Forté MBA Confessionals

Several women at the 2008 Forté Foundation MBA Women’s Conference shared with us their experiences as incoming and current MBA students. These women provided valuable insights into what inspired them to pursue an MBA. They also shared advice they would give women who are thinking about pursuing an MBA. The women we spoke with talked openly about the perceived challenges women face in pursing leadership roles. Click here to watch and listen to “Real Voices.”

Insights from Pattie Sellers

Pattie Sellers, moderator of the Dialogue with Leadership discussion, has written some of FORTUNE's most talked-about cover stories, as well as insightful pieces on career management issues. Pattie also chairs the annual FORTUNE Most Powerful Women Summit, the preeminent gathering of women leaders in business, philanthropy, government, academia, and the arts.

In Pattie's new blog, Postcards, she provides insight into the lives of "super-achievers and other powerful people" through daily commentary, career advice to readers, and guest posts from major players. It's about powerful people, insights into them and advice from them about life at the top and navigating careers. Visit Pattie's blog at: http://postcards.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/

In Pattie Sellers recent mention of the MBA Women’s conference on her blog, Postcards, she draws on the parallels of how both panelists, Sharon Allen and Lisa Weber moved outside of their comfort zones to become extraordinary leaders. To read the blog post, click here.

Tell us what you think

If you haven’t done so already, please take a few minutes and fill out the Conference Feedback Questionnaire. Your opinion is important to us—your feedback helps us with programming and logistics planning for next year’s conference! Click here to get started: MBA Women's Conference Questionnaire.

Thank You MBA Women!

Thanks to the MBA Women who participated in Forté’s 2008 MBA Women’s Conference last month in New York City.

For incoming MBAs, I hope that Forté’s conference successfully launched your MBA experience, and for rising 2nd years and recent graduates, I hope it provided you with the boost you needed as you kick-off your summer internship or full-time job. The conference offered an amazing array of options—from networking with women business leaders to connecting with progressive companies at the Career Fair to in-depth sessions that explored the latest issues facing women in business to skills-building workshops that prepared you for your business school experience.

But your engagement with Forté doesn’t end with the conference—it’s just the beginning. Throughout the year we offer webinars, podcasts, and newsletters to stay connected with you virtually. Our Forté Forums for women interested in pursuing an MBA start on September 8th. Tell your friends.

And finally, you’ll want to mark your calendar for Forté’s 2009 MBA Women’s Conference: June 26-27.

Sincerely,
Elissa Sangster
Executive Director
Forté Foundation

MBA Women’s Conference Pics

Click here to check out pictures captured at the 2008 MBA Women’s Conference!


Interested in sharing pictures that you took while at the conference. Please email them to jessica@fortefoundation.org to have them added to the online photo album. Thanks!

Prize Winners Announced

Thanks you to everyone who participated in the Forté Video Booth Confessional and the Refer-a-Friend Raffle. Congratulations to the conference participants!

Video Booth Winners:

Rose F.
Kai F.
Edyth A.

Refer-A-Friend Winners:

Dara M.
Lisha D.
Zhora D.
Katie T.

Note: Prize winner have already been announced.

Cell Phones Welcomed

Please remember to bring your cell phone to the Forté Foundation MBA Women’s Conference. We will be conducting an electronic poll on important women’s business issues on Saturday. We will have real time results!