S1E12 - The Importance of Advocacy and Mentorship for Women Leaders, with Carrie Freeman

Women in Business Impact Lab (WBIL) Podcast

In this WBIL Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhwestover/) talks with Carrie Freeman about the importance of advocacy and mentorship for women leaders. Carrie Freeman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrie-freeman/) is Co-CEO of SecondMuse, an impact and innovation company that builds resilient economies. Since 2012, she has been steering the global company's approach to finding and nurturing innovators dedicated to social and environmental good, and building supportive ecosystems around them. Its mission aligns with Carrie's fundamental belief in the infinite capacity for humans to learn and grow, and the potential for inclusive markets and businesses to massively scale positive change. Under Carrie's leadership, SecondMuse has run programs that define inspiring visions, build lasting businesses and unite people across the globe. Over the last decade, they’ve designed and implemented programs on 7 continents with 600+ organizations such as NASA, The World Bank, and Nike. Carrie's experiences at SecondMuse have strengthened her conviction that deep, sustained collaboration between governments, businesses, and the communities in which they operate, fosters innovation. Learn more about the WBIL at www.uvu.edu/woodbury/wbil/.