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Happy International Women’s Day, Minority Leaders! Our mission is to celebrate and amplify the voices of diverse women leaders, and of course help inspire the next generation. The theme of International Women's Day 2024 is #InspireInclusion, and that is what we do every day around here. As you can imagine, International Women's Day is our favorite holiday! I am happy to be back with a new episode featuring my good friend — the inspirational Jamila Thompson , acting Chief of Staff for the U.S. Tr...

The Minority Leaders Podcast is a women of color leadership initiative sponsored by Catalyst Global Strategies, LLC, a public affairs firm in Washington, D.C. As #Catalysts4Good we have partnered with the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) chapters of The Links, Incorporated to bring you a special episode of the Minority Leaders in support of the 16th Annual DMV Links Red Dress Weekend! In this episode, I am joined by Suzanne Walker—President Arlington (VA) Chapter of the Links Incorporated ...

Dear Minority Leaders, Its been a few weeks, but we are back in full force! In this episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Yleem D.S. Poblete , former Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Trump Administration and Co-Founder of Poblete Analysis Group, LLC . I first met Yleem when she was Republican Staff Director of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and have watched her career flourish in the decade and a half since. During our conversation, Yleem details her Cuban American...

Happy New Year, Minority Leaders! In this first episode of 2024, we are joined by Larisa Hovannisian , Founder and CEO of Teach For Armenia. I love this conversation because it is deep, inspirational, and highlights the power of diasporans to impact the communities where they or parents once fled. I am proud to say that is our first international episode because Larisa speaks with us from Armenia. She moved back to her birth country just over a decade ago with just two suitcases. Larisa expl...