Latest News from The Goldie Initiative
The Goldie Initiative Installs 2019 Board of Directors
At its first board meeting of the year on January 30, The Goldie Initiative officially installed 16 directors to lead and serve the organization in 2019. A full list of 2019 directors is available at Leadership page of The Goldie Initiative's website, including links...
Goldie Scholars Forge Strong Relationships with Initiative Mentors at Retreat
On a cold and blustery January day, Goldie Scholars gathered at 311 S. Wacker with Mentors and other stakeholders from The Goldie Initiative for the second annual Goldie Scholar Retreat. The Goldie Initiative provides Goldie Scholars the opportunity to participate in...
Goldie B. Wolfe Miller named Woman of Influence by Chicago Business Journal
Chicago business leaders gathered recently to celebrate the Chicago Business Journal’s 2018 Women of Influence honorees. The luncheon, which was sponsored by Explore St. Louis and ComEd and included a panel discussion, was held at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park hotel.The event celebrated 37 Chicago business women for their professional and personal accomplishments. The honorees were chosen from a range of businesses affecting the Chicago economy, i […]
Northwestern Recognizes Kellogg Goldie Scholars
“Nora Boneham, a Kellogg student in the MMM program, and Hannah French, a Kellogg MBA student, were named Goldie Scholars on August 20, 2018, a prestigious scholarship program with The Goldie Initiative for the 2018–19 academic year. In addition to a $10,000 scholarship over a two-year period, the program also includes the assignment of a mentor, access to exclusive networking opportunities, a leadership development program and other benefits. Prior to pursuing her dual-degree […]
“Shero” Sheli Rosenberg Meets with Goldie Scholars at Negotiation Workshop
Sheli Rosenberg (front row, second from right) hosts Scholars and Alumnae from The Goldie Initiative at an exclusive Negotiation Workshop. In an exclusive and intimate “safe space” setting, Goldie Scholars had the opportunity to interact with two commercial real estate legends on the topic of negotiating on December 17, 2018. The Goldie Initiative’s 2018 Shero Award Winner, Sheli Rosenberg, met with Scholars, shared advice on how to negotiate in any situation, and provided feedback on nego […]
ReJournals: Goldie Initiative Promotes Kelsey Cleland to Program Coordinator
“The Goldie Initiative announced the promotion of Kelsey Cleland to program coordinator, effective Jan. 1, 2019. Cleland started with The Goldie Initiative as a temporary employee in October 2017 and was hired as program assistant in January 2018.Cleland received a bachelor of arts in strategic communications and radio, TV and film University of Wisconsin-Madison. As a result of her hard work over the past year, The Goldie Initiative’s cohort of Goldie Scholars has become more […]
NAR’s Commercial Connections Magazine Features Goldie Scholar Rebecca Thomson
Goldie Scholar Rebecca Thomson From the Fall 2018 issue of the National Association of REALTORS’ Commercial Connections, located here: Commercial Connections.Women represent 27 percent of NAR’s members in commercial real estate, according to the 2017 Commercial Member Profile. Yet according to a 2015 CREW Network study only 9 percent of commercial real estate C-suite roles are held by women.Rebecca Thomson, principal with the Thomson Real Estate Group, is determined to change that.“W […]
Bisnow: Hard Work, Risk-Taking, Humility And A Little Flash: How To Be A Power Woman
Published by Bisnow on December 5, 2018: “Local legend Goldie Wolfe Miller kicked off Bisnow’s Chicago Power Women event yesterday by quoting former U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright: “There should be a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.” Goldie B. Wolfe Miller with some of the more than 30 honorees at the Chicago Power Women event on Dec. 4 “It was a message the overflow crowd of 500 was ready to hear. In her morning keynote s […]