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Transformational Women Highlights CEO’s Genevieve Bos and Judy Willis

November 2, 2011 by angishields

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Transformational Women Highlights CEO's Genevieve Bos and Judy Willis

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We sat down today with CEO’s Genevieve Bos and Judy Willis who, in addition to being serial entrepreneurs and CEO’s of their companies, also are serial power networkers. Hear their advice and wisdom on how to transform your business with a powerful network and how to be powerful in growing your own business.

Genevieve Bos is CEO and Global Connector of People and Ideas at IdeaString. An accomplished entrepreneur, she has started and sold multiple venture-backed and privately held corporations in the technology and media sectors. Genevieve has been featured sharing her success and start-up secrets in Forbes, CBS Good Morning, NBC, CNBC, WE TV and CNN. Genevieve is also known for launching and successfully running then selling the publishing lifestyle brand PINK (www.littlepinkbook.com), created exclusively for today’s professional woman that has been described as “Fortune Meets Oprah.” Genevieve’s newest venture, www.IdeaString.com is is a place where people come together to connect, collaborate and create valuable world-changing ideas. A cloud-based service, it harnesses the thinking power of groups, then manages, promotes and evaluates the best ideas for innovation and business process optimization. With her celebrated international business background and various board, executive and business interests, Genevieve is a sought after speaker for organizations like Cisco, Dell, Morgan Stanley, GE, Ernst & Young, The Home Depot, KPMG, The Coca- Cola Company, Johnson & Johnson, Harvard University, and many more. She is also a regular guest lecturer Emory University’s MBA program.

Judy Willis is the President & CEO of Judy Willis Marketing, LLC. Pulling from both sides of her brain, Judy has the ability to quickly analyze complex business situations and determine the best course of action to meet and exceed client goals and expectations. Having been a pre‐med student with a minor in fine arts undergraduate, and having earned her MBA in Marketing, Judy has been combining the art and science of marketing for over 27 years. During her career, Judy has successfully identified and solved strategic internal and customer-facing marketing challenges for hundreds of companies, including UPS, LexisNexis, IHG, Procter & Gamble, GTE, SITA, IBM, Disney, Square D/Schneider Electric, NCR, TSYS, Merck, Delphi, Per‐Se Technologies, Georgia‐Pacific, Cox Enterprises, Fujitsu, Johnson & Johnson, and United Healthcare. She has a proven track record in the areas of strategic marketing, integrated communications, social media, market research, sales support, direct marketing, business consulting, finance, and business management experience with entrepreneurial businesses, advertising agencies and design firms, as well as large Fortune 500 companies.

Prior to starting her second company, Judy Willis Marketing, LLC, Judy headed up Porter Novelli’s Consumer Practice for the Atlanta office. Porter Novelli (PN) is a global public relations firm that is part of the publically-traded Omnicom family of companies. While with PN, Judy led all new business development, business operations, P&L, market research, client services, talent management and support for the practice. Judy also directed and managed the PN Atlanta Digital & Social Media Group, and served as the Interim Chief Marketing Officer for one of Porter Novelli’s Fortune 500 clients, Asbury Automotive Group.

Prior to joining Porter Novelli, Judy was the Chief Marketing Officer of Merge Agency. Prior to joining Merge, Judy was President, CEO and Co‐Founder of Bright Impact, Inc., a strategic branding firm that specialized in business‐to‐business marketing for companies in technology, health care, manufacturing and professional services. Judy has also held a series of high‐level marketing, advertising and consulting positions with several notable companies, such as Foote, Cone and Belding (Vicom/FCB) and LexisNexis.

Judy has been on the Board of the Georgia Executive Women’s Network (GEWN) and served as Board President in 2006. Judy is also very active in the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and has served as a Judge for the Emory Goizueta Business School Marketing Strategy Competition. Judy earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology/Pre‐Med from Mt. Holyoke College, and her Master’s in Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Connecticut.

Transformational Women Highlights Karen See, Susan O’Dwyer and Mary Barton

November 1, 2011 by angishields

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Transformational Women Highlights Karen See, Susan O'Dwyer and Mary Barton

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Do you know how to grow your business in these tough times? If you’re wanting to start a business, what are the critical traits required to be an entrepreneur? Hear from powerful business developers who know how to Pitch Like A Girl and win!

Karen See is co-founder of two companies: Abovo Partners, an opportunity catalyst consulting firm specializing in fund-raising and sponsor/member strategy for not-for-profits, trade associations, political and educational organizations. With her partner, based in Washington, D.C., they have worked for such organizations as the Smithsonian Institute’s National Zoological Park, National Institute of Health, AARP, Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs, the National Commission on Orthotics & Prosthetics Eduction, Merrill Lynch, and the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City.

ClarityClose, is a strategic win consulting firm for business-to-business enterprises who have complex selling environments. Working with executive teams, the firm focuses on ensuring successful “sales closings” by conducting win/loss performance audits and analysis, “deal-based” strategic planning, competitive differentiator messaging, and sales material asset packaging. ClarityClose clients include Skanska, Datex Corporation, Carefx, North Highland Group, Prenova, and ThanksAgain.

Prior to starting ClarityClose, Karen was CEO of Abovo Group for over 11 years. Abovo Group, a marketing and branding firm reached $15 million in service fees and 70 employees within its first three years, earning the company a spot as the 7th fastest-growing, privately-held company and 4th fastest-growing, female-owned business in Atlanta. Karen’s corporate positions include serving as Sr. Vice President of Marketing & Business Development for HOK, Southeast Area Director of Marketing for KPMG, Director of Marketing Communications for First Data Corporation’s Health Systems Division, and as a sales representative for Xerox Corporation.

Karen has served on numerous for-profit and not-for-profit boards, (including three years as a member of the WIT board). She holds bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication from Kansas State University.

Susan O’Dwyer is responsible for driving business development across the various sectors that her firm Habif, Arogeti &Wynne, LLC serves. She has over 30 years of experience with professional services firms, specifically in the high technology industry, in both Silicon Valley and Atlanta. Previously, she served as the National Director of Venture Capital Research for PricewaterhouseCoopers’ MoneyTree (a quarterly survey of over 1,000 venture capitalists that measured venture capital activity) throughout the country, including benchmarking work with various constituencies: venture capital investors, C-level executives of technology start-ups, governmental economic development units, universities, and the media. She was responsible for designing and managing all industry-focused, firm-sponsored events, including a major fund-raising effort for Tech High (Atlanta charter school), alumni relations and the “AJC Top 100” program. She also served, for 15 years, as the Program Director for the Technology Hall of Fame of Georgia. She represents HA&W in the community and performs liaison work with industry trade associations.

Susan received her BA degree from Fresno State University in Journalism. She is a Board Member of B&TA (Business & Technology Alliance), ICAPP (University System of Georgia’s economic development program), and GIFT (Georgia Industrial Fellowships for Teachers, a program of Georgia Institute of Technology). In addition, she is on the Executive Committee of the CEO High Tech Council and the chairperson of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce’s Technology Marketing Committee’s Venture Capital Program. She serves on the National Council for the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and was a mentor for the 2011 Ambassadors class at High Tech Ministries. In addition she is on the Board of Advisors for InVasc Therapeutics, an Atlanta-based drug development company. She serves as President of the Georgia Alumni Chapter for Fresno State University. Susan is also a lifetime member of Sigma Delta Chi and Phi Kappa Phi.

In addition to her work, Susan is the proud mom of her kids including James O’Dwyer who was recently recognized by Nickolodeon TV in the work he did marshalling resources when Alabama was hit with tornadoes in April 2011. His work was followed by Taylor Swift who declared him her “hero”. More about this here. http://www.teennick.com/videos/clip/teennick-halo-awards-2011-hero-spot-taylor-swift.html

Mary Barton has been collaborating to reach marketing goals with clients for almost three decades. Her marketing communications expertise has expanded as the number of channels available to marketers grew. Today, she is expert at integrated marketing, lead generation, lead nurturing and getting the attention of C-level decision-makers. She has worked with an impressive list of clients in many industries including:

Manhattan Associates, a recognized leader in supply chain software.
Fiserv, a multi-billion dollar financial leader.
Porsche North America, one of the finest luxury automobiles in the world.
Motorola, an innovator in smartphone technology and more.
Coca-Cola, consistently lauded as one of the world’s most recognized brands.

Mary occupies a unique position, because she has run her own successful business plus she has worked in the corporate world. Currently, she is a Senior Account Executive at Standard Press. Mary chose to come on-board at this long-time leader in print because they are an innovative company committed to providing customers with strategic thinking, flawless execution and a superior customer experience. At Standard Press, Mary is able to leverage her knowledge about marketing and print to create campaigns that get results.

Prior to her position at Standard Press, Mary was CEO of Mary Barton Productions. She grew the company from the start-up phase with $0.00 sales to a thriving business that employed 12 people and had over $3.5 million in billings. In 2006, Mary merged her business into a $55 million dollar company. After it experienced an unexpected economic event, she came to Standard Press.

Over the years, Mary has given back to the community in many ways. She has served on the board for the Business Marketing Association, and also chaired the print committee for Share Our Strength, an organization committed to overcoming hunger. She’s also been involved in Women in Technology, the Printing & Imaging Association of Georgia and High Tech Ministries.

Mary’s personal philosophy about client and personal relations has served her well over the years. She believes you should surround yourself with the best people, operate with integrity in the client’s best interests and be passionate about what you do. Mary believes that what you give will come back, so give to the fullest extent.

Transformational Women Highlights HR Leaders Jacqueline Welch and Sylvia Taylor

October 28, 2011 by angishields

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Transformational Women Highlights HR Leaders Jacqueline Welch and Sylvia Taylor

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We sat down with Jacqueline Welch of Turner Broadcasting and Sylvia Taylor of the Weather Channel to discuss the role of transformational leaders in driving employee engagement in organizations.

Jacqueline M. Welch is senior vice president of human resources for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.). In this capacity, Welch is responsible for leading Turner’s corporate-level global talent management, diversity and development functions.

Welch’s management portfolio includes the company’s succession-planning, performance-management, diversity initiatives, learning & development and organizational-development activity, toward the larger goal of ensuring that Turner’s people resources are without peer and are positioned to support its business strategies. Welch joined TBS, Inc. after more than six years with RockTenn in Atlanta, where she was vice president of employee and organizational effectiveness. Earlier in her career, she was a senior manager at Accenture; an associate with Towers Perrin; and an internal consultant for Lord & Taylor, a division of The May Department Stores Company.

Welch earned a bachelor of arts degree in English at Syracuse University and a master’s degree in human resources management at Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy in New York. An alumna of Leadership Atlanta, her community involvement includes board membership in The United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta Alexis de Tocqueville Society, The Partnership Against Domestic Violence, The Children’s Museum of Atlanta and Zoo Atlanta. Additionally, Welch is Immediate Past Chair of the Woodruff Arts Center Global Firms Committee. Jacqui lives in the suburbs of Atlanta with her husband Tarik Welch and their two sons, James Oliver Welch and Jackson McLaine Welch.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.

Sylvia Taylor is the Executive Vice President of Human Resources for The Weather Channel. With more than twenty five years of Human Resources experience, Sylvia has operated in both domestic and International environments and is well versed in all functional aspects of Human Resources. Sylvia has a track record of success as an HR Strategist and Change Agent for high growth companies.

In her current role as EVP of Human Resources for The Weather Channel, Sylvia is responsible for designing and executing the Human Resources Strategy for the company, implementing key initiatives in Change Management, Performance Alignment, Talent Acquisition and Leadership Development to increase organizational effectiveness. Sylvia works with the organization to facilitate change and ensure that the right people, processes and structures are in place to achieve The Weather Channel’s business objectives.

In her former role as Vice President of Human Resources at AutoTrader.com, the ultimate automotive marketplace and a division of Cox Enterprises, Sylvia built the Human Resources department into a more strategic function at a time when AutoTrader.com was nearly doubling in size every year. Given that AutoTrader.com was in a high growth mode, Talent Acquisition, Leadership and Organizational Development were mission critical opportunities. Sylvia led the design and implementation of key systems for performance management, career development, and succession planning. Her contributions in these areas played a big role in the company’s success and they continue to add value today enabling AutoTrader.com to reach for the next level of organizational effectiveness and growth.

Sylvia has worked in key human resource roles with companies such as General Motors, PepsiCo, ExxonMobil and Target. She spent 13 years at ExxonMobil, where she served in a variety of field, division and corporate roles. Sylvia also worked Internationally where she served as the Human Resources Manager for the ExxonMobil Singapore Refinery complex and later as the Manager Staffing and Development –Singapore, Asia Pacific Region.

Sylvia currently serves on the governing body of The Human Resources Leadership Summit. She is also a member of The Cable and Telecommunications Human Resources Forum (CTHRA), The Human Resources Leadership Forum (HRLF) Forum and The National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC). Sylvia is a volunteer at Year-Up -Atlanta, a non-profit organization whose “mission is to close the Opportunity Divide by providing urban young adults with the skills, experience, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through professional careers and higher education.” In 2010, Sylvia was honored as a “Woman of Excellence” by Business to Business Magazine.

Sylvia graduated Magna Cum Laude from Howard University where she earned both a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a Master’s degree in Business Administration.

Transformational Women Highlights Law Partners at McKenna, Long & Aldridge

October 26, 2011 by angishields

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Transformational Women Highlights Law Partners at McKenna, Long & Aldridge

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We sat down with three highly accomplished law Partners from McKenna Long & Aldridge to talk about their personal stories of success and challenges as well as discover what holds women back from becoming Partners at law firms (over 50% of law school graduates are women but they only make up 20% of the Partners) and their tips for overcoming these challenges.

Joann Jones serves as the Managing Partner of McKenna Long & Aldridge’s Atlanta office and focuses her practice on real estate development and finance. Her work is concentrated in the commercial real estate development area, particularly in the health care industry, serving clients in assemblage, development and financing of hospitals, medical office buildings, medical campuses and physician leasing. She also assists clients with office park development and development of quick serve restaurants, retail malls, shopping centers and golf courses.

Additionally, Joann Jones’ practice includes a wide variety of other real estate transactions, including sale/leaseback transactions, commercial lending secured by real estate, commercial leasing, acquisitions and sales of hotel properties and loan workouts. Ms. Jones is ranked by Chambers USA 2010 as one of the leading lawyers for real estate in Georgia, recognized in particular for her sophisticated handling of health care-related real estate finance issues.

Ann-Marie McGaughey is co-head of the Firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group. She focuses on the general corporate representation of both publicly- and privately-held companies in a wide array of industries, including financial services, manufacturing, health care, retail, automotive, travel, education, health and beauty, technology and service-oriented industries. She has particular skill in representing non-U.S. companies in connection with U.S. transactions and operations.

Ms. McGaughey has been selected by her peers to be featured in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the practice of Mergers & Acquisitions Law. Finance Monthly Magazine has recognized Ms. McGaughey as one of the top 100 Leading Advisors in 2011 in the area of Corporate Law — USA. She has also been recognized by Atlanta Magazine as a Georgia Super Lawyer. Ms. McGaughey was selected by her peers to be included as a member of Georgia Trend’s Legal Elite, in addition to the Atlanta Business Chronicle including her on their first “Up and Comers” list, which profiled 50 of Atlanta’s most promising young leaders. Atlanta Woman Magazine has featured Ms. McGaughey in its “Leaders in Law” series and she was recognized by The White House Project as a “Leading Lady.”

Civic/Community Involvement

Board of Directors Network, President
British American Business Group, Board of Directors
Imagine It! The Children’s Museum of Atlanta, Board of Directors
Mount Pisgah Christian School, Advancement Council
Atlanta Bar Association, Georgia Bar Association, International Bar Association
Everybody Wins! Power Lunch Program, Reading Mentor

Ann E. Murray focuses her practice on helping companies attract and retain their workforces by offering attractive benefits programs and rewards. She regularly assists clients with matters relating to their qualified retirement plans; health, life, disability and other welfare benefits; stock options and similar equity programs; and executive compensation. She also advises buyers and sellers regarding their benefits risks and concerns in the sale of a business. Ms. Murray previously served as in-house benefits counsel for a publicly-traded company, giving her a business-oriented and practical approach to the practice of law.

Ms. Murray is recommended by The Legal 500 and has been recognized as a member of Georgia’s Legal Elite by Georgia Trend magazine. She is rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®.

Transformational Women Highlights CEO and Board of Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta

October 11, 2011 by angishields

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Transformational Women Highlights CEO and Board of Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta

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Hear from the CEO and Board leaders of the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta about the transformational change that is happening in the Girl Scouts and why you need to be involved in the movement that creates the women leaders of tomorrow.

Marilyn Midyette has been the CEO at Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta since October 2008. Prior to joining Girl Scouts, she was the Regional Vice President of the Business Services Group at Sprint Communications. She a graduate of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA; a member of the 2010-2011 Harvard Business School’s Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management program; and a graduate of Leadership Atlanta’s Class of 2011.

Kristen Lewis, an attorney with Smith, Gambrell & Russell here in Atlanta, is a nationally recognized expert in Special Needs Trust planning for persons challenged by disabling conditions. Outside the office, she trains certified service dogs with Canine Assistants in Milton, GA, and serves as Chairman of the Board of Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta, Inc. She is the proud mother of Savannah Grice, who is currently a first-year student at Dartmouth College.

Necole Merritt is a seasoned communications executive. She has used her strategic communications skills to bring solutions to challenging business issues for a number of Fortune 500 companies. An avid believer in community involvement, Necole is a board member for Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta, mentor through Cool Girls, a member of the advisory council for Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and an active member in the alumni association for the university.

Transformational Women Highlights Constance Dierickx, Mary Madden, Heather Rocker

October 11, 2011 by angishields

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Transformational Women Highlights Constance Dierickx, Mary Madden, Heather Rocker

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Constance Dierickx is a rarity among consultants – a pragmatic expert. She has consulted with over 500 executives, more than 20 boards in over a dozen countries, written more than 20 articles and delivered memorable speeches in the US, Europe, and Latin America.

She has provided consultation to Bank of America, Best Buy, ARAMARK, Gillette, Tennessee Valley Authority, Chubb Insurance, Alston and Bird, PanAMSat, DIRECTV, American Automobile Association, American Society of Hematology, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Olive Garden, Buffets and Frito-Lay as well as private equity firms, start-ups and professional services firms.

Early in her career at a major Wall Street firm, she saw firsthand the impact of poor management, pay without performance, or worse, pay for destructive performance, irrational beliefs, and extreme overconfidence. The behavior of neither her colleagues nor clients made sense, but her curiosity about it propelled her to earn a Ph.D. in psychology.

Constance’s sardonic wit and sharp observations lead publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Chief Executive, Chief Financial Officer, Directorship, Boards and Directors, and Corporate Board Member to seek out her point of view. Speeches, workshops and seminars with Constance are a combination of useful concepts, infused with examples from her work, brought to life by her sardonic wit.

She serves on the board of the Board of Directors Network where she is President-elect and chairs the Board Development Committee. Constance is also on the board of the Inter-Organization Network and leads the Board Referral Committee. She is a licensed psychologist and a member of the American Psychological Association, the Georgia Psychological Association, the Society of Consulting Psychologists and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Constance is married to Michael Dierickx and has two adult daughters. An amateur anthropologist and chef, she also maintains an inexplicable interest in boxing. Even a Ph.D. in Psychology does not equip her to explain her divergent interests.

Mary Madden is an experienced senior executive who has worked in numerous early stage, high growth and mature companies serving in roles such as CEO, President, COO or consultant.

From 1981-1994, Ms. Madden was President, Founder and Co-CEO of Information America, the first company to offer on line access to public record data. She created the firm, raised over $8 million from angel investors and venture capital, grew profitable revenues to $25 million, took it public, and then sold the company. Ms. Madden has worked with ValuBond, Inc. (sold), eAttorney (sold to Lexis), fabric.com (sold to Amazon), Miavendia.com, LVGRM, and LAWDOCS. She has done turnaround work with Grisanti Galef and Goldress.

Ms. Madden has received numerous awards including: inclusion on Inc magazine’s 500 List for three years running, finalist for Inc’s Entrepreneur of the Year, and the Information Industry Entrepreneur of the Year. She is a member of the Committee of 200, CEO Netweavers, and the Society of International Business Fellows. She has served on private and public corporate boards. She is and has been on several advisory boards for TI:GER program at Georgia Tech and Emory University, Kennesaw University Center for Corporate Governance, the Grove, and the Global Foundation Network. She is co-founder of the Atlanta Chapter of Women Corporate Directors for women on public and private corporate boards. Ms. Madden received a BA in Math and Economics from Vassar College and an MLS in Library of Science from Columbia University.

Heather Rocker is the Chief Executive Officer for Girls Incorporated of Greater Atlanta, a leading nonprofit organization that helps girls recognize their rights and reach their full potential. Girls Incorporated is part of a national youth organization dedicated to helping every girl become strong, smart and bold. In 2011, Girls Incorporated of Greater Atlanta celebrates their 35^th anniversary having served over 100,000 girls in metro Atlanta.

Heather is a recipient of the Turknett Leadership Character Award, was named to the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Top 40 Under 40, named an Outstanding Young Alumna by Georgia Tech, and is an inductee of the Georgia Tech College of Engineering Council of Outstanding Young Engineers. Heather’s story is profiled in the book “Change Your Career: Transitioning to the Nonprofit Sector” and she is a contributing author in the book “CLIMB: Leading Women in Technology Share Their Stories.”

Heather’s dedication to improving the lives of women and girls led to volunteer leadership roles with Atlanta Women’s Alliance, Distinguished Young Women of America, and the Junior League of Gwinnett & North Fulton Counties.

Prior to joining Girls Inc., Heather served as the first-ever executive director for Women in Technology (WIT), leading WIT volunteers in raising funds for WIT’s programs, recruiting and managing more than 50 Atlanta-based corporate partners, and developing and implementing WIT’s strategic volunteer program for 200-plus volunteers. Under her leadership, WIT more than tripled their fundraising goals, and WIT Foundation’s Girls Get IT program was awarded the 2010 Spirit of Endeavor “Leadership in Technology” Education Award.

Previously, Heather was the Product Manager at Georgia Center for Nonprofits and a Senior Consultant for EnerVision. She is the Immediate Past Board President of Atlanta Women’s Alliance, Executive Team Member & Past State Chairman for the Distinguished Young Woman of Georgia Scholarship Program, Trustee and Past Young Alumni Committee Chair for Georgia Tech Alumni Association’s Board of Trustees, and Board Advisor & Community Impact Director for the Junior League of Gwinnett & North Fulton counties.

Heather speaks to nonprofit and corporate groups about incorporating strategic volunteering, and served as a presenter at the 2011 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. She lives in Atlanta with her husband and son.

Transformational Women Highlights Lareina Yee, McKinsey Partner

October 4, 2011 by angishields

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Transformational Women Highlights Lareina Yee, McKinsey Partner

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Lareina Yee is a Partner in McKinsey’s San Francisco office. Over her 11 years with McKinsey she has been a part of the Greater China and West Coast Offices. She is a leader in the Firm’s North American Sales and Marketing Practice, specializing in B2B sales and marketing transformation. Lareina additionally leads McKinsey’s West Coast Women’s recruiting efforts.

In addition to her client work, Lareina has been a speaker at national conferences, published articles on sales innovation, collaboration technology and knowledge workers in the US economy. She also co-authored McKinsey’s research with the Wall Street Journal on women and economic leadership.

In this segment of the radio show we find out from her research and personal experiences what are the hidden barriers that keep women from the corner office and what to do about it.

Transformational Women Highlights Gail Evans – Best Selling Author and Former EVP CNN

September 26, 2011 by angishields

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Transformational Women Highlights Gail Evans - Best Selling Author and Former EVP CNN

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Gail Evans is a best-selling author, speaker and former EVP at CNN. “Love the Game” – With those words Gail Evans concludes one of the most successful and influential books about women in the workplace “Play Like A Man, Win Like A Woman.” The book was listed on the New York Times, Business Week, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. “Play Like A Man, Win Like A Woman” has been translated into 21 languages and has been a bestseller around the world. When it comes to the success of women in the workplace, Evans is a leading source. She has appeared on The Today Show and Larry King Live, and has been featured in Business Week, People Magazine, The New York Times and USA Today. .

Evans’ status has been enhanced by her newest book, “She Wins, You Win.” She has spoken and given lectures to many of the world’s leading companies including Johnson & Johnson, GE, Microsoft, JP Morgan , Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, KPMG, Cisco, IBM, Thompson Reuters, Deloitte, Intel , Wal Mart and Textron to name a few. Evans is currently an adjunct professor at Georgia Tech’s School of Management teaching “Gender, Race and Ethnicity in Organizational Behavior.”

Where did Gail Evans learn the business game? In the male-dominated world of television journalism and politics. She began working at CNN at its inception in 1980. By the time she retired in 2001, she was Executive Vice President of the CNN Newsgroup. During that time she was responsible for program and talent development at all of CNN’s domestic networks overseeing national and international talk shows and the Network Guest Bookings Department, which schedules about 25,000 guests each year.

In addition to speaking and teaching, Evans has served on numerous charitable boards including the Radio Television News Directors Foundation, the Society for Women’s Health Research, the Atlanta Girls School, the Ga. State University Law School and the Breman Jewish Heritage Museum. She was also appointed by President Clinton to the Commission on White House Fellows. She is the former chairperson of the Georgia Endowment for the Humanities.

Early in her career, she worked on both House and Senate staffs and at the White House in the Office of the Special Counsel to the President during the Lyndon B. Johnson Administration. During her tenure at the White House she was part of the team that created the 1966 Civil Rights Act and the Presidents Committee on Equal Employment opportunity.

Gail Evans lives in Atlanta and is the mother of three and the grandmother of seven. Website: www.gailevans.net

Transformational Women Highlights Joan Herbig, CEO ControlScan

September 12, 2011 by angishields

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Transformational Women Highlights Joan Herbig, CEO ControlScan

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Joan Herbig has over 20 years experience in the high-tech world. She has served in many roles throughout her career and has managed her teams to consistently successful outcomes. Named CEO of ControlScan in September 2007, Joan is responsible for business operations and is focused on growing the company’s revenues and expanding its position as a leading PCI compliance and security provider focused on small- to medium-sized merchants.

Joan serves on the Board of Directors for the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), and served as its Chairman in 2008. She sits on the advisory boards of Wren Solutions, Rover Apps, TAG FinTech and the University of Kentucky Computer Science.

Joan’s 3 key tips on being a transformational leader:

1) Get on the bus with the right people

2) Listen more than you talk

3) Step outside of your comfort zone