How I Decided to Take Six Months Off
And the emotional aftermath and self-discovery that ensued. Friends, LimeRed (they/them) is 18 next year. They can officially vote. Do you know what they did? They
Tag: leadership
S2E1: When Being Your True Self is a Personal & Professional Risk with Avery Belyeu
The truth is uncomfortable just for a minute. Avery: I don’t look at it as being a trailblazer. I have looked at it mainly as
Episode 08: Sex Education & Feminist Sex Shops with Searah Deysach
Having founded Chicago’s first feminist sex shop in 2001, Early to Bed, Searah Deysach has made it her mission to defy the convention around sex
Episode 06: Purpose-Driven Womxn & Boundaries in Business with Meghan French Dunbar
Meghan French Dunbar’s purpose is to help business leaders build a life they love. After co-founding and leading Conscious Company Media, the US’s premier source of
17 Reasons to be Brave
Being at the beginning of a movement, a new development phase, demonstrating a new process, or a new way of thinking is equal parts exhilarating
Episode 04: Journalism through the Black, Lesbian, Feminist Lens with Karen Hawkins
Karen Hawkins founded Rebellious Magazine for Women with a mission to give opportunities to those whose points-of-view differed from the conventional straight-white-male lens through which
Episode 03: “Strong” Leadership, Social Justice Theater, and Unplugging with Free Street’s Karla Estela Rivera
For 51 years, Free Street has been creating original, joyful, and thought-provoking theater by, for, about, with, and in Chicago’s diverse communities. In this episode
Episode 02: Disrupting Hollywood & Living Our Values with Denise Barreto
Whether she’s disrupting Hollywood as Producer and Co-Founder of Serqet Productions and Media or reshaping the business landscape as Partner at Relationships Matter Now, entrepreneur,
Episode 01: Intuitive Leaderships & Embracing the Edge with Lisa Arie
What does it mean to live our truth? For our debut episode of the Defy Convention Podcast, we spoke with Lisa Arie, Co-Founder and CEO
5 New Business Rules to Help You Smash the Patriarchy
Rather than win-lose, let’s shift the focus to be for the greater good. Gender equity in the workplace needs to go further than paid family
4 Insights for High-Performing Teams
*There’s a free downloadable worksheet at the end of this post to help you identify your top qualities! A few weeks ago I was preparing
The Times They Are A-Changing: Managing Fear
There’s a downloadable model at the end to help you be more intentional in your work. Do you feel something is changing? I do. It’s
