Freeman Means Business' Wonder Women in Business Podcast

Elizabeth Lampert, president of Lamper PR, works with lawyers, law firms and those in the legal services industry to raise their profile and client base through public relations activities. Lampert PR hires, trains, strategizes and partners with high profile clients on a national and international basis to help them coordinate and achieve their marketing, pr and business development goals. She has vast amounts of experience in day to day public relations and crisis communications. She has the ability to adapt and perform under pressure!

Susan Schwartz has led a variety of corporate and government teams through organizational change and technology transformation. Her change toolbox combines Emotional Intelligence, Lego Serious Play, and knowledge sharing methods.

She equips subject experts transitioning into leadership roles to hone their communications and relationship building skills enabling them to become world-class managers.

Susan is the author of Creating a Greater Whole: A Project Manager’s Guide to Becoming a Leader and co-author of Turning Ideas Into Impact: Insights From Silicon Valley Consultants.

Karen Walker is an executive coach and consultant who advises CEOs and senior leaders on thriving in hyper-growth. She has worked with clients including Aetna, AWS, Pfizer, JPMorganChase, and BMC Software, as well as many Inc. 5000 startups.

Karen is also a board advisor, keynote speaker, and the author of No Dumbing Down: A Guide for CEOs on Organization Growth. As employee 104 and a global VP at Compaq, Karen helped lead the then-fastest growing company in American history, growing it from $0 to $15 billion in revenue.

Karen has been published in Harvard Business Review’s Ascend, and quoted in publications such as The Wall Street Journal and The San Francisco Chronicle.

Karen has a B.S. degree in engineering from Texas A&M University and graduated from the ODHRM program at Columbia University. She has served in an advisory capacity to startups, Rice University, Texas A&M University, and on the executive board of The Alley Theatre.

She resides in Jupiter, FL, although (until recently!), she was most often be found aloft in seat 2C.

Josie Morgan is the Director of Marketing & Administration at BoyarMiller, a law firm in Houston, Texas. For over two years she has been leading their strategic marketing activities and overseeing daily administrative operations for the entire firm of just under 50 people. She is an experienced business development leader with more than 12 years in professional services and the legal industry.

In 2017, Josie was named to the “Women to Watch” category in the Houston Business Journal’s “Women Who Mean Business” awards that recognizes professional women for career achievement, contribution to a company and city success, community involvement and leadership. An accomplished public speaker, she has been selected to present at national industry conventions. Josie is passionate about giving back to the Houston community through her continued service with the Junior League for over 13 years where she has held many leadership roles, including serving on their board of directors. She is active in the Legal Marketing Association Houston City Group and has led the local chapter and chaired several committees. Additionally, Josie is currently on the board of directors of Young Audiences of Houston and is a member of the Hermann Park Conservancy and the Asante Society at the Houston Zoo. A graduate of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, Josie holds a BBA in Organizational Business and a BA in Psychology.

She is a mom to young two boys and a native Texan.

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RUTH GOTIAN, Ed.D., M.S.

Executive Director, Mentoring Academy

Chief Learning Officer in Anesthesiology

Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology

Weill Cornell Medicine

Dr. Ruth Gotian is Assistant Dean of Mentoring and Executive Director of the Mentoring Academy at Weill Cornell Medicine, Chief Learning Officer and Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology. Dr. Gotian received her B.S. and M.S. in Business Management from the University at Stony Brook in New York and certificates in Executive Leadership and Managing for Execution from Cornell University. She earned her doctorate at Teachers College Columbia University where she studied Adult Learning and Leadership and focused her research on optimizing success.

Dr. Gotian publishes in both medical education and adult learning journals on topics ranging from diversity and inclusion, networking, mentoring, leadership development and optimizing success. She is the co-editor of a book on medical education and won numerous mentoring awards. She has personally mentored 302 undergraduates and 304 MD-PhD students during her career. She now oversees the success of nearly 1,800 faculty members at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Nancy Slome advises attorneys and legal marketers on strategic marketing initiatives and create compelling content for their websites.

As a seasoned legal marketing professional with more than a decade of experience, Nancy brings a unique blend of technical and creative know-how to the table. Her background includes six years as the online marketing director at two AmLaw 100 firms – first for White & Case, and then at Pillsbury, where she led key marketing technology initiatives and was responsible for launching both firms’ websites.

Today, Nancy can be found teaming up with legal marketers, working directly with lawyers, or as a consultant for the design and marketing agencies that serve law firms. Nancy is an excellent writer and storyteller.

Nancy’s background also includes positions at several award-winning branding, advertising, and design agencies. So whether it’s search engine optimization, developing a digital campaign, or performing an analysis of a top international law firm’s website, she always puts her professional stamp on every client engagement.

Nancy earned my BFA in Photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology. While she did not become a fashion photographer, as was her plan, she still enjoys taking pictures. Nancy invites you to see her work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slomester/.

Life has taken Nada Marriott through a few professional and personal experiences. As a music teacher with BMUSIC and MA, she crossed the barriers from a full-time mom to a full-time music teacher, a business professional and entrepreneur to a long time dream to become a photographer and an artist. Her various experiences as a mom to her now grown and wonderfully raised citizens, and a teacher from young minds to college level, Nada has learned the values of listening and molding the young minds to become their true self. She was voted a Teacher of the year, nominated for the Planner of the Year by Meetings Professional International Organization and awarded a number of commendations as a music director for military installations, churches and schools. Nada has worked with various choruses as the director. That is where she continued to sharpen her skills at motivating adults as well as children to work together to create beautiful music. Nada plays the piano, organ, and now sings with The Choral Project. She is a member of the Saratoga Rotary where she is the club’s photographer. Nada is currently working on developing her photography skills and her 3D flower art designs as well as finding calm in the acrylic abstract art form. She is married and has one granddaughter.

With more than $100MM in revenue sold, recognized as one of FUND's top 50 in SaaS, and named one of Sales Hacker's Most Dynamic Women In Sales, Amy Volas is a sales fanatic turned entrepreneur. She was bitten by the startup bug many moons ago and couldn't imagine spending her time anywhere else. She created Avenue Talent Partners to help with the tremendous task of growing startups through some of their most valuable assets - sales leaders and enterprise salespeople. She's a sucker for writing, travels with her main squeeze aka her husband, music, quality time in the kitchen, and all things nature... especially her fur baby Roy.

Janet Falk is a Communications professional with more than 30 years’ experience in-house, as a consultant and at public relations agencies. As Chief Strategist of Falk Communications and Research, she manages pro-active media outreach and has secured placement of executives and events in local, national and international print and broadcast media. Attorneys, CPAs, business executives and consultants rely on her insight, strategy and analysis. Janet is a versatile writer who can prepare newsletters, speeches, presentations and website copy, as well as marketing literature. She has a broad network of contacts among graphic designers, web developers, photographers and printers to meet related client needs. I encourage you to speak with her for a FREE 30-minute consultation to assess your Communications activity and online presence.