Past POWER Series Speakers

Are you ready to break free from the mindless patterns that keep you from realizing your full potential?

Do you desire to maintain a better balance between your fundamental beliefs and your work culture? During this must-attend workshop you will learn and practice exercises to help you live in alignment with your core values.

This experiential workshop will examine how the mind works and help you learn how to direct your own brain development. You will gain insight into how your brain activation fluctuates between the primary emotional states: Brain 1.0 (fear and self-preservation), Brain 2.0 (reward-seeking, instant gratification, and Fear of Missing Out? – FOMO), and Brain 3.0 (self-mastery, wisdom, and well-being).

From this workshop you will gain:

• Insights and techniques that can be immediately applied to daily life to change self-limited patterns and create better outcomes
• How you can bring yourself into Brain 3.0 when you are triggered into Brain 1.0 or 2.0 – and how to recognize those triggers
• A visceral understanding of contemplative practices that enable you to be more present, grounded, open, curious, compassionate, creative, and effective

About the Speaker:

A graduate of Harvard College and the Wharton School of Business, Due Quach had a successful career in international business management consulting and private equity investments. Early in life she suffered severe trauma as refugee from Vietnam. Quach’s book Calm Clarity shares the neuroscience-based techniques she developed to heal PTSD, master her mind, and become her best self. This work shop follows her popular and successful speaker series on mindfulness.

CEO & Founder, Calm Clarity and Founding Chair, the Collective Success Network
Author of Calm Clarity: How to Use Science to Rewire Your Brain for Greater Wisdom, Fulfillment and Joy
One of Fast Company’s 7 Best Business Books of 2018. 

Come join Saxbys Founder and CEO, Nick Bayer, and NBC’s Tracy Davidson for a fireside chat on innovation and culture. Nick Bayer has always been in the business of bringing people together, whether it’s as one of Philadelphia Business Journal’s “Most Admired CEOs” or as a consummate team captain since Little League. So when he created Saxbys in 2005, Nick never really considered it to be a coffee company — instead, it’s a social impact company fueled by amazing food, beverage and hospitality. Saxbys has since grown from one corner café to a 30-unit, Philadelphia-based business with a singular mission: Make Life Better. Today, that team spans over 800 members across the Northeast that represent the change-makers of tomorrow. Bayer introduced Saxbys’ pioneering Experiential Learning Program (ELP) in 2015 in partnership with Drexel University — the nation’s first entirely student-run cafe where students earn full academic credit and wages through a university cooperative education program. Bayer’s vision for the program is to embolden the next generation of entrepreneurs, providing undergrad students with tangible experience as a supplement to traditional classroom learning.

In three short years, one ELP cafe has blossomed to eight, with several more planned to open by the end of 2019. Nick and Tracy will sit for a spirited discussion on how business can be a vehicle for good and how rooting the organization’s efforts in both education and opportunity has furthered the company’s ongoing mission to Make Life Better.

Discover how a business can be a vehicle for good and how rooting an organization’s efforts in both education and opportunity has furthered the Saxbys ongoing mission to Make Life Better.

Thank you to our Event Sponsor!

Do you feel financially overwhelmed?  Are you concerned about how you can pay off student debt, save for retirement, and live a fulfilling life that is stress-free and enjoyable?

Our panelists, George Walters, Director of Business Development for Gradfin; Paul Markowich, CFP, Executive Vice President Partner, Firstrust Financial Resources; and Julie Palumbo, Certified Nutrition Consultant & Health Coach and CEO of Best Whole Self, offer a unique look into financial wellness to provide you with the tools to create a healthy foundation of your finances and maintain a proper work-life balance.  This panel will be moderated by Raquel Arredondo, Associate Director, Outreach, Engagement & Professional Development, Drexel University

Learn how to make the most out of your finances, thrive in your personal and professional life, and get the most from your employers!

Register today as seating is limited for this special event!

ABOUT THE PANELISTS

Raquel M. Arredondo is the Associate Director for Outreach, Engagement & Professional Development for Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business, Office of Graduate Career Services. In this role, Raquel drives initiatives and strategies in order to develop relationships with employer partners, and to connect students and faculty with co-curricular, internship, and employment opportunities.

Raquel brings to her role vast experience in consulting, higher education, and corporate human resources. She has worked at institutions such as Penn State University and Rutgers University within the office of student affairs providing such services as educational, professional, and diversity programming. Raquel transitioned into corporate human resources as a training consultant for Cendant Corporation, facilitating professional and leadership development workshops to Fortune 500 companies, and later led their university relations recruitment team.

Dedicated to issues that impact diversity, women, and wellness, Raquel has been recognized by the National Association of Latino Professionals-Prospanica with the 2018 Brillante Award, and in 2017 AL DIA News Media awarded her the Woman at the Top Award. Currently she serves as a board member for Prospanica Philadelphia, AL Dia News Media, City Year Philadelphia and PHLDiversity, a division of the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau. In addition, she is the president of Drexel University’s colleague resource group, Bienvenidos. A highly sought after speaker, Raquel takes great pride in speaking frequently at the annual Pennsylvania Conference for Women, Prospanica Philadelphia, National Black MBA Association, The Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and The African American Chamber of Commerce, in addition to developing and facilitating professional development workshops at Drexel University.

Raquel’s educational background includes a BA George Mason University, an MA from Rowan University, and a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification from The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

George Walters

George’s leadership skills and experience in sales and management add tremendous value to the GradFin team. Since starting with GradFin in January 2018, George has worked with thousands of Financial Advisors across the country to help their individual clients determine optimal repayment strategies to their student loans. His knowledge of all repayment and refinancing options in the market today, help put money back into the hands of the Advisor to leverage their clients financial goals. On a daily basis, George individually consults with borrowers to educate, analyze and simplify the complexities of student loans.

Before joining GradFin, George worked in business development for a high end manufacturing company. Mr. Walters graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was a member of the Men’s Rowing Team and 2008 National Champion in the Varsity Heavyweight 8. He resides in the Philadelphia suburbs with his wife Kathryn.

Paul Markowich works closely with professionals, entrepreneurs, families and institutions to help them achieve their financial goals. As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER professional and Accredited Investment Fiduciary, Paul assists with the design and implementation of effective investment portfolios, insurance strategies, and employee benefits.

Paul believes that education is the foundation for financial success and is a frequent presenter for professional and worksite groups, providing education on various topics for investors at all levels.

When Paul is not conducting group workshops or meeting with individuals and families he is working with corporations in the design and implementation of corporate benefit plans. Paul has created a unique niche in not only helping employers evaluate and improve current benefit offerings but also in communicating the benefit value proposition to employees. In todays economy where efficiency is at a premium, Paul has a strong track record of
success.

Mr. Markowich has received his certificate in Retirement Planning from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and holds the Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF) designation.

Paul has been featured on Thestreet.com, Kiplinger’s, Fox 29 “Good Day Philadelphia” and the NBC10 Tracy Davidson Show. Paul was recentlynamed top 30 benefit advising innovators by Employee Benefit Magazine 2016.

Paul lives in Bryn Mawr with his wife and two children.

Julie Palumbo After spending 10 years in the Financial Industry and suffering from a chronic illness,, Julie decided to pursue a career in what she had been passionate about for years–creating a better, healthier, and happier life. Two years after reaching remission with her Crohn’s Disease, Julie is sharing her knowledge and experiences to change the life of others.

As a certified Nutrition Consultant and Health Coach, Julie inspires individuals who are on a mission to feel better physically and mentally in order to boost daily energy and productivity. Rather than focusing solely on what one should and should not eat, Julie focuses on long-lasting habit changes and mindfulness that provide individuals with the proper tools to lead a healthier lifestyle.

Julie believes that being healthy is about maintaining a balance that allows you to enjoy life while creating the proper foundation to give you a better tomorrow. She knows for a fact that it is important to reach the optimal level of both physical and emotional health because without one, we cannot enjoy the other. This has led to her personal motto, “It is not about being skinny, it’s about being your BEST WHOLE SELF.”

In addition to numerous public speaking engagements, Julie has also been featured on several podcasts, including iHeartRadio and RadioMD, and has served as a guest on MyNEWPhilly.com, ReachMD, DisruptED TV, and Times Square Today. She is also currently the host of DisruptHealth, an online TV program creating compelling conversations about health and wellness.

Speaker
Laura Vanderkam, Speaker & Author of Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done (May 29, 2018) and Juliet’s School of Possibilities (March 12, 2019), both published by Penguin Random House.

About the Program
Feel less busy while getting more done! Join time management expert Laura Vanderkam as she discusses her new fable, Juliet’s School of Possibilities: A Little Story about the Power of Priorities (to be released in 2019). Laura will share tips for making more of your time.
Leave with practical strategies to figure out where the time goes, and spend more time on the things that matter, and less on the things that don’t.

About Laura:
Laura is the author of several time management and productivity books. Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done (Portfolio, May 29, 2018) explores, through more than 900 time diaries collected on a single March day, why some busy people feel relaxed about time, while others do not. I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time (Portfolio, 2015) tackles the question of how women combine work and life through an analysis of 1001 days in the lives of women with demanding careers and children at home. What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast (Portfolio, 2013) profiles prominent people who use time creatively to achieve their goals. 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think (Portfolio, 2010) argues that time is best approached from the holistic perspective of a week (168 hours) rather than any single day.

Laura is also the author of a time management fable, Juliet’s School of Possibilities, which will be released by Portfolio in early 2019. Another novel, The Cortlandt Boys, is available as an ebook.

Laura’s work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, City Journal, Fortune, and Fast Company. She has appeared on numerous television programs, including The Today Show and Fox & Friends, hundreds of radio segments, and has spoken about time and productivity to audiences of all sizes. Her TED talk, “How to gain control of your free time,” has been viewed more than 5 million times. She is the co-host, with Sarah Hart-Unger, of the podcast Best of Both Worlds.

All attendees will receive a copy of Laura’s book, Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done, courtesy of Firstrust!

About the Program:

Why do Millennials leave their company? Kim Huggins will present the results of a recent study which will include five key reasons Millennials leave. Spoiler alert: one big reason is lack of development opportunity. Kim will address all five reasons – and a panel of Millennials will weigh in on the study results and comment on what companies can do to retain this generation, as well as why they personally stayed or left an employer.
You will leave understanding some red flags to look for as a leader, and with strategies to retain your Millennial workforce.

About the Speakers:

Kim Huggins
Kim is a Human Resource leader and consultant with a passion for driving business strategy, both internally and externally. She has functioned in senior positions in various companies such as Merck and Mobil Oil Corporation and has run her own successful consulting business.

Kim is a nationally recognized speaker, trainer and author in the areas of generational talent and women’s leadership. Her areas of expertise include change management, communication, diversity, employee engagement, executive coaching, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, talent management, team building and training.

Julia Ellis
Julia is an experienced policy and compliance analyst with a background in eCommerce fraud analytics. Currently, she works in the Fraud Department of AmeriGas, the nation’s largest propane company. Her focus is to mitigate occupational fraud through company policy compliance. She holds a BA and MA in Criminal Justice.

Leighann Costello
Joined Firsttrust Bank in 2007

Leighann is an experienced support services professional with a demonstrated history of working in the banking industry. In 2007, she joined Firstrust Bank and is its Assistant Vice President, Customer Care Manager. Leighann is skilled in business relationship management, customer service, banking, deposits, project management and customer satisfaction. She attained her Certificate focused in Banking and Financial Support Services from PBA Advanced School of Banking.

Nikia J. Jefferson

Nikia Jefferson is a Philadelphia native currently working as the Assistant Director of Fraternity &
Sorority Life at Temple University. She holds a Bachelors of Arts in Public Relations from the
Pennsylvania State University, and Masters of Science in Higher Education from the University of
Pennsylvania. When she’s not at the office, Nikia is facilitating leadership programs nationally, travelling
globally or hanging with her puppy Duke.

About the Program:

In a time where the ever-changing work place has become the norm, it can be especially challenging for new managers who have never previously managed staff, and those with limited experience with diverse teams.

Diversity may include managing people older than you or peers; those with differing ethnic, education, socioeconomic background and/or sexual orientation. And add the many other distinct differences between people.

With a panel that includes two C-suite speakers and two millennial speakers, this event will address both how to succeed and avoid failure in the scheme of diversity and inclusion.

 About the Speakers:

 Markus Weidner

Markus serves as the Chief Innovation Officer for Pennoni, a 1300-person Engineering Design and Consulting Firm with offices across the Eastern United States. His role focuses on bringing the spirit of innovation to operational systems and processes, as well as creative direction in the modification and modernization of existing services, as well as inventiveness in the ideation and creation of new solutions and service lines.

Markus has 20 years of experience in the AEC industry and has served in a number of operations and technical roles – most recently as Director of Technology for NELSON, a national Architecture firm of 1200 people.

Leigh Waring

At Aramark, Leigh is responsible for partnering with Human Resources and business leaders to drive enterprise-wide talent management and leadership development strategies, tools and processes in the areas of capacity and capability building, career pathing, talent success profile development, mentorship program design and management, development planning, and competency identification to develop employees and leaders to meet the current and future business needs of the corporation. Prior, Leigh was the Director of Global Diversity and Inclusion.

Oderah C. Nwaeze

Oderah joined Duane Morris LLP in 2014 as an Associate. He is a litigator who focuses on complex corporate and commercial matters including corporate governance actions; statutory actions arising under Delaware General Corporation Law; state and federal class actions; expedited matters involving restrictive covenants in employment agreements; and breach of contract disputes.

While his primary office is in Wilmington, Delaware, he is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and often handles matters in federal courts in the Commonwealth. He also sits on the Inclusion Committee of Duane Morris’s Philadelphia office.

Joanne Ryder

As EVP and Chief Administration Officer for Beneficial Bank, Joanne has created a cross disciplinary team of 145 people working together against a single idea – being bankers who always try to do the right thing for customers and community. Through these efforts, this brand position has been applied across Marketing, Advertising and PR, Human Resources, Information Technology, Deposit and Lending Operations, Education and Development, as well as the charitable giving of The Beneficial Foundation.

In bringing the brand to life, Joanne has pushed Beneficial to utilize cutting edge technologies along with a unique retail branch concept to ensure all customer touch points precisely reflect the messaging and culture that she believe will create success.

The path to her current role spanned 20 years working with the marketing and communications departments of the best large financial institutions in Philadelphia, including ten years at the hugely successful Commerce Bank, which sold to TD Bank in 2007 for $8.6 billion.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Back by Popular Demand, this time in the Philadelphia suburbs!

A strong first impression can make a huge difference in expanding your network and fostering new relationships. Join POWER Board Member Shelley Potente for an engaging workshop aimed at improving your personal brand, both in person and online.  Shelley will share the importance of these critical skills: Presence, Impact and Self-Promotion.

This workshop will teach you how to have executive presence and confidently and comfortably communicate your strengths and accomplishments.

During this interactive session, participants will:

• Gain important insights into the impact of first impressions.
• Understand how our visual, vocal and verbal behaviors influence how we are perceived.
• Learn to artfully weave accomplishments into professional conversations to self-promote.
• Learn how to show their value to an organization or person

About Shelley:

In addition to serving as a POWER Board Member, Shelley is Executive Vice President, Client Relations of The Leader’s Edge/Leaders By Design, a leadership development and executive coaching firm dedicated to helping professional women and men advance in their organizations. A savvy business professional, she regularly delivers presentations to client organizations who are investing in their valued talent. Shelley has coached countless professionals and helped them successfully build their careers.

About the Program:

From banning plastic straws to eating local, we all strive to make a difference in our world. So why not do it with your money?

Join POWER and our valued sponsor Bernstein Global Wealth Management for a conversation on the growing trend of values-based investing. This new trend aims to balance return and risk with a desire for positive change. Bernstein’s Philadelphia Managing Director Don Braun and Kathleen Fisher, Head of Wealth and Investment Strategies, will share their insights on how investing with the environment, social issues, and inclusive governance in mind is the wave of the future.

Our panel will answer the following questions:

• What is values-based investing?
• Can I still secure competitive returns?
• Can responsibility be measured?

About the Speakers:

Donald R. Braun, Jr.

Donald R. Braun, Jr., is the Managing Director of Bernstein’s Philadelphia office. He is responsible for advising high-net-worth families and institutions, as well as their respective trusts, estates, foundations, endowments and pension plans. Don, in conjunction with Bernstein’s Wealth Planning and Analysis Group, works closely with his clients’ trusted tax and legal advisors on a wide range of matters, including tax and estate planning, charitable planning, concentrated stock positions, and the sale of privately held businesses. He joined the firm in 2005 and was appointed a Principal in 2010, and Managing Director in 2015. Previously, he served for 10 years as vice president of a privately held family business, Greater Media, Inc., where his responsibilities included strategic planning, budgeting and analyzing cash-flow projections for companies targeted for acquisition. Don earned a BS in business administration and finance from Drexel University.

Kathleen Fisher

Kathleen M. Fisher was appointed Head of Wealth and Investment Strategies in 2014. In this role, she leads the team responsible for developing and communicating asset allocation advice and investment strategies for Bernstein’s high-net-worth clients. Since 2013, she has also overseen research on investment planning and wealth transfer issues facing high-net-worth families as well as endowments and foundations. Kathy joined the firm in 2001 as a Senior Portfolio Manager and member of Bernstein’s Private Client Investment Policy Group; she was appointed a National Managing Director in 2009. Before joining Bernstein, she spent 15 years at J.P. Morgan, most recently as a managing director advising banks on acquisitions, divestitures and financing techniques. Earlier in her career, she was an equity analyst at Morgan Stanley, covering bank stocks, and an economic research analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Kathy graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Bates College with a BA in economics, magna cum laude, and earned an MBA in finance from New York University. She is a former trustee of Bates College and currently serves on the boards of Southwestern Vermont Health Care and of Hildene—The Lincoln Family Home.

About the Program:
Do you feel disengaged with your team? Want to understand what drive and motivates you?

The best way to cultivate an engaged workforce is to build a self-aware organization. When employees and managers are aware of their natural behaviors and drives, it encourages everyone to understand their roles and work better together.

Join us for an interactive workshop with seasoned consultant Melanie Wood to explore the value and application of the predictive index methodology. Participants will gain the rooks to both leverage their interpersonal strengths and those of their team.

About Melanie:

Melanie Wood is a certified behavioral specialist and seasoned corporate trainer. From executive development and team building to strategic optimization, Melanie has been the go-to trainer for corporations worldwide due to her ability to increase engagement and morale, improve leadership effectiveness and maximize production. She was the 2015 “Trainer of the Year” for PI Midlantic and the 2013 “High Potential Associate” for The Predictive Index. Training for Fortune 100 and 500 companies as well as small entrepreneurial start-ups, utilizing her continuing training in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the PI behavioral system, Melanie helps companies build their teams from “Hire to Retire.”

Panelists:

Erika Rothenberger, Operations Manager for Gas Distribution in the East Region, Henkels & McCoy (H&M)

In her role at Henkels & McCoy, Erika manages the installation of gas mains and services from northern PA to Washington, DC for various large utility companies.  She sits on the board of the Alcohol and Drug Board for Montgomery County. Erika was the founder and the Co-Chair for H&M’s Women in Construction Group, volunteers for Rebuilding Together Philadelphia, a member of American Gas Association Women Next Leadership Program, a recipient of the Top 20 under 40 for CREW and also a certified fitness instructor.  Erika enjoys her multi-facet side hustles in fitness and real estate, as well as her passion as an entrepreneur for her wellness business.

Steve Gold, Owner and Director, Philly Power Yoga & Thrive Pilates

Steve is certified to teach “Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga” and continuously studies his craft for advanced techniques to share with his students and instructors. Philly Power Yoga has been teaching his signature yoga for 10 years, and has now expanded into a full-service facility with a variety of yoga, Pilates and fitness classes, as well as massage and acupuncture services. Steve takes pride in his instructor’s primary goal of connecting to students by sharing personal experiences in addition to poses, which allow students to reach spiritual fitness by reconnecting with their authentic self. He trains instructors who are honest, real, and accessible. He teaches that beginning with unhealthy baggage and habits are ok, simply be still in the moment no matter how painful and begin to reconnect with the real you. Steve doesn’t limit his yoga teachings to his studio. His new non-profit, Project 4 Peace, takes his Power Yoga back to his roots in the inner city to teach youth yoga principles that strengthen confidence and self-worth. Steve acknowledges that his own self-value only comes from being in service for others. When not in the studio, Steve is spending time outdoors with his two kids.

Chantelle Fitzgerald, Founder / CEO, Mindset Strategies, LLC

Chantelle is the Founder of Mindset Strategies, LLC a leadership development consulting firm that helps to train and support leaders that experience unhealthy amounts of stress that can lead to potential burnout. Mindset Strategies, provides training to be more resilient and effective leaders. Prior to starting her own company, Chantelle has had a wealth of experience in the private/corporate, non-profit and higher education sectors, which expands over a 15 years. She has lead business development efforts, sales, marketing, that resulted in being recognized as the top sales rep for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, raised over $1M dollars for the American Heart Association, created international study abroad programs in the mid-west for EF Education First and more. Throughout her career and across sectors, Chantelle has seen a need for the enhanced skill set of emotional intelligence and mindfulness in the workplace.

Ellen Fisher, Executive Director, Young Entrepreneurs Academy, Philadelphia Chapter

In her role as executive director of the Philadelphia chapter of YEA!, Ellen guides middle and high school students through the process of starting and running a legitimate business or social movement over the course of a full academic year. Since the program’s Philadelphia chapter started in 2013, three of Ellen’s students have won the national YEA! competition. This past May, Ellen won the YEA! National Director’s Award. In 1982, Ellen founded the Women’s Yellow pages, which to this day promotes women’s owned businesses online.

Join us on September 25th and kick off your programming year with some networking with a side of mentoring! We’re bringing together 24 seasoned and emerging leaders for fun, yet informative, 20 minute table side chats followed by networking. Attendees will have a chance to engage in three meaningful, POWER-ful conversations, share ideas and hear words of wisdom in a relaxed social gathering!

Attendees will travel table to table, choosing to stop and speak with mentors whose topics, or areas of expertise, are the most interesting. Leaders can share their thoughts and trade perspectives on burning career-related questions. Our speed networking event provides a great opportunity for a diverse group of seasoned and emerging leaders from various industries to share insights on common workplace issues!

• Registration Opens: 8:15am
• 8:15-8:45am – Check In, Networking, Breakfast
• 8:45am – PROGRAM BEGINS
• 9:00 – 10:20am – Speed Mentoring  
• 10:20-11:00am – Post Event Networking

Invest in yourself – and your career! Register today before the event is sold out!

• • Director, Wharton Work/Life Integration Project
  • Recognized by Thinkers50 as the world’s #1 thought leader on talent
  • Author:
    • Baby Bust: New Choices for Men and Women in Work and Family
    • Leading the Life You Want: Skills for Integrating Work and Life
    • Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life 

Work/Life Balance is Impossible
The struggle to strike that perfect balance between work and life feels like a failed juggling act for most of us. Is work/life balance even achievable?

That’s the wrong question. Please join us for an interactive program with Dr. Stew Friedman, as he shares his extensive research and practical advice on what it takes to achieve harmony among the different parts of life.

Friedman shows how leadership in business is not just about business, but about life as a whole. Learn a proven method for how to generate what he calls “four-way wins” – improved performance at work, at home, in the community, and for yourself personally – by designing your own experiment, with a game plan and scorecard…and get off the work/life balance seesaw!

Location:
Union League of Philadelphia
140 S Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Parent or Professional?
For many young women in the workplace, the choice between being a parent and being a professional is an “either or” choice. Young people are getting married and having children later in life, as many struggle with the financial burden of student loans and high housing costs, as well as changing employment trends and uncertain income growth. As if all of these pressures weren’t enough, an increasing number of women also struggle with reproductive health issues that can be emotionally, financially, and physically draining.

To help you navigate all of the issues surrounding pregnancy and reproductive health – including timing, preparing yourself professionally, potential health issues, and how to manage the stress of it all – please join us for a program with 2 experts in the field: Jackie Gutmann, M.D. (Reproductive Medicine Associates of Philadelphia) and Andrea Mechanick Braverman, PhD (Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University). They will discuss many of the common issues women face, and how women can be both parents and professionals if they choose to be.

Discussion topics will include:
• Preparing and working with your employer or business on pregnancy leave
• Family planning around work life balance having children
• Trends around waiting later to have children
• IVF vs. Freezing your eggs
• Wellness around stress of having a child, miscarriages, and IVF

Location:

Pyramid Club, Philadelphia

Small groups of your peers will have break-out conversations on the topics that influence our daily life and the decisions that we make in the workplace and at home. The topics will be decided by you and relevant to our generation—a no-holds-barred approach to navigating the choices women are forced to make every day.

Topic(s):

• How to take your career to the next level and get that promotion!
• How to manage transitions in your life (marriage, children, shifting careers, etc)?
• How to avoid good and bad leadership?
• How to manage your time management skills with your family, work and life?
• How to find friends, mentors, and coaches in your life?
• How do you know if you are working in a career that you love?

Ground-rules:

This conversation will be an open discussion where members find solutions, share positive experiences and resources that may be able to help other members. No complaining!

Location:

Union League of Philadelphia
140 S Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Presented by Dale Carnegie

In order to inspire, energize, and organize the efforts of others, leaders need to communicate through listening, facilitating, and speaking. Leaders not only communicate their message, they are their message, by their preparedness, enthusiasm, skill, and confidence. Leaders who are better able to get their message across make positive leadership impressions with every interaction.

Managers and leaders need to be able to communicate effectively in order to engage, lead and connect with others. This requires listening effectively, avoiding filters or biases, rephrasing, and speaking persuasively. Exceptional listening skills and the ability to influence others make the difference between good and great leaders. Pure listening builds trust, credibility, and respect as when a person is fully listening, instead of trying to compose a response, the result is a relevant, authentic, and on-target response. What we say is proof of how well we listen.

In this workshop we will work on three aspects of leadership communication: listening, participating in and facilitating meetings, and speaking. Participants will learn how to listen with a purpose, how to engage others professionally when participating in and leading meetings, and guidelines for speaking as a leader.

Each participant will leave with a plan to implement several ideas from the workshop and begin making a difference in the leadership style.

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Want to understand what makes or breaks a leader? This fun, engaging keynote based on What Keeps Leaders Up At Night uncovers the oft-ignored core factors that underlie our impact as leaders. With insight into the neuroscience, psychology and group dynamics of leadership and business culture, you will learn the root causes that make or break our ability to bring out the best in ourselves and in others, thereby contributing to personal and professional success:

Takeaways:

• Insight into the three proven factors that contribute to success or derailment
• Understand the influence that technology and stress have on leadership impact
• Learn to counteract biased thinking and resistance to change
• Discover the tricks that the mind plays on every leader that can be harnessed to help versus hinder

Magic happens when you are able to go beyond networking, and actually connect with others. Join Nancy Dunleavy (founder and CEO of Dunleavy & Associates, a Philadelphia “Top 101 Connector,” Philadelphia Business Journal Woman of Distinction, and owner of a top 100 woman-owned business) to learn how to stop the cycle of merely collecting business cards and learn how the power of connecting people can change your world.

Nancy’s highly-interactive and humorous presentation is based on her book “Exercise your Ask Muscle – the no weight workout with proven results”

BOBBIE FOEDISCH is Founding Sponsor and Chief Social Selling Officer at All About Leverage LLC, a Philadelphia-based social selling and door-opening firm. She is also a national key-note speaker and trainer for All About Leverage, LLC where she serves as the head of the Business Development Department, as well as the Head of the Training Department. Bobbie is also an author, blogger, Adjunct Professor, Trainer, Coach, and Mentor.

Bobbie specializes in helping executives as well as sales & marketing teams maximize client acquisition through the intersection of face-to-face networking combined with social selling techniques. Her customized programs and processes not only help in building the right network of prospects, clients, referral sponsors, and centers of influence, but also provide techniques to become thought leaders in their industry and stay top of mind with their targets.

Bobbie is the author of “The 180 Rule for Integrated Social Selling”. In 2016 and 2017, Bobbie will release the following books in her Series. “The 180 Rule for Leveraging LinkedIn for Biz Dev”, The 180 Rule for Leveraging Your Modern Networking Techniques”, “The 180 Rule for Social Networking On & Off Line”and “The 180 Rule for Social Selling Success” as well as dozens of blogs on LinkedIn, Twitter, Hootsuite, Social Selling, and modern networking. Bobbie speaks to Chambers and Networking Groups, Corporate Sales Kick-Off Meetings, and national conventions, and has presented at numerous associations across multiple verticals.

Are you starting a new career and ready to create a Financial Life Playbook?

Are you a seasoned professional desiring to course correct the trajectory of your financial future?

The Burkholder Team believes that Championship level teams work off a detailed playbook, yet most of us travel through life without a detailed plan. In fact, we spend more time planning vacations or special events, than managing our life plan. The most successful people in life, create a Financial Playbook, make necessary adjustments and have the right people on their team.

Michele and Ali will help you to understand the fundamental steps that all women need—no matter what stage in your life or in your career you are in—to create their own Financial Playbook.
Participants will discuss:

• The Key Plays Every Woman Should Know
• How to Define Your Roster
• How to Create Your Game Day Strategy, including Both Defensive and Offensive Plays
• The Special Teams Required to Meet your Goals

The Burkholder Team is a family financial practice whose mission is to educate and guide individuals, families and business owners regarding financial decisions. The ideal combination of experience and personalities, Michele and Ali Burkholder provide a unique ability to bridge the gap between generations. Michele Burkholder* CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, focus is working with established leaders in their field and Ali Burkholder provides support for current clients, as well as financial advice for the next generation. As a millennial herself, she works closely with other young professionals who are at the growing stages in their careers and personal life.

Registered representative of and securities offered through Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc. (HTK), *Registered Investment Advisor, member FINRA/SIPC, 600 Dresher Road, Horsham, PA 19044, (215) 957-7300. The Burkholder Team and 1847Financial are not affiliated with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc. PwC is not affiliated with The Burkholder Team or 1847Financial.

The dynamic duo of Molly Shepherd and Peter Dean brings to light the alarming number of employees suffer from bullying at work. The cost of bullying is enormous – from lost of productivity, trust, and well-being among workers to the expense of replacing people who leave, increased healthcare and litigation. Molly and Peter provide survival strategies and advice to deal with different types of bullies.

An alarming number of employees suffer from bullying at work. The cost of bullying is enormous―from the lost productivity, trust, and well-being among workers to the expense of replacing people who leave, increased healthcare, and litigation.

The Bully-Proof Workplace: Essential Strategies, Tips, and Scripts for Dealing with the Office Sociopathis designed to help alleviate this damaging workplace trend. This invaluable survival guide provides strategies, actionable advice, and sample dialogues to engage the different types of bullies, manage aggressive employees, and create a bully-proof environment.

JOHN ANDERSON FRY, appointed Drexel University’s 14th president in 2010, has served higher education for his entire professional life. Through his roles as a consultant, board member, chief operating officer and chief executive, he has acquired a deep and broad understanding of the challenges of leading a major educational institution.

Fry set out to transform Drexel into what he has termed the “ modern urban university of the future”—an institution that harnesses both its long-established and still-emerging strengths to serve its students, its neighborhood, its city and the nation. Under Fry’s leadership, Drexel is setting a new standard for cooperative education, transforming its online and hybrid offerings, and becoming a powerful force for economic development in the Greater Philadelphia region. Fry led the University community’s collaboration on a five-year strategic plan, launched in 2012, to guide the pursuit of those goals.

This workshop will provide participants with a deeper understanding of resilience and how to better respond to conflict, disappointment, and stress.

Participants will explore the key characteristics of resilient people; assess their current level of resilience; and understand how to increase resilience in teams.

Additionally, Dr. Betof will share strategies on how to become more flexible to adapt to challenging situations.

• Do your find yourself overworking?
• Do you find transitions to and from work stressful?
• Have you developed strategies for doing some of the things you like to do?
• Are you finding time to build satisfying relationships?
• Is your job dragging you down or energizing you?
• What steps will you take to improve your resilience?

GRACE KILLELEA (“Kill-a-LAY”) is the CEO and Founder of The GKC Group, a leadership development company that launched “Half The Sky Leadership”, a program dedicated to the advancement of high potential women in early 2013. Clients seeking a co-ed leadership offering prompted Grace to pilot a second program this past Fall called “Quattro”. The GKC Group also offers executive coaching and consulting.

Her book “The Confidence Effect” continues her passion for helping women to connect their competence to their confidence, showing them how to take charge of their own careers by building relationships, learning to show their true, authentic selves as their brand, building a focus on results and taking accountability and discovering how to embrace change, bounce back and move forward.

What you should know about white collar crime to protect your business and yourself.

• Did you know that corporate crime inflicts far more harm than all street crimes combined yet most people don’t understand it and the media often doesn’t cover these crimes to the same extent as violent street crimes.
• Did you know corporate crime is often violent crime. ⁃Did you know that since 911 and the war on terrorism became a national priority, corporate crime is under-prosecuted and that corporate crime prosecutors and investigators are underfunded?
• Did you know that employee rip offs from their employers take on average 18 months before they are discovered and that many companies don’t report when they are victims of crime allowing the fraudster to victimize other companies?
• Do you understand how cybercrimes are committed and present a huge and increasing threat to our businesses and to all of us personally.

Linda Dale Hoffa is Chair of the White Collar/Corporate Investigations Practice Group at Dilworth Paxson LLP in Philadelphia and focuses her practice in the areas of criminal defense and counseling, internal corporate investigations, and corporate compliance programs.

FEATURED NON-PROFIT: MARCH OF DIMES | MARCHOFDIMES.ORG
The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing premature birth, birth defects, and infant mortality. Premature birth is the #1 killer of babies. In the United State, 1 in 10 babies are born prematurely every year. The March of Dimes carries out its mission through community services, advocacy, research, education, and support.http://www.marchofdimes.org/pennsylvania/

EMILY BITTENBENDER established Bittenbender Construction, a woman-owned general construction company, in 2003 with the mission of providing the highest possible quality while optimizing value for clients. Starting as Philadelphia’s first Capital Program Director, she obtained hands-on experience managing multiple, complex large projects. She then headed up the construction of the National Constitution Center on Independence Mall serving as the Vice President of Design and Construction, representing the owner. Emily’s decision to open the doors of Bittenbender Construction came from her desire to continue contributing to the Philadelphia region. The company continues to grow and attract the brightest and the best to its projects.

This is a special armchair conversation with interviewer Karen Dougherty Buchholz, Sr. Vice President of Administration, Comcast Corporation

FEATURED NON-PROFIT: THE MOYER FOUNDATION | MOYERFOUNDATION.ORG
The mission of The Moyer Foundation is to provide comfort, hope and healing to children and families affected by grief and addiction. Our innovative resources and programs address the critical needs of children experiencing powerful, overwhelming and often confusing emotions associated with the death of someone close to them or substance abuse in their family. No child should have to face these struggles alone, and our unique programs bring kids together to ease their pain and provide the tools to help restore hope. The Moyer Foundation is dedicated to energizing new research and inspiring political advocacy that will lead to higher standards of care and positive outcomes for children in the fields of bereavement and addiction prevention. By raising awareness for these issues, The Moyer Foundation reduces stigmas, improves understanding, and makes healing possible for children in need.

EVENT SPONSOR
Jane Barr Pino and Associates, Inc.

SARA MATHEW After working her way up the corporate ladder of a male dominated business, Ms. Mathew assumed the position of CEO and Chairman of the Board at Dun & Bradstreet until 2013. She was instrumental in transforming D&B from a data company to an innovative, digital enterprise. Leveraging technological advances to expand its reach and transform the underperforming international business. During her tenure at D&B, Ms. Mathew was named to FT’s 50 Women at the top; named the top value creator in the S&P 500 by Chief Executive magazine; and was appointed to NACD’s Directorship 100 list. Since 2014, she has served on the boards of Freddie Mac, Avon, and the International Advisory Council of Zurich. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from the Women’s Christian College in Madras, India, and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.

FEATURED NON-PROFIT: PHILLY RESTART | PHILLYRESTART.COM
Philadelphia rates highest among the top 10 cities for deep poverty. Philly Restart was formed to meet the immediate need of hunger, and also focuses on helping men and women to take steps towards full and healthy lives. After attending the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Adam Bruckner traveled the country between professional soccer trials. It was on that journey that he met homeless men from the four corners of the United States, and his stereotypes about the poor were challenged and destroyed. Bruckner was both a player and an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Kixx from 2001-2010. In 2002, an outreach through a church group led to the founding of Philly Restart in Center City Philadelphia. Every Monday since December of 2002, a group of volunteers has met along the Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia to provide a dignified meal to the homeless and hungry – a meal we would share with our families. While the food line serves between 150-300 plates, another line begins to form, consisting of desperate men, women, and children who were also in need of obtaining identification. Without identification these people could not go for a job, cash a check, receive medications, obtain housing (etc.). Over 170 shelters, halfway houses, and rehabs have referred their clients to Restart for assistance in obtaining proper identification. Thousands of people have been helped to gain their dignity back by the support of Philly Restart.

EVENT SPONSOR
Jane Barr Pino and Associates, Inc.