Co-hosts Donna Hughes and Stacie Benes conduct insightful, upbeat, fun interviews with accomplished, successful women who've made it to the top of their chosen fields. Want to know about the path to success in careers such as entertainment, law, medicine, business, education, technology, to name a few? Tune in to "Woman Most Likely To" and listen to the conversations Donna, Stacie have with a number of DC area's most interesting women.
Shontay Lundy is the CEO, Creator, and Founder of Black Girl Sunscreen (BGS). In 2016, when Shontay became tired of using sunscreen that left a white residue, she decided to leverage her MBA and knack for business to develop a melanin friendly option for women who look like her. The groundbreaking product has not only provided women with darker skin tones a healthy option to protect their skin, but the brand has cultivated a strong reputation for empowering black women.
While working to build awareness for BGS, Shontay has continued to fuel her passion by traveling the world educating women of color on the importance of wearing sunscreen. She has emerged as a thought leader in the beauty industry and her success has been chronicled by Forbes, Business Insider, Teen Vogue, InStyle and countless other national publications.
In January 2021, BGS launched in several ULTA locations across the country as well as in 200 Target stores nationwide.
4 Nov 2022
11. Ruth Pegeron & Denise Hyater are Most Likely To...
Learn more about how our two guests Ruth Pegeron CEO of Lay To Rest Services LLC, and Denise Hyater, Founder of But Before I Go Death Doula Services, became business partners in the end of life services industry. Ruth’s professional and personal experiences with caregiving and death propelled her to become a death expert and start Lay to Rest Services, LLC. The mission of Lay to Rest is to encourage more planning and conversation around the most uncommon topic to discuss but a topic we ALL have in common – death.
Denise Hyater is the Founder of But Before I Go, Creating Your Best Exit Strategy, a Death Doula service. After obtaining her MBA, she trained to be an End-of-Life Doula (Death Doula) through INELDA (International End of Life Doula Association) and Doulagivers. But Before I Go, is for anyone looking to take control of their future end, as much as they possibly can.
21 Jan 2022
10. Marina Galli is Most Likely To...
Ms. Galli joined RBC Wealth Management in 2009 and has 32 years of portfolio management experience. She works with corporations, high net worth individuals, and foundations. She cam e to RBC after working for ten years at Credit Suisse, where she was consistently a member of the Chairman's Club, she joined RBC Wealth Management. Prior to that she was with Chase and MD Sass Partners (CMDSP) as a Portfolio Manager. Before CMDSP she was at Deutsche Bank for several years managing portfolios for corporations and high net worth individuals. She was the Head Trader at Meredith, Martin & Kaye which concentrated solely on Custom Portfolio Management. Ms. Galli worked with the principals of that firm as a Relationship Manager at Morgan Stanley from 1989 through the time the new firm was established in 1992.
Marina obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics from the State University of New York, at Oneonta. She is a Financial Advisor and member of the DC Society of Security Analysts and has passed the Series 7, 63, 65 and Life Insurance exams and has the NMLS License through City National Bank. She obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1997. Ms. Galli was named to Barron's Top 100 Women Financial Advisors in 2010 and 2011 and in 2011, completed the Accredited Wealth Management Program (AWM).
30 Jul 2021
9. Chanda Gibson is Most Likely To...
Chanda Gibson spent 15 years at Goldman Sachs building their global operational Environmental, Social, and Governance practice. During that time she spent six years managing their Employee Resource Group for Black professionals, which ignited her passion for this work and led her to the nonprofit sector where she served as the Executive Director for the Council of Urban Professionals, an organization supporting the advancement of professionals of color in corporate America. During her tenure, Chanda developed custom DEI programming that engaged a range of corporate partners that included NBC Universal, JP Morgan Chase, Sony Pictures, and Netflix. Chanda also had a brief tenure as the Chief Advancement Officer at DREAM, where her mandate was to develop a more diverse external support network that better reflected the black and brown young people the organization served. Chanda recently took the exciting leap of realizing her life’s purpose and setting out to build 3:08 Collective. Chanda is a graduate of Stanford University and USC Gould School of Law. She lives in New Jersey with her two sons.
30 May 2021
8. Melissa Bradley is Most Likely To...
Melissa L. Bradley is the founder and Managing Partner of 1863 Ventures, a business development program that accelerates New Majority entrepreneurs from high potential to high growth. She is a co-founder of venture backed Ureeka, a community where small businesses gain unprecedented access to the expertise needed to grow their business. Melissa is also a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Sidecar Social Finance, a social impact agency that provides impact investing advisory and capital services to individuals, institutions, and social enterprises.
Melissa serves as an advisor to the New Voices Foundation and New Voices Fund, as well as the Halcyon Fund. Melissa is the former Co-Chair, National Advisory Council for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and was named one of The Most Entrepreneurial Women Investors in 2018. She currently serves as board chair for My Way to Credit. She is a Founding Advisor to the Dell Center for Entrepreneurs as well as a Senator with the Board of Governors at Georgetown University.
Melissa is a professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University where she teaches impact investing, social entrepreneurship, P2P economies and innovation. She received The Ideas Worth Teaching Award which celebrates exceptional courses that are preparing future business leaders to tackle society’s largest challenges and create a more inclusive, just, and sustainable version of capitalism
19 May 2021
7. Dana White is Most Likely To...
Dana W. White is the Chief Communications Officer of Hyundai Motor North America and is responsible for leading all regional communications and public relations strategy for Hyundai Motor North America, Hyundai Motor America, Genesis Motor America and Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama as well as the office of Corporate Social Responsibility, Diversity and General Affairs in coordination with other affiliates including Hyundai Capital, Glovis and the Hyundai Washington D.C. office. Dana is the first African American woman to hold a leadership role in communications for a global automotive company.
Dana shares her fascinating journey from growing up in Charlottesville, VA where she learned about entrepreneurship at an early age helping her grandfather who was the publisher of the Charlottsville-Albemarle Tribune, the only Black newspaper in town, to her journey serving as the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and the Chief Pentagon Spokesperson for the Department of Defense and Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis, as well as speaking about her time as editorial writer for the Wall Street Journal based in Hong Kong, her experience at the Heritage Foundation and her position as publicist at the Fox News Channel in Washington, D.C.
17 Aug 2020
6. Dr. Colette M. Magnant Is Most Likely To...
Dr. Colette M. Magnant is a board certified breast surgeon at Sibley Memorial Hospital. She is the chair of the Sibley Cancer Committee and the director of the Sullivan Breast Center, of which she is also the founding physician.
Dr. Magnant talks about her interest in pursuing a medical career, her observations on developments in the treatment of breast cancer and her dedication to starting a Women’s Health Center at Sibley, the only resource of its kind in the country, that would offer all aspects of women’s health services in one facility on the Sibley Memorial campus.
17 Aug 2020
5. Margot Machol Bisnow Is Most Likely To...
Margot Machol Bisnow is a writer, wife, and mom from Washington, DC. She spent twenty years in government, including as an FTC Commissioner and Chief of Staff of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, and eight years writing a popular daily online social newsletter.
Margot’s many accomplishments include that of writing “Raising an Entrepreneur 10 Rules for Nurturing Risk Takers, Problem Solvers, and Change Makers”. In this book, a political powerhouse and mother of two thriving entrepreneurs interviews the moms of over fifty of today’s most successful innovators and—based on her findings—provides ten rules for raising confident, fearless, self-made individuals whose ideas and drive will change the world.
“Raising an Entrepreneur” presents seventy-six stories from the mothers of some of the most successful entrepreneurs today. Entrepreneurs are the new rock stars—they’re the ones who turn their passions into ingenious projects, because they’re willing to risk failure to make their dreams come true. Highlighting the various achievements of innovators from a wide range of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds guidance and support on nurturing your own change maker.
Not every kid will be an entrepreneur, but all kids have something that makes them unique. If you’re seeking a way to nurture your children’s passions and help them harness their talent, drive, and grit into a fulfilling life purpose, this book is for you. With these ten rules and numerous inspiring stories, you’ll gain confidence in raising your child into a creatively successful adult.
17 Aug 2020
4. Judy Schramm Is Most Likely To...
Too busy running your own business to devote the time to utilizing social media? Concerned that your LinkedIn profile is less than stellar? Want to increase your reach in the market with a well-crafter personal brand?
Judith Schramm is just the person you want to go to. She believes that social media is the perfect place to meet people, impress them, educate them, stay in touch, and start building rewarding relationships. Judith will tell you that social media can seem loud and confusing – and it can be. But when you approach social networking strategically, you will find it a powerful tool.
ProResource’s focus is on LinkedIn, which is the most important social network for executives and professionals who want to build and nourish business relationships. With more than 660 million members – half of all professionals and executives on the planet – it is the ideal place to develop your social media presence and build your professional brand. The company also provides coaching and support for clients who want to establish a presence on Twitter.
17 Aug 2020
3. Kristina Bouweiri Is Most Likely To...
It seems that everywhere you look on the road, there is a Reston Limousine bus in the lane next to you! Kristina Bouweiri is the owner of the Washington DC metropolitan area’s largest luxury transportation provider, Reston Limousine. Thanks to Kristina’s innovative business strategies over the last two decades, Reston Limousine and Travel Service, Inc. has enjoyed continued growth despite regional and national economic downturns. Starting with the diversification into wedding transportation in 1990, Kristina has expanded the business into new market segments such as government contracts and group transportation. Kristina created new markets on the charter side, such as the company’s signature wine tours in what is now billed as DC’s Wine Country.
17 Aug 2020
2. Cheryl New Is Most Likely To...
Cheryl New practices family law in Maryland and Virginia and is the managing partner of New & Lowinger, P.C. For over 30 years she has successfully navigated complex divorce and family law matters, and has consistently been rated as one of the region’s top divorce lawyers in publications such as the Washingtonian, Bethesda Magazine, the Washington Post Magazine, “Best Lawyers of America,” and SuperLawyers. Mrs. New is known to size up cases quickly, creatively negotiate and craft intricate settlements, and is a highly skilled litigator. This veteran attorney has the highest possible Martindale Hubbell peer review rating (AV) for her professional excellence, legal ability and ethical standards.
11 Aug 2020
1. Angela Stribling Is Most Likely To...
You’ve heard her voice all over the airwaves, including Watercolors on Sirius XM radio. Angela Stribling is a local entertainment phenomenon. She is very well known for her TV career on BET as host of “Screen Scene”, a premier entertainment news show. Angela spent four years as an integral part of BET “Jazz”. Angela is a singer and has recorded a number jazz albums. She currently hosts “Angela Stribling Pillow Talk” on WHUR-FM 96.3. In this fast moving, fun filled interview, Angela talks about her career in entertainment, how it started, detours and bumps along the way and how she got Stevie Wonder to attend her nephew’s high school graduation!
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