Theodora Speaks

Cheryl Maletich, Senior Vice President of Transmission and Substation at ComEd, a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (a Fortune 100 energy company), shares her tenacious tales as an Engineer and why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are important components of her role and character.

Leadership comes naturally to Cheryl as does her ability to support other women as they climb the ranks. She emphasizes the significance of giving back and how philanthropic work fuels her soul. Cheryl is a firm believer in “how you act when you fail says as much about you as when you succeed.”

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Hear from the talented Noelle Kirchner, a mother to three gentlemen, a Presbyterian minister, Chaos to Calm TV host, author of How to Live Your Life Purpose: The Six Step Journey to God’s Best, and contributing blogger to platforms such as the TODAY Show Parenting Team to HuffPost Parents to Crosswalk. Noelle shares three of her six steps on how to believe in yourself and be all in – longing, risk and persistence.

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Our mental wellness is priceless and should be incorporated into our self-care routines. Easier said than done. However, it’s time to shed our worry of what others think about us and live our lives to the fullest.

Hear from the intelligently spirited Nicole Bolden, Transformational Life Coach and Co-Founder of Thriving with Baby. Nicole shares why she was called to take her S.T.E.M. passion and marry it with social work helping families cope with postpartum hurdles. She also emphasizes the importance of instilling values into her young girls while living life on the road – in an RV! – while exploring the United States during our global pandemic crisis this past year.

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On the heels of her second book release, Dr. Nicole Saphier discusses how becoming a teenage mother was the best unplanned event of her life. Coupled with becoming a mother at a young age, she was given a purpose in life and her resilience has shaped her success as a physician, best selling author, and a nationally-known contributor and regular guest-anchor for Fox News Channel. She shares the tools she sharpens to combat negative energy to be productive. Dr. Saphier’s new book, Panic Attack: Playing Politics with Science in the Fight Against COVID-19 is on sale now. Her goal is to let facts speak louder than the fear evoked during the pandemic to allow people to make the best informed decisions and opinions by helping others build resiliency during a global crisis.

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Featuring one of my oldest and most enthusiastic friends from high school, Beth Swierk, Director of Communications at MasterClass. We explore how the fundamentals of high school Forensics (a.k.a. Speech Team) have built her a solid communications foundation for life. Beth highlights the other side of the pitch, as well as describes the types of mentors to surround yourself with to “troubleshoot your [own] life.”

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Each episode highlights a Theodora in Technology and STEM and her intertwined personal and professional story in search of balance and fulfillment throughout her many seasons of life. 

Who is a Theodora you might ask? A Theodora is the heroine of her family, the heroine of her peers, and someone who does not let her fears prohibit her from taking risks. She shares her superpowers emphasizing the tools she sharpens in order to take her leap and follow her dreams. The episodes will empower and inspire you to be your best self.

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Former colleague, Jacqueline King, is a Wonder Woman in tech sales – with a S.T.E.M. background – who shares with us how her interior design traits compliment her professional relationship-building skills. Hear how her attributes of honesty, not being afraid to ask for help, and intuition have guided her to take her recent career risk in search of fulfillment.

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With guests Sam Olson (my personal trainer) and Amy Stevens (Indiana University college “sister” and confident) we explore the provocative connection between mindfulness and your pelvic floor and how it can help in pursuit of focus on professional and personal aspirations.

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Centered around risk-taking and reinvention with my dear kindred spirit, Lindsey Seavert. Lindsey is an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker who has worked at various TV stations coast to coast. Her award-winning documentary, Love Them First, is now streaming on Amazon. In this season of life, Lindsey has taken another leap of faith, this time reinventing her career. She shares three key tools that attribute to her risk-taking spirit.

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