We are thrilled to introduce you to our ‘cracker jill’ team members, and vendor/partners! Because of their talents, advice and input, WomenCentric is poised to become the world’s best resource to locate and connect with diverse, savvy professional women.
Pattie Simone |
Pattie is techpreneur, marketer, social & new media storyteller and women’s advocate. She started her first company (an upscale mini-department store) in 1988. She has always been drawn to storytelling, emerging tech, new communications trends and changing consumer behaviors. Pattie has spoken and written about a range of entrepreneurial and tech topics, including web marketing, branding, innovation, videos and networking. She is a credentialed journalist with 1000+ bylines and videos, and has interviewed and learned from the best tech and other leaders, including Dennis Crowley, CEO of foursquare, Laura Fitton, Seth Godin, David Meerman Scott, Rachel Ray and Tony Hsieh, CEO of zappos.com. Her insight and tips have been featured in Entrepreneur Media, MORE magazine, e-junkie, MSNBC, KOMU, ABC and FOX 5 TV. |
| Alexandra Simone
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Alexandra is our spunky Community Development Manager and Lead Video Editor/Producer. Alexandra is supercharging all our social media channel efforts, and working her editing magic on some darn good videos too! She was previously an AP in a TV production company in NYC, and has worked on the FoodNetwork, The Biography Channel, Sundance Channel and Animal Planet projects. Since joining our team she’s churned out over 75 news, advice, trend and inspiration videos – go Alexandra! We are serenaded every day with her invigorating music picks (she’s responsible for us connecting with and interviewing a rising country music superstar, young Mary Sarah), and the hoots and hollers when new listing members sign up always gives us a kick! |
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Eve Gumpel
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Eve is our amazing Managing Editor – she has profiled some of the country’s top thought leaders and business icons in her previous role as Editor of WomenEntrepreneur.com, an award-winning business support site. Eve’s been an integral part of launching SuccessPaths, WomenCentric’s premiere lifestyle, business and career e-zine and has lots of inspirational, successful experts, authors, etc. on her editorial calendar. Eve practices yoga (click here to read a recent blog post about her yoga experiences) and volunteers on behalf of a variety of worthy causes. We are thrilled to be working with a seasoned writer/Editor of her stature! |
| Liz Theresa
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We are so excited to have Liz, a fellow WomenCentric Listed Member, on our team – Click here to view her profile. Liz is our Social R&D Specialist, kicking her marketing and social media talents into full gear, helping us to grow brand awareness and our membership base via valuable, timely content and shares.
When she isn’t tweeting, she is traveling or planning her next big trip. Liz is happiest when she’s jet-setting and would love to explore more of the country. If she isn’t in the air, she cruises proudly around town in her Red Volkswagen Beetle. Aside from traveling, she also has a special interest in fashion & art. |
Awesome InternsWe have been lucky to work with a number of talented interns, including one from Alexandra’s Alma Mater, Stonehill College. |
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| Ashley Robinson
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Ashley is a junior at Stonehill College, studying English and Graphic Design. She’ll be studying abroad this semester at Oxford in England while also interning with us, doing some fun graphic design work. She’s also one of our fabulous guest bloggers. Ashley loves all things creative, such as painting, drawing, dancing and writing. |
Advisory Board |
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| Yangbo Du
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Yangbo is an Entrepreneur, Social Business Architect, and a Connector, who is interested in fostering Social Innovation, Global Development, and Sustainability. Yangbo is a StartingBloc NY’12 Social Innovation Fellow and in addition to his growth & development counsel for WomenCentric his current business ventures include MediaWire, Synthescape, couplewise, iFunding and iCastNews. |
| Susan Sussman
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Susan is a strategic thinker and proven leader, with operating expertise in the globalization of luxury brands. She is former President of Bernardaud, North America, President and CEO of Bally North America and Vice President of Tiffany & Co. |
| Barbara Young
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Barbara is an expert in the field of Search Engine Marketing and Landing Page Optimization. She manages over $1.5 million dollars annually in paid search advertising for entertainment, retail and service industry clients in the U.S. and abroad. |
| Jennet Robinson Alterman
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Jennet currently serves as the Executive Director of the Center for Women in Charleston, SC. She has worked in television broadcasting, state and federal government and the non-profit sector. Jennet has an extensive background in international development as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Afghanistan, Peace Corps Country Director in Swaziland and the Interagency Coordinator for Peace Corps worldwide, and in January 2011 Ms. Robinson Alterman was recognized as the Entrepreneur of the year by the U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. |
| Joseph Puglisi
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Joseph is a senior business and technology professional with extensive experience managing complex business and technical environments across industries. He has repeatedly maximized the effectiveness of existing staff and improved relationships with business leaders. Joseph is adept at building and leading teams and creating cross functional partnerships to deliver on business initiatives. He has particular strengths in leadership, strategic vision, innovation and communication. |
A Little History
WomenCentric has gone from a small speaking group of 5 women to a global directory/personal advertising space for women worldwide. Our new model serves the interests of diverse ages, skill sets and ambitions, including recent grads, job seekers, entrepreneurs, professionals, experts, authors, thought leaders, scientists, teachers, artists, speakers, members of the media and activists.
We beta launched in January 2011, And have been making additional tweaks and updates as we’re able, taking into consideration the valuable feedback from our Members and supporters. Once our funding comes in, we’re ready to hit the ground running, to produce an advanced business advancement platform for women in all walks of life around the world.
Read more about our history and journey here – with video.
Update on fundraising.
While we can scale faster with a raise of $2-3 million, a seed round of $250-350k will enable us to launch a new site with a range of user-centric services, expand our editorial, video and e-products and start work on our first app.
With funding we’ll hire a top-notch team to handle site development, sales, video, editorial and advertising functions.
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