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Experts
Christy Abele Exec Coach
Christy is an executive coach and communications consultant specializing in leadership development and interpersonal communication. She works with business executives to build communication skills so that they show up with confidence in the moments that matter. Christy focuses on empowering individuals to reach their potential by maximizing their own resolve and resources. She’s especially gifted at sparking transformation by helping her clients become more authentic, effective, and productive versions of themselves.
Christy is a CTI certified coach and accredited ACC with the International Coaches Federation (ICF). She has her BS in Business Administration from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. In addition to her coaching work, she specializes in high stakes interpersonal communication. Clients that have benefited from Christy’s work include The Athena Alliance, Apple, LinkedIn, Microsoft and Google.
Specialties include: Executive presence coaching, executive communication and presentation skills, communication strategy and keynote preparation, leadership coaching.
Hosts
Priscilla Brenenstuhl Director of Learning and Events
As the head of learning and events for Athena Alliance, a SaaS-based learning platform for executive women, Priscilla creates the virtual environments necessary for executive leaders to show up as their authentic selves. Her focus is on building a community where members can connect in meaningful ways on the issues that matter most to them. She is the creator, host and producer of, "Voices of Athena", a podcast highlighting the personal stories behind the successful women that make up the Athena Alliance community.
Priscilla is committed to cultivating health and wellness in the workplace and leans into her 15 years of experience leading yoga and meditation to show up to every situation with a unique and compassionate perspective.
About this event
How can we be present and truly listen and move from just "paying attention" to building connection and listening with intentionality?
In this salon, Athena Coach Christy Abele shares listening strategies that build connection and demonstrate intentionality.
Wed, Jan 25 @ 12:00pm PT (0.25 hrs)
VIRTUAL (Join us remotely! RSVP for link)
Invite Only
Salon
Upcoming Events
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- ALL events
- A Look Inside Athena
- Peer Group
- Salon
- Meetup
- Orientation
A Look Inside Athena
A Look Inside Athena is held monthly for prospect members to come and understand how Athena works. They will learn more about the backstory of Athena, see a tour of our platform, and have the opportunity to discuss more of what they are interested in and ask questions about joining our community.
Salons
Learn about the most pressing topics facing executives today in an intimate, yet casual, virtual setting. Hosted by board directors and leaders from the world's top brands.
Meetups
Gather with Athena members in your area for a casual, in-person Meetup. These are planned by request and hosted by Athena members in various cities. If you're interested in hosting and/or joining a meetup in the future, reach out to the Member Success Team and let them know.
Peer Groups
We have an incredible community of female leaders at Athena and we want to bring you closer together! Join a Peer Group and build a network of peers you can engage with for guidance, lessons learned and insights around a shared interest. Choose a topic that most interests you or drop in and out of multiple peer groups as it suits you best. You’ll find at least one peer group available to join every week. Each live session goes for one hour, no preparation is needed, just show up as you are. We look forward to seeing you there!
Learning Circles
A Learning Circle is an opportunity to connect with a small group of other Athena members in a focused yet casual setting, creating accountability around targeted learning to assist you in achieving your goals. Over the course of 6 sessions, club members will meet every 2 weeks to participate in an organic, peer-led discussion of the session's "chapters" consisting of 1-2 Athena salons which are to be reviewed on your own prior to the group session. When joining, members are committing to completing all 6 sessions.
Guided Networking
Typically led by one of Athena's coaches, networking events provide members an opportunity to meet one another in a smaller intimate and virtual setting.
Partner Events
These are typically in-person events led by Coco and our partnering companies on topics that are relevant to the industry and audience of our business partners.
Workshops
A workshop is an interactive session for members to actively practice something, such as their pitch. These sessions typically involve breakout rooms, member to member feedback and are not recorded.
Orientations
For members new to Athena looking for ways to engage, these bi-weekly orientations led by an Athena Member Success Manager, provide a live tour of Athena, member success insights, and a chance to get questions answered.
Enterprise Events
Athena customizes virtual learning events with expert business leaders tailored to a unique company’s needs. These events cultivate cross-functional community, development, and learning across the partner organization.
Other
Athena listens and we're always adding new event types and opportunities for members to engage. See what new events we are currently offering members.
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