Rachel Sklar is a writer and entrepreneur based in New York. She is the co-founder of TheLi.st, a network for professional women, acquired by New Power Media in November 2020. She was previously the VP Programming & Content for SaksWorks, the new membership club from Saks and HBC. A former lawyer who writes about media, politics, culture & technology, she was a founding editor of the Huffington Post and Mediaite. She has contributed to numerous publications including the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN.com, The Daily Beast, Elle, Politico, Mashable, Glamour and numerous publications in her Canadian homeland. She has contributed jokes to speeches for selected public figures, including two sitting heads of state. She speaks widely across platforms including TV, podcasts, conferences and live eventsRachel is an advisor to several startups, including Vox Media, The Muse, Hopscotch, Bustle & The Riveter and has consulted for a broad range of companies including Spotify, Netflix and Women.NYC/New York City Economic Development Corporation. She is active in web3 and has worked with NFT collections including Meta Angels & MAVION World. Rachel is also a member of the BMI Musical Theatre Advanced Workshop, billed as the premiere training ground for the next generation of musical theatre songwriters. She is an accomplished lyricist and has been hired and/or booked to write and/or perform original lyrics and songs for more years than anyone needs to count, but suffice to say she still hears about her use of "cavort" in 1992. Rachel has been named to the Silicon Alley 100, FastCompany’s “League of Extraordinary Women,” Forbes’ “Women Changing The World,” JWA's "Making Trouble, Making History" award, Marie Claire's "New Guard" and has earned numerous honors and awards for her writing and her activism. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter at @rachelsklar. Specialties: Media, New Media & Tech, Politics, Social Good, DEI, Comedy, Promoting and Advancing Women, web3, Single Motherhood, Showtunes.