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BOSTON CONVENTION DEC 5, 2018 & EXHIBITION CENTER JOIN THE CONVERSATION! #MASSWOMEN 1 THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT OPENING NIGHT OFFERS YOU:

• KEYNOTES including movers & shakers, authors, and entrepreneurs who will inspire and entertain you. • BROWSE THE BOOK STORE, sponsored by Liberty Mutual, & MEET AUTHORS who are nationally recognized and available to sign your books after they speak! • SUPPORT 125+ WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES as part of our Women-Owned Business Marketplace, sponsored by Wells Fargo. Come meet and shop at booths owned by a diverse array of female entrepreneurs and check out their innovative and fun products. • WELLNESS MOTIVATION with medical and fitness demos, healthy food and beverage tastings, and much more at the Health & Wellness Pavilion, sponsored by Boston Scientific. • GET INVOLVED & MAKE A DIFFERENCE in the lives of others BROUGHT TO YOU BY and help out local charities in the Community Connection Pavilion. • NETWORK with colleagues, peers, and local leaders within the Social Hub, sponsored by State Street. • FREE 1:1 CAREER CONSULTING & RESUMÉ REVIEWS will offer immediate strategies to better position yourself in today’s job market in the Career Pavilion, sponsored by MFS. • IMAGE & PRESENCE BOOSTERS to build your personal brand and perfect your career look – and don’t forget to get a new professional headshot offered by Dell, MFS & Thermo Fisher Scientific. • LIFE BALANCE & INTEGRATION COACHING SESSIONS, brought to you by MFS, provide tools to manage the chaos of daily life. Come to the Health & Wellness Pavilion and learn how less “doing” and more “being” can lead to a healthier and happier you. • YUMMY BITES & FESTIVE DRINKS (available for purchase) as the perfect backdrop to mingle with friends and peers old and new. • MUCH MORE!

2 MACONFERENCEFORWOMEN.ORG JOIN THE CONVERSATION! #MASSWOMEN 3 KEYNOTES 7:00 – 8:00 PM MEET & GREET AND PHOTO OPP Don’t miss this lineup. You’ll walk away inspired and armed with DESIREE LINDEN, practical ideas to make positive changes in your life! With iconic Olympic athlete and the 1st American Woman to win the Boston Marathon in 33 years

THE NEXT WOMEN’S REVOLUTION...... 5:30 PM ELIZABETH GILBERT, New York Times best-selling author, Eat, Pray, Love, & one of the most-viewed TED speakers of all time @gilbertliz For years, Liz Gilbert has been meeting people who tell her that they long to live more creative lives but are somehow blocked by fear. This speech will explore the relationship between fear and creativity, and — using stories from her own life as well as the experiences of others — Liz will help the audience to explore the possibility of seeing creativity in a lighter, more easeful manner.

HOW TO NOT LET “THAT” ESCALATE QUICKLY!...... 6:00 PM FRANCHESCA RAMSEY, actress, producer, director, influencer, & best-selling author, Well, That Escalated Quickly @chescaleigh Franchesca Ramsey didn’t set out to be an activist. Or a comedian. Or a commentator on identity, race, and culture, really. But then her YouTube video “What White Girls Say . . . to Black Girls” went viral. Twelve million views viral. Faced with an avalanche of media requests, fan letters, and hate mail, she had two choices: jump in and make her voice heard or step back, and let others frame the conversation. Tonight, veteran video blogger and star of MTV’s Decoded Franchesca Ramsey will offer advice on real communication in the age of social media, including ways to manage online rants, trolls, and call-out wars. Together we will learn that we can have tough conversations FEEL AT HOME, that move the dialogue forward rather than backward, if we just approach them in the right way.

FIERCE: HOW COMPETING FOR MYSELF CHANGED EVERYTHING...... 6:30 PM AT WORK. ALY RAISMAN, gold medal-winning gymnast, activist, & Arthur Ashe Courage Award recipient @aly_raisman We’ve created an environment A leader on and off the floor, local hero Aly Raisman uses her platform to promote that’s global, inclusive and positive body image and encourages everyone to be comfortable and confident in their own skin. Tonight we will explore the highs and lows of her journey, including her open. One that not only seeks survival of sexual abuse. Inspired by an army of survivors, Raisman continues her unique attributes and insights advocacy for systematic changes within the sport of gymnastics and efforts to help to like yours, but depends on them. eradicate sexual abuse in youth sports. For those ready to build the future of IT along with a team that represents the world over, welcome home. ALSO FEATURING: Learn more at Dell.com/diversity

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Don’t miss these many interactive opportunities, anchored by a variety of Pavilions, throughout the exhibit hall.

HEALTH & WELLNESS PAVILION SPONSORED BY SOCIAL HUB SPONSORED BY HEALTH & WELLNESS CLASSES Social Sell Yourself: Featuring leading experts addressing exciting and important health topics. Leveraging LinkedIn to Build Your Personal Brand...... 5:00 – 6:00 PM*

The Silent Ceiling: Menopause at Work...... 7:00 – 7:15 PM Don’t miss your chance to attend LINKEDIN PROFILE MAKEOVER WORKSHOPS to perfect your networking skills. Featuring AMANDA Women are all too familiar with the glass ceiling in the workplace. But HEALY, award-winning B2B marketing demand generation leader and there is another barrier that interferes with women rising to the upper rungs of the corporate ladder, regardless of their qualifications or achievements – the silent ceiling of menopause. In this presentation, we will cover the midlife issues that cause a negative impact on women in the workplace, discuss those issues, and offer some suggestions for how best to minimize them. LIFE BALANCE & SPONSORED BY MACHELLE SEIBEL, MD, women’s wellness and menopause expert and founder, INTEGRATION COACHING HealthRock LLC @drmacheseibel 5:00 – 8:00 PM Private 1:1 Sessions to Help You Make a Life, Not Just a Living!...... 5:00 – 8:00 PM* Grocery Store 101: How to Grocery Shop Like a Nutrition Pro...... 7:15 – 7:30 PM Take advantage of a private 1:1 Life Balance & Integration coaching session with an ICF Who has time to eat healthy? We all do! Whether you’re too busy, too certified life coach and learn how to do less “doing” and more “being!” This not about stressed, or travel too often, learn how to save time when it comes to theory – participants will address your specific and unique life situation to create a healthy eating. Integrative nutrition health coach Maria Marlowe will share tips from her book The Real Food Grocery Guide on how to customized action plan for making choices that matter to you, right now! Using valuable make smart choices at the grocery store, ideas for fuss-free meal tools and exercises, you will leave armed with actionable takeaways to implement a life prep and batch cooking, and all around how to stay healthy despite integration plan that address how to: being busy. Together we will explore food buzzwords, what to avoid, • Prioritize and integrate what matters most to you when it is best to go organic, how to read food packages and nutrition labels, and how to save money without skimping on nutrition. (and sort through the clutter in your brain) • Make choices that matter today and accept trade-offs MARIA MARLOWE, nutritional health coach & author, The Real Food Grocery Guide @mariamarlowe1 • Create relaxation and restoration practices • Build in sustainability strategies; and much more! How Workplaces Can Support the Special Needs of Special Needs Parents...... 7:30 – 7:45 PM *Sessions are 30 minutes and are first come first served – advance sign up is NOT required. Employees who are parents of children with special needs are skilled at juggling the complex and time- consuming demands of their child’s educational, medical, and/or therapeutic needs. This unique skill set can be a game changer for organizations in today’s competitive global market. The ability to create a workplace environment that eliminates the barriers to balancing career and family demands for these employees enables companies to harness these skills and ultimately create a workplace that’s more innovative, supportive, and productive. Attend this informative discussion and explore ways that leaders, teams, and organizations can create a win-win so employees and organizations are able to flourish and surpass their business goals. ELIZABETH BOSTIC, special education advocate & founder, The Parent Coach LLC

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CAREER PAVILION SPONSORED BY INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP...... 5:00 – 8:00 PM AUTHOR SIGNINGS AND MEET & GREETS Even Par: How Golf Helps Women Gain the Upper Hand in Business If you’re a woman in business and want to get to the top, you should avail yourself of all the critical tools—golf is a critical tool that contributes to the social capital needed to help you reach your potential in business. Led by Leslie Andrews, this interactive workshop will explore how you can use golf to level the playing field and enhance your career and life. Offering practical advice and live demos, attendees will learn: LIVE 6:30 PM • Basic golf terminology, etiquette and rules DEMO ON THE FRANCHESCA RAMSEY • Ways to overcome fear and embarrassment on the golf course PUTTING • Master the “must knows” and “must nots” for using golf for business GREEN • How to look the part and feel great doing it • How to capitalize on the business benefits of golf 30 MIN. LESLIE ANDREWS, director of golf, Nehoiden Golf Club, Wellesley College, Class A ONLY member of the LPGA & author @landrewsgolf LIMITED Workshops are 15-20 minutes and will run continuously throughout the evening. SPACE 7:00 PM ALY RAISMAN 1:1 CAREER CONSULTING...... 5:00 – 8:00 PM COACHES CORNER Led by coaches from the International Coach Federation (ICF) Boston Chapter The Coaches Corner is the place where Conference attendees receive one-on-one “laser ALSO FEATURING SIGNINGS AND PRIVATE Q&A coaching” with a professional certified coach from the International Coach Federation WITH HEALTH & WELLNESS CLASSROOM SPEAKERS (ICF), New England Charter Chapter. This is a valuable opportunity to take what you learn at the Conference and translate it into action to take your career to the next level. ICF credentialed coaches will support your goals to advance your career and help you plan your next step by exploring topics relevant to your situation, which may include: • Clarifying your professional goals • Prioritizing and balancing your life • Navigating career transitions 7:15 PM 7:30 PM 7:45 PM • Negotiating a raise MACHE SEIBEL, MD MARIA MARLOWE ELIZABETH BOSTIC • Asking for that promotion • Launching a new career or job search • Seeking and attaining board positions • And much more! BOOK STORE BROUGHT TO YOU BY

RESUMÉ REVIEW SESSIONS HR and career service experts will be providing free resumé critiques. Don’t miss this opportunity to have a seasoned pro give your resumé a checkup and help you market yourself better in the ever-changing job market! Coaching and resumé reviews will be offered continuously throughout the night. No advance sign up required.

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RESUME REVIEW COACHES CORNER • CAREER PAVILION sponsored by MFS, offering tools to address your most pressing CAREER WORKSHOPS EDUCATION PAVILION

career questions and challenges. In addition to the Career Coaching and Resumé 1074 975 974 874 574 475 474 375 374 275 274 Reviews, be sure to take advantage of image consulting and then head right over to the 1072 973 972 873 872 773 772 572 473 472 373 372 273 272 CAREER PAVILION 570 471 270 868 769 MFS booth to take a new headshot that’s great for your LinkedIn profile! 1068 969 768 669 468 369 368 269 864

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1149 LIFESTYLE 348 249 COMMUNITY sponsored by Liberty Mutual. In addition tonight’s signings with Franchesca Ramsey and LOUNGE LOUNGE 1147 1146 1047 946 746 SOCIAL 347 346 247 HUB Aly Raisman, this is a great chance to update your home library with current titles from the 1145 1144 1045 COMMUNITY PAVILION

942 843 842 742 643 442 343 342 243 nation’s leading authors who are all a part of the Conference line-up of speakers this year! H&W Workshop 1040 940 841 840 741 740 641 440 341 340 241 Civic HEALTH & WELLNESS PAVILION Engagement 639 WINE TASTING • HEALTH & WELLNESS PAVILION sponsored by Boston Scientific is a space dedicated 1036 937 736 637 436 337 336 237 to your health and well-being, focused specifically around the issues that matter most 1135 1134 1035 1034 935 734 434 335 234 WATER STATION AED 1133 1132 1033 1032 933 932 732 633 432 333 332 233 Automated External Defibrillator to women. Visit cutting-edge exhibitors who are here to share invaluable information, medical and fitness demos, delicious healthy food and beverage sampling, and much GENERAL SESSION ENTRANCE more. 1125 1124 1025 1024 925 924 825 824 725 724 625 624

1123 1122 1022 922 823 822 723 722 623 622 523 • SOCIAL HUB sponsored by State Street is the perfect spot to connect and chat with 1121 1120 1021 1020 921 920 821 820 721 720 621 620 521 520 321 1119 WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS friends, colleagues and new contacts, or simply to recharge. In addition to being home 1116 1017 414 1117 916 817 617 616 417 1114 1015 to the LinkedIn Profile Workshops, the lounge offers the chance for you to charge 1115 914 815 814 715 714 615 614 515 514 415 1112 1013 your mobile devices at one of the many charging stations available and relax in the 1113 1012 612 513 512 413 1111 810 711 710 611 610 511 510 411 NIGHT AT THE comfortable lounge. CONFERENCE 1108 1009 1008 709 708 TECHNOLOGY PAVILION 1109 1106 1007 1006 907 906 806 707 706 607

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• WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS MARKETPLACE sponsored by Wells Fargo features a unique shopping experience by hosting 125+ women-owned businesses, entrepreneurs, AED and vendors offering a great assortment of innovative and fun products. The Automated External Defibrillator Massachusetts Conference for Women is dedicated to women supporting women and we hope you will visit the Marketplace and join our effort!

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In- MEET THE FACES spired by an army of survivors, Raisman continues her advocacy for systematic changes within the OF OPENING NIGHT sport of gymnastics and efforts to help eradicate sexual abuse in youth sports. @aly_raisman FRANCHESCA “CHESCALEIGH” RAMSEY is an actress, writer, pro- THE KEYNOTES… ducer, director, and influencer. The always busy Ms. Ramsey is the host of MTV’s popular web series Decoded With Franchesca Ramsey, which has ELIZABETH GILBERT’s memoir Eat, Pray, Love has been called “a gener- been ordered for a seventh season. Ramsey also appears on her own pod- ation’s instruction manual” by The Toronto Sun. Exploding onto the scene in cast Last Name Basis, which she co-hosts with her husband Patrick Kondas. 2006, the bestseller famously chronicled the year Gilbert spent traveling the She is developing a Comedy Central TV series titled Franchesca & Show and world after a shattering divorce. Translated into more than thirty languages, is rewriting a feature film for 20th Century Fox. Past credits include writer/ Eat, Pray, Love has sold over ten million copies worldwide. Educated at New performer on Comedy Central’s the Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore, where York University, Gilbert hails from an ascetic childhood in rural Connecticut. she created the popular #Hash It Out segment and the infamous original viral video “Sh*t White Fearless reporting skills and an abiding appreciation for working-class values Girls Say… to Black Girls.” Her original book, Grand Central Publishing’s Well That Escalated have colored her writing from the beginning. Gilbert’s writing has been pub- Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of An Accidental Activist, was published in May 2018. Ramsey can lished in Harper’s Bazaar, Spin, and The New York Times Magazine. Her work in Spin caught the also be seen in Maroon 5’s music video Girls Like You. Ramsey is a popular guest speaker at attention of editors at GQ, and she became a stalwart at that publication, producing vivid, provoc- colleges and universities across the country. @chescaleigh ative pieces that soon grew into books and even a film: 2000’s Coyote Ugly. Gilbert was a finalist for the National Magazine Award and her work was anthologized in Best American Writing 2001. SHAYNA SEYMOUR is an Emmy-winning journalist and co-anchor of WCVB’s award-winning nightly newsmagazine Chronicle. She was previously Gilbert’s first book, a wide-ranging collection of short fiction calledPilgrims , was a New York Times a reporter, producer, and co-anchor of WCVB’s weekend EyeOpener news- Most Notable Book and won the Ploughshares prize, among many other honors. Her first novel, cast. You can catch her filling in on the anchor desk of the weekday evening Stern Men, won the Kate Chopin Award in 2001. Her third book, The Last American Man, was a newscasts as well. Since her arrival at the station in April 2006, Seymour has finalist for the National Book Award. In 2010, Eat, Pray, Love was made into a feature film starring been nominated for several local Emmy awards and received an Emmy in Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem. Also in 2010, Gilbert published Committed: A Love Story, the 2015 as co-host of WCVB’s telecast of the annual “Holiday Lights” tree light- breathlessly anticipated follow-up to Eat, Pray, Love. The Signature of All Things was named as ing event. She reports on a wide range of human interest and lifestyle stories one of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times, O, The Oprah Magazine, NPR, and Time. and has had the opportunity to interview many celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGe- In the decade since Eat, Pray, Love, people around the world have sought Gilbert’s advice on neres and Ginger Zee. Seymour was also the host of Boston Idol, a special Chronicle episode that how to lead a bold and inspired life, and she has dedicated herself to exploring the mysteries of featured several local American Idol hopefuls before the iconic show made its comeback on ABC. courage and creativity. Out of this period of introspection comes Gilbert’s brilliant nonfiction trea- Seymour launched her broadcast career as an intern at WSTM-TV in Syracuse, NY. Prior to that, tise, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear. Gilbert lives in New York, where she is a columnist she was employed in the corporate world. Seymour earned a BA in sociology from Spelman Col- for O, The Oprah Magazine. She is also at work on a new novel. @gilbertliz lege and an MS in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University. She has been recognized as a “stylish Bostonian” by the Boston Globe, Boston Common Magazine, and Improper Bostonian, of ELLEN McGIRT is an award-winning feature writer who covers race, cul- which she graced the cover. @shaynaseymour ture, and leadership for RaceAhead, a daily column in Fortune. Her reporting has taken her inside the c-suites of Facebook, Nike, Twitter, Intel, Xerox and THE SPEAKERS… Cisco, on the campaign trail with Barack Obama, and across Africa with Bono to study breakthrough philanthropy. McGirt has previously written ANDREA BERNARD is a managing director for Wells Fargo Capital Fi- for Time, Money and Fast Company, where she wrote or contributed to more nance’s loan sales and syndications team. She is responsible for structuring than twenty cover stories and created the digital series the 30 Second and distributing syndicated asset-based and cash flow credit facilities for MBA. Back when the web was young, she was the founder of a financial web- corporate and sponsor backed transactions. Bernard brings eighteen years site for women called Cassandra’s Revenge, and she established similar sites for AOL and Oxygen of banking experience with previous roles at Bank of America and Fleet Bos- Media. McGirt was the lead editor for Your First Leadership Job, a book published by Wiley in ton. She was selected to be a member of the Wells Fargo Capital Finance 2015. She attended Brown University and is on the board of L’Ecole de Choix, an elementary Management Committee that develops and executes strategic priorities for school in Mirebalais, Haiti. @ellmcgirt the business. As head of the New England volunteer board for Wells Fargo, Bernard leads initiatives to promote financial literacy and support youth and women in the Great- ALY RAISMAN is the team captain of the gold medal-winning US Olympic er Boston/New England community. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her husband women’s gymnastics teams in 2012 and 2016. She is the second most dec- and two young children. She is active in her son’s elementary school where she serves as treas- orated American gymnast of all time, with six total Olympic medals. The most urer of the Lincoln School Parents Association. @wellsfargo decorated US gymnast at the 2012 Games, Raisman captured the hearts of millions as she became the first American gymnast to win gold in the floor ELIZABETH YANCY BOSTIC is the founder of The Parent Coach LLC, exercise. One of only two US gymnasts to make back-to-back Olympic teams specializing in special education advocacy and consultation. As a single in more than fifteen years, she helped guide the team to gold and landed a mother of two children with special needs – one of whom is medically com- silver medal performance in the all-around competition at the 2016 Games. A plex – she understands the challenge of balancing the intricacies of caregiv- leader on and off the floor, Raisman uses her platform to promote positive body image and encour- ing with employment and pursuing personal growth. Bostic is a certified John ages everyone to be comfortable and confident in their own skin. In herNew York Times best-selling C. Maxwell coach, trainer, and speaker who is sought after for speaking en- gagements on a variety of topics, including effective communication, leader-

14 MACONFERENCEFORWOMEN.ORG JOIN THE CONVERSATION! #MASSWOMEN 15 ship, and advocacy. She is known for empowering parents with skills and knowledge to effectively DES LINDEN braved headwinds and torrential rain to become the first US wom- collaborate with their school districts to access the educational supports their children need, and she en’s champion at the Boston Marathon since 1985. Her win this past April was is highly respected by school districts and disability stakeholders across the state. She is a member one for the record books as she bested the field in the worst conditions in race of the board of directors of the Federation for Children with Special Needs, a previous board president history. A two-time US Olympic marathoner, Linden finished seventh at the Rio of the Special Needs Advocacy Network, and a former member of the Arc of Massachusetts Board. Olympic Games. She attended Arizona State University where she was an All-American in both cross country and track. After graduation, she moved to SUE COLLARD is currently chief of staff for Dell’s chief diversity and inclusion Rochester, Michigan to join the Hansons Brooks Distance Project. In 2011, Lin- officer, Brian Reaves. In her role, she is responsible for advising the CDIO on top den wowed the marathon world with her near win at the Boston Marathon. Her priorities, driving operational excellence for all D&I programs and initiatives, act- runner-up finish, an incredible 2:22:38, set an all-time US record on the Boston course, and made her ing as consultant to global D&I senior leadership, and leading global business the third fastest American ever at the time. In 2015, she participated at the Boston Marathon which operations and strategy. Collard is a seasoned professional with over twenty-five featured a strong international field and the top three US marathoners, where finished as top Ameri- years of successful and progressive experience in the fields of operations, strat- can, and held on for a strong 4th place finish, less than 45 seconds from the win. In the summer of egy, marketing communications, field marketing, talent acquisition, and career 2015, Linden earned a Silver Medal at the Pan-Am Games in the 10,000. In early 2016 she finished development. Before Dell, Collard led field marketing for the data storage start- second at the US Olympic Marathon Trials in LA. @des_linden up EqualLogic before it was acquired by Dell in 2008. Collard earned a BS from Bentley University. She resides in Wakefield, MA with her two children. She is passionate about the environment, children CHRISTINA LUCONI leads Rapid7’s strategic people initiatives as its chief in need, nutrition and fitness, and helping others to grow and thrive. She is also involved with a local people officer. She is responsible for the entire employee lifecycle, with critical mentor group connecting with children who need adult mentors. @dell focus on recruiting stellar talent, building and inspiring corporate culture, acqui- sition integration, and “scaling with soul.” Prior to joining Rapid7, she was the LINDSEY CONLIN is the sales controller for OSRAM digital systems America. owner of People Innovations, a consulting firm focused on the creation of innova- She oversees the financial sales activities of a multi hundred million dollar tech- tive people strategies for start-ups and high growth companies. Luconi also nology business across three go-to-market sales channels on two continents. served as chief people officer at @stake, a professional services security firm Since joining OSRAM, Conlin has overhauled the sales reporting and forecasting that she helped build from launch through its acquisition by Symantec. She was and operational activities for the Americas region. Prior to joining OSRAM, she previously VP of people strategy at Sapient Corporation. Luconi has been featured in several articles worked at Raytheon Company as a key financial business partner for the engineer- and is a frequent speaker about her visionary approach to people strategy and culture and her dis- ing function and financial planner across multiple programs. During her tenure at dain for old-school human resources. She is currently an investor and advisor to CultureHQ, and she Raytheon, she was instrumental in the intercompany business merger. Conlin gives back by partnering with CEOs of early stage companies on their people strategies. She is an earned a BS in corporate finance and accounting at Bentley University in Waltham, MA. In her spare advisor to the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship. She contributes a weekly blog to Venture- time, Conlin is the head coach for the town of Weston’s recreation swim team. @osramamericas Fizz and LinkedIn. Luconi earned a BA in psychology from George Washington University and an MS in organizational administration from Boston University. @rapid7 CAROLYN FISCHER is vice president of global talent management for TJX Companies, the leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions in the US MARIA MARLOWE helps busy women improve their health, clear up acne, and worldwide. With more than $33B in revenues in 2016, 3,800 stores world- and reach their ideal weight by upgrading their eating habits. She is a certified wide, and over 230,000 associates, the company ranks eighty-seven in the most integrative nutrition health coach, and founder of mariamarlowe.com, a source recent Fortune 500 listings. Fischer runs the Global Talent Management Center of for delicious plant-based recipes, meal plans, and online courses to optimize Expertise for TJX Companies, and she and her team lead design and development your diet and lifestyle to look and feel your best everyday. She has coached efforts for TJX University. She acts as a consultant to senior and executive manage- moms, business executives, and celebrities alike to adopt healthier eating hab- ment on strategic business issues involving talent management and the accelera- its. Marlowe’s book The Real Food Grocery Guide has been called “the most tion of readiness for the top twenty executives in the organization. Fischer has more than thirty years of practical guide to healthy eating” by renowned physician and leading researcher experience in HR, specifically in executive and organizational development, training and development, in healthcare, Dr. Dean Ornish. Her tips and recipes have been featured in Vogue, InStyle, The New and employee communications. She has worked in a variety of industries including finance, medical York Times, and more. Marlowe lives in New York and coaches and consults for individuals, corpora- devices, and telecommunications. Prior to joining TJX, she was the VP of organizational effectiveness at tions, and brands. She graduated summa cum laude from Fordham University, is certified through The Comcast Cable Corporation. Fischer earned a BS in management from Lesley University and a master’s Institute of Integrative Nutrition, and studied cooking at Natural Gourmet Institute. @mariamarlowe1 degree in organizational development and leadership, as well as an executive coaching certification in Evidenced Based Coaching, from Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, CA. @tjxcareers DR. MACHE SEIBEL (MAYsh, Seibel rhymes with Bible), is an international health expert and leading authority on women’s wellness and menopause. He AMANDA HEALY is an award-winning B2B marketing demand generation was a pioneer in infertility, performing the first successful IVF procedure in Massa- leader and social media expert, national speaker, and syndicated blogger. She chusetts. He redirected his research to menopause when his wife had surgery that currently works as senior marketing manager at TIBCO Software, driving threw her into early menopause, shortly after a study incorrectly suggested estro- campaign strategy and lead generation for the company’s largest business unit, gen caused breast cancer and her doctors were reluctant to treat her with hor- Enterprise Solutions. She has trained world class sales teams ranging from mones. Seibel is the recipient of numerous awards including the Media Award from startups to Fortune 500 companies about how to leverage social selling, and she the North American Menopause Society as editor of HotYearsMag.com for advanc- has spoken at industry-leading conferences including the Massachusetts ing the understanding of menopause in the United States. 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