Podcasts by Women You Need to Know About in 2020
Looking for a new invigorating podcast to listen throughout the day? Tune in to these! I’ve found some great podcasts hosted by women who speak on all facets of life. These podcasts are compartmentalized into career, tech & business, personal finance, and happiness in life —all created and ran by incredible women around the globe.
Originally posted on Singapore Women’s Network.
Boost Your Career
Leaders of Learning with Ling Ling
The Leaders of Learning is a show about learning in the 21st century. Her podcast is a hit in SE Asia, with listeners from over 130 countries, from Vietnam, Laos, Singapore, Cambodia, and more. Through interviews with global leaders, entrepreneurs and educators, Ling Ling explores the technology, trends, and insights of learning for personal and organisational development.
Copeland Coaching by Angela Copeland
This podcast is geared for jobseekers who want to jumpstart their search. Angela dives into topics that range from interviewing to personal branding to applying and negotiating. She interviews successful business professionals about how they changed careers and succeed at work. Featured in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, US News, and other outlets, Copeland Coaching is a great podcast to gain perspective in current employment trends and economy.
Miss Independent by Natalie Hughes
On the Miss Independent podcast, Natalie talks with some of the most interesting, diverse and inspiring women in leadership and business. You’ll hear stories of success and setbacks, and motivational secrets and tips to inspire you to make your own work decisions with confidence. Kick back and enjoy this podcast designed to mentor, educate, support and guide you on the issues women are faced with when it comes to making career decisions.
Tech & Business
Get World Savvy by Ivy Xu
On Get World Savvy, tune into fascinating conversations with some of the top leaders and disruptors in tech and tech-enabled businesses across industries and across geographies. You’ll hear from experts in the fastest-growing markets in the world as well as more established start-up nations on their predictions on industry trends, growth opportunities, and how to best position yourself to ride the wave up. This podcast is hosted by entrepreneur and career coach Ivy Xu after she spent a year interviewing innovative leaders around the world.
The Women in Tech Show by Edaena Salinas
In this technical podcast, Edaena talks to prominent women in tech about their STEM careers and the ground breaking products they are building. The interviews are technical and explore topics in software engineering, software design, hardware engineering, research, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, career strategy, and product development.
The Pitch Makeover by Gina Delvac and host Natalia Oberti Noguer
They’ve taken a concept of a fashion makeover and applied it to startup pitches. This podcast works with startups launched by women, non-binary people, and men of color to make better pitches. “Entrepreneurs pitch, we talk, and then we share what they should keep, delete, and, possibly, more importantly, add to their pitch.”
Happiness & Life
Happier with Gretchen Rubin by Gretchen Rubin
Gretchen is the author of well-known bestselling books (The Happiness Project, Happier at Home, Better Than Before, and more). The New York Times calls her “the queen of the self-help memoir.” Her award-winning podcast, Happier with Gretchen Rubin, helps people change their habits and lives. She shares her own insights, strategies, stories, and tips that help people understand themselves and create a happier life.
The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
Dr. Laurie Santos is a Yale University professor of psychology and she implements evidence-based tools on dealing with anxiety. She’s changed the lives of thousands of people through her class “Psychology and the Good Life,” and she’ll change yours, too. There are currently six episodes on the various types of Coronavirus anxiety, such as dealing with loneliness, how to maintain a relationship despite being in isolation and how to be calm in this crisis.
The Life Coach School Podcast by Brooke Castilla
Ran by Brook Castilla, The Life Coach School holds the latest, laser-like tools and cutting edge training to manage thoughts, emotions, actions and therefore results. Through these lectures, Brook aims to help her listeners learn how to coach themselves and improve their own lives. In her podcasts, she handles certain topics delicately and teaches her listeners how to handle chaos.
Get Financial Savvy
Afford Anything by Paula Pant
Paula’s philosophy is that you can afford anything, but not everything. As an avid property investor, Paula has made a household name for herself in the financial independence movement. In her podcast, she touches upon topics that cover investing, travel, lifestyle design, financial independence, and any other topic that is relevant to her community. She conducts 1:1 conversations with guest speakers from around the world that are raw and personal. These episodes are always inspiring, and sit at the intersection of real estate, entrepreneurship, and money.
Clever Girls Know Podcast by Bola Sokunbi
This is a podcast for women on all things money. Clever Girl Finance is a financial education platform built for women who want to achieve financial independence. Topics focus on how to ditch debt, save money, and build real wealth. Bola does a fantastic job having candid conversations with women on all different parts of their wealth journey.
Smart Money Mamas by Chelsea Brannan
A podcast for moms to come together to learn about money — in all the ways it impacts our lives — with love. Discover how you can feel confident with your finances; ditch the money shame and guilt; raise independent, money-savvy little humans; and give yourself the freedom and stability to live your best life. In this podcast, you’ll discuss budgeting, debt freedom, investing, career development, entrepreneurship, and more.
Emily is a US expat currently living in Singapore to learn about the tech communities growing in Asia. She has worked 4+ years in dev relations, community management, and event marketing within the tech and travel industry. Her time at OmniSci, Google and Booking.com gave her cross-functional expertise. In her free time, she runs the volunteer community initiatives for Singapore Women’s Network and CMX Hub Singapore, as well as promote and write on the importance of early investing and financial literacy at Fangfinance.
