Speaking
Expert on giving, entrepreneurship and women’s leadership
Social commentator and author JOANNA L. KROTZ draws on her extensive research and
experience in covering wealth management, women’s evolving roles and business leaders to map
the changing terrain in entrepreneurship, philanthropy and individual purpose. A knowledgeable
forecaster and reporter, Joanna Krotz is helping to remake society’s image and expectations
of women, wealth and the power of one. She is a speaker, educator and communications consultant.
Joanna’s Speaking Topics
• The Power of the Purse: How Women Are Changing the World
• You Can’t Live Happily Ever After If You Don’t Take Care of Your Money
• Redefining Sex and Power: How Women Can Find Their Voice and Make an Impact
• Raising Giving Children: Why It’s Worthwhile to Start Young
• Leveraging the Female Advantage in Communication:
How Women Can Use Their Style to Advance the Conversation and Their Careers
• The Female Edge in Business:
What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from the Rise of Women-Owned Enterprises
For Nonprofits
• Why Women’s Wealth Is Being Left on the Table – and What You Can Do About It
• Media Workshop: How to Get Out the Message about Women and Giving
Some of Joanna’s appearances:
Featured Speaker
Women, Wealth, & Giving | An Evening At Elie Tahari
6-Figures Professional Women
Elie Tahari SoHo Boutique
New York City
Featured Speaker
Let’s Talk about Power, Sex and Money: Interviews with Powerful Women
Berkshire Festival of Women Writers
Kellogg Music Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock
Great Barrington, MA
Webinar Presenter
The 7 Worst Social Media Mistakes — and How to Avoid Them
Sponsors: Business on Main, Irvine Chamber of Commerce
Keynote Speaker
The Female Edge in Business: What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from the Rise of Women-Owned Businesses
The Women’s Financial Empowerment Series
American Institute of Economic Research
Great Barrington, MA
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Keynote Speaker
Heart of Money: Finding Your Financial Voice
All-Day Workshop
Hosts: Bay Path College, Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, Harold Grinspoon Foundation,
Jewish Endowment Foundation, United Way of Pioneer Valley, Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts
Log Cabin
Holyoke, MA
Webinar Presenter
Leveraging the Female Advantage: What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from the Rise of Women-Owned Businesses
Sponsors: Business on Main, Irvine Chamber of Commerce
Workshop Leader
How to Raise Giving Children, ages 5- 12
Invitational Luncheon
Hosts: Maverick Capital Foundation and the Robin Hood Foundation
Maverick Capital Offices
New York City
Speaker and Panelist
Leveraging the Female Advantage in Communication
Women in Surgery Career Symposium
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Baltimore, MD
Speaker
Redefining Sex & Power: Why Women Don’t Talk or Write About Money
Berkshire Festival of Women Writers
Lenox Library
Lenox, Mass.
Speaker
Why Women’s Wealth Is Being Left on the Table — and What You Can Do About It
Women in Philanthropy of Western Massachusetts
Delaney House
Holyoke, Mass.
Panelist
Voices for Change: Women in Philanthropy
JP Morgan Private Bank
Luncheon
The Four Seasons
Palm Beach, Florida
Keynote Speaker
The Power of the Purse Is Changing the World
Lakeland Yacht and Country Club
Women in Philanthropy Luncheon
Lakeland Regional Medical Center Foundation
Lakeland, Florida
Speaker
Why Women’s Wealth Is Being Left on the Table — And What You Can Do About It
Berkshire Theatre Festival
Stockbridge, Mass.
Guest Speaker
Intelligent Giving Seminar
Museum Legacy Society Task Force
Delaware Art Museum
Delaware Community Foundation
Wilmington, Delaware
Presenter
Online Webinar
Asking Matters Consultancy
Keynote Speaker
Women & Wealth Luncheon
Merrill Lynch
Knoxville, Tennessee
Keynote Speaker
Power of the Purse Luncheon
Child Saving Institute
Omaha, Nebraska
Featured Speaker
Midsummer Fundraiser
Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts
Hampden, Mass.
Workshop Leader
Shaping Your Legacy:
How to Engage the Kids
Hedge Fund Philanthropic Alliance
Lone Pine Foundation, Inc
Greenwich, Conn.
Featured Speaker: The Power of the Purse Is Changing the World: How Women Are Creating Impact
Women’s Philanthropy Board 8th Annual Spring Symposium
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama
Moderator: Content into Cash: Create and Sell Information Products
The American Society of Journalist and Authors 39th Annual Conference
The Roosevelt Hotel
New York City
Consultant:
Finding Your Voice: Where Women Have Been, Where They Are Going
2010 Women’s Leadership Forum
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts,
Murdock Hall
North Adams, Massachusetts
Keynote Address: The Power of the Purse Is Changing the World
Debut Educational Forum
Center for Women’s Philanthropy
Community Foundation of Central Florida
Luncheon, Sonesta Hotel
Orlando, Florida
Panelist, The New Normal: Re-setting, Re-thinking, Re-structuring for a New Age of Philanthropy
Miss Hall’s ANNUAL PHILANTHROPIC ROUNDTABLE
New York University, Kimmel Center
New York City
• Keynote:
The Guide to Intelligent Giving
Mid-Atlantic Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association
University of Delaware, Goodstay Ballroom
Wilmington, Delaware
• Featured Speaker: Women & Philanthropy Dinner
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Western Massachusetts Women’s Fund
The
Women’s Times
Great Barrington, Massachusetts
• Workshop Leader: Women, Girls & Money: Finding Confidence and Gaining Control
Miss Hall’s School
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Workshop Leader: What Nonprofits Can Do to Better Engage Women
Wachovia Tax-Exempt Advisory Group
New York, New York
Keynote: The Rising Power of Women in Philanthropy
Women’s Philanthropy Forum: Town&Country, JPMorgan Chase, UNICEF-USA
JPMorgan Chase David Rockefeller Room
New York City
Keynote: How Women Who Give Can Create Greater Impact
Highmount Capital Management
Women and Philanthropy Luncheon
The Country Club
Boston, Massachusetts