What does Equal Pay Day mean for you? Panel presentation by Savoir Collab & Ellevate LA

Creator of The Brave Millennial

@LLyoungkin

Laura Youngkin is an LA-based entertainment producer, creative strategist, and a regular contributor for Forbes. In 2016 she launched The Brave Millennial, an event series and platform dedicated to the advancement of Millennial women in the American workforce. Laura is a former Disney Imagineer and believes storytelling is our most powerful tool for catalyzing change.

My Hype Book, Author

@TPurry

Toni Purry is an award-winning entrepreneur, visibility strategist and author. With over 20 years of public relations experience, she is known for garnering high-level exposure and her unique approach to building big brand awareness. Her work has landed her clients on The Today Show, The Food Network, USA Today, LA Times, and O Magazine, to name a few. After 10 years of runner her own agency, this PR veteran has pivoted slightly and is now applying her expertise with big brands, to helping individuals become more successful by tapping into greater confidence and expanded visibility. She says one of her greatest joys is witnessing clients acknowledge their worth by finding, building, and using their inner confidence for making bold professional and entrepreneurial moves. Toni also speaks nationally and facilitates confidence-building workshops for corporations, small companies, private groups, and business networks. She has been lauded for her proven confidence-building process of retrospection, inspiration and celebration, which can be found her in her new book entitled, My Hype Book.

Casa Mia Interior Design, Owner

@veronicagonzales

Veronica Gonzalez is founder and owner of Casa Mia Interior Design where here team is known in-depth all aspects of design, management, and renovation. Veronica’s work’s mission is to help Latina women, entrepreneur women find self-worth, acceptance, strength, and confidence and create a life that they desire and deserve. To build a world where Latina women break through the glass ceiling and build financial capacities for the future of their families and social change for their communities. Veronica brings extensive industry experience to the homes of women living in Southern California and all over the States by providing money mindset workshops, courses to achieve increased confidence and financial empowerment. In partnership and collaboration with local financial firms, financial experts focused on economic empowerment to build wealth in the Latino community. Veronica believes that financial education, negotiation skills, assertiveness best enhances the confidence and ultimately leads to conquering all your personal and financial goals.

Founder of Constellation Co. female first recruitment agency

@JeniLambertson

Jennifer Lambertson is the founder and CEO of the constellations, a female-first procurement service. She's passionate about bringing diversity to future-thinking companies while simultaneously doing her part to close the wage gap. the constellations has a diverse client roster, from small start-ups to holding companies, and only makes one request: that her clients understand the positive impact a diverse workforce can have on business, culture and profit. Jennifer began her career at a branding agency in New York City where she discovered her love for both creative advertising and scrappy start-ups. After six years in New York, Lambertson made the jump to the West Coast where she worked as a Creative Resourcing Executive in the advertising industry before founding the constellations in January 2017. Jennifer splits her time between Los Angeles and New York and when not working, she enjoys spending time at her home in Beachwood Canyon.

Founder of Live.Work.Lead

Mary Beth Ferrante is the founder of Live.Work.Lead., an organization that helps companies retain top female talent by transforming workplace culture to support new parents. Live.Work.Lead. engages with new and expecting moms in 1:1 and group setting. They also provide trainings for managers on topics ranging from the “maternal wall” and its role in the gender wage gap, to effective policies that support employees as they plan for and return from parental leave. Prior to founding Live.Work.Lead., Mary Beth was an SVP of business strategy for a Fortune 100 company. In addition to in-person trainings and coaching, Live.Work.Lead. offers virtual "Mommy and Me" classes designed for working professionals. Live.Work.Lead. has been featured in Working Mother, Scary Mommy and Fairygodboss, and Mary Beth regularly hosts workshops around the Los Angeles area.