Freeman Means Business' Wonder Women in Business Podcast

Janet Falk is a Communications professional with more than 30 years’ experience in-house, as a consultant and at public relations agencies. As Chief Strategist of Falk Communications and Research , she manages pro-active media outreach and has secured placement of executives and events in local, national and international print and broadcast media. Attorneys, CPAs, business executives and consulta...

Keep Calm & Cope Coronacast with Lindsay Griffiths, Marcie Shunk, Susan Freeman & Katie Barnard Some challenges we face at this time include: Loss of structure, support systems, routine (coping mechanisms) Social isolation Judgmental attitudes, self-righteous sentiments and criticism The politicizing of the virus Separating fact from fiction We will focus on coping mechanisms and feelings,...

As a mental health professional and Certified Resilience Coach (CReC), Renee Branson provides clients with immediately usable tools to increase resilience, well-being, and optimism in the workplace. She works with lawyers, legal marketers, business professionals, non-profit leaders, and others to help them understand and incorporate resilience in their own professional lives and in the teams they...

Anjli Garg , Director, Associate General Counsel, Citibank, N.A. Anjli serves as a general counsel to Citi’s global commercial cards business, working with Citi’s largest institutional clients.  She is also an active member of Citi Legal’s Global Diversity Council. Before joining Citi, she was in-house counsel at American Express and an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell.  Anjli has al...

Karen Catlin After spending 25 years building software products and serving as a vice president of engineering at Macromedia and Adobe, Karen Catlin witnessed a sharp decline in the number of women working in tech. Frustrated but galvanized, she knew it was time to switch gears. Today, Karen is a vocal advocate for inclusion, a leadership coach, a keynote speaker, and the author of three books: "P...

Maria Pia Buchi’s expertise spans from investment funds and private wealth to all types of finance and corporate transactions. Before moving to the US to assume overall responsibility for the business development function of Harneys Fiduciary across the Americas, Pia started and developed our Brazil practice. From the Miami Fiduciary (Representative) Office, Pia will be looking to replicate the sa...

Keep Calm & Cope Coronacast with Lindsay Griffiths, Marcie Shunk, Susan Freeman & Katie Barnard Some challenges we face at this time include: Loss of structure, support systems, routine (coping mechanisms) Social isolation Judgmental attitudes, self-righteous sentiments and criticism The politicizing of the virus Separating fact from fiction We will focus on coping mechanisms and feelings,...

Brandi Hobbs is the Chief Strategy Officer for Bell, Davis & Pitt, a full-service firm based in North Carolina. She has spent eight years serving the legal industry and previously was a speakers’ bureau consultant. Brandi has a master’s degree in law firm management from the George Washington University and a Yellow Belt Certification in Legal Lean Sigma from the Legal Lean Sigma Institute. &n...

Dr. Diane Hamilton is the Founder and CEO of Tonerra, and Co-Founder of DIMA Innovations, which are consulting and media-based businesses. She is a nationally syndicated radio host, keynote speaker, and the former MBA Program Chair at the Forbes School of Business. She has authored multiple books which are required in universities around the world, including Cracking the Curiosity Code: The Key to...

David Turgeon is a Certified Mergers and Acquisitions Advisor (CM&AA) who has worked extensively with entrepreneurs and small businesses in the private sector. David began at a NASA incubator helping raise tens of millions of startup capital on projects for the Mars Expedition, the SBIRS (Space Base Infrared System), DNA sequencing and fuel cell technology.   He supported the aspirations...

Maya Markovich is a multidimensional product and innovation leader with roots in legal, change management, behavioral science, VC and tech industries. Deep skillset in strategic planning, detecting emerging market trends, and market positioning. Guide collaborative, cross-functional teams to design and deliver innovative solutions for client business problems.

Keep Calm & Cope Coronacast Lindsay Griffiths, Marcie Shunk, Susan Freeman & Katie Barnard FRIDAYS at 8:00 AM PT / 10:00 AM CT / 11:00 AM ET Some challenges we face at this time include: Loss of structure, support systems, routine (coping mechanisms) Social isolation Judgmental attitudes, self-righteous sentiments and criticism The politicizing of the virus Separating fact from fiction We...

Homeira Izadi, MD, Quadruple Board-Certified Physician with over 25 years of experience in a variety of settings from top medical centers where she had used the most advanced technology and been to war zones where her stethoscope was her only tool. She is also a writer and contributor for the Atherton and Los Altos magazines.

Michelle P. Wimes serves as the Chief Diversity and Professional Development Officer at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., one of the nation’s largest labor and employment law firms. In her role, Michelle leads the firm’s efforts to attract, develop, retain, promote and advance a diverse group of attorneys across the firm’s national platform of 53 offices in the U.S., Europe, Lati...

Philana Bouvier , Senior Vice President, New Business Development at Young’s Market Company Philana leads new business development at Young’s Market Company and is responsible for lead generation, prospect management, and new supplier engagement. Philana actively partners with Young’s current and potential suppliers to capitalize on market and category opportunities. Shortly after Philana joined Y...

Jennifer Hicks , Director of Client Development at Capital Fund Law Group, joined the firm in the early part of 2018 and has quickly become an integral team member. She liaises with the in-house attorneys, assists prospective and current clients with their fund planning and formation process and provides guidance to emerging managers on non-legal fund-related matters. Furthermore, Ms. Hicks organi...

Diane Schwartz is the Chief Executive Officer of Ragan Communications, a media company that serves communicators with best-in-class events, training, peer-to-peer gatherings and award-winning service journalism via the Ragan and PR Daily brands. Signature conferences cover topics ranging from crisis management to internal communications to PR measurement to employee experience. The Ragan Communica...

Melissa Dinwiddie’ s superpower is enabling creativity, whether you believe you’re creative or not, helping you push to the fearlessness side of things to spark innovative ideas all throughout your company. Using LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®, she helps your team “think with their hands,” getting their ideas on the table in 3D. As a visual practitioner, she gets their ideas up on the wall in graphic form, s...

Kwanza Price moved to Silicon Valley in 2018 from NYC after being recruited by a mid-sized pharma company based in Palo Alto. Kwanza has worked in healthcare for more than a decade and has a graduate degree from Columbia University. Prior to grad school, she worked for an international non-government organization focused on development in Africa. She lived in Niger for two years helping to oversee...

Dr. Neesheet Parikh is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. He practices Lifestyle Medicine, Primary Care, Family and Sports Medicine. He is the CEO of ParikhHealth, a Medical and Wellness Center located in Santa Clara, CA.  Dr. Parikh whole-heartedly believes in caring for patients in a compassionate way, where he can be fully present and empathize with each one of his patients. He created Life...

Kate Isler has over 20 years of international executive leadership gained working for fortune 100 companies to startups and has now turned her passion for supporting gender parity into a thriving business. Kate is the Co-Founder and CEO of Be Bold Now, a conscious consulting practice whose mission is to build an intersectional community of women and men, who strive to inspire, empower and support...

Madeline Jhawar is the founder and owner of Italy Beyond the Obvious and has been creating custom Italy vacations for curious travelers for over a decade. After living in Italy for 5 years and working as a tour guide leading week-long hiking and biking trips, Madeline received constant requests from friends and family to help with their Italy vacations. After a decade of this, in 2008, Madeline fo...

Megan Howard Kelly , a Baton Rouge native, is a proud wife and Mom to two beautiful little girls. She is most passionate about all things creative, with a special love for branding and web design. Megan holds a bachelors degree in mass communication from Southern University A&M. She is the owner of MHK, a branding company helping small businesses tell their story, build a solid brand and displ...

Joel Stern is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms, Inc. (NAMWOLF). NAMWOLF, founded in 2001, is a nonprofit trade association comprised of over 195 minority and women owned law firms in 42 states. NAMWOLF’S mission is to provide corporations the premier place to go to locate and hire minority and women owned law firms of the very highest ca...

Valerie Freeman is the Founder and CEO of a group of specialized companies whose services include staffing, search, outsourcing, project management and consulting.  The companies operate under the brand names Imprimis Group, BravoTech, Freeman+Leonard and ANSERteam and operate all over the U.S.  Over the years, the companies have been named to the Inc.500/5000, Dallas 100, WPO Fast 50, a...