Leaving Normal and Embracing Change with Dr. Keera Godfrey

How Women Inspire: Invest, Lead, Give

Everyone has a different path and purpose in life, and those on the entrepreneurship journey often feel it most. But fighting loneliness by building community with and supporting other women and women entrepreneurs leads to incredible collaboration, better health, and lasting societal change. Dr. Keera Godfrey is here today to talk about the importance of investing in women, choosing the path that’s right for you, and more! This week’s episode 136 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about leaving normal and embracing change!

This episode was created in partnership with the Nasdaq Foundation. Together, we are working to educate, inspire, and engage women from diverse backgrounds on venture investing and entrepreneurship. Did you know that only 2% of venture funding goes to women-led companies? Together, we are working to show that women are the new face of venture investing.

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Dr. Keera Godfrey shares the importance of a supportive ecosystem for founders and entrepreneurs, and actionable steps you can take right now to support other women on their entrepreneurial journeys.

Dr. Keera Godfrey is the CEO and Founder of Naris Communications and the Naris Leadership Academy. Dr. Keera helps global organizations with a focus on digitization and digital transformation to define and align their workforce culture to embrace new ways of working bringing her 25 years of experience as a communications and change strategist, activating performance strategies for the U.S. Army, global manufacturers, healthcare systems, and non-profit organizations. She is a trusted advisor, change management consultant, speaker, and author utilizing emotional intelligence, strategic communications, and performance improvement techniques to maximize business results.

Some of the talking points Julie and Keera go over in this episode include:

• The value of diverse contributions in all areas of society and how it will shape the future.
• The emotional and financial benefits of investing in women-led businesses.
• Integrating family and work instead of a “work-life balance”.
• How community, support, and validation in women’s professional and personal lives changes the game.

To get Dr. Keera’s book, Leaving Normal: How to Let Go and Move The Heck On, you can head over to Amazon.

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1. Leaving Normal and Embracing Change with Dr. Keera Godfrey (00:00:00)

2. Introduction to Dr. Keera Godfrey. (00:02:57)

3. The importance of a supportive ecosystem for entrepreneurs. (00:07:22)

4. Investing in women founders is a safe bet. (00:10:42)

5. Having intellectual and emotional support to fight the loneliness of entrepreneurship. (00:14:28)

6. The role of women in society and venture. (00:19:27)

7. Integrating family and work instead of finding a perfect work-life balance. (00:22:19)