C2CEO Career-Comeback Stories

Our C2CEO panelists had a lively MLK discussion to bring people together and work toward a more just world. Lean what they had to share: Panelists: Tuskegee University Professor Faye Hall Jackson GWU Faculty Director, Exec. Women's Leadership Leslie Grossman CPA and Diversity Executive Jamelia Lehn Texas House Representative Rhetta Bowers and Author and Founder Cary Broussard From Cinderella to CE...

Cinderella CEO On Air podcast, hosted by Cary Broussard interviews guests France Jacot and Joyce Griggs, both accomplished marketers in health care, fitness and pharma. Both have unique stories to motivate you to get your mammograms and be prepared to talk with your doctors and health care providers. Their advice is universal and could save your life or someone else's life. Healthcare advocate Joy...

Guest Rick Garlick, Ph. D., is back for Part II of our discussion on the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility. Dr. Garlick and podcast host Cary Broussard discuss new research findings and announce their Fall 2021 CSR course for professionals. Go to businesslearninglabs.com to enroll (see courses). Dr. Garlick is a strategy consultant with Magid. His previous workplaces include JD Power,...

Cinderella to CEO On Air Podcast Host Cary Broussard interviews: Co-Founder and President of International College Counselors Mandee Heller Adler. Mandee discusses strategies and tips for students seeking undergraduate and graduate school admissions. Mandee is author of "From Public School to the Ivy League: How to Get into a Top School Without Top Dollar Resource," and "International Admissions:...

More than ever!! Employees, Customers, Investors, Regulators (and many others) are expecting companies to act in a socially responsible manner. Are there business opportunities, and sometimes risks, in getting your organization involved with cultural, social, and governance issues? Probably. So you need a good plan. C2CEO Podcast guest Rick Garlick, Ph. D., and Podcast host and author Cary Broussa...

Tuskegee University Professor Dr. Faye Hall Jackson and Cary Broussard will answer questions about diversity, inclusion, equity, and equality. Dr. Jackson and Author Cary Broussard co-lead a course on Diversity & Inclusion in the 2021 Workplace. More info can be found at cinderellaceo.com/curriculum

Georgette “Gigi” Dixon is a 27-year financial industry veteran and the head of External Engagement at Wells Fargo. She is responsible for diverse stakeholder relationships, advocacy, and inclusion. Gigi is also Vice-Chair for the NAACP Foundation. C2CEO On Air Podcast Host Cary Broussard interviews Gigi on what motivates her dedication to diversity and to her career and community. Gigi also provid...

C2CEO ON-Air host Cary Broussard talks with Maria Bartolome' Winans about her career path at IBM. Maria is Chief Marketing Officer for IBM of the Americas. We discuss Maria's move from Chile to the U.S., her 25+ years with IBM, her support of the Latin community and Work-Life Integration. Maria talks about the Power of Choice, Empathy and her belief we should all have three hobbies - 1) Stay in Sh...

Adela Cepeda joined our podcast with C2CEO Podcast host Cary Broussard and guest co-host Artura Taylor. Adela Cepeda is a corporate and public finance consultant and chair & founder of Angeles Investors. She is one of 50 Most Powerful Latinas named by ALPFA. Adela shares her compelling Cinderella story and plainly describes her start as a U.S. immigrant wasn't easy. With hard work, perseverance, h...

President & CEO of Visit San Antonio Casandra Matej tourism stopped in to chat with C2CEO On Air on Tuesday, Dec. 8th. Cassandra is one of only a few women leading a U.S. tourism bureau. In addition to leading San Antonio's $15.2 billion hospitality industry, Cassandra also serves on the board of the U.S. Travel Association. She is well known for generating record tourism highs in San Antonio and...

Relationships Matter. That's the takeaway from my interview with Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy and Dave Johnson, Founder and Chair of Aimbridge Hospitality. When Dave recommended his long time industry colleague Christine Duffy to his Board, he knew his board would be looking for someone well-respected in the travel industry, who would speak her mind and contribute to the overall...

Does your 2021 brand plan include writing a book, producing a podcast, blog or vlog? Tuskeegee professor of sales and marketing Faye Jackson joins author and CEO ON-Air host Cary Broussard to interview the very accomplished book editor Debra Englander, Dallas Liftfund director and author Tarsha Polk Hearns, and Red Raven publisher @Claudia Riemer Boutote on how books, podcasts and blogs expand per...

When we were looking for a CEO who has successfully cracked the glass ceiling in finance, we thought of Cheryl Nash, CEO of Tegra118 (formerly Fiserv Investment Services). Cary Broussard interviews Cheryl as part of the C2CEO Learning Lab series, featuring CEOs and other highly successful leaders who share their stories and advice to ensure we all flourish going forward. Following Cary's interview...

C2CEO Host Cary Broussard interviews Ellen Voie, founder of Women in Trucking. Ellen was the Grand Prize Winner of the Cinderella to CEO Awards. We talk about why the trucking and transportation industry is a good career option for women and how women are a positive influence.

C2CEO (Cinderella to CEO) founder Cary Broussard's surveyed 200 national leaders in March and April of 2020. Her research revealed that 68 % of respondents (majority of whom were working women and a family breadwinner) would be willing to change industries/careers as a result of (or in spite of) the global pandemic. Now that women and men in mid-career, late, and early career stages have been laid...

At two-foot-seven inches tall, Katherine Klimitas packs a punch of talent, energy and inspiration. Katherine was nominated for the 2019 Cinderella to CEO Awards for her inspirational life story. Katherine’s winning personality comes through in this interview with Cary Broussard, host of Cinderella to CEO On Air. Katherine works as a fine artist, jewelry maker and graphic designer. Rod Stewart beca...

Did you know the average American woman uses more than 12,000 tampons in her lifetime? That’s a lot of up-close-and-personal time to spend with a product! Have you ever wondered what these products are really made of? Big companies that sell traditional period products are not required by the government to disclose their full ingredient list. Formerly a global sales executive with Pepsico, Coca-Co...

Helping others up the Ladder of Success is a core value of Cinderella to CEO on Air. Cinderella to CEO stories are not gender-specific. This podcast interviews leaders who have navigated their way to a palace of their dreams. Today, we have Kevin Detz. He is Chief Accounting Officer at Aimbridge Hospitality. We asked Kevin to speak with us because he champions women and men in his role at Aimbridg...

Gretta Brooks, founder and chief executive officer of SalesBoost, LLC, has developed a SaaS-based sales training technology solution for hotels to improve performance and increase results. A long-time techie and hotel executive with a passion for mentoring others, Gretta combined her expertise and passion to develop and obtain the provisional patent for the first voice analysis training system sof...

As the daughter of the R in H&R Block tax services, Barbara Stanny grew up relying on her father, then her husband, to manage her money. But a devastating financial crisis became a personal wake-up call. Her journey to financial enlightenment is inspiring and is the basis for her best-selling books, and our interview with her on Cinderella CEO On Air. She’s done hundreds of media interviews, inclu...

I met Sean Magennis soon after I moved back to Dallas and began consulting with Earth Day Texas. Sean is a green energy entrepreneur from South Africa (with a great accent), and founder of Gateway Green Energy Holdings, LLC. In our interview, I spoke to Sean about his role as President and Chief Operating Officer of YPO (Young Presidents Organization). YPO has more than 24,000 members, in over 130...

We caught up with Jon Stein, the Founder and CEO of Betterment, Inc., in his New York office this summer. Jon launched Betterment to offer average investors access to first-rate, affordable financial advice. He talks about why he's okay with his team members bringing their kids to work, why books are important to him, who he admires in the financial world. and why being a trusted fiduciary advisor...

Nora Moreno began her career in hospitality as a housekeeper. She gives us an inside account on what it's like to start from scratch, and love the journey along the way. She came from Mexico to the United States, and found her mentors and dream job at Aimbridge Hospitality. Today, she is Vice President of Human Resources for the largest 3rd party hotel management company in the country. Nora has a...

Mike Lyons, actor and longtime hospitality and travel executive, talks about the trials and tribulations of this year's U.S. Presidential election with host Cary Broussard. Mike Lyons, popular Netflix hit House of Cards actor, discusses personal branding in politics. How personal branding and politics are intertwined and how we can develop our own brands.

Doug Rauch is our 10th Cinderella CEO podcast interview. The former president of Trader Joe's, now the CEO of the non-profit, Conscious Capitalism, Rauch also started a project called the Daily Table to bring fresh food to the inner cities. We interviewed Doug in Chicago at the National Conference of Conscious Capitalism. He shares his story of how he started with Trader Joe's, helped grow the gro...