PR
Nealy Gihan, APR, is a seasoned communicator with 25 years of experience spanning print journalism, corporate communications, nonprofit work, and government communications. But as she puts it: "At heart, I will always be a journalist." That drive to tell good, impactful stories has propelled her through every phase
Women Who Lead
Lacy Talton is Partner and Co-Founder of Evergreen & Oak, a global PR and marketing agency headquartered in North Carolina's Research Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill). The agency specializes in B2B tech, including adtech, healthtech, and martech, and has secured coverage for clients in major publications like
Women Who Lead
Margaret Watts Romney's first students of the day walked into her studio at 6:15am for cello lessons - teenagers in pajama pants, barely able to function. Despite their shared battle with circadian rhythms, they had a job to do. The parents were paying her to somehow get
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Charlie Le Rougetel founded Big Top in 2014 after two decades creating campaigns for major consumer and B2B brands. With more than 30 years of experience in communications, she has worked across consumer and B2B sectors helping brands, organisations, and events grow their reach and reputation. Today, Big Top is
Wellbeing
At 16, standing on a rooftop in Iran during revolution and war, Dorna Djenab fell in love with Life. Not with her life. With Life itself. With creation. With beauty. One spring afternoon while standing by a balcony with her best friend, everything became clear. She saw a cat walking
Leadership isn't a choice between heart and hustle. It's the powerful fusion of both. Announcing Soul + Strategy, a new book series that takes you inside the unfiltered stories of the female executives who are rewriting the playbook on modern leadership. SOUL + STRATEGY Unfiltered Wisdom from Women
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When George Blizzard and Nicky Regazzoni launched The PR Network in 2005, they didn't set out to become pioneers. They just wanted to solve a problem they saw everywhere: brilliant, senior PR professionals leaving the industry because traditional agencies couldn't accommodate working parents or anyone who
Unfiltered Wisdom from Women Leading with Purpose
Jennifer Larson, LCPC, NCC is the Founder of Concentric Counseling & Consulting, a Chicago‑based group practice providing comprehensive outpatient mental health therapy for individuals, couples/relationships, tweens, teens, and families. In addition to therapy, Concentric offers select intensives and consulting services. Our clinicians provide specialized, tailored in‑person and
When George Blizzard and Nicky Regazzoni launched The PR Network in 2005, they didn't set out to become pioneers. They just wanted to solve a problem they saw everywhere: brilliant, senior PR professionals leaving the industry because traditional agencies couldn't accommodate working parents or anyone who
Jane Hales has spent over 30 years building and exiting businesses, serving as a board director, business accelerator coach and mentoring founders. She co-founded Sapio Research, an award winning market research agency inspired by social enterprise principles, and stepped back from day-to-day operations to become an active shareholder and board
Marie Torossian CPA, PLLC is a business advisory and strategy-focused accounting firm serving established service-based businesses with $750K+ in revenue. The firm specializes in financial clarity, strategic insight, and value-driven planning to help growth-minded owners improve profitability, scale with confidence, and build long-term business value. Preferred contact email: marie@marietorossiancpa.
Mary Axelsen knows what it means to choose courage over comfort, and she's done it more than once. In her twenties, as a single mother and sole provider, she left corporate America to attend college full-time. She worked three part-time jobs, raised her daughter, volunteered, and graduated debt-free.
Fran Benedict is the founder of Simply Mindful LLC, built on a simple truth: everything you need is already within you. With nearly 20 years in wellbeing, mindfulness, and organizational health, she creates space for individuals and teams to reconnect with what they already know. Contact email: fran@simplymindful.com
Before her health collapsed, Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell wore productivity like a badge of honor. She was chronically exhausted but called it "being driven." She ignored pain, inflammation, brain fog, and a nervous system that never powered down. She normalized operating at 120% and spiritualized overworking by calling it purpose.
Juliet Peters spent a decade as a television journalist before law school, working in Ohio, Corpus Christi, and Milwaukee. She always wanted to be a lawyer, but her love for journalism put that dream on pause. After graduating from Arizona State University College of Law, she worked as a civil
Suzanne Haynes didn’t leave her structured career because it failed. She left because, quietly and persistently, her life no longer fit the person she was becoming. For years, she built a successful path in the pharmaceutical industry while coaching fitness on the side. From the outside, everything looked right
Natalie Pryde spent over 25 years in executive-level Environment, Health, Safety, and Sustainability roles, leading diverse teams globally across automotive, commercial real estate, oil and gas, and life sciences. She held leadership positions at major corporations, served on the MDEQ Green Chemistry and Engineering Steering Committee, and was a member
In November 2019, Margo Wickersham noticed blood in her urine. She thought she had a urinary tract infection. Three months later, she was diagnosed with bladder cancer. Her first doctor diagnosed her with Stage 1 High Grade Urethral Carcinoma and prescribed BCG therapy. But something didn't feel right,
Ishil K. Ozturk knows what most consultancies get wrong: they deliver brilliant strategy, present polished slides, and disappear just as assets hit their most vulnerable phase (commercialization, governance battles, and investor scrutiny). After building her career at the intersection of management consultancy and operating roles at Procter & Gamble and