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Latest Episodes
Who needs a mentor? | Off The Sidelines Series #3 w/ Bridget Gainer and Heaven Johnson
Rachel and Suzanne welcome Commissioner Gainer back to the Big Payoff along with local high school leader, Heaven Johnson to show us just how different the mentor-mentee relationship looks today. This is NOT your mother’s mentorship.
The Meaning of Influence | w/ Radhika Jones | Episode 47
Who better to define influence than the deputy managing editor of TIME? Rachel and Suzanne tackle the question of influence with Radhika Jones, the person responsible for overseeing the selection of TIME's Person of the Year and Top 100. What is influ...
That Golden Thread | Episode 46
This is a conversation worth hearing (and having) again, and again. Entrepreneurs often change course and go in a different direction to find success. The entrepreneur’s dilemma is how to tell a seamless and logical story even when the path is not stra...
How to Use Your Power |Off The Sidelines Series #2 w/ Bridget Gainer and Anna Valencia
Commissioner Bridget Gainer and political strategy consultant, Anna Valencia, join Rachel and Suzanne for Part 2 of the "Off the Sidelines" series. In Part 1 we defined power for women in the workplace. This week is about how to put that power to work....
Is your professional persona the real you? | w/ Israel Idonije | #45
Do you ever feel that the way the world sees you is not the way you see yourself? We talk to the fabulous Israel Idonije former NFL defensive end for the Bears, The Lions and the Giants. Today, he is an unstoppable entrepreneur, founder of Blessed Comm...
Women and Power | Off The Sidelines Series #1 w/ Bridget Gainer
What's keeping you on the sidelines? How can you start claiming your power, today? Rachel and Suzanne kick off their Off the Sidelines series with an episode all about Women and Power. Commissioner Bridget Gainer talks about her work with Senator Gilli...
How to be Heard | The Big Payoff #41
Few things are more frustrating than having your great idea be totally ignored. This week, Rachel and Suzanne invite Jennifer Brandel (radio guru and founder of Hearken) to discuss how listening breeds listening and the art of getting your message out ...
The Future of Work Life Boundaries | #40
What’s going on with the way we make boundaries between our workspace and our lives? Spark Media Group's SVP Scott Hess breaks down how Gen Xers and Millennials work differently and sheds light on what might be in store for the upcoming Post Generation...
Women and Money| w/ Michelle Smith | #38
Shame, frustration and a self-fulfilling prophesy: time to change the relationship between women and their money. Listen and learn tricks for boosting financial confidence and effectively advising the women’s market from CEO of Source Financ...