This event has sold out!  If you are interested in learning more about She Creates Change, please join us on Monday Dec 7th for our "What does it take to find and do meaningful work in the world?" discussion.  You can also call Suparna Bhasin at 917.371.8456 to schedule a 30min session.  We look forward to connecting with you!

She Creates Change Presents:

 “My path to purposeful work: Personal stories of women who have built a career with meaning”

Hosted at KPMG

The desire to have a career with purpose is not a new concept.  However, a significant shift of consciousness is taking place in our society and creating meaningful change in our work has gone mainstream permeating across all industries.   This has spawned new internal social and environmental corporate initiatives, as well as a growing community of social entrepreneurs and professionals who don’t want to settle for the norm!

This panel discussion will feature a cross section of women who have created meaningful work in their lives.  We invite you to listen to their stories to serve as inspiration to many of us on our own path to purposeful work.

*Light appetizers and drinks will be served*

~You must RSVP to attend.  We cannot accept walk-ins for this event~

Panelists:

Komal Dhall is an Economic and Valuation Services (EVS) Tax partner at KPMG.  She began her career with KPMG in 1998, and prior to joining the firm worked for the Federal Reserve Bank. Komal currently leads the Communications and Media segment of the EVS practice in the Americas region, and plays a lead role in promoting the global connection between companies in the emerging markets and the United States.

In addition to her management responsibilities, Komal was a founding co-leader of the New York chapter of KPMG’s Network of Women (KNOW) and has been integrally involved in the development of the local chapter as well as national programs for women’s initiatives. She is also a founding leader of the South Asian Women’s Leadership Forum, an organization committed to the advancement of women in the marketplace.   Komal was recently selected as an honoree for YWCA-NYC’s Academy of Women Leaders Class of 2009.

Komal earned an MA degree in economics from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and a BBA degree in economics from the University of Oklahoma, Norman. When not working or spending time with her family, Komal enjoys reading (autobiographies are her favorite), traveling, running, and yoga. 

Rachael Chong is the Founder & CEO of Catchafire.org, a Web service that connects professionals who want to volunteer their skills with nonprofits and social entrepreneurs who need it.  Catchafire is in Pilot in New York City, and its Alpha site is coming soon.  Rachael was previously an investment banker, and prior to starting Catchafire, she worked alongside the President & CEO to start-up BRAC USA, the US affiliate of BRAC, one of the largest nonprofit organizations in the world.  Rachael has a Master's of Public Policy from Duke University and graduated magna cum laude from Barnard College, Columbia University.  Find her blogging for the Huffington Post at www.huffingtonpost.com/rachael-chong, on Twitter @catchafire or email her at rachael [at] catchafire [dot] org.

Margaret Lydecker is most known in the green community as the founder of Green Drinks NYC, a monthly environmental networking group started in 2002.  Margaret developed and grew the NYC Chapter to over 13,000 members with 400 regular attendees and was a key contributor to expanding the network to now 650 cities around the world.  These networking events provide a forum for people to effectively connect with other like-minded people around the world.

She is also Principal of Brite Green Sustainability Advisors LLC, a green research and consultation company, who work with companies to find green solutions and develop and implement a roadmap of environmental responsibility.   She has worked with Fortune 500 companies such as DuPont and Knoll Furniture and is an advisor to VH1 and MTVN on their green initiatives.  She has worked greening red carpet award shows such as The Critics Choice Awards, VH1 Rock Honors and VH1 Hip Hop Honors and wrote the “VH1 Evergreen Production Guide”, a “how-to” for green productions. Margaret has also served as a research consultant to The Sundance Channel on green programming content for “Big Ideas for a Small Planet”.

In 2005 she was named one of 25 top Environmental Champions by Interiors and Sources magazine along with Robert Kennedy Jr., Former Governor George Pataki, and Toyota Motor Corporation.  She was one of 70 Eco-Heroes named in Glamour Magazine April 2009.  She is a graduate of Vermont Law School and The College of Wooster.

Kim Slicklein is the CEO & Founder of Enclave Rising, an international real estate development company committed to the integration of sustainable practices and world-class design in development.  The firm’s aim is to assist developing regions that could benefit from tourism as a means to boost their economy, develop, expand and modernize their infrastructure all rooted in social consciousness and positive environmental innovation. 

Prior to Kim’s work with Enclave Rising, she spent over a decade as a senior level marketing and brand consultant working with CEO’s and senior corporate management to help redirect companies, brands and products in distress.  Her experience includes work for some of the world’s most recognizable global brands: Apple Computer, Evian, Coca-Cola, Reebok, Davidoff, Pepsi-Cola, Daimler Crysler, Infiniti/Nissan, Isuzu, M&M Mars, and Hershey Chocolate USA.  She received her B.A. from Princeton University and her Graduate Certificate from NYU in Real Estate Finance and Development.   

Moderator:

Calgary Brown is a burgeoning events and marketing strategy professional in the sustainability and consciousness raising space and currently works on developing marketing and event content for She Creates Change.  She was recently President of the New York City Professional Chapter of Net Impact which is an international non-profit organization that inspires, educates, and equips individuals to use the power of business to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world.   During her work with Net Impact, Calgary produced high impact events and worked with notable thought leaders and organizations in NYC covering topics such as: Social Entrepreneurship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental Sustainability, International Development, and Professional Development.  As a result of her outstanding leadership, Calgary was named a 2009 Distinguished Member at Net impact’s annual conference at Cornell University this year.

Calgary previously spent 2 ½ years in a marketing and product strategy at major rating agency within the financial services industry. She graduated Cum Laude from the University of San Francisco with a B.S. International Business, and has lived and worked overseas in Spain, Germany, and Ireland.

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What does it take to find and do meaningful work in the world?  

Following this panel discussion, please join She Creates Change on Monday, December 7th for a dynamic talk on what it takes to find and do meaningful work in the world.  This evening is complimentary.

                                         Register for Dec 7th Evening Discussion

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She Creates Change:

At She Creates Change it is our collective intention to support women to express themselves fully in the workplace and rise to power through creating meaningful change in themselves and in the world.

We do this through interactive workshops, intensive retreats, innovative books and media and community building.  We educate and inspire women to take action and make a difference in their world, ultimately leading to change everywhere.

Suparna Bhasin is the Founder of She Creates Change and an inspirational speaker, workshop facilitator and life coach. She has dedicated her life to helping people find and follow their dreams and in her new day is working exclusively with women to help them find their voice and true calling in the world. In her career she has facilitated and spoken in front of thousands of people around this work. Her educational background includes a B.A. from Johns Hopkins in International Studies and an M.A. from Columbia University in Organizational Psychology. She proudly resides in New York City.