Women in Leadership (C)

<p>Robyn Benincasa takes you inside the world of extreme adventure racing to highlight the common traits, attitudes and mindsets of the world's most consistently high-performing teams. </p><p>For 20 years, Robyn has competed in the most rigorous conditions on earth as an adventure racer, mastering the skills required to inspire and bond with teammates in pursuit of audacious goals while working under extreme time pressures.</p><p>With a message that emphasizes caring about each other as much as ourselves, Robyn offers a unique view of how to build teams th

<p>In 1992, when Manon Rhéaume stepped on the ice as goaltender for the Tampa Bay Lightning, she became The First Woman of Hockey—the first and only female to play in an NHL game.</p><p>Manon was also the first female to sign a contract as a professional hockey player, leading to a successful six-year career in the minor leagues. To this day, no other woman has played in any of the four major sports—the NHL, NFL, NBA, or MLB.

<p>Tammie Jo Shults possessed an early interest in flying, but she faced various obstacles on her path to becoming a military pilot. </p><p>Applying her lifelong trait of perseverance, she eventually became one of the first female F/A-18 Hornet pilots in the United States Navy. Her duties, before women were allowed into combat roles, encompassed teaching Out Of Control Flight as well as serving as a bogey/bandit against Top Gun students as well as other squadrons, ships or entire carrier groups.

<p>Miral Kotb is one of the entertainment world’s trail-blazing entrepreneurs—a software developer, dancer, and choreographer who found a way to combine her passion for writing code with her love of dance.

<p>The visionary who developed the concept of Emotional Agility, Susan David, PhD, is an award-winning clinical psychologist at Harvard Medical School and one of the world’s most influential management thinkers.</p><p>The “Emotional Agility TED Talk” went viral rapidly, posting over 1 million views in just its first week of release, over 9 million at TED.com and more than 60 million unique views on social media, making it one of the ten most popular TED talks that year.

<p>Jade Simmons is a born storyteller, a classically trained pianist and a creator of transformational experiences designed to activate audiences into becoming the biggest, boldest version of themselves possible.

<p>After her incredible story went viral, Cara Brookins became a renowned thought leader in the science of motivation, empowering corporate audiences to overcome obstacles and thrive in any situation. </p><p>Cara Brookins is best known as the mom who built her own house with her kids using YouTube Tutorials. As a software analyst with no construction experience, Cara was the least likely person to build anything—let alone a house.

<p>Michelle Poler is a creative and passionate social entrepreneur, keynote speaker, fear facer, and branding strategist.</p><p>She is the Founder of Hello Fears, a social movement empowering millions to step outside of the comfort zone and tap into their full potential. She has spoken at TEDx, Google, P&G, Facebook, ESPN, Netflix, Microsoft, Toyota, and many more. </p><p>Michelle is also the creator of the project 100 Days Without Fear.

<p>Susan Cain is the world’s most famous introvert and named by LinkedIn the 6th Top Influencer in the world just behind Richard Branson and Melinda Gates.</p><p>Cain is the author of <i>Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverted Kids</i> and <i>Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking</i>, which has been on the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller list for seven years and counting, and has been translated into 40 languages.

<p>When leaders want to break team silos, drive exponential growth and innovate through teamwork, they call Erica Dhawan.</p><p>Erica Dhawan is an internationally recognized leading authority, speaker and advisor on 21st century teamwork, collaboration and innovation.