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Badassery LifeAuthor: Kelly Young/Stevi Stoesz Kersh
Badassery Life is a podcast about ordinary women doing extraordinary things. Women willing to share their stories - whether they are filled with heartbreak or amazing accomplishments. These inspiring women include social activists, moms, entrepreneurs, athletes, survivors, mentors, and more. Each has a unique and beautiful story about how they are living out their Badassery Life! Language: en Genres: Entertainment News, News Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Linda Calvin: Badass Survivor, Tech Leader & Advocate
Episode 16
Sunday, 30 November, 2025
Season 6 | Episode 16In this powerful episode of Badassery Life, Kelly sits down with Linda Calvin, a national tech leader, attorney, storyteller, mentor, and fierce advocate for women and Black leaders in tech. She's also a survivor of childhood trauma and she's boldly telling that story.Her journey is layered — growing up as the only Black child in a white family, surviving childhood sexual abuse, learning early to shrink, silence, and compartmentalize herself just to make it through.But Linda didn’t stay in those shadows.Inspired by a single hour of escape each week — Star Trek — she began imagining bigger worlds and eventually stepped into her own. Today she’s a VP in higher education, a writer, a leader, and a woman learning every day that she matters.This conversation is raw, real, courageous — and full of hope.
