Management 101 Webinar: Becoming an Impactful Leader

Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, Inc. is excited to announce our brand Management 101: Becoming an Impactful Leader Webinar! This webinar will take place on Wednesday, January 15, 2026 at 2:00pm ET.

We will be joined by incredible leaders and managers in the audio space including:

Erik Hellum, Chief Operating Officer, Townsquare Media Group
A veteran media leader known for guiding Townsquare’s evolution into a modern, digital-first local media company.

Dara M. Kalvort, VP of Digital Sales, StreamGuys
A respected expert in digital monetization and streaming strategy for radio and on-demand audio partners.

Kieran Geffert, Senior Vice President & Market Manager, Audacy San Francisco
An influential market leader recognized for culture-building, high-performance teams, and integrated revenue strategy.

Mary Boyle, VP & General Manager, WGN Radio Chicago – Nexstar Media Inc.
A seasoned broadcast executive overseeing content, operations, and revenue for one of America’s most iconic radio brands.

These dynamic leaders will share inspiration and insights on topics such as:

  • What defines impactful leadership in today’s evolving media landscape

  • Common blind spots for new managers

  • Strategies for leading teams through digital transformation

  • Balancing empathy with accountability

  • KPIs that matter most beyond ratings and revenue

  • Skills leaders will need over the next five years

  • Practical steps to advance one’s leadership path now

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Digital Sales Webinar: Sponsored by Beasley Media Group

Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, Inc. is excited to announce our brand new DIGITAL SALES WEBINAR! This webinar will take place on September 19, 2024 at 4:00 PM EST.  

We will be joined by incredible leaders and managers in the digital space including:

Tina Murley
Chief Revenue Officer, Beasley Media Group.  Tina has extensive local and national media sales and management experience with current emphasis on digital, broadcast and event revenue generation for Beasley Media Group. 

Jenny Sutton
SVP Digital Media Sales and Operations, Audacy.  Jenny oversees Audacy's local Digital Marketing Solutions business.  Jenny, prior to joining Audacy, oversaw Cox Media Group local digital sales for their Radio division.

Shannon Knoepke
Market President, Townsquare Media Minnesota.  Shannon is also a former equity partnerat MediaBridge Ad Agency in Minneapolis, focused on client ROI,  buying of broadcast and digital media, prior to MediaBridge, Shannon was SVP Market Manager CBS/Audacy Minneapolis. 

These three incredible women will give us an in depth look at the state of digital sales and digital sales management in today's competitive media environment.  They will discuss topics such as:

  • Digital Audio including Streaming, Podcasting

  • Social media

  • Local Digital

  • Impression based selling, pricing, performance 

  • Third party partnerships 

  •  Advertiser ROI 

  • The Value of OTA and digital Combined to boost Client ROI

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MIW Tools of the Trade Webinar: Behind the Mic

Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, Inc. is proud to announce the Tools of the Trade webinar:  Behind the Mic, a webinar focused on the women who have blazed trails as on-air personalities and are integral members of their communities.

Join Patti Steele, Dana Cortez and Angela Yee for this informative and fun conversation moderated by Haley Jones from Luminate Data and brought to you by Mentoring & Inspiring Women in Radio, Inc. (MIW). MIW is dedicated to using their influence and resources to help other women in radio broadcasting develop management and leadership skills. In that spirit, we are proud to announce this free Tools of the Trade: Behind the Mic webinar focused on the women who have blazed trails as on-air personalities and are integral members of their communities. Don't miss this 45 minute discussion about coming up in the business, overcoming obstacles and branding yourself in 2023.

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Recognizing Women in Operational Excellence Webinar

Hosted by Susie Hedrick CEO of vCreative and featuring Mildred Sibley Entravision VP, Station Traffic Operations; Melissa Mitchell, Bonneville's Director of Finance and Corporate Controller and Becky Degener, TSM VP of Traffic Operations, focuses on women in finance, tech and traffic.  Listen in to learn about their achievements, challenges, and the distinct career paths that resulted in individual and corporate successes. 

Highlights include: 

  • Moving projects forward by setting a goal for every meeting.

  • How to be a gatekeeper while still motivating others.

  • Insights on conflict resolution.

  • Growth through stretch projects, learning, honesty and integrity.

  • From Waitress to CEO: Wait for it, there's a great story at the end.

Many thanks to vCreative for sponsoring this webinar.

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