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Elaine Meryl Brown, Marsha Haygood, and Rhonda Joy McLean, three dynamic corporate veterans founded L.E.A.D.S. Leadership Excellence and Development Strategies LLC, dedicated to assisting individuals from all backgrounds and across all levels to advance their leadership journeys and move themselves forward personally and professionally to achieve maximum success.L.E.A.D.S. provides:
· Lunch and Learn
· Workshop programs
· Presentations
· Motivational Speaking
Corporations Include: Time Warner, Johnson & Johnson, American Express, JP Morgan Chase, ESPN, Warner Bros
Non-Profits Include: National Organization for Women, NY Women¹s Foundation, Boys & Girls Club, Coalition of 100 Black Women, Links Foundation, National
Bar Association
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Interview at the Congressional Black Caucus Click here
Marsha, Elaine and Rhonda on their way to the Time Inc. auditorium to kick-off their book launch celebration.
Sheryl Tucker interviews the 3 authors at the Time Inc. book Launch.
The authors happy to be signing books and talking to fans.
At Hue-Man Books in Harlem, the authors and friends from HBO and Black Expressions Book Club.
Tour Dates/Events
2012
- Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Marsha Haygood will be guest speaker at
Playfair Planning Services Women’s Advisory Council
New York, NY - Sunday, January 29, 2012
Marsha Haygood will be facilitator for workshop entitled
“What’s Holding You Back?”
Lakewood Ranch Community Room
Sarasota, Florida -
Wednesday, January 25th
12:30 pm
Rhonda Joy McLean
PALS Retreat for law school students
Akin, Gump law firm (NYC)
Private Event
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Thursday, January 12th
7pm
Rhonda Joy McLean, Guest Lecturer
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
"Leadership in a Multicultural Society"
Aurora University
Aurora, Illinois
This program is open to the public.
2011
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Thursday, December 8th
6pm—8pm
Chocolat Lounge
2217-23 Frederick Douglass Blvd.
(8th Ave. @ 120th St.)
New York, NY
Neighborhood: Harlem
(212) 222-4545
Click here for the flyer
Nearest Transit:
116 St (A, B, C)
125 St (A, B, C, D)
116 St (2, 3) -
Monday, November 3rd
Rhonda Joy McLean
Panelist, The Importance of Mentors and Sponsors for Women
National Association of Women Lawyers
Fourth Annual General Counsel Institute
New York, NY -
Monday, October 17th
6pm-8pm
Meet & Greet the Authors of The Little Black Book of Success
Nectar Wine Bar, 2235 Frederick Douglass Blvd @ 121st Street
New York, NY
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Monday, October 4th
Rhonda Joy McLean
Keynote Speaker
Convent of the Sacred Heart Alumnae Program
New York, NY -
Monday, October 1st
Rhonda Joy McLean
Keynote Address
Eastern Area Leadership Forum
The Links, Incorporated
Philadelphia, PA - Saturday, July 30th
Marsha Speaks
Lead By Success Empowerment Conference, NJ- Keynote
- Friday, June 17th
Elaine, Marsha, Rhonda Speak
National Coalition of 100 Black Women of Omaha, NE- The Power to LEAD (Leverage, Engage, Adopt and Deliver)
Omaha, Nebraska
- Thursday, June 9th
Marsha Speaks
Black Executive Exchange Program (BEEP), FL - Making It Happen: Creating Your Playbook for Success
- Saturday, April 16th | 9:45 am
Elaine, Marsha, Rhonda Speak
Sister-to-Sister: One in the Spirit Empowerment and Health Conference and Expo
Aaron Davis Hall on the campus of City College
West 135th Street and Convent Avenue
New York, NY
Leadership panel and Discussion
- Thursday, April 14th
Marsha Speaks
Executive Women's Golf Association, FL
Workshop Sessions - Building Your Professional Network
- Monday, April 11th
Marsha Speaks
JP Morgan Chase
Leadership Discussion - This is a private event
- Thursday, March 31st
Rhonda Speaks
Professional Women's Dinner
Keynote Presentation
The New York Urban League
New York, NY - Wednesday, March 30th
Rhonda Speaks
Metropolitan Life
Leadership Dialogue
New York NY - Sunday, March 20th | afternoon
Rhonda Speaks
Links Authors Reception
Charlottesville, VA
- Friday, March 18th | 12pm
Elaine, Marsha , Rhonda Speak
Virginia Festival of the Book
The Little Black Book of Success
Panel Discussion
Charlottesville, VA
- Tuesday, March 1st
Rhonda Speaks
Axiom
Keynote Speech
New York, NY - Thursday, February 17th
Elaine, Marsha, Rhonda Speak
ESPN, CT-Laws of Leadership sessions with Employee Resource Groups
- Tuesday, February 15th
Marsha Speaks
EMC, MA - Leadership Training
Making It Happen: Creating Your Playbook for Success
- Friday, February 11th
Elaine, Marsha, Rhonda Speak
Johnson & Johnson, N.J.
Lunch and Learn How to Climb the Corporate Ladder
- Friday, January 8th | 9a-12p and 1p-3p
Elaine Speaks
Carroll F.S. Hardy National Black Student
Leadership Conference
Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner, VA
- December 2 | 5:30-7 pm
Elaine, Marsha, Rhonda Speak
Public Event
Signing
Wall Street Borders Bookstore
100 Broadway
New York, NY
Elaine, Marsha, Rhonda Speak - November 10th | TBD
MCCA ( Minority Corporate Counsel Association)
[PRIVATE]
- September 29, 2010 | 6:45-9:30 pm
Elaine, Marsha, Rhonda Speak
The Learning Annex
Leadership for Women
Join Elaine Meryl Brown, Marsha Haygood and Rhonda Joy McLean, authors of The Little Black Book of Success: Laws of Leadership for Black Women, as they share their insights.
Hilton East
304 E 42 Street btw 1st/2nd Ave
Advance registration required, please call 212-371-0280
Discount code “annexfall” - July 29th | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Elaine, Marsha, Rhonda Speak
NOW “Women in the Workplace”
Economic empowerment
Discussion, Q&A, book signing
Contact: Brie Nalance
212-627-9895
- June 16-20 | TBD
Elaine Speaks
Coalition of 100 Black Men Conference,
“Mentoring the 100 Way: Across a Lifetime
[PRIVATE]
Florida
- June 12 | TBD
Elaine, Marsha, Rhonda Speak
National Coalition of 100 Black Women
[PRIVATE]
Leadership Retreat
Innisbrook Resort, FLA
- Monday June 7th | 6:00-9:00pm
Elaine, Rhonda Speak
Open to the Public - Monday, June 7 | 6:30pm-8:30pm
Marsha Speaks
Open to the Public - Friday, May 21st | TBD
Elaine Speaks
WHEATON COLLEGE, Norton, MA
Book signing with Elaine (Open to the public)
Contact: Sharon Howard, Heather Corbett
- May 6th | Evening hours TBD
Elaine, Marsha, Rhonda Speak
Barnes & Noble
Riverside Square Mall
“Girls Night Out”
Hackensack, NJ
contact: Kimberly Holmes
201.488.8037
- Sunday, April 25th | 2 pm - 5 pm
Rhonda Speaks
BROOKLYLN CHAPTER, JACK AND JILL INC., LITERARY TEA
[PRIVATE-BY INVITATION ONLY]
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDENS
RHONDA JOY MCLEAN WILL BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND AUTHOR/PLAYWRIGHT LYNN NOTTAGE WILL BE HONORED
- Wednesday, April 21th | 9:30pm
Rhonda Speaks Women of Color Workshop Series, Managing Transition s 42 West 44th 6:30-8:30 – Public - Monday, April 19th | 9:30pm
Elaine, Marsha, Rhonda Speak
Café Mocha Radio Show
Hosted by Loni Love, McLyte
Taped in Los Angeles - will air in May
- Sunday, April 18th | 2 pm - 6 pm
Elaine, Marsha, Rhonda Speak
Chevy Chase
BOOK CLUB READING/SIGNING IN DC AREA
[PRIVATE - BY INVITATION ONLY] - Friday, April 16th | 7:00 pm
Elaine, Marsha, Rhonda Speak
The Daily Drum
WHUR, Howard University's radio station hosted by Harold Fisher
The show airs at 7:00 pm. - Friday, April 16th | Private
Elaine, Marsha Speak
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER WASHINGTON DC
Benning Road NE, Washington, DC 20019
Presentation - Tuesday, April 13th - RSVP | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Elaine, Marsha, Rhonda Speak
National Bar Association/Association of Black Women Attorneys ("NBA/ABWA")
BOOK PARTY AND RECEPTION
Book Signing and Reception for The Little Black Book of Success:
Laws of Leadership for Black Women
THE GATES
290 8th Avenue
NYC - Monday, April 12 New York, NY | 2:30 pm-3:00 pm
Elaine, Rhonda Speak
NPR Interview
Elaine and Rhonda
TAPED National In-Studio Radio Interview
National Public Radio / Tell Me More
Host: Michel Martin (in D.C.) - Saturday, April 10th | 5 pm - 9 pm
Rhonda Speaks
YALE BLACK LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION honors Rhonda Joy McLean With the Jane Bolin award
[PRIVATE - BY INVITATION ONLY} - Sunday, March 28th
Marsha Speaks
KTOK-AM/ Mi-Ling's Comfort Zone - Friday, March 26th | 4 pm - 4:45 pm
Elaine, Rhonda Speak
In-Studio Radio Interview
WBAI-FM / Caldwell Chronicle
New York, NY - Wednesday, March 24th | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Rhonda, Marsha Speak
GREATER NEW YORK CHAPTER OF THE LINKS, INC.
LITERARY TEA - Rhonda Joy and Marsha and other authors
[PRIVATE - BY INVITATION ONLY] - Sunday, March 21st | 6 pm - 7 pm
Elaine, Marsha Rhonda Speak
Extra Effort Forum Internet Radio Show
Blog Talk Radio with Andrew Carr
www.blogtalkradio.com/extraeffortforum - Saturday, March 20th | 6 pm
Marsha, Rhonda Speak
Book discussion and Signing with Rhonda and Marsha
Jewels by Elan
25 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NY - Friday, March 19th | 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Elaine, Rhonda Speak
COALITION OF 100 BLACK WOMEN (BERGEN/PASSAIC CHAPTER)
Book Party talk, reading and signing
[PRIVATE-BY INVITATION ONLY]
Englewood, NJ 07631 - Sunday, March 14th | 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Elaine, Marsha, Rhonda Speak
LIVE radio, Angela Jenkins Sunday Morning Show KBMS-AM, Portland, OR - March 13th
Marsha Speaks
Marsha Haygood will be conducting a group coaching event re: Black Women Leadership
[PRIVATE-BY INVITATION ONLY] - Thursday, March 11th
Marsha Speaks
Book Discussion and Signing at National Urban League with Marsha Haygood
[PRIVATE - BY INVITATION ONLY] - Thursday, March 11th | 6 pm - 8 pm
Elaine, Marsha, Rhonda Speak
reading and signing
New York Women's Foundation
434 W. 33rd Street, The Penthouse
Contact: Madeline Lamour Holder
(212) 261-4637 or mholder@nywf.org
www.nywf.org - Wednesday, March 10th | 6 pm - 7 pm ET (5 pm - 6 pm CT)
Elaine, Marsha Speak
LIVE Radio Phoner with Elaine and Marsha
WFSK-FM (Nashville, TN; syndicated) / What's the 411? - Wednesday, March 10th
Elaine, Marsha Speak
Elaine, Marsha, Rhonda Speak
TBD BOOK PARTY EVENT - BLACK WOMEN OF INFLUENCE
B. Smith's Restaurant
Discussion and signing
- Tuesday, March 9th | 5:30pm - 8pm
Elaine, Marsha, Rhonda Speak
reading and signing
Hue-Man Bookstore
2319 Frederick Douglas Blvd
(8th ave bet 124th and 125th)
Contact: Marva Allen
(212) 665-7400
info@human-bookstore.com - Sunday, March 7th
Marsha Speaks
Women's Fellowship Event
[PRIVATE - BY INVITATION ONLY]
Marsha Haygood, featured speaker
Unitarian Universalist Church
Stroudsburg, PA - Thursday, March 4th | 7 pm - 9 pm
Elaine, Marsha, Rhonda Speak
Book reading/signing
Brownstone Books
Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn
Contact: Crystal Semple
info@brownstonebooks.com - Tuesday, March 2nd | 5 pm - 8 pm
Elaine, Marsha, Rhonda Speak
TIME INC. BOOK LAUNCH PARTY
[PRIVATE - BY INVITATION ONLY]
TIME INC.
1271 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 8th floor auditorium
New York, New York 10020
Carib News Foundation Invites You to an Evening of Conversation "Spring Mixer"
Special Guests
Authors of The Little Black Book of Success: Laws of Leadership
Negril Village Restaurant
70 W 3rd St.
New York, NY
The Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc will host a book signing for, "The Little Black Book of Success: Laws of Leadership for Black Women"
Creole Restaurant
2167 Third Avenue (@118th Street)
This book signing is part of the chapter's Entrepreneur Initiative, supporting minority and women own businesses by hosting events at minority and women owned establishments. Creole is owned by Kevin Walters, a former investment banker. Visit the website at www.creolenyc.com, the food is fabulous.