LAS VEGAS, May 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Michelle Poler,
a creative and passionate social entrepreneur, keynote speaker,
fear facer, and branding strategist will "Take Center Stage" and
share her story at The MGM Resorts Foundation's 13th
annual Women's Leadership Conference (WLC).
The conference will be held Aug.
5-6 at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
"We are excited to have Michelle share her motivational insights
with our attendees," said Phyllis A.
James, the company's Executive Vice President and Chief
Corporate Responsibility Officer. "This conference is all about
empowering each other to make those next steps toward our
aspirational goals. Michelle will be instrumental in helping us
confront what may be holding us back, and gain the necessary tools
to put our dreams in motion."
She is the Founder of Hello Fears, a social movement empowering
millions to step outside of their comfort zone and tap into their
full potential. She has spoken for TEDx, Google, P&G, Facebook,
ESPN, Netflix, Microsoft, Toyota, and many more.
Michelle is also the creator of the project 100 Days Without
Fear. Her work has been featured on CBS, CNN, Huffington Post,
Buzzfeed, NBC and Daily Mail among many others. "Sometimes the
things we want the most are just one act of courage away," said
Michelle.
Early on in her career she worked as an Art Director at Young
& Rubicam for brands such as Hershey's, Wendy's, AT&T and
Revlon. Michelle is originally from Venezuela and she holds a Masters in Branding
from the School of Visual Arts in
New York City.
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.
About MGM Resorts International
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is an S&P 500® global
entertainment company with national and international locations
featuring best-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art
meetings and conference spaces, incredible live and theatrical
entertainment experiences, and an extensive array of restaurant,
nightlife and retail offerings. MGM Resorts creates immersive,
iconic experiences through its suite of Las Vegas-inspired brands. The MGM Resorts
portfolio encompasses 30 unique hotel and destination gaming
offerings including some of the most recognizable resort brands in
the industry. Expanding throughout the U.S. and around the world,
the company recently acquired the operations of Empire City Casino
in New York and Hard Rock Rocksino
in Ohio, which was rebranded as
MGM Northfield Park. In 2018, MGM Resorts opened MGM Springfield in
Massachusetts, MGM COTAI in
Macau, and the first
Bellagio-branded hotel in Shanghai. The 83,000 global employees of MGM
Resorts are proud of their company for being recognized as one of
FORTUNE® Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies®. For more
information visit us at www.mgmresorts.com.
Media Contact
Kenthea
Pedraza
MGM Resorts International
Kpedraza@mgmresorts.com
702-692-6898
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