Edie Stringfellow is the Director of Diversity & Inclusion at MassBio, an organization dedicated to advancing Massachusett’s leadership in the life sciences to grow the industry, add value to the healthcare system, and improve patient lives. We wanted to talk with Edie as someone who is on the forefront of the work toward finding a solution to COVID-19 from a …
Podcast Episode 97: Not So Sotto Voce with Liz Cass
Liz Cass is a producer, educator, arts leader, and active operatic performer. As if that’s not enough, she’s also the founder and the Executive Producer of the award-winning LOLA (Local Opera Local Artists) and serves as the Executive Director of the Armstrong Community Music School. Wow! So we were honored to get to spend some time geeking out with her …
Podcast Episode 96: Inclusion in the Workplace with Bärí A. Williams
Bärí A. Williams is Head of Legal for Human Interest, a company offering an easy and affordable 401(k) retirement plan for the modern workforce, and published author in the New York Times, WIRED, Fortune, and Fast Company. We virtually sat down with Bärí to discuss the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace and how it’s more important …
Podcast Episode 95: Being Successful in Customer Success with Gemma Espineira
Gemma Espineira, VP of Global Success at Decibel, talks with Felicia and Rachel about all things customer success– what it is, what it takes to thrive in the role, and why it’s such an important job, now more than ever! Oh yeah, and of course we geek out about bunches of random things. Links below! Quick links: Find Gemma on …
Podcast Episode 94: Creating Community with Erica Kuhl
Erica Kuhl was instrumental in building the Salesforce community from its infancy. Late last year she decided to take all of her incredible experience and share it with others so they could benefit. Erica drops some critical knowledge on what community means, how to grow community, what to focus on, and why it’s more important than ever. Quick Links: Erica’s …
Podcast Episode 93: Crushing COVID with Karina Popovich
Karina Popovich is a first year student at Cornell, but that barely defines her, as she’s also a serial entrepreneur (read, problem solver). She is a self-defined maker who is currently bringing together a community of other makers to create 3D printed face shields for health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis. An avid lover of …
Podcast Episode 92: Being Comfortable with the Uncomfortable with Cheryl Porro
It’s been almost two years (or, um, two millenia?) since we spoke with the lovely Cheryl Porro, founder of rth (pronounced earth!) labs, former CTO of Thrive Global, and former SVP of Technology & Products at Salesforce.org! We talk about the opportunities that present themselves during moments of change. For Cheryl, she was ahead of the curve, so we talk about how …
Podcast Episode 91: Getting Happy with Sarah Shewey
It’s the year 2020 and a global pandemic has taken over the world. IRL events are canceled everywhere and many are forced to get super freaking creative with how to stay connected. This is why we were so excited to speak with Sarah Shewey! Sarah is the Founder of Happily, a nationwide network of over 50,000 independent marketers, producers, coordinators, …
Podcast Episode 90: She+ Geeks Out is BACK!
Hey team, we’re back! In this time of uncertainty and reflection, we decided to bring back something we absolutely love… our podcast! In this first episode in a while, we catch you up on a few things both professionally and personally, and you’ll meet our incredible new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Facilitator, Fatima Dainkeh. She shares her journey and …
Podcast Episode 89: Going Off-Script with Aubrey Blanche
We promised a round two, and we’re delivering! Felicia went to San Francisco to support their new City Organizer, Lorin Bond, and met up with Aubrey Blanche, this time in person, at Atlassian‘s offices! Aubrey’s changed her title from inclusion to belonging and they get into all the reasons why in this super fun and informative interview. ALSO this is …