May 24, 2023
valhalla tahoe | Grand Hall
grit to THRIVE
VALHALLA TAHOE - GRAND HALL | May 24, 2023
Introducing Grit to Thrive, an event that’s all about harnessing your inner strength and using it to propel you forward in both your personal and professional life. We’ve all shown grit at some point, but now it’s time to learn how to focus that determination on what truly matters to you—transforming it into support, sponsorship, and self-confidence.
Join us for this incredible event, where we’ll be guided by Prashanthi Raman, an award-winning attorney and public policy executive with nearly 20 years of experience navigating complex, high-stakes political environments. Prashanthi’s expertise spans the international, federal, state, and local levels, with a career that includes shaping policy, driving business growth, and tackling tough challenges in healthcare, transportation, AI, and tech.
Prashanthi is known for her ability to see around corners and anticipate trends, particularly in emerging industries, where she’s built regulatory frameworks that open up new business and revenue pathways. As a woman of color in government, tech, and transportation, she’s dedicated to driving change that impacts real people, demonstrating visionary leadership, and building dynamic, diverse teams along the way.
This is your chance to learn from someone who has consistently turned challenges into opportunities and used her grit to thrive. Prashanthi will share actionable strategies for turning your resilience into tangible success, whether you're navigating a complex industry or pushing forward in your own career.
Don’t miss out on this powerful opportunity to learn how to harness your grit, build trust, and move forward with confidence. Grit to Thrive is about turning strength into success—let’s unlock your potential together!
PRASHANTHI RAMAN
WORKSHOP SPEAKER
Vice President of Global Government Affairs at Cruise
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Prashanthi Raman is forging the pathway to deliver all-electric, shared, autonomous vehicles to San Francisco and cities across the world. As Vice President of Global Government Affairs at the San Francisco-based autonomous vehicle company, Cruise, she was instrumental in Cruise’s achievement of numerous historic “firsts” and is helping to build a safer, cleaner, and more accessible future for transportation. As a woman of color and mother of two, Prashanthi leads in an industry where women and people of color are underrepresented in senior leadership positions and utilizing her power to persuade in working with critical stakeholders, including technologists, business leaders, community stakeholders and government leaders, to educate and build support for emerging technology and its benefits.
Prashanthi has a passion for building new and better ways to connect people with vital services they rely on every day. She began her career as a health care lawyer, helping create a network of retail health clinics for a metropolitan-Chicago based company, later serving on the senior staff to Illinois Governor Quinn. Prashanthi also led public policy efforts at Lyft, establishing the company as a staple transportation service and ensuring it provided access to underserved areas around the country.
As a leader in her industry and in navigating male dominant industries, Prashanthi is a frequent speaker on panels, keynotes and guest lectures throughout the country.
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Get ready to meet a boss lady who's crushing the luxury real estate game like it's nobody's business. Shari Chase is the Founder and CEO of Chase International Real Estate, and let's just say, she's kind of a big deal.
With over 37 years of experience under her belt, Chase established her company as a leader in the luxury real estate market, with a network of real estate pros and buyers that would make your head spin. She even has serious accolades to her name, like selling the Thunderbird Lodge for a cool $50 million - a worldwide record held for eight years. And don't forget about representing the co-founder of Tommy Hilfiger's Tranquility at Lake Tahoe, offered at a jaw-dropping $100 million.
But it's not just about the big sales - she's also a trailblazer when it comes to marketing luxury properties. Her vision and reputation as a trendsetter has influenced the way luxury properties are marketed globally today. And let's not forget about her London office, opened in 1998, which represented buyers for European properties and promoted American properties to an international clientele.
Chase is all about innovation and staying ahead of the curve. She's the first to embrace new technologies, like "storytelling" videos and the latest social media networking, and she's even developed a new model for virtual luxury teams - a way to do business without the heavy lift and haul of bricks and mortar. Chase has created a path for exploring self realization and offers wisdom teachings through the Rankema World Summit. If you’re looking to make a difference in your life and the lives of others, sign up and discover the road to abundance.
But what really sets Chase and her company apart is their heart-centered approach to real estate and the real state of life. It's all about embracing messages of abundance and kindness, and creating a culture filled with joy, health, and success. And with a leadership team and sales associates who are strongly committed to providing legendary client service, it's no wonder Chase International Real Estate is such a force to be reckoned with. So if you're looking for a real estate powerhouse with heart and hustle, look no further than Shari Chase and Chase International Real Estate.
SHARI CHASE
Founder and CEO of CHASE International
POWER HOUR SPEAKER
