CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 2023 NOMINEES!
Join us on Thursday, September 14th as we honor and celebrate the terrific women business leaders in the Los Angeles community with our awards ceremony, the 2023 Women’s Leadership Awards. With nominees (appearing in the pages of this issue), there are clearly many accomplished and impactful leaders to draw inspiration from. This year, we will name honorees in the following categories:
• NextGen Woman of the Year
• Community Impact Advocate of the Year
• Woman to Watch of the Year
• Mentor of the Year
• Champion of Women
• Executive of the Year
• Emerging Woman-Owned Business Leader of the Year
• CEO of the Year
It’s an event you won’t want to miss!
SPEAKERS & TOPICS
Managing in Today’s Workplace Environment
Roberto Barragan
Managing Director
ICON CDC
Managing in today’s workplace requires evolution. Developing your management style and working with diverse cultures in order to create people-focused success.
Transforming Your Origin Story Into the Power of Connection
Sonya Kay Blake
President & CEO
Valley Economic Alliance
As the daughter of immigrant entrepreneurs, Sonya will discuss how her first job as a tobacco picker helped shape her career. She’ll discuss the power of owning your origin and the superpower that comes from it.
The Balancing Act: Career and Passion Projects
Precious Mayes
CEO and President
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley
As CEO/President of PHV and with over 25 years of healthcare leadership, Precious believes in providing world-class medical care… Read More
My Non-Traditional Path to the C-Suite
Stacey McKinnon
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Marketing Officer,
and Wealth Advisor
Morton Wealth
Stacey McKinnon, CFP®, is the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, and Wealth Advisor at Morton Wealth, an RIA with over $2B in AUM and over 50 employees…. Read More
Advice to My 25-Year-Old Self: What I Didn’t Know
Small Business Institute Director, MBA Director
David Nazarian College of Business and Economics, CSUN
VISIONARIES & LEADERSHIP
Sue Fries
Owner/President
Ecola Termite
Jerri Hemsworth
Chair
Echelon Business Development
Pegi Matsuda, MA, CFRE
Owner
Onboard – Business &
Community Consulting
Shandreka Niblett
Chief Operating Officer
SPECTRUM Commercial Real Estate, Inc.
HannahCamille Thomas
CEO, Mother, Philanthropist
Zodella
INSIDE THE SUPPLEMENT
The Secret to Building a Fulfilling Career
Iregularly meet and mentor women throughout the country and have found the following two questions to be the best to produce… Read More
Survey Reveals Key Opportunities and Challenges for Women Business Owners
This past summer, the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and ADP released the results of a survey of women business owners.… Read More
Women Occupy Increasing Number of Tech C-Suite Positions
Late last year, the Women Business Collaborative (WBC) released its first Women Corporate Tech Executives in America Report with lead sponsor Deloitte and 12 other companies… Read More
EVENT SPONSORS
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