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The She Built It Podcast with Melanie & Dr. Michele

Jul 30, 2019

Public education is critical for every single person on this planet,” says Allison Holdorff Polhill, Senior Advisor to Los Angeles Unified School Board Vice-President Nick Melvoin. With a nearly $8B annual budget, Los Angeles Unified School District is the second largest in the nation. Get to know how Allison went...


Jul 23, 2019

Teddy Roosevelt said, "Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing." In making career leaps, we have to build new levels of confidence...acknowledging the fear and moving forward anyway. In this episode, Melanie and Dr. Michele discuss strategies for building career...


Jul 16, 2019

“I am a seeker -- I’ll go to the ends of the earth to find the answers,” says our incredibly informative guest, Elissa Goodman. Elissa survived cancer at age 32, but lost her husband to cancer when he was 45. Suddenly becoming the sole provider raising their two daughters, Elissa made it her mission to live a life...


Jul 12, 2019

Our conversations with Denita Willoughby went a little long, but it was so good that we decided to publish it as a bonus episode! Please enjoy as we discuss more of her journey, and how she turned her comeback into her defining moment.

 


Jul 9, 2019

“Don’t let your setback be your defining moment; let your comeback be your defining moment,” advises Denita Willoughby, a VP who runs a $3B operation at Sempra California utilities. Denita models openness, strategic help-seeking and achievement in her success as a corporate executive, wife, mother, runner, and...