Episodes
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This episode features Rebecca Yeung, Corporate VP, Operations, Science and Advanced Technology, FedEx and Dress for Success Global Ambassador Kesha Kent.
They discuss RESILENCE, how overcoming challenges gave them strength, family and childhood legacy and the impact of collective resilience.
“My family really taught me what resilience meant... by saying no to the statistics and saying no to the odds and saying yes to what we want in life.”
—Kesha Kent
“A definition of resilience is you never give up when faced with adversity. If you look at me, growing up in China in the (19)70’s without running water or electricity... eventually I found my way and today I am proud of my journey, proud of my family... I think resilience comes with a positive mind set”
—Rebecca Yeung
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This episode features Cynthia “Cynt” Marshall, CEO of the Dallas Mavericks, and Dress for Success Global Ambassador and entrepreneur, Cheyenne Jones. They discuss COURAGE, how this quality has allowed them to defy obstacles that seemed insurmountable, and how the concept has evolved as they advanced their careers.
“Courage is choosing to do something that scares me, that’s unfamiliar or uncomfortable. It’s the strength to just look at it in the face. When I think about it, I always think of my mother. She was a courageous woman.” –Cynthia Marshall
“You just have to let it come out. Put yourself in situations where courage will start to drop out of you and, before you know it, you’re going to be taking leaps and bounds and you’re going to be saying how did I do that?”
–Cheyenne Jones
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This episode features Kelly Cusick-Dropchinski, SVP of Strategic Business Channels at Ulta Beauty and Dress for Success Ambassador Tasneem Damji. They discuss COMMUNITY, sharing their perspectives on what community means to them, how this vital force has shaped their personal and professional trajectories and an unexpected tip for inviting the power of community into your own life.
"When I think about Community, I think about connection... and I think about meaningful and intentional connection." - Tasneem Damji
"What I've learned at Ulta Beauty is, how do you pay it forward and how do you take your learning, and give back...giving grace to people is so important, and sometimes it's the little things that make the biggest impact" - Kelly Cusick-Dropchinski
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This episode features Elizabeth Nieto, Global Head of Equity and Impact at Spotify and Dress for Success Global Ambassador Star Arbouin. They discuss POWER, its evolving definition in their professional and personal lives, how antiquated notions of power have shifted for them and a story of how powerlessness led to real power
“Sometimes you may feel powerless. And that’s when you reach out to someone or some resource that does have the power to help you achieve your goals and dreams.” — Star Arbouin
“I grew up in an environment where talking about power was a no-no for women.... if you think about the definition of power... it’s really about influencing others to do good.”
—Elizabeth Nieto
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This episode features Sunny Hostin, lawyer, author journalist and co-host of ABC’s “The View” and Dress for Success Global Ambassador Claudia Hernandez. They discuss AGENCY, how this quality is emerging as a vital force in our society-- especially for women, how it is linked to both free thinking and responsible action, and how role models ranging from Oprah to Barbara Walters influenced their paths.
“We don’t control what happens to us, but we can certainly control what we can do about it.”
—Claudia Hernandez
“I define agency as control over your actions, it is as if they are self-motivated as opposed to imposed by someone else, like society or an institutional structure. This is an important moment for women as we take control over our bodies and our careers.”—Sunny Hostin
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Hello and welcome to Power Shift, a weekly 5-part podcast featuring Dress for Success global ambassadors and select honorees engaging in 20-minute conversations hosted by our CEO, Michele C. Meyer-Shipp!
Dress for Success is the leading global nonprofit employment resource for women and has been at the forefront of the women’s empowerment movement for 26 years. We serve unemployed and underemployed women from a variety of backgrounds, and with a wide range of needs.
Your Hour, Her Power® is our annual global campaign–that launches in March for International Women’s Day & Women’s History Month–to raise funds & spotlight our mission to help women find jobs and land on their feet. These are single women, survivors of domestic abuse, women in recovery, recently incarcerated, or simply those who lack resources or options. Without the funds raised from this campaign, we would not be able to support our 144 affiliates in 24 countries around the world. Additionally, our campaign seeks to honor women leaders for the pivotal role they play in driving economic and social progress.
For more info, visit yourhourherpower.org.
