Liz Ryan

Current

• Workplace Expert, Career Advisor, International Keynote Speaker at Ask Liz Ryan
• Soprano at Colorado Light Opera
• Chief Encouragement Officer at Ask Liz Ryan Online Community

2 more...

Past

• CEO/founder at WorldWIT
• co-founder at Ucentric Systems
• Principal at Liz Ryan Consulting

6 more...

Education

• Northwestern University
• Loyola University
• Manhattan School of Music

Recommended

22 people have recommended Liz

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Human Resources

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog
• My Blog

Liz Ryan’s Summary

Twitter: asklizryan
Ask Liz Ryan Online Community: http://www.asklizryan.com/group
NING Site: http://asklizryanhr.ning.com


I'm a Human Resources strategist and commentator. I consult with employers on their acquisition and retention of smart people. I deliver keynote presentations in the US and abroad. I help individuals with their job-search and career-change issues. I write about the workplace, HR leadership, and online community for Yahoo!, Business Week, AllBusiness.com, and LifeMeetsWork.com, and provide radio commentary for BBC Radio and NPR.

You can join the Ask Liz Ryan online discussion community at http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/asklizryan
There are 25,000 of us sharing business, careers and "life" advice there!

My background: I was a Fortune 500 Human Resources leader (U.S. Robotics) and then the co-founder of the venture-backed startup Ucentric Systems, now a division of Motorola. In 1999 I launched the email group ChicWIT, which over time became WorldWIT, the world's largest online network for professional women. In April 2007 I launched Ask Liz Ryan, an HR think tank and consultancy, as well as the global Ask Liz Ryan online community.

I'm a keynote speaker, consultant and author on workplace issues, networking and work/life management.

I write a weekly workplace column for Business Week online, and am the Yahoo!HotJobs networking expert. I give on-air Human Resources and workplace commentary for BBC Radio and NPR's "Morning Edition." I am the Careers Expert for LifeMeetsWork.com. I consult with organizations on their people-management, leadership and HR issues. In 2006 I wrote Happy About Online Networking: The Virtual-ly Simple Guide to Building Business Relationships. I also work with a small number of career-changers and professionals looking for career guidance.

I live in Boulder, Colorado with my husband and five children, and sing opera and musical theatre for fun. My website is www.asklizryan.com

Liz Ryan’s Specialties:

Workplace columnist for Business Week online, on-air workplace commentator for NPR's "Morning Edition" and BBC Radio and for CNN, CNBC, MSNBC et al. Expertise in Human Resources and the changing workplace; Diversity and Inclusion; networking, particularly online networking; work-life management; and women in entrepreneurism and corporate leadership. Writer and speaker on post-millennium workplace issues and work/family conflict.

Additional Information

Liz Ryan’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog
• My Blog

Liz Ryan’s Interests:

Opera, musical theatre, the Rocky Mountain Revels, quantum mechanics/astrophysics, The Mob, Broadway musicals, running, languages

Liz Ryan’s Groups:

Member, National Speakers Association
Member, Human Resources Planning Society
Member, MyLinkedInPowerForum
Advisor, Donne del Mediterraneo
Member, Colorado Human Resources Association
Founder, HRColorado
Member of SHRM, WIPP, Association for Women in Communication
Founder, HRNation Discussion Group (http://tinyurl.com/bskjn)

•    Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (25,000+ members)
•    eOffice
•    Women 2.0
•    Ask Liz Ryan
•    Great Free Apps
•    US Robotics Alumni
•    Expert Forum
•    SoboTalk
•    Ask! in Boulder, Colorado
•    LongsPeakNet
•    Ask Liz Ryan Careers
•    Front Range Career Forum
•    Ask Liz Ryan Virtual

Liz Ryan’s Honors:

Winner, Stevie Award ("The business world's own Oscars" according to the New York Post), 2004, Best Business Association
Winner, Trailblazer Award 2005, Association for Women in Communications
Winner, Advocacy Award 2005, Enterprising Woman Magazine
Winner, Lifetime Achievement Award 2005, Colorado State University COLOWIT Conference