A podcast for ambitious, thoughtful women. We explore what power means and looks like for women—past and present, in the spotlight and behind the scenes.
Ep 8: Chatting w/ Kate Wallace - Fashion Model Turned AI Startup Founder
Today I catch up with my friend Kate Wallace. I met Kate 7 years ago, through the KP fellowship for ambitious, entrepreneurial students. Of our cohort of 100 people, I found Kate’s life story to be by far the most memorable. She spent her teenage years traveling around the world as a fashion model, then decided to work in the tech industry. She’s now founding a company that builds AI for kids, after a viral product launch that made $2M in revenue in 6 minutes.
We cover personal topics like modeling and how she met her husband — as well as her tech entrepreneurship journey, from launching NFTs during the crypto hype wave, to developing a personal philosophy on conducting user research as a startup founder, to her journey building Avenue, an AI storytelling app for kids.
Kate is incredibly bold, driven, thoughtful, and a wonderful friend. Learn more about her company below:
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25 Jul 2024
Ep 7: Barbara Tuchman's leadership and psychology insights from WWI
Barbara Tuchman's The Guns of August helped John F. Kennedy avoid nuclear war with the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The founder of Trader Joe's called it the best management book he's ever read. Acclaimed biographer Robert Caro was inspired by this book to write The Power Broker, which won a Pulitzer Prize. And it's one of my favorite nonfiction books: I've read it twice, and read 11 more books afterwards to chase down curiosities that came up while I was reading it.
This book made Barbara Tuchman a highly influential woman. Today I talk about what I learned from her about strategy, leadership, World War I, and good writing.
2 Jul 2024
Ep 6: How Jazz Singer Laufey Captured Gen Z's Hearts
At the age of 25, Laufey has become the most listened-to jazz singer alive today -- mostly thanks to her millions of Gen Z fans. She has been winning their hearts systematically on TikTok, and steadily strengthening her brand and fanbase through curated partnerships and events. To me, Laufey is a trailblazer and a blueprint for the modern-day TikTok-age artist. I explain why in this episode.
22 Apr 2024
Ep 5: Fei-Fei Li: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI
Stanford professor Fei-Fei Li has been nicknamed the "godmother of AI." She recently wrote a memoir about her childhood in China, struggles as an immigrant in New Jersey, and the curiosity and relationships that propelled her to the top of the AI field. In this episode, I share my takeaways from her memoir, "The Worlds I See."
3 Apr 2024
Ep 4: Catherine the Great: German Girl Turned Russian Tsar
We unpack how Catherine, born a minor German princess, won the love of the Russian public and overthrew her husband to become Tsarina of Russia. We also examine how she became one of only 3 Russian rulers ever to have "the Great" appended to their name.
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Sources:
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie
Catherine the Great: Life and Legend by John Alexander
A History of Future Cities by Daniel Brook
"How did Catherine the Great’s reign shape Imperial Russian history?" by Andrew Kahn
8 Mar 2024
Ep 3: Lady Bird Johnson: Attaining Power By Being #2
In this episode, we do something different: we cover a woman whose power was entirely derived from her husband. We discuss how Lady Bird achieved her ambitions by fighting hard for her marriage to the most powerful man of her time, President Lyndon B. Johnson. We also dive into the political strategies they used to propel his career into the White House.
Sources:
Lady Bird: A Biography of Mrs. Johnson by Jan Jarboe Russell
Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight by Julia E. Sweig
The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volumes 1-3, by Robert Caro (Means of Ascent,The Passage of Power, Master of the Senate)
8 Mar 2024
Ep 2: Angela Merkel: How To Be Both Machiavellian And Modest
Angela Merkel started her life as a research scientist in East Germany. At 35, within a year of entering politics, she was elected to Parliament, and went on to serve as Chancellor of Germany for 16 years. We analyze her stunning rise to power, and how she managed to combine political cunning with humility and integrity.
Sources:
The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel by Kati Marton
Angela Merkel: Europe's Most Influential Leader by Matthew Qvortrup
Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home by Nora Krug
6 Mar 2024
Ep 1: Anna Wintour: The Devil Who Wears Prada
We analyze the motivations and machinations of the media mogul and fashion icon who inspired The Devil Wears Prada.
Sources:
Anna: The Biography, by Amy Odell
Front Row: Anna Wintour: The Cool Life and Hot Times of Vogue's Editor in Chief, by Jerry Oppenheimer
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