Communications

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Wonder Woman in Business, Jennifer Thibodaux

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Jennifer Thibodaux, JD

Jennifer Marino Thibodaux is the founder of JMT Speaks, LLC. She is a seasoned, professional speaker and writer who draws on 15+ years of experience as an attorney and storyteller. She is obsessed with helping other professionals find and embrace their authentic selves to lead their best personal and professional lives. Jennifer speaks about authenticity, overcoming the imposter syndrome, and the art of effective communication.

Jennifer is also a full-time senior editor at a global legal publisher and was previously a partner at the law firm of Gibbons P.C. in Newark, NJ. During her 11 years in private practice, she focused on class action defense, e-discovery management and counseling, and also conducted internal investigations.

Jennifer graduated Seton Hall University School of Law, magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, and Bucknell University, cum laude. She has served as an Adjunct Professor of Appellate Advocacy at Seton Hall Law.

She is an executive committee member of the Women’s Leadership Committee at Seton Hall Law and a longtime trustee of Partners For Women and Justice, a non-profit dedicated to providing pro bono legal services to domestic violence survivors.

Enjoy the podcast.

Jennifer Marino Thibodaux

For more information and to stay connected with Jennifer through her newsletter and blog, visit www.jmtspeaks.com or follow her and JMT Speaks on LinkedIn.

Wonder Woman in Business, Melissa Dinwiddie v.2

Melissa Dinwiddie

Melissa Dinwiddie is the founder, CEO and lead facilitator of Creative Sandbox Solutions, a Silicon Valley-based consultancy that specializes in working with innovative, people-first companies grappling with boring (or nonexistent!) virtual trainings and events. She designs creative, interactive, playful experiences that attendees rave about because they acquire new skills and behaviors and build connections while having fun. One of her flagship offerings, Communicating for Influence is an active-learning program she initially developed for high-performance research teams at Facebook. 

An acclaimed creativity instigator, Melissa is the author of The Creative Sandbox Way: Your Path to a Full-Color Life, an interactive playbook that countless readers have sworn freed them from creative block virtually overnight. 

Melissa’s front-of-room experience ranges from traveling the country teaching calligraphy, to speaking on stages from Connecticut to California, to performing as a singer for audiences as big as 6,500, and presenting at professional conferences internationally. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, she’s become sought after for her expertise in play-based techniques for leading engaging, interactive virtual meetings. When there isn’t a global pandemic going on, she performs improv with a number of different groups in the San Francisco Bay Area.

A graduate of UC Berkeley with a Bachelors in Social Science, and the University of Birmingham, England, with a Masters in Cultural Studies, Melissa lives with her husband in Silicon Valley and spends her free time making art, playing ukulele, or chasing after her rescue kittens, Vinnie and Jack Jack.

Enjoy the podcast.

Melissa Dinwiddie

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Wonder Woman in Business, Kate Krug

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Kate Krug

As a nonprofit leader, mentor, and volunteer, Kate Krug has dedicated her career to the advancement of women, specifically women in underserved communities in New York. Kate’s advocacy for women is reflected best in her impact within Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW). Kate joined the leadership team of NEW in September 2019 and is responsible for creating and executing a communication and fundraising strategy to increase and sustain revenue contributing to an annual budget of $3.8 million.    

Prior to joining NEW, for more than 17 years Kate has raised critically needed funds that have increased career path opportunities for women, aided survivors of domestic violence in finding safety and shelter, empowered veterans with employment opportunities, and assisted those experiencing homelessness. Additionally, Kate sits on the Board of Directors as Treasurer for the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence. 

Kate holds a B.A. in Communications from Seton Hall University and an M.S. in Fundraising Management from Columbia University. 

Connect with Kate

Kate Krug | Vice President of Development and Communications

Pronouns: she, her, hers

Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW)

Hard Hats. Strong Women. Building the Future. 

243 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011

T: 646.291.2373 

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Wonder Woman in Business, Raychel McBride

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Raychel McBride

CEO of Corporate KIN

Raychel McBride is a 10-year Human Resources professional advocating for diversity using data. She is the CEO of Corporate KIN Diversity Strategies, where she uses essential skills such as empathy, accountability, and long-term strategy to create culture transformation. She prides herself on being a strategist and visionary that lives in the land of what could be, not what is. In 2007, Raychel graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Education and later attended Argosy University Chicago to complete her Master of Science in Human Resource Management. In 2020, Raychel obtained her Senior Certified Professional certification with the Society for Human Resource Management.

In her free time, Raychel is the Podcast Host of Freedom & Champagne - a podcast to celebrate diversity through storytelling. Raychel serves as the co-chair for the Forefront Building Board Diversity task force and is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. She volunteers on the NPR Illinois Advisory Board, Forefront Advancing Racial Equity Committee, Illinois Women in Leadership Equity Special Interest Group and a number of Land of Lincoln Community Foundation committees. She was named a Springfield Business Journal Forty under 40 in 2019 and is a graduate of the 2020 Leadership Illinois class. She is the wife of Rich McBride Jr., mother to Raya Johnson, and bonus mom to Dominic Mortenson. 

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Enjoy the podcast.

Raychel McBride

Connect with Raychel

Raychel McBride - SHRM SCP | CEO | Raychel@CorporateKIN.com

Corporate KIN LLC | (217) 691-3925 | www.CorporateKIN.com

Certified State of Illinois Business Enterprise Program (BEP) for Minority, Females, and Persons with Disabilities | Community Foundation Grants & Programs Committee | Building Board Diversity Co-Chair | NPR Illinois Advisory Board | Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. | SHRM Central Illinois Member |  2019 Springfield Business Journal Forty Under 40 | Wooden It Be Lovely Board Member | Forefront Advancing Racial Equity Committee 

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Wonder Woman in Business, Lori Gibson-Washington

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Lori Gibson-Washington

Lori Gibson-Washington, AKA Lori Gee Dub - the lady with 3 names is a laid-back facilitator, a calming speaker, an engaging mediator and a witty blogger that makes her The Calming Communications CoachTM.

Formerly, an instructor for International Business Negotiations at the University of California, Berkeley's International Diploma Program, Sacramento Area resident, Lori Gee-Dub has over 20 years’ experience consulting and coaching in the areas of differences in communications, conflict resolution, and leadership.

A wife, a bonus mom of 2, Gigi of 2 grandsons, a singer, Lori was educated at Georgetown University and UCLA. A certified Transformational Life Coach through the Life Mastery Institute, she is also certified in such personality styles instruments as Myers-Briggs, LIFO, and FIRO Element-B.

GeeDub loves consulting with groups to improve team dynamics for better productivity and profitability, and coaching individual professionals and leaders who are embattled and weary in their current work situations who want to use their wealth of experience to make major mindset and life changes.

Gibson Washington Consulting and Calming Coach Programs include:

  • Creating a Career that Feeds Your Soul - What Will Be Your Legacy?

  • Do You HEAR What I Hear? - The 4 Broadband “Soulutions” for Differences in Communication

  •  The 4 Sacred Shifts to Your Next Best SeasonTM-Choosing Your Thoughts, Words, and Dreams

  •  The 3R’s of Leadership - Going High When “They” Go Low

  •  Funneling Your Way to Success - Market Strategies that Convert Strangers to Clients

As a DEA strategist, program designer and facilitator Lori has:

  • Created and facilitated mentor programs for people of color wanting to promote into leadership positions

  • Designed and moderated DEIA dialogue sessions exploring intergenerational and cultural differences, assumptions, and biases

  • Conducted DEIA audits of websites and social media.

  • Made recommendations for images and correspondence to ensure inclusion and access for women of color.

  • Designed and conducted cultural competency assessments to explore cultural blindspots.

  • Generated reports with results.

  • Held sessions to generate action plans.

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Enjoy the podcast.

Lori Gibson Washington

Contact Lori

Lori Gibson-Washington
The Calming Communications Coach, Gibson Washington Consulting & Coaching

415-225-7128 | LoriGW@thecalmingcoach.com

www.thecalmingcoach.com | www.gwcdiff.com

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Wonder Woman in Business, Emily Woloschuk

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Emily Woloschuk

Emily Woloschuk is an award-winning marketing and business development professional who helps lawyers build their book of business and deliver outstanding client service.

Driven by the belief that effective communication is key to one’s success, Emily takes pride in providing strategic guidance on business development efforts, marketing and public relations, client feedback programs, and digital marketing.

Most recently Emily was the Director of Marketing & Business Development at a litigation boutique. She worked with the lawyers on business development initiatives that supported the firm’s strategic plan. For her work in helping the firm achieve national recognition as a top-tier trial firm, Emily received a Your Honor Award from the Legal Marketing Association Southeast region (LMASE).

Emily is the 2021 President-Elect of the LMASE Board of Directors.

Her passion for communications can be traced back to the 12th grade, where Emily spent significant time working on a speech honoring the Civil Rights leader Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth at the 1992 opening ceremony of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.

Outside of the office, Emily enjoys cooking, gardening, travel, and yoga.

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Enjoy the podcast.

Emily Woloschuk

Connect with Emily

LinkedIn

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

Email

ebwoloschuk@gmail.com

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