Episode 177: Jess Ekstrom – Getting More Women Behind the Mic
Description
Jess Ekstrom is on the podcast today! Jess is an entrepreneur, speaker, and author. She started her own business in college after an internship at Make a Wish. She founded Headbands for Hope where they deliver headbands to kids with illnesses. They have now donated millions of headbands to kids around the country and world.
Jess is now the author of Chasing the Bright Side. She is also the author of the #1 children’s journal on Amazon, Create Your Bright Ideas.
She has a speaking course called Mic Drop Workshop where she empowers women to get on stages and speak and tell their stories. Only 32% of speakers are women so she is on a mission to get more women on stage and get paid to do it!
I found Jess on Instagram from her children’s book and fell in love with her work! I’ve now taken her speaking course and love it!
What we talked about:
4:30- Introduction to Jess’ work
10:50- The shift in public speaking post-pandemic
14:10- Not having it all figured out even when you are speaking on a topic
18:05- Where to even start when writing a speech
20:45- Having confidence with public speaking
26:00- The impact of social media
32:00- Simplifying your life and systems
41:00- Jess’ books
43:00- Chasing positivity
47:25- Her impact from her parents as entrepreneurs
51:45- End of podcast questions
Show notes:
Book recommendations:
Generation Anxiety
The Rabbit Listened
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