Women of the Northwest

Ordinary Women Leading Extraordinary Lives Interviews with interesting women. Motivating. Inspiring. Compelling.

Women of the Northwest is a society podcast hosted by Jan Johnson, with 30 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jan Johnson hosts Women of the Northwest, a society show with 30 episodes published.

Our AI reads these to draft pitches. Use them as grounding for a pitch that cites a real guest and a specific topic.

• 

  Episode #113

  Art Saves Lives: How Astoria Visual Arts Is Transforming a Community

  Mar 31, 202625 minS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Astoria Visual Arts</p><p>Jan sits down with Annie Eskelin, Executive Director of Astoria Visual Arts (AVA), to explore how a passion for art can shape an entire community. </p><p>Annie shares her journey from growing up in rural Alaska — where she never met a professional artist until college — to leading one of the most vibrant arts organizations on the Oregon Coast. </p><p>They talk about AVA's artist residency program, the rapid growth of free kids' art classes, outdoor summer art camps at Fort Stevens, the newly expanded gallery on Commer...

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #112

  I Can't Help Myself: One Woman's Fight for Justice and Democracy with Beverly Stein

  Mar 9, 202625 minS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Beverly Stein retired in 2016 as a Senior Fellow at the National Policy Consensus<br/>Center (NPCC) in the College of Urban and Public Affairs at Portland State<br/>University. At NPCC she served as Director of Oregon Solutions and as Director<br/>of Research and Development. Her focus was on working on projects aimed at<br/>addressing poverty, including staffing the Oregon Business Council Poverty Task<br/>Force.<br/>Prior to her work at NPCC, she worked for 10 years at the Public Strategies Group<br/>(PSG), headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, serving as...

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #111

  Small Town Roots, big Impact: Building CommunityThrough Forestry

  Jan 27, 202634 minS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>This episode was recorded April 20, 2022.</p><p>A lot has happened since then, including, Lindsay receiving the George Award January, 2026 for her achievements.</p><p>For transformative community impact, leadership, and tireless advocacy for education, workforce, and youth.</p><p>If you want a story of one amazing woman, listen in!</p><p>In this powerful episode of Women of the Northwest, host Jan Johnson sits down with Lindsay Davis, Hampton Lumber's Community Outreach Specialist and former Astoria Chamber of Commerce President. </p><p>Lindsay shares her remarkable journey from rural Southern Oregon t...

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #110

  From Myanmar Coup to Classroom: Moe's Pursuit of a Better World Through Education

  Jul 29, 202526 minS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Moe Mylint Than is a student at Clatsop Community College pursuing an associate of arts Oregon transfer degree she was originally from Myanmar one of the Southeast Asia countries where there is a lot of civil war going on. </p><p>However she studied bachelor of education for five years in Yangon university of education in Myanmar. </p><p>Due to the military coup everything changed and she had no chance of continuing her education there. The coup shut down the universities and arrested the students who spoke out against the dictatorship and sh...

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #109

  When Scams Hit Home: Personal Accounts

  Mar 7, 202549 minS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this podcast episode, we talk about various scams, how scammers lead us to believe them, and what to watch for.</p><p>Guests are Kyle Rea, Kay Schrieber, Dale Schrieber</p><p>Host Jan Johnson narrates her harrowing experience of falling victim to a sophisticated scam. </p><p>She recounts how a stressful day, combined with technical issues, made her vulnerable to scammers posing as tech support. Throughout the ordeal, Jan was manipulated into purchasing gift cards, believing it was necessary to resolve an alleged hacking issue. </p><p>Despite the warning si...

  ListenShow Notes

Recent guests on Women of the Northwest. Study who booked and why before you pitch.

Based on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:

Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.