Reshma Saujani

Bestselling author and happiness expert Gretchen Rubin joins Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, to explore the evolution of friendships in adulthood. They discuss the importance of maintaining deep connections during life's transitions and tackle the complexities of navigating conflicts. The duo shares insights on personality types and their influence on friendships, emphasizing the need for intentionality in fostering relationships. They highlight the significant role of adult friendships in modeling positivity for children, even amid modern isolation.

Reshma Saujani, a lawyer and activist, leads Moms First, advocating for affordable childcare and equal pay for moms. In this engaging discussion, she illuminates how recent policies under Trump adversely affect motherhood and children. They delve into alarming trends such as the potential demise of the Head Start program and RFK Jr.'s harmful autism comments. The conversation emphasizes the need for urgent reforms to support families, critiquing inadequate political responses to motherhood's challenges, and calling for long-lasting systemic changes.

Laurie Santos, a Yale professor and host of "The Happiness Lab," teams up with Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code and bestselling author, for an insightful discussion on friendship. They delve into the evolution of friendships through life stages, especially midlife. Key topics include tackling the challenges of forming new connections, balancing close friendships with a wider circle, and understanding how personality types influence relationships. The conversation is peppered with personal anecdotes and practical advice for nurturing meaningful bonds.

Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code and author of 'Pay Up,' shares her transformative journey from facing childhood bullying to empowering millions of women in tech. She discusses the stark realities of balancing a demanding career with family life, emphasizing the need for systemic change for working mothers. Reshma highlights the importance of mental health in leadership and the necessity of teaching coding to girls, linking it to inclusivity and financial literacy. Her candid reflections inspire resilience and a commitment to fostering future female innovators.

Ryan Holiday, Jay Shetty, Maya Shankar, Reshma Saujani, and Tiffani Thiessen discuss practicing grace under pressure, mindfulness, creating comfortable spaces, the power of daily habits, creating opportunities, embracing failure, and finding renewal through cold plunging.

In a powerful conversation, Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First, joins Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. They delve into the importance of redesigning workplaces to support women, balancing health with career demands, and the challenges of female entrepreneurship. Reshma shares her journey through setbacks and her passion for empowering young women in tech. Their discussion highlights the need for authenticity in leadership and advocating for equitable policies in the workplace. This exchange is filled with inspiring insights for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Leaders from various sectors discuss prioritizing long-term vision, ethical tech deployment, human-centered workplaces, intergenerational equity, and rebuilding trust in leadership during a compilation episode recorded at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting.

Reshma Saujani discusses empowering girls to embrace bravery over perfection, systemic barriers in achieving gender equality, challenges of caregiving responsibilities, societal expectations of gender roles, and the importance of policy advocacy for paid leave and childcare. The conversation also explores the evolution of the 'girl boss' generation, the motherhood penalty in the workforce, personal reflections on mentorship, and redefining freedom in motherhood and work.

When the pandemic brought the nation’s childcare crisis out into the open, Reshma Saujani realized that mothers needed to push their concerns to the front. Bradley talks to the founder of Moms First about affordable childcare, paid leave and equal pay. These are “not just the right things to do,” says Saujani, “they’re the smart things to do. You’re just losing out on talent.”This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: info@firewall.media.Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, follow Bradley on Linkedin + Substack + YouTube, and be sure to pre-order his upcoming book, Vote With Your Phone. 

Activist and founder of Girls Who Code, Reshma Saujani, shares her journey of struggling to achieve her goal of motherhood, embracing vulnerability, and allowing herself to feel emotions. She discusses breaking the facade of always being in control, the emotional rollercoaster of unexpected pregnancy and loss, and the transformative power of opening up about emotional pain.