Julia Geisman

Julia​ ​ recognized​ ​ that​ ​ women​ ​ continue​ ​ to​ ​ struggle​ ​ in reaching​ ​ executive​ ​ leadership​ ​ positions​ ​ despite​ ​ 40​ ​ years of​ ​ concerted​ ​ effort.​ ​ She​ ​ understood​ ​ the​ ​ cause​ ​ of​ ​ the problem​ ​ lies​ ​ with​ ​ multiple​ ​ factors:​ ​ societal​ ​ expectations that​ ​ influence​ ​ attitudes,​ ​ workplace​ ​ cultures,​ ​ as​ ​ well​ ​ as the​ ​ women​ ​ themselves.​ ​ She​ ​ also​ ​ realized​ ​ that​ ​ the​ ​ time​ ​ is right​ ​ to​ ​ tackle​ ​ this​ ​ problem.​ ​ This​ ​ is​ ​ why​ ​ she​ ​ founded CareerAgility.
She​ ​ brings​ ​ her​ ​ years​ ​ of​ ​ experience​ ​ working​ ​ with​ ​ global companies​ ​ to​ ​ provide​ ​ the​ ​ knowledge​ ​ and​ ​ skills​ ​ people need​ ​ to​ ​ succeed​ ​ at​ ​ their​ ​ jobs,​ ​ build​ ​ successful​ ​ teams, and​ ​ to​ ​ create​ ​ work​ ​ environments​ ​ in​ ​ which​ ​ everyone​ ​ thrives.​ ​ She​ ​ believes​ ​ measuring​ ​ impacts​ ​ is​ ​ the key​ ​ to​ ​ sustained​ ​ change.​ ​ Her​ ​ systemic​ ​ view​ ​ of​ ​ problem-solving​ ​ guided​ ​ the​ ​ creation​ ​ of CareerAgility's​ ​ integrated​ ​ approach​ ​ to​ ​ achieving​ ​ gender​ ​ equality​ ​ in​ ​ the​ ​ workplace​ ​ and empowering​ ​ women​ ​ to​ ​ seize​ ​ the​ ​ available​ ​ opportunities.
As​ ​ an​ ​ international​ ​ speaker​ ​ on​ ​ a ​ ​ variety​ ​ of​ ​ gender​ ​ equality​ ​ topics,​ ​ Julia​ ​ is​ ​ known​ ​ for​ ​ her​ ​ ability​ ​ to engage​ ​ and​ ​ motivate​ ​ participants​ ​ leading​ ​ to​ ​ greater​ ​ understanding.​ ​ She​ ​ is​ ​ the​ ​ author​ ​ of​ ​ Your CareerNexus,​ ​ a ​ ​ series​ ​ of​ ​ eGuidebooks​ ​ developed​ ​ to​ ​ help​ ​ women​ ​ increase​ ​ their​ ​ success​ ​ in advocating​ ​ for​ ​ themselves​ ​ and​ ​ integrating​ ​ their​ ​ personal​ ​ and​ ​ professional​ ​ goals. Julia​ ​ has​ ​ a ​ ​ masters​ ​ in​ ​ Organizational​ ​ Management​ ​ and​ ​ Development,​ ​ has​ ​ been​ ​ on​ ​ the​ ​ faculty​ ​ of Boston​ ​ University's​ ​ part-time​ ​ MBA​ ​ program,​ ​ Suffolk​ ​ University,​ ​ Wentworth​ ​ Institute,​ ​ and​ ​ has​ ​ been a​ ​ guest​ ​ lecturer​ ​ at​ ​ Bentley​ ​ University.​ ​ She​ ​ volunteers​ ​ as​ ​ a ​ ​ coach​ ​ for​ ​ Babson's​ ​ CTLP​ ​ and​ ​ is​ ​ a ​ ​ Big Sister.