Lisa Radist on Maximizing Mentoring

Lisa Radist on Maximizing Mentoring

This is the archive for our May Women of Wisdom call with Lisa Radist. We know the power of having thoughtful, committed mentors throughout our careers, so we invited Lisa to share more about how to get the most out of those relationships and conversations, without adding time or stress to women's lives.

On this call, Lisa gave us her personal experience as a formal mentor through ThinkLA's mentorship program, and share tips on how to maximize time, topics and takeaways from mentor relationships.

Jean Freeman on The Working Mom Balancing Act: Tips for Thriving

Jean Freeman on The Working Mom Balancing Act: Tips for Thriving

Balancing the demands of career and family can feel challenging, and on some days maybe even impossible. It requires, multitasking, prioritizing, juggling and a village of support. On this call, Jean Freeman, Principal and CEO at Zambezi shares her personal experiences, learnings, and the tips she’s found valuable along her journey of raising kids and rising up the professional ranks.

Kim Furzer on How to Unlock the Magic In Your Direct Reports

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How to Unlock the Magic in Your Direct Reports

Kim Furzer, Senior Director - GIS: Hardware & Software Asset Management, Mobility at Yahoo! Inc. gives management a fresh look as she shares the insights and steps needed to unlock the magic in your direct reports. She shares what it means to truly align with your employees, why it's important, and how it positively affects the bottom line. 

Key takeaways:

  • Insights into the person first, management style

  • A 6-step process to unlock the magic in your direct reports

  • The key challenges to unlocking the magic in your direct reports and how to overcome them

Bio: Kim Furzer, has over 20 years of global operations experience in media, entertainment and internet verticals, at companies like Yahoo! Inc, and Warner Brothers. Her focus and passion is around optimizing profitability and customer service through strategic and tactical process design, improvement effective us of technology, data and successful team building. She demonstrates great ability to effectively lead global teams in a highly matrixed environment.

Susie Lim on Speaking Up

Susie Lim on Speaking Up

This is the archive recording for our Women of Wisdom call with Susie Lim.

Susie talked about speaking up and working through the challenges of finding your confidence and courage to make sure you are heard. She distinguished between confidence (inner knowledge, subject matter expertise) and courage (the words that come out of your mouth).

We talked about what's been tough for her as a woman rising through the ranks in a creative department, and other insights about how she's navigated her career making sure she's spoken up firm and confident when needed.

Rochelle Newman-Carrasco on Thriving Authentically at Work

Rochelle Newman-Carrasco on Thriving Authentically at Work

On this call we chat with our Woman of Wisdom - Rochelle Newman-Carrasco, Chief Hispanic Marketing Strategist at Walton Isaacson.

Rochelle will talk about showing up at work as your whole self, how to bring your passions into your everyday, and why being authentic is a must to career success. Rochelle will also provide tips to help you connect with the most authentic pieces of yourself, and how to bring them front and center, even when it feels a little scary.

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