Being open with others about life, experiences, and information is crucial to personal development. Learning about the experiences of others and the path they took to get to the point they are now is an excellent opportunity to discover and forge the way to yourself. That’s why Power Digital decided to create the Soapbox Series. The series aims to engage in conversations with educated, influential people from all fields to get insight into their lives, understand essential lessons, and pose questions.
Meet our Soapbox speaker: Ivelisse Simon.
Ivelisse has been a long-time advocate and advocate for minorities, women, as well as the marginalized and underserved. She is a leader in various national and local non-profit organizations, such as The Robert Toigo Foundation, The Hispanic Scholarship Foundation, and Westside Family Health Center in Los Angeles. In 2019, The Robert Toigo Foundation honored Ivelisse with their highly coveted Leadership Award recognizing her leadership in the promotion of inclusion and diversity within the world of finance. Ivelisse was also selected to Mergers and Acquisitions magazine’s list of the 2020 Most influential women in Mid-Market M&A. Additionally, Ivelisse and her two sisters founded a charitable organization named We Will to support and empower women and minorities who are under-served in the fields of health education, financial literacy, and education.
Mrs. Simon graduated with honors from the University of Illinois and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. Her husband is a part of her, and she has four kids at home in Los Angeles and enjoys taking adventures with her family to remote destinations.
We are pleased we can announce Ivelisse Simon as an official PDM Soapbox Speaker. Watch our video below to learn more about Ivelisse Simon’s personal life and motivation.