Happy Tuesday! Celebrating our Limitless Leaders: today we honor Shoshana Thoma-Isgur. Shoshana is Associate General Counsel at First Cash and a TXWSW Board Member. Read more about why she gives back: https://txwsw.com/limitless-leaders/ The Wall Street Journal recently reported that as of last month, all S&P 500 companies have at least one female board member, but it turns outRead more
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Happy Friday! Celebrating our Limitless Leaders: today we honor Kristen Cobb. Kristen is an Executive Director of the Private Bank at J.P. Morgan and a TXWSW Board Member. Read more about why she gives back: https://txwsw.com/limitless-leaders/ A recent Wall Street Journal article on women bringing home more and more of the bacon notes that “as of 2017, 31%Read more
Happy Tuesday! Celebrating our Limitless Leaders: today we honor Wanda Potts. Wanda is Director of Finance and Compliance at e360 Power, LLC, a TXWSW Board Member and holds the office of Vice President for Texas Wall Street Women. Special thanks to Wanda for her tireless efforts in making sure all of TXWSW’s finances are always in order!Read more
Happy Friday! Celebrating our Limitless Leaders: today we honor Anca Ion. Anca is Deputy Director of Internal Investments at Texas Treasury, Chairman of the Austin Education Committee and a TXWSW Board Member. Read more about why she gives back: https://txwsw.com/limitless-leaders/ We have all heard of the Pink Tax where women pay more for goods and services thanRead more
Happy Tuesday! Celebrating our Limitless Leaders: today we honor Allison Westmoreland. Allison is a Vice President at JP Morgan, and a TXWSW FW Committee Head. Read more about why she gives back: https://txwsw.com/volunteer-spotlight-allison-westmoreland-limitless-leader From the inspirational file, the NY Times profiled Mellody Hobson who was recently named co-chief executive officer of Ariel Capital. In the interview, MellodyRead more
Happy Tuesday! Celebrating our Limitless Leaders: today we honor Brett Ashley Longoria. Brett Ashley is a Founding Partner at Capital Creek Partners, a member of the TXWSW Houston Networking Committee, and TXWSW Board Member. Read more about why she gives back: https://txwsw.com/volunteer-spotlight-brett-ashley-longoria-limitless-leader/ My readers know that the constant apologizing women do can undermine their authority and credibility.Read more
Happy Monday Huge congratulations to the US Women’s soccer team for their win yesterday. Nike created an inspiring commercial that is a must watch that can be found here. For those that did not watch the match, right after the US women won, the crowd started chanting “equal pay.” The prize money for this year’sRead more
Happy Wednesday! Celebrating our Limitless Leaders: today we honor Rianna Carter. Rianna is an Audit Associate with BKD and the Co-Chair of the Dallas Philanthropy Committee who did a fabulous job leading our Dallas Panel event this April! Read more about why she gives back: https://txwsw.com/volunteer-spotlight-rianna-carter-limitless-leader/ The New York Times published a field guide for professional women navigatingRead more
Happy Tuesday! The financial industry holds itself out as a meritocracy so, in theory, capital should flock to the firms that generate the strongest returns. Back in 1987, industry commentators forecast that we were at a watershed moment for investment firms owned by women and people of color, and yet nearly 3 decades later, 98%Read more
Happy Monday! Celebrating our Limitless Leaders: today we honor Meredith Zevallos. Meredith is a Vice President at JP Morgan and a member of the TXWSW Dallas Networking Committee. Read more about why she gives back:https://txwsw.com/volunteer-spotlight-meredith-zevallos-limitless-leader/ One of the much-touted leadership skills is self-awareness, and a recent Harvard Business Review article notes that while women have the edgeRead more