I got to sit down with Connie Falcone, Founder and President of the Firefly Group, a company that she recently founded that helps athletes plan and activate charitable initiatives. 

Connie has an incredible nonprofit background. Most recently, she was President of Northwestern Memorial Foundation, the fundraising partner to Northwestern Medicine’s 11-hospital system. Connie also served as Executive Director of Cubs Charities and Director of Community Affairs for the Chicago Cubs. 

Join us as we talk about her incredible journey and talk about things like 

• How to understand your value
• What she said to her boss when she learned she was being compensated fairly compared to others 
• Why she decided to quit being a lawyer early in her career 
• How she found work and a career that makes her “soul sing”
• The strong attributes that leaders possess  

 

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Firefly Group: https://fireflygroupadvisors.com/ 

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Connie is currently a Fellow at Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Initiative and recently started her own business, Firefly Group LLC, helping athletes plan and activate charitable initiatives. Connie led nonprofit organizations of all sizes and stages. Most recently, she was President of Northwestern Memorial Foundation, the fundraising partner to Northwestern Medicine’s 11-hospital system. Connie also served as Executive Director of Cubs Charities and Director of Community Affairs for the Chicago Cubs where she oversaw all development, philanthropic and program initiatives for Cubs Charities as well as player, alumni, and employee outreach. Previously, Connie also served as the Finance and Development Director for Urban Initiatives, a Chicago nonprofit focused on sports-based youth development, after making the switch from a for-profit career following 12 years in private equity investments with Devers Group.

Connie holds a BA from Colorado College, a JD from the University of Notre Dame Law School, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. In 2019, Crain’s Chicago Business named Connie to the list of 50 notable women in healthcare.

 

Music By:  Quanzaa