On October 23, 2019 in Stamford’s picturesque Harbor Point, more than 60 diverse professionals from across the area gathered at Octagon headquarters to dissect best practices surrounding workplace inclusivity.

In keeping with this year’s International Women’s Day theme of Balance for Better, Octagon hosted a panel gathering women (and a guy!) at the forefront of their industries to examine the impact of women’s representation in sports and entertainment.Read more

On 1/31, armed with prosecco and homemade fudge (thanks, Lisa!), the Stamford WLN Chapter gathered with the purpose of finding out what our members would consider engaging content for the 2019 calendar year.Read more

Our Stamford meeting was packed as we hosted Laura Katen of Katen Consulting for May’s meeting on 5/21/18. Katen, a consultant who helps with training and communication for professionals, lead our group through a high-level overview of executive presence; what it means to have it and how we can project it in our daily interactions and careers.

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WLN hosted John Shea, President, Octagon and Shirley Richter-Hughes, Managing Director, US, FRUKT  for a roundtable discussion in the Stamford, CT office. Our WLN members came prepared to have a lively discussion on an array of topics that ranged from industry trends to creating an inclusive work environment.Read more

Over 40 women from the Women’s Leadership Network-Stamford chapter attended a wellness event and workshop November 16th featuring healthy lifestyle writer and motivational speaker, Caryn Sullivan, from Pretty Wellness, a company that aims to inspire people to take small steps toward better health. Read more

The May installment of WLN CT: Creatives are Lazy and Account People Don’t Do Anything (and other misconceptions) was hosted by Advantage featuring Advantage SVP and Executive Creative Director, Jaime Cabrera, sharing his professional experiences and discussing how the two groups can work together to create the best solutions for clients.  Read more

Congratulations to WLN Norwalk member Meredith Kinsman!  Octagon’s Digital Strategy Group Director was named to Cynopsis Media’s ‘Top Women in Digital’ list. The list honors the boldest and most creative marketers across digital content, marketing, advertising, online and social media. And Meredith is just that. She works alongside the agency’s brand clients to create digital strategies from program ideation, to planning and flawless execution.  A big congrats is also in order for chapter member Victoria Baldwin, named to the Rising 25 Class of 2017 by Front Office Sports.

WLN Norwalk chapter member, Melissa Johnson, draws from traditional journalism and applies that thinking to her role as a content creator and producer.  Check out Melissa’s 5 techniques to tell better stories in video that will resonate, connect, inspire and incite action.

The WLN Norwalk chapter members gathered locally and in New York to participate in Cindy Gallop’s “Be The Change” talk.  Following the talk, chapter members have continued to share their reactions and experiences with another.