Dr. Jackie Glenn is a prominent force in the drive to make diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) a given in the workplace. For more than 30 years, Dr. Jackie has connected the dots between DE&I, innovation, and profitability. Her work has influenced positive and lasting change in corporate culture, reinforcing diversity, equity and inclusion as […]
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Mona Sinha is the Executive Director of Equality Now and a renowned advocate for gender equality and women’s empowerment. The seeds of standing up for social justice and women’s rights sprouted early. She was the youngest of three daughters, growing up in Calcutta, where more value was placed on boys than girls. Early awareness of
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Dr. Jane Haven is leading an effort to close the gap and empower the next generation of women to be confident, courageous, and prepared to drive their lives to serve their purpose. As executive director of Taking The Reins, an urban farm and equestrian program in Los Angeles, Dr. Jane says that of the four
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There is power in our stories, and as Dr. Nancy frequently reminds us, sharing those stories connects us and helps us understand that the possibilities are endless if we support each other. Adam Torres also believes in the value of our stories. As co-founder of Mission Matters, a full-service media agency specializing in podcasts, publishing, social
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Lisa Lutoff-Perlo made history in the maritime industry as the first woman to take the helm as president and CEO of Celebrity Cruises, and as one of the few women in the world to be leading a multi-billion-dollar brand. But it wasn’t her only first. During her 38-year long career with Royal Caribbean, she experienced
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Danna Beal has worked for a lot of service companies–CPA and healthcare practices–observing how people get along with each other and how much blame and ego drama creates problems for the workplace. She says, “In January of 2000, I awakened in the night, and literally heard it was time to do this work. There is
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Karen Korponai is the CEO and Founder of Konscious Konsulting – guiding conscious companies in their quest to turn their visions into reality. She promotes a business paradigm that focuses on people, planet, purpose and prosperity. Her journey, as the daughter of a U.S. Diplomat and a mother from Bolivia grounded her in international experience
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ENCORE from Oct. 26, 2022 Michelle Li is an award-winning journalist and news anchor in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born in South Korea, adopted as a baby, and became a documented immigrant in the U. S. She didn’t follow any traditions for New Year’s Day — from the U.S. or Korea — so, when
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Award-winning journalist, producer and media executive, Pat Mitchell continues to broadcast women’s stories – elevating their leadership and ideas to change the world–mimicking in Project Dandelion the way a dandelion spreads its seeds on a puff of air. Pat points out that the dandelion exists on every continent in the world because it has one
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Luisa Diaz is on a personal mission to spread kindness in everything she does. She says that there are so many people doing amazing acts of kindness, we need to hear more about them instead of glorifying the negativity in the world. She has used her experience as Ms. Venezuela International and Mrs. New York
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