4word aims to narrow the gap in resources facing every woman serious about her career, relationships, and faith.
Our vision is to: + lead today's professional women seeking balance in career, relationships, and faith, with core messages in Work, Love, Pray by Diane Paddison. + connect busy working women face to face with local peers and mentors, and virtually in private networking forums. + support with relevant resources: Monday blog posts on trending topics, Wednesday interviews featuring role models, Friday news and trend wrapups, 4word memberships with exclusive benefits.
"4word's been a safe place to build strong relationships with women, and to talk about faith, family, and long-term growth." - Megan, Portland
FOUNDER DIANE PADDISON
Diane Paddison held COO roles in two Fortune 500 commercial real estate companies - an industry dominated by men. Along the way, she earned a Harvard MBA, married and became a mom, enjoying great success, unexpected brokenness, and deep joy.
Diane is Chief Strategy Officer for Cassidy Turley, serves as an independent director for three corporations and four not-for-profits. Her life's passion is mentoring professional women. An advocate for the contributions of talented women called to business and professional roles, Paddison speaks on mentoring, authentic relationships, and impactful leadership. Her popular book Work, Love Pray is being re-published with updated content in October 2012. All proceeds from the book are directed to 4word.
Request Diane Paddison or other 4word speakers at hello@4wordwomen.org. Honorariums go to 4word, a 501(c)3 entity.
4WORD BOARD MEMBERS 4word’s board is a blend of women who have known Diane Paddison over a course of years, and new friends who share her passion around setting up young career women for success in work, faith, and relationships. ⇓ Show More
Lisbeth McNabb
Lisbeth McNabb is CEO of w2wlink.com, a vibrant community and resource for professional women seeking a path to reach their next career goal. She brings 25 years of expertise as a visionary strategist in digital media, technology, b2b and consumer marketing to w2wlink and corporate board roles. Past leadership roles included CFO of match.com, Pepsico Frito Lay, Sodexo, and as an innovator in banking, travel, and technology. She is a board of director and audit chair of Nexstar Broadcasting and other corporate and academic advisory boards and is a passionate mentor and networker. Lisbeth lives in Dallas with her husband and two sons.
Erin Botsford
Erin Botsford rose from a life of poverty and misfortune to launch a financial planning career in 1989, becoming one of the top financial planners in the country. Her fascinating story has been featured in national publications. Erin has been named one of the Top 100 Women Financial Advisors in the country by Barron's magazine and one of the "Best Financial Planners in Dallas" on three occasions by D Magazine. Her firm, the Botsford Group, specializes in risk management, lifestyle and asset protection strategies.
Richelle Campbell
Richelle grew up on a farm in Southern Oregon and now works as a mom and a lawyer in Dallas, Texas. She has degrees from Princeton University and Southern Methodist University School of Law. Richelle and her husband Josh have one daughter, Ana Sofia, and a much-loved dog, Emiko.
Betsy Gray
Betsy is a 20-year creative veteran of advertising, nonprofit and corporate worlds. Betsy earned a BFA in design from East Carolina University, paid some dues in a big advertising agency, then headed west to serve in creative and strategic roles for author and speaker Josh McDowell, and with a boutique advertising agency serving a national client base. She directed creative and branding for a global skin care company for 13 years, which doubled in revenue during her tenure. Betsy is married to Clayton, is mom to two small children, and owns a branding agency in Frisco, Texas.
Marissa Peterson
Marissa received her MBA from Harvard University. Much of her career was with Sun Microsystems where she was instrumental in growing the company to $20 billion in revenue. She served as Executive Vice President of Services, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Operations, and Chief Consumer Advocate until retiring in 2005. She currently serves as a Director for Humana (a $35 billion healthcare benefits company) and Ansell (a $1 billion healthcare barrier protection company).
Stacy Repult
Stacy is a Certified Public Accountant who earned her MBA from Exeter University in England. Over a 20-year career, she has held senior executive positions at Sammons Corporation, FedEx Kinko's, Cinemark International, and Fujitsu-ICL Retail Systems. She is a principal in SLR Holdings, a corporate finance consulting firm.
Hailey Williams
Hailey graduated from the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University in May 2009 where she received her Bachelors in Accounting and Masters in Finance. She currently works in Dallas, Texas as a CPA for Ernst and Young.
Bonnie Pruett Wurzbacher (2012-2013)
For the past 27 years, Bonnie has served The Coca-Cola Company in various leadership roles, including Senior Vice President of Global Customer & Channel Leadership. She is a founding member of The Company's Advisory Council for Women's Leadership, and she helped launch The Company's global initiative "5 BY 20," which aims to economically empower 5 million women by 2020.
Linda Lindquist-Bishop (2010-2013)
Linda Lindquist-Bishop has competed in the sport of sailing for almost three decades. Winning multiple world championships and national titles, she was a member of the first All-Women America's Cup team. Linda has served in 11 industries from start-ups to multi-national corporations in the capacities of marketing executive, sales management, publisher, sponsorship director, and sports property president. Linda lives with her husband Major General Brian Bishop (USAF) in Alexandria, VA and Leland, MI along with their beloved golden retriever Buddy.
