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Regina Bain, <a href="https://www.louisarmstronghouse.org/staff-regina-bain/" rel="nofollow">Executive Director for the Louis Armstrong Museum</a>, shared the story behind her title with us on April 17, 2024.In the midst of the reverberations of slavery, Jim Crow laws and the great migration, Armstrong became America’s first Black popular music icon. The Museum preserves his home and archives and develops programs grounded in the values of artistic excellence, education and community. This year, Ms. Bain recently opened the new 14,000 sq. foot Armstrong Center housing a multimedia exhibit curated by Jason Moran, a 75-seat performance space, and the 60,000-piece Armstrong Archives — the largest archives of any jazz musician and one of the largest of any Black musician.Previous to her appointment at LAHM, Ms. Bain served as Associate Vice President of the Posse Foundation — a national leadership and college access program. Bain’s efforts helped to increase Posse’s national student graduation rates for four consecutive years. Bain is currently the co-chair of Culture @3’s anti-racism subcommittee and recently served on the Yale Board of Governors.<a href="https://women2watch.net/about/founder/" rel="nofollow">SUE SAYS</a>&#34;I sit down with Regina Bain and talked about her upbringing in southern California, her mother who taught her the value of music and the arts, finding her voice, and what it took to step into a leadership role during a global pandemic.&#34; Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations'>https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Regina Bain, Louis Armstrong Museum: "Rooted in Values"

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Kelley Steven-Waiss, <a href="https://www.servicenow.com/uk/" rel="nofollow">Chief Transformation Officer at ServiceNow</a>, shared the story behind her title with us on April 10, 2024.As a chief transformation officer at ServiceNow, Kelley helps ServiceNow&#39;s customers drive workforce transformation. She previously served as head of workforce innovation at ServiceNow and was the founder and CEO of Hitch Works Inc., an internal talent mobility platform acquired by ServiceNow.Kelley brings more than 25 years of executive management experience, with 13 years as a chief human resources officer in technology. She serves on the board of FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM) and is Chair of the Advisory Board for the Silicon Valley Education Foundation<a href="https://women2watch.net/about/founder/" rel="nofollow">SUE SAYS</a>&#34;I sit down with Kelley Waiss, CTO of ServiceNow and discussed the tragedy that happened with her mother, her winding career path, the acquisition of her company by ServiceNow and her latest book, Valley Girls.&#34; Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations'>https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Kelley Steven-Waiss, ServiceNow: "No limits"

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Meghan Pierce, <a href="https://foew.com/" rel="nofollow">President &amp; CEO of The Forum of Executive Women</a>, shared the story behind her title with us on March 27, 2024.A lifelong champion of women’s rights and gender equity, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAA03FNQBIxlOuLkofvzr-aBIt34vroZklMc/" rel="nofollow">Pierce </a>was most recently Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, where she was responsible for the management andoperation of the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with 2,500+ members statewide.Prior to that position, she provided strategic support and thought partnership for Kaplan Hecker &amp; Fink LLP, one of New York’s premier litigation boutiques. She also served as policy communications advisor for the NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs. She earned a Master’s in Public Administration at the University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute for Government. While at Penn, she served in several fellowship roles at vital PA-based women’s organizations, including Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates, the Women’s Law Project of Pennsylvania, and Rittenhouse Political Partners.“It is an honor to be selected to lead The Forum of Executive Women,” said Pierce. “I look forward toworking closely with the board to identify and evaluate the many ways this preeminent organization can make an even deeper impact within the region. Expanding The Forum’s advocacy footprint, diversifying revenue sources, developing our member base, and connecting more employers to the dynamic, experienced women leaders in our network are just a few of the areas of opportunity I cannot wait to realize.&#34;<a href="https://women2watch.net/about/founder/" rel="nofollow">SUE SAYS</a>&#34;I sit down with Meghan to talk about her &#34;family of feminists,&#34; the positive experience she had attending an all girls school, her time working for Mayor Bill de Blasio and something Meghan refers to as &#34;the third space.&#34;&#34; Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations'>https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Meghan Pierce, The Forum of Executive Women

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Erin Krolikiewicz, Global Head of Precision Talent at Novartis Pharmaceuticals, shared the story behind her title with us on March 20, 2024.As the Global Head of Precision Talent and Executive Scouting at Novartis, Erin leads a cross-divisional and cross-unit team of talent professionals with a focus on executive advisory and community of practice for internal and external talent strategies.With over 20 years of HR and talent experience, Erin has broad and diverse expertise across talent management, talent acquisition, talent scouting, executive search, talent analytics and insights, and strategic leadership initiatives. She is also a certified leadership coach and a member of Chief, a network of women leaders.Erin is passionate about human connection, employee advocacy and engagement, and championing talent innovation. She thrives on leading high-performance teams across the globe to ensure the future success of the organization. Erin has a proven track record of delivering effective talent strategies in complex and innovative environments, as well as superior talent identification, engagement, business insights, competitive intelligence, and project management. She is an inclusive and servant leader who loves collaboration and partnership.<a href="https://women2watch.net/about/founder/" rel="nofollow">SUE SAYS</a>&#34;I sit down with Erin Krolikiewicz of Novartis Pharmaceuticals to talk about being the first in her family to go to college, what it was like being an introvert and an old soul growing up, and how her divorce was one of the greatest challenges of her life.&#34; Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations'>https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Erin Krolikiewicz, Novartis Pharmaceuticals

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Julie Uhrman, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/julieuhrman/" rel="nofollow">Co-founder and president of Angel City Football</a>, shared the story behind her title with us on March 13, 2024.Julie is an American soccer executive and entrepreneur who is president of Angel City FC, a National Women&#39;s Soccer League team based in Los Angeles, California, that Uhrman also co-founded. She was previously an executive at Playboy Enterprises, Lionsgate Entertainment, IGN, and Vivendi Entertainment, and founded the former video game console company Ouya.In 2020 Uhrman co-founded Angel City FC with venture capitalist Kara Nortman of Upfront Ventures, and actress Natalie Portman. The National Women&#39;s Soccer League (NWSL) club signed 21 sponsors and sold 14,300 season tickets before its first season of play, and attracted a $14 million investment round from numerous celebrities, including lead investor Alexis Ohanian. Nortman recruited Uhrman in 2019 from the pickup basketball league both women competed in and tasked her with building the team&#39;s business plan, despite Uhrman not previously knowing that the NWSL existed. The NWSL granted Uhrman&#39;s group an expansion team on July 21, 2020, for play in the 2022 NWSL season.<a href="https://women2watch.net/about/founder/" rel="nofollow">SUE SAYS</a>&#34;I sit down with Julie Uhrman, the President of Angel City Football to talk about women in sports, pay equity, the value of sports for young girls and her surprise when she found out she&#39;d be working with Natalie Portman!&#34; Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations'>https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Julie Uhrman, Angel City Football: "Bet on yourself"

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<a href="https://www.kimberlyleeminor.com/" rel="nofollow">Kimberly Lee Minor</a>, CEO of <a href="https://bumbershoot.net/" rel="nofollow">Bumbershoot</a>, shared the story behind her title with us on February 28, 2024.Kimberly is a creative executive with over 25 years of senior and c-suite leadership experience in maximizing brands, connecting communities, and growing businesses.Her international professional experience spans from Macy’s Executive program to Footlocker Global, Inc, to Brand President of London Fog and Joe Boxer to brands, where she led the $2+B Home business. She is currently CEO of Bumbershoot, LLC, a boutique firm that provides cultural and market insights for inclusive, equitable, and diverse representation across brand, content, and customer experience.She serves on the Advisory Board for MIVE: Slow Fashion E-Marketplace, as Director, National Board of Together Digital, Inc., Secretary for the New Vision Dance Co. BOD, Trustee for NA Foundation Board, and the Nominating Chair, Marketing, Youth programming, and Fundraising Chair for several organizations. She has also served as a Director on the Board of the Center for Arts Education in NY, NY, and was an active member of C-Suite, Partnership in Boston, MA.Her personal passions bring people and ideas together for inclusive engagement, creating safe spaces for community connection and personal growth for everyone, the arts, and continuous learning.<a href="https://women2watch.net/about/founder/" rel="nofollow">SUE SAYS</a>&#34;I sit down with Kimberly Lee Minor, CEO of WOC Retail Alliance to talk about the high expectations her parents had for her, the special relationship she had with her grandmother, wanting to be Oprah and having a nervous breakdown in an airport.&#34; Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations'>https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Kimberly Lee Minor, Bumbershoot: "Let people know who you are

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Bronwen O&#39;Keefe,<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bronwenokeefe/" rel="nofollow"> Global Head of Content, Globe Trotters,</a> shared the story behind her title with us on February 21, 2024.Bronwen is a seasoned media executive with over 25+ years of experience across production and development. Previously she led her own production company, Two Bears Productions, where she consulted for various brands and platforms. Before that, Bronwen spent over 20 years at Nickelodeon, where she rose in the ranks to become an Executive Vice President, overseeing all “Live Action” production and development for the #1 global kids content brand.<a href="https://women2watch.net/about/founder/" rel="nofollow">SUE SAYS</a>&#34;The Global Head of Content for The Harlem GlobeTrotters talks about growing up in a divorced family, living in a high-rise in New York City, falling in love with the gift of imagination, and landing a job at Nickelodeon where she worked her way up from assistant to EVP of Production.&#34; Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations'>https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Bronwen O’Keefe, Globe Trotters: ""What are we leaving for our children?"

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Molly Ruland, <a href="https://www.heartcastmedia.com/about-us/#:~:text=My%20name%20is%20Molly%20Ruland,in%20my%20community%20and%20beyond." rel="nofollow">Founder &amp; CEO of Heartcast Media</a>, shared the story behind her title with us on February 14, 2024.Molly is a leading expert in the field of branded podcast production. Her <a href="https://www.heartcastmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">agency </a>specializes in creating top-notch branded content that helps businesses generate revenue and cultivate strategic relationships through the power of podcasting. With extensive experience and knowledge in the business of podcasting, podcast booking, and content creation, Molly frequently shares her insights as a speaker. Her belief that listening is the revolution is what has driven her success, and she currently resides in Costa Rica with her 3 dogs, nestled next to a volcano, where she manages her global business remotely. Pura vida!SUE SAYS&#34;Molly discusses living with a debilitating disease, leaving home for good at 17, how she landed her first job from the phone book and her goal to hit 2M in revenue every year.&#34; Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations'>https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Molly Ruland, Heartcast Media: "I'm here for a reason."

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<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyrfan/" rel="nofollow">Joy Fan</a>, Founder &amp; CEO of <a href="https://www.retell.co/" rel="nofollow">Re/tell</a>, shared the story behind her title with us on February 7, 2024.Joy Fan is a 2x founder, operator, and urbanist - democratizing access to affordable real estate.Previously, Joy popularized the pop-up retail industry as a founding member of Storefront - the largest marketplace for short-term retail with over 150,000 brands (acquired in 2016).Joy is known for building consumer enablement technology, and created the &#34;retail-as-a-service&#34; model adopted by thousands of DTC brands, REITS, mall operators, developers, and landlords; is an active committee advisor for Women in Proptech and a part of Mayor Eric Adam&#39;s NYC Small Business Advisory Commission.Today, with the height of the pandemic leaving cities vacant; small businesses crushed with displacements, and online brands competing for expensive digital ad space (moving 20% of marketing spend to physical retail) – the $17 Trillion Real Estate industry is due for further disruption.Joy and her team built a B2B marketplace + booking platform that lands online/DTC brands into shared retail by instantly matching them with their end consumer (a $120 Billion dollar annual opportunity).Re/tell has oversubscribed brand partners, a growing waitlist, e-commerce marketplace partners (Verishop, Marmalade, Pattern Brands, Sharma Brands, We Are Women Owned, Ladies Who Launch, New York Naturally), enterprise space partners (Jamestown, Brookfield, Westfield), BID (Business Improvement District) demand from 3 major cities, and an official partnership with New York Mayor Eric Adams and NYC/EDC to drive economic growth and innovation. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations'>https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Joy Fan, Re/tell: "From Excess to Access"

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Julia Stewart, <a href="https://alurx.com/pages/our-founders-story" rel="nofollow">Founder &amp; CEO of Alurx</a>, shared the story behind her title with us on January 24, 2024.Julia is on a mission – to enable wellness for all. As a member of Fortune magazine’s list of Top 50 Most Powerful Women in the U.S., Julia has built and grown successful brands for over 40 years. She has climbed the ladder up to executive leadership for companies like Taco Bell, Applebee’s, IHOP, and Dine Brands Global, Inc.  Julia has always understood the benefits of maintaining a balance between body, mind, and spirit and holds this philosophy as the foundation of her endeavors. In 2020, Julia launched <a href="https://alurx.com/" rel="nofollow">Alurx </a>to offer health-conscious individuals with a consistent, proven line of wellness-based solutions that can be personalized to match their goals. Its wellness information, advice, and products are developed and curated by the AMEC, Alurx Medical &amp; Expert Council.<a href="https://women2watch.net/about/founder/" rel="nofollow">SUE SAYS</a>&#34;The idea of having a plan has always been a struggle for me. I am one of those people who truly lives in the moment. What I learned from Julia is that having a plan can actually be fun! And having some kind of direction is the best way to relieve stress in life.&#34; Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations'>https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Julia Stewart, Alurx: “Stick to your plan”

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Jamie Mittelman, the founder and host of Flame Bearers, shared the story behind her title with us on January 17, 2024.Flame Bearers is an award-winning podcast and the world&#39;s first storytelling platform specifically for women Olympians and Paralympians. Her background is in media, having managed a $30+ Million media portfolio on behalf of the conglomerate of Yahoo, The Huffington Post, AOL, and Verizon. She founded Flame Bearers while receiving her Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School where she received an award for her significant impact on the Harvard community. Jamie&#39;s work with Flame Bearers has reach in 49 countries and won countless international awards for her work in video and podcasting including being a Webby’s Finalist, Davey Awards “Best in Show,” Signal Awards in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion as well as Public Service &amp; Activism, Telly Awards and Communicator Awards. Prior to Harvard, Jamie received her MBA from Dartmouth&#39;s Tuck School of Business. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations'>https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Jamie Mittelman, Flame Bearers

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Sandra Lawrence, <a href="https://www.funtimesmagazine.com/2020/04/20/322498/sandra-lawrence" rel="nofollow">Author &amp; Community Champion</a>, shared the story behind her title with us on October 4, 2023.Sandra was raised in a loving family with her brother and parents in West Philly. She is a Deaconess, Drama director, and choir member, at Vine Memorial Baptist Church.Sandra began her professional career as an educator. Early on she recognized that our children bring many social service issues to the classroom that greatly impact their success in life. She left the field of education and entered the social services. Sandra retired from Philadelphia Corporation for Aging in 2018 where she was employed as the Interfaith Outreach Coordinator.Sandra is the founder and CEO of ICAP, Inc (Intergenerational Community Alliances &amp; Programs) a non-profit as part of her mission work assigned by God. She provides workshops and motivational speaking on select topics. She is a board member to FUNTIMES Magazine. She has been blessed to parent her son, Rasheen who is a strong Black man with Christian values and lifestyle.Sandra was co-founder of The Black Adoption Consortium, Inc , agency from 1991-2000. (She retired from the agency to become a Caregiver for her father and then mother.) Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations'>https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Sandra Lawrence, Author & Community Champion

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Biquan Luo of LumosTech sits down with us to talk about her upbringing in East Asia, the difference between the &#34;success model&#34; in Asia and the U.S., and how her curiosity of nature led to her development of a product that is helping individuals attain optimal sleep.<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/biquan-luo-b843711a" rel="nofollow">Biquan Luo</a>, co-Founder and CEO of sleep tech startup <a href="https://lumos.tech/" rel="nofollow">LumosTech</a>, shared the story behind her title with us on September 20, 2023.Dr. Luo developed the algorithm to shift circadian clocks against jet lag based on Dr. Jamie Zeitzer’s research at Stanford and created the Lumos Smart Sleep Mask to help everyone improve their sleep. She built the company’s circadian rhythm optimization IP portfolio and product roadmap, and she is the inventor of 1 issued and 2 pending patents on circadian rhythm adjustments. She has been working closely with military sleep scientists and human performance leads to enhance mission readiness.Dr. Luo is an alumna of the Ignite Program for Entrepreneurship at Stanford Graduate School of Business, the Stanford-affiliated accelerator StartX, and the Sleep Cohort of the Philips Healthworks Accelerator. She is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow of Personalized Medicine at Stanford University and has a Ph.D. in Genetics, Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of Southern California. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations'>https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Biquan Luo, LumosTech

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Drexel University&#39;s Senior Vice Provost of Faculty Advancement joins us for an intimate conversation on her life growing up with a mother who suffered from Bipolar, receiving her MA and PhD in Education and why she hopes her daughters will uncover who they are and live their lives writing their own stories.Dr. Erin McNamara Horvat, <a href="https://drexel.edu/soe/faculty-and-staff/faculty/McNamara-Horvat-Erin/" rel="nofollow">the Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement</a> for Drexel University, shared the story behind her title with us on September 13, 2023.An ethnographer and sociologist of education, Dr. Horvat’s research agenda has explored how race and class shape access throughout the educational pipeline, focusing especially on the role of social and cultural capital in shaping families’ interactions with schools, students’ college experiences, college access, and high school dropout and reentry. She has been deeply committed to work with out-of-school youth through her support of YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School as a longtime board member and 4-year board chair. Since joining Drexel in 2015 her research has focused on the groundbreaking and visionary civic engagement efforts being undertaken by Drexel University in the West Philadelphia neighborhood in which it resides. She has Co-Chaired the Education Committee for the Federally designated Promise Zone and served as the education lead on the 30 million dollar Promise Neighborhood grant submission. Her publications include Beyond Acting White: Reframing the Debate on Black Student Achievement (coedited with Carla O’Connor), and Doing Qualitative Research, published by Teachers College Press as well as peer reviewed articles in Sociology of Education, Anthropology and Education Quarterly, Youth and Society and American Educational Research Journal. Her work has been funded by the Spencer Foundation and The Ford Foundation.A native Californian, proud Philadelphian and mother to Katherine and Margaret, Dr. Horvat currently serves at Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at Drexel University. She is an avid oarswoman continuing to row competitively as a Masters rower in local and regional regattas and enjoys all aspects of food, especially cooking and eating. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations'>https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Dr. Erin McNamara Horvat, Drexel University

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Chair Professor and Dean of Research &amp; Innovation joins host Sue Rocco for a conversation about why she wanted to leave her rural town in the south of France, how she discovered her calling in research, and how she dealt with gender bias that she faced in school and among her peers.Sylvie Lorente, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvie-lorente-63415a54/?locale=en_US" rel="nofollow">Associate Dean for Research &amp; Innovation in the College of Engineering at Villanova University</a>, shared the story behind her title with us on September 6, 2023.Sylvie is also a Professor (Exceptional Class) at the National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), University of Toulouse, France. In 2019, she joined Villanova University where she holds the position of College of Engineering Chair Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering.She was appointed Hung Hing-Ying Distinguished Visiting Professorship in Science and Technology at Hong Kong University (Hong Kong) in 2017. Sylvie Lorente is also an Extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria (South Africa), and an Adjunct Professor at Duke University, USA. She is a member of the Academia Europaea.She is editor of the International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer and a member of several other editorial boards. Sylvie Lorente has a passion for flow architectures and works on thermal design, energy storage, vascularized structures, porous media, biological flow networks, urban design, and organisations. Together with her group, she uncovers the engineered and biological hierarchical flow pathways that endow complex systems with efficient properties and behaviors. She is the author of 7 books, 10 book chapters, and 200+ peer-reviewed international journal papers. She is listed amongst the 2% most cited scientists worldwide. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations'>https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Sylvie Lorente, Villanova University

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Athena Global Advisors Founder and CEO joins us for an intimate conversation on her early years steeped in Latin studies and education to a transition into business stemming from a desire to have and explore more in life.Maggy Wilkinson<a href="https://athenaglobaladvisors.com/teams/maggy-wilkinson/" rel="nofollow">, Founder &amp; CEO of Athena Global Advisors, </a>shared the story behind her title with us on August 30, 2023.Maggy is known to say &#34;all talk, no do&#34; when colleagues bring her a strategy not underpinned by practicality. While big-picture ideation and strategic discussion play a critical role in making progress, she truly subscribes to Thomas Edison’s adage, “Vision without execution is hallucination.” A concept with no potential for fulfillment holds little interest for her. And neither do unambitious goals. With that thinking as a backdrop, she founded Athena to be a force for positive change, creating a company that functions as the indispensable link between ideation and execution.This unwavering pursuit of results has required Maggy to build a company that values impact over convention. With teams of project managers, designers, data analysts, marketing experts, content creators, copywriters, researchers, video producers, event specialists, and much more, Athena serves best in the collective. It is the confluence of these seemingly disparate practices that enable Athena to wear the many hats necessary to address complex and ever-evolving client needs.Maggy and her team have brought their skills to bear for clients around the globe in media, telecommunications, professional sports, fashion, healthcare, hospitality, and much more. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations'>https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Maggy Wilkinson, Athena Global Advisors

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Panorama Founder &amp; CEO Gabrielle Fitzgerald joins us for a conversation on her eclectic career working at the White House with the Gates Foundation, and ultimately starting her own company using everything she&#39;s learned related to philanthropy and social change.Gabrielle Fitzgerald, <a href="https://www.panoramaglobal.org/team-member/gabrielle-fitzgerald" rel="nofollow">Founder and CEO of The Panorama Group</a>, shared the story behind her title with us on August 16, 2023.<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriellefitzgerald/" rel="nofollow">Gabrielle </a>has spent her career working in politics, policy and philanthropy—and Panorama works at the intersection of all these fields. The Panorama Group is made up of three entities: <a href="https://www.panoramaglobal.org/" rel="nofollow">Panorama Global</a>, <a href="https://www.panoramastrategy.com/" rel="nofollow">Panorama Strategy</a> and Panorama Action. Gabrielle created Panorama to serve as a platform for social change, with a mission of maximizing social impact by partnering with visionary leaders to co-develop solutions with audacious thinking and bold action.Prior to founding Panorama, Gabrielle spent more than a decade working in philanthropy, serving as the Director of Global Program Advocacy at the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, plus a year managing the $100m Ebola program at the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. Earlier in her career, she led the public affairs strategy for HIV/AIDS at the U.S. Agency for International Development and served as the Communications Director for the U.S. Committee for Refugees. She also served as a speechwriter for President Clinton at The White House.Gabrielle lives in Seattle with her husband and two daughters. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations'>https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Gabrielle Fitzgerald, The Panorama Group

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Khazar Fatemi, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?bih=880&biw=1920&hl=en&q=khazar+fatemi&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS1034US1034&sa=X&si=AEcPFx4nNhdW24McLJnO3wz0yM2YsEHIrNycznwQvo3IrLk8YZYBj5xvrPmIIBtJT28IFplgL2R3AorQm2R7NAOoSTTZcBZSXJRG2bgHG0__N36MawGRo6c%3D&source=lmns&ved=2ahUKEwjBwvqllub9AhUTF2IAHXVEBpMQ_AUoAHoECAEQAA#ip=1" rel="nofollow">Press Officer, Journalist and Filmmaker</a>, shared the story behind her title with us on August 9, 2023.Khazar Fatemi has a Kurdish ethnicity and was born in Iran and raised in Afghanistan. Her family fled to Sweden when she was seven. For the last 15 years, Khazar has worked as a bilingual journalist and presenter on Swedish television. As a broadcast journalist, she has reported from 20 different countries. The main focus has been coverage of poverty, war, conflict, climate crises, and endangered cultural heritage at risk. Khazar has been lecturing for over ten years. Her lectures highlight the importance of democracy, freedom of expression, and cultural heritage. But also her experience covering wars and conflicts with a special focus on women and youth.Her clients have been the UN, the Swedish Defence Forces, the Swedish Parliament, schools, universities, and many others. The &#34;Culture, Identity and Belonging&#34; lectures received the Swedish Unesco Award 2020.Since 2015 Khazar has been working closely with Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll and as project manager and producer for the TAPS film team. She has produced several short films from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kurdistan. They tell the stories of some surviving families that TAPS has worked with and about the work that TAPS does in the US and the region.* Bonnie Carroll was awarded America&#39;s highest civilian honour by President Obama. &#34;President&#39;s Medal of Freedom.&#34;<a href="https://women2watch.net/about/founder/" rel="nofollow">SUE SAYS</a>&#34;Amnesty International Press Officer joins us for an intimate conversation on her documentary, her career as a journalist covering war in the Middle East and why meeting people up close and personal in these areas gives her hope.&#34; Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations'>https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Khazar Fatemi, Press Officer, Journalist & Filmmaker

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Kira Strong, the Executive Director for the City of Philadelphia’s Rebuilding Community Infrastructure Initiative (Rebuild), shared the story behind her title with us on July 26, 2023.Rebuild is an over $500 million historic investment in improving parks, recreation centers and libraries across the City. The program focuses on physical improvements, promoting economic inclusion by ensuring diverse businesses have access to work on Rebuild sites, and engaging residents and stakeholders to help determine the future of their facilities. Before leading the program, she served as Rebuild’s Deputy Director of Design and Construction.  Kira previously served as the Vice President of Community and Economic Development for the People’s Emergency Center, a non-profit community development corporation in Philadelphia, and has been honored as a 40 Under 40 by The Philadelphia Business Journal. She currently serves on the Advisory Committees of the Community Design Collaborative and the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations.<a href="https://women2watch.net/about/founder/" rel="nofollow">SUE SAYS</a>&#34;In Kira&#39;s role as Executive Director for Rebuild, she leads a team in a massive project to update over 400 public spaces in Philadelphia. We talked about her discovery of a passion for transforming spaces at a young age and how a defining moment in her life was when she was working in community development and felt as though she found her path in life.&#34; Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations'>https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Kira Strong, Philadelphia’s Rebuilding Community Infrastructure Initiative

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Mori Taheripour, <a href="https://www.moritaheripour.com/" rel="nofollow">a globally recognized negotiation expert, an award-winning faculty member at the</a> <a href="https://www.moritaheripour.com/" rel="nofollow">Wharton School, a highly sought-after speaker, and the author of </a>Bring Yourself: How to Harness the Power of Connection to Negotiate Fearlessly<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-gee-0245b83/" rel="nofollow">,</a> shared the story behind her title with us on July 19, 2023.With over 20 years of experience in negotiations, DE&amp;I and sports business, Mori&#39;s impressive roster of clients includes Fortune 100 companies, major sports leagues, leading charitable institutions, and government agencies.Top business publications and media outlets have featured Mori&#39;s work, including ESPN, Forbes, INC., Marketplace, Money, NPR, and the Next Chapter by American Express. She regularly contributes to sports discussions on Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM. Mori is a member of the Board of Directors for USA Track and Field (USATF) and the Advisory Board of the Sports Leadership &amp; Administration Undergraduate Degree Program at UMass, Boston, Mori earned her BA from Barnard College of Columbia University and MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.<a href="https://women2watch.net/about/founder/" rel="nofollow">SUE SAYS</a>Mori was born in Iran and came to live in the U.S. at the age of 7. She has fond memories of her time in Iran and struggled a bit with her identity while becoming acclimated to a new culture here in the U.S. After significant self-reflection, she would ultimately discover that being authentically who we are is when all of our negotiations in life have the best outcome. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations'>https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Mori Taheripour,  The Wharton School

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