Connie Glaser | |
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Nationality | American |
Education | Master of Arts |
Alma mater | University of Michigan [1] |
Occupation(s) | Author, speaker, columnist |
Website | ConnieGlaser.com |
Connie Glaser is an American writer, speaker and columnist. [2] She is best known for her books on women's leadership and communications, and speaks on these topics globally. [3] [4]
Glaser is the author of several books including Swim with the Dolphins and also writes a syndicated column, "Winning at Work," that appears in the Atlanta Business Chronicle and other business journals around the country. [5] [6]
Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages and she has been the subject of feature articles in Germany's Handelsblatt, [7] South Africa's DestinyConnect, [8] Abu Dhabi's The National, [9] Times of India, [10] and Viva Internationale. [11] Glaser represented the U.S. State Department on a lecture tour of India addressing media and the business community on the changing role of women in the workplace. [12]
As a keynote speaker, Glaser's clients include FedEx, ESPN, Deloitte, AT&T, Brookings Institution, Kimberly-Clark, Bristol-Myers Squibb, KPMG, GE, Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, and the U.S. Navy. [13] She has been interviewed or quoted in The Chicago Tribune, [14] The New York Times , [15] The Hindu, [16] Huffington Post , [17] and U.S. News & World Report . [18]
Glaser has served on the Women's Advisory Board for Office Depot [19] and the Advisory Board for Emory University Graduate Women in Business. She has also been honored as Diversity Champion of the Year by DiversityBusiness.com. [20]
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