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Welcome Expert Robyn Hatcher!
Writer, Screenwriter, Former Actor and Communication Expert Robyn Hatcher helps you discover + maximize the strengths of your unique communication style! Visit the Building Brave community to see more tips
Meet Career Coach Amy!
This week, Career Strategist + Coach Amy Krymkowski joins us in the Community to answer your questions and help you jumpstart your career post-COVID! (more…)
Meet Wellbeing Coach Carmen Morcos!
This week, Guest Expert + Wellbeing Coach Carmen Morcos is answering your mindfulness questions and helping you find time in your busy schedule to prioritize yourself. (more…)
#ChooseToChallenge: Gender Equity
This week, we’re taking on gender equity in leadership for our final #ChooseToChallenge topic. Join women as they share their own stories of facing inequity in the workplace, and their
#ChooseToChallenge: Job loss
This week, we’re continuing our #ChooseToChallenge series with trivia + discussion on how we can challenge the record job loss + setbacks women have faced during COVID-19. Join us in
Women Tackle: Unconscious Bias
How often do women encounter biased feedback in their performance reviews? This week, the women of Building Brave #ChooseToChallenge the negative and unconscious bias that is holding them back from
#ChooseToChallenge with Building Brave!
This week, women across Building Brave are honoring #ChooseToChallenge, International Women’s Day’s official pledge to challenge inequality + bias when you see it, where you see it. Join us in
Happy IWD!
It’s International Women’s Day (March 8) and women across the Building Brave platform will be inspiring each other all month! We’re starting by sharing recommendations for free IWD-related conferences and
In Honor of Black History Month
This week, women across the Building Brave platform are nominating the Black Women in their lives who make a difference every day in everything they do! Nominate someone special in
Are You Stacking Your Habits?
This week in Building Brave, we’re highlighting a clever technique for growing new competencies and skill-sets! Called “Stacking Habits” by Author James Clear, the theory is that you can grow
Small Habits for Big Changes + James Clear Book Giveaway!
This week, read how women of Building Brave are taking small steps to reach their big goals or change habits! Join the conversation for a chance to win James Clear’s
Women Discuss: Professional Accountability
How can accountability boost your professional development? This week, the women of Building Brave are sharing not only their future goals, but how they’re using accountability to smash them! Don’t
Are you Staying Anchored?
Women in the Community are sharing how they pause and reassess to stay anchored during chaotic times. Get inspired and share your approach. (more…)
Set Your Intentions + Share Your Interests!
This week, the women of Building Brave are setting their new intentions for 2021 and saying goodbye to the hardships + hassles of 2020! Join us for some forward-thinking motivation,
Women’s Best Career Investments
Women unite across the Building Brave platform to share the professional investments that have made the most impact on their careers. Discover what made all the difference (networking events, certifications,
Interview With Erin Brockovich!
On December 16, Building Brave’s CEO + Founder Mary Burke is sitting down with acclaimed environmental activist + consumer advocate Erin Brockovic to discuss her new book “Superman's Not Coming:
Finding The Perfect Mentor
This week, women in the community are sharing their experiences + insight with finding and connecting with a great mentor or sponsor! We asked where women should look for mentorship,
Fuel Your Future w/Feedback
We’ve asked women from across multiple organizations to share how they’ve used feedback to kick-start their career growth. We want to know where they look for feedback and how to
Women Share: Asking For What You Want
Does asking for what you want feel intimidating? Do you worry that you’ll sound too forward, too aggressive, too demanding? You’re not alone. That’s why we’ve invited women leaders from
Join WIT to Grow Your Confidence for Conflict
Women in Tech from across multiple organizations and around the globe are weighing in this week on how to challenge ideas and advocate for the outcome you want by embracing
Join Women In Tech From Across the World!
We love bringing women together to share ideas that can grow careers! This week we’re hosting female technologists from around the globe to discuss the best programs for mentoring and
Women Get Data Confident
Explore our in-depth two-part conversation as women across dozens of organizations discuss how they’re finding their confidence in metrics+analytics and using data-savvy skills to sharpen their edge, showcase their value,
Helping Women Discover Data-Savvy Skills
Wish you could utilize data to demonstrate your accomplishments + professional value, but math and metrics aren’t your strong suits? Meet Laura Brandenburg, Author + Business Analyst Coach, who is
Stress+Burnout: Getting Through Hard Times
We asked how women from across multiple organizations are mitigating stress and dealing with burnout during personal hardship and challenging times. Hosted by Stress and Burnout Expert Dr. Ellen Albertson,
Welcome Stress+Burnout Expert!
This week, we’ve invited Stress + Burnout Expert Dr. Ellen Albertson to share her easy and accessible tips for coping with stress and burnout during challenging times. Dr. Ellen
Now Available On Your Desktop!
Did you know you can now access the support, guidance, and insights of the Building Brave community from the comfort of your keyboard? This week, Building Brave launches a full
We Envision Workplaces Where Women Thrive
This week in Building Brave, we’re Crowd-Solving “How Do You Envision A Workplace Where Women Can Thrive?” With special Guest Host Krista Brookman, A Workplaces that Work For Women Expert,
Welcome Catalyst VP Krista Brookman!
As we face a post-pandemic future, it’s more critical than ever that women have the tools & resources they need to not only succeed but to really bloom in their
Tips to Grow Your Virtual Network with Building Brave
Social distancing has put a (necessary) stopper on our usual networking activities, making it a lot harder to forge new acquaintances & meaningful connections. That’s why we’re Crowd-Solving how to
Welcome Networking + Connection Strategist!
It’s not easy to grow new connections during a pandemic, which is why we’re thrilled to invite self-described “Connection Strategist” Michelle Ngome to the Building Brave app! Michelle is an
Meet Global Executive Sales Leader!
This week, get to know Mentor Angie Rieger, Senior Vice President of Planning and Head of International + Wholesale at Land’s End, Inc. Angie sits on the Board of Directors
Meet STEM Non-Profit Visionary!
If you haven’t had a chance to meet any of the incredible women volunteering their time to be Building Brave Mentors, don’t miss out on our feature: In-app Q&As! This
Welcome Executive Director Laurie Benson!
We’re pleased to welcome Laurie Benson to the Building Brave app! As Executive Director of Nurses On Boards Coalition, Laurie is a notable figure in healthcare and non-profit leadership. She
New CSC: Social Distancing Attitudes
New stressors have become a part of our daily lives during this pandemic, including the discomforting & frustrating social situations that arise when our safe distancing decisions conflict with someone
New Feature: In-App Mentor Q&As!
If you haven’t had a chance to meet any of the outstanding women volunteering their time to be Building Brave Mentors, don’t miss out on our brand new feature: In-app
Welcome to Crowd-Solving Workplace Inclusion!
At Building Brave, we recognize that there are issues that are tough to tackle on our own. That’s why we’re thrilled to introduce our new in-app feature, Crowd-Solving Conversations! (more…)
Welcome to Our Month of Well-Being!
This month in the app, we are offering guidance, solutions, and constructive conversation around how to support and promote Well-Being in both our personal & professional lives. We welcome back
Welcome Author & Couples Expert Alicia Muñoz!
This week we welcome Author + Couple’s Expert Alicia Muñoz for our May Month of Healthy Relationships! (more…)
Welcome Fmr. Dean of Education Julie Underwood!
We’re pleased to welcome Featured Mentor Julie Underwood to the Building Brave app! Julie is an accomplished educator, academic, and former Dean of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She
Welcome Expert Alexis Haselberger!
Building Brave continues our month of Time Management with Featured Expert Alexis Haselberger! Alexis is a Time Management and Productivity Expert who uses coaching, workshops and online courses to help
Welcome Expert Judy Dang!
Building Brave kicks off our Month of Time Management with Expert Judy Dang! As the creator and founder of Avid at Work, Judy is a time management and productivity genius
Listen to Each Other. Care for One Another.
Right now—due to the killing of George Floyd and as a result of the culmination of racial injustice—our country finds itself deep in action and turmoil. As our country reels, we
Welcome Mentor Jennifer Schmeiser!
Building Brave is excited to welcome Executive Coach and HR Expert Jennifer Schmeiser to the app! As Founder of HR 4D Consulting, Jennifer offers strategic coaching as well as 20
Welcome Expert Lisa Merlo-Booth!
This month we welcome Expert Lisa Merlo-Booth for our May Month of Healthy Relationships! (more…)
Welcome Parenting Expert Elisabeth Stitt
This week we welcome Author + Parenting Expert Elisabeth Stitt to wrap up our May Month of Healthy Relationships! (more…)
Welcome Publisher & President Kira Lafond!
Building Brave is excited to welcome Featured Mentor Kira Lafond to the app! As the Market President and Publisher of Milwaukee Business Journal, Kira brings an extraordinary and unmatched degree
Welcome Mentor Beth Bovis!
Building Brave is excited to welcome Featured Mentor Beth Bovis, Vice President, Partner, and Global Leader at A.T. Kearney Strategic Services. Beth brings an extraordinary amount of expertise and experience
Welcome Dr. Cicely Horsham-Brathwaite!
This month we welcome Expert Dr. Cicely Horsham-Brathwaite to kickstart our May Month of Healthy Relationships! We recognize that, for many in the Building Brave Community, the health and well-being
Welcome Mentor Suma Elwell!
This week in the app, we welcome Featured Mentor Suma Elwell! As the Vice President for Organizational Development and Strategic Planning at Wisconsin Reinsurance Corporation, Suma thrives in the role
Welcome Tech Entrepreneur Kelly Fitzsimmons!
Building Brave welcomes tech entrepreneur and author Kelly Fitzsimmons as a Featured Mentor in the app. Kelly shares some tried-and-true strategies for dealing with sudden transitions and life disruption. (more…)
Welcome Mentor Cathy Schulz!
Building Brave is pleased to welcome Featured Mentor Cathy Schulz to the app! As AVP of Infrastructure and Computing Services, Cathy Schulz is a lead force behind innovative technological and
Welcome Expert L. Michelle Smith!
For Building Brave’s Month of Virtual Presence, we welcome Coach L. Michelle Smith as a Featured Expert! As a certified Business & Executive Coach, L. Michelle develops “rockstar leaders and
Welcome Featured Presence Expert Eleni Kelakos!
Building Brave kicks off a Month of Virtual Presence by welcoming Presence + Presentation Expert Eleni Kelakos to the Building Brave app. As a former Screen actress and singer-songwriter, Eleni
Welcome Mentor Jean McKenzie!
Building Brave welcomes Featured Mentor Jean McKenzie to the app. Former President of American Girl and Executive VP of Mattel, Jean shares with us veteran tips from a blockbuster career
Welcome Mentor Kathy Park
On March 16th, national non-profit leader Kathy Park comes to the Building Brave community to share her journey from first-generation Korean-American to national non-profit leader with Building Brave users. (more…)
Welcome Expert Dr. Shainna Ali
Building Brave welcomes Self-Love expert, Dr. Shainna Ali to the Building Brave app. As a mental health counselor, educator, and author, Shainna advocates for self-love not just as another social
A Warm Welcome to American Family & Affiliates
Building Brave is elated to welcome the women of American Family & Affiliates to our growing list of partner organizations. American Family Insurance is dedicated to the equitable treatment and
Connecting You to Support Today + Every Day
We created Building Brave knowing how vital connection, support, and community are for women’s lives—even and especially when we face challenges. Trying times reveal both our vulnerability and our strength.
Welcome Expert Dr. Terri Young
Building Brave is pleased to welcome highly distinguished scientist and academic leader Dr. Terri Young to the app. As the Departmental Chair of the School of Ophthalmology (more…)
Welcome Expert Megan MacCutcheon
Building Brave welcomes Megan MacCutcheon, experienced professional counselor and author, to share her top tips for tackling all the ways we block ourselves from success. (more…)
Welcome to The Chicago Network
Building Brave is pleased to welcome The Chicago Network, an organization dedicated to the equitable treatment and advancement of professional women, has chosen the Building Brave platform to create their
Welcome Alex Lindenmeyer
Building Brave is excited to welcome successful entrepreneur and co-founder of award-winning Short Stack Eatery, Alex Lindenmeyer as Featured Mentor for the week of February 24th. (more…)
Welcome Tama Kieves
Building Brave welcomes Tama Kieves, best-selling author and success coach to share her steps and personalized advice on how to find success and joy in even the most difficult situations.
Celebrating an Incredible Year
One year ago, Building Brave launched its new virtual community, made by women for women! Since that day every engagement—large or small—and every new member (more…)
