Events
Speaking Engagements & Workshops
Upcoming Events
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Past Events
UCLA Extension's Technology Management Program (TMP)
Kim Jones welcomed the Spring 2024 Session with a keynote speech that set the tone for leadership, growth, and inspiration.
Fostering Engaged and Inclusive Work Cultures
In this course, you will learn:
- Defining effective leadership amidst the challenges of DEI, marketplace turbulence, and disengaged workforces.
- Discovering your predominant strengths and leveraging them to craft an authentic leadership brand that resonates with your team(s). Cultivating the ability to lead yourself and others, employing growth mindset principles and strengths-focused leadership.
- Mastering the art of fostering high emotional intelligence to forge deeper bonds with your team(s).
- Practical tactics to promote equity and inclusion for underrepresented groups.
- Strategies to equip yourself with the necessary skills and tactics to drive meaningful cultural transformation within your organization.
Location: Zoom
Dates: March 23-29 2024.
8 AM - 10 AM PDT
SXSW 2024: Revolutionizing Workplace Wellbeing For Women Of Color
Hidden forces threaten the wellbeing of women of color. By unveiling the true obstacles that hinder women from thriving, organizations can create more inclusive and supportive work environments. This panel discussion will explore the multidimensional aspects of wellbeing by taking into account the emotional tax, familial responsibilities, and silent financial barriers faced by women, as well as provide sustainable and scalable solutions. Together, we can build healthy work environments that empower women to achieve personal and professional success.
Course goals:
- Prevent burnout in women of color by promoting physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing with the ReST Revive Strive Thrive® resilience framework.
- Explore the profound effects of the Motherhood Penalty on women and what “Great Places to Work” are doing to create greater inclusivity and equity.
- Uncover and explore solutions to the financial hurdles women of color face, from the gender pay gap to the impact of transgenerational money beliefs.
Location: Austin, Texas. SXSW 2024.
Date: March 11, 2024.
2:30PM - 3:30PM CDT
Allyship & Other Inclusive Leadership Strategies
In these highly uncertain and disruptive times, building team engagement has never been more critical for retaining top talent. As inclusion increasingly becomes table stakes for attracting and retaining employees, knowing and applying effective strategies to show up as an inclusive leader will set you apart in our post-Covid work climate.
Join us for an in-depth discussion on how to foster stronger inclusion in your leadership and teams.
Key Takeaways:
- Understand what it means to be an ally to underrepresented groups.
- Take action to build allyship as part of your Signature brand.
- Discover how to leverage concepts like growth mindset and psychological safety to develop stronger inclusion skills.
- Learn key strategies that you can apply immediately to stand out as an inclusive leader.
Date: February 13, 2024.
8:30 AM PST / 11:30 AM EST / 5:30 PM CET
Creating Your Path to the C-Suite
In this engaging talk designed for women aspiring to achieve leadership positions, executive coach Kim Jones discusses her journey to the C-Suite. She shares what she learned along the way to help those with leadership aspirations navigate their own journeys to the top. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from fellow Signature alumni who’s ‘been there, done that’ as well as have the opportunity to ask questions, get advice, and actionable takeaways.
Key Takeaways:
- Create your own unique path to leadership leveraging individual strengths
- Further develop a professional brand that aligns with your identified Signature Leadership strengths
- Overcome obstacles and turn them into learnings that propel your professional growth
- Address gender biases in ways that foster awareness, confidence, and constructive action
- Private Client
Date: January 18, 2024.
Fostering an Inclusive Work Culture
Retaining top talent is one of the biggest challenges facing organizations today. Cultivating work environments where such talent can thrive is therefore a critical mandate for organizations operating in the 21st Century. In this interactive and educational class, you will learn the principles and characteristics of inclusive work cultures and develop actionable strategies for creating environments where employees of diverse backgrounds can thrive.
Topics include:
- What successful cultures look like in the era of DEI, marketplace disruption, and workforce disengagement.
- Learn your top strengths and how to channel them toward building an inclusive work environment.
- Develop skills for fostering inclusive work cultures.
- Learn effective strategies for leveling the playing field for underrepresented groups.
Date: December 19, 2023
UCLA Extension: The Top 5 Strategies for Building a Resilient Life
In these uncertain and often chaotic times, curve balls happen. Join us to hear the top 5 strategies for building critical resilience to deal with the unexpected when it happens.
Course topics covered:
- Resilience can be learned
- Discover the key traits of resilient people
- Understand how being resilient leads to a happier and more fulfilling life
- Learn the process for building resilience as a core competence
Location: Zoom
Date: December 7, 2023
3:00PM - 4:00 PM PST
Cost to Attend: Free
UCLA Extension: The Top 5 Strategies for Building a Resilient Life
In these uncertain and often chaotic times, curve balls happen. Join us to hear the top 5 strategies for building critical resilience to deal with the unexpected when it happens.
Course topics covered:
- Resilience can be learned
- Discover the key traits of resilient people
- Understand how being resilient leads to a happier and more fulfilling life
- Learn the process for building resilience as a core competence
Location: Zoom
Date: October 19, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
Cost to Attend: Free
UCLA Extension's Technology Management Program (TMP): Fostering Engaged and Inclusive Work Cultures
In this course, you will learn:
- What effective leadership looks like in the era of DEI, marketplace disruption, and workforce disengagement
- Learning your top strengths and how to channel them toward building an authentic leadership brand that engages your team(s)
- Developing skills for leading yourself and others using the principles of growth mindset and strengths-based leadership
- Understanding how to cultivate high emotional intelligence to create stronger connections with your team(s)
- Learning effective strategies for leveling the playing field for underrepresented groups
- Developing the skills and strategies needed to lead effective culture change
Location: Zoom
Dates: September 11-15, 2023
10:20 AM - 12:20 PM PDT
Signature Collective: Bringing Your Voice of Value
We all have perspectives and experiences that are valuable to our organizations. In this course, you will learn how to use your Voice of Value to benefit of your company, position yourself as a thought leader, and drive productive conversations that forward your company's goals and mission. You'll also learn the best-in-class communication techniques for building presence, influence, and productive dialogue, and leave with actionable steps for cultivating your unique Voice of Value.
Location: Zoom
Dates: September 11-15, 2023
8:00 - 9:30 AM PDT
Private Event: Fostering Engaged and Inclusive Work Cultures
In this workshop, participants learned:
- What effective leadership looks like in the era of DEI, marketplace disruption, and workforce disengagement
- Learning your top strengths and how to channel them toward building an authentic leadership brand that engages your team(s)
- Developing skills for leading yourself and others using the principles of growth mindset and strengths-based leadership
- Understanding how to cultivate high emotional intelligence to create stronger connections with your team(s)
- Learning effective strategies for leveling the playing field for underrepresented groups
- Developing the skills and strategies needed to lead effective culture change
Time: 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM PDT
Eastern Ventura County Employer Advisory Council's July Seminar on the topic From Talent Short to Fully Staffed: How to Tap the Hidden Workforce
Topics covered:
- How tech innovation and candidate biases are unintentionally contributing to the talent shortages experienced across many industries
- How leveraging the hidden workforce can lead to a better return on your recruitment investment, all while advancing key strategic initiatives, including DEI AND filling your talent demand with highly qualified workers
Location: Los Robles Greens Golf Course, West Ballroom
Date: July 19, 2023
7:30 AM Open Registration
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT Presentation
Cost to Attend: $35 pre-registration by April 7, 2023 or $45 at the door.
UCLA Extension's Women, Wealth, and Wisdom Seminar
Women make up less than 25% of U.S. Tech jobs and they leave the field more frequently than men do. Come hear from our panel of women who are working in the field talk about how women can navigate their tech careers to achieve upward mobility, how workplaces are evolving for women post-covid, and our tips for reaching your full potential in a male-dominated field.
Speakers include:
Sara Xi, Chief Product Officer at Rubicon Carbon, Startup Advisor
Anupama Joshi, Director of AI at Target
Kim Jones, Founder and CEO of Kim Jones Alliance
Location: Zoom
Date: July 13, 2023
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
Cost to Attend: Free
Western Ventura County Employer Advisory Council April Seminar: From Talent Short to Fully Staffed - How to Tap the Hidden Workforce
Topics covered:
- How tech innovation and candidate biases are unintentionally contributing to the talent shortages experienced across many industries
- How leveraging the hidden workforce can lead to a better return on your recruitment investment, all while advancing key strategic initiatives, including DEI
- How to fill your talent demand with highly qualified workers that aren't being picked up in your current talent screening processes
Location: Courtyard Marriott
600 E. Esplanade Drive in Oxnard
Date: April 12, 2023
11:30 AM PDT - Open Registration
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PDT - Presentation
1:30 PM PDT - Adjourn
Cost to Attend: $35 pre-registration by April 7, 2023 or $45 at the door.
UCLA Extension Technology Management Program (TMP) Course: Building Engaged and Inclusive STEM Cultures
Topics covered:
- Building the core skills required for leading in the 21st century
- Navigating the dynamics of cultures in STEM industries
- Leveling the playing field for underrepresented groups
- Building engaged, equitable, and inclusive cultures where everyone thrives
- Leveraging strengths to build a signature leadership brand and drive change
Location: UCLA Extension, Los Angeles
Dates: March 26-31, 2023
8:00 to 10:00 PM PDT Daily
Institute of Management Consultants USA, NorCal Chapter: Top 5 Strategies for Building a Resilient Life
Interactive discussion on the topic of how building personal and professional resilience can lead to growth for your business during challenging times.
Location: Zoom
Date: February 7, 2023
7:15 AM - 9:00 AM PST
Columbia Business School Alumni Club of NY: Core Competencies of Leadership - Delivering Effective Feedback
Location: Zoom
Date: October 26, 2022
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
Cost to Attend: $15 for CBSACNY members; $25 for non members
Up Your Networking Game (presented to a major financial institution in NYC)
From Avoider to Evangelist, learn how to network across a variety of professional groups, when and how to use connections to advance your career, and techniques for implementing actions that expand your network.
The discussion also focuses on understanding why women tend to build less optimal professional networks compared with men, and how they can overcome the most common obstacles women face to successful networking.
Location: New York
Date: September 13, 2022
Delivering Effective Feedback (presented to a HealthTech company in Boston)
Learn how to deliver effective feedback to team members, how to manage out low performers, and how to leverage coaching skills to motivate and empower your team to their best performance. Topics covered include:
- Understand why delivering feedback is critical for 21st-century leadership
- Learn how to deliver effective feedback in a way that creates positive outcomes and strengthens outcomes and relationships
- Implement a best practices coaching approach for developing team engagement, empowerment, and camaraderie
Location: Boston
Date: August 4, 2022
Google Panel Discussion for Female Breadwinners ERG
Highlighting the benefits of executive coaching for female breadwinners as they rise in their careers.
Hosted by Nuria Sarah Gonzales-Candia. Panelists include: Igor Liskovets, Niki Brown, and Kim Jones, representing Marengo.
Date: May 25, 2022
Columbia Business School Alumni Club of NY: Creating Your Path to the C-Suite
Workshop topics covered:
- The importance of understanding and leveraging your individual signature strengths
- Understanding gender biases to foster awareness, confidence, and constructive action
- How to build professional networks that support and accelerate career advancement
- Why you should create a professional brand that aligns with your signature leadership strengths
- Methods to overcome obstacles and turn them into learnings that propel professional growth
Location: Zoom
Date: March 16, 2022
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
Cost to Attend: $15 for CBSACNY members; $25 for non members
Columbia Business School Alumni Club of NY: Up Your Networking Game - From Avoider to Evangelist
Topics covered:
- How to network across a variety of professional groups, when and how to use connections to advance your career
- Techniques for implementing actions that expand your network
- Why women tend to build less optimal professional networks compared with men, and how they can overcome the most common obstacles women face to successful networking
Location: Zoom
Date: February 2, 2022
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST
Cost to Attend: $15 for CBSACNY members; $25 for non members
PennyMac wEMRG: Journey to the C-Suite
Designed for women aspiring to achieve leadership positions as they navigate the journey to the top.
Topics covered include:
- Creating a unique path to leadership leveraging individual signature strengths
- Managing up and delivering effective feedback
- Addressing gender biases in ways that foster awareness, confidence, and constructive action
- Creating a professional brand that aligns with signature leadership strengths
- Overcoming obstacles and turning them into learnings that
- Propel professional growth
Date: June 25, 2021
Retreats
Past Events
Life Visioning Retreat
Create an intentional path forward for your life and work.
Join a group of like-minded women* committed to not settling for the status quo personally or professionally. This retreat offers a transformative journey of restoration, inquiry, and re-imagining our lives beyond our limiting stories.
*Inclusive of all who identify as women
In this retreat, you will have the opportunity to:
- Reflect on where you’ve been and where you’re going
- Explore the life you want to create, one aligned with your values and purpose
- Create a roadmap and vision for your next career or life chapter
- Set intentional goals for the near term
- Restore through yoga, sound healing, conscious movement, and time in nature
This retreat is co-hosted annually by Kim Jones, Career Coach; Ciela Wynter, Inner Work Guide; and Kathryn Morrissey, Social Impact Advisor.
Location: Carmel by the Sea
Dates: Dec. 1 – Dec. 4, 2021
Retreat commences 12/1/21 @3:00 PM PST and culminates 12/4/21 @1:00pm PST
Limited Participation: Participation limited to no more than 20 women