Talent booking for events.

 

theSkimm’s Reality of Paid Family Leave Today Panel, April 2022

Let’s pay more attention to paid family leave (and spark some change while we’re at it). theSkimm’s co-founders and co-CEOs, Carly Zakin & Danielle Weisberg spoke with Allyson Felix about her experiences with maternity leave and how parents can feel more empowered to keep their careers while starting a family. Then, Jenna Johnson, Allyson Bronner, and Joi Chaney joined to discuss why paid leave policies are beneficial for both the employee and business, and answered Skimm'r questions. Find full panel discussion here.

Talent booked:

  • Allyson Felix (keynote speaker), Athlete, Mother, and Co-founder & President of Saysh

  • Jenna Johnson (panelist), President of Patagonia, Inc.

  • Allyson Bronner (panelist), Global Head of Family Advocacy for Morgan Stanley Institutional

  • Joi O. Chaney (panelist), Senior Vice President, Policy and Advocacy at the National Urban League

 

theSkimm’s Back to “Normal” Power Panel, August 2021

During theSkimm’s Back to “Normal” Power Panel, co-founders and co-CEOs Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg talked about what a return to “normal” in the workplace looks like amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Find full panel discussion here.

Panelists booked:

The panel was covered by The Wrap and NPR.

 

theSkimm’s education series, SkimmU Money, Feb/March 2021

SkimmU Money was theSkimm’s first educational event series, aimed at helping women take control of their finances.

Experts booked to teach each course:

  1. Psychology of Money: Marsha Barnes, CEO and founder of The Finance Bar

  2. Budgeting for the Big Stuff: Shannon McLay, CEO and founder of The Financial Gym

  3. Starting Your Side Hustle: Tonya Rapley, author, entrepreneur, and owner of Club Loofah

  4. Investing 101: Farnoosh Torabi, financial author and host of the “So Money” podcast

Event series announcement covered by Axios, Business Wire and more.