Lauren Ruotolo ON Leadership
Director, Entertainment Promotions, Hearst Magazines
Q: What are 3 characteristics that you believe define great leadership?
A: Forward thinker, Imaginative, Provides inspiration to colleagues/staff READ MORE »
"Great leaders attract great people, invest in them, give them opportunities and the space to fulfill their potential." — Nancy Aossey
Director, Entertainment Promotions, Hearst Magazines
A: Forward thinker, Imaginative, Provides inspiration to colleagues/staff READ MORE »
Senior Vice President of Advocacy and Public Affairs, A+E Networks
A: Vision and the ability to inspire others to carry out that vision. Key to this is being a great communicator. An ability to empower others and an understanding of how to best utilize a person’s skills and talents to the fullest extent. Humility, grace and a willingness to take smart, calculated risks while also being willing to fail and take the fall. READ MORE »
From Fashion Week to Restaurant Week, SxSW to TEDx, there’s nothing like live events to bring together industry thought leaders and the best in brands to connect with passionate audiences. But with my background, I always wondered where is the event that celebrates ALL that women love and do in a modern way that inspires us READ MORE »
Senior Vice President, Market America & Shop.com
A: 1. Courage – Having the courage to take risks. It takes a lot of guts to build a company from the ground up. 2. Self-motivation – Entrepreneurs keep going despite the fact that people around them think they are foolish, friends say they are wasting their time and family tells them to get a real job. It is the drive that ... READ MORE »
General Partner, Expansion Capital Partners
A: Leadership is challenging because by virtue of leading, you are out ahead of your team, pointing the way, so it can be energizing for the leader and the team, as well as sometimes being isolating and lonely for the leader. It can feel like a lot of responsibility. I think that some of most important aspects of leadership are about ... READ MORE »
Director, Serve the flow
A: I really admired Mother Teresa with all her compassion and deep devotion to humanity. As she once said: “Let us be very sincere with each other and have the courage to accept each other as we are. Do not be preoccupied with each other's failures; rather, find the good in each other, for each one of us is created in ... READ MORE »