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Center for Women's Leadership
Voices of Leadership Celebrates 10 Years of Impact
The Mount Mary University Voices of Leadership event has been inviting inspirational women leaders to campus since 2014. Speakers at the event share their experiences, stories and best practices, and provide engaging conversations, as well as resources and tools students need to pursue their own leadership potential.
This annual event connects approximately 300 local and national business leaders and alumni. The Mount Mary student experience is enhanced by incorporating the themes of the keynote address into student projects that align with course learning objectives.
Voices of Leadership Through the Years
In 2014, Mount Mary began the Voices of Leadership Studio and Stage series. Each event in the series revolved around a central topic inviting women to converse with leaders whose experiences relate to the topic, such as entrepreneurship, innovation, or social change. In 2017, Voices of Leadership was re-imagined to feature a singular annual event. While the format of the event has changed, a variety of trailblazing women from across the professional spectrum have continued to share their personal and career challenges and triumphs. Audiences leave encouraged and motivated with tangible action items to help them continue to develop their own leadership objectives.
Voices of Leadership Announces 2024 Keynote Speaker
Mount Mary is thrilled to announce Kat Esser as the Voices of Leadership 2024 keynote speaker. Esser is a principal in the Health Equity Innovation, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and a special advisor to MMU on strategic transformation. Esser works with corporate leaders who are willing to look at their organizations and commit to transforming them.
Esser has held strategic innovation leadership roles for over two decades across public and private sector companies including Calvin Klein, Martha Stewart, Kaiser Permanente, Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, Anthem, Pfizer, CVS Health, Center for Disease Control, Health & Human Services and the National Institutes of Health, among many others.
Esser shared, “It’s an honor to reflect on my purpose-driven path with women leaders across all ages and stages of their journey, particularly the next generation of women at Mount Mary University.”
Join us Thursday, November 14 for the 2024 Voices of Leadership event
Find up to date details about our November keynote featuring Kat Esser and learn more about past events at mtmary.edu/vol.
