May 27, 2020
As her bio states, Sharon Smith-Akinsanya is truly a force of nature. She took chances, made pivots and kept moving forward no matter what was happening. And, most critically, she understands that it is the relationships you build along the way that assist you when you need them most. As she calls it, “the power of...
May 20, 2020
Lanier Robertson is a Senior HR Executive with one of the largest chemical companies in the world. But if you had asked her even 3 years ago if this is where she saw herself, her answer would have been no. Lanier understands that you have to be flexible and adaptable as you build your career. As she says, “it’s not...
May 13, 2020
The stories we tell ourselves about ourselves impact the way we behave and our ultimate success. Our rhetoric forms our thought and our thoughts form our behaviors and our behaviors impact our outcomes. As they say, “what you think, you become.” But we have the choice to change our story. To change what we tell...
May 6, 2020
When I think of the word “resilient”, I think of Lela Panagides. As the President and Founder of Leap Into Leadership and current candidate for City Council in Carlsbad, CA, Lela has faced many challenges and hurdles and won. Her philosophy is that everything she has seen has brought her to where she is!...