Top r-l: Karen Warren, area president, Robert Half; Alyssa Nakken, coach, San Francisco Giants; and Josetta Jones, chief diversity and inclusion officer, Chevron; Bottom r-l: Lisa Sugar, co-founder, editor and chief, PopSugar; Hannah Lavon, founder and creative director, Pals Socks; Nisha Palvia, analytics manager, Kearney.
By Kathy Chouteau
A coach for the San Francisco Giants, the diversity leader of a multi-national corporation and the founder of a popular media and technology company joined a Zoom call on Tuesday sharing at least one thing in common.
They’re all inspirational women, and they had ample inspiration to share at the annual Junior Achievement of Northern California’s S.H.E. Leads STEM Summit, where female leaders shared their insights and experiences with the up-and-coming teen businesswomen of tomorrow.
S&S to Publish Preschool Titles for CoCoMelon
Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing has secured the master publishing rights for CoComelon, a preshool entertainment franchise licensed by Moonbug. Simon Spotlight will release the first four books an 8x8, a tabbed board book, a novelty title, and a shaped book with working wheels in fall 2021, with a total of 10 titles to be published within the first year.
CoComelon’s content consists of animated, brightly colored videos of nursery rhymes and songs. A core group of characters, led by JJ, serve as role models to teach basic concepts, from letters and animal sounds to tying shoes and preparing for the first day of school.
By Randi Zuckerberg | @randizuckerberg
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Lisa Sugar is happy to share the story of her company, PopSugar. “We love educating our audience, and personal stories are such a large part of that,” she says. (PopSugar photo)
If you’ve ever read a PopSugar article, you know how hilarious and informative the website can be. It’s amazing to me that Lisa Sugar started PopSugar from her own living room while still working a full-time job and has turned it into a media empire.
Sugar is smart, funny, topical and inspiring; she’s everything a great leader should be. That’s why I support this woman’s work.