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Awards & Certifications

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Completed intensive entrepreneurship program

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graduate program
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Certified Holistic Health Coach

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Graduate of prestigious statewide leadership program

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Active member

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2001 Award Winner

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partial list of Speaking Engagements

Corporate Clients:
  • Accenture
  • Facebook (Global Webinar)
  • CVS Health
  • Eileen Fisher Leadership Institute
  • Fidelity Investments
  • Hasbro
  • IGT
  • Insperity
  • Kaiser Permanente Unions
  • Pfizer
  • Schneider Electric
  • Selective Insurance
  • Stanley Black & Decker
  • Swarovski
  • Queue-it
Academic Institutions:
  • Brown University Center for Entrepreneurship
  • Bryant University
  • Harvard University
  • Johnson & Wales University
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Conferences:
  • Hartford Business Journal Women's Summit
  • International Interior Design Association
  • LuAnn Live Interior Design Conference
  • New York State Mayors Conference
  • RISE Women's Conference
  • Tri-State SHRM
  • Women in Energy Global Conference
Associations & Organizations:
  • Association of Leadership Programs
  • Employers Association of the Northeast
  • NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers)
  • Rhode Island Society of CPAs
  • SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management)
  • Women's Fund of Rhode Island
  • Women in Energy
  • Women Presidents Organization
Podcasts:

Press Kit & Interview Requests

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Suggested Interview Topics:

  • High achiever burnout: Why successful people are struggling
  • Self-care as a performance strategy for corporate teams
  • The hidden cost of hustle culture on women leaders
  • Executive transition coaching: Navigating life's crossroads
  • Time management vs. self-management: What actually works
  • Breaking the cycle of self-neglect in high-performing organizations
  • Sustainable productivity: Getting things done without coming undone
  • Women's leadership and the burnout epidemic

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