2/12 - Women on Top: Lessons for Life & Business from the Mountains
Posted on Thu, Jan 29, 2009 @ 04:15 PM
Host: Association of Women MBAs
Date & Time: 6:30-8:30, February 12th
Location: Charles Schwab Auditorium
101 Montgomery St., 2nd floor.
San Francisco, CA
What do you do when the going gets tough on a mountain?
Do you back down or charge forward one step at a time?
Do you assess the risk and retreat, cautiously continue, or blindly march on?
The same characteristics that make a strong climber also make a successful businesswoman; only mistakes in the mountains can result in serious injury or loss of life. Emilie will share spectacular photography and the amazing parallels between the business and mountaineering words. Some highlights that she will explore include:
- Performing and being judged in a "man's world"
- Balancing fear and risk to achieve your dreams
- Importance of teamwork, leadership and collaboration
- Perseverance, persistence and preparation
- Setting ambitious but achievable goals
Register HERE
About the Speaker
Emilie Cortes, CFA, Sales Executive, Axioma Inc.
Emilie's specialty is high-altitude glacier mountaineering. Her previous climbs include Mt Rainier, Mt Baker, Mt Shasta, Mt Sill, Kilimanjaro,Mexico Volcanoes and Ecuador Volcanoes among others. For her day job, Emilie is a Sales Executive for Axioma Inc on the West Coast marketing portfolio construction tools and equity risk models to institutional investors. Emilie received her MBA in Finance from UC, Berkeley and her BSBA in International Business from American University.