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Job Searching for College Grads

Career Advancement for Professional Women

Make It Happen: Navigate Your Internal Advancement

About

Career-savvy expert Tory Johnson is the founder and CEO of Women For Hire, which is the only producer of high caliber recruiting events for women. Johnson is also the Workplace Contributor on ABC’s Good Morning America, where she reaches more than five million viewers on a wide range of job-related issues and challenges. She is the anchor of Home Work on ABC News Now, the digital channel.

In addition to her television and online segments, Johnson writes columns where she addresses work/life balance topics for ABCNEWS.com, AOL’s Business & Career Coach section, Yahoo! HotJobs, and many more high profile outlets. She is also the co-author of four books on job searching and career advancement.

She is a frequent speaker to audiences nationwide, ranging from college campuses and Fortune 500 companies to prestigious conferences, where she shares strategies and solutions for finding success and satisfaction at work.

Glamour magazine dubbed Johnson the "raise fairy godmother" because of her expertise in advising a panel of women on how to successfully ask for—and secure—salary increases.

Johnson serves on the Alumni Associaton Board of Directors for Emerson College. She is a member of the Women Presidents’ Organization and her company is WBENC-certified.

Johnson founded Women For Hire after serving in corporate communications positions at ABC News, NBC News and Nickelodeon. She lives in New York City with her husband and children.

Assets

Johnson is a popular national speaker who has addressed thousands of women—from college campuses and student groups to professional women and entrepreneurs—with speeches focusing on job searching and career advancement throughout the country.

All of her speeches are inspiring, informational, and instructive. Audience leave with real-world, actionable steps they can take to advance their own careers.

From groups of 50 to more than 500, a small sampling of the diverse audiences Johnson has addressed include:

• College Campuses: Emerson College, Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business, Columbia University, Fordham University, Bentley College

• Internal Corporate Groups: Dell in Round Rock, TX; Kimberly-Clark in Roswell, GA; Ernst & Young, New York, NY

• Major Conferences: Texas Conference for Women, Massachusetts Conference for Women, Professional BusinessWomen of California, eWomenNetwork Annual National Conference, Bryant University Women's Conference

• Industry Associations: NCAA Forum on Gender Equity, YWCA, Ophelia Project, YMCA, Women in Communications, SWE

Rave Reviews

Johnson always wins rave reviews for her dedication to understanding the unique interests of the audience--working in advance with event or conference organizers to discuss their needs and goals. This knowledge is reflected in her customized remarks for the groups she addresses.

No matter who she is addressing, audiences nationwide find Johnson to be smart, fun, self-deprecating and, perhaps most of all, genuinely committed to women’s career advancement.