Women Zion Builders | An Interview with Robin Ritch

About this episode

Robin Ritch discusses her career and insights on women navigating faith and societal changes.

Robin Ritch has spent her career building things that matter. She has led teams at Microsoft, Intel, and Cisco, and most recently served as President and Publisher of Deseret News Publishing Company, where she helped transform a 172-year-old institution into a nationally recognized digital voice. Throughout her career, Robin has had a knack for seeing around corners. She has launched new products, modernized organizations, and brought together unlikely communities around conversations that matter. She gives back through board service at The Policy Project, WikiCharities, Social Venture Partners, and Mission Edge, organizations working to make communities stronger. For as long as she can remember, Robin has been fascinated by women and their relationship with God. That lifelong curiosity is what led her to write “Using Friction to Grow”, her first book. Robin examines case studies of Latter-day Saint women who navigated significant social and ecclesiastical changes during the 1970s. She discusses how these women managed friction from society, family, and the Church to develop deeper discipleship and personal sanctification. Links Using Friction to Grow: Stories of…

People in this episode

Guest: Robin Ritch

Topics covered

• women in leadership
• faith and spirituality
• Latter-day Saint women
• personal growth
• community building
• resilience

Keywords

• women leaders
• LDS
• spiritual growth
• community strength
• friction
• discipleship
• personal sanctification

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Microsoft, Intel, Cisco, Deseret News Publishing Company, The Policy Project, WikiCharities, Social Venture Partners, Mission Edge

Books & works: Using Friction to Grow

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