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VEST Her Podcast
The VEST Her Podcast explores the systems, policies, workplaces, and lived experiences shaping women’s careers, financial stability, leadership, and long term economic mobility.
Most conversations about women and work focus on individual success stories. The VEST Her Podcast goes deeper, exploring the structural, cultural, and economic forces shaping women’s advancement and long-term financial outcomes.
We talk about:
- career growth and leadership
- caregiving and workplace culture
- entrepreneurship and wealth-building
- policy and economic mobility
- burnout, ambition, and sustainability
- identity, equity, and access
- the future of work
We feature conversations with:
- founders and entrepreneurs
- executives and operators
- policymakers and advocates
- investors and researchers
- creatives and cultural leaders
- navigating career transitions
- reinvention
Episodes
67 episodes
Expanding Beyond Your Current Role and Redefining Success
There’s a quiet tension a lot of women are carrying right now.The pressure to keep up. Stay relevant. Adapt faster. Do more. Become more.And somewhere in the middle of all of it, many are starting to ask a different question: W...
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Recognizing Extractive Practices
There are moments that stay with you, not because they were obvious, but because something about them didn’t sit right.In this episode of the VEST Her Podcast, we explore those moments, the ones where you’ve given your time, energy, or i...
Don't Leave Money On The Table
Speed and visibility are often rewarded in the workplace, but they can also lead to costly mistakes, including leaving money on the table.In this episode, we sit down with Jacqueli...
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What If The Fastest Way To Grow Isn't Moving at All?
What if the fastest way to grow isn’t moving at all? In this episode, we sit down with Tulsa International Airport CEO, Alexis Higgins, to unpack how a 26‑year journey in one city became a masterclass in influence, trust, and...
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Confronting Religion, Christian Nationalism and the Push for Women’s Submission
At VEST, we talk a lot about careers, money, and women’s economic mobility. But here’s the truth: you can’t fully talk about women building power without talking about the systems that taught us what we’re allowed to want—and what we should qui...
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Redefining Wealth and Your Money Story
As we begin a new year, many of us are reflecting on what’s working, what needs to shift, and what we truly want, not just in our careers or personal lives, but financially as well. But let’s be honest, for many women, wealth is the last thing ...
Likeable Badass: Rethinking Power and Status
What if you didn’t have to choose between being respected and being liked? In this episode of the VEST Her Podcast, we’re joined by Alison Fragale, organizational...
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Beyond Power Ranking Lists: Real Measures Of A Meaningful Career
As the year wraps up, so do the “Top Under 30, 40, 50” lists, power rankings, and glossy features that suggest success is public, polished, and linear.In this episode, we take a clear-eyed look at why these lists can be inspiring but als...
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Mapping Your Web Of Support And Legacy
We’re often told to “build our network” or “think about the impact we want to have” but rarely does anyone show us how. It’s not just about adding connections or chasing influence. What we really need is a Web of Support and a clearer ...
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Living on Fire with Shannon Watts
What if the key to moving from stuck to unstoppable isn’t finding your one big purpose but choosing to live with purpose, every day?In this episode, we sit down with Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action and author of New York Bes...
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Open Primaries: Increasing Voter Participation Beyond Party Lines
Democracy thrives when citizens participate, yet America faces a troubling reality: even in presidential elections, only 65% of eligible voters cast ballots, with participation plummeting in local and primary elections. This democratic deficit ...
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Emotional Runway: the Hidden Currency of Entrepreneurship
When we talk about startup runway, we obsess over finances, how many months until the money runs out. But what about the founder's emotional runway? That invisible reservoir of energy, resilience, and motivation that keeps a company alive even ...
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Breaking the Autopilot Cycle
How many times have you ended the day exhausted, only to wonder what you actually accomplished? That feeling of spinning your wheels without moving forward is a signal that your workflow isn’t working for you.At VEST, we recently explore...
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How Perfectionism and People-Pleasing Cause Burnout in High-Achieving Women
Burnout has reached epidemic proportions among professional women. The numbers tell a sobering story: 43% of women leaders report feeling burned out compared to just 31% of men at the same level. What's driving this disparity? Our powerful conv...
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Beyond Hot Flashes: Reclaiming Your Hormonal Health
The whispers about hormones, perimenopause, and menopause have remained frustratingly quiet for too long. Dr. Kristen Markell, a double-board certified OBGYN and certified menopause pr...
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Silencing Your Inner Critic
Women have long navigated workspaces that weren't built with us in mind, fueling an inner voice of self-doubt that can hold us back. Dr. Amelia Duran-Stanton, author of "The Lotus Within" and Colonel in the US Army with decades of service, shar...
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Leading with Empathy in a Polycrisis World
In this episode, we sit down with Niren Chaudhary, former Chairman and CEO of Panera Bread, and VEST Member
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Turning Strengths Into Opportunities
Are you ready to stop waiting for recognition and start owning your strengths? In this episode, we revisit one of our most transformative sessions: Turning Strengths Into Opportunities—an essential conversation for women professionals ...
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How Women Became America’s Safety Net
Women in the U.S. aren’t just balancing careers and caregiving—they are the invisible backbone of a broken system keeping our economy afloat. In this episode of the VEST Her Podcast, we sat down with Dr. Jessica Calarco, sociologi...
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Establishing Goals and Accountability Systems
In this episode, we dive into why plans, goals, and resolutions often fail—and how to overcome those challenges. We introduce the WOOP Framework (Wish, Outcome...
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Confronting Ageism at Work
In this episode we talked about Ageism at Work with Maureen Wiley Clough, host of the acclaimed podcast It Gets Late Early. In it we unpacked the unique challenges women face as we progress in our career and share actionable strategies...
The Art of Speaking with Impact and Presence
Your personal brand is the sum of how others perceive you—your strengths, the expertise they associate with you, and the way you communicate your skills and personality both in person and online. But why is having a personal brand so importa...
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Women's Political and Civic Engagement
Discover the invisible barriers that hold women back from seizing their rightful places in political and civic spaces. In this episode, Andy Moore, founder of Let’s Fix This and Executive Director of the National Association of Nonpartisan Refo...
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Redefining Gender Roles: Lead Dads and Equitable Parenting
In this episode VEST Member Claudia Naím-Burt co-founder and COO of Keep Company, a group learning platform helping employers care for the caregivers on their teams, talks to Paul Sullivan, former New York Times financial columnist and f...
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Redefining Womanhood: Embracing Multiple Identities and Overcoming Stereotypes
In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Vanessa Scaringi, a licensed psychologist and co-owner of CALM Counseling in Austin, TX. Dr. Scaringi recently authored an insightful article in TIME magazine examining the psychological effects of mo...
