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Giving Voice In Society and In Our Companies - an Interview with Johnita Due, Executive Vice President of Integrity and Inclusion for CNN and TNT Sports

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In the latest Fearless Female Leadership interview, I had the privilege of speaking with Johnita Due, the Executive Vice President of Integrity and Inclusion for CNN and TNT Sports. Johnita’s story is one of purpose, resilience, and deep conviction. She spoke about using her voice—and helping others find theirs—at the highest levels of media and corporate leadership.

Johnita’s foundation was shaped early by her parents, both civil rights leaders. Her mother led the first jail-in during the movement, and her father, a “freedom lawyer,” modeled activism through law. Inspired by their work, Johnita pursued law with a vision to create change—not just in courtrooms, but in boardrooms and newsrooms.

Her journey into media law allowed her to amplify underrepresented voices through journalism and storytelling. Now, as a leader overseeing both integrity and inclusion, Johnita helps CNN and TNT Sports foster cultures of trust, truth, and equity—internally and externally.

She offered candid re...

Spoken Over by Peers or Leadership?

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Spoken Over by Peers or Leadership?

Have you ever found yourself as the ‘only’ in the room (or in the Zoom room)? According to the 2021 McKinsey Women in the Workplace Report, the pipeline for women in leadership is losing ground, and the frustration and emotional tax that goes along with feeling like you’re the ‘only’ adds to burn out and the resignation of our future female leaders.

Imagine if you’re a ‘double only’. The only woman AND part of a group that is further marginalized within our gender. The flame of contribution, conscious capitalism, compassion, and invaluable perspective and knowledge is likely extinguished or dimmed even more rapidly.

Whether you’re an ‘only’ or a ‘double only’, how can your voice be amplified even more for the greater good of our cultures, companies, and the women coming after us?

Let’s start with having a bigger voice at your next meeting or presentation and empowering our female colleagues to do the same.

From a human performance perspective, here’s h...

Podcast Episode #68: "How to Have a Fearless Voice at the Table" - an Interview with Kathryn Sweeney

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How to Have a Fearless Voice at the Table

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the remarkable Kathryn Sweeney (Head of Institutional, Americas and Senior Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:

Be courageous and make big asks for well-thought out things that are important to you
Keep your kids in the loop for big decisions, so they understand the importance
If you want to achieve the next level of success, skill up. Old skills will not get you new results
Be the one who brings others with you on your journey to success
In regards to DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), there is a great power in grass roots efforts. Just start!

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YOUR Voice Matters (a Lot!)

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YOUR Voice Matters (a Lot!)

First and foremost, how are you doing? We are a community of world-class doers and change agents, but we are also human. Send me an email (I respond to all my emails myself:). Drop me a line, and let me know or just write it down in a journal. If nothing else, it will be a cathartic check-in with yourself. Be honest. No judgement. From here, we can move forward, together.

Let’s talk about YOUR voice for a moment. It matters, A LOT. Whether you consider yourself a world-class performer or not, YOU ARE. Whether you are feeling on your A-Game right now or feeling defeated, depleted and down, I’d like you to think about who needs you to step up right now. If you are able, let's dig deep for him, her, or them. If you are not able right now, know that we care about you, A LOT and we are cheering you on.

Our cumulative voices add up to a movement that can change the world! Isn’t it time to speak up and bHERd more AND help others to have a bigger voice as well? ...

3 Key Learnings from Women in Cloud Summit 2019

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3 Key Learnings from Women in Cloud Summit 2019

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I am so excited! I spent all day at the Women in Cloud Summit 2019 at Microsoft, learning from over 1,000 of the country’s top technologists and tech entrepreneurs and doing a book signing for ZONED IN.

Let’s talk about a couple of the things from the book that resonated most with these amazing women and which are important to all of us.

The importance of long-term clarity:
Not just your one-year goal, but your five-year goals. This has less to do with what tasks will you accomplish and more to do with how you want to be remembered or what legacy you want to create. Once this is dialed in (It can be hard to do, but there is a process to figure it out!), you have the platform to create the reality for yourself, your team or for you family.
Discovering how you want to feel in your days:
I shared tips, tools and habits how to take control of work-life balance, how to slow down your days (Yes.. this IS po

Giving Voice In Society and In Our Companies - an Interview with Johnita Due, Executive Vice President of Integrity and Inclusion for CNN and TNT Sports

Spoken Over by Peers or Leadership?

Spoken Over by Peers or Leadership?

Podcast Episode #68: "How to Have a Fearless Voice at the Table" - an Interview with Kathryn Sweeney

How to Have a Fearless Voice at the Table

YOUR Voice Matters (a Lot!)

YOUR Voice Matters (a Lot!)

3 Key Learnings from Women in Cloud Summit 2019

3 Key Learnings from Women in Cloud Summit 2019

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