<description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2805" src="https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy3.jpg" alt="" width="1" height="1" /&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2809" src="https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy4-1.jpg" alt="" width="1" height="1" /&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-2816 aligncenter" src="https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy4-5-300x259.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="259" srcset="https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy4-5-300x259.jpg 300w, https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy4-5-1024x885.jpg 1024w, https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy4-5-768x664.jpg 768w, https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy4-5-1536x1327.jpg 1536w, https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy4-5-2048x1769.jpg 2048w, https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy4-5-500x432.jpg 500w, https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy4-5-100x86.jpg 100w, https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy4-5-1200x1037.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=""&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;Do you want to be a writer but suffer from writer’s block? I know I often do! Well, my guest today may have the perfect solution for us — &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;the world’s first AI-powered writing and publishing platform — that she says will help you put words 3x faster on the page, and transform the future of writing, publishing, and connecting.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=""&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;The AI platform is the brainchild of tech entrepreneur, startup founder, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;and former beauty queen, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class="" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/iman-oubou-64009747/" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/iman-oubou-64009747/"&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;Iman Oubou&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;. Oubou is the author of a new book just released called, “&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class="" title="https://www.amazon.com/Glass-Ledge-Through-Self-Sabotage-Embrace/dp/1683648595" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.amazon.com/Glass-Ledge-Through-Self-Sabotage-Embrace/dp/1683648595"&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;The Glass Ledge: How To Break Through Self-Sabotage, Embrace Your Power, And Create Your Success&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=""&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;A Moroccan-American, Oubou is the Founder and CEO of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class="" title="https://swaay.com/" contenteditable="false" href="https://swaay.com/"&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;SWAAY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;, a digital women’s content and empowerment platform. But as her candid book indicates, this journey from pageant winner to startup founder and now author has not been an easy one. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=""&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;If you liked this episode, check out these other episodes from my podcast, When It Mattered (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;👍 Please subscribe to both podcasts and give them a Thumbs Up!) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class=""&gt;&lt;a class="" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zimcB4WIU0s&amp;amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;amp;index=56" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zimcB4WIU0s&amp;amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;amp;index=56"&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;Ep. 11. Reluctant beauty pageant winner finds unique path to public service / Erin Walczewski, Attorney&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;a class="" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSK32TRIW1I&amp;amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;amp;index=39&amp;amp;t=19s" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSK32TRIW1I&amp;amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;amp;index=39&amp;amp;t=19s"&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;WIM Ep. 28. Dermatologist breaks mold in medicine, sports, Silicon Valley / Dr. Michelle Longmire, Medable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt;
&lt;div class=""&gt;&lt;a class="" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEyTxdVEthc&amp;amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;amp;index=21&amp;amp;t=42s" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEyTxdVEthc&amp;amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;amp;index=21&amp;amp;t=42s"&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;Ep. 46. Impulsive career move leads to big inflection point / Julie Schafer, The Flu Lab&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt;
&lt;div class=""&gt;&lt;a class="" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzvSmNNtDzg&amp;amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;amp;index=23&amp;amp;t=477s" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzvSmNNtDzg&amp;amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;amp;index=23&amp;amp;t=477s"&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;Ep. 44. Mentee takes up mentor&amp;#8217;s mantle / Karen A. Clark, City National Bank&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt;
&lt;div class=""&gt;&lt;a class="" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luHrRgd9Kt8&amp;amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;amp;index=30" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luHrRgd9Kt8&amp;amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;amp;index=30"&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;Ep. 37. Tumultuous childhood led to career in human behavior / Nicole Fisher, HHR Strategies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt;
&lt;div class=""&gt;&lt;a class="" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTtD9gfzRSY&amp;amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;amp;index=61&amp;amp;t=93s" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTtD9gfzRSY&amp;amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;amp;index=61&amp;amp;t=93s"&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;Ep. 6. Martial arts contest gives polymath life lesson / Dr. Shawna Pandya, Citizen-Scientist Astronaut &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Techtopia with Chitra Ragavan

Chitra Ragavan, Founder and CEO, Goodstory

Ep. 28 — An investor’s rejection leads to an epiphany about self and the future of AI-powered digital content creation / Iman Oubou, Founder & CEO, SWAAY, and Author, “The Glass Ledge.”

JUL 27, 202250 MIN
Techtopia with Chitra Ragavan

Ep. 28 — An investor’s rejection leads to an epiphany about self and the future of AI-powered digital content creation / Iman Oubou, Founder & CEO, SWAAY, and Author, “The Glass Ledge.”

JUL 27, 202250 MIN

Description

<div><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2805" src="https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy3.jpg" alt="" width="1" height="1" /><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2809" src="https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy4-1.jpg" alt="" width="1" height="1" /><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-2816 aligncenter" src="https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy4-5-300x259.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="259" srcset="https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy4-5-300x259.jpg 300w, https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy4-5-1024x885.jpg 1024w, https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy4-5-768x664.jpg 768w, https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy4-5-1536x1327.jpg 1536w, https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy4-5-2048x1769.jpg 2048w, https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy4-5-500x432.jpg 500w, https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy4-5-100x86.jpg 100w, https://goodstory.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iman-Oubou-1-copy4-5-1200x1037.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div> <div class=""><span class="">Do you want to be a writer but suffer from writer’s block? I know I often do! Well, my guest today may have the perfect solution for us — </span><span class="">the world’s first AI-powered writing and publishing platform — that she says will help you put words 3x faster on the page, and transform the future of writing, publishing, and connecting.</span></div> <div class=""><span class="">The AI platform is the brainchild of tech entrepreneur, startup founder, </span><span class="">and former beauty queen, </span><a class="" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/iman-oubou-64009747/" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/iman-oubou-64009747/"><span class="">Iman Oubou</span></a><span class="">. Oubou is the author of a new book just released called, “</span><a class="" title="https://www.amazon.com/Glass-Ledge-Through-Self-Sabotage-Embrace/dp/1683648595" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.amazon.com/Glass-Ledge-Through-Self-Sabotage-Embrace/dp/1683648595"><span class="">The Glass Ledge: How To Break Through Self-Sabotage, Embrace Your Power, And Create Your Success</span></a><span class="">.”</span></div> <div></div> <div class=""><span class="">A Moroccan-American, Oubou is the Founder and CEO of </span><a class="" title="https://swaay.com/" contenteditable="false" href="https://swaay.com/"><span class="">SWAAY</span></a><span class="">, a digital women’s content and empowerment platform. But as her candid book indicates, this journey from pageant winner to startup founder and now author has not been an easy one. </span></div> <div></div> <div class=""><span class="">If you liked this episode, check out these other episodes from my podcast, When It Mattered (</span><span class="">👍 Please subscribe to both podcasts and give them a Thumbs Up!) </span></div> <ol class=""> <li class="" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <div class=""><a class="" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zimcB4WIU0s&amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;index=56" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zimcB4WIU0s&amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;index=56"><span class="">Ep. 11. Reluctant beauty pageant winner finds unique path to public service / Erin Walczewski, Attorney</span></a></div> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><a class="" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSK32TRIW1I&amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;index=39&amp;t=19s" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSK32TRIW1I&amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;index=39&amp;t=19s"><span class="">WIM Ep. 28. Dermatologist breaks mold in medicine, sports, Silicon Valley / Dr. Michelle Longmire, Medable</span></a></li> <li class="" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <div class=""><a class="" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEyTxdVEthc&amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;index=21&amp;t=42s" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEyTxdVEthc&amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;index=21&amp;t=42s"><span class="">Ep. 46. Impulsive career move leads to big inflection point / Julie Schafer, The Flu Lab</span></a></div> </li> <li class="" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <div class=""><a class="" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzvSmNNtDzg&amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;index=23&amp;t=477s" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzvSmNNtDzg&amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;index=23&amp;t=477s"><span class="">Ep. 44. Mentee takes up mentor&#8217;s mantle / Karen A. Clark, City National Bank</span></a></div> </li> <li class="" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <div class=""><a class="" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luHrRgd9Kt8&amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;index=30" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luHrRgd9Kt8&amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;index=30"><span class="">Ep. 37. Tumultuous childhood led to career in human behavior / Nicole Fisher, HHR Strategies</span></a></div> </li> <li class="" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <div class=""><a class="" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTtD9gfzRSY&amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;index=61&amp;t=93s" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTtD9gfzRSY&amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;index=61&amp;t=93s"><span class="">Ep. 6. Martial arts contest gives polymath life lesson / Dr. Shawna Pandya, Citizen-Scientist Astronaut </span></a></div> </li> <li class="" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <div class=""><a class="" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAK0ATH627Q&amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;index=20&amp;t=1737s" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAK0ATH627Q&amp;list=PLr0ajNXL3iIj9imxp2doyHI2XR-Ee33IA&amp;index=20&amp;t=1737s"><span class="">Ep. 47. Busy diplomat&#8217;s bored wife pursues unusual psychology career / Anne Speckhard, ICSVE</span></a></div> </li> </ol>