The Confidence Myth, A Conversation with Helene Lerner of WomenWorking.com

We need more women at the highest levels in business, government, and nonprofits–and there is no time to waste. The problem, says Helene Lerner, isn’t so much that women lack confidence but that they misunderstand what confidence really is. True confidence isn’t fearlessness; it’s having the courage to move forward while your knees are shaking.

Any woman waiting until she has enough confidence with a capital C to act never will. Lerner lays out practical strategies for beating this confidence myth, drawing on her own and other female leaders’ experiences and on her survey of over 500 working women.

You’ll learn how to present your best self no matter how you feel inside, welcome even brutal feedback as a tool to hone your skills, avoid spreading yourself too thin by saying “no” strategically, and much more. The book features dozens of Confidence Sparks, simple but powerful exercises and techniques to catapult your career to the next level.

Shiza Shahid, Cofounder of the Malala Fund, discusses making change for women and girls globally

Shiza Shahid, Cofounder of the Malala Fund, discusses making change for women and girls globally, glass ceilings, and her journey from Pakistan to leading an educational movement with Nobel Prize winner and activist, Malala Yousefzai.

A Conversation about Success with Satya Jewelry Founder & Designer, Satya

Join Zhena as she chats with jewelry entrepreneur and activist, Satya, about how she measures success. As a single mom with twin 6 year-old boys, Satya has built a multi-million dollar business, donated over a million dollars to children’s causes and still gets her yoga in everyday. How does she do it? Find out as she joins Zhena for tea and shares her secrets to success, making change with the children in India, and talks about her creative process.

Plane crash survivor and meditation teacher Allan Lokos

Zhena interviews plane crash survivor and meditation teacher, Allan Lokos, about his miraculous recovery and beautiful advice for all of those dealing with pain, confusion or a burdened heart. After miraculously surviving a plane crash in Myanmar, Allan Lokos shares what his long and painful recovery process is teaching him about humanity’s ability to survive—and even thrive—in the face of suffering.

Lauri Burns–Founder of the Teen Project & Freehab

40 Percent of our US homeless population are kids who have aged out of foster care. Lauri Burns aged out of foster care and became homeless. She began prostituting to support herself and a heroin addiction. One day two johns left her for dead on the side of the road and she was saved by a stranger. She turned her life around and became a foster parent, she’s raised 47 children and now heads up Freehab, the first free rehab for teens, as well as the Teen Project which has rehabilitated 161 kids in 6 months.

A Chat with Jim Pallotta, president of AS Roma, Investor & Philanthropist

Zhena and “Presidente Pallotta” discuss what it’s like to buy the Rome Soccer (Football) team, his management style, his newly approved plans for the new 60,000 seat Roman stadium, and the secrets to his massive financial and professional successes in life.

A Conversation with Writer, Director Peter Farrelly

Zhena & Pete discuss Dumb and Dumber To, mean people, critics, meditation, the art of road tripping, the creative process, why it’s important to write a lot of crap rather than worry of a perfect line, how collaboration works with writing comedy, the art of directing and how it’s like business management, taking risks, and a hilarious new film about lies coming to life with Jim Carrey.

A Conversation with Rhonda Britten.

Rhonda Britten–Fearless Living After Hardship. Zhena discusses making positive change after hardship, forgiving the unforgivable, finding the courage to love yourself through addiction and beating the odds with Rhonda Britten–emmy award winner, repeat Oprah guest–has changed lives in over 600 episodes of reality television, is the author of four bestsellers including her worldwide hit “Fearless Living” and is the founder of the Fearless Living Institute. Keywords: PTSD, Life coaching, Love, Trauma, Success, Oprah, Spirituality, Zhena, Rhonda Britten, goals, compassion, forgiveness, healing, overcoming trauma, confidence, self esteem, recovery, addiction, reality tv.