Rise and Lead Women
How to Promote Gender Equality During COVID-19 and Beyond
Will any of us see true gender equality in our lifetime? According to the 2020 Global Gender Gap Report, the unsettling answer is no and, not just for us, but for our...
How to Improve Workplace Diversity
Diversity is good for business. A McKinsey research study of 366 public companies representing a variety of industries in Canada, Latin America, the United Kingdom, and the...
Self-Care for Virtual Leaders
The current health crisis has upended our lives in so many ways. We may be working more hours than before or far fewer than we would like. At the same time, we must manage...
The Undesirable Qualities of Leaders and How to Fix Them
Rise and Lead Mentoring Circle Conversations During the International Women’s Day (IWD) Celebration at Elsevier Recently, Elsevier invited me as a keynote speaker to share...
Rise and Lead Summit
Finance Expert Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen on Negotiating, The Pay Gap and Women in Leadership
At the last Rise & Lead Summit 2019, participants had the chance to experience and learn from a renowned female expert in the insurance and broking industry, Marguerite...
Is Artificial Intelligence a challenge to Humanity?
Artificial Intelligence is here, and it is already causing significant disruption in the workforce. Today, technology is continuously defining the era of fast-paced business...
Rise and Lead Summit Conversations: Advancing Women In Leadership
Globally, women hold 29% of senior management roles, the highest number ever on record However, regardless of the recent advances in female board participation, gender...
My Rise & Lead Summit Experience
Dear Reader, If you haven’t secured your place yet at the Rise & Lead event Connect2Grow on the 31st of January then perhaps reading what I experienced when attending...
Mentoring
Rise and Lead Women Leadership Program: Developing Your Leadership Potential
Gender inequality is real. Women around the world have been subjected to social and economic disparity, such as the lack of women in positions of power where they can...
The Rise & Lead Web Mentoring Masterclass Series: Our Answer to the Call for Women Leadership
In one way or another, all women have been negatively affected by patriarchy, whether this be consciously or subconsciously. We’ve been conditioned, even as young girls, to...
Start Your Year Strong in 2019: Connect and Grow with Like-minded Leaders
At Rise and Lead, we don’t stay stuck on the status quo, and we know you don’t either. I believe we all have the potential to have the life we want, but this life can’t be...
RISE AND LEAD WOMEN LAUNCHES A LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
January 15, 2018 RISE AND LEAD WOMEN LAUNCHES A LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP WEBMENTORING MASTERCLASS SERIES Following the successful launch of the Rise...
News
Facebook Launches New Online Tool for Small Businesses
Between stay-at-home orders and the resulting loss of sales, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on businesses of all sizes. However, small businesses have been...
Rise and Lead Women and UPS Benelux Offers A Webinar to Help Small Business Owners to Learn Digital Marketing and E-Commerce Strategies
UPS Benelux and Rise and Lead Women host a webinar to help small business owners in the Benelux establish an online presence and expand their reach, using digital marketing...
UPS and Rise and Lead Women Host Webinar To Help Small Businesses In The Benelux Establish An Online Presence And Increase Their Reach During The Global Corona Crisis
UPS and Rise and Lead Women Host Webinar To Help Small Businesses In The Benelux Establish An Online Presence And Increase Their Reach During The Global Corona Crisis...
Rise and Lead Women launches a series of Virtual Roundtable Discussion on the impact and way forward of COVID-19 on women in different sectors of society
April 14, 2020 Rise and Lead Women launches a series of Virtual Roundtable Discussion on the impact and way forward of COVID-19 on women in different sectors of...
Small Business Resources
Is Your Business Prepared for Covid-19 and its Aftermath?
This March, news about the coronavirus hit home in the Netherlands. The Dutch by nature, love skating and going on short vacations. Every school holiday means a holiday for...
Seven Tips for Pitching Your Business to Investors
On any given day, investors and venture capitalists hear numerous pitches from a variety of startups and young entrepreneurs hoping to get the funding they need to launch...
3 Smart Ways to Closing The Gap in StartUp Funding
A few days ago, I was invited by ImpactFest to join hundreds of impact makers and social enterprises in The Hague, Netherlands. I hosted multiple roundtables with Melisa...
Role Model Interviews
Inspiring Women Leaders Interview Series with Marian Spier
Marian Spier, a social entrepreneur, consultant, CEO, and founder of TEDxAmsterdamWomen and FEM-START sat down with Rise and Lead Founder Ebere Akadiri for our Inspiring...
Inspiring Women Leaders Interview Series with Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen
"To close the gender leadership gap, we need to stop talking about the glass ceiling but instead, step into the glass slipper." Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen Interviews for...
Rise and Lead Africa
African Women Address Food Insecurity and Other Threats of COVID-19
The World Food Program (WFP) warns that COVID-19 could double the number of people in the world facing food insecurity, pushing it to more than 265 million people by the end...
Who We Are
Rise and Lead’s mission is to promote the advancement of women leaders in the workplace and in business. We achieve this by helping women learn leadership skills that position them to thrive in the professional world while advocating for equal opportunity in companies and society. Read more…
About Ebere Akadiri
Ebere Akadiri is an internationally recognised business executive educator and a visionary leader. She has spent over 19+ years creating and launching successful businesses, teaching entrepreneurial concepts, and mentoring purpose-driven business leaders. Read more…
Event Calendar
Check out our upcoming events, such as Rising Leaders Summit – Africa and Rise and Lead Summit 2020, as well as successful past events and a gallery of photos. Read more…
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Rise & Lead offers transformational leadership programs that help individuals reach their potential and provides organisations with the tools and skills they need to create equal opportunity within their workforce. Our services include leadership conferences, business advisory, executive coaching, leadership development training, and facilitated workshops. Read more…