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.
Read MoreHow many people do you know that in 18 years move from an entry level spot into the CEO position at the same company?
Read MoreIt 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,
Read MoreIt matters who reports the stories. It matters who edits the stories and it matters who is quoted in the stories. It also matters who is leading the journalism organization and making key decisions. Why? Because invisibility in the media is erasure in society.
Read MoreLast week I had the pleasure of speaking at Spirit of the Senses, a long-established Phoenix-area group of people who get together for lectures and discussions on provocative topics.
Read MoreSet to top $100 million at the box officesoon, the recent launch of the supercalifragilisticexpialidocious remake, “Mary Poppins Returns,” has some keen takeaways for all of us striving to make the best of our professional lives, not the least of which is a spectacular comeback.
Read MoreYou may be up to your eyebrows in year-end reviews, but it was a good year—OK, it was a mixed year—for women in leadership. Hopefully a good one for you.
Read MoreIssue 78 — December 17, 2018 Tears welled up many times. I could have had a good sloppy cry as I watched the play Gloria: A Life, had I not needed to keep it together in order to participate in the Talking Circle with Steinem and the audience after the play.No, the play isn’t about me.
Read MoreThey 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.”
Read MoreThe drive to change who is seen, heard and represented in television, movies, print, broadcast and digital media was the goal of the recent See Jane Salon in Chicago.
Read MoreNBA Superstar LeBron James may have slept through his team holiday party, but most of us cannot afford to miss the spectacular opportunity of a gathering of colleagues, clients, owners, managers, administration, board members, team members and friends to make a move up or just enhance the present.
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