Frankfurt-based Sylwia Jenner is the Founder of Concepts4Leaders, a strategic marketing and business development firm that helps lawyers and law firms to grow with modern marketing and business development
Women Who Wow: Sylwia Jenner
Why Are Some Women So Mean to Other Women?
I often wonder why some women are so mean to other women for no reason. Why do they see other women as a threat instead of lifting each other up?
Women Who Wow: Jennifer Green
Jennifer Green is the Enterprise Sales Director for Passle (you may recognize Passle by their orange stuffed octopuses at conferences) based in Annapolis, Maryland. Jennifer, who started out in corporate
Women Who Wow: Summer Eberhard
Summer Eberhard is partner at legal recruiting firm Major Lindsey & Africa in the Associate Practice Group, where she focuses on the Northern California, Seattle and Portland markets. She specializes in counseling, representing and relocating AmLaw 100 associates and counsel, working closely with candidates to help them achieve their long-term career goals. As a former attorney, Summer really understands the importance for her clients to find the right professional fit.
I met Summer – where else? LinkedIn! One of her posts came up on my LinkedIn feed, and we connected. If you aren’t following her on LinkedIn, you should. Her advice is powerful, fresh and real (and not just for lawyers seeking a new role – anyone can benefit from her career tips).
Learn more about her in this Women Who Wow profile.
Women Who Wow: Christy Tosh Crider
Christy Tosh Crider is chair of Baker Donelson’s Health Care Litigation Group and the Women’s Initiative, and is a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. Christy concentrates her practice in health care litigation, managing the litigation of numerous health care facilities around the country, as well as serving as outside general counsel.
I was a co-panelist with Christy onwebinar on women in law earlier this year, and was so impressed with everything Baker Donelson has done to promote and advance women lawyers under Christy’s leadership.
For example, during Christy’s tenure as the Women’s Initiative Chair, Baker Donelson has earned numerous recognitions as an exceptional workplace for women, including being named by Seramount (formerly Working Mother Media) to its Best Law Firms for Women list, and being ranked 15th nationally in diversity for women in the 2022 edition of Vault’s “Best Law Firms for Diversity.” Baker Donelson was also recognized by the Chambers Women in Law Awards: USA 2018 as a finalist in the category of Outstanding Firm in Advancing Gender Diversity and Inclusion.
Christy has overseen numerous key initiatives at Baker Donelson, including the adoption of an industry-leading parental leave policy; implementation of a firm-wide mentoring program for women; creating a program that awards business development grants to women attorneys; and a training program designed to help women attorneys achieve equity shareholder status. Christy was named a 2018 recipient of the A Great Place to Work® For All Leadership Award by FORTUNE magazine.
Learn more about her in this Women Who Wow profile.
Women Who Wow: Elise Holtzman
As president and founder of The Lawyer’s Edge, Elise Holtzman helps clients, including legal organizations and individual attorneys, achieve professional and personal success by providing highly customized professional development
How to Start Your Own Business and Become an Entrepreneur
Two and a half years ago I left my comfortable law firm job. I didn’t know what I was going to do next and I didn’t have a Plan B.
Women Who Wow Event – Book Reading with Katie Lipp for her New Book Build Your Empire
Join us for a special Women Who Wow virtual event on June 7 at 1pm ET featuring Katie Lipp. Katie is a law firm owner and mentor for women
Watch a Replay of Using Your Clothes to Connect with Image Coach Melanie Lippman
Utilizing our wardrobe as an extension of our brand is not some frivolous task only possible for those that love shopping and reading fashion magazines. There is science: An easy-to-follow
Women Who Wow: Vickie Spang
Get to know Vickie Spang in this Women Who Wow profile. Vickie recently retired as the Chief Marketing Officer of Sheppard Mullin, a 1,000+ attorney law firm with 15 offices