Surf or Riptide: How Women Can Reinvent Their Careers Through the Seasons of Womanhood
At the end of every season of life and work as women and moms, we can find ourselves literally adrift, both professionally and personally. Somewhere amid the tension, the apprehension and anticipation, we end up in this random place between passively surfing the waves...
TCS Podcast Episode 61: To AI or not to AI as a Woman at Work?
Welcome back to the TVCS podcast! Episode #61 is all about AI and women at work. In this episode, I chat about the impact of AI on women's careers and how women can leverage artificial intelligence to counteract its threat and improve their careers. Listen in!...
AI is Reshaping Women’s Careers. How to Leverage the Opportunity and Fight The Threat…
I remember having passionate conversations with my husband about artificial intelligence (AI). A progressive adopter of new technologies, he couldn’t understand my initial resistance to AI. I, as a strong believer in human creativity and intellect, and a staunch...
What No One Tells You About Parenting Teens as a Working Mom
I can’t distinctly recall when it happened exactly. Somewhere between the “tween” and teen stage, my daughter refused to wear dresses. Or at least the dresses I would buy her. While seemingly insignificant, this drew a pretty significant line in the sand of my...
TCS Podcast Episode 60: Are You Ready for the Feminization of Wealth?
Did you know by 2030 women are poised to hold over $30 trillion? In this episode, I discuss the changing landscape of wealth for women in the U.S., also known as "The Great Transfer'. As we prepare for this shift, I'm chatting about three strategies to get ready...
How to reclaim your own brand of leadership in uncertain times
Here I was, standing in front of a full classroom of students, not quite fully ready to step into this new academic career. Everything in my past experience, from shying away from speaking up, to a predominantly behind-the-scenes corporate career, seemed to go against...
The Feminization of Wealth: How to Reshape Your Financial Power As a Working Woman
The other day, I innocently asked Dear Daughter why she did not ask me to go to the store instead of her dad. To which she quickly responded: “Mom, you’re kind of cheap…” After the initial maternal hurt and shock, coupled with the realization that my dear child...
TCS Podcast Episode 59: Integrating Motherhood and Career in 2025
In this podcast episode, I'm discussing defining, or re-defining, our vision of what it means to be a working mom by better integrating career and motherhood in 2025. Through a 7 step process, I invite listeners to engage in assessing their season of motherhood and...
On Integrating Motherhood and Career As a Working Mom
I was recently on a trip back home to Senegal to visit my aging parents. Sandwiched in between taking care of my parents, mothering my teens from a distance, and intermittently checking my work email, I realized how much motherhood had evolved for me. I was literally...
TCS Podcast Episode 58: 10 Steps to Audit Your Career
In this episode, I discuss ditching traditional career goals and instead embracing your own career vision by audting your career in the past 12 months. I discuss 10 steps to start with at the beginning of 2025 to audit your career. Listen in! Thanks for...
