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Martha interviewed Amy Yoder, President & CEO North America/Australasia for Arysta Life Science.

Amy is a farmer’s daughter, helping her family raise cattle along with 800-acres of corn, soybeans and wheat in Eaton Rapids, Michigan. She has held a variety of sales, marketing and executive positions throughout the agricultural and related industries. She has also worked in all aspects of these industries from basic ai research, manufacturing, distribution, generic, and even the consumer markets.

Length: 40 mins

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Listen to our interview with Marsha Johnson. As a retired senior executive from Southern Company, Marsha claims to have had the rare privilege of seeing – up close – the good, the bad, and the ugly of workplace dynamics. Her goal is to help others more skillfully and more confidently respond to those dynamics. She advanced at Southern Company over 25 years from a starting position of management development analyst in human resources to human resources management, then to customer operations and on to executive management which required a lot of hard work and focus.

Length: 50 mins

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Testimonial

Dear Martha,

Thank you so much for allowing our women’s networking group to participate on the Inspiring Women call.  Marsha Johnson is a great speaker but you are a great interviewer!  Your questions were so insightful and really went to the heart of what folks want to talk about.  I loved Marsha’s style and thought that her advice was so relevant and on target.  What a great experience!!

P.S. I already got a note from one of the attendees that she is using some of the advice from today in a conversation with a direct report later this week.

Kimberly Ray
Vice President, Quintiles

If you weren’t on the call, take a listen to our Inspiring Women interview with Anne Stevens, CEO of SA IT Services.

Anne Stevens is no stranger to taking the helm at very large, successful companies and has been featured on Fortune’s “Most Powerful Women” list four times.

She went from being the first female executive VP of Ford Motor Company to COO before retiring as one of the highest-ranking women in the automotive field. Next, she made a career switch to technology, as CEO of Carpenter Technology to her current role as CEO of SA IT Services, a leading national technology company. She currently serves on Lockheed Martin’s Board of Directors.

Length: 47 mins

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If you weren’t on the call, here’s your chance to catch up on this inspiring call! Martha interviewed Patrice Dickey who owned her own successful public relations firm before becoming a Certified Wellness & Life Success Coach, Registered Yoga Teacher, and multi-award winning inspirational author and speaker. She helps people recognize the best in themselves and generate authentic positive forward movement in their lives. Her energy is contagious and her knowledge is deep.

Length: 48 mins

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Listen to our interview with Flora Maria Garcia, President and CEO of the Metro Atlanta Arts and Culture Coalition. Ms. Garcia is a veteran community arts leader, strategic planner and administrator whose credentials also include executing winning arts leadership and development strategies in Missouri and Houston. She has brought fresh ideas, high energy and new vision to Metro Atlanta to lift the arts and culture here to a deeper and broader level of support. Find out how a pro leads and succeeds in the non-profit sector for the arts!

Length: 42 mins

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