Annie Rogaski

Unraveling Pink welcomes Mona Sabet, Managing Director of Tribal Ventures, in this episode, as we delve into the nuance of how to handle allies who are also bad actors and we explore whether redemption works for #MeToo moments.

Unraveling Pink is coming off its daily #maleallymoments posting adventure in November, sharing some learnings from that challenge in this episode, and looking ahead to how we can best tackle gender bias in this #MeToo world. And, of course, challenges for our listeners!

So, did you know that November is National Podcast Post Month? The challenge is for podcasters to post 30 podcast episodes in 30 days. If you know me, you know I like a challenge. So, I can’t resist. So, during November 2017, Unraveling Pink moved to a daily podcast and shared male ally moment stories.

Seven tips for action post-#metoo in this episode:

1. Pay attention
2. Check in
3. Speak up
4. Shut down group think
5. Be strong
6. Listen and believe
7. Practice empathy

In this episode, I sat down with Jory Des Jardins, an advisor to female founders and startups. An entrepreneur herself, Jory co-founded BlogHer, which grew into the largest conference and community for women content creators in the world and was acquired by SheKnows Media. Jory shares insights about founding and funding from her own entrepreneurial experience and from advising others on their journeys. She closes with a challenge that applies to each of us and can be implemented at work tomorrow. Join us!

My guest this episode is Brian Colucci, Chief Business Development and Marketing Officer at Kilpatrick Townsend. Brian and I continue an ongoing conversation that we started off-mic about the culture of busyness that has become so normalized in Silicon Valley and in law firms, and we explore what happens when this culture bumps up against life – caring for kids, parents, etc.

While we are far from solving this problem, shining some light on it will hopefully create a conversation around how we can get back to a culture that better emphasizes our humanity.

In this episode, Chris Lee, Director of Business Development at Neustar, has a lot of questions and insights into topics like feminism, whether things are truly equal, how we might adjust to a less “bro-culture” workplace, and steps men can take to ally with women on the gender equality front. Chris has a vested interest in this — his 2 year old daughter — whom he is preparing to have broad experiences, not based on gender. Will you join him?

In this episode, Unraveling Pink was on location at the Podcast Movement 2017 conference in Anaheim. Thanks to Shure and TalkShoe, we were able to record during the convention, complete with the buzz of the conference excitement in the background. This episode’s guest, Emerald Archer, Director, Center for the Advancement of Women, at Mount Saint Mary’s University in L.A., shares with us interesting insights about how gender assumptions play out in the military.

Silicon Valley is currently in the “Red Zone.” But there is hope. There is a “release valve” that offers help to employers and employees. Resources that enable employers to create the kind of diverse environment that Google is struggling to develop in the very public eye right now. Resources that employees can anonymously seek out to get help when they feel harassed or discriminated against — or just need a sanity check when suffering through yet another micro-aggression in a workplace that doesn’t reflect their identity.

In this episode of Unraveling Pink (recorded prior to the “Google memo”), Janine Yancey, CEO and founder of Emtrain, shares how Emtrain serves as this very necessary release valve, and how we can move our organizations from the Red Zone, through Orange, and even Yellow, into the coveted Green Zone.

Appreciation is a great thing. We should actively look for ways to appreciate the unique talents of those in our lives and workplaces. But appreciation can go awry when it’s based on bias … and this #PinkBandanaMoment tells such a story.

In Episode 8 of Unraveling Pink, guest Erin Rand (COO of ServiceRocket, Navigator for Fast Growing Companies; Flame Igniter) and I engage in an uncomfortable conversation. This is the conversation many women / femmes in senior and executive positions don’t want to have. Yet, Erin was game to have it — and share her view into the thoughts and conversations women in positions to make a difference have about gender diversity and bias.

In Episode 7 of Unraveling Pink, I share another pink bandana moment about something that happens too often in meetings – often when there is only one woman in the room: an idea she voiced is given credit to someone else in the room, usually a man. This has happened so much, it has a name – “bropropriation.” But there's hope. This episode offers some ideas for how to stop this from happening in your meetings and what to do if it happens to you.

In Episode 6 of Unraveling Pink, Jon Hicks, Counsel, Employment Law at Netflix, explains why embracing conflict may reduce gender friction in the workplace – and increase your pay at the same time. He also shares some great stories about strong women in his life and work, and some of the secrets of their success in remaining confident around a table of men.

In Episode 5 of Unraveling Pink, we hear from our first male guest, Chris Rogaski, who shares his views on what it’s like to be male at a women’s conference, how they leave attendees with a different vibe than other conferences, and how men can help. 

Daina Middleton challenges us to view leadership and decision-making through the lenses of "grit" and "grace" in this episode of Unraveling Pink.

Joanna Bloor shares her wisdom and magic in Episodes 2 and 3 of Unraveling Pink.

Episode 1 - the "origin story" - of Unraveling Pink sets the stage with the Pink Bandana Moment, which becomes a springboard for conversations around other Pink Bandana Moments (that is, gender-based assumptions) at work. 

Glassbreakers CEO and Co-Founder, Eileen Carey, shares what it's like to be a startup founder and the importance of crushing it in this HIPerspectives episode.  

Do you know your truth? HIPerspectives guest Dawnet Beverley shares why knowing your truth (and playing golf ...) is key to leadership in this episode. 

HIPLegal summer intern shares her insights into STEM and gender equality in this HIPerspectives episode. 

Paula Boggs explains how going from practicing law to leading a rock band is a natural transition in this HIPerspectives episode. 

Karen and Poornima share how techie's can command the stage in this HIPerspectives episode on public speaking. 

This HIPerspectives episode features Sally Thornton who shares how we find a little more joy at work. 

There's no shame in crying at work - there's a biological reason for it. Listen in to Erin Rand's theory in this episode on why women cry more at work and why we should get over it. 

In this HIPerspectives episode, Denise Brosseau shares why thought leadership is important and how to start that journey. 

In this HIPerspectives episode, guest Erin Rand shares the natural intersection of kindness and success in business. 

This HIPerspectives episode highlights amazing women's advocate, Kathrina Miranda, CEO of MiMA Marketing Agency.