From Analyst to Executive Director and CAO at Morgan Stanley: Lessons Learned, Lessons to Share
Join Judy Choi, Executive Director and CAO of Private Equity and Credit at Morgan Stanley, in discussion with Katharine Zaleski, PowerToFly’s Cofounder and President. The two leaders will talk about rising up within financial services, giving back to the next generation of founders, and the advice they wished they could have received along the way.
Katharine Zaleski
Bridget FinkeldeyKatharine Zaleski was named one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business after launching PowerToFly, the platform fast-tracking economic equality through upskilling and connecting underrepresented talent to roles in high-visibility sectors.
PowerToFly assisted two million people who came to the platform in 2021 through job opportunities, networking and virtual events across the world's largest employers.
Prior to co-founding PowerToFly, Katharine was the Founding Managing Editor of NowThis; the Executive Director of Digital for The WashingtonPost; and the sixth hire and Head of News for The Huffington Post. She writes for major publications, including The New York Times, Fortune, Forbes and Quartz and has appeared on TODAY, Good Morning America and numerous outlets. Katharine lives in New York with her family where she is a Term Member of the Council of Foreign Relations and a frequent kite-surfer on Long Island and New Jersey’s under-appreciated beaches.
AAPI LGBTQIA+ Mental Health & Rights
No one would disagree that we’re living in a turbulent time. As there are rumblings of revoking LGBTQIA+ legal rights in the US, many LGBTQIA+ people and their allies find themselves stressed and worried. How can AAPI LGBTQIA+ people address their mental health and rights through a culturally-informed lens in this context? Here to answer that question and more is Ren Fernandez Kim. Ren is a nonbinary artist, anthropologist, and educator, an advisor of the Instagram account @feminist, and works through a humanist perspective to meet people where they are at and provide guidance along the way.
Ren Fernandez-Kim
Bridget Finkeldey
Ren Fernandez-Kim (she/they) is a nonbinary Korean and Peruvian American artist, anthropologist, and educator. As an individual thriving with the intersections of multiple identities, Ren specializes in bringing seemingly separate conversations to a unified place. Approaching the world from a “both and” approach rather than an “either or” mindset has allowed Ren to embrace their nonbinary identity and innovate as an artist and educator.
Hunter Canning
Bridget FinkeldeyHunter Canning is a New York based actor, puppeteer, producer and photographer. A conscience citizen of the world, his ethos is bringing people together through all the facets of his life. Be it producing live performance downtown, creating corporate recruitment content or photographing portraiture, red carpets and live events; Hunter has a passion for bringing people together to foster growth, kindness and a true understanding of each other.
Raised in the outer canyons of Los Angeles, Hunter has been a professional actor in New York for the past decade. Notable credits include Broadway’s War Horse (Lincoln Center), Blue Bloods (CBS), The Baker & The Beauty (ABC) and Ray Donovan (Showtime). A career that has seen dizzying heights, all the while remaining with his two feet on the ground.
It is with great pleasure that Hunter joins the Power To Fly community to host and mediate its forums. He looks forward to meeting you all and connecting you with the amazing team of professionals they have brought together.
Find Hunter at huntercanning.com or huntercanningphoto.com and on Instagram and LinkedIn @huntercanning
Jumping Into Jargon: Establishing Shared Language to Boost Inclusion and Belonging
It’s no secret that the success of any team is anchored by communication. But, when was the last time we took a hard look at the actual language we were using across departments and how it impacts an employee’s sense of belonging? Join Kellie Conn, Senior Director, People & Culture Business Partnerships at Mindbody, to learn about the importance of shared, universal language in the workplace and beyond and how companies can improve their internal communication strategies to increase inclusion and belonging across their organization.
Kellie Conn
Bridget FinkeldeyBusiness leader specializing in growth planning, team effectiveness, and communication with a focus on growth strategy, team development, leadership, and culture. Demonstrated acumen in working across multiple functions while maintaining trusting relationships and excellent communication. A proponent of aligning the company’s vision with the team’s to develop a strong connection between individual, team and company goals and outcomes.
Hunter Canning
Bridget FinkeldeyHunter Canning is a New York based actor, puppeteer, producer and photographer. A conscience citizen of the world, his ethos is bringing people together through all the facets of his life. Be it producing live performance downtown, creating corporate recruitment content or photographing portraiture, red carpets and live events; Hunter has a passion for bringing people together to foster growth, kindness and a true understanding of each other.
Raised in the outer canyons of Los Angeles, Hunter has been a professional actor in New York for the past decade. Notable credits include Broadway’s War Horse (Lincoln Center), Blue Bloods (CBS), The Baker & The Beauty (ABC) and Ray Donovan (Showtime). A career that has seen dizzying heights, all the while remaining with his two feet on the ground.
It is with great pleasure that Hunter joins the Power To Fly community to host and mediate its forums. He looks forward to meeting you all and connecting you with the amazing team of professionals they have brought together.
Find Hunter at huntercanning.com or huntercanningphoto.com and on Instagram and LinkedIn @huntercanningTags: DEI, HR
The Half-Black Brother with a Korean Mother
When comedian and actor Michael Yo was a kid, he rarely saw mixed race people or interracial couples on TV. Now that things have changed, he’s pretty pleased, and has a few things to say about it. In this talk, he’ll discuss mixed race Asian representation and how his own mixed identity has influenced his comedy.
Tags: inclusivity, media representation
Michael Yo
Bridget FinkeldeyA 2-time Emmy nominee, Michael Yo is a comedian/actor/host keeping busy in all of Hollywood's platforms. In stand up, Michael came up under the wings of Chelsea Handler and Jo Koy and now headlines all over the country. His hilarious and heartfelt debut stand up comedy special, Blasian, released in late 2018. In acting, Michael reoccurred on "Kevin Can Wait," shot a Damon Wayan Jr.'s pilot "Happy Together" for CBS and was a principal in Facebook's upcoming Facebook Watch first sitcom series, "Starter Pack." Michael got his start in radio and it continues to be his passion. Michael recently launched his new daily pop culture radio talk show, "The Michael Yo Show," on the EW channel of SiriusXM and can also be heard daily on "Hits1 in Hollywood" on channel 2. Michael was previously seen covering celebrity news and gossip on "The Insider," "Extra," "E! News," as well as guest co-hosting CBS' "The Talk." Michael continues to appear as a hot topic contributor on "The Wendy Williams Show." The self-proclaimed "Half-Black Brother with a Korean Mother" was born and raised in Houston and now lives in Los Angeles with his family.
Maryella Marie
Sanmaya MohantyMaryella Marie [she/her] is a renaissance womxn and social impact multimedia producer who has spent a decade working with diverse technologists, independent artists, and divergent innovators across the globe to deepen their audiences’ emotional intelligence.
You can find her at The Positive Force Team curating and facilitating masterclasses and workshops centered around emotional intelligence, equity, and creative leadership; producing mindful collaborations between artists and organizations in the Americas to build bridges and inspire positive social impact, and creative directing the “Brainwashing” radio series featuring counter-culture conversations, storytelling, ASMR, and independent music from heart-full thought-leaders, visionaries, and independent artists around the world.
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