Video: Diversity in the Boardroom

by Nicole Carpenter | Aug 3, 2018 | In the Media, Videos, Women on Boards

WLI CEO Patricia Jones sits down with Utah Business Staff to discuss the importance of diversity and creative thinking in the boardroom. Pat was a 2018 Outstanding Directors honoree. Every year, Utah Business honors board members who have gone above and beyond to...

ElevateHER Panel Discussion with Moderator Natalie Gochnour

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...

“Gender Diversity in Leadership: not a nice to have” with Nate Quigley, Chatbooks

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...

“Increasing the Awareness of Possibilities” with Dr. Gary Lowder, University of Utah

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....

“Why Women’s Leadership Matters” with Deepika de Silva, BioFire

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...

“A Business Case for Diversity & Inclusion” with Jeff Weber, Instructure

by Nicole Carpenter | May 24, 2018 | ElevateHER Challenge, Mentoring Women, Videos

Jeff Weber is currently the SVP People and Places at Instructure, a rapidly growing provider of the Canvas and Bridge learning management platforms focused on transforming online learning. He also serves on the WLI Advisory Board. In the video and slides below, Jeff...