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From CREATE to INVEST: A New Chapter in My Portfolio of Impact™

June 3, 2026

Every board and advisory role tells a story about who you are and where you’re headed. For Coco Brown, joining Glasswing Ventures’ Connect Advisory Council wasn’t about prestige — it was about expanding her Portfolio of Impact™.

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From CREATE to INVEST: A New Chapter in My Portfolio of Impact™

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From Beyond the Grave: How Technology Is Resurrecting Talent from the Great Beyond

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This Is Not a Second Act. This Is Prime Time.

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Ripped From the Headlines: US/China Relations at a Global Inflection Point

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Great Presentations Aren’t Performed. They’re Engineered.

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Tested Under Pressure: Six Leadership Principles That Hold

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When Past Glory Becomes Present Pressure: The Quiet Self-Sabotage of High Achievers

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From Beyond the Grave: How Technology Is Resurrecting Talent from the Great Beyond

May 28, 2026

What does it mean when death is no longer the end of a career? Kelli Richards traces the rise of AI-powered digital resurrection across music, film, and beyond, and what it means for brand legacy, intellectual property, and the future of talent.

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This Is Not a Second Act. This Is Prime Time.

May 27, 2026

After decades of climbing, delivering, and proving themselves, women in their 50s, 60s, and 70s aren’t winding down — they’re igniting. The question is no longer what they can do. It’s what’s actually worth building.

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Ripped From the Headlines: US/China Relations at a Global Inflection Point

May 22, 2026

At this month’s Ripped from the Headlines salon, Andrea Bonime-Blanc led members through a timely, wide-ranging discussion on US-China relations — following the recent US-China Summit in Beijing.

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Great Presentations Aren’t Performed. They’re Engineered.

May 20, 2026

We’ve all sat through presentations that should have landed and didn’t. And we’ve all given them. Communication strategist Avital Tzubeli broke down exactly why — and the answer has a lot more to do with neuroscience than nerves.

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Tested Under Pressure: Six Leadership Principles That Hold

May 12, 2026

Most leadership values are written to be agreed with, not tested — Michelle Peluso, CEO of Revlon,  has spent a career finding out which ones actually hold.

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When Past Glory Becomes Present Pressure: The Quiet Self-Sabotage of High Achievers

May 1, 2026

What happens when the room you once commanded no longer recognizes you, and worse, neither do you? Kelli Richards explores one of the most unspoken dynamics in high achievement and what it truly takes to recalibrate.

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Ripped From the Headlines: The Anthropic/OpenAI US Government Standoff

April 26, 2026

This month, Andrea Bonime-Blanc brought the Anthropic-OpenAI-Pentagon dispute to the Ripped From the Headlines Salon, unpacking its implications for AI governance, national security, and corporate responsibility. Members debated what this unprecedented standoff means for the future of AI regulation.

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AI Is Not an Oracle. It’s a Mirror, a Tool, and a Test of What We Value.

April 14, 2026

After a conversation with AI pioneer Maya Ackerman, a sharper question emerges: what if the real risk of AI isn’t that it will outthink us, but that we’ll stop thinking for ourselves?

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