Welcome to Episode 11 of our podcast, Courageous Conversations, hosted by Leanne Pilkington.
In this episode, we hear from Louisette Geiss, Co-Founder of RWIRELA, women’s rights advocate, Sales VP, and former producer, actress, writer and director. She talks about the Harvey Weinstein case, the impact this has on her career at the time, how she paved herself a different path and the legacy she has built by speaking up.
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01:00 – The hard conversations Louisette had with herself after coming forward about what Harvey Weinstein did to her in 2008.
03:00 – Louisette’s goals/dreams, reinventing her career and entering the real estate space
07:00 – Louisette’s experience with journaling and how this has helped her achieve her goals.
09:00 – Harvey Weinstein; how he affected Louisette, what she did and how she approached her husband about the case.
12:30 – Expanding how deep the Weinstein case goes and how Louisette’s stand has impacted people around her (even men!)
18:30 – Reflecting on a future where ‘gender is no longer the agenda’ and empowerment within the female community.
20:30 – How Louisette started RWIRELA and joined forces with Leanne and our team at RWIRE in Australia.