TrailBlazers Impact
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Empowered women and men share their secrets to success in extraordinary stories. Stories that touch your heart and soul and make you realize it is possible to prevail even in the face of gender bias and/or racial discrimination to blaze your own trail when there is no clear path ahead. Super entrepreneurial "how-to's" to help you launch your own business!
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TrailBlazers Impact
Sep 30, 2022
How to Be the CEO of Your Career | Kathryn Heath and Brenda Wensil
When is the last time you asked yourself, “What is my reputationality?” Your answer might well be, “Never, because I’ve never heard of that word!” But for successful women leaders, it’s an important concept to understand and build upon throughout their careers.
Reputationality is the combination of your reputation and your personality. It’s how your professional strengths and credentials meet your personality attributes to give you a unique stamp in the world. If you’re an aspiring leader, it’s important to get known for something. And you can shape that story before anyone else does it for you.
Key Takeaways:
* How to be the CEO of your career by having a vision, strategies, and people to support you
* Spend time building your reputationality – your unique credentials and who you are
* How to intentionally reinvent yourself by building your reputation and personality
* How to be bold about finding people you admire and learn from them
* Figure out who you are and do it on purpose as you transition into retirement
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TrailBlazers Impact
Oct 14, 2022
Over 50 Fit and Fabulous | Alicia Jones
Do you want to regain strength and start living your best life as you age? Alicia Jones shares with us how she helps women over 50 regain their energy and zeal for life with her health and fitness program specifically designed for this group. Alicia Jones is a highly recognized health and fitness expert with over 15 years of experience transforming the health and lives of women over 50 through fitness and weight loss strategies. Her 12-week signature program Over Fifty Fit & Fabulous has helped countless women achieve a wide range of goals.
Listen in to learn the importance of developing a healthy lifestyle to get your strength and health back at any age. You will also learn the importance of having a passion and starting a business to execute that passion no matter your age.
Key Takeaways:
* How getting into fitness after 50 allows you to get strong and live your best healthy life
* How making healthy choices can positively impact the way you age
* Don’t be afraid to go for it and start a new business as a woman over 60
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TrailBlazers Impact
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Captain of the Azamara Quest Cruise Ship | Jonas Lyddby | Travel Series
What does it take to navigate a cruise ship through the high seas and ensure the safety of everyone onboard? Captain Jonas Lyddby of the Azamara Quest cruise ship shares his experience and his sea career journey. Jonas Lyddby is the captain of the Azamara Quest cruise ship. He has been working with Azamara since 2008; he had earlier worked with cargo ships before shifting to passenger ships. In this episode, he talks about his career journey and experience working with different types of ships over the cause of his career.
Listen in to learn about the role of a cruise ship captain navigating through the high seas and as the leader of the ship’s crew. You will also learn the qualities you need to develop to have a successful career as a crew member working on a cruise ship.
Key Takeaways:
* Why you shouldn’t let age or past choices stop you from going after dreams
* The importance of letting go of prejudice and being open-minded when looking to work at sea
* Have determination, skills, open-mind, and willingness to learn to have a successful career
* Why you should live your dream but also do the right thing
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Community TrailBlazers
Dec 14, 2020
Ep. 61 - William Kelly: Co-creation Model to Bring Social Change
Referred to as Bill Kelly, he is the developer of a co-creation model to bring social change to affordable housing. He was a special assistant and executive assistant to the secretary of HUD Carla Hills from 1975 to 1977. He was only 30 years old at the time but he and Carla clicked in style and substance. When he left HUD, he joined the law firm of Latham and Watkins where he worked for 25 years as a partner. He had experience with the United States supreme court as a law clerk in his early days. He co-created the National Affordable Housing Trust in 1996, and in 2003 he was a co-founder and president of the Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future (SAFE) which now has 13 nonprofit members who own 150,000 affordable housing. He now serves on the low-income investments fund board.
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Community TrailBlazers
Dec 7, 2020
Ep. 60 - Sarah Rosen Wartell: Elevate the Debate
Sarah Rosen Wartell: Elevate the Debate Ep. 60 - Sarah Rosen Wartell has articulated a strategy for Urban: elevate the debate. She is the public policy executive and housing markets expert who serves as president of the Urban Institute, a nonpartisan social and economic research and policy organization whose more than 550 researchers, experts, and other staff believe in the power of evidence to improve lives and strengthen communities. In 2012, Sarah Rosen Wartell became the third president of the Urban Institute since it was founded in 1968. She feels Urban can elevate the debate by:
* Bringing more of its insights from research to federal, state, and local government and practice
* Becoming a leader in research communications and data visualization
* Undertaking an ambitious program of business systems and technology modernization.
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