Joan Kuhl is a passionate champion for inclusive and equitable leadership, working to change how women rise and thrive at work and in their personal lives. She is an author, sought-after speaker, thought leader, conference & workshop designer, consultant, MBA advisor, executive coach, and research project leader with decades of global research and consulting experience. Thousands of employees in 30 countries have participated in her signature virtual and in-person training programs: Stay To Lead, Talent Accelerator, Ascend, and Women in Leadership. Joan has worked with corporate leadership development and human resource teams to track the positive impact of her global leadership training programs on women's retention, engagement, and promotions.Joan has a long history of involvement in organizations that serve girls (Girls Inc of NYC, Girl Scouts, Girls Hope of Pittsburgh, Step Up For Women, US Soccer SheBelieves, Girls On The Run, Girls Leadership and LiveGirl) serving as a board member, content designer, coach and volunteer. She is the author of Dig Your Heels In: Navigate Corporate BS and Build the Company You Deserve (April 2019) and Misunderstood Millennial Talent (2016). Her expertise has been featured in the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, CNBC, SUCCESS, and The Washington Post. Joan is a Contributor to ForbesWomen, and NBC Know Your Value.Joan earned her B.S.B.A. at the University of Pittsburgh and her M.B.A. at Rutgers University, where she studied global management in Shanghai and Beijing, China.Joan enjoys watching girls' and women's sports and cheering for the US Women's National Soccer Team with her husband and two daughters.[...] [...]