At JPMorgan Chase’s eighth annual Women's Leadership Day, Byna Elliott,  the firm’s Global Head of Advancing Black Pathways, sits down with Alicia Boler Davis, CEO of Alto Pharmacy and JPMorgan Chase Board Director. They discuss Alicia's extraordinary career, from her engineering roots at GM to her pivotal decision to join Amazon, and eventually, lead Alto Pharmacy. It's all about people That’s a lesson that Alicia learned early in her career: “No matter what you're doing, no matter what you're leading, it's all about people.” She tells Byna the story of how she started as an engineer at ..read more

As head of community and business development at Chase, Diedra Porché has a deep passion for understanding the needs of the people the bank is seeking to serve. In this week’s episode of Women on the Move, she joins host Sam Saperstein to discuss her role and how she empowers local communities and helps individuals build financial security and wealth. Growing along with JPMorgan Chase Diedra began her career with JPMorgan Chase nearly 30 years ago. She likes to tell people that she’s had about 10 jobs and worked in three different business lines. She started her career in an officer developmen ..read more

In Today’s Founder’s Feature of the Women on the Move podcast, we’re speaking with Erin Croom, co-founder of Small Bites Adventure Club. Sam and Erin talk about Erin's mission to revolutionize food education for children and instill a love for fruits and vegetables. Erin shares her vision for the Small Bites Adventure Club, aiming to empower teachers across America to lead engaging food education programs. The goal is ambitious yet crucial: she envisions every child naming five vegetables and confidently making their own snacks before reaching first grade. As Erin unfolds the story behind Smal ..read more

In this inspiring Founder’s Feature of the Women on the Move podcast, Kate Verlaan, the founder of Oz's Front Door, a business dedicated to reducing plastic waste and promoting sustainability.   During the interview, Kate shares how she started her journey as an entrepreneur, inspired by her background in addressing large, complex global challenges, particularly in the area of sustainability and climate change. She explains how her experience living in China and working on issues like the HIV/AIDS epidemic prepared her for taking on the plastic waste problem.   Emphasizing that her b ..read more

In honor of Veterans Day, in this special episode of Women on the Move Podcast Host Sam Saperstein talks with Lenore Karafa, Marine Corps veteran, venture capitalist, and chair of Bunker Labs. Lenore discusses her military career and her transition into the finance industry, and describes why a military background provides an excellent mix of skills and experiences for success in the corporate world. Minority female Lenore started at the Naval Academy in 1996, when it was less than 12 percent women. And in 2000, she was commissioned as an officer in the Marine Corps, part of just 5 percent of ..read more

In this Founder’s Feature of the Women on the Move podcast, host Sam Saperstein introduces Shante Frazier, the visionary founder of WellCapped, a groundbreaking wig rental subscription company.   Shante’s unique path to entrepreneurship started with her participation in a venture studio and a deep-rooted ambition to disrupt the haircare market. She discusses the hardships she faced as a founder, including the quest for capital and the need to educate consumers about her innovative business model all leading to WellCapped reshaping the antiquated hair extension and wig industry by offering ..read more

In this Founder’s Feature of the Women on the Move podcast, host Sam Saperstein introduces Paula Ilonze, the founder of Chilon Industries   Paula discusses her journey with her own textured hair to founding Chilon Industries and her plans for 2024, which include launching new products like their Curl-eeze brush, a revolutionary hairbrush that dispenses products such as gels, creams, and conditioners while brushing. Learn more about Paula and Chilon Industries by following them on Instagram and visiting their website chilonindustries.com   Disclaimer: The speakers’ opinions belong to ..read more

In this episode of the Women on the Move Podcast, host Sam Saperstein talks with Debbie Isaacs, founder and president of Unshakeable, a nonprofit that serves women offenders by addressing their trauma and needs. Unshakeable’s mission is to guide women survivors in recovery from traumas that include domestic and sexual violence, trafficking, homelessness, and addiction. “Our goal is to set them on a career path to achieve financial independence and stability,” Debbie says. Originally motivated to help just one woman achieve financial stability, Unshakeable has since changed hundreds of lives. M ..read more

During a special event for JPMorgan Chase managing directors in honor of Women's History Month, Women on the Move host Sam Saperstein talks with Randi Braun, author of Something Major: The New Playbook for Women at Work, and the CEO and founder of the women's leadership firm Something Major. Randi discusses her mission to empower women at work to chart their own course, and touches on longevity, loss aversion, and why she hates the term “Imposter Syndrome.” Longevity and loss aversion Randi, a certified executive coach and sought-after speaker, has worked with a variety of large organizations ..read more

In this Women on the Move Podcast episode, host Sam Saperstein sits down with Melissa Jun Rowley, founder and CEO of Warrior Love Productions. Melissa shares her journey as a storyteller and how she came to realize her power and start her company. Along the way, she’s had a big impact on the Web3 space and has helped drive change at the intersection of social impact and technology. Telling the story for impact Melissa started Warrior Love Productions, a social impact strategy studio and marketing consultancy, nearly three years ago after her career in journalism—including stints with CNN and t ..read more