As we close out International Women’s Day, hear from one more of our successful Kelley alumnae as she sat down with a current Kelley student preparing to launch her own career. Natalie Brown, BS’93, is president of the independent, employee-owned financial services firm Mesirow and a member of its board of directors. Based in Chicago,… Read more »
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International Women’s Day: Yeşim Güra, MBA ’91, Independent Consultant and Board of Directors member and Akua Donkor, MBA’23
For International Women’s Day, our successful Kelley alumnae sat down virtually one-on-one with Kelley students preparing to launch their own careers. Hear from Yeşim Güra, MBA’91, an international business consultant, independent board director, and executive coach. She spoke from Brussels with entrepreneur Akua Donkor, MBA’23, CEO of Decokraft.
International Women’s Day: Michelle Wu, BS’01, Chief Information Officer & Executive Director, APAC, Ingram Micro and Yan Ge, BS23, Real Estate
In recognition of International Women’s Day, our Kelley alumnae are speaking one-on-one with Kelley students preparing to launch their own careers. Michelle Wu, BS’01, is CIO and executive director for APAC at Ingram Micro, a global leader in technology and supply chain services. Based in Singapore, she spoke with Yan Ge, BS’23, who is majoring… Read more »
Discover How to Lead, Persuade, and Inspire as a Woman Leader
Note: Women in Leadership is now offered in two formats—an online business certificate and an in-residence business certificate. Please visit the Kelley School of Business Executive Education certificates website to learn more and to enroll in an upcoming program. Women leaders face unique expectations, norms, and realities in the business world. Discover strategies to become… Read more »
Caroline Cronin, BS’17: Everyday Leadership Can Be Effortless
An accomplished student leader at the Kelley School of Business, Caroline Cronin was recognized in Poets and Quants Best and Brightest Business Majors of the Class of 2017. Here, Caroline reflects on the leadership lessons she learned in her four years at Kelley. For anyone unfamiliar with Drew Dudley’s TED talk on Everyday Leadership, I… Read more »
Not the Boss? 3 Tips to Lead With Influence
Picture yourself working on a team. You’re not the leader by title, but you’re responsible for getting a project done on time and on budget. You can’t do it without the cooperation of others, but you feel like you have little power. In this common business situation, you must lead by influencing others. This is… Read more »
VIDEO: Susan Jones, BS’86: Pursuing a Dream
Susan Jones had reached the second highest post possible at a Cincinnati advertising agency when she started to feel out of sync with the agency’s direction. So she resigned and started her own innovation firm, Seed Strategy, out of a home office in her barn. Today Seed Strategy, the Growth Acceleration Firm, is one of… Read more »
VIDEO: Develop an Authentic Voice
Theresa Krier, MBA’09 and founder of Big T NYC, has discovered that, in the male-dominated business world, there is a unique set of leadership skills for women. Her advice for entrepreneurs who “don’t want to be one of the boys?” Adopt strategies from leaders you admire to cultivate your own personal leadership style and brand…. Read more »
Simone Siew, BS’19: Business Savvy Artist
Simone Siew is an artist. She writes and performs slam poetry. She creates watercolor paintings and collages. She plays piano and viola. She’s also a freshman at the Kelley School of Business. “Often people ask, ‘Why did you pick business?’ They’re surprised I’m a business major,” Siew says. “No matter what you choose to… Read more »
Ellen Ernstberger, BS’16: Achieving More at Microsoft
Before Ellen Ernstberger, BS’16, earned her job at Microsoft, she attended the Young Women’s Institute at the Kelley School of Business. The experience fueled her desire to pursue a career in business—and to study at Kelley. Ellen Ernstberger, BS’16, landed a coveted Microsoft summer internship, and she received a full-time offer to return to the Seattle-based… Read more »