Wonder Woman in Business, Neha Sampat

Neha Sampat, Esq.

Neha Sampat, Esq. is CEO and founder of GenLead|BelongLab, where she focuses on building belonging and true inclusion. Through consulting, training, speaking, and coaching, she helps organizations create peak‐performance, inclusive teams by addressing hidden barriers to belonging, such as internalized bias, unconscious bias, generational diversity, distrust in teams, and wellness challenges. She is a nationally sought-after expert on disrupting Imposter Syndrome and runs the top-rated “Owning Your Value” program to develop inclusive leadership.

Neha’s insights have been featured in numerous publications, including Time Magazine, Thrive Global, ABA Journal, and News India Times. Neha holds BAs in Sociology and Political Science from University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign, obtained her JD from UC Berkeley School of Law, holds a Certificate in Graduate Applied Psychology, and is certified in Hogan Assessments. Neha works across industry, from Pixar to Perkins Coie LLP, and UC Berkeley to City of San Leandro. Neha also relishes her role as mama to her two kiddos. You can read more of Neha’s insights at blog.genlead.co, follow her on TW/IG/FB at @belonglab, and reach her directly at neha@genlead.co. 

As mentioned in the podcast:

Get comfortable with being uncomfortable - Luvvie Ajayi's TED Talk

Neha, in print:

On her childhood and the seeds of her drive to create belonging:

Growing Up Brown in America: When Every Day is Halloween

What It Means to Be American: My Journey from "Other" to "Us"

On Imposter Syndrome as a stress and mental health issue:

Your Chronic Stress: It's a Matter of Confidence, Not Competence

A call to deal with imposter syndrome, a hidden source of attorney distress

On Neha's career journey:

Legal Career Spotlight: From Private Practice to Dean of Students to Belonging Consultant

Enjoy the podcast.

Neha Sampat

Connect with Neha and learn more about her work:

www.genlead.co

hello@genlead.co

blog.genlead.co

Send a message to connect on LinkedIn

 https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsampat/

Follow on TW/FB/IG

@belonglab

To periodically receive free tips and insights on belonging, leadership, and Imposter Syndrome, visit: https://bit.ly/GLBLemail

To stay posted on upcoming cohorts of her online Owning Your Value course, visit: https://bit.ly/OYVonlineinterest

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Wonder Woman in Business, Shawn Edwards

Shawn Edwards

Esquire

Shawn Edwards’ professional career began in the U.S. Navy as a Data Processing Technician.  Upon honorable discharge, she held various technical positions while attending college and law school.  Shawn now has over eighteen years of experience in managing complex litigation and technology projects.  She specializes in strategic planning and management of large eDiscovery projects and developing appropriate solutions. 

Her expertise includes data retrieval and reconciliation and the design and maintenance of electronic discovery systems.  In addition, Shawn specializes in facilitating processes, policies, procedures and automated workflows enhancing the quality of work product and controlling expenses. 

Shawn began Parent Coordination and Parent Facilitation services in 2011 and started teaching CLE courses in 2012 to train other professionals in cooperative parenting using Parent Coordinators or Facilitators.

Shawn has a variety of interests including running, cooking for family gatherings, watching Premier League Soccer, sampling varieties of Scotch and recently took up baking pastries.

She earned her JD from South Texas College of Law, her BA from the University of West Florida and is admitted to the Texas Bar.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• Texas Bar Association

• The College of the State Bar of Texas

• Texas Association of Mediators (TAM)

• Association for Conflict Resolution  (ACR)

• Texas Mediator Credentialing Association (TMCA)

• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC)

• Charter Member of Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS)

PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

• Updates to Enterprise Systems Discovery Management; Granite Legal Systems, Inc. White Paper 2020

• Essentials of Enterprise Systems E-Discovery; Granite Legal Systems, Inc. White Paper 2017

• Enterprise Systems Discovery Management; Granite Legal Systems, Inc. White Paper 2016

• Amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Impact on e-Discovery; August 2016, CLE for various law firms in TX.

• Crossing the Great Divide:  Cooperative Parenting Using Parenting Coordinators or Facilitators; ACR 2012 Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA 2012

• Finding a Way Towards Cooperative Parenting using Parenting Coordinators or Facilitators; Texas Association of Mediators Conference, The Woodlands, TX, 2012

• SharePoint Information Governance - Considerations in extracting content for internal investigations, regulatory responses and/or litigation; Panel Discussion; August 2013 ILTA

• eDiscovery in the Cloud; July 2011; presentation for Women in eDiscovery Houston Chapter

• Hosting Documents and Information Management; July 23, 2008, Presentation for The Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA) Houston

• Project Management for Litigation Support/Practice Support; April 27, 2006, Presentation for the Minnesota Association of Litigation Support Managers

• Understanding the Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; November 2006, Presentation for various law firms in NY and DC

• Florida Technology in Education Quarterly, Project Vision:  Invisible Technology, Vol. 4, Number 3, Spring 1992

Enjoy the podcast.

Shawn Edwards

Contact Shawn

Shawn Edwards

(713) 652-0881 office

(281) 642-8297 cell

Granite Legal Systems, Inc.

1201 Louisiana, Suite 350

Houston, TX 77002

(713) 652-0881

www.granitelegal.com

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Wonder Woman in Business, Alma Uldedaj

Alma Uldedaj, Esq.

Alma Uldedaj is currently an Assistant Vice President with Deutsche Bank in Jacksonville, FL where she works as a corporate banking attorney. Alma previously worked as a global markets attorney, residential real estate and banking attorney.  She is an active participant in Deutsche Bank’s Employee Resource Groups. She is the Co-Treasurer for the Multi Cultural Partnership and is a Committee Member for the Americas Diversity and Inclusion Council. She previously served as a mentor at the Tiger Academy Charter School in Jacksonville, FL.. 

Alma currently serves as an advisory board member for CenterForce USA and a faculty member at Executive Institute on Inclusion. She also served as the Vice President of the New Albanian Generation Organization in Bronx, NY. Alma was born in Shkodër, Albania and immigrated to the United States in her early 20’s, settling in New York City. She obtained a Bachelor’s degree from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and earned her Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law. She is admitted to practice law in New York and a registered house counsel in Florida. Alma enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, volunteering, painting, playing volleyball and soccer.

Enjoy the podcast.

Alma Uldedaj

Contact Alma

Email: almauldedaj@gmail.com

LinkedIn: in/alma-uldedaj-bb759370/

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Wonder Woman in Business, Julie Baker

Julie Baker, Esq.

Julie Baker is Sr. Counsel, Employment Litigation for Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).  JLL is a Fortune 500 professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management.  In her role, Julie manages the Company’s employment litigation across the United States.  This includes developing case strategy, managing outside counsel in lawsuits and agency charges, conducting internal investigations, and advising business partners to mitigate litigation risk. 

Prior to working at JLL, Julie worked at Jones Day representing a wide variety of employers in labor and employment matters.  She graduated with her B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.  Although she has returned to her beloved Chicago (or at least a nearby suburb), Julie bounced around for a number of years – almost 5 years in London as a kid, a semester abroad in Santiago, Chile during college, and 2 years living and teaching fourth grade in Brownsville, Texas as a Teach for America corps member.

Julie and her husband, John, are busy raising their two daughters to be adventurous, open-minded, and empathetic.

Enjoy the podcast.

Julie Baker

Connect with Julie:

Julie M. Baker

Sr. Counsel, Employment Litigation

JLL

200 E. Randolph Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601
T +1 312 228 2283  

julie.baker@am.jll.com 
jll.com
One of the 2020 World’s Most Ethical Companies®
Jones Lang LaSalle

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliembaker1/

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Wonder Women in Business Ally, Ari Kaplan

Ari Kaplan

Ari Kaplan, an attorney and legal industry analyst, is an inaugural Fastcase 50 honoree, a fellow of the College of Law Practice Management, and a finalist for the International Legal Technology Association’s Thought Leader of the Year award. He is the author of Reinventing Professional Services: Building Your Business in the Digital Marketplace (Wiley, 2011) and The Opportunity Maker: Strategies for Inspiring Your Legal Career Through Creative Networking and Business Development (West Academic, 2nd Ed. 2016). Kaplan serves as the principal researcher for a variety of widely distributed benchmarking reports, has been the keynote speaker for events worldwide, and is the founder of the Lawcountability® business development software platform and iPhone app. He is an avid swimmer, a self-taught, beginner-level python coder, and a two-time Ironman triathlon finisher.

Contact Ari

Ari Kaplan Advisors LLC
576 Fifth Avenue, Suite 903
New York, NY 10036

(646) 641-0600

Ari@AriKaplanAdvisors.com

Enjoy the podcast.

Ari Kaplan

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Wonder Woman in Business, Kori Carew

Kori Carew

Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer

Kori Carew focuses on inclusive leadership development, cultural fluency, skill building to mitigate bias, and success strategies for professionals from underrepresented groups to innovate, integrate, and operationalize diversity, inclusion, and belonging into the business and practice of law at Seyfarth.

Kori is the firm's external liaison and ambassador on inclusion and diversity for Seyfarth, along with the firm's national Diversity and Inclusion Action Team (DIAT) co-chairs and firm chair and managing partner leading all efforts of national partnerships and client engagement on inclusion and diversity. She works closely with the firm's executive committee, practice department leaders, the national DIAT, and clients as well as office DIATs, the firm's affinity groups, and the Human Resources, Talent Development, Marketing and Business Development, and Recruiting departments.

Kori is an innovative, collaborative team-builder with success working with diverse personalities, backgrounds, training, education, and experience, and in situations with sensitive and political considerations.

Get to Know Kori

TV Shows/Radio:

Dana Being Dana on Naperville Public TV, Exploring Diversity and Inclusion

KCUR Radio special, Hidden Visible: Women of Color in Kansas City

Finding Common Ground by Naperville on Race and Diversity

Podcasts:

Jabot, from Above the Law

Thomson Reuters with Natalie Runyon

Hustle & Flow

The Resilient Lawyer with Jeena Cho

Central Exchange Midwest Leadership Summit

Enjoy the podcast.

Kori Carew

Connect with Kori

Kori S. Carew, Esq. | Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer | Seyfarth Shaw LLP
233 S. Wacker Drive | Suite 8000 | Chicago, Illinois 60606-6448
Direct: +1-312-460-6848
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Website: koricarew.com

kcarew@seyfarth.com | www.seyfarth.com
"Never underestimate the power of being seen." Brené Brown

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