Susan Freeman

June 26, 2019

Podcasts, Blogs, Politics, Women Leaders

Wonder Woman in Business — and Politics — Joni Wickham

Susan Freeman

June 26, 2019

Podcasts, Blogs, Politics, Women Leaders

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Joni Wickham

Joni is all about grit, grace, and getting things done. A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Joni and her indisputable southern accent arrived in Kansas City almost 10 years ago after leading initiatives within state and federal government as well as advocacy organizations. In her eight years with the mayor’s office—the majority of them spent as Chief of Staff—Joni has proven herself as an accomplished political strategist, communications expert, and organizational leader. She directed public policy initiatives, communications tactics, and administrative decision-making during her tenure, all while promoting women’s leadership and empowerment issues. An artful negotiator, Joni helped steer Sly’s major development projects in Kansas City while raising the city’s profile at the national and international levels. Her front-row seat at City Hall shed light on how local government is still very much a man’s world, and this motivated her to create a first-of-its-kind women’s empowerment initiative, which has been implemented in several major cities.

Prior to her time at city hall, Joni worked with the American Federation of Teachers, the Missouri Department of Transportation, and in the office of Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan. While a student at Meredith College, where Joni received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Studies, she studied abroad in St. Petersburg, Russia. An accomplished alumnus of University of Missouri where she earned her Masters of Arts in Political Science, Joni was the recipient of the 2019 University of Missouri Truman School of Public Affairs Mel Carnahan Public Service Award.

Joni and Kansas City Mayor, Sly James

Joni with her family.

Joni with her daughter's kindergarten class.

Joni and her husband.

Joni creating a new world order!

“New study shows lack of women in local government.”

Read article here.

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Joni Wickham

Connect with Joni Wickham:

Email:

joniwickham@gmail.com

Twitter:

@jonismithkcmo

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joni-wickham-5ba08a156/

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Susan Freeman

June 23, 2019

Podcasts

Wonder Woman in Business, Trish Lilley

Susan Freeman

June 23, 2019

Podcasts

Trish Lilley

Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer

Stroock & Stroock & Laven LLP

A seasoned chief marketing and business development officer, Trish has nearly 30 years of experience in strategic client development roles at several AmLaw firms, including Dechert, Duane Morris, Crowell & Moring, and Fox Rothschild.

In both international and national roles, Trish has developed and executed data-driven business development strategies and marketing initiatives designed to boost revenue, enhance client loyalty and hone lawyers’ BD acumen. She also specialize in recruiting, aligning, developing and motivating strong, successful and collaborative teams.

As 2019 president of the Legal Marketing Association's Northeast Region - the organization's largest - Trish is an active and enthusiastic volunteer leader. A former co-executive editor of Strategies - LMA's flagship publication - Trish served two terms on its Educational Advisory Council, the entity charged with crafting professional development standards for the legal marketing industry.

A regular speaker at industry events and conferences, she writes frequently on issues related to cultivating leadership among lawyers and marketing team members, marketing best practices, and business development coaching.

A former journalist published in papers from The New York Times to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Trish has worked with, for, and around, lawyers for more than 30 years - as a reporter covering the federal courts, a legal recruiter, a bar association executive and in a variety of strategic management roles at major law firms.

Trish is also an active community member, having served in leadership positions with the Volunteers of America, Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technology, Southern New Jersey Development Council, and the Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey. She has also served as an instructor with the Irish Academy of Public Relations.

A Select Few of Trish’s Presentations, Publications & Podcasts:

“Succeeding in a Data Driven World”

June 2019 at GroPro 20/20, New York

”Business Development Coaching for Mid-Sized Firms”

April 2019 at Legal Marketing Association Annual Conference, Atlanta

“Growing Leaders in Your Marketing Department”

February 2019 in Market Leaders Podcast - Ackert Advisory

“Crisis Management Pitch Off: Managing Client Perception During a Firm Crisis”

January 2019 in American Lawyer Media Legal Week

"The Future of Organizational Development: Insights for Building A Results-Driven Marketing & BD Structure"

June 2018 at GroPro 20/20, New York

Trish with her daughter in Paris.

Trish with her grandson.

Contact Trish:

Trish Lilley
Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer

STROOCK
180 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038
D: 212.806.1230

plilley@stroock.com | www.stroock.com

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

Susan Freeman

May 27, 2019

Podcasts, Blogs

Wonder Woman in Business -- and Wine -- Christine Clair of Willamette Valley Vineyards

Susan Freeman

May 27, 2019

Podcasts, Blogs

Christine Collier Winery Director photo credit CWK Photography 2.jpg — Christine Clair, Winery Director

Willamette Valley Vineyards

Christine's love for Oregon wine began at an early age looking up at Willamette Valley Vineyards out the window of her room as the vineyard and winery took shape on the slope of the Salem hills. Christine has always been a familiar face at the winery; as a young girl she would sell her friendship bracelets in the tasting room and run through the vine rows as training for her school’s soccer team.

Christine worked at the winery as a college intern and started making wine while she was a senior to launch her own brand based in Southern Oregon. She also worked as the Director of Troon Vineyard, which earned the accolade Top 10 Hottest Small Brands by Wine Business Monthly under her leadership.

Her life-long connection and passion to fulfill the founders' dream of making world-class Pinot Noir led her back to the winery where she now leads winemaking and vineyard operations, as well as direct sales and marketing. She is training to replace the Founder/CEO upon his retirement.

Christine's effort to establish a national presence for the winery's Pinot Noir was featured in the article "America's Best Value Pinot Noirs" by Wine Enthusiast (November, 2015).

Christine was also honored with Portland Business Journal's 2017 Forty Under 40 Award.

In 2015, Christine co-founded a new company division, Oregon Estate Vineyards, with Jim Bernau, dedicated to building boutique wineries on some of Oregon's most intriguing vineyard sites to continue to create and share the Oregon wine story. The wineries include Elton in the Eola-Amity Hills focused on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, Pambrun in the Walla Walla Valley with Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux-based varietals, Maison Bleue in the Rocks District of Milton-Freewater with Syrah and Rhone-based varietals and Bernau Estate in the Dundee Hills focused on producing méthode champenoise sparkling wine from biodynamically-grown grapes.

In 2018, Christine helped coordinate the Oregon Solidarity wines to help Southern Oregon winegrowers who had their contracts canceled just days before harvest. We team up with other Oregon wineries to collaboratively make and sell the wines with the net proceeds benefiting the Rogue Valley Vintners to support vineyards in the region.

Christine is a graduate of Oregon State University and holds numerous wine certifications from the Wine & Spirits Educational Trust.

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Christine Clair, Winery Director

My conversation with Christine was quite robust and all that was missing was a goblet of the good grape in hand. You too will certainly enjoy the conversation we had in the podcast below:

Enjoy the podcast.

Christine Clair, Winery Director
Willamette Valley Vineyards

Contact Christine

Email: christine.clair@wvv.com

LinkedIn: in/christine-collier-clair-5b378b15

Susan Freeman

May 8, 2019

Podcasts, Blogs

What a Dynamic Wonder Woman in Business, Julie Stapel of Morgan Lewis in Chicago!

Susan Freeman

May 8, 2019

Podcasts, Blogs

Julie Stapel

Employee Benefits Attorney Extraordinaire

About Julie…

Julie helps clients negotiate investment-related agreements of virtually every type, including investment management, trust, securities lending and transition management agreements, as well as many different types of trading agreements. She represents employee benefit plan investors in all types of private fund investments, negotiating fund documentation and side letters to address ERISA and other risk management issues. She also counsels financial services and investment management clients on ERISA compliance.

Co-leader of the firm’s Fiduciary Duty Task Force, Julie also advises on fiduciary governance, including the formation and operation of benefit plan fiduciary committees.

She works with plan fiduciaries to implement ERISA compliance best practices and manage fiduciary risks. She also helps clients remain in compliance with ERISA’s ever-changing reporting and disclosure obligations.

Julie speaks frequently on ERISA-related topics. She has spoken before the Committee on the Investment of Employee Benefit Assets (CIEBA), the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), the John Marshall School of Law, and at various events sponsored by Pension and Investments magazine. In addition to these speaking engagements, she regularly addresses client fiduciary committees and investment staff, performing fiduciary training and presenting updates on changes in the law. She is also president of the Chicago Chapter of Worldwide Employee Benefits Network (WEB).

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, she was a partner in the employee benefits and executive compensation departments of an international law firm, resident in Chicago. Before that, she served as general counsel to a registered investment adviser, gaining experience with ERISA and its impact on investment managers and collective investment funds.

For the Fun Part…

Americans began listening to game shows on the radio and were immediately hooked on the excitement and thrill of competition. As television came of age in the 1940s and ’50s, game shows made a natural transition to the new medium. There’s something about watching contestants match wits onscreen: We love to play along, shouting answers at the television.

“We play games at home, we play games at parties, we go to clubs and play games. Americans love games,” says Bob Barker, host of the long-running “The Price Is Right.” Some game shows were edgy, such as “Who Wants to be a Millionaire,” or they could be educational, such as “Jeopardy.”

Having fun with celebrities became a staple for Julie Stapel. She is bright, dynamic, witty, and has a lot of grit. Just as she tells stories of her lifelong love of game shows, I can bet the celebrities tell stories of Julie Stapel.

Here is her latest great moment on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”?

Contact Julie…

Julie K. Stapel
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
77 West Wacker Drive, Sixth Floor | Chicago, IL 60601
Direct: +1.312.324.1113 | Main: +1.312.324.1000 | Fax: +1.312.324.1001
julie.stapel@morganlewis.com | www.morganlewis.com

Connect with Julie…

LinkedIn:

in/juliestapel/

Twitter:

@JulieStapel

Susan Freeman

May 4, 2019

Podcasts

Wonder Woman in Business, Cheryl Aufdemberge

Susan Freeman

May 4, 2019

Podcasts

Cheryl Aufdemberge

CEO, Big Red Tech Works, LLC

I always say a woman alone has power; collectively we have impact. Traditionally we have been taught to be competitive with one another, because there was such a scarcity of jobs at the top. It’s so clear that strategy doesn’t work. The truth is that raising each other up and channeling the power of collaboration is truly how we’ll change the equation—and have a lot more fun along the way.
There is a boys’ club where women never felt comfortable, so we decided to create a Girls’ Lounge more than six years ago where everyone feels like they belong. We discovered two things:
1. There is power in the pack.
2. You realize your strengths make the table better.
~ Shelley Zalis

About Cheryl

Cheryl is passionate about helping lawyers reach their digital marketing goals. She always wanted to practice law but the opportunity never arose so she chose to become a marketing tech serving the legal community.

Cheryl loves all things tech and social. Her years of experience reside in the realm of websites, blogs, e-marketing, CRM, social media and online research. Cheryl is a member of the Legal Marketing Association (LMA), The Freelance Exchange of Kansas City (FXofKC), International Virtual Assistants Association (IVAA), Social Media Club of Kansas City (SMCKC), and International Legal Technology Association (ILTA).

When she isn't working, you can find Cheryl planning/managing events for local nonprofit organizations.

There is so much about Cheryl that is special, different than most women. As the world tries to pit one woman against another — and many take the bait — Cheryl shows kind support for other women in business. She is a tech genius, understanding SEO and other social media strategies that help businesses and law firms succeed in raising their profiles and building their reputations.

Cheryl understand the art and science of lifting others. That, and she is a very funny woman. I love that about her. I am grateful to have Cheryl in my posse.

**Enjoy the podcast.**

Cheryl Aufdemberge

Cheryl A biopic.jpg — **Contact Cheryl**

Cheryl Aufdemberge, CEO
Big Red Tech Works, LLC
www.bigredtechworks.com
LinkedIn - Cheryl Aufdemberge
Twitter - @Cheryl528

Susan Freeman

May 1, 2019

Podcasts

Wonder Woman in Business, Michelle Tillis Lederman and "The Connector's Advantage"

Susan Freeman

May 1, 2019

Podcasts

Michelle Tillis Lederman

CEO, Executive Essentials

Michelle Tillis Lederman, one of Forbes Top 25 Networking Experts, is the author of four books including the internationally known, The 11 Laws of Likability, and the #1 new release The Connectors Advantage. Michelle is a connection creator and CEO of Executive Essentials, which provides customized communications and leadership programs for fortune 500, non-profit, university and government clients. A former finance executive and NYU Professor, Michelle is a regular in the media appearing on NBC, CBS, Fox, NPR, the Wall Street Journal, NY Times, CNBC, and others. Michelle is known for helping people work better together and advance their individual impact.