Pillow Talk by Pour Les Femmes with host Robin Wright

In this edition of Pillow Talk by Pour Les Femmes, Robin Wright speaks with Heather Ibrahim-Leathers, the founder of Global Fund for Widows, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering widows and female heads of households to overcome poverty through skills-based training, job creation, and micro-finance.

Robin talks with Heather about how the trajectory of Heather’s own life can be traced back to the widowhood of her g...

In this episode of Pillow Talk by Pour Les Femmes, Robin Wright talks with Whitney Williams, the co-founder of Eastern Congo Initiative (ECI), to get her advice about forging her own path to make a positive impact on the world. A sixth-generation Montana native, former Clinton administration staffer, Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a candidate for governor in Montana, Whitney Williams talks with Robin about her jour...

In this episode of Pillow Talk, Robin Wright talks with Tim Quinn, co-founder of skincare line Halo 42 and the former lead make-up artist for L’Oreal’s Giorgio Armani Beauty, about what it takes to harness our inner strength in the face of adversity. Rather than dwelling in grief after experiencing setbacks and personal loss, Tim has been able to move forward by creating a life focused on giving back and supporting causes that insp...

Here at Pour Les Femmes, we’re often asked, “with so many problems here at home, why is it important to help people in other countries?”  In this episode of Pillow Talk by Pour Les Femmes, Robin Wright talks with activist John Prendergast about the war in Eastern Congo that began in the late 1990s. Often called Africa’s First World War, the resulting devastation of the lives of the people in the region made such an impression ...

When we make helping others a primary goal of our personal and professional lives, something amazing can happen. Whether you're trying to break into Hollywood or pursuing career aspirations of your own, creating authentic relationships and helping others can be the key to your own success.   In this episode of Pillow Talk, Robin Wright speaks to our very own Pillow Talk film editor Alfonso Carrion about how he broke into ...

Robin Wright and Gail Gallie of Project Everyone discuss The Global Goals and how the values of conscious consumers are reshaping the ways that fashion brands manage the heavy impact they have on the planet.

Pour Les Femmes is a female-founded sleep and loungewear company with a founding mission of helping improve the lives of women around the world. Our brand ethos of safety and comfort extends to the actions we take to work with ...

In this episode of Pillow Talk by Pour Les Femmes, co-founder Robin Wright speaks to Suku CEO Yonathan Lapchik about how the emergence of blockchain-based technology is helping conscious consumers understand the truth about where their garments are coming from and, in so doing, helping transform the fashion industry for the better.

Pour Les Femmes is a female-founded sleep and loungewear company with a founding mission of helping i...

In this Pillow Talk by Pour Les Femmes episode, join Robin Wright and Elizabeth von der Goltz, Chief Commercial Officer of Matchesfashion and former global head at Net-a-Porter, as they discuss how luxury fashion brands are learning to make the shift to sustainability for the good of the planet.

Pour Les Femmes is a female-founded sleep and loungewear company with a founding mission of helping improve the lives of women around the ...

In this episode of Pillow Talk by Pour Les Femmes, Robin Wright talks with Chelsea Handler about Black Lives Matter, white privilege, Frederick Douglass, and what keeps Chelsea up at night. Also--lots of pillows!   As irreverent and self-deprecating as ever, Chelsea uses her gift of humor to help us make sense of the times we're living through as she talks about her own life and career, her process of self-examination and...

In this episode of Pillow Talk by Pour Les Femmes, Robin Wright talks with activist John Prendergast about the success of their efforts in 2011 to reach out to Steve Jobs at Apple about how Apple's business practices were impacting and perpetuating violence and poverty in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).  Through his efforts with The Enough Project and The Sentry, John Prendergast has been at the forefront of effort...

In this Pillow Talk by Pour Les Femmes episode, join Robin Wright and Amber Valletta, model, actor, and environmentalist, as they discuss the hidden costs of fashion and how to shop for clothing responsibly. We'll learn more about the slow fashion movement that Amber has been championing and the processes and resources required to make clothing that's ethically produced and sold. We're all doing our best to be mindful of how our ac...

In this episode of Pillow Talk, Robin Wright talks with Tim Quinn, the former lead make-up artist for L’Oreal’s Giorgio Armani Beauty, about what it takes to harness our inner strength in the face of adversity. Rather than dwelling in grief after experiencing setbacks and personal loss, Tim has been able to move forward by creating a life focused on giving back and supporting causes that inspire him.   From donating his t...

In this episode of Pillow Talk by Pour Les Femmes, Robin Wright talks with veteran studio executive turned producer Allyn Stewart about what it takes to make it in Hollywood as a woman. Following in the footsteps of the first women to break open the doors to the studio executive suites, Allyn describes both the camaraderie and the competitiveness she felt with her female peers as she built her successful career in the entertainment...