85 Broads Media Coverage

Check out this clip from the Today Show, which aired on Friday, May 17 and features 85 Broads members Pamela Ryckman (author of the Stiletto Network), Shauna Mei (founder of AHALife) and 85 Broads founder, Janet Hanson, who speaks about the importance of women’s networks.

Sallie L. Krawcheck, a former executive of Bank of America and Citigroup, has agreed to buy 85 Broads, a global organization that supports women.

Ms. Krawcheck is buying the organization from its founder, Janet Hanson, a former executive of Goldman Sachs, according to an announcement by 85 Broads on Wednesday.

85Broads Member Sonita Lontoh is invited to the White House to honor women champions of change.

The Champions of Change program was created as an opportunity for the White House to feature groups of individuals, businesses and organizations who are doing extraordinary things to empower and inspire members of their communities.

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Shavani Patel is the co-founder of Samahope, a crowdfunding site to fund life-changing and critical medical treatments in developing countries.

They just launched a campaign in time for Mother’s Day, #HonorYourMom: a Mother’s Day campaign for donors to pledge funding for various surgeries as tribute to their moms. Write about why you love your mom, upload a photo of you two, pick an amount (ranging from $5 to $500), and give another mom thousands of miles away the gift of a safe birth.

85 Broads member Julia Lindenthal is the Founder & CEO of Competitive Futures ([competitivefutures.org]). The charity’s mission is to provide and promote financial education in the hope of creating a better world. Julia hopes to raise awareness of the need for financial education while encouraging underprivileged youth to consider careers in financial services.

Ati Williams, broker and owner of Washington, DC based real estate company, DC Home Buzz discusses her shift from commission based real estate services to a flat fee, full service for all real estate listings. Says Ms. Williams, “The flat fee “is an industry disrupter and won’t be welcomed. It is a touchy topic in the real estate sphere.”

A seller under a traditional broker would pay $60,000 to his and the buyers’ agents on a $1 million house. Under her flat fee, that seller would pay $9,900 to Williams’s firm and $30,000 to the buyers’ agent, saving $20,000.

In today’s world if you DON’T make a change you could find yourself swimming upstream and scrambling to make up for potentially huge attrition. The traditional model for building a financial advisory practice was based on what works for men.

According to a study by Boston Consulting Group women are exceedingly disappointed with the financial services industry and within just three years after losing a spouse women will leave their former advisor for good. That alone can add up to some serious loss of business.

As a Financial Advsior you just can’t ignore this segment of the population. So, the more you incorporate a female-friendly style in your practice, the more effective you will be at setting the pace for success in the new paradigm of financial services.

Here’s the thing — it’s not about working from home vs. in the office. That’s too simplistic. Rather, it’s really about the workers themselves and their managers. Having run an all virtual company for nearly five years, I can tell you that not all people are suited to remote work situations and not all managers are equipped to supervise and hold those workers accountable. These and other factors along the human capital chain ultimately determine the efficacy of any virtual or remote work situation.

I recently had the privilege of listening to a speech delivered by David C. Novak, Chairman and CEO of Yum! Brands Inc (“Yum”). As I listened to him share many of his own personal experiences, successes, and failures, I found inspiration on many levels. This article provides a summary of the best leadership nuggets.

Beth A. Stewart doesn’t mind making waves.

Last year, Ms. Stewart, who runs a search firm that specializes in female directors, helped stoke the debate over board diversity by taking aim at the giant social network Facebook. As the Internet company prepared to go public in a much-hyped debut, she worked behind the scenes on a campaign to publicize the lack of women on Facebook’s board. To bolster her effort, she enlisted a women’s advocacy group, which decided to stage a protest at Facebook’s offices in New York in April.

Read this article featuring Power Circle member Beth Stewart and see how she’s fighting to break the gender barrier to the boardroom door.

Well do you?

Find out here on Forbes, where international business expert Aprille Trupiano talks about her 5 C’s of Leadership.

Discover the foundation you must lay to pave the ground for going from a Good Leader to a Great Leader! See for yourself why Forbes readers overwhelmingly responded and this became the #1 “read” of the day.

Learn the basics and take the test to see where you stand. Even better… follow up by having your peers and employees take the test about you and see if your results match up to theirs.

Yes, you may be ready to walk out the door. And yes, you may be more than ready to tell your current employer just what you think.

But should you? If so, how can you do it without ruining your chances for a better position – or worse, ruining your reputation and completely destroying your chances for a great career!?

International business expert Aprille Trupiano gives feedback on her experience and what she advises her clients.

Fox Business Career Accelerator covers strategies for getting feedback from your boss with Caroline Ceniza-Levine, 85 Broads Power Circle Member and career expert with SixFigureStart.

Tips For Controlling Your Financial Future as featured on FoxCT News April 1st, 2013.

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As a Financial Advsior you just can’t ignore this segment of the population. So, the more you incorporate a female-friendly style in your practice, the more effective you will be at setting the pace for success in the new paradigm of financial services.

Work environments today have multi-generational employees and the frustration amongst the age groups is heard loud and clearly in many industries. Millennials are asking for balance and flexibility during the job interview. Baby Boomers are vexed by Generation Y and their tether to technology. Generation X is eager for feedback about their work and also quick to provide criticism of others.

So how does a modern day professional cope with this generational diversity and play well together in the company sandbox? Here is a primer on the generations and their characteristics plus some practical advice for workplace harmony.

Fox News Radio’s Vipp Jaswal Report interviews 85 Broads Power Circle member Hanna Hasl-Kelchner on The Perils of Entrepreneurship.

More specifically, Vipp Jaswal says, "… Every American is a secret entrepreneur and every American has a dream of financial success.

However, few take the daring journey… and those who do need more than just a great idea. They need great advisers and guidance to manage the risks they face on this journey of entrepreneurship.

Hanna Hasl-Kelchner is famously known as the ‘No-Nonsense’ Lawyer. Listen to how she can protect your ideas and take you closer in making your dreams a reality."

Melissa Llarena appears in this Fox Business TV appearance where she was asked to comment on US unemployment and to whether the economy is turning around.

It’s hard to feel appreciated when you don’t hear a peep from your boss.

You get in early, stay late, and work your butt off every moment you’re on the clock. But does anybody notice? Nearly half of working women feel underappreciated at work, according to the American Psychological Association’s new Work and Well-Being Survey.

Sure, it would be nice to score a raise or a promotion. But getting valuable feedback from your boss and knowing you’re appreciated are also key to job satisfaction, says Caroline Ceniza-Levine, career expert with SixFigureStart. Case-in-point: It’s tough to do your best work when you feel undervalued. Even negative feedback can be a good thing; it helps you recognize the areas in which you may need improvement and opens up channels of communication so you can ask for tips on how to address your weaknesses.

Read the rest of the article for more tips.

How do you take a brand and turn it from nothing to number two in less than five years? Zanna McFerson did just that with Truvia, which is now used to sweeten food and beverage products in more than 26 million U.S. households. Even more amazing, she did so within the large, male-run, agricultural giant known as Cargill.

Your goal: a younger, refreshed face. Your worry: looking fake, filled, and frozen. The answer? Devise a cosmetic game plan with your doctor before you do a thing. Dr. Haideh Hirmand is featured in this article.