Bant Breen: On The Importance of Creativity, Camaraderie, and Culture
Bant Breen is an esteemed marketing and media executive, entrepreneur, academic, and the Founder and Chairman of Qnary, an award-winning executive reputation management and talent branding solutions company. Qnary was named one of the 360 best companies by Entrepreneur in 2018 and 2019, and one of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in America by Inc. in […]
Cathy Dixon: On What She Saw at the Revolution, Being Employee #325 at Apple, Working with Steve Jobs, and Other Tales from the Valley
Cathy Dixon is the Sr. Director of Global Human Resources at Automation Anywhere, a leading software company that specializes in providing robotic process automation software that helps businesses systematize their processes. In this role, Cathy serves as the HR Business Partner for all international locations and the central point of contact for all management and […]
Mary Stutts: On Demystifying the System, Taking Risks, and the Vital Importance of Having Diverse Networks
Mary Stutts is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Relations at Sumitovant Biopharma, a worldwide biopharmaceutical company that is dedicated to the accelerated development of innovative medicines. She is also a Consultant on Inclusion, Diversity, and Health Equity at Stanford Health Care in Palo Alto, California. Growing up as a foster child has inspired Mary […]
Marla Sofer: On Bringing Lessons and Learnings From Women’s Networks into Fintech
Marla Sofer is the Strategic Partner Development Director of Financial Services at Microsoft, one of the world’s largest technology companies. As a fintech executive, Marla propels growth through her client-focused attitude while utilizing her background in conflict resolution to negotiate practical solutions for complex problems. As a champion of women’s equality in the workplace, Marla […]
Julie Rasmussen: On Leadership as a Mindset, Breaking Into Male-Dominated Fields, and The Power of Mary Kay Ash
Julie Rasmussen is the Founder, CEO, Chairman, and Principal Owner of Dagmar Associates, a strategic management company that provides business development services for boards, teams, and C-level executives across the globe. She is also the Founder and CEO of Simply Finances, a financial technology company that is developing a financial management app and fintech platform […]
Leslie Shannon: On Following Your Intuition, Speaking Your Truth, and Creating Your Own Job in Large Organizations
Leslie Shannon is the Head of Ecosystem and Trend Scouting at Nokia, a telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics company. In this role, Leslie investigates new developments in the tech industry to understand what technological innovations humans can expect to observe and interact with three to five years in the future. Outside of her exciting […]
Lawrence Ford: On Discovering Your Purpose and Changing the World’s Perspective on Capital
Lawrence Ford is an entrepreneur, author, financial advisor, consultant, coach, speaker, and spiritual leader. He is the Founder and CEO of Conscious Capital Wealth Management, a financial advisory group that is dedicated to helping clients align their dreams and values with their finances. Lawrence is also the Founder and Chairman of Future Capital, an organization […]
Marvin Williams: On Mission-Driven Leadership and How You Can’t Lead Where You Haven’t Been
Marvin Williams is the Senior Vice President of Property Management at MidPen Housing. He is in charge of MidPen Housing’s largest affiliate organization, MidPen Property Management Corporation, where he leads more than 250 staff members and oversees more than 7,200 rental homes across 10 San Francisco Bay Area counties. Before joining MidPen Housing in 2018, […]
Culture Eats Strategy, Scale Eats Culture, Ambition Eats Itself
Allan Silva is the Founder and CEO of Truedragon, a team coaching company that creates business growth by helping global business executives and senior product and engineering leaders build and align winning teams. Allan is also the Founding Partner of Riverene, a leadership and organizational development consultancy. His recent clients include Lucasfilm, ILM, Sonos, Atlassian, […]
Societal Expectations of Corporate Leadership
Dave Stangis is the Founder and CEO of 21C Impact, an advisory services company for the 21st century. He currently advises leading companies on Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) technology as well as reputation and resiliency strategies. Before 21C Impact, he served as the Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President of Public Affairs & Corporate […]
