LAS VEGAS, May 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The
13th Annual Women's Leadership Conference is pleased to
announce for this year's conference two dynamic speakers with
distinctive, intriguing career paths – Ashley Stahl, a national security professional
turned millennial-focused podcaster and career coach; and
CeCe Olisa, a lifestyle blogger who
celebrates body positivity and advocates for plus size women.
The conference will be held Aug. 5
& 6 at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
Ashley
Stahl
Through schooling Ashley prepared to be a counterterrorism
professional; as a defense contractor she led operations for the
Pentagon's Ministry of Defense Advisors, and has led intelligence
analysts in the private sector protecting global personnel and
other assets from security threats in hostile international
environments. In 2013 she was named by Diplomatic Courier
Magazine and Young Professionals in Foreign Policy a "Top 99
Foreign Policy Leader Under 33." When her profession of
choice did not yield total satisfaction, she sought additional
avenues.
Ashley is a career coach, podcaster, speaker and entrepreneur.
Through her firm Ashley International, Inc. she coaches clients on
how to build their confidence and master the job hunt, or launch
successful service-based businesses. Her online course, the Job
Offer Academy, has a methodology that has helped more than 6,500
job seekers land offers in 30 countries. Ashley also hosts
inspirational guests each week on her show, the "You Turn" Podcast,
with the intention of helping her listeners elevate their
confidence in work and love. She is a columnist for Forbes,
and her work has been featured on TEDx and in the Wall Street
Journal, SELF, Washington Post, Chicago
Tribune and many other publications.
CeCe
Olisa
CeCe is a lifestyle blogger and YouTuber known for her blog
"Plus Size Princess" and self-titled YouTube channel. She has
gained tens of thousands of fans blogging about dating, beauty,
travel and fitness. She is co-founder of theCURVYcon, a convention
celebrating body positivity and plus size fashion during New York
Fashion Week. CeCe also creates popular plus size workout videos on
her YouTube channel and encourages women to exercise because they
love – not hate ‒ their bodies.
CeCe has appeared in many public spaces and adheres to her
motto, "Don't wait on your weight to live the life you want." She
was also named as one of the "Top 10 New York Fashion Bloggers" by
WhoWhatWear, and a "Person Who Proves You Can Be Fit At Any Size"
by MTV.com.
"At this year's WLC we are going to explore in-depth issues such
as lack of self-confidence and fear that prevent us from taking on
challenges or making changes that would advance our professional
and personal lives," said Phyllis A.
James, Chief Diversity & Corporate Responsibility
Officer at MGM Resorts International. "Not only negative self-talk
but also negative self-image and lack of body positivity can be
major stumbling blocks. We are excited to tackle these common
mental barriers, for both men and women, this summer during the
conference."
Conference background:
The 2019 Women's Leadership
Conference registration is $549 which
includes the two-day conference and all workshops and lectures, a
networking reception, and continental breakfasts and lunches
catered by MGM Grand Conference Center. Time is also allotted for
attendees to build key professional relationships with others.
The mission of WLC is to provide women, and men who attend, the
developmental tools they need to continuously advance their lives
and careers. Through WLC women from all walks of life are offered a
variety of ways to impact their personal and professional lives,
including networking opportunities, educational workshops and
exposure to other women who can serve as role models, heroes or
mentors.
The conference will offer a wide range of learning
opportunities, career guidance and personal growth tools,
including:
- Exposure to diverse and nationally recognized speakers and
accomplished women role models
- Two days of career-oriented workshops that will give women
hands-on opportunities to develop skills based on their career
needs
- Three distinct learning tracks: Emerging Leaders, Emerging
Executives and Executives
WLC is open to women of all ethnicities, professions/occupations
and social backgrounds, locally and nationally, and men who support
them. The MGM Resorts Foundation is the conference's Presenting
Sponsor. Each year proceeds from the conference after costs, are
donated to one or more local nonprofit agencies devoted to the
welfare and development of women and children.
Participating sponsorships are available to organizations or
companies who share the vision and goals of this conference.
Sponsors include, but are not limited to: Aristocrat Technologies,
Bank of America, Caesars Entertainment, Cox Communications, IGT,
Prudential. For more information about WLC, please visit
mgmresortsfoundation.org/WLC.
About The MGM Resorts Foundation
The purpose of The
MGM Resorts Foundation is to collect and distribute monies and
assets donated by employees of MGM Resorts (NYSE: MGM) for the aid
and support of qualified community nonprofit programs, agencies or
organizations designated exclusively by MGM Resorts' employees. In
addition, the Foundation collects and distributes donations to the
Foundation by third-party non-employees to support charitable,
scientific, literary, and educational activities approved by the
Foundation's Board of Directors and organized by MGM Resorts
employees to benefit qualified non-profit charitable organizations
designated by the Foundation's Board.
Media Contact
Kenthea
Pedraza
MGM Resorts International
Kpedraza@mgmresorts.com
702-692-6898
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