Freeman Means Business' Wonder Women in Business Podcast

Dima Ghawi is the founder of a global talent development company with a primary mission for advancing individuals in leadership. Through keynote speeches, workshops, training programs, and executive coaching, Dima has empowered thousands of professionals across the globe to develop critical business skills and expand their leadership potential. In addition, she has provided guidance to business executives to help them understand the value of gender-diverse leadership and to develop a multi-year plan for advancing quality leaders from within the organization.

Dima draws from two decades of corporate experience leading global teams and developing future leaders worldwide. She has worked across the United States, Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Africa for several Fortune 100 companies including IBM, Merrill Lynch, and Intuit. Through her work, she has honed a keen expertise in developing leaders to meet the demands of the global workforce. For more information, visit DimaGhawi.com and BreakingVases.com

As one of the owners of Jaffe, Vivian Hood balances her responsibilities between managing the agency’s relationships with our clients and staff and providing our clients with high-level and strategic PR account leadership, directing teams that execute and implement successful media relations programs. An experienced PR professional and one of Lawdragon's "100 Leading Legal Consultants and Strategists," Vivian delivers critical counsel surrounding high-profile litigation, sensitive matters and crisis management. Clients rely on Vivian and trust her guidance when it matters most.

Serving as an integral senior member of a firm’s marketing department, Vivian takes pride in developing long-term relationships with clients, many of whom she has worked with for a minimum of five, 10 and more years. These partnerships have enabled Vivian to become a trusted advisor to many of the country’s top corporate firms. While some media relations programs focus on immediate results, others depend on long-range planning and benefit from working with someone who fully knows and understands a firm’s culture, philosophies, history and management style. That’s why Vivian’s enduring relationships with her clients allow her to manage effective media relations strategies that she adapts to fit each firm’s evolving needs.

Vivian is active with LMA International and LMA Southeast Region and an editorial board member for Marketing The Law Firm. She is a frequent speaker and published author on a range of marketing and PR, crisis communications, and media relations topics.

Kelli Y. Stonework is Founder of KYS Solutions, a training company specializing in helping business professionals develop effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills.  Since speaking and listening are an everyday occurrence, Kelli believes we owe it to ourselves to invest in strategies that will help enhance these communication skills that greatly impact our business and personal relationships.

Having has over 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry, Kelli has been known to assist new hires as well as executives prepare and deliver impactful and engaging presentations.  A Communication Strategist, TTI Success Insights Certified Assessments Partner and Women Speakers Association Premier Member, Kelli has been featured in various publications and conferences; Forbes, Entrepreneur.com,  American Bar Association GP Solo Magazine, Blacks In Government National Training Institute, and Working Mother Multicultural Women’s National Conference.

Kelli is the author of The Ultimate Presentation Roadmap: How to Write for the Right Audience and Present with Confidence.  She is also an author of two devotions for Mothers and Women in Business. Being a mother and business owner herself, Kelli has a special passion for helping women find their ultimate voice and thrive.  Kelli created the Permission Granted to S.T.A.Y. #StartThinkingAboutYOU® movement to give women the tools to channel their inner drive to achieve.

Kelli holds a degree in Economics with concentrations in Accounting and Finance from Rutgers University.

At EN-NOBLE, we serve travelers who are frustrated by underwhelming mass market tourism options, who are looking for travel experiences that your typical traveler drives past on a tour bus. We curate authentic and immersive experiences that blend popular tourist attractions with lesser-known cultures. We pledge that 1% of our revenue goes back to be reinvested with our local vendors to build their capacity and travel products.

Due to current travel restrictions as a result of COVID-19, we at EN-NOBLE have curated local tourism initiatives that feature international cultures inside of New York City.

One of our local tourism initiatives is Peru in NYC! Join us on this adventure showcasing cultural social spaces that highlight authentic elements of Peru. This is a taste and see experiment that will give you an opportunity to explore this country within the five boroughs. Visit our website at www.en-noble.com to book this experience today!

Our founder, Topaz Smith, is a cultural guru and has a background in tourism and policy. She  previously worked at a Leading Hotel of the World in Positano (Amalfi Coast), Italy, served in the U.S. Peace Corps, and worked at a United Nations global initiative in NYC.

Lan Phan is an award-winning marketer and strategist with over twenty years of marketing, advertising, membership, and leadership training experience. Lan is one of the leading global experts on membership and community development, speaking at Fortune 500 companies and renowned venues such as the United Nations, SXSW and consulting with CEOs and C-suite executives.

Lan is the founder and CEO of community of SEVEN, an invite-only membership community that brings leading executives, thought-leaders, and changemakers together to tackle and solve business and societal problems. Lan has a track history of building startups inside legacy brands; Before launching community of SEVEN, Lan was recruited by Alan Murray, CEO of Fortune Magazine, to join the executive team and develop and lead Fortune Connect, a startup within the storied brand; Lan also helped build CMO Masters Circle and Global CMO Growth Council, a startup within the Association of National Advertisers that includes over 350 CMOs from around the world mobilized to accelerate economic growth and advance societal good.

Lan has played a significant role in the gender equality movement, having served as the General Manager of SeeHer, the gender equality initiative. SeeHer has been instrumental in creating a new advertising discipline around gender equality, equipping the CMOs of the world's most prominent brands with a framework to eliminate unconscious bias in their messaging and improve their ROI along the way.

Lan is a serial entrepreneur, having built several successful businesses. Most notable, she co-founded the Hype! Agency considered one of the fastest-growing boutique talent and marketing agencies in the United States, specializing in branded entertainment and lifestyle clients such as Coachella Music Festival, Bonaroo, National Basketball Association, Activision, Red Bull, Comedy Central, to name a few.

Lan Phan earned a BA at Stanford University and a master's degree at Harvard Graduate School of Education. She graduated from Stanford University with honors and is the recipient of the prestigious J.E. Wallace Sterling Award, awarded to one graduating Stanford student each year, whose undergraduate leadership and volunteer activities have made the largest impact on the Stanford community.

Tatia L. Gordon-Troy uses the hashtag, #behindthebook, because she has been the brains behind hundreds of books written by attorneys during her 30-year career as an editor, writer, and publisher. As the former head of publishing for the American Immigration Lawyers Association where she was responsible for a $4 million annual budget, Tatia was instrumental in transforming many attorneys into successful authors and thought leaders. For the past six years, she has continued to work with attorneys and other professionals to independently publish their work and leverage their expertise to better market themselves and their practices while attracting high-end clientele. She also works closely with small associations to strategically approach ways to build non-dues revenue using content and teaching how to repurpose, reuse, and recycle content to increase member outreach.

Because traditional publishing is restrictive and slow-moving, Tatia was drawn to the flexibility and excitement surrounding the world of independent publishing, which has given her the opportunity to learn, experiment, and lend her publishing expertise to a number of independent publishing clients to ensure the quality and professional presentation of their work.

Raychel McBride is a 10-year Human Resources professional advocating for diversity using data. She is the CEO of Corporate KIN Diversity Strategies, where she uses essential skills such as empathy, accountability, and long-term strategy to create culture transformation. She prides herself on being a strategist and visionary that lives in the land of what could be, not what is. In 2007, Raychel graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Education and later attended Argosy University Chicago to complete her Master of Science in Human Resource Management. In 2020, Raychel obtained her Senior Certified Professional certification with the Society for Human Resource Management.

In her free time, Raychel is the Podcast Host of Freedom & Champagne - a podcast to celebrate diversity through storytelling. Raychel serves as the co-chair for the Forefront Building Board Diversity task force and is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. She volunteers on the NPR Illinois Advisory Board, Forefront Advancing Racial Equity Committee, Illinois Women in Leadership Equity Special Interest Group and a number of Land of Lincoln Community Foundation committees. She was named a Springfield Business Journal Forty under 40 in 2019 and is a graduate of the 2020 Leadership Illinois class. She is the wife of Rich McBride Jr., mother to Raya Johnson, and bonus mom to Dominic Mortenson.

When living your purpose becomes urgent, where do you turn?

That was the question April Hurst asked herself in 2009. She had a six-figure sales and marketing job that no longer fed her soul. Realizing that PURPOSE was lying just beyond a potential layoff, she left the old world to embark on a new one filled with unexpected turns, tremendous challenges, and unchartered territory. After more than a decade of investing in her own personal and professional development, she realized there were essential life management tools women needed to elevate their game to become a WOMAN ON FIRE.

April Hurst is a highly sought-after coach, business leader, and keynote speaker who specializes in helping women access life and business management tools to live a more purposeful life.

April’s book, “Woman on Fire: 12 Ways to Harness Boldness, Authentic Power and Stand in Your Truth” is scheduled to release in April/early May 2021.

People can subscribe to get notified of the release date by going to: greatliveswork.com

Neha Kunte has over 20 years of work experience and over 15 years as an entrepreneur.

TAMMY RAMOS, J.D. is an Executive Consultant for Inclusion Inc. with over 20 years of experience in executive coaching in diversity, equity and inclusion, leadership development, career consulting, program design and workshop facilitation. She is especially adept at coaching through difficult situations and partnering with executives to develop resiliency and positive outcomes. She enjoys helping organizations to develop customized Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives and programs to create company cultures that value every individual for their uniqueness. Tammy is especially skilled at facilitating groups with people from diverse backgrounds, bringing them together to accomplish a shared mission for success. She approaches every training with the end in mind – a greater sense of appreciation for the individual, and the team as a whole to drive positive outcomes. She is trained in both the Inclusive Leader 360™ and the Global Inclusion Scorecard. She provides one on one coaching, group coaching, team building, conflict resolution and retreats to organization who desire to build strong, effective teams.