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From YouTube: Power Conversation: 2023 Women's History Month
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Chandler Councilmember OD Harris celebrates International Women’s History Month with local businesswomen, entrepreneurs, non-profit and faith-based leaders who share their professional and personal trials and triumphs. Hear from four amazing women whose stories will inspire you.
A
Every
year,
the
president
of
the
United
States
gives
a
proclamation
to
share
and
recognition
of
women
history.
Women
history
continues
to
be
a
beacon,
a
backbone
to
our
United
States.
This
month
we
celebrate
women
history
month
and
today,
on
power
conversations,
we
have
great
guests
from
different
backgrounds:
who's
going
to
share
how
their
involvement
with
Community
how
their
involvement
as
a
woman
continues
to
move.
Society
forward,
get
ready
power
conversations
is
happening
next.
A
This
first
segment
we're
going
to
be
talking
politics
and
business
with
the
honorable
Nora
Ellen,
so
Vice
former
vice
mayor,
Noah
Allen.
It's
so
good
to
have
you
here,
I'm
gonna,
just
you
know
just
kind
of
reintroduce
yourself
to
the
audience.
We
know
that
you
were.
We
know
that
you
served
on
Council,
but
just
kind
of
let
the
audience
know
who
you
are
once
again
right.
C
I
had
the
benefit
of
serving
on
Council
I
got
elected
in
2012
and
then
re-elected
in
2016.
absolutely
loved
it
part
of
the
time.
I
was
the
only
woman
on
Council
and
it
was
a
great
time.
I
I
felt
so
honored
to
be
elected
and
then
re-elected.
We
have
an
amazing
City,
it's
always
getting
better.
I
am
an
entrepreneur.
A
C
C
It's
it's
different
for
women
financially
than
it
is
for
men
still
we're,
because
we're
often
mothers
and
we
have
the
children
it's
a
different
Journey
when
it
comes
to
work
or
being
an
entrepreneur,
and
that
kind
of
thing
so
I
was
a
stay-at-home
mom
and
I
I
really
love
that
and
right
now,
I
love.
What
I'm
doing
my
podcast
is
amazing.
I,
never
dreamed
that
women
would
listen
from
all
over
the
world
and
how
many
downloads
I
would
have
yeah
Saudi
Arabia.
C
A
C
C
We're
programmed
like
that
you've
got
to
go
to
college,
got
to
have
a
degree,
and
there
is
so
much
opportunity
to
take
a
product
and
prove
it
or
start
a
new
product
or
a
service
and
tweak
it
a
little
bit
and
the
sad
thing
for
women
oftentimes.
We
feel
like
we're
not
worth
it
we're
afraid
to
ask.
We
don't
know
how
to
ask
for
that
promotion.
We
don't
know
how
to
they
don't
teach
in
school.
C
It's
something
that
should
be
taught
in
school,
in
my
opinion,
right
how
to
how
to
get
a
job
job
interview,
how
to
do
a
resume
just
and
things
like
that
or
how
to
start
a
business.
And
how
do
you
write
a
business
plan,
but
that's
the
thing
I
help
women.
You
would
be
surprised
so
I'm
in
a
group
with
we
call
it
six
figure
women
because
of
our
income.
A
D
C
A
You
know
we
say
fear
is
false
evidence
appearing
real
exactly
how
do
a
woman
who
struggles
with
fear
struggle
with
not
being
a
good
enough?
How
do
with
your
model
your
book
that
you
read
your
podcast,
that
you
talk
about
where
you're
trying
to
help
bring
healthy
support
to
a
woman?
How
do
she
then
say
I'm
not
going
to
walk
in
fear,
I'm,
going
to
walk
in
power
I'm
going
to
walk
in
strength.
A
C
Starts
with
the
mindset
Our
God
has
given
us
this
incredible
mind
to
think
wonderful
things
and
I
do
believe.
He
has
a
plan
and
it's
good
and
to
know
we're
loved
I,
believe
people
are
loved
by
God
we're
loved
by
each
other,
and
we
we
are
important,
we're
special.
We
have
a
purpose
and
Destiny
and
focus
on
that.
Okay,
there's
zephyria
I
feel
that,
but
yet
and
that's
why
I
have
my
pocket.
Okay,
all
these
women.
C
If
they
can
do
it,
I
can
do
it
too
and
try
and
because
we
get
too
focused
on
the
fear,
I
got
to
get
over
the
fear.
I
got
it.
No,
don't
don't
Focus
there.
What's
your
dream:
what's
your
goal
and
plan
it
out
Journal
it
talk
it
out.
I
have
a
recorder
I
talk
to
myself,
so
you
know
and
that,
but
in
my
book
I
talk
about
our
money
thermostat,
which
is
because
I
didn't
know:
I
had
a
ceiling.
C
I
subconsciously
only
allowed
myself
to
make
so
much
money
because
of
the
whole
work
thing
or
whatever
my
self-limited
beliefs
were
and
I
had
to
work
through
that.
So
there's
a
lot
of
resources.
A
lot
of
tools,
there's
so
many
books
or
libraries
full
of
books
and
that's
some
ways
that
you
get
over
your
money
limiting
beliefs.
So
you
can
make
more
money.
We
we
need
to
talk
about
money
more
in
our
society.
I
think
we
have
money
shaming.
A
You
know
just
you
know
and
before
it's
my
last
question,
can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
how
to
how
do
women
overcome
limiting
limiting
themselves
limiting
behaviors,
because
you
know
sometimes
like
I,
have
sisters?
I
have
mom,
like
one
of
my
sisters
said
to
me:
she's
I
cannot
go
back
to
school,
I'm
too
old
I'm
like
sis
you're,
like
43
years
old,
like
42.
You
know
like.
A
Because
she's,
a
single
mom,
she
has
children
she's
trying
she
doesn't.
You
know
she
she
says
to
me:
if
I
do
this-
and
this
is
gonna,
take
away
from
my
household
and
so
I
need
to
kind
of
stay
here,
but
that
limits
her
from
really
becoming
who
she
could
become
if
she
would
be
willing
to
step
out
on
faith
right
and
do.
C
Yeah
well
I'm
I'm,
special
I'm,
powerful
and
courageous
I
deserve
to
make
more
money.
I
deserve
to
have
a
goal.
I
can
reach
my
goals,
I
can
break
it
down
into
monthly
daily
and
I
can
find
women
that
have
done
that
and
I
can
talk
to
them.
I
can
listen
to
them.
I
can
read
their
books,
there's
so
much
resources
and
opportunity,
but
a
lot
of
it
is
conditioning
whatever
she
has
conditioned
herself.
You
have
to
kind
of
go
back
into
your
childhood.
C
C
A
C
C
C
Our
conscious
mind
tends
to
be
the
part
that
wants
to
keep
us
safe,
don't
take
any
risks,
but
it
also
holds
knowledge
and
education.
Then
there's
our
subconscious
mind,
that's
the
programming,
that's
kind
of,
as
we
say
in
the
back
of
our
mind,
that
can
be
running
like
I
said
giving
you
that
thermos
money
thermostat
that
can
hold
you
back
or
move
you
forward.
A
D
A
E
I
was
raised
in
a
family
that
it
was
all
about
relationships,
and
so
people
mattered
a
lot
and
I'd
say
I've,
really
gotten
too
involved
in
serving
when
I
was
in
high
school
I
went
on
a
served
trip
to
Dominica,
which
is
a
small
island
in
the
Caribbean
packed.
My
40
pound
box
got
on
the
plane
and
spent
six
weeks
with
people.
I
really
got
my
eyes
open
to
what
does
what
does
it
look
like
living
cross-culturally?
E
How
do
people
live
similar
to
us
and
differently
and
just
opened
my
eyes
to
that,
and
it
just
created
that
passion
and
then
I
was
a
teacher
for
a
couple
years
here
in
Chandler
at
Knox,
Elementary
and
just
love
getting
to
know
the
students
in
my
class
and
then
transitioned
to
working
full-time
at
the
church.
After
serving
at
a
children's
home
in
Kenya,
our
lead
Pastor
said
hey.
Would
you
consider
joining
and
I'm
like
sure?
So
it's
been?
It's
been
an
adventure
and
I
absolutely
love
it.
Oh.
F
Well,
my
journey
started
in
the
Bahamas
my
family
married
into
two
different
Bahamian
families
and
as
a
we're,
considered
role,
subjects
I
got
to
be
a
representative
for
the
ministry
of
Tourism
for
a
day
and
get
to
greet
people
and
then
March
of
Dimes.
So
my
serving
came
formal
in
a
formal
sense.
It
was
through
my
parocho
school
and
my
church
involvement.
F
My
family
was
not
that
into
church
or
serving
where
we're
here
in
America,
because
they
were
into
the
grind
or
just
working
and
staying
alive
and
when
things
went
crazy
here
with
Martin
Luther
King
assassination,
all
that
they
moved
and
so
I'm
grateful
for
the
experience.
I
had
being
a
student
in
the
Bahamas
and
and
having
the
Prime
Minister
being
a
keynote
speaker
in
my
high
school
and
just
being
a
welcoming
force
and
to
have
that
belonging
and
understanding
that
people,
wherever
you
are
like
you
said,
we
have
a
lot
of
things
in
common.
F
F
F
Well,
when
I
got
here,
the
the
air
of
a
woman
dared
to
come
to
a
golf
course
and
a
black
woman,
I
say
I
can't
take
my
my
grandma
through
that,
and
so
I
wanted
to
be
a
photojournalist
and
I
wanted
to
do
this,
and
that
and
I
had
the
opportunities
back
then,
but
what
I
did
I
encourage
the
young
people
that
came
behind
me
when
the
when
Title
Nine
came
out,
I
said
bust,
it
out
do
it.
The
challenges
are
still
there.
F
Let's,
let's
be
clear,
but
not
as
rigid
as
it
was
years
ago
and
as
Women
of
Faith,
when
we
have
opportunities
to
spread
the
opportunity,
give
someone
else
that
door
open
experience
or
that
that
foot
in
the
door
experience
so
they
can
come
through
and
be
encouraged.
That's
that's
something
I
didn't
feel
I
didn't
feel
like
I
was
being
encouraged.
People
were
shutting
down
my
faith.
They
were
just
just
killing
my
spirit
and
I.
F
Didn't
know
how
to
work
that
out
now
we
have
you
know
mental
health
Advocates
and
that's
busting
through
they're,
not
selling
behind
in
the
dark
they're
out
there
with
the
children
and
young
adults
and
telling
them
you
have
opportunity,
you
have
the
right
to
do
what
you
want
to
do
at
church
or
in
your
business,
but
they
have
to
be
intentionally
one
to
be
that
position
they
when
you,
when
you
go
in
that
position
it
you
know
you
have
to
you
have
to
be
guarded
up.
You
have
to
have
that
support.
E
Think
for
me,
I
like
when
I
started,
working
at
Cornerstone
I
worked
on
our
student
Ministry
team
and
I
was
the
only
female
on
the
staff,
and
so
that
was
very
different
moving
from
education,
whereas
a
lot
of
female
and
then
males.
So
it's
just
different
interactions.
I
think
I
I
wasn't
more
of
a
support,
role
initially
and
then
I
think,
as
I
saw.
E
What
excites
me
that
was
wakes
me
up
like
I,
can
do
this
for
a
while.
But
at
some
point
this
is
going
to
not
be
fulfilling
forever,
and
so
I
was
just
thankful
that
I
I
was
a
part
of
a
staff
that
heard
that
heard
my
voice
and
met
other
people
and
especially
like
when
you
see,
as
a
woman
in
it
having
men,
say,
introduce
you
in
a
way
that
really
gives
credit
for
what
you've
done.
I
just
even
heard
this
weekend,
as
we
had
someone
candidating
for
a
position.
E
One
of
our
Executives
said
this
is
Jody
and
she
oversees
our
serve
department
and
she
mobilizes
more
people
than
anybody.
I've
ever
met
in
this
role
and
to
me
I'm
like
that
they
put
words
to
it
and
they
say
it
in
front
of
people
to
amplify
other
people's
voices
so
important,
no
matter
what
their
roles,
because
some
people
have
voices
that
aren't
heard
and
their
voices
need
to
be
heard,
and
so
I've
noticed
that
I
think
sometimes
our
titles,
don't
always
I,
think
you
have
to
earn
it.
E
It
feels
a
little
bit
more
like
that.
I
realized,
like
I,
might
say
my
title
and
they'll
be
like,
and
then
you
just
talk
a
little
bit
more
and
they're,
like
okay,
based
off
what
you've
done
now,
we'll
start
leaning
in
a
little
bit
for,
but
just
sometimes
with
other
people.
They
may
just
see
a
title
and
it
automatically
gives
them
an
authority
or
decision
making
and
then
I've
had
to
navigate
it.
E
What
does
it
look
like
cross-culturally,
because
I
work
in
in
environments
and
cultures
that
women
aren't
in
the
role
that
I'm
currently
in
I
serve
on
teams
that
women
are
in
the
role
that
they
are
and
I'm
just
like,
but
never
forget
what
God
has
uniquely
gifted
us
with.
We
all
have
callings
in
our
life
and
we've
got
to
live
with
that
out
to
the
full.
A
Yeah
and
you
use
your
faith
to
kind
of
help
you
navigate
to
stay
focused
because
it's
so
easy
because
of
the
fact
that,
oh
not
everybody
want
to
see,
want
to
see
when
you
know-
and
sometimes
this
is
the
challenging
before
we
go
I'm
gonna
ask
you
guys
to
leave
the
women,
since
this
is
women.
History
Month
leave
them
with
a
thought,
leave
them
something
the
last
guest
talked
about.
A
You
know
the
challenges
that
women
have
faced
was
sometimes
it's
a
stifle
mindset,
it's
a
limiting
mindset.
So
what
is
a
thought
that
you
would
leave
to
a
woman
that
could
be
experiencing
something
in
their
life?
Maybe
it
come
from
a
relative
from
a
personal
experience
or
something
that
you
can
encourage
them
with
to
give
them
something
that
they
can
see,
and
then
they
can
overcome
a
problem,
then
a
solution
that
they
can
overcome
and
see
themselves
through
getting
through
it.
E
Yeah
I
just
think
it's
extremely
important
that
we
surround
ourselves
with
people
who
tell
us
who
we
are
and
what
we're
becoming
so
find
that
Community
here
listen
to
what
people
are
saying
to
hear
how
to
then
find
your
voice
and
amplify
it
and
then
use
that
with
for
other
people
who
are
somebody,
you
can
be
the
amplifier
of
their
voice
for
and
look
for
those
opportunities.
I.
F
Agree
with
that
and
I
have
two
things:
Erica
Alexander
and
her
daughter
wrote
this
book.
She
overcame.
She
had
this
terrible.
She
got
this
birth
mom
was
so
terrible
and
she
wrote
a
book
about
it
and
so
she's
a
voice
of
other
kids.
They
have
birthmark
or
whatever.
They
think
that
they're
being
made
fun
of
and
I
treasure.
F
This
and
I
have
a
lot
of
stories
like
that
and
then
my
channel
two
of
my
sister
cities,
people
I,
bring
them
up
because
they
birth
ideas,
encourage
ideas
of
students,
all
diverse
students
to
be
a
part
of
their
author
and
artist
group
and
to
be
an
exchange
person
or
just
be
a
person
of
service,
and
if
you
make
the
programs
intentionally
purposeful
for
women,
be
intentional,
do
not
try
and
copy
someone
else's
position.
I
will
never
be
Jody
in
her
position.
A
E
Yeah,
so,
if
you're
interested
in
finding
an
opportunity
to
serve
like
serve
out
in
the
community,
we
do
an
event
that
happens
a
couple
times
a
year
called
City
serve,
and
so
it's
coming
up.
We
have
one
in
March,
we'll
have
another
one.
In
November
we
have
like
almost
700
people
partnering
with
25
different
organizations
right
here
in
our
community,
so
people
can
meet
people
meet,
needs,
know
one
another
and
share
Jesus.
If
you're
interested
in
looking
to
like
how
do
I
get
connected
in
the
community,
we
just
ask
you:
email
serve
at
cornerstoneaz.com
all.
F
Right
and
for
me,
my
church
is
congregation
Church
of
the
Valley
here
in
Chandler,
we
only
we
have
a
Facebook
page,
and
you
can
contact
me
through
that
Facebook
page
and
I'm
also
a
commissioner
with
the
city
of
Chandler.
So
you
can
reach
out
to
the
staff
and
they'll.
Let
you
know
how
to
get
in
contact
with
you
personally
and
like
her
I'm
all
over
the
place.
A
B
Helping
women
discover
their
inner
voice
is
powerful
when
they
find
it.
It
changes
everything.
That's
why
Dress
for
Success
Phoenix
means
so
much
to
our
local
community,
it's
more
than
the
clothing
they
provide
or
the
professional
career
skills
they
teach
Dress
for
Success
Phoenix
is
about
helping
women,
see
that
anything
is
possible,
finding
their
spirit
and
reclaiming
their
confidence
to
donate
or
to
volunteer.
Please
visit
phoenix.dress4success.org
for
more
information.
A
D
A
D
It's
definitely
an
honor
to
be
here
so
glad
to
be
here
in
the
valley
and
serving
the
women
here
in
Maricopa,
County
I
feel
my
background
has
been
varied.
I
have
30,
plus
years
in
healthcare
operations
and
finance,
so
I've
always
been
in
leadership
and
or
working
toward
that,
but
in
leadership,
leading
teams
leading
other
women
promoting
other
women
and
wanting
to
see
them
achieve
their
success.
So
I
just
think
it's
been
an
honor
to
be
able
to
do
this.
D
D
Success,
what
does
that
actually
mean
so
dress
for
success?
Phoenix
is
actually
a
Workforce
Development
organization.
Our
mission
is
to
empower
women
to
achieve
economic
independence
and
to
thrive
in
working
in
life,
and
we
do
that
through
various
ways
of
support
and
wrap
around
services
that
we
offer
the
women
we
serve.
How.
D
Feel
at
this
point
women
need
Advocates
and
those
of
us
that
are
in
positions
to
do
that.
We
need
to
Def
definitely
leverage
our
influence,
our
privilege,
whatever
we
have
whatever
we
can
do.
We
need
to
use
that
to
advocate
for
other
women,
and
you
you
touched
on
the
wage
disparity
issue
and
I'm
very
passionate
about
that,
because
we've
got
to
do
things
to
move
the
needle.
So
if
you
look
at
the
average
pay
for
week
a
week,
average
salary
is
about
12.77,
that's
average,
which
comes
down
to
about
31
32
dollars
an
hour.
D
The
average
for
a
woman
is
about
850.
wow,
which
is
about
ten
dollars
less
and
in
addition
to
that
women,
you
know
right
here
in
our
city.
You
know
women
make
80
cents
on
the
dollar
86
cents,
on
a
dollar
for
every
Man,
black
women,
about
64
cents
on
the
dollar,
Hispanic
women,
probably
mid
50
cents,
55
56
cents
on
the
dollar,
and
we've
got
to
move
the
needle
on
this
disparity
for
wages,
because
we're
working
just
as
hard.
D
D
A
lot
of
change
that
needs
to
happen
from
a
policy
perspective,
because
as
long
as
we're
okay
with
this
in
policy,
then
we'll
continue
to
perform
this
way.
So
once
we
start
to
change
things
at
the
policy
level,
I
think
then,
hopefully
we'll
start
to
see
things
change
for
women
and
for
to
see
this.
The
pay
scale
move
in
the
right
direction.
How.
A
D
C
D
One
and
we
need
to
look
at
the
skills
and
the
offerings,
one
of
the
things
that
we
found
councilman
when
we
launched
our
educate
her
program,
where
we
provide
scholarships
for
single
moms.
Here
in
the
valley
we
provide
their,
we
pay
their
tuition,
computer
wraparound,
Services,
stipend,
monthly
and
child
care.
So
we
feel
there's
so
many
barriers
that
are
written
into
policy
that
if
we
can
start
to
bring
some
of
the
barriers
down
and
give
women
not
just
access,
but
once
they
get
the
access.
A
D
D
Sometimes
you
have
to
just
be.
There
are
no
words
in
some
situations
to
say
just
show
up
and
be
present
and
I.
Think
I
learned
that
so
much
from
her
I
learned
from
my
mom
what
it
means
to
be
an
executive
and
to
have
executive
presence
and
then
how
you
use
that
to
bring
people
along
with
you
that
you
don't
leave
anyone
behind
that
wants
to
move
forward
and
that's
been
an
inspiration
to
me.
A
Good
and
so
how
does
it
feel
to
be
the
first
black
woman?
How
does
it
feel
to
be
you're,
probably
first
and
more
than
just
that,
but
how
does
it
feel
when
someone
said
hey,
you're,
the
first
person
to
do
that?
Is
that
something
that
you
even
pay
attention
to,
or
you
just
focused
on
the
work
or
do
you
or
is
it
surreal
like?
How
does
it
feel
in
the
moment
creating
history
right
now,
in
this
month
of
March.
D
B
A
For
Success,
you
are
really
I
mean
dress
for
successors
got
a
gym,
you
know,
truly
got
a
gym
and
when
and
when
you're
not
ready
to
be
a
dress
for
steps
come
on
down
to
Chandler,
we
got
a
roll
for
you
here,
but
I
really
appreciate
your
time.
But
I
want
to
ask
you
something:
can
you
give
the
women
something
that
they
can
hold
on
to
from
a
position
of
being
the
CEO
just
for
Success
they're,
showing
up
they're
they're,
ready
to
be
empowered,
they're?
A
Taking
on
that
interview,
they're
trying
to
figure
out
what
should
I
wear?
How
should
I
show
up
what
should
be
my
posture
or
or
even
those
that
are
pivoting
that
are
already
in
their
role
and
saying
it's
time
for
me
to
get
that
raise?
How
should
I
posture
that
so
I
know
those
are
two
different
questions,
but
can
you
kind
of
address
both
of
those
questions
and
say
how
do
women
show
up
when
they're
getting
ready
to
go
up?
I.
D
Think
that
women
always
have
to
deal
with
that
dichotomy
between
being
liked
and
being
credible
and
I
would
tell
women
that
are
listening,
work
at
being
credible,
because
that's
the
most
important
thing
know
your
information
know
your
data.
Do
your
research
before
you
go
into
any
situation
and
be
credible,
and
then
also
you
know
from
you
know,
just
from
a
human
perspective
just
for
women
to
know
that
they're
enough,
you
know
that
they
have
the
ability
within
them
to
do
the
job
to
do
well.
D
If
they
need
mentors
reach
out,
you
know
if
they
need
coaching
reach
out.
We
all
have
needed
it.
You
know,
especially
when
you're
coming
through
in
in
corporate
settings
and
in
leadership
roles
and
don't
be
afraid
to
ask
for
help,
but
also
to
know,
be
confident
in
yourself
that
you're
enough
and
that
you're
there
for
a
reason,
yeah.
A
D
Your
value
to
the
table
don't
be
afraid
to
show
it.
Women
have
a
hard
time
talking
about
themselves
talking
about
what
they're
good
at
talking
about
what
they've
done
in
their
past
I
know,
I
feel
that
way
a
lot
of
times
as
well,
but
they
need
to
show
up
in
confidence
knowing
their
story,
knowing
their
lived
experience
and
that
there's
value
in
that
and
that
that's
what
we
need
at
the
boardroom
tables.
That's
what
we
need
at
the
council
in
the
council
room
as
well
and
in
our
government.
C
A
D
A
D
We
have
so
many
programs
going
on
throughout
the
valley.
We
served
almost
400
women
right
here
in
Chandler
this
past
year
and
we're
looking
to
increase
that
in
the
upcoming
year,
so
underemployed,
unemployed,
women.
We
have
services
that
we
can
offer
teens
16
to
24,
even
in
college,
we're
working
with
the
high
schools
as
well.
We
have
services
for
our
veterans.
D
A
Absolutely
well
this
month
we've
been
talking
to
Leading
women
who
are
leading
organizations
by
faith
through
not-for-profit
work,
and
we
are
so
glad
to
celebrate
women
history
month
and
the
conversations
that
we
had
was
real.
They
were
impactful
and
they
continue
to.
Let
us
know
that
women
are
leading
the
way
triumphantly
in
this
process,
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you
guys
so
much
for
watching
and
tuning
in
to
this
broadcast.
Until
next
time,
you've
been
watching
Power
conversations
with
councilman
Harris.