The Femme Futurists Society Podcast
The Femme Futurists Society is where we showcase and amplify the thinking + work of an extraordinary group of women you need to know. Trailblazers, activists, creators, thought leaders, innovators, change makers and more-our Femmes turn vision into action. They are not simply disruptors, they are reconstructors, leading by example with a deep belief in our human potential to shape a better world. Endlessly curious and champions of possibility, they inspire all of us to dive in and co-create the future we want.
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Episodes
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Erica Dhawan and Nancy Giordano discuss connectional intelligence and digital body language...
How can you break through overwhelm and make big things happen? While we have all talked about collaboration for years, our need for one another has become vitally important these days. Sheltering in our homes all these months (and we're not out of the woods yet), we have been intensely challenged to adopt new ways of working, learning AND nurturing our relationships. Our experience of time and boundaries are undergoing a dramatic shift, putting new emphasis on our connections with each other. Whether fracturing or bringing us closer, it is clear our ability to respond and deliver game changing innovation will be directly related to the value of our interactions and our ability to explore, trust and coordinate with one another. Which leads us to Erica Dhawan, next up in our Femme Futurists Society series!
Learn more at femmefuturists.comLearn more about Nancy at nancygiordano.comLearn more about our guest Erica at ericadhawan.com
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Ivy Mahsciao and Nancy Giordano discuss self-discovery through empathy AI...
In our Femme Futurist Video Podcast with extraordinary women, we discuss mindtech using voice + emotion AI to help youth. IVY MAHSCIAO is founder + CEO of Evrmore, the first mindtech startup using voice + emotion AI to provide an inclusive betterment platform for young people to improve mindset, social and emotional resilience, and build a strong personal narrative that makes life rewarding.
Learn more at femmefuturists.comLearn more about Nancy at nancygiordano.comLearn more about our guest Ivy at ivymahsciao.com
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Samar Hechaime and Nancy Giordano discuss what constellations and systems can teach us about complex problem solving...
Samar Héchaimé is focused on enabling leaders to achieve strategic transformation through multidisciplinary, humancentric disruption that considers systems as constellations. As Co-founder/Director of Agora Visioning, she has worked around the world solving complex infrastructure problems from Saudi Arabia, to Lebanon, London and more; all with an emphasis on challenging established models to shape more thriving futures.
Learn more at femmefuturists.comLearn more about Nancy at nancygiordano.comLearn more about our guest Samar at hechaime.com
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Elatia Abate and Nancy Giordano discuss the future of work and working...
In our Femme Futurist Video Podcast with extraordinary women, we discuss the Future of Work with Elatia Abate. ELATIA ABATE is the Founder of Future of Now and Futurist in Residence for Paylocity, whose mission is to revolutionize the way trailblazing leaders understand, train and fuel their leadership. She is a globally recognized expert on the futures of work and strategy.
Learn more at femmefuturists.comLearn more about Nancy at nancygiordano.comLearn more about our guest Elatia at elatiaabate.com
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Lisa Bodell and Nancy Giordano discuss simplifying complexity in business, life, and more...
There were many things Lisa Bodell talked about in our conversation that grabbed our attention: "thinking is a daring act", "we need guardrails not handcuffs", "soft skills are the new power skills", "say yes with intention and no with purpose" and we need to "kill stupid rules". Yes, yes, yes, yes and yes.
A globally renowned expert on bringing simplicity to complexity and accelerating innovation, this award-winning author (Kill The Company and Why Simple Wins) has shared her transformative perspectives and radically simple toolkit with more than 100,000 worldwide at companies like Google, Cisco, Citi and more. Lisa teaches us how adopting simplicity as our new operating system allows us to pare back and focus what really matters.
A master of teaching people how to be really intentional with their time - from leaders to team members - she espouses that simplicity will be a key success factor in the future. We invite you to listen in to this dynamic exchange between Nancy and Lisa.
Learn more at femmefuturists.comLearn more about Nancy at nancygiordano.comLearn more about our guest Lisa at futurethink.com/keynotes-by-lisa-bodell
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
April Rinne and Nancy Giordano discuss a world in flux...
In our Femme Futurist Video Podcast with extraordinary women, we discuss how leaders + teams improve tolerance for uncertainty in a world in flux with April Rinne. APRIL RINNE has spent her 25+ year career across 100+ countries with a wide range of companies, cultures, business models, and leadership styles, ultimately with the goal of helping leaders + teams improve their tolerance for uncertainty.
Learn more at femmefuturists.comLearn more about Nancy at nancygiordano.comOur guest's website at aprilrinne.com
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Sarah DaVanzo and Nancy Giordano discuss the need to be curious about curiosity...
We're excited to introduce you to Sarah DaVanzo, VP of Consumer & Market Insight for L'Oreal, in conversation with Nancy Giordano! Sarah is a fervent curiosity seeker + practitioner who believes we need to not just "be" curious, but "do" curious. A self-described Explorer & Gallivanter, she has circumnavigated the globe twice and lead 18 cultural anthropology and ethnography expeditions, from Timbuktu to Tulsa. Explorer of inner and outer spaces, from astronaut training at NASA Space Camp to living a monk's life in a Benedictine Monastery, she's currently working on researching and testing various methods to engineer curiosity to improve insights discovery and innovation output.
Learn more at femmefuturists.comLearn more about Nancy at nancygiordano.com
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Yvette Montero Salvatico and Nancy Giordano discuss why everyone should practice foresight...
Yvette Montero Salvatico is on a passionate mission: democratize foresight. Having started out in finance at The Walt Disney Company many years ago, Yvette was tapped to establish and lead the internal Future Workforce Insights division. The goal was to identify future workforce trends and leverage foresight models and techniques to assess potential threats and impacts, emerging ideas, and exciting opportunities for the organization. Experiencing firsthand the transformational effects of building a foresight practice into multiple roles and levels of employment, she and her co-Partner at current firm Kedge (a strategic design, foresight, and innovation company), decided to start 'The Futures School' to bring the critical skills of strategic foresight and futures thinking to everyone and anyone - especially important as we enter a new era in which we have the opportunity to create a better future.
Learn more at femmefuturists.comLearn more about Nancy at nancygiordano.com
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Cecily Sommers and Nancy Giordano discuss holding tight to purpose and playing loose with tactics...
In our Femme Futurist Video Podcast with extraordinary women, we discuss holding tight to purpose + playing loose with tactics with Cecily Sommers. CECILY SOMMERS is a globally renowned futurist, showing how a winning strategy is one that applies foresight to market forces, champions proprietary opportunities, and invents a future that can be chosen.
Learn more at femmefuturists.comLearn more about Nancy at nancygiordano.comLearn more about our guest Cecily at cecilysommers.com
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Leyla Acaroglu and Nancy Giordano discuss creating change by design...
In our Femme Futurist Video Podcast with extraordinary women, Leyla Acaraglu challenges us to think differently about how the world works. DR LEYLA ACARAGLU is a circular economy and sustainability provocateur who founded the UnSchool of Disruptive Design who is an award-winning designer, UNEP Champion of the Earth, and social scientist.
Learn more at femmefuturists.comLearn more about Nancy at nancygiordano.comLearn more about our guest Leyla at leylaacaroglu.com