A Fundraiser for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Foundation Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. In this virtual event, experts will share their advice — from the importance of meditating to the power of customized integrative wellness. Learn tips to achieve top performance in all aspects of your life. We are honored to include […]
Please join Make It Better Media Group’s Founder and Chief Visionary Officer, Susan B. Noyes, for a very special Family Fireside Chat on Feb. 3. She will be joined by her mother Virginia Blankenbaker, sister Betsy Murphy, daughter Emma Noyes, and nephew Willie Griswold. Learn how matriarch Virginia has faced challenges, lived fully and inspired […]
Follow Helen Abe’s top financial tips for women, which she shared in a virtual Fireside Chat with Make It Better Founder and Chief Visionary Officer Susan Noyes.
Women as a group face many financial challenges. We earn less on average during our careers compared to men, and we compound that shortcoming by investing less. One in five divorced women lives in poverty. All of these shortfalls send us into retirement with significantly smaller nest eggs than men have — yet we live […]
Women as a group face many financial challenges. We earn less on average during our careers compared to men, and we compound that shortcoming by investing less. One in five divorced women lives in poverty. All of these shortfalls send us into retirement with significantly smaller nest eggs than men have — yet we live […]
Last month, the SPACES virtual event “Designing the Perfect Second Home” brought together three expert designers to discuss their experiences designing and building second homes. The conversation covered the latest second home design trends, tips for prospective second homeowners, and how clients’ thinking on second homes has changed in recent years. The panels were: Chicago-based […]
On Tuesday Nov. 30, Laura Coy, Head of Philanthropy Strategy and ESG Integration for William Blair, and Carole Wood, president and CEO of Northwestern Settlement, joined Make It Better Media Group founder and Chief Visionary Officer Susan B. Noyes for a virtual fireside chat. William Blair, an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services […]
The Chicago Sky won their first WNBA Championship on Oct. 17, bringing the long-awaited title home. Chicago Sky owner Michael Alter discussed the impact the title will have on the franchise, as well as the next steps for the organization, in a fireside chat on Nov. 1 with Susan B. Noyes, founder and chief visionary […]
Dr. Helene Gayle has devoted the majority of her life to aiding the most vulnerable of populations. After more than two decades with the CDC, where she led initiatives to combat HIV/AIDS, Gayle has directed her recent philanthropic efforts to Chicago. In 2017, Gayle was named the president and CEO of Chicago Community Trust and […]
In December 2020, John A. Edwardson, former CEO of United Airlines and CDW, delivered a commencement speech at his alma mater, Purdue University. Susan B. Noyes, Better’s founder, was so struck by Edwardson’s speech that she recently hosted a fireside chat with him to learn more about his journey as a businessman, father, and philanthropist. […]
