Penn Momentum
62 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThe Power of Penn Women celebrates the power of Penn women of all backgrounds and generations. We'll hear from alumnae about their life and career lessons, what they're working on around the world and how the impact they're making in their communities.
Momentum 2020 is a three-day conference celebrating the power of Penn women Oct. 1-3, 2021 (new date due to Covid). Join us on campus as alumnae of all backgrounds and generations gather to learn, connect, and share how women are making an impact in their communities and the world. For more information visit: www.PennMomentum2020.com
Show Producer and Editor: Meesh Pierce W93, WG98
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Coco Brown C92, Founder & CEO the Athena Alliance
September 14, 2021 00:56 - 50 minutes - 92.7 MBCoco Brown C92, is a CEO and board member, actively leading Silicon Valley based professional services and tech companies since 1997. From 2002 to 2012 Coco was President and COO of Taos, a Gartner top 20 global IT professional and managed services company servicing hundreds of F1000 and top tier private growth companies nationally. She was also on the board of Taos for 12 years, leading the company through massive economic cycles and business model evolution and growth. Coco led the company...
Ali Kriegman C13
March 29, 2021 05:06 - 23 minutes - 42.6 MBAli Kriegsman is the co-founder and COO of Bulletin, a B2B wholesale marketplace where retailers go to discover, shop, and support the best brands on the planet. A recipient of "Forbes 30 Under 30" and one of Fast Company’s "Most Creative People in Business," Ali has helped thousands of brands expand their distribution and sell in stores all around the country. She is a salesperson, self-taught publicist, marketer, and growth strategist and has experience scaling both bootstrapped and ventur...
Tara Viswanathan W12 - Founder & CEO of Rupa Health
February 01, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 44 MBTara Viswanathan W12, M.S. Stanford ’15, spent the last 15 years passionate about helping people make better health-related decisions. From working hands on with chronically ill patients to becoming a certified nutrition counselor to designing Stanford research experiments on the mind-body connection - she developed deep experience across the health space throughout her career. Previously, Tara worked at Parsley Health, Lululemon, and the Stanford d.School. Now, Tara is founder & CEO of Ru...
Gillian Johnson C91, WG98 - Don't Follow the Herd
December 07, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 55.6 MBGillian is an entrepreneurial leader who ensures the successful integration of strategic plans, operational goals, and performance targets to drive growth. She applies her background in finance and operations to deliver profitable business outcomes across multiple industries, including asset management, wealth management, transportation, and consulting. She is adept at managing client relationships and forging partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
Sarah Ribner C11 - CEO & Founder PiperWai
November 24, 2020 16:27 - 23 minutes - 38.8 MBSarah Ribner C11, is the Founder & CEO of PiperWai, the first all-natural, charcoal-based, nontoxic deodorant. Sarah began her journey with wellness almost a decade ago, however, until five years ago, an effective nontoxic, natural deodorant was the missing piece in her quest to lead a healthy, low waste lifestyle. Deodorant was becoming a controversial personal care product as active ingredients in deodorant and antiperspirant were linked to long term illnesses. When her childhood friend ...
Allison Kasirer Eng09, Founder of Robyn
October 15, 2020 18:38 - 35 minutes - 53.4 MBIn founding Robyn, Allison Kaiser Eng09, set out on a mission to make sure no other aspiring, expecting or new parent ever felt as alone and confused as she once did on her journey to parenthood. Prior to launching Robyn, Allison was a Vice President at J.P. Morgan’s Corporate & Investment Bank. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science. She is a mom to three boys, Jacob, Freddy, and Billy (Penn Class of 2039 + 204...
Caroline Strzalka C00, WG05 - CEO & Co-Founder of It's By U
September 28, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 55.9 MBCaroline Strzalka C00, WG05, is a serial entrepreneur and media executive. She is the CEO and Co-Founder of It's By U (itsbyu.com) which is a farm-direct subscription company disrupting the floral industry that she founded with her sister Christine. She is also currently acting as an Advisor to Overplay Games. Previously, Caroline held leadership roles at media companies, particularly in the children's and educational spaces. She was the EVP of Partnerships at Sandbox & Co, VP Digital Conte...
Lucy Xu W13, Founder & CEO The Port
September 21, 2020 23:01 - 34 minutes - 39.8 MBLucy Xu W13, is Founder & CEO of The Port Global, a marketing and business consultancy supporting startups and growing businesses across Greece and the U.S. She holds a business degree from Wharton, is a TEDx speaker, and has a background in technology and marketing (formerly IBM, Curalate, and Startup Grind NYC). In 2017, Lucy moved from New York City to Athens to explore a unique thesis on the potential for innovation, cooperation, and expansion that exists between these markets.
Manisha Juthani C94, Infectious Diseases Physician at Yale
September 07, 2020 21:06 - 42 minutes - 69.7 MBDr. Manisha Juthani C94, an Infectious Diseases physician at Yale School of Medicine. She’s helped to lead Yale’s COVID preparedness and treatment of patients as well as runs the Infectious Diseases Fellowship program, which keeps her very busy! She completed her undergraduate training @upenn, attended Cornell University Medical College, completed residency training at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Campus, and was a Chief Resident at Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. S...
Carolyn Yachanin C13 - CEO & Founder of Copina Co.
August 24, 2020 18:57 - 34 minutes - 50.2 MBCarolyn Yachanin C13, is the Founder & CEO of Copina Co. - a company dedicated to redefining the beauty industry through positive messaging and game-changing plant-based vegan collagen blends. Copina Co.’s delicious edible beauty products help you feel amazing in your own skin and promote healthy hair, skin, and nails without the use of animal products. Copina Co. launched in February 2020 and has been featured in Well + Good, Refinery 29, Sporteluxe and more and can now be found in stores f...
Soyoung Kang WG03 - Chief Marketing Officer at eos Products
August 17, 2020 17:58 - 30 minutes - 39.8 MBSoyoung Kang is the Chief Marketing Officer at eos Products, the iconic brand and lipcare trailblazer that has sold over half a billion lip balms worldwide. In her role, Soyoung is responsible for driving the overall brand strategy, planning, and operations for all global and regional marketing initiatives. Since joining eos as CMO, Soyoung has led a total brand reboot, from resetting creative and strategic vision, to redesigning and expanding the product portfolio, to launching the global ...
Sophie Beren C17 - Founder & CEO of The Conversationalist
August 03, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes - 54.7 MBSophie Beren (C’17, SPP’17), is an entrepreneur from Wichita, KS, who is on a mission to unify the world. Sophie was recently named "25 Under 25" by Social Entrepreneur's Magazine and has dedicated her professional career to empowering young people everywhere to have conversations that matter. Sophie founded her first venture, TableTalk, while at Penn, and has since launched The Conversationalist, the go-to destination to amplify Gen Z voices. Join the community today by texting “UNIFY” to...
Rooshy Roy WG19 - Co-Founder & CEO of Aavrani
July 27, 2020 17:57 - 30 minutes - 43.4 MBRooshy Roy WG19, is the Co-Founder & CEO of AAVRANI. As a first generation Indian-American, she would often make her own skincare with her mom, who showed Rooshy how to harness the power of raw ingredients—like turmeric and sweet almond oil—to maintain beautiful skin. As an adult searching for an easier way to access those Indian rituals, Rooshy was inspired to create her own brand. AAVRANI skincare unites India’s ancient, all-natural approach with clinically-proven, modern-day elegance. Pri...
Caroline Waxler C93 - From the Classics to Media
July 20, 2020 03:14 - 30 minutes - 31.7 MBCaroline Waxler C93, programs summits and festivals for a variety of media companies and brands. She started her career as an investigative reporter at Forbes, where she covered hedge funds and Swiss billionaires. She went on to oversee teams and build content properties for Fortune, TheStreet.com, Business Insider, LearnVest, Advertising Age, and Condé Nast. Additionally, Waxler has also written extensively for a variety of television, print, and digital outlets, including: ABC, The Wall S...
Jennifer Clifford Simpson W94 - Executive Director, Finance Leaders Fellowship at The Aspen Institute
July 07, 2020 01:24 - 31 minutes - 45.1 MBJennifer Simpson is the founding executive director of the Aspen Institute's Finance Leaders Fellowship focused on improving public trust in the global finance industry. An entrepreneurial leader, Jennifer has made private equity and debt investments in industrial companies throughThe Gladstone Companies, where she served on a number of industrial company boards; served as the first CEO for Gladstone Securities; worked in leveraged lending and was chief credit officer for National City Bank'...
Kerhyl Gantt WG19 - Digital Brand Director Jordan Brand at Nike
June 29, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 27.2 MBKerhyl Gantt WG19, is the Digital Brand Director for Jordan Brand at Nike, with 10+ years of extensive experience orchestrating integrated brand and omni-channel marketing campaigns across Global, North America and Territory regions. Notable highlights include leading North America digital for Nike's Top Selling Shoe in History, retail and digital marketing for major sport moments, launching the NFL x Nike partnership and building plans to sign Calvin Johnson, Alex Ovechkin and Rory Mcliroy...
Tereza Nemessanyi C92, WG97, MA97 - Global Strategic Alliances, Microsoft
June 22, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 58 MBTereza Nemessanyi is a global strategic alliance manager at Microsoft. A seasoned media and technology entrepreneur and executive, Tereza’s breadth and depth of experience spans high-growth startups and the world's largest enterprises. Companies she has worked with, at senior levels, include PWC, IBM, The Walt Disney Company, Unilever, Symphony IRI, Interpublic Group, and the InterAmerican Development Bank (IADB). She was a ground-floor member of a startup team which IPO’d (CETV). She’s been...
Dr. Aly Cohen C95 - Founder and CEO, The Smart Human
June 16, 2020 20:58 - 30 minutes - 33.4 MBOn this week’s Momentum 2020 podcast, Erica Firpo speaks with Dr. Aly Cohen C95. Aly is a rheumatologist, integrative medicine, and environmental health specialist practicing in Princeton, NJ. Her medical practice, that she founded in 2011, Integrative Rheumatology Associates P.C., focuses on both traditional western medical management of rheumatologic and other ailments, as well as integrative options for total “wellness”, such as biofeedback, acupuncture, cognitive therapy, diet and exer...
Christyl Murray WG97
June 15, 2020 07:00 - 35.9 MBChristyl L. Murray is a Vice President with Firm-wide Talent Development at JPMorgan Chase & Co. She has expertise Leveraging “Human Capital” to facilitate change management and strategically improve business results, with distinguished accomplishments in diversity and inclusion, talent development, communication, coaching and management consulting. Christyl leads the Firmwide roll out of the VP Academy - a leadership development program for high performers. The VP Academy workflow is dire...
Kimberly Esterkin C06 - You don't have to know all the answers!
June 08, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 46.5 MBKimberly Esterkin C06, is a Managing Director at ADDO Investor Relations, a strategic investor relations and financial communications firm in Los Angeles. Kimberly rejoined ADDO in 2019 having previously worked at the Company from 2011 to 2015. With over 14 years of experience in investor relations, finance and corporate communications, Kimberly has managed investor and public relations campaigns for pre- and post-IPO companies across the technology, financial services, internet, consumer,...
Beth Ricanati C92 - Women's Health Physician and Author of "Braided: A Journey of a Thousand Challas"
June 01, 2020 07:00 - 26 minutes - 38 MBBeth Ricanati, MD's (C' 92) debut book, Braided: A Journey of a Thousand Challahs chronicles her journey of a thousand challahs and one woman’s quest for wellness and peace. This physician-mother has built her career around bringing wellness into women’s everyday lives, especially busy moms juggling life and children. She has practiced at the NY-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, the Cleveland Clinic, and now at the Venice Family Clinic in Los Angeles. In addition, her writing...
Ellen Chang C88, WG98 - Former Navy Officer Turns to Deep Tech
May 25, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 49.8 MBEllen Chang C88, WG98, is Principal of BMNT Partners. In this position, she is leading efforts around innovation within the Navy and energetically grows the San Diego ecosystem that supports national security innovation. Ellen is also co-founder/managing partner of Syndicate 708, a deep tech focused investment syndicate that looks to accelerate companies @ LightSpeed. She also founded LightSpeed Innovations, and board an aerospace-focused accelerator dedicated to investing in and fostering s...
Bijal Choksi W95 - Organizational Psychologist
May 19, 2020 15:47 - 31 minutes - 45.7 MBBijal Choksi W95, is an organizational consultant, psychologist, and strength-based coach. Her superpowers include going meta on data points, identifying patterns and trends, and her ability to be non-judgmental. Bijal became a founding partner of HuWork after over 20 years of management consulting and HR experience. During her undergraduate years at Wharton, Bijal was pre-med while majoring in health care management. She has always been motivated by being of service to those around her, i...
Jill Beraud WG86 - CEO Sh'nnong Beverage Company - Follow your Intuition
May 11, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 51.2 MBUp next on today’s podcast, Tricia Buenvenida talks to Jill Beraud WG86, CEO & Co-Founder Sh’nnong Beverage Company. Jill has over 30 years experience building and transforming iconic global brands as CEO/President and in senior marketing leadership roles across fashion & beauty, food & beverage, luxury and technology with both multi-billion dollar companies and VC/PE-backed start-ups. She has a consistent track record developing high-performing teams, commercializing white space innovation ...
Amna Nawaz C01 - Political News Correspondent
May 04, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 48.2 MBAmna Nawaz C01, serves as senior national correspondent and primary substitute anchor for the PBS NewsHour. Prior to joining the NewsHour in April 2018, Nawaz was an anchor and correspondent at ABC News, anchoring breaking news coverage and leading the network’s livestream coverage of the 2016 presidential election. Before that, she served as a foreign correspondent at NBC News, reporting from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Turkey, and the broader region. She is also the founder and former ...
Lisa Niver C89 - Try, try again
April 27, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 48.8 MBLisa Ellen Niver, M.A. Education, is a science teacher and an award-winning travel expert who has explored 101 countries and six continents. She is an award-nominated television host, travel journalist and passionate artist who sailed the seven seas by cruise ship for seven years and backpacked for three years in Asia. She is the founder of We Said Go Travel which is read in 212 countries and named #3 on the top 1000 Travel Blog and the top female travel blogger 3 times in 2019. Find her t...
Allyson Sonenshine C93 - Founding Director Orange County Women's Health Project
April 20, 2020 07:00 - 78.5 MBAllyson Sonenshine C93, has over 25 years of nonprofit, legal and volunteer experience in women’s health. Some would say she is a “tireless advocate” but lately her neck and back have been protesting. Nevertheless, she persists … since 2011, Allyson has served as the Founding Director of the Orange County Women’s Health Project, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing local women’s health through education, collaboration, and advocacy. Before launching the OCWHP, Allyson worked with the Merage F...
Julia Rose C94
April 13, 2020 07:00 - 22 minutes - 32.9 MBWomen's health startup founder Julia Rose is on a mission to elevate and empower the voice of women and those who support them by amplifying and normalizing the conversation around women's health issues. She is also creating the VaGenie, an innovative solution to pelvic health, which lets women play Kegel controlled video games on their smart phone.
Veronica Woods WG99 - Don't Follow the Herd
April 06, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 41.1 MBVeronica Woods, WG99, is an entrepreneur and real estate investor. After spending 20 years working in Corporate America in Finance and Product Management roles for companies like Dun & Bradstreet, Merck, and Merrill Lynch, she began her journey into entrepreneurship. Her first venture was an online hair salon review site to help connect consumers with quality hair salons across the country. She published the book "The A-List Salon: Insider Secrets of How Profitable Salons Wow Their Clients...
Jordi Rivera Prince C16 - Bioarchaeologist in the field in Peru
March 30, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes - 45.5 MBJordi Rivera Prince C16, is a PhD student in Bioarchaeology at the University of Florida, where she is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, and a National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Ford Predoctoral Fellow. Her research focuses on skeletal studies of ancient maritime communities (ca. 400 BC - 0) and sociopolitical development on the North Coast of Peru. She is a a project bioarchaeologist for the Huanchaco Archaeology Program (PAHUAN), led by Dr. Gabri...
Constantia Constantinou - H. Carton Rogers III Vice Provost and Director of the Penn Libraries
March 23, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 30.2 MBConstantia Constantinou is a pioneer in developing digital, multimedia, and technology initiatives in large university library systems. She began her career at New York University and has held library leadership positions at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook, SUNY Maritime College, City University of New York, Rutgers University, and Iona College. Twice named a Fulbright Scholar, she is an active member of the global university library community, as well as an accompli...
Miriam Bloom Williams C04, WG15 - CEO of Superkin (fka Bloomwell)
March 19, 2020 19:22 - 24 minutes - 35.2 MBMiriam Bloom Williams has over a decade of experience working at global brands Coach, Louis Vuitton, J.Crew and L’Occitane, where she held supply chain and operations leadership roles. She oversaw international logistics, WMS and SAP implementations, retail operations and omni- channel distribution. She then spent 18 months leading Logistics Partnerships at Narvar, a venture backed high growth retail technology start-up focused on post purchase customer experiences. She holds a BA in Communi...
Dr. Lara Danziger-Isakov C93 - COVID-19 update 3/15/2020
March 15, 2020 22:43 - 30 minutes - 31.6 MBDr. Lara Danziger-Isakov C93, is a Professor at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. She and host Meesh Pierce discuss a variety of covid-19 FAQs. These are strictly Dr. Danziger-Isakov's personal perspectives as she does not speak on behalf of her employer or the University of Pennsylvania. For more info on Dr. Danziger-Isakov, please tune in to her podcast episode posted Feb. 25, 2020.
Robin Barone C98 - Owner Diplomat Books
March 09, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 56.1 MBRobin Barone C98, is an entrepreneur, writer, and traveler who has visited over 60 countries and lived abroad. Robin is the founder of Diplomat Books, a publishing company that teaches curiosity. Curiosity is the basis of teamwork, collaboration, change management, resiliency, and diversity in the workplace. Curiosity fosters patience and inquisitiveness. People that are curious are less fearful, more open, and more confident. Curious people are happier. The company is known for the seri...
Dr. Juliet Glinski C94 - Lessons From a Work Study Experience
March 02, 2020 08:00 - 26 minutes - 38.1 MBJuliet Glinski graduated from Penn in 1994 and earned her doctorate in psychology at Yeshiva University of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. As a licensed clinical psychologist for the past 20 years, she uses evidence-based treatments and integrates a variety of therapeutic strategies for a "do what works" rather than "one size fits all" approach. Dr. Glinski has published and presented on a variety of topics including adolescent depression, treatment of suicidal youth, weight loss su...
Dr. Lara Danziger-Isakov C93 - Self care so that you can be the best you for others
February 25, 2020 08:00 - 30 minutes - 38.7 MBLara Danziger-Isakov, MD, MPH, C93, practices pediatric infectious diseases at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center where she is Professor of Pediatrics. She completed her training in Pediatrics at the Cleveland Clinic and Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Saint Louis Children's Hospital. Her interests include pediatric infectious diseases, infections in transplant recipients, and infections in immunocompromised patients. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband, Ronnen, and tw...
Melissa Mash WG12, CEO & Founder Dagne Dover
February 24, 2020 08:00 - 30 minutes - 44.6 MBMelissa Mash is CEO and cofounder of Dagne Dover, overseeing business development and retail partnerships for the brand. A graduate of NYU and The Wharton School of Business, Melissa was previously at Coach, where she led the turn-around of Coach's first European location. During that time, she saw an immense opportunity for a high-quality brand with a unique design, at a compelling price point. That brand became Dagne Dover. While she has always been passionate about products that help peo...
Dr. Rhonda Pomerantz C85
February 17, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutes - 21.4 MBDr. Rhonda J Pomerantz C85, is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at New York University Medical Center. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She then attended New York University School of Medicine and received her M.D. in 1989. She completed a full internship and residency program in Internal Medicine at New York University Medical Center and was Board Certified in 1992. From 1992 through 1995, she served as a Dermatology resident and Chi...
Liza Millet WG99 - From Wall St. to Wyoming
February 10, 2020 08:00 - 21 minutes - 31.1 MBLiza Millet WG 99, is an experienced financial/business development professional, passionate about startups and creating opportunities in Jackson, WY. She has worked with over 175 startup businesses, both on strategy, marketing, fund raising and business development. Before moving to Jackson, Liza spent 12 years on Wall Street on the investment side of the business. She currently works at Income Focus Portfolio Management, a Registered Investment Advisor. She is the co-founder of Silico...
Natalie Franke Hayes C12 - Uniting U.S. Creatives and Small Business Owners
February 03, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 56 MBNatalie Franke Hayes C12, is an entrepreneur, mobilization marketer, community builder, and neuroscience nerd. As one of the Founders of the Rising Tide Society and the Head of Community at HoneyBook, she leads tens of thousands of creatives and small business owners while fostering a spirit of community over competition around the world.
Suzie Pileggi Pawelski C91, LBS08 - The Science of Happiness
January 20, 2020 14:57 - 16 minutes - 31 MBSuzann (“Suzie”) Pileggi Pawelski C’91 LBS’08 is a well-being writer, consultant, and international speaker specializing in the science of happiness and its effects on relationships and health. Her 2010 Scientific American Mind cover story, "The Happy Couple," was the catalyst for Happy Together: Using the Science of Positive Psychology to Build Love That Lasts, the best-selling book that she wrote with her husband James. Together, Suzie and James give Romance and Research™ workshops aroun...
Lulu Ge WG19
January 13, 2020 08:00 - 25 minutes - 47.2 MBLulu Ge WG19, is the Founder and CEO of Elix, the first menstrual wellness brand to deliver personalized herbal treatments for hormonal health by combining Chinese medicine with clinical research on an algorithmic platform. She is passionate about democratizing access to science-backed holistic remedies for chronic conditions so that we can all live more fulfilling and productive lives. Prior to founding Elix, Lulu led the Change and Transformation function at Hudson’s Bay Company and Saks...
Sapna Shah C93, W93 - Retail Angel Investor
January 13, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutes - 46 MBSapna Shah C93, W93, is an angel investor, retail expert and three-time entrepreneur. Through Red Giraffe Advisors, Sapna makes angel and early-stage seed investments in retail tech, fashion tech and e-commerce startups. Select investments include: The Wing, Stantt, Findmine, Swoonery, Dough, Modalyst, Monica + Andy and Iterate Studio. Sapna is also the founder of Retail X Series, a retail startup boot camp program for pre-seed stage founders who are revolutionizing the future of retail. ...
Jane Gutman, CW73, PAR 14, PAR16 - Blazing Penn's West Coast Trails
January 06, 2020 08:00 - 14 minutes - 20.8 MBJane Gutman CW’73, PAR’14, PAR’16 has been instrumental in so many Penn efforts on the West Coast, tackling everything from opening Penn's first Western office, to launching the Southern California Regional Advisory Board (SCRAB) to expanding Penn's admissions, fund raising and alumni relations efforts. Jane worked as the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Admission and Director of the Western Regional Office for UPenn for over thirteen years, and then became an active volunteer for Penn in ...
Jordana Horn Gordon, C95 - 6 pack Mom and Brain Behind No Rescue Parenting
December 30, 2019 08:00 - 37 minutes - 52.2 MBJordana Horn is a host and the head writer of the Call Your Mother podcast from Kveller, where Jews and Jewish-adjacent people are interviewed and nothing in life goes unexamined. She was the New York bureau chief for The Jerusalem Post, and has written for various newspapers and magazines; she is a lawyer and has practiced law in both New York and London. She's also a mother to six kids and has been deemed a "parenting expert" by both NBC's Today Show, on which she's appeared with Matt Laue...
Wendy Prager C89, PAR18 - From Finance Law to Non Profits
December 23, 2019 08:00 - 17 minutes - 26.1 MBWendy Prager (C89, PAR18) Wendy is the Executive Director of the one2one USA Foundation. She is also the Managing Partner and Counsel at Bridge Mountain Partners where she does legal and non-profit consulting. Previously, Wendy worked at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in NYC as counsel in the Private Equity Group until 2014. Before that, she was Senior Counsel at ING Investment Management Co. for 14 years until 2010. Wendy also worked at Seward & Kissel as an attorney in their Private In...
Lisa Tretler C94, WG99, MA99 - Supporting Women Entrepreneurs
December 16, 2019 08:00 - 50 minutes - 35.9 MBLisa Tretler, C94, WG99, MA99, is the CEO of Business Boosters Consulting, a company focused on the professional development of women business owners and advising on entrepreneurship, business growth and intrapreneurship. Lisa has nearly 25 years of experience training, coaching and consulting to individuals and companies in the areas of goal setting, business plan development, and marketing and growth strategies. Lisa co-founded The Acceleration Project (TAP), a nonprofit which harnesses t...
Jalak Jobanputra C94, W94 - Trailblazing Fintech and Blockchain
December 09, 2019 08:00 - 25 minutes - 36.7 MBJalak Jobanputra is Founding Partner of Future\Perfect Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund in NYC focused on next generation technology such as blockchain and machine learning. FPV’s portfolio includes Abra, Open Garden, Blockstream, Bitpesa, FuseMachines, Everledger and Blockchain. Jalak was awarded Institutional Investor’s Top Fintech Dealmakers in 2017 and 2016. In 2017, she was cited as a “Top 5 Investor Powering the Blockchain Boom” and CB Insights noted FPV as one of the top ...
Katlyn Grasso W15 - Connecting Women across GenHERations
December 02, 2019 08:00 - 29 minutes - 39.7 MBKatlyn Grasso W15, is the founder and CEO of GenHERation. In her role as CEO, she has created the GenHERation Summer Leadership Series, developed original GenHERation webisodes, and grown the GenHERation community to more than 250,000 members. She is a recent graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where she received a B.S. in Economics with concentrations in finance and strategic globalization. She is one of the inaugural recipients of the President’s Engagement Pri...
Ashlee Stokes Goodman C94, Transforming Communication
November 24, 2019 17:00 - 25 minutes - 37.4 MBCommunication has been the keystone to Ashlee Stokes C94 two-decades-plus experience in public relations. Ashlee transformed her Asian Studies and Japanese language major into a successful career as consultant, leading strategic communication and change management efforts for Fortune 500 pharmaceutical companies. Corporate roles include Director of Communications at ING Direct USA, Manager of Employee Communications at JPMorgan Chase, and Adjunct Professor of Public Speaking and Writing a...