Challenging Workplace Inequity with Kelly Mooney
11/01/22 • 35 min
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Fueled by her mother and father’s encouragement and example, Kelly Mooney’s acute awareness of the importance of independence, self investing, creativity and humility led her to chart her own course in life. With a passion for helping young women drive their careers with intention, get the opportunities they deserve, and the pay they deserve, Kelly is focused on being part of the solution to the issues of inequity in the workplace. Kelly is the Founder and CEO of Equipt Women, a public benefit corporation dedicated to making workplace equity the norm by empowering, coaching and equipping young professional women with early career and life momentum. Kelly also founded a sister organization, the Equipt Women Foundation supporting single parents attending Community Colleges with access to emergency funds for childcare, food security, transportation, and mental Wellness. Kelly is the former CEO and co-owner of Resource/Ammirati, the largest independent digital agency in the U.S. Her client roster included Procter & Gamble, Walmart, Victoria’s Secret, Sherwin Williams, among others. Kelly’s agency success was recognized by being named to Advertising Age’s A-List and Wall Street Journal’s Best Places to Work. In 2016, Kelly and her business partner sold the agency to IBM to become part of IBM iX, the world’s second-largest digital consultancy. In recognition of Kelly’s expertise, she was named IBM’s first Chief Experience Officer. Kelly is the author of two books: The Open Brand (2008), foreseeing the impact of social media on brand building, and The Ten Demandments (2002), expressing the newly empowered voice of the Internet-enabled consumer. Kelly has been featured on CBS, CNN, NPR and in the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company and People. Kelly is a frequent speaker at industry events and at universities including Harvard Business School, USC Marshall and Max M. Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. Kelly currently serves on several corporate boards. She's an active member of the Young Presidents Organization, holds a bachelor Science in Design with high honors from Ohio State, is a long walker, podcast listener, lap swimmer, Mahjong newbie, and aspiring yogi.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
How Kelly arrived where she is today
Personal and professional greatest challenges
Lessons learned
Leaning in to generosity and doing more than needed
Young professional women today and the inequities that still exist
Quotes
“It's always important to be more than fair.”
“The notion of independence was so ingrained in me and that I needed to chart my course and my path, and I needed to take risks and I needed to invest in myself and I needed to be responsible for myself.”
“I never really worried about how much money I would make or if I could make a living. I just knew that if I continued to pursue the things that I enjoyed and stimulated me and brought me energy that I would end up in a good place.”
“I'm on a mission to change the data so that women have opportunity at the same rates, compensation at the same rates, and ultimately long term wealth at the same levels as men.”
“Right now, women have a fraction of the total wealth in this country and in the world but they have two thirds of the student debt.”
Mentioned:
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon:
If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.
Fueled by her mother and father’s encouragement and example, Kelly Mooney’s acute awareness of the importance of independence, self investing, creativity and humility led her to chart her own course in life. With a passion for helping young women drive their careers with intention, get the opportunities they deserve, and the pay they deserve, Kelly is focused on being part of the solution to the issues of inequity in the workplace. Kelly is the Founder and CEO of Equipt Women, a public benefit corporation dedicated to making workplace equity the norm by empowering, coaching and equipping young professional women with early career and life momentum. Kelly also founded a sister organization, the Equipt Women Foundation supporting single parents attending Community Colleges with access to emergency funds for childcare, food security, transportation, and mental Wellness. Kelly is the former CEO and co-owner of Resource/Ammirati, the largest independent digital agency in the U.S. Her client roster included Procter & Gamble, Walmart, Victoria’s Secret, Sherwin Williams, among others. Kelly’s agency success was recognized by being named to Advertising Age’s A-List and Wall Street Journal’s Best Places to Work. In 2016, Kelly and her business partner sold the agency to IBM to become part of IBM iX, the world’s second-largest digital consultancy. In recognition of Kelly’s expertise, she was named IBM’s first Chief Experience Officer. Kelly is the author of two books: The Open Brand (2008), foreseeing the impact of social media on brand building, and The Ten Demandments (2002), expressing the newly empowered voice of the Internet-enabled consumer. Kelly has been featured on CBS, CNN, NPR and in the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company and People. Kelly is a frequent speaker at industry events and at universities including Harvard Business School, USC Marshall and Max M. Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. Kelly currently serves on several corporate boards. She's an active member of the Young Presidents Organization, holds a bachelor Science in Design with high honors from Ohio State, is a long walker, podcast listener, lap swimmer, Mahjong newbie, and aspiring yogi.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
How Kelly arrived where she is today
Personal and professional greatest challenges
Lessons learned
Leaning in to generosity and doing more than needed
Young professional women today and the inequities that still exist
Quotes
“It's always important to be more than fair.”
“The notion of independence was so ingrained in me and that I needed to chart my course and my path, and I needed to take risks and I needed to invest in myself and I needed to be responsible for myself.”
“I never really worried about how much money I would make or if I could make a living. I just knew that if I continued to pursue the things that I enjoyed and stimulated me and brought me energy that I would end up in a good place.”
“I'm on a mission to change the data so that women have opportunity at the same rates, compensation at the same rates, and ultimately long term wealth at the same levels as men.”
“Right now, women have a fraction of the total wealth in this country and in the world but they have two thirds of the student debt.”
Mentioned:
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon:
If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.
Previous Episode
Badass Adventurer with Marcia Seligson
Raised in the suburbs of New York, Marcia Seligson traded in her concert pianist ambitions to explore and pursue her passions for travel and musical theater. An introvert turned extrovert, Marcia credits her work and experiences as a journalist, writer, and musical theater producer as the impetus for her transformation. Marcia is a journalist, adventurer -- nine African safaris, chasing Mother Teresa around India, kissing a giraffe in Kenya --, author of eight published books and a zillion magazine articles. Her first book, The Eternal Bliss Machine, America’s Way of Wedding was a best-seller. With a lifelong passion for musical theater, she created REPRISE: BROADWAY’S BEST and was the Producing Artistic Director for over forty events in LA. She co-produced two plays on and off-Broadway and co-founded the Foundation of New American Musicals. Her new book, My Mother Would Hate This Book, is a series of tales about the stars she’s worked with, her Jewish life, the women’s movement, her wild travels, her wild ideas. She thinks it’s funny, intense, theatrical, silly, angry, political, sexy and deeply personal.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Marcia’s personal story
Travel adventures and her love of musical theater
Introvert to extrovert and finding herself through her writing
Writing her first book
High profile interviews including Woody Allen, Mother Teresa and John Denver
Courage and self doubt
Involvement in the Women’s Movement and politics
Quotes
“All the experiences that I've had in my life have changed me into becoming quite an extrovert.”
“Send all the unwanted children to me. I will take care of them.” - Mother Teresa
“I love working, I love projects and I don't know what I would do if I didn't do all this.”
“I made nine trips to Africa all on safari because I love that. That's where I find God, when I look at those animals in the wild living their lives having nothing to do with human beings where we’re second class characters. If somebody offered me a ticket tomorrow I would pack my suitcase and go back to Africa. I love it so much.”
“I don't think we march through anything with total confidence.”
Mentioned:
Foundation of New American Musicals
My Mother Would Hate This Book
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon: If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.
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Bringing Awareness to Body Diversity with Pam Luk
Growing up as a plus size athlete and dancer Pam Luk struggled to find active wear that fit properly. After becoming a mom she was determined to make an impact on diet culture and body positivity specifically for kids. Pam is the founder of Ember and Ace, an athletic wear brand for plus size kids. Growing up playing sports, she learned firsthand the importance of finding active wear that fits. After her career in project management Pam wanted to ensure her daughter and other children can be comfortable in the clothes they wear for sporting activities. With that goal in mind, she launched a fashion line exclusively for active plus size kids. Pam understands what it means to be plus size while also being an active, healthy child and adult. She wants to bring more awareness around body diversity by providing tips and tools on how to talk to your child about bodies, embracing differences and making clothes shopping easier.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
Pam’s personal journey
Taking the leap of faith to focus on her passion and overcoming fear
Diet culture and awareness
Self awareness in parenting
Meditation
Reframing bias
Challenges in transitioning from employee to business owner
Raising plus size children and embracing body positivity
Inclusivity, diversity and social connections
Advice on how to talk about or bodies with our kids
Clothing and feeling comfortable
Quotes
“If we approach it kind of half assed, it never reaches its full potential.”
“Fear is really trying to protect you from things that could hurt you and do harm, but it also sort keeps you from the really good stuff that could come from trying something new.”
“Meditation has allowed me to find some space between thought and action.”
“I think that people that are successful are just have enough tenacity to stick through and just keep going.”
“It’s ok to start small.”
“Good and done is better than perfect.“
“Kids are better off when you have diverse representation and that includes everything including body size and gender and race”
Mentioned:
Instagram @emberandace
Connect with Bonnie
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon:
If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.
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