Power To: Women Changing the Landscape with Career Pivots

Join The Riveter, Whole Foods Market, and Summit Trail Advisors, as we kick off celebrating International Women’s Day by honoring women who are changing the landscape for women in work through their career pivots!

The future of work is changing and average Americans stay less than 5 years in a job compared to the 25-30 years that previous generations did. Instead of climbing the corporate ladder, American’s are choosing to leverage their skills to pivot to new careers and to continue working towards change.

Together we’ll spotlight women who have made career pivots that have helped drive change for women in work. Come hear from a panel of professional pivoters, women who have changed course throughout their career and leveraged their previous experiences and skillset to find success and learn how you can apply that to your own career journey.

Bring your friends, family, and coworkers for an evening of community and networking with professional women making changes in their careers and the landscapes they are entering.

Moderator: Betti Fujikado | CEO and Co-Founder, Copacino+Fujikado

Speakers:

• Michelle Rudd (she/her) | Partner and Family Wealth Advisor
• Lindsay Slevin (she/her) l Owner of Twin Sisters Creamery
• Danielle Henry (she/her) | Graduate Clinical Therapist, Marriage and Family Therapy
• Kavita Malling (she/her) | Owner and Principal Consultant

About Michelle Rudd:

Michelle Rudd is a Partner at Summit Trail Advisors with 30 years of experience advising successful executives, entrepreneurs, and business owners in all aspects of wealth management. She has a passion and expertise in helping multi-generational families solve complex family governance issues. Michelle opened the Seattle office for Summit Trail Advisors in July 2019.

Prior to joining Summit Trail, Michelle spent 17 years at Wells Fargo Private Bank as Senior Vice President and Wealth Advisor. She started her career in wealth management at Bank of America advising high net worth families.

Michelle received a Bachelor of Arts in Speech, Communications, and Rhetoric from The University of Washington. She graduated from the UW Michael G. Foster School of Business – Women’s Board of Directors Development Program in 2017 and The University of Chicago Booth School of Business Certified Private Wealth Advisor Program in June 2019.

In addition to her wealth management career, Michelle is an active leader in her community. She is the past Chair for Seafair Board of Directors and has served in various leadership roles with Villa Academy, Sigma Kappa Advisory Board and as a Girl Scout Troop Leader. Michelle lives in Seattle with her husband and two children. She enjoys cheering for Seattle sports teams, traveling and solving puzzles.

About Lindsay Slevin:

Prior to opening Twin Sisters Creamery in 2015 with her husband Jeff and becoming an artisan cheesemaker, Lindsay spent nine years as a Food Service Director for Brown and Cole Stores, where she was introduced to the wonderful world of cheese. In 2006 Lindsay had the opportunity to work for DPI Specialty Foods as an Account Executive until opening the creamery. While at DPI Lindsay wrote the inaugural American Cheese Society certification exam and became a Certified Cheese Professional in 2012. That accomplishment and her passion for cheese, combined with Jeff’s support and manufacturing background, motivated them to pursue their dream of owning their own business and opening Twin Sisters Creamery, named after their twin daughter’s Maddy and Lexi.

About Danielle Henry:

Danielle Henry is an Empowerment Coach and Graduate Clinical Therapist. As a former 6-year marketing executive at Microsoft, she draws from personal experiences of race discrimination and retaliation in tech to motivate women to release themselves from the victimhood of their lives. After the unexpected loss of her career in marketing, Danielle struggled to recognize who she was and found herself searching for meaning and purpose. She credits meditation and yoga as the cornerstones in discovering how her skills, gifts and talents can be used to serve others. With her coaching platform, Danielle empowers women to heal and grow from their darkest experiences and live their boldest life NOW. She is a native Seattleite, graduate student, yogi and lives with her husband and 3-year-old son.

About Kavita Malling:

Kavita Malling has over 12 years of experience working in the healthcare industry, providing organizations with project management and leadership expertise in care delivery operations, process improvement, business development, and quality & patient safety. After shifting from healthcare, she has been doing management consulting work for the past five years. She has a proven track record of working on complex enterprise-wide strategic initiatives and partnering with multi-disciplinary teams to implement new programs. Her most recent projects also include organizational effectiveness and change management. In Kavita’s spare time, she enjoys working with non-profit organizations either in a governance role as board chair and/or member or as a volunteer. She also enjoys cooking and being outdoors with her family.

About POWER TO:

POWER TO is our regular program that dives into key cultural moments each month. These events aim to bring information, storytelling and takeaways across topics directly impacting working women and allies.

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About Whole Foods Market:

Our purpose is to nourish people and the planet. We’re a purpose-driven company that aims to set the standards of excellence for food retailers. Quality is a state of mind at Whole Foods Market.

About Summit Trail Advisors:

Summit Trail Advisors is for high-net worth families who have outgrown traditional wealth management provided by retail banks, we provide a new breed of intentional, connected family-office services by leveraging our just-right scale and an alignment of interest to offer private investment opportunities, integrated technology, and a powerful network.