#187 Two Sisters Who Turned Shyness Into a Global Sisterhood

About this episode

The episode features sisters Amy and Nancy Harrington discussing their journey from shyness to creating a supportive community for women.

Today, I interview sisters and business partners Amy and Nancy Harrington, who both grew up shy and spent years navigating environments that made it hard to be heard, until they decided to leave their high-powered Hollywood careers and build something that could give other women the voice they had to fight for themselves. Amy rose to vice president at Warner Brothers at 27, often the youngest and only woman in the room, quietly doing the work while men took the credit. Nancy built a solitary ...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Doreen Downing

Guests: Amy Harrington, Nancy Harrington

Topics covered

• shyness
• sisterhood
• women's empowerment
• Hollywood careers
• voice
• business partnership

Keywords

• shyness
• sisterhood
• women's voice
• Hollywood
• empowerment
• business partners

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Warner Brothers

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