United Nations General Assembly on International Women's Day
Mother's Day, Front of the White House,
Social Venture Network
Social Venture Institute
Nexus Global Summit
Threshold Foundation
Women's Funding Network
Women's Donor Network
FIT, NYC
NYU, NYC
Columbia University, NYC
Haas School of Business
WBENC
Opal ESG
Ritossa - Dubai
The Creation of An Enterprise Philanthropic Brand & Social Mission
Jody will speak about her journey in launching PeaceKeeper Cause-Metics and how it became the leading activist brand in the beauty industry. This includes surviving two hostile take over attempts, a negative and false media campaign and the ultimate destruction of the brand by the impact of Hurricane Sandy.
Sports For Social Good & Its Impact
Jody was hired as the sixth female executive at IMG in 1984 and represented 45+ elite athletes. As a young sports agent, Jody experienced a "Wolf of Wall Street" environment as she worked in the industry. Since then, the sports world has improved and more women are in leadership positions and women's sports have advanced. However, women and minorities have a long way to go. Research shows that 1/3 of all assaults against women on college campuses are perpetrated by male athletes. Additionally, women are not being paid the same wage. Jody will showcase teams and NGO's that are creating extraordinary programs to protect women and vulnerable people and show examples of sports programs that are a catalyst for social change.
Finding Your North Star - An Entrepreneur's Journey From Sports Agent To Social Activist
One day in 1988, Jody was sitting in a stadium in Berlin watching a pole vaulter break the high jump world record, and as the stadium went crazy with excitement, she realized that she didn't really care. Jody went on to leave her leadership role as a sports agent to become a leading voice against violence against women. What she learnt was that though she was excellent in her role as an agent at IMG, her passion lived in giving a voice to the least among us. This talk will explore what it feels like to leave safety and perceived success to follow one's own inner fire.
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