NEXT Women in Media

In this episode of our “So, You Want to Be” series. For this session, Trisha Ripperger, SVP, Strategic Communications and Category Development and Executive Director, NEXT Women is joined by Kristie Gonzales, President and GM, WXIA/WATL and VP, Media Operations at TEGNA and Angie Salas, VP and GM of WCIA 3. They discussed the skills and strategy necessary for career advancement, the importance of...

Grab a cup of coffee and join Abby Auerbach , CCO, TVB and Executive Director, NEXT Women for a conversation with Missy Evenson , VP of Sales, Local Media, Scripps and outgoing Board Chair at TVB. With Abby retiring from TVB at the end of 2024 and Missy leaving her position at Scripps and ending her tenure as Board Chair, TVB, they discuss career transitions, and evolving roles of women in leaders...

Do you want to learn how to build, and be a part of, a high-performing, well-rounded team? Listen to moderator Abby Auerbach , CCO, TVB and Executive Director, NEXT Women and guests Caroline Chambers , Senior Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Graham Media Group and Ashley Greer, Senior Recruiter, Cox Media Group. They discuss hiring to boost team performance, effective strategies for id...

Join Abby Auerbach , Executive Director, NEXT Women, in part of our “So, You Want To Be” series with Elena Detrixhe , Account Executive, KMBC/KCWE, Hearst Television and Kansas City Eagle Award Winner and Abbey Reynolds, Account Executive, KJRH-Tulsa, Scripps and two-time 2 News Oklahoma Leader of the Pack Award Winner. They discuss their career paths and how they pushed ahead to become award-winn...

Grab a cup of coffee and virtually join Abby Auerbach , Executive Director, NEXT Women, for a 25-minute conversation with Becky Meyer , SVP National Sales, Gray Television. Abby and Becky discuss pivotal moments in her career, women in leadership, mentorship, and showing up. 

Join Abby Auerbach , Executive Director, NEXT Women, in part of our “So, You Want To Be” series with Denise Galiber , National Advertising Sales Manager, Hearst Television and Debbie Presser, Vice President National Sales, Nexstar Media Group. They discussed their career paths, how they became the leaders they are today, talked about the importance of building professional relationships, mentorshi...

Join NEXT Women for a new skill building session on harnessing emotions with  Emma Miele,  licensed coach, and founder of The Breathing Room, and moderated by  Abby Auerbach,  Executive Director, NEXT Women. Emotional intelligence and regulation are powerful tools for success. When properly harnessed and directed, emotions can super-charge professional skills such as tackling imposter syndrome, se...

Are you curious about what it takes to advance to sales leadership roles and what these roles entail? Join moderator Abby Auerbach, EVP, CCO, TVB and Executive Director, NEXT Women and guests Nicki Harkrider-Probey, VP and Revenue Officer, Strategy, Enablement and Marketing, TEGNA and Stephanie Slagle, VP and Chief Innovation Officer, Graham Media Group to hear about their current jobs and how the...

Join Abby Auerbach, Executive Director, NEXT Women, for an in depth 29-minute skill building session on personal branding with Terry Nesmith and Sooah Kwak, co-founders of We Choose Us Coaching, to discuss the pillars and benefits of personal branding. They discuss the importance of personal branding in your professional life, use cases, and workshop activities to help you build your personal stat...

Grab a cup of coffee and virtually join Abby Auerbach , Executive Director, NEXT Women, for an in depth 56-minute conversation with Barbara Leclerc , Co-Chief Investment Officer, Senior Advisor, Bridgewater Advisors and Josefine Teneback Cays , Partner, Senior Advisor, Bridgewater Advisors. Abby, Barbara, and Josefine discuss basic investment strategy, Roth vs. traditional IRAs, savings and emerge...

Grab a cup of coffee and virtually join Abby Auerbach , Executive Director, NEXT Women, for a 20-minute conversation with Karolyne Sprague , Senior Vice President, Investment, Havas Media. Abby and Karolyne discuss career development, DEI initiatives, mentorship, and share leadership insights with NEXT women.

Join NEXT Women for this - So, You Want to Be a Media Director? Abby Auerbach , CCO, TVB & Executive Director, NEXT Women, joins Wendy McMahon , President and CEO, CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures, for a 25 minute conversation about career planning.

Join NEXT Women for this - So, You Want to Be a Media Director? Abby Auerbach , CCO, TVB & Executive Director, NEXT Women, joins Leslie Diard , Director, Communications, Planning, Duncan Channon, Mary Hoover , VP/Local Investment Director, RPA, for a 30 minute conversation about career planning.

Join NEXT Women for this - Ep. 16 NEXT Women | SkillUp: Strategies for Work/life Balance Abby Auerbach , CCO, TVB & Executive Director, NEXT Women, joins Sarah Syversen , CPC, Career Counselor and Assistant Professor of Instruction, Melissa Sheehan , Chief Revenue Officer, AdCellerant, Michelle Woods , Director of Sales, KIRO-TV, Cox Media Group for a 45 minute conversation about career planni...

Grab a cup of coffee and join Abby Auerbach, CCO, TVB & Executive Director, NEXT Women, for a conversation with Missy Evenson, Vice President Sales, Local Media, Scripps. Missy and Abby discuss DEI initiatives, the power of mentorship, localism, and advice for NEXT women.

Join NEXT Women for this - So, You Want to Be an GM? Abby Auerbach , CCO, TVB & Executive Director, NEXT Women, joins Marilu Galvez , President & General Manager, WABC-TV (ABC), Teddie Gibbon , Vice President & General Manager KXLY Television/Phase 3 Digital (Morgan Murphy Media), for a 30 minute conversation about career planning.

Join NEXT Women for this - So, You Want to Be an LSM, DSM or NSM? Abby Auerbach , CCO, TVB & Executive Director, NEXT Women, joins Nikki Decker , Local Sales Manager WDAF, Kansas City, MO (Nexstar), Tara Schessler , Digital & Local Sales Manager WAOW, Wausau-Rhinelander, WI (Allen Media), Laura Hargis , National Sales Manager KXXV, KRHD, KZTV, KAJA, Waco-Temple-Bryan and Corpus Christi, TX...

Join NEXT Women for this new skill building series focused on professional development. Abby Auerbach, CCO, TVB & Executive Director, NEXT Women, joins Winnie DaSilva, Leadership Strategist & Executive Coach, for a 20 minute conversation about career planning.

Grab a cup of coffee and join Abby Auerbach, CCO, TVB & Executive Director, NEXT Women, for a conversation with Catherine Badalamente, President & Chief Executive Officer, Graham Media Group. Catherine and Abby discuss DEI initiatives, the power of mentorship, localism, and advice for NEXT women.

Grab a cup of coffee and join Abby Auerbach, CCO, TVB & Executive Director, NEXT Women, for a conversation with Ann Pero Hailer, President, CoxReps. Ann and Abby discuss DEI initiatives, the power of mentorship, localism, and advice for NEXT women.

Grab a cup of coffee and join Abby Auerbach, CCO, TVB & Executive Director, NEXT Women, for a 15 minute conversation with Nancy Larkin of Horizon Media. Nancy is an industry veteran who has been with Horizon for 29 years. Throughout her tenure at Horizon she has guided the team through many changes in this ever evolving multi-screen world, and has been a leader in the development of automation, ad...

Grab a cup of coffee and join Abby Auerbach, TVB and NEXT Women, for a 15 minute conversation with Ashley Gold of Hearst Television. In her current role as EVP and group head of Hearst Television, Ashley shares oversight of Hearst’s 33 TV stations and two radio stations. She joined Hearst as VP sales in 2017 after serving as GM of KRON-TV in San Francisco and KOIN-TV in Portland, Oregon. Ashley an...

Grab a cup of coffee and join Abby Auerbach, CCO, TVB & Executive Director, NEXT Women, for a 15 minute conversation with Jennifer Hungerbuhler, EVP, Head of Local Video & Audio Investment, Dentsu. At Dentsu, Jennifer is charged with innovating consistent and scalable buying and investment capabilities and developing richer media owner partnerships, locally and globally. Jennifer and Abby discuss...

Grab a cup of coffee and join Abby Auerbach, CCO, TVB & Executive Director, NEXT Women, for a 15 minute conversation with Kathy Doyle of MAGNA Global. Kathy oversees all local activity for clients including Amazon, BMW and Coca-Cola, among many others. They discuss leadership skills, work/life balance and the evolution of the local TV industry, including automated TV, impressions-based transaction...

Grab a cup of coffee and join Abby Auerbach, CCO, TVB & Executive Director, NEXT Women, for a conversation with Madeleine Noland, President, Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), and Anne Schelle, Managing Director, Pearl TV. Both Madeleine and Anne are at the forefront of moving the broadcast TV industry forward with NextGen TV. They will discuss how innovation in local TV creates career...