EP 77: Women’s History Month: Favorite Moments From Gutsy, Innovative & Trailblazing Leaders
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Our mission at HOW SHE DOES IT WITH KAREN FINERMAN is to have meaningful conversations where high-achieving women across business, media, science, the arts, and more can share their insight and wisdom. So to celebrate Women’s History Month, we put together a collection of highlights from some of our history-making guests, spotlighting their incredible experiences and what they’ve learned along the way.
And while many of us may never walk in space or dance on stage at the American Ballet Theatre, we know each of these women’s experiences will serve as both inspiration and a reminder of the greatness that is possible when talent, determination, authenticity, and hard work come together.
💬 In this episode, we hear from:
Comedian Zarna Garg, who left her father’s home in India to avoid an arranged marriage, explains how she came to the U.S. and what motivates her to keep moving forward.
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl is the first Asian American to be ordained as a cantor or rabbi in North America and the first female rabbi to lead New York City’s influential Central Synagogue. She shares what she learned from one of the most challenging days of her career.
NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams, who has spent more than 600 days in space across three missions to the International Space Station on what it’s like to be in space during a spacewalk.
Diana Nyad, who at age 64 became the first person to successfully swim 110 miles from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage, discusses how important her mental game was to completing the endurance feat.
Misty Copeland, the first black principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, on forging her own path in the ballet world and honoring those dancers of color who came before her.
Ariel Investment Co-CEO Mellody Hobson, the first black woman to chair the board of a Fortune 500 company (Starbucks), discusses what her mother taught her about finances and how she is passing it down to her own daughter.
🎧Listen To Zarna & Zoya Garg on HOW SHE DOES IT Episode 60
🎧Listen To Rabbi Angela Buchdahl on HOW SHE DOES IT Episode 63
🎧Listen To Sunita Williams on HOW SHE DOES IT Episode 68
🎧Listen To Diana Nyad on HOW SHE DOES IT Episode 7
🎧Listen To Misty Copeland on HOW SHE DOES IT Episode 17
🎧Listen To Mellody Hobson on HOW SHE DOES IT Episode 29
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