Becker Group Business Strategy Womens Leadership 15 Minute Podcast

This episode features Maree Joyce. She is a product Marketing Manager. Here she discusses her advice for people in marketing, knowing the audience you are marketing to, sales and marketing acting as a team, advice for women leaders, not being taken advantage of, and more. [...]

This episode features Jennifer Welch. Jennifer is the President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Illinois. PPIL operates 17 health centers which served more than 66,000 patients last year. Here she discusses her organization, how they make a difference, advice for leaders, and more. [...]

This episode features Lourdes Paredes. Lourdes Paredes is the Founder and Publisher of Illumine Magazine. She has taught yoga since 1999 at Chicago yoga centers, citywide and national events, and has led international retreats and workshops. Her passion for teaching yoga as an authentic way of life and her passion for learning fuels her constant willingness to evolve, recreate, and be creative in her life. Here she discusses starting the magazine, the importance of connecting with others, her goals, and more. [...]

This episode features Jill Rasmussen. Jill is a Principal at Davis Healthcare Real Estate. Here she talks about the commercial real estate industry, living in the upper Midwest, advice for women leaders, motivation, and more. [...]

This episode features Z Scott. Z is the President at Chicago State University. Here she discusses running an inner-city University, stereotypes people have about inner-city Universities, advice for women leaders, what success means to her, and more. [...]

This episode features Donna Carlson. Donna is the Women’s Leadership Coach & Life Strategist at 360 Life Strategies. Here she discusses her unique brand of coaching, starting a business from scratch, advice for leaders, what success means to her, motivation, and more. [...]

This episode features Joyce Marter. She is a Keynote speaker, trainer, author, coach, and media contributor. She is also the Founder of Urban Balance. Urban Balance is a counseling group practice that grew to over 100 therapists working from ten locations in three states during her tenure as CEO before she successfully sold to Refresh Mental Health in 2017. Here she discusses her goals, growing and selling Urban Balance, women leaders she admires, advice for leaders, and more. [...]

This episode features Janine Esbrand. Janine is the Founder and CEO of LightBOX Coaching. LightBOX Coaching is executive coaching for women who want support with negotiating their career options beyond motherhood. Here she discusses her career, what inspired her to start LighBox Coaching, advice for leaders, and more. [...]

This episode features Lubna Forzley. Lubna is the Managing Director at Stories. Stories is a boutique story-transformation consulting focused on three areas: Communications, Culture & Data. Here she talks about her mission, her values, living in Dubai, leaving Lebanon, advice for leaders, and more. [...]

This episode features Gretchen Miller. Gretchen is the owner of The Wild Child and mother of two, Devan and Olivia.  Both of Gretchen’s children were born prematurely and, as a result, she was always conscious [...]

This episode features Gail Watson. Gail is the President & CEO of Women Speakers Association. Women Speakers Association (WSA) is a place for innovative leaders, change-agents
 and women with a message to connect, collaborate and grow their visibility worldwide in order 
to fulfill their mission. Here she discusses her mission, the WSA, passion and energy, what motivates her, what success means to her, and more. [...]

This episode features Rada Yovovich. She is the Co-Founder of the Darkest Horse. The Darkest Horse is a minority- and women-owned next-gen consultancy firm helping the workforce and organizations explore the intersections of: Radical Inclusion, The Future of Work, Emerging Technology, Health, Well-Being and Human Potential. Here she discusses diversity, working with people you love to work with, inclusion, advice for leaders, mentors, and more. [...]

This episode features Anna Marie Viti-Welch. Anna is the President of The Viti Companies, overseeing agency's operations, networking, producing new business, actively participating in NAWBO, mentoring at 1871 and Elmspring Chicago and Hatchery. Here she discusses the insurance industry, mentoring, advice for women leaders, and more. [...]

This episode features Julia Kalish. Julia is a Lecturer of Business Analytics at Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University. Here she discusses being a lecturer, taking risks, resilience, mentoring, advice for women leaders, and more. [...]

This episode features Jamie Sabat. Jamie is the Director of Trends & Consumer Forcasting at Streetsense. Streetsense is an experience-focused strategy and design collective. Here she discusses future trends and how to analyze what the consumer wants, keeping up with trends, advice for leaders, mentors, what motivates her, and more. [...]

This episode features Amy Perkins. Amy is a leadership consultant, Confidence coach, Podcast Host, Award Winning Educator, and Chief Dreaming Officer at Keys to Courage. Here she talks about her career, The keys to leadership, Trust in the workplace, her mentors, and more. [...]

This episode features Linze Rice. Linsey is the Owner of the TaTa Top. The TaTa Top is a bikini top designed to give the illusion of toplessness. $3 from each top directly benefits their rotating list of charity partners, raising over $40,000 for women's health and breast cancer causes since 2014. Here she discusses her transition from a media company, selling the product, advice for leaders, and more. [...]

This episode features Javondlynn Dunagan. She is the CEO of JMD Defense & Investigations. Her organization teaches classes that encourage students to confront and address anxieties and fears about firearms. The goals of the firearm education classes are to provide instruction that reflects and promotes responsible firearm handling and ownership. NRA Certified Firearms Instructors will provide Introduction Firearms Education classes as well as IL Concealed Carry classes. Here she discusses women’s leadership, her career, gun safety, self-defense, and more [...]

This episode features Debbie Pickus. Debbie is the Founder and CEO of Team Fireball. Team Fireball Inc brings the skills necessary to teach business teams skills in order to feel safe and confident in the event of violence in and out of the workplace. Self Defense basics are taught in a fun Team Building type atmosphere with our Flight or Fight program. Here she discusses trends in the coaching industry, building relationships, advice for women leaders, mentors, what success means to her, and more. [...]

This episode features Loren Deutsch. Loren is the founder of Loren Academic Services (LAS). LAS is an educational services company that provides coaching, consulting, and curriculum design to students, families, schools, medical centers, and allied health science professionals. Here she discusses founding her business, advice for leaders, the importance of trying again after failure, mentors, success and more. [...]