WLN DC Hosts Inaugural Book Club

WLN DC hosted an enjoyable evening at the Octagon McLean office where they held their first Washington DC WLN Chapter book club event.  The first book was The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict. While the book received mixed reviews, all wanted to learn more about the amazing story of Hedy Lamarr.

Be the Ally

IPG Women’s Leadership Network, in collaboration with Facebook, hosted an event titled, “Be the Ally.” The audience included over 80 people from across 18 IPG companies. The event was a mixture of activities designed to make us think about the impact and related responsibility of our behaviors and communication styles.Read more

WLN St. Louis Hosts Inaugural Event

We hosted our first St. Louis Women’s Leadership Network event with Weber Shandwick, New Honor Society and Momentum Worldwide. Wealth Management Advisor Natalea Simmons led our group in a discussion on financial literacy and finding your financial voice.Read more

WLN Sydney Hosts Work-Life Balance event

On May 15th, the IPG Women’s Leadership Network in Sydney collaborated with Spotify to host an event focused on work-life balance featuring women from different industries discussing how they balance their work and personal life while excelling in their careers and personal goals. More than 80 guests from across 21 IPG agencies attended the event, which took place at Spotify's impressive office overlooking Sydney’s Darling Harbour. Read more

Comfort + Tension: Heidi Singleton, President & CCO, New Honor Society

I’m most proud of defying norms by becoming a female/creative/agency President/servicing multiple global clients/ while raising two awesome kids.Read more


“Careers and Courage”

On Wednesday, April 17th, Atlanta’s Women’s Leadership Network (WLN) hosted  “Careers and Courage.” The event featured a panel discussion curated by Octagon Global CMO, Lisa Murray with fearless women who have paved the way for change in the workplace. These women shared stories about what gave them the bravery to take big risks in their careers and what helped build their courage around their personal brand.Read more

Bringing WLN to the City of Brotherly (and Sisterly) Love

For its first event as a part of the Women’s Leadership Network, Tierney hosted multiple activities within its offices for International Women’s Day.Read more

April 2019 Book Club

Mastering Your Inner Critic and 7 Other High Hurdles to Advancement by Susan Mackenty Brady

How many times did your inner critic pop up and talk to you today? Or tell you someone else wasn't good enough? Is your inner critic running rampant, thwarting your advancement as a leader? You may have never called your inner critic out or confronted its harsh ramblings until now, but it's time!

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Parenting and PR-ing, can you do both?

It’s a bit expected that I’d write this piece, seeing as it’s been just three months since I’ve returned to the trenches from maternity leave, but here we go…

So, parenting and PR-ing, can you do both? The answer is yes, but the follow-up questions are as follows: Do you want to? If so, can you do both and not lose yourself, your relationships, your sanity, your sleep, and your passion for the job?Read more


Acxiom Women LEAD Book Club Program

The book club’s mission is to recommend and drive discussions on books that are relevant to the marketing industry and our LEAD mission - to champion Acxiom women by working to understand the gender equality challenges they may be facing – and leverage those learnings to tirelessly advocate for every colleague to contribute to creating a more inclusive workplace.

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