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Powering Up! with Anne Doyle
by Robin Kinnie
Powering Up! is a cross-generational, cross-cultural conversation about female power. Hosted by Anne Doyle, Journalist and Author, Powering Up! How America's Women Achievers Become Leaders.
Episodes
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Alternatives for Girls: Understanding and Fighting Sexual Trafficking
Sexual Trafficking, which preys, primarily, upon girls and young women is an epidemic in the USA, happening in nearly every community. It is also a $150 billion dollar global industry. We talk with two leaders from Detroit's Alternatives For Girls that has been on the front lines, for 34 years…
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Tackling the Imposter Syndrome in Sneakers or Stilettos
Meet the founders of Stilettos and Sneakers, a new, intergenerational resource that is tackling fear of failure and the "imposter syndrome" from the perspective of a sneaker-sports-focused Millennial and a high-heeled, legally-trained Baby Boomer -- with honesty and humor. This interview with...
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SHE FACTOR IS POWERING UP GEN Z'S
Even during the best of times, young women just beginning to spread their wings need all the encouragement and guidance they can get. But at this moment, when the whole world seems to be in crisis, support and mentoring from other women can be life-changing. That's why the SHE FACTOR, created by...
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Profit vs Planet is Old Thinking!
Is it possible to make money investing in companies that have a commitment to positively impacting our society and the environment? My guest this week, Karina Funk, named one of the Most Influential Women in Finance, has proven that it is. In this episode, Karina shares her perspective on ESG...
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Fast Company's Kate Davis on Whitmer vs Cuomo: A Case Study in American Sexism
Kate Davis, deputy editor of Fast Company magazine & host of "Secrets of the Most Productive People," joins Anne & Dana to talk about her recent commentary, Whitmer vs Cuomo, which examines the dramatically different media coverage and public reactions to the pandemic leadership of two governors,...
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Motown: The Music, The Museum & The Women Who Made it Great
Robin Terry, CEO of Detroit's Motown Museum and granddaughter of museum-founder Esther Gordy Edwards, shares the magical and little known story of the Motown women who helped launch some of the most beloved music in the world. Founder Barry Gordy is the first to acknowledge that Motown music…
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Barbara Hackman Franklin: Gender Trailblazer, Nixon White House to Global Boardrooms
The Gender Revolution has been called one of "the most profound social changes America has ever experienced." Although there is still plenty of unfinished business, it is important to review and celebrate the decades of work already done. Barbara Hackman Franklin has been on the front lines of...
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WNBA Athletes Raise Their Voices & Their Game
Women's basketball, led by the WNBA, powerhouse college programs and star supporters, is building momentum. The athletes are taller, faster, stronger and highly-skilled and the fan base is growing. Something else is changing, too. Similar to USA Women's Hockey and the USA Women's' Soccer team…
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Sarey Ruden: Rebelling Against Male Toxicity on Dating Apps
Sarey Ruden, fed up with the vulgar, mean and often threatening responses she has received from men on dating apps, finally had enough. The Detroit-based creative artist used her skill (and sense of humor!) to turn online harassment into compelling art. In the process, she created a growing...
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CEO Carla Walker Miller: Building Energy Efficiency & the Next Generation of Sisters
Carla Walker Miller, CEO of one of the fastest growing women-owned companies in the country, is on a mission to introduce diverse populations to energy efficiency -- for their homes and for career opportunities. She's equally passionate about building the next generation of women and seizing this...
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Fresh Thinking on Work Life Integration
By now, most women laugh at the old trope, Work/Life Balance. There's no such thing! But integrating work you love with a fulfilling personal life is definitely achievable. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a whole new world for parents who have suddenly found their work, life and even children's...
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Horses and Humans: The Magical Connection
What is it about horses that continues to fascinate humans? Their beauty, power, grace, speed and even delicious smell (addictive for all true horse lovers!) are just the beginning. New research confirms that equine energy fields have a powerful, calming effect -- if you are listening. That's why...
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Rock Your Profits by Accessing Your Inner Witch
California business and life coach Julie Foucht, founder of The Art of Feminine Marketing, shares her "wildly different" approach to teaching women how to access the power of our "inner witch" to achieve the life goals, financial resources and personal joy that will set us free. Guest co-host…
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Sybil Morial: From Jim Crow to Political Empowerment
From the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s to this summer's Black Lives Matter street demonstrations, the fight for equality and justice for all in the USA has arrived at another pivotal moment. Legendary Louisiana leader Sybil Hydel Morial, a Civil Rights activist, educator and...
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Protecting Africa's Exotic Animals
If the Tiger King documentary about Joe Exotic and similar private zoo collectors of "big cats" left you feeling a little sick at heart, then here's a way you can help protect spectacular African animals. Anne Marie Gattari spent five weeks volunteering at the Siyafunda Endangered Species Reserve...
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Emerging Sports Transforming Girls Lives
Two of the fastest growing sports in the world for girls and women are the emerging sports of Rugby and Wrestling. Anne talks with elite athletes Sally Roberts, founder of Wrestle LIke A Girl, Inc, and Erin Kennedy, co-founder of Girls Rugby, Inc -- both alums of the prestigious WABN (Women...
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The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy
A fascinating conversation with investigative journalist Anna Clark, author of the definitive book on the lead contamination crisis that poisoned the water in Flint, Michigan. Clark's powerful storytelling skills reveal the structural racism entwined with this perfect storm and brings to life the...
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Never Underestimate a Refugee Child
Born into the Cambodian Civil War that wiped out 25% of her country's population, Thear Sy Suzuki spent her early childhood in refugee work camps. Miraculously, her parents managed to save all of their children and escape. How did a child who arrived in the U.S. at age eight, speaking no English,...
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Millennials Coping with Covid
Millennials became the largest generation in the workforce, at the beginning of 2020. But as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the economy, Millennials were hit hard. As young workers just beginning their careers, they were some of the first to lose their jobs and less likely to have a…
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Domestic Violence Escalating Under COVID-19
Intimate partner violence was a global pandemic long before COVID-19. But the "stay home" orders that the deadly virus triggered acted like gasoline on glowing embers for millions of domestic violence victims. Globally, the story is the same: the frequency of domestic abuse and the severity of…
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Where Have All the Women Coaches Gone?
College sports is a $14B business and women's sports is one of its fastest growing markets. But just as opportunities for female athletes are accelerating, opportunities for women coaches are in freefall. Today, men hold nearly 58% of all head coaching jobs for women's teams, while still keeping…
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African Americans Bearing the Brunt of U.S. COVID-19 Pandemic
Detroit, Michigan, one of the COVID-19 hot spots in the USA, is bearing witness to the disproportionate impact the pandemic is having on African Americans. Thirty-five percent of the virus victims in Michigan are African Americans, although they make up only 15% of the state's population. The…
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Six Degrees of COVID-19 Empathy: Detroit PAL is Checking In to Save Lives
One of the worst COVID-19 hot spots in the U.S. is metro Detroit. The virus, which has already claimed 1,600 lives in Michigan, with 26,000 confirmed cases, is disproportionately impacting African Americans. Why? A pandemic plays no favorites, seeking victims everywhere. But its easiest prey are...
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For the Many Not the Few Political Leadership
The Covid-19 global pandemic has been called "a time machine to our future." There is nothing like a crisis for testing the quality of our elected leaders and shining a spotlight on societal and environmental imbalances we can no longer ignore. Congressional candidate Cathy Kunkel is an energy...
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Getting Your Financial House in Order
The Covid-19 crisis started as a global health emergency, but its economic impact could be nearly just as devastating. As we all tighten our financial belts, advice from professional financial planners is more important than ever. Willa Williams and Weslia Echols of Trinity Financial Coaching…
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Days of Wink/Wink Sexual Harassment Need To Be Over
The "Guilty" verdict in the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault trial was a watershed moment in women's centuries long fight for respect and safety from sexual innuendo, harassment and assault. It took over 90 courageous women telling their stories to finally stop the powerful predator. Eliminating...
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Mentoring Game Changers: Samar Nassar & Brianna Salvatore Dueck
Mentoring relationships can bridge both cultural and geographic barriers. Meet Jordanian Samar Nassar, an Olympic athlete and changemaker for women athletes in the Mideast and her mentee, American elite basketball player Brianna Salvatore Dueck. We talk sports diplomacy, leadership and their…
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Hall of Fame Women's BB Coach Sue Kruszewski Hardy
As the WNBA wins record-setting salary increases and maternity leave and legendary Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw sounds off on the growing number of men being hired to coach women's teams, we talk women and sports with Hall of Fame Women's Basketball Coach Sue Kruszewski Hardy, a trailblazer who...
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Space Station Astronaut Cady Coleman
American Astronaut Cady Coleman, a veteran of two space shuttle missions, lived for six months on the International Space Station. What's it like to live, work, sleep (and yes manage all other bodily functions!) without gravity for 159 days or 4,330 hours? Cady answers all those questions for…
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HERImpact - Accelerating Women Through Social Entrepreneurship
Women own 40% of all businesses in the USA, but female entrepreneurs receive less than 1% of venture capital -- yes, ONE PERCENT! Plus, they are much more likely to be declined for a loan than male entrepreneurs. The HERImpact Pitch Competition, supported by the Ford Fund, provides badly needed...
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Breast Cancer Surgery & Reconstruction: What's Right For You?
Every year, thousands of women diagnosed with breast cancer face complex medical decisions. Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame medical reporter Patricia Anstett, author of Breast Cancer Surgery and Reconstruction: What's Right for YOU, has made it her life's mission to inform women about what she...
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Sports Journalist Joanne Gerstner Shares Concussion Expertise
Back in the Game: Why Concussion Doesn't Have to End Your Athletic Career is the definitive book on youth sports and concussions. Joanne Gerstner, co-author of the book, joins Anne and Monica for a cutting edge conversation on concussions, women athletes and her many-faceted career in the world…
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Photojournalist Linda Solomon & The Queen Next Door: An Intimate Portrait of Aretha Franklin
Hall of Fame photojournalist Linda Solomon was Aretha Franklin's personal photographer for decades, and given rare access to many of "The Queen of Soul's" most private family and behind-the-scenes musical moments. We talk with Linda about her unusual relationship with Aretha and her gorgeous new...
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All Girl Rodeos on the Rise
In the early days of rodeoing in the American West, cowgirls competed just as fiercely as cowboys in everything from roping to bronco riding. But women were gradually forced out of the sport, supposedly because it was "too dangerous." But professional "All Girl Rodeo" is making a comeback. Two of...
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European Space Agency’s Ersilia Vaudo Scarpetta
In addition to POWERING UP, I also host the "Game Changers" podcast for the International Women's Forum, which gives me the chance to talk with groundbreaking Sheroes from all over the world and share them here. Ersilia Vaudo Scarpetta, the Chief Diversity Officer for the European Space Agency…
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Franchising Executive Recruiter Kristen Odeh
Who ever heard of a franchising executive recruiter? Monica and I never had, until I reconnected with former ran Ford Motor Company executive colleague Kris Odeh. Now the founder and CEO of Momentum Franchise Group, Odeh draws on her 30 years of global executive and leadership credentials in the...
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Journalism at a Crossroads
As an inductee into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame, I worry about the future of journalism, which is facing two crises. With newspapers going out of business and journalists losing their jobs, it is clear the old business model is broken. Plus, the value of a trustworthy free press, one of...
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Talking About Gender With Transgenders
Millennials have led the way on new thinking and open conversations about gender. Co-host Monica Doyle invited two transgender friends – Grace, a transgender woman, and August, a transgender man – to talk about their experiences. As a Baby Boomer committed to equal rights and dignity for all...
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The Power of Getting Comfortable In Your Own Skin
Meritor senior executive Linda Taliaferro has climbed the corporate ladder in the very male world of global commercial vehicles. So she understands the gender landmines and obstacles ambitious women must navigate throughout their leadership journeys. From confronting sexual harassers to mastering...
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Challenging the Patriarchy's Control of Women
Rabbi Tamara Kolton, author of the upcoming book, "Oranges for Eve: My Beautiful, Brava and Badass Journey to the Feminine Divine," is a truth teller, spiritual leader and powerful voice for women. As growing numbers of states in the USA pass extreme legislation aimed at overthrowing women's…
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COMIQUE CON: Diverse Women Raising Their Voices & Profiles in World of Comics
The world of comics has long been one more world ruled by white males -- both as characters and creators. But that is changing as young women who grew up reading comics featuring female superheroes (such as "shojo" Magna books created in Japan specifically for girls) are looking for adult content...
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In Our Prime: How Older Women Are Re-Inventing the Road Ahead
Enlightened Sexism author and Communications Studies Professor Susan Douglas makes the case for "life span feminism," her upcoming new book -- In Our Prime: How Older Women are Re-Inventing the Road Ahead -- and why it's time to destroy the media myth that older and younger feminists can't get...
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Sports Columnist Christine Brennan Talks Sports, Gender and Purple-Haired Leadership
USA Today Sports Columnist and TV Commentator Christine Brennan has covered every major sporting event imaginable for nearly four decades -- including 18 Olympics and all four World Cup championships of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team. Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan and their 2019 teammates have…
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A Leadership Conversation with General Linda Singh on racism, sexism and ending sexual assault in the military
General Linda Singh, the first African American and first woman to head up all military operations for an entire state, made national news earlier this year when her Maryland leadership team became the first all-female National Guard command staff in the United States. A leader who believes in…
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In the Game: Women’s Sports Progress
Hall of Fame Women's College Basketball Coach Sue Kruszewski Hardy and Vice President of Marketing for the Detroit Tigers Ellen Hill Zeringue, one of the few executive women in major league sports, join Anne and Monica to talk about women's progress in the world of sports -- as athletes, coaches...
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The “Girl Effect” and the Global Fight to Educate Females
Education is transformational with the power to break cycles of poverty, child marriage and violence. The “Girl Effect” is particularly powerful because it extends the benefits to families and communities more than when only boys are educated. Yet 130 million girls around the world are not in...
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1,000 Toys Silently Proclaim, "Remember the Children!"
At least three thousand young children have been separated from their refugee parents, seeking asylum in the U.S. They have been held in cages, shipped to foster care all over the country, some have been sexually assaulted, and several have died. Can you imagine having your baby or very young…
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Men as Gender Allies: YWomen Founder Jeffery Tobias Halter
What do men have do with women's power and progress? Everything!! As fathers, husbands, colleagues, bosses, brothers or lawmakers, men impact women's personal lives, careers and legal rights every day. Women contending with sexual harassment, toxic workplaces, gender bias, extreme laws violating...
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Anxiety, Stress and Suicide on the Rise. Talking About It Helps.
Millennials have been called "the stressed out generation," as record numbers are dealing with anxiety and depression. Suicide among young people is also rising. Psychotherapist Dr. Jane Shure, a nationally-recognized expert on self-esteem issues and healthy management of our “inner critic,” as...
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Finding Your Purpose
Nancy Trites Botkin, a Leadership Guide, Founder of Think8 Women and Author of Living on Purpose, has been helping women tap into and pursue their unique purpose for decades. Graduates of her intense, intimate, one-on-one personal discovery sessions like to call themselves, "Wonder Women." She...
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Powering Up! is a cross-generational, cross-cultural conversation about female power. Hosted by Anne Doyle, Journalist and Author, Powering Up! How America's Women Achievers Become Leaders.
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