Stop Holding Yourself Back...Warren Buffet

"I've seen very, very bright women. I use the example of Katherine Graham. ... While she was CEO of The Washington Post, the stock went up [by a lot]. She won a Pulitzer Prize. But she'd been told by her mother, she'd been told by her husband, she'd been told by lots of people that women weren't as good as men in business. It was nonsense. So everybody should get a chance to live up to their potential. And women should not hold themselves back. And nobody should hold them back. And that's my message."*

--Warren Buffett, Chairman & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway

Every other Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY presents Leadership Tuesdays, a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. This week, Nona Ogunsula (Founder of WOMENATLIBERTY.com/FOR THIS CAUSE, Inc.) speaks with Michelle D. Freeman about being a female executive in several businesses that are not traditionally known for women or women leaders. Ms. Freeman is the CEO of the Carl M. Freeman Companies, a real-estate development company headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. She is also a minority partner in Monumental Sports and Entertainment which owns the WNBA Mystics, NBA Wizards and NHL Capitals as well as the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. In this third segment of a four part series, she talks about some of the things that have made her successful as a woman in areas where her voice is in the minority.

In March 2013, Ms. Freeman was named one of the Top 10 Most Influential Women In Washington, DC. She shared this honor with women such as Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Mignon Clyburn, the first woman of color to be named a member of the Federal Communications Commission, and Andrea Mitchell, NBC News' Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent. Ms. Freeman is the chair of her company's two family foundations: Joshua M. Freeman Foundation and Carl M. Freeman Foundation. Last but not least, Michelle is the proud mother of three children.

To view today's video click here. If you missed part one or two of this series where Michelle talked about finding renewed life and purpose after experiencing a tragic loss and her leadership style, click on the links. For more information on Leadership Tuesdays, please visit our website, womenatliberty.com.
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*Quote: "Warren Buffett To Women: Stop Holding Yourself Back" by Aimee Groth, Business Insider, May 2013, http://www.businessinsider.com/warren-buffetts-advice-to-women-2013-5#ixzz2r5Bv7Qgn