How She Leads Julia Gooding & Yubo Zhang

In this episode, we interview Katerina, the founder of ENGin that connects young Ukrainians and their peers in the US and all over the world. Katerina shared how she started with only a lofty goal as helping and giving back to her community in Ukraine but gradually and organically arrived where she is now. During this process, she explored many ideas and learned a lot of essential skills. She said “no” to Yale who offered her admission and now introspect, Katerina commented that is the best decision she has ever made. In college selection, it is not about the level of prestigiousness but how well the program would fit one’s (current and/or long-term) goals. Without a clear career path at the very beginning, Katerina was learning all the critical skills that eventually helped her in creating and leading her own non-profit organization. Let’s hear more from Katerina.

Join Julia and Yubo for inspirational stories from younger female founders building technology-based solutions that enhance access and inclusion and an open Q&A discussion.



Mariella Satow, founder of SignUp - Overlay Sign language on streaming platforms

Katerina Semida Manoff, founder of ENGin - Rebuilding Ukraine Through 1-1 connections

Julia Newell, founder of Hear You Know Me - EL training to unleash disability success

Ivy Wu and Emma Tao, founders of Lumiere Arts - Collaborative digital art creation



Shared at NGO Committee on Status of Women (CSW) United Nations Forum 67

In this episode, we interview Kristen Amundson who has had a diverse and accomplished career as a leader in education and public service. She is the past president and CEO of the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE), founder and current board member of Edututor, an organization supports student who are behind in their studies through online tutoring. As a former Virginia State Delegate, a former school board member, Kristen has a strong commitment in public education. Kristen grew up in a small town in South Dakota, where her father was involved in education and served on the school board and in the South Dakota legislature. In the early days, though career choices were very limited for women, her upbringing instilled a belief in the importance of education and a sense that anything is possible without feeling constrained. Kristen recently authored a book called "Unfinished Learning," which explores the impact of the pandemic on children's education. Through Kristen's personal stories we have learned as a leader, the importance of knowing the issues and doing the homework, working harder than other and building the network. Kristen's journey showcases her own commitment to education and her dedication to making a positive impact in the field through various leadership roles and initiatives. As she quoted from congresswoman Shirley Chisholm “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” Let's hear more from Kristen Amundson.

In this episode, we interview Linda Graham a MFT and an arthur of two award-winning books Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being, (2013) and Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster (2018). Linda Graham combines contemporary Western psychology with scientific evidence of neuroscience of resilience and ancient Eastern contemplative wisdom.  We strongly recommend checking out her weekly Healing and Awakening into Aliveness and Wholeness newsletter (since 2008) which provides practical daily exercises people could use to learn new, safe and effective coping strategies. Let's hear more from Linda and her journey as a therapist.

In this episode, we interview Jessyca Matthews, a language arts teacher, a racial, environmental justice, and institutional racism activist. In 2017, Mathews was a finalist for NEA’s Social Justice Activist of the Year for her work on the Flint water crisis. Mathews was named Michigan’s Region 5 Teacher of the Year in 2019-20. In 2018, she was named Secondary English Teacher of the Year by the Michigan Council of Teachers of English and received the Samford Award for Most Inspirational Teacher of Michigan. Mathews has a voice in multiple areas of needed change in education. Let's hear about Jessyca's stories, how she stands for what's right and is involved in good trouble, and most importantly, how she assists young people in finding their own voices. 

You can learn more about Jessyca here: http://www.jessycamathews.com/. 

Dr. Ingrid Murra is a mission-driven entrepreneur and orthodontist passionate about democratizing access to confidence by way of smiles. She’s the 48th Latin woman to secure over $1,000,000 Venture Capital funding in the history of the United States, a Harvard-trained orthodontist, and the founder & CEO of the orthodontic startup, Two Front. In this episode, Dr. Murra shares her journey how she's revolutionizing the dental industry by connecting top orthodontists to dental offices and providing orthodontists with the tools to run modern, clear aligner practices from unused office space at dental offices. Not only do doctors make more money, but customers save money and time as well! Let's hear more about Dr. Murra's entrepreneur story.