Statement Mondays: Interviews With Women Who Wear ”Heels” to Work

Natalie Muenster
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Natalie Muenster interviews bold and badass women to discover how they use and grow their individuality throughout their careers. Her goal? To inspire YOU and to give you tools, advice, and role models to bring more of who you are into what you do. The world needs more bold women, so how have you been bold lately? Want to see how this podcast is made? Go behind the scenes at statementmondays.substack.com/welcome Sponsored by Athletic Greens (purchase with link athleticgreens.com/statementmondays) Season 2 coming soon!

  1. 05/31/2021

    Tough Enough: Caroline Cuffe, Oil Trader

    When do you dial up the toughness and dial it back? Caroline Cuffe built up a (necessary) thick skin as an oil trader but realized she'd have to change how she approached her next and very different role of marketing planning director. In this interview she talks about how her identity of being tough came to be, and how building relationships and making other people's jobs easier has been key to her success. Ready for some crazy stories?

    49 min

  2. 05/31/2021

    Tenacious & Fiery: Kelly Stefanowicz, VP at Morgan Stanley

    Kelly figured out how to be taken seriously without having to be serious. She brings a new, bubbly perspective to the financial services sector as one of Morgan Stanley’s rising young female leaders. In this interview, she talks about why she turned down Morgan Stanley twice before accepting their offer, giving insights on taking control over your career, plus examples of the unique ways she's built relationships at her company. Turns out being young in financial services isn't necessarily a disadvantage...

    36 min

  3. 05/24/2021

    Pave the Way: Lindsey Boylan, Politician & Whistleblower

    Lifting others up drives everything that Lindsey Boylan does. She is a New York politician (running for Manhattan Borough President!) and career urban planner, and also the first whistleblower against NY Governor Andrew Cuomo in February, 2021 for sexual harassment. In this interview, we discuss what makes her bold and unapologetic. She shares how her identity has changed (or not) after coming forward, and explains the connections she seeks with other women. Lindsey strives to pave the way for future generations of women -- because progress only exists because other people before you failed trying to achieve it.

    48 min

  4. 05/10/2021

    Mind vs. Body: Noopur Chhabra, Facebook Recruiter

    The secret to becoming the better version of yourself you envision? Practice! Facebook recruiter Noopur Chhabra knew what she "brought to the table" when switching jobs, which helped her stand up for what she knew she needed from a work environment. This episode explores some thought-provoking takes on what roles your mind and your body play in shaping your identity and career.

    27 min

  5. 05/03/2021

    Statement Extra: Find Your YaYa's

    Happy Statement Monday! In v2 of this new segment, Natalie does a short but intense interview with Paula Hernández and Jackie Neumann about their journeys and as a collaboration to help spread the word about this much-needed app they're building called YaYa. Want to be in on a global community of women who all uplift and empower each other? Visit joinyaya.com to download!

    19 min

  6. 04/26/2021

    Prove Them Wrong: Emma Kalayjian, NASA Designer

    If someone told you they didn’t think you could do something, would you sit there and agree or would you do everything in your power to prove them wrong? Meet the Elle Woods of the automotive industry, our firecracker guest Emma Kalayjian: She is a user interface & experience designer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (UI/UX @ NASA JPL) She’s obsessed with cars She is also on the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 list She never thought a space company would be hiring for business majors. Did you? In this episode, we’ll learn about stigmas around hiring practices, the importance of giving space (heh) to your feminine and masculine energies, and what it means to take responsibility for your successes. Emma is currently working to make educational content on aerospace and automotive more accessible to young girls.

    48 min

  7. 04/19/2021

    Power of Perspective: Susie Kimmel, Healthcare IT Leader

    Self-worth should not be based on work successes. Susie Kimmel, a leader at a large healthcare IT company (and new mother!), learned the hard way about the importance of separation between day-to-day job performance and her happiness outside of work. After discovering she had breast cancer at age 25, she quickly adopted a more balanced perspective of her many life roles while managing to maintain her identity at work. She is still outspoken, still sets a high bar in the office, she values giving and receiving feedback well, and is even called a “war helicopter” on occasion...

    35 min

  8. 04/12/2021

    The No Chill Club: Tyler Lussi, Professional Soccer Player

    Professional soccer player Tyler Lussi is the definition of intense. This trait has shaped her personality and launched her career -- all the way through playing at Princeton and then for the past five years on the Portland Thorns. In this episode, Tyler emphasizes the why and how of her “always on” mindset and how it paved the way for her success today, and shares what taking the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) public means to her (aka being able to buy and sell shares of it). Ready for a sneak peak into the No Chill Club?

    40 min
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Natalie Muenster interviews bold and badass women to discover how they use and grow their individuality throughout their careers. Her goal? To inspire YOU and to give you tools, advice, and role models to bring more of who you are into what you do. The world needs more bold women, so how have you been bold lately? Want to see how this podcast is made? Go behind the scenes at statementmondays.substack.com/welcome Sponsored by Athletic Greens (purchase with link athleticgreens.com/statementmondays) Season 2 coming soon!

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