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Wolf Chat with Sharon Meers, Author of "Getting to 50/50" a Book About Sharing Power as Parents and Professionals
September 15, 2010 - 1:00 pm — 1:30 pm | ( U.S. Eastern )
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Sharon Meers is the co-author of Getting to 50/50, a book about how men and women find common ground and share power so that men can be full parents and women can have full careers. Launched on the Today show in 2009, Getting to 50/50 has been featured in The New York Times, Time magazine, Forbes, BusinessWeek and USA Today and lauded by leading academics and business executives for what the Huffington Post called it’s “Obama-like” approach with solutions to cut work/life stress, retain female talent and improve productivity. Of the thousands of employees and students who’ve attended Getting to 50/50 talks, half have been male. Prior to writing Getting to 50/50, Sharon was a Managing Director at Goldman, Sachs & Co. In her 16-year career at Goldman, Sharon ran several businesses and worked on diversity efforts in two of the firm’s divisions. Sharon lives in the Bay Area with her husband Steve, a real-estate developer, and their 8-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter. With her husband, Sharon founded the Partnership for Parity at the Stanford Graduate School of Business School which supports Stanford's work on workplace parity and a similar effort at Harvard University called the Dual-Career Initiative. Sharon also serves on the board of the National Women's Law Center and on the advisory council of Stanford's Clayman Institute for Research on Gender and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Sharon holds a B.A. in History from Harvard College and an M.A. in Economics from New York University.

Wolf Chat with Elaine M. Howle State Auditor - State of California
September 22, 2010 - 2:00 pm — 2:30 pm | ( U.S. Eastern )
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As California’s first female State Auditor, Ms. Howle oversees the operations of the nonpartisan State Auditor’s Office made up of a diverse staff of talented professionals. The work from her office serves an important role in the State’s system of checks and balances by examining the fiscal health and performance of state and local entities to ensure that government provides the essential services to the public in the most efficient and effective manner. Her performance audits provide information to improve public accountability and facilitate decision making by parties with responsibility for overseeing or initiating corrective action. Her office conducts the annual financial audit of California’s large, complex financial system and provides an opinion on the financial statements. Ms. Howle’s office also audits annually the State’s compliance with federal regulations governing the administration of billions of dollars in federal funds California receives each year. Moreover, her office investigates allegations received and reports substantiated claims of fraud and abuse in state government. Further, legislation authorizes her office to identify, audit, and report on state agencies that her office identifies as being at high risk for waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, or that have major challenges related to efficiency of effectiveness. Ms. Howle has a strong national presence and is actively involved in various national organizations devoted to government accounting. Ms. Howle is a certified public accountant and a certified government financial manager. She is a member of the National State Auditors Association Executive Committee and serves on various committees for the National State Auditors Association including, the Performance Audit Committee, Single Audit Committee, and Audit Standards and Reporting, and she is a member of the Government Accountability Office, Domestic Accountability Working Group. Ms. Howle is also involved in the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers; the Association of Government Accountants; and the National Legislative Program Evaluation Society.

Wolf Chat with Jane Jayroe - Author, Speaker and Former Miss America
September 29, 2010 - 1:00 pm — 1:30 pm | ( U.S. Eastern )
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Jane Jayroe is a third generation Oklahoman, an author and speaker. A former Miss America, Jane’s career includes many aspects of the communications field including prime time news anchor in Oklahoma City and Dallas/Ft. Worth, public relations executive, professional singer, spokesman for the Oklahoman Health Center, Oklahoma Cabinet Secretary of Tourism, and spokesman for Oklahoma City University. Jane has a lifelong record of community service as a volunteer and board member of many charitable and civic organizations. She has written extensively about the challenges faced by women. Her books include an autobiography, “More Grace Than Glamour;” a devotional book, “Devote Forty Days;” and “Oklahoma III.” She has been a contributing writer to McCall’s magazine, Coping with Cancer publication, and books such as “Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul,” and “A Cup of Cappuccino.” Jane is a graduate of Oklahoma City University with a Masters from Tulsa University. She was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2007. She is married to Gerald Gamble and has one son and two grandchildren.

Wolf Chat with Lynne Hardin - Entrepreneur and Author of "The Magic of Why"
October 7, 2010 - 2:00 pm — 2:30 pm | ( U.S. Eastern )
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Lynne Hardin is President / CEO of Integrated Solutions, Inc. She is an entrepreneur and has been involved in many business ventures. She is a member of the International Women’s Forum and Chapter Chair for the Women Presidents’ Organization. Lynne works with both for-profit and non-profit corporations and organizations around the world. Ms. Hardin works with individuals and small business owners, creating sound fiscal policies and procedures which facilitate growth and economic stability. She is the author of “The Magic of Why” and was featured in the Women’s Edition of “A Cup of Cappuccino for the Entrepreneur’s Spirit.

Wolf Chat with Marran Ogilvie - The Courage to Make BIG Changes
October 14, 2010 - 1:00 pm — 1:30 pm | ( U.S. Eastern )
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Marran recently left Wall Street to move back to her hometown, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. Marran Ogilvie is currently acting as an advisor to the Administrators for Lehman Brothers International (Europe) and is a member of the working group which was formed to assist the Administrators in developing proposals for quantifying and agreeing to claims of creditors and effecting a distribution. In two years, the Administration is significantly ahead of the originally expected time period of up to 10 years. January 2010, after successfully completing the merger of Ramius, an alternative investment management firm with multiple products including hedge funds, fund of funds, real estate and cash management, and Cowen Group, a diversified financial services firm providing alternative investment management, investment banking, research and sales and trading services, Marran gave six months’ notice that she was leaving the new combined company, Cowen, after the integration. During the execution and integration of the merger, Marran advised the Chairman and CEO in her role as Chief of Staff. As Chief of Staff, she executed an $86 million follow-on public equity offering, reduced costs by over $10 million by supervising the initial integration of the two companies and facilitated and participated in meetings with the Board of Directors as part of management team. Marran was a founding member of Ramius in 1994 and was instrumental in building the firm with $13 billion in assets under management, 250 employees and 6 offices worldwide. After a 16 year career at Ramius and the successful execution and integration of Ramius’s merger with Cowen, Marran took the opportunity to start a new chapter in her life. She is currently in the process of writing that new chapter.