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Hey Boss Lady!

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Women are in positions of leadership in the business world more than ever before. And for many women who make it to the top, it’s about more than just power and a big paycheck. They’re giving back, in ways that sometimes even they never expected!

Hey Boss, Lady!, hosted by psychologist Andrea Goeglein and corporate executive Kristi Atwater, is about women and what they're doing once they make it to the top of their fields. The stories they tell are stories of transformation. They’re stories that inspire and, at a time in our world when we’re all facing challenges, they give us hope.
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Nicole Nollette: Put Your Lipstick on the Table

Hey Boss Lady!Jun 22, 2021

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Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater: What gives you hope?

Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater: What gives you hope?

Co-host Kristi Atwater loves to ask guests on Hey, Boss Lady about what gives them hope for the future. The answers are often inspiring. In spite of all the challenges of the last few years, the answers are often inspiring. Kristi and co-host Andrea Goeglein talk about their own hopes for the future and share some past conversations with you from the podcast series in this episode of Hey, Boss Lady.

Feb 28, 202318:25
Cortney Warren: How to get over your ‘ex’

Cortney Warren: How to get over your ‘ex’

Valentine’s Day isn't always about love. Sometimes, it can be a loaded occasion. Dr. Cortney Warren is a licensed clinical psychologist and author of a new book, “Letting Go of Your Ex”. In this episode of Hey, Boss Lady, Cortney talks with co-hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater about what she’s learned about getting over the “addiction” a bad relationship can be, and focusing on learning to love yourself first.

Feb 14, 202330:57
Jenny Bloom: So you want to work from home?

Jenny Bloom: So you want to work from home?

Jenny Boom was successfully working at home way before WFH became a new way of going to the office. She’s a Fractional CFO and a former CFO for MailChimp. Right now, she’s in her own professional transition, working from home in Atlanta Georgia. Join us for her conversation on Hey, Boss Lady with co-hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater.

Jan 31, 202326:35
Kristi Atwater and Andrea Goeglein: Advice that made a difference
Jan 17, 202322:38
Siheun Song: Finding a niche in the mobility revolution

Siheun Song: Finding a niche in the mobility revolution

Siheun Song is a leader at a mobility company that hopes technology can transform the way we use public buses. Her company, Rally, had a big moment with the massive women’s march after Donald Trump was elected President in 2016. They helped mobilize more than 50,000 people to get to the event. That’s only part of the story she shares on Hey, Boss Lady this week with co-hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater.

Jan 03, 202323:07
Missy Munoz: Making ESG real in the corporate world

Missy Munoz: Making ESG real in the corporate world

“I wanted to marry my personal and professional ethics, and do something that could make a difference because I knew better.” Missy Munoz, director of ESG at Frazier & Deeter.

Socially-responsible investing is not just a fad, but is the corporate world taking it seriously? Missy Munoz is director of ESG at Frazier & Deeter and she’d say at her company, the answer is yes. Missy changed careers because of her own moral and ethical beliefs about sustainability. She talks with Hey, Boss Lady hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater about how that choice changed her whole outlook on life.

Dec 20, 202227:14
Porsha Jones: Sustaining a "lifelong honeymoon"

Porsha Jones: Sustaining a "lifelong honeymoon"

Description: In Season Three of Hey Boss, Lady, our podcast about women making change, we look to the future. The workplace is in a state of rapid transformation, brought about by the pandemic, technology and a growing consciousness around social justice. It’s making huge differences for women. Our guests this season will be talking about the new playing field for women, and the differences it’s making for them. Join co-hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater and their guests for a new season of Hey, Boss Lady!

Have you ever wondered how to make the honeymoon magic last a lifetime? Porsha Jones is a licensed marriage and family therapist and author of The Porsha Principles: A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining a Lifelong Honeymoon. She isn’t just talking about how to have a good marriage. She’s talking about how to have a good life. She shares her tips on Hey, Boss Lady with hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater in our first episode of the new season.

Dec 06, 202233:49
Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater: Finding the boss lady within us

Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater: Finding the boss lady within us

Leadership isn’t something that just happens. It’s learned, often through trial and error. Hey, Boss Lady hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater have years of professional and life experiences, with very different backgrounds, that formed the building blocks of their work in the professional world and in their communities. In this episode of Hey, Boss Lady, they share their stories with you.

Mar 15, 202231:19
Tiffany R. Warren: Rebuilding communities

Tiffany R. Warren: Rebuilding communities

Not long after the pandemic hit, and only months after the country erupted in protests for racial justice, Tiffany R. Warren took a new job as executive vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer at Sony Music Group. Equity and inclusion have been her life’s work, but building cultural and racial awareness, while coping with the isolation of the pandemic, created a whole new set of challenges. She talks with hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater about the need to rebuild communities.

Mar 01, 202228:21
Kate Lowenhar-Fisher: Tips for making it to the top

Kate Lowenhar-Fisher: Tips for making it to the top

It’s no secret that women have had a tough climb in the legal profession. In spite of gains in the last decade, they lag far behind men in the upper echelons of American attorneys. Kate Lowenhar-Fisher is an exception. She’s the Executive Vice-President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary at Everi, one of Hey Boss Lady’s corporate sponsors. And she’s making a difference far beyond her corporate office, as a passionate advocate for children with disabilities. On this episode of Hey, Boss Lady, she shares her experience getting there with hosts Kristi Atwater and Andrea Goeglein.

Feb 17, 202230:25
Trent Oliver: An entrepreneur making magic

Trent Oliver: An entrepreneur making magic

Trent Oliver wanted to be Evil Knievel when she was growing up. While she never actually became a motorcycle stuntwoman, she never followed a traditional career path either. Today, she is founder & principal and managing director of Blue Telescope, a multi-media company that is all about “expanding the human experience”.  She talks with Hey, Boss Lady hosts Kristi Atwater and Andrea Goeglein about the importance of storytelling in all of its forms. Storytelling is her way of making a better world.

Feb 01, 202225:49
Natalie Young: Affordable Food with a French Technique

Natalie Young: Affordable Food with a French Technique

Chef Natalie Young overcame personal challenges and beat the odds of making it to the top in the culinary world. She owns two celebrated restaurants in Las Vegas, eat and Old Soul, and her modus operandi is “keep it simple”.  Not only are her restaurants thriving, she found a way, during the pandemic, to help feed the local community. She talks with Hey, Boss Lady hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater about how she made it from line cook to chef/owner and what gives meaning to her work.

Jan 18, 202225:04
Jerelyn Rodriguez: Job Training and Racial Equity

Jerelyn Rodriguez: Job Training and Racial Equity

Jerelyn Rodriguez started out as a teacher, but even in her early career years she saw a need for change. Students from low-income and underserved communities often found themselves left out of the college track, and she wanted to do something about it. She’s now co-founder and CEO of The Knowledge House, a nonprofit that has trained hundreds of students for well-paying careers in technology fields and is well on its way to going national. On this episode of Hey, Boss Lady, she talks with hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater about her work.

Jan 04, 202239:03
Sheila Ronning: So You Want a Seat on a Corporate Board?

Sheila Ronning: So You Want a Seat on a Corporate Board?

Sheila Ronning started her professional life as a receptionist at Best Buy. A college drop-out, she found a path in management there that she says paid better than the salary she would have made as a teacher. She’s now an entrepreneur and head of an organization she started called Women in the Boardroom. And she’s on a mission to get more women on  corporate boards. She joins Hey, Boss Lady hosts Kristi Atwater and Andrea Goeglein to talk about why there are still so few women in those powerful seats and what she’s doing about it.

Dec 21, 202127:07
Elizabeth Blau: Fixing the broken rung

Elizabeth Blau: Fixing the broken rung

Elizabeth Blau is founder and CEO of the restaurant development company Blau + Associates and is widely credited with transforming Las Vegas into the world-class culinary destination it is today. She joins Hey, Boss Lady hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater to talk about why so few women are in leadership roles as head chefs and restaurant owners in the food world, and what her organization, the Women’s Hospitality Initiative,  is trying to do about it.

Dec 07, 202131:28
Alisia Ford: Filling a Void for Women of Color

Alisia Ford: Filling a Void for Women of Color

Imagine leaving your career as a successful attorney and starting a new business--in the pandemic. That’s what Alisia Ford did. She’s the founder of Glory Skincare, a new company devoted to products for women of color. The company is filling a void in the marketplace, and it’s meeting a need for Alisia to follow her dreams. She talks with Hey, Boss Lady hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater about how she did it.

Nov 23, 202128:34
Sabrina Serafin: Know the Numbers, but Nail the Soft Skills

Sabrina Serafin: Know the Numbers, but Nail the Soft Skills

Our guest on Hey, Boss Lady! today is Sabrina Serafin, a partner at Frazier and Deeter, and a corporate partner of Hey, Boss Lady. She’s made it to the upper echelons in her field, but  she says one of the secrets to her success is the attention she pays to the “soft skills”. She joins Hey, Boss Lady hosts Kristi Atwater and Andrea Goeglein to talk about how she mentors her younger colleagues in the male-dominated world of accounting.

Nov 09, 202131:28
Kema Ogden: The Power of Entrepreneurs

Kema Ogden: The Power of Entrepreneurs

Our guest this week on Hey, Boss Lady! is Kema Ogden, an entrepreneur and a community advocate making big waves in Nevada that resonate far beyond the state itself. She started the Ogden Family Foundation, and she’s an advocate for social justice, medicinal cannabis and access to health care for all.  She joins Hey, Boss Lady hosts Kristi Atwater and Andrea Goeglein to talk about what drives her to make change.

Oct 26, 202127:38
Tom Colicchio: Restaurants, Women and Childcare for All

Tom Colicchio: Restaurants, Women and Childcare for All

On Episode Two of Hey, Boss Lady, we have a special guest: Tom Colicchio. The chef and owner of Crafted Hospitality is perhaps best known for his role as a head judge on the popular television series Top Chef, but he has a lot to say about women leaders in the restaurant business. He joins hosts Kristi Atwater and Andrea Goeglein to talk about what goes on between men and women on the show and in professional kitchens, the impact of the pandemic on restaurants, and his passion: local, healthy food for all.

Oct 12, 202132:35
Nadia Hansen: Becoming a change agent

Nadia Hansen: Becoming a change agent

Nadia Hansen went to college to study art. In her home country of Pakistan, her parents wanted her to be a lawyer or a doctor. She went in a completely different direction--technology-- and navigated a male-dominated field to become a digital change agent. She’s now the Chief Information Officer for Clark County, Nevada, leading a digital transformation of county services. From her inside seat in the tech world, she talks with Hey, Boss Lady hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater about how technology is both liberating us and tying us down, and what she does to break away from it all.

Sep 28, 202130:50
Season II Preview: Women leaders: What difference does it make that there are more of us now?

Season II Preview: Women leaders: What difference does it make that there are more of us now?

We launch Season II of Hey, Boss Lady with a special season preview.

The landscape for women in leadership is better than it used to be, but in the corporate and nonprofit worlds, most top positions are still held by men. Hey, Boss Lady is a podcast about women leaders and their stories of how they got there and what they’re doing to make change. In this Season II preview, psychologist Andrea Goeglein and corporate executive Kristi Atwater share their insights about the challenges still facing women on their road to the top, and the difference they’re making when they get there.

Andrea and Kristi both have a lot to say from their own experiences. Combining her background in positive psychology with her years as an entrepreneur, Andrea Goeglein has mentored countless CEOs in her business, ServingSuccess. Kristi Atwater  has more than 20 years of experience in the corporate world. She is Chief Audit Executive at Everi, a prominent company in the gaming industry, and leads the Women’s Executive Circle in Las Vegas, a group devoted to getting more women in the c-suite and on corporate boards.

Season II guests include Las Vegas entrepreneur and philanthropist Kema Ogden, a powerful community advocate; Sheila Ronning, president and founder of Women in the Boardroom; and--a first for Hey, Boss Lady--a male guest, celebrity Tom Colicchio, head judge of the popular series Top Chef and a well-known advocate for women in the culinary world.

Sep 21, 202107:23
Lauralyn Sandoval: Giving Back

Lauralyn Sandoval: Giving Back

Everyone has a story about a favorite teacher, or a favorite coach, who made a difference in their lives. Our guest on Hey, Boss Lady today, Lauralyn Sandoval, is an executive at Aristocrat Technologies and well known as the former First Lady of the State of Nevada. But there was a time when she didn’t think she’d even be able to afford college. She tells her story to hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater on this episode of Hey, Boss Lady!

Jul 20, 202139:11
Missy Young: Do You Really Need That College Degree?

Missy Young: Do You Really Need That College Degree?

Missy Young changed her major six times before she decided to quit college and go into tech. Within days of getting certifications, not degrees, she got a job. She’s now the Chief Information Officer for Switch, one of the most powerful behind-the-scenes tech companies in the world. She joins hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater on Hey, Boss Lady to talk about how she got there, and what still needs to change for young women entering a field still largely dominated by men.

Jul 06, 202127:41
Nicole Nollette: Put Your Lipstick on the Table

Nicole Nollette: Put Your Lipstick on the Table

Nicole Nollette is Executive Vice President of Operations for Dominion Voting Systems. She's a senior business executive who had to use all of her leadership skills in the aftermath of the 2020 election, when the company faced intense public scrutiny over false charges of voter fraud. She talks with Hey, Boss Lady hosts Kristi Atwater and Andrea Goeglein about how she navigated that time, using everything she’d learned about being a leader.


Jun 22, 202129:05
Cynthia Delfino: Your Tribe is Everything

Cynthia Delfino: Your Tribe is Everything

Cynthia Delfino’s career path has been full of surprises. She’s been a lobbyist, a town manager, and is now leading a turnaround at the YMCA, Central and Northern Westchester, outside of New York City, as it adapted its services to the urgent community needs for child care during the pandemic. Through it all, she says a key to her success has been her tribe, her network of women whom she stays connected with daily. Meet Cynthia Delfino, in conversation this week with Hey, Boss Lady Hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater.

Jun 08, 202120:43
Mary Mazur: Doing “What Matters”

Mary Mazur: Doing “What Matters”

Mary Mazur, President and General Manager of Vegas PBS - Mary Mazur describes herself “a creative executive”, who took the helm of Vegas PBS this year after years as a producer and senior media manager in the PBS system. In this episode of Hey, Boss Lady, Mary talks about her early challenges as a woman in media management and the road ahead for an industry working to address larger diversity needs. 

Jun 03, 202133:10
Dr. Christina Ford: Meeting Pandemic Needs

Dr. Christina Ford: Meeting Pandemic Needs

Los Angeles psychiatrist Dr. Christina Ford juggles her private practice, motherhood and community service at Feast, a nonprofit group fighting food insecurity in Los Angeles. She talks with Hey, Boss Lady hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater about what it takes to manage all that, even as the pandemic has added challenges.

May 11, 202125:19
Patty Becker: A Legacy of Empowering Women

Patty Becker: A Legacy of Empowering Women

Patty Becker is a legend among women in the gaming industry in Nevada. She’s blazed trails as an attorney in the industry for decades. But what she’s most focused on now is her work as a mentor with an organization she founded over ten years ago that is bringing women together in ways women--and men--are noticing. She tells her story on this episode of Hey, Boss Lady.

Apr 27, 202125:31
Dr. Hannah Valantine: Changing Medicine

Dr. Hannah Valantine: Changing Medicine

Dr. Hannah Valantine is a force for change for women and people of color in medicine. A physician scientist at Stanford University, she’s paving the way for women in university leadership. In the lab, her groundbreaking work on procedures for heart transplant patients has the potential to save lives. We meet Dr. Valentine on this episode of Hey, Boss Lady!

Apr 13, 202127:29
Patti and Milledge Hart: The Anti-Retirement Movement

Patti and Milledge Hart: The Anti-Retirement Movement

Patti and Milledge Hart: Authors of “The Resolutionist: Welcome to the Anti-Retirement Movement” - The first time former International Game Technology CEO Patti Hart tried to retire, she says she failed. The second time around, she learned how to embrace a powerful new chapter in her life. She and her husband, Milledge are both retired business executives and authors of a new book, The Resolutionist: Welcome to the Anti-Retirement Movement. They say retirement is no longer the story of old age. It is the story of long life. Patti and Milledge join hosts Andrea Goeglein and Kristi Atwater to share their secrets for seizing the opportunities retirement presents. 


Mar 30, 202124:46
Amy Glosser: Pandemic Workout Workarounds

Amy Glosser: Pandemic Workout Workarounds

Amy Glosser, founder and CEO of BYKlyn Indoor Cycling and Fitness - Amy Glosser didn’t waste any time when the pandemic hit New York City. She turned a vacant lot into an outdoor cycling space. The media took notice, from New York to Australia, and so did her customers. Her business, BYKlyn Indoor Cycling and Fitness, is going strong. She says it’s a testament to the survival instincts of New Yorkers, but it’s also her story of resilience. We meet her in this episode of Hey, Boss Lady!

Mar 16, 202124:14
Rita Glosser: Never Too Late

Rita Glosser: Never Too Late

Rita Glosser, owner and Founder of Reminkie Memory Bears and Custom Keepsakes - When Rita was in her sixties, she found her mother’s mink stole in a box and decided to make a teddy bear out of it. Never mind that she didn’t know how to sew. That was the start of her business. 25 years later, it’s still going strong, and so is Rita. In fact, she says the pandemic year may be her biggest year yet, with customers at home cleaning out closets. Meet Rita Glosser in this episode of Hey, Boss Lady!


Mar 02, 202123:37
Congresswoman Susie Lee: Giving Back

Congresswoman Susie Lee: Giving Back

U.S. Representative Susie Lee - Susie Lee didn’t know she would be a politician and go to Washington DC, but she knew she was destined for a life of community service.  In this episode of Hey, Boss Lady, we’ll learn how this Nevada woman made the leap to run for Congress and joined the historic class of women entering the political arena in 2018. She’s now the 3rd District Representative from the state of Nevada.


Feb 16, 202121:56
Tiffany R. Warren: A Force for Change

Tiffany R. Warren: A Force for Change

Tiffany R. Warren, Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for Sony Music Group - Calls for racial justice and equality in 2020 have changed a conversation Tiffany has been part of her whole professional life. Says Tiffany, “There are a whole lot more people at the table now”. Early in her advertising career in Boston, she began working toward racial diversity. She started the non-profit ADCOLOR devoted to diversity in advertising. Today, Tiffany R. Warren is the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Sony Music Group, where she says the music industry has the opportunity to be a powerful force for change.

Feb 03, 202128:50
Jennifer Gaynor: “That Expletive Broad”

Jennifer Gaynor: “That Expletive Broad”

Attorney and Author Jennifer Gaynor Reveals the Powerful Stories of Women in the Gaming Industry - By day, Jennifer works as an attorney in the Las Vegas gaming industry, where she has played a key role in reshaping Nevada gaming law. In her other life, she’s an author. Her recent book, That Expletive Broad, is a fascinating collection of little-told stories about the women who have made a difference in the country’s gaming history.

Jan 21, 202134:42
Nikki Etherington: Winning the Race

Nikki Etherington: Winning the Race

From the “C Suite” to the Race Course

- In this episode of Hey, Boss Lady!, we’ll meet Nikki Etherington, a partner at a major international accounting firm,  a mom and a racecar driver. It might not seem that way, but they all connect in ways that help her with a very demanding career.

Jan 05, 202129:15
Linda Neal: Daring to Dream

Linda Neal: Daring to Dream

How a Lifelong Commitment to Community Service Led a California Vintner to Join the Peace Corps in her Sixties

Linda Neal’s career is the stuff of dreams. She turned her high school experience in Future Farmers of America into a lifelong career in the wine industry. She’s sole owner/operator of Tierra Roja Vineyard, a small boutique winery in the lush Napa Valley. But that’s not all. All her life, community service has been important to her. In her sixties, she decided it was time to join the Peace Corps. That story’s coming up in this episode of Hey, Boss Lady!.

Dec 22, 202032:03
Chelle Adams: Becoming a Role Model

Chelle Adams: Becoming a Role Model

How the CFO of a Successful Las Vegas Gaming Company Becomes a Mentor for Women in her Field

In this episode of Hey, Boss Lady, we meet Chelle Adams, a mother of two and the CFO of the successful Las Vegas gaming company, The Cosmopolitan. Chelle broke barriers in two male-dominated industries--finance and gaming--and now seeks to be the role model she never had.

Dec 08, 202034:54
Liz Ortenburger: The Power of Collaboration

Liz Ortenburger: The Power of Collaboration

How the Leader of a Domestic Violence Prevention Nonprofit Navigates the “Perfect Storm” Caused by the Pandemic

On this episode of Hey, Boss Lady!, we meet Liz Ortenburger, CEO of SafeNest, a Nevada nonprofit agency devoted to ending domestic violence. When the pandemic hit, it created what Liz Ortenburger calls a perfect storm for domestic violence. Unlike many nonprofits hit hard by the early shutdown, SafeNest, with Liz’s business background, had a cash reserve that helped it respond to the crisis.

Dec 08, 202036:04
Colleen Werner: Transformation

Colleen Werner: Transformation

A Former Ballet Dancer Finds a New Stage

Colleen Werner loved to dance. But when an injury brought her young ballet career to a halt, she had to rethink everything. She bootstrapped a wellness company in an apartment building in Chicago that in a few short years has become a national leader in the wellness industry with her company LulaFit. We’ll meet her in this episode of Hey, Boss Lady!.

Dec 08, 202037:14
Hey Boss Lady! Season 1 TRAILER

Hey Boss Lady! Season 1 TRAILER

Welcome to Hey Boss Lady!, our new podcast about women in positions of leadership in the business world. Our podcast launches December 8th. You can tune in wherever you get your podcasts. We hope you’ll join us for the conversations! 

Nov 24, 202001:03