Executive Women 2.0: Redefining Success and Leadership for Women in Business (Ft. Elaine Morris Palmer)
Today’s guest has had a long and multifaceted career in production, technology, marketing, media, and e-commerce. At the vanguard of emerging technology, Elaine Morris Palmer has counseled both interactive and traditional media companies since the early 1990s. Thanks to her varied experience as an industry analyst, strategist, developer, writer, and advertising communications specialist, she is now a sought-after career advisor and a published journalist, with her ExecutiveWomen2.0 blog being named one of the 100 Top Leadership Blogs on the web. In this episode, we take a deep dive into her fascinating career journey, from coming up in the Golden Age of Advertising to becoming a passionate agent of change on numerous boards and councils. We discuss the key to workplace recognition, the true value of self-worth, what it means to be a leader and a mentor, and the power of knowing what you want, as well as how you can benefit from saying yes more often, why building rapport should be seen as an art form, and so much more! Elaine brings such a unique perspective to this conversation, which is jam-packed with professional insights, words of wisdom, and practical advice for women in business. Be sure to tune in today.
Key Points From This Episode:
- Elaine’s conservative upbringing, practical education, and early introduction to marketing.
- What it took for Elaine to thrive in the male-dominated advertising industry.
- Why viewing our own contributions as valuable is key for workplace recognition.
- Advice for female professionals: evaluate how you convey your self-worth.
- The important role of apprenticeship and mentorship in Elaine’s career.
- Some boards she has served on including the Women In Film New Media Council.
- Insight into Elaine’s work as a mentor at The City Tutors of New York.
- Why fostering long-term connections and collaborations is so valuable.
- Words of wisdom for women re-entering the workforce: say yes to everything!
- The influential career counselor who taught Elaine how to talk about herself.
- How you can benefit from creating a “safe space” for those you work with.
- Ways that being a woman in business has (thankfully) evolved.
- What it means to Elaine to be trilingual; the power of being multidisciplinary.
- Reasons that she views building rapport as an art form.
- A look at the 34-episode comedy/drama that she wrote, based on a true-life story.
- Rejecting social status, internet heroes, talking dogs, and more in the Fearless Five!
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Elaine Morris Palmer on LinkedIn
Elaine Morris Palmer on Facebook
Elaine Morris Palmer on Twitter
Kelly Minds Her Manors on Instagram
Kelly Minds Her Manors on Tiktok
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