Power Of Service and Vision: Center of Public Integrity CEO Leads With Purpose

“I am not CEO Susan; it sounds like a new version of Barbie,” says Susan Smith Richardson, CEO of the Center for Public Integrity. As keynote speaker at the recent Journalism & Women Symposium annual Conference and Mentoring Project in Williamsburg, Va. recently, Richardson, the award-winning former editorial director of Newsroom Practice Change at Solutions Journalism Network and former editor and publisher of The Chicago Reporter, spoke of the value of using your power in service to fulfill a vision.

Career success, Changing the Power Par..., Changing the Workplace, Inspirational Role Models, ParityMichele WeldonOctober 4, 2019women CEOs, Women in journalism, corporate culture, inclusivity, systemic changeComment

The Best Leadership Strategies From Today's Top Journalism Innovators

“I geek out about leadership,” says Mira Lowe, president of Journalism & Women Symposium, assistant dean at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications and director of the Innovation News Center there. Leading a panel on “Stepping into Leadership” at the recent JAWS Conference and Mentoring Program, Lowe, who was a recent participant in Take The Lead’s 50 Women Can Change The World in Journalism program, adds, “Leadership is a constant avocation. You are never done learning about leadership.”

Change Leadership, Career success, Ambition / Intention, Changing the Workplace, MediaMichele WeldonOctober 1, 2019Journalism, Leadership, 50 Women In Journalism, Women Innovators, inclusivityComment

Nine to Know: Women Tech Innovators Changing the Future

Silicon Valley is known as the launching pad for and home to many tech empires. It’s also known for its deep-rooted sexism. Of course, that’s not limited to that region. With ‘Tech-Bros’ often dominating the scene, it can seem nearly impossible for women to make headway. Only about 10 percent of the executive roles in tech are held by women.

Change Leadership, Career success, Changing the Power Par..., Changing the WorkplaceAngela BakerSeptember 30, 2019silicon valley, executive leadership, Inspiring Women, sexism Comment

Zero To 80: 7 Tips For Success From RAW Founder, CEO

From the time she was 7 years old performing fashion shows in her living room to her sister’s karaoke machine, Heidi Luerra knew she wanted to be in the fashion design business. She just didn’t know then how big her ideas would get. Founder and CEO of RAW: natural born artists, Luerra, 34, has the world’s largest independent arts organization with a community of more than 200,000 creatives in 80 cities, and offices in Los Angeles, Sydney, Toronto and Mexico City.

Career success, Ambition / Intention, Changing the Workplace, Networking with PurposeMichele WeldonSeptember 27, 2019artists, entrepreneurship, creativity, Life Advice, successComment

Women Do News: Campaign Now To Raise Visibility of Women Journalists Globally

You have to be seen and heard. To that end, Angilee Shah, Jareen Imam, Katherine Rowlands and Emily Gertz have a mission on behalf of women journalists. These four accomplished journalists, as part of Take The Lead’s inaugural 50 Women Can Change The World in Journalism cohort, have a plan to specifically increase the visibility, recognition and credibility of women journalists around the world.

Ambition / Intention, Career success, Change Leadership, Changing the Power Par..., Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonSeptember 17, 2019women in journalism, Parity, Wikipedia, News, LeadershipComment

Balancing Act: Serial E-Commerce Entrepreneur Offers 4 Lessons on Thriving

For someone who planned on being a doctor from a young age, Sabina King has taken a very different route—starting several businesses and earning many stamps on many pages of her passport in the process. A founder and creator of multiple e-commerce business startups, including most recently as co-founder and CEO of HempureCBD, King speaks to a life lived intentionally and without restriction by geography.

Ambition / Intention, Career success, Inspirational Role Models, Life tools and tipsMichele WeldonSeptember 10, 2019E-commerce, entrepreneurship, CBD, Travel, Life AdviceComment

Step Up: 6 Ways To Offer Support For A Colleague’s Fail

In addition to our own professional setbacks, we have all had close friends and colleagues who have failed to get the job, promotion, plum assignment or key client they were counting on getting. Other than a superficial, “Gee, that’s too bad,” how can we best be allies and “success partners” for other women leaders who need the support and encouragement to try again?

Career success, Changing the Workplace, Community Building, Life tools and tips, Tools and TipsMichele WeldonSeptember 6, 2019Failure, workplace dynamics, Mentorship, #SisterCourage, life lessonsComment

Get The Memo: Author Minda Harts' 6 Ways Women Of Color Can Get To The Table

“Success is not a solo sport,” says Minda Harts, CEO of The Memo, a career development platform for women of color and author of the new bestselling book, The Memo: What Women of Color Need To Know To Secure A Seat At The Table.

Career success, Ambition / Intention, Change Leadership, Leadership tools and tipsMichele WeldonSeptember 3, 2019entrepreneurship, women in business, Women of Color, Success, NetworkingComment

The Future of CBD: A Space For Women Innovators and Investors

Make no mistake. There is nothing chill about Reset Bioscience, a company with a line of CBD products centered on your health, wellness and relaxation. Nina Parikh-Thomas will be the first to assure you this company is relentless in its research and mission to deliver THC-free products to relax you. The executive director of Global Affairs at Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc., is an adviser to Reset, but also a major investor.

Changing the Power Par..., Changing the Workplace, Change Leadership, Career success, Career choicesMichele WeldonSeptember 2, 2019Cannabis, Women Innovators, Parity, Wellness, HealthComment

Shaving for Success: Women, Work, and How to Dance on the Two-Edged Sword of Likeability

I remember when I was eleven years old and begged my mother to let me start shaving my legs. That, I thought, would be a true symbol that I was becoming a woman. Fast forward to this article by law professor Joan C. Williams in the August 16, 2019, New York Times opinion section entitled “How Women Can Escape the Likeability Trap.”

Career success, Ambition / Intention, Changing the Workplace, Tools and Tips, Women Like YouGloria FeldtAugust 19, 2019Feminism, Workplace Culture, Article Review, Bias, LikeabilityComment

Female Majority: 5 Ways Saba Creates Culture of Gender Equity

At a time when observers decry that the lack of parity of women in leadership is not a pipeline problem, but a systems problem, it appears that Saba Software has effective solutions. The 22-year-old California-based company with 1,400 employees in 26 countries, has a leadership ratio of 55 percent females at the top, says Debbie Shotwell, chief people officer at the talent management solutions provider.

Career success, Changing the Power Par..., Changing the Workplace, Leadership tools and tipsMichele WeldonAugust 12, 2019Workplace Culture, Hiring Advice, Diversity, Saba Software, ManagementComment

Opportunities Made By A Black Woman: Founder Helps Launch Ideas

Shelly Bell acknowledges she is a super cool person. But, also, “I am a nerd,” says the founder of Black Girl Ventures, which recently received $450,000 in funding over two years from the Ewing Marion Kaufmann Foundation. Bell’s company that she founded in Washington, D.C. in 2016 “is dedicated to offering comprehensive education and advisory services that outline a road map for the growth and success of minority and/or veteran women entrepreneurs.