Achieving Economic Gender Parity With Shelley Zalis

Kamz is joined by Shelley Zalis, also known as “chief troublemaker”! Shelley Zalis is the CEO of The Female Quotient, an equality services company that creates platforms for women and solutions for organizations committed to closing the gender gap in the workplace. Through its signature Equality Lounge® at key industry conferences around the globe, Zalis and the FQ are connectors for the largest global community of mission-driven business leaders.

Shelley authors a Forbes column that provides virtual mentorship for women in middle management. She is co-founder of #SeeHer, a movement led by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) to increase the accurate portrayal of women and girls in advertising and media.

She is a pioneer for online research, becoming the first female chief executive ranked in the research industry’s top 25. Today, she works with Fortune 500 companies, impact organizations, and conscious leaders to advance equality in the workplace.

Shelley and Kamz discuss:

🤑the myth of work/life balance and how to reframe your mindset for success

✊how web3 companies and communities can level the playing field for women

🫂the unstoppable power of women and moms when we collaborate

🏗️what Fortune 500 companies, startups and everyone in between can start doing right now to build equality

🧘🏽‍♀️We end with a 2-min meditation focused on calming a busy mind.

See also:

Shelley Zalis Forbes Blog

The Female Quotient

Makers of the Metaverse on Medium.com

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This episode was produced and edited by Michele Musso with executive producer Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is ‘All Night Long’ by Lunareh. Other music used is ‘Come Home’ by Outside The Sky.

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