Working Women Speakers

Leslie Bennetts

A contributing editor at Vanity Fair who has explored women's issues in society, Bennetts is the author of The Feminine Mistake Are We Giving Up Too Much?, the groundbreaking bestseller that presenting a cautionary tale about the dangers of women giving up their careers.

Susan L. Taylor

As editorial director of Essence, Taylor was the driving force behind one of the most celebrated black-owned business success stories in recent times. Her firm belief in personal empowerment and tapping into the power within motivates and inspired her employees to lead Essence to become a successful global mul ...

Maria Hinojosa

Senior Correspondent for PBS news program NOW and Managing Editor of the radio program, "Latino USA," Hinojosa hosts a new PBS series, One-on-One, interviewing some of America's foremost Latino leaders. A prominent voice in the Hispanic community, she brings her wit, warmth, and professional wisdom to the dialogue a ...

Patti Solis Doyle

As the first Hispanic woman to lead a presidential campaign in the United States, she is the former campaign manager for Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 presidential bid. Solis Doyle is one of the hardest working leaders in her business, where it is rare for females to manage major campaigns, and where minorities in key posit ...

Rosario Marin

Rosario Marin, former Treasurer of the United States, firmly believes that "of him to whom much is given, much is expected." She has served as the highest-ranking Latina in the Bush Administration and the first U.S. Treasurer born outside of the country.

Alfre Woodard

Known for the challenging roles she’s played on film and in television, critically acclaimed actress Alfre Woodard is most recently known for her character “Betty Applewhite” on ABC’s hit series Desperate Housewives. She was also seen in Beauty Shop, opposite Queen Latifah, Showtime's Holiday Heart ...

Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen is “a beautiful actress who projects intelligence, humor, vulnerability, and self-reliance — all more or less simultaneously,” as noted by critic Vincent Canby in the New York Times. Bergen proved this every week for ten years as “Murphy” on the critically acclaimed CBS comedy Murphy Brown ...

LeAnn Thieman

LeAnn Thieman is a nationally acclaimed professional speaker, author, and nurse who was "accidentally" caught up in the Vietnam Orphan Airlift in 1975. Her book, This Must Be My Brother, details her daring adventure of helping to rescue 300 babies as Saigon was falling to the Communists. Newsweek magazine fe ...

Delia Passi

Delia Passi is a nationally recognized and highly regarded businesswoman in the field of marketing and business development. As President and CEO of Medelia Communications, Passi supports companies in their efforts to gain market share of women consumers and target markets.

Elizabeth Vargas

She is co-anchor of ABC News' 20/20. As an award-winning anchor and correspondent, Vargas has traveled the world covering breaking news stories, reporting in-depth investigations, and conducting newsmaker interviews.

Elizabeth Rech

Rech is a specialist in customer relationship management (CRM) and has coached organizations in customer-focused strategies and enhanced business development. She creates highly customized content and relevant tools to develop the “people side” of CRM for each organization. Rech was a senior consultant to customer rela ...

Gloria Feldt

Feldt is a women's rights activist and the leading author, speaker, and media commentator on reproductive rights and health from that point of view where the personal meets the political. A teen mom who rose to be the leader of the world's largest reproductive health provider and advocacy organization, she was dubbed "the v ...

Dianna Booher

President of Booher Consultants, Inc, an international training and consulting firm, Booher is also the prolific author of 40 books. Booher's audience motivating tact, complete with both substance and style, earned Booher recognition as a Certified Speaking Professional and as a member of the prestigious speakers Roundtable ...

Susan Fowler Woodring

Woodring is an energetic, vibrant and sought-after speaker, trainer and writer who has delivered presentations in all 50 states and 17 foreign countries. A dynamic and highly motivating speaker, Woodring's common-touch and common-sense approach has helped hundreds of organizations in the areas of leadership, empowerment, c ...

Lauren Fix

Known as the Car Coach, she is a nationally recognized television automotive expert and an authority on consumer issues such as new and used cars and trucks, automotive car care, driving skills, and repair and safety issues.

Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields, the star of NBC's comedy series, Suddenly Susan, is a highly accomplished television, film and theater actress, as well as business woman, author, and model. Shields is the author of The Brooke Book and On Your Own. In addition to her professional career, she continues to be a strong ad ...

Donnica L. Moore

Dr. Donnica Moore is highly regarded as a women's health expert and advocate, physician educator, and as a media commentator. She is Founder and President of Sapphire Women’s Health Group LLC, a multimedia women’s health education and communications firm, as well as www.DrDonnica.com, a popular women’s health informa ...

Alma Morales Riojas

For the past seven years Alma Morales Riojas has led the oldest national Latina membership organization in the United States – MANA, A National Latina Organization. MANA is a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington DC, with chapters across the country. Its mission is to empower Latinas through leadership devel ...

Kate White

White is the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine. During her two-and-a-half year tenure, Cosmo has become the number one selling magazine on the newsstand in the US.

Connie Rice

Rice, co-director of The Advancement Project, is known for success in tackling problems of inequity and exclusion. She has received more than 50 major awards for her work in expanding opportunity and advancing multi-racial democracy.