Gloria Feldt is cofounder and president of Take The Lead the most comprehensive initiative to prepare, develop, inspire, and propel women to take their fair and equal share of leadership positions across all sectors by 2025. The bestselling author of No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power, Gloria is an acclaimed expert on women, power, and authentic leadership and an inspiring keynote speaker and trainer.
People magazine calls her the "voice of experience." Gloria's expertise in women, power and leadership comes from a deep well of personal knowledge gained on the frontlines. Her journey from teen mom and high school dropout from rural Texas to president and CEO of the world's largest reproductive health and advocacy organization, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, to best-selling author and visionary leader for women's equality inspires both men and women. Named by Vanity Fair as one of "America's Top 200 Women Leaders, Legends, and Trailblazers," Glamour's "Woman of the Year," a Women's eNews 21 Leaders for the 21st century, and one of 20 Inspiring Leaders Making the World a Better Place by SheKnows Media, among other honors, she helped pave the way for women today and believes this is women's moment to achieve parity. Her passion is to remove the last remaining obstacle: women's learned resistance to embracing their own power. Once women "stand in their power and walk with intention," they can lead unlimited lives and reach parity from the boardroom to the bedroom for good – their own, and society's as well.
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Author of four books, including the New York Times bestseller Send Yourself Roses written with Kathleen Turner, she teaches "Women, Power, and Leadership" at Arizona State University. Her keynotes and Power Tool workshops offer fresh insight, inspiration, and practical takeaways participants can instantly use as leadership skills, concrete solutions and goal achievement plans.
Both a newsmaker and a commentator, Gloria has been widely quoted and published in media, including the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Politico, Salon, The Daily Beast Time.com, and Huffington Post, and magazines including More, Glamour, Elle and Ms. She has appeared extensively on television, including CNN, MSNBC, the Today Show, Good Morning America and The Daily Show. She is a SheSource media expert and writes for Fast Company.
With a long history of volunteer board commitments, she recently served on the board of the Women's Media Center and remains on their advisory board and currently serves on the board of Women Connect 4 Good. She is is a member of the New York Women's Forum, the International Women's Forum, and the World Academy of Art and Science and is an advisor to The Turning Point Suffragist Memorial and P.A.K.E.M.A, a youth mentoring program based in Kenya and started by one of the first women to take the 9 Power Tools course. She and her husband Alex Barbanell share a combined "large and interesting family" of six children and 15 grandchildren. She lives in New York City and Scottsdale, AZ, and is currently writing a family history cookbook.
Gloria Feldt is cofounder and president of Take The Lead the most comprehensive initiative to prepare, develop, inspire, and propel women to take their fair and equal share of leadership positions across all sectors by 2025. The bestselling author of No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power, Gloria is an acclaimed expert on women, power, and authentic leadership and an inspiring keynote speaker and trainer.
People magazine calls her the "voice of experience." Gloria's expertise in women, power and leadership comes from a deep well of personal knowledge gained on the frontlines. Her journey from teen mom and high school dropout from rural Texas to president and CEO of the world's largest reproductive health and advocacy organization, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, to best-selling author and visionary leader for women's equality inspires both men and women. Named by Vanity Fair as one of "America's Top 200 Women Leaders, Legends, and Trailblazers," Glamour's "Woman of the Year," a Women's eNews 21 Leaders for the 21st century, and one of 20 Inspiring Leaders Making the World a Better Place by SheKnows Media, among other honors, she helped pave the way for women today and believes this is women's moment to achieve parity. Her passion is to remove the last remaining obstacle: women's learned resistance to embracing their own power. Once women "stand in their power and walk with intention," they can lead unlimited lives and reach parity from the boardroom to the bedroom for good – their own, and society's as well.
More About Gloria Feldt...
Author of four books, including the New York Times bestseller Send Yourself Roses written with Kathleen Turner, she teaches "Women, Power, and Leadership" at Arizona State University. Her keynotes and Power Tool workshops offer fresh insight, inspiration, and practical takeaways participants can instantly use as leadership skills, concrete solutions and goal achievement plans.
Both a newsmaker and a commentator, Gloria has been widely quoted and published in media, including the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Politico, Salon, The Daily Beast Time.com, and Huffington Post, and magazines including More, Glamour, Elle and Ms. She has appeared extensively on television, including CNN, MSNBC, the Today Show, Good Morning America and The Daily Show. She is a SheSource media expert and writes for Fast Company.
With a long history of volunteer board commitments, she recently served on the board of the Women's Media Center and remains on their advisory board and currently serves on the board of Women Connect 4 Good. She is is a member of the New York Women's Forum, the International Women's Forum, and the World Academy of Art and Science and is an advisor to The Turning Point Suffragist Memorial and P.A.K.E.M.A, a youth mentoring program based in Kenya and started by one of the first women to take the 9 Power Tools course. She and her husband Alex Barbanell share a combined "large and interesting family" of six children and 15 grandchildren. She lives in New York City and Scottsdale, AZ, and is currently writing a family history cookbook.
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C.L., Former Editor-In-Chief, Glamour magazine
Feldt is one of the most motivating women in America, period. Her observations are sharp and her courage is contagious.
