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Top Female Business Leaders To Share Their Stories

Some of the area's top female business leaders will talk about the challenges they faced climbing the corporate ranks.

TROY, MI — Some of the area’s top female business leaders will talk about the challenges they faced at an upcoming Troy Chamber of Commerce event. On Sept. 28, a breakfast and panel discussion will be held at the Michigan State University Management Education Center located at 811 W Square Lake Dr, Troy from 8-9:30 a.m.

The panel includes:

  • Nancy Susick – President, Beaumont Hospital, Troy
  • Joan Budden –President & CEO, Priority Health
  • Kendra Corman – Managing Director, H2H Consulting
  • Ruthanne Largent – CIO, Horizon Global

Learn about the challenges these women faced on their paths to success, the key tools they have used to remain focused along the way, the hard decisions they are faced with daily and how being a woman has affected the choices they made to get here. The panel is moderated by Sarah Harfield, Manager of Keith Fields, LLC.

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“This annual event, organized by the Women’s Business Forum, comprises of women at the top of their professions, discussing a variety of topics in today’s work place – millennials in the work place, the use of social media to further careers, as well as the influences that have brought them to be Women of Influence,” explains Harfield.

The event is sponsored by: Beaumont Health, Priority Health, Cornerstone Community Financial and Kelly Services. The cost is $20 for Troy Chamber members and $35 for non-members and includes breakfast. Register at troychamber.com/events. For more information call 248-641-8151 or e-mail: theteam@troychamber.com.

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Photo of Nancy Susick courtesy of Beaumont Health

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