She Leads
Carly Malatskey
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A weekly series with powerful leaders from all industries! Learn what it takes to rise to the top. We chat about everything from childhood to where they are today – and all the messiness in between.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best She Leads episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to She Leads for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite She Leads episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
89: Samantha Skey | CEO, SHE Media
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03/07/23 • 52 min
Samantha is the Chief Executive Officer for SHE Media, a top 5 lifestyle media company reaching 88 million women each month. Sam began her career in digital technology and media over 25 years ago at Interactive Imaginations, a gaming start-up that went public in 1998. She held management roles with CNET, Disney, and Alloy Media and Marketing. Prior to joining SHE Media in 2013, Sam was Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer for clean tech innovator, RecycleBank. Sam holds a BA in comparative literature from Hamilton College.
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05/06/21 • 40 min
The final guest of Season 2 is the incredible Mallun Yen!
Mallun Yen has devoted the past 20 years to changing the status quo and shifting industry norms, as an enterprise executive, operator, and category-creator. These experiences laid the groundwork for Operator Collective, a venture fund and community she founded in 2018 to make venture accessible to a group critical to a startup’s success but largely left out: top operators from diverse backgrounds who have built and scaled the most admired companies in the world. Prior to founding Operator Collective, Mallun was at the forefront of other category-creating companies also rooted in community, including RPX ($0-$100M and IPO in 3 years), SaaStr (worlds’ largest b2b software community), ChIPsNetwork.org (4,000 members and 17 chapters around the world).
So many pieces of advice from Mallun’s personal experience in this episode. Enjoy!
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09/04/20 • 31 min
In this #SheLeads, Monica Arés discusses how she went from an actuary to becoming a teacher. Her passion for #education continued to soar. Combining her “yes and..” mentality and her natural curiosity, she began to see the incredible amounts of innovation that are needed in the education sector. Now, as the Head of Innovative Technologies for Education at Facebook, Monica focuses on using #VR/#AR technology to transform education. She also gives incredible advice about dealing with failure, or “happy accidents”, and the importance of recognizing that we are all a “work in progress” - we’re constantly evolving, growing and learning new things. So many takeaways that everyone can apply in their lives! Enjoy!
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09/23/20 • 29 min
As an early Silicon Valley pioneer founding and leading her own software company, Heidi Roizen shares insight to the importance of building a great team and forming honest relationships amongst peers. From the lessons she learned entering the job market with only an undergraduate degree, to the founding story of T/Maker, to entering (and dominating) the world of venture capital, it is clear that Heidi epitomizes what it means to be a #SheLeader!
She also shares the well-known 20-40-60 rule and how to approach mistakes: “Learn from the mistake and then learn to put it away. The more you can train your brain to do that, the better off you’ll be”
This - and so much more - from Heidi! Enjoy, share, and subscribe!
12/18/20 • 30 min
JJ shares her experiences as a TV host, entrepreneur, and mother, and the many lessons she’s learned along the way - including the value of taking opportunities & trying new things. JJ shares the mission and inspiration behind Goodpods, and how the podcast platform supports both the listener and the podcaster. So many incredible lessons from JJ - Enjoy!
04/29/21 • 35 min
Amanda’s experience as a Division I basketball player in college helped her realize that she always wanted to have some connection to athletics. As she progressed into coaching basketball, she realized the one thing in her life that wasn’t where she wanted it to be: her social scene. Her (poor) experience with dating apps inspired her to start her own company with Playoff - a dating app for current and former athletes! She took her personal struggle and decided to start her own venture.
So many lessons from Amanda - an inspiring, motivating, and honest entrepreneur! Enjoy!
📹 interview available on the #SheLeadswithCarly Facebook page!
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12/11/20 • 35 min
Susan is a board member, advisor, and Global Software as a Service (SaaS) Leader! Susan shares her experiences through working with a number of software startups, and the steadfast importance of the quality of people around her. She also shares her insight to how tech businesses can see opportunity in times of crisis. Enjoy!
12/17/24 • 46 min
Resilience, Leadership, and Redefining Success with Farnaz Azmoodeh, CTO of Linktree.
In this episode of She Leads, Carly sits down with Farnaz Azmoodeh, the Chief Technology Officer of Linktree. Farnaz shares her remarkable journey, from growing up in Iran to becoming a leader in the tech industry. Her story highlights resilience, adaptability, and the transformative power of diverse leadership.
Join us as Farnaz reflects on her childhood, her passion for engineering, and her transition from technical roles to executive leadership. She also shares valuable insights into building a supportive work culture, fostering effective collaboration, and navigating challenges with a positive, gamified mindset.
Whether you’re an aspiring leader, a tech enthusiast, or simply looking for inspiration, this episode is packed with wisdom, vulnerability, and practical advice.
Episode Highlights:
- 00:52 – Introduction
- 02:03 – Farnaz's Early Life and Childhood in Iran
- 05:44 – Academic Journey and Introduction to Coding
- 08:53 – University Experience and Gender Dynamics in Engineering
- 12:18 – Transition to the United States and Cultural Adaptation
- 15:29 – Entering the Tech Industry and Joining Google
- 17:24 – Career Growth and Leadership at Google and Snap
- 23:09 – Reflecting on Tough Times and Resilience
- 25:50 – The Concept of Wartime Leadership
- 26:35 – "Bull in a China Shop": A Unique Leadership Style
- 28:12 – Building Relationships with Kindness
- 29:18 – Transitioning from Engineer to CTO
- 31:09 – Joining Linktree: A New Adventure
- 37:18 – Navigating Challenges with a Gamified Mindset
- 39:03 – Addressing Gender Disparities in Tech
- 42:09 – Redefining Success and Embracing Struggle
- 45:50 – The Art of Loving and Caring
Key Takeaways:
- How resilience shaped Farnaz’s journey from Iran to the U.S.
- The importance of adaptability in career transitions.
- Building strong work cultures and effective executive relationships.
- Addressing gender disparities and fostering diverse leadership styles.
- The evolving definition of success and finding joy in challenges.
Tune in to hear Farnaz’s inspiring story and her advice for aspiring leaders navigating their own unique journeys.
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Past guests include Margaret Wishingrad, Kara Goldin, Brandi Chastain, Julie Foudy, Ann Miura Ko, Linda Avey, Sarah Leary, and many more.
03/19/24 • 45 min
My guest today is Emily Harburg. Emily is the Cofounder and CEO of PairUp, a B2B SaaS platform that boosts workplace knowledge-sharing, increases connectivity, and helps you solve problems more efficiently at work
Emily’s background spans industry, startups, and academia. She has worked at Walt Disney Imagineering where she designed technology for the Disney theme parks, at Facebook (Meta) where she worked as a UX researcher, and at EF Education First where she led the Emerging Tech and Innovation team designing tech to support millions of students around the world. In 2015, Emily co-founded Brave Initiatives, an organization dedicated to helping women build tech skills and confidence in coding for social impact.
Emily’s academic research lies at the intersection of technology and social behavior, and the role that technology can play in building self-efficacy and confidence. Her research has been published and shared in global conferences, academic journals, case studies, and news publications -- including the Harvard Business Review, TEDx, CNN, and more.
Emily graduated with a B.A. in Social Anthropology and Psychology from Harvard College, and with a Ph.D. in Technology and Social Behavior from Northwestern University.
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Past guests include Margaret Wishingrad, Kara Goldin, Brandi Chastain, Julie Foudy, Ann Miura Ko, Linda Avey, Sarah Leary, Becky Sauerbrunn, Miriam Haart and many more.
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Show Notes:
1. Welcome to She Leads
2. Emily's Childhood and Early Interests
3. Navigating College and her Career Path
4. Designing Technology for Walt Disney
5. Imposter Syndrome and Confidence
6. Pursuing a PhD
7. Taking Risks, Following Passion, Quieting the Inner Voices
8. Overcoming Self-Doubt and Taking the Founder Leap
9. Founding Story of PairUp
10. Fundraising and Hiring Challenges
11. Building a Supportive Founder Community
12. Lessons Learned and Advice for Founders
13. Defining and Evolving Company Culture
14. Importance of Mentors and Champions
15. Passions + Book Recs + Lifetime Craft
Emily's Rare Obsession? DJ-ing
Emily's Book Recommendation? Viktor Frankl's 'Man Search for Meaning'
Emily's life-time craft she is honing? Bravery
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04/24/24 • 59 min
Aisha is the founder of Bossy Cosmetics, a hyper-growth independent beauty company that inspires, empowers, and champions ambitious working women. Under her leadership, the company has grown from a purely digitally native footprint to retailing in over 600 retail doors across the country, including JCPenney and Nordstrom, as well as on Amazon.com. The brand was selected (numerous times) as one of the coveted “Oprah’s Favorite Things”, and has won honorable mentions and awards from Fast Company in Innovation by Design and various product awards from Self and Ebony Magazines. In the 5 years since its founding, Aisha has redefined the way beauty companies “see” professional women and has been featured in NPR’s How I Built Resilience,, Forbes, W Magazine, InStyle, Refinery29, amongst others.
Prior to founding Bossy Cosmetics, Aisha led a different life - as a 20-year global finance executive having worked over the course of her career at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers, Standard Chartered Bank, World Bank, and Rand Merchant Bank. Aishe has worked on over $130 billion in M&A, private equity financings, IPOs, and public capital market transactions.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University, an MBA from the Harvard Business School, and was a Fellow in the Distinguished Careers Institute at Stanford University.
Perhaps even more impressive than all of this, Aisha is a wife and the mother of three sons!
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Past guests include Margaret Wishingrad, Kara Goldin, Brandi Chastain, Julie Foudy, Ann Miura Ko, Linda Avey, Sarah Leary, Becky Sauerbrunn and many more.
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Show Notes:
1. Welcome to She Leads
2. Aisha's Childhood and Values
3. Emphasis and Importance of Education
4. Grappling with her Dual Identity as a Nigerian Growing Up in America
5. The Value and Optimizing for Money and Finding Financial Security Growing Up
6. Navigating Career Paths – Tackling Job Security Vs. Passion
7. Optimizing for Wealth as a Woman
8. Rising Up in Investment Banking and Finance Career Path Ladder
9. Choosing to go to Harvard Business School
10. Aisha's Mental Health During the Pinnacle of Her Banking Career
11. Quitting her Banking Job (and the Health Scare that Led to this)
12. Work + Family
13. Moving to Palo Alto and the Distinguished Careers Institute Fellowship at Stanford
14. Founding Bossy Cosmetics + Early Days
15. Venture Capital Responses + Rejections of Bossy Cosmetics
16. Aisha Defining Success - Then and Now
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How many episodes does She Leads have?
She Leads currently has 137 episodes available.
What topics does She Leads cover?
The podcast is about Entrepreneurship, Podcasts, Business and Careers.
What is the most popular episode on She Leads?
The episode title '89: Samantha Skey | CEO, SHE Media' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on She Leads?
The average episode length on She Leads is 40 minutes.
How often are episodes of She Leads released?
Episodes of She Leads are typically released every 6 days.
When was the first episode of She Leads?
The first episode of She Leads was released on Jul 13, 2020.
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