What if the relationships you build today are the doors that open tomorrow? DeRetta Rhodes, PhD, Chief People Officer, The Atlanta Braves, joins host Natalie Benamou for an authentic conversation about the fear, doubt, and isolation she faced on career journey. They explore the mentors, sponsors, and what happened in rooms she was invited into.

DeRetta shares why staying connected is the most underrated career strategy. Find out how sponsors are championing your name in rooms when you aren't there. Discover why using your voice is the key to opening doors of opportunities.

If you've ever walked into a room and wondered if you belonged there remember this: this episode is for you.

"If you have been chosen to be in that room, that's where you're supposed to be." DeRetta Rhodes, PhD.

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About Our Guest

DeRetta Rhodes, PhD is a vision driven executive who has broad experience in Strategic Planning and Human Resources spanning multiple industries including professional services, media, financial services, and non-profits. Dr. Rhodes is going into her eighth season with the Braves after arriving in January 2019. She joined the organization as a Senior Vice President of Human Resources before being promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief People Capital Officer, in January 2021. She was elevated to her current role, Executive Vice President, Chief People and Culture Officer, in January 2022.

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The rules of visibility have changed.

In this episode of Women Leaders on the Move, Natalie Benamou sits down with PR strategist Gloria Chou to explore how AI search is reshaping the way entrepreneurs and thought leaders get discovered.

Gloria shares her remarkable journey from cold-calling the New York Times with zero connections to becoming the #1 small business PR coach with AI search tools.

Earned media features are quickly becoming the currency of credibility. Gloria shares the secret to leveraging PR as your competitive advantage.

Keys to Visibility Strategies:

• Earned PR features matter more than follower counts or paid placements
• How to use free tools to research timely angles and craft pitches efficiently
• The CPR Method: Credibility, Point of View, and Relevance
• A simple shift that makes podcast hosts far more likely to say yes

Walk away knowing everything you need for positioning, credibility and a sought after thought leader.

About our Guest

Gloria Chou is named the **#1 small business PR expert by ChatGPT and AI search**, she helps underrepresented founders get featured in top media and show up in **AI search with credibility**—without agencies, insider connections, or big budgets. Through her CPR pitching method, she’s helped thousands of small businesses land over a billion organic views and press in *Vogue*, *Forbes*, *Oprah’s Favorite Things*, and more.

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Special thanks to Michelle Pecak and My Vibe where we first met Gloria Chou!

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Your financial power already exists...now it's time to leverage it for your future.

Today on the podcast, Host Natalie Benamou talks with Adrienne, Founder of Her Financial Partner, about how you can own your financial future by making small adjustments today.

Listen in and find out how working with a financial planner can make the difference of hundreds of thousands of dollars...even millions of dollars.

Find out how you can control in your 401(k) and what it is like to invest with intention to align to your valued.

The historic wealth transfer happening by 2030 and Adrienne shares how women are expected to inherit about 70% of the $124 trillion in the US.

This is episode will open the door to what's possible for you to plan your wealth, achieve better financial returns and live your best life.

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About our Guest

Adrienne Lawrence is the founder and managing partner of Her Financial Partner, a Washington, D.C.–based financial planning firm for professional women. She is the author of Women Create Wealth and chairs and serves on nonprofit and civic boards, blending financial strategy, education, and community to help clients build wealth with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

Resources:

Download Adrienne's free digital chapter "Women Create Wealth" at https://www.herfinancialpartner.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adlawrence/

Thank you Adrienne for being on the show and special shoutout to How Women Lead where host Natalie Benamou and Adrienne first connected!

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What happens when you realize you have reached the end of a specific season in your professional life? It takes courage to step away from the security of a corporate role to design a career that truly aligns with your lifestyle and values.

Host Natalie Benamou sits down with Jenn Smith to the show. After a successful 15 year career in HR spanning three different industries, Jenn took a leap of faith in 2020 to launch Flourish Careers. She joins Natalie to share her incredible journey, starting from her days as a frontline supervisor on the graveyard shift at a potato chip factory to becoming a career coach and best selling author.

Find out the importance of "heart based career planning" and why professional success should never come at the expense of a happy and healthy life. Jenn breaks down how the modern world of work allows for more creativity through portfolio careers and multiple income streams. Walk away with a plan of how to build what's NEXT.

Special thanks to Jenn for being a featured guest and member of HerCsuite®!

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About our Guest:

Jenn Smith believes career success doesn't have to be at the expense of a radiantly happy + healthy lifestyle. As a sought-after career and HR consultant with professional roots grounded deep within corporate America, Jenn brings over 15 years of progressive, global HR leadership experience across multiple industries and Fortune 200 companies. Now, as the Founder of Flourish Careers, host of The Flourish Careers podcast, and creator of the In Season planner, Jenn is on a mission to support heart-based, career-minded professionals in navigating the changing world of work and taking the right next steps toward a happier, healthier career.

When she’s not working, you can find Jenn road-tripping with her pack—husband and pup—exploring all Western NY offers.

Connect with Jenn:

• Website: flourish.careers https://flourish.careers/
• Instagram: @flourish.careers https://www.instagram.com/flourish.careers
• LinkedIn: Jennifer Smith https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferlsmith9200/

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AI is moving fast. Find out what leaders need to do keep it human.

In this episode of Women Leaders on the Move, Natalie Benamou sits down with Dominique Murray, author and Head pf Head of Industry-Retail and CPG at Amazon. Listen in as they share why critical thinking is something we need to retain and how leaders can use AI to speed up work without losing their authentic voice.

From digital personas to pausing to let tech catch up, this is a must listen to episode for all leaders. Dominique also shares the premise behind her futuristic fiction series Dominion Ascension, where technology shapes society in ways that hit close to home.

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About Our Guest

Dominique Murray is Head of Industry- CPG & Retail, Amazon

Dominique Murray was born and raised in California. She studied Economics and Japanese at the University of California, Los Angeles. She began writing her debut novel during Covid. When she’s not writing, she is working in the tech industry or doing Hot Pilates. Dominique creates content that uplifts and celebrates the female spirit.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominique-murray/

Book: Dominion Ascension https://a.co/d/0EWpzns

Website: https://damurrayofficial.com/

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As AI tools become essential for efficiency, they also introduce new vulnerabilities for founders and companies. Tina Lampe, a cybersecurity expert and Responsible AI advocate, joins host Natalie Benamou discuss risks and data exposure. They reveal why AI note-takers should never be used for any board meeting and the legal risks of data discoverability. Tina shares how to balance these risks against all the potential AI can create in the world.

Listen in to future-proof your business while staying secure.

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About Our Guest Tina Lampe

Tina Lampe is a Technology and Digital Risk Executive with extensive expertise as a speaker, board director and AI and Cybersecurity leader. Tina is an AI Luminary in the NEXT2LEAD AI Council powered by HerCsuite®.

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HerCsuite® is a leadership network where women build what's next. Our members land board roles, grow businesses, lead the AI conversation, and live their best portfolio career with our programs. Join us at HerCsuite.com. Connect with host Natalie Benamou on LinkedIn.

In this episode, host Natalie Benamou sits down with Sue Harnett, the Founder and CEO of Rewriting the Code to discuss how a background in sports inspired a global movement for women in technology.

Sue shares how she identified a gap in belonging for women in university computer science programs and turned a pilot program with 80 students at universities into a global community of 40,000 women.

Hear why it is so important for peer-to-peer mentorship and discover the specific challenges Gen Z women face in the workforce. Sue shares insights about the launch of the new "Rewrite AI" initiative designed to ensure women have a voice in the future of artificial intelligence.

This is a must listen for leaders who need inspiration in not going it alone and how having peer supporters will make the difference. You got this!

About Our Guest:

Sue Harnett is the CEO & Founder of Rewriting the Code (RTC), one of the largest nonprofit peer-to-peer network of students and women in tech that offers support and resources to help women advance in technology industries.

Sue is extremely passionate about breaking down barriers for women technologists, with a deep belief in equity. seek to bridge the gaps through corporate partnerships, philanthropy, and programming that connect women with opportunity, mentorship, and industry access. At the heart of it all is community.

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sueharnett/

TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnwN6fvBqI4

RTC Website: https://rewritingthecode.org/

RTC LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewriting-the-code

RTC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewritingthecode/

RTC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rewritingthecode

RTC TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rewritingthecode

RTC YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RewritingTheCode

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HerCsuite® is a leadership network where women build what's next. Our members land board roles, grow businesses, lead the AI conversation, and live their best portfolio career with our programs. Join us at HerCsuite.com, and connect with host Natalie Benamou on LinkedIn.

Today we are celebrating 250 episodes with you, our listeners. We have had many women from HerCsuite®, speakers from our alliance partner Innovation Women, as well as executive leaders, bestselling authors, TEDx Speakers, all sharing stories to help inspire you to dream a little bigger and believe in possibilities. Tune in to hear about how listening to your intuition can help your relevancy.

Thank you for being with me today. For all our listeners around the world, I appreciate you. Whether this is your first time listening or you listened to even my first show, I am grateful you tuned in. Special gratitude to my uncle Bill Siemering, who taught me from a young age how listening and storytelling transform our lives.

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HerCsuite® is a leadership network where women build what's next. Our members land board roles, grow businesses, lead the AI conversation, and live their best portfolio career with our programs. Join us at HerCsuite.com, or connect with host Natalie Benamou on LinkedIn.