Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce: The Global Businesswomen’s Pod

Episode 24: 2022 Breakthrough Woman Lauren Waddell, Family Law Attorney, Waddell Law Firm, P.C.

GHWCC Global Businesswomen’s Pod Episode 24: 2022 Breakthrough Woman Lauren Waddell, Family Law Attorney, Waddell Law Firm, P.C.
Please join us for our July 21st Businesswomen's POD to hear Lauren Waddell, a Houston family law attorney. Lauren is a graduate of South Texas College of Law Houston. Her advice for women entering the legal profession: "[t]here is nothing that can replace hard work," she says. "Women often have to work twice as hard as men to achieve the same level of success. Success isn’t given, it’s earned. Be authentic, work hard, and success will follow."
Ms. Waddell is actively involved in leadership for legal and local community organizations. She currently serves on the Boards of the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce and The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art. She has served as the Chair of the Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section; the President of Texas Women Lawyers; and the President of the Association of Women Attorneys – Houston.

Episode 23: 2022 Breakthrough Woman Casey Curry, Senior Director of Strategic Communications and Philanthropy, Alliantgroup

GHWCC Global Businesswomen’s Pod Episode 23:  Please join us for our July 14th Businesswomen’s POD to hear Casey Curry, Senior Director of Strategic Communications and Philanthropy at Alliantgroup. Casey will share her challenges and successes through her career journey from being a respected broadcast meteorologist to a fast-paced role in the corporate world. Casey also shares her belief that everyone is special, every one of us have qualities, skills, experiences that make us unique and that we should use them as guideposts in our lives. Casey also shares how giving back to the next generation of women leaders through STEAM education continues to be her passion. She encourages everyone to find their own.

Episode 22: 2022 Breakthrough Woman Caroline Verot-Moore, Senior Vice President - Houston Market Executive at Fifth Third Bank

GHWCC Global Businesswomen’s Pod Episode 22:  Please join us for this week's podcast with Caroline Verot-Moore who will share her story of success through persistence, giving back and never taking no for an answer. Caroline also shares how she has accomplished her career goals and personal dreams, with strong mentors and sponsors who believed in her. And, Caroline will also share her experience working overseas in Shanghai giving her the opportunity to learn from a totally different culture than she was accustomed to. 

Episode 21: 2022 Breakthrough Woman Marisol Salazar, BOK Financial

GHWCC Global Businesswomen's Pod Episode 21: Our June 30 podcast features Marisol Salazar, Senior Vice President, Regional Manager, BOK Financial and a 2022 GHWCC Breakthrough Woman. Marisol will share her empowering insights of how giving back has elevated her in her career and how mentors can change the trajectory of your career. As the daughter of migrant farm workers and a first-generation college student, she shares how her life inspired the founding of the “Maria Cruz Salazar Interview Closet” on the campus of her alma matter – The University of St. Thomas. The Maria Cruz Salazar Interview Closet establishes a place where students/alumni can find items needed to help them prepare for an interview by providing suits, accessories, portfolios, shoes, etc.

Episode 20: 2022 Breakthrough Woman Dr. Robbyn Traylor, The Power of Building Teams with Varying Perspectives

GHWCC Global Businesswomen’s Pod Episode 20:
2022 Breakthrough Woman Dr. Robbyn Traylor, Next Level Urgent Care
Dr. Robbyn L. Traylor is Chief Medical Officer of Acute Care Services, Quality Officer and leads the Clinical Research Department at Next Level Medical, a Houston-based company delivering urgent care, primary care, occupational medicine, and clinical research to the community. Dr. Traylor’s professional experiences range from primary care to emergency medicine, utilization review and hospital medicine. Dr. Traylor learned the value of building teams with varying perspectives of how to overcome challenges and how, in doing so, we are professionally and creatively richer for our differences.

Episode 19: How to be an Inquisitive, Active Listener with GHWCC Breakthrough Woman Julie Flowers

GHWCC Global Businesswomen's Pod Episode 19: Please join us to hear the dynamic GHWCC Board Member, Julie Flowers, Head of Global Talent Acquisition in Chevron’s Learning & Talent Center of Expertise. Julie was recently recognized as a Breakthrough Woman, and in this broadcast, she will share her leadership tips that include being an inquisitive, active listener and how community service and giving back are vital keys to your success.

Episode 17: Iceland First Lady Eliza Reid: Gender Equality and Entrepreneurial Opportunity in One of the World’s Most Equitable Countries

GHWCC Global Businesswomen's Pod Episode 17: This week’s podcast features Iceland First Lady Eliza Reid. She discusses what makes Iceland such a positive experience for most women living there. She examines her adopted homeland’s attitude toward women—the deep-seated cultural sense of fairness, Iceland’s sense of equality and economic opportunity for women, the influence of current and historical role models, and the areas where Iceland still has room for improvement.

Episode 16: Say No to Non-Promotable Work - Positioning Yourself as a Woman for Success in Your Career

 
GHWCC Global Businesswomen’s Pod Episode 16:  Join us for this empowering podcast with Lise Vesterlund.  Lise is the co-author of No Club, along with three of her good friends, crushed by endless to-do lists, banded together over $10 bottles of wine to get their work lives under control. Running faster than ever, yet trailing behind their male colleagues, they vowed to say no to requests that pulled them from the work most essential to their careers. Their decade-long journey and groundbreaking research uncovered that women everywhere are unfairly burdened with “non-promotable work,” a problem we can—and must—solve. The No Club explains how making small, yet significant, changes in their workload can empower women in the workplace.

Episode 15: Eight Pearls of Intentional Leadership with Carla Harris

GHWCC Global Businesswomen's Pod Episode 15: Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley, gospel recording artist, public speaker and bestselling Author, Carla Harris shares her eight pearls of Intentional Leadership – authenticity, building trust, creating other leaders, creating clarity, diversity, innovation, inclusivity, and voice – qualities that you need to hone and manifest to become a powerful, impactful leader no matter where you work. She also examines the key traits of being a transformational leader, focusing on the gaps she has seen in leadership that could impede or damage any leader’s effectiveness.

Episode 14: Cybersecurity: Identifying Vulnerabilities and Securing Your Digital World with Cybersecurity Expert Rachel Wilson

GHWCC Global Businesswomen's Episode 14: Rachel Wilson, the Managing Director with Technology and Risk, Morgan Stanley is an expert on cybersecurity. She shares insights and strategies for securing your digital world gained from years of experience working for one of the worlds largest financial firms. Learn how to minimize your risk and reduce vulnerabilities in your business network.