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In the middle of a career and workplace reset, you will need to quickly adapt or risk disappearing, learn how career agility can help. 

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Agility describes more than flexing with rapid change. In the middle of a career and workplace reset, you will need to quickly adapt or risk disappearing. How will you bridge the great divide between survival and thrive mode in your career to design a positive future? 

To bring your future to the present and to stay relevant: 

• Disrupt your model by challenging your assumptions.
• Notice the trends and signals.
• Take action (after deciding how trends and signals affect you.

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Marti Konstant is a workplace futurist and the best-selling author of “Activate Your Agile Career.” She has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and is a former technology executive that has worked in Silicon Valley. 

As a Top Career Influencer, she has been featured in media outlets such as NBC Chicago, Forbes, and The Muse, and has worked in companies like Samsung, Dow Jones and Apple. 

Marti is an expert in applying agile principles to workforce development 

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Learn how to own the power of your multitudes, act on and embracing your ambition, and find your North Star to guide your decisions.

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If you’re a fan of books, or of reading in general, you’ve probably heard of Hitha Palepu. Palepu’s new book, "We're Speaking: The Life Lessons of Kamala Harris" encourages everyone to find their own “north star” and celebrate their multitudes.

We are honored and excited to invite Hitha into our community of women working with passion and purpose.

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Hitha Palepu is a woman of multitudes—a feminist, a lifelong politics enthusiast, a daughter of immigrants, and a mother raising feminist sons. These multitudes spill into her multi-hyphenated career as an entrepreneur, investor, writer, and speaker.

Hitha’s passion for the news and politics is captured in #5SmartReads, a Webby-honored social series that shares 5 must-read articles every day to keep her community informed without being overwhelmed. Hitha's longtime blog, Hitha On The Go, established her as an authority on lifestyle topics and gave way to her book and collaborations with leading brands such as Headspace, Google, and Northwestern Mutual. Her book, How To Pack, was published by Clarkson Potter in 2017.

As CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals, Hitha oversees financing, partnerships, and strategy for the company. Hithan also puts her money where her values are through early stage investing. A partner in Adama Ventures (her family office), she has invested in innovative companies primarily founded by women and focused on women (MM.LaFleur, Girls' Night In, Brightland, and Heymama among them). She is a sought-after speaker on politics & the news, investing, entrepreneurship, work-life juggle, and motherhood.

Hitha has spoken at The Riveter Summit, Fohr, Global Brands Group and was selected to speak at SXSW 2020. She is represented by AllRaise's Visionary Voices speakers bureau.

In her most recent book called We're Speaking: The Life Lessons of Kamala Harris: How to Use Your Voice, Be Assertive, and Own Your Story, she connects illuminating stories from Harris’ unique biography with tactical advice on the importance of being assertive and true to yourself in your personal life and work alike.

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Have you ever considered that maybe the "right" path was a lie and never really meant for you? Let's discuss your career path in a new way. 
 
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The status bro is everywhere. It tricks us into focusing on a mythical one "right" path through life, instead of focusing on OUR path. It makes us feel like we're only as good as our resumes and social media. But so much is possible if we push back and claim our stories — and our power. 

You'll also learn: 

• There's no one right path, just yours. 
• We can all disrupt the status bro. 
• You are more than your resume. 

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Kt McBratney never really fit in. With a career path including marketing roles at a world-recognized zoo, higher education, indie film and all kinds of tech, they co-founded OwnTrail in 2020 to help everyone have the tools and connection to build a more fulfilling life. A marketer and brand-builder by profession, Kt is also a strategist, artist and writer obsessed with disrupting the status bro. Her love language? Book recommendations and Muppet references.

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Be yourself, everyone else is taken. Discover with us why you need a Personality Brand to get ahead in business and how to get started. 

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Why do so many of us feel reluctant to let our personality shine in business? Maybe it’s because we don’t know how, or we fear showing too much of ourselves will alienate potential clients. Surprise! It’s the opposite. People are hungry for personality. 

You'll also learn: 

• People care more about who you are first and what you do second 
• You likely take for granted what you're good at 
• The goal is to attract the right audience and repel the wrong one 

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Danielle Hughes is the Chief Personality Officer of More Than Words Marketing, a branding and copywriting consultancy. She helps individuals and organizations to develop their Genuine Personality Brand, creating content that sounds like you and giving you the space to truly be yourself in your messaging. If you're looking to attract the right audience and repel the wrong one, you're in the right place.

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Clients... sometimes things go swimmingly and sometimes go sideways. We've all been there. But one way to avoid the latter is to lean into the discovery phase with clients in order to ensure your expectations are aligned. Setting them and yourself up for success.

You'll also learn:

• The importance of curiosity when setting expectations
• Confidence in the service /product you are offering & you/your service will not be a fit for everyone
• Strategies for clear communication as a key to success

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Nicole Staley is the Co-Founder and Vice President of Client Services of Digible, Inc., a marketing and technology company specializing in the multifamily housing industry. Nicole has dedicated the past thirteen years to executing brand strategy, driving marketing campaign optimizations, and fostering client relationships. In 2021 she was recognized as Adweek's Fastest-Growing Women-Led Agencies, as well as being a Top WorkPlace award winner in Colorado.

Nicole is passionate about empowering future leaders and is currently an Advisory Board Member for the University of Colorado, Boulder - Leeds School Customer Experience Program. She is enthusiastic about fitness and spending time outdoors, recently completing her first 50-mile ultra event. Nicole actively volunteers for organizations such as Spark the Change Colorado, and Food for Thought Denver.

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Learn what it takes to define success for yourself along with digital leader, coach, and consultant Kelly Ferraro. 

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The current construct of success doesn't work for women: it needs a rebrand. It is not jagged, triangle-shaped like some mountain to climb. It is softer — more like a circle. When we view success as a choice we can lead from vision, dream bigger, feel the expansion and are more likely to hit goals. 

You'll also learn: 

• Discover what makes you whole. 
• Get clear on what you want out of your life and career 
• We need to rebrand "success" and make it work for women 

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Kelly Ferraro is a digital leader, coach, and consultant with over 16 years of experience working for some of the world's largest brands — Facebook, Ogilvy, and Diageo, to name a few. She is currently the Head of Growth at Hometeam, a Global Content film production company with over 500 filmmakers worldwide who just wrapped NBC's "American Song Contest" and three seasons of NBC's "The Voice." She cut her teeth in digital marketing and advertising, and most recently she lead a team of solutions consultants at Facebook delivering over $1BN in revenue across 1,000 advertising agencies. In her career, she has led high-performance teams and fast-scaling companies to success through her ability to set a bold vision, lean into each player's strengths, and inspire co-creation and realization of big ideas. During the pandemic, Kelly found herself unsatisfied with "working motherhood" in a corporate context and left her career at Facebook to step out on her own and start her own coaching and consulting company. She currently coaches mothers seeking work-life balance and works with business clients on a contract basis. Kelly holds a BA from Rutgers College, a JD from Catholic University, and certifications in Strategy from Columbia Business School, and leadership coaching from Lightyear Leadership. She is a wife, mother of two young children, Liam (5) and Evi (3),a fitness and movement enthusiast, and currently resides in Austin, TX.

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Gain insight on how to get started with Organic Marketing, hear our guest's story, and how you can do this too.

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In a cookie-less and noisy world, you might think organic marketing is a wash but wait - Jeanne Omlor wants to change your mind. 

You'll also learn: 

• How to make money with organic marketing quickly without being an expert 
• That they can do this also 
• And, that organic can be scaled 

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Jeanne (pronounced Zhan) Omlor, is a Business Profits Strategist and Coach for Coaches, Consultants, and Service Providers. 

As a natural-born motivator and encourager, she has a track record and voracity for helping business owners to scale their businesses online to multiple 6 or 7 figures while being the Visionaries and Trailblazers they are destined to be out in the world.

She has a mottled background as a Fashion Designer, Actress, Filmmaker, and Executive Recruiter for Wall St.

Join her Facebook group: Smartest Business Strategies for 7-Figure Growth right here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/492299784857653/

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How we can build connections with confidence as we move beyond this devastating pandemic. 

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COVID turned our worlds upside down but it also made us take a deeper look at how we spend time connecting and the qualities of those connections. So, if you are looking to get out into the world and connect more meaningfully again come and listen to an author who wrote the book on it! 

Meet Susan McPherson, Founder, and CEO of McPherson Strategies and author of The Lost Art of Connecting. 

Sit back, listen, and be ready to ask some questions. 

You'll also learn: 

• Why connections matter 
• The difference between connecting and networking 
• Why we should always lead with how we can be helpful 

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Susan McPherson is a serial connector, angel investor, and corporate responsibility expert. She is the founder and CEO of McPherson Strategies, a communications consultancy focused on the intersection of brands and social impact, providing storytelling, partnership creation, and visibility to corporations, NGOs, and social enterprises. She is the author of The Lost Art of Connecting.

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Let's take an honest look at the systems and individual mindsets that hold moms back and what they can do about it.

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It started with a very honest and relatable LinkedIn post, see it HERE. Never have we ever seen something so raw and so real regarding the realities of motherhood as this. And we immediately wanted more. So, please help us welcome Speaker, Coach, and Founder of retainHER.

Sit back, listen, and be ready to ask some questions.

You'll also learn:

• Working moms are an asset
• The systems are set up for men / ideal worker
• We can build a system where all women can succeed

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Meet Erica Ballard. A woman who jumped from job to job – hoping to find a company that let her be herself while doing work that mattered. She never found that place, which is why she left the corporate world to start a business to change that for other women.

In addition to retainHER, Erica runs a successful life and career coaching practice. Prior to working for herself, Erica spent ten years in the public health sector. She has a MS from Tufts University School of Medicine and got her BA in Journalism from Indiana University. While a Hoosier at heart, Erica currently lives in Denver with her husband, daughter, and pup.

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Good news! It's never too late to make a career shift into tech. Take it from Sr. Principal Success Manager, Christine McHone at Slack. 

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Tune in to hear the authentic career-path story of a woman who did not go the "normal route" in tech to eventually serve as the Sr. Principal Success Manager at Slack, Christine McHone. 

Sit back, listen, and be ready to ask some questions. 

You'll also learn: 

• Why it's never too late to make a career shift 
• How non-traditional paths make for empathetic leaders 
• And, how soft-skills are just as powerful as "hard-skills" 

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Christine McHone is a Sr. Principal Success Manager at Slack where the user experience is always top of mind for her; from the why, how, and what is created to best serve customer needs, to finding innovative Slack solutions which exceed their expectations. Prior to joining Slack, Christine spent more than a decade with Accenture consulting. She most recently supported clients in the social media space during periods of their rapid growth and expansion. Christine is also a real-life archaeologist and travels far and wide to visit Unesco World Heritage sites! She currently resides in San Francisco with her two children but will always remain a midwesterner at heart.

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