What if the secret to getting what you want at work isn't about working harder, speaking louder, or climbing over anyone, but about mastering the one thing most ambitious women are never taught? Join us for an intimate fireside chat with Alison Fragale, organizational psychologist, professor at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, and author of the national bestseller Likeable Badass: How Women Get the Success They Deserve. Alison has spent decades researching the science of status, influence, and power. She'll share the counterintuitive truth behind why warmth and assertiveness are the most powerful combination in any workplace — and how to use it. In-person attendees get a complimentary copy of the book. Alison will stay for a book signing after the fireside chat. 

Program

4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.  Welcome & Opening Remarks
4:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.  Fireside Chat with Alison Fragale
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.  Book Signing
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.  Closing Remarks & Networking

Speaker Bios

Alison Fragale, PhD, Mary Farley Ames Lee Distinguished Scholar of Organizational Behavior at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School

Alison is the author of the Likeable Badass and Mary Farley Ames Lee Distinguished Scholar of Organizational Behavior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School. As a research psychologist, award-winning professor, international keynote speaker, and author, she is on a mission to help others — especially women — use behavioral science to work and live better.

Michelle Hoffmann, PhD, Executive Director at the Chicago Biomedical Consortium, Moderator

A powerhouse in Chicago’s innovation ecosystem, Dr. Hoffmann leads the Chicago Biomedical Consortium (CBC) in bridging the "valley of death" between scientific breakthroughs and commercial success. Under her leadership, the CBC has been reorganized to train PhDs in the business of early-stage commercialization and accelerate biotech discovery. Prior to the CBC, she served as Senior Vice President of Deep Tech at P33, where she drove inclusive economic growth across Chicagoland. With 15 years in life science strategy—including a senior role at Boston-based investment firm Back Bay Life Science Advisors—she brings deep expertise in scaling global biotech companies and investment portfolios.

Pricing Information

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• Non-Members*: $30

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Maximum Capacity

125

Parking Information

Paid parking is available nearby.

Public Transit Information

Ashland Green/Pink Line