Whether you’re in charge of gifts for a professional team, or thinking through whether to give a gift to your colleague, boss, or direct report, navigating the holidays with professionalism and humanity can be a feat.

Lesley Jane Seymour is a media entrepreneur and founder of CoveyClub launched in February 2017 (Covey is a small flock of birds). In January 2008, Seymour was named Editor-In-Chief of More Magazine, the leading lifestyle magazine for women over fort . In July of 2015, Seymour created history by having the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, guest edit an entire issue.

Have you nodded along as the metaverse has been “explained” with a cacophony of buzzwords and vocabulary that - if you understood them - would render the explanation unnecessary? Whether you feel like you vaguely “get it,” or are acutely aware you’re faking understanding as terms like NFT, crypto, Web3, and blockchain are thrown around, we’ve got you covered.

We are proud of our WIE Suite community. Together, our members are running companies, scaling companies and changing the planet and some of them still have time to run for office.

Anat’s career path has taken her around the world. An innovative leader, Anat has worked as a corporate executive with well-known hotel brands including Four Seasons, Holiday Inn and Radisson.

Daniella Ballou-Aares is the Founder and CEO of the Leadership Now Project, a national membership organization of business and thought-leaders committed to fixing American democracy. Daniella began her career at Bain & Company, working across the firm’s offices in the US, South Africa and the UK.

Nicole Loher is a climate communicator, communications researcher, and adjunct professor at NYU + FIT. Her work sits at the intersection of insights, strategy and emerging technology to help tell stories that advance complex goals, and has received multiple awards, is recognized in press and is featured in the Smithsonian.

Navigating through career pivots can feel exciting and - let’s face it - a little treacherous, especially when you’re making a drastic change in organizational culture, size, or environment. We spoke with three leaders – Laura Brounstein, Nicole Loher, and Benish Shah – who are well-seasoned in navigating transitions from start-up leadership to corporate, and vice versa; they shared their knowledge of common pitfalls along with their best advice for avoiding these stumbling blocks.

Shanta Thake is the Ehrenkranz Chief Artistic Officer at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, where she spearheads all artistic and programming activities. Since her start in the Fall of 2021, Shanta has been key to Lincoln Center's ongoing efforts to ensure the arts are central to the civic life of the city—welcoming new audiences, championing genres historically underrepresented on campus, and ushering in accessible ticket models to break down cost barriers.

Election season is just around the corner and the political scene in the United States is shifting. In 2018, a record number of millennials signed up to run for office and political action committees like Justice Democrats and Brand New Congress supercharged a movement to encourage new (and often young), “everyday” candidates for public office. Notable success stories of these organizations’ support include AOC, Jamaal Bowman, and Cori Bush.

Julie roots for humans. She works to help humans thrive. She has degrees from Stanford, Harvard Law, and California College of the Arts, but she's not done learning. She plans to learn and grow until she draws her last breath. She lives in Palo Alto, California with her beloved life partner of 34 years, their itinerant twentysomethings, and her mother.

Megan W. Gerhardt, Ph.D. is a Professor of Management and Leadership at the Farmer School of Business at Miami University, where she also serves as Director of Leadership Development for the Farmer School and the Robert D. Johnson Co-Director of the Isaac & Oxley Center for Business Leadership.

Marci Alboher is Vice President of Narrative Change at CoGenerate, which brings older and younger people together to solve problems, bridge divides and co-create a better future. She is author of The Encore Career Handbook: How to Make a Living and a Difference in the Second Half of Life and One Person/Multiple Careers: The Original Guide to the Slash Career.

In lieu of Ambien (or melatonin, weed gummies, meditation or counting sheep backwards) I, like everyone else in our over-connected world, have come to rely on the comforting company of podcasts during long sleepless nights. A line up of reassuring voices that speak steadily and smartly about topics I’m interested in: current events, best practices, business, and books. I avoid wellness like the plague. So yes to Kara Swisher, but no to Goop. One in my regular rotation has a defined target audience of women over 40. It’s the actualized version of the podcast that everyone thinks they can start with their best friend, …where we just talk, like we’re at our kitchen table hanging out.

Ita’s mission is to engage, educate, and elevate the next generation of successful women business leaders and investors. As the Founder & CEO of Tigress Ventures, an advisory and consulting firm she started in 2014, Ita tapped her considerable network to bring together visionary entrepreneurs with seasoned pro’s to help women scale their businesses and hone their leadership skills.