A week before the 2015 NBA season kicks off, Michele Roberts, Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association sat down with me to talk about shedding self-doubt, her maternal instinct, and working for men like LeBron and Chris Paul.  Her thoughts are searingly honest and refreshingly direct.  I've shared more content from this interview than any other one I've done.  Check it out.  It's not to be missed. 

A week before Ilyse Hogue, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America, returned to work from maternity leave after having twins, she sat down with me to talk about her life in politics and at home, and what her stellar career has taught her about keeping them both on track and under control.  Read about Ilyse's approach to leadership and motherhood and how she's juggling the women's movement and two babies!

Kate Andersen Brower, former White House correspondent and author of The Residence knows what it’s like to turn the page. Check out how she turned her love of reporting, knowledge of the White House, and self-discipline into a #1 New York Times Bestseller.  Find out how binge watching Downton Abbey really paid off!

We’ve all seen (if not worn) those inspirational t-shirts reminding us that women can be and do anything. Lisa Gross, founder of League of Kitchens, has combined her love of homemade food, and her background in public arts with her passion for curating special experiences and developed an empowering business that highlights an age-old role for women: the masters of the kitchen.

After countless cumbersome searches for organized activities and camp programs for their children, Ilene Miller and Lisa Friedlander, both attorneys, decided to set aside the legal docs and dive into a business designed to drive convenience, efficiency, and ease when it comes to connecting kids with fun activities. Thus Activity Rocket was born. Here they share with us the key ingredients to their success.

Sometimes it all comes down to the movie you watch on a Saturday night. For Karen Gereffi Goodman, Creative Director at Under Armour, success in advertising started with a childhood full of art and one, key Jennifer Aniston movie. Check out how Karen started strong, followed her gut, and succeeded in (what still is) the male-dominated advertising world.

Awesome ideas can be found anywhere.  For Rebecca Melsky, it happened on a regular day of shopping for her young daughter.  Turns out a routine trip gave birth to the Princess Awesome idea, and an opportunity to advance the public conversation on empowering girls to be exactly who they want to be -- and now they have a dress that can show the world exactly what it is.  For this month's PowerChute, I talked to Rebecca Melsky, Co-Founder and COO of Princess Awesome, to hear about her plight to open up girls' closets and minds.

Taylor Hamilton is unquestionably creative and she has a thing for celebrities. So when she started her stationery company, Tay Ham, she found an avenue to combine two loves.  I first learned about her in a New York Times article about how writing handwritten cards is coming back in vogue.  For this month's PowerChute, I chatted with Taylor to hear what she had to say about starting small, being bold and finding magic.

Fashion is big business.  The global apparel market is valued at $3 trillion, and accounts for 2% of the world's Gross Domestic Product.  The womenswear industry alone is valued at $621 billion. But Betsy Fisher, a contemporary women's boutique in Washington, DC, named after its owner, is not about high fashion trends and big business.  It's about service.  For this month's PowerChute, I sat down with Betsy to learn about her passion for dressing professional women, building relationships, and even a little retail therapy.

Everyday clients come to me longing for more ownership, more flexibility, and more opportunities to be creative.  Rosy and Donna Khalife used to long for those things too. But not anymore. In 2014, they buckled their seatbelts and founded Surprise Ride, an educational gift box company focused on taking kids ages 6-11 on a fun and thoughtful journey each month. For this month's PowerChute, I caught up with Rosy to hear about what its like to be in business with her sister, how their upbringing prepared them for being entrepreneurs, and what advice they have for others contemplating taking a ride of their own.

Diane Gross knows a thing or two about being thankful. After working on the Hill for years, she and her husband, Khalid Pitts, took a risk and followed their dream – turning their passion for good wine and great communities into a popular neighborhood wine bar in DC. Cork Wine Bar, and its sister, Cork Market, have won countless awards – including most recently being listed as one of the best wine bars in the country. For this month's PowerChute, I sat down with Diane to learn more about how she has conquered turning her passion into a career.

Ursula Mead, Co-Founder of InHerSight, is on a mission to measure how well employers support the women who work for them – and to turn those insights into better support for women in the workplace. In the process, Ursula and her co-founders are changing the way women choose where they work and the way that companies attract and retain their women employees. To launch a new monthly interview series, The PowerChute, highlighting stand out women in the paid workforce, we caught up with Ursula to hear more about what InHerSight is all about, and why it compels her to work 18 hour days.