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The Committee of 200 (C200) is a powerful, invitation-only community of the most successful female c-suite executives and entrepreneurs, representing more than $1.4T in combined revenue. This trusted group of peers strengthens and inspires each other to change the face of women in leadership.First established in 1982 to foster, celebrate, and advance women’s leadership in business, C200 is now the world’s premier women’s business leadership organization.▌ ORGANIZATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:✵ Awarded $1.4M+ in scholarships to young women.✵ Participated in cutting-edge research relevant to women’s business leadership.✵ Executed signature reach-out events that delivered expert career and business advice to 11K+ MBA and college-level students.✵ Held annual Luminary Awards in honor of women entrepreneurs, corporate and STEM innovators, and philanthropists.

STEPS—which stands for Support, Train, Empower, Protect, Sustain—is a private global foundation created to facilitate change across various domestic and international sectors, from building schools in Indonesia to supporting cancer research.▌ IMPACT OVERVIEW:✵ Created and supported a marketplace for sustainable businesses.✵ Fostered a fair-trade environment in Cambodia and Thailand.✵ Distributed local and global grants to empower women.✵ Operated a horse sanctuary dedicated to working with victims of abuse, autistic children, and soldiers with PTSD.✵ Helped fund cancer research projects at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

In 1996, following a chance meeting with Jirka Rysavy on an airplane, accepted an invitation to serve as the company’s Director, President, and CEO to conceptualize, lead, and execute an innovative growth strategy that focused on organic and inorganic expansion opportunities. ▌ IMPACT HIGHLIGHTS:✵ Propelled Gaiam to fourth place on Inc.’s “Fastest-Growing Private Companies” list.✵ Achieved #1 unaided brand recognition for yoga equipment. ▌ MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LEADERSHIP✵ Garnered an impressive 40% market share, according to Neilson's video scans in 2013. ▌ SUSTAINED DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION✵ Introduced the store-in-store concept, which grew from a tradeshow floor to 18K national branded store presentations and acted as the launch vehicle for acquired fitness and wellness lines.✵ Enabled Gaiam brands and businesses to transcend and succeed across product categories by opening large retail accounts such as Target, Kohls, and Whole Foods.✵ Launched an apparel line.✵ Set up a global supply chain for products that grew international representation through licensing and direct sales. ▌ AREAS OF EXPERTISEBranding ▪ Business Innovation ▪ Business Strategy ▪ C-Level Executive Support ▪ Corporate Change Leadership ▪ Divestitures ▪ Due Diligence ▪ Entrepreneurship ▪ Executive Management ▪ Financial Analysis and Oversight ▪ Financial Reviews ▪ Governance ▪ IPO ▪ Lifestyle Brands ▪ Marketing Strategy▪ Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) ▪ Multi-Channel Marketing ▪ New Business Development ▪ Organizational Effectiveness ▪ P&L Management ▪ Policy Development ▪ Private Equity▪ Public Equity Offerings ▪ Shareholder Relations ▪ Strategic Partnerships ▪ Succession Planning ▪ Sustainability Strategy ▪ Team Building ▪ Transformational Leadership ▪ Values-Based Leadership

Gaiam is a multi-channel lifestyle company founded in 1988 by Jirka Rysavy. Targeting a $2B emerging LOHAS market, Gaiam introduced quality products and services that create a trustworthy, unified, and identifiable brand across the five LOHAS segments, including:Sustainable Economy ▪ Healthy Living ▪ Alternative Health ▪ Personal Development ▪ Ecological Living ▌ FINANCIAL & GOVERNANCE OVERSIGHTOversaw all financials and governance and determined critical programmatic policies and direction by collaborating with auditors to ensure the accuracy, readability, and timeliness of all financial statements and set governance protocols for IPOs.✵ Guided the 1999 IPO processes for public offering.✵ Orchestrated strategic growth through product line expansions and 20+ niche acquisitions.✵ Oversaw all board packages, financials, and governance.✵ Recruited LOHAS market-leading investors. ▌ STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS & BRAND EXPANSIONOrchestrated strategic growth through product line expansions and niche acquisitions to become a global market leader in the LOHAS arena.✵ Reversed valuation declines.✵ Consolidated divisions and pivoted from a direct-to-consumer (DTC) business model toward a lifestyle brand.✵ Worked closely with bankers and private equity firms to sell the products business. ▌ AREAS OF EXPERTISE:BOARD LEADERSHIP: ▪ Advisory ▪ C-Level Executive Support ▪ Change Leadership ▪ Entrepreneurship ▪ Executive Management ▪ Financial & Budgetary Oversight ▪ Investor Relations ▪ Governance ▪ Policy Development ▪ Organizational Effectiveness ▪ Shareholder Relations ▪ Strategic Partnerships ▪ Strategic Direction ▪ Sustainability Strategy ▪ Transformation ▪ Values-Based LeadershipBUSINESS GROWTH: ▪ Divestiture ▪ Due Diligence ▪ Financial Reviews ▪ International Business ▪ IPO ▪ Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) ▪ Public Equity Offerings ▪ Start-Ups

The world’s first 100% carbon-neutral travel company, Natural Habitat Adventures (or Nat Hab), was founded in 1985 and has grown over the past 34 years to the leader in responsible nature travel and conservation travel partner of World Wildlife Fund.From 2012 until the sale of Gaiam’s interest in Natural Habitat to Lindblad in 2016, served as a member of the Board, directing the company’s business interests, supporting the company’s exponential growth by helping the business to:✵ Maintain a focus on its core business.✵ Enhance the value proposition of offerings.✵ Cultivate industry partnerships.▌ AREAS OF EXPERTISEBusiness Strategy ▪ C-Level Executive Support ▪ Corporate Change Leadership ▪ Due Diligence ▪ Entrepreneurship ▪ Executive Management ▪ Financial Analysis ▪ Financial Oversight ▪ Governance ▪ International Business ▪ Leadership ▪ Lifestyle Brands ▪ Management ▪ Marketing Strategy ▪ Media Relations ▪ Mentoring ▪ New Business Development ▪ Organizational Effectiveness ▪ Policy Development ▪ Process Improvement ▪ Shareholder Relations ▪ Strategic Partnerships ▪ Sustainability Strategy ▪ Transformational Leadership ▪ Values-Based Leadership

Reflecting a personal commitment to values-centered leadership, support the faculty and program administration in continuously innovating and enriching education design and delivery for c-level professionals and seasoned business owners.

Real Goods merged with Gaiam, Inc. in 2001 in a multimillion-dollar stock swap and expanded into the residential solar installation market and then into commercial solar installation division in 2004. Joining the Board following the company’s 2008 IPO and capital raising efforts, served as a director until the company’s merger with Alteris Renewables.

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