Workplace issues expert Stacey Engle to participate in Take The Lead's "Power Up Conference" for women
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WORKPLACE ISSUES EXPERT STACEY ENGLE TO PARTICIPATE IN TAKE THE LEAD’S “POWER UP CONFERENCE” FOR WOMEN
Engle Will Also Join Take The Lead’s Board
Scottsdale, AZ – February 20, 2020 – Take The Lead (https://www.taketheleadwomen.com) today announced that Stacey Engle, a sought-after expert on issues that affect the workplace, has joined its board and will be a featured panelist at its inaugural "Power Up Conference: Igniting The Intentional Leader Within" (https://whova.com/web/takel_202002/). The panel, entitled “Powerful Women Create Powerful Relationships,” will be held Friday, February 28th, 11:30am-12:30pm.
“Stacey is a great addition to our board and to the Power Up Conference,” says Gloria Feldt, co-founder and president of Take The Lead. “Attendees will greatly benefit from her expertise on workplace issues and conversations, both of which continue to rapidly evolve since the beginning of the #MeToo movement two-and-a-half years ago, and the attendant issues that arose from the movement.”
Engle is president of Fierce Conversations (https://fierceinc.com/), a training company that transforms the conversations central to their clients’ success. Her ideas and opinions have been featured in Forbes, Fortune, CNBC and Fast Company, among other outlets. She has implemented programs at organizations of all sizes, including Capital One, Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola and Verizon. Engle has been a key driver in double-digit growth at Fierce and was instrumental in increasing the company’s sales by 30% in 2018. She is very passionate about community work with various arts organizations, community initiatives and the University of Washington.
As a member of Take The Lead’s board, Engle will participate in governance and fundraising responsibilities. “I am excited to join the Power Up Conference and Take The Lead’s board,” says Engle. “Take The Lead’s mission to achieve leadership parity for women resonates strongly with me and is in tune with my lifelong beliefs. I’m thrilled to share this prestigious platform, and I truly believe to reach our ambitious goals, we must make bold moves and have the conversations we need to have – today.”
About Take The Lead’s “Power Up Conference”
Attendees at the “Power Up Conference” will receive tools and ground-level tactics they can immediately implement in their professional lives. Workshops, panel discussions, lightning talks and roundtables will highlight ways women can overcome obstacles and reach their next level of success. In addition to all the learnings, “there will be ample time for networking with both speakers and fellow attendees, something that most conferences do not offer,” notes Felicia Davis, CEO and leadership brand strategist, The Black Women's Collective and a Take The Lead leadership ambassador who is in charge of the conference.
Tickets are $179. The fees will cover the conference program as well as lunch and light refreshments. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-power-up-conference-tickets-89308902331. An information-rich conference app (https://whova.com/portal/takel_202002/?source=download_email) allows participants to network before, during and after the conference, receive presentation documents, view the event agenda, plan their schedule and social activities, and get organizer updates.
About Gloria Feldt & Take The Lead
Co-founded by Gloria Feldt, Take The Lead is a 501 (c) (3) that prepares, develops, inspires and propels women to take their fair and equal share of leadership positions across all sectors by 2025. Feldt has been featured in many leading media outlets, including Bloomberg TV, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Ms. Magazine, Yahoo! Finance, Thrive Global and Forbes. Feldt is an in-demand speaker, with engagements at The Women in Cable Telecommunications Global Leadership Conference, The World Women Summit, 92Y Women inPower, and the Annual CUNY Leadership Conference, among others.
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