Freeman Means Business' Wonder Women in Business Podcast

Jennifer Willey launched Wet Cement to help unlock fearlessness to unleash growth for individuals and organizations around the world. She is proud to be one of only 50 CEOs in the US leading a company that is double-certified as a Disability-Owned (DOBE) and Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE).

Wet Cement’s approach is informed by proprietary research, led by behavioral scientists from Wharton, to understand what fears hold people back professionally, and how that differs by gender.  These findings are coupled with a comprehensive analysis of academic literature over the past 75 years and proprietary diagnostic tools that assess your team’s strengths and weaknesses, so every program is customized to your business needs.  Every program focuses on their five Fearless Fundamentals: Confidence, Communication, Control, Connections and Courage.  In addition to their core “Fearless Strategies for Professional Growth” Program, they offer a “Fearless Growth: Sales Edition” and “Fearless Growth: Advance Women at Work Edition.”

What truly differentiates their full-service training, coaching and consulting programs is Jenn’s unique experience, that informs all of their curriculum and methods.  Before launching Wet Cement in 2017, she spent 20+ years leading sales, strategy and marketing for tech and digital media companies… including Verizon Media/AOL, WebMD, Yahoo and pwc.  She built in-house Women’s Leadership initiatives and championed ground-breaking programming while serving on the Boards of industry associations. Before that, she learned a thing or two about overcoming fear and compelling communication as a TV news anchor and reporter.  And she started motivating others to achieve their goals, as a certified fitness instructor for 15 years.

Jennifer is a global Keynote Speaker and Content Creator. Fearless in 5 is her snackable, career-enhancing video series that helps business professionals learn how to unlock their fearlessness to be more successful at work and in life. She is a professional member of the National Speakers Association.

Jenn’s personal mission is supporting the advancement of women. Wet Cement donates 1% of its profit and 1% of its time to the non-profit Working for Women; and she is a founding member of the Enrichment Committee for Impact100 Jersey Coast, a philanthropic organization for women.

Jennifer graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Communications, and earned her Diversity and Inclusion Certification from eCornell in 2019. She lives in New Jersey with her husband John and two teenage sons.

Kori Carew focuses on inclusive leadership development, cultural fluency, skill building to mitigate bias, and success strategies for professionals from underrepresented groups to innovate, integrate, and operationalize diversity, inclusion, and belonging into the business and practice of law at Seyfarth.

Kori is the firm's external liaison and ambassador on inclusion and diversity for Seyfarth, along with the firm's national Diversity and Inclusion Action Team (DIAT) co-chairs and firm chair and managing partner leading all efforts of national partnerships and client engagement on inclusion and diversity. She works closely with the firm's executive committee, practice department leaders, the national DIAT, and clients as well as office DIATs, the firm's affinity groups, and the Human Resources, Talent Development, Marketing and Business Development, and Recruiting departments.

Kori is an innovative, collaborative team-builder with success working with diverse personalities, backgrounds, training, education, and experience, and in situations with sensitive and political considerations.

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Katherine Robertson is an executive leadership coach who thrives in guiding her clients to realise their innate potential and produce the results they desire in every aspect of life.

It is her passion to enable women & men to find equilibrium in male-dominated industries to access their natural strength as Leaders, to feel vibrant, be mindful & have presence.

It is her belief that this is the pathway to take bold action, to have impact, resilience & influence in everything her Clients do.

Katherine has over 20 years leadership experience within the retail and construction industries, within the B2B & B2C sectors, so she sees things from both sides & has a diverse understanding of all facets of how a company works best

Her expertise is in Project management (Planning & Productivity), Product development/Buying (Creativity) yet her ability to develop strategic relationships with Stakeholders & all People involved (Collaboration) is what has made the difference to long-term accomplishment.

Experienced and trained in coaching techniques, Katherine shows her Clients how to transform their thinking, because it is both a competence (IQ) & a skill (EQ), therefore it can be improved through awareness and practice.

The key is they walk away knowing they have tapped into their inherent resourcefulness to leverage talent, communicate powerfully, enrich performance, use time productively, develop new ideas, and naturally embrace supporting others to do the same.

For Katherine, the client’s goals are her mission. Her strength lies in inspiring others, creating simplicity of plans, setting structure for excellence, using clear communication & having measurable outcomes for personal, career and dynamic Leadership aspirations.  If you want to learn the secrets to creating an environment and culture where people flourish, are empowered and phenomenal results are commonplace, then you will appreciate taking Katherine’s results-focused, solution-based and consultative approach.

Alissa Penney is the Owner of/HR Consultant with A Better HR, LLC, an HR consultation company focused on helping small, thinly stretched HR teams do Better work.​ She founded the company in mid 2019 in response to what she felt was a gap for HR professionals working in small teams or departments of one when it comes to consultation resources. The possibility of helping HR teams achieve their best work is what keeps her motivated each day!

As a SHRM-SCP and IPMA-SCP certified professional, she’s especially passionate about finding innovative and effective ways to make great HR happen. She’s also a huge data/workplace analytics and company culture nerd so feel free to connect with her if those are passion spots for you too!

Carly Duvall is a bet-the-company litigator who defends large corporate businesses in high-stakes disputes. She is particularly adept at advising clients facing serious legal jeopardy such as allegations of fraud, embezzlement, and conversion. Carly recognizes the high-stress nature of such matters and partners closely with each client to help them avoid criminal penalties and civil damages so they can stay in operation.

She holistically manages multi-faceted disputes by first conducting an internal investigation then creating a strategy and plan to address all aspects of the problem–from criminal and regulatory penalties to potential civil claims and damages. Throughout her cases, Carly manages crisis communications and consistently works toward creative resolution. Carly is mindful that her cases require more than just a legal strategy and response; she works side-by-side with her clients to help them find clarity and calm so their companies can thrive again.

Carly also acts as outside general counsel to a wide range of startup and emerging growth companies. She is passionate about helping entrepreneurs grow into the next stage of their business.  In this role she advises her clients on risk management and long-term strategic legal planning in a cost-effective way.  Carly also advises technology companies on how to operate their business in a regulatory and legal climate built for brick and mortar businesses. Carly is co-chair of the Spencer Fane Startup Lab where accepted startup companies receive 3 months of free legal consultation, access to Spencer Fane resources, and mentoring.

Cathi Rodgveller founded IGNITE Worldwide to help girls everywhere to believe in themselves and encourage each girl to strive to develop her abilities and skills. Cathi understands that STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) careers offer women the opportunity to make their unique contribution to society while working in high paying roles, gaining confidence and in turn each one becoming a role model for the next generation.  Cathi sees her reward each time a girl understands that she is smart and capable and gains the conviction to accomplish her special dream.

John Iino is a proven change agent, helping individuals and organizations achieve excellence through his experience as a global law firm leader, diversity professional and executive coach. He serves as Reed Smith’s Chief Diversity Officer, leading Reed Smith’s efforts to sponsor and achieve diversity and inclusion in the legal community. Reed Smith (www.reedsmith.com) is a global law firm with over 3,000 employees in 30 offices around the world.  Some of the most notable accomplishments during his tenure as CDO:

John is a Certified Diversity Professional (CDP) from the Institute of Diversity Certification and was recently named one of the Top 50 Chief Diversity Officers in the nation by the National Diversity Council.  He is the creator and serves as host of the acclaimed podcast, “Inclusivity Included: Powerful Personal Stories.”

Kathryn Jarrett guides the busy woman on how to find "A Pretty Balance", allowing her to recognize and harness her power in relationships, health, and business. She is a branding expert, top income earner and elite team leader in a strong network marketing company. Kathryn's six figure income is reflective of the large team that she is building and supporting. They collectively generated $2.2 Million in team sales for 2019 and are on track to surpass $3M in team sales for 2020. She has reached the top of her company’s pay plan and now leads other women towards the same.

Through her branding work, Kathryn currently offers a course called "Balanced Branding" in which she helps business women establish a powerful and effective online branding strategy. She specifically helps women in business strengthen their online presence and following, so they may generate significant income and impact.

Kathryn is a Mom, CEO of a busy, blended family and has her Doctorate in Physical Therapy. She is an active part of the South Shore, MA community and is a supporter of small businesses and women empowerment. She is creating an amazing impact both online and locally to help hundreds of women discover and leverage their power within to reach greater balance and success in both business and life. Kathryn calls this, A Pretty Balance.

Courtney Jenkins is the Vice President and General Manager of ENGIE North America’s Public Sector Energy Services organization, focused on designing, financing, and building transformative sustainability solutions for educational, governmental, and healthcare entities across the U.S. In this role, Courtney oversees all U.S. business operations within the Services team, inclusive of engineering, financial performance, and strategic growth for this 200+ person clean-tech division, which is a key part of ENGIE’s deep-rooted commitment to a zero-carbon future. The work that she and her team do has generated over $2.5 billion dollars in savings for public agencies across the U.S., generated tens of thousands of local green construction jobs, inspired over 50,000 students and teachers through pioneering STEM educational programming, reduced the carbon footprint of campuses and city facilities, and transformed physical infrastructure to be more conducive to the future of education, health, and work. Prior to this role, Courtney served in a series of expansive management roles within key commercial and project leadership functions with ENGIE, OpTerra, and Chevron’s clean-tech division, where she had the opportunity to work directly with schools, cities and counties all throughout the Western U.S. on these types of trailblazing, award-winning public-private partnerships.