the Working Mother’s Mentor

Lara Schulte is co-founder of Generation.Mom, a community and podcast for modern moms of little ones.  Lara is from San Diego and lives there with her husband and two sons.  She describes herself as a natural born leader who loves to get things done.  She...

Leigh Rawdon founded Tea Collection in 2002 with a dream of developing an innovative children’s clothing collection with global purpose. Tea Collection has since grown into a multimillion-dollar children’s brand that helps educate followers of...

Vicki Palefsky is a retired management consultant with a lifelong commitment to the arts. She has served on countless boards in recent years and currently serves on the board of the Alliance Theatre, in Atlanta, Georgia. She pours her time, energy and...

Adina Reyter is an entrepreneur who has been designing her eponymous line of accessibly priced, high quality fine jewelry for 18 years.   Ask Adina what she does for a living and she always replies, “I make people happy.” After graduating from...

Atara was inspired to write the Curlee Girlee book series by her young daughter, whose own curly hair made her feel different—not in a good way. Atara wanted her daughter to love her hair exactly as it was and not ever feel second best because...

Sylvia L. Jones has been an eyewitness to history again and again. The former journalist spent more than 20 years chasing the news -- reporting on monumental events including Nelson Mandela's first visit to Chicago following his release from...

Kate Jaspon is the Chief Financial Officer of Dunkin' Brands. In this role, she is responsible for the global financial planning and analysis, accounting, financial reporting, business analytics, tax, debt and cash management, enterprise risk...

Work-life balance as a concept is taking a lot of heat. Many argue that there’s no such thing -- that in today's constantly connected world that work and personal time are so intricately linked that you can’t have balance, but you can have...

It’s tempting to think the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.  Comparing yourself to others can rob you of the joy and focus you could have if you instead channeled your energy into your own goals.   Share the...

Procrastinating, starting and not finishing projects, and not trying new things can all be signs of perfectionism.  We often mistakenly think that if we don’t aspire to be like Martha Stewart, then we’re not perfectionists. In this episode, I...

Melissa Werneck is the Global Chief People Officer for The Kraft Heinz Company. She is responsible for overseeing the global human resources function. Melissa joined Heinz in 2013 to implement the new performance methodology and the integrated management...

Rashida La Lande is the Senior Vice President, Global General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining Kraft Heinz, Ms. La Lande was a partner at the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where she advised corporations and their...

Sharon Saline, Psy.D., clinical psychologist and author of the award-winning book, What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life, specializes in how ADHD, learning disabilities and mental...

 Getting out of your comfort zone is the key to growth.  Julie shares three powerful lessons that will help you build your confidence and empower you to stretch the bounds of what you think is possible for you.    Share the Show...

Karyn B. Schoenbart is the Chief Executive Officer of The NPD Group and the best-selling author of Mom.B.A.: Essential Business Advice from One Generation to the Next.Karyn has spent the majority of her career working at The NPD Group, which...

Angela Watson is a productivity and mindset specialist, author, and motivational speaker for educators. Her work is centered on helping teachers live a more purposeful and conscious life.Angela believes in challenging the narrative of the...

Leigh Anne Brodsky is a licensing veteran with decades of global experience.  She served as Discovery’s Executive Vice President Global Enterprises, Managing Director at Peanuts Worldwide and Iconix Entertainment, and Global President of...

To celebrate Mother’s Day this year, we have created a special three-part round up of some of our most popular guests’ reflections on the best advice they’re even received.    This episode features Tiffany Dufu, Jennifer Kem, Georgene Huang,...

To celebrate Mother’s Day this year, we have created a special three-part round up of some of our most popular guests’ reflections on the best advice they’ve ever received.  This episode features Sherice Torres, Rachel Martin, Elsie Escobar,...

To celebrate Mother’s Day this year, we have created a special three-part round up of some of our most popular guests’ reflections on the best advice they’ve ever received.  This episode features Nneka Rimmer, Sarah Friar, Jeanine Blackwell,...