Women We Admire is a community filled with incredible women leaders and professionals who have all found success in their respective fields. Many of them are also amazing working mothers who have shown that motherhood is not a barrier to professional growth, but rather a strength and motivating force behind their success. Each member of our community brings a unique perspective and expertise to the table, and we are proud to showcase their accomplishments. In this year's Mother's Day Campaign, we will hear from our members about what they find to be the most rewarding part of being a working mother.
Emily Krause
Chief Marketing Officer, RiverFront Investment Group
Industry: Financial Services
“Surrounding my daughter with strong female role models and mentoring others.”
Crystal Miller
Professor of Architecture, Licensed Architect, Department Chair & Assistant Professor, Brightpoint Community College
Industry: Education
“The example I get to set for my daughter. Helping students find their path.”
Lisa Ortega
VP, HR & Administration, Beacon Offshore Energy
Industry: Energy
“Proving to our daughter that you can have professional career aspirations and still be a terrific mom! Also, ensuring our two sons know how to chip in and help with things at home like their father. Should they marry someone who wants to work outside of the home, we are confident they would be great supporting spouses to a career woman!”
Tammy L. Davis
Managing Director, Interim Resources, StevenDouglas
Industry: Professional Services, Executive Search, Consulting
“Seeing your child as a young adult, successfully using skills they learned from you.”
Elga Azofeifa
HR Director, GeoPoint Surveying
Industry: Construction, Land Development
“The ability to lead my children by example!”
Aurelia Taylor Williams
Vice Provost, Norfolk State University
Industry: Education
“Being able to be a role model for my children. Fortunately for me I had role models growing up and I know the benefit those models provided to me. They inspired me to believe that I could obtain things that were unimaginable to me as a woman of color in a field that is still deprived of diversity today. However, my experiences have allowed me to introduce to my children people who look like me, people who look like them, and people who are excelling in their careers while also making an impact in the community. Being a successful working mother for me is being able to do all those things to show my children that the unimaginable is indeed obtainable but also knowing that when it's time for us to have dinner together, family time, or support their activities, I will be there because I am indeed mom.”
Maricela Bassler
Chief Brand Officer, BB’s Tex-Orleans
Industry: Marketing
“My reward is every time I’m with my children at home, our experiences, and our growth together through travel and life.”
Jennifer Belongia-Barak
SVP of Communications & Content, Guaranteed Rate
Industry: Financial Services
“Being able to show my children the value of lifting others up and trying to be a positive influence on the world around you.”
Connie Wong
Senior Director, Alvarez & Marsal
Industry: Financial Services
“Being a successful working mother is serving as a model to my daughter. I want her to know that you don't need to sacrifice your professional aspirations to be a mother. Being a successful working mother is hard, requires creative management of your time, and can only happen with a supportive partner and village, but it can be done.”
Nicole Anderson
Entrepreneur, International Speaker, & Author, MEND HR Solutions and MEND Recruiting, YODL
Industry: Entrepreneurship
“Being a role model. I love being able to provide my daughter with determination, ambition, and compassion. She watches every move I make. She observes the bad days, good days, and great days. She is able to learn by how I handle these days. She has learned that opportunity is not given but made by how hard you work and what effort you put into something. I look forward to watching her become a woman business owner.”
Kristine Contemplacion
Director, Accounting, Evolve Vacation Rental Network Inc.
Industry: Hospitality, Vacation Rental Property Management
“Being able to raise and inspire my two daughters to also want to become successful in school and in activities they participate in outside of home and school. It's important for my kids to know that they are able to balance family life, work/school, hobbies and helping the community. Seeking that balance/integration can be tough but it is possible.”
La Treece Butler-Morton
Chief of Staff, VP-GSI, VMware
Industry: Technology
“Working for a company that allows work-life integration. I take calls from my mobile office (car) while heading to my son's extracurricular activities. It's a win/win situation that allows me to successfully contribute to my team's strategy and objectives, while supporting my kids' growth and development.”
Kimberly Anne Seay
Director of Medical Services FGA US, Falck Global Assistance
Industry: Healthcare
“Teaching my daughters to be independent. My children have seen me go to school full time and work weekends while we lived in subsidized housing. They have watched me work hard to give them a better life. They have been with me during the great times and the chaotic times. Being gone for snowstorms, hurricanes, and holidays was tough but they understood. I always tried to make it up to them when I could give them some extra time. My three daughters are smart, beautiful and hard-working adults. Their most special trait is that they are kind and loving. I am very proud to call them my children. They certainly have witnessed that without pain there is no gain.”
Jill Galloway
Chief of Product Innovation, engage2learn
Industry: Technology, Education
“Leading by example that women can have a healthy career, strong work ethic, and impact society while also being a great mom. I hope my daughter recognizes this and dreams big about what she wants to accomplish in life, because it is possible! It brings challenges, of course, but it's worth it!”
Megan Oertel
Director of Customer Data & Analytics, Sysco LABS
Industry: Technology
“Modeling balance, empathy, and leadership for my children. I am a mom of a child with special needs which is an additional world to navigate. I also visibly support these moms in the workplace. They need a certain kind of support that is not widely spoken about.”
Cathleen Caruso
CEO, Labor Law Center, Inc
Industry: Entrepreneurship
“Being a role model to my 14-year old twin. I come from a long line of successful women. My mother is a PhD doctor of psychology, my grandmother was a literature professor at UCLA and my great-grandmother was a medical doctor during the Depression.”
Leigh Ann Ripka
Senior Director of Culture & Marketing, Rudick Construction Group
Industry: Construction
“Seeing my child recognize that nothing in life worth having comes easily or for free. Modeling a healthy work life balance for him is incredibly important to me. Being a mom is hard, if you work outside of the home or not. It's important to me that all mother's extend each other's grace and kindness no matter our circumstances.”
Chastity Davenport
Senior Vice President of Franchise Expansion, JPAR Real Estate Franchising
Industry: Real Estate
“Being a working mother is no easy feat, but it can be incredibly rewarding. As a working mother, I am able to demonstrate to my children the value of hard work and perseverance. I enjoy teaching them that success can be achieved in both their career and their personal lives by implementing a healthy work-life balance. I find it to be very fulfilling to see my children develop a strong work ethic and leadership skills. Additionally, being a working mother can provide a sense of independence and financial security, which can be empowering and satisfying. Though there are challenges, the rewards are numerous and an essential part to achieving a fulfilling and meaningful life.”
Kelly Heilpern
Chief Strategy Officer, Ammunition
Industry: Technology, Advertising
“I think being a working mom makes me a better mom to my kids. I am constantly juggling family time and my professional goals to make sure I am setting a strong example for my girls, both through my dedication to my job and my adoration of being their mom. Balance is such an important thing in life and demonstrating that setting goals, trying new things, failing, succeeding, and playing are all just part of life helps them grow up with less pressure and more freedom to be and do what they want.”
Kristy Junio
Vice President, Content, Digital & Product Marketing, Model N
Industry: Technology
“It is rewarding to me to be an example for both of my daughters' that being successful in your career doesn't have to be at the expense of having a healthy balanced home/personal life. I want them to also witness me lifting up other women and co-workers (regardless of gender) so that we are all supporting each other in our road to success.
For a long time I was focused on trying to balance my work and life but I have in recent years learned that balancing isn't the goal, it's to achieve and find success in all areas but carefully defining success. It means something different to every person and it's important to define what success looks like for oneself and not just defer to societal norms.”
Sunni Brown
Director of Media and Public Relations, University of Richmond
Industry: Communications
“Being a role model for my kids is the most rewarding aspect of being a working mom. Some days I nail both roles, personal and professional. Some days I fail miserably. Most of the time, it's somewhere in the middle, but I show up every day, even when it feels impossible. I think my kids see that, and it sets a good example. Life isn't perfect, but you can own your attitude and approach.
I've worked full-time the entire time I've been a mother, and I wouldn't have it any other way. My success at home is because I work, and my success at work is because of my family. I can't imagine one without the other.”
Nesa Grider
CEO, Journey to Dream
Industry: Non-profit, Human Services
“The most successful aspect of being a working mother is empowering my two daughters to know that you can follow your dreams and still be a great mom! I want my daughters to know and witness that a woman’s role can include a thriving career apart from domestic tasks. One of the greatest roles I have had is being a mom of two very successful daughters, watching them soar with a confidence that knows no boundaries, is my greatest reward.”
Joanie Kraut
CEO, Women in Games International
Industry: Video Games, e-Sports, Tabletop Gaming
“Knowing I'm raising independent kids who have a positive, hardworking role model. My sons and daughter have a daily reminder that women can do whatever they set their minds to, are extremely capable, and can have fulfilling careers.”
Lauren Law
Director of Business Development, The LOOMIS Agency
Industry: Advertising Agency
“After an initial career in the advertising agency business and then in health care marketing for 20+ years, I stayed home with my son from ages 5 to 15 but I didn't quit working totally. I chose to volunteer at his school and other places while doing marketing consulting with a few key clients. The most rewarding aspect of that time for me was being able to be fully present for my son and being there for all of his school activities and events, while also staying current in the work world and making a contribution to our family income. Now that he's in college and I continue to work at The LOOMIS Agency, it gives me great pleasure for each of us to share what the other is experiencing, while continuing to learn from each other and celebrating our successes together.
Keeping a work life balance has always been important to me, and I truly appreciate that I am able to do that at The LOOMIS Agency. We have a great leadership team and CEO who understand that family life is just as important as work life.”
Patty Williams-Downs
Chief Executive Officer, BreakingBounds
Industry: Entrepreneurship
“I love loving my tiny humans! They're so precious and full of life. I'm so grateful for them. I have the privilege of helping my tiny humans be and become who they are meant to be in this world. I share a similar privilege as an executive coach and consultant: helping people and organizations realize their bold mission and vision.”
Meghan Wilkinson
VP, Strategic Clients, Verizon, Oracle
Industry: Technology
“To show them that anything you put your mind to, with grit, determination and hard work, is truly possible.”
Marisa B Perez-Diaz
Executive Director, Firstmark Foundation
District 3 Member of the Texas State Board of Education, Firstmark Credit Union
Industry: Financial Services, Education
“I am able to show my three beautiful babies that they never have to make an "either/or" decision. Women can ABSOLUTELY be loving, caring, and present mothers, while also kicking ass as professionals. Being a mother should never mean having to give up who a woman is as an individual, with dreams and goals of her own. Motherhood simply sweetens the deal by allowing women to walk their personal journey with little apprentices, who we can only hope will grow to be even better than we are!”
Claudia Miro
Director of Business Development & Government, Freebee
Industry: Technology, Transportation
“Becoming an inspiration to my son by involving him in my goal setting and having him watch me meet my goals and reach professional milestones. I have taught him by example that it is possible to persevere and succeed despite life's curve balls. To know that it was not always easy, but it was definitely possible is an invaluable lesson. It feels amazing to have the admiration of those who motivate us daily, to do what we do, and become all that we can become, our children.”
Christina Sanchez
Director of Development, Grants & Outreach, Community Health Services
Industry: Healthcare
“Growing up, my grandmother sang “My Way” by Frank Sinatra to me while clenching my six-year-old hand in the front seat of a 1986 Cadillac. She would then lecture me on being independent and getting an education. These were her two regrets in life. Being a successful working mother is the most rewarding because I did it on my terms. I did it my way, Gram! We are educating young women to embrace the independence that so many before us fought for.
The key to success is to stay humble in your roots. Remember where you came from, embrace your life, and celebrate your good and bad. You will inspire others.”
Vanda Davis
Chief of Staff, Americas Commercial Organization, Cognizant
Industry: Technology
“To set an example for my daughters and sons. That women are strong, smart and successful in the world, as their mothers, as change makers, as business professionals. So my daughters are not afraid to be all they can be and my sons learn the respect they should have for all the present and future women in their lives.
Being a mother to 6 children, 3 son-in-laws, 1 daughter-in-law-to-be and 4 grandchildren is the greatest joy, honor and challenge of my life.”
Lisa Schuder
Chief Growth Officer Microsoft Technology Services, Deloitte
Industry: Technology, Professional Services
“Being a role model to my teenage boys and work colleagues demonstrating many variations and definitions of "success" (and failure) each day. Also setting personal "north star" goals for success in managing motherhood, a career, and dual career family have helped with balance and rewarding long term results in this working mother marathon, not sprint.”
Siobhan McFeeney
CTO, Kohl’s
Industry: Technology
“Balancing time between home and work has encouraged my children to be more independent, have more agency to take care of themselves and their siblings. I also love being a role model for all my children, especially my girls, that you can do many things and be successful at all if you have a great support structure. It also forces me to be amazing at multi-taking and running on very little sleep!”
Corey Spiegel
Founder & CEO, Light House
Industry: Entrepreneurship
“There are many but I am grateful to have the flexibility of making my own schedule so I can be home to see their faces. Nothing makes me happier than when we're all sitting down for dinner together.”
Alexandra Guglielmino
VP of Growth, Gamefam
Industry: Gaming
“While I hate spending time away from my son and not being there for every moment, I absolutely love sharing what I do with him and getting him involved. He's so proud of the work that I do and brags to his friends all the time since I make games that all his friends play. He loves "working" at Gamefam and helping provide feedback and ideas to the development teams.”
Linda Mercado Greene
Owner & CEO, Anacostia Organics
Industry: Licensed Medical Cannabis Retail
“Working with my daughter, Tamia Harper, who is a Director and the General Manager in our business, Anacostia Organics. We are one of the few mother-daughter legally licensed cannabis teams in the US.
Creating generational wealth is a very satisfying and rewarding feeling. When you have your adult child working with you, the stress isn’t as much. I know she is giving it 100% and has my back at all times.”
Nicole Mixdorf
Founder & Chief Wellness Officer, Balance by Nature
Industry: Healthcare
“I love having the ability to pursue my soul’s purpose through my work while raising my kids. Many women struggle figuring out how to balance being a mom with having a successful career. I enjoy being a role model for other women, showing them that they can truly have it all if they desire it. The key is to be intentional with how you structure your day and how you prioritize your time. It’s also important for me to show my kids that you can realize your dreams if you stay focused on your goals and enjoy the little and big moments along the journey with the people you love.”
Cheryl Baldwin
VP of Sustainability Consulting, Marketing, and Business Development, Pure Strategies, Inc.
Industry: Sustainability Consulting
“I am grateful for the balance in life that I get from both pursuing my career in sustainability and helping my daughters grow each day. Also, it is rewarding that both are about building a better future. I enjoy seeing when the two come together in that way, when my children make better choices for the environment or our communities on their own.
I have three daughters and my husband was a stay-at-home dad for 18 years. So, my girls have had the opportunity to see a woman in a leadership role in more ways than one. I am happy to be able to provide that example.”
Bhakti Patel
Office Managing Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Industry: Professional Services
“To be able to show my son that women can have a successful career outside of the home. Hard work and focus are the key to success.”
Yulanda L McCarty-Harris
Director of Culture, Employee Engagement & DEIB, UT-Austin in Texas Development
Industry: Education
“Trusting God and knowing I couldn’t have done it without a husband who understood that he was also a parent and a successful working father. We also had a supporting extended network of family, friends and my church family, along with a supportive work environment!”
Freda Lam Zietlow
Managing Director, Fiduciary Trust International
Industry: Financial Services
“Building a successful career while raising two healthy and independent children has been a challenging and tremendously rewarding experience. I have discovered the power of prioritization, delegation, and imagination, learning how to "have-it-all" overtime without necessarily "doing-it-all", as well as the joy of the unexpected and the imperfect goodness. My children will be leaving home this Fall to attend university and boarding school internationally. It is gratifying to know that they have turned out quite fine even though I had encountered the occasional "mom guilt" when they were younger, not atypical of working mothers.”
Crystal Stranger
COO, Cleer.Tax
Industry: Financial Services
“I believe in leading by example, and the same is true at home. I love that my daughters recognize that I am successful and are learning that it is normal for a woman to be really driven and passionate about her career, without sacrificing having a great family life.”
Jessica Modkins
President, Hip Rock Star Advertising
Industry: Marketing & Advertising
“The ability to witness my children thriving both scholastically and in extracurricular activities. To be a steward of my children being high achievers in the accelerated and gifted programs at each of their schools is one of the most gratifying moments of my life. For them to then consciously make a decision to go above, and beyond their responsibility is simply the epitome of motherhood personified.
The dance of motherhood and work is an on-going feat. It is one of an electrifying routine that is choreographed and freestyled at the same time. Life happens, goals are sometimes altered, KPIs fluctuate and hurdles arise but your role as a mom is constant and unchanging.”
Amy Jo Miller
Director of Policy & Market Strategy, Qcells USA Corp
Industry: Renewables, Clean Energy
“My kids seeing me tackle challenges in my home office. In a post covid world, the kids can see physically their mom working and problem solving. They want to come sit at the computer and it starts conversations on the work mommy does regarding the clean energy transition.
Being a mom of 3 kids under the age of 9 has its challenges while also being a member of the development leadership team at USA Corp. It is not always a cake walk to balance travel, kid, and meeting schedules. I have found happiness through positive relationships with my co-workers, child care workers, and spouse. It is by working with this village to raise children while balancing a career brings perspective and joy during these challenging early childhood years.”
Christina Mazzella
Chief Human Resources Officer, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Industry: Human Resources
“Being a single mother and an example to my two beautiful daughters. Achievement of success is truly an individual characteristic. Your goals are achievable and I realized I can achieve so much more by setting goals. It's not always easy but when you have the drive to move mountains you can do it.
Fear can stop anyone from achieving, but I promise if you take the first step and don't look back you will achieve far more than just standing still.”
Jessica Savage
CEO, MSL Canada/North Strategic
Industry: Communications
“A positive example for others who have dreams to achieve and have an ever evolving perspective on what drives consumer behaviour. Reverse mentoring from kids and other generations is real.”
Emilie Grenier
Head of Creative, Thinkwell
Industry: Creative industries
“As a mother of two young children, I am continually tuning into the supernatural to elevate the everyday. I strive to create meaningful work that will last generations, whether in a glass box in a museum, or ephemerally in our memories.”
Monica Rosser
Chief Growth Officer, Tria Federal
Industry: Technology
“Knowing I am raising kind men who will support and encourage all their colleagues. Having two under two during the pandemic, during a major transaction in our company gave me insight into prioritization, the importance of our village, and our responsibility to our communities. Parents have been bearing the weight of unprecedented events and we need to support each other as much as possible.”
Robin Kleban
SVP, Group Account Director, George P. Johnson
Industry: Experiential Marketing
“Making my kids proud, having a network of fierce working women and mentoring new moms as they navigate their journey. Working moms are a special breed. I wear that badge proudly!”
Monica Adwani
Partner & COO, BRZ Insurance
Industry: Financial Services, Insurance
“The gratification of seeing my daughter adapt the discipline, responsibility, and caring personality towards others. She sees this in me when dealing with people and I can see it in her as she develops growing her friendships and community in school.
As mothers, we only hope that we are giving a good example to our children so they can succeed in the future. We care for them, we do everything for them, but at the end of the day we need to understand that they will follow their own path and our job is to make sure to give them the tools to follow it.
There is no manual, no right or wrong. It just is.”
Jessica Trudeau
Director of Strategic Initiatives and Global Marketing, TriNmax
Industry: Technology
“Je suis très fière d’être mère et belle-mère de trois enfants à qui je peux démontrer que l’ambition est un outil clé. Je suis encore plus fière de montrer à ma belle-fille que les femmes peuvent avoir une carrière tout en bâtissant une famille!”
Glenda Bullock
Senior Director, Research Administration, Washington University in St. Louis
Industry: Education
“Receiving respect from your children for not only being a good mother but having a successful career. Most of all, knowing they don't resent you for the time it took to build your career.
Being a working mother is hard. Being successful at both is even harder. Working moms have to find new ways to be efficient, flexible, productive, and experts at relationship building and time management. Most of all, they must learn early on that they can never give up. They have mouths to feed and don't want their children to see them as a failure at anything they try.”
Karen Bartuch
Vice President, Brand Marketing, SpotHero
Industry: Technology
“Setting the example for my daughter that women can be and do anything.”
Marie-Chantal Savoy
Vice President, Strategy and Communications, Logistec
Industry: Environment
“To share with my daughters my passion for making a difference in the world every day, even in a small way. And helping them find whatever they choose to do, that it aligns with the deepest part of who they are.
I see the enormous potential ahead. We have the technologies and resources to build a just and sustainable future. And investing boldly in green technologies is in the private sector's best interest. I am convinced that a culture of innovation, which is expressed daily, will make a difference. I am extremely grateful to the young talent who, day in, day out, are committed to making a real difference. They bring ingenuity and passion, and are opening doors to new paths that inspire me.”
Dr. Allyson Shrikhande
MD, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine
Industry: Healthcare
“Setting an example for my daughter that the sky's the limit for women. Juggling a career and being a mother and wife can be challenging for us all but some. Supporting each other and sharing their stories can be both therapeutic and motivating!”
Dr. Patti Fletcher
Chief Marketing Officer, Limeade
Industry: Technology
“I missed a lot of the big and little things in our girls' lives. I never felt guilt. I did and still do feel sadness. What's been amazing is that my daughters have not focused on what I have missed and instead have focused on what we have done together. I love that they cherish the normal days and moments as much as the big ones. They have made me see that we have a choice to define our relationships and lives as what didn't happen or what I didn't do. Instead we replace it with being grateful for the lives we have been so fortunate to build together as a family unit and the deep bond we hold that only gets stronger. The most rewarding aspect is seeing their relationship as two young adults and how their special bond transcends our family. That sisterhood is everything. I am so grateful that they will always be each other's best friend and soul sister.
I was raised with the core value of 'family first, everything else second'. I have never thought of motherhood as a job. It's an honor. It's my most rewarding and important role. I know how fortunate I am to have people in my life I love so deeply and unconditionally. Being my daughters’ mom is such a gift. I have loved every stage of their lives and our lives together and as we head into a new phase of parenting young adults. I cannot wait to see what happens next.”
Kristin Wozniak
SVP, Analytics, Insight and Strategy, Cossette Media
Industry: Media & Advertising
“Paving the way for my kids and colleagues, focusing on showing them that success does not mean perfection and showing them that professionalism does not mean having to act like an emotionless robot.”
Christina Fung
Senior Vice President, Delivery Services, CGI
Industry: Technology, Financial Services
“Being a mother at home and a leader at work compliment and nourish each identity. In a family, we are one unit with unconditional love and support to each other; and as a mother, I am a selfless provider. At work, I enjoy embracing my individual identity, it is like my "me-time". It gives me different healthy stimulations when switching between these 2 identities every day.
There are a lot of skills and principles that are common between parenting (nurturing children) and leadership (managing teams). Being a good listener, managing issues and conflicts with compassion, bringing out the best from each other, and building a positive environment that we thrive to achieve our dreams.”
Christine Muldoon
Senior Vice President, Marketing and Strategy, WebMD Health Services
Industry: Health & Well-Being
“Being a working mom is hard, particularly when my kids were younger. However, being a role model to my kids is so important to me. They have experienced first hand my inability to always balance life and work, my lack of volunteering at school and sometimes having to wait for a ride because I was stuck in a meeting. But they have also learned that nothing is perfect and it's ok not to be a superwoman. What is most rewarding is that I have set an example for my two daughters that they can pursue anything they want to be, including being passionate about more than one thing. And for my son he has experienced life with a mom that has had an amazing career while also being respectful that sometimes dinner will stink and the dishes don't automatically put themselves in the dishwasher. I'm even rewarded that one of my daughters wants to pursue a career in marketing just like her mom!”
Emily Burroughs
Vice President of Marketing, BGSF
Industry: Workforce Solutions
“Being a working mom is not an easy task but I would not have it any other way as I want to be a role model for my two girls. I grew up with an extremely hard working mom who taught me that I can do whatever I set my mind to. A working mother requires leaning in, giving yourself grace and always believing in yourself. My goal as a working mom is to be an example for the up and coming generations as they grow and aspire towards their dreams.”
Christina Minkler
Vice President, Johnson, Mirmiran, & Thompson, Inc.
Industry: Engineering
“Encouraging my daughters and other youth through the programs I am involved with to explore their interests in STEAM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Art, and Math). This includes as a judge in the Future Cities Program, a coach of an Odyssey of the Mind team, and a troop leader for Girl Scouts.”
Erin Mote
Executive Director, InnovateEDU
Industry: Technology, Education
“I love the example I set not only for my daughter and her friends but also for younger women leaders in technology who are struggling with key questions about balancing career and kids.”
Mia Mackman
Owner and Principal, MackmanES Consulting
Industry: Entrepreneurship, Spa & Wellness
“The journey of being a working, single-mother has instilled deep and empowering personal values of empowerment, inner strength, and goal achievement. This has taught my kids to strive for what they believe in, work hard, and be committed to their goals.”
Madiha Fatima
Executive Director, JP Morgan
Industry: Financial Services
“Being able to tell your children that you can achieve anything you want in life as long as you put hard work and dedicated effort towards it! Our kids should be a motivating force to make a difference and impactful changes especially as a woman and never something that holds us back. Every step we take towards success and progress, it makes the corporate world an inclusive place for them to enter and grow in.”
Wendy Wright
US Head of Learning & Organization Effectiveness, Grant Thornton
Industry: Professional Services, Consulting
“As a leader of a team, I find it extremely rewarding to model my active engagement in my workplace and with my family. It's important to be transparent about how you're showing up in both places and to encourage other working parents to do the same. We are all more successful when we feel supported by our work colleagues and I appreciate that Grant Thornton's culture leans into bringing our "whole selves" to work.”