Rochester native and professional ballerina Aesha Ash is Womankind’s 25th guest! Aesha, creator of The Swan Dreams Project, is using her platform as a former ballerina to challenge stereotypes about black women and reach out to young girls to inspire them to dream big and see themselves as multi-faceted.
Maura Kutnyak | Woman 24.0
Maura Kutnyak, self-proclaimed “intellectual wanderer”, and host Kelsey Novits have a quality conversation about Maura’s journey into the field of public administration, her dabbling with forms of dance and performance (especially aerial dance arts), and the evolution of the podcast she hosts with her brother (Radio Ellipsis). Determined to “have it all”, Maura also discusses the unfair choices women are forced to make when balancing family and career.
Jackie Stroh | Woman 23.0
Early in her career, Jackie Stroh quit her job at a bank to start her own consulting business. Nearly thirty years later, she hasn’t looked back! On this episode of Womankind, Jackie uses this journey to give listeners advice about life balance, taking leaps of faith, and being “fruitful” instead of busy.
Erin Bagwell | Woman 22.0
Erin Bagwell is a girl who follows her dreams. She is the creator and director of Dream, Girl film, blogger at Feminist Wednesday, and host of BeaverTalk podcast. In this episode of Womankind, Erin shares what it takes to get a creative project off the ground and tells the story of how she met Oprah!
Julia Bottoms | Woman 21.0
Buffalo artist Julia Bottoms is fighting to represent the experiences of women of color in the art world. In episode twenty-one, she discusses some of her latest projects including Albright Knox Art Gallery’s “The Freedom Wall” and running her own business at Buffalo Brush Paint and Sip.
Kelsey Novits | Woman 20.0
Womankind’s first guest of 2018 is…Kelsey Novits, creator and host of Womankind! This special (extra long) episode features Jen O’Donnell from Episode One as guest host interviewing Kelsey about the origins of the podcast and what she’s learned about being a woman from a year of interviews.
Emma Smales | Woman 19.0
Emma Smales (rhymes with “males”) is a woman who wears many hats. She is the owner/operator of a small business called Smales Pretzel Bakery in Dayton, Ohio, a public health worker, a “young democrat”, and a self-proclaimed feminist and activist. In this episode of Womankind, Emma outlines some of the challenges of being a young, female entrepreneur and describes how she runs her business and her life as a feminist.
Angelecca Jackson | Woman 18.0
For educator Angelecca Jackson, what it means to be a woman cannot be separated from what it means to be black. On this episode of Womankind, Angelecca shares personal experiences of what it means to be a black woman at this moment in history. Then, for Stories of Subversion, I run through a list of “first” ladies—women who have been the very first to do what they’re doing!
Brittney Heller | Woman 17.0
As part of our commentary on recent sexual assault allegations against many prominent Hollywood figures, guest Brittney Heller and I share our own #metoo experiences. Brittney also provides information about reiki healing and her emerging business, Rapha Reiki.
Alexa Zappia of Rocks of Unity™ | Woman 16.0
Rocks of Unity™ is an organization that works tirelessly to promote kindness and positivity in response to intolerance and hate. Founder Alexa Zappia joins Womankind to spread the message of Rocks of Unity™ while sharing some personal insight into life as woman. If you’re looking to be inspired, listen as Alexa discusses the importance of taking a leap, breaking barriers, and leaving your mark on the world!