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Women to Watch® Media is the premier global media platform for women leaders. We tell the real story behind the titles of some of the most accomplished women worldwide. Our mission is to inspire and encourage more women to pursue leadership roles worldwide.

Women to Watch Media® with Sue Rocco Sue Rocco

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Women to Watch® Media is the premier global media platform for women leaders. We tell the real story behind the titles of some of the most accomplished women worldwide. Our mission is to inspire and encourage more women to pursue leadership roles worldwide.

    Julie Uhrman, Angel City Football: "Bet on yourself"

    Julie Uhrman, Angel City Football: "Bet on yourself"

    Julie Uhrman, Co-founder and president of Angel City Football, shared the story behind her title with us on March 13, 2024.
    Julie is an American soccer executive and entrepreneur who is president of Angel City FC, a National Women's Soccer League team based in Los Angeles, California, that Uhrman also co-founded. She was previously an executive at Playboy Enterprises, Lionsgate Entertainment, IGN, and Vivendi Entertainment, and founded the former video game console company Ouya.
    In 2020 Uhrman co-founded Angel City FC with venture capitalist Kara Nortman of Upfront Ventures, and actress Natalie Portman. The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club signed 21 sponsors and sold 14,300 season tickets before its first season of play, and attracted a $14 million investment round from numerous celebrities, including lead investor Alexis Ohanian. Nortman recruited Uhrman in 2019 from the pickup basketball league both women competed in and tasked her with building the team's business plan, despite Uhrman not previously knowing that the NWSL existed. The NWSL granted Uhrman's group an expansion team on July 21, 2020, for play in the 2022 NWSL season.
    SUE SAYS
    "I sit down with Julie Uhrman, the President of Angel City Football to talk about women in sports, pay equity, the value of sports for young girls and her surprise when she found out she'd be working with Natalie Portman!"


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    • 42 min
    Kimberly Lee Minor, Bumbershoot: "Let people know who you are

    Kimberly Lee Minor, Bumbershoot: "Let people know who you are

    Kimberly Lee Minor, CEO of Bumbershoot, shared the story behind her title with us on February 28, 2024.
    Kimberly is a creative executive with over 25 years of senior and c-suite leadership experience in maximizing brands, connecting communities, and growing businesses.
    Her international professional experience spans from Macy’s Executive program to Footlocker Global, Inc, to Brand President of London Fog and Joe Boxer to brands, where she led the $2+B Home business. She is currently CEO of Bumbershoot, LLC, a boutique firm that provides cultural and market insights for inclusive, equitable, and diverse representation across brand, content, and customer experience.
    She serves on the Advisory Board for MIVE: Slow Fashion E-Marketplace, as Director, National Board of Together Digital, Inc., Secretary for the New Vision Dance Co. BOD, Trustee for NA Foundation Board, and the Nominating Chair, Marketing, Youth programming, and Fundraising Chair for several organizations. She has also served as a Director on the Board of the Center for Arts Education in NY, NY, and was an active member of C-Suite, Partnership in Boston, MA.
    Her personal passions bring people and ideas together for inclusive engagement, creating safe spaces for community connection and personal growth for everyone, the arts, and continuous learning.
    SUE SAYS
    "I sit down with Kimberly Lee Minor, CEO of WOC Retail Alliance to talk about the high expectations her parents had for her, the special relationship she had with her grandmother, wanting to be Oprah and having a nervous breakdown in an airport."


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    • 54 min
    Bronwen O’Keefe, Globe Trotters: ""What are we leaving for our children?"

    Bronwen O’Keefe, Globe Trotters: ""What are we leaving for our children?"

    Bronwen O'Keefe, Global Head of Content, Globe Trotters, shared the story behind her title with us on February 21, 2024.
    Bronwen is a seasoned media executive with over 25+ years of experience across production and development. Previously she led her own production company, Two Bears Productions, where she consulted for various brands and platforms. Before that, Bronwen spent over 20 years at Nickelodeon, where she rose in the ranks to become an Executive Vice President, overseeing all “Live Action” production and development for the #1 global kids content brand.
    SUE SAYS
    "The Global Head of Content for The Harlem GlobeTrotters talks about growing up in a divorced family, living in a high-rise in New York City, falling in love with the gift of imagination, and landing a job at Nickelodeon where she worked her way up from assistant to EVP of Production."


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    • 46 min
    Molly Ruland, Heartcast Media: "I'm here for a reason."

    Molly Ruland, Heartcast Media: "I'm here for a reason."

    Molly Ruland, Founder & CEO of Heartcast Media, shared the story behind her title with us on February 14, 2024.
    Molly is a leading expert in the field of branded podcast production. Her agency specializes in creating top-notch branded content that helps businesses generate revenue and cultivate strategic relationships through the power of podcasting. With extensive experience and knowledge in the business of podcasting, podcast booking, and content creation, Molly frequently shares her insights as a speaker. Her belief that listening is the revolution is what has driven her success, and she currently resides in Costa Rica with her 3 dogs, nestled next to a volcano, where she manages her global business remotely. Pura vida!
    SUE SAYS
    "Molly discusses living with a debilitating disease, leaving home for good at 17, how she landed her first job from the phone book and her goal to hit 2M in revenue every year."


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    • 58 min
    Joy Fan, Re/tell: "From Excess to Access"

    Joy Fan, Re/tell: "From Excess to Access"

    Joy Fan, Founder & CEO of Re/tell, shared the story behind her title with us on February 7, 2024.
    Joy Fan is a 2x founder, operator, and urbanist - democratizing access to affordable real estate.
    Previously, Joy popularized the pop-up retail industry as a founding member of Storefront - the largest marketplace for short-term retail with over 150,000 brands (acquired in 2016).
    Joy is known for building consumer enablement technology, and created the "retail-as-a-service" model adopted by thousands of DTC brands, REITS, mall operators, developers, and landlords; is an active committee advisor for Women in Proptech and a part of Mayor Eric Adam's NYC Small Business Advisory Commission.
    Today, with the height of the pandemic leaving cities vacant; small businesses crushed with displacements, and online brands competing for expensive digital ad space (moving 20% of marketing spend to physical retail) – the $17 Trillion Real Estate industry is due for further disruption.
    Joy and her team built a B2B marketplace + booking platform that lands online/DTC brands into shared retail by instantly matching them with their end consumer (a $120 Billion dollar annual opportunity).
    Re/tell has oversubscribed brand partners, a growing waitlist, e-commerce marketplace partners (Verishop, Marmalade, Pattern Brands, Sharma Brands, We Are Women Owned, Ladies Who Launch, New York Naturally), enterprise space partners (Jamestown, Brookfield, Westfield), BID (Business Improvement District) demand from 3 major cities, and an official partnership with New York Mayor Eric Adams and NYC/EDC to drive economic growth and innovation.


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    • 45 min
    Julia Stewart, Alurx: “Stick to your plan”

    Julia Stewart, Alurx: “Stick to your plan”

    Julia Stewart, Founder & CEO of Alurx, shared the story behind her title with us on January 24, 2024.
    Julia is on a mission – to enable wellness for all. As a member of Fortune magazine’s list of Top 50 Most Powerful Women in the U.S., Julia has built and grown successful brands for over 40 years. She has climbed the ladder up to executive leadership for companies like Taco Bell, Applebee’s, IHOP, and Dine Brands Global, Inc.  Julia has always understood the benefits of maintaining a balance between body, mind, and spirit and holds this philosophy as the foundation of her endeavors. 
    In 2020, Julia launched Alurx to offer health-conscious individuals with a consistent, proven line of wellness-based solutions that can be personalized to match their goals. Its wellness information, advice, and products are developed and curated by the AMEC, Alurx Medical & Expert Council.
    SUE SAYS
    "The idea of having a plan has always been a struggle for me. I am one of those people who truly lives in the moment. What I learned from Julia is that having a plan can actually be fun! And having some kind of direction is the best way to relieve stress in life."


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    • 1 hr 2 min

Customer Reviews

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12 Ratings

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Susan is a light of inspiration! Her interviews are always interesting and she ensures we as listeners are informed and inspired. I highly recommend this show.

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Great show Sue

Still catching up on past 8 years, show is awesome, we are new loyal listeners, very well done, keep up the great shows!!!

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Inspiring! Great show!

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