VBB Episodes

“It is literally impossible to be a woman.” So begins the monologue that breaks the women of Barbieland out of their patriarchal trance and back into power over a world they created. That dialogue reminds Christopher and Heather of why we created VBB...

She didn't create Barbie but was hired to help revive and diversify the image of the world's most iconic toy. Long before the blockbuster movie, VBB welcomed cultural expert Jess Weiner to take us on tour through the boardrooms of global brands like...

Dana Killion is an accomplished author and a skilled storyteller known for her captivating mystery novels, but in her powerful debut memoir, Where the Shadows Dance, is where she lays bare the slow drip of the trauma she fought through to save the man...

Gina Cloud is a deeply devoted teacher, author, speaker, and advocate of all things women. Gina is a rebel and a revolutionary determined to free women from the societal, biological, and personal prisons they have endured for millennia. Using her...

Nichole Crawford is a U.S. Army veteran with combat service in Iraq post-9/11. Like many veterans, Nichole believed that coming home not wearing a body bag or suffering a debilitating injury made her one of the lucky ones. War was something she could...

Kate Brookes (a.k.a. Transister Mom) is an award-winning TV reporter/anchor turned producer/filmmaker who, as field produced for The Discovery Channel, has interviewed celebrities like Beyonce to Barbara Walters. She's written for Today.com, and...

Laurin Mayeno wrote a children's book to help nonbinary children like her own escape the loneliness, isolation, and mistreatment she felt as a minority. Shortly after the book's release, it was banned in schools for being age-appropriate. Laurin's question is why.

Juliane Bergmann's credentials are impressive. She's a technical writer, book coach, ghostwriter, and editor. However, Juliane also has a common issue that most adults face: an identity crisis that began in childhood.

Stephanie Clarke is a most amazing woman. Her fiery red hair is a hint to her temperament as a speaker, facilitator, author, sacred ceremony hostess, Law of Attraction life coach, and a spiritual leader self-ordained as the Irreverent Reverend. As an...

Lee Wind (he/him) is an Author and the Founder of the award-winning Blog I'M HERE. I'M QUEER. WHAT THE HELL DO I READ? Lee's Blog has over 3 million page loads from over 100 countries! Lee holds a master's degree in education from Harvard and writes...

Dr. Maria Rothenburger is a fertility therapist and coach who has been through the harrowing journey of infertility. For over six years, Maria and her husband tried in vein to start a family but it only brought depression, anxiety, and intense...

Katie Nave is a freelance writer; she's penned articles for Newsweek, Huffington Post, and other top-notch publications. She works at being effective as a mental health advocate; she's a successful professional pediatrician in one of the world's...

Melissa Leon is a 20-year corporate finance professional, small business owner, bestselling author, mother of three, and the self-proclaimed Efficiency Bitch. Melissa uses the word B.I.T.C.H. as an acronym to define the five areas she focuses on for...

Alexandra Mislin is passionate about educating others on how to analyze human behavior to motivate others to act in their interest. Currently, she’s an Associate Professor at American University's Kogod School of Business and teaches various courses...

Women face a unique set of financial challenges. Women have more hidden costs in their daily lives, like the pink tax, and the potential for more financial setbacks in the future, including the gender pay gap. Around the globe, women are generally...

Are you the master of your money, or is money the master of you? April is Financial Literacy Month — at VBB it's Women & Money Month. We could talk about the six components of financial literacy — earning, spending, saving, investing, borrowing,...

Throughout March, International Women's Month, it’s been one conversation after another with inspirational women born, living, or working globally in China, India, Iran, and Puerto Rico. Today a visit to Ghana, Africa. Gifty Serbeh-Dunn is co-founder...

Michelle Hrycauk Nassif is a loving mother and a wise matriarch whose business is being a powerful Feminine leader. Her deep and genuine passion is to build and nurture Communities that support women and girls in their journey to fulfill their dreams...

Dr. Sousan Abadian was raised in Washington, D.C., but was born in Tehran, Iran. She shares a uniquely cross-cultural view the rest of the world might consider. Dr. Sousan Abadian was born in Tehran, Iran, and raised in Washington, D.C. She holds a...

Ahilya Mehta is not yet 30 years old, but she is a former co-founder of Aara woman’s health clinic and is currently an entrepreneur-in-residence at Nua women’s wellness start-up in Mumbai, India. Ahilya graduated from Wellesley College in the US and...

Dr. Candise Lin was born in Guangzhou, China, a port city northwest of Hong Kong on the Pearl River. Candice earned her BA in Psychology and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology in America. Recently, she has focused on mentoring Chinese students in...

Kimberley John-Morgan is a strong, unapologetic voice for historically excluded communities subjected to social isms — racism, sexism, classism, ableism, heterosexism, and other forms of oppression. Through her writing and equity education sessions,...

Elizabeth Leiba is a college professor and a passionate advocate for Black businesswomen. Elizabeth authored I'm Not Yelling: A Black Woman's Guide to Navigating the Workplace" as a resource to encourage savvy Black businesswomen navigating a...

Porsha Stennis signs off her literary work with, Another badass black woman of literature. She refers to her work as the narration of a black millennial woman’s journey through life, highlighting wellness, self-love, and evolution. She authored The...