by Guest Author | Jul 17, 2018 | Success Stories, Women In Leadership
This article was written by Coco Quillen, VP of Operations at Davinci Virtual Office Solutions. She manages the strategic development and operational implementation of services for Davinci and works closely with all teams to ensure customers are well taken care of....
by Nicole Carpenter | Jul 5, 2018 | Retention Rate of Women
Utah currently sits at a very low 3.1 percent unemployment rate. This is great for Utah, but rough for companies who need better candidates in their pipeline. The Women’s Leadership Institute proposes a solution to this pipeline problem: women. Utah has an...
by Guest Author | Jun 30, 2018 | ElevateHER Challenge, Gender Pay Gap, Mentoring Women, Success Stories, Women on Boards
This article was written by Dr. Jessica D. Egbert and Dr. Sandy Pennington, both with Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP), an accredited graduate institution located in Provo that is dedicated to...
by Nicole Carpenter | Jun 28, 2018 | ElevateHER Challenge, Mentoring Women, Retention Rate of Women, Videos, Women In Leadership
We were honored to have such a successful group of speakers at our annual ElevateHER Challenge Lunch Event last month. If you didn’t attend, the panel discussion was fantastic! Our panel discussion moderator Natalie Gochnour, serves as an associate dean in the...
by Nicole Carpenter | Jun 14, 2018 | Mentoring Women, Podcasts
We are always looking for good resources to share with the companies in our ElevateHER Challenge and wanted to share this podcast episode with you. Last month Utah Business Insider featured Leslie Snavely in a podcast on mentoring. Leslie is the senior vice president...
by Nicole Carpenter | Jun 5, 2018 | Board Openings
Updated June 5, 2018 The Salt Lake County (SLCO) Mayor’s Office is currently seeking applicants for the SLCO Boards and Commissions listed below. If you are interested or know someone who might be, please pass the word along. Here at WLI, we are particularly...
by Jayne Edwards | May 31, 2018 | Gender Bias
Chloe Brown is only eleven years old. Already she has witnessed gender bias in elementary school. Like any sixth grader, Chloe wants to grow up knowing she has the same shot at success as the boys in her classroom. And to prove it, this past April she explored her...
by Nicole Carpenter | May 31, 2018 | ElevateHER Challenge, Videos, Women In Leadership
Nate Quigley is co-founder and CEO of Chatbooks, a subscription-based photo book service based in Provo, Utah. (www.chatbooks.com) Chatbooks automatically creates photo books through it’s mobile and web applications. The company sold over 1 million books in its first...
by Nicole Carpenter | May 25, 2018 | ElevateHER Challenge, Retention Rate of Women, Videos
Gary W. Lowder, DDS, is the Director of Student Admissions of the University of Utah School of Dentistry. In the video and slides below, Dr. Lowder explains how they increased admissions of female dental school students to 48% in one year of intentional efforts. Dr....
by Nicole Carpenter | May 24, 2018 | ElevateHER Challenge, Retention Rate of Women, Videos, Women In Leadership
Deepika de Silva is the Senior Vice President and Science Officer at BioFire. Deepika de Silva is responsible for directing the Biochemistry Research and Development functions of the Company. She also leads the operations and manufacturing functions of the Company’s...
