Lead With This...

By: Stephanie Ferrario
  • Summary

  • Welcome to "Lead With This", a Podcast by Shecan.World


    We tell women's stories as Role Models and Mentors for others. It's easier to be what you can see. Women leading by example is exactly what we need to close all the gender gaps that still exist today.


    I am Stephanie Ferrario, the founder of Shecan.world and host of Lead With This.

    We interview bold women from around the world to share their stories, insights, and experiences to guide others on their journey.


    Subscribe to and like our conversations if you enjoy them, and let us know how they have been of value to you.

    We need more women's insights at decision-making tables around the world.


    Join us on the journey to build the largest library of women role models, by telling your stories to support others.


    We want to thank our sponsors Anna Barez Brown and her company "We are Shine".

    They ignite equity in business by teaching women the tools to play a bigger game. Anna and her team consult businesses to become more inclusive, collaborative and open.


    A huge thank you goes to Anna Krantz for lending us her song: "Worth my weight in gold".


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    Shecan's Podcast supports the Lucy Rayner Foundation and is raising money for their new well-being hub here in Surrey | UK, for young people struggling with their mental health:

    https://thelucyraynerfoundation.com/about-us/


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Episodes
  • Award Winning Animator Neeraja Raj telling authentic stories through animation
    Jan 20 2025
    Neeraja Raj is dedicated to telling authentic and emotionally captivating stories through animation. She is an Indian-origin London-based film director, writer, and animator working in film and media. Her acclaimed 2020 animation film 'Meow or Never' was shortlisted for the '@BAFTA Awards', won the 'Young Director Award', and the International 'Women in Animation' Best Film Award. Her films have officially been featured in Oscar®-Qualifying festivals like SXSW, Tribeca, Cleveland, Austin, Chicago, Sitges and more. She has been recognized as one of @Variety's Top 10 Animators to Watch (2022) and a Forbes 30 Under 30 - Entertainment honoree (2023), Neeraja has also previously worked at Aardman Animations and @Disney. She holds an MA in Directing Animation from the NFTS, UK (2020) and a Bachelor of Design from NID, India (2017). Check out her work: https://www.neerajaraj.com/ 00:00 - 02:30 Meet Neeraja 02:30 - 03:40 Why Animation? 03:40 - 06:10 Storytelling Through Animation 06:10 - 08:28 The Future 08:28 - 10:00 Top Qualities 10:00 - 13:00 Top Tips 13:00 - 15:34 Plans, Dreams & Goals

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    15 mins
  • Becoming an international bestselling author with Alka Joshi
    Jan 16 2025
    I'm honoured to speak to international best-selling author Alka Joshi in today's episode. Alka is the international bestselling author of the Jaipur Trilogy: The Henna Artist, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur, and The Perfumist of Paris. Her debut novel, The Henna Artist, immediately became a New York Times bestseller and a Reese Witherspoon Pick. It has been translated into 29 languages, currently in development at @Netflix as a TV series. She was born in India and came to the U.S. with her family at the age of nine. She has a BA from Stanford University and an MFA from California College of Arts. She is here to share how she went from writing advertising commercials and marketing copy to becoming a bestselling author after 9 years, in her 50's! Get in touch with Alka: https://alkajoshi.com/ 00:00 - 01:00 - Introducing Alka 01:00 - 08:10 Becoming A Bestselling Author 08:10 - 13:35 Developing The Henna Artist 13:25 - 18:08 Motivation 18:08 - 21:19 Top Qualities 21:19 - 23:03 Pride 23:03 - 27:07 Top Tips 27:07 - 28:00 Future Plans 28:00 - 31:16 Role Models

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    31 mins
  • Why mentors matter with Ilana Raia, founder of Etregirls
    Jan 14 2025
    Illana chats to Stephanie about why mentors matter for girls and how she began Être, a mentorship platform for girls. Believing that mentors matter as early as middle school, Illana brings girls directly into companies, where they get the opportunity to meet female leaders face to face. They've done the research and the stats are in fact staggering! Mentors matter as early as middle school because that’s precisely when girls’ confidence can falter. Were you aware that between the ages of 13 and 18 girls' confidence drops by 20%? Or that by the age of 14 girls drop their sport at 2x the rate of boys? Or that the sharpest fall-off of girls in computer science remains between 13 and 17? These are just a few data-driven facts Être shares and it's no wonder we need mentors early on in life. Watch until the end as Illana shares her story, top tips, challenges, and more. We would love to hear from you, did you have a mentor when you were starting out and how did they impact your confidence in the workplace? Être: https://www.etregirls.com/ 00:00 - 03:10 - Meet Illana 03:10 - 07:24 Mentorship 07:24 - 10:35 Qualities 10:35 - 12:42 Challenges 12:42 - 16:22 Top Tips 16:22 - 19:23 Pride

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    19 mins

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