Power Shifts Designed By Shelley Zalis

Designed By with Joanna Peña-Bickley

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In this empowering episode of Designed By, host Joanna Peña-Bickley sits down with Shelley Zalis, the trailblazing founder and CEO of The Female Quotient. Shelley shares her inspiring journey of building a company that’s not just changing the conversation but rewriting the rules for women in the workplace.
From launching The Equality Lounge® at CES—now a global equality movement at the biggest industry and cultural events—Shelley explains how she’s ensuring women are in the rooms where business happens, leading the way for conscious leaders to shape a more inclusive world. Tune in to hear how Shelley is turning equality from a conversation into an action.

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1. Intro Quote (00:00:00)

2. Introduction (00:00:30)

3. Where your story begins (00:02:11)

4. Always asking questions (00:07:40)

5. Staying the Curious Girl - The study of the talmud (00:09:24)

6. Those who look for possibilities (00:10:01)

7. Building 2 Families (00:19:30)

8. Commercial Break (00:24:30)

9. Negotiating your priorities (00:25:35)

10. Moments of Learning (00:27:38)

11. The falsehood of Scarcity in the workforce (00:30:13)

12. Reflection is about awareness (00:34:03)

13. Sharing all the ways you can change (00:35:06)

14. Allies in Equality (00:40:50)

15. Being in an Opportunistic Place (00:45:50)

16. The Present of Ai (00:53:23)

17. Coming out of this Smarter - Being an architect of change (01:03:30)

18. Post Episode Banter (01:04:53)

19. Episode Credits (01:10:48)