Freeman Means Business' Wonder Women in Business Podcast

Organizational psychologist Dr. Gena Cox is deeply interested in the human experience at work. She believes respect is the antidote to most workplace discontent and has codified this in her “Respect to Lead” offerings. 

Gena’s work encompasses executive coaching, speaking, and advising business leaders. The common thread of her work is sharing nuanced, memorable, and actionable insights that her clients highly value.

She is the aut...

Cultural analyst Dr. Margaret King is Director of Cultural Studies & Analysis, a think tank based in Philadelphia.  Since 1990, Cultural Studies has developed a broad concept of culture to include the brain, body, and behaviors that have shaped human culture over thousands of years and back into prehistory.  Her original models of gender, diversity, aging, social connection, and cognition are used by Fortune 50 companies,...

Valerie Tyson

In 2018, Tyson founded the marketing agency, Strategic Playground where she served as the Chief Executive Officer and converted into Unrivaled Group in 2021. She is a proven brand strategy expert who has worked with several Fortune 1000 companies, sports leagues, teams, professional athletes, entertainment properties, including the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats and the Arena Football League’s Los Angeles Avengers.

Prior to ...

Lisa V. Sellers, PhD, CEO of Vector Laboratories, is an accomplished leader and mentor in life sciences with more than 20 years of experience in the industry. Sellers drives expansion and business strategies for Vector Laboratories, a trusted reagent and critical component manufacturing partner that empowers biopharma, life science tools and diagnostics companies to accelerate their ability to provide value to their customers. Sell...

Sara Burke was the Founder of The City Studio Dance Center in St. Louis, Missouri which she founded in 1986. Sara is a choreographer, dancer, dance instructor, photographer,painter,  author and arts diversity consultant. Sara consults for local dance companies and works with young dancers helping them start Company's. Sara relishes her role as “mentor”.  One of her most important and impactful accomplishments was to learn Dunha...

Serena's journey is a testament to the indomitable human spirit, serving as a beacon of hope for those grappling with self-limiting beliefs. Her life began in the shadow of witness protection and unfolded in the tumultuous landscape of foster care, where she navigated the treacherous waters of nine different homes. The challenges she faced led her down a path of teenage addiction and homelessness, culminating in the heart-wrenc...

Susan E. Frankel, Esq. is an attorney whose career spans over 25 years in law and management, with surprising twists and turns that required her to pivot on more than one occasion.  A consummate planner in her younger years, Susan pushed out of her comfort zone to reinvent herself, learning that the old saying “Man (woman) plans, God laughs” are words to live by.  She is passionate about supporting and guiding other women both prof...

Rachel Diamant co-founded EmendoBio and serves as Chief Business Officer. Rachel is responsible for EmendoBio’s IP strategy, which she designed to generate an extensive patent portfolio to cover various novel aspects of the technology and products while also expertly navigating the IP space. In her role as CBO, Rachel also builds EmendoBio’s pipeline of clinical programs and the academic and industrial collaborations and partnershi...

Born in Oklahoma, Caren lives in Vermont with her hubby, a rescue pup, and a barn cat turned happy house kitty. Caren is also a mom to two incredible humans and is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation. Henderson House is her first novel. 

Caren’s career spans more than three decades as a communications professional with experience in public relations, technical writing, and social media consulting. Caren’s past clients include...

Anne Gallagher is a Chicago-based writer, actor and communications professional.

Anne is the executive director of the Luxury Law Alliance and a member of the editorial team for The Global Legal Post. She has spent her 30+ year career consulting, writing, training and creating strategy for business and legal organizations and professionals. As an actor, she has appeared in film and commercials and recently narrated the audio book ...

Nori Jabba’s career spans 30 years in corporate real estate, community development, and affordable housing. In 2012, she started consulting to have more flexibility and time with her family. After several successful years and when her kids were grown, she decided to look for employed work again. Unexpectedly, she realized she'd lost her seat at the table when no one would hire her, despite relevant experience, a master's de...

Dr. Michelle K. Johnston is a management professor, executive coach, and leadership expert who is the Clifton A. Morvant Distinguished Professor in Business at Loyola University New Orleans. Her first book, The Seismic Shift in Leadership, The Seismic Shift in Leadership: How to Thrive in a New Era of Connection, is now an Amazon bestseller. She was recently named A Woman of the Year by CityBusiness and one of the most influential ...

Barbara Kaplan is CEO of BSK Strategies, a business development consulting practice working with individual lawyers and small and mid-sized law firms to build their brands, target and win new and higher-value work, establish thought-leadership, and develop innovative strategies and approaches to distinguish themselves in a competitive and uncertain marketplace.

She has worked with firms of every type and style, each with a unique ...

Curious, resilient and humor-forward professional services marketing executive and proven revenue generator. I am a 30+ year Big Law marketing veteran (hence the humor-forward attribute) focused on outcomes driving increased customer loyalty and revenue. I guide and coach lawyers to build and sustain authentic relationships. Internal and external clients value my ability to scope the full customer experience, from the front-end sal...

Valerie Nelan writes under the pseudonym Valerie Pepper. During the day, Valerie Nelan is Chief of Staff at Baker Donelson law firm, working with and on behalf of the Firm’s CEO and COO. In this role, she operates at a tactical, strategic, and operational level to execute on a variety of Firm priorities and initiatives. She regularly collaborates with multiple departments across the Firm, launching and overseeing special projects, ...