{"podcast":{"title":"She Lift Project Podcast","slug":"she-lift-project-podcast-6474422","podcast_index_feed_id":6474422,"rss_url":"https://sheliftproject.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://sheliftproject.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/16751722/SLP_PodcastCover_Final_6qw93b.jpg","author":"Cynthia Kirkpatrick","episode_count":79,"summary":"Women are experiencing higher levels of career success than ever before. How did they get there? These are their stories. What do they do? What was their journey like? What challenges did they face along the way? What advice do they offer? Cynthia Kirkpatrick, a Senior Financial Advisor at Moneta Group, conducts face to face interviews with women who are at the top of their fields. They reveal the secrets of their success and share their wisdom with you. The shows contain many unexpected twists and turns, and no rise to the top is without sacrifices. Learn what these women went through and are still going through as they pursue personal and professional greatness.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T14:20:59.661137+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/she-lift-project-podcast-6474422"},"episode":{"title":"#60 - Felice McClendon: This is Not a Drill","slug":"60-felice-mcclendon-this-is-not-a-drill","published_at":"2025-10-07T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/she-lift-project-podcast-6474422/60-felice-mcclendon-this-is-not-a-drill","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/she-lift-project-podcast-6474422","url":"https://sheliftproject.podbean.com/e/60-felice-mcclendon-this-is-not-a-drill/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ac52nf4cmfky3aix/60_-_Felice_McClendon_-_This_is_not_a_Drill8x7ed.mp3","summary":"In this episode of the She Lift Project Podcast, host Cynthia Kirkpatrick welcomes Felice McClendon, the first executive director of Delmar Main Street in St. Louis. Felice's work focuses on economic development, supporting 250 small businesses and nearly 37,000 residents across eight neighborhoods along the Delmar corridor. The conversation explores her innovative approach to community building and takes a deeply personal turn as Felice shares her harrowing experience surviving a tornado while in her car, and how this disaster has both challenged and united the community. This episode is for entrepreneurs, community leaders, and anyone interested in economic development or disaster recovery. Listeners will learn about innovative small business support models, the distinction between immediate relief and long-term recovery, and how personal trauma intersects with community resilience. After listening, they'll understand practical ways to support businesses and communities in crisis, recognize the importance of addressing hidden trauma, and feel inspired to engage in community-building efforts in their own regions.","meta_description":"In this episode of the She Lift Project Podcast, host Cynthia Kirkpatrick welcomes Felice McClendon, the first executive director of Delmar Main Street in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2626,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/she-lift-project-podcast-6474422/episodes/60-felice-mcclendon-this-is-not-a-drill/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/she-lift-project-podcast-6474422/60-felice-mcclendon-this-is-not-a-drill.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}