Journey

"My professional journey began with my mother…She taught us…not to rely on men for our identities, and certainly not for our financial well-being." — Jane Wurwand

Diahann Billings-Burford ON Journey

Chief Service Officer, NYC Service

Q: Please share with us the story of how your professional journey began and has brought you to where you are today.

A: My professional journey began with addressing a personal passion: equality of educational opportunity. Because I have benefited from a person who worked tirelessly to ensure educational opportunity for so many in New York City and was privileged by a strong education, I have been able to build a life that I think has great value and is full of options. ... READ MORE »

Agapi Stassinopoulos ON Journey

Author & Speaker, Unbinding the Heart

Q: Please share with us the story of how your professional journey began and has brought you to where you are today.

A: My journey started at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts where I started acting. After years of trying to get cast in the right role and not getting anywhere, I ended up performing in a New York bus, in a spontaneous moment for the passenger next to me. The experience changed my perception from waiting for people to hire me ... READ MORE »

Joya Dass ON Journey

TV Anchor & Producer, Avenue Media

Q: Please share with us the story of how your professional journey began and has brought you to where you are today.

A: Much to my parents’ chagrin, I was one of those precocious children who knew at eleven that I wanted to be a TV anchor. My mother and father, from India and Myanmar respectively, had other plans for me. Given the quantum leap they had made in immigrating to another country, the least I could do was stay behind, become a ... READ MORE »

Liz Dennery Sanders ON Journey

Founder & CEO, SheBrand

Q: Please share with us the story of how your professional journey began and has brought you to where you are today.

A: I started working in public relations and marketing as an intern while I was in college, first for Warner Bros. pictures, and then for a small entertainment PR firm owned by two women in Boston. I knew I had found a good fit for my strengths and personality, and continued to work in the marketing arena for many years after ... READ MORE »

Janet Hanson ON Journey

Founder & CEO, 85 Broads Unlimited LLC

Q: Please share with us the story of how your professional journey began and has brought you to where you are today.

A: My professional journey began at Goldman Sachs exactly 3 days after I graduated from Columbia Business School. I was 24. I spent 11 very happy years at GS, left the firm to train to become a triathlete, never made it to the starting line but got in great shape, I returned to GS to work PT as a consultant for ... READ MORE »

Jacquelyn Zehner ON Journey

CEO, Women Moving Millions

Q: Please share with us the story of how your professional journey began and has brought you to where you are today.

A: My first full-time position was as an analyst at Goldman Sachs in New York City in 1988. I was hired after receiving an undergraduate degree in business from the University of British Columbia. I can still remember that first day. I arrived super early and was sitting outside on a bench, staring up at the big building which I would ... READ MORE »