Welcome to part 2 of our special founder episodes, where we get to know the leaders behind the Wednesday Women community that makes this podcast possible. This week, we're catching up with Melissa Moody about how her visibility journey led to amplifying women leaders around the world. If you want to build visibility but hate talking about yourself, tune in. This episode is for you.

Questions for reflection:

• How can your values inform your approach to building your public presence?
• How can building a public presence support the next chapter of your career?

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💜 Season 2 is made possible by our friends at GNW Consulting, who support our mission to uplift women execs. (And provide top-notch MarTech-driven agency support for your marketing operations needs, btw.) 💜

👉 Connect with Melissa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissammoody/

👉 Learn more about Wednesday Women: https://www.wednesdaywomen.org/

👉 Learn more about GNW Consulting: https://gnwconsulting.com/

The mission of Wednesday Women is to increase visibility of executive women leaders everyone should know, learn from, and be inspired by.

💜 Support the movement - anyone can sign up for our newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wednesday-women/

💜 Join the membership - executive women can discover a safe place for busy leaders to ask any question + uplift others: https://www.wednesdaywomen.org/exec-membership

💜 Share this podcast (The Ripple) with your friends

In part 1 of this special series, we're getting to know Leslie Greenwood, co-founder of Wednesday Women - the community that makes this podcast possible. She gets real about what it means to liberate yourself from people-pleasing to build a personal brand that attracts the right people and repels the wrong people.

Questions for reflection:

• What would it look like to align your network with your values?
• How can you treat your network more like a community?

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💜 Season 2 is made possible by our friends at GNW Consulting, who support our mission to uplift women execs. (And provide top-notch MarTech-driven agency support for your marketing operations needs, btw.) 💜

👉 Connect with Leslie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-greenwood/

👉 Learn more about Wednesday Women: https://www.wednesdaywomen.org/

👉 Learn more about GNW Consulting: https://gnwconsulting.com/

The mission of Wednesday Women is to increase visibility of executive women leaders everyone should know, learn from, and be inspired by.

💜 Support the movement - anyone can sign up for our newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wednesday-women/

💜 Join the membership - executive women can discover a safe place for busy leaders to ask any question + uplift others: https://www.wednesdaywomen.org/exec-membership

💜 Share this podcast (The Ripple) with your friends

Have you been using invisibility as a means of survival? Maybe it’s time to thrive in the spotlight instead. Host Ashley Laabs chats with Ashley Stamps-Lafont, who recounts how her time on stage taught her to discern what felt scripted and what it meant to be authentically herself.

Questions for reflection:

• When does it feel more comfortable to be invisible?
• Who’s in your corner when you’re in your head?

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💜 Season 2 is made possible by our friends at GNW Consulting, who support our mission to uplift women execs. (And provide top-notch MarTech-driven agency support for your marketing operations needs, btw.) 💜

👉 Connect with Ashley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleystampslafont/

👉 Learn more about Ashley: https://thesuccessrx.ca/

👉 Learn more about GNW Consulting: https://gnwconsulting.com/

The mission of Wednesday Women is to increase visibility of executive women leaders everyone should know, learn from, and be inspired by.

💜 Support the movement - anyone can sign up for our newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wednesday-women/

💜 Join the membership - executive women can discover a safe place for busy leaders to ask any question + uplift others: https://www.wednesdaywomen.org/exec-membership

💜 Share this podcast (The Ripple) with your friends

Nikki Bishop shares her biggest revelations about building her visibility - from changing her mindset about enlisting help to celebrating failure as part of the journey to live out her purpose.

Questions for reflection:

• How does your purpose shape the impact you want to have?
• How can you celebrate your failures?

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💜 Season 2 is made possible by our friends at GNW Consulting, who support our mission to uplift women execs. (And provide top-notch MarTech-driven agency support for your marketing operations needs, btw.) 💜

👉 Connect with Nikki on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikkiwbishop/

👉 Learn more about GNW Consulting: https://gnwconsulting.com/

The mission of Wednesday Women is to increase visibility of executive women leaders everyone should know, learn from, and be inspired by.

💜 Support the movement - anyone can sign up for our newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wednesday-women/

💜 Join the membership - executive women can discover a safe place for busy leaders to ask any question + uplift others: https://www.wednesdaywomen.org/exec-membership

💜 Share this podcast (The Ripple) with your friends

Stepping into an executive role shines a light on gaps you may have never seen before. For our guest Stephanie Valenti, it taught her to master the language of CFOs, lean into hard conversations, and stay strong through scrutiny. Join us for a conversation about what it means to show up when doubt feels loud.

Questions for reflection:

• How can you create connection around the moments that make you feel alone at work?
• What would it look like if your visibility journey was a way of giving back to your professional community?

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💜 Season 2 is made possible by our friends at GNW Consulting, who support our mission to uplift women execs. (And provide top-notch MarTech-driven agency support for your marketing operations needs, btw.) 💜

👉 Connect with Stephanie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valentis/

👉 Learn more about GNW Consulting: https://gnwconsulting.com/

The mission of Wednesday Women is to increase visibility of executive women leaders everyone should know, learn from, and be inspired by.

💜 Support the movement - anyone can sign up for our newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wednesday-women/

💜 Join the membership - executive women can discover a safe place for busy leaders to ask any question + uplift others: https://www.wednesdaywomen.org/exec-membership

💜 Share this podcast (The Ripple) with your friends

Building your reputation isn’t selfish. When done well, it helps you put others in a better position than they were before they met you. In this episode, our host Ashley Laabs talks with Bridgett McGowen about the secret sauce of building a personal brand that uplifts others.

Questions for reflection:

• Where are the gaps between your identity and your professional presence?
• Have you ever thought that visibility was vain or performative? If so, why?

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💜 Season 2 is made possible by our friends at GNW Consulting, who support our mission to uplift women execs. (And provide top-notch MarTech-driven agency support for your marketing operations needs, btw.) 💜

👉 Connect with Bridgett on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bmcgowen/

👉 Learn more about Bridgett: https://www.bridgettmcgowen.com/

👉 Learn more about GNW Consulting: https://gnwconsulting.com/

The mission of Wednesday Women is to increase visibility of executive women leaders everyone should know, learn from, and be inspired by.

💜 Support the movement - anyone can sign up for our newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wednesday-women/

💜 Join the membership - executive women can discover a safe place for busy leaders to ask any question + uplift others: https://www.wednesdaywomen.org/exec-membership

💜 Share this podcast (The Ripple) with your friends

Growth doesn't have to mean overwhelm. That's the lesson our guest Stephanie J. Neill learned in the moments she stretched just a little too far outside her comfort zone. In this episode, Stephanie shares her point of view on how to tell the difference between your stretching zone and the screaming zone.

Questions for reflection:

• How can you tell the difference between your stretching zone and your screaming zone?
• How can you see your visibility as a way of giving back to others?

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💜 Season 2 is made possible by our friends at GNW Consulting, who support our mission to uplift women execs. (And provide top-notch MarTech-driven agency support for your marketing operations needs, btw.) 💜

👉 Connect with Stephanie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanieneill/

👉 Learn more about GNW Consulting: https://gnwconsulting.com/

The mission of Wednesday Women is to increase visibility of executive women leaders everyone should know, learn from, and be inspired by.

💜 Support the movement - anyone can sign up for our newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wednesday-women/

💜 Join the membership - executive women can discover a safe place for busy leaders to ask any question + uplift others: https://www.wednesdaywomen.org/exec-membership

💜 Share this podcast (The Ripple) with your friends

Sometimes things don't go to plan - they go better. Deidre Hudson tells us about becoming a CMO earlier than expected, and the courage it takes navigate your doubts. She opens up about what it means to be seen, trust your feelings, and lead as your whole self.

Questions for reflection:

• What are you tired of?
• When you consider your options, how do they feel?

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💜 Season 2 is made possible by our friends at GNW Consulting, who support our mission to uplift women execs. (And provide top-notch MarTech-driven agency support for your marketing operations needs, btw.) 💜

👉 Connect with Deidre on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deidrehudson/

👉 Get your copy of How the F*ck Did I Get Here? https://www.amazon.com/How-Did-Get-Here-Younger-ebook/dp/B0BR34PC4X

👉 Learn more about GNW Consulting: https://gnwconsulting.com/

The mission of Wednesday Women is to increase visibility of executive women leaders everyone should know, learn from, and be inspired by.

💜 Support the movement - anyone can sign up for our newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wednesday-women/

💜 Join the membership - executive women can discover a safe place for busy leaders to ask any question + uplift others: https://www.wednesdaywomen.org/exec-membership

💜 Share this podcast (The Ripple) with your friends