LAS VEGAS, July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Four
phenomenal women considered trailblazers in their respective
professions will take center stage in August for the
13th Annual Women's Leadership Conference: Nely Galán,
the first Latina President of
Entertainment for a U.S. television network; Sharon Miller, Managing Director and Head of
Small Business financing at Bank of America; Cristina Weir, leader of customer solutions
consulting at Sprinklr, one of the world's most successful
high-tech companies; and Dr. Elizabeth
Lombardo, highly sought-after life coach and successful
author. The conference will be held Aug.
5 & 6 at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
Nely Galán
Nely Galán is a self-made media mogul. Dubbed the
Tropical Tycoon by the New York Times Magazine, she was the first
Latina President of Entertainment
for a U.S. television network (Telemundo). She is an Emmy
Award-winning producer of more than 700 episodes of television in
English and Spanish, including the FOX hit reality series "The
Swan," which she produced through her multi-media company
Galán Entertainment. Nely is founder of nonprofit The
Adelante Movement, which seeks to empower Latina and multicultural
women to become independent entrepreneurs, own franchises and
control their economic futures. In addition, she is the founder and
president of Santa Clara LLC, a real estate development and
investment company that has commercial and residential real estate
holdings in several states.
Nely authored The NY Times bestselling book SELF MADE:
Becoming Empowered, Self-Reliant, and Rich in Every Way
(Foreword by Suze Orman), focusing
on the revolution in women's entrepreneurship led by multicultural
women in the US and emerging economies around the world. Her next
book, DON'T BUY SHOES, BUY BUILDINGS!, is about investing
and thinking like an owner while you work for others. Already one
of the most influential voices in the Latino community, Nely
also just completed her doctorate degree in Clinical
Psychology.
Sharon
Miller
As leader of Small Business and a member of the Management
Operating Committee at Bank of America (the "Bank"), Sharon is
responsible for providing 11 million business owner clients
comprehensive financial products and services through the Bank's
network of approximately 4,400 financial centers, 16,400 ATMs and
award-winning digital banking platform. Her team of 2,500
associates Sharon directs delivers advice and guidance to business
owners across the United States on
cash management, business financing, personal lending, investments
and retirement. In her current role she oversees production of the
Bank's Women Business Owner Spotlight, an annual study that
explores the goals, challenges and everyday realities of women
entrepreneurs across the country. Sharon appears regularly on
national and local TV and radio, where she discusses small business
issues and advocates for the nation's small entrepreneurs as the
engine that drives the U.S. economy. Sharon is also an active
member of the Bank's Global Diversity & Inclusion Council.
Cristina
Weir
Cristina Weir is that rarity in
the tech world – a highly successful woman! With 28 years of
technology experience Cristina has focused her entire career on
building solution consulting teams in the software industry for
companies like Oracle and IBM. She now leads the WW Solution
Consulting Organization at Sprinklr. Sprinkler calls itself the
world's #1 social suite. Regarded as the world's first
integrated social media management platform, this high-tech company
helps large-scale brands ‒ such as Nike, Microsoft and McDonald's –
tune into 25 channels globally and synthesize this ever-growing set
of data points into cohesive social marketing, advertising, care
and sales customer strategies and communications. Sprinklr has 24
offices in 15 countries and covers all 24 time zones for its global
clients.
Dr. Elizabeth
Lombardo
Considered NBA star Shaquille
O'Neal's "Head Coach for Happiness," Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo is on a mission to free
people from their inner critic to create the health, wealth and
happiness they crave. Elizabeth has consulted with
several Fortune 500 companies, presenting opening keynotes as well
as running smaller workshops and exclusive executive
roundtables. Her ability to help people unlock their own,
unique personal happiness has made her America's most interviewed
celebrity psychologist, with more than 100 radio and TV
appearances. Elizabeth's expertise has contributed to many articles
in a variety of respected publications. A Licensed Practicing
Psychologist with a Ph.D. in Psychology and a master's degree in
Physical Therapy,Elizabeth is the author of the bestselling
book Better Than Perfect: 7 Strategies to Crush Your Inner
Critic and Create a Life You Love.
"We at WLC are beyond proud to present these amazing women who
have forged such highly successful career paths in male-dominated
industries," said Phyllis A. James,
President of the Foundation for Women's Leadership &
Empowerment ("FWLE"). "Each presents a different powerful model of
determination and accomplishment that will help both women and men
take center stage in their own personal and professional
lives."
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 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
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MGM Resorts International
Kpedraza@mgmresorts.com
702-692-6898
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