Susan Freeman

March 3, 2020

Communications, Story Telling, Strategy, Team Building

Wonder Woman in Business, Melissa Dinwiddie

Susan Freeman

March 3, 2020

Communications, Story Telling, Strategy, Team Building

Melissa Dinwiddie’s superpower is enabling creativity, whether you believe you’re creative or not, helping you push to the fearlessness side of things to spark innovative ideas all throughout your company. Using LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®, she helps your team “think with their hands,” getting their ideas on the table in 3D. As a visual practitioner, she gets their ideas up on the wall in graphic form, so you can see the big picture—themes AND gaps. Whether in a half-day workshop, a multi-day offsite, or anything in-between, her methods are fun and engaging, and people feel heard and respected while activating both left and right sides of the brain. Teams rave for months about how much fun they had learning. Melissa is a mutiply-certified facilitator of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methods and materials. A professional artist & calligrapher for 15 years, I bring a creative outsider’s perspective to your corporate setting, and now channel my background into graphic facilitation. Also, as a trained improv performer and jazz singer, Melissa teaches teams the skills of collaboration, communication & leaning into uncertainty in high-stakes contexts. As an online business owner since 2010, Melissa has developed the skills to deliver online sessions for distributed, virtual, or hybrid teams.

Melissa’s Book:

The Creative Sandbox Way

Want to live a full-color life? Need a boost in your momentum and confidence? Life is too short to not express the innate creativity inside of you and *The Creative Sandbox Way* is your path to living a more creative life than you ever thought possible.
Filled with paradigm-shifting lessons and stories, journal questions, thought-provoking creative prompts and coloring pages, *The Creative Sandbox Way* will help you take the fear out of creating and bring back the joy.
An excellent antidote for creative burnout, as well as a primer for anyone just getting started with creative pursuits, whatever your form of creative expression and expertise this playbook for creative living will help you learn to be comfortable with and embrace your own, authentic creativity, while offering a compassionate approach to dealing with your demons.
You’ll learn:
Melissa’s 10 fool-proof Guideposts that have helped thousands get joyfully creating.
5 reasons why creative play is good for you, AND for the world (it’s neuroscience, baby!)
Why “I’m not creative” is always a lie, and how to bust it.
How to turn creative blocks into friends.
In short, *The Creative Sandbox Way* is a new approach to your creativity that will transform how you relate to it forever. Whether you’re stalled by perfectionism, impostor complex, or any other form of resistance, this book will help you move forward, learn to play again, create more work, and infuse your life with more happiness as a result.

Buy the book

Contact Melissa:

Creative Sandbox Solutions™

I help large and mid-sized tech companies unleash creativity at every level to...

...increase productivity

...foster innovation

...improve customer satisfaction

...be more competitive

How? Through PLAY!

Custom-designed and facilitated workshops and offsites using LEGO® Serious Play®, applied improvisation, art methods, and graphic facilitation.

Watch Melissa in action:
https://youtu.be/99_8ADMsqHw

Author of The Creative Sandbox Way™

http://creativesandbox.solutions <--consultancy website

http://melissadinwiddie.com <--personal website

http://creativesandboxway.com <--book website

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a_creative_life/

Freeman Means Business

Susan Freeman

February 20, 2020

Legal, Strategy, Women Leaders, Communications, Equity

Wonder Woman in Business, Karen Kupetz

Susan Freeman

February 20, 2020

Legal, Strategy, Women Leaders, Communications, Equity

Karen Kupetz is the Senior Director of Legal Recruiting for Goulston & Storrs, resident in the New York office. She leads the firm’s legal talent acquisition efforts with a specific focus on lateral partners and the successful integration of their practices into the firm. Karen brings an innovative and strategic approach to talent acquisition and integration that is grounded in best practices across recruiting, business operations, marketing, business development and client service.

Karen brings over 15 years of recruiting experience to her role at Goulston & Storrs, both as a recruiter in search agencies as well as in law firms. As a search firm recruiter, Karen often worked alongside law firm leadership and corporate CEOs to identify top talent that aligned with their business and talent management goals. Karen recently served as the National Director of Recruiting for an Am Law 100 firm where she achieved above-market growth and surpassed diversity and inclusion hiring targets while using the most cutting-edge methods available.

Having begun her career as a bankruptcy lawyer in New York and Los Angeles, Karen has first-hand knowledge of what is important to successful attorney integration and uses that experience to help partners make career transitions smoothly.

Contact Karen

Karen Kupetz*

Senior Director of Legal Recruiting

kkupetz@goulstonstorrs.com

New York

+1 212 878 5049

LinkedIn: in/karenkupetz

Freeman Means Business

Susan Freeman

February 19, 2020

Strategy, Women Leaders

Wonder Woman in Business, Valerie Freeman

Susan Freeman

February 19, 2020

Strategy, Women Leaders

Valerie Freeman

Valerie Freeman is the Founder and CEO of a group of specialized companies whose services include staffing, search, outsourcing, project management and consulting. The companies operate under the brand names Imprimis Group, BravoTech, Freeman+Leonard and ANSERteam and operate all over the U.S. Over the years, the companies have been named to the Inc.500/5000, Dallas 100, WPO Fast 50, and Cougar 100 (Univ. of Houston). Recently Valerie was named to D CEO’s Dallas 500 Business Leaders, Power 50 women in Dallas by the Texas Diversity Council, Prism Award from the Council for Inclusion in Financial Services and in past years has also received the Tech Titans Community Hero Award, Women of Distinction Award from the Girl Scouts, Maura Award from the Dallas Women’s Foundation, Athena Award from the Dallas Regional Chamber, and WBE of the Year Award from the Women’s Business Council of the Southwest. She received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alliance of Technology and Women, and the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award from the Dallas Business Journal for her work with Women in Technology. She was an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. She was also inducted into the Women’s Business Enterprise Hall of Fame. She is also a founder and serves on the Investment Committee of Texas Women Ventures and is the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Prime Women Media.

Valerie serves on the Board of the North Dallas Chamber and chairs the Advisory Council for the Alliance of Technology and Women. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Business Education from the University of Houston where she was named a Distinguished Alum.

Contact Valerie

Valerie Freeman | CEO

vfreeman@imprimis.com
T:972.419.1710 | F: 972.419.1799

The People You Need For The Future You Want

Imprimis | BravoTech | Freeman+Leonard

HUMANCAPITAL solutions | Anserteam

Freeman Means Business

Susan Freeman

February 18, 2020

Politics, Strategy, Women Leaders

Wonder Woman in Business, Judy Lloyd

Susan Freeman

February 18, 2020

Politics, Strategy, Women Leaders

About Judy…

Judy Lloyd is a connector who has a 35-year career in government, business and politics. She has owned her own business Altamont Strategies for 11 years, where she manages external affairs, stakeholder advocacy, fundraising and development campaigns. She also works part-time as a senior district representative for State Senator Steve Glazer, handling state and local government relations as well as serving as an informal advisor on innovation and business issues.

In Judy’s Own Words…

I’ve been especially blessed with the talent to connect, motivate and thrive in highly charged environments that demand attention to detail. My husband says my resume should be just three words: Gets Stuff Done.

I enjoy connecting with new people and believe good things happen when citizens and community leaders converge to create pragmatic solutions that are smart for business, good for the environment and help communities thrive.

My interest in public service and political campaigns began while working for my local Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives. From there, I was appointed by two U.S. Presidents to executive branch positions in the federal government, serving three Cabinet Members at the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Labor.

I’ve worked on fundraising, media, and grassroots mobilization for multiple presidential, congressional, state, county and local campaigns. I had the awesome opportunity of working in the U.S. Capitol alongside America's greatest veteran: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole. We still stay in touch. I also have experience in state government, working in the California State Senate.

I'm proud of the work I've done as a public policy professional, private sector small businesswoman, strategic adviser and logistics lead, earning the U.S. Secretary of Labor’s Exceptional Achievement Award and the San Francisco Business Times Woman of Distinction in Politics & Government Award. My passion for workplace flexibility and taking on challenging projects also earned me a chapter in the book, Women Who Paved the Way.

I'm grateful for the community I live in and volunteer for causes that impact police, firefighters, veterans and small businesses. I've also served on local government committees, providing advice on education, transportation and the environment.

I love baseball, football, hiking and cooking homemade Italian food paired with just the right wine. I try not to miss the chance to see a good baseball game or a country or classic rock show.

With the boss, Senator Bob Dole

NFIB Business Advocacy

Judy & her husband, Tim

With her son in Hawaii

Family

Exchange Club Meeting

With Sean Spicer

Judy is in process of writing a book called “Petite Cucina – Recipes and Stories from a Small Italian Kitchen” that will honor my Mom, who passed from pancreatic cancer in 2011. She is also considering a book about my life in business and politics and challenges women face in the political arena. Judy just shot an interview for a documentary called “Failure to Success” that is in the process of filming and released in Fall 2020. [Once available, we will ass all of this to the blogcast.]

Contact Judy

Judy B. Lloyd
Altamont Strategies
Post Office Box 1803 | Danville | CA | 94526
925-847-0104 office | 925-989-0100 cell | @JudyBLloyd | in/judyblloyd94506

Freeman Means Business

Susan Freeman

February 17, 2020

Legal, Strategy

Wonder Woman in Business, Karen Kahn

Susan Freeman

February 17, 2020

Legal, Strategy

Kahn New Head Shots 2019 (2).jpg — Karen Kahn, Ed.D.

Dr. Karen Kahn is a psychologist, certified coach and consultant, and the author of Daunting to Doable - You CAN Make it Rain and 100 Steps to Doable: Pocket-Sized Inspiration for Making it Rain. As the founder and Managing Partner of Threshold Advisors, Karen has worked exclusively with lawyers and law firms for many years as a strategic business development coach and an innovative “thought partner.”

With unparalleled passion and expertise, Karen teaches business development, strategic thinking, clear communication, personal effectiveness, and relationship development. She has a well-established reputation as a "thought leader" and "thought teacher" through her work as a university professor and author, and the developer/leader of more than 200 seminars and workshops for legal associations and law firms.

A psychologist and recognized “gender expert,” Karen has studied gender differences (both men and women) for over 45 years. She is an active force behind the legal industry’s growing efforts to utilize the talents of men and women in ways that allow both to prosper, contribute and create satisfying careers. A passionate advocate for women, Karen received an award from of the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) for her contributions to women in NAWL. She also facilitates gatherings across industry sectors to foster the notion of women advancing women.

Before embarking on a professional consulting career, Karen maintained a successful private coaching/psychology practice. She has a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from University of Virginia and a B.A. from Trinity College in Connecticut.

Daunting to DOable

Are you satisfied with the quality and quantity of the work you have? Are your business development efforts organized, clear and directed? Is your career going in the direction you dreamed of? If you answer “no” to any of these questions, Daunting to DOable is for you. This practical guide to business and relationship development provides step-by-step instructions to move from dreaming about success to having it. You will learn:
• The 3 Step Strategy for business development success
• How to talk to your friends about business
• A formula guaranteed to make rain and advance
• Components of truly effective conversations
• How to engage people authentically using your style
The title describes this book perfectly—if your efforts to make rain feel daunting (and scattered), you CAN make it rain with the easy to follow approach and formula outlined in the book. Using a very informal “coaching voice” Karen Kahn talks to each reader, encouraging them, emphasizing that THEIR way can be leveraged into success, and explaining how effective action can easily and naturally be integrated into his/her personal and professional life. It’s just a matter of WHAT, WHO, HOW! You CAN make it rain with this book in hand…YOUR way. Use this new, step-by-step approach and get out the umbrella.

Buy the Book

100 Steps to DoAble cover.jpg — 100 Steps to DOable

No time to **think** about business development? ***100 Steps to DOable*** is your answer!
This collection of Linked-In posts by highly acclaimed strategic business development coach and psychologist, Karen Kahn, provides you the succinct tips essential to move your rainmaking engine forward. Whatever your level of legal expertise, following one easy step a day will allow you to authentically generate business and even have fun doing it.

Buy the Book

Karen at work

Contact Karen

Karen B. Kahn, EdD, PCC

Threshold Advisors, LLC

Karen@ThresholdAdvisors.com

203-227-7274

Freeman Means Business

Susan Freeman

February 7, 2020

Legal Marketing, Legal, Marketing, Strategy, Wellness, Women Leaders

Wonder Woman in Business, Ellen Cohen

Susan Freeman

February 7, 2020

Legal Marketing, Legal, Marketing, Strategy, Wellness, Women Leaders

ELLEN COHEN, J.D., CPCC, PCC is an executive, business, career and wellbeing coach with over 10 years; experience, certified by both CTI (CPCC) and International Coach Federation (PCC) who works with corporate executives and lawyers across many industries to enhance their productivity and effectiveness, build leadership skills, and cultivate wellbeing and resiliency. Her coaching style incorporates scientific/neuroscience-based coaching, emotional intelligence skills and well-being modalities all designed to help her clients stand out.

With 20 years’ experience as an entertainment attorney, Business Affairs attorney and senior executive negotiating high level talent and business deals in film, TV and digital for major studios including Disney, Sony, Microsoft, Fox, and Showtime, Ellen has a particular expertise in working with lawyers both in law firms or in corporate environments including General Counsel, Business/Legal Affairs and Corporate Legal departments to help them and their team/associates (1) build relationships across different internal functions and clients, (2) enhance their ability to be influential, develop a meaningful professional brand and departmental mission statement and (3) cultivate powerful relationships.

Ellen is an enhanced practitioner in Conversational Intelligence (CIQ) which is about the neuroscience of communication and how our interactions impact our neurochemistry. Additionally, she has studied the neuroscience of stress and its impact on performance, leadership, team building, and interpersonal relationships and her programs incorporate this knowledge to improve productivity, effectiveness and job satisfaction. As a result, she has many resources to offer her clients to deepen their own knowledge, develop new skills and explore new behaviors and habits both within their professional and personal lives.

Representative clients include EVP/SVP/VP level corporate executives in many areas from IT to Finance to Sales to Business Development; Attorneys including Partner/executives at major law firms, General Counsel and in-house attorneys; medical professionals including doctors, medical director; and PhDs at such prestigious companies as Latham & Watkins, Boston Scientific, IMAX, Kaiser Permanente, City National Bank, University of Pennsylvania, Los Angeles County Health, The SEC, CVS, BMI and Cap Gemini.

Ellen received her J.D. from Emory University School of Law and a double B.A. from Brandeis University in Philosophy and French Language & Literature. She also admitted to practice law in the state bars of CA, NY, FL & GA. She earned her coaching certification credentials from CTI and was awarded the PCC credential from International Coach Federation (ICF). She is also a 200 hour Certified Meditation Teacher (Unplug Mediation) and a 550 Hr. Certified Yoga instructor (YogaWorks). She is a contributing editor to Attorney At Law Magazine - Los Angeles edition where she writes about executive coaching issues facing attorneys. She is also a member of the ABA Attorney Well-being committee.

You can find out more about Ellen at Ebccoaching.com

Ellen Cohen, J.D., CPCC, PCC

Founder/Principal