Abstract: Women make up nearly half of the work force in most industries, yet even Fortune 100 Companies, the leaders of industry, struggle to advance women into the highest levels of leadership, the C-Suite, at the same pace as men. Research shows that women help advance the business objectives in a way that improves the profitability for the organization yet the pandemic has seen women leaving the workplace in record numbers. In this forty-five-minute speaking engagement, Lizette will share the latest findings and reports on women in the workplace. She will address some tangible tools and techniques to help leaders of all grades promote and support their trainees and direct reports.

About the speaker: Lizette is a TEDx speaker and the author of Power, Poise, and Presence: Leadership Biomarkers, set to release January of 2023. Lizette’s mission is to help professionals chase doubt and fear away so that they can be their powerful, poised and confident selves. She employs the latest research, data-driven methods with a human touch to find the right and light way forward for her coaching clients. She enjoys working with women to help them lean into the leadership skills that will help set them up for success in their careers and their personal lives.

Lizette is a graduate of Mayo Clinic and UT Dallas, with years of leadership experience working in Telecom and Healthcare. Her academic, industry appointments, and grant award and rejection experience and her upbringing, give her a down-to-earth perspective to be able to relate and meet her clients where they are.

Lizette has spoken at medical conferences, strategic key opinion leader meetings for Philips Healthcare and has served on a number of Board of Directors over the years.