Speaking Experience - Partial List

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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.