Tara Thurber, Founder of Defined Talent, hosts Kelly Outing and Angie Albizu from EqualSpace to discuss the company's mission and growth. EqualSpace, founded by Citi Medina and Ralphie Roman, has expanded from a 900 sq ft space to over 19,000 sq ft, including offices, creative spaces and a tech innovation campus. They emphasize fostering innovation through inclusive company culture and AI integration. EqualSpace also hosts Newark Tech Week, a free, five-day conference featuring panel discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities, aimed at educating and connecting the tech community.

Women earn 84 cents for every dollar a man earns.

Want to change this statistic? Listen to our newest podcast episode featuring a conversation between Tara Thurber and Disrupt the Gap Founder, Shell Bobev.

Together, they discuss the importance of wage equality and the challenges women face in the workforce.

Shell emphasizes the need for transparency and organizational change to address pay gaps.

Top5 Tips to Disrupt the Gap

1. Connect Stakeholders
2. Immediate & Long Term Solutions
3. Influencing WIIFM
4. Provide Clarity, Possibility & Confidence
5. Address Inner Gaps

About Shell -

Tara Thurber sits down with Will Shu, CIO and Matthew Buehlmann, Director of Cybersecurity at Riverstrong, a company dedicated to delivering essential managed IT and cybersecurity services for small-mid-sized enterprises.

Together, the group discusses the facts behind the global Microsoft shutdown in July and how companies can better manage and maintain their cybersecurity into the future.

Top 5 Cybersecurity Tips for 2024 & Beyond Set One - Will Shu

1. Get close to an IT/cybersecurity professional
2. Know your risks & exposures
3. Be willing to invest time & money
4. Be prepared if & when disaster strikes
5. Never trust any links

Top 5 Cybersecurity Tips for 2024 & Beyond Set Two - Matthew Buehlmann

1. Access control is crucial
2. Patching vulnerability management
3. Security awareness training
4. Utilize a framework to implement cybersecurity for your organization
5. Adaptability

About Camille:

With a Master’s degree in Psychological Counseling from Ana G. Méndez University in Puerto Rico, Camille’s academic foundation laid the groundwork for her impactful career.

A true global explorer, Camille’s path was uniquely shaped by her experiences as a full-time missionary for over a decade, traversing continents and engaging with diverse cultures. Her academic pursuits reflect her multifaceted approach to life, with double degrees from Southern Adventist University in Education & Religion, and Psychology.

Besides serving as our Chief Clinical Officer, Camille is also a fellow Mental Health Clinician. Camille specializes in providing psychological counseling to individuals of all ages – children, teenagers, adults, couples, and families. Her expertise has been honed through her exposure to a multitude of settings worldwide, each impacted by an array of disorders, diagnoses, and challenges. From Africa to Ecuador, and from California to Argentina, Camille’s therapeutic interventions have left an indelible mark on communities, churches, private and public schools, and beyond.

Tara Thurber is joined by CEO & Founder of Rubelli Digital, Joseph Rubelli. Together, they discuss Joseph's professional background, his favorite marketing campaigns and his Top5 Reasons why Businesses Fail Relating to marketing ROI. Tune in today for amazing ideas that will shakeup your marketing strategies!

Joseph Rubelli Bio: Joseph Rubelli has spent his career building brands, helping businesses grow, and telling stories that resonate with audiences.

After years of working in sales, marketing, and business across Europe and EMEA in the beauty & fashion industry for global brands like Lancer, Sephora and LVMH Group, he combined his experience in corporate with a passion for storytelling and communication to found Rubelli Digital in 2020. He brings his expertise in digital marketing and PR to help business owners and service providers transform their businesses into strong digital brands.

Click To Conversion Free Masterclass IG: @Josephrubelli @rubellidigitalmarketing

Karen Parisi, CMO at CentralReach, joined Tara Thurber to share her career growth, professional development and insights on women in leadership roles. Together, Karen and Tara delve into the Top5 Ways to Succeed as a Woman in Leadership.

Top5 Ways to Succeed as a Woman in Leadership
1. Try Everything
2. Authenticity
3. Don’t Hesitate
4. Hire Smarter
5. Team Culture

ABOUT KAREN: Karen Parisi is the Chief Marketing Officer at CentralReach where she oversees all marketing efforts for the company. In this role, Karen is responsible for developing new growth strategies and building the company’s brand across the autism and IDD care space.

Prior to CentralReach, she founded and led Oodi, a software platform for marketing agencies to manage their end-to-end operations. She previously held a number of other marketing roles at global technology companies, Thomson Reuters and iCIMS.

Karen holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Minor in Japanese from Villanova University.

Josh Tobiessen, founder of Shared Story Consulting and a New York Times "Critics Pick" playwright, sat down with Tara Thurber to share his experience and tips for developing a persuasive story.

Together, Tara and Josh explore the importance of character development, overall objective and the details required to produce an effective story that urges readers to take action.

Top5 Elements of a Persuasive Story

1. Character
2. Objective
3. Action
4. Stakes
5. Details

Speaker Bio: For two decades Josh Tobiessen been engaging audiences as a playwright and sharing the power of storytelling as workshop leader. As a playwright, his work has been seen across the country, and twice named a “Critics Pick” by the New York Times. As an instructor, he’s led classes and workshops at universities and theaters and, with Shared Story Consulting, he has taught business storytelling skills to a variety of groups including entrepreneurs developing pitches, interns hoping to build relationships at work, nonprofit boards hoping to increase engagement with their organization.

Amirah Hussain, N.J. Chamber of Commerce Director of Government Relations & Chris Lowicki, Operations Coordinator join Tara Thurber to share their views on professional networking as a youth in business.

Stop by their Young Professionals Networking Event hosted by DefinedTalent and sponsored by Withium on Thursday, May 9 from 6 - 8:30 PM at DefinedLogic's Studio Red Bank (200 Monmouth Street, Suite 325, Red Bank, NJ, 07701).

Top5 Reasons to Join NJCC Young Professionals Group

1. Community
2. Practice
3. Opportunity
4. Mentorship
5. Confidence

Register for networking event here - https://bit.ly/3JeaOGP