Kathryn Sollmann Email & Phone Number

9 Lives for Women is a career advisory firm for current & returning professional women. As an author, a work+life career coach, live & online seminar leader, newsletter writer, and keynote speaker, I help smart, highly educated women integrate work & life at all ages/stages.*Author of 2 books published by Hachette. Coming January 2025: "The 4 Jobs Club: Sanity-Saving Strategies to Care for Your Kids, Aging Parents, Household & Career with Good Humor & Grace. 200+ Tips from 50 C-Suite Women Nationwide.Also author of "Ambition Redefined: Why the Corner Office Doesn't Work for Every Woman & What to Do Instead" (2018)*As a career coach: help women develop compelling job search messaging in resumes, Linkedin profiles, networking communications; create job search strategy/game plan & approach interviews from position of strength.*As a Fair Play Facilitator (based on the book of the same name): help women create more equitable partnerships with spouses/partners so they have bandwidth to continue working and build long-term financial security.*As a speaker: Create and lead work+life programs that help to keep talented women working toward long-term financial security. Speak to corporate ERG/leadership groups, wealth management clients, college alumnae, women's professional groups & community organizations. * As a media resource: Frequent television, radio, podcast, and webinar guest.*As a writer: Publish the fun and informative Work+Llfe Blend newsletter for current & returning professional women and work+life content for variety of national publications.

Beta launched The 4 Jobs Club, an online community of women who often have 4 jobs—a paid one and caring for children, aging parents and households. An easy way for you to generate brainstorming around a specific work+life issue you’re personally facing and help other women, too.Wide-ranging conversations are underway about how to, for example: · Ask your boss for more flexibility· Return to work after many years out· Find innovative childcare resources· Launch/grow a consulting practice· Keep a steady stream of freelance work· Make remote learning less stressful· Manage time in less obvious ways· Find truly flexible jobs· Reduce the chaos of family working/learning under one roof· Balance personal/professional lives while working at home· Build remote teamwork and motivation· Keep professional focus in an upside down world· Figure out if ageism is a real blockade· Reimagine a small business during pandemic times· Up your marketing game· Make a smooth career pivot...and much more.Great things happen when smart women help other smart women. Already members have tons to share about marketing, graphic design, non-profit management, fundraising, college administration, financial analysis, training/education, brand licensing, market research, executive recruiting, healthcare, event marketing, writing/editing, HR, law, banking/finance, PR/media relations, wealth management, digital sales, IT—and they hail from many areas throughout the U.S.—New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, North and South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida, Virginia, Ohio, D.C., Illinois, Texas, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maryland, California—and, so far, Qatar and England. Now more than ever women who juggle so many responsibilities need more outlets for community. The 4 Jobs Club is the one place that recognizes ALL their jobs and offers the support they need to nurture careers, children, aging parents & households with sanity, good humor & grace.

A founder of the Women@Work Network—a company that began with one seminar for women navigating their way back to work. Expanded this one idea into a multi-faceted membership organization, job board, work+life career coach resource and recruiting firm serving current and returning professional women and employers in need of their talents. Building on the power of smart women helping other smart women, created a national networking community of 10,000 women, and a broad menu of work+life events, products and career services. To advance women in the workplace, built partnerships with Wall Street firms, corporations, business schools, colleges and women’s organizations--and propelled the brand to national recognition.

Led investment marketing communications firm with client list that included many of the top 20 investment firms, as well as the New York Stock Exchange, Institutional Investor, the Employee Benefit Research Institute, Time, Inc., Morningstar and the Association of Investment Management Sales Executives (AIMSE). Conceived and wrote a wide array of print marketing materials, newsletters and magazine articles to attract institutional investors. Developed, managed and led large-scale client events to strengthen investment manager and client relationships.

Co-founder of an investment publishing company that created sponsored books, newsletters and seminars for and with leading pension fund managers and institutional investors. Strong focus on 401(k) and personal investing. Created "Building Your Nest Egg With Your 401(k)" with 401(k) creator, Ted Benna--one of the first books helping individual investors maximize the retirement savings vehicle.

New York, Ny, Us

Developed and led large-scale investment conferences and small, prestigious membership meetings in Institutional Investor's conference division. Crafted compelling agendas on investment trends and individual investment vehicles. Created interactive program structures to enhance investment manager and pension plan sponsor relationship-building. Cultivated relationships with speakers from highest levels of Wall Street, corporate America, academia and the Washington legislative community.

Began as an editorial assistant--editing training programs for Peat Marwick executives. Programs ranged from highly technical tax and audit subjects to communications and writing skills. Progressed rapidly to editor and instructor of writing skills programs nationwide.