Women Don't Need a "Day"

Yes, I'm that person. I don't like celebration months or days because I think it makes it convenient for *some people to ignore certain groups at other times of the year. I don't need a day to remind me to celebrate extraordinary people. I do that every week. It's one of the reasons I host the?LEAVE YOUR MARK?podcast. Every Sunday, I raise a glass to people who are not only crushing it in their careers but who have done the work, don't make it look easy, and pay forward their learnings.

So no, it's not about a day. It's about recognizing the greatness all around us every day. Here are a few amazing women I am honored to know. These women are not only leaving the door open for others but helping guide them through.

Reshma Saujani on Penetrating Spaces by Creating Your Own, The Importance of Asking Yourself What You Want as a Working Parent, and Why We Need to Start Depersonalizing Failure

As a leading activist and the founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First , Reshma Saujani is not waiting around for change to happen. She's making it happen. She has spent over a decade building movements to fight for women's and girls' economic empowerment. Girls Who Code has taught over 500,000 girls through direct in-person computer science education programming, working to close the gender gap in the tech sector. Her newest non-profit, Moms First, advocates for policies to support moms impacted by the pandemic. Moms First believes America doesn't work if we don't work for moms.

NY Times Best-Selling Author, Eve Rodsky , on How to Play Fair With Your Partner, Finding Your Why, and The Dangers of Invisible Work

In FAIR PLAY, Eve Rodsky rips apart the fallacy that women should be “doing it all” and lays bare the truth: Many wives and mothers feel overextended and overworked from shouldering the brunt of childrearing and domestic responsibilities. FAIR PLAY identifies the 100 main tasks in any relationship and then shows how to divide those tasks fairly.?In this episode, you will learn why you need to pursue your passions and tap back into your unique self-?the one that was vibrant and shining before taking care of the kids took over.

Jennifer Justice on Why No is More Powerful Than Yes, How to Secure Your Seat at the Table, and Why You Need to Take Credit For What You Have Done

Jennifer Justice is one of the most respected entertainment attorneys and executives in the industry. Known for being Jay- Z's personal attorney for 17 years, she, later on, was instrumental in building Roc Nation. In her new mission as CEO & Co-Founder of The Justice Department, Jennifer is laser-focused on advocating for women and finding their power through management, legal counsel, and strategy.?In this episode, you will hear the story of a woman who unapologetically did it herself, why you shouldn't be afraid to ask for anything, why being competent is more important than being likable, and how being underestimated can be a superpower.

From $10,000 to $2 million, Tiffany James is Teaching Women of Color the Joys of Sisterhood and Stocks at Modern BLK Girl

Tiffany James is never going back to the financial life she led before. As a Haitian-Jamaican American from Brooklyn, New York, Tiffany had student debt after college, like most students. At 25, while working as an event manager at an NYC hotel, a co-worker persuaded her to invest in Tesla, and the rest is history. Two years later, she’s turned her initial investment of $10,000 into $2 million. In November 2020, she founded Modern BLK Girl, the largest digital platform designed for women of color to build wealth through investing in the stock market.

How to Negotiate Anything with Alexandra Carter , World-renowned Negotiation Trainer for the United Nations and Best-Selling Author of ASK FOR MORE

Do you know how to ask for more? Well, meet Alexandra Carter, best-selling Author of ASK FOR MORE: Ten Questions to Negotiate Anything. Alexandra is the Director of the Mediation Clinic at Columbia Law School and a world-renowned negotiation trainer for the United Nations. Her new book is #3 on WSJ's Best-Seller list. In this episode, you will learn the art of negotiation, the difference between mirror and window questions, and how learning to negotiate effectively will unlock all your future opportunities. This episode is essential learning no matter what stage of your career you are in!

Tammy Tibbetts on Not Letting Anyone Define Your Limits, Blowing Up Expectations, and Creating the World You Want to Live In

Tammy Tibbetts was voted "Most Shy" in her high school yearbook and felt the pressure of perfectionism for too long. But as the Co-Founder and CEO of She's the First , a global nonprofit that teams up with local organizations to make sure girls are educated, respected, and heard, she has become an advocate for crushing the expectations society places on women and is helping them explore the potential hidden within. With her book, Impact: A Step-by-Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live In, Tammy shares how she created a movement with her co-founder, Christen Brandt, from the ground up. She's the First supports 9500 girls in 11 countries and 200+ student advocacy chapters. Proceeds from the sales of Impact support She's the First's philanthropic initiatives.