Announcing the 2021 Advisory Board

The Coterie for Women launched in October of 2020 in the midst of the pandemic. We believe that this timing was perfect, as we were all feeling isolated and uncertain. Our mission to empower women from all experiences and perspectives to Live Richer Lives by providing community, resources, mentorship, support, education, opportunity and fun has resonated with women everywhere. We already have more than 200 members and have hosted weekly Hump Day Happy Hours, produced more than 100 podcasts Where Passion and Purpose Collide, invited amazing women in their fields to facilitate conversations with members and so much more. We are thrilled to announce our Advisory Board for the next year. Our board members are smart, driven and successful and have a drive to support our cause and to pay it forward to our members. Please meet a group of people we are proud to call friends, advisors and mentors.

“When a woman is able to make her own money, she has more security in the world, a stronger voice, and can confidently claim her place at the table; to help each other along the way should be our collective goal.”

Bethany McClellan

www.rapidbusinessplans.com

“It is important for women to collaborate with other women so we can learn from one another on how to grow, obtain funding, and prosper in a diffi cult business environment.

One thing I wish I would have known would be the mentoring, and women owned business groups that I could have become a part of to learn from others in the group.”

Laura Spaulding

www.spauldingdecon.com

“It is such an honor to be invited and to serve on this Advisory Board. Supporting, empowering and providing women the resources that they need to be on equal footing in their professional and personal lives has always been one of my priorities and this is a great opportunity to make a difference.”

Paul Pickett

www.wbu.com

“I have been blessed by many mentors, coaches, and advisors throughout my career. I would not be where I am today without them. I am committed to “paying to forward” and supporting others in their careers and personal growth, just as I have been supported. We all can make a positive difference in others’ lives!”

Catherine Monson

www.propelledbrands.com

“I think it’s important to support each other as women because I believe that women have the ability to do so much good in the world. If we don’t support one another to do good and create change, our individual voices may be too quiet to be heard. “

Clare Moore

www.tidecleaners.com/en-us

“I believe in supporting women to create an environment of collaboration and learning that makes all women more impactful.”

Carolyn Thurston

www.wisdomseniorcare.com

“I am a fi rm believer in the fact that women can be successful only with the support of other women. Reach down and pull someone up with you on your journey and reach up and thank your mentors for bringing you on theirs.”

Marisa Faunce

www.plavekoch.com

“I learned in Peace Corps the old African proverb, “Educate a man, you educate an individual; educate a woman, educate a village.” Our lessons as women are ofttimes hard-learned. Why not reach your hand back and share it with a woman who’s following just behind you. Its impact will reverberate more than you’ll ever know.”

Nancy Chorpenning

www.ceoschoolforwomen.com www.csuiteadvisors.com

“Most women who receive strong and consistent support pass it on and communities thrive. I agree with Shelley Zalis who says it perfectly, “Alone women have power together we have impact.”

In my experience women’s resourcefulness brings more solutions after we’ve been told there aren’t any. It is crucial that we continue to give encouragement and reassurance to women so they will share their much-needed voice.

Kater Danford

www.northeastcolor.com