Women to Watch Media® with Sue Rocco

Erin Krolikiewicz, Global Head of Precision Talent at Novartis Pharmaceuticals, shared the story behind her title   with us on March 20, 2024. As the Global Head of Precision Talent and Executive Scouting at Novartis, Erin leads a cross-divisional and cross-unit team of talent professionals with a focus on executive advisory and community of practice for internal and external talent strategies. Wi...

Julie Uhrman, Co-founder and president of Angel City Football , shared the story behind her title   with us on March 13, 2024. Julie is an American soccer executive and entrepreneur who is president of Angel City FC, a National Women's Soccer League team based in Los Angeles, California, that Uhrman also co-founded. She was previously an executive at Playboy Enterprises, Lionsgate Entertainmen...

Kimberly Lee Minor , CEO of Bumbershoot , shared the story behind her title   with us on February 28, 2024. Kimberly is a creative executive with over 25 years of senior and c-suite leadership experience in maximizing brands, connecting communities, and growing businesses. Her international professional experience spans from Macy’s Executive program to Footlocker Global, Inc, to Brand President of...

Bronwen O'Keefe, Global Head of Content, Globe Trotters, shared the story behind her title   with us on February 21, 2024. Bronwen is a seasoned media executive with over 25+ years of experience across production and development. Previously she led her own production company, Two Bears Productions, where she consulted for various brands and platforms. Before that, Bronwen spent over 20 years a...

Molly Ruland, Founder & CEO of Heartcast Media , shared the story behind her title   with us on February 14, 2024. Molly is a leading expert in the field of branded podcast production. Her agency specializes in creating top-notch branded content that helps businesses generate revenue and cultivate strategic relationships through the power of podcasting. With extensive experience and knowledge...

Joy Fan , Founder & CEO of Re/tell , shared the story behind her title   with us on February 7, 2024. Joy Fan is a 2x founder, operator, and urbanist - democratizing access to affordable real estate. Previously, Joy popularized the pop-up retail industry as a founding member of Storefront - the largest marketplace for short-term retail with over 150,000 brands (acquired in 2016). Joy is known...

Julia Stewart, Founder & CEO of Alurx , shared the story behind her title   with us on January 24, 2024. Julia is on a mission – to enable wellness for all. As a member of Fortune magazine’s list of Top 50 Most Powerful Women in the U.S., Julia has built and grown successful brands for over 40 years. She has climbed the ladder up to executive leadership for companies like Taco Bell, Applebee’s...

Jamie Mittelman, the founder and host of Flame Bearers, shared the story behind her title   with us on January 17, 2024. Flame Bearers is an award-winning podcast and the world's first storytelling platform specifically for women Olympians and Paralympians. Her background is in media, having managed a $30+ Million media portfolio on behalf of the conglomerate of Yahoo, The Huffington Post, AOL...

Sandra Lawrence, Author & Community Champion , shared the story behind her title   with us on October 4, 2023. Sandra was raised in a loving family with her brother and parents in West Philly. She is a Deaconess, Drama director, and choir member, at Vine Memorial Baptist Church. Sandra began her professional career as an educator. Early on she recognized that our children bring many social ser...

Biquan Luo of LumosTech sits down with us to talk about her upbringing in East Asia, the difference between the "success model" in Asia and the U.S., and how her curiosity of nature led to her development of a product that is helping individuals attain optimal sleep. Biquan Luo , co-Founder and CEO of sleep tech startup LumosTech , shared the story behind her title   with us on September 2...

Drexel University's Senior Vice Provost of Faculty Advancement joins us for an intimate conversation on her life growing up with a mother who suffered from Bipolar, receiving her MA and PhD in Education and why she hopes her daughters will uncover who they are and live their lives writing their own stories. Dr. Erin McNamara Horvat, the Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement  for Drexel U...

Chair Professor and Dean of Research & Innovation joins host Sue Rocco for a conversation about why she wanted to leave her rural town in the south of France, how she discovered her calling in research, and how she dealt with gender bias that she faced in school and among her peers. Sylvie Lorente,  Associate Dean for Research & Innovation in the College of Engineering at Villanova Univers...

Athena Global Advisors Founder and CEO joins us for an intimate conversation on her early years steeped in Latin studies and education to a transition into business stemming from a desire to have and explore more in life. Maggy Wilkinson , Founder & CEO of Athena Global Advisors, shared the story behind her title   with us on August 30, 2023. Maggy is known to say "all talk, no do" whe...

Panorama Founder & CEO Gabrielle Fitzgerald joins us for a conversation on her eclectic career working at the White House with the Gates Foundation, and ultimately starting her own company using everything she's learned related to philanthropy and social change. Gabrielle Fitzgerald, Founder and CEO of The Panorama Group , shared the story behind her title   with us on August 16, 2023. Gab...

Khazar Fatemi, Press Officer, Journalist and Filmmaker , shared the story behind her title   with us on August 9, 2023. Khazar Fatemi has a Kurdish ethnicity and was born in Iran and raised in Afghanistan. Her family fled to Sweden when she was seven.  For the last 15 years, Khazar has worked as a bilingual journalist and presenter on Swedish television. As a broadcast journalist, she has reported...

Kira Strong, the Executive Director for the City of Philadelphia’s Rebuilding Community Infrastructure Initiative (Rebuild), shared the story behind her title   with us on July 26, 2023. Rebuild is an over $500 million historic investment in improving parks, recreation centers and libraries across the City. The program focuses on physical improvements, promoting economic inclusion by ensuring dive...

Mori Taheripour, a globally recognized negotiation expert, an award-winning faculty member at the Wharton School, a highly sought-after speaker, and the author of  Bring Yourself: How to Harness the Power of Connection to Negotiate Fearlessly , shared the story behind her title   with us on July 19, 2023. With over 20 years of experience in negotiations, DE&I and sports business, Mori's im...

Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon   shared the story behind her title   with us on July 12, 2023. Mary Gay is a life-long advocate for children and families. In November 2018, she was sworn into Congress following a special election victory - the first woman of the new wave of representation to be sworn in. In her second full term in Congress, Mary Gay has continued her relentless advocacy on behalf...

Christina M. Wallace, Harvard Professor, Entrepreneur & Author, shared the story behind her title   with us on July 5, 2023. A self-described “human Venn diagram” CHRISTINA WALLACE   has crafted a career at the intersection of business, technology, and the arts. She is currently a Senior Lecturer of Entrepreneurial Management at Harvard Business School, where she co-leads HBS Startup Bootcamp,...

Stacy Ike, Host of human2human a new digital series and podcast, shared the story behind her title   with us on June 21, 2023. human2human is a space to reimagine interpersonal relationships with others and ultimately ourselves. Created by Stacy Ike, a recovering perfectionist on a deep quest to live more spiritually, healthy and free, she connects to the hearts of some of your favorite celebritie...

Kristen Willeumier, Ph. D., a neuroscientist with research expertise in neurobiology and neuroimaging , will share the story behind her title   with us on June 14, 2023. Dr. Willeumier is a leading advocate for brain health and wellness and a frequent contributor to top media outlets. She has been featured on Radio MD with  Your Brain Health with Dr. Kristen Willeumier  and the Salem Radio Network...

Sarah Catalano Burlew, Founder & CEO at Omlie Consulting , shared the story behind her title   with us on June 7, 2023. Omlie  is a women-owned management consulting firm helping clients build  transformative strategies and trusting teams  in the  health, wellness, and cannabis industries. Sarah has worked extensively in conceptualizing, developing, and implementing innovative solutions that g...

Marilou McFarlane , Founder, CEO and Chair Emeritus of Women in Sports Tech, Inc., shared the story behind her title   with us on May 31, 2023. An experienced founder and C-suite leader in the sports tech industry, and former NCAA athlete, Marilous is dedicated to equitable opportunities and a level playing field for all. Marlous is the founder+CEO of Women in Sports Tech (WiST) and was CMO/CRO of...

Alethia Calbeck, Chief Communications Officer for Visit Philly , shared the story behind her title   with us on May 24, 2023. Alethia is a storyteller, bridge builder, diplomat, and Word Nerd, who is happily serving as the Chief Communications Officer at Visit Philadelphia. Visit Philly is the region’s official leisure tourism marketing agency, whose mission is to build Greater Philadelphia’s imag...

Patricia Wellenbach , President & CEO of the Please Touch Museum and Board Chair for Jefferson Health Systems , shared the story behind her title   with us on May 17, 2023. Patricia (Trish) D. Wellenbach is the President and CEO of the Please Touch Museum, one of the country’s leading children's museums located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia. The museum welcomes over 500,000 vi...