Extraordinary Women Radio With Kami Guildner

Today – I’m so excited to bring this very special Extraordinary Woman Radio interview with Astronaut Susan J. Helms - the first U.S. military woman in space! Susan is a retired Air Force lieutenant general and astronaut who was a crewmember on four space shuttle missions. She holds the world record for the longest space walk (8 hours and 56 minutes), and was the first woman to serve on the International Space Station. Susan is part of my series featuring the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame 2018 Inductees. This is an interview full of stories of space travel and the lessons that accompanied it. Apparently, you can learn a lot about life when you spend nearly 5 months aboard a space station with only 3 others aboard the international space station. There's lots of time to ponder the wonders of the world and the wonders of the Universe. We talk about humanity, life, following your dreams, working hard, training hard and being ready. Here are a few of the golden nuggets from Susan: "Humankind is really all on

I was so honored to have the opportunity to interview best selling author and highly sought-after speaker, Agapi Stassinopoulos on Extraordinary Women Radio this week. Agapi's most recent book is Wake Up to the Joy of You: 52 Meditations and Practices for a Calmer, Happier Life. This book is a treasure trove of how to live a life full of joy. We talk about mindfulness, meditation and intimacy with your SELF. We talk about the importance of knowing yourself from that deep inside place, and how the Universe can get all in behind you – and open all kinds of doors when you have that knowing of who you are. Agapi has a wise approach to life and we’re so aligned in our own inner truths and perhaps, even how we are both meant to making a difference on this earth! Agapi is a best-selling author and speaker who has inspired audiences around the world. In her previous book, Unbinding the Heart: A Dose of Greek Wisdom, Generosity, and Unconditional Love, she shares the wisdom from her life’s adventures and experienc

Today's Extraordinary Women Radio interview is with Fay Matsukage, a 2018 Inductee to the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame and Activist for Women and Asians in the Legal Profession. Fay wakes up every day and looks at a sticky note in her mirror that she’s written to herself: "You have to be the change you want to see in the world.” And in fact, she often tells herself, "If not me - then who!?" Such an important question for each of us to ask ourselves when we declare that something needs to change in our world. Fay lives by this concept: Be the change we desire in the world! From the beginning of her career, Fay worked in a male‐dominated field as a woman of Asian descent and faced the daily challenge of proving herself as a professional and as an equal. She was inspired by these challenges to start charitable foundations that are so well funded to this day they provide annual scholarships and other charitable contributions to women and individuals of Asian descent. Fay is an accomplished attorney with a re

This week's Extraordinary Women Radio interview is with a Colorado Women's Hall of Fame 2018 Inductee, Dr. Dorothy A. Horrell. Dorothy is the Chancellor of the University of Colorado at Denver, my alma mater! I love this interview – we talk about success and courage and leadership and transformation. Dorothy tells her story of growing up on the plains of Colorado and finding her way to live in China for 8 months as a young woman. She shares the story of why she chose to come out of retirement to lead University of Colorado at Denver, and why she said yes. And in one of my favorite questions toward the end of the interview we talk about holding principles that we learned in 4H programs as young girls – around head, hand, heart and health – and how they shape our lives today. Dorothy and I shared a number of intersecting threads in our lives – and I think we both loved these connections. So much fun to discover! Dorothy leads Colorado’s public urban research university: CU Denver which educates over 15,000 un

I’m really excited about today’s Extraordinary Women Radio interview with Gerie Grimes – the first of the 2018 Inductees to the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame. Passion, commitment, spirit, grit and grace. These are some of the characteristics shared by the women that will be enshrined into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame in March 2018. These characteristics: Passion, commitment, spirit, grit and grace – are so aligned with what I want to share here at Extraordinary Women Radio. So you can see why I couldn’t be more thrilled to partner with the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame to be able to tell these stories! In March 2018, Colorado will induct 10 new women into their Hall of Fame – something that is done every other year… six contemporary honorees and four historical, into an exclusive class that has now grown to 152. My friend Beth Barela, who is the chair of the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame says, “These women are unsung heroes who have endured with superlative strength, beauty and love. They deserve to ha

Today's Extraordinary Women Radio is with Carol Fishman Cohen is the CEO and Co-founder of iRelaunch – a company focused on helping people launch into their next chapter after they’ve taken a break in their career. As a leading expert in the field of career reentry space, Carol wrote the Harvard Business Review article “The 40-Year-Old Intern” about mid-career internships and is a regular HBR contributor. Her TED talk on relaunching careers has been viewed nearly 1.6 million times and is translated into 29 languages. Carol is the co-author, along with Vivian Steir Rabin, of the career reentry strategy book Back on the Career Track, long referred to as the "Bible of workplace reentry." Carol shares her story on how she returned to at Bain Capital after 11 years out of the full-time workforce is documented in a Harvard Business School case study, as well as provides several tips on how to approach career reentry after you've taken a break. Carol was named to the 2017 Thinkers50 Radar list of 30 leading manag

Cindy Powers Prosor believes that there is an important transition happening in the world right now. Amidst all the noise and discourse, there is also a rising up that is timely and needed in our global societies. A rising of more conscious beings. A rising of a more gentle, softer side of humanity. A rising of more awareness in how we show up and connect in the world. And yes, if you’ve been listening to me for any length of time, a bit of Yin Rising. I’m super excited to host Cindy Powers Prosor – a dear friend of mine from New Zealand – who is a wise woman making huge ripples of impact around the world. Cindy’s work is revolutionary. In fact, she is often referred to as a "Soul Midwife,"… Cindy is here to help usher out our "dying world" while educating and celebrating the awakening of a "new world." Cindy is a speaker, an author and intuitive. As a mentor and founder of Opening Doors Within, she helps clients around the world drop out of their heads and into their hearts -transforming fear, doubt and s

Danielle Fitzpatrick Clark, is the best selling author of the book Fake Free: 7 Easy Steps to Become More Authentic with Your Marketing. She runs a masterclass series called Light at the End of the Funnel, where she featured 20 marketing experts on creating authentic marketing, including yours truly. Danielle and I share this belief that the pathway to entrepreneurial success is an inside-out job - that there aren't magic formulas or 10-step processes, but rather it starts from doing our deep inner work first, listening to our inner wisdom and guidance - and then stepping out with big bold steps. Success comes when you are aligned to who you are and the purpose you're meant to deliver into the world. When my audio production editor sent me this episode of Extraordinary Women Radio back to me today, she made the statement, "You and Danielle go together like wama lama lama!" I had to laugh and share this, because I agree - we have the same passion for creating real marketing... not more noise. We have fun tog

Lauren Y. Casteel, President and CEO of the Women’s Foundation of Colorado I've been looking forward to this interview with Lauren Casteel, the President and CEO of the Women's Foundation of Colorado since the day I started Extraordinary Women Radio. For Lauren is the epitome of an extraordinary woman. In those early days of planning my podcast, when I was thinking about the women whose stories I would like to tell, Lauren certainly was at the top of the list. I can easily name Lauren as the best leader I’ve ever had an opportunity to work with in my life. She's a changemaker, a trailblazer and a woman who can move mountains. Lauren is the first person in Colorado to lead three foundations and possesses more than 20 years of philanthropic leadership as well as a dedication to inclusiveness across gender, racial, economic, ethnic, military, abilities, and  sexual orientation perspectives in Denver and throughout Colorado. I’ve had the pleasure of serving on the Board of Trustees of the Women’s Foundation fo

Today, I’m thrilled to bring Heather Aardema of Root of Well Being to this episode of Extraordinary Women Radio. Heather is a dear friend and client, and I’ve been blessed and honored to have been a part of her journey. Heather shares her personal story about how she TOOK her life back, after having been prescribed a concoction of pharmaceutical drugs for over 18 years for 3 different autoimmune diseases. In a single day, she decided she was going to do life differently - that she was going to take ownership of her health and how she nourished her body. And THAT decision was life changing. Forever. Heather shares her healing journey and also how this planted the seed to follow her passion and her purpose, which subsequently started the her next big adventure of leaving behind the corporate job to launch Root of Well Being – a functional health and wellness organization that helps people rediscover the magic of feeling well. Today, Heather teaches her clients to create a sustainable whole-life approach to

This week's Extraordinary Women Radio interview with Dr. Anita Sanchez is really special. Anita is the best selling international author of The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times.  This book is beautiful – inside and out - and today, we’re going to get into some of the wisdom she shares in this extraordinary book. Anita's message for the world, and our fortunate listeners is so relevant right now. She just returned from spending a week in Kauai with thirteen indigenous Elders from around the world, where they engaged in deep discussion about the changes our world is going through at this time. In our interview, she shares insights into the wisdom discussions that took place. We talk about why women have an important role to play in the changes that our world is going through - and what that role is. Anita is committed to bridging indigenous wisdom with modern life, to support our individual wholeness and collective conscious evolution in partnership with People, Spirit and the Earth. With

Today’s Extraordinary Women Radio interview is with Claudia Cividino, the CEO of Americas for the luxury fashion brand Bally, where she oversees all of Bally’s business functions in U.S., Canada, and South America from her Manhattan office.  She has held senior executive roles at PRADA SpA, Coach, and Yves Saint Laurent.  Claudia has led a long successful career in the world of big fashion brands. I love this interview. We talk about women CEOs and leadership, and what it takes to break the glass ceiling. What Claudia shares is brilliant. And while she attributes her success to perseverance as many male CEOs might – she puts even more emphasis on something that may surprise you: mastery of self… to leading with a great awareness, to stillness, to the openness of exploration. For her, it’s never been about power over others. Instead it’s about doing her own deep inner work, and letting it flow from a deep grounded space within. This is the kind of leadership that I love to write about, talk about and am pass

Today on Extraordinary Women Radio, I’m really honored to host another Colorado Women's Hall of Fame Inductee – Elinor Miller Greenberg. Elinor is an educational innovator, theorist, and writer who impacts education, civil rights, and women’s rights locally, nationally, and internationally. A visionary, Elinor believes that education is the key to social change and social justice. At 85 years young, Elinor shares lessons she’s learned over her change-impacting life. She shares the story of how she became an activist as a momma with a baby on her hip, and how she lived by the mantra, “Go where no one else will go. Do what no one else will do.” She loves being her current age and offers third-life wisdom. She’s got grit, she’s got grace, and she’s certainly made an impact on our world. I especially enjoy our conversation about how she has built friendships across political lines, with people she has been friends with for over 50 years. An important lesson for all of us in today’s modern age. Elinor has an im

Today's Extraordinary Women Radio episode is with Rita Devassy, the CEO of Deva Seed, a mindfulness-based leadership training company. Rita teaches business leaders to create space for awareness that sharpens their leadership of both people and organizations. In her own words, she claims, “I am an Indian born, Catholic raised, plant-eating, non-child bearing, 20 year corporate manager, woman in tech turned mindfulness coach.” This interview is a delight - and I thoroughly enjoyed making space to hear Rita's wisdom on how to bring more mindfulness in our day-to-day lives, and why it's so important to our world right now. She shares her personal journey of growing up in India, the challenges of arriving in the US as a young woman, and how the ancient ways and wisdom of meditation helped her rise in up in ranks as a female leader in tech, and eventually to starting her own company Deva Seed. The threads of her life have led her on a journey to doing the work that I believe, she was destined to do in this life.

Today's Extraordinary Women Radio episode with Lori Bachman is the author of MentorShift. Lori invested over 25 years in the aerospace industry before she took the leap to becoming a respected thought leader on the topic of mentoring. In our interview, she tells the story of making the big transition in her life and how a lifetime of mentors has shaped her perspective on mentoring. She shares how to be a great mentor and a great mentee. Lori is on a mission to help businesses improve their organizational results and bottom line ROI of their mentoring programs. As Founder and CEO of The MentorShift Group, Lori consults and speaks widely about her four-step mentoring system. Her MentorShift® process guides both businesses and individuals toward a lasting way to transfer skills, protect their leadership investment dollars and keep key talent from walking out the door. Lori's book, MentorShift, and its companion volume, MentorShift at Work is available at www.amazon.com.

Following the calling in your heart… That’s what today’s Extraordinary Women Radio guest, Alyse Nelson, the CEO  and President of Vital Voices did. And it all started for her when she was 21 years old. Alyse heard a calling that she needed to be at the United Nations Annual Conference on Women, in Beijing China… and she made it happen. And that decision changed her life forever. She left that conference with a deep knowing that she wanted to make a difference in the world! This conference led Alyse on a pathway that would have her co-founding Vital Voices with Hilary Rodham Clinton. I can’t wait to share her story with you and the incredible work that Vital Voices does around the world. Vital Voices, is the leading NGO that identifies, trains and invests in emerging women leaders, enabling them to create a better world for us all! Alyse has worked with women leaders since 1996 to develop mentoring and training programs in over 140 countries and has interviewed more than 200 international leaders. I had th

Today’s Extraordinary Women Radio features a delightful interview with M.L. Hanson, who is the founder of the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame – among so much more that she’s done in her impressive career! M.L. is a pioneering, ground breaking woman who set out to leave a legacy – and wow – did she ever. In the late 1970’s and early 80’s, M.L. Hanson observed that the professional lives of contemporary women were changing. Women wanted to and expected to be treated equally to men in their professional lives.  Ah – what a concept – right?! As Assistant Vice President at the United Bank of Denver, M.L. found herself in the role of a trailblazer. She was impressed by the vitality of the women she met and inspired by the pioneering accomplishments of women in Colorado’s history. She began to dream of a platform where great women could be recognized. M.L. shares more about how the story unfolded in the interview – so I won’t spoil it here. But suffice it to say – that M.L. went on to found the Colorado Women’s Hal

I have kept Sara Avant Stover's book, The Way of the Happy Woman on my bedstand year-round for many years. It is a constant reference to help me tune into the rhythm of living seasonally. I love that the timing of this week's episode of Extraordinary Women Radio with Sara aligns with the coming of Fall! Such beautiful Universal timing! Fall is the perfect time to harvest the hard work in your life and to shed anything not serving you. Sara shares how you can move into Fall in a heart-aligned way. She will share how to courageously follow your inner truth and listen to your heart, even if you don't know how you are going to get there! Her authenticity and vulnerability brings great wisdom to how we keep stepping up, even when life gets messy - as it bound to for each of us at some point in our lives. We chat about life purpose, fierce love, healing, empowerment and trusting the Universe. Sara is a teacher of feminine spirituality and empowerment, bestselling author, and founder of The Way of the Happy Woman

I'm humbled and honored today to bring you this Extraordinary Women Radio interview with Dottie Lamm, the former First Lady of Colorado, a legendary women’s movement leader and activist! Dottie is a Colorado Women's Hall of Fame Inductee, an organization that I'm pleased to partner with - helping tell the stories of women who have really made a difference in Colorado! I love this interview - Dottie's delightful storytelling is filled with humor and wisdom! She gives great advice on lighting up our courage (hint: it starts with jumping in and just getting active!). We chat about surviving success and surviving failure, philanthropy, feminism and the biggest challenges women are facing today. Dottie shares how important it is to engage in the courageous conversations we need to be having now and give voice to what we care about.  Dottie has taken a stand and stood up for so many causes in her lifetime. I’m so inspired. Her writings, her teachings, her stories – have made a difference and helped shape opportu

Today's Extraordinary Women Radio guest, Katica Roy turned her passion for women’s causes into a business that is making a difference. Her company Pipeline is a SaaS company that leverages artificial intelligence to identify and drive economic gains through gender equity. Katica shares her stories of how she fought to be paid equitably and how that sparked her passion to start Pipeline. Pipeline helps companies bring systematic changes with real data to help fix the leaky pipeline - a term she coined around the large numbers of women exiting the workplace. She shares the surprising REAL reason for the leaky pipeline syndrome and why it's so important that we fix this as a society - siting significant impending workforce shortages and economic losses. She says "Women are not broken. We need to fix the system." While Katica's work is grounded in deep data and logic, she is passionate that it also integrates the human experience, and is connecting emotion and logic in Pipeline's innovative approach to shifting