Momentum Matters
Momentum Matters raises awareness about the barriers facing women who aspire to leadership positions and the skills to move past them. As Alabama's premier leadership organization, Momentum gives women and men tools to have courageous conversations and build inclusive organizations.
Episodes
30 episodes
From Humble Beginnings to Holistic Leadership: Christine Roberts' Journey with Create Your Best Life
Welcome to the latest episode of the Momentum Matters Podcast: Courageous Conversations. In this inspiring episode, Christine Roberts, owner and CEO of Create Your Best Life, engages in a heartfelt conversation with Momentum's April Benetollo. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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29:47
Interview with Josh Klapow, PhD, Clinical Psychologist and Performance Coach
In this episode, April Benetollo, CEO at Momentum sits down with Clinical Psychologist and Performance Coach Josh Klapow, PhD. They explore his career journey, experiences, and invaluable insights on organizational consulting and leadership coa...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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33:50
In Your Power with Sharon Melnick, Ph.D.
In this episode we interview Sharon Melnick, PhD, on the topic of power. Dr. Melnick is a global authority on leadership, confidence, resilience, and power. Dr. Melnick is the premier expert at creating fast and lasting behavioral change in acc...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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36:22
Interview with Executive Career Coach and Leadership Development Speaker Lenetra King FACHE
In this podcast, Executive Career Coach and Leadership Development Speaker Lenetra King, FACHE, shares her background and current mission with Momentum CEO April Benetollo. Lenetra is the founder and CEO of her company, Watch Me Excel, whose mi...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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33:13
Interview with Chief Meteorologist Ashley Gann
In this podcast, Momentum CEO April Benetollo interviews CBS42 Chief Meteorologist Ashley Gann in Birmingham. Ashley shares about being a woman in a dominantly male career field, her influences along the way, and what her plans for the future a...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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38:19
Interview with The Company You Keep, President and Founder PeggyLee Wright
PeggyLee Wright is a former US Army UH-60 Blackhawk pilot, having served at the 82d Airborne Division, Honduras Central America, and Fort Lee, Virginia. Following her military career, PeggyLee used her experience in DoD, logistics, leadership m...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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32:24
Career Conversations: Pro-Sports Administration with Leslie Claybrook
Leslie Claybrook currently is the General Manager for the Birmingham Squadron, the G League affiliate to the NBA New Orleans Pelicans. She is one of only a small handful of women to hold that title in men’s professional sports. In her current r...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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34:11
Leading with Charisma, Ulrike Seminati
Ulrike Seminati is a leadership and communication coach with over twenty years of experience shaping award-winning communications and leadership programs around the world. Building on her experience as C-level executive, Ulrike combines her kno...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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33:55
Entrepreneur Steph Tuss on Dreaming Big
Steph Tuss is the CEO of multimillion-dollar global consulting company, Life Is Now, Inc., and frequent stand-in cohost of Business Daily News’ top-ranked podcast – The Successful Mind. In her six years at the helm of Life is Now, Steph has bec...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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30:35
Beyond Pride: Supporting LGBTQ+ Employees, Friends and Family
Amanda is the Founding Director of the Magic City Acceptance Center (MCAC) and manages Family Matters: LGBTQ Youth Perspectives, a photography exhibition by Carolyn Sherer.A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Amanda moved to Alabama in 2006 and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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28:16
Turning your Differences into your Superpower with Patricia Arboleda
Join April this week as she interviews Patricia Arboleda, the CEO, and Founder of Arboleda coaching. The two women discuss honoring your values, the importance of family, and how your differences can truly be your superpower. To learn ...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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28:43
Understand Your Financial Voice with Patti Black, CFP
In today's episode, April Benetollo interviews Patti black, CFP, where the two discuss the power of understanding your financial voice, caring for your aging parents, and the ability to take the first steps towards your goals. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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28:21
Interview with Conference Keynote Barb Stegemann
Stegemann became known to millions of Canadians when she became the first woman from Atlantic Canada to land a venture-capital deal on the CBC TV show Dragons’ Den (think Canadian equivalent of Shark Tank) for her sustainable perfume c...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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29:56
Ellen Holladay's Leadership Journey
In this episode, Ellen Holladay shares her journey from lessons learned as a child at the family drugstore in Jasper, Alabama, to a seasoned C-Suite leader and Chief Information Officer. Ellen has more than 35 years of experi...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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37:33
Introducing Artist and Storyteller, Salaam Green
In this episode, Momentum CEO interviews Salaam Green. Salaam Green is proudly born and bred in the Black Belt of Alabama. She is a 2018 New Economy’s Fellow, Freelancer Writer, Deep South Storyteller, Poet, and Master Healer. She ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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28:05
Forge Breast Cancer Survivor Center: Interview with Claire Hubbs Gray
In this episode, Momentum CEO April Benetollo interviews Claire Hubbs Gray, Manager of Community Outreach at the Forge Breast Cancer Survivor Center. Claire is the first graduate of Momentum's Upward early-career program to be featured on the p...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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28:54
Working Moms: Dr. LaRhonda Magras, CEO of the YWCA of Central Alabama
Dr. LaRhonda Magras, CEO of the YWCA of Central Alabama, joined us on Momentum Matters to share her personal path to leadership, as well as the impact of the pandemic on the women they serve at the YWCA and how Momentum Matters listeners can st...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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34:56
Working Moms: Delphine Carter's Perspective from Boulo Solutions
We spoke to Delphine Carter, founder and CEO of Boulo Solutions, about the underlying conditions that make managing career and family particularly difficult for women, as well as some ways women can find alternative arrangements so they can mai...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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32:15
Celebrating Female Black Business Founders: Cecilia Pearson, Babypalooza
Momentum Matters is putting the spotlight on female founders during Black Business Owners month. This episode, Momentum CEO April Benetollo talks with Cecilia "Ceci" Pearson about her business, Babypalooza. What began as publication for expecti...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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27:12
Celebrating Pride with Eva Kendrick
Momentum Matters Podcast is back with exciting stories from LGBTQ+ leaders this Pride. Join Momentum CEO, April Benetollo, in welcoming Eva Kendrick, a local faith organizer working with organizations such as the Human Rights Campaign and the F...
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Episode 10
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39:03
Celebrating Pride Month with Dr. Lindsay Sutton
Momentum Matters Podcast is back with exciting stories from LGBTQ+ leaders this Pride. Join Momentum CEO, April Benetollo, in welcoming Dr. Lindsay Sutton who shares her inspiring background, her journey navigating the corporate landscape as a ...
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Episode 9
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43:52
Focus on Mental Health with Dr. Lisa Graham and C. Rene Washington
Momentum Matters hosts a special joint episode featuring Dr. Lisa Graham, of McDonald Graham, and C. Rene Washington, of Career Triage HQ. Listen as they share with Momentum CEO, April Benetollo, about mental health practices, their enduring fr...
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Episode 8
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38:45
Focus on Physical Health with Dr. Amber Clark
Momentum CEO, April Benetollo, meets Dr. Amber Clark, the Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She shares her inspiring career journey and about the vital work she does combatti...
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Episode 7
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31:35
Focus on Physical Health with Dr. Julie McDonald
On this episode of the Momentum Matters Focus on Physical Health Series, Momentum CEO April Benetollo chats with Dr. Julie McDonald of McDonald Graham, LLC, combining clinical and organizational psychology to council businesses. They will speak...
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Episode 6
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33:50
Focus on Physical Health with Dr. Desiree Morgan
Dive into the second episode of the Momentum Matters Series: Focus on Physical Health. Today, Momentum CEO, April Benetollo, speaks about resilience with Dr. Desiree Morgan, the Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Radiology at UAB.&nb...
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Episode 5
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37:54