Session Two: Considering Additional Education, Professional Skill-Building, Shifting Career Path
JWI works to ensure that women everywhere can thrive in part by helping them take control of their financial futures. We know that right now, everyone’s finances look a bit different, in one way or another. To help you navigate these unexpected changes, we’re offering our Young Women’s Leadership Network (for women ages 22 to 35) a three-part virtual series on “Recalibrating Your Finances During COVID-19.”
The series will cover a wide variety of topics, including what you can do right now to improve your financial situation, how to pivot your career, and how to employ the financial habits you’re building right now in a post-COVID world.
We encourage you to join us for all three sessions (each taking place at 8:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. PST) to take full advantage of the series, so please be sure to register for each session separately:
Zoom meeting information will be provided upon registration.
We want this series to be accessible to all, so please consider supporting JWI’s crucial work by donating any amount that feels comfortable. Additionally, you have the option to purchase a Young Women’s Leadership Network membership with your ticket to the series. (If the Network isn’t yet present in your city but you’d like it to be, email Rachel Evans.)
Session Two Speakers
Mackenzie Barth
Right after graduating college at Northwestern, Mackenzie Barth cofounded Spoon University, a digital food media brand powered by a network of young influencers on college campuses worldwide. She was CEO of Spoon for five years until it was acquired by Scripps Networks Interactive (now part of Discovery) and became the VP of Strategy and Development. In 2018, Mackenzie was also recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30 in media. Most recently, Mackenzie spent the last year traveling through Central and South America, rediscovering her passion for global culture and her deep love for nature. Mackenzie is now facilitating a community of entrepreneurs committed to building Earth-aligned companies through a movement called The Business (R)evolution.
Stephanie Kaplan Lewis
Stephanie Kaplan Lewis is the co-founder, CEO, and editor-in-chief of Her Campus Media, the #1 media company for college women and 360-degree college marketing agency that she created as an undergraduate at Harvard in 2009. Her Campus connects clients – including L'Oreal Paris, Proctor & Gamble, Walmart, and Microsoft – with more college women than any other media company across its portfolio: Her Campus, Spoon University, College Fashionista, and InfluenceHer Collective, and via its on-campus chapter network, proprietary events, and bestselling book, The Her Campus Guide to College Life. Her Campus received the first-ever Partnership Award from the U.S. Office on Women's Health, and Lewis has been named to Forbes 30 Under 30, Inc. 30 Under 30, Businessweek 25 Under 25, and Glamour 20 Amazing Young Women. Her Campus Media has been completely bootstrapped and profitable since its launch ten years ago and now employs 60 people.
Dara Klarfeld
Dara Klarfeld is the CEO and majority owner of DRG. Expert in identifying C-Suite talent and in providing strategic direction to nonprofit boards and management, Dara is sought out by many leading nonprofit boards and leadership to help guide and advise them on issues relating to hiring Talent, organizational design, negotiation and women in leadership. Dara leads DRG by recognizing the strengths of each member of the team, promoting a strong culture in the workplace, valuing change, pursuing excellence and following her conviction that talent powers success. Her executive search practice is extensive and diverse; it includes partnerships with the Elmer A. Henderson School, The Hearing Health Foundation, The Weber School, Prizmah, The JCC Association, The New Teacher Center and UJA-Federation of New York. With over 20 years of experience working with and advising nonprofits, Dara is a thought leader in the talent advisory space. Dara takes the time to understand her clients. She is a skillful facilitator and masterful at preparing organizations for leadership transitions.