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 […]

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 […]

Living with Intent in the Digital Age

Mallika Chopra will speak on Opening Day on March 14 at California Center for the Arts. Denise Visconti of Women’s Week Partner Littler Mendelson, shares this spotlight: As Mallika Chopra’s TEDx Talk begins, she starts with a story with which we are all too familiar: while speaking to an audience about lofty concepts like intent, wellness, balance, […]

The Power of Reassurance

Amy Cuddy is known around the world for her 2012 TED Talk–the second-most viewed talk in TED’s history. Cuddy gives a keynote presentation on Friday, March 18 at San Diego Women’s Week’s Inspiration Conference. Jeff Meyer offers this reflection: As the lecture went underway, I watched with casual interest as Cuddy explained her curiosity with body language and how […]

What’s Your Signature Style Number?

I have nothing to wear! I need a new dress! What should I wear? I can’t go to that fancy cocktail party, what would I wear? Sound familiar? How is it that we women can walk into a closet full of clothes and still have nothing to wear? My husband used to laugh at me […]

Financial Wellness in the New Year

When I left teaching and started in the Financial Services Industry almost 20 years ago, I was one of three women out of an 80-person sales force. That was standard. Today, things have changed. This became rather apparent at the 2015 North San Diego Business Chamber’s San Diego Women’s Week, where I had the pleasure of volunteering with a group of […]