Archive for June, 2015

TEDxSMUWomen 2015 Highlights

TEDWomen 2015 was a TED event curated by TED and Pat Mitchell that focused on women and women’s issues. TEDxWomen events are TEDx events hosted around the live webcast of TEDWomen, and will also feature live, local speakers. Our event was called TEDxSMUWomen and was one of many TEDx events that happened around the globe [...]

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Michelle Adams – Applying Neuromarketing to increase our own appeal & desirability – TEDxSMUWomen 2015

What if we could apply NeuroMarketing to better understand human behavior, like companies do with their brands? Our non-conscious mind drives nearly everything we do. Measuring and predicting people’s reactions to other human beings and even products is complex. NeuroScience helps us increase our chances of doing so by understanding how our brains operate. Michelle [...]

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Jasmin Rohman – A Systematic Approach to Achieve Career Success – TEDxSMUWomen 2015

Women are making great strides academically earning almost half the advanced degrees in Medicine, Law and Business but why are a smaller percentage of women than men reaching the top of their professions? Systems Engineer Jasmin Rohman goes into the details of how the “Academic System” and the “Professional System” require four different inputs that [...]

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Lisa Fey – Dialing for Dreams – TEDxSMUWomen 2015

Sharing of my story in how I was hired into the world of Sports Television…overcoming the hurdles of being a college student with limited to no experience and landing a job with NBC…and how I used that learning to get a job at The Coca-Cola Company. Being a woman in sports television in the 80s [...]

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Ann Ranson – No Regrets: Momentum for the Next Generation – TEDxSMUWomen 2015

Getting fired up about legacy may take some effort, but your family and friends will be eternally grateful. Learn about legacy which is the YOU that you leave behind – your wisdom, your values and especially your stories. Join the movement to share a story today. If everyone who watches this TED Talk records and [...]

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Kimberly Davis – What It Means to Be Brave – TEDxSMUWomen 2015

The most influential people and the best leaders are those who dare to be their REAL selves, powerfully. People want to give them their best. But how do you do that when the stakes feel high? How can we be brave in the face of our own inescapable humanity? Drawing from personal stories, from years [...]

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