Women L.E.A.D. Toastmasters

May 24, 2023 At our second hybrid meeting, Freedom was the theme. Ramya presented the Leader Profile on Maria Telkes, the Sun Queen. Priya taught from experience as a club mentor and sponsor how to set up a successful corporate Toastmaster club. Ruhina gave us a road map to help manage change in our lives. Table…

May 17, 2023 We hosted our first hybrid meeting! Abhijeet invited members local to Santa Clara to bring their laptops to his workplace, Nvidia. From there we used our personal laptops to sign into our individual Zoom accounts, and designated one laptop at the front of the room for presenting. Our Toastmaster Liz welcomed both our…

May 3, 2023 Our May 3rd meeting began with an interesting leader profile by Farryl who spoke about Indira Nooyi, the CEO who revolutionized Pepsico. Indira Nooyi’s goal was to improve the healthiness of the food manufactured by Pepsico and to support environmental sustainability.   During her speech, Saumya described our increased dependence on smartphones by interweaving humorous encounters with…

April 26, 2023 We had a succulent meeting full of plant friends and gardening thoughts led by Toastmaster Risa. Priya presented on Melanie Perkins, CEO of Canva — the reason why we have nice flyers. Liz gave a touching tribute to her mentors and role models. Abhijeet asked if himself and us “are you a…

April 19, 2023 SamJam gave tribute to her great-grandmother’s bravery in hiding Jews from persecution during WWII. Abhijeet told a harrowing story of his fight with stillness at a recent meditation retreat. Ramya rallied us at Women L.E.A.D. to up our game and get financially literate. Risa led a rousing round of Table Topics that…