We’re partnering with AboveBoard for more board opportunities

New Opportunities at Athena

AboveBoard to deliver board opportunities to Athena

Athena has partnered with AboveBoard, the inclusive platform for executive hiring, to bring even more board opportunities to our community. Members will be able to view opportunities directly on the Athena platform.

We’re excited to augment the opportunities that come our way through our network of board directors and CEOs, delivering even more opportunity to our members.?Click here to read the full release.

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Inside Athena

The new model for leadership development: Learning in the executive flow

Athena is a community where executives can access a broad range of executive learning — when they want it, when they need it. As leadership development trends toward making learning enjoyable, easy to access, and convenient to engage in, Athena’s learning model has evolved, too.

On the blog, Athena Founder & CEO Coco Brown shares the latest trends in corporate development, and how Athena helps women?"learn in the flow of work" ?to get the learning, support, and mentorship they need as executives.

Meet Athena member Karen Mangia, a future of work thought leader & customer experience strategist

From AT&T to Cisco to Salesforce, the common thread through Athena member Karen Mangia’s career has been storytelling. When the pandemic hit, Karen’s work shifted—from leading workshops and keynoting conferences to grounding her thought leadership in blog writing and book publishing. Since 2020, she’s published three books on customer success, working from home, as well as her newest book,?Success from Anywhere.

Read more ?about Karen’s executive journey, why mental health is critical to her work and to building sustainable organizations, and how to prioritize a passion project amid a pervasive culture of burnout.

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A Year of Third Acts

New episode: The accidental activist with May Lee

May Lee is an award-winning journalist and professor who became the Accidental Activist in the wake of anti-Asian hate early in the pandemic.?Listen in ?as Liz talks to May about her journalism career in the US and Asia, and how she’s pivoted her voice and platform to tell the important stories about issues in the AAPI community.

A guide for your Third Act: Our most-listened episodes of the year

From Microsoft to women’s empowerment,?learn why ?Kate Isler?says she’s “only 50% finished” in her Third Act as a champion for gender parity.

Kim Alexis Newton?does it all—she’s a former Hallmark corporate executive, an entrepreneur, and a successful artist and quilter.?Learn how she does it ?(and the importance of saying no).

Michele Bettencourt?previously served as the CEO and chairperson of several Silicon Valley firms, but as “AB”—Anthony Bettencourt. Hear how Michele has?launched the third act ?of her life as a woman.

It was an upset in the sporting world when former UW Head Football Coach?Chris Petersen?stepped away from the game.?In his third act , he’s focusing on his “personal scoreboard”—his family, relationships, values, and friends.

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Member News

Congratulations to our members on their recent accomplishments

• Denice Torres was recognized as a Director to Watch by Boards & Directors
• Jane Li was recognized as a Director to Watch by Boards & Directors
• Pauline Fischer was appointed to the Hallmark board
• Wendi Sturgis was appointed as CEO of cleverbridge

Welcome new members

Please join us in welcoming this week’s newest Athena members. They are CMOs, CHROs, Chief Diversity Officers, and senior leaders in areas of communications, channel sales, and strategic accounts. They come to Athena from leading companies like HootSuite, GE Healthcare, and AppFolio.

Athena Alliance makes it easy and accessible for women leaders to learn from their peers.?Learn how Athena ?can help you reach your biggest career goals.