Freeman Means Business' Wonder Women in Business Podcast

LaTanya Ford is a Senior Learning and Capabilities Manager supporting Marketing and Innovation at Haleon. With over two decades of experience in sales and marketing, LaTanya fuses data-driven insights with her unique storytelling ability to create brand narratives that resonate with consumers and deliver sales results.  

LaTanya believes that each of us has a unique gift that is needed in this world. She is a gold certified facilitator for #IamRemarkable which aims to help those in underrepresented groups speak openly about their accomplishments in the workplace and beyond. LaTanya is passionate about DE&I and uses her voice to bring awareness within her organization as a former Employee Resource Group lead at Haleon, as well as, within her community as a Board member for Dress for Success Northern, NJ. As a storyteller, speaker and facilitator  

LaTanya is known for creating experiences that make an impact and drive change. She enjoys lifting up others through mentoring, coaching and volunteering her time with children and those in need. She earned her B.S. in Marketing and Human Resource Management from Boston College. LaTanya lives in New Jersey with her husband and twin daughters.

Organizational psychologist Dr. Gena Cox is deeply interested in the human experience at work. She believes respect is the antidote to most workplace discontent and has codified this in her “Respect to Lead” offerings. 

Gena’s work encompasses executive coaching, speaking, and advising business leaders. The common thread of her work is sharing nuanced, memorable, and actionable insights that her clients highly value.

She is the author of the award-winning and Amazon-bestselling nonfiction book Leading Inclusion, which shows how to counter the typically disappointing outcomes from “diversity, equity, and inclusion” work. Gena’s keynote speech equips leaders with strategies and techniques to boost employee engagement, performance, and results during turbulent and disruptive times. Her TEDx Talk, for a general audience, Yes … and Careers, encourages an exploratory approach to building a purposeful career. Her second book, to be published in 2024, explores the human condition through the lens of workplace interactions.

Gena’s work has been featured widely, including Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Fortune, Forbes, US News & World Report, Market Watch/Barrons, Business Journals, BBC Worklife, and Readers Digest.

Gena holds a Ph.D. in Organizational psychology. She currently serves on the American Psychological Association (APA) Committee for the Advancement of General Applied Psychology (CAGAP) and the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)’s Editorial Board for its Professional Practice Series.

Cultural analyst Dr. Margaret King is Director of

The cultural dimension is the most powerful strategy source

My work is to analyze business and policy problems from a

Most recent work was a DEI course developed for the

Valerie Tyson

In 2018, Tyson founded the marketing agency, Strategic

Prior to starting her own agency, Tyson served as Vice

Now, Valerie Tyson serves as Unrivaled Group’s Head of

Lisa V. Sellers, PhD, CEO of Vector Laboratories, is an accomplished leader and mentor in life sciences with

Before joining Vector Laboratories, Sellers provided consulting services for numerous life science companies to guide them in accelerating product development and commercialization to enter new markets. Sellers has served in executive and senior management roles in marketing, sales, and specific product lines for companies such as Thermo Fisher Scientific, 10x Genomics, Life Technologies, and Applied Biosystems, among others.

 While Sellers has earned notable success as a top life science industry expert, she has always believed in the importance of giving back.

Sellers serves as an Advisory Board Member with the LEAD Scholars Program at Santa Clara University, a board

Sellers earned a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Colorado Boulder and a BS in Chemistry, ACS Certified from Santa Clara University.

Sara Burke was the Founder of The City Studio Dance Center in St. Louis, Missouri which she founded in 1986. Sara is a choreographer, dancer, dance instructor, photographer,painter,  author and arts diversity consultant. Sara consults for local dance companies and works with young dancers helping them start Company's. Sara relishes her role as “mentor”.  One of her most important and impactful accomplishments was to learn Dunham Technique from the legendary Katherine Dunham. She studied with Miss Dunham in East St. Louis in the 1970's and danced with the Dunham Company. Sara's experiences studying and dancing the Dunham Technique changed her life and she has been committed to promoting diversity through the Arts even since.  Her experience was life changing. She danced with artists who could not eat or sleep where they performed.  Sara never forgets to use her voice at every turn.

Serena's journey is a testament to the indomitable human spirit, serving as a beacon of hope for those grappling with self-limiting beliefs. Her life began in the shadow of witness protection and unfolded in the tumultuous landscape of foster care, where she navigated the treacherous waters of nine different homes. The challenges she faced led her down a path of teenage addiction and homelessness, culminating in the heart-wrenching tragedy of her husband's suicide. Despite these harrowing trials, Serena's story is one of triumphant ascent.

What truly sets Serena apart is her unwavering strength, resilience, and authenticity. Her career spanning over two decades in the corporate world is a testament to her unyielding determination. She weathered setbacks, repeatedly climbing back to executive leadership roles within Fortune 500 companies. In 2013, she boldly

Beyond her entrepreneurial acumen, Serena has penned her compelling life story in a memoir titled "Exposed: You Can't Heal When You Hide." In this raw narrative, she delves into her experiences with assault, addiction, homelessness, infidelity, mental health challenges, and, ultimately, profound healing. Her memoir is a powerful testament to the human capacity for resilience and growth. 

Serena's story resonates deeply with audiences, offering a thought-provoking reminder that challenges can be confronted with passion and purpose. She has dedicated her life to personally and professionally empowering others, demonstrating that self-limiting beliefs can be shattered and replaced with unwavering self compassion. Serena's journey is a living testament to the power of the human spirit and inspires all who encounter it.

Susan E. Frankel, Esq. is an attorney whose career spans over 25 years in law and management, with surprising twists and turns that required her to pivot on more than one occasion.  A consummate planner in her younger years, Susan pushed out of her comfort zone to reinvent herself, learning that the old saying “Man (woman) plans, God laughs” are words to live by.  She is passionate about supporting and guiding other women both professionally and personally, especially those in midlife confronting the inevitable changes in their physical and mental well-being.  She is proud to be a speaker and author on the topic, including a chapter in an upcoming anthology for empowering women.

Susan is currently Associate General Counsel at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York.  She earned her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and has a Masters of Law in Health Law from Loyola University Chicago.  Susan is the proud mother of two beautiful young women, and she and her husband live in Warwick, New York with their beloved pitbull rescue and french bulldogs.

Rachel Diamant co-founded EmendoBio and serves as Chief Business Officer. Rachel is responsible for EmendoBio’s IP strategy, which she designed to generate an extensive patent portfolio to cover various novel aspects of the technology and products while also expertly navigating the IP space. In her role as CBO, Rachel also builds EmendoBio’s pipeline of clinical programs and the academic and industrial collaborations and partnerships for the pre/clinical development of EmendoBio’s selected indications and genomic targets. Rachel has extensive experience in constructing IP strategy that is designed to serve business objectives based on careful competitive landscaping to reduce risks and maximize value. In the private market, Rachel has been a consultant for numerous biotechnology and medical device companies and accumulated extensive expertise in IP mining, strategic portfolio design and hands-on portfolio management. Rachel holds an MSc in Neurobiology from the Weizmann Institute of Science and a Biotechnology Engineering degree from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology.