Podcasts Culture Women Worldwide with Deirdre Breakenridge Willa Shalit on Women Worldwide

Willa Shalit on Women Worldwide

Published: Nov. 28, 2014, 5:15 p.m.

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Willa Shalit, co-founder of Road To Market and President of Maiden Nation joins Host Deirdre Breakenridge on Women Worldwide.\\xa0
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Listen to find out how Willa got started in her career as an artist, theater producer, social entrepreneur and philanthropist. Working with retail partners, including Macy\\u2019s, Willa discusses how she helps women around the globe bring their artisan products to market. Willa imparts advice and offers insights on how you can find your entrepreneurial spirit and overcome business challenges.
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A little more about Willa\\xa0\\u2026\\xa0Willa Shalit is the co-founder of Road to Market and President of Maiden Nation.She\\xa0has brought women\\u2019s economic opportunity into post-conflict zones and communities devastated by natural disasters. Willa has\\xa0worked with women on-the-ground in Israeli, Rwanda, Haiti and regions of the world.\\xa0She is also extremely well known as an original producer of Eve Ensler\\u2019s \\u201cThe Vagina Monologues\\u201d and she co-founded V-Day, which to-date has raised and distributed more than $85M (U.S.) to help stop violence against women and girls.
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Willa\\u2019s\\xa0work has been the subject of a PBS television special and has been reported by global media including The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, Marie Claire magazine, and O, The Oprah Magazine.

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You can connect with Willa on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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A little more about Deirdre Breakenridge\\xa0\\u2026\\xa0Deirdre Breakenridge is an author, entrepreneur and CEO of Pure Performance Communications. A 25-year veteran in PR and marketing, she is the author of five Financial Times Press books including her latest titles,\\xa0\\u201cSocial Media and Public Relations,\\u201d and\\xa0\\u201cPutting the Public Back in Public Relations.\\u201d Breakenridge speaks nationally and internationally on the topics of PR, social media and marketing. She\'s an adjunct professor at NYU and UMASS at Amherst, a recognized blogger at PR Expanded, and also the co-founder of #PRStudChat, a dynamic twitter chat with PR professionals, educators and students.

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Connect with Deirdre on\\xa0 Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and check out her books on Amazon.
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