Susan Poser Vice President, Customer & Employee Experience Oracle What advice would you give your 25-year-old self? Advocate early and often for yourself. Early in my career, I believed my hard work and performance would be recognized and rewarded by my management. While it was in some cases, I have found that when I document […]
Meet Strategy Team Member Evan Wahl
Evan Wahl Director, Project Management and Site Strategy Catalent Pharma Solutions San Diego How has your leadership style changed in the last 2 years due to the pandemic? I have become more empathetic and more communicative since meeting in person has been prohibitive. Overcommunicating is paramount to ensure people feel safe, and they feel they […]
Against All Odds
The below stories are amazing in their own respective rights, and demonstrate the power of the human spirit and the individual spirit to navigate life despite the challenges that come our way. The persistence and courage demonstrated by these individuals is being shared with us to encourage everyone to persevere in the face of adversity. While everyone […]
The Power of Intentional Female Friendship
Diane Lofgren and Margaret Bhola coauthored Women I Want to Grow Old With. Diane will be the keynote speaker for the inaugural networking breakfast, San Diego Women Connect, on Tuesday, July 26. Join the conversation! Friendship. It seems so easy. We’ve made them all our lives. But there are times when life throws something our […]
It All Started with a Seven-Year-Old Boy …
Frank Shankwitz will speak at the Inspiration Conference on March 18 at Harrah’s Resort Southern California. Denise Visconti of Women’s Week Partner Littler Mendelson, shares this spotlight: Chris Greicius was seven years old and yearned to be a police officer and “catch bad guys.” There was only one problem: Chris was dying of leukemia and he was running […]
A Message from Kim Coles: Who You Are is Enough
Kim Coles will speak at the Inspiration Conference on March 14 at Harrah’s Resort Southern California. Denise Visconti of Women’s Week Partner Littler Mendelson, shares this spotlight: Kim Coles is an actress, comedienne, author, playwright and television personality who is best known for appearing in the television shows Living Single, The Geena Davis Show, and In Living Color, […]
Out of Apartheid a Champion of Freedom Rises
Naomi Tutu will speak at the Inspiration Conference on March 18 at Harrah’s Resort Southern California. Denise Visconti of Women’s Week Partner Littler Mendelson, shares this spotlight: Apartheid caused many of us around the world to march and protest and boycott in an effort to bring it to an end. To Nontombi Naomi Tutu, who grew up in […]
Padma Lakshmi: Model, Author, Chef, Role Model
Padma Lakshmi will speak at the Inspiration Conference on March 18 at Harrah’s Resort Southern California. Denise Visconti of Women’s Week Partner Littler Mendelson, shares this spotlight: Padma Lakshmi is best known for her role as a model and as the host of “Top Chef.” But she is and has done so much more. Padma was born in […]
Get Ready to Experience the Energy of Elizabeth McCormick
Elizabeth McCormick will speak at the Inspiration Conference on March 18 at Harrah’s Resort Southern California. Denise Visconti of Women’s Week Partner Littler Mendelson, shares this spotlight: Elizabeth McCormick dared women all over the world to dream big when she shattered the glass ceiling in the military and became a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter pilot. She flew numerous command and […]
Celebrating our Local Military Families
Chances are, if you live in San Diego County, you know a friend or a family member who serves, or has served, in the military. San Diego is a military city—it has a rich military history, and currently is home to over 115,000 Active Duty Military and almost 230,000 veterans. Included with these service men […]