Empathy

Wonder Woman in Business, Jennifer Thibodaux

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.

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, Chelsea Behrens

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Chelsea Behrens

Chelsea Behrens is an engaging speaker and career coach who helps her clients find their unique gifts and a career they love.

As a speaker, Chelsea motivates her audience to shift their perspective.
She encourages high participation and provides tangible takeaways for immediate action and positive transformation.

As a coach, Chelsea’s clients have consistent results, going further with their goals than they had anticipated. She helps her clients identify their vision and provides them with tools and insight to bring it to life so they can rise up, earn more, live well, and make a difference.

Having a dynamic career - in film (Marvel Studios), finance, and technology - has taught Chelsea how to live her dreams, face and overcome her fears, and realize expectations far beyond what she thought was possible.

Chelsea enjoys an active lifestyle, lets her curiosity lead her, has a profound love of learning, and is grateful for the life of travel and adventure she shares with her husband Eric.

Tap into knowledge from leading experts with 50+ interviews! Click to watch Chelsea’s online shows Leading With Authenticity and Corporate Career Courage Season One & Season Two!

A portion of Chelsea’s annual profit is donated to charitable organizations that empower underrepresented individuals and youth.

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Chelsea Behrens

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Chelsea Behrens is a speaker, career coach, and owner of Rise to the Occasion. She helps highly driven professional women who are ready for more meaning in their lives by coaching them on how to do what matters most; find work they love doing while leading an extraordinary life.

Her own dynamic career - in film (Marvel Studios), finance, technology, coaching, and speaking - has taught her how to live her dreams and realize expectations far beyond what she thought was possible.

Chelsea’s most recent work includes producing and hosting three online shows, interviewing notable figures in thought leadership. She has been a featured speaker at companies like DocuSign, OneLogin and Providence as an advocate for women’s empowerment and advancement in the workplace.

She is driven by the power of positive change. She believes that authentic and diverse corporate leadership enhances the employee experience and provides all people with a path to rise up.

Website: https://www.risetotheoccasion.com/

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

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seattlerise/

Mobile: (425) 331-9235


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Wonder Woman in Business, Dima Ghawi

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Dima Ghawi

Dima Ghawi is the founder of a global talent development company with a primary mission for advancing individuals in leadership. Through keynote speeches, workshops, training programs, and executive coaching, Dima has empowered thousands of professionals across the globe to develop critical business skills and expand their leadership potential. In addition, she has provided guidance to business executives to help them understand the value of gender-diverse leadership and to develop a multi-year plan for advancing quality leaders from within the organization.

Dima draws from two decades of corporate experience leading global teams and developing future leaders worldwide. She has worked across the United States, Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Africa for several Fortune 100 companies including IBM, Merrill Lynch, and Intuit. Through her work, she has honed a keen expertise in developing leaders to meet the demands of the global workforce. For more information, visit DimaGhawi.com and BreakingVases.com



Wonder Woman in Business, Topaz Smith

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Topaz Smith

At EN-NOBLE, we serve travelers who are frustrated by underwhelming mass market tourism options, who are looking for travel experiences that your typical traveler drives past on a tour bus. We curate authentic and immersive experiences that blend popular tourist attractions with lesser-known cultures. We pledge that 1% of our revenue goes back to be reinvested with our local vendors to build their capacity and travel products.

Due to current travel restrictions as a result of COVID-19, we at EN-NOBLE have curated local tourism initiatives that feature international cultures inside of New York City. 

One of our local tourism initiatives is Peru in NYC! Join us on this adventure showcasing cultural social spaces that highlight authentic elements of Peru. This is a taste and see experiment that will give you an opportunity to explore this country within the five boroughs. Visit our website at www.en-noble.com to book this experience today!

Our founder, Topaz Smith, is a cultural guru and has a background in tourism and policy. She  previously worked at a Leading Hotel of the World in Positano (Amalfi Coast), Italy, served in the U.S. Peace Corps, and worked at a United Nations global initiative in NYC. 

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To learn more about Topaz and EN-NOBLE, please visit our website https://www.en-noble.com/our-story or our instagram https://www.instagram.com/en.noble/ 



Wonder Woman in Business, Barbie Cervoni

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Barbie Cervoni

Barbie Cervoni, MS, RD, CDN, CDCES is a Registered Dietitian (RD) and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES). She currently serves as the diabetes expert and wellness board member at verywell.com, and counsels patients privately. Throughout her patient counseling, she realized that the wealth of information accessible via internet is often confusing and misleading. Therefore, she has dedicated her career to providing people with credible and relevant information that suits their lifestyle and health goals. She believes in individualized nutrition counseling and uses her writing to educate a large population of people.

Barbie graduated from New York University with a Master of Science in clinical nutrition in 2008. Barbie completed a Dietetic Internship and training from Mount Sinai Medical Center and is certified in Adult Weight Management. She has been quoted in a variety of media outlets, including Today’s Dietitian, Everyday Health. When she is not reading or writing about nutrition and diabetes, she is in her in the kitchen, cooking nutritious and delicious meals for her family, exercising, or being active with her husband, two sons, and labradoodle. She believes that food can be medicine and has spent the last four years learning about what foods help her to control cancer and autoimmune disease. She is currently finishing up her plant-based culinary certification with Rouxbe. Lastly, she is an advocate for rare cancer research and participates in Cycle for Survival every year.

Barbie Cervoni

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Verywell has most of Barbie’sarticles: https://www.verywellhealth.com/barbie-cervoni-rd-cde-1086957



Wonder Woman in Business, Meade Hartfield, Esq.

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Meade Hartfield, Esq.

Meade Hartfield has represented clients nationwide in a variety of industries, including financial services, drug and medical device, automotive, aviation, industrial equipment, insurance, and environmental. Her financial services practice includes representing financial institutions, auto-finance lenders and mortgage companies in defensive litigation matters throughout the country, including alleged violations of TCPA, TILA, FCRA, FDCPA and state deceptive trade practices laws. She also spearheads regulatory compliance services in response to pending or new legislation.

Meade has been admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. She is an active member of the Defense Research Institute (DRI), where she serves as Seminar Chair of the Women in the Law Committee, as well as the Women in the Law Liaison to the International Law Committee and the Automotive Section of the Product Liability Committee. Meade also is serving as the inaugural chair of Women in the Law Committee for the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. 

Notable Matters

  • Counsel for national mortgage servicers in their multi-state residential mortgage litigation

  • Counsel for captive auto-finance lender in litigation involving consumer protection statutes and dealer finance

  • Counsel in successful defense of mortgage services provider in cases involving alleged RESPA, TCPA, FDCPA, TILA, FCRA, wrongful foreclosure and other state law violations

  • Counsel in successful representation and summary judgment monetary award in favor of financial services provider in invoice factoring case

  • Counsel in successful defense of major automotive manufacturers in product liability and warranty cases

Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Journal: Women in the Law

Words to Remember: Mother's Sayings Help Us Get Through the Pandemic

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