Freeman Means Business' Wonder Women in Business Podcast

Karen Kupetz is the Senior Director of Legal Recruiting for Goulston & Storrs, resident in the New York office. She leads the firm’s legal talent acquisition efforts with a specific focus on lateral partners and the successful integration of their practices into the firm. Karen brings an innovative and strategic approach to talent acquisition and integration that is grounded in best practices...

Judy Lloyd is a connector who has a 35-year career in government, business and politics. She has owned her own business Altamont Strategies for 11 years, where she manages external affairs, stakeholder advocacy, fundraising and development campaigns. She also works part-time as a senior district representative for State Senator Steve Glazer, handling state and local government relations as well as...

Dr. Karen Kahn is a psychologist, certified coach and consultant, and the author of Daunting to Doable - You CAN Make it Rain and 100 Steps to Doable: Pocket-Sized Inspiration for Making it Rain . As the founder and Managing Partner of Threshold Advisors, Karen has worked exclusively with lawyers and law firms for many years as a strategic business development coach and an innovative “thought part...

Shinjini Das, Das Media Group CEO and Founder Shinjini Das shares how she advocates and creates space for motivating her #GoGetters through interactive marketing on social media reaching 7 Million + views a month across her social media platforms.

Kimberley Heart, B.Sc., PA, MA has been a trusted advisor to world changers and maverick leaders for more than twenty years. She consults and lectures internationally on relationships and the challenge of personal change. She has been featured on CBS and NBC national news and cited in Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and multiple regional newspapers and magazines. She has hosted her own talk radio show on b...

Josh Becker’s early career was defined by service both in El Salvador, where he spent six months working with refugees fleeing violence and in Washington DC where he served as press secretary for Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky. After his stint in Washington Josh moved to California and enrolled in Stanford where he earned a joint MBA/JD. Josh has released a comprehensive plan to combat climate chang...

Julie Savarino serves as Chief Client Service & Development Officer at Business Development Inc. She holds an MBA, a JD, and is a licensed attorney. Over her 30+ year career, she has built a reputation as a leading international, award-winning business and client development coach and strategist for lawyers, law firms, and other professional services providers and firms.  She has successf...

ELLEN COHEN, J.D., CPCC, PCC is an executive, business, career and wellbeing coach with over 10 years; experience, certified by both CTI (CPCC) and International Coach Federation (PCC) who works with corporate executives and lawyers across many industries to enhance their productivity and effectiveness, build leadership skills, and cultivate wellbeing and resiliency. Her coaching style incorporate...

Maria Ross, the founder of brand consultancy Red Slice, believes cash flow, creativity and compassion are not mutually exclusive. She advises entrepreneurs and fast-growth businesses on building irresistible brand stories to better connect with customers. Maria is the author of several books, including Branding Basics for Small Business and Rebooting My Brain and her new book is The Empathy Edge:...

Lauren LaViola started her professional journey in the Journalism world receiving her Bachelor of Science in Communication and Information at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a minor in Business Administration. She had a short stint in the Hospitality Industry before spreading her adventurous and inquisitive wings across the Atlantic. Lauren spent a year abroad in Spain teaching English...

Nancy Tilton Hand, JD is an author, trainer, coach, and speaker specializing in helping high achievers create strong and supportive social and professional networks. It is who you know, and Nancy’s passion is your success. Nancy's expertise is built on over 30 years of experience and cutting-edge training in professional development, change management, and personal transformation. She uses proven...

Olga V. Mack is the CEO of Parley Pro, a next-generation contract management company that has pioneered online negotiation technology. Olga embraces legal innovation and had dedicated her career to improving and shaping the future of law. She is convinced that the legal profession will emerge even stronger, more resilient, and more inclusive than before by embracing technology. She shares her view...

Sarah Graves passionately and practically pursues the development of leaders through intentional, organic growth. She emboldens leaders to create an environment where management is expansive, willing to move with agility beyond comfort zones, and to champion the individual and collective genius within the organization. With teams in transition she inspires connection, realignment and forward progr...

Chelsea Bonini is a passionate advocate for education, housing, mental health awareness, disability rights and inclusive communities. Chelsea was a kindergarten and first grade teacher in the mid-90’s in the South San Francisco Unified School District and began practicing law in 2001. She now works both in-house and as outside general counsel with her firm, Kiski Law P.C., which she founded in 201...

Samantha McKenna had her first exposure to competitive "sales" in sixth grade when my school was asked to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Knocking door to door and delivering a pitch was the start of my education; I still have the portable TV that I won for second place that reminds me to never take my foot off the gas so our teams can place first. I’ve spent my career in sales...

Dr. Rachel MK Headley is the CEO of Rose Group International (RGI). RGI will change your business forever. We support high-tech and high-science corporations by solving problems through cultural assessment and changing behavior or facilitating change with your culture in mind. Mastering cultural development is revelatory - it keeps your best people, creates high-performing teams, and engages staff...

Doug Ott is an executive coach, leadership trainer, facilitator and speaker. He leverages his more than three decades of business development and sales leadership experience to teach individuals and teams how to drive revenue growth. He provides leadership and business development consulting, one-on-one coaching, group coaching, practice group leadership skills development, strategic planning, wor...

Monica Phillips is on a mission to create a world where everyone can go to work and be seen, heard, and valued with equity in pay and promotion. Monica is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach and a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation. She is president of Spark Plug Labs, is a motivational speaker, leadership coach, and strategic consultant. Her diverse bac...

Teresa D. Covello , Managing Partner of Wincott 87 Consulting is a Certified Public Accountant and financial expert. Supports public and pre-IPO companies with: CFO transition; staff assessment and augmentation; improving operating efficiency, systems, workflow, internal controls, and managing company-wide initiatives.

E. Keller "Kelly" Fitzsimmons is a serial tech entrepreneur, artist, and mother of two. She is the cofounder of Custom Reality Services, a virtual reality (VR) production company whose first two projects, Across the Line (2016) and Ashe ’68 (2019), premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Keller is the recipient of the Silvertip PwC Entrepreneurship Award and Speech Technology’s Luminary Award. He...

Michelle Tillis Lederman , one of Forbes Top 25 Networking Experts, is the author of four books including the internationally known, The 11 Laws of Likability, and the #1 new release The Connectors Advantage. Michelle is a connection creator and CEO of Executive Essentials, which provides customized communications and leadership programs for fortune 500, non-profit, university and government clien...

Laraine McKinnon is founder of LMC17, a strategic consulting firm that blends behavioral science, big data and practical implementation ideas to address hard to solve problems. The firm currently focuses on HR initiatives that drive employee engagement: diversity & inclusion, key talent processes such as hiring, retention and promotion, talent development for under-served populations, and reti...

Vivian Santora is President & CEO at PowerPlay NYC, Inc. PowerPlay NYC advances the lives of girls through sports, helping them grow physically, emotionally and academically stronger. We build girls' confidence and resiliency by creating safe spaces where girls learn from one another and from strong female role models.

Heather Willems is the Co-Author of Draw Your Big Idea and visual strategist. She has made it her life work to help others gain Clarity Through Creativity™. As an artist, graphic facilitator, and mentor, Heather helps top executives operate more efficiently using visuals as a tool for unlocking solutions to their toughest challenges. Building on her experience as co-founder of ImageThink, she visu...

Judy Hoberman, President of Walking on the Glass Floor and Selling In A Skirt- International Speaker, Trainer, Coach, Author and Mentor. Her 30 years in business has given her both the knowledge and sense of humor about how men and women sell, work and live differently will enlighten you in learning how both genders can support each other’s successes in a more productive way.