The Corporate Sister

How do you build a sustainable career in unsustainable times? This is the question we're answering together in this episode. I discuss a framework to help us as working women and mothers set and keep a career we can sustain and thrive in over the years and through the many seasons of womanhood. Take a listen!

Thhis short but powerful episode introduces the next step in The Corporate Sister journey. It is The Corporate Sister Foundation,  the not-for-profit organization created to help women build sustainable careers, wealth, and legacies. The episode recounts the story behind the Foundation's creation, its core mission, and the transformative programs it will launch to support working women and mothers in redesigning work that truly works for them. Listeners will discover how the Foundation will provide real resources and how they can join, partner, or donate to advance the movement for women's sustainable success. Key takeaway: The future of work should work for women — and The Corporate Sister Foundation is building that future, one sister at a time. Timestamps  00:00 – Intro: Welcome to The Corporate Sister Podcast and today's special announcement. 01:00 – The Story: Why Solange founded The Corporate Sister Foundation. 03:00 – The Mission: Helping women build sustainable careers, wealth, and legacies. 06:00 – The Programs: Sister Career Circle, Feminine Finance Lab, Working Mom Reset. 09:00 – Call to Action: Join, donate, and partner to empower women in the workplace.   Call to Action  Join the movement at www.thecorporatesister.com 👉 Subscribe to The Sister Brief — our newsletter for career, motherhood, and finance inspiration. 🤝 Support or partner with The Corporate Sister Foundation — your donation helps women thrive. Follow The Corporate Sister Foundation on social media: Instagram | LinkedIn | Facebook   Keywords: The Corporate Sister Foundation, women in the workplace, working mothers, career sustainability, women's finance, female empowerment, nonprofit for women, sisterhood, women's leadership, sustainable success.

Welcome back to the TVCS podcast! Episode #61 is all about AI and women at work.  In this episode, I chat about the impact of AI on women's careers and how women can leverage artificial intelligence to counteract its threat and improve their careers. Listen in!  

Did you know by 2030 women are poised to hold over $30 trillion?  In this episode, I discuss the changing landscape of wealth for women in the U.S., also known as "The Great Transfer'. As we prepare for this shift, I'm chatting about three strategies to get ready for the feminization of wealth.  Some resources to consider include: "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill Suze Orman's "Women and Money" "Smart Women Finish Rich" by David Bach "Girls that Invest" by Simran Kaur Until next episode...   The Corporate Sis...

In this podcast episode, I'm discussing defining, or re-defining, our vision of what it means to be a working mom by better integrating career and motherhood in 2025. Through a 7 step process, I invite listeners to engage in assessing their season of motherhood and career, master their time, embrace self-care, among other steps... Listen in!

In this episode, I discuss ditching traditional career goals and instead embracing your own career vision by audting your career in the past 12 months. I discuss 10 steps to start with at the beginning of 2025 to audit your career.  Listen in!

In this episode, I discuss 4 gender biases to look out for in women's performance reviews. These biases include: the language bias the visibility bias the proximity bias  the ingroup bias  Listen in for more awareness around these biases!  

This episode is a summer recap for my working women and moms, looking back at the reality of the summer mental load, the power of doing nothing at all (yes, it's possible!), and how to make our careers hot again in the summer months (without sacrificing our summer fun in the process).  Listen in!

In this episode, I address the question of authentic (and different) leadership for working women and working moms. I discuss: 1)revisiting our beliefs about leadership, 2) challenging the foundations of leadership in the organizations and institutions we're part of, and 3) redefining our own brand of leadership as working women and moms. Listen in!

Got confidence? In this podcast episode, I'm chatting about dismantling the myth that confidence is solely associated with male and patriarchal attributes such as assertiveness, boldness, and even aggressiveness. Instead, I discuss my own journey of steering away from the conventional definition of confidence, and re-defining my own brand of "quiet" confidence as a working woman and mom. This episode covers research concepts such as the confidence bias and the confidence gap, digging into how these affect the perception of confidence for and by working women and moms.  In this episode, I discuss re-defining confidence as working women and moms by 1) confronting our own confidence bias, 2) discovering our own "zone of confidence", and 3) embodying what confidence means for and to us as working women. Listen in!    

In this new podcast episode, I discuss strategizing our careers as working women and moms at the beginning of a new year, on our own terms and in a way that serves our vision, values and purpose best.  Take a listen!

Happy New Year! In the first podcast episode of the New Year, we're all about being on a mission. I discuss skipping the traditional resolution process, and instead investing time in clarifying our mission by crafting our own mission statements. In this episode, I delve into the three simple and effective tips to devise our mission statements, whether personal, professional, family or even financial. This episode is inspired by the "7 Habits of Effective People" by Stephen Covey.  Listen In!

In this podcast episode, I discuss making peace with ambition as working women and moms. For the longest time, ambition has been a double-edged sword for working women and moms. However, in this post-COVID pandemic area, women are redefining ambition for themselves... Listen in!  

In this episode, I discuss gender differences between men and women when it comes to the negotation process and outcomes, and share tips to effectively negotiate as women. Some of the research cited in this podcast includes: A Review of Gender Differences in Negotiation by Iñigo Hernandez-Arenaz and Nagore Iriberri (23 December 2019) Do Women Ask? Benjamin Artz, Amanda H. Goodall, Andrew J. Oswald (2018)   Listen in!        

In this episode of the podcast, I'm busting one common myth that women are not good at entrepreneurship. Backed by research, this episode discusses how women are entrepreneurs at heart, and discusses 3 principles for women entrepreneurs. Listen in!

In this episode of the podcast, I am discussing recovering financially after the often financially taxing days of summer, as working women and moms. In the episode, I share 3 main steps to recover financially after the summer.  This podcast episode cites this Ipsos poll, that predicted that despite economic hardships, 2023 summer vacation's spending was expected to increase up to 214.1 billion, or 10% higher than the previous year. It also cites the paper entitled " The Summer Drop in Female Employment", researchers and authors Melanie Wasserman and Brendan Price assert women's earnings drop by 3.3 percent on a weekly basis during the summer, which represents about five times the drop experienced by their male counterparts.   Tools mentioned in this episode include Mint, YNAB (You Need A Budget), and PocketGuard. Other resources include websites such as Udemy, Coursera, and LinkedIn Learning which provide a range of courses suitable for various skill levels. Listen in!  

In this episode, I discuss the rampamt anxiety working moms experience before and during the back-to-season, and share a back-to-school system to help alleviate the pressure.  Listen in for tips and tricks to beat the back-to-schol guilt and exhaustion, and replace these with a more or less peaceful transition! PS: Keep you eye out for our new back-to-school planner (soon to come)!

In this podcast episode, im chatting about restructuring our work for a better back-to-work season as working women and moms! Listen in!

In this episode of the TCS podcast, I'm chatting about the cruel summer ceiling for working moms (in my best Taylor Swift voice). By summer ceiling, I mean all the obstacles facing working moms during the summer months as they juggle increased childhood, caregiving, and household responsibilities due to school closures, with career and personal demands.  I also share one of my favorite products recently, the Gal Pals Chill Pack from Opal, which helps you cool off any heat-stressed area around your chest, or any other body part. If you get really hot during the summer, just need to refresh after a sweaty workout, or need relief from menopause, perimenopause, pregnancy, or even an injury, fever or headache, this is the product for you. You can get yours here: https://tinyurl.com/chilltcs Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for tuning in and listening to this week's episode! If you enjoyed this week's episode, please share it by using the social media at the bottom of this post! Also, leave me a review for the TCS podcast on Apple Podcasts ! Got questions? Email me at [email protected]! Finally, please don't forget to subscribe on iTunes to get automatic updates! Any feedback you'd like to share? Please leave a note in the comments section below! To Your Success,

In this episode of the TCS podcast, I discuss 10 tips to become a PhD mama, if that is your wish or if you're currently going through the process yourself, or know someone who is... Enrolling into a PhD program and actually completing it while raising kids, taking care of the home and being in a relationship or partnership is not for the faint of heart. As a matter of fact, it requires the kind of resilience, dedication and heart many are not prepared for…And this is exactly what I'm chatting about here.... Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for tuning in and listening to this week's episode! If you enjoyed this week's episode, please share it by using the social media at the bottom of this post! Also, leave me a review for the TCS podcast on Apple Podcasts ! Got questions? Email me at [email protected]! Finally, please don't forget to subscribe on iTunes to get automatic updates! Any feedback you'd like to share? Please leave a note in the comments section below! To Your Success, The Corporate Sister.

In this episode of the TCS podcast, I'm asking the question: "Career fulfillment or career prestige?" When we think about building a great career, fulfillment and authenticity are usually not the first things that come to mind.Like so many other working women and moms, I took with me the various pieces of well-intended career advice I was given while growing up, as I was starting to build my own career. As I was told, I looked for places of prestige, perks, and well…money. It wasn't until years later, when disruption hit my life and the virulent itch of disruption and change took over, that I started questioning myself about what "having a great career" really means. This is exactly what this episode grapples with. Listen in!  Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for tuning in and listening to this week's episode! If you enjoyed this week's episode, please share it by using the social media at the bottom of this post! Also, leave me a review for the TCS podcast on Apple Podcasts ! Got questions? Email me at [email protected]! Finally, please don't forget to subscribe on iTunes to get automatic updates! Any feedback you'd like to share? Please leave a note in the comments section below! To Your Success, The Corporate Sister.

In this podcast episode, I introduce The Corporate Sister book #2: "More: The Journey of Unleashing More of Who You Are". (available on Amazon).  In it, I discuss the 7 principles outlined in the book, from welcoming and embracing disruption and change, to managing progress.  Click HERE to get your copy on Amazon!

In this episode, the first of Black History Month 2023, I discuss what it takes to thrive, and not just survive, in the workplace as a Black woman at work, and as minorities in general. More specifically, I talk about the concept of "agile authenticity", which requires awareness, impact and a master plan to succeed in the workplace on one's own terms while still remaining authentic.  Listen in!

Welcome back to the TCS podcast! In this episode, I chat about planning for work-life integration instead of work-life balance. How about planning to integrate all the areas and aspects of our lives and careers, instead of compartmentalizing and attempting to balance it all! Listen in on this episode!

In this episode, I discuss 10 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion goals for 2023, as part of our professional goals.  Here are some of the book resources cited in this episode:  The Leaders' Guide to Unconscious Bias: How to Reframe Bias, Cultivate Connection and Create High Performing Teams by Pamela Fuller and Mark Murphy with Anne Chow; How to be an Inclusive Leader, Second edition: Your role in Creating Cultures of Belonging where Everyone can Thrive by Jennifer Brown, and We Can't Talk about That at Work!: How to Talk about Race, Religion, Politics, and Other Polarizing Topics by Mary Frances Winters. Listen in!

In this podcast episode, the first in the new year 2023, I discuss skipping the usual resolutions and instead going for consistency in 2023! If you're like me, you may pick a word of the year at the beginning of each year to give your year more focus and direction. Mine this year is CONSISTENCY, and that is what I discuss in this episode, and share a few tips to be more consistent in our work and lives! Listen in!

In this podcast episode, I am discussing running our careers as business women and/or moms, like successful, efficient and effective businesses. I chat about three(3) principles from accounting that can help us manage our own careers, and empower ourselves to make the best work, and by extension, life decisions.  Take a listen!

In this episode, I'm discussing steering away from the hustle in our careers as working women and moms, and instead towards more alignment in the work we do and by extension in the lives we live.  In the episode, I also discuss how this requires us to be self-aware and being willing to show as who we are.  Listen in!

In this episode, I discuss how to circumvent the negative biases against working moms as leaders, and how motherhood IS effective leadership!  Study cited: Let's put the motherhood penalty to rest! : https://berlincameron.com/newevent-all/motherhoodpenalty Listen in!

In this episode of the podcast, in honor of Mental Health Awareness, I'm chatting about the negative mental health effects of gender inequality. Research shows these mental health effects disproportionately impact working women and moms.  I also share tips to cope with these negative effects, and continue to expand the conversation as working women and moms.  Research cited: Gender Inequality and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2021.1604220/full The impact of gender discrimination on a Woman's Mental Health:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30055-9/fulltext

Welcome back to the TCS podcast! In episode 34 of the podcast, I'm starting a series on "leading like women". Here, I'm chatting about what characterizes women's leadership, and how to embrace it to lead authentically and powerfully.  This podcast refers to research from the Business Journal from the Wharton school of the University of Pennsylvania: "The Masculine and Feminine Sides of Leadership and Culture: Perceptions vs Reality". If you have any insights as to this episode, please email us at [email protected]

In this episode, I discuss the world of work changing for working women and mothers with the advent of the pandemic and the numerous challenges it has brought on... Through this episode, we chat about how the workplace was not made with women and mothers in mind, and why it's high time to re-evaluate the way we think and do work.  Listen in!

In this episode, we're discussing as part of Women's History Month, the maternal wall bias, or the bias many, if not most working and expectant mothers are seen as less competent, regardless of their actual abilities.  Read more on this on the blog...

In this episode, I'm exploring how we, as working women and moms, can navigate and combat racial trauma in the workplace.  Listen in!

This episode is part of our "Black Women at Work" series in honor of Black History Month. Today, we're discussing the 7 most common struggles faced by Black women in the workplace. From lack of representation to lack of access to higher levels of management, there are many hurdles in thier path. However, shedding light on these allows us to be more educated about these, and also to heal and bring effective solutions and strategies to these issues.  Resource: Women in the Workplace 2021 - Mc Kinsey report Listen in! 

In this episode, I discuss how we, as working women and moms, can make a plan to reach our goals this year, minus the stress, disappointment and time wasted... Listen in!

In this episode, I delve into 3 tips to transition into the New Year as a woman at work. While we discussed setting goals in last episode, here we dig into the work to do to actually effectively cross the threshold from one year to the other at work.  Listen in!

Happy New Year! In this episode, we usher in the new year by redefining how women set goals. Here, I'm discussing the research-backed gender differences in how women set goals, and what they mean for working women and moms. I'm also sharing three tips to leverage these differences and set goals in a more authentic, adapted and effective way as working women and moms.  For more support on the research cited in this episode, please consult the corresponding blog post: "Women set goals differently than men. This is how you can use it to set better goals..." Thank you for listening! Please subscribe and share!   Until next time,  The Corporate Sister

Welcome to our first TCS podcast episode of 2021! We're starting this year with the Career Reinvention Series, focused on helping working women and moms chart out the path for their own career reinvention. In this first part, we're discussing reinventing our mindsets to begin this process. 

In this episode, I'm discussing allyship, more specifically how to be an ally to Black women at work. From sponsorship and mentorship, to listening in and learning, allyship is a powerful way to make a difference and contribute to increased inclusiveness and diversity in the workplace.

In this episode of the podcast, I'm discussing the heavy burden of the coronavirus crisis on working moms, and ways we can all help...

In this episode of The Corporate Sister podcast, I'm discussing why and how we, as working women and working moms, should and can care for our mental health, whether through therapy or other ways of prioritizing our minds. From treating our minds as our best assets, to realizing the impact and influence our mental health has on our close and loved ones (and really everyone around us), and what an extraordinary act of courage it is, this episode is all about committing to being our best, mind-healthy, selves! Listen in!

In this episode of The Corporate Sister podcast, I'm discussing how we, as working women and working moms, can find purpose right where we are, on the way to where we're going. From re-assessing ourselves to leveraging the opportunities around us and being willing to expand, this episode is all about starting the year on the right note! Listen in!

In this episode of The Corporate Sister podcast, we're talking about working and living on purpose. Most specifically, we're talking about my 7-step framework to be on purpose, no matter where you are in life or at work...    

In this episode of The Corporate Sister podcast, I discuss setting our goals and intentions for 2019...but with a twist! Inspired by Danielle Laporte's The Desire Map book, I share how my own goal-setting process has changed from traditional to quite soulful and much more effective! Listen to the episode for more on setting goals and intentions that work for YOU, while finding joy, purpose and fulfillment in the process!

Welcome to Episode 15 of the TCS Podcast! In this episode, I'm discussing how we, as working women and moms, can survive the summer slump, while still taking the time to recharge our batteries and be as productive as we can. Listen in! Related:  How to manage your business in the summer as a mompreneur How to successfully manage your career and business in the summer as a working mom The truth about working moms and summer vacations Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for tuning in and listening to this week's episode! If you enjoyed this week's episode, please share it by using the social media at the bottom of this post! Also, leave me a review for the TCS podcast on iTunes! Got questions? Email me at [email protected]! Finally, please don't forget to subscribe on iTunes to get automatic updates!   Any feedback you'd like to share? Please leave a note in the comments section below!

In this episode, I'm discussing what stands in the way of us, as working women, speaking up more at work, and what we can do to help ourselves show up more in and outside of the workplace. Listen in!

Welcome to Episode #13 of The Corporate Sister Podcast! This episode is all about Productivity in our small businesses. In the episode, I lists 12 small business productivity tips that especially apply to us as working women.  Related Links: 12 tips to be more productive in your small business 10 best quotes on productivity from kickass working women Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for tuning in and listening to this week's episode! If you enjoyed this week's episode, please share it by using the social media at the bottom of this post!   Also, leave me a review for the TCS podcast on iTunes! Got questions? Email me at [email protected]! Finally, please don't forget to subscribe on iTunes to get automatic updates!

Welcome to Episode #12 of The Corporate Sister Podcast! This episode is all about the big P word...yes, Productivity! Or how we can be more productive as working women, especially as we start this new year 2018! Listen in for tips on avoiding the cult of "busy-ness", doing more in less time, and controlling your time!

Welcome to Episode #11 of the newly re-branded Corporate Sister Podcast! In this episode, I'm all about the career and business lessons I've learnt in 2017, and plan to leverage in 2018. From following Purpose to building a solid financial foundation, I share some of the most precious learning points I've gathered over the year.  What you'll learn/listen to/enjoy in this episode: Why purpose beats money every single time Why securing our growth can reap better rewards than immediate promotion Why a solid financial foundation can make all the difference And other lessons to leverage this year.. Thanks for listening! The Corporate Sister.