Pretty Powerful Podcast with Angela Gennari

Episode 46: Kelly Springer

If you've ever wondered which fad diet, if any, actually work, and what foods we really should be avoiding or consuming (hint... carbs are NOT all bad for you), then you will love this discussion with Kelly Springer! Kelly is a Registered Dietician and the founder of Kelly's Choice: Nutrition.
Success means nothing if you lack good health, so let's make wellness as important to our business as revenue generation (yep, I said it, and I meant it). Kelly Springer provides our audience with really powerful nutrition guidance that will enable you to make better choices for your health.

Episode 45:Heidi Johnson

Have you found your purpose? What led you to that realization? After a devastating loss, Heidi Johnson found her calling in the most unexpected way. Heidi Johnson is a nonprofit founder, a storyteller, and a believer in good. She uses the power of connection to bring people together for a purpose greater than themselves through her vast work in the nonprofit sector. For the past decade she has communicated powerful stories to inspire others to serve and give through her blog and podcast Charity Matters. Heidi also co-founded the nonprofit The Spiritual Care Guild at CHLA to provide chaplains of all faiths for patients and families. Today she currently serves as a Trustee at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and on the hospital's Spiritual Care Advisory Board.
Listen to Heidi's inspiring story about her journey to provide comfort and care to those in need. 

Episode 44: Kate Byars

As women we constantly push ourselves to the brink of burnout trying to be everything to everyone... the best leader, spouse, mother, coworker, volunteer, daughter, and the list goes on! Kate Byars has been there, suffered intense burnout and literally moved to an island to escape the rat race (we have all threatened this). Guess what? That wasn't the right solution either! Kate shares some profound knowledge from her journey that we ALL can benefit from. Kate tells Angela that while men play to win, women play to NOT LOSE... and to be honest, I don't think anything has ever resonated more. Stop convincing yourself that things will get easier "when...." and take control of your life NOW.

Episode 43: Justice Shawn LaGrua

Justice Shawn LaGrua, has achieved incredible success in her career, reaching what many would consider to be the pinnacle of a career in law... being elected to the Georgia Supreme Court. However, it is what she does off the bench where she feels she is making the biggest impact... in working to provide a better future for at-risk youth through her "My Journey Matters" program. Justice LaGrua speaks with Angela about her path to the Supreme Court, the importance of accountability, and why intervention before incarceration is critical. 

Episode 42: Martha Lackritz-Peltier

In the words of the great Dr Martin Luther King Jr, “True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.” Thankfully, we have Martha Lackritz-Peltier to advocate for the latter. Martha B. Lackritz-Peltier is General Counsel at TechSoup and General Manager at NGOsource, where she oversees NGOsource’s legal operations and ensures the program’s continued alignment with best practices. In other words, Martha helps non-profit organizations worldwide get funding and resources that are desperately needed by ensuring strict oversight, and understanding of, the tax and legal implications in these complicated transactions. As an expert in tax law, as well as NGO guidelines, Martha is able to connect beneficiaries with donors... providing much needed guidance and support.  Angela and Martha discuss social justice and the obligation of the legal profession to advocate for good. 

Episode 41: Dr Susan Landers

Dr Susan Landers has vast experience practicing neonatology in the NICU for thirty-five years... but while taking care of our most vulnerable humans, she wasn't taking care of herself, leading to burnout. This lead her down another path of rediscovering her passion and finding balance, and sharing her insight in a book. 
Dr Susan Landers talks with Angela Gennari about her career as a doctor, challenges she faced in balancing her own family life, and advice that she gave to new mothers. 

Episode 40: Conversation with the Ladies of Gen Z

As Generation Z enters the workforce, it is essential that we as employers, managers and coworkers understand how to best integrate, inspire and embrace them. Two ladies of Gen Z, Shayla Shaw and Rowan Green, talk with Angela about what influences them, what they look for in company culture, dating life, politics and more. This is an important conversation that we need to be having in order to thrive in our businesses and home lives. 

Episode 39: Amanda Bear

From biotech to law enforcement to insider threat assessment.... Amanda Bear has an innate curiosity that enables her to solve complex problems while being relatable and engaging. Not just a great investigator, Amanda Bear is also one of the few women in the nation who are certified in both Defense Tactics and Firearms Instruction, was the first female to go out for the North Metro SWAT Team and is trained in Jiu Jitsu... truly a badass woman who, as she says it, loves to "run and gun". You will love this conversation and learn so much about protecting yourself and finding your inner badass!

Episode 38: Dr. Leen Kawas

Dr. Leen Kawas has shattered ALL the glass ceilings in her quest to chase the American Dream. As a researcher, inventor and founder of a bioscience company, Leen fueled her passion for change with innovation and tenacity, while raising $400 million to lead her company into a groundbreaking IPO.
Dr. Kawas is the Managing General Partner of Propel Bio Partners. She is the co-founder of Athira and a co-inventor of its lead drug candidate ATH-1017, and also invented several of the innovative drug candidates in Athira’s pipeline. ​ Dr. Kawas served as Athira’s chief executive officer and president, and as a member of its board of directors from January 2014-2021. In this role, she led the technological and financial growth of Athira, raising around $400M and taking the company through its public offering. According to Business Insider and GeekWire, Dr. Kawas was one of only 22 female founders and CEOs to lead their company to an IPO, as of February 2021, and was the first woman to guide a company through an IPO in Washington State in over 20 years (at the time of Athira’s IPO in September 2020).
Join us for this in-depth talk about Dr. Kawas' journey through the IPO process, the need for women at the executive level and why bioscience is so personal for her.

Episode 37: Adriana Gavazzoni

Adriana Gavazzoni is used to exhibiting incredible strength and determination in her very male dominated career in Brazil. As an accomplished Attorney and Law Professor, Adriana realized that life is too short to not chase your dreams while you can, so she decided to pursue yet another dream... become a fiction writer. While continuing to practice law full-time, she completed her first novel in only 6 months! Adriana's story of tenacity through various challenges is sure to inspire and motivate our audience!