Female Mavericks Co-Founder Beth Mazza on AI Images, Women Founders, and Creative Potency Artwork

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A weekly podcast on ways to stay calm and compel others as you communicate. Along with executive communications tips and strategies, we interview intriguing individuals who've found the "Sage approach" by finding gifts, opportunities, and knowledge within trying situations. New Zealander show host, Debbi Gardiner McCullough, has written on social and business trends and struggles for the Economist, the Guardian, and Financial Times of London. She's a self-retired college professor of writing, an executive communications and narrative coach. Visit her at: www.hangingrockcoaching.com

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Female Mavericks Co-Founder Beth Mazza on AI Images, Women Founders, and Creative Potency

November 28, 2025 • Beth Mazza and Debbi Gardiner McCullough • Season 5 • Episode 24

Co-Founder of Female Mavericks, Advisor, Coach and Cheerleader to Solopreneurs Beth Mazza joined the Sage Sayers the week before Thanksgiving, and I'm so glad she joined our show.

Our paths crossed from her intriguing LinkedIn post which highlighted that AI searches of images of female founders often yielded images of men. As a mother of three daughters and whose two exits as an entrepreneur totaled 7+ figures, Beth felt angered, and then intrigued and empowered to share the findings with many.

Her post yielded amazing responses, mine was one, and a connection formed. I too had found AI yielding sexist responses for headings for my writings, and more women founders want to speak out.

In our lovely ad hoc interview, we hear about Beth's love for entrepreneurship, motherhood, her 2026 book release ("Entrepreneur Like a Mother) and Female Mavericks, a program helping women entrepreneurs scale their business, launching March 2026.

We hear too of her love for writing and uplifting messages that will inspire you to found your own venture or continue to build the one you've begun.

You can find Beth Mazza on LinkedIn here and visit Female Mavericks here.

D G McCullough has written for the Economist, FT of London, and the Economist and taught communications and journalism at UNC Chapel Hill. She runs Hanging Rock Coaching and serves as a communications coach to leaders at Fortune 100s, including Google. Find her on LinkedIn. Join her workshops on Maven, Brag Anyway, and Listen Like a Boss. Or book her for a consult on your bio, one-liner, and work story.