Wonder Woman in Business, Julie Kratz

Julie Kratz

Next Pivot Point CEO

Julie Kratz is a highly-acclaimed speaker and trainer who led teams and produced results in corporate America. After experiencing her own career “pivot point,” she developed a process for women leaders to build winning plans. Promoting gender equality in the workplace, Julie is a Tedx speaker, a frequent keynote speaker, and executive coach. She holds an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, is a Certified Master Coach, and is a certified unconscious bias trainer. Her books include Pivot Point: How to Build a Winning Career Game Plan, ONE: How Male Allies Support Women for Gender Equality, and Lead Like an Ally:  A Journey Through Corporate America with Strategies to Facilitate Inclusion.  Meet Julie at NextPivotPoint.com

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Julie Kratz

Contact Julie

Julie Kratz (she/her)

Next Pivot Point CEO 

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Wonder Woman in Business, Eileen Scully

Eileen Scully

In Eileen’s own words…

In my 20+ years working in and around the research and advisory field, I’ve worked with and for an impressive list of companies and clients, In doing so, I’ve learned from some of the smartest leaders anyone could ever hope to know and witnessed first-hand the growth of a dynamic and fascinating industry.   

I’ve also had the good fortune to work beside some great leaders and some fantastic mentors.  It is from these individuals that my passion for strengthening the roles women can play in each other’s success grew.  As women, not only are the demands on our professional lives extending but as our personal lives are continuing to flourish, I believe we need to move closer to a business culture that appropriately supports both.  We need to help each other get to a place where the work/family debate is behind us.​​

"Stories about women who have succeeded are great and necessary — but I want to tell the stories about why we can’t stop there — why we need to use that platform to make the journey easier for the next ones."

​In June of 2016, I was honored to be invited by the Obama White House to participate in the United State of Women, one of five thousand global advocates for women and girls. My summary report can be found here. 

In November of 2017 and again in November of 2018, I was named one of Irish America Magazine's Business 100 honorees. ​

In August of 2018, I keynoted the IEEE's first Women's event in Tunisia. In September of 2018, I was invited to go back to Tunisia to give my first TEDx talk in Sfax, Tunisia. In March of 2019, I spoke at the ArabWIC (Women in Computing) conference in Rabat, Morocco on International Women's Day. In April of 2019, I was named to Irish Echo's Community Champions. ​

And in September of 2019, my first book was published. 

You are welcome to review my professional credentials here. 

IN THE COMPANY OF MEN:
HOW WOMEN CAN SUCCEED
IN A WORLD BUILT WITHOUT THEM

In the Company of Men: How Women Can Succeed in a World Built Without Them takes on the NFL, the world of venture capital, Hollywood, the Catholic Church, food production, and the pornography industry - just a few of the heavily male-dominated spaces in which women have had to chip away at existing structures to build a better place that works for all.

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Eileen Scully

Contact Eileen

Eileen Scully

Founder, The Rising Tides 

Author, In the Company of Men

International Keynote Speaker, reel

+1 203-895-6433

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Wonder Woman in Business, Wendy Steele

Wendy Steele

Wendy Steele understands the impact of generosity and has been encouraging philanthropy for most of her adult life.  In 2001, she launched and led an innovative pass-through foundation called Impact100 which empowers women to fund transformational grants to the communities it serves across five broad focus areas: Arts & Culture, Education, Environment, Family and Health & Wellness.

She continues to support, mentor and advise Impact 100 Chapters around the globe as her Impact100 Model has been replicated in many cities. By the end of 2019, Impact 100 organizations had given away just short of $80 million to worthy non-profits and it continues to expand at an accelerated pace.

Her work in philanthropy is also noted in several books including, The Transformative Power of Women’s Philanthropy; Women, Wealth and Giving; Women’s Giving Circles; and The Right Sisters – Modern Women Inventors.  PBS Television created an hour-long documentary entitled, Impact 100: Changing Lives, Strengthening Communities, which highlights the work of Impact100 Pensacola Bay Area, the world’s largest Impact100 organization.

In 2014, Wendy was awarded the Jefferson Award for Public Service for her work with Impact100. Considered the Nobel Prize for community service, this prestigious honor was founded in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Senator Robert Taft, Jr. and Samuel Beard to recognize individuals across the nation who improve communities through their service. In 2016, Wendy was named by Philanthropy Media as one of America’s Top 25 Philanthropy Speakers. She appeared on this list as Number 2, behind U2’s Bono, who holds the Number 1 spot.

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Wendy Steele

Contact Wendy

Wendy H. Steele

Founder & Chief Executive, Impact100

OFFICE (231) 632-4034  |  CELL (231) 632-3588

wendy@impact100council.org

Impact100council.org

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Wonder Women in Business Ally, David Ackert

David Ackert

David Ackert, M.A., is the President of Ackert Inc. and business development mentor to thousands of high achievers in the professional services sector. Over the past two decades, David has developed and implemented revenue acceleration programs for hundreds of firms around the globe, many hailing from the top of the Am Law list and the Big Four. Widely recognized as a pioneer in business development innovation, David is the founder of the PipelinePlus suite of software products, which have won the Legal Marketing Association’s “Your Honor Award” in the US and Canada and are featured among NLJ’s “Technologies on the Rise.”

David has authored dozens of white papers and articles on the topic of business development.  His work has been published and quoted in numerous business books and media, including the Los Angeles Times, the National Review, the Daily Journal, the Wall Street Journal, Voice America, Attorney at Work, The Recorder, the Los Angeles Business Journal and many other outlets. His Market Leaders Podcast is a multiple winner of JD Supra’s Reader’s Choice Award with over 250,000 downloads and counting. 

David regularly keynotes at partner retreats and industry trade conferences. He serves as a guest lecturer at USC’s Marshall School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, and at the UCLA School of Law. He holds degrees from Carnegie Mellon University, Ithaca College, and University of Santa Monica, from which he earned a Master’s in Psychology. 

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A MESSAGE FROM DAVID

In our current climate, relationship management is especially crucial to the survival of a professional service firm. Despite this, many firms struggle with low CRM adoption rates and fail to realize the business potential of their networks.

Last year, we conducted our fourth annual survey into the state of CRM & CRM adoption in our industry. Our subsequent white paper illustrated our findings and included concrete recommendations firms can follow to enhance business development. We are inviting you to participate in this year’s survey, which should take no more than 10 minutes. Participants will receive a full copy of the survey results, including industry-specific insights, and be entered into a drawing to win a $50 Amazon gift card. 

The insights you will learn from the report include: 

• The most common barriers to marketing and business development at service firms

• The percentage of firms that have and use CRM successfully

• The CRM platforms utilized most by each industry segment

• The CRM features that are most helpful in managing marketing and business development initiatives

• How business development culture feeds into CRM adoption, and vice-versa

• How the most successful firms maximize their CRM investment

• How, and with what frequency, auxiliary platforms like ERM & Pipeline Management are employed at firms in each sector

All results will be kept anonymous. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.

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David Ackert

Contact David

Email:

David@AckertInc.com

LinkedIn:

in/davidackert

Twitter:

@davidackert

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Wonder Woman in Business, Debbie Epstein Henry

Debbie Epstein Henry

Entrepreneur, Women & Legal Industry Expert, Public Speaker

Debbie Epstein Henry is an expert, consultant, best-selling author, and public speaker on careers, workplaces, women and law.  She runs DEH Consulting, Speaking Writing where she consults and speaks internationally, including The Hague, the French Senate, London, and Vienna.  Debbie conceived of Best Law Firms for Women, a benchmarking survey and competition she ran for a decade with Working Mother.  She wrote two ABA best-selling books, Law & Reorder (author, 2010) and Finding Bliss (co-author, 2015) and she’s been featured by hundreds of news outlets including The New York Times, NBC Nightly News, and The Wall Street Journal.  In 2011, Debbie co-founded Bliss Lawyers to employ lawyers in temporary roles for in-house and law firm clients.  In 2020, her company was acquired by Axiom, the global leader in high-caliber, on-demand legal talent, and she now serves as their executive consultant.  A native New Yorker, Debbie and her husband live in the Philadelphia area; they have three sons.

Watch highlights of Debbie Epstein Henry's speaking engagements in this 2 ½ minute sizzle reel. Visit debbieepsteinhenry.com/ for more information. Debbie is an expert, consultant, best-selling author and public speaker on careers, workplaces, women, and law. Debbie runs DEH Consulting, Speaking, Writing, and consults with companies, law firms, and other professional service firms as well as non-profits and individuals. She regularly speaks at private retreats and events as well as at conferences and other public venues. She delivers keynotes, provides TED-like talks, facilitates discussions with Q&A sessions, conducts breakout sessions, runs workshops, holds webinars, moderates panel discussions, and conducts fireside chat interviews with thought leaders.

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Debbie Epstein Henry

Connect with Debbie

Debbie Epstein Henry

o  |  610.658.0836

e | deh@debbieepsteinhenry.com

Website: debbieepsteinhenry.com

Twitter: @DebEpsteinHenry

LinkedIn: in/debbieepsteinhenry/

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