Wonder Women in Business, Kate Isler & Sharon Harris of Be Bold Now

Kate Isler has over 20 years of international executive leadership gained working for fortune 100 companies to startups and has now turned her passion for supporting gender parity into a thriving business. Kate is the Co-Founder and CEO of Be Bold Now, a conscious consulting practice whose mission is to build an intersectional community of women and men, who strive to inspire, empower and support each other to take bold pragmatic action to accelerate gender parity and support the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Kate is a change agent and thought leader. Her experience in high tech as a CEO of a digital health startup, and as an Executive at Microsoft where she spent many years living and working overseas, provides a powerful platform of real-world expertise and examples to draw from when addressing gender equity and balanced management practices. Kate’s journey of leadership, challenging the status quo, overcoming adversity and breaking gender stereotypes motivates and inspires. She has successfully navigated the complexity of a global company and tested her agility and ability to innovation leading as an entrepreneur. She is a published author and recently completed her memoir to be released by HarperCollins Leadership in 2020. Kate is an active and committed mentor for the International Women’s Forum, and, serves on the global board of Girl Rising, and several startup advisory boards. Sharon Harris is an experienced digital media professional. She has over twenty years of cutting-edge knowledge in branding and launching numerous campaigns and products for several world-renowned brands. Microsoft, T-Mobile, and Reuters are just a few of the leading companies that she has worked with to help them define and translate their brand and business strategies in revenue. Sharon made her mark at Microsoft as the Senior Global Product Marketing Manager, becoming a fundamental launch contributor for Microsoft Windows 8 Ads-in-Apps. She constructed the fall 2012 launch of advertising on Microsoft Windows 8. In early 2012, Sharon coordinated the launch of advertising on Skype mobile, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2010. Mastering many challenges, she also designed the sales coordination efforts, as well as the overall messaging for advertising on Microsoft Windows 8. Ms. Harris managed multimillion-dollar accounts and directed company-wide projects for companies like IAC, and Discovery Networks. Presently, she is employed by Deloitte Consulting as a Senior Manager serving as the VP of Alliance Relationships supporting its Google Marketing Platform Alliance. Sharon’s tenacity of being a seasoned advertising and digital media professional does not limit her ability to give back to the community. Being an advocate of change, she has been an active participant in diversity and inclusion efforts in advertising and technology, while mentoring college students who are interested in both fields of study. She also serves on several non-profit boards including, The Marcus Graham Project, Be Bold Seattle - International Women’s’ Day, Challenge Day, Ignite and the Sustainable Impacts and Strategic Global Initiatives (SISGI). BE BOLD NOW: International Women's Day Event: Title: Be Bold: International Women’s Day Celebration 2020 Date: March 5, 2020 Time: doors open at 5:30pm, program is 6:30-8:30pm Location: Benaroya Hall, 200 University St, Seattle, WA 98101 Twitter: @beboldnow0308 Facebook: @beboldnow0308 Instagram: @beboldnow0308 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beboldnow0308 Event Hashtag: #BeBoldNow Be Bold website & registration: http://bboldnow.com/ Check it out: http://bboldnow.com/