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Rise & Thrive: Career Advice from Women Leaders

Wednesday, March 4, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
Webinar
Sponsored by
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand
Rise & Thrive: Career Advice from Women Leaders
WEBINAR
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
Sponsored by
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand
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Growing into leadership often requires more than strong execution. It calls for the ability to think strategically, understand the bigger picture, and connect everyday work to long-term impact. For many women leaders, developing this mindset has been a defining factor in how they advanced, gained influence, and moved up the career ladder.

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Cornerstone's women leaders as they share the career lessons, mindset shifts, and strategic insights that shaped their journeys. Our speakers will reflect on how their perspective evolved over time, how they learned to zoom out and lead more strategically, and what they wish they had known earlier in their careers. Through real stories and practical advice, this session highlights how strategic thinking shows up in leadership and how others can begin building it at any stage.

During this webinar, you’ll learn about:

  1. How women leaders developed strategic, big-picture thinking over the course of their careers

  2. Key mindset shifts that supported their growth into more senior roles

  3. Ways to connect day-to-day work to broader business goals

  4. How thinking beyond your role can increase visibility and impact

  5. Practical career advice from women leaders on navigating growth and advancement


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Want to attend but can’t make the webinar date work? No problem! Register anyway and we’ll send you the recording for you to watch on your own time.


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Meet the speakers

Brandy Pond, Vice President, Executive Programs

Brandy Pond

Vice President, Executive Programs

Brandy Pond

Vice President, Executive Programs

Brandy Pond is Vice President, Executive Programs where she partners with executive leadership to drive strategic alignment, operational excellence, and revenue-impacting initiatives across the organization. With nearly two decades of experience in enterprise software and technology, Brandy has led high-visibility programs spanning go-to-market execution, executive operations, and large-scale organizational transformation in complex, global environments. A trusted advisor to senior leaders, Brandy is known for her ability to translate ...

Rose Sheldon, V.P. Global Learning Strategy & Innovation

Rose Sheldon

V.P. Global Learning Strategy & Innovation

Rose Sheldon

V.P. Global Learning Strategy & Innovation

Rose Sheldon is the VP of Global Learning Strategy & Innovation at Cornerstone OnDemand, where she leads initiatives that drive product adoption, customer success, and AI-enhanced enablement across global teams. With over two decades of experience spanning enterprise learning, customer operations, and strategic transformation—including leadership roles at KeyBank and Allstate—Rose has built a reputation for designing scalable programs that align people, technology, and data to deliver measurable business impact. She holds an MBA with a ...

Mini Peiris, Chief Marketing Officer

Mini Peiris

Chief Marketing Officer

Mini Peiris

Chief Marketing Officer

Mini Peiris is Chief Marketing Officer for Cornerstone, where she is responsible for shaping global go-to-market strategy, driving awareness, partner and customer engagement, and furthering the company's position as an industry leader in workforce AI. She leads corporate brand strategy, operations, field and demand generation, along with the product, partner, and customer marketing teams. Mini is an accomplished go-to-market and product executive with 25+ years of experience guiding global tech organizations through periods of ...

Kathy Schrepferman, Manager, Talent Acquisition

Kathy Schrepferman

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Kathy Schrepferman

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Talent Acquisition leader with 20+ years of recruiting experience, including the last decade supporting global SaaS organizations. She brings authenticity, grit, and a solutions-driven mindset to her work, with a deep passion for building inclusive, high-performing teams. Since 2018, Kathy has advanced DEI initiatives across Talent, partnering with global leaders to embed equitable practices throughout the organization. She currently manages a global recruiting team and collaborates closely with C-suite and business partners to build ...

Brandy Pond, Vice President, Executive Programs

Brandy Pond

Vice President, Executive Programs

Brandy Pond is Vice President, Executive Programs where she partners with executive leadership to drive strategic alignment, operational excellence, and revenue-impacting initiatives across the organization. With nearly two decades of experience in enterprise software and technology, Brandy has led high-visibility programs spanning go-to-market execution, executive operations, and large-scale organizational transformation in complex, global environments. A trusted advisor to senior leaders, Brandy is known for her ability to translate strategy into action, influence without authority, and bring clarity to ambiguity. Her leadership style blends business rigor with empathy and inclusion—empowering teams and executives to scale impact, lead with confidence, and deliver results.
Rose Sheldon, V.P. Global Learning Strategy & Innovation

Rose Sheldon

V.P. Global Learning Strategy & Innovation

Rose Sheldon is the VP of Global Learning Strategy & Innovation at Cornerstone OnDemand, where she leads initiatives that drive product adoption, customer success, and AI-enhanced enablement across global teams. With over two decades of experience spanning enterprise learning, customer operations, and strategic transformation—including leadership roles at KeyBank and Allstate—Rose has built a reputation for designing scalable programs that align people, technology, and data to deliver measurable business impact. She holds an MBA with a concentration in Customer Experience and has been recognized as a Top 50 L&D Professional and a Learning Elite Award finalist. Rose lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and two kids, and when she's not driving transformation at work, she's driving her kids to soccer and hockey practice.
Mini Peiris, Chief Marketing Officer

Mini Peiris

Chief Marketing Officer

Mini Peiris is Chief Marketing Officer for Cornerstone, where she is responsible for shaping global go-to-market strategy, driving awareness, partner and customer engagement, and furthering the company's position as an industry leader in workforce AI. She leads corporate brand strategy, operations, field and demand generation, along with the product, partner, and customer marketing teams. Mini is an accomplished go-to-market and product executive with 25+ years of experience guiding global tech organizations through periods of transformation and growth. Her executive journey began at NetSuite where she led product and global marketing through a decade of the company’s most important years of growth and was instrumental in establishing NetSuite as the fastest growing ERP. Her subsequent CMO roles at Doma, Elementum, and Ambra Health solidified her reputation for building high-performing teams, who align brand, product, and sales strategies for measurable impact. Most recently, she served as CMO at Nintex where she repositioned them from process automation to the leader in Agentic Business Orchestration. Known for her commitment to operational excellence, Mini has taken three companies through IPO. She contributes to the broader technology ecosystem as a go-to-market advisor to emerging AI companies at Scale Venture Partners, and her prior work as a Director on the Board of Appen (ASX: APX)- the global leader in data for the AI lifecycle. She holds a BS in Cellular Molecular Biology from the University of Michigan.
Kathy Schrepferman, Manager, Talent Acquisition

Kathy Schrepferman

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Talent Acquisition leader with 20+ years of recruiting experience, including the last decade supporting global SaaS organizations. She brings authenticity, grit, and a solutions-driven mindset to her work, with a deep passion for building inclusive, high-performing teams. Since 2018, Kathy has advanced DEI initiatives across Talent, partnering with global leaders to embed equitable practices throughout the organization. She currently manages a global recruiting team and collaborates closely with C-suite and business partners to build world-class teams that exceed business needs and keep processes strategic. Known for tackling roadblocks head-on, she is committed to elevating people, culture, and the hiring experience worldwide.

Sponsored by Cornerstone OnDemand

Cornerstone OnDemand
At Cornerstone, we empower each person we serve worldwide to liberate learning, disrupt systemic inequities, and be an extraordinary force for good. Cornerstone is a place where you can feel you belong. In our diverse environment built on equity and inclusion, you can feel seen, heard, and supported because everyone is continuously learning and growing together. We believe in providing equitable opportunities by empowering our people to continuously develop and grow, recognize and diminish bias, foster a sense of belonging, and speak up to inspire change. We drive community impact by facilitating growth opportunities for those making a difference in the world by offering free online education through Cornerstone Foundation and Cornerstone Cares. We create a culture of inclusion and ...

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