Freeman Means Business' Wonder Women in Business Podcast

Emily Alexander is an experienced litigator and trial attorney. She has represented business clients as both plaintiffs and defendants in partnership and contract disputes, negligence and malpractice actions, intellectual property and securities fraud claims, and antitrust and regulatory matters. Ms. Alexander graduated from Fordham Law School, Order of the Coif, and clerked for the Honorable Lawr...

In her own words: For 27  years, I have practiced as an attorney and mediator in my own boutique law practice specializing exclusively in Divorce, Family Law, and Mediation.  I focus on clients’ objectives and critical issues, unravel complicated finances and entanglements, and problem-solve to reach beneficial resolutions.  My clients choose me to be their ally to navigate complica...

Katy Goshtasbi is a change and branding expert and founder of Puris Consulting. She works with entrepreneurs, executives, and organizations on growing, in size and profits, by mastering change and developing brands that get their message out effectively. The results include happier, more productive employees, reduced stress, attracting better clients, and more revenues. Katy practiced securities l...

Carmella Glover joined Page as the Director of DE&I in August of 2020 and has been Executive Director of the Diversity Action Alliance since July of 2019. In her role, she provides strategic direction for Page’s DE&I initiatives and oversees the operations, programs, finances, and strategic plan of the Diversity Action Alliance (DAA). The DAA is a cross-industry coalition led by communicat...

Hilary Bendon has a passion for empowering people to transform conflict into opportunity. She believes in focusing on the human side of things and knows there is never only one right answer. Using her decades of experience studying conflict and the underlying causes, she empowers companies, teams and individuals to forge a productive path forward.

Elea Carey is a native of Memphis, Tennessee, where I was raised in the sixties and seventies by a mom from a migrant working family and a dad who was the descendent of Mississippi's political elite. They offered us a marvelously radical education and rare insights into social justice movements from an early age. My work has always been in how to best communicate and has ranged from writing and ed...

Carol Ross-Burnett is CEO of CRB Global LLCoffering diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) consulting, advising and coaching to individuals, groups and organizations. She most recently served as Senior Advisor, Diversity & Inclusion (“D&I”) Strategic Partnerships at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP, a full-service, global law firm with eleven offices in the U.S. and four inter...

Rebecca P. Cohen is Founder of ShareMyJourney.org , the curated peer hub that connects caring people 1:1 by phone and in small groups online to share knowledge and life experience during challenging circumstances and transitions. Rebecca has been featured as a Mom Boss in the Washington, DC area and is also the founder of BeOutsideAndGrow.com and author of the parenting book Fifteen Minutes Outsid...

Meghan Lundeen is an entrepreneur that has started four businesses.  She is also an HR Business Partner for a Fortune 100 company with a passion for all things talent and leveraging talent to compete in an ever-changing business landscape. Her background is in communications and she’s supported the CIO and CFO’s of a Fortune 100 company as a communication consultant. Meghan started her profes...

Janet Miller Evans , MPA, PCC, EQCC, is Founder and CEO of Entevos, an international coaching and professional services company. She shares her knowledge gained from diverse business, professional, and personal experiences to empower leaders to build trust. She guides teams to productive collaboration, business owners to increased profits, and organizations to make diversity, equity, and inclusion...

Lindsey Nehls is an Executive Coach and Leadership Development Trainer. She brings the perspective and understanding of what it is like to sit in the seat and be in the board room. Lindsey was previously an executive and an SVP of Sales where she scaled sales organizations - created the vision, culture, and go-to-market strategy, developed sales talent, and established effective processe...

Monique Burt Williams is the Chief Executive Officer of Cadence Counsel, a certified Women’s Business Enterprise and sister corporation to both Lateral Link and Bridgeline Solutions. She is deeply committed to helping corporations and other organizations diversify their in-house legal divisions as they strive to reflect a global economy. Monique formerly worked for a prominent boutique litigation...

Neha Sampat, Esq. is CEO and founder of GenLead|BelongLab, where she focuses on building belonging and true inclusion. Through consulting, training, speaking, and coaching, she helps organizations create peak‐performance, inclusive teams by addressing hidden barriers to belonging, such as internalized bias, unconscious bias, generational diversity, distrust in teams, and wellness challenges. She i...

Kristina Tsipouras Miller is a 35-year-old serial Entrepreneur, born and raised in the greater Boston area. Kristina’s Father immigrated to Boston from Greece in his 20’s to open up a dry-cleaning business in Newton. Kristina learned hard work ethic at a young age while working in her Father’s store. Today, Kristina is known as the proud Founder & leader of the largest networking group for wom...

Shawn Edwards’ professional career began in the U.S. Navy as a Data Processing Technician. Upon honorable discharge, she held various technical positions while attending college and law school. Shawn now has over eighteen years of experience in managing complex litigation and technology projects. She specializes in strategic planning and management of large eDiscovery projects and developing appro...

Robin Hauser is the director and producer of cause-based documentary films at Finish Line Features and President of Unleashed Productions.  Robin’s award-winning film, CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 2015, and has caught the attention of the international tech industry and of policymakers and educators in Washington, DC and abroad.  Robin’s most recent...

Originally from El Salvador, Dr. Paz moved to southern California, with his wife Linda, shortly after graduation from the Eastman Dental Center at the University of Rochester, New York. He joined the orthodontic community and established a private practice in Beverly Hills followed by one in Marina del Rey. Believing that people prefer to minimize the orthodontic process, Dr. Paz specialized in Li...

Terri E. Givens is a CEO/Founder, Political Scientist and a consultant to educational technology companies and educational institutions. In February of 2019 she founded The Center for Higher Education Leadership, a portal for professional development for higher education administrators. She was the Provost of Menlo College from July 2015 to June 2018. From the Fall of 2003 until the Spring of 2015...

Alma Uldedaj is currently an Assistant Vice President with Deutsche Bank in Jacksonville, FL where she works as a corporate banking attorney. Alma previously worked as a global markets attorney, residential real estate and banking attorney in New York.  She is an active participant in Deutsche Bank’s Employee Resource Groups. She is the Co-Treasurer for the Multi Cultural Partn...

Julie Baker is Sr. Counsel, Employment Litigation for Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).  JLL is a Fortune 500 professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management.  In her role, Julie manages the Company’s employment litigation across the United States.  This includes developing case strategy, managing outside counsel in lawsuits and agency charges, conductin...

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,...

Ari Kaplan , an attorney and legal industry analyst, is an inaugural Fastcase 50 honoree, a fellow of the College of Law Practice Management, and a finalist for the International Legal Technology Association’s Thought Leader of the Year award. He is the author of Reinventing Professional Services: Building Your Business in the Digital Marketplace (Wiley, 2011) and The Opportunity Maker: Strategies...

Asra Nadeem is a speaker and investor, who is passionate about artificial intelligence. As the President at Draper U, Asra has invested invests in early stage companies. DraperU alumni have raised $250M+ in investments and include companies like QTUM ($5B) and nVision ($275M acq). Aside from investing, most of Asra’s work is directly with governments , universities and international incubators to...

Jenn Ocken in her own words… “ Love is always available, and it has an amazing story to tell us.” Boy, did I stumble onto my purpose the first time I ever picked up a camera in 1991! I was 15 years old and was inspired by two of my (4) older brothers, who, at the time were just beginning their photo careers. I never put the camera down, even though I wasn't setting out to be a professional photogr...

Keep Calm & Cope Coronnacast with Lindsay Griffiths, Marcie Shunk, Susan Freeman & Katie Barnard Keep Calm & Cope Coronnacast: EPISODE 16 / July 17, 2020: What’s Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander - Or Is It? Some challenges we face at this time include: Loss of structure, support systems, routine (coping mechanisms) Social isolation Judgmental attitudes, self-righteous sentimen...