Real Life Real Leaders

Nathalie Villette is the Group Head Global Corporate in the UK at Ecobank Transnational Incorporated. Nathalie is a Corporate & Investment Banker with 20 years of transactional experience. She is also bilingual in French and English! Hear her journey in episode 10! Please don't forget to like, rate and subscribe to the podcast!

We speak with Cara Shortsleeve, CEO of The Leadership Consortium (TLC). Cara is an accomplished general manager & sales leader with a passion and talent for accelerating new businesses and managing businesses at scale. She spent over 10 years at Google & Youtube before becoming CEO at TLC.

Jessica Bell van der Wal, CEO and Founder of Frame Fertility shares her story of starting a business during the midst of the pandemic. Jessica has roughly 20 years of experience as a cross-functional executive, team leader and operator with deep expertise across all sectors of health care. Check out episode 8 of the Real Life Real Leaders Podcast to hear her story!

CEO Bonnie Hagemann interviews Alejandra Veltmann, Founder and CEO of ESG Lynk, shares her story. Alejandra has 28+ years of experience as a global financial leader and now her focus is sustainable business practices. Her company, LSG Lynk, is a leading sustainability reporting company today. Please be sure to like, rate and subscribe to the podcast!

Episode 6 includes the transformative story of Karen Hanks Folino. Karen is a transformation consultant at Virginia tech. She's an investor, board member and a former executive for several companies. Karen faced one of life’s toughest battles when she was diagnosed with cancer at the height of her career.

In this episode, we listen to CEO Bonnie Hagemann speak with Christianne Kerns, the first female Managing Partner at Hahn & Hahn LLP. Christianne put herself through college and was the first in her family to obtain a college degree. You will be inspired when you listen to her story in episode 5.

In episode 4, Courtney Shea, Independent Board Member at Assured Guaranty, details how she became a 30+ year professional in municipal advisory and investment banking. Courtney has a powerful story as she worked in a male-dominant field to become an investment banker.

Jane Hoffacker, CEO at Incredible Dream Studios, has an incredible story of taking risks and leaving her career in finance to pursue a job in the field she is truly passionate about, video games! Please be sure to like, rate and subscribe to the podcast! 

We speak with Jeanette Gorgas about her journey to becoming Supervisory Board Member at Delivery Hero. Jeanette previously held the positions of Chief Human Capital Officer at Valor Equity Partners and Chief Strategy Officer at Grant Thornton. Please like, rate and subscribe for more inspiring leadership stories!

CEO Bonnie Hagemann speaks with Barbara Archer, as she recalls her journey to becoming Managing Partner, Director at Hightower Wealth Advisors. She has been honored on the Forbes 2019, 2020 and 2021 “Best-In-State Wealth Advisors”. Tune in to hear her story!