671 Barbara Harrison: Media Star to Entrepreneur

Why Broadcast and Journalism Skills Help Women in Business

For any female founder, one of the biggest challenges is knowing – and accepting –your own value.

Women entrepreneurs create so much value for so many people with our innovations in business, yet when it comes down to asking for the sale, pursuing investment, pricing our goods and services – we often shortchange ourselves, even when the value is obvious to everyone else.

Many women come to entrepreneurship later in life after scaling the corporate heights, or in the case of Barbara Harrison, winning countless awards including 19 Emmys for her acclaimed work as a TV anchor, producer, and journalist for NBC stations in San Francisco, Dallas and Washington D.C. Barbara has created of more highly acclaimed series and segments than you can count, including Wednesday’s Child, the show credited with finding permanent homes for hundreds of children in the Washington area. It has been the model for similar programs in major cities across the nation.

Now, as Barbara opens a new chapter in her life founding her own media company Barbara Harris Media, and with acclaimed podcast Behind The Lines: The Greatest War Letters Ever Written and the Stories Behind Them, we dig deep today about why women in their 50s, 60s and even 70s are perfectly placed to make great strides in entrepreneurship, how to translate your previous accomplishments into business success by knowing your own value, plus new opportunities in the fast-changing media landscape.

Because Barbara and I share such a similar background, with me taking the leap into business some 20 years earlier, I also share my own experiences and advice about making the transition. Please join the conversation with Barbara over on the interactive podcast app Podopolo, where you can share your perspectives and experiences, ask questions, and take the conversation further.  Download Podopolo here and invite your friends.

More about Barbara Harrison at barbaraharrisonmedia.com

More about Barbara Harrison at Barbara Harrison Media

Barbara Harrison is an award-winning television journalist, anchor, and producer, gracing NBC screens for 38 years in San Francisco, Dallas and Washington, DC. A recipient of many local and national awards for her work, including 19 Emmy Awards, Barbara created the celebrated program known as Wednesday’s Child on NBC stations across the country.

Send letters written by any members of your family or generations of your family who served in the military or on the home front go to behindthelines.us and send them to Andy Carroll Here

Listen to Barbara’s podcast at Behind The Lines

Get the Transcript HERE