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Some women live life out loud while others have chosen a more quiet path. Sometimes called introverts or private people, they keep their stories to themselves. These tales can be inspiring and entertaining stories involving humor, adventure and romance as well as those that are tragic and about overcoming challenges. Whether you are a quiet woman looking for the courage to let yourself be seen or you simply enjoy a good story about real life, join Stephanie Sumner, a marketing executive, entrepreneur and quiet woman herself on her quest to reveal the real and amazing lives of women you’ve never heard from before and celebrate them coming out of their shell.
Jenny Lang is back to talk about what it was like to live her dream of taking her family wherever the wind took them on their 48-foot catamaran. Their life aboard wasn’t always easy but it was filled with experiences and memo...
Daisy Simonis witnessed a cultural tragedy that sparked a desire to help those in need. When Covid-19 rocked her London world, she dove into action again. Along the way, she discovered how an introvert like herself can master...
In her small hometown where everyone knows your business, it was a known fact that Suzanne Flowers’ father was an alcoholic. But it wasn’t something she talked about with that many people. Until now. She shares how his addict...
Stephanie Sumner, our host, shares her own story of being a Quiet Woman and how it led her to start this podcast. Parental pressures, motherhood, a pandemic, cultural division and looking inward all play starring roles as wel...
After a gut-wrenching battle with infertility, Michelle Cawley made a decision that would change her life forever. The path she followed led her to transform from a quiet woman to one who is putting herself front and center f...
Closing out season one of Quiet Women, our host shares the impact this podcast has had on her. Venturing into uncharted waters was both frightening and empowering as Stephanie Sumner discovered the true value of showing up an...
Bronwyn Thornburg sought to make change at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, reinstating one of the buildings as the spiritual structure it originally was for the purposes of non-denominational activity. She sh...
Stevie Archer, an accomplished executive creative director, has climbed the corporate ladder of the male-dominated advertising world. Her rise was fueled by refusing to let her gender define her, embracing herself for who she...
Quiet Women Host
In addition to being a Quiet Woman, Stephanie Sumner is a wife, mother, daughter, friend, entrepreneur, marketer, yogi, cook, optimist, writer, traveler, Sunday school teacher, beach lover and many other things. Her love for putting people in the spotlight and making them shine combined with her roots in journalism led her to podcasting. She's an empathic listener who is genuinely curious about people and believes everyone has an interesting story inside of them. Stephanie coined the term Quiet Women and is thrilled to be providing them a safe stage to show up on to be heard and applauded.
