Podcasts by See It To Be It

Tonita Webb: Changing the System from Within from 2022-02-03T00:00

This month, our See It To Be It podcast guest is another inspiring female leader, Tonita Webb, who is the CEO of Verity Credit Union. She tells us about her journey to becoming CEO ...

Eleanor Beaton: The Woman on a Misson to Help Female Founders from 2022-01-06T00:00

Eleanor Beaton, an incredible role model from Canada that is on a mission to empower female entrepreneurs. When Eleanor was a little girl, she had big dreams to become either a supe...

Shelly Dominguez Lieder: A Latina Leader with a Purpose from 2021-12-02T00:00

In this month's episode, we talk with Shelly Dominquez Lieder who is the VP of Accounts at TEN35 ad agency. To start the episode, Melinda first asks Shelly what her big dream wa...

Shayla Varnado on Diversifying the Wine Industry from 2021-11-04T00:00

On this episode of the See It To Be It podcast, we talk to Shayla Varnado, who is a fashion stylist turned entrepreneur and wine connoisseur. She is passionate about inspiring women...

Sheri West on Helping The Next Generation Of Fierce Female Leaders from 2021-10-07T00:00

Sheri West is a former corporate executive who has transitioned into a phenomenal advocate for young women by founding her own nonprofit organization, Live Girl, which mission is to...

Dr. Shirley Davis on Living Beyond Your What Ifs and Post-COVID Mass Resignations from 2021-09-02T00:00

This month on the See It To Be It podcast Melinda talks with Dr. Shirley Davis, who is the CEO of SDS Enterprises, a woman and minority-owned C-Corporation that provides strategic d...

Bonnie Marcus on helping women regain their confidence and claim workplace power from 2021-08-05T00:00

This month on See It To Be It podcast, Melinda speaks with Bonnie Marcus, an

award winning entrepreneur, Forbes contributing writer, and executive coach. Bonnie Marcus, M.Ed...

Pat Bondurant, The Woman That Can Do It All from 2021-07-01T00:00

This month on See It To Be It podcast, Melinda speaks with Pat Bondurant, a famed business partner, and wife of legendary World Driving Champion Bob Bondurant. Pat takes us through ...

Foram Brown on Empowering Women in STEM from 2021-06-03T00:00

This week on See It To Be It podcast, Melinda speaks with engineer, wife, cancer conqueror, mother, and ambassador; Foram Brown. Foram is based in London, England, and has dedicated...

Rebecca Powers on the Unstoppability of Women That Find Their Voice from 2021-05-06T00:00

This week on See It To Be It podcast, Melinda speaks with author, speaker, and social entrepreneur; Rebecca Powers. Rebecca is based here in Austin, Texas and has made a HUGE impact...

Madam Nselaa Ward, J.D. from 2021-04-01T00:00

As a young woman, Ms. Ward always knew she wanted to be an attorney after taking on that role in a play as a young child. Coming from a community that lacked legal resources and fre...

Sandy Forster on Going from Welfare to Manifesting Millions from 2021-03-04T00:00

This week on the See It To Be It podcast, we speak with Sandy Forster, a successful business woman from down under that has mastered money manifestation.

Sandy shar...

SheFactor Founders on their Entrepreneurship Journey and Building their Brand from 2021-02-04T00:00

This week on the See It To Be It podcast, we talk to Heidi and Tori Ganahl, a mother daughter duo turned female entrepreneurs!

Heidi shares her journey to becoming a...

Ashley Shift on Healing, Self-love & Confidence from 2021-01-07T00:00

This week on the See It To Be It podcast, we talk to Ashley K. Shift, a Mathematician turned to a female entrepreneur!

Ashley shares her journey to becoming a busine...

Meet Hannah Rad: Radio Host, On-Air Talent , DJ and Mental Health Advocate from 2020-12-03T00:00

This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Hannah Rad, an On-Air Talent, Radio Host, DJ and Mental Health advocate.

Hannah shares her story of growing up in a small to...

Food Stamps to Farmbox Direct: Ashley Tryner's Journey to Becoming the CEO of an Online Produce Company from 2020-11-05T00:00

This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Ashley Tryner, the founder and CEO of Farmbox Direct and FarmboxRx.

Ashley shares her journey of growing up on a farm, drop...

Koko On Keeping Her Brand Alive During A Pandemic from 2020-10-15T00:00

This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Jane Ko, the mastermind behind A Taste of Koko, a food and travel blog based out of Austin, Texas.

From humble beginnings in...

Kiana Danial: Getting Fired From Wall Street to Becoming A Finance Tycoon from 2020-10-01T00:00

This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Kiana Danial, who is an award winning internationally recognized personal investing and wealth management expert and author.

Becoming Your Own Superhero, One Motorcycle Ride At A Time from 2020-09-24T00:00

This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Joey Lindahl, who is a Senior Marketing Manager at Polaris Industries and a female motorcyclist.

Joey wanted to be Wonder W...

Empathy Marketing is Now More Important Than Ever from 2020-09-17T00:00

This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Janet Mesh, who created her own remote content and digital marketing agency called Aimtal in 2018.

Janet discusses her origi...

A Life Coach's Advice to Navigating through Covid-19 from 2020-09-10T12:00

In this episode of See It To Be It, we talk to Nida Jawed, the founder of Nida Jawed Life Coaching, LLC, and a certified professional life coach.

Nida shares her jo...

How to Start Conversations and Implement Change in the Workplace from 2020-09-03T00:00

This week for our 100th Episode, we talk to Kandice Guice, a woman who holds many different impressive roles. As an attorney, entrepreneur, lifestyle and fashion writer and mom, Ka...

Leadership Coach on Taking up Space in the Workplace: Featuring Phyllis Reagin from 2020-08-27T00:00

Phyllis Reagin is a leadership coach to entertainment and media leaders and former global head of diversity and inclusion at Warner Brothers. Phyllis originally wanted to be a newsc...

WeeCare CEO on Daycare Adapting to Changes During COVID-19: Featuring Jessica Chang from 2020-08-06T00:00

Jessica Chang is the co-founder and CEO of WeeCare, a mother, and a preschool owner. When Jessica was pregnant with her first child, she began touring daycares only to discover that...

Finding Your Path When You Feel Stuck: Featuring Rebekah Bastian from 2020-07-30T00:00

Rebekah Bastian is an entrepreneur, writer, artist, tech executive, mentor, wife, mother and aerial acrobat. After 15 years at Zillow, with roles including vice president of product...

Crossing The “Shame Line” To Heal Yourself: Featuring Laura Zam from 2020-07-23T00:00

On this week's episode of See It To Be It, Author Laura Zam talks to us about getting the root of shame and getting to the core of trauma to overcome difficulties in our persona...

Advice From Barcelona's First Women's Coding School Founder: Featuring Katrina Walker from 2020-07-16T00:00

This week on See It To Be It,  we talk to Founder and CEO of CodeOp.tech Katrina Walker.

Growing up in Silicon Valley, Katrina knew from a young age she was interest...

Tackling Adversity In The Workspace: Featuring Joy Altimare from 2020-07-09T00:00

This week on See It To Be It, we talk to Joy Altimare, Chief Engagement and Brand Officer of EHE Health!

Joy Altimare is the Chief Engagement and Brand Officer at th...

Rediscovering Your Value: Featuring Sandy Weiner from 2020-07-02T00:00

Growing up, Sandy Weiner always thought she was going to be using her creativity in purely art endeavors. Her point of view pivoted when she recognized she found value in helping ot...

Don't Only Break The Ceiling For Yourself, Pay It Forward!: Featuring June Manley from 2020-06-25T00:00

Breaking the ceiling is great, but what else can we be doing to keep the conversation for improvement going? Our guest June Manley says that strives for diversity and equity is not ...

Emotional Intelligence is the Path to Lasting Change: Featuring Pam Williams from 2020-06-18T00:00

Barriers serve a greater purpose than you think. Our guest, Pam Williams testifies to that!

This week on See It To Be It, Pam Williams, a HR Professional and Emotio...

Fighting Self Doubt and Perfectionism: Featuring Shay Bahramirad from 2020-06-11T00:00

Need some inspiration on fighting societal stereotypes and pursuing your goals? Our guest, Dr. Shay Bahramirad has an inspirational journey to tell about pushing past limitations to...

Working On Both Sides Of The Camera: Featuring Film Producer Charlotte Larsen from 2020-06-04T00:00

Ever feel like you’re juggling too much and running too much on coffee? Our guest, film producer Charlotte Larsen knows the feeling all too well.

From New Zealand t...

Defy Expectations and Defend Your Passion: Featuring Adaire Byerly from 2020-05-28T00:00

After working in the modeling and acting industry for over a decade, Adaire Byerly observed the

normalized, unprofessional patterns and behaviors that surrounded her career....

Stopping The “Good Girl” Conditioning: Featuring Kasia Urbaniak from 2020-05-21T00:00

Kasia Urbaniak is the founder and CEO of The Academy, a school that teaches women the foundations of power and influence. While working as a dominatrix, Kasia studied power dynamics...

Motivating Women To Pursue STEM: Featuring Dr. Karen Moxon from 2020-05-14T00:00

Dr. Karen Moxon is a powerhouse researcher in the field of neuroengineering and professor of bioengineering, that focuses on understanding how information in the brain is represente...

Are You Giving Yourself A Fighting Chance? Featuring Alicia Doyle from 2020-05-07T00:00

Alicia Doyle's story of determination and grit provides a great example of what is possible when you give yourself a fighting chance.

This week on the See It To...

The Future Means Changing Narratives: Featuring Miracle Olatunji from 2020-04-23T00:00

The title role model carries no age range.

Our guest, Miracle Olatunji is a sophomore at Northeastern University, an entrepreneur, and author of "Purpose: How ...

The Journey to Diversity & Inclusion: Featuring Ada-Renee Johnson from 2020-04-16T00:00

Diversity and inclusion are not a destination, but rather a journey.

Our guest, Ada-Renee Johnson is no stranger to the journey of promoting diversity and inclusion...

Your Guide To Leveraging Your Trauma : Featuring Cassandra Shuck from 2020-04-09T00:00

This week on the See It To Be Podcast we talk the amazing founder of Tola Marketing + Creative and Milkin’ Cookie, Cassandra Shuck.

After facing her own experience...

Lessons on Trailblazing And Uplifting Other Women: Featuring Lolis Garcia-Baab of Girl Scouts USA from 2020-04-02T00:00

This week on See It To Be It, we sit down with Lolis Garcia-Baab, Movement Media Director and Spokesperson at Girl Scouts USA.

As the Movement Media Director, she i...

Advice from Former President of Walt Disney Resorts: Featuring Meg Gilbert Crofton from 2020-03-26T00:00

This week on the See It To Be It Podcast, we go back to our interview with Meg Gilbert Crofton, the former President of Walt Disney Resorts. She carried all of the responsibility th...

Stories from The First Women's History Library in the USA: Featuring Leah Leach from 2020-03-19T00:00

Women in history are more than names and dates, they are stories to be inspired by.

This week on See It To Be It, we talk to founder of Gal's Guide to the Galax...

Shattering Plates and Breaking Negative Habits: Featuring Aria Tru from 2020-03-12T00:00

Sometimes you just need to smash things (especially when it comes to the patriarchy.)

Founder of Women Breaking Plates Aria Tru decided to take the fantasy of break...

Reasons Why Over Thinking Is Holding You Back: Featuring Elaine Agather from 2020-03-05T00:00

The hardest battle to fight is the one against yourself. Often we find ourselves holding back on pursuing opportunities because of different factors caused by being a perfectionist....

Career Advice to Challenge the Rest: Featuring Sam Saperstein from 2020-02-27T00:00

"Do a good job, and people will notice" is a common piece of advice we get from professionals, but has that ever worked out?

This week on See It To Be It,...

Using Your Artistry To Promote Visibility: Featuring Tia Williams from 2020-02-20T00:00

This week on See It To Be It, we talk to writer and director Tia Williams about her experience developing her web series "Gentrified." Set in Austin, TX, the series follow...

Mastering Yourself and Overcoming Adversity: Featuring Denise Hamilton from 2020-02-13T00:00

Feeling self-sabotaged? Not sure what to do to make the next step towards something greater? WatchHerWork Founder Denise Hamilton begs women asking these questions to first answer h...

ATTN LADIES You Don't Have To "Fit In" : Featuring Andrea Seemayer from 2020-02-06T00:00

A.Lynn Founder, Andrea Seemayer, takes us through the ins and outs of the fashion industry and talks battles she conquered to make her size inclusive apparel company. From acknowled...

Woman Challenging The Status Quo: Featuring Genecia Alluora from 2020-01-30T00:00

Former beauty queen, Genecia Alluora, is challenging the status quo of what women in Southeast Asia believe they can accomplish. Between juggling household duties and busy family sc...

Parenting Advice You Need: Featuring Sue Groner from 2020-01-23T00:00

The greatest goal parents have for their children is giving them the tools to be a functional adult. Author and Founder of "The Parenting Mentor," Sue Groner shares her ex...

Leadership and Life Hacks: Featuring Alyssa Rapp from 2020-01-16T05:00

Life is complicated, can you hack it? We all lead busy lives with conflicting responsibilities. How can we succeed at work and at home? Alyssa Rapp knows better than anyone that som...

Revolutionizing Healthcare: Featuring Melissa Bauman & April Gillam from 2020-01-09T07:00

Melissa and April are apart of the futue of healthcare for kids, as well as healthcare for everyone. Melissa Bauman is the SVP of Telemedicine at Urgent Care for Kids, and believes...

Holiday Best Of: Featuring Anna Lozano and Lindy Sood from 2020-01-02T07:00

With Lindy's creative spirit and Anna's entrepreneur drive, these two were a match made in business heaven. When they both became moms, their journeys in self-love led them ...

Holiday Best Of: Featuring La Vesha Parker from 2019-12-26T07:00

As a career La Vesha leads a team of engineers at Etsy, the online marketplace for all things handcrafted, vintage, custom, or unique. She also spends her time coding for social goo...

Amplifying Your Voice: Featuring Marla Isackson from 2019-12-19T07:00

Before becoming an entrepreneur, Marla worked in marketing for over 12 years. During this time, she would consistently find herself taking skills she learned from the job and applyi...

Rise Up Ladies: Featuring Vivian Chen from 2019-12-12T07:00

Vivian had a dream most women would kill for, a Brand Marketing Specialist at L'Oreal, working with top makeup brands. But it wasn't long before she grew tired of the typica...

Working On Yourself: Featuring Hayley Luckadoo from 2019-12-05T07:00

Like most of us these days, Hayley Luckadoo is multi-interested ie: she's dabbled her hand in many things before settling on becoming an entrepreneur - a serial entrepreneur at ...

Written In The Stars: Featuring Aliza Kelly from 2019-11-21T07:00

Aliza Kelly (who's zodiac sign is Leo), started her first business in astrology in her early 20's - an astroligical dating app. Though that idea never fully took off, Aliza&...

We Need Women in STEM: Featuring Randi Zuckerberg from 2019-11-14T07:00

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the new See It To Be It podcast, formerly On The Spot with Melinda Garvey! Our very first guest is Randi Zuckerberg, an inspiration and advocate ...

Behind the Camera: Featuring Nicole Dorsey from 2019-11-07T07:00

Being a woman in film is nothing short of challenging. Nicole Dorsey knew she wanted to be a director since she was a child, but she's experienced her fair share of adversity in...

Finding Your Tribe: Featuring Angela Hosking from 2019-10-31T07:00

One of Angela's mottos is: "If it's not there, go and create it." And her work reflects it.

Angela started Her One Tribe first as a blog, turned it into a...

Re-Writing Your Story: Featuring Becca North from 2019-10-24T07:00

After experiencing a pretty devastating let-down herself, Becca started seriously thinking about failure. Why do so many successful people typically suffer a significant failure fir...

Revolutionizing Skincare: Featuring Siqi Mou from 2019-10-17T07:00

Skincare is one of the most important areas in the realm of beauty, and it's also one of the hardest to master! More often than not, trying out a new skincare product can lead t...

Social and Emotional Learning: Featuring Natalie Silverstein from 2019-10-10T07:00

"Raising kind-hearted kids is a marathon, not a sprint," says Natalie in her book, Simple Acts.

Natalie Silverstein believes that you don't have to c...

Leaning Into Confidence: Featuring Amy Barone from 2019-10-03T07:00

Amy Barone is a novelty. While many people in media careers tend to bounce from job-to-job, Amy got to watch her career grow while staying in the same place at Tableau Software. She...

Investing In Yourself: Featuring Ashland Viscosi from 2019-09-26T07:00

Ashland Viscosi believes that creativity doesn't stop with an idea, and if you have the right tools and the right support, it can also be turned into a business. After working i...

The Power of Affirmation: Featuring Anna Lozano and Lindy Sood from 2019-09-19T07:00

With Lindy's creative spirit and Anna's entrepreneur drive, these two were a match made in business heaven. When they both became moms, their journeys in self-love led them ...

Taking Control: Featuring Dia Bondi from 2019-09-12T07:00

Dia worked separately as a communicatons coach AND an auctioneer for years before crashing her two worlds together. After acting as an auctioneer for women-led nonprofits, Dia notic...

Love at First Bite: Featuring Stephanie Pyatt and Erica Groussman from 2019-09-05T07:00

Health and wellness has always been a big part of Stephanie and Erica's lives. As two business women on-the-go, they noticed a clear absence of healthy protien options specifica...

Speaking Up: Featuring Rhonda Finney from 2019-08-29T07:00

After getting caught in a child custody litigation with a former spouse and dealing with subsequent econimic turmoil, Rhonda felt cheated by the legal systems in place for family ca...

50th Episode Special: Featuring Melinda Garvey from 2019-08-22T07:00

Melinda Garvey has made an incredibly successful career out of motivating women, and highlighting inspirational female role models. But where did she get her start?

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Networking With A Twist: Featuring Paulina Karpis from 2019-08-15T07:00

After starting her career off in marketing, Paulina was shocked to see many entry-level jobs replaced by computers. Whole sectors that used to take up entire floors had been reduced...

Moms in Media: Featuring Kristen Kearns from 2019-08-08T07:00

Being a mom and an incredibly successful career woman in a male-dominated field is no easy feat, but Kristen makes it look easy.

She discovered her love fo...

Creative Problem Solving: Featuring Jenn Graham from 2019-08-01T17:00

Jenn always knew she wanted to help people, but she wasn't sure how to do that and express herself creatively. Then it hit her. Literally, when a parallel grate collide...

Giving a Voice To Millennial Women: Featuring Stephanie & Melissa Carcache from 2019-07-11T23:00

After struggling for year to break into the entertainment industry in LA, sisters Melissa and Stephanie Carcahe decided to create a platform of inspiration for other females to help...

Creating The Optimal Car-Buying Experience for Women with Lisa Copeland from 2019-06-27T00:00

Lisa Copeland is a former automotive dealership principal and award-winning sales expert with more than two dozen years of experience. In addition, Lisa is an international keynote ...

Pivoting For Good: Featuring Jenny Thompson of Safety Pin Technologies from 2019-06-20T22:00

Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot where we sit down with Jenny Thompson, founder Safety Pin Technologies.

After an encounter with an internet pe...

Aim High: Featuring Deborah Lee James former Secretary of the U.S. Air Force from 2019-06-13T01:00

Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot where we sit down with Deborah Lee Jones, former Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, author and mother.

As the 23...

Reclaim Your Life: Featuring Leslie Morgan from 2019-06-03T10:00

Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot where we sit down with Leslie Morgan, author, speaker, mother and feminist.

Leslie Morgan Steiner is a though...

Bringing Business Together Through Events: Featuring Erin Sauter of From Day One from 2019-05-30T00:45

Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot where we sit down with Erin Sauter of From Day One, an events company and journalism platform forging relationships between em...

Using Technology For Good: La Vesha Parker of Etsy from 2019-05-23T12:15

Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot where we sit down with La Vesha Parker, a Sr. Software Designer with Etsy and advocate for women in STEM.

As a...

Episode 39: Funding Fearless Female Entrepreneurs: Featuring Elizabeth Lawler of xxAngels from 2019-05-16T00:15

Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot and hear from Elizabeth Lawler, co-founder of xxAngels which works to financially back fearless, groundbreaking, driven women ...

Episode 38: Never Say Never: Featuring Gail Davis of GDA Speakers from 2019-05-09T00:15

Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot and hear how Gail launched GDA Speakers, one of the top speakers bureaus in the country. After 20 years in the business, GDA S...

Episode 37: Advocating for African Women and Children: Featuring Mary Muiruri from 2019-05-02T15:00

This episode contains sensitive material. Parental discretion is advised.

Sometimes, all it takes is a helping hand and a push in the right direction.

Episode 36: Rhythm and Poetry: Featuring Zamaera from 2019-04-25T00:00

A storytelling competition, Tupac Shakur, and a 12 page business plan: this is Zamaera’s story.

Tune in to today's episode of On the Spot and to learn a...

Episode 35: You Can Make a Difference: Featuring Susan Solomont from 2019-04-18T02:45

You can make a difference no matter who you are.

Today on On the Spot, our editor, Sheena Sharma, interviews Susan Solomont: entrepreneur, philanthropist, a...

Episode 34: Media, Success, and Moguls: Featuring Tiffany Pham from 2019-04-11T01:30

Three jobs, endless determination, and the passion to achieve your goals—moguls aren’t just men. Moguls are women, too.

Tune in to today's episode of On the ...