Building a Parent-Friendly Culture with Leslie Vickrey
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Moms Who Lead
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Leslie Vickrey is an enterprising Chicagoan with a keen entrepreneurial spirit, and is focused on making a difference in the tech and business community.
Seeing a need for business-minded marketing solutions that were as agile as the industries they served, she founded ClearEdge in 2006. ClearEdge has helped technology software, professional services and staffing clients differentiate themselves from competitors through services like Branding, Messaging, PR and Digital Marketing. The result? A portfolio of happy clients who have seen their businesses grow, attracted top talent and emerged as thought leaders.
Leslie is also passionate about attracting, retaining and advancing women in technology and business, and is a proud co-founder of ARA. What began as a quarterly dinner among friends has grown into a national organization 6,000 people strong focused on supporting women in technology.
In addition to working with business leaders through ClearEdge and ARA, she serves on the Board of Advisors for Chicago Innovation and also as the Senior Executives Subcommittees Chair for the American Staffing Association’s Women in Leadership Council. Leslie is also a judge for the Chicago Innovation Awards, which recognizes the most innovative companies in the region.
In October of 2015, she was named to the UIC Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame, an honor that recognizes social and commercial contributions to Chicago's diverse economy, and in 2016, was named to the Enterprising Women of the Year list by Enterprise Women Magazine.
Leslie enjoys public speaking and covers everything from marketing to business to diversity initiatives. She recently joined companies such as Kenshoo, Allegis Global Solutions, Upwork, Apex, and Shiftgig to keynote company kick-off meetings, speak during supplier summits, or address their leadership, client, and consultant teams.
Show Topics Include:
Parent-Friendly Work Cultures, Women in Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Virtual Offices, Building Trust In Your Team, Business Relationships, Supporting Pregnant Team Members, Women’s Networking Groups, Women in Tech.
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