Learning about Lean In Circles with Debby Carreau

Dale Marie Pfeifer was the Program Director at the 2013 Professional BusinessWomen of California Conference. An innovator and entrepreneur, Dale designs, launches and run programs and networks. She have worked extensively with foundations and non-profits in Washington DC, New York and San Francisco to help them find their purpose and deliver cutting-edge programmes and communications strategies. Her broad range of professional responsibilities include: designing and implementing programmes, designing, launching and managing campaigns, building social networks that engage key influencers developingClick here to listen to the podcast!

Nick Jankel is the founder of the cutting-edge futures firm, WeCreate Worldwide: www.wecreateworldwide.com. Focused on designing, building, and supporting ethical, social, and sustainable projects at the vital intersection between creativity, compassion, and the collective good—Jankel is a globally renowned expert on innovation, leadership, and collaboration, he focuses on enhancing the capabilities we all need to thrive in the 21st century as individuals and organizations. His background is impressive, indeed. Jankel was a Young Enterprise winner at 15, a science teacherClick here to listen to the podcast!

Mansour Javidan, Garvin Distinguished Professor and founding director of the Najafi Global Mindset Institute at Thunderbird University, is former dean of Research at Thunderbird School of Global Management. This multiple award-winning executive educator and author has an interest in teaching and research that span the globe. Javidan received his MBA and PhD degrees from the Carlson School at the University of Minnesota. He is the past president and chairman of the board of directors of the world-renowned research project onClick here to listen to the podcast!

Sharon Meers, head of Sales & Business Development at X.commerce, a division of eBay, leads business development for X.commerce, the open commerce platform division of eBay, helping merchants grow with better technology. Prior to joining X.commerce, Meers ran business operations for product marketing at HP-Palm. Meers is also co-author of Getting to 50-50, a book about men and women finding common ground and success together—so women can enjoy full careers and men can enjoy full parenthood. The book launched onClick here to listen to the podcast!

Joanna Strober is the managing director of Private Equity of Sterling Stamos, a private investment management firm that invests globally using an endowment approach to asset allocation. Strober has spent more than 20 years making direct investments in private equity and venture capital. Before joining Sterling Stamos, Strober was managing director at Symphony Technology Group, a technology buyout fund with an emphasis on software and software services, including overseas outsourcing opportunities. Previously, she was a general partner at Bessemer VentureClick here to listen to the podcast!

Founder and CEO of Inspired HR, and a Lean In Circle Champion, Debby Carreau has been helping teams deliver superior business results by making strategic decisions about human capital for more than two decades. In any industry you can’t beat real-world experience, and that’s what makes Debby a premier Human Capital consultant in a multitude of business sectors. She uses her experience as a senior leader in operations and Human Resource Management to provide pragmatic advice on attracting and retainingClick here to listen to the podcast!

Are You Ready to Super-Size Your Small Business? The Inkandescent Group’s founder Hope Katz Gibbs moderated a panel on entrepreneurship, featuring InkandescentSpeakers.com Kristine Carlson, co-founder of the Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff series, and Bonnie Harvey, co-founder of Barefoot Wine. What does it mean to super-size? The “Don’t Sweat” series has sold millions of copies, and Barefoot sold to E. & J. Gallo for millions of dollars. These entrepreneurial phenoms will tell you how it’s not just possible—but likely—to followClick here to listen to the podcast!

Author Kristine Carlson is a nationally known spokesperson on women’s issues, and the co-founder of the “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” series with her late husband Richard Carlson. Her most recent books include “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff for Moms,” “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff for Women,” and “Heart-broken Open: A memoir through loss to self-discovery.” On May 23, 2013, she was a panelist in our breakout session: Are You Ready to Super-Size Your Small Business? The Inkandescent Group’s founderClick here to listen to the podcast!