Virtual Leadership Lunch Series

Lori Kaufmann, author of Rebel Daughter, and her literary agent, Rena Rossner, will dive into how to write a book and get published at any age.

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Tracy Walder - a Jewish sorority girl-turned-CIA and FBI agent and author of the new book The Unexpected Spy, and co-author Jessica Anya Blau, join JWI to talk about Tracy's career in the CIA, and then FBI, during 9/11, and what it was like to navigate the male-dominated hierarchies of U.S. intelligence.

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Behaviorist and leadership coach Phyllis Reagin joins former Woman to Watch (and fellow leadership expert) Pam Sherman to discuss the dirty little secret that many professional women share: They believe that their successes are not due to their abilities or talents. So many of us worry that we'll be discovered as frauds - an unfounded mentality that can make accomplished women turn down promotions, push away from the table, and feel awkward among other successful people.

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Sandy Abrams led us through an essential workshop on breathing and mindfulness to keep us calm and centered throughout the COVID-19 crisis. Sandy is a longtime entrepreneur, yoga practitioner, and author of best-selling book Breathe to Succeed. Self-taught entrepreneur and founder of Moisture Jamzz (1993), Sandy Abrams turned a beauty product idea into a multi-million dollar business. Now known as "TheCEOm," she is a longtime entrepreneur, author of Your Idea, Inc. (2010), and contributor on HuffPost and Thrive Global, where she writes about entrepreneurs, small business, and breath/yoga/ wellness.

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Wellness expert Liz Josefsberg (Women to Watch 2019) led a timely and essential discussion on healthy habits during social isolation, covering eating, exercise, stress management, self-care, and more in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. Liz is a health, wellness, and weight loss expert best known for helping actress and musician Jennifer Hudson lose weight and transform her life.

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Dr. Erica Brown joined us on Purim for a timely conversation about “Esther, #MeToo, and Antisemitism.” She is the author of twelve books on leadership, the Hebrew Bible and spirituality - most recently, The Book of Esther: Power, Fate and Fragility in Exile (Koren). Dr. Brown is the director of the Mayberg Center for Jewish Education and Leadership and an associate professor of curriculum and pedagogy at The George Washington University.

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Kate Berardo, head of leadership development at Facebook, guided us through a conversation on what it takes to lead today and why it's important to do more than mentor - that we must champion. A specialist in leadership and team development, women’s leadership, executive coaching, and global skill-building, Kate sets Facebook’s leadership development strategy and develops the company's leaders to best equip them to lead into the future. She is the author of two books: Building Cultural Competence: Innovative Frameworks & Activities and Putting Diversity to Work: How to Successfully Lead a Diverse Workforce. Moderated by Pam Sherman (WTW 2017).

Ashley Szofer of STEMconnector and Million Women Mentors joins JWI for a conversation on what it takes and why it's important to step beyond mentorship and champion the next generation of women leaders.