Entries by Aimee

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Danielle Arnone: Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Combe

“In times of uncertainty, the focus has shifted from seeking answers to raising questions and building relationships to lead through the unknown,” expresses Danielle Arnone.  Arnone speaks to leading through disruption, the value of listening and encouragement and the importance of taking risks as the stakes rise. Be Willing to Challenge, Even as Stakes Rise […]

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Erica Klinkowize: CBNA Treasurer, Citi

“It can be intimidating in finance when you’re fresh out of college, but I would encourage anyone to not discount their own opinions or gut instincts,” says Erica Klinkowize. “It’s important to differentiate early on between this is who I am and this is who my company is.” Klinkowize speaks to developing gut instincts, the […]

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Spotlight on Change: Black History Month

February is Black History Month—a dedicated time to, in part, shine light on all the challenges people of color have faced historically and continue to face in a modern context. In today’s social setting, Black women still face several unique challenges in life and in business. In fact, statistics paint a realistic picture of just […]

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Mariah Turner: Associate, PGIM Private Capital

“If it’s always the loudest voiced people who are taking up space, some of the more insightful opinions get lost,” says Mariah Turner. “I like to think that I’m someone that tries to champion the softer voices in the room.” Turner speaks to showing up in a room and the community, as both a team […]

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Black History Month 2022: Why bell hooks was right

Before the word ‘intersectionality’ was coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989, bell hooks critiqued a narrowed feminism that hailed from the white middle class living room and neither addressed interlocking webs of oppression nor recognized its own race and class privileges – therefore, blindly disregarding the multidimensional plights of non-white, underprivileged women. Her message has […]