Iron Butterfly

Tish Long: Mimi on Becoming an Engineer, Being the Only Woman, & Conquering Public Speaking (pt 1)

On this very special season of Iron Butterfly Podcast, we’re going inside our first documentary feature film, titled The Power We Hold: Stories from Women Spies. This film features 10 of the most powerful women you’ve never heard of, and this season, we’ll get up close and personal with each of them. Each month, we’ll highlight a different woman, with each episode presented in two parts. On this episode we’re joined by the incredible Tish Long, whose career reshaped what leadership looks like across the U.S. intelligence community. Tish served as the fifth Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), becoming the first woman ever to lead a major U.S. intelligence agency. In this wide-ranging conversation, she reflects on a career that spanned global operations, organizational leadership, the evolving role of intelligence and contributing to the re-shaping of the institutions that collect and distribute intelligence . The episode offers a thoughtful look at the challenges and opportunities of breaking barriers, building institutions, and leading with vision in one of the most demanding fields of public service. Follow us on social media to catch us on the road this year as we travel to film festivals across the world. We might be coming to a city near you! * Instagram: @ironbutterflypodcast [https://www.instagram.com/ironbutterflypodcast] * YouTube: @IronButterflyMedia [https://www.youtube.com/@IronButterflyMedia] * Spotify: Iron Butterfly Podcast [https://open.spotify.com/show/52NGKu77ykJxWmwVTPWrpu?si=deb5ef87927e4710] To support The Iron Butterfly Podcast, visit our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/IronButterflyPodcast [https://www.patreon.com/IronButterflyPodcast]  To learn more about Iron Butterfly Media, check out our website: https://www.ironbutterflymedia.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGt2ZlY5RllYM2RJcEpSSzBoZ3FSMF9SLXVXQXxBQ3Jtc0tubTRvUEk2ZXdzdXBxX2k3Y1J3OXB6bm5XQ0RaRUkzX3o5OWdyN1QyVktoVGNFQy0zLXBiQ3BhRUdUNmZOWmhYdDZCaUJZVzhQZXE1N0h0TEhldXh5OVc2UG9LV3ZRSjZTYlJ3UlNBaFBCVGduVzVVWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ironbutterflymedia.com%2F&v=md3vCY56DaA]

Sue Gordon: Humble Servant on Sally Ride, Cancer Treatment, and Grief as a Doorway (pt 2)

On this very special season of Iron Butterfly Podcast, we’re going inside our first documentary feature film, titled The Power We Hold: Stories from Women Spies. This film features 10 of the most powerful women you’ve never heard of, and this season, we’ll get up close and personal with each of them. Each month, we’ll highlight a different woman, with each episode presented in two parts. This thoughtful and deeply human episode features an intimate, wide-ranging conversation with Sue Gordon. Drawing from her more than three decades of service at the CIA and NGA, Sue shares profound insights and personal anecdotes, including a life-changing "meet-cute" moment and her passion for Duke basketball. We explore her collaboration with Sally Ride, her journey through cancer treatment, and how experiencing grief unexpectedly opened a doorway to deeper purpose and leadership. The episode beautifully illustrates how both joyful and painful life experiences shape the leaders we become. Follow us on social media to catch us on the road this year as we travel to film festivals across the world. We might be coming to a city near you! * Instagram: @ironbutterflypodcast [https://www.instagram.com/ironbutterflypodcast] * YouTube: @IronButterflyMedia [https://www.youtube.com/@IronButterflyMedia] * Spotify: Iron Butterfly Podcast [https://open.spotify.com/show/52NGKu77ykJxWmwVTPWrpu?si=deb5ef87927e4710] To support The Iron Butterfly Podcast, visit our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/IronButterflyPodcast [https://www.patreon.com/IronButterflyPodcast]  To learn more about Iron Butterfly Media, check out our website: https://www.ironbutterflymedia.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGt2ZlY5RllYM2RJcEpSSzBoZ3FSMF9SLXVXQXxBQ3Jtc0tubTRvUEk2ZXdzdXBxX2k3Y1J3OXB6bm5XQ0RaRUkzX3o5OWdyN1QyVktoVGNFQy0zLXBiQ3BhRUdUNmZOWmhYdDZCaUJZVzhQZXE1N0h0TEhldXh5OVc2UG9LV3ZRSjZTYlJ3UlNBaFBCVGduVzVVWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ironbutterflymedia.com%2F&v=md3vCY56DaA]

Sue Gordon: Humble Servant on Duke Basketball, a Meet Cute, and Early Career at CIA (pt 1)

On this very special season of Iron Butterfly Podcast, we’re going inside our first documentary feature film, titled The Power We Hold: Stories from Women Spies. This film features 10 of the most powerful women you’ve never heard of, and this season, we’ll get up close and personal with each of them. Each month, we’ll highlight a different woman, with each episode presented in two parts. This thoughtful and deeply human episode features an intimate, wide-ranging conversation with Sue Gordon. Drawing from her more than three decades of service at the CIA and NGA, Sue shares profound insights and personal anecdotes, including a life-changing "meet-cute" moment and her passion for Duke basketball. We explore her collaboration with Sally Ride, her journey through cancer treatment, and how experiencing grief unexpectedly opened a doorway to deeper purpose and leadership. The episode beautifully illustrates how both joyful and painful life experiences shape the leaders we become. Follow us on social media to catch us on the road this year as we travel to film festivals across the world. We might be coming to a city near you! * Instagram: @ironbutterflypodcast [https://www.instagram.com/ironbutterflypodcast] * YouTube: @IronButterflyMedia [https://www.youtube.com/@IronButterflyMedia] * Spotify: Iron Butterfly Podcast [https://open.spotify.com/show/52NGKu77ykJxWmwVTPWrpu?si=deb5ef87927e4710] To support The Iron Butterfly Podcast, visit our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/IronButterflyPodcast [https://www.patreon.com/IronButterflyPodcast]  To learn more about Iron Butterfly Media, check out our website: https://www.ironbutterflymedia.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGt2ZlY5RllYM2RJcEpSSzBoZ3FSMF9SLXVXQXxBQ3Jtc0tubTRvUEk2ZXdzdXBxX2k3Y1J3OXB6bm5XQ0RaRUkzX3o5OWdyN1QyVktoVGNFQy0zLXBiQ3BhRUdUNmZOWmhYdDZCaUJZVzhQZXE1N0h0TEhldXh5OVc2UG9LV3ZRSjZTYlJ3UlNBaFBCVGduVzVVWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ironbutterflymedia.com%2F&v=md3vCY56DaA]

Carmen Medina: Kind Rebel at Work on MI6, the Dawn of the Internet, and Male-Ordered Systems, Part 2

On this very special season of Iron Butterfly Podcast, we’re going inside our first documentary feature film, titled The Power We Hold: Stories from Women Spies. This film features 10 of the most powerful women you’ve never heard of, and this season, we’ll get up close and personal with each of them. Each month, we’ll highlight a different woman, with each episode presented in two parts. For part two, we continue our episode with Carmen Medina—a retired Senior Federal Executive with 32 years in the intelligence community and former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. Carmen shares powerful stories from her groundbreaking career, reflects on leadership and innovation inside the intelligence world, and offers an inside look at the experiences that shaped her journey. This two-part conversation sets the stage for the season, exploring the power, resilience, and quiet influence of women who helped shape history from behind the scenes.  Follow us on social media to catch us on the road this year as we travel to film festivals across the world. We might be coming to a city near you! * Instagram: @ironbutterflypodcast [https://www.instagram.com/ironbutterflypodcast] * YouTube: @IronButterflyMedia [https://www.youtube.com/@IronButterflyMedia] * Spotify: Iron Butterfly Podcast [https://open.spotify.com/show/52NGKu77ykJxWmwVTPWrpu?si=deb5ef87927e4710] To support The Iron Butterfly Podcast, visit our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/IronButterflyPodcast [https://www.patreon.com/IronButterflyPodcast]  To learn more about Iron Butterfly Media, check out our website: https://www.ironbutterflymedia.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGt2ZlY5RllYM2RJcEpSSzBoZ3FSMF9SLXVXQXxBQ3Jtc0tubTRvUEk2ZXdzdXBxX2k3Y1J3OXB6bm5XQ0RaRUkzX3o5OWdyN1QyVktoVGNFQy0zLXBiQ3BhRUdUNmZOWmhYdDZCaUJZVzhQZXE1N0h0TEhldXh5OVc2UG9LV3ZRSjZTYlJ3UlNBaFBCVGduVzVVWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ironbutterflymedia.com%2F&v=md3vCY56DaA]

Carmen Medina: Kind Rebel at Work on Curiosity, Her Puerto Rican Roots, and Being a Bad Bureaucrat

On this very special season of Iron Butterfly Podcast, we’re going inside our first documentary feature film, titled The Power We Hold: Stories from Women Spies. This film features 10 of the most powerful women you’ve never heard of, and this season, we’ll get up close and personal with each of them. Each month, we’ll highlight a different woman, with each episode presented in two parts. For episode one, part one, we’re joined by Carmen Medina—a retired Senior Federal Executive with 32 years in the intelligence community and former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. Carmen shares powerful stories from her groundbreaking career, reflects on leadership and innovation inside the intelligence world, and offers an inside look at the experiences that shaped her journey. This two-part conversation sets the stage for the season, exploring the power, resilience, and quiet influence of women who helped shape history from behind the scenes.  Follow us on social media to catch us on the road this year as we travel to film festivals across the world. We might be coming to a city near you! * Instagram: @ironbutterflypodcast [https://www.instagram.com/ironbutterflypodcast] * YouTube: @IronButterflyMedia [https://www.youtube.com/@IronButterflyMedia] * Spotify: Iron Butterfly Podcast [https://open.spotify.com/show/52NGKu77ykJxWmwVTPWrpu?si=deb5ef87927e4710] To support The Iron Butterfly Podcast, visit our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/IronButterflyPodcast [https://www.patreon.com/IronButterflyPodcast]  To learn more about Iron Butterfly Media, check out our website: https://www.ironbutterflymedia.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGt2ZlY5RllYM2RJcEpSSzBoZ3FSMF9SLXVXQXxBQ3Jtc0tubTRvUEk2ZXdzdXBxX2k3Y1J3OXB6bm5XQ0RaRUkzX3o5OWdyN1QyVktoVGNFQy0zLXBiQ3BhRUdUNmZOWmhYdDZCaUJZVzhQZXE1N0h0TEhldXh5OVc2UG9LV3ZRSjZTYlJ3UlNBaFBCVGduVzVVWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ironbutterflymedia.com%2F&v=md3vCY56DaA]