Replenish: "to fill up again or restore to a former level or condition." With Sheri recently back from a time of personal replenishment, she and Alison discuss the importance and the impact of refueling. They discuss how the act of filling up again is vital to high performance, and how challenged leaders are to take back this time for themselves. This topic is especially important in this dynamic, constantly shifting state that we find ourselves in now, and how replenishing ourselves is key to showing up how we intend to show up.

DEI (diversity - equity - inclusion) efforts are critically essential in creating a world where all of us have EQUALITY in terms of opportunity. EQUITY doesn't mean equal . . . EQUITY mean reaching back to the person who has been held back the most and pulling them to the front so they have an EQUAL chance at opportunity. In this podcast, Dr. Vanessa and Aneatria drop some wisdom bombs about impact versus activity, delve into what DEI means, and how we as white leaders can turn our seats of power into seats of change.

This discussion really hit us right in the heart as leaders. Positive intent, vulnerability, leadership and our choice to infuse change are all powerful levers we can each pull to create a future of equity in the workplace. Experienced, successful leaders like Amber and Meredith not only understand the power of diversity and innovation, they model it by using their voices and their choices to reach for possibility and open pathways of opportunity for everyone around them.

The Fight Forward series was inspired by our guests today - Aneatria Faith Bailey and her mom, Dr. Vanessa McCloud. The intention of this series is to open up hearts and minds by inspiring us all to venture into the hard spaces and ignite learning, acceptance, acknowledgment and action. These kind of conversations are awkward, uncomfortable, hopeful and courageous, and it represents for us one of the many ways we are committed to the Fight Forward for equality for all. Our gratitude to Aneatria and Dr. V for being on this journey with us is deep and wide . . . they are powerful models of grace, wisdom, courage, and hope.

In this episode, Sheri and Alison close the door firmly on 2020 and place their energy on 2021. Their conversation covers the spaces where they are focused on having impact, and what they hope to be celebrating by the end of the year. They're focused on their journey about race, systemic change, and being a warrior for and acting on behalf of yourself. They announce future podcasts focused specifically on racial understanding and change, as they look to "fight forward". As February kicks off Black History Month, Bloombase is rededicated to how our journey of racial understanding is coming into focus and how we can discuss our own plans for diversity, equity and inclusion with our clients, partners and AWL alumni.

In this podcast, Alison and Sheri hear from the CEO of Girls Inc. of Greater Indianapolis, Elyssa Campodonico-Barr. They explore their mutual passion for creating strong, smart and bold girls of the future.

In this podcast, Alison and Sheri discuss the power of self-acceptance. With all of the pressures and expectations that a new year brings, they explore a new frame and a potential alternative to kick off any year with a focus on “renew” instead of “fix”.

A new year is here and a new landscape of possibilities to dream about has arrived.  In this podcast, Sheri and Alison take a look back at 2019 and talk about their hopes and dreams for 2020.

A third conversation in the Power TO Sister series that we will continue in 2020. In this episode, Alison leads Sheri and Sandy through a fun and powerful exploration of their sisterhood – yes there is emoting! AND a special shout out to Kent Vernon, our incredibly talented sound engineer, who recently won an Emmy for his work!

Following Sheri and Alison’s conversation earlier this month on the powerful effect that “sistering” has had on their lives, one of Alison’s oldest friends, Amy Johnson Doherty, visits the podcast.

We talk with her about the powerful impact that their long-time friendship and sisterhood with women has had on her life – with a few twists from Sheri!

In this episode of the podcast, Power TO hosts Sheri Fella and Alison Frederick Loughran share thoughts on The Power TO Sister and how sistering has impacted their own lives. We address how the media’s influence on what sistering looks like can impact how women show up for each other. We share how it looks when women support women, how deep and lasting friendships were modeled for them, and how powerfully sisterhood can impact our lives.

A real-life example of Power To leadership, Meagan White Rater discusses her experience with turning one of the most difficult moments in her career into one that has changed her impact as a leader, on both a personal level and in the entire organization that she works for. In this episode, she tells her difficult story and the work both she and the leadership of her company were compelled to do to create connection and agency from a moment – on a global stage – that threatened both of those for her.

How do you find your own bravery as a leader? In this episode, we discuss the important – and difficult – work required to change the model of leadership through command and control to creating connection and agency.

For a very long time, our guest, Dana Stelsel felt powerless because of depression – and her constant struggle to keep her illness hidden from everyone except those closest to her. She has never spoken publicly about it, but after hearing our podcast, decided to use her powerful voice to help others harness their “Power TO keep going in the dark.”

Power TO hosts Sheri Fella and Alison Frederick Loughran set the stage for their discussions with women about how power shows up in different areas of their lives, and how it impacts and influences them as women.

They share some of the ways they have experienced power and powerlessness. This episode serves as the doorway into the conversations that they want to have with women about power and the behaviors, concepts, and patterns they associate with it – and why.