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Wonder Woman in Business, Leigh Dance

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Leigh Dance

CEO

E. Leigh Dance

Corporate legal and compliance leaders turn to Leigh to help them improve performance, develop strategy, promote the value of legal/compliance, advocate for their business, lead remote global teams, organize their retreats and assist with particular needs.
 
Leigh is known for her in-depth international experience, and her unique understanding of both buyers and sellers of legal services globally.  Her entire career experience is multinational, including  more than 20 years living and working in both the US and Europe. Leigh speaks English, French and Italian.

Law firms retain Leigh and ELD International to:  improve strategies and actions in select groups and geographic markets; organize client-facing programs to raise profile and build relationships with legal services buyers; and conduct research with buyers worldwide, to improve marketing and BD initiatives.

Founder and Executive Director of the exclusive roundtable group, Global Counsel Leaders Circle, Leigh develops and moderates many of the Global Counsel Leaders programs, including those of the prestigious Leaders Circle. From 1999-2009, LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell (LNMH) retained Leigh to organize and facilitate Counsel to Counsel: A Forum on Best Practices in Delivering Corporate Legal Services, an initiative she co-founded.  She has participated in hundreds of corporate counsel roundtables in 23 countries on all continents.

Building on a financial services and public policy background, Leigh was a VP at JP Morgan Chase for 7 years, where she had management and director assignment in product management, marketing, business development and new business launches, across 20 countries. 

A recognized thought leader, her articles on the role of the General Counsel, legal risk, regulatory challenges, governance and compliance have been published in The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, American Lawyer, Legal Week and other publications. Since 2015, she has been the Global In-House columnist for ALM’s Corporate Counsel.  Leigh’s book BRIGHT IDEAS: INSIGHTS FROM LEGAL LUMINARIES WORLDWIDE, a collection of essays, is available on Amazon. 

Leigh has an MBA (high honors) in International Management and a BA, International Relations (honors).  In 2012, she was inducted as a Fellow in the College of Law Practice Management and in 2016, she was a judge in the British Legal Awards. 

Now available! Our 2022 2nd Annual Comprehensive

ESG Report for Corporate Legal & Compliance Leaders!

CLICK LINK: Our 2022 2nd Annual Comprehensive ESG Report for Corporate Legal & Compliance Leaders!

Thank you to the many corporate legal teams and law firms that ordered our First Annual ESG Report published in December 2020. We contributed $4,600 of our proceeds to 3 non-profits taking action on climate change and critical social issues. Plus, all of our Global Counsel Leaders Circle members received the report free as a member benefit!

We’re so excited to release Global Counsel Leaders’ new 2022 ESG Report in early January 2022! It features Commentaries from various General Counsel, Chief Sustainability Officers and other subject matter experts. You will find useful case examples and get insights on key regulatory and reporting trends in EMEA and North America.

E. Leigh Dance and our research manager assembled this exceptional content for the 2022 ESG Report with Global Counsel Leaders’ own research and findings in conversations with more than 1,000 in-house leaders. The report discusses their ESG roles, approaches, challenges, plus connections to other parts of the business including supply chain, trade and government affairs.

Order your Global Counsel Leaders’ 2022 ESG Report now for $120 USD at the link below. 50% of profits will go to charitable ESG organizations.

For more information and a free download my articles in the Insights section at

 https://globalcounselleaders.com

To order the 2022 ESG Report, this link.  50% of profits from the 60+ page Report are donated to environmental sustainability and social impact non-profits. 

https://globalcounselleaders.com/gcl-2022-esg-report

For the first annual 2021 report, $4,600 was contributed (the lion’s share of profits).

Enjoy the podcast.

Leigh Dance

Connect with Leigh

E. Leigh Dance, Managing Director

ELD International LLC

www.ELDInternational.com     www.GlobalCounselLeaders.com 

Email: eldance@eldinternational.com

LinkedIn: in/e-leigh-dance-661854/

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Wonder Woman in Business, Sheila Murphy v.2

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Sheila Murphy, Esq.

For over 20 years, as both a senior legal executive and a coach, Sheila Murphy has been working with intelligent, accomplished lawyers to gain greater control over their careers, compensation, and courage. Her passion is helping women in the profession to go from uncertain and uninspired to unstoppable. 

After 20 years of successfully litigating and developing and coaching talent in corporate America and law firms, Sheila is pursuing her passion for helping others reach their full potential. Leading with passion and purpose, Sheila is CEO and President of Focus Forward Consulting LLC and Chief Learning & Talent Officer of WOMN LLC, which are focused on having lawyers and leaders achieve their career and business goals.

In 2018, Sheila retired as Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at MetLife where she provided litigation, regulatory and risk mitigation advice. As a well-respected thought leader, Sheila served as an executive sponsor to MetLife’s U.S. Women’s Business Network, co-chaired the Legal Affair’s Academy providing developmental opportunities to legal and compliance professionals worldwide and served as a member of its U.S. Task Force on diversity.  Prior to joining MetLife, Sheila was at the law firm of Thacher Proffitt & Wood. 

Sheila is a member of the Boards of Directors of National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL). Sheila serves on the advisory board of Transforming Women's Leadership in Law and co-chairs the CARE’s Women’s Network of New York, which works on eradicating poverty through empowering women and girls. Previously, she was a member of the Board for Read Alliance and PowerPlay, NYC.

Sheila received  from Corporate Counsel and In-house Counsel the Women, Influence, Power in Law, Lifetime Achievement Award  for her commitment to advancing and empowering women in the legal profession. Women’s Venture Fund awarded Sheila the highest Leaf Award in recognition of her commitment to helping others advance in their careers. She was named a Most Influential Irish Woman by the Irish Voice, a Leading Women Lawyer in NYC by Crain's New York,  a Business 100 honoree by Irish America and one of 250 Inspiring Women Entrepreneurs by Databird Journal. Sheila also has received the Benchmark Litigation In-house Award at the Americas Women in Business Awards, the Virginia S. Mueller Outstanding Member Award from NAWL and a First Chair award for hard work, innovation and significant contributions to the legal community. 

Sheila is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she served on the Comparative Labor Law Journal and the School of Management at the State University of New York at Binghamton where she graduated magna cum laude.  Sheila earned her Associate Certified Coach and Certified Professional Co-Active Coach from the International Coaching Federation and the Co-Active Leadership Institute, respectively.

Sheila is a frequent speaker on litigation and regulatory issues, talent, and business development, leadership and diversity.

Awards

  • Life Time Achievement Award, Women Influence & Power in Law- In-house Counsel (2019)

  • 250 Inspiring Female Entrepreneurs- DataBird Business Journal (2019)

  • Business 100 Honoree - Irish America (2018)

  • Leading Women Lawyers in NYC - Crain’s New York Business (2017)

  • Top Assistant / Associate General Counsel - First Chair Awards (2017)

  • Benchmark Litigation In-house Award - America’s Women in Business Law Awards (2015)

  • Virginia S. Mueller Outstanding Member Award -National Association of Women Lawyers (2015)

  • Most Influential Irish Woman Award - The Irish Voice (2011)

  • Highest Leaf Award - Women’s Venture Fund (2010)

Enjoy the podcast.

Sheila Murphy, Esq.

Connect with Sheila

LinkedIn: in/sheilamurphyfocusforward

Email: sheila@focus-forward-consulting.com

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Wonder Woman in Business, Tatia Gordon-Troy

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Tatia Gordon-Troy

Tatia L. Gordon-Troy uses the hashtag, #behindthebook, because she has been the brains behind hundreds of books written by attorneys during her 30-year career as an editor, writer, and publisher. As the former head of publishing for the American Immigration Lawyers Association where she was responsible for a $4 million annual budget, Tatia was instrumental in transforming many attorneys into successful authors and thought leaders. For the past six years, she has continued to work with attorneys and other professionals to independently publish their work and leverage their expertise to better market themselves and their practices while attracting high-end clientele. She also works closely with small associations to strategically approach ways to build non-dues revenue using content and teaching how to repurpose, reuse, and recycle content to increase member outreach.

Because traditional publishing is restrictive and slow-moving, Tatia was drawn to the flexibility and excitement surrounding the world of independent publishing, which has given her the opportunity to learn, experiment, and lend her publishing expertise to a number of independent publishing clients to ensure the quality and professional presentation of their work.

Tatia is a creative yet analytical thinker, able to use both sides of her brain to accomplish her clients’ goals. She’s been known to breathe new life into stagnant and faltering publications, to create new ones with new perspectives. She refers to herself as a grinder because, “I roll up my sleeves and get sh*t done.” Tatia is skilled at seeing a need, a niche, or an opportunity for enhancement or creation of a new product or service to support audiences and drive new revenue sources.

After becoming a victim of downsizing at the age of 49, Tatia was determined to not stay a victim for long. Unfortunately, Tatia’s mother was suffering from dementia and in need of her attention as well. Her decision to start a business rather than jump back into the rat race stemmed from necessity and a desire to be her own boss. She brokered an outsourcing deal with her then-former employer and the rest is history. For three years, her family never knew she had been separated from her job—that’s how determined Tatia was to make her business work and to keep the bills paid.  

Tatia is an accomplished writer with a background in TV and print journalism. She’s ghostwritten for attorneys, a congressman, and several association presidents. She is quite proud of some of her most recent writing projects, which were sample research papers she wrote during the pandemic to help college students improve their writing skills.

Tatia is a Maryland attorney, an experienced and prolific writer, and an award-winning editor who is passionate about good writing and making people sound better than they ever thought they could. What author wouldn’t want that? She is the CEO of her own publishing consultancy and author services company, Ramses House Publishing LLC, visit www.publishingforlawyers.com. Follow her on LinkedIn, Twitter @tatia_troy, and search Clubhouse @behind the book. She also can be reached at tatiatroy@ramseshp.com.

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Enjoy the podcast.

Tatia Gordon-Troy

Connect with Tatia

Tatia L. Gordon-Troy, Esq. |Founder & CEO |Editor, Writer, Publisher

Ramses House Publishing LLC: Outsourced Editorial & Author Services 

Helping Attorneys Self-Publish to Leverage Their Expertise!

Building Revenue Streams | Publishing Books & Magazines | Editing & Writing for Professionals & Associations

tatiatroy@ramseshp.com  | www.ramseshp.com | Follow me on LinkedIn

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Wonder Woman in Business, Tammy Ramos

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Tammy Ramos, Esq.

TAMMY RAMOS, J.D. is an Executive Consultant for Inclusion Inc. with over 20 years of experience in executive coaching in diversity, equity and inclusion, leadership development, career consulting, program design and workshop facilitation. She is especially adept at coaching through difficult situations and partnering with executives to develop resiliency and positive outcomes. She enjoys helping organizations to develop customized Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives and programs to create company cultures that value every individual for their uniqueness. Tammy is especially skilled at facilitating groups with people from diverse backgrounds, bringing them together to accomplish a shared mission for success. She approaches every training with the end in mind – a greater sense of appreciation for the individual, and the team as a whole to drive positive outcomes. She is trained in both the Inclusive Leader 360™ and the Global Inclusion Scorecard. She provides one on one coaching, group coaching, team building, conflict resolution and retreats to organization who desire to build strong, effective teams.

A world traveler, Tammy has visited over 15 countries and lived in both Mexico and England, speaks fluent Spanish and brings a wealth of knowledge about cross cultural skills, cultural humility, inclusion, and understanding the traditions and customs that define a culture. She loves to help organizations transform their corporate cultures to become places where all employees feel like they belong. These transformations happen when leaders commit to, and do the work to become inclusive leaders.

Tammy has successfully established herself across several industries with direct experience in corporate, law, academia, technology, faith-based organizations and nonprofits, healthcare systems, and consumer products. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Notre Dame Law School and her Bachelor of Science in Economics & Business Administration with a double major in Spanish from Saint Mary’s College of California.  She serves on the University of Notre Dame’s Board for the Sacramento Club as the Diversity Coordinator.

A first-generation Latina, Tammy has been an inspirational keynote speaker and facilitator at conferences and workshops. As the Executive Director of LatinaVIDA, a nonprofit organization with the mission to inspire the next generation of Latina executives, Tammy has grown the organization by expanding services to include a stellar coaching program with Latina coaches throughout the world.

In her free time, Tammy is an avid hiker who has hiked hundreds of miles of trails and climbed numerous mountains throughout Northern California. She uses these adventures to share real life stories of perseverance, determination, and an attitude that says, “Yes I can and yes I will!”

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Enjoy the podcast.

Tammy Ramos

Connect with Tammy

Tammy Ramos, J.D.|Executive Director "Inspiring the Next Generation of Latina Executives"

Cell (707) 208-5446
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Wonder Woman in Business, Meldie Moore

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Meldie Moore, Esq.

Moore Law for Children

Meldie Moore, a former prosecutor in Orange County, California, uses her expertise in trial and negotiation to help grow and strengthen families. Moore Law for Children is a comprehensive care family law firm. Meldie lives with her husband and two sons in Laguna Beach, California.

Education and Honors

Meldie Moore graduated with honors from Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania. During her college years, she volunteered as a big sister and as a teacher’s aide at a preschool for special needs children. Meldie moved to California, where she graduated cum laude from Pepperdine University School of Law. During law school, Meldie worked as a judicial clerk for California Supreme Court Justice Armand Arabian and externed at the Los Angeles County Counsel’s Office, Division of Children’s Services. She served as an associate editor on Pepperdine’s law review and competed nationally on the moot court team. In 2009, Meldie furthered her legal education by obtaining a Masters in Law at Chapman University School of Law. She authored a legal article that was published in the California State Bar Journal in 2011. In 2013, Meldie published an article in the Orange County Lawyer Magazine entitled “Senate Bill 115 Would Give Sperm Donors Standing to Petition for Paternity.” [Read the Article] Meldie also published a 2019 article for OC Lawyer on Special Education, titled “Learning your ABCs, 123s, and IEPs: Special Education in Public Schools.”

Career and Service

Passion for public service, and a desire to help women and children, led Meldie to a career in the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. She was a prosecutor for 16 years. During that time, Meldie completed over 100 criminal trials and hundreds of preliminary hearings on felony cases. Meldie specialized in legal research and writing for a large portion of her career. She researched, wrote and argued over 250 felony motions, and she has argued before the Court of Appeal. She also developed and conducted training for the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, various police agencies, colleges, and law schools. Meldie served as an adjunct professor at Western State School of Law, teaching classes on research and writing, and domestic violence. 

During the course of her career, Meldie was committed to protecting the citizens of Orange County, especially the most vulnerable, children. Her passion was helping families of domestic violence, and she was specially assigned to handle these cases at both the misdemeanor and felony level. For her outstanding service to victims and witnesses of domestic violence, Meldie was awarded the “Courts Community Service Award” by Victim Assistance Programs, CSP, Inc., and recognized for her hard work and dedication to the community by the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Meldie was also recognized as a “Diligent Prosecutor” for tenacity in the prosecution of DUI cases and sensitivity to the needs of DUI victims by MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving).

Law Partnership Dedicated to Children

This commitment to and compassion for helping women and children led Meldie to enter the law partnership of Gurwitz Moore in 2010, a boutique law firm assisting families with children with special needs, children experiencing discipline issues at school and in the criminal justice system, and family formation through adoption and assisted reproduction. In 2012, Meldie opened her own law practice, Moore Law. Meldie continues to grow her firm, practicing with her team at Moore Law for Children, Professional Corporation, in these specialized areas.

Practice Areas:

  • Adoption

  • Assisted Reproduction Technology

  • Estate Planning

  • Family law

  • Juvenile Delinquency

  • School Discipline

  • Special Education

  • Title IX Investigations

Education:

  • Chapman University School of Law, Orange, California, 2009 L.L.M.

  • Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California, 1994 J.D.

  • Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1990 B.A.

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • California Association of Lawyers for Education (CALE), Co-Founder and Co-President

  • Orange County Bar Association (OCBA)

  • Orange County Women Lawyers Association (OCWLA)

  • California State Bar Association

  • American Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (AAAA)

  • Academy of California Adoption Lawyers (ACAL)

  • National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)

  • Past Employment Positions:

  • Gurwitz Moore, L.L.P., Partner, 2010-2012

  • Orange County District Attorney's Office, Deputy District Attorney, 1994-2010

  • Western State Law School, Adjunct Professor, 2002-2003

READ MORE ABOUT MELDIE:

“A SON’S PERSPECTIVE ON HIS MOM”

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Enjoy the podcast.

Meldie Moore

Connect with Meldie

Meldie Moore

Founder and Director, Moore Law for Children

(949) 336-7711  

meldie@moorelawoc.com

.moorelawoc.com

361 Forest Ave., Suite 201, Laguna Beach, CA 92651

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Wonder Woman in Business, Joleen Hughes

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Joleen Hughes

The Lawyer Who Rocks

Joleen Winther Hughes is the founder, principal, and fearless leader of HMLG. With experience that spans the technology, entertainment, and digital media world, Joleen created HMLG specifically to support entrepreneurs, innovators, and visionaries of all sizes who push the boundaries in business.

As a longtime entrepreneur herself, Joleen also understands the practicalities of starting and running a successful business. Over the years, Joleen has contributed her expertise and insight as a strategic advisor to companies navigating all aspects of their business from formation/structuring, operations, launch, fundraising, growth, strategic relationships and alliances, implementation of processes, and – her favorite – deal-making.

Joleen has been an important team member on her clients’ executive staff for nearly 2 decades in businesses ranging from gaming, product development, technology, consumer products and services, motion pictures, e-commerce, and everything in between.

Prior to owning and operating her firm, Joleen served as Senior Counsel to the media/technology company that invented streaming media and was one of the first lawyers who created the business and legal models which brought media to consumers via online and mobile platforms. 

As an entrepreneur, Joleen owned a successful artist management and production company during the height of the 90’s Seattle music explosion. She sold a successful Irish pub business co-owned with her husband. She also is an acting CEO for a worldwide stationery company and a best-selling romance author under her pen name.

Joleen regularly speaks at events and conferences on entrepreneurship, media, and business matters. You can hear her interview business badasses on her podcast The Lawyer Who Rocks.

Joleen’s also an avid supporter of the arts, serving as Vice President on the Seattle International Film Festival Board and as a Music Commissioner with the City of Seattle.

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Enjoy the podcast.

Joleen Hughes

Connect with Joleen:

Joleen Winther Hughes

HUGHES MEDIA LAW GROUP

Founder and Principal

3213 Harbor Avenue SW, Suite A2

Seattle, Washington 98126

www.hmlglaw.com

Office: 206-774-0879

Direct: 206-452-1553

Mobile:  206-794-6844

Fax: 206-260-9300

  

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