Women Inspire Chicago!

Women Inspire Chicago!

Hosted by Angela Ingram, iHeart Chicago's Senior Vice President of Public Engagement and produced by iHeart Chicago’s Paulina Roe. Angela will host inspiring conversations with some of Chicago’s top women executives as they share their personal stories of success. These conversations will highlight the executive's road to success, including their triumphs, detours, pitfalls and challenges.

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May 28, 2025 36 mins
iHeartMedia Chicago presents the Women Inspire Chicago Podcast, hosted by iHeart Chicago’s SVP of Public Engagement, Angela Ingram and produced by iHeart Chicago’s Paulina Roe. Angela hosts inspiring conversations with some of Chicago’s top women executives. V103’s Jeanne Sparrow, an Emmy-winning television and radio personality and author, joined Angela for her 2nd Anniversary Special Edition episode.
 
Jeanne Sparrow is a 7-time Em...
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Suzanne Yoon is a recognized private equity investment executive with over 25 years of experience investing in and advising middle market companies. Throughout her career she has led, sourced, and closed over $3B of middle market deals and advised on global restructurings totaling over $10B in asset value. Suzanne currently serves as Founder and Managing Partner of Kinzie Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm. She l...
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January 28, 2025 41 mins

iHeartMedia Chicago presents the Women Inspire Chicago Podcast hosted by Angela Ingram, iHeart Chicago's Senior Vice President of Public Engagement and produced by iHeart Chicago’s Paulina Roe. Angela hosts inspiring conversations with some of Chicago’s top women executives as they share their personal stories of success, including their triumphs, detours, pitfalls and challenges.

In this episode, "Kickback with KeKe," Angela has a ...
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August 26, 2024 17 mins
iHeartMedia Chicago presents the Women Inspire Chicago Podcast hosted by Angela Ingram, iHeart Chicago's Senior Vice President of Public Engagement and produced by iHeart Chicago’s Jasmine Bennett. Angela hosts inspiring conversations with some of Chicago’s top women executives as they share their personal stories of success, including their triumphs, detours, pitfalls and challenges.

Jasmine Flowers Mazyck, Managing Director at Flo...
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July 8, 2024 21 mins
iHeartMedia Chicago presents the Women Inspire Chicago Podcast hosted by iHeart Chicago’s SVP of Public Engagement, Angela Ingram and produced by iHeart Chicago’s Jasmine Bennett. Angela hosts inspiring conversations with some of Chicago’s top women executives. 

Sally Ramirez, Senior Vice President of News, NBC5 Chicago and Telemundo Chicago, joined Angela for her 1st Anniversary Special Edition Episode.

With more than 30 years of lo...
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April 8, 2024 19 mins
iHeartMedia Chicago presents the Women Inspire Chicago Podcast hosted by Angela Ingram, iHeart Chicago's Senior Vice President of Public Engagement and produced by iHeart Chicago’s Jasmine Bennett.  Angela hosts inspiring conversations with some of Chicago’s top women executives as they share their personal stories of success, including their triumphs, detours, pitfalls and challenges.
 
Alene Mason is the Chicago Public Schools Netw...
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March 4, 2024 28 mins
It's Women's History Month!

In a special bonus episode of Women Inspire Chicago, Angela and Jasmine pay tribute to the women in their lives that have inspired them and played a part in who they are today.
Join in as they honor their legacies and celebrate the progress that we continue to make in 2024 and beyond.
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February 5, 2024 22 mins
Kara Demirjian Huss joined Jasmine for the latest episode.

Kara is the Founder and President of DCC Marketing, WBE/WBENC, a full-service marketing agency driving impact through their unique approach to multicultural marketing that creates stand out campaigns to drive consumer education and behavior change. She is also the Senior Vice President for TCCI Manufacturing a global leader in compressor technology and electric vehicle compo...
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December 11, 2023 29 mins
The Honorable Kimberly M. Foxx, Cook County State’s Attorney, joined Angela for her latest episode. She is the first Black woman to lead the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office – the second-largest prosecutor’s office in the country. Kim took office on December 1, 2016, with a vision for transforming the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office into a fairer, more forward-thinking agency focused on rebuilding public trust, promoting...
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October 19, 2023 18 mins
Dorri C. McWhorter, President and CEO of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, joined Angela for her latest episode. In 2021, Dorri became the first woman and first person of color to lead the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago. She prides herself on being a socially-conscious business leader and is committed to creating an inclusive marketplace by leveraging a cross-sector approach of engaging business, civic and community partners. Dorri h...
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September 1, 2023 12 mins
Margaret M. Mueller, Ph.D., joined Angela for her latest episode. Dr. Mueller serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Executives’ Club of Chicago, the nexus for connecting and growing the region's business leaders. In this role, she oversees the strategic direction and operations of more than 100 programs annually for 16,000 executives. Check It Out and Be Inspired!

The Women Inspire Chicago Podcast is sponsored b...
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Megan Chody, Proud Owner of Garrett Popcorn Shops & Director of Garrett Cares and Lindsay Alberti, Director of Marketing, Garrett Popcorn Shops & Frango Chocolate, joined Angela for her latest episode of Women Inspire Chicago Podcast. Check It Out and Be Inspired!
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June 21, 2023 12 mins
Brenda Palms joined Angela Ingram for the premiere episode of Women Inspire Chicago. Brenda is the Founder/President & CEO of the North Lawndale Employment Network, an urban workforce development agency. She is also CEO of Sweet Beginnings, LLC, a social enterprise using urban beekeeping to create jobs for those with significant barriers to employment, and CEO of Beelove Cafe.
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June 21, 2023 10 mins
Host Angela Ingram and Producer Jasmine Bennett discuss the reasoning behind the Women Inspire Chicago Podcast in this "Making Of" prequel episode.
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