EXECUTIVE WOMEN OF DALLAS

Is one of your resolutions to get off the couch & network more? You're in luck! We're a professional women's networking organization that loves interacting through unique experiences. Check us out (https://lnkd.in/g5AxDeYG) & perhaps think about joining us for one of our monthly events. We LOVE guests and meeting new women in the Dallas area through community events....like our private event at the Dallas Zoo and our holiday tea luncheon. Next up: a LinkedIn Power Hour on Jan. 7.

Meet our board member Jenn McMillen who named her company after a Harry Potter spell for making fire ??. Jenn is the founder of Incendio, a loyalty consulting firm. If you're in the loyalty program for GNC ?? , Chipotle ?? , PetSmart ?? ?? , Dave & Buster's ?? or NASCAR ?? , then you're experiencing the work of Jenn's firm. Or if you're a Peloton ?? fan, you can find her on the leaderboard under the moniker Forbidden Ginger! Check her bona fides here: https://lnkd.in/gnxyRYi3 If you'd like to meet her IRL, join us at our next event on October 1 at The Center for Brain Health ?? . More details on EWD here: https://lnkd.in/g5AxDeYG

Meeting accomplished women through EWD is something you can "bank" on. Case in point, Brook Sims, one of our fantastic board members has deep experience with Wells Fargo, First United, JP Morgan Chase and many others. Brook sits at the intersection of banking and recruiting. Questions about how to bring diversity to a highly structured workplace? Ask her. Or read more about Brook here: https://lnkd.in/gnqVcjYf Ready to take the next step with EWD? Want a networking group that is full of genuinely nice women? Check us out (and maybe apply to join us???) here:

The EWD board (and membership!) is full of interesting, fun, smart women, one of whom is Melissa Collins, the first-ever CMO of The Container Store. She started as a creative director and finished in the c-suite. Want to talk about how to build a career from the ground up? A proud Canadian, Melissa is a great resource to ask "aboot" career strategies, taking a company public, building a team from the ground up, and onboarding partners such as ThredUp and The Home Edit. Check out this fabulous woman here: https://lnkd.in/eW9mz-pg Ready to explore the camaraderie of the EWD org for yourself? Check us out here......and maybe apply for membership? We'd love to meet you!

"Sight is a function of the eyes, but vision is a function of the heart."--Myles Munroe. Meet visionary Amy Johnson, one of our dynamo past presidents, who currently serves as the Chief Development Officer for the Retina Foundation of the Southwest. Amy has a heart for the non-profit world, serving the Dallas community in various roles throughout her career. Read more about her here: https://lnkd.in/gbDHegUR EWD is full of accomplished, wonderful women, and we'd love it if you'd consider joining us as we focus on impact, support, and the forward movement of women in the workplace and community. Check out our bona fides here (including an application for membership): https://lnkd.in/g5AxDeYG

EWD is proud to have Michele Powell as one of our board members. She's a CIMA and an RMA, but to our org, she's a VIP! Michele is Director of Investments for Stifel, which acquired Barclay's and Michele came with. She's another great example of the accomplished and interesting women who make up the Executive Women of Dallas organization. Want to read more about Michele? Check her out here: https://lnkd.in/gHzRn9iv Ready to check out EWD? Read more (or apply!) here: https://lnkd.in/g5AxDeYG

If you were able to join us last night at the Perot Center, we'd love your feedback in the comments below! If you were lucky, you got to meet our immediate past president, Jennifer Thornton. https://lnkd.in/gNkDB9J After a stellar career in global HR on the client side, Jennifer took her talents to the consulting side when she opened up her own firm, 304 Coaching. In her words, "It’s my job to make sure that front-line management and executive leadership have the training, the language, and the tools to lead a team through rapid growth." Want to meet more dynamic women like Jen? Apply for EWD membership!

Meet another EWD badass...Heather Stevens, who is our next president. During the day, Heather is the President/CEO of Rise360 Consulting with deep experience in impact assessment, nonprofit management, and fundraising campaign strategies. Heather has developed & executed local & national impact-oriented strategies focused on motivating individuals & organizations to take action. You meet Heather, and you think, "This woman can do anything!" More info on her here: https://lnkd.in/gSnPsSbj It's not too late to join us tomorrow at the Perot Center for our first event of the season. We'd love to meet you!

Want to join a group of fun, dynamic and accomplished women? Our first event of the year is Tuesday 9/17 at the Perot Center, and we'd love to meet you! But first, meet our president, Lynn Fisher, who is VP at the Rosewood Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Caroline Rose Hunt Family. https://lnkd.in/gh7P2iwT Ask Lynn about the Rosewood Foundation mission! The mission of The Rosewood Foundation is to improve the quality of life for people in the Dallas area through grants supporting the arts, education, environmental conservation, healthcare, and families living in poverty.?

This past Saturday was the first meeting of the 2024 - 2025 EWD board. It will be another great year of friendship, professional development, and support. Thank you to our 2024 - 2025 EWD board members. Lynn Fisher - President Heather S. - President-Elect Jen Thornton A.C.C. - Past President & Treasurer Michele Powell, CIMA?, RMA? - Membership Chair Jenn McMillen CLMP - Secretary Amy Johnson - Member at Large Melissa Collins - Member at Large Brook Sims - Member at Large Heather Lisle - Member at Large