6 Reasons Now Is The Time To Power Up For Big RE: REthink, REwire, REcreate Your Career

The summer of 2022 marks the third summer of COVID-related work complications for millions of women from remote work adjustments to childcare urgencies to workplaces shutdowns, reorganizations and layoffs.

The National Women’s Law Center reports that between February 2020 and January of this year, 1.1 million women left the workforce. Some reinvented themselves as entrepreneurs, others reshaped their lives outside of their careers. Research shows this cultural time, space and economic reality supports shifts that not only bring change, but transformation.

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What if we told you that someone was waiting on you to activate your Big RE?

Not next month, not next year but NOW?

Would you believe in yourself enough to start or would you continue to talk yourself out of what you really want?

Celebrate The Pivot: Evite CMO on Building A Brand, Changing Careers Post-COVID

Maybe, just maybe, Karen Graham can attribute her new career as vice president of marketing and brand for Evite back to her mom who loved to throw parties when she, her younger brother and older sister were growing up in the northern suburbs of Chicago.

“I’ve always loved events, I’m very social, but I haven’t thought before that my mom loved throwing parties. She went big for birthday parties. So something rubbed off on me,” says Graham, who is in charge of rebranding Evite, the 24-year-old online invitation platform.

Pursue the Vision: Power Up Conference Chair Does What It Takes To Help Others Succeed

The irony is that her vision literally stopped her from pursuing her dream career.

But it is her lifetime as a visionary that enables entrepreneurs and leaders to never stop pursuing their dreams.

Look Back, Look Ahead: 21 Ways Take The Lead Delivered Solutions in 2021

Sometimes a surprise email makes your day, or week, or year.

Take Lead Co-Founder and President Gloria Feldt opened this email recently from Erica Miles, a leader in tech.

“Gloria, you are my inspiration,” Miles writes. “Because of my work with you, your 9 Power Tools, and the Take the Lead training, No Excuses, I made a leap for a promotion. Thank you for your leadership; you encouraged me to step out, market myself and personally drive the next step in my career. I was getting stuck and not realizing my own value. I am hoping that all the inspiration I received from you will be realized by all your training participants, so they also realize their own worth.”

Yes We Can: How to Build a Culture of Inclusion, Tips from the Women and Worth Summit

Issue 180 — October 4, 2021

Humming Alicia Keys’ song “A Woman’s Worth,” I entered the room, only my second in-person event since February, 2020, to join the Women & Worth Summit 2021: Reset. Refresh. Rebuild.

The Summit description says what I believe about the opportunity of disruption, “While the pandemic threw the state of the world into chaos, the globe is finally beginning to reopen, allowing us the chance to reset and rebuild. We can use this momentum to create scalable change and impact.”

The Sound of Equity: Women’s Equality Day Concert Succeeds For Take The Lead

“We are determined to take this opportunity, to take the losses and turn them into gains,” says Gloria Feldt, co-founder and president of Take The Lead in the opening introductions of the Women’s Equality Day Concert featuring internationally renowned composer and pianist Marina Arsenijevic.

10 Reasons To Support Women’s Equality Day Now With Take The Lead

Women’s Equality Day is one day on the calendar, but for Take The Lead it is the forever goal on the horizon—moving closer each day. Progress is in process, but so are biased hinderances and backsliding internationally for all those identifying as female. So take the day—Women’s Equality Day—to continue toward the goal by joining in for Take The Lead’s Women’s Equality Day Concert August 26.

Power Up for DEI: Take The Lead Does It Differently

It’s far past time to walk the talk.

While many business conversations feature diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at companies in the U.S. and globally, putting these ideals into practice has been elusive, if not mismanaged and ignored.

Bright Future: Steinem + Moore On Women Leading A Post-COVID World

“Laughter is the only emotion that cannot be compelled. Laughter is a proof of freedom.”

Gloria Steinem, iconic feminist leader, author and activist, waxed poetically philosophical during the recent live Take The Lead event, “Putting Women at the Heart of the Recovery: An Intimate Conversation.”

Icons Lead The Conversation: Gloria Steinem + Julianne Moore + You

How many female cultural icons does it take to make a once in a lifetime virtual event just for you?

The answer is two, plus two emerging leaders in journalism, media and entertainment. Plus you.

Why I know we can reach gender parity by 2025 (and a surprise)

Issue 152 — December 6, 2020

“There are plenty of top-notch people in every demographic group for even the most high-level jobs. You just have to see them and open the barricades that have blocked them from serving.”

— Jodi Enda re Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s diverse choices of top advisors.

Real change is in the air. And it’s happening fast.