Business Impact Lab (BIL) Podcast

S2E1 - Overcoming Fear, Imposter Syndrome, and Burnout as a Female Leader, with Heather Frazier

In this WBIL Podcast episode, Jonathan H. Westover (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhwestover/) and Angela Schill (https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-s-69b18369/) talk with Heather Frazier about overcoming fear, imposter syndrome, and burnout as a female leader. Heather Frazier is an entrepreneur who started her life-coach profession a few years ago. She helps people who struggle with parenting challenges, marriage challenges and life challenges. Today she is going to talk to us about challenges within the business arena, and I think she’ll share some insight and tools that we can all utilize in our careers. In addition to life-coaching, Heather has her own weekly podcast, and she speaks and teaches in other venues, as well as giving back to the community in a lot of other ways. You can find her at heatherfrazier.com. Learn more about the WBIL at www.uvu.edu/woodbury/wbil/.

S1E12 - The Importance of Advocacy and Mentorship for Women Leaders, with Carrie Freeman

In this WBIL Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhwestover/) talks with Carrie Freeman about the importance of advocacy and mentorship for women leaders. Carrie Freeman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrie-freeman/) is Co-CEO of SecondMuse, an impact and innovation company that builds resilient economies. Since 2012, she has been steering the global company's approach to finding and nurturing innovators dedicated to social and environmental good, and building supportive ecosystems around them. Its mission aligns with Carrie's fundamental belief in the infinite capacity for humans to learn and grow, and the potential for inclusive markets and businesses to massively scale positive change. Under Carrie's leadership, SecondMuse has run programs that define inspiring visions, build lasting businesses and unite people across the globe. Over the last decade, they’ve designed and implemented programs on 7 continents with 600+ organizations such as NASA, The World Bank, and Nike. Carrie's experiences at SecondMuse have strengthened her conviction that deep, sustained collaboration between governments, businesses, and the communities in which they operate, fosters innovation. Learn more about the WBIL at www.uvu.edu/woodbury/wbil/.

S1E11 - Women in Business Leadership Speaker Series, with Melissa Lane

In this WBIL Podcast episode, Dr. Kelly Hall (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyreneehall/) talks with Melissa Lane as part of the Women in Business Leadership Speaker Series. Melissa Lane (https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissanlane/) has been in sales for cutting-edge technology firms since she was 16 years old. She has progressed up the organizational hierarchy, assuming positions in sales leadership and running multiple programs across the U.S. for various well-known brands. Currently, she serves as Vice President of Sales at Divvy, where she has played an integral role in scaling Divvy from a start-up to a $2.5 billion exit and now beyond. Melissa prides herself in proactive accountability, integrity, trust, and making an impact in the lives of those she serves: her team, her clients, her company. Her professional contributions have been widely recognized, including being selected as the winner of the Utah Business Sales and Marketer of the Year (SAMY) Award. Melissa attended Hope International University on a full-ride soccer scholarship, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Social Science and Psychology. There, she served as Captain of the Women's Soccer team--go Lady Royals! She is a graduate of the Leadership Consortium Executive Leadership Program at Harvard University, and she has also earned an Executive Master of Business Administration degree. Melissa grew up in California and now lives in Park City, Utah! She is a wife, a mom, and an avid mountain biker, skier, and snowboarder. Learn more about the WBIL at www.uvu.edu/woodbury/wbil/.

S1E10 - How Women of Color Can Redefine Identity and Power in the Workforce, with Deepa Purushothaman

In this WBIL Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Deepa Purushothaman about how women of color can redefine identity and power in the workforce. See the video here: https://youtu.be/5uIv4xXnvlY. Deepa Purushothaman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepapuru/) is the co-founder of nFormation which provides brave, safe, new space for professional women of color and a Women and Public Policy Program Leader in Practice at the Harvard Kennedy School. Prior to this, Deepa spent more than twenty years at Deloitte and was the first Indian American woman to make partner in the company’s history. Deepa was also Deloitte’s national WIN (Women’s Initiative) leader, the firm’s renowned program to recruit, retain, and advance women. Deepa has degrees from Wellesley College, Harvard Kennedy School, and the London School of Economics. Deepa is an Aspen Fellow and speaks extensively on women and leadership. She has been featured at national conferences and in publications including Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and Harvard Business Review. Learn more about the WBIL at www.uvu.edu/woodbury/wbil.

S1E9 - Forbes Feature - The World’s Most Powerful Women Define Power

In this "Forbes Feature" WBIL Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhwestover/) explores the recent Forbes video, "The World's Most Powerful Women Define Power." See the video and details here: https://youtu.be/D3IzFbmYFsc.   Video Overview: "Today's most dynamic female leaders open up on influence, impact and how they use their power." Learn more about the WBIL at www.uvu.edu/woodbury/wbil.

S1E8 - Women in Business Leadership Speaker Series, with Shelly Johnson

In this WBIL Podcast episode, Dr. Kelly Hall (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyreneehall/) talks with Shelly Johnson as part of the Women in Business Leadership Speaker Series. Shelly Johnson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shellymjohnson1/) is an executive vice president of operations, risk, and strategy at Zions Bank, with management responsibilities for commercial loan operations, risk, and diversity, equity and inclusion. She brings over25 years of combined finance and risk experience to her current position. Since 2013 she started with the bank in Credit Administration as the Intermountain Regional Credit Executive’s Portfolio Manager and later promoted to Finance in 2016 reporting to the bank’s CFO. Most recently, Johnson and her team were key to the operations of the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for Zions Bank generating over 22,000 total loans and total loan portfolio in the amount of $2.4B. ZB, N.A. was ranked13th in the nation for number of loans funded. Before her career at Zions, Johnson’s professional experience has been with British Petroleum, Wasatch Energy, and a biofuel start up in credit risk and underwriting, managing counterparty lines of credit, global food and agriculture portfolios, small business portfolios, financial trading, compliance, and company policies. Johnson received a double bachelor’s degree in psychology and communications from Weber State University. She received an MBA degree from Westminster College and is certified in Lean and Six Sigma from the University of Utah as well as women’s leadership. She is a board member for Mountain West Small Business Finance, serves on committees with the Utah Bankers Association (UBA), and serves as the past Salt Lake Chapter president for the Risk Management Association (RMA). Johnson has been listed for several years running in the American Banker magazine as a member of the “Most Powerful Women in Banking” Top Banking Teams. She’s also been a past panelist for American Bankers Association’s, Women Leadership Forum. She and her family live in Bountiful, Utah. Learn more about the WBIL at www.uvu.edu/woodbury/wbil/.

S1E7 - Helping Employers Attract and Retain STEM+ Women, with D Sangeeta

In this WBIL Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhwestover/) talks with D Sangeeta about helping employers attract and retain STEM+ women. At 29, Sangeeta (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dsangeeta/) was at the end of her rope, about to quit a STEM career she loved because she couldn't navigate the roadblocks that were being thrown in front of her — as a woman, as an immigrant, as a person of color. Luckily, a mentor reached out, guided her, and she stayed in her career for another two decades, achieving 26 patents and leading global teams of 5,000+ with budgets of more than $200 million. She has mentored other STEM women, but could only help one woman at a time. That's why she is building a scalable, for-profit career advice platform so 30+ million STEM women around the world have access to the advice they need from top professionals to stick with their careers and thrive. Today, she can lead her global company because of the early leadership, business, and life lessons she learned - first as a scientist with GE; then as Director of Marketing and various managerial positions with GE Aviation; then as Global Head of Data Science and Chief Diversity Officer with Nielsen; then as VP of Connections with Amazon - all thanks to her sponsor who reached out in the very beginning. Learn more about the WBIL at www.uvu.edu/woodbury/wbil.

S1E6 - HBR Minute - How to Stop Promoting Incompetent Men

In this "HBR Minute" WBIL Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhwestover/) explores the recent HBR video, "How to Stop Promoting Incompetent Men." See the video here: https://youtu.be/5XikR_aN0Hk. Video Overview: "Are there fewer women in management because we can’t discern between confidence and competence? The popular explanations range from women just aren’t capable of being leaders to women just don’t want to be leaders. According to author Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic however, the absence of women in leadership roles has less to do with women themselves and more to do with how we interpret leadership traits. Confidence – a trait more associated with men – is often misinterpreted as competence. As a result, charismatic, but incompetent men have fewer barriers to reach the top than women. Individuals in positions to promote and hire managers should think more critically about what seems like a leadership trait versus what is an actual leadership trait. They will find that arrogance and overconfidence – the characteristics that get men into management positions – are also the characteristics that cause poor performance." Learn more about the WBIL at www.uvu.edu/woodbry.wbil.

S1E5 - Women in Business Leadership Speaker Series, with Jessica Bundy

In this WBIL Podcast episode, Dr. Kelly Hall (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyreneehall/) talks with Jessica Bundy as part of the Women in Business Leadership Speaker Series. Jessica Bundy (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-bundy-mba-81113749/) is an experienced leader and consumer behavior professional. Currently, sheserves as Manager, Consumer Insight for the Walt Disney Company, specializing in unstructured big dataresearch. Jessica leads a team that analyzes and reports primarily on social media conversations andsurvey responses supporting the Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products segment. She has worked atDisney for nearly ten years and has experience in digital marketing, text analytics, AI/ML, qualitativeresearch, foresight/futures studies, and more. Her expertise in these areas enabled her to provide rapidreporting that guided business decisions on COVID-19 throughout the 2020 pandemic. During her tenure at Disney, Jessica has contributed to many key business initiatives. For example, sheoverhauled a manual survey analysis process using text analytics, creating greater speed to insightwithout losing quality in reporting results. She also co-developed Global Marketing and Sales’ firstmentoring program at Disney Parks and has regularly supported Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives. Jessica is also a frequent contributor to organizational and industry events. She served as a speaker forDisney Parks’ first International Women’s Day Celebration in 2019 and has been a multi-time presenterat the annual Disney Data and Analytics Conference. She has also been featured at the annual NetbaseQuid Live Social Listening Conference. Jessica earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management from University atBuffalo, and she earned her Master of Business Administration from Stetson University. Learn more about the WBIL at www.uvu.edu/woodbury/wbil.

S1E4 - Empowering Women to Go After What They Want and to Dream Big, with Genecia Alluora

In this WBIL Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Genecia Alluora about empowering women to go after what they want and to dream big. Genecia Alluora (https://www.linkedin.com/in/genecia/) is a former beauty queen and the Founder of Soul Rich Woman, South East Asia's leading network for female entrepreneurs connecting 12,000+ women and 200,000 subscribers across the region.  The network helps women to build their brand recognition and online reputation as a leader, for more customers, confidence and credibility - while making a positive impact in the world. Including Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Prior, she was an owner of a cafe retail chain with a presence in 3 countries, and successfully exited to a public listed company just recently. Learn more about the WBIL at www.uvu.edu/woodbury/wbil.