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Are You A Corporate Drop-out?

March 15, 2011 by

[HTML1] Starting a business from scratch is hard work. My guest, Henna Inam, left a good corporate job to start her own business because she wanted to follow her “calling.” Her “calling” is coaching executive women. Henna cautions other women who are thinking about leaving the corporate world that first they need to plan for their exit and take enough time to put away at least enough money for a period of 18 months because making money in a brand new venture takes time.

More about Henna Inam
Henna Inam is the CEO of Transformational Leadership Inc., a company that is focused on helping leaders to transform themselves so they can transform their world. As a C-Suite Coach to women leaders, Henna brings the General Management and Marketing expertise she gained from her 20 years running P&L’s, and working in companies like Procter & Gamble and Novartis. What sets her apart is that she has walked in the shoes of the C-suite women she coaches, and has the experience of having lived/worked in 7 countries across the globe. She is a frequent speaker, moderator, and panelist on topics that include women’s leadership and is writing a book focused on the topic of Authentic Personal Branding.

In her corporate career, Henna built strong businesses and teams at Novartis and Procter & Gamble. She held several C-Suite roles such as Chief Marketing Officer, and President of the Americas for Ciba Vision. Her accomplishments at Novartis include running over $500MM P&L and running organizations as large as 600 people. At Procter & Gamble she helped drive multi-billion dollar global brands like Pampers, Always, and Charmin. Henna is committed to several non-profits. She is on the Board of Counselors for Carter Center, and the Advisory Board of DIL (an organization educating 16,000 girls in Pakistan). She is also on the Board of Georgia Women’s Forum. Henna got her MBA from the Wharton School and attended Executive Education programs at the Harvard Business School.

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About Susan Spencer

Susan T. Spencer is one of a kind. She was an entrepreneur and business professional before many women had the confidence to play with the men in the big leagues. Her companies had combined revenues of 50 million dollars.

Before the age of 40 she was a mother, former school teacher, business owner, and lawyer and GM of the Philadelphia Eagles football team. For more than 20 years she owned and operated 3 meat processing companies and was known as "that meat lady" because she was the only woman owner in the meat processing business that sold most of the fast food restaurants in the US and overseas.

Susan earned her BA from Boston University, her MA from Hofstra University, and her law degree from Villanova University.

Susan currently mentors, coaches, lectures, blogs, and advises many large organizations. Her main area of attention is women and business; including such topics as access to capital, starting a woman's banking program, and creative financing for small business.

Susan is also the Host of Business Buzz on WomensRadio. Business Buzz keeps it real. Hot business topics, and cool guests sharing advice, plus sizzling tips about women’s skills and talents. Join in to be part of women on the move!