7. Erin Gallagher: Why ＃hypewomen is more than a Moment, It’s a Movement
Ok y’all. Get ready. This one is FIRE. 🔥
On January 16th, I made a request. The day before I saw an Instagram post, a “word anthem” describing the now very famous photograph of Jamie Lee Curtis unabashedly celebrating Michelle Yeoh’s win for best actress at the Golden Globes on January 10th. Erin Gallagher wrote a post on LinkedIn about the image of the two famous actresses in that moment. (Go read that post here.) It starts…”Ladies, this is your vibe for 2023: unabashed hype woman. Full on. Full out. Full force.”
That post from Erin went everywhere. It became the very definition of viral. A friend of Jamie Lee’s sent it to her, where JLC herself reposted it and coined the term “word anthem.”
The hashtag #hypewomen is now being used all over social media as a flag, or more like a torch, to gather women in solidarity to the flame of lifting each other. To overcome and disavow any disempowering systems that keep women feeling in competition with each other, instead of holding each other in support…and accountability.
Erin Gallagher is the Founder and CEO of Ella, an inclusive network unlocking women's access to human and financial capital. Ella recognizes women’s value, and increases their valuation. The ethos: change is inevitable, growth is optional, true metamorphosis requires both. Ella provides connection, coaching and consulting to support your transformation.
Erin brings almost 20 years experience leading global marketing, business development, media relations, branding, communications and organizational and culture change to the many roles she currently plays: small business owner, disruptor, entrepreneur, system-challenger and mother to two young boys.
She has counseled C-suite and senior leaders at some of the world’s biggest and best brands and companies — from LinkedIn to United Airlines to Carhartt to McDonald’s — and forged relationships with change makers and leaders who believe in the power of diversity, equity, inclusion and access.
Early that morning of January 16th, 2023, in the midst of what I can only imagine was a true boatload of incoming media requests (she has been contacted by major media outlets…) I sent her a message asking her to be on my brand new podcast.
And she said yes. With enthusiasm.
This woman walks her talk. She is out to be a disruptor. A changemaker. And she supported a complete stranger with a bit of her time to share with us her vision of a future where women have the human, and financial resources to create a world that works for all of us.
For us, by us.
I add my hand to that torch.
This podcast is my way of gathering all our flames, so we can see a new way from our deep wellness, wildness and wisdom. Because that’s what is needed now.
LFG. 🔥
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