EPISODE TITLE
Women’s Leadership Initiatives: How Three Companies are Working to Advance Women Leaders
Talking about the importance of having more women in leadership roles is one thing, but actually putting corporate programs in place that are not only supported by the organization, but effective in providing women with the necessary tools for advancement is another. Today my guests include women executives who are making this happen every day in their organizations. Susan Colantuono, the CEO of Leading Women, works with organizations to develop women leaders and she has facilitated the panel of guests for this show. Our panel includes Sherry Ulsh from Burger King Corporation, Djuana Beamon from Prudential Retirement, and Dr. Debra Hanna from Pfizer. Listen to their stories about how they have effectively moved women’s leadership forward in their corporations through a variety of successful initiatives.
Featured Guest
Dr. Debra Hanna, is a senior Principal Scientist at Pfizer Global Research and Development. In her current role, Debra’s laboratory focuses on characterizing the pharmacodynamics of new antibacterial molecules. Debra is a passionate advocate for the advancement of women at Pfizer and has worked to transform the Women’s Leadership Forum to serve Pfizer’s business goals through talent development by providing opportunities for leadership skill building, development of honed business acumen and by providing coaching opportunities for over 900 members.
Djuana Beamon is Senior Diversity Specialist for Prudential Retirement. She drives Prudential’s diversity and inclusion initiatives including diversity recruitment and retention activities. Djuana has over 22 years of financial services experience. She serves as an advisor to the Business Resources Group, Women’s Leadership Forum, People of Color Forums, and Employee Council within the Retirement Division.
Djuana received a BS degree in Business Management from Albertus Magnus College and her MBA as well as a Graduate Certificate in HR Management from the University of New Haven.
Sherry Ulsh is the Director of Global Marketing Finance and Procurement for Burger King. In this capacity, she directs all finance, accounting, procurement and business administration for marketing funds as well as gift card and licensing programs. She is co-Founder and current Chair of The Women’s Leadership Forum at Burger King and is actively involved in the community, participating and leading initiatives. Sherry holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from University of Miami as well as a Bachelor’s Degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Susan Colantuono is the CEO and Founder of Leading Women, founder of the Women’s Institute for Leadership at Bryant University and author of No Ceiling, No Walls: What Women haven’t been told about leadership. For over 20 years, she has specialized in leadership development solutions for leaders at all levels.She has advised women leaders in such organizations as Amgen, MetLife, SAIC, Fidelity, Dow Chemical, CVS/Caremark, and Marriott International how to use their strengths to leverage relationships, achieve strategic goals and lead for value creation.
visit our VoiceAmerica archive to hear any of our previous shows.
