Results-Driven Programs That Empower
Women in the Workplace
We elevate professional women and build inclusive cultures
because it's good for business...and humanity
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Companies with gender-diverse leadership outperform peers: Firms in the top quartile for gender diversity are 25% more likely to have above-average profitability compared to those in the bottom quartile
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Inclusive teams drive better decision-making: Teams with representation from all genders, races, and generations have an 87% boost in decision-making.
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Gender-balanced leadership improves innovation: Companies with more women in executive positions increase innovation revenue by 10%.
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Inclusive cultures reduce turnover: Employees in inclusive environments are 3.5 times more likely to be engaged and 40% less likely to leave their jobs.
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Equitable companies attract more talent: Organizations prioritizing gender equity are more attractive to younger generations, as 67% of job seekers consider diversity an important factor when evaluating companies to join.
Sources (in order): McKinsey & Company, Diversity Wins, 2020; Cloverpop, Hacking Diversity with Inclusive Decision-Making, 2017; Boston Consulting Group, How Diverse Leadership Teams Boost Innovation, 2018; Deloitte, Waiter, is that Inclusion in My Soup?, 2013; Glassdoor, Diversity & Inclusion Workplace Survey, 2020
Our Unique Approach
Our innovative insight-to-action applied learning framework helps build collaborative cultures that drive results. We empower women to achieve their potential by focusing on five key pillars that accelerate career growth: Confidence, Communication, Connections, Control, and Courage.
Programs are designed for all levels in your organization--from the 'fresh out of college' junior staffer to senior leaders--to democratize leadership development.
Data-driven keynotes and programs integrate original insights, the latest published research, and decades of experience supporting equality. We can build a customized program for your organization based on your team's needs, culture and demographics. Our process:
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Develop the mission and vision with senior leadership to define the culture you want to create.
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Measure the 'health' of your organization through our "Advancement Assessment."
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Design and deploy a personalized program informed by those results.
Our Inclusive Leadership programs help your team navigate today’s complex workplace dynamics while contributing to organizational success. By supporting the advancement of all team members, your people leaders will play a key role in fostering innovation, loyalty, and growth.
Meet Our "Advancer" Jennifer Willey
Jenn helps others conquer fear to drive growth. She shifts mindsets and behaviors through inspirational stories of her unique career journey, coupled with research insights. As Founder of Wet Cement, Jenn is proud to be one of only 50 U.S. CEOs leading a Disability-Owned and Woman-Owned certified business.
Jenn shares her mistakes, challenges, and lessons learned to inspire and provide actionable strategies for her audiences. Her career started at the age of eight as a child actor. She became certified as one of the nation's youngest Fitness Professionals, graduated to TV news anchor by 21, and then spent the next two decades leading sales, strategy and marketing at tech and media companies. Now as an entrepreneur, she’s built a new kind of mission-driven business empowering others to achieve their potential by developing the ‘Fearless Fundamentals’—Confidence, Communication, Connections, Control, and Culture.
Her wealth of experience on-air, on stage, and in the corporate world as a C-Suite executive makes Jenn a memorable keynote speaker who delivers actionable "ah-ha" moments for her audience. As a certified eSpeakers Virtual Presenter, she leverages cutting-edge interactive tools to motivate, engage and educate. She is also a member of the National Speakers Association, New York and National Chapters.
Fueled by purpose and her own professional experience, Jennifer is committed to advancing inclusivity and gender equity. She created Wet Cement's gender equality practice, Advance Women at Work™ to design empowerment programs for women and inclusive leadership training for all managers. Jennifer is the first-ever Innovation and Inclusivity Advisor to Comexposium Japan and she is the Gender Equality Advisor for the DPAA as well as co-creator of its Women's Leadership Initiative, WE.DOOH. Her volunteer efforts are aligned with this mission; she contributes company time and profit to WorkingforWomen.org.
Jennifer has a B.S. in Communications from Cornell University and a Diversity & Inclusion Certification from eCornell. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and two sons.
We Are Working for Women
As a proud supporter of the non-profit
Working for Women, we help women achieve financial independence through skills-based volunteering and financial support. Our donations create a ripple effect in business and the economy, so we can all give back better.
Different Perspectives Drive Better Results
Advance Women At Work is powered by Wet Cement,
a strategic provider of integrated training, coaching, consulting, and speaking services. Wet Cement is certified as a Disability-Owned and Woman-Owned Small Business
We celebrate the commitment to supplier diversity that leading organizations embrace.
