Thu, Apr 01
|Fireside Chat
How To Drive An Effective Sales Strategy
Join us for a fireside chat with Michele Ghee, the new CEO of iconic media brands Ebony & Jet. We'll discuss her new role overseeing their digital relaunch and her track record leading teams to drive sales growth and revenue through partnerships and cultural marketing tactics.
Time & Location
Apr 01, 2021, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
Fireside Chat
About The Speaker
Michele Thornton Ghee is the CEO of Ebony and Jet. She is charged with the revitalization and growth of the brand. “Black America and beyond deserve Bold and Brilliant information that helps them live their best lives!” Ghee has worked for some of the most powerful companies in the world including WME, CNN, A&E, The History Channel and BET Networks. While at BET, Michele created and ran the first and only network for black women: BETHer. She began her career at SBC Communications in Oakland, California.
Ghee is an expert in the following areas: Culture, Leadership, Strategy, Customer service, Revenue generation, and Relationship building. Ghee has received honors from; Multichannel News 2019 Wonder Woman, Working Mother of the Year Award Class of 2018, The ADCOLOR Change Agent Award and The American Advertising Federation Mosaic Role Model of the Year Award.
Ghee has authored three books: Stratechic: Life and Career Winning Strategies for Women, Stratechic 2.0: Her Plan, Her Power, Her Purpose and Success on Your Terms. Ghee graduated college at 31 and was later honored with an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from her alma mater, Golden Gate University.
She resides in New Jersey with husband Tony and kids Taylor and Jordan.