The Tony, and The Grammy. read more...

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Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

Clutter Buster Julie Morgenstern Helps Us Get Organized

Dubbed the “queen of putting people’s lives in order” by USA Today, Julie Morgenstern is a New York Times bestselling author who has published numerous books that are reference guides featuring techniques and observations culled from her 20 years of experience as a consultant to individuals and companies.

She was also our first Entrepreneur of the Month, back in January 2010, when we began publishing Be Inkandescent magazine.

So it was a pleasure to circle back around with Julie to learn about what she is up to these days, and what advice she has on getting organized, for our listeners on the Inkandescent Radio Network. read more...

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Monday, March 11th, 2013

What does it take to rise to the top in government? Reta Jo Lewis Explains.

What does it take to rise to the top in the government?

For the inside scoop, we sat down with Reta Jo Lewis and Shoshana Grove—the leaders of Executive Women in Government (EWG).

Founded in 1974, EWG includes hundreds of women executives who serve in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government.

Prior to taking a top job at the State Department in the Obama administration, Reta Jo Lewis (pictured here) was vice president and counselor to the president at the US Chamber of Commerce, the world’s largest business federation. read more...

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Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

Women in Power: Shoshana Grove on Executive Women in Goverment

What does it take to rise to the top ranks in government? That’s the question we asked Executive Women in Government VP Shoshana Grove.

The federal executive began her career as a letter carrier for the postal service in Washington, DC, and worked her way up through the postal ranks to her current position as head of the Office of Secretary & Administration for the Postal Regulatory Commission.

She is responsible for maintaining the records of the Commission, preserving Commission documents, managing the Commission’s library and docket room, and managing HR, among other responsibilities. She also represents the Commission on the Federal CIO Council and Small Agency Council. read more...

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Monday, February 25th, 2013

From Miss DC to the Newseum: Broadcast Journalist Sonya Gavankar

Sonya Gavankar is a TV personality who has been seen hosting programs on PBS, BGTV, and MHz Networks.

Her broadcasting career has spanned diverse programming from international food shows to hard news. And her career began on the other side of the camera—when in 1997 she was crowned Miss DC.

She was 20, and a student at American University. Although she didn’t go on to win the Miss America crown, she finished her education and used her wit, smarts, and talent to land a position at DC’s prestigious Newseum, a 250,000- square-foot space filled with exhibits and interactive programming. read more...

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Monday, January 14th, 2013

Investigating the Future of Creativity with Yvette Montero Salvatico

JANUARY 14, 2013

TODAY ON THE INKANDESCENT RADIO SHOW

Our spotlight is on: Futurist Yvette Montero Salvatico.

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Our hot topic: The future of creativity

Your host: Hope Katz Gibbs, publisher of Be Inkandescent magazine, and founder & president of_ The Inkandescent Group, LLC

Futurist Yvette Montero Salvatico is the former head of the Future Workforce Insights division at The Walt Disney Company. There, she led the effort to establish an internal area of strategic foresight expertise, dedicated to identifying future workforce trends and assessing their potential impact on human capital strategies. read more...

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