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Martha Soehren
Chief Talent
Development Officer
& SVP Comcast
University
Comcast Cable
Aside from being a
skilled corporate business
leader and recognized expert in talent development,
research and analytics, Soehren serves as the
2015-16 chair of the WICT board of directors. " We
should be the best advocates for women, " she says.
" I've seen great progress over the past few years. "
Marinella Soldi
President & Managing
Director
Discovery Networks
Southern Europe
Based in Discovery
Networks Southern
Europe's headquarters in
Milan, Soldi oversees management of the region's 19
Discovery brands, reaching 232 million cumulative
subscribers in nine countries and territories. As Discovery
continues to push for more overseas growth,
her schedule is poised to become even fuller.
" People, stories and the ability to make a difference "
inspire her both in and out of the offi ce, she says.
Molly Solomon
SVP, Production &
Operations &
Executive Producer
Golf Channel
Solomon was a driving
force behind Golf Channel
posting one of its mostwatched
years ever in 2015. Her production team produced
nearly 5,000 hours of live tournament coverage,
news programming and two new daily shows, " Golf
Central " and " Morning Drive. " With golf's return to the
Olympics next summer after more than 100 years, she
has her work cut out for her, but she loves a challenge.
" Giving someone the confi dence to think and dream
bigger, " she says, is the best part of mentoring.
Christina Spade
EVP & CFO
Showtime Networks
Spade oversees all fi -
nances for the company,
and this year has been
focused particularly on
planning for the launch
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opportunities the launch provides. She's inspired
by the forward-looking atmosphere at Showtime.
" Many of us have been here quite a number of years
and yet we are not set in our ways, " she says. " We
are constantly striving to deliver the best content and
product experience to our subscribers. "
Lara Spotts
SVP, Development
Bravo & Oxygen
Media
Spotts is consistently
open to new ideas from
people in any department.
Due to her creative
vision, she is fundamental in fostering ideas and
productivity both externally and internally at Bravo
and Oxygen. " Outside of work, I am inspired by a
myriad of expressions of passion, including art,
music, design, food, innovation, history and humor, "
she says.
Donna Stephens
SVP, Ad Sales, Home
Category
Scripps Networks
Interactive
Stephens sets the shortand
long-term business
strategy for HGTV and
DIY while working closely with the nets' presidents,
research, ad sales marketing and planning teams
to grow ad sales revenue for the upscale lifestyle
brands. " Data is a powerful tool and female engineers
and data scientists have lots of opportunity in
cable, " she says.
Amy Stipandic
SVP, Strategic
Process Design &
Delivery
Comcast Cable
Stipandic has assumed
responsibility for creating
the company's joint customer
experience with Verizon Wireless as well as
the delivery of a new point-of-sale ordering system
to support that commercial agreement. " All areas are
opportunities for women, " she says, " but as we look
toward our future I would highlight technology as a
prime growth area. "
Ellen Stone
EVP, Marketing
Bravo & Oxygen
Media
Stone is an integral
member of the senior
management team and
has been instrumental
in shaping each of the network's overall strategies
and brand identities. A participant in the company's
mentorship program, she has a strong strategic
mind that has made her critical to many successes
for both networks. She credits her team for inspiring
her, noting, " Their creativity and excitement for the
work we do, combined with their inquisitive nature
as to how and why we do things, never ceases to
inspire me. "
Maggie McLean Suniewick
SVP, Strategic
Integration
Comcast Cable &
NBCUniversal
Suniewick is responsible
for spearheading key
" Symphony " initiatives
across the company. She is charged with identifying
creative, technological and strategic opportunities
between Comcast and NBCU's vast portfolio.
Suniewick serves as a mentor to other women within
the industry as a member of the Women's Network,
an employee resource within Comcast, and is a
member of WICT.
Christina Tancredi
COO
Music Choice
Tancredi has built mutually
benefi cial strategic
partnerships that have
resulted in a promotional
partnership with Dick
Clark Productions' marquee awards shows-
" American Music Awards, " " Billboard Music Awards "
and " Academy of Country Music Awards " -and in a
co-branding effort bringing Cumulus Media Group's
NASH stations to Music Choice On Demand. " I am
inspired by people who use relationships to form
strong productive partnerships that achieve a winwin
for all parties, " she says.
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