Smart Women. Smart Conversations.
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
6:30 PM
placeUJA-Federation of New York, 130 East 59th Street, New York, NY, 10022

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Our panel of powerful Jewish women will take the stage to share how they brought their personal passions into their professional lives and the twists and turns that led them to where they are today.

At this event hosted by UJA Professional Women, we’ll hear from Danielle Butin, Alex Friedman, Cammy Grusd, and Bettina Klein, in conversation with Stacy Igel, about their experiences as entrepreneurs and corporate leaders in the healthcare, marketing, fashion, and finance industries. Whether you’re an experienced professional or just starting your career, this candid and rich discussion is sure to leave you feeling inspired.

Featuring

Honoree Portrait

Danielle Butin

Founder & CEO, Afya Foundation

Danielle Butin’s life changed with an epiphany on the plains of the Serengeti. The former healthcare executive learned that medical supplies in the United States were discarded due to federal regulations, and that millions of pounds of usable medical supplies and equipment are sent to landfills each year. Danielle conceived a new concept, rerouting and distributing these supplies to those in need globally. In 2007, she founded the Afya Foundation, a New York-based nonprofit, which to date has rescued and shipped medical supplies and provided humanitarian aid valued at $63 million to 83 countries, while diverting over 12.5 million pounds of waste from landfills.
 
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Alex Friedman

Managing Partner & Director, BCG X

Alex Friedman is a managing director and partner at BCG X, BCG's business build and design unit, and a core member of the Consumer Practice. Alex leads BCG's business build and innovation capability for consumer and consumer health businesses in the U.S., and is a core member of its Women's Health team. Alex also co-leads BCG’s InnovateHer initiatives, a platform focused on driving innovation in products and services for the female consumer. Prior to working at BCG, Alex spent nearly a decade as co-founder and co-CEO of LOLA, a digitally native, omnichannel personal-care brand for women. Under her leadership, LOLA scaled to over 500,000 DTC customers, raised $60 million in funding, and...

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Cammy Grusd

Founder & CEO, Feed Me Well, Marketing Advisor

Cammy Grusd is a dynamic marketing and partnerships leader who has spent her career building brands and engaging customers for the world’s top media, entertainment, and technology companies. An accomplished B2B marketer, she is recognized for her deep industry expertise and commitment to forging authentic, impactful relationships with advertisers and agencies, driving collaboration and mutual success.
 
As an entrepreneur and advisor, Cammy runs her own B2B marketing consultancy and is the founder of Feed Me Well, a start-up focused on making dining out joyful and easy for people with food allergies and dietary restrictions. Passionate about wellness and personal growth, she...

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Bettina Klein

President, BBK Coaching and Consulting Group

Bettina Klein is the president of BBK Coaching and Consulting Group, where she serves as an executive coach to midlevel managers and senior leaders. In addition, she is a business advisor and educator on career planning and professional development. With over 30 years of experience, Bettina empowers leaders to achieve peak performance by fostering strategic clarity, enhancing emotional intelligence, and cultivating impactful leadership skills.

Bettina's professional journey has been marked by several successful career pivots. Before becoming an executive coach, she held a leadership role at JPMorgan, where she led business management functions within corporate finance. In this capacity,...

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Moderator

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Stacy Igel

Founder & CCO, Boy Meets Girl®

Stacy Igel is the founder and creative director of BOY MEETS GIRL®, a global impact brand known for its iconic double-silhouette logo and purposeful, edgy, contemporary athleisure wear. Stacy and BOY MEETS GIRL® seek to promote the message that confidence and courage are trends that never go out of style.
 
Stacy has had exclusive fashion partnerships with Paris’s Colette, Bergdorf Goodman, Roots Canada, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale’s, Target, and the NBA’s Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks, to name just a few. She collaborates with musical artists, athletes, and activists making an impact, as well as organizations including the Young Survival Coalition,...

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Leadership

Event Leadership

Chairs: Sheryl Freeman • Dena Rosenberg Verhoff 

Committee: Marni Aronson • Sara Ashman • Erin Chazen • Tara Danels • Rose Ellen David • Stephanie Diamond • Karina Eichenberg • Beth Gilje • Carly Goldblatt • Dara Golush • Cammy Grusd • Wendy Handler • Kimberly Harris • Karen Blatt Hirt • Zoe Baris Housman • Dammara Markowitz • Samantha Orley • Randi Pollack • Gillian Reitman • Sage Ressler • Lily Rogath • Ariel Sadeghi • Jordan Singer • Cari Sommer • Ellen Stone • Lauren Weinberger • Hillary Winnick • Gena Wolfson • Leigh Wolfson • Michelle Zimmerman

Chairs: Sheryl Freeman • Dena Rosenberg Verhoff 

Committee: Marni Aronson • Sara Ashman • Erin Chazen • Tara Danels • Rose Ellen David • Stephanie Diamond • Karina Eichenberg • Beth Gilje • Carly Goldblatt • Dara Golush • Cammy Grusd • Wendy Handler • Kimberly Harris • Karen Blatt Hirt • Zoe Baris Housman • Dammara Markowitz • Samantha Orley • Randi Pollack • Gillian Reitman • Sage Ressler • Lily Rogath • Ariel Sadeghi • Jordan Singer • Cari Sommer • Ellen Stone • Lauren Weinberger • Hillary Winnick • Gena Wolfson • Leigh Wolfson • Michelle Zimmerman

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Leah Weinfeld

212.836.1561