Steady At The Helm: CEO Investing Millions In Female Entrepreneurs

The helm of a ship is the mechanism that steers the vessel. So the person at the helm is the leader. Where the ship sails is up to her.

Women Like YouMichele WeldonOctober 17, 2017Change, female entrepreneurs, gender parity, Investing, Michele WeldonComment

Tackling The Future: CEO's Game Plan To End Gender Bias in Sports, Tech and More

We don’t need another example to know what’s up. Cam Newton, NFL star with the Carolina Panthers, had just recently disrespected a female journalist by mocking her in a press conference.

Changing the WorkplaceMichele WeldonOctober 16, 2017Career, Change, equality, Michele Weldon, Women in Sports, women in the workplaceComment

Claim Your Piece of Powertopia on Take The Lead Day 11/14

Countdown to Powertopia begins now.

The inaugural Take The Lead Day November 14 features a global day of engaging programming, networking, seminars and webinars from New York to California and viewing parties from the across the U.S. to Brazil to Ecuador.

EventMichele WeldonOctober 14, 2017equality, events, Leadership, leadership ambassadors, powertopia, take the lead dayComment

The Sum — The Meaning of This Week: One

The word of the week is one.

As in one woman speaking her truth gives courage to others.

As in the power of taking that one step that starts the march to progress.

As in one woman’s story and then another and then another can bring down a titan.

Change Leadership, Changing the WorkplaceGloria FeldtOctober 13, 2017The SumComment

Move The Starting Line: COO Knows Building Diverse Teams Yields Creativity

Yes, she knows it sounds odd coming from someone with an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and a masters degree from Harvard Business School.

Older, Wiser, Unwanted: Shifting From Ageism To Equality In Workplace

You may not know it, but your peak earning age is 42 years old.

“After that, it’s downhill across all industries,” says Dave Weisbeck, chief strategy officer of Visier.

ParityMichele WeldonOctober 10, 2017equality, Michele Weldon, older women, parity, women in the workplaceComment

Delicious: Getting Your Ideas As Women Leaders To Catch On

If your idea was edible, would it be broccoli or would it be a cheeseburger?

Jonah Berger, author and marketing professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania told an audience in Chicago for the Engage 2017 conference recently, “Ideas do not sell themselves. The notion that if an idea is good, people will share it, is wrong.”

Leadership tools and tipsMichele WeldonOctober 9, 2017Branding, communication, marketing, Michele Weldon, ToolsComment

Mostly The Law Won: Fighting Gender Discrimination For Equality in Workplace

Sometimes the law is on your side in cases of employment discrimination. And sometimes it isn’t.

Women Leaders in Science Under Microscope: Funding Needed For STEM Careers

A gift from her father when she was 8 years old sent Jean Bennett onto a career path in science and medicine, one that will benefit generations to come.

Michele WeldonOctober 2, 2017Comment

No Free Beer, Just Balance: Tech Co-Founder Creates Workplace Solutions

Sara Mauskopf, CEO and co-founder of Winnie, an app that has been called a Yelp for parents, knows all about the benefits offered by tech giants in Silicon Valley. She worked as a consumer technology and product management at Twitter, YouTube, Google and Postmates.

Career successMichele WeldonOctober 2, 2017Michele Weldon, Startup, women in the workplace, Work/Life Balance, working mothersComment

Marketplace of Ideas Leaning Female? Agency CEO Works For Inclusion

Pam Hamlin will tell you it’s in her genes.

The CEO since 2013 of Arnold Worldwide, a global creative and advertising agency, says her father’s career was in marketing and investments, and her mother was a designer.

Changing the WorkplaceMichele WeldonSeptember 29, 2017advertising, marketing, Michele Weldon, women in the workplace, women leadersComment

Powertopia: Join Take The Lead Day Moving Women Leaders To Gender Parity

What if you could take one day to change the world as we know it?

Imagine a day spent discovering solutions and employing specific strategies and tools to achieve gender equity in leadership across all fields and disciplines by 2025.

EventMichele WeldonSeptember 29, 2017events, Michele Weldon, take the lead day, women leaders, women's conferencesComment

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