On a Mission to Close the Gender Pay Gap: Meggie Palmer, Founder, PepTalkHer

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today I am joined by a woman with an incredible mission — Meggie Palmer! Meggie’s mission is to close the gender pay gap and leadership gap.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meggie is a speaker, journalist, and the founder and CEO of PepTalkHer; an incredible organization that is empowering women all around the globe. They run corporate programming to help with learning and development training, helping women supercharge their careers through online courses, and more. They also have an amazing app that helps female entrepreneurs track success, build confidence, and better negotiate. Throughout her career, Meggie has worked for the likes of Vogue, Forbes, Marie Claire, BBC World, CNBC, Dateline, and NBC — just to name a few!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today’s conversation, Meggie addresses the gender pay gap, what causes it, and what we can do about it. She shares personal stories from her own career, the key challenges she has overcome, the lessons she has learned, and enlightening moments of overcoming self-doubt and imposter syndrome. Meggie also gives advice around social media (and not let it negatively impact your psyche), how to become aware of imposter syndrome (in both yourself and others), and how to take courageous leaps of faith in your career.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[:50] About today’s episode with Meggie Palmer!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[1:40] Welcoming Meggie to the podcast.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[1:50] What Meggie is doing now, what brought her to the place she is today, and why she transitioned from a career in journalism to entrepreneurship.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[5:08] The impact of the gender pay gap and what causes it.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[8:13] How Meggie’s app, PepTalkHer, addresses the gender pay gap and helps aid women in having these diffi