12 Black Women Leaders Share Wisdom, Advice

In honor of Black History Month, we gathered from our Take The Lead archives the best leadership, life and entrepreneurial lessons from these 12 outstanding black women leaders we greatly admire.

Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonFebruary 26, 2019Advice, black women in leadership, black-history-month, Career, Michele WeldonComment

Library Stacks Up Opportunities: Executive Director Supports Women Tech Leaders

When Rebecca Stavick moved from a very small town in South Dakota to Omaha in 2010, she didn’t know a soul.

Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonFebruary 25, 2019Michele Weldon, nonprofit, nonprofit leadership, Tech, women in technologyComment

Leading Ladies: Lessons on Powerful Women From All Oscar Noms

The Oscar nominations for actresses in a leading role this year present a precarious view of women in power, women blocked from power and women ignoring their own power.

How Can I Help You? Nancy O’Reilly On Why We Must Support Each Other

Author, psychologist, entrepreneur, broadcaster and founder of the non-profit, Women Connect4Good, Inc., Nancy D. O’Reilly knows we not only get by with a little help from our friends, but we thrive with the help of women all around us.

Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonFebruary 18, 2019Change, Dr Nancy O'Reilly, equality, Michele Weldon, sister courage, women leadersComment

Fighting For Female Vets: Founder Models Strength, Courage

Jas Boothe says she owes her winning attitude of bravery and strength to the military. And her mission to help female veterans was born of her own experience.

Solutions Start Here: Principal in Pensions Offers Advice, Listens

Growing up in Chicago with a brother may have helped prepare Julie Yanez for a career in finance and investments. Now a principal at Retirement Solution Group with two sons of her own, Yanez is based in the Chicago office with a team of 15 women and five men– a definite gendered flip on the industry norm.

Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonJanuary 14, 2019business, Finance/Money, Michele Weldon, women in finance, women leadersComment

From Entry Level To CEO, Owner: Cara Brant’s Trial To The Top

How many people do you know that in 18 years move from an entry level spot into the CEO position at the same company?

Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonJanuary 11, 2019business, female entrepreneurs, Leadership, Michele Weldon, women leadersComment

Run With The Baton: Ruth Ann Harnisch’s Mission Of Equity for Women and Girls

It was different then. “I was a stubborn, angry girl who grew up in a world that was clearly not fair. The world kept telling me things were not true that I knew were,” says Ruth Ann Harnisch, founder and president of The Harnisch Foundation, It is logical then, that after a career as a journalist and truth teller,

Glorious= Sisterhood, Inspiration, Learning With 2 Gloria's At Take The Lead Event

They came for the history. They left with inspiration for the future. More than 200 supporters and guests arrived at New York’s Daryl Roth Theatre Saturday afternoon, arriving from Illinois, California, Iowa, Maryland, Arizona, Pennsylvania, New York and other locations for a fundraiser performance for Take The Lead of “Gloria: A Life.”

Through The Feminist Lens: Feature Filmmaker Makes A Difference

Jen McGowan figures that redirecting traffic for 20 blocks surrounding Times Square in order to get just the right angle on a shot of the Taco Bell chihuahua for a national commercial is a metaphor for a lot of things.

Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonDecember 10, 2018film, inspirational women, Michele Weldon, Role Models, women in filmComment