News and Events

Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce Julia Kramer, Executive Vice President and Chief Organizational Performance Officer at BXS Insurance, was the guest speaker at WFE’s last luncheon of the year on October 18th at the Briar Club.  Julia’s presentation on...

Venita Zavidny, Senior Vice President and Relationship Manager with Mercer Advisors, spoke to the WFE on March 15th at the Briar Club to provide guidance on personal financial planning Venita started by giving advice on how to maintain awareness of your total net...

Congratulations Laurie-Leigh White!  WFE Member Laurie-Leigh White of litigation, valuation, and financial advisory firm BVA Group has been promoted to Partner after 10 years at the firm. Her commitment to excellence represents the fundamental spirit of BVA’s legacy...

Britney Proctor, Director of Operations of Fenway Group, spoke to the WFE on February 13th at the Briar Club to provide an overview of the Fenway Group and talk about the role of evolving technology and how it affects the way we conduct business. Britney discussed the...

Dr. Klineberg, Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research spoke to WFE on January 9th at the Federal Reserve to provide an overview of the Kinder Houston Area Survey that was completed in 2017 and to discuss the future of...

Greg Young, SVP and Senior Portfolio Manager at Bernstein Global Wealth Management spoke to WFE on January 11th to provide an overview of the 2017 U.S. Economic Outlook from an investment stand-point. Greg indicated that the US election (Trump plus Republican...

Christine Spray, nationally recognized business development keynote speaker and two time best-selling author, spoke to WFE about integrating office politics into any successful strategy.

Warren Barhorst, President and CEO of Iscential, joined the WFE on May 19, 2016 to share his thoughts and strategies on enhancing personal and business relationships.

Patrick Leach, CEO of Decision Strategies joined the WFE on April 21, 2016 to discuss the decision-making process we undertake when faced with uncertainty.

Nathaniel Karp, Chief Economist with BBVA Compass, joined the WFE on January 21st to provide an overview of US economic outlook for 2016.

Phyllis Saathoff, Chief People Officer of the Port of Houston Authority, joined the WFE on October 15 to provide an overview of the Port of Houston and global trade.

Anne Taylor, former Co-Chair of the Alexis de Tocqueville Society – United Way Houston Chapter, spoke to the WFE group about philanthropy from an insiders’ perspective.

Written By: Karen Burton Susan gave us some wonderful insight about Self versus Others, which is a different way to look at the Work / Life balance model. We have to spend time on our Self to feel energized, motivated and healthy so that we can create capacity for...