Empowering Women Leaders

Samantha was way more than I bargained for in a panel moderator. She was prepared, knowledgeable, attentive, entertaining, enlightening and so much more. She is masterful in the way she was able to keep the panel flowing, on topic and balanced. We had 3 panelists and she was fair in ensuring that no one panelist dominated the conversation, but also made sure to ask follow up questions that added value and substance to the conversation. I'd have her as a moderator again, and highly recommend her for any discussion topic that has an emphasis on diversity, diversity education, inclusion, equity and belonging.

Samantha spoke at TEDxTufts' 2020 conference. As the opening speaker, she really set the tone for our event. Samantha immediately energized the audience with her simultaneously professional and down-to-earth tone. She explored the topic of women's empowerment in a way that was easy for any audience member to understand and grapple with, while also including nuanced personal anecdotes and refreshing takeaways. Samantha was also a pleasure to work with! Her comfort on stage made coaching extremely simple, and her eager engagement with our team and other speakers made the experience rewarding for all involved with our event.

Empowerment of under-served voices is a responsibility that lands on each of our shoulders. How we engage, and the decisions we make leave trickling and lasting impacts on those around us. To stray from using a gendered sports analogy - each drop in the ocean has the potential to contribute to a wave.

Shifting a culture isn’t easy, and maintaining one can prove just as challenging. Samantha Karlin helped us take these first steps in becoming better mentors and colleagues by facilitating a corporate workshop on Gender Equity at Slalom’s South Florida Office.

Following her workshop, participants and allies met to take actionable steps towards making our office more gender equitable. We are continuing to amplify our efforts in D&I recruitment and are considering larger internal initiatives to ensure that candidates and employees are not subject to implicit racial and gender biases. We are holding each other accountable to produce more gender neutral team outings, and to refrain from using gendered language and analogies in our discussions, among others.

Samantha’s workshop ignited a powerful movement at Slalom South Florida, and we are greatly appreciative of her services, and of her continued impact on gender equity in the workplace.

I had a chance to work with Samantha while I was doing my MBA at IE Business School, she came as a speaker to talk about diversity and inclusion for an academic club I was coordinating.
She showed complete control and knowledge regarding the topic, it was really insightful and enriching. She was very open to all the questions that were made by several students.
I was really proud of the impact and level the talk had, since she is a really adept and very professional speaker.