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What’s Your CQ? How To Lead Your Brand Globally With Cultural Intelligence: Take The Lead 7/1/2025
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July 1, 2025 EDITION 505
6 Steps To Make This Year Your Best Yet
The Movement Blog
What’s Your CQ? How To Lead Your Brand Globally With Cultural Intelligence


In a stunning demonstration of their ability to collaborate and connect effectively across cultures, time and geography, these two co-authors met only once in person 11 years ago, after following each other’s successful global marketing careers from afar.

And then they spent years writing a book together—remotely—with an ocean between them.

Nataly Kelly, chief marketing officer at Zappi, met Katherine Melchior Ray, now a lecturer on international marketing and leadership at University of California-Berkeley Haas School of Business, when Melchior Way was on her way to France and stopped in Boston, where Kelly lives.

 
Power to Change Stories
The Power To Turn Grief Into Purpose

By Kristen Coe

June 7, 2025 marked 10 years since we lost our son Hunter to suicide.

family’s “party of six” became a “party of five”, and that sense of ruptured identity was immediate and profoundly dislocating.  Looking back – filled with its “what ifs” – was painful; looking forward – into the occluded unknown – was nearly paralyzing.

As a family, we stepped tentatively forward and fell more than a few times until we gradually made forward movement. 

Georgia Dawkins
Power, Music, and the Courage to Lead: An Evening with Marina Arsenijević

You know I talk a lot about power—not as something to seize, but something to embrace. Power as presence. As voice. As vision. The power TO, not over.

That’s why I’m so thrilled to share a rare experience that brings all of that to life in a way words alone never could.


On August 25 in Washington, DC, we’re hosting an intimate VIP dinner and concert with internationally acclaimed composer and pianist Dame Marina Arsenijević.


Events, Courses And Trainings
How To Power Up This Week:
Earn trust.
In every conversation, interaction and action, work to earn trust by keeping promises, following through on actions, listening and behaving with respect and empathy.


🎟️ Power Up Courage to Lead 2025 Conference & Concert

August 26, 2025 | Washington, D.C. 🎟️

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This world needs YOU to lead with courage. But time is running out to secure your spot at the year’s most transformative leadership event.

❌ Don’t be the one scrolling social media in August, watching everyone else’s breakthrough moments.

✅ BE the one experiencing the transformation firsthand.

👉🏽 SECURE YOUR SPOT NOW 👈🏽

🏨 BONUS: Stay at Hotel Zena using code TAKE THE LEAD25 (expires August 8, 2025)

Are you ready to step into the leader you’re meant to be? Or will you watch from the sidelines?

See you in D.C. 💪
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On the third anniversary of the SCOTUS decision overturning Roe V. Wade, the Institute for Women's Policy Research reveals the economic toll of reproductive healthcare restrictions including: $64 billion in annual losses from abortion bans in 16 states. a total annual economic cost of $133 billion, and a loss of 556,000 women in the workforce each year,
Learn more here.
 
 
Take The Lead prepares, develops, inspires, and propels all women of all diversities and intersectionalities to take their fair and equal share of leadership positions across all sectors by 2025.
Learn more at www.taketheleadwomen.com.
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