If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to step into what’s next—you just found it.

Host Natalie Benamou is joined by Erin Gallagher, founder of Ella and the Hype Women Movement, who shares why Thrive in 2025 Women's Conference is unlike any event. Erin isn’t just delivering the keynote—she’s staying, engaging, and co-creating an immersive experience that’s built by and for women.

Together, Natalie and Erin go deep into what it means to challenge long-standing norms, why women are done shrinking, and how we can build a new leadership economy rooted in collaboration—not competition.

Erin’s viral post about Jamie Lee Curtis cheering for Michelle Yeoh sparked a global conversation—and led to a movement, a podcast, and now a highly anticipated book. In this episode, she shares how that moment changed everything, and why now is the time for women to take up space, own their stories, and stop waiting for permission.

Erin opens up about her journey from behind-the-scenes PR to becoming a visible leader—and how she almost said no to her own book deal (twice).

🔑 Keys to Discover

• How Erin’s viral post turned into a book—and what almost stopped her
• What it really means to stop holding back and say yes to visibility
• Why Thrive in 2025 is a space for women to reconnect with who they are and where they’re headed

🎟️ Join us in Chicago, June 25–28 for Thrive in 2025

🌟 When you register for Thrive in 2025, you’ll receive:

✔️ One year in HerCsuite® Women's Network

✔️ Six months of group coaching with Jen Pestikas, CEO, Brave Women at Work

✔️ One year of Innovation Women to grow your speaker visibility

✔️ Built-in networking before, during, and after the event

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Keep shining your light bright. The world needs you.

About Erin Gallagher

Erin Gallagher is the CEO and founder of Ella, an inclusive network expanding women’s access to human, social, and financial capital, and the Founder of the Hype Women Movement and Podcast.

With 20 years of experience in global marketing, business development, organization and culture change, she is a small business owner, entrepreneur, and mother of two.

Erin was named a 2023 Top 100 LinkedIn Creator, Top 10 DEI Voice (#5), and recognized for the Top 100 Most Influential LinkedIn Posts of the Decade.

📘 Pre-order Erin’s book, Hype Women: Karma Is Our Currency

→ HypeWomen.co

Connect with Natalie Benamou

Natalie Benamou is the visionary behind Women Leaders on the Move, a Top 25 Women's Leadership podcast by Feedspot. As the Founder of HerCsuite®, she leads a strategic collective for executive women navigating board service, portfolio careers, entrepreneurship, and leadership in the second half of their professional lives.

Natalie works 1-2-1 as a strategic advisor or fractional chief revenue officer in life sciences.

Passionate about Women's Health, Natalie is the Founder and President of HER HEALTHX, a nonprofit committed to improving women's health outcomes.

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