Badass Women at Any Age Bonnie Marcus

Kristen Gibbons Feden has always had a knack for the art of argument.  After earning a bachelors in neuroscience, she redirected her focus from medicine to law.  Kristen’s passion for fighting for victims of sexual abuse was ignited after working in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Family Violence unit where the stories of young girls who had survived horrific violence inspired Kristen to become the powerful voice piece she is today for those who have been silenced. A celebrated trial attorney and legal expert, known as the female litigator who stared down Bill Cosby, Kristen joined Anapol Weiss as a shareholder in March 2024. In addition to being internationally recognized as a fierce and relentless litigator in the MeToo movement and for her world renowned closing argument in the Bill Cosby trial, Kristen is known for many eight figure verdicts that she's won.  Between 2023 and 2024 alone, there was a $10. 5 million verdict against the survivors of singer and entertainer R. Kelly, and  a $22 million verdict for a sexual abuse survivor of a renowned, pediatrician in New York. She's had many, many successes beyond the courtroom as well.  Kristen serves as a powerful voice for survivors nationwide and is frequently sought after for expert commentary on high profile matters by attorneys and various international and national media outlets. media outlets, including MSNBC, NBC, CNN, CBS, ABC, Fox, NPR, and BBC.
 
 What You Will Hear in This Episode: 
2:28 Kristen’s personal journey
6:48 Challenges faced along the way, overcoming biases
11:30 Lessons learned
15:41 Pillars of Kristen’s success
20:34 Bill Cosby trial
27:55 Overturned verdicts, Cosby, Weinstein and and the MeToo movement
 
Quotes
“Transparency is really the pillar of integrity. “
“I speak to people for a living. I speak to them and I become the voice piece of those who have been silenced. “
“Speaking from the heart, trusting your gut, you make the right decisions.”
“I'm going to teach my future generations, my kids, my nieces, my nephews, whoever I'm mentoring to treat human beings as human beings, and that requires a level of dignity to individuals. And once we begin to learn to do that, then violence, I hope, will begin to be eradicated.”
 
Mentioned:
Anapol Weiss
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
 
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Jillian Ramirez Chaves’s life took an unexpected turn when she faced the painful discovery of infidelity by her soon to be fiance.  This life altering experience shattered her self-confidence and left her questioning her ability to make healthy relationship choices.  Refusing to let this define her, she embarked on a profound journey of healing, discovery, and personal growth. Jillian is a dynamic visionary who has pioneered transformative changes in the dating and relationship health landscape as the founder and CEO of Clara.  For daters, she leads a revolution that empowers individuals to make informed purposeful choices in their dating lives. Her journey from a successful career in the male dominated automotive industry to becoming a trailblazing entrepreneur in the tech world is a testament to her resilience and passion.  As a female minority founder and CEO, Jillian embodies the spirit of resilience and innovation. She is a staunch advocate for mental wellness in the context of dating, a subject often overlooked but of paramount importance in today's society. Her mission is to guide individuals in embracing intentional dating thereby  enhancing their overall wellbeing. 

 
 What You Will Hear in This Episode: 
2:30 - Jillian’s Personal Journey
10:20 - Bouncing back & finding your mission
20:45 - Jillian’s dating app, Clara for Daters
28:09 - Challenges for women in dating
 
Quotes
“I had to figure out how to learn from my mistakes and not let them happen again on an expedited level.”
“We have all these ways to meet people, dating apps, social media, yet we're still facing a loneliness epidemic because we're not actually converting them into social connections.”
“When it doesn’t work out that means that you learn something and you’re going to keep going.”
“Being hopeful is not a bad thing, but we have to be smart and hopeful”
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Mentioned:
The Rules of Love by Jay Shetty
Esther Perel
Clara For Daters
Instagram 
Jillian's Instagram
Jillian's LinkedIn
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
 
Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon: 
 
If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.
 

As a clinical psychologist, Dr. Joshua Klapow recognized a pattern of professional women attempting to navigate a workplace culture that was never set up for them to succeed.  Inspired to affect change, Dr. Klapow re-focused his career and is making an impact in that culture through performance coaching. Dr. Klapow is a clinical psychologist, behavioral scientist, and performance coach who helps women in leadership positions leverage their unique style and build influence to successfully navigate the male dominated culture in which they work.  Josh is a Phi Beta Kappa alumnus of University of California, L.A. with a Ph. D. in clinical psychology from UCLA San Diego.  He's authored over 100 scientific publications and is the author of Living Smart:Lifestyle Change Made Simple. He's also the co-founder of Chip Rewards, a privately held company with proprietary software that delivers incentive offers to influence population health behaviors. The success of this venture led him to be one of the top entrepreneurs 2020 by Yahoo Business.
 What You Will Hear in This Episode: 
1:53      Dr. Klapow’s journey into performance coaching
5:47 Gender biases in corporate culture
10:09    Where the culture stands now, 
18:51    Authenticity and humanity
23:18    Toxicity, insecurity and balance
33:23    The benefits of working with a male coach
Quotes
“ As a clinical psychologist, I can't unsee what I'm trained to see.”
“It's a no win situation because we're asking you to be “more like men”, but when you are, that scene is threatening.”
“I see a lot of women that I work with who absolutely get lost because they are literally forced to play all of these different roles, many of which are not true to their own persona.”
“We all have these different personas that are who we are.”
“ There are a lot of scared men, this is part of the problem, who are in leadership positions who have no clue  how to be. They have all the power in the world in that organization, and they don't know how to leverage it in a supportive way because they're insecure.”
“Look for the healthy psychology or psychological adjustment in the person. Not necessarily the gender.”
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Mentioned:
mentaldrive.com
Mental Drive (Facebook)
Mental Drive (Instagram)
Mental Drive (TikTok)
Dr. Joshua Klapow (LinkedIn)



eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup
 
Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon: 
 
If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.

Sparked by the tragic loss of her father, Judy Wilkins Smith set out on an unexpected journey as a writer that developed into much more.   Judy is a highly regarded Family Patterns, Systemic Work, constellations expert, transformational coach, motivational speaker, and author who is passionate about individual growth, visionary leadership, and positive, accelerated, global change. The Founder of System Dynamics for Individuals and organizations, she has 18 years of expertise assisting high-performance individuals, Fortune 500 executives (Chevron, JP Morgan, Kellogg's, ExxonMobil), and legacy families end limiting cycles and create lasting breakthroughs and transitions into peak performance. She is a regular guest on TV news and entertainment shows and is the author of Decoding Your Emotional Blueprint: A Powerful Guide to Transformation Through Disentangling Multigenerational Patterns.
 
 What You Will Hear in This Episode: 
1:55 Judy’s personal story
5:20 Constellation work defined
12:26 What we can learn about money from our generational DNA.
15:33 Our relationship with money
19:49 Gender and money
26:55 Common blocks regarding our relationship with money
 
Quotes
”Money is not a commodity, it is a relationship, and the way you show up for money is the way it will show up for you.”
“It’s really creating the environment to have a healthy relationship with money that opens up the ability for money to flow to you.”
“You've gotta invest in money, if you want money to invest in you.”
“When you start to realize that you are valuable and you can add value and you have something to give and you offer it, the money will flow.”
“You are as valuable as you think you are.”
 
Mentioned:
JudyWilkins-Smith.com
Instagram
Facebook
LinkedIn
eConnect with Bonnie
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/ 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup



Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon: 
 
If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.
 

A life long lover of music,  Jennifer Ritvo Hughes found her calling as a college student sitting in the back of a concert hall.  A musician herself,  Jennifer was passionate about integrating her business savvy and love of music into a successful career supporting the arts.  Jennifer is CEO of American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra overseeing their daily operations, fundraising efforts, community engagement, and promotion of the globally renowned Israel Philharmonic in the United States.  Jennifer received a master's degree in musicology from Brandeis University and has led a variety of performing arts organizations and initiatives, including Boston Bass Chorus. Cantata Singers and Wellesley College's first ever Arts at Wellesley initiative. 
 
 What You Will Hear in This Episode: 
1:18 Jennifer’s personal story
6:31 Greatest challenges
10:19 Lesson learned and work life balance
14:32 Challenges relative to gender and age
20:05 Confidence and courage as a young executive director
23:28 The role of the arts in cultural change
 
Quotes
”I really love bringing creativity to  the business side of things as much as the artistic side of things. And I think that when you are challenging yourself to be as creative as your counterparts on stage. That's when magic happens.”
“Your strengths can also be your weaknesses if they're on overdrive.”
“I don't think music is a universal language, but I think that music can communicate universally.  I think that music has that power to create a shared experience, a shared emotional response beyond language and to me, that is the essence of our shared humanity.”
 
Mentioned:
American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic
Instagram
Facebook
Youtube
Boston Early Music Festival
eConnect with Bonnie
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/ 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup



Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon: 

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Raised with a lot of personal agency, Lydia Sherrer learned the value of hard work and personal responsibility from observing how her entrepreneurial father ran his business.  Lydia is the award-winning and USA today bestselling author of Love, Lies and Hocus Pocus Universe of Books, which has sold over half a million copies worldwide.  Most recently, she published her Gamelit series, Trans Dimensional Hunter, with New York Times bestselling author, John Ringo, and has written stories for several Black Tide Rising anthologies. Lydia Co-owns Chenoweth Press with her husband David Cher, and together they publish their own books and games to a growing audience of science fiction  and fantasy fans.
 
 What You Will Hear in This Episode: 
1:40 Lydia’s personal journey
7:40 Choosing writing as a career
24:70 Advice for women interested in writing as a career
31:05 Self publishing
 
Quotes
“We as humans have incredible powers to over come things….if we just believe we can.”
”It’s really important to understand your personality, your working strengths, your weaknesses, where your passions lie, and where your abilities lie.”
“Moderating expectations and having realistic expectations is very important in the publishing industry, and it is possible to get realistic expectations, but you have to be willing to reach out, to make relationships, and to ask bold questions with the knowledge that when people say no, it's not personal.”
 
Mentioned:
LydiaSherrer.com
Love Lies and Hocus Pocus
 
eConnect with Bonnie
https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/
https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/ 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus
https://twitter.com/selfpromote
https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
Forbes article
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
IAMMusicGroup



Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon: 
 
If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.