POWER UP WOMEN!

Meet Anne & Monica

Here’s your chance to get to know POWERING UP co-hosts Anne and Monica. It’s a frank conversation between a Baby Boomer and a Millennial probing the generational differences, life experiences and values they bring to their weekly, cross-generational conversations about power and leadership – through a female lens.  

 

 

Overcoming Confidence Demons

Fortune magazine recently reported that even highly accomplished women still struggle with confidence demons and the Imposter Syndrome.  The earlier you tackle these debilitating "gender viruses" the better! An executive coach is a secret weapon that is no longer just for executives!

Joscelyn Davis, Founder and Chief Strategist of Jade Strategies, and Alba Contreras Rodriguez, CEO of Focus on Solution, share their insights on the cultural quicksand women that sucks women down, and how working with a personal coach can set you free.

Journalism Losing Power

Detroit Free Press Editorial Page Editor and Columnist Brian Dickerson and Michigan State University Journalism student Jessie Cohen join Anne and Monica to talk about the precarious state of journalism. Whether you get your news from the Wall Street Journal, CNN, Fox News, Steven Colbert, Facebook or Saturday Night Live, your capability to be well-informed is both easier and more challenging than ever before in history. 

Baby Sleep Training

Natalie Nevares, founder of Mommywise, was recently featured on CBS Morning News for her work as one of the top "Baby Sleep Training" experts in New York City. Whether you are the parent of a baby and desperate to get more sleep, or a grandparent worried about the stories you're hearing from your adult kids about sleepless nights with "wide-awake" babies, this episode is for you. I think of Nevares as “The Baby Whisperer" for her years of success teaching young families the secrets to sweet dreams -- for all! Joining the conversation with is Margaret Siebers, a young mother of two who'd gladly trade cuddling her baby through the night for a good night's sleep!

Social Media Tips

Ashley Whitlock, VP & Social Media Guru with Edelman Global Marketing & Communications, joins Anne & Monica to share tips on smart ways to build your brand and networks on social media. Whether your favorite platform is Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or all of those, you’ll pick up great ideas from this branding and social media pro.

Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts? Long-time Rivalry Heats Up

The recent decision by Boy Scouts of America to start recruiting girls to join their troops has opened up a new chapter in their long-time rivalry with the Girl Scouts. Is the Boy Scouts organization, which is facing possibly bankruptcy, attempting a hostile take-over of their "girls-only" counterpart?  Have the Girl Scouts, increasingly focused on building leadership skills in girls, gotten too progressive for conservative families? And, are girl-only or boy-only youth organizations reinforcing gender limitations?

Co-hosts Anne and Monica tackle all of those thorny topics and more with Denise Dalrymple, CEO of the Girl Scouts of SE Michigan and Dan Root, long-time Boy Scout Troop leader.

Death, Memorable Goodbyes and THE TALK

It's the conversation no one wants to have but everyone should: The Talk about how you want  to be remembered at the time of your death. And, even more difficult, having those conversations with the most important people in your life. Our guest this week is an expert in helping people have those uncomfortable conversations, as well as living through the toughest goodbyes. David Techner of Ira Kauffman Funeral Chapel, which is part of the cultural soul of the Jewish community in Metro Detroit, brings over 40 years of experience in the funeral industry to this unusual conversation with Anne and Monica.  He is also a nationally-recognized expert on talking with children about death.    

 

 

Women In Law Enforcement

In the late 1970's, less than 2% of police officers in the USA were women. Today, nearly five decades later, those numbers have grown -- but not enough.  Only 13% of police officers in this country are now women.  Why so few? You might find clues in a new book, "Thriving in an All-Boys Club: Female Police and Their Fight for Equality."  Anne talks with three generations of women police officers who acknowledge the challenges of the career, but also believe that women bring valuable skills to the field. And their advice to women considering a career in law enforcement is unanimous:"Go for it!" Guests: Recently retired Auburn Hills, MI Police Chief Doreen Olko, one of the longest serving female chiefs in the U.S., Lashinda Stair, 1st Assistant Chief of Police, City of Detroit; and Officer A'shya Watkins, who is just beginning her law enforcement career.

Stilettos & Sneakers - Bridging the Baby Boomer/Millennial Gap

Imagine eavesdropping on an intriguing conversation as two, professionally-accomplished and thoughtful Baby Boomers face off with two impatient and ambitious Millennials! That's our podcast this week as Anne and Monica talk with the creators of Stilettos and Sneakers, a new, inter-generational initiative to create strategic conversations and tactics for three very different generations of female High-Achievers in the workplace today (Baby Boomers, Gen Xs and Millennials) to stop sniping and start supporting one another to leverage their collective power.  Florida lawyer Janice Zarro brings the "stiletto perspective; her grandniece, Nicole Spiotta, an athlete about to earn her Master's in Sports Administration adds the "sneakers POV."

Handwriting: What It Reveals About Ourselves & Others

Nationally-recognized handwriting examiner Ruth Holmes, founder of PENTEC, joins Anne for a fascinating look at what our handwriting reveals about our talents, strengths and weaknesses, as well as how improving our writing can improve our lives. Sought-after by police for identifying forgers or authors of ransom notes, by attorneys for selecting jurors and corporations for hiring decisions, Holmes also reveals what handwriting reveals about the personalities of public figures as different as Aretha Franklin, Donald Trump, new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. www.pentec.net.