Episode 177: Jess Ekstrom – Getting More Women Behind the Mic

Jess Ekstrom is on the podcast today! Jess is an entrepreneur, speaker, and author. She started her own business in college after an internship at Make a Wish. She founded Headbands for Hope where they deliver headbands to kids with illnesses. They have now donated millions of headbands to kids around the country and world. Jess is now the author of Chasing the Bright Side. She is also the author of the #1 children’s journal on Amazon, Create Your Bright Ideas. She has a speaking course called Mic Drop Workshop where she empowers women to get on stages and speak and tell their stories. Only 32% of speakers are women so she is on a mission to get more women on stage and get paid to do it! I found Jess on Instagram from her children’s book and fell in love with her work! I’ve now taken her speaking course and love it! What we talked about: 4:30- Introduction to Jess’ work 10:50- The shift in public speaking post-pandemic 14:10- Not having it all figured out even when you are speaking on a topic 18:05- Where to even start when writing a speech 20:45- Having confidence with public speaking 26:00- The impact of social media 32:00- Simplifying your life and systems 41:00- Jess’ books 43:00- Chasing positivity 47:25- Her impact from her parents as entrepreneurs 51:45- End of podcast questions Show notes: Mic Drop Workshop Jess’ Books Book recommendations: Generation Anxiety The Rabbit Listened Connect with Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows:  Why is Everyone Yelling? The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast The Ready to Run Podcast Sponsors: Lagoon Use the code “Lindsey” for 15% off your order