This month, Marie Claire hosted her first Power On Virtual Summit. For Power On, the new work-from-home-life answer to the annual Power Trip event (at this time of year, I was on a United Airlines flight with about 75 female founders, CEOs, and powerwomen headed to a 36-hour in-person MC event), There was the networking, inspiring panels, celebrity appearances, and of course the moments of surprise and delight for which IRL events are known, and despite the challenges of 2020, we were determined to rally the Power Trip community, and with great partners (United Explorer Card, Dell, Intel, Dahm Store, Simon G. Jewelry, Soma, White House Black Market, and Sarah Flint) made it possible.

Here are some of the most inspiring moments from our first Power On event:

On valuing yourself: "Twenty Twenty was about valuing myself more and understanding that I am more than my career. Not just saying so, but actively trying to do so. She is working out more, eating healthier, making time to date her boyfriend. I'm trying to be kinder to myself."

On setting boundaries: "After 8 p.m., I don't work anymore unless President Obama calls. Email another day."

On choosing projects: "I choose projects that scare the hell out of me. On the other side of fear is growth. Through our growth as characters, someone in the audience grows."

On the stigma black women face and how they confront it: "We have to be careful with the term 'black girl magic.' We are not fairies. We are not fairies. I am human and I am hurt. Black women lose their lives in emergency rooms and in childbirth because we are known to be strong. You have no idea how other people take those words out of context."

On his goals for 2020 and 2021: "In 2020, I want a new administration in that White House. I vote early, I encourage everyone I know to vote, I'm afraid of 2021. There are still hurdles and obstacles. I just want to continue to support honest dialogue so that everyone in this country can heal from the trauma they have experienced over the past decade. I want to push for open, honest, and compassionate conversations.

On self-affirmation: "I am enough. In the world of social media, you have to wake up every day and look at yourself in the mirror and tell yourself that. If you fall into the trap of the photoshopped lives, smoke and mirrors of people on Instagram, you can do a lot of damage. You have to find that balance. I get up every day and fight for myself."

On what it means to be the only black female anchor: "When I got the call that I was going to be the host, I was a little scared. When I was growing up, all the news was delivered by white people. I feel like I have to represent really well. Gwen Ifill, Carol Simpson, and Connie Chang were my childhood role models. For a little girl, I might be Gwen.

On amplifying voices: "When we compose episodes on The Readout, we want to balance people's gender, race, ethnicity, and background and deliver a small chunk of America on this broadcast. One of the biggest lies is, 'We couldn't find a woman. We couldn't find people of color, so we hired only white people.' There are smart Asian-American, LGBTQ lawyers.

On pivoting: "You learn who you are in a crisis. We saw basically all of our needs disappear in March when people were evacuated to their homes. I was fighting not only for myself, but for everyone who had given their heart, soul and time to Rent the Runway. There is a greater purpose, and that greater purpose is the team, past and present. That team is what inspired me."

On the criticism she has received: "All the data shows that women are held to a different standard when it comes to being a leader. Because when that criticism [the dismissal by Zoom call] happened, we felt that the most empathetic way for these women to express their feelings and have a conversation in person was to meet with them. There would have been an option to fire them over the phone or by e-mail."

On adapting: "The last six months have been a mess. The silver lining is that we are together more than ever as family and friends. We are in a place that brings people together, even though we have to physically be apart. People need to fill up their tanks. People are looking for ways to get out of their asynchronous newsfeeds and stay connected in real ways.

On power: "Power is not about feeling good about ourselves. It is about creating rules that allow all of us to be powerful together. That is the purpose of power, and when we exercise power we can change the rules that leave too many of us behind and too many of us behind."

On building women's collectives: "As women, we must commit to another way of power, knowing that we depend on each other for survival. Until all of us are free, none of us are free. Now is the time to organize and remain organized. It is time to build a movement of millions. Now is the time to tear down the walls between us and pledge never to let them be built again. Now is the time to take our power and transform it. All we have to lose are our chains." [On Black women speaking out: "The longer we remain silent, the more we are complicit in our own pain and trauma. If we want something different, we must do something different. We must speak up, stick our necks out, and sign our names. We are not all made to lead from the front, but there are other ways to contribute to the struggle."