Women to Watch Media® with Sue Rocco

Laura Miranda , Co-Founder & Managing Partner, B. Partners , shared the story behind her title with us on October 16, 2024. ★★★★★ Of the interview, our founder and host, Sue Rocco , says: "Listen in as I sit down with Laura to talk about the loss of her father when she was 8, why it led to a deep understanding of the fragility of life, how an internship at Madison Square Garden opened her...

Nora Barry , Managing Partner of Bridge View Media , shared the story behind her title with us on October 9, 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. Of the interview, our founder and host, Sue Rocco , says: "Listen in as I sit down with with Nora to talk about her life growing up outside of Philadelphia in a large Irish Catholic family, her love of the Girl Scouts, a time spent backpacking alone t...

Inge Smidts , CEO of Cable & Wireless Communications , shared the story behind her title with us on October 2, 2024. ★★★★★ Of the interview, our founder and host, Sue Rocco , says: "Listen in as I sit down with Inge to talk about her early years growing up in Antwerp, Belgium, the personal adversity she and her family faced during Covid and why she's excited for the important work she...

Eylem Demir Sentürk, Founder of Women on Stage, shared the story behind her title with us on September 25, 2024. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. Of the interview, our founder and host, Sue Rocco, says: "Listen in as I sit down with Eylem this week to talk about Eylem's family having to flee Turkey as Kurdish members, the challenge of integrating in to a new culture in Switzerland, her exper...

Katie Goar, President of Quadel , shared  the story behind her title   with us on September 18, 2024 ★★★★★ Of the interview, our founder and host,  Sue Rocco , says:  "Listen in as I sit down with Katie to learn what it was like growing up poor and at times homeless, how she was left to care for three younger siblings, her revelation later in life about how hard her mom worked to care for them...

Atia Abawi , a journalist, author, analyst, host and writer , shared the story behind her title   with us on September 11, 2024 ★★★★★ Of the interview, our founder and host, Sue Rocco , says: "Listen in as I sit down with with Atia to talk about her parents having to leave their homeland in Afghanistan due to war, her reporting from Afghanistan years later, dispelling myths about the Afghan pe...

Susannah Fox , Author of Rebel Health , shared the story behind her title   with us on September 4, 2024 ★★★★★ Of the interview, our founder and host, Sue Rocco , says: "Listen in as I sit down with with Susannah to learn about her important role as Chief Technology Officer under the President Obama administration in the Department of Health and Human Services, how a degree in Anthropology has...

Madison Eggert-Crowe , VP Political Affairs at Comcast , shared the story behind her title   with us on August 28, 2024 ★★★★★ Of the interview, our founder and host, Sue Rocco , says: "Listen in as I sit down with Madison to talk about her upbringing in South Coventry, PA, her aspiration to grow up and work in a tall building in the city, her love of politics and math, and why her mom's de...

Joya Dass, TV Anchor and Public Speaking Coach , shared the story behind her title   with us on August 14, 2024. ★★★★★ Of the interview, our founder and host, Sue Rocco , says: "Listen in as I sit down with Joya to talk about her dream to be a TV Anchor from the age of 4, having to find a way to finance her education at Bucknell, her discovery that many Indian women were inspired by watching h...

J. Kelly Hoey,  a networking expert , and author of  Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships In A Hyper-Connected World , shared the story behind her title   with us on August 7, 2024. ★★★★★ Of the interview, our founder and host, Sue Rocco , says: "Listen in as I sit down with Kelly to talk about her desire to leave her hometown in search of more, an unexpected dinner with Ma...

Cheryl Ecton, CEO of Elite Building Services , shared the story behind her title   with us on July 31, 2024. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. Of the interview, our founder and host, Sue Rocco , says: "Listen in as I sit down with Cheryl to talk about her upbringing which included numerous moves when she was young, a humiliating comment a teacher made to her in high-school that was a significant...

Resa Lewiss, Professor of Emergency Medicine , shared the story behind her title   with us on July 24, 2024. ★★★★★ Of the interview, our founder and host, Sue Rocco , says: "Listen in as I sit down with Resa to talk about her third generation family from Westerly, RI, her push-back from a young age to the gender expectations that were placed on her, her relentless love of learning and how smal...

Liza Donnelly, a writer and award-winning cartoonist with The New Yorker Magazine, shared the story behind her title with us on July 17, 2024. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. MORE ABOUT LIZA: Of the interview, our founder and host, Sue Rocco, says: "Listen in as I sit down with Liza to discuss a troubled home growing up, finding her love of drawing and making people laugh, landing a spot at The...

Maya Guice, Director of Strategy at BRC Imagination Arts , shared the story behind her title   with us on July 10, 2024. ★★★★★ Of the interview, our founder and host, Sue Rocco , says: "Listen in as I sit down with Maya to talk about her life as a dancer growing up, her realization over time that she may be better suited for a behind-the-scenes career in the arts and her current love of the wo...

Brantley Turner-Bradley, the Easy Asia Education Director for Dwight Schools , shared the story behind her title   with us on July 3, 2024. ★★★★★ Of the interview, our founder and host, Sue Rocco , says: "Listen in as I sit down with with Brantley to learn how a young girl from Brooklyn, NY ended up studying Mandarin, is set to open a new Dwight School in Hanoi Vietnam, and is still learning h...

Sara Hirsh Bordo ,  Award-Winning Filmmaker & Founder of Women Rising , shared  the story behind her title   with us on June 26, 2024. Of the interview, our founder and host,  Sue Rocco , says: “Listen in as I sit down with Sara to talk about her upbringing in a big traditional Lebanese family, how she always felt pulled to explore the world outside that family, and what led her to dive deep i...

Alexis Jones ,  Author, Speaker & Activist , shared  the story behind her title   with us on June 19, 2024. Alexis is an internationally recognized speaker, media personality, activist, and author. She is a proud Latina originally from Texas. Alexis grew up with four older brothers and moved to Los Angeles where she completed her undergrad and Masters both from USC. Alexis wrote the book, I AM...

Brooke Dukes , Best Selling Author & Founder of BMD Consultants , shared the story behind her title   with us on June 12, 2024. With over three decades of high-impact leadership roles ranging from CEO and Chief Sales Officer to President and Master Trainer, Brooke stands as a transformational force in the business and personal development arenas. Her innate ability to forge deep connections wi...

Allison Mootz, Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs at Manor College , shared the story behind her title   with us on May 29, 2024. Allison, an accomplished student life and events coordinator with over 20 years of experience working in higher education and not-for-profit organizations, has always had a desire to help and care for people. As a young girl, she was always involved in event pla...

Jamie Gier , Chief Marketing Officer at DexCare , shared the story behind her title   with us on May 22, 2024. Jamie is a 3-time CMO with more than 25 years of experience in growth marketing. As CMO of DexCare , she is responsible for accelerating market expansion and brand value through effective go-to-market strategies, product positioning, and customer advocacy programs. Jamie has worked with i...

Kiesha Nix ,  VP Charitable Affairs-Executive Director Lakers Youth Foundation , will share  the story behind her title   with us on May 15, 2024. In her current role, Kiesha oversees and directs programming and funding priorities for the charitable arm of the Los Angeles Lakers. She is responsible for implementing the mission of the Foundation which is to assist underserved youth in our communiti...

Kavita Sahai, CEO & Founder at K Sahai , shared the story behind her title   with us on April 24, 2024. Kavita has over two decades of professional experience, with a background in investment banking, private equity, startup consulting, entrepreneurship, and education. After working as an Investment Banking Analyst at Wachovia Securities, they transitioned to private equity, serving as a Growt...

Regina Bain, Executive Director for the Louis Armstrong Museum , shared the story behind her title   with us on April 17, 2024. In the midst of the reverberations of slavery, Jim Crow laws and the great migration, Armstrong became America’s first Black popular music icon. The Museum preserves his home and archives and develops programs grounded in the values of artistic excellence, education and c...

Kelley Steven-Waiss, Chief Transformation Officer at ServiceNow , shared the story behind her title  with us on April 10, 2024. As a chief transformation officer at ServiceNow, Kelley helps ServiceNow's customers drive workforce transformation. She previously served as head of workforce innovation at ServiceNow and was the founder and CEO of Hitch Works Inc., an internal talent mobility platfo...

Meghan Pierce, President & CEO of The Forum of Executive Women , shared the story behind her title   with us on March 27, 2024. A lifelong champion of women’s rights and gender equity, Pierce was most recently Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, where she was responsible for the management and operation of the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with 2,500+ member...