Warrior Women Rising
Warrior Women Rising
Podcast Description
About Our Podcast | This is a platform for authentic conversations about life after military service for women, the pursuit of purpose, and the evolving definition of success. Focused primarily on women veterans, the show explores diverse pathways to fulfillment—whether through career, family, leadership, mentorship, or other forms of impact.Our Mission | To amplify the voices of women veterans and leaders, providing a space to share stories of resilience, adaptation, and growth. The podcast honors the diversity of experiences, challenges, and victories that come with transitioning from military life to civilian life and beyond.
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Content Themes
Key themes include the pursuit of purpose, redefining success, and the resilience of women veterans, with episodes exploring topics like mentorship in post-military life and personal transformations such as identity and leadership. For example, Episode 2 features Sue Fulton discussing her journey of turning silence into strength and advocating for change, while Episode 1 emphasizes the importance of authentic connections among women veterans.
About Our Podcast | This is a platform for authentic conversations about life after military service for women, the pursuit of purpose, and the evolving definition of success. Focused primarily on women veterans, the show explores diverse pathways to fulfillment—whether through career, family, leadership, mentorship, or other forms of impact.
Our Mission | To amplify the voices of women veterans and leaders, providing a space to share stories of resilience, adaptation, and growth. The podcast honors the diversity of experiences, challenges, and victories that come with transitioning from military life to civilian life and beyond.
Hosts: Ashley Miller (USMA '11) & Kafi A. Joseph (USMA '03) — Guest: Dionna McPhatter (USMA '04) Producer: Xeon Simpson
🎙 [S1 E6] Warrior Women Rising — Episode 6: Finding & Living Your Purpose with Dionna McPhatter 🎙
In Episode 6 of Warrior Women Rising, co-hosts Ashley and Kafi continue their series on finding and living your purpose — this time in conversation with West Point grad, entrepreneur, and data-for-good visionary, Dionna McPhatter.
Dionna's story begins with an unexpected transition most veterans never anticipate: graduating from West Point without commissioning. After three hip surgeries, she stood on the same field as her classmates on graduation day — cheering them on instead of raising her right hand. What followed was a journey that took her from the halls of a CIA interview to the aisles of Walmart with P&G, from the chaos of early-stage startups to building her own creative and data studio, Radical Possibilities — with a music tech company, Supa, close to her heart.
Through candid conversation, laughter, and deeply honest reflection, Dee takes Ashley and Kafi, and us, through what it really means to live in integrity with yourself. Not the honor-code kind. The kind where you get quiet enough to know what actually matters to you, build an environment that keeps you there, and have the courage to walk away from what doesn't — even when it looks great from the outside.
This episode is for anyone who has ever had their plan upended, wondered if they chose right, or felt the tension between what the world expects and what their soul actually wants.
Themes
- Unexpected transition and finding your footing
- Living in integrity — with yourself, your values, and your purpose
- The power of community and finding your people
- Using data, technology, and creativity as tools for good
- Why the music industry is broken — and what reimagining it looks like
- Gratitude as a daily, active practice
🎧 Tune in, share in the story, and get ready to rise. 💛
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If there's someone whose story you'd like us to feature (including your own), or insights, reflections or feedback, any of the above mediums are great for that, too!
~ A & K
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