New Speaking Engagements
THIS MONTH
Erica Holthausen will be presenting “Building Your Know-Like-Trust Factor” at The Authority Lab on January 14; and “How to Write for High-Visibility Publications” at Master Class on January 20.
Debra Eckerling will be presenting “How to Write a Winning Book Proposal” at Women’s National Book Association – San Francisco Chapter Lunch N Learn on January 15.
Dr. Ashley Smith will be Co-hosting Nervous System Reboot by Heart Mind Institute on January 20-25; and “5 Science-backed Strategies to Make Your Resolution (Behavior Change) Stick” at RingCentral WISE ERG Employee Wellbeing Session on January 23.
Dr Rita Renee will be presenting “Top 3 Strategies to UNMUTE Your Influence and Own the Room.” at Raleigh Go Getter Girls Network on January 21 in Raleigh NC.
Lisa Sasso will be presenting “Jumpstart Your Career in 2026: Proven Networking Tips Enhanced with AI” on January 28 at an online event.
Bobbie Carlton and the Innovation Women team will be hosting and presenting a new event, Speaker Friends Live, in Boston on January 29.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Dr. Tajah M. Gross will be presenting “From Bias to Balance: Designing Ethical AI Tools That Refuse Harm and Advance Equity in K-20 Learning Environments” at DLAC Ignite 2026 on February 18-20 in Sacramento, CA.
Carol Enneking will be presenting “The Power Shift: From Overlooked to Influential” at WE Local Austin Conference on February 20-21 in Austin TX; and “The Rebalancing Act: How High-Achievers Reset Without Falling Behind” at Iowa Employment Conference on April 8-9 in Polk City, IA.
Tracy MacDonald will be presenting “Building Stability Amidst Instability” at TEDX UStreet Women on February 21 in Washington, DC .
Diane Darling will be presenting “Effective Networking Strategies” at ESSAE’s “TripleM Institute” on March 18 in Schenectady, NY.
PAST EVENTS
Annie Meehan presented “Choose to Soar Navigating Disruption” at Marathon County Social Services on January 19.
Diane Darling presented “Networth > Network” at Amusement Expo on March 16 in Las Vegas NV.
Jessica Tudos, M.Ed., OLY presented “Upside-Down On Purpose: What 10,000 Cartwheels Taught Me About Life” at TEDxMcfarren Boulevard Youth on June 28 in Toronto Canada.
Kelly Lippenholz presented “The Leadership Game at” Towson University Student Affairs Staff Retreat on August 4 in BelAir, MD; and “3 Steps to Resilience: Navigating Difficult People” at National Conference on Student Leadership on November 25-26 in Atlanta GA.
Mary Beth Snodgrass presented “Reducing Bias and Sycophancy in LLM usage: a VC engagement story” at Increase AI Trustworthiness with Multi-Model Adversarial Analysis on October 31.
Orly Zeewy presented “Turning Fuzzy Messaging Into LinkedIn Gold” at NY State Bar Association, Bright Ideas Webinar Series on December 9.
Kim Meninger presented “Master the Moment: Bridging the Gap Between Instinctive Reaction & Intentional Leadership” at HRMA of Central Massachusetts on December 11.
Misha Safran presented “Transforming Conflict into Connection” at A DMGM EVENT w/ Misha Safran on December 11.
Whitney Erwin presented “Beyond Exhaustion: 5 Holistic Secrets to Vibrant Hormonal Health” at Virtual FieldTrip with CreativeMornings on December 18-19.
New Publications
Michelle Risa is featured in Conscious Entrepreneurs: A Radical New Approach to Purpose, Passion and Profit, available at Amazon.
Marva Bailer published “Are Today’s Leaders Ready for High Agency Leadership” in Forbes.
Sarah Charles‘s book From Work to What’s Next: Designing a Life you Don’t Want to Retire From (pictured here) is available at Amazon.
Dr. Jeannine Bennett‘s books Career Advice for High School Students, Knowing and Following: Living a Life of Freedom, Blessed and Transformed: Living the Life God Intended, and Broken to Beautiful: Brokenness is Not the End of Your Story are available at Amazon.
New Podcasts, Broadcasts, Awards, and Interviews
Ambika Devi was recently featured on the Sacred U podcast.
Michele Risa was recently featured on the Building Bridges podcast.
Marva Bailer was featured in “Could AI replace seasonal workers” on Fox Business; and “How Trumps AI Executive Order Impacts Louisiana” on KALB TV.
Orly Zeewy was recently featured on the Once and Future Authors podcast; the Chasing the Insights podcast; the Female Entrepreneurs Magazine podcast; and in “Step Into Orly’s World” in Female Entrerpreneurs Magazine.
Amy Graves was recently featured on the THE HUMAN PROTOCOL podcast.
Dr Rita Renee was recently featured on the The Triumph Podcast; and the Engineering Pack Podcast.
Shari Collins received the “Top 100 Global Power Leader” award from White Page International.
Christiane Schroeter received the “2025 Women Podcaster’s Award” (image here) from Women Podcasters Awards.
Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew received the “Gertrude Shelburne Humanitarian Award” from Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas.
Carol Enneking was featured in “Does holiday balance even exist? How to create calm this season” on KPRC Channel 2 in Houston TX.
Linda Grizely, CFP® was featured in “Financial Wellness as Self-Care: Why Taking Care of Your Money Is Taking Care of You” in Saison’s Magazine.
Laura Patterson was recently featured on the Sales and Cigars Podcast.
