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EVERYDAY SHEro: Teela Jackson – A Model for Living, Working and Serving

By Susan Hitchcock Founder & Host Emerita of Women in Leadership Teela Jackson is an exemplary leader in the talent and human resources field. Widely known and respected as a consummate professional, she’s VP of Talent Connections LLC, past president of SHRM-ATL, on the Advisory Board of HR.com, an HR Conference speaker and MC and […]

January 25, 2023 View Article

Next Generation SHEro: Natalie Flanders – Balancing Helping Others with Self Care

By Susan Hitchcock Founder & Host Emerita of Women in Leadership Still in her twenties, Natalie Flanders is a truly inspiring young woman who has accumulated experiences, accolades, and wisdom far beyond her years. She’s an entrepreneur, a non-profit founder and Certified Non-Profit Professional (CNP), Reiki Master, Sound Practitioner, and a Certified Trauma Support Specialist! […]

December 14, 2022 View Article

Leadership Character Makes ALL the Difference

By Susan Hitchcock Founder & Host Emerita of Women in Leadership In my entire 25 year career in corporate America working for BellSouth (now AT&T), I never heard of “leadership character.” Clearly the company provided a lot of different management development programs and for several years as part of my own career path, I was […]

October 25, 2022 View Article

Next Generation SHEro: Elizabeth Rowe – Climate Change ‘Whisperer’

By Susan Hitchcock Founder & Host Emerita of Women in Leadership Professionally, Elizabeth Rowe is engaged in what might be described as a “hot” – but often divisive – field. While her business is environmental management consulting, perhaps her vision statement best defines her true focus. In her own words, Elizabeth says, “I’m passionate about […]

September 26, 2022 View Article

Leslie Z. Ramirez: Next Generation SHEro – Turning Obstacles into Opportunities

By Susan Hitchcock Founder & Host Emerita of Women in Leadership Leslie Ramirez is a perfect example of a Next Gen SHEro. A first generation Mexican-American, her story starts with unbelievable challenges as she grew up poor, disenfranchised and even abused. But, without a hint of “woe is me” mentality, Leslie has turned every obstacle […]

August 17, 2022 View Article

A Paradigm Shift in Work and Life

By Susan Hitchcock Founder & Host Emerita of Women in Leadership With over five decades of work experience, multiple leadership roles, as well as two full-time, very different careers now completed, I’ve learned a lot and I’ve “earned my spurs.” Perhaps it’s worth sharing a personal perspective on how work and life have changed, including […]

July 21, 2022 View Article

Margaret O’Neal: 2022 & Beyond – The Sky’s the Limit – Next Generation SHEro

By Susan Hitchcock Founder & Host Emerita of Women in Leadership The more you learn about Margaret O’Neal, the more her future appears limitless. After all, she’s a 2022 Georgia Tech graduate with an industrial and systems engineering degree. She also completed four years of ROTC and is commissioning in the Army this summer as […]

June 15, 2022 View Article

Bintou Tunkara: Advocacy in Action – Next Generation SHEro

By Susan Hitchcock Founder & Host Emerita of Women in Leadership Bintou Tunkara is an Atlanta, GA native, a Gambian-American, a young Muslim black woman, and a first generation college student. She’s currently a senior at Agnes Scott College (ASC) graduating in May, 2022 with a major in political science and a focus in business […]

March 24, 2022 View Article

Erika Hamden, PhD: A Genuine Galactic Explorer

By Susan Hitchcock Founder & Host Emerita of Women in Leadership Meeting and being inspired by a highly respected astrophysicist while on a Caribbean cruise vacation was quite unexpected. Nevertheless, that’s exactly how this SHEro profile came to be. Dr. Erika Hamden was a special speaker onboard the Celebrity Millennium at the end of December […]

February 16, 2022 View Article

Constance Dierickx, PhD: Decision Making Expert and Consultant of the Year

By Susan Hitchcock Founder & Host Emerita of Women in Leadership There are people who are fascinating to talk to, and Dr. Constance Dierickx is certainly one of them. Of course her credentials and accomplishments are impressive – a clinical psychologist; company president; trusted business advisor and executive coach; author and keynote speaker; HBR and […]

November 17, 2021 View Article