Have you ever felt like the only person in your company, industry, community, or the only one in the room reaching for your unique dreams and vision? There’s power in being “The Only”. But how do you harness it as a strength and what can you learn from other “Onlys” to help you own your voice and power, step into your leadership and accelerate your success? Join keynote speaker, media/communication coach, former TV news anchor/reporter and “only” Angela Chee as she shares inspiring bold conversations with actionable takeaways. Each week, you’ll hear insider stories, insights and strategies of trailblazing “Onlys”, along with tools and resources to help you step up, speak up and make an impact. Discover the lessons learned from leaders breaking barriers, defying the odds and creating positive change. Learn more about the podcast and Angela at www.AngelaChee.com
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84 Jess Pettitt - How to be a Bridgebuilder & Connect Without Burning Out
Episode 84
Monday, December 30, 2024 • Duration 42:41
"There is a real power in recognizing that when you are The Only you are potentially the one who has received the invitation to be in that space." - Jess Pettitt
Jess Pettitt, MEd, MBA, CSP, is a master bridge-builder. Drawing on her broad expertise—including stand-up comedy and keynote speaking—she elevates conversations and challenges audiences to grow. A top facilitator, educator, and speaker in leadership, diversity, and inclusion, Jess holds master’s degrees in Education and Business Administration, with emphases on crisis management and corporate social responsibility. She also understands the power of accepting your weaknesses and areas for growth.
Did she always feel the power of being “The Only”? If so, how can someone cultivate that power?
"What we are prioritizing or how we are defining something might be a nuance that is critical to who that person is, and that is intriguing." - Jess Pettitt
Our world feels more polarized and disconnected than ever, making it hard to truly see and understand each other. Many of us are so exhausted that we’ve stopped connecting and having real conversations. Jess helps us navigate these uncomfortable spaces, sharing her secret to forming better connections—no matter what our differences are.
In today’s show, we explore how to connect while still honoring yourself, how to embrace different styles of power and leadership, and how to discover your own leadership path. We also discuss two simple questions that can transform how you communicate and connect with others. Finally, Jess shares the parable of the long spoons—illustrating what it means to build bridges and why it matters
"I don't think I have answered a question, I think I have just gotten more habitually used to asking." - Jess Pettitt
Show Notes:
How to overcome the fear of being The Only
What does it mean to be a bridge-builder
How to define your style of leadership
Why is it important to be a bridge-builder
How to find your inner strength
"We can learn from history anytime...but we don't want to because it is really heavy lifting of recognizing what we are responsible for." - Jess Pettitt
3 Pieces of Advice or Action Steps:
No one is going to invite you to do it
When you do it, you don't have to do it every day
If you are unhappy the best thing to do is to make someone else happy
"If we don't know or acknowledge that we have very different definitions of responsibility, the first bridge is finding out what the other person feels responsible for." - Jess Pettitt
Whether you feel like the only one in your company, industry, or community or the only woman in the room, we're here to support you in stepping up, speaking up through power, presence, and representation, to make an impact in your personal and professional life.
Want even more insider tips, resources, and training to help you own your voice and power and step into your leadership? Join me in my free, invite-only YOU, Amplified!™ community!
Learn more about this episode of The Power of The Only with Angela Chee at www.angelachee.com/84
83 Connie Chung - The Original Power of the Only
Episode 83
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 • Duration 10:25
Today's episode is an ode to Connie Chung, the original power of the Only! The trailblazer and legendary journalist is sharing her story in her upcoming memoir Connie, launching Sept. 17th, 2024. She was one of the only Asian women I ever saw on TV growing up and the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News. Breaking barriers and navigating the competitive TV news industry, she inspired a generation of women, including me.
In this episode, I talk about Connie's early influence on my life and how she embodies the power of the Only. Get a preview of the book — all the "good, bad, and the ugly" — as she shares her life and career behind the scenes. Hear what she has to say about the book writing process, how she evolved from the quiet girl to a tenacious and driven reporter, how she navigated her career when overt sexism was a way of life, and the legacy she hopes to leave behind. Discover how you can step into and impact the world as an Only.
"To the world, she was a TV icon; to me she was the lady in the box that made me feel seen." - Angela Chee
Show Notes:
How did Connie Chung influence Angela
Connie Chung and Maury Povich on Instagram @conniechungpovich
How does Connie embody the power of the Only
What is the process and experience of writing a book
How she navigated in a sea of white men
Her journey from "copyboy" to Co-anchor of The CBS Evening News
What she would do differently now
How she is embracing her legacy
How to have an impact as an Only
"Like Connie, you may not always know or feel the impact you are making in the moment." - Angela Chee
74 Special Anniversary Episode: The Power of Reflection and Sharing
Episode 74
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 • Duration 14:33
"Part of owning your power is knowing that sometimes things take longer than you think." - Angela Chee
When did you last take a little space for reflection and sharing?
It has been three years since I launched this podcast on International Women's Day and there is so much to look back on as well as lots to look forward to. In this episode, I want to encourage you to pause and take a look back at the areas of your life that you want to be more aware of -- or all of the things that you want to celebrate.
"Do you have a secret fear that you're afraid to admit?" - Angela Chee
In today's show, we talk about the first three years of The Power of The Only Podcast and I share some big news. Find out how you can get involved.
"Being an Only isn't a weakness. It is your greatest strength." - Angela Chee
Show Notes:
Behind the scenes of Angela's keynotes and training
How to connect with your audience
How to be a part of The Power of the Only book
How to handle things getting in the way of your goals
The benefit of putting the audience first
"In this book I hope to serve you on a deeper level." - Angela Chee
73 The Power of Agency with Alicin Reidy Williamson
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 • Duration 44:45
"The opportunity I feel in being the power of the Only is extending agency to those that should be in the room, but aren’t." - Alicin Reidy Williamson
What are you trying to shift and what is holding you back?
What is agency? Today I discuss this question with Alicin Reidy Williamson, Yahoo’s Chief Culture and Diversity Officer. Alicin says it’s all too easy for many of us to forget the power we already have and says it is important to remember and celebrate who we are.
"I didn't know where I wasn't supposed to be." - Alicin Reidy Williamson
Listen in to the lessons learned as she navigated a career in the entertainment, sports, fashion, political, and non-profit fields. Her ambition took her from MTV Networks to Managing Principal at the national public policy firm Raben Group and then the Chief Inclusion Officer at Endeavor.
We talk about her vision for her current role at Yahoo and how to harness our agency. We also discuss how to navigate difficult conversations, share advice for our younger selves, and explain how the diversity and inclusion sector is changing.
"I focus on relieving that burden in others." - Alicin Reidy Williamson
Show Notes:
What is some advice for people who haven't owned their agency
How to harness your agency
What is Alicin's power of The Only
When did Alicin embrace her power
What are the pros and cons of being an only
How is the diversity and inclusion sector changing
Advice for our younger selves
"It's easy to forget how often people feel othered." - Alicin Reidy Williamson
3 Pieces of Advice or Action Steps:
Remind yourself that you've worked hard to be where you are
Recognize that your agency is important to others too
There is so much opportunity to reach back
72 The Power of Awkwardness with Workplace Performance Coach & Keynote Speaker Henna Pryor
Episode 72
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 • Duration 45:46
"The power of The Only is the perfect description of my story, my battle, and my secret weapon." - Henna Pryor
How can we proactively begin to step into our unique power?
Today's guest Henna Pryor is, like me, a daughter of immigrant parents. She is a Workplace Performance Expert, an award-winning two-time TEDx speaker, and a professional executive coach. Her clients call her their “secret weapon for impossible change.” In this episode, she and I talk about leaning into our awkwardness instead of hiding it, and Henna shares where she gets her confidence from.
"Place small bets and do it awkward!" - Henna Pryor
Listen in to today's show as Henna shares tips for a successful TED Talk and we discuss the journey to find the source of our confidence. We also dive into the topics of enoughness, imagined potential, and more.
"If stepping out of line is not well behaved...then I don't want to be on the line." - Henna Pryor
Show Notes:
What does the power of The Only mean to Henna Pryor
Where does Henna get her confidence
What to say to your younger self
How to define the role of a Workplace Performance Coach
What is good advice for people giving a TED Talk
"What if you didn't have to follow other people's blueprint?" - Henna Pryor
3 Pieces of Advice or Action Steps:
Place small bets
Brag about and celebrate being The Only
Own your awkwardness
"It is that story that is uniquely mine that has given me a huge competitive advantage, but I didn't lean into it for the longest time." - Henna Pryor
"Downshifting your ambitions doesn’t necessarily mean you are throwing away your past or becoming a slacker. It may actually mean that you’ve finally recognized what it takes for achievement and ambition to be sustainable." - Dorie Clark
What does it mean to always be ready?
Today I talk about how to embrace not being ready. At the start of every new year, it can be all too easy to bog ourselves down with newly formed goals and deadlines, and plans. It can be much harder to purposefully slow down and simplify, but maybe that is just what we need right now. Maybe we don't need to always be ready.
"Maybe to start the new year, we don't need another goal or another list." - Angela Chee
In today's show, I talk about giving ourselves permission to slow down and times when the power of The Only can be both a blessing and a burden. I share how I discovered my strong suit can also be my weakness and how we can all discover what doesn't serve us and let it go.
"Maybe we don't need more. Maybe we need different." - Angela Chee
Show Notes:
How to embrace not being ready
What does it mean to always be ready
How to give yourself permission to slow down
What does real personal growth look like
Is it okay to not always be ready
When can the power of The Only be a weakness
"The true power of the only is not always doing it alone."- Angela Chee
"Sometimes you need to slow down so you can feel." - Angela Chee
How do we want to wrap up the year and what do we want to be?
As this year comes to an end, let's look back at everything we learned and consider how we can apply it to the new year ahead. In this episode, I share insights from our 2022 guests, give you an exercise to help you slow down, and share the most important lessons I learned this year.
"How do you want to feel at the end of this year?" - Angela Chee
In today's show, I talk about why we all feel urged to move and act quickly and how we can combat those feelings. I explain what it looks like to really slow down and give tips for planning for next year.
"If you feel moved to do something, you need to move toward it." - Angela Chee
Show Notes:
What is Angela's mission
Who embodies the power of The Only
What does it look like to really slow down
Lessons learned in 2022
What is the power of slow
Why are we driven to move quickly
What do we need to slow down
How to plan for next year
Tips for being more productive
"The next level of the power and your leadership is the power of slow." - Angela Chee
69 The Power of Self Belief, Using Your Voice & Rising with Journalist and Media Executive Charity Elder
Friday, December 9, 2022 • Duration 55:12
"Don't let anyone take away your voice. What you have to say is important." - Charity Elder
Where does our strength come from and how can we cultivate our strengths?
Today’s guest Charity Elder is an award-winning journalist and media executive with more than 20 years of experience working in and leading broadcast and digital newsrooms. She is also the author of the new book Power: The Rise of Black Women in America.
In 2020, Charity was a senior adviser to the Mike Bloomberg presidential campaign, strategizing ways to engage the Black community. She was also profiled for NYC Media’s Vanguard: Women in Media, and in 2016 she was on Folio magazine’s list of top women in media.
"You won't be able to grow and change as an individual without having a central knowledge of who you are." - Charity Elder
In this episode, Charity shares how she and other Black women rise to the challenge of building communities and creating lives of meaning and joy. She also talks about where her self-confidence comes from and why she believes that it's the best time in history to be a Black woman in America.
Listen in as Charity shares her experience as a leader in boardrooms and newsrooms. She says that it's important to use your voice even when it diverges from those around you because your voice and ideas are important.
"When someone is talking over you or diminishing you in some way, you stop them in that moment, calmly and clearly." - Charity Elder
Show Notes:
Where do Black women get their strength
What is the story of Black women in America
Is the average income for Black women rising
Ways that Black women benefit from their communities
Do the stories we tell about ourselves influence our behavior
Is there value in helping others
What change can one individual make
"What I have to say matters, whether anyone else gets it or not." - Charity Elder
68 The Power of Making the Future - The Makers Conference 2022 Highlights
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 • Duration 14:38
"There is power in our stories; power in sharing them, that’s how it starts." - Angela Chee
How can a spark inside someone else lead to a spark inside you that can light a fire within us all?
This episode is about what we can all do to make the future. Today I share some highlights from the 2022 Makers Conference that I recently attended in Dana Point, California. The event featured powerful speeches and conversations from many iconic trailblazing women, like Gloria Steinem, Jessica Alba, Constance Wu, and more. They reminded me of the importance of breaking down the barriers inside of us to step up more fully into our power of The Only.
"There is no one way to make the future." - Angela Chee
In this episode, I talk about what it means to make the future and what that can look like for each of us. I also share the important reminder that you have an impact and it’s up to you to decide for yourself what that looks like and what action you can take to get there.
"My confidence has been hard earned through years of trial and error breaking down my internal barriers and cultural and societal rules; ones I’m still breaking through everyday." - Angela Chee
Show Notes:
Highlights from the 2022 Makers Conference
How to make the future
What does it mean to make the future
Women that inspire Angela
Barriers that different generations face
"While I'm calling you to make the future, I'm also calling on you to take care of yourselves." - Angela Chee
"It's time to listen to yourself. It's time to take action. And it's time to move forward with whatever you've been wanting to create." - Angela Chee
What action can you take now to create change for yourself, your family, or your community?
Today's podcast was inspired by leaders I met at a Meta Boost Small Business event. I kicked off the morning meeting with Eric Toda, Meta's Global Head of Social Marketing and Head of Meta Prosper -- a program to support and empower the Asian and Pacific Islander community.
In this episode, I share the inspiring stories and insights of leaders making positive changes in their communities. Many had similar stories about being the only, and carving their own path vs following a formula.
"It is time to not just talk about what you want to happen, or what you think should happen, or to create scenarios. It's time to listen to yourself and take action." - Angela Chee
In this episode, I talk about how now is the time to move forward with the positive change that you're being called to put out into the world. Listen in for an inspirational boost.
"There are so many ideas, so many things as a small business, as an entrepreneur, as an individual that we can do to create change, however big or small." - Angela Chee
Show Notes:
The power of knowing what you already know
Wrapping up 2022 and planning for 2023
What is the Meta Prosper
The beauty of having no formula to follow
How doing business your way creates opportunities for others
The importance of trust, intuition and action
"I want us to gather together and to know that we are not alone." - Angela Chee
3 Pieces of Advice or Action Steps:
Carve out your own path
Put your idea out there and see what happens
Keep going!
Brand and Resource Mentions:
Connie: A Memoir by Connie Chung
Viral "Only" photo @angelacheetv Instagram
Thanks for being a part of this bold and powerful conversation on The Power of The Only!
Whether you feel like the only one in your company, industry, or community or the only woman in the room, we're here to support you in stepping up, speaking up through power, presence, and representation, to make an impact in your personal and professional life.
Want even more insider tips, resources, and training to help you own your voice and power and step into your leadership? Join me in my free, invite-only YOU, Amplified!™ community!
Thanks for being a part of this bold and powerful conversation on The Power of The Only!
Whether you feel like the only one in your company, industry or community or the only woman in the room, we're here to support you in stepping up, speaking up through power, presence and representation and to make an impact in your personal and professional life.
Want even more insider tips, resources and training to help you own your voice and power and step into your leadership. Join me in my free, invite only YOU, Amplified!™ community!
Thanks for being a part of this bold and powerful conversation on The Power of The Only!
Whether you feel like the only one in your company, industry, or community or the only woman in the room, we're here to support you in stepping up, speaking up through power, presence, and representation, and to make an impact in your personal and professional life.
Want even more insider tips, resources, and training to help you own your voice and power and step into your leadership. Join me in my free, invite-only YOU, Amplified!™ community!
Thanks for being a part of this bold and powerful conversation on The Power of The Only!
Whether you feel like the only one in your company, industry or community or the only woman in the room, we're here to support you in stepping up, speaking up through power, presence, and representation and to make an impact in your personal and professional life.
Want even more insider tips, resources and training to help you own your voice and power and step into your leadership. Join me in my free, invite only YOU, Amplified!™ community!
Learn more about this episode of The Power of The Only with Angela Chee at www.angelachee.com/72
Thanks for being a part of this bold and powerful conversation on The Power of The Only!
Whether you feel like the only one in your company, industry or community or the only woman in the room, we're here to support you in stepping up, speaking up through power, presence and representation and to make an impact in your personal and professional life.
Want even more insider tips, resources and training to help you own your voice and power and step into your leadership. Join me in my free, invite only YOU, Amplified!™ community!
Thanks for being a part of this bold and powerful conversation on The Power of The Only!
Whether you feel like the only one in your company, industry or community or the only woman in the room, we're here to support you in stepping up, speaking up through power, presence and representation and to make an impact in your personal and professional life.
Want even more insider tips, resources and training to help you own your voice and power and step into your leadership. Join me in my free, invite only YOU, Amplified!™ community!
"My mom did such a great job instilling the uniqueness of who I am. It's radical for a Black woman to teach her Black daughter that she is special and unique when laws used to say that we were not fully human." - Charity Elder
Thanks for being a part of this bold and powerful conversation on The Power of The Only!
Whether you feel like the only one in your company, industry or community or the only woman in the room, we're here to support you in stepping up, speaking up through power, presence and representation and to make an impact in your personal and professional life.
Want even more insider tips, resources and training to help you own your voice and power and step into your leadership. Join me in my free, invite only YOU, Amplified!™ community!
Thanks for being a part of this bold and powerful conversation on The Power of The Only!
Whether you feel like the only one in your company, industry or community or the only woman in the room, we're here to support you in stepping up, speaking up through power, presence and representation and to make an impact in your personal and professional life.
Want even more insider tips, resources and training to help you own your voice and power and step into your leadership. www.AngelaChee.com
Thanks for being a part of this bold and powerful conversation on The Power of The Only!
Whether you feel like the only one in your company, industry or community or the only woman in the room, we're here to support you in stepping up, speaking up through power, presence and representation, and to make an impact in your personal and professional life.
Want even more insider tips, resources and training to help you own your voice and power and step into your leadership. Join me in my free, invite only YOU, Amplified!™ community!
Learn more about this episode of The Power of The Only with Angela Chee at www.angelachee.com/67
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