ion helps develop leaders people want to follow. One Peer-Learning Platform to build your workplace culture. No classroom needed. ion’s Peer-Learning Experience Platform guides companies to incorporate peer-learning groups into every training program for accountability and support using a 3-step science-based framework.Step 1: Ask the right questions by surveying your teams using ion’s proprietary algorithm.Step 2: Make great matches with 1-click where learners are automatically placed into small groups optimized for diversity.Step 3: Launch your new peer-learning program where you can easily track groups as they alternate between learning and small group discussions.Companies can use ion’s platform with their own training, or they can get started with ion’s off the shelf premium leadership development eLearning courses. Request a demo and learn more at www.ionlearning.com

When it comes to leadership—corporate, political, nonprofit or community—women are on the verge of a collective evolution. By interviewing over 150 executives from a vast range of backgrounds, experiences and various industries, I have uncovered six common pillars of leadership that propel women forward and upward, personally and professionally. They are: Owning Her Purpose; Owning Her Voice; Owning Her Emotions; Owning Her Feedback; Owning her Conversations; and of course, Owning Her Evolution. Each Forbes article I write will feature the story of a woman who has leveraged one of these key pillars in her own journey and sharing the opportunity in how you can do the same.Follow my articles here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/shavonlindley/#446923415dc2

Branch Manager and Financial Advisor for a top wealth management firm where we led business owners, individuals, and families to coordinated financial planning strategies that were guided by prudent investment philosophies and a caring relationship.Business Planning, Succession Strategies, and Benefits PlansRetirement StrategiesAsset Accumulation, Distribution, and TransferEstate Conservation StrategiesRisk Management Strategies Utilizing Life, Health, and Long Term Care

For nearly thirty years, women in California have enjoyed a conference that provided a forum for building successful businesses, strengthening careers, and positively influencing the world around them.During the 2014 California Women's Conference, Shavon produced the largest 1-1 mentoring program every created in a conference setting and hosted the VIP Mentor Panel with WD-40 CEO, Intuit SVP, Salesforce VP, Jones Day Partner, Modus CEO. www.californiawomensconference.com

A California 501c(3) Non-Profit devoted to supporting rising female leaders at all levels with resources, tools and the support needed to become more confident, engaged, and equipped to lead. www.womenevolution.org

We are advocates who, through employment partnerships and community integration, empower adults with intellectual disabilities to live and work successfully in their communities' and reach their highest potential. www.communityoptions.org

Interviewed CEO's weekly to gain insight into their success and how others can do the same. What was learned here became the foundation of ion Learning.

In addition for maintaining my existing book of clients, I was responsible for recruiting, hiring, and training new financial services consultants at the firm.

Leveraging my mathematics degree and passion for helping people, the financial planning industry was the perfect place to begin my career. I became the top producing financial advisor for the company in Southern California within my first 2 years, and was promptly promoted to Assistant Manager.