Susan Avarde creates and builds brands by originating and activating “Future fit” ideas. Her modern worldview has helped 45+ companies globally. As the Head of Global Brand at Citigroup she was the driving force behind creating the iconic Citi Brand, now a beacon in 100+ countries. Renowned for her vision and storytelling ability as exemplified by “The World’s Citi” and the 200 years global campaign, Susan created magnetic themes to empower business growth. During her tenure at Citi, marketing won 200+ awards. Susan has been invited to the White House twice and is a TED, Forbes Women and Fortune Most Powerful Women participant. Her various speaking engagements have been moderated by The New York Times, eBay and The Economist. Fast Company Magazine plus The Women’s Venture Fund have recognized her innovative work and she was recently honored as one of "Gotham’s Visionary Leaders" by the WCCNY.
Ellyn Shook is Accenture’s Chief Human Resources Officer, responsible for the company’s talent strategies and people programs that support differentiation and both organic and inorganic growth. In this role she leads a global team of human resources professionals focused on delivering an exceptional employee experience that encompasses recruiting, learning and development, compensation, benefits, equity programs, engagement and retention, and employee relations. She is also a member of Accenture's Global Management Committee. Ms. Shook serves on the advisory board of Women in Business at Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota and the Women's Leadership Board for WAPP at Harvard's Kennedy School. She is a member of the HR50 division of World50, Columbia Cancer Advisory Council and the American Health Policy Institute Board of Governors. She is actively involved as a member of Women in America, the Ellevate Network and the Women’s Forum of New York. A recent article in Forbes.com named Ms. Shook one of the top 10 CHROs.
Geri is President of Ventureneer, content marketing, market research, and education company that helps organizations reach small businesses. As a writer (author of Forget the Glass Ceiling: Building Your Business Without One and Stand Out In the Crowd: How Women (and Men) Benefit From Equity Crowdfunding and Forbes contributor writing about the success factor of women entrepreneurs), consultant, teacher (Kauffman FastTrac facilitator and former adjunct professor at The New School) and speaker, Geri has helped thousands of entrepreneurs take their vision to reality, develop their business plan, and learn the strategies and tactics they need to grow their businesses. In this video, Geri shares her insights on networking. "Women Who Lead" is a women’s leadership video series featuring inspirational and powerful female voices in business, tech, media and the corporate world. From communication skills to financial management, networking to career advancement, Ellevate Network members provide professional tips and personal anecdotes to empower all women (and men) to become better, more effective leaders.
Natalia Oberti Noguera, who was named one of the “55 most influential women on Twitter” by Fortune, is founder and CEO of Pipeline Fellowship, which is a women’s bootcamp for angel-investing. She has been featured in Bloomberg Businessweek, Mashable, Reuters Money, TechCrunch, The New York Times, and Fast Company's Co.Exist Change Generation series. Natalia offers insights on raising capital for female entrepreneurs. "Women Who Lead" is a women’s leadership video series featuring inspirational and powerful female voices in business, tech, media and the corporate world. From communication skills to financial management, networking to career advancement, Ellevate Network members provide professional tips and personal anecdotes to empower all women (and men) to become better, more effective leaders.
Jennefer Witter is the founder and CEO of The Boreland Group Inc., a boutique public relations firm headquartered in New York City. Jennefer is also the author of "The Little Book of Big PR: 100+ Quick Tips to Get Your Small Business Noticed," and has appeared multiple times in the Associated Press, TheStreet.com, and other forums. Previously, she was the public relations expert for Inc.com TV and a contributor to AOL Small Business. "Women Who Lead" is a women’s leadership video series featuring inspirational and powerful female voices in business, tech, media and the corporate world. From communication skills to financial management, networking to career advancement, Ellevate Network members provide professional tips and personal anecdotes to empower all women (and men) to become better, more effective leaders.
Susan Bratton is a veteran of Wall Street who is the founder and CEO of Meals to Heal, a nutrition platform for cancer patients. In this video, part of the “Women Who Lead” video series from 92Y and Ellevate Network, she shares savvy leadership and fundraising advice for women. "Women Who Lead" is a women’s leadership video series featuring inspirational and powerful female voices in business, tech, media and the corporate world. From communication skills to financial management, networking to career advancement, Ellevate Network members provide professional tips and personal anecdotes to empower all women (and men) to become better, more effective leaders.
In this video Amanda Steinberg, the CEO and founder of DailyWorth, discusses the misconceptions about women and money. We are thrilled to be partnering with 92nd Street Y to present "Women Who Lead," a unique women’s leadership video series featuring inspirational and powerful female voices in business, tech, media and the corporate world. From communication skills to financial management, networking to career advancement, Ellevate Network members provide professional tips and personal anecdotes to empower all women (and men) to become better, more effective leaders. The video series will be released in advance of 92Y’s Women inPower, a dynamic cross-sector fellowship program designed to help high-potential women advance to the next stage of their career, the C-suite. Sallie Krawcheck kicks of the series intoday's video. To learn more about Women Who Lead, click here and check out our newsletter every week for the next video in the series.
In this video Sallie Krawcheck, the chair of Ellevate Network and Ellevate Asset Management and past CEO of Merrill Lynch and Smith Barney, talks about the power of diversity. We are thrilled to be partnering with 92nd Street Y to present "Women Who Lead," a unique women’s leadership video series featuring inspirational and powerful female voices in business, tech, media and the corporate world. From communication skills to financial management, networking to career advancement, Ellevate Network members provide professional tips and personal anecdotes to empower all women (and men) to become better, more effective leaders. The video series will be released in advance of 92Y’s Women inPower, a dynamic cross-sector fellowship program designed to help high-potential women advance to the next stage of their career, the C-suite. Sallie Krawcheck kicks off the series intoday's video. To learn more about Women Who Lead, click here and check out our newsletter every week for the next video in the series.
Watch Jacqueline Novogratz and Sallie Krawcheck discuss how we can change the way the world tackles poverty. More than 1 billion in the world today, the great majority of whom are women, live in unacceptable conditions of poverty, mostly in the developing countries. Acumen raises charitable donations to invest in companies, leaders, and ideas that are changing the way the world tackles poverty. Under Jacqueline’s leadership, Acumen has approved investments of more than $88 million in 82 companies in South Asia and Africa, all focused on delivering affordable healthcare, water, housing and energy to the poor. These companies have created and supported 60,000 jobs, leveraged an additional $500 million, and brought basic services to more than 125 million people. Prior to Acumen, Jacqueline founded and directed The Philanthropy Workshop and The Next Generation Leadership programs at the Rockefeller Foundation. She also co-founded Duterimbere, a micro-finance institution in Rwanda. She began her career in international banking with Chase Manhattan Bank.
