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Wonder Woman in Business, Marcie Dickson

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Marcie Dickson

A respected and experienced business executive, Marcie Dickson is pursuing her vision to make alternative dispute resolution more transparent, inclusive, and diverse – by opening it up beyond the small club of insiders who dominate the industry. Leveraging nearly 20 years of business development experience – including as the only Black female Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer in ADR nationally and one of only a handful in the legal industry – Marcie now leads an experienced team and a prominent and diverse panel of neutrals at Alterity ADR.

Bloomberg Law, Forbes, The American Lawyer, Law360, and the American Bar Association have recognized Dickson’s work. She is a guest host of the ABA Dispute Resolution Section podcast, “Resolutions” and serves as a steering committee member of the Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge (ERA) and the Black In-House Counsel Black Diamond Series. Additionally, Dickson is a member of several organizations, including the Atlanta International Arbitration Society, the National Association of Women Lawyers, the National Bar Association, the American Marketing Association, and the Legal Marketing Association (LMA). Marcie is an executive member of the Atlanta Business Chronicle Leadership Trust and Forbes Business Council and serves as an editorial advisory council member of Southern Lawyer and Harvard Business Review.

She is a proud graduate of the University of Virginia and resides with her family in Atlanta.

Enjoy the podcast.

Marcie Dickson

Connect with Marcie

Email:

marcie@alterityadr.com

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marciedickson/

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Wonder Woman in Business, Joyce Kyles

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Joyce Kyles

Joyce Kyles is an award winning, international speaker, 2x Amazon best selling author, life and thriving skills coach, and consultant. She is the CEO of Joyce Kyles Consulting & the Executive Director & Founder of Walking Into A New Life. A graduate of Arkansas State University, she has received certifications from Cornell University in Women’s Entrepreneurship, the University of South Florida in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace, and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing in Mental Health First Aid USA. She as also received certifications in domestic violence, sexual assault, and child sex abuse. Her humbling accolades and published work include features in Huffington Post, The Memphis Flyer, Tri-State Defender, Black Press USA, the New Orleans Tribune, the Welcome Greenbook for Black Tourists and being named the Crime Victim Advocate of the Year. Joyce also wrote PSAs and performed voiceovers used for domestic violence campaigns for 103.5FM, a local Cumulus affiliate station. Joyce currently serves as the Vice President of the Memphis & Shelby Co Domestic and Sexual Violence Council and is a member of the International Coaching Federation-Tennessee Chapter and Philanthroforce.

Enjoy the podcast.

Joyce Kyles

Contact Joyce

Website:

www.joycekyles.com

LinkedIn:

linkedin.com/in/joycekyles/

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Wonder Woman in Business, Rebecca Baumgartner

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Rebecca Baumgartner

Rebecca Baumgartner is the Vice President of Human Resources for the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. As a champion for personal and professional wellbeing, Rebecca brings her extensive background in human resources, organizational development, and diversity, equity, and inclusion to help others strengthen their personal awareness and build new skills to more powerfully navigate their journey. She draws from skill sets such as emotional intelligence, positive psychology, resilience, and courageous leadership to support others in their goals to become more inclusive and more impactful leaders to themselves and others.

Rebecca is skilled in professional and leadership development, coaching, and the strategic planning and implementation of diversity and inclusion programs, initiatives, and efforts. She has been a featured speaker for organizations such as National Association for Legal Professionals, Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals, Tulane School of Law, Central Exchange, Anheuser-Busch, Hallmark, and the Professional Development Consortium. Additionally, she has contributed to and written for publications such as Forbes, The American Lawyer, Working Mother Media, and The Good Men Project. Rebecca was featured by InsightsSuccess as one of the “10 Most Inspiring Business Women in 2021.”

Rebecca sits on the board of the Northland Symphony and Orchestra, dedicated to providing music and arts education to youth in the community, as well as the Racial Equity and Inclusion Kansas City organization.  She serves on the Patron Committee for UnitedWe, is an Advisory Board Member for the Conscious Inclusion Company – a national diversity, equity and inclusion consulting organization – and is a faculty member for the Executive Leadership Institute.  Rebecca has also dedicated her time to national committees including the Law Firm Anti-Racism Alliance Voting Rights Committee and the National Diversity Council.

Enjoy the podcast.

Rebecca Baumgartner

Connect with Rebecca

Rebecca Baumgartner 

Certified Diversity Executive, PHR, SHRM-SCP 

Vice President, Human Resources   

30 West Pershing Road, Suite 301 

Kansas City, MO 64108 

Phone: (816) 221-2424  

rbaumgartner@kcchamber.com   > www.kcchamber.com 

FOR A GREATER KANSAS CITY   

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Wonder Woman in Business, Tiffany Castagano

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Tiffany Castagano

Tiffany Castagno has practiced Human Resources for 13 years and believes passionately in cultivating the evolution of Human Resources and transforming the Future of Work. Tiffany is an avid Curator of Culture supporting workplaces with Empathy, Active Listening, and DEIB at the forefront of her Principles. She supports Small to Mid-Sized Businesses to build engaged teams, Cultures, and Employer Brands. 

Tiffany knows and appreciates the power of relationships, is a Mentor, and enjoys volunteering her time and resources in the Community. She understands that together is better and that we get nowhere alone. 

Tiffany serves on the Board of Directors for a local Non-profit organization that provides skills programming to improve life, school, and career for Youth through soccer. 

Tiffany is Co-author of a Children's Book "Can a Zebra Change Its Stripes?", a book that teaches children about difference and inclusion as strengths. 

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Enjoy the podcast.

Tiffany Castagano

Connect with Tiffany

Tiffany Castagno, PHR, SHRM-CP | Chief Executive Officer 

CEPHR, LLC

(412) 990-1361

tcastagno@cephrconsulting.com

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Wonder Woman in Business, Kat de Haën

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Kat de Haën

The Fourth Floor

Kat de Haën is a co-founder of The Fourth Floor, a curated community and tech-driven entrepreneurial ecosystem that seeks to get more womxn on the boards of womxn founded start-ups and established companies, so they can be more successful in raising capital, building wealth, and having a say in the future of industry. She is passionate about women’s initiatives and evolving new opportunities to support other change-makers, leaders, and founders. She delights in bringing together people who can help each other in business, career, and life. 

Kat is also an inventor and successful businessperson. She invented and brought to market a popular consumer beauty product and launched an upscale silk fashion line. She started her career in sales and product development in the fashion industry working with major retailers.

Born in Zurich, Switzerland and raised in Seattle. She currently lives in New York City with her husband, Jon Colman and their daughter Sophie.

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Enjoy the podcast.

Kat de Haën

Connect with Kat and The Fourth Floor

Kat de Haën / Co-Founder
646-528-4279
www.thefourthfloor.co
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Wonder Woman in Business, Mita Mallick

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Mita Mallick

Head of Inclusion, Equity and Impact at Carta

Mita Mallick is a corporate change-maker with a track record of transforming businesses and cultures.  Mita is a passionate storyteller who believes in the power of diversity to spur creative strategic thinking which can ultimately transform brands. 

She currently serves as the Head of Inclusion, Equity and Impact at Carta. Her writing on diversity, equity and inclusion issues have been published in Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Fast Company, Cosmopolitan, Create and Cultivate and The Goor Men Project. She’s also a columnist for SWAAY and a contributor for Working Mother Media.

Mita has a BA from Columbia University and a MBA from Duke University.  She lives in Jersey City, NJ with her husband and two children.

In her own words…

I am a passionate storyteller. As a kid, I loved watching commercials instead of actual tv shows. I loved going to the store with my mom, studying The Keebler Elves and Snap, Crackle, Pop from Rice Krispies on shelf. I loved watching Fresh Prince of Bel Air because I saw a family that I could finally relate to. As a kid, I didn’t see many stories being told that included people who looked like me.

I have spent over 15 years as a storyteller. Leading iconic brands like AVEENO, AVON Color Cosmetics, Chapstick, Vaseline, Suave and Dove. Throughout my career, I have fought hard to ensure people like me are included. Ensuring black and brown people were represented in campaigns. Ensuring products we created were for all skin tones. Ensuring we were not reinforcing stereotypes. And a personal career high - signing Viola Davis to be our Vaseline Healing Project Ambassador.

I believe diversity of thought doesn’t happen without diversity of representation. When you have all those points of views, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds coming together around a table. Colliding, clashing, and collaborating- that’s when magic happens. That’s when we come up with that one break through innovative idea, campaign, innovation- to authentically and purposefully serve customers and communities. 

Her thought leadership…

Why this workplace microaggression does more harm than you realize

https://www.fastcompany.com/90533252/why-this-workplace-microaggression-does-more-harm-than-you-realize

Do you know why your company needs a chief diversity officer?

https://hbr-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/hbr.org/amp/2020/09/do-you-know-why-your-company-needs-a-chief-diversity-officer

It’s time to rethink corporate bereavement policies

https://hbr.org/2020/10/its-time-to-rethink-corporate-bereavement-policies?ab=hero-subleft-2

I am a monthly contributor for Entrepreneur

https://www.entrepreneur.com/author/mita-mallick

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Enjoy the podcast.

Mita Mallick

Connect with Mita

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mita-mallick-2b165822/

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