Glimpse into the career questions that the women behind Empowered Women Series have. Empowered Women Series is on a mission to get more women into positions of power in order to build a more just, equitable and peaceful world. We interview inspiring, successful women to help you get answers to career questions that you can't find on Google. What questions do you have? Send us your questions, and follow @EmpoweredWomenSeries on Instagram!

Stephanie’s passionate love affair with exploring the great outdoors has remained constant throughout her whole life, stemming from her childhood growing up in rural Canada. Since she first left home at 17, Stephanie has travelled throughout the Arctic, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, and North America. Surviving warzones and teaching students along the way, today she encourages women to explore the world and remember that the journey is just as important as the destination. As you read this, 65 year old Stephanie is currently on a three month solo expedition kayaking one thousand miles through the Yukon River. Listen to part one of her incredible story and learn about her current journey here! What are your thoughts and ambitions when it comes to solo travels? What’s one thing that you’ve learned from your solo travels? Or, what is something that stopped you from travelling by yourself? #empoweredwomenseries #empoweredwomen #girlboss #theEWS #womenwhotravel #expeditionunknown #stefneyhart #adventure #travel #adventuretravel #solotraveler #womantraveler

How many times have you said yes, when you really wanted to say “no”? From spreading yourself too thin to straining important relationships, almost everyone knows the consequences of not knowing how to say “no”. In this episode, our very own Purnima Thakre takes the interviewee seat in this invaluable lesson on learning how to prioritize ourselves, teaching us that by establishing our limits, we are not limiting ourselves, but rather freeing ourselves. From heading Empowered Women Series, co-leading refine+focus, being a fitness instructor, food blogger, and a thousand things in between, Purnima has mastered the art of fitting all the things you love into your schedule. The key? Learning to identify what matters to you, and saying no to the things that try to impede them. Unlock the greater social and professional freedom by being honest with yourself about what you can and cannot do, through Purnima’s framework on how to say “no”. By spending your time honestly, your time is better spent on you along with those around you. Support this a great lesson with Purnima, along with many other great lessons at our podcast, Empowered Women Series by giving our video a like! Follow our channel to learn more about our team and what they have to share.

As women, we often have to convince others of the value of our careers. How do we find balance and draw boundaries in our personal and professional lives? This episode of “Empowered Women Empower Women,” is with Yoselin Bugallo, the Director of Admissions at the NYU Stern School of Business. As a specialist in career development, Yoselin has learned a variety of lessons over the years—and one piece of advice that stood out to her was that who you choose as your life partner is one of the most important decisions you make in your career. We’re trained to look at our life in buckets that we keep separate. Everyone has a career bucket, which we’re told shouldn’t mix with our personal bucket. But we don’t really live in buckets. What happens in our personal lives and in our support systems reflects on our career. Surrounding yourself with a support system that can pitch in when you ask for help can be the framework for a great career. Believe you are worth the conversation. Believe you are worth getting what you need. Want to know what’s “Empowered Women Empower Women”? Read here: https://lnkd.in/eWWfHXt

Madge Meyer, Ex CIO at the State Street, a lifetime innovator, an award-winning author, a public-speaker and so much more. Very early in her career IBM placed her on a crucial space program with NASA, as a scientific programmer. She obviously has had an enviable career trajectory. When it comes to learning from others’ careers, enviable means a biggest learning opportunity! Madge has been kind enough to share her career secrets with us and tell us how-she-did-it. We often know what our dream job is but don’t know how to achieve it. Other times we are in one field of work and wonder how we can transition to another that aligns more with our passions and skills. No better person than Madge to tell us about how-to-transition as she has cemented her feet in different fields and used her intelligence and skill set to reach the heights in every goal she has set her eyes on. In this latest episode of EWS with Madge Meyer, discover how you can build a career as prolific as hers. Is there any field of work besides your own that you want to dabble in? Do you want an expansive career ranging over different fields or just one? #empoweredwomen #empoweredwomenseries #madgemeyer #author #publicspeaker #innovation #career #NASA #selfstarter #womenofsubstance #IBM #Statestreetcorporation #womenwholead #womenwhoinspire #womenleaders #womenandcareers #careerpath

If you are currently socially distancing yourself and working from home. Thank you! Here are a few tips on how to make the most of this "opportunity" working remotely. Carolina Fowler is a Marketer / Creative Strategist and has made a successful career while working from home. In this episode Carolina talks about what to do create balance and discipline with all this freedom and responsibility. Her tips would be help you come out as a better version of yourself when this is over. You know when we are out of this world isn't going to be the same, we are all going to have some economic and work challenges. But thanks to Carolina YOU will be ready for it. Wish you happy working from home, happy listening. Stay safe and stay healthy! #workingremotely #workingfromhome #convid19 #career #careeradvice #success #womenleaders #womenprofessionals #women #empoweredwomenseries #empoweredwomen

Award-winning CEO, one of the Top 30 Most Influential Women in the MENA region, and a Global Cinema Leader — even these three titles fall short of summarizing the successes of Debbie Stanford-Kristiansen’s career. She’s nothing less than a powerhouse; she’s a role-model business woman with a strong leadership and determination. Debbie hasn’t gotten this far by remaining comfortable. She constantly pushes herself outside of her comfort zone. And these risks don’t necessarily work out 100% of the time. In this episode, Debbie shares how she deals with making mistakes and hard decisions. She’s the first to admit that her career path has had some twists and turns, and her advice on how to succeed makes for an episode that you definitely don’t want to miss! #empoweredwomenseries #worklifebalance #entrepreneur #influencer #leadership #cinema #awardwinningCEO #globalleader #empathy #careeropportunities #opportunities #empoweredwomen #balance #emotions #timemanagement #womenleaders #careers #womencareers #careeradvice #careerchange #personalbranding #professionalbranding #personalbrand #career

Empowered Women Empower Women. My mantra for 2019. hashtag#empoweredwomenempowerwomen Starting next week, I will be interviewing one accomplished and empowered woman every other week. I want all of us to learn from each other and especially from those who are accomplished and empowered. This will help us optimize and accelerate our career, additionally help us live a balanced and fulfilling life. I need your help! I am looking for women who have something to say, experiences to share. I request you to nominate. Of course feel free to nominate yourself. PM me or write in comments, whatever works for you!

It’s finally ready. I will be launching the podcast series I promised. “Empowered Women Empower Women”. On March 8th. On International Women’s Day. As a bonus you will get 2 podcasts instead of 1! First interview is with Naheed Chowdhry, Founder of a Global Consulting Firm iWill based in Dubai. Naheed will be shares crucial tips and framework for "Speaking Up". Second one is with Yoselin Bugallo, Director of Admissions at NYU Stern School of Business. She gives us guidance though her experiences on "How to Make Others Understand Value of Your Career" I have already learnt so much from what both of these accomplished women shared. You will gain some helpful insights too. Watch these both videos on March 8th. I look forward to your feedback and suggestions; what’d you like to hear more about. What kind of experiences would you like learn more about. I need your support, we need each other’s support and empowerment. And if you had nominated someone or yourselves and I haven’t reached out to you yet, I will soon. Want to know what’s “Empowered Women Empower Women”? Read here: https://refineandfocus.com/purnima-thakre-unveils-empowered-women-empower-women-initiative/