Work in Progress: Melinda French Gates
Work in Progress with Sophia Bush
iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2025
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Changes are a part of life, and sharing one's experiences can help others navigate their life transitions. That's what philanthropist, businesswoman, and advocate for gender equality, Melinda French Gates, is hoping to do with her new memoir, "The Next Day."
Get ready for a deeply personal conversation as Melinda joins Sophia to discuss her life, both in and out of the public eye. From her 'crisis of self' to her path to philanthropy, motherhood, and moving forward after her divorce, Melinda shares it all. Plus, she reveals her 'word of the year' and her work in progress!
Melinda's book, "The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward," is out now.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:04.4 | Hey everyone, it's Sophia. |
| 0:06.8 | Welcome to Work in Progress. |
| 0:18.8 | Welcome back to Work in progress, friends. |
| 0:21.5 | This week we have a guest that encompasses the idea of being a whip smart woman in the world. |
| 0:30.3 | Today, I am so geeked to say this to you guys. |
| 0:33.5 | I'm actually kind of losing my mind. |
| 0:35.3 | Today we are joined by none other than Melinda French Gates. |
| 0:40.8 | She is a philanthropist, a businesswoman, and a global advocate for women and girls. |
| 0:46.7 | And on a personal note, someone who has leveraged her platform for such goodness in the world, |
| 0:53.2 | I have looked up to her for my entire adult |
| 0:55.8 | life. For the last 25 years, Melinda has led efforts to unlock a healthier, more prosperous, |
| 1:01.9 | and more equal future. She did that at the Gates Foundation, and today she heads pivotal, |
| 1:08.3 | an organization that she formed in 2015 that works to accelerate the pace of |
| 1:12.7 | progress and advance women's power and influence both here in the United States and all around |
| 1:18.6 | the world. And not only does she have one of the most incredible professional resumes in the world, |
| 1:24.8 | but Melinda has also managed to be an incredibly heartfelt and vulnerable |
| 1:30.9 | and thoughtful leader for us. She is the author of the best-selling book, The Moment of Lift, |
| 1:38.1 | out of which she actually created Moment of Lift books and imprint publishing original nonfiction |
| 1:43.1 | by visionaries that are working to unlock |
| 1:45.9 | a more equal world. And this year, she is publishing her beautiful memoir the next day. |
| 1:53.6 | The book is about transitions, the moments that we step out of our familiar surroundings |
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