Aug 25, 2022
Marcia Brownlee is leaving Artemis after four years as the program's manager. (Sad faces!) Artemis is housed under the National Wildlife Federation's public lands team, but its leadership team is made up of women from women across the country. Under Marcia's wings, the program has grown from a feeble idea tossed around at a campfire to a program with 71 ambassadors in 35 states. Artemis hosts events in-person and online, and connects sportswomen across the country. Artemis also seeks to foster a the kind of community where women can articulate conservation issues to their legislators as well as they can skin a deer. Today on the program: A deep dive into Marcia's work the past four years and where Artemis stands.
3:00 Marcia's #freezerconfessional leads us down a coffee-routine rabbit hole [pssst... want to hear from Artemis's coffee queen? You need to listen to the Sharenda episodes 1 & 2]
7:00 Coffee processes in the home vs. the field
9:00 The real Marcia Brownlee, ya'll... how do you describe yourself to people who know you?
13:00 Getting into hunting with the help of great people + the merits of DOING something with our loved ones
14:00 "I applied for the job with Artemis and was kind of shocked when I got it, but obviously very excited."
17:00 A nod to the NWF/Artemis work community
21:00 The back channels of conservation work... it's invigorating to be in the know
22:00 Pssst... the Artemis program manager job is accepting applications on a rolling basis until September 5th!
23:00 "You may have what they don't know they need" - never take yourself out of the running for an opportunity you're interested in
27:00 Shaking the outside expectations and defining your life/goals/mojo for yourself
33:00 Mentors in conservation -- they shape us, buoy us, and build us into better versions of ourselves
35:00 "Your Mountain" podcast with David Willms
37:00 Mentoring people you may never meet in real life
41:00 Intimacy between virtual-only co-workers
43:00 The self-declared adult sabbatical
48:00 "It's all about people. If we want to fix things -- we need to start with people."
51:00 Hunting brings us a sense of self-efficacy, confidence, independence... there's a strong mental health thread woven through sporting
58:00 Artemis is changing... but the core values remain the same #futureisbright
1:01 Conservation needs more engaged sportswomen
1:07 When you're social skills are fine-tuned for an in-person workplace, then switching to entirely remote work