Inspiring Women Leaders

Tania Bookallil is a distinguished leader in finance, strategy, global business, and governance. Tania brings a wealth of experience from capital-intensive industries, particularly in metals, mining, and infrastructure. She has held executive leadership roles across continents and has led complex financial transformations, divestitures, and ESG integration strategies. Beyond her executive career,...

Lorie Spence is on a mission to improve patient care. She is a clear-eyed strategist with a deep understanding of what healthcare professionals need to deliver better patient outcomes. Her exceptional ability to anticipate the future is balanced with a pragmatic approach to educating and informing healthcare practitioners in the here and now. She excels at identifying opportunities, quickly develo...

Ruchira Chaudhary is an author, educator, coach, and consultant who straddles the corporate and academic worlds. With over two decades of experience in emerging markets, she is a leading executive coach, adjunct faculty at several top-tier business schools, and runs a boutique consulting firm focused on organizational strategy solutions. Here are a few highlights about Ruchira: Author of the accla...

Tammy Klotz is a highly accomplished cybersecurity executive leader with over 30 years of experience in the field. Here are a few highlights about her: She is a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and is Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC); She was awarded the 2022 'Covanta Leadership Award' and named a Top...

Spanning academic, non-profit, philanthropic giving, and private business, Dr Cathryn Dhanatya is a seasoned C-Suite executive and entrepreneur that leverages her vast and varied experiences in operations, management, governance, and fundraising, to build capacity, develop and execute strategy, and executive mentoring and coaching for non-profit and start-up leadership whose organizations provide...

Lisa Conte is the founder, President and CEO of Jaguar Health, a San Francisco-based commercial-stage biopharma company with a core focus on cancer supportive care. Her recent first-hand experience with cancer and numerous chemotherapy-related side effects, further drove home for her the importance of quality of life among patients with life-threatening illnesses. In 2021, Pure Earth, an...

Jenna Capozzi is the founder of ELEV8PWR who has over 30 years of C-level executive experience, having led innovative projects for global brands such as Samsung, Target, and BMW, and having produced many notable films and TV shows. Transitioning from the spotlight of Hollywood as an award-winning producer, to empowering the next generation of leaders, she leverages her extensive background to guid...

Taffi Schurz is the Managing Director of the Central North Regional Division of Consilio. Taffi brings over 15 years of legal solution expertise. With prior Vice President roles in operations, software development, and sales, she excels in leadership, having led teams generating $250M+ in revenue and overseeing billion-dollar M&A projects. Taffi holds a Master’s degree in Organizational Commun...

Dr Jenny Mitchell, DMA, is the Chief Visionary Officer of  Chavender , a dynamic speaker, executive coach, fundraising professional, and host of the   Underdog Leadership  podcast. Committed to nurturing the next generation of leaders, Jenny works closely with not-for-profit leaders to change the world one mission at a time. Her influence extends to hundreds of CEOs, executive direc...

Dr Jo Sinclair is an Anaesthetist with a career-long interest in doctors’ health and wellbeing. In early 2020 she was appointed the Senior Medical Officer Wellbeing Lead at Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau, and in that role has been instrumental in bringing Schwartz Rounds to the organisation and developing a Stress First Aid training programme. She was also the hospital lead for the Health Roundtabl...

Debbie Collard is a beacon of tenacity, positivity, and leadership. Born into rural poverty, she defied the odds to successfully serve in the military and have a distinguished career in the corporate world. From a 20-year-old drill sergeant overseeing hundreds to an executive at Boeing, Collard’s life journey is an unparalleled testament to resilience. Her 30-year stint at Boeing was marked by tra...

Professor Catherine Crock is a Professor at Deakin University’s Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development and has been a physician at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne since 1994. Catherine has worked closely with patients, families and staff to improve quality and safety. She is Chair of the Hush Foundation which transforms healthcare culture through the arts. Hush produces special...

Dr Rashmi Schramm immigrated to the US with her family at the age of 12 from India. She graduated from the University of Virginia for both her undergraduate and medical degrees. Upon completing her residency/medical training in Florida, Rashmi began practicing in a high volume, corporate family medicine practice in 2003. As a result of her own struggles with burn out, Rashmi began to branch out an...

Nicki Allitt is an accomplished strategic Communications Executive with over 29 years of experience providing strategic counsel to C-suite executives and influencing business strategy across diverse global industries. For the last three years, Nicki has been Vice President of Group Communications at ISS – a leading workplace experience and facility management company, employing 350,000+ people glo...

Dr Jo Braid is a doctor of 20 years and professional coach for healthcare workers in burnout. She specialised in Rehabilitation Medicine in Sydney, focusing on the rehabilitation of individuals with traumatic brain injuries. Jo gained a place in the inaugural Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program, and upskilled in business development and expanded her network of healthcare entrepreneurs. She is...

Dr Sarah Dalton is a Paediatric Emergency Physician and previous President of the Paediatric and Child Health Division of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Sarah has worked in different clinical and leadership roles across NSW over the last 20 years, from regional centres to specialist tertiary units and from community care to acute care retrieval services. Sarah completed a Fulbright...

Wendy Pace is the driving force behind Pace Setting Media, a trailblazer in the world of social media management and content marketing. With a solid background in corporate marketing, Wendy transitioned seamlessly into entrepreneurship when the need to stay home with her children arose.  Over the past eight years, she has cultivated an in-depth understanding of messaging and its dissemination...

Jules Harrison-Annear is the founder of two companies (JHA Consulting and the Humans at Work podcast and blog) and co-founder of a third (JERICA). She is driven to bring uniqueness and humanity to the challenge of creating bolder, fairer and audaciously regenerative futures for our societies, our natural ecosystem, and the sustenance of our planet. Jules is passionate about innovation that enhance...

Kim Downey is a physical therapist, with extensive work experience in hospitals, sub-acute rehab facilities, outpatient settings, homes, and schools.  She is also a recent 3-time cancer survivor, experiencing thyroid and bilateral breast cancer all since the Covid pandemic. Based on Kim’s unique perspective as both a healthcare professional and a patient, she has a broad understanding of...

Hailing from Belize, being a single mother and possessing an MA in Human Communication, Dorothy Enriquez 's journey is one of inspiration. Her unwavering dedication to fostering leadership excellence compelled her to establish a ground-breaking firm, 'The Ellevate Collective' - A premier learning and leadership entity on a mission to redefine leadership across all tiers and transform businesses fr...

Dr Sonali Kinra is a General Practitioner (Family Physician) and the Deputy Medical Director of North Central London Integrated Care Board. She completed her undergraduate training in India, moved to England in 2004, and began practising as a GP in 2008. She has held multiple clinical leadership roles across NHS at system and national level, improving patient and staff experience and outcomes. She...

Natalie Davis has the following incredible LinkedIn headline: "I believe in People and I believe in Change. Entrepreneur | Listener | Advocate | CEO | Friend, wife, mom [of four], woman." Natalie has worked for nearly two decades shaping and implementing American healthcare policies to improve the lives of all people. In 2018, she and fellow national health care leader Andy Slavitt, co-founded and...

For the past 25 years, Dr. Jes DeShields has studied, evaluated, and applied models of leadership, organizational behaviour, and systems change across multiple sectors. From Fortune 250 and privately-owned companies to local, national, and global non-profits to entire communities, Jes’s work has ranged from preparing leaders to successfully run their organizations to improving the trajectory of or...

Dr. Omolara Thomas Uwemedimo is a healthcare founder, social entrepreneurship coach, healthcare practice funding consultant and growth strategist for women of color in healthcare. Her career as a pediatrician spans almost two decades and includes her work as a public health researcher & professor for over a decade. Her work has been defined by a passion for social justice, serving as an a...

Dr. Abeyna Bubbers-Jones is the award-winning Founder & CEO of Medic Footprints. This global platform and consultancy is dedicated to pairing exceptional doctors with leading companies in various industries. Trained as an Occupational Health Physician, Abeyna has cultivated a worldwide community of doctors pursuing fulfilling careers in unique ways. Alongside this, she offers strategic experti...