women influence chicago - sponsored by avionos

PROGRESS @WOMINFLUENCECHIAugust 2, 2016

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Avionos is a digital consultancy company focused on the connected customer and companies that engage with them in theconstantly evolving tech environment. The company helps brands deliver seamless, cross-channel customer experiences.Avionos is an industry leader that provides adaptive, innovative cloud technology solutions and data-driven insights.

MISSIONAn organization that operates, as an umbrella, to cultivate women executive leaders in

enterprise, start-up and not-for-profit technology organizations, a goal to connect

community and increase female leadership at the top;; C-Suite, President, GM, CEO,

and Public Advisory Board positions across all verticals in Chicago.

W2W SYDNEY + CLOUDCRAZE UPDATEOur progress

DMDII – DIGITAL MANUFACTURING EVENTBuilding a group + executing an event

SUPPORTING OTHERSBizwomen shares on their Women Influence Chicago Nominations

ZIPFIT + NEXT STEPSTakeaways and Insights

CONFERENCES, AWARDS, HONORS

We are identifying technology conferences, award nominations, and honors

• IOT Summit• Bizwomen – Women of Influence• Sage Conference• City Light Awards• Online Retailer in Sydney – Women2Watch Program• What are others?

ACTIONUpdates on ccElevate TEAM

THE

7©2016 CloudCraze Software LLC. All Rights Reserved.

• Mission…A diverse group dedicated to the empowerment and advancement of women in the workplace while impacting the community.

• Vision…To have CloudCraze recognized as a brand that supports and inspires women.

Goals• Facilitate the development of mutually beneficial “win-‐win” relationships• Acknowledge and celebrate professional achievements• Build a culture that supports the recruitment and retention of a diverse workforce • Continually fostering an environment for learning and growth

ccElevatePART 1: OUR NAME, MISSION, VISION & GOALS


Formalized events and ideas that aligned with our goals – Fewer, Bigger, Better!• Q3 ‘16 and ongoing: Helping the Women Community (Dress for Success – Clothing Drive)

• Dress for Success is a global non-‐profit organization that promotes the economic independence of women by providing professional attire, a network of support and career development.

• Q4 ‘16 and ongoing: Helping Ourselves Grow -‐ Becoming Leaders (Develop An Internal Career Building Curriculum)

• Q1 ‘17 and ongoing: Helping the Future Workforce (STEM, Volunteer Organizations) • Received Budget Approval and Executive Buy-‐in for 2016 Events• Scheduled regular cadence for ccElevate • Attendance is >80%• Sent ccElevate Launch Communication • Q3 Dress for Success Clothing Drive – all can participate!

ccElevatePART DEUX: ALIGNING ACTIVITIES TO GOALS


• Small group size; great hands-‐on, individualized attention• Daily, personalized email updates on activities with engaging pictures• Explored STEAM through books, games and apps

• OSMO, Roominate, Glodieblox, music with Tiny Tunemakers, building structures with clay, meeting female developers from Jellyvision

• Ended with a trip to the Museum of Science and Industry

“Championing Women in Manufacturing”

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• Launched first ½ day conference for 150 women in manufacturing

DMDII + MARY KATE LOVE

• 73% of respondents feel women are underrepresented in manufacturing

• 71% say there is a pay gap between men and women

• 12% believe the education system encourages young women to have a career in manufacturing

• Mentorship from other women could be the biggest game changer

THE WHY“Women constitute manufacturing’s largest pool of untapped talent in the United States. They comprise just over one-fourth (27%) of manufacturing employees even though women make up nearly half(47%) of the total U.S. labor force. Women areunderrepresented in nearly every manufacturing sector in the U.S. They are seldom seen, relatively speaking, in top-level boxes on organizational charts, lagging behind the proportion of women in leadership at other types of companies.”

*Deloitte Women in Manufacturing Survey, 2015

THE HOW

Most Interactive Session!

(Left to Right) Pam McDonough President/CEO, AIM,Erica Wiegel, President, Aro Metal Stamping, JaniceChristiansen, President/CEO Flag Source, and LindaMcGill-Boasmond, President Cedar Concepts

LEADERS IN MANUFACTURING

• Personal Experiences• Innovative Ideas• Visions for the future

"Women are slowly but surely breaking the 'plant ceiling' and work hard to foster the development of female colleagues. When young women hear the success of ground-breaking excellence it encourages young girls to get excited about STEM and why technology and manufacturingare where the jobs are in the years ahead."

*Bloomberg Article: Women in Manufacturing Link

NEXT STEPS

Keynote speaker WIM President Allison Grealis

• Student events/mentoring • Annual event • New Partnerships – Women Influence• Scholarships

Women of InfluenceNOMINATIONS

Personalized Social EngagementChicago Retail Start-‐up

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TO CONNECT + LEARN MORE!

Kelly StickelCEO of Remodista + Founder of Women Influence [email protected]371-9302

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