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Finding Common Ground in a Divided World:
A PayTech Women Fireside Chat with Sally Kohn

Taylor Swift vs Beyonce. Republicans vs Democrats. Israelis vs Palestinians. Commercial team vs product team. Everywhere we turn, it feels like we are being told we must pick a side.

Join PayTech Women and DEI Co-Chair Nicole Baxby for a virtual fireside chat with Sally Kohn, renowned author of "The Opposite of Hate," journalist, and former community organizer. In this enlightening session, Sally will delve into thought-provoking insights on how we can build connections with people, even when we disagree with them.

Don't miss this opportunity to engage with Sally Kohn and unravel the complexities of hate, connection and building bridges in various aspects of our lives. Join the conversation and be part of a transformative dialogue that inspires positive change.

Outcomes:

• Understanding the Roots of Hate: Discover what compelled Sally to explore the concept of hate in her book, "The Opposite of Hate" Uncover the motivations behind addressing such a polarizing topic and gain insights into the complexities of hate in today's society.
• Humanizing the "Other": Explore Sally's unique approach of actively seeking out individuals who once viewed her as an enemy. Through interviews with online trolls, a former white supremacist and others, learn how human connection can transcend hate. Understand the concept of the opposite of hate and its manifestations in real-life experiences.
• Building Connection in Professional Spaces: Delve into these concepts and how they shape our professional environments and gain practical advice on fostering connection and inclusive spaces at work. Sally will share insights on identifying signs of division, challenging leaders when necessary and promoting collaboration over animosity.

Moderator:

Nicole Baxby
Strategic Client Director
Featurespace

Nicole is a Customer Success executive with more than 15 years of experience building, developing and leading high performing Customer Success teams in fast-paced environments that have delivered exemplary customer satisfaction, retention and growth rates. She has a proven reputation as a driven, creative, outcome-focused leader that specializes in hiring high performing teams, leveraging technology to increase efficiency, building lasting relationships based on trust and creating a culture that puts the customer at the center of an organization.

She currently works at Featurespace as a Strategic Client Director. Nicole has significant experience in early-stage start-ups who are establishing their operational processes, product market fit and designing customer journeys.

Nicole has previously held leadership roles at financial technology companies and brings an extensive background in customer experience, consulting, technology and business. Nicole has a master’s degree in law from USC Gould School of Law and a Bachelor’s degree from Columbus State University. She is on the board of Hope Harbour and the President’s Advisory Council of PayTech Women.

Speaker:

Sally Kohn
Executive Presence and Public Speaking Coach
Media Trainer and Ghostwriter
Sally Kohn Consulting

Sally Kohn is a television commentator, writer and executive presence coach working with top executives and political leaders.

Before joining the media, Sally was Senior Campaign Strategist with the Center for Community Change, a 45-year-old hub of grassroots organizations nationwide. Sally served as co-director of ideas and innovation for the Center, helping lead the pioneering Campaign for Community Values, producing a nationally televised Presidential candidate forum in 2008, developing a new media organizing project on health care reform in rural communities and spearheading several other initiatives

Sally is a leading public speaking coach and media trainer, working with C-suite executives, nonprofit leaders, celebrities and everyone in between.

Before that, Sally held a program fellowship at the Ford Foundation, helping to manage more than $15 million in annual grants to social justice organizations nationwide. She was also strategic advisor to the Social Justice Infrastructure Funders, a private network of 25 top program staff from some of the nation’s most prominent foundations, working to identify a shared strategy and coordinate grantmaking. Before that, Sally served as Executive Director of the Third Wave Foundation, the leading young women’s organization in the country.

She was also a distinguished Vaid Fellow at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute, where she published a groundbreaking guidebook for organizing campaigns to win domestic partnership benefits. Sally also worked as a consultant with the Urban Justice Center, publishing a report on the experiences of gay youth in the New York juvenile justice system.

Sally received a joint degree in law and public administration from New York University and was a Root Tilden public service scholar at the New York University School of Law. She received her undergraduate degree from George Washington University in D.C. Originally from Allentown, Pennsylvania, Sally now resides in Brooklyn, New York, with her partner Sarah Hansen and their daughter Willa.