About this Event
Topic: Count Me In: A Trailblazer's Triumph in a World Not Built For Her
By: Susan Allen
Speakers:
Susan Allen, FCPA, CPA; Former Partner, PwC; Author
Beatrix Dart, Professor and Academic Director, Initiative for Women in Business, Rotman School of Management
Co-presented by:
Agenda:
Check-in: 4:15 pm EST
Discussion: 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST
Reception: 6:00pm - 7:00 pm EST
Book Synopsis:
One woman’s story of career, leadership, and family .
Discover what is holding you back from the career you were meant to have, the promotion you didn’t receive, and the risk you were afraid to accept.
Count Me In is the memoir of the trailblazer Susan Allen – a global leader and one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women. She shares her deeply personal and professional leadership journey (including all her wrong turns), answering the question she’s heard the most from young women: “How did you do it?”
If you feel stuck in the talent pipeline at your company, suffer from imposter syndrome or perfectionism, or wish to achieve better work-life balance, Count Me In is for you.
Susan’s journey to the top gives professional women the opportunity to learn strategies to:
- ask for a promotion and accept you have earned it
- avoid risk averse behaviours that limit your growth and potential
- acknowledge and kick mom guilt to the curb
- overcome life’s inevitable setbacks
All proceeds from the sale of this book are supporting pediatric cardiology needs at Toronto’s Sick Kids Hospital and a scholarship for young women in STEM programs at the University of Toronto in Mississauga.
To learn more visit: www.countmein.info
About our Speakers:
Susan Allen, FCPA, CPA has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women and is the winner of Catalyst Canada’s Business Leader Award. She is a dedicated champion and inspiring trailblazer for women in business. Susan laid the foundation for improved hiring, retention and promotion of women at PwC Canada while championing its diversity and inclusion efforts. In 1994, Susan was the only woman promoted to partner at PwC Canada. Ten years later, she was the first woman elected to PwC’s Global Board. She continues to serve on four corporate boards in her retirement.
Susan lives with her husband and her rescue dog, Corabelle, in Mississauga, Ontario and spends her winters in Scottsdale, Arizona. She is the proud mother of two and is happiest spending time with her three grandchildren.
Beatrix Dart is a Professor of Strategy, Academic Director of Experiential & Global Learning and the Executive Director of the Initiative for Women in Business. Beatrix teaches courses in Management Consulting and Corporate Strategy, in particular the development of growth strategies for international companies. She joined Rotman in 2000 following a successful career with McKinsey & Company, and served as the Academic Director and Associate Dean for Executive Degree Programs until 2015. In addition, she is a corporate director for EllisDon, and chairs the steering committee for The 30% Club in Canada.
Event Logistics:
This event is available to attend in-person only.
Rotman Events is committed to accessibility for all people. If you have any access needs or if there are any ways we can support your full participation in this session, please email Mandi Gosling [[email protected]] no later than 2 weeks in advance of the event and we will be glad to work with you to make the appropriate arrangements.
General Admission: In-Person Ticket Details
- The event will be hosted in Desautels Hall at the Rotman School of Management (105 St. George St., Toronto, ON M5S 3E6). Your registration fee includes a seat at the session, access to a video replay of the session for 30 days and you will receive a hardcover copy of the book when you arrive.
Cancellation & Refund Policy
- Refunds will only be issued for cancellations received in writing NO LATER than 24 hours prior to the event. Please email [email protected] for processing.
- Registrants who do not pick up their book at the event will have 5 business days to request postal delivery by emailing us at [email protected]. All unclaimed books will be returned to the publisher after that time.
Questions: [email protected], Mandi Gosling
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street, Toronto, Canada
CAD 0.00 to CAD 20.00