Welcome to the Women of Color Rise Podcast!
I’m Analiza Quiroz Wolf, proud Filipina American, mom of two, former CEO of a non-profit and Captain in the US Air Force. My mission is to support more diverse leaders at the table, especially women and people of color. Here, successful CEOs and C-suite women leaders of color share their leadership journeys. If you are a woman or woman of color who wants a seat at the table, you’re in the right place.
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Latest Episodes
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Episode 92 - How to Get a Corporate Boardroom Seat with Christine Crawford, Former McDonald’s Franchisee Owner
Board Diversity, Franchise Ownership
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Episode 91 - See Your Identity as a Superpower with Shirley Collado, President and CEO of College Track
Identity, Leadership, Empowerment
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Episode 90 - Find a Sponsor Who Will Accelerate and Not Block Your Career with Deb Grant, Former President of The GE Foundation and Chief of Diversity
Sponsor, Asking Questions
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Episode 89 - Build a Seven Figure Business with Shawna Wells, Founder and CEO of 7Gen Legacy Group
7 Figure Business
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Episode 88 - Running for Change: A Woman of Color’s NYC Mayoral Bid with Dianne Morales, Founder of StillRising
Political Leadership
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Episode 87 - What to Do When Someone Blocks Your Path to Leadership with Maya Bugg Faison, CEO of Bugg Consulting
CEO Interview, Board Membership
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Episode 86 - Restore Your Body, Mind, Heart, and Spirit with Laura Saldivar Luna, CEO of Pinata Possible
Possibility, Integration, Wholeness
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Episode 85 - How to Network as an Introverted Extrovert with Dominique Jones, Executive Director of Global Kids
Networking, Introvert
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Episode 84 - How to Conquer Imposter Syndrome with Zee Clarke, Author of Black People Breathe
Self-Worth, Breathwork, Well-Being
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Episode 83 - Be a Systems Changemaker with Inside Power with Mildred Otero, President of Leadership for Educational Equity
Politics, Empathy, Systems Change
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Episode 82 - How to Take Smart Risks with DeNora Getachew, CEO of DoSomething
DeNora Getachew, CEO of DoSomething
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Episode 81 -Why Intersectionality Matters for Leadership with Dominica McBride, Founder of BECOME
Relationships, Healing, Power, Intersectionality
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Episode 80 - Introverted Leadership: Quiet Power with Erica Phillips, Executive Director, NAFCC
From Unfair to Fair Work Cultures
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Episode 79 - How to Navigate Assimilation vs Authenticity with Heather Harding, Executive Director of Campaign for a Shared Future
Myth of Meritocracy, Being an Ambassador, Leading in Politics
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Episode 78 - Friend or Foe: The Art of Developing Relationships with Kathy Waller, Former Chief Financial Officer for The Coca-Cola Company
Relationship Building, Money, Investment
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Episode 77 - Why Getting Sponsored by White Leaders Matters with Sheila Duke, CEO of Roads to Success
Sponsorship vs Mentorship, Ceding Power
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Episode 76 - How to Strategically Build Relationships with Stacey Chavis, Managing Director of Campaigns Academy
Why Women Need to Be in Politics, Being Liked
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Episode 75 - Live Your Eulogy Life, Not Your Resume Life with Irma Shrivastava, Co-Founder of India Rooted and former Chief Marketing Officer of Randstad
Discomfort, Legacy, India Rooted
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Episode 74 - The Art of Listening with Radha Ruparell, Head of the Global Leadership Accelerator, Teach for All
Self-Care, Community Support, Fear
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Episode 73 - How to Play the Office Politics Game with Dolores Johnson, Former Vice President of International Marketing, Fortune 100 Companies
Mixed Race Marriage, Office Politics
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Episode 72 -3 Steps to Storytelling for People of Color with Arshiya Kherani, Co-Founder of Potluck Stories
Story-telling, Hijab, Community Building
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Episode 71 -Your Authentic Leader Brand with Leticia Ossa Daza, Founding Partner and Chair of Latin America Practice, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Authenticity, Brand, Embracing Challenges
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Episode 70 - How to Ask for What You Want with Sau-fong Au, Director of the Women’s Center at Brooklyn College
Immigration, Self-Worth, Negotiation
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Episode 69 - Network in Harmony With Your Culture with Isabel Ching, Executive Director, Hamilton Madison House
Bullying, Assimilation vs Authenticity, Networking
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Episode 68 - Better, Not Perfect with Dr. Shai Butler, Founder and CEO of StratHERgies and Author of Better, Not Perfect
Perfectionism, Career/Life Strategist
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Episode 67 - Heal the World by Healing Yourself with Sarah White, Executive Director of South Dakota Education Equity Coalition
Healing, Self-Care, Indigenous Connection
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Episode 66 - Keep Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Moving Forward with Rhonda Broussard, CEO of Beloved Community
DEI, LGBTQ Rights, Ancestry Connection
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Episode 65 - Aspire to be CEO with Cheryl Crazy Bull, President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund
Female Leadership, Reaching Back to our History
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Episode 64 - Share Your Story to Change Your Life, Viridiana (Viri) Carrizales, CEO of ImmSchools
Undocumented, Storytelling
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Episode 63- Answer Your Ancestral Calling with Chandra Roxanne, Former Managing Director of the Astia Edge Fund
Black and Latina Funding, Conscious Capitalism, VC
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Episode 62- Tap Into Your Body’s Wisdom with Tina Fernandez, Former Executive Director, Achieve Atlanta
Career Pivot, Body Wisdom
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Episode 61 - How Pickleball Can Promote DEIB with Betty Ng, Founder and CEO of Inspiring Diversity
DEIB, Pain to Purpose to Power, Pickleball
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Episode 60 - What Got You Here Won’t Get You There with Jenise Terrell, CEO, Public Allies
Finding Entry Points, Community Support
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Episode 59 - Be a Covert Systems Changer for Racial Justice with Leah Gordon, Associate Dean, Boston College
Systems Changemaker, Health Equity
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Episode 58 - You are Not Your Work with Judie Saunders, Partner, ASK LLP
Consciousness, Balancing Work & Family, Healing
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Episode 57- What Two Mediocre White Guys Taught Me About Negotiation with Kianti Brown Whitney, Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Relay Graduate School of Education
How to Negotiate, How to Brag
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Episode 56- Negotiate Like a Pro - at Work and at Home with Michelle Palmer, Executive Director of Breakthrough Greater Philadelphia
Negotiation, Imposter Syndrome
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Episode 55- What to Do if Your Family Doesn’t Understand You with Sonia Pérez, COO and Former Interim CEO of UnidosUS
Interim CEO, Family Conflict, Long Tenure at 1 Org
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Episode 54 - The EQ Edge: Building Your Emotional Intelligence with Marcelle Fowler, Chief Coaching Officer, C-Suite Coach
EQ as Essential Skills, Networking, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
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Episode 53 - How to Interrupt Generational Trauma with Elaine Miller-Karas, Co-Founder and Director, Trauma Resource Institute
Overcoming Trauma and Imposter Syndrome, Resiliency
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Episode 52 - The Power of Introverts as Leaders with Diana Cournoyer, CEO, National Indian Education Association
Diana Cournoyer, CEO of National Indian Education Association
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Episode 51- Be Fearless with Meralis Hood, CEO, EforAll
Mental Health, Perfectionism, Imposter Syndrome
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Episode 50- Be a Digital Nomad with Melissa Kwan, Co-Founder and CEO, eWebinar
Start-Ups, Living Abroad
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Episode 49- Be Vulnerable for Business Success with Kathy Kuo, CEO, Kathy Kuo Home
Vulnerability, Single Parenthood
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Episode 48- Lead Authentically within a White-Dominant Culture, Arva Rice, CEO of New York Urban League
Embrace Worthiness, Leading through COVID
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Episode 47- How to Toot Your Horn, Rhea Wong, Founder of Rhea Wong Consulting
Recovering Perfectionist, Fundraising
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Episode 46- How to Respond Elegantly to a Jerk with Lisa Song Sutton, Entrepreneur, Investor & Former Miss Nevada
How to Not Take Things Personally, Entrepreneurship, Politics
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Episosde 45 - Take Space at The Table with Renata Soto, CEO, Mosaic Changemakers
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, Being the Face of the Organization
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Episosde 44 - Just Say It: How to Have a Difficult Conversation with Vanessa Rodriguez, CEO, NYC Outward Bound Schools
Difficult Conversations, Mentorship, Work-Life Balance
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Episode 43 - How to Talk to Your Parents About Race with Kriste Dragon, CEO, Pahara Institute
Parental Passing, Develop More than Technical Skills, Careers are Not Linear, Pathways Beyond Ivy League
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Episode 42 - How to Have It All, Maddy Niebauer, Founder and CEO, vChief
Self-Awareness, Active Self Care, Community Building, EnEntrepreneurship, World Travel with Kids
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Episode 41 - How Self Care Saved My Life, Stephanie Morimoto Owner and CEO, Asutra
Self-Awareness, Active Self Care, Community Building, Entrepreneurship
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Episode 40 - Lead with Justice and Liberation, Jessica Santana CEO, America On Tech
Move Beyond DEI, DEI vs Justice and Liberation, Assessing an Organization
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Episode 39 - When to Leave with Tequilla Brownie, CEO, TNTP
Develop More than Technical Skills, Careers are Not Linear, Pathways Beyond Ivy League
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Episode 38 - Steps to Heal from Trauma with Zawadi Bryant, President, Acute Care Pediatrics for Pediatrix Medical Group
Heal from Trauma, Ask Questions, Never Say No, Prioritization
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Episode 37 - You Can Have It All with Erica Manuel, CEO of the Institute for Local Government
Divorce, Ask for Help, Prioritization
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Episode 36 - The Beauty of Seeking Out Risk and Possible Failure with Melissa Wu, CEO of Education Pioneers
Embracing Failure, Surprise Transition to CEO, Prioritization
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Episode 35 - How to Network with Melisha “Mel” Jackman, Executive Director of Brooklyn Kindergarten Society
Life-Death Experience, Networking, Values and Purpose, 4 Agreements
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Episode 34 - Create a Work and Rest Rhythm with Guerschmide Saint-Ange, Chief Operations and Talent Officer, National Association of Charter School Authorizers
Work-Life Integration, Stop Proving Yourself, Work Culture Assessment
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Episode 33 - How to Thrive in a Male Dominated Career with Kange Kaneene, Vice President of SAP.iO Foundries North and Latin America
Venture Capital, YOLO, Networking, Imposter Syndrome
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Ep 32 - Lead as Yourself with Mala Batra, CEO of Aspire Public Schools
Authenticity, Boundaries, Introvert, Living for the Moment
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Ep 31 - Be Curious with Aimee Eubanks Davis, CEO, Braven
Navigating a Career Path, Curiosity, Finding a Partner
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Ep 30 - From Bankruptcy, Bulimia to Guest of the Dalai Lama with Nichol Ng, CEO and Managing Director of X-Inc Private Limited
Authenticity, Trust Your Gut, Servant Leadership
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Ep 29 - How to Become the Youngest Woman to Take a Company Public with Luvleen Sidhu, CEO of BM Technologies
Entrepreneurship, Energy Management, Manifestation
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Ep 28 - Lead an Organization for People of Color by People of Color with Sharhonda Bossier, CEO, Education Leaders of Color
Activism, Fundraising Challenges as a Woman of Color, Calling in Mentors
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New Name: Women of Color Rise with Analiza Quiroz Wolf
Diverse Leaders
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Ep 26 - From Undocumented to DC State Superintendent of Education with Hanseul Kang, Executive Director of the Broad Center at Yale School of Management
Undocumented Status, Speaking Up as an Introvert
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Ep 25 - Freedom through Financial Independence FIRE with Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Founder, Dream Career Club
Financial Independence, FIRE Movement, Career Transition
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Ep 24 - Trust Your Gut with Annie Olsen-Meehan, Owner Mental Health Therapy
Mental Health, Career Change, Body Check-Ins
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Ep 23-From Piano Prodigy to Polyamory and Values-Aligned Work with Jeanie Tung, Director, Henry Street Settlement
Family Pressure, Trust Your Authentic Self, Values Alignment
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Ep 22 -How to Overcome Perfectionism with Kim Lee, Senior Leader, U.S. Government
Letting Go, Prioritization, Simplifying to Success
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Ep 21 Find Your Passion with Andrea Silbert, President, Eos Foundation
Women Equality, Navigating Career Changes, Work Life Balance
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Ep 20 -How I Decided to Divorce with Sue Jean Hong, Director of Talent Strategy, KIPP Foundation
Relationship Tradeoffs, Fertility Treatments, Asian Values
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Ep 19 - Feed Your Baby and Feed Your Soul with Natalie Mackey, CEO Winky Lux and Glow Concept
Maternity Leave Planning, Juicing Your Joy
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Ep 18 - How to Find a Satisfying Job After Taking Time Off with Lizette Dubacher, Senior Business Advisor, Compass Point Consulting
Job Search Strategies, Family vs Career Tradeoffs
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Ep 17 - Find Your Tribe in a Male Dominated Career with Erica Blob, COO and Partner, Brighton Park Capital
Call Your Community, Disrupting Gender Inequity
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Ep 16 - Raising a Child to be Free with Thaly Germain, CEO Onward
Liberation, Freedom, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Ep 15 - The Power of Visualization with Stephanie Chen Banjo, Leadership Coach
Visualize Victory, Multi-Racial Family
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Ep 14 - How to Feel Comfortable Asking for Help with Lindsay Kruse, Leadership Consultant
Calling Your Community
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Ep 13 - Lean in to Self Care to be the Best Mom and Best Leader with Andrea Foggy-Paxton, Entrepreneur in Residence, Education for Leaders of Color
Self Care, North Star, Entrepreneurship
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Ep 12 - How Extraordinary Leaders Deal with Adversity with Kim Ades, President and Founder of Frame of Mind Coaching
Thought Work, Mindset, Leadership, Entrepreneurship
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Ep 11 - What Schools Can Do Now to Keep Talent with Elise Darwish, CEO Ensemble Learning
Charter Movement, Being a Principal as a New Mom, How to Keep Talent at Schools
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Ep 10 - How to Get Motivated to Exercise with Jennifer Maanavi, CEO Physique 57
Entrepreneurship with Young Children, Exercise Motivation, Healthy Eating
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Ep 9 - Gratitude for the Hard Things with Cora Castro Schumann, Senior Director and Head of Corporate IT at eHealth
Faith, Discrimination, Gratitude Rituals
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Ep 8 - Be Bold with Boundaries with Aarika Lim Riddle, Executive Director of Always Dream
Racial Discrimination, Intervention, Boundary Setting
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Ep 7 - Level Up Your Daily Joy with Sarah Filipovitz, Co-Founder Flipfort
Sacrificing for a Partner’s Career, Urban to Suburban Move, Saying No, Self Care, Joy Practices
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Ep 6 - Signs that the Universe is Telling You that You’re on the Wrong Path with Kristen Howard, Senior Director, Office of Health Equity and Inclusion at Michigan Medicine
Breaking the Cycle of Achievement, Pregnancy, Single Mom, Breakdowns
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Ep 5 - How to Live and Lead in Your Zone of Genius with Marissa Lifshen Steinberger, CEO One Eleven Leadership
Being a Good Girl, Zone of Genius vs Zone of Excellence, Starting a New Business
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Ep 4 - From Trauma to Healing with Melissa Ng Goldner, Partner Prophet Consulting
Trauma, Breakdown, Breakthrough, Healing, Generational Trauma, #MeToo Movement
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Ep 3 - How to Move from Comfortable to Brave Conversations with Lizzie Choi, Senior VP Pahara
Burnout, Authenticity, Career Exploration, Courageous Conversations
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Ep 2 - The Power of Sharing Your Darkest Secrets with Judy Lee, Transformation Photographer
Vulnerability, Career Change, Fertility, Authenticity
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Ep 1 - Master Teacher Moves to Use with Your Kids with Chrystie Edwards, Partner TNTP
Simplify to Success, Teacher Best Practices, Social Emotional Kid Support, Mental Health
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Trailer - Why Analiza Started this Podcast
Analiza’s Story, Intention, Mission