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Send us Fan Mail Brooke Flanagan, Executive Director of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater joins Maria to tell her story and discuss theater and the arts as modes of storytelling and change.

Send us Fan Mail Register for Launchpad today! Andrea Zopp describes herself simply as an introvert who likes to read, but over her storied career, Andrea has worn a lot of hats in high places. From professionalizing the State's Attorney Office, becoming the first person of color to report to the CEO in the history of Sears as a company, Serving as CEO of the Chicago Urban League, running for senate against Tammy Duckworth, serving as Deputy Mayor under Rahm Emanuel—and more—Andrea's resume t...

Send us Fan Mail Register for Launchpad today! Laura Stein isn't just an executive. She's an avid skier, former competitive tennis player, ski-racer, and rugby player. After studying at Dartmouth and Harvard, between sport and speaking some five languages, Laura found the time to become the first woman senior executive at H.J. Heinz, work on the pandemic response at Clorox, and become Executive Vice President Corporate and Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Monde...

Send us Fan Mail Kathy Bolhous, a child of nine in small-town Indiana, used to dig up dandelions for a penny apiece to buy candy at a local store. Today, she is Chairman and CEO of Charter Next Generation, a leading provider of specialty films and sustainable material science solutions that impacts lives from within grocery store shelves, hospitals, and homes. In this episode, Kathy joins Maria to talk playing the long game in hostile working environments, surviving sexism, building relations...

Send us Fan Mail Chicago Sky Co-Owner and Operating Chairman Nadia Rawlinson joins Maria Doughty to talk people strategy, falling in love in Egypt, architecting your life, doing a $30B deal via Slack, choosing to start a family in your 40s, WNBA All-Star 2026, and the future for Chicago Sky.