Women to Watch Media® with Sue Rocco

Jeane Vidoni, President &CEO of Penn Community Bank , shared the story behind her title  with us on Sunday, October 24, 2021. Over the course of more than 35 years in banking, Jeane served in various roles at financial institutions of all sizes throughout the Philadelphia region, gaining insight into the workings of community, regional and corporate banks. As an active leader in the Pennsylvan...

Susan McPherson shared the  story behind her title  with us on Sunday, October 17th, 2021. Susan is a serial connector, angel investor, and corporate responsibility expert. She is the founder and CEO of  McPherson Strategies , a communications consultancy focused on the intersection of brands and social impact. She is the author of   The Lost Art of Connecting: The Gather, Ask, Do Method for Build...

Melissa Skoog Dunagan, the Founder & President of Skoog Co and the Co-Founder & Owner of theJuggl, shared the story behind her title  with us on Sunday, October 10th, 2021. Skoog Co is a brand strategy and communications firm that represents many of the most celebrated luxury and lifestyle brands. theJuggl is a private membership marketplace uniquely featuring advice, tools & direct co...

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Author & Speaker , shared the story behind her title  with us on Sunday, October 3rd, 2021. Gayle is the author of New York Times bestsellers, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana  (2011), Ashley’s War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Specia Ops Battlefield (2015), and The Daughters of Kobani (2021) . Lemmon is a frequent speaker on national security topics,...

Melissa Bernstein , Founder of Melissa & Doug Toy Company and Author of Lifelines: An inspirational journey from profound darkness to radiant light , shared the story behind her title  with us on Sunday, September 26th, 2021. In her latest book , Melissa mother of six, married 30 years, and entrepreneur shares her inspirational journey and the LifeLines that enabled her to triumph over anxiety...

Gayle Martz , the founder of  The SHERPA Pet Trading Company , shared the story behind her title  with us on Sunday, September 19th, 2021. Gayle single-handedly designed, manufactured, and marketed the iconic SHERPA Bag you see everywhere! This carrier, which millions have bought for their dogs, cats, and other animal companions, continues to be THE top-selling, prize-winning, globally popularly s...

Wema Hoover, Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leader, Executive Coach & Culture Curator , shared the true story behind her title  with us on Sunday, September 12th, 2021. Wema has led global DEI efforts for Google, Pfizer, Sanofi, and Bristol-Myers Squibb to help inform and guide corporate leadership. Throughout her career, she has led teams of more than 85 people and developed multipl...

Dana Snyder, Founder and CEO of Positive Equation , shared the true story behind her title  with us on Sunday, September 5th, 2021. Positive Equation is a digital consultancy focused on helping nonprofits cultivate a passionate online following of donors, volunteers, and advocates. Dana has worked with Movember, Dress for Success, USTA, American Idol, The Gary Sinise Foundation, Coin Up, Hashtag L...

Suong (Shu) Nguyen, Partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP , shared the story behind her title  with us on Sunday, August 29th, 2021. Ms. Nguyen is a partner in the firm’s Silicon Valley office. She is an accomplished trial advocate, who has practiced both in New York and California. She co-chaired a patent trial that was named a “Top Plaintiff’s Verdict” by the Daily Journal. She h...

Dr. Yaba Blay shared the story behind her title  with us on Sunday, August 22nd, 2021. Dr. Blay is a scholar-activist, public speaker, and cultural consultant whose scholarship, work and practice centers on the lived experiences of Black women and girls, with a particular focus on identity/body politics and beauty practices. Lauded by O Magazine for her social media activism, she has launched seve...

Tina Brown, the CEO of Overtown Youth Center , shared the story behind her title  with us on Sunday, August 15th, 2021. Tina is a daughter of Miami – Historic Overtown to be exact – and the powerhouse leader has dedicated her life to improving the lives of those who live, work and play in the community of her birth.  Armed with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Accounting from Sav...

Nina Tandon, CEO & Co-Founder of Epibone , shared the story behind her title  with us on Sunday, August 8th, 2021. Dr. Tandon bridges the realms of business and science, with 10 years of experience in tissue engineering and more than eight in bioreactor design. She completed two advanced degrees at Columbia University: a Ph. D. and postdoc in stem cells and tissue engineering and an Executive...

Tere Riley, Sr. Brand Manager for Redwire , shared the story behind her title  with us on Saturday, July 31st and Sunday, August 1st 2021. Tere oversees brand strategy across all Redwire and leads the strategic development and execution of marketing and communications plans that advance the business and brand across all marketing channels. Prior to Redwire, Tere oversaw marketing initiatives, and...

Joi Garner, board member, executive vice president, general counsel & corporate secretary for THINK450 , shared the story behind her title  with us on Saturday, July 24th, and Sunday, July 25th, 2021. Joi brings nearly twenty years of experience in sports and entertainment, a wealth of knowledge in strategic contract negotiations, content creation, event production and management, and an unpar...

Jelen Greiner,  co-Founder of iRobot and current CEO of Tertill , shared the  story behind her title  with us on Saturday, July 17th and Sunday, July 18th, 2021. Helen’s goal since she was 11 has been to create robots. Her career has been her dream come true. She co-founded and served as Chairman and President of iRobot Corporation for 18 years. Helen also founded CyPhy Works, a drone company that...

Joanna Jones, CEO & Founder of InterQ Research, shared the story behind her title  with us on Saturday, July 10th and Sunday, July 11th 2021. InterQ Research, a full-service market research firm headquartered in San Francisco, does research for clients that include Delta Air Lines, Twitter, Audi, and Google. Joanna founded InterQ six years ago, after working in the ad agency world. Joanna majo...

Dr. Nicole Saphier, the Director of Breast Imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - Monmouth , Fox News Contributor , and Author , shared the story behind her title  with us on Saturday, July 3rd and Sunday, July 4th, 2021. Nicole was raised in Scottsdale, Arizona. Her father was an attorney and her mother, a licensed counselor that worked with children that were victims of abuse and me...

Shari Dingle Costantini, CEO & founder of Avant Healthcare Professionals, shared the story behind her title  with us on Saturday, June 26th and Sunday, June 27th, 2021. Costantini is a renowned expert in the healthcare industry, with 30 years of experience in strategic leadership, nursing, and international staffing. She was named 100 Most Influential People in Staffing - 2013, Global Power 10...

Athena Staton, CEO & Founder of SheCar, shared the story behind her title with us on Saturday, June 19th and Sunday, June 20th 2021. SheCar is Athena's latest venture and the inspiration for her newly formed non-profit organization, SheCare, Inc. which exists to provide women who are emerging from hardship with reliable and safe vehicles. Together the two organizations serve to provide wom...

Tanya Markul, Poet, Writer and Author of  The She Book series , shared the story behind her title  with us on Saturday, June 12th and Sunday, June 13th, 2021. Early in life, Tanya discovered emotional pain to be a sustainable resource for art and creation—and she hasn’t stopped writing since. Her quotes, stories, poems, and prose have touched readers around the world. She hopes to be a safe space...

Natalie Gonnella-Platts, Director of Women's Initiatives for The George W. Bush Institute , shared the story behind her title  with us on Saturday, June 5th and Sunday, June 6th 2021! Natalie is responsible for research and programmatic efforts that support women and girls worldwide to lead in their communities and countries. This includes the work of the  First Ladies Initiative , which aims...

Dana Perino, Former White House Press Secretary , Fox News Contributor , and Author , shared the story behind her title  with us on Saturday, May 29th and Sunday, May 30th 021. Dana is a co-anchor of America's Newsroom  and co-host of one of the most popular shows on cable television, The Five . Perino was the first Republican woman to serve as the White House press secretary, and served for o...

Janeen Gelbart, CEO and co-founder of Indiggo , shared the story behind her title  with us on Saturday, May 22nd and Sunday, May 23rd, 2021. Janeen has been dedicated to creating Return On Leadership® for over 15 years. She spearheaded Indiggo’s transformation from a premier boutique consultancy to a highly innovative tech company that continues to break through static ways of working and unquesti...

Dr. Ruth Gotian, the Chief Learning Officer and Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology and former Assistant Dean of Mentoring and Executive Director of the Mentoring Academy at Weill Cornell Medicine , shared the story behind her title  with us on Saturday, May 15th and Sunday, May 16th, 2021. Dr. Gotian has been hailed by the journal Nature and Columbia University as an expert in ment...

Tiffany Dufu, Founder and CEO of The Cru, shared the story behind her title  with us on Saturday, May 8th and Sunday, May 9th, 2021. Tiffany is a catalyst-at-large in the world of women’s leadership and the author of Drop the Ball, a memoir and manifesto that shows women how to cultivate the single skill they really need in order to thrive: the ability to let go. According to foreword contributor...