By Example: A Leadership Podcast with Carly Fiorina

Journalist, author, and advocate Gretchen Carlson (@GretchenCarlson) paved the way for #metoo with her historic 2016 sexual harassment complaint against the chairman of Fox News. Named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World,” and author of New York Times bestsellers "Be Fierce"and "Getting Real," Carlson is one of America’s most successful news anchors and a globally recognized advocate for women’s empowerment. Carlson previously hosted “The Real Story” on Fox News, and co-hosted the number-one rated cable morning news show, “Fox and Friends," for more than seven years. Carlson’s recently announced return to television, as host and producer of A+E and Lifetime Network documentaries, breaks the barriers and blacklisting she faced after saying “enough” to harassment. Her comeback is a beacon of hope for other brave women demoted, fired, or blacklisted from their chosen careers after reporting sexual harassment.

Carly sat down with Gretchen Carlson in New York for a conversation about courage in the face of a powerful status quo. They discuss:

• Diving into controversy, Miss America, and a lifelong pattern of harassment
• When Gretchen & Carly learned that the world is different for women
• Gretchen’s harrowing story of assault
• The survivor’s voice
• Why making a plan makes a difference
• How harassment happens in every industry and in every sector – and it crushes potential
• How to tackle trauma in your unique way
• How in every case of harassment, there were ALWAYS bystanders: “people knew”
• How we’ve all been guilty of being bystanders – and we use a lot of excuses to justify standing by
• How the #MeToo movement is just getting started – thanks in part to Gretchen Carlson’s leadership
• How you can do it, too

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Carly sits with Steve Riach of The One Heart Project, a non-profit that seeks to deter juvenile crime and recidivism rates for those who have been incarcerated by addressing children pre-crime at school initiatives; and post-incarceration for reentry into society to become thriving members of it. They discuss how Steve recognized the problem, how he began to address it one person at a time, and the One Heart movie inspired by real life events. They discuss the power of community collaboration and emotional intelligence education to change the trajectory of young lives and solve problems within that community.

In today’s episode, Carly’s friend Casey turns the tables on Carly and interviews her and her husband, Frank Fiorina! In a widely-requested sequel to last season’s “Ask Me Anything!”, Frank & Carly answer questions from listeners submitted via social media. Including: how they met, their holiday traditions, Carly’s advice for women wanting to run for office, and what it was like running for president.

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Carly welcomes 5-year-old Austin Perine and his dad, TJ, to the leadership conversation. Austin shares about how he began using his allowance to feed the homeless in his city and how that’s grown. They discuss how leadership can be as simple as having the courage to solve problems that are right in front of you.

Casey Enders, CEO of Unlocking Potential (Carly’s charitable foundation) shares a Q&A session with Carly at the Women Leading Women forum. UP brings leadership training to nonprofits across the country with the goal of providing leaders at the community level with the tools and resources to strengthen their leadership and problem-solving skills. Carly answers questions about criticism versus feedback, her own political future, how to get involved with UP, diversity, inclusion, turning prosperity into equity, cultivating leadership skills at the beginning of a career, how to address burnout, and Carly’s definition of success.