Women of Ambition Podcast

04/04/2024

*Call for Mormon women with MBAs*

Thank you to all who helped me with my MA research project on Mormon Women with MBAs over here at U Chicago. I am wrapping up for graduation and my thesis is going so so well.

I have already been invited to share my research with BYU, church leadership, and some really big sociology and religion research conferences. I can’t wait to keep shedding light on incredible women!

I am preparing for publication in a peer-reviewed journal and would love some additional interviews if anyone’s interested - this includes women with MBAs or considering one. Please set up a call at the link below so that you can be *anonymously* included in my data set.

Thank you!

https://www.alyssacalderhulme.com (link in bio!)

Picture of me buying all my regalia at surprise photo shoot after a crazy morning of running kids around and getting my broken ribs x-rayed 😅

01/04/2024

Cheers to all those who celebrate!

15/03/2024

Attended the first annual Women’s BYU MBA conference this week. Witnessing the “Elevate” student initiative in action was truly inspiring. The women behind this initiative are some of the most incredible individuals I’ve ever met. Excited to see how this conference will evolve in the future! Make sure to mark your calendars for the next conference on November 15-16.

Thank you to Kjerstin Roberts and every one of the Elevate board for putting this together! Such an honor to attend today.

29/02/2024

Key take aways from Dr. Wong’s research on couples with equal ambition and career goals over 5 years:

👉🏼 Equal outcomes in career or income across couples do NOT reflect the unequal work done my women to maintain the relationship.

👉🏼 Couples who claim egalitarian values but do not practice them in behavior only work for as long as the woman is willing to do significantly more work to manage. If/when the woman doesn’t do this work, the marriages end.

👉🏼 3 factors predict pathway and outcomes: structural support at work, egalitarian cultural behaviors, coordinated action - all 3 needed for equitable outcomes.

👉🏼 Couples who consistently BOTH compromised ended up with longer marriages and significantly higher income. In every case this required work from husbands to support his wife to make up for structural barriers.

The book I wished marriage and career planning courses taught from!

23/02/2024

New Episode! "TOO AMBITIOUS: Challenging the Status Quo + Stephanie O'Connell Rodriguez"

Welcome to the women of ambition podcast. I'm your host, Alyssa Calder Hume. And today we are going to look specifically at ambition for women as per normal, but we're going to be looking at it through the lens of culture and how religion and...

Welcome to the women of ambition podcast. I'm your host, Alyssa Calder Hume. And today we are going to look specifically at ambition for women as per normal, but we…

16/02/2024

New Episode! "(Different) Models of Leadership + Nina Simons, Bioneer Co-Founder"

Alyssa Calder Hulme: [00:00:00] Welcome to the women of ambition podcast. I'm your host, Alyssa Culler Hume. And today we have a fantastic guest on our show. Nina Simons is co founder and chief relationship officer at Bioneers and leads it's every...

Alyssa Calder Hulme: [00:00:00] Welcome to the women of ambition podcast. I'm your host, Alyssa Culler Hume. And today we have a fantastic guest on our show. Nina S…

12/02/2024

At what point does one have too much school spirit? Asking for a friend.

😂

10/02/2024

Impostures Syndrome and Black Ambition: DEI, Racial Capitalism, and the History of Policing in the US + Whitney Knox Lee, Esq. of

This is an INCREDIBLE talk on race and ambition with non-profit lawyer Whitney Know Lee. We didn’t plan it for this month (I actually planned it for last summer, but got majorly derailed by a cross country move and grad school), but it’s actually a great episode to share during Episode link in bio!

What do you think; is ambition less safe for Black folks?

10/02/2024

New Episode! "Impostures Syndrome and Black Ambition: DEI, Racial Capitalism, and the History of Policing in the US + Whitney Knox Lee, Esq."

Alyssa Calder Hulme: [00:00:00] Welcome to the Women of Ambition podcast. I'm your host, Alyssa Calder Hume, and today we have Whitney Knox Lee. Whitney is a civil rights attorney, an equity and inclusion consultant, a mother and wife, and the host of...

Alyssa Calder Hulme: [00:00:00] Welcome to the Women of Ambition podcast. I'm your host, Alyssa Calder Hume, and today we have Whitney Knox Lee. Whitney …

27/10/2023

Hey everyone!

I'm excited to share that my research this year focuses on the incredible experiences of women in MBA programs across the US, specifically exploring the impact of religion on mentorship and network building.

I'm on a mission to connect with as many women MBA's as possible, with a special focus on Mormon women in top 10 programs.

If you or someone you know fits this description, I would greatly appreciate your support by sharing this post and URL (also linked in my bio). Your help will contribute to the future impact of my work at the University of Chicago.

Let's make a difference together! Click the link below to schedule a 30-minute chat with me.

https://calendly.com/alyssa-hulme/30min

Please note that these interviews are strictly confidential and will not be used on the podcast. However, both my research and podcast align with my mission of supporting ambitious women and breaking down barriers in any field they choose to pursue.

Join me in this journey of empowerment!

20/10/2023

Still ISO women with MBAs to chat with about mentorship. Please share!

Hello!

I am a sociologist seeking to understand how mentorship affects women in business school, especially for Mormon and Jewish women. The end goal is to support women in business!

Would you be willing to hop on a 15-20 minute call with me this week to chat about your experiences (or lack thereof) concerning mentorship? This can apply to formal and informal mentorship relationships as mentor, mentee, or peer-to-peer mentoring. I’m interested to hear about any current mentor/mentee/peers, your past/present role models, and about what type of relationship has been helpful to your success in any area of life.

To schedule a zoom chat visit https://calendly.com/alyssa-hulme/30min
If there’s another way you’d prefer to communicate, let me know. We can do email or even Marco Polo if that’s a better fit for you!

I’m currently focusing on women MBAs at Booth School of Business and the Marriott School of Business, but I’d love to get as much info from as many women as possible. Feel free to refer me to other friends or coworkers.

Thanks so much! Let's change the world and help each other along the way!

Alyssa

A 15-30 minute chat about your experiences (or lack thereof) with mentorship as a mentor, mentee, or peer mentor, both in and outside of business. This can be a current relationship, past, or even childhood role model, formal and/or informal mentorship.

19/10/2023

Friends In/Around Academia:

I’ve been invited to meet with the following prospective hires for the Race, Diaspora, and Indignity Program here at UChicago. I’ve read work my a few of these scholars, but not all.

Please let me know if there’s anyone on here I should really root for (or not 😅) and if you know their background.

The RDI department is new on campus and is ramping up with a lot of hires. It’s the kind of place I could see myself working in the future. A lot of potential for a really incredible working environment. But that culture creation happens right now during the hiring process. I’d love to have an influence for an intersectional community of scholars who support one another and who are current on reindigenition/decolonial, CRT, and gender/intersectionality scholarship!

29/09/2023

I had a blast moderating an incredible panel of women on the topic leadership tonight. All 6 women shared raw, emotional stories of community, friendship, loneliness, hard work, and incredible resilience.

Women are strongest when we support one another and lead with all of our “too much”ness! So grateful for this opportunity to celebrate all women and our many roles, jobs, and passions.

02/08/2023

OfFiCiAl! master in progress ⏳

11/07/2023

Feeling very Dana Point Beach Barbie today in my pinks and oranges 👙

We officially moved out of Utah house part A, into Chicago apartment part B, and have begun vacation part C! Trying to be present and not think about completing basement part D or cross country drive with four kids part E 😅

Today my ambitious goal is to chill, play, and sun bathe 😎

06/07/2023

Checking out Threads. It’s supposed to replace Twittter. What do you think so far?

18/06/2023

Thanks so much to the She Podcasts Live team for awarding me a full scholarship to attend this year’s conference!

I attended the She Podcasts event in Arizona a few years ago. It was fantastic - I learned so much and made so many great connections. It’s been fun to run through the host platform app and see so many returning familiar faces and friends!

This year I’ll be tuning in virtually while I pack up our house and load the moving truck for Chicago. (Things are so messy and disorganized right now, but there’s a method to the mess).

I’d anyone else attending? I’ll keep and eye and ear out for ya!

08/06/2023

What does it mean to be a good ancestor? Why should we reckon with the horrible stories of our ancestors as well as the peaceful ones? How does colonization affect how we think about family, record histories, and relate to our relatives?

Join Alyssa Calder Hulme and Miyamoto Loretta Jensen, the Polynesian Genealogist, in a chat about data sovereignty, cognitive dissonance, dreams, joys, pains, and healing. Miya also shares a bit about why she left FamilySearch and what's next for her 💕

08/06/2023

New Episode! "Becoming a Good Ancestor: Family, Joy, and Decolonization + Miyamoto Loretta Jensen, the Polynesian Genealogist"

What does it mean to be a good ancestor? Why should we reckon with the horrible stories of our ancestors as well as the peaceful ones? How does colonization affect how we think about family, record histories, and relate to our relatives? Join Alyssa...

What does it mean to be a good ancestor? Why should we reckon with the horrible stories of our ancestors as well as the peaceful ones? How does colonizat…

29/05/2023

Just wrapped up recording an episode with Nina Simons about this awesome book, Nature, Culture, and the Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership 💕

I so appreciate all the many many women, especially global BIPOC and indigenous communities, Nina cites and learns from along with the reader. This text is a rich resource for indigenous wisdom, sovereignty, and wholeness we can all learn from.

I am so inspired by the community Nina has facilitated and the community movements and grassroots movements happening all over the world. When women lead, incredible healing happens for all.

Can’t wait to publish this episode soon!

03/05/2023

I wrapped up interviewing just in time to pick up a sick kiddo from school. Now I get to snuggle kiddo to sleep and reflect on another fantastic discussion on complex ambition.

My life, my choices, my ambitions are often incomprehensible to others, but I love my life. I don’t need to fit into anyone’s box to be happy and whole. Work and family. Interviews and snuggles. Motherhood and personhood. I can do both.

01/05/2023

🎊New episode! 🎉

Natalie and I had an awesome chat about the complexities and gifts of Latina ambition. I have a distinct picture of her at 9yo selling iced coffee on the street corners of New York 😆 Love that story so much.

I especially loved how Natalie discussing navigating multiple cultures with in her own family and then larger professional spaces. Her “sixth sense” has taken her so far! From Colombia to New York to Washington DC to the Rio Olympics to a new station near you, Natalie has used her unique gifts and perspectives to uplift her community and better our world 💪

🎧 Link in bio!

30/04/2023

New Episode! "Chicana/x and Latina/X Feminisms: PostPod + Citations"

Alyssa: [00:00:00] Hello everybody and welcome to the Women of Ambition podcast. I'm your host, Alyssa Calder Hulme, and today we're gonna do something that we haven't done for a little while now, and that is a PostPod, and this is where we. Look at...

Alyssa: [00:00:00] Hello everybody and welcome to the Women of Ambition podcast. I'm your host, Alyssa Calder Hulme, and today we're gonna do something t…

29/04/2023

New Episode! "Border Crossings: A Latina Look at Cultural Agility and Sixth Sense Bridge Making + Natalie Alhonte"

Alyssa: [00:00:00] Welcome to the Women of Ambition podcast. I'm your host, Alyssa Calder Hulme , and today we are going to be beginning a little bit of a shift in our podcast experience together where we've been examining ambition, how women...

Alyssa: [00:00:00] Welcome to the Women of Ambition podcast. I'm your host, Alyssa Calder Hulme , and today we are going to be beginning a little bit of …

27/04/2023

Last day of my Gender Studies Graduate program!

This has been an incredible year of growth for me and my brain; I can't even begin to express how fulfilled I am in an academic space surrounded by such an incredible cohort of scholars.

I think this first picture is fitting for this accomplishment - I planted the sprouting bulbs behind me six years ago. Each spring, they burst out of the thawing ground in an applause of color and joy. Each year they multiply and fill in more and more of my garden bed. Those bulbs each spring were so worth the initial planning and labor of planting. Similarly, my education has been a series of planning, planting, and now finally reward!

I may be off to sew new beds of knowledge in Chicago, but these bulbs haven't even begun to live out their entire lifecycle here in Utah. I’m so grateful for all the support I've received at the University of Utah, from my community and family, and especially from all of my guests and listeners here. If you listened through the podcast from season 1, you know how very lost I was just two years ago. We’ve come a long way together, and I want to say THANK YOU!!!

(The second photo is just after completing my final research presentation in my Sociology of Gender class- research I did base on the questions all of YOU shared with me 💕 I’m sharing digestible chunks of my work over the next many episodes. I hope it helps us all further into our journey as ambitious women.)

18/04/2023

It’s been yet another terrifying week of gun violence.

Ralph Yarl was picking up his younger siblings. Kaylin Gillis drove up the wrong driveway. Joshua Owen and a man being a rested for domestic assualt were both killed in cross fire. 4 people were shot on the free way in Houston in two separate events. 38 people across Chicago were shot in the last week alone; 8 have died.

No one needs my tears or to hear my fears. No amount of bemoaning online will change anything. In my small little privileged corner of the world I have very little to offer.

One thing I will do here is point to the healing, liberating work being done by targeted communities. Spaces like were Black parents are gathering to support each other and revolutionize their lives through Afro-futurism in and through PTSD.

The book in the image above, Parenting for Liberation: A Guide for Raising Black Children includes a workbook aspect for liberated parenting. I highly suggest reading it and reading exercising its principles as much you can. Parenting is political.

I can’t add anything profound to the anti-racism, anti-gun, decolonizing work being done in these spaces, but I can learn from them. I am no where need the target demographic for the text featured above, but I am learning from it as well as the liberating work that author Trina Greene continues to do. Please, heal yourself, your family, and if you are in a place of privilege, learn from and listen to those who are not. Changing how we parent CAN change the world.

01/03/2023

This week I have the pleasure of attending the University of Utah’s Women’s Week: Making Public Policy Personal.

Here are a few takeaways from today’s panel on Reproductive Rights & Justice: The Role of Public Policy

🟣Abortion access has been legal and common in ALL societies over time. Abortion wasn't really vilified until the late 20th century, contrary to anti-choice rhetoric.
🟣Moral laws are selectively enforced to disproportionately punish intersectionally disenfranchised people. Those people are very often already disproportionately undersupported and at higher risk of criminalized behavior.
🟣Evangelical Christians have had a massive influence on the criminalization of abortion and in implementing laws that codify controlling birthing bodies.
🟣The possible policy implications of the Roe V Wade overturn put many previously secured rights on the table for dismantling: q***r rights, marriage rights, gender-affirming care, miscarriage care, fertility and infertility care, the right to privacy online, policies that support families and post partom care.
🟣Utah’s current process of delicensing abortion clinics will directly affect individuals who need the most care. By removing local and affordable safe spaces for healthcare, the most vulnerable populations are being impacted now, even as abortions are not technically illegal here yet.
🟣There is a strong need for community support for people seeking access to reproductive care. Religious communities, in particular, need to be places of refuge and pastoral care, not advice and judgment. Correct medical information needs to be shared locally and within communities, especially when there is historical mistrust between disenfranchised people and medical establishments.
🟣People with privilege need to be the ones shouting about these issues (🙋‍♀️) and need to realize that those that need the most care are likely in the most vulnerable position and can't safely self-advocate.
🟣 Support your local movements or support movements at a distance. Learn about local laws and use your privilege to support your friends and family, and community when abortion care is needed.

02/02/2023

New Episode! "My First Research Update"

Ambition, gender roles, deviance... what does it all mean? Join me for a brief overview of my research into the pain many of my guests and listeners face as they express and exercise their ambition. Why is it so hard? What is that sense of disapproval...

Ambition, gender roles, deviance... what does it all mean? Join me for a brief overview of my research into the pain many of my guests and listeners face…

02/02/2023

Ambition, gender roles, deviance... what does it all mean? Join me for a brief overview of my research into the pain many of my guests and listeners face as they express and exercise their ambition. Why is it so hard? What is that sense of disapproval we get from society? What can we do about it?

This this first episode of season 4 I explain what sociologists and scientists have to say (and what they neglect!) in studying ambition. I explain part of Robert Merton's Strain Theory, Alice Eagly's Social Role Theory and how I am fitting new parts together to answer your questions about ambition. This is a high level overview fit for anyone who wants a functional understanding of their experience of being "too much" for other people. You aren't alone!