Words Women and Wisdom Show, February 20, 2024

Words Women and Wisdom Show with Yvonne Silver

Guest, Monica Kretschmer is the Founder and CEO of the Universal Womens Network™, the Women of Inspiration™ Awards and SupportHER™ elevating allies to the conversation to advance women in business. She is the host of the Women of Inspiration™ Podcast and the publisher of the UWomen Magazine™ and Women of Inspiration™ Book. Monica is a visionary and trailblazer who believes your story does not define you, it empowers you. She refers to her personal story of resilience as the “Seven Year Journey”. The 4800 hours of litigation and 22 days trail in family court inspired her to create the Women of Inspiration™ Awards and the Universal Womens Network™. Since launching in 2014, Monica has broken traditional barriers and silos by embracing equity, diversity and inclusion. She has been recognized as one of 10 Top LinkedIn Voices for Gender Equity in North America, as a Business in Calgary Business Leader, an Alberta Flood Hero by the Premier of Alberta and she has been acknowledged for her work with a UN Women’s Initiative Award. During the pandemic, Monica published the first edition of the Women of Inspiration™ book – Women Driving Change featuring 100 inspiring women from diverse industries. The celebration of the book included the launch of graphics trucks travelling across North America with the faces of contributors. Universal Womens Network™ Inc The Universal Womens Network™ Inc. is an inclusive network of female CEO's, business leaders, changemakers, trailblazers, visionaries and SupportHERs from diverse industries who lead, inspire and motivate. The Universal Womens Network™ is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion by raising the bar to advance women at all levels where decisions are being made through our media, awards, events, programs and certification. The Universal Womens Network™ welcomes men to the conversation as allies who SupportHER™ and strategically partner with companies committed to the advancement of women. The Universal Womens Network™ empowers women by unlocking the ripple effect to inspire change for a more inclusive world.