Women’s History Month

CELEBRATING WOMEN WHO TELL OUR STORIES

The 2023 Women’s History Month theme honors the role of women as storytellers who seek to share the lessons learned about the human condition while giving a voice to those who may be voiceless. From grandmothers, to journalists, to songwriters, and to performers, women storytellers have been instrumental in the transfer of knowledge, dedicated to sharing the truth, and devoted to communicating the lessons of those who came before us. This year’s celebration is a reminder that there is power in telling stories that not only entertain but that also keep people informed and connected.

NWHA 2023 Theme

Sheryl Sandberg

“We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.”

Coffee Talk with Amber Webb Sims and Maya Razon

For the 2023 Women’s History Month celebration, Studio 5 is thrilled to present an inspiring Coffee Talk with our guests, Amber Webb Sims, Assistant Vice President, Senior Legal Counsel-Litigation at AT&T, and Maya Razon, Innovation Lead, Google School for Leaders, at Google. Studio 5’s Elizabeth Fiting will facilitate this intimate and productive “Coffee Talk” panel discussion with Amber and Maya. Together, they will share with us their wisdom and experience as women in leadership roles within their respective fields. This month’s Coffee Talk will also include Q&A time with the Studio 5 team. Come prepared with questions.

Meet Our Host

Elizabet Fiting

Director of Learning Strategy

Meet Our Guests

Amber Webb Sims

Attorney.
Speaker.
Writer.
Abolitionist.
These are just a few words that describe Amber Webb Sims. As a trial lawyer with nearly 100 first chair jury trials, Amber is among the top attorneys in Texas as measured by actual cases tried. But her gift an passion are empowering people through making complicated, intimidating information understandable, engaging, practical, and fun. This passion has extended beyond the courtroom to topics such as theology, politics, and social justice.
After graduating from The Hockaday School in 2003, Amber got a B.A. in Political Science from The George Washington University. Afterwards, she obtained her Doctor of Jurisprudence, cum laude, from Texas Tech University School of Law. She worked briefly as an Assistant District Attorney in Dallas County during the tenure of Craig Watkins, the first African-American elected District Attorney in the State of Texas. Her primary field of practice is insurance defense litigation, and Amber has worked in a top insurance defense law firm as well as for three of the largest carriers in the country. Amber currently works as Assistant Vice President, Senior Legal Counsel in Litigation for AT&T, and her responsibilities include handling personal injury, premises liability, catastrophic loss, wrongful death, and commercial dispute cases in the six states that make up old Southwestern Bell.
In her spare time, Amber co-hosts the Broke-ish podcast with Erika Brown, and they discuss the systemic and interpersonal impacts of racism and injustice on the Black community. She also regularly appears on radio shows, virtual events, and churches – discussing a wide range of issues. She lives in Prosper, Texas with her husband, and they have a blended family of six children.

Maya Razon

As the Innovation Lead for the Google School for Leaders Maya is responsible for exploring how GSL expands its impact outside the walls of Google. During her time at Google, she has designed a first-of-its-kind learning space using neuroaesthetics, helped integrate development into Google’s performance management process and designed and delivered transformational learning experiences to leaders from around the globe.
Maya has over two decades of learning and development experience. Prior to joining Google, she operated her own organizational development consultancy in the San Francisco Bay Area focused on helping organizations, leaders and teams build capability and deliver results. Some of her clients included Advent, Airbnb, Electronic Arts, Gap Inc., Genentech, Lending Club, Shutterfly, Inc. and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Before consulting, Maya held leadership positions in organizations including Jamba Juice and Gap.
er knowledge of urban anthropology, social work and group dynamics inform her unique approach. Maya holds a BA in anthropology from the University of California Los Angeles and a Masters degree in Social Work from Boston University.