The Radio Advertising Bureau, in conjunction with BMI and the Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio Group, have completed the tenth annual Rising Through the Ranks Women in Radio Management & Leadership Training Program. Thirty-one scholarship recipients made the trip to the BMI Offices last week. The two-day seminar focused on the specific needs of women in radio management roles and worked to enhance their overall knowledge and skills.
The curriculum featured practical and real world applications that participants of the course can put to use in the workplace immediately. The topics included: The Role of Today’s Radio Manager, Managing Up and Down, Having Difficult Conversations, Budgeting and Forecasting, Women in the Radio Workplace, Recruiting, Hiring, and Firing, Building Your Personal Brand, and Managing Multiple Generations.
The scholarships were provided by BMI
Featured speakers include:
- Erica Farber, President/CEO, RAB
- Brandeis C. Hall, VP/Professional Development, RAB
- Denyse Mesnik, President, The Mesnik Group
- Dan Spears, VP/ Industry Relations, Licensing, BMI
- Laurie Kahn, CEO, Media Staffing Network
- Lindsay Cerajewski, General Sales Manager, CBS Radio, Chicago
- Caroline Beasley, CEO, Beasley Media Group
- Erika Sylvia, Market Controller, Emmis Communications
- Joe D’Angelo, Senior Vice President, Xperi/DTS
- Val Maki, VP / Market Manager, Los Angeles, Meruelo Media
- Brooke Williams, VP Membership, RAB
- Ruth Presslaff, President, Presslaff Interactive Revenue
- Danielle Outlaw, VP Sales, Neuhoff Media
- Dan Endom, Region President, Al, TN, MS, iHeartMedia
“This year’s graduates have left this two-day seminar with a renewed energy, creative management skills and a new found network of peers,” said Erica Farber, president and CEO, Radio Advertising Bureau. “These 31 women now have the necessary tools to lead the business and to inspire others.”
“BMI was proud to once again support the Rising Though The Ranks program and the talented up-and-coming radio executives who participated this year.” said Dan Spears, BMI’s Vice President, industry relations. “As we’ve seen from the results of prior classes, the professional development these rising executives received from true leaders in the industry remains invaluable in their careers and will carry forward with them as they rise even further in the radio industry in the years to come.”
“Rising Through the Ranks is one of several mentoring programs we support,” said Denyse Mesnik, president, The Mesnik Group, and spokeswoman of behalf of the MIW Group. “It’s also one of our favorites as we are able to share our experiences and resources with a significant group of Radio’s next generation of leadership, in a focused classroom environment.”
