WOMEN LEAD LLC was founded to offer a variety of career development training programs and to prepare women for solid career advancement and the assumption of leadership positions. Its President, Anne Dewey-Balzhiser, is herself a successful executive who has a wealth of experience with workplace issues. She has created leadership training programs, coached executives, and counseled individual clients on effective career transition strategies, including mothers re-entering the workforce.

          With over 29 years of experience, Ms. Dewey-Balzhiser has served in executive-level positions for much of her career, gaining experience in the areas of organizational structure, strategic planning, and executive-level training. Her ability to provide insightful career advice stems from her own career path. She held some 15 different positions with 5 different employers, moving into senior executive status relatively early by constantly seeking out challenging job opportunities. Intimately familiar with the hiring process from the perspective of the applicant as well as that of the employer, she draws upon this wealth of practical knowledge in the career counseling side of her business.

          Ms. Dewey-Balzhiser developed the highly acclaimed Protégé Program for Women in Housing & Finance, to provide leadership training for a small group of professional women, including hands-on exercises in public speaking, PowerPoint presentations, moderating panels, and leading and facilitating meetings. She also developed the Executive Leadership Development Program, which introduced participants to high-level executive skills -- testifying before Congress, handling press conferences, and dealing with media interviews.

          Through her leadership positions with the American Bar Association, she has developed several programs with a career focus – Pathways to Success for Women and Minorities in the Public Sector and Successful Strategies for Implementing Part-Time and Other Alternative Work Schedules. She is a sought-after speaker and moderator for local professional groups on such topics as effective networking, successful career transitions, and women leaders. She is the author of Career Corner, for the ABA, and Career Boosts, for WHF – columns which provide career development advice.

          The mother of three children and stepmother of four, she is well     versed in the nagging questions most women have about achieving that all-important work-life balance.