Fortune 500 Board Member
Former CEO, MetricStream

Breakout Session

Meant for More: Embrace Your Evolution to Create a Fulfilling Life and Career

In this presentation, international business, personal branding, and success coach, Allison Walsh, is on a mission to help you actualize and optimize your potential. After working with thousands of women over the last 15 years, Allison’s developed a signature framework to help you identify “what’s next” and take meaningful steps to create a fulfilling future as you confidently evolve into the person you’re intended to be.

In addition to the 60-minute workshop, attendees will be encouraged to implement the advice shared by accessing supplemental resources. Every attendee will receive a downloadable workbook with complimentary resources to help them. Training videos may also be provided based on the audience's interests during the presentation.




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Bio

Ms. Archambeau is an experienced CEO and Board Director with a track record of accomplishments building brands, high performance teams, and organizations. Ms. Archambeau currently serves on the boards of Verizon [NYSE:VZ] where she chairs the Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee, Roper Technologies [NYSE: ROP] where she chairs the Nominating and Governance Committee, Okta [NASDAQ: OKTA] and Lineage. She previously served on the boards of Nordstrom and Arbitron (acquired by Neilson). She is a senior executive mentor with the ExCo Group, and serves on the boards of two national non-profits, Catalyst and Braven.

She is the former CEO of MetricStream, a Silicon Valley-based, governance, risk, and compliance software company that enables corporations to improve their business operations through better risk management across the enterprise. Under her leadership MetricStream was recognized for growth and innovation over the years and was named in the top 10 of the “Deloitte Technology Fast 50” and named a global leader in GRC by leading independent analyst firms for 9 consecutive years.

Ms. Archambeau has over 30 years of experience in technology leading organizations focused on business to business as well as business to consumer. She is a recognized expert in marketing and co-authored, "Marketing That Works: How Entrepreneurial Marketing Can Add Sustainable Profits to Any Sized Company." She has held EVP of Sales and Chief Marketing Officer roles for two public companies and as President of Blockbuster.com, launched the entertainment retailer’s first online presence.

She is also the founder of Ignite Ambition, a community focused on the professional development of people in the early to mid-stage of their career. The mission is to provide professionals with the knowledge, inspiration, perspective, and tools that they need to overcome their challenges, achieve their aspirations, and excel in their professional careers. Ms. Archambeau was named the second most influential African American in IT by Business Insider. She was ranked one of the “100 Most Influential Business Leaders in America” by Newsmax and that same year received the NCWIT Symons Innovator Award from The National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT).

She is the author of Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers and Create Success on Your Own Terms (Published by HBG Grand Central 10/2020). A book that helps professionals achieve their aspirations and create the life they want.

Shellye is also a sought-after speaker on governance, risk and compliance as well as marketing and entrepreneurship. She has guest lectured at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and The Wharton School. She is a Forbes contributor and has been featured or referenced in major media such as MSNBC, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. In her spare time Shellye enjoys exercising, the performing arts, entertaining and cooking.