BOLDLY FEMININE

“Hello!“ After quite the hiatus, BOLDLY FEMININE is back! And I am delighted to be your host. I’m Konstantina Mahlia. My amazing guest for this auspicious day is none other than the wonderful RIANE EISLER. Riane Tennenhaus Eisler is an Austrian-born American systems scientist, futurist, attorney, and author who writes about the historical effect of gender, politics and how th

Konstantina strikes a deal with John to continue the conversation and segue into a Part II that digs into John’s advocacy of the feminine:)! John’s rational for the strength in a more egalitarian society was first written about in a 2010 blogpost about the Big Shift . To quote John, “ Women are affected by the longer term changes that are transforming this environment.“ Our

Good Morning to you on July the 5th. I wanted to introduce my guest to you, a man who has been a thought leader of the Silicon Valley and some of the most important think tanks there are. John Hagel is the retired co-chairman for Deloitte Center for the Edge. He has nearly 40 years of experience as a management consultant, author, speaker, and entrepreneur. He has served as senior

I’m so pleased to introduce a friend and colleague from the masculine side of the tracks in the fashion industry – Nick Sullivan, editor at ESQUIRE magazine. Nick was born in England (which he’ll fill in here), so his sartorial roots are profoundly deep. Not sure if as deep as a man from Florence or Milan, but pretty deep :). Perhaps Nick can walk us through a brief history a

George Lois is at the forefront of the 1960’s evolution of modern day advertising; the MOMA icon of Madison Avenue. Listen to his son Luke Lois in conversation about the inimitable legacy his father left behind.An Audacious Blend of Image and Word...A fury to communicate...I'm so pleased that Luke Lois, the son of the Madison Avenue legend George Lois could join me today. Sadly,

There’s a Japanese word which is also a concept and that is KINTSUGI.(Sidenote: I speak four languages and find it fascinating that each language will have words that you just can't translate exactly because the concept or act is so important to that culture… like snow is to Eskimos. Most societies don't need ten words for snow, right? Getting back to KINTSUGI - And here is the

Donna was born outside of Sydney, Australia. As a very small child, her dad took her away from her mother to live on a farm with a stepmother and three step-siblings who were older. She was fed and housed. That was it. Without saying more, Donna’s torturous childhood was a combination of horrible abuse from her male siblings, her stepmother and sister, and extreme bullying at sch

My guest today on BOLDLY FEMININE is DEEPA MEHTA, an Indo-Canadian filmmaker whose film WATER was selected for Best Foreign Film by the Academy Awards in 2007. Her films are each unique in their exploration of social references from forced marriages, to homosexuality, misogyny and layers upon layers within those topics. She was also selected by Salman Rushdie, who was kind enough t

What can be done?· Private company leadership needs to increase the number of entry-level jobs based on a skills assessment, vs. certification (see above: fetishization of elite colleges). Develop relationships with local public institutions, including two-year schools, that charge modest tuition: That's where you'll find those deemed unremarkable with the potential to become rema

KONSTANTINA SHARES HER PERSONAL HEALTH CARE REGIMENNear and dear to my daily routine are my self care habits, and that’s what I wanted to share.Fashion is an important form of self expression and self care: my way of expressing “me myself and I.”Nutrition.I don't abuse any substances and eat clean, natural, healthy foods,. I believe that self harm and addictions are buried in