Pretty Powerful Podcast with Angela Gennari

Episode 10: Allison Bittel

Allison Bittel has been a trailblazer her entire career. From choosing to pursue a career in the male-dominated commercial real estate industry to launching The Women's Collective, she has been a powerful voice for diversity and inclusion in the work place. Angela asks Allison about her journey in real estate, tips for negotiation and why mentorship is so important.

Episode 9: Jesslyn Rollins

Imagine being a recent college graduate starting out in your career, when your father tells you about this great product he invented, and asks for your help in building a company around it. BIOLYTE was invented by Jesslyn's father as an "IV in a bottle" to provide much needed rehydration for her mother who was battling breast cancer at the time. With no business background, not only did Jesslyn step in to help bring the product to the public, she has been able to build a multi-million brand with a solid company structure. 
Jesslyn tells us about her grassroots effort going directly to sports teams to get feedback on the product, experience working with a distributor, a costly mistake she made in promoting her brand online, and how her background in theater helps her to crush it on sales calls! Jesslyn's charismatic personality and engaging story telling made this one of my most favorite interviews so far... listen to see why :-)

Episode 8: Monica McCoy

Award winning motivational speaker, author, global diversity expert and business strategist, Monica McCoy, talks to Angela Gennari about building your personal brand and establishing your value to an organization. Join us as you learn about her incredible career pivots from medicine, to psychology and then to corporate America, before launching her own company... and using all of those important lessons to improve the lives and businesses of underserved communities. 

Episode 7: Stephanie Stuckey

Stephanie Stuckey is the road trippin', pecan lovin', branding genius CEO of Stuckey's, a company founded by her grandfather in 1937 with $35 and a borrowed truck. Listen to this fascinating story about how Stuckey's was sold to a large corporation, almost shuttered completely due to neglect of the brand, resurrected by Billy Stuckey and then bought by Stephanie in a last ditch attempt to keep the company in the family. Stephanie had to walk away from her successful law and political career to pursue a new role as a CEO.... and this would be her biggest trial yet!

Episode 6: Cindy Abel

Gandhi said "be the change you wish to see in the world" and Cindy Abel is doing just that. Former interim CEO of Hands on Atlanta, and Founder of Liv2Bme, Cindy grew frustrated with the negative impact that social media is having on young teen girls and decided a change was needed. As a mother of 3 children and co-founder of a technology company that she ran for more than 2 decades, Cindy put her resources and energy into creating a social media outlet that would encourage positivity and a healthy self-image for teen girls. Angela speaks with Cindy about her journey through VC fundraising, app development and focus groups.

Episode 5: Dr. Joni Collins

Dr. Joni wants us to look and feel great from the inside-out! When you feel good, true beauty radiates from within. Dr. Joni Collins founded Twelve Twenty Eight Wellness to provide custom aesthetic and regenerative services to her clients, and to teach others her specialized protocols. Dr. Joni talks with Angela about her journey through medicine and the importance of mental health in maintaining a youthful appearance.

Episode 4: Jenna Banks

Jenna Banks, Author of "Love Yourself More: How To Find Happiness and Success Through Self-Love", talks with Angela Gennari about her passion for helping women recognize how PowerFULL they are, and how to tap into their inner confidence. Learning to value yourself, redefine guilt and overcome imposter syndrome are necessary to achieve success in relationships and career ambitions.... listen to Jenna's great insight and encouragement about how to "do it scared" to reach your goals.

Episode 3: Teresa Rivero

Her grandfather was the last President-Elect of Cuba before Castro took over and her family was exiled and forced too start over in a foreign country, so Teresa Rivero  truly understands the value of an opportunity. Overcoming a learning disability that wasn't diagnosed until she reached college, and the expectation that a Cuban daughter should not stray far from family, she fought hard to achieve her educational and career goals independently... and is now managing hundreds of millions of dollars for one of the largest foundations in the world. Join us as Angela Gennari talks with  Teresa about her incredible and inspiring journey.

Episode 2: Christele Parham

Angela Gennari speaks with Christele Parham, co-founder of HamTECH Solutions and Macon Black Tech, about her childhood in Haiti prior to coming to the US, and about her drive to create a safe space for minority entrepreneurs to collaborate about technology and innovation.

Episode 1: Introduction to the Pretty Powerful Podcast with Angela Gennari and Val Ronning

What was the inspiration for the Pretty Powerful Podcast? Why now? Val Ronning talks with Angela Gennari to answer these questions and more, as these two women dive deep into why women have been apprehensive about stepping into their power, and the incredible value that women bring to any organization.