The DWLC Webinars Feature Important Themes in Women’s Leadership
The DWLC hosts a monthly webinar series to highlight women’s development and AmeriLife’s commitment to diversity. The webinars will include educational, informed and impassioned discourse from some of the top women leaders at AmeriLife.
2024 Discussions
December 2024
12 Ways to Joyfully Close Out the Year
During this discussion, the council discussed a variety of ways to end the year strong while enjoying the holidays with family, friends, and colleagues.
October 2024
Leading From Behind the Scenes
Our council discusses the leadership journey and emphasizes how adaptability and strategic guidance are crucial for a team’s success. While leaders showcase skills visibly, their true strength shines when they lead from behind the scenes.
August 2024
If You Build It…
During this compelling coffee talk, guest speaker Carrie Freeburg from SILAC discusses product development, problem solving and inevitable life challenges. The council opens up about their own challenges and how they have overcome them.
July 2024
HOW TO BE A SUPERWOMAN AT HOME AND IN YOUR CAREER
Guest speaker, Paula Forero from American Amicable, discusses how her background in soccer prepared her for her equally challenging and fulfilling life in the financial services industry. The council inquires about how Paula effectively manages her personal and professional life.
May 2024
I Can Manage Both: A Company & A Family
The council discusses the mindsets of managing a business and managing a family, a topic just about everyone can identify with. This interactive discussion covered key tips from John Maxwell including: don’t just communicate, connect!
April 2024
Going Outside Your Comfort Zone
Our guest speakers discuss the advantages of going outside of your comfort zone during this interactive discussion. From golfing during the Pro-Am at Valspar to negotiating a job offer, our speakers demonstrate the importance of challenging yourself, saying ‘yes’ and being authentic.
March 2024
How to Juggle: Tips for Managing Stress and Competing Priorities
During this engaging conversation, the council discusses stress management and prioritization. Through personal examples, the group reflects on their various priorities, how they manage a work life balance and tips for reducing stress.
February 2024
Wearing Your Heart on Your Sleeve: Connecting with Your Clients
During this chat, the council discusses what wearing your heart on your sleeve means and how you can do this to gain your clients’ trust. The council also talks about the importance of authenticity and active listening.
January 2024
Making Waves – Standing Out From the Competition as a Woman in Insurance
The council discusses competitive advantages as well as how to build trust and credibility and differentiate yourself as a woman in the insurance industry during this first coffee talk of 2024.
WHO WE ARE
The Distribution Women’s Leadership Council (DWLC) is dedicated to the recruitment, retention, empowerment and advancement of women by creating and maintaining a forum of best practices, mentorship and sponsorship to leverage market opportunity and achieve AmeriLife’s Distribution business objectives.
The council was created to recognize women in insurance and financial services. In creating and maintaining a forum that delivers best practices, sponsorship and mentorship to empower talent and drive Distribution success, the council will work to cultivate the next generation of women Distribution leaders at AmeriLife. This endeavor will create more equitable opportunities for women to develop personal and professional skills while learning to foster diversity, inclusion and advancement for women.
Every woman on the council leads by example to exemplify our core values
- Honesty is truly our policy. We believe in dealing forthrightly with all customers all the time and treating them the way we want to be treated.
- Integrity strengthens the relationships we have with our customers, our carrier partners and our co-workers. Integrity is a moral compass that guides us.
- Accountability — as opposed to assigning blame or passing the buck — means we take ownership for our actions. We are responsible for outcomes and results, the good and the bad.
- Excellence means we do the right thing, even when no one else is around. When we strive for excellence, others know they can depend on us.
- Courage at AmeriLife means being prepared, stepping up when needed and contributing to meetings and discussions.
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