Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce: The Global Businesswomen’s Pod

Episode 26: 2022 Breakthrough Woman Consuella Simmons Taylor, Partner, Baker Botts, LLP

GHWCC Global Businesswomen’s Pod Episode 26:
2022 Breakthrough Woman Consuella Simmons Taylor, Partner, Baker Botts, LLP
Please join us for our August 4th Businesswomen's POD to hear Consuella (Connie) Simmons Taylor discuss how ‘mentors’ don’t come in prescribed shapes and sizes and often you don’t realize the impact they have until much later. She had an outstanding role model in her mother, while not an attorney, performed at such a high professional standard that her responsibilities were divided among three people when she retired. She is a partner in the law firm Baker Botts L.L.P., leading the Real Estate and Construction Section. Connie chairs the firm’s African American Affinity Group and the Houston Parents-in-Law Affinity Group for working parents. She serves as a mentor for the Global Women’s Forum and as one of the Houston parental leave mentors.

Video Episode 26: 2022 Breakthrough Woman Consuella Simmons Taylor, Partner, Baker Botts, LLP

GHWCC Global Businesswomen’s Pod Episode 26: 2022 Breakthrough Woman Consuella Simmons Taylor, Partner, Baker Botts, LLP
Please join us for our August 4th Businesswomen's POD to hear Consuella (Connie) Simmons Taylor discuss how ‘mentors’ don’t come in prescribed shapes and sizes and often you don’t realize the impact they have until much later. She had an outstanding role model in her mother, while not an attorney, performed at such a high professional standard that her responsibilities were divided among three people when she retired. She is a partner in the law firm Baker Botts L.L.P., leading the Real Estate and Construction Section. Connie chairs the firm’s African American Affinity Group and the Houston Parents-in-Law Affinity Group for working parents. She serves as a mentor for the Global Women’s Forum and as one of the Houston parental leave mentors.

Episode 25: 2022 Breakthrough Woman Ellen Ramsey, President, Let it Fly Events

GHWCC Global Businesswomen’s Pod Episode 25:
2022 Breakthrough Woman Ellen Ramsey, President, Let it Fly Events
Please join us for our July 28th Businesswomen's POD to hear Ellen Ramsey, President of Let It Fly Events. Her firm is a magical, full serve event décor and idea cache specializing in collaborative design. She delivers unique solutions to galas, weddings, social events and corporate events, including multi-day conferences, awards ceremonies, and product launches. Her visionary approach and creativity allow her team to translate our clients’ wildest dreams into reality. Hear Ellen’s advice to those wanting to pursue a career in Event Planning & Design. Learn what keeps her motivated after so many years in business and find out what sets her apart.

Video Episode 25; 2022 Breakthrough Woman Ellen Ramsey, President, Let it Fly Events

GHWCC Global Businesswomen’s Pod Episode 25:
2022 Breakthrough Woman Ellen Ramsey, President, Let it Fly Events
Please join us for our July 28th Businesswomen's POD to hear Ellen Ramsey, President of Let It Fly Events. Her firm is a magical, full serve event décor and idea cache specializing in collaborative design. She delivers unique solutions to galas, weddings, social events and corporate events, including multi-day conferences, awards ceremonies, and product launches. Her visionary approach and creativity allow her team to translate our clients’ wildest dreams into reality. Hear Ellen’s advice to those wanting to pursue a career in Event Planning & Design. Learn what keeps her motivated after so many years in business and find out what sets her apart.

Episode 24: 2022 Breakthrough Woman Lauren Waddell, Family Law Attorney, Waddell Law Firm, P.C.

GHWCC Global Businesswomen’s Pod Episode 24: 2022 Breakthrough Woman Lauren Waddell, Family Law Attorney, Waddell Law Firm, P.C.
Please join us for our July 21st Businesswomen's POD to hear Lauren Waddell, a Houston family law attorney. Lauren is a graduate of South Texas College of Law Houston. Her advice for women entering the legal profession: "[t]here is nothing that can replace hard work," she says. "Women often have to work twice as hard as men to achieve the same level of success. Success isn’t given, it’s earned. Be authentic, work hard, and success will follow."
Ms. Waddell is actively involved in leadership for legal and local community organizations. She currently serves on the Boards of the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce and The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art. She has served as the Chair of the Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section; the President of Texas Women Lawyers; and the President of the Association of Women Attorneys – Houston.

Video Episode 24: 2022 Breakthrough Woman Lauren Waddell, Family Law Attorney, Waddell Law Firm, P.C.

GHWCC Global Businesswomen’s Pod Episode 24: 2022 Breakthrough Woman Lauren Waddell, Family Law Attorney, Waddell Law Firm, P.C.
Please join us for our July 21st Businesswomen's POD to hear Lauren Waddell, a Houston family law attorney. Lauren is a graduate of South Texas College of Law Houston. Her advice for women entering the legal profession: "[t]here is nothing that can replace hard work," she says. "Women often have to work twice as hard as men to achieve the same level of success. Success isn’t given, it’s earned. Be authentic, work hard, and success will follow."
Ms. Waddell is actively involved in leadership for legal and local community organizations. She currently serves on the Boards of the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce and The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art. She has served as the Chair of the Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section; the President of Texas Women Lawyers; and the President of the Association of Women Attorneys – Houston.
 

Episode 23: 2022 Breakthrough Woman Casey Curry, Senior Director of Strategic Communications and Philanthropy, Alliantgroup

GHWCC Global Businesswomen’s Pod Episode 23:  Please join us for our July 14th Businesswomen’s POD to hear Casey Curry, Senior Director of Strategic Communications and Philanthropy at Alliantgroup. Casey will share her challenges and successes through her career journey from being a respected broadcast meteorologist to a fast-paced role in the corporate world. Casey also shares her belief that everyone is special, every one of us have qualities, skills, experiences that make us unique and that we should use them as guideposts in our lives. Casey also shares how giving back to the next generation of women leaders through STEAM education continues to be her passion. She encourages everyone to find their own.

Video Episode 23: 2022 Breakthrough Woman Casey Curry, Senior Director of Strategic Communications and Philanthropy, Alliantgroup

GHWCC Global Businesswomen’s Pod Episode 23: Please join us for our July 14th Businesswomen’s POD to hear Casey Curry, Senior Director of Strategic Communications and Philanthropy at Alliantgroup. Casey will share her challenges and successes through her career journey from being a respected broadcast meteorologist to a fast-paced role in the corporate world. Casey also shares her belief that everyone is special, every one of us have qualities, skills, experiences that make us unique and that we should use them as guideposts in our lives. Casey also shares how giving back to the next generation of women leaders through STEAM education continues to be her passion. She encourages everyone to find their own.

Episode 21: 2022 Breakthrough Woman Marisol Salazar, BOK Financial

GHWCC Global Businesswomen's Pod Episode 21: Our June 30 podcast features Marisol Salazar, Senior Vice President, Regional Manager, BOK Financial and a 2022 GHWCC Breakthrough Woman. Marisol will share her empowering insights of how giving back has elevated her in her career and how mentors can change the trajectory of your career. As the daughter of migrant farm workers and a first-generation college student, she shares how her life inspired the founding of the “Maria Cruz Salazar Interview Closet” on the campus of her alma matter – The University of St. Thomas. The Maria Cruz Salazar Interview Closet establishes a place where students/alumni can find items needed to help them prepare for an interview by providing suits, accessories, portfolios, shoes, etc.

Video Episode 21: 2022 Breakthrough Woman Marisol Salazar, BOK Financial

GHWCC Global Businesswomen's Pod Episode 21: Our June 30 podcast will feature Marisol Salazar, Senior Vice President, Regional Manager, BOK Financial and a 2022 GHWCC Breakthrough Woman. Marisol will share her empowering insights of how giving back has elevated her in her career and how mentors can change the trajectory of your career. As the daughter of migrant farm workers and a first-generation college student, she shares how her life inspired the founding of the “Maria Cruz Salazar Interview Closet” on the campus of her alma matter – The University of St. Thomas. The Maria Cruz Salazar Interview Closet establishes a place where students/alumni can find items needed to help them prepare for an interview by providing suits, accessories, portfolios, shoes, etc.