Chief Executive Officers

"It has been an incredibly rewarding experience to work with so many dedicated SEC staff who strive every day to protect investors and ensure our markets operate with integrity,” “Over the past four years we have brought a record number of enforcement actions, engaged in one of the busiest rulemaking periods, and gained greater authority from Congress to better fulfill our mission."

"It’s amazing what people will stop doing when they have to tell the world what they’ve been doing."

"“I go to my own house. I live on a 200-acre farm in Middleburg, and it’s the best. I can walk up to three miles and never leave the property. That’s my sanctuary.”"

"“Every time I drive to the Virginia hotel, I’m like, ‘I can’t believe I built this.’ I’m very proud of myself, but to see faces of color coming through the door is really terrific. I want to go out of my way to meet as many guests as possible, because I want them to also feel a sense of ownership here.”"

"“I think I was pissed off,” she says, nodding to her years “as the little woman behind the man.” She adds: “There was a lot of me left on the table.”"

"“These doors would open, and I said, ‘Why can’t I go through them?’”. “And I decided I was going to go through every door that came my way.”"

"“Horses are as important to America’s history as any living creature, including man,”"

"“I was always drawn to places that Black people don’t usually go,” the business executive and philanthropist wrote in her memoir, which was released in the fall."

"No, you were just the nice person who taught me how to play the Ice Castles theme. But in your book, you write about, for example, obsessively practicing your violin to the point where your mother was like,"

"It is a “peerless group of standard setters and policy makers and government officials” interested in seeing the highest quality, most accessible data made available to everyone."

"I have the most beautiful farm in the world. I sit on almost 200 acres,” “I can walk the horses around. It’s just the most peaceful place in the world, and I love it.”"

"“I don’t know when I’m going to feel totally comfortable with saying, Yes, I’m successful,” she says. “Every day I wake up and say, Okay, we’ve got to learn to take a risk here and take a risk there. Because I also understand I could lose it all tomorrow. It’s in learning to be vulnerable and true to yourself and really make sure that you’re safe in your space that you can continue to grow your company.”"

"I am creating content programming that is really separating us from all the other companies out there, and this is key,” she says. “I can create my own playground through the hospitality business. It’s not just putting heads in beds, but bringing heads to beds for a purpose. That experience is what Salamander is all about.”"

"“I love challenges. I’m a risk-taker,”"

"“I really felt as though I could be a good leader and role model by building a company that celebrated diversity and bringing in a clientele that will continue to support us,”"

"I visited the campus and talked to the coach," "I know a lot of players on the team and felt it was the perfect fit for me. It is also close to home which I'm excited about."

"“I’m a Tar Heel born and bred," Smith Lyon said in a press release. "It was always my dream to play at North Carolina, and now to be head coach feels like I’m coming home.""

"Thank you also to the Marshall administration and the city of Huntington, West Virginia, for being so supportive of our program over the past five years. The student-athletes in Marshall's softball program have done amazing things – and they will continue to do amazing things.""

"I also want to thank my coach and mentor, Donna J. Papa. I'm grateful for all that she has done for the Carolina Softball program at the University during her amazing career, and I am humbled to have the opportunity to build on the foundation she has created."

"I'm a Tar Heel born and bred. It was always my dream to play at North Carolina, and to now be the head coach feels like I'm coming home," Smith Lyon said. "I deeply appreciate the trust and confidence that Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, Director of Athletics Bubba Cunningham, Senior Associate AD Vince Ille and the Board of Trustees are showing by hiring me to lead this group of talented young women and welcoming me to the Tar Heel coaching family."

"thumb|Megan Smith official portraitI’m a woman in motion,” Megan Smith says. “I feel like I’m always moving.” Whether the Camelback Village Racquet & Health Club fitness director is teaching a class, training a client, maintaining equipment or leading meetings at Village Health Clubs & Spas’ flagship, she has her gym bag – which doubles as a work bag – in tow. “I use the club as a member as well. I go to yoga classes, I play tennis and I use the childcare [service],” she says of the “community-driven” club. “We want to be people’s third space. We want to be like that second home that they can come [to] and feel welcome.”"

"At a really early age, I started to learn by watching that aptitude and access are two different things. My mom wasn’t dumb—she was smart, but she didn’t have access to things for most of her life. With a little bit of access to education, she changed her circumstances."

"That’s what my journey taught me, that I could do really meaningful things in a positive way—so that the ‘how’ it was done was maybe even more important than the ‘what’."

"1994 was the most impactful year for me. The country was transitioning to democracy and because I had become such a fan of television, the psychology of the media became obvious to me even at that age."

"I made a decision very early on that I was going to use my career in media and storytelling for good, so for me it is about the impact of the work that we have done."

"The more I watched television, the more I understood that this thing actually shapes the world that we live in."

"I work with leaders from all walks of life. The goal is to help them understand the power of personal narratives and organizational narratives too."

"I had to make a decision about whether I really wanted to be a lawyer or to pursue media."

"That’s when I thought, media is what I will do, but for good. If there are more of us doing good, with this platform and this tool, maybe by changing mindsets and getting people to see the similarities between themselves rather than the differences, then what kind of world could we build."

"You cannot forget your roots. Africa is like mother and child; you can’t separate them."

"” she said. “Just realize that when you come to UTA your education is just starting. The world is changing so quickly. Education is a forever commitment. It never stops.”"

"We wanted to address the challenges surrounding time, attendance and authentic payroll processing to ensure ‘the right people in the right place at the right time’, eliminate costly and ineffective paperwork and supervision, streamline operations and processes and address the perennial problem of ghost workers."

"This is our time to take action because the problems our communities and our societies are dealing with require our feminist leadership capability and Leadership is not at the Boardroom. Leadership is here. We can communicate, We can convince, We can collaborate, We can advocate."

"I did not imagine I would be where I am, not at all."

"Men who are against it feel the law can be used by unscrupulous women to trap them into marriages they are not ready for."

"As Kenya moves towards universal health coverage, private hospitals play a crucial role in expanding access to quality care."

"We were praised and challenged at the same time, which is a very good thing that makes me grounded. We were taught not to look down on anybody"

"If the case would be that I am the Presidents niece and I had it easier, then we (the KICC) would be dormant. The president does not come sit here and give me ideas; he does not come and make sure that everything is working fine. So, that is a perception, and it is about breaking that perception."

"Our expansion goes beyond geographical reach; it is about establishing a deeper connection with the customers we serve. Whether you're a business owner in need of financial solutions, a farmer seeking agricultural financing, or an individual planning for your financial future, DTB is here to serve you."

"As for her message for wannabe women entrepreneurs, Kanika says the first step for them is to assume that most things in their lives are negotiable and they must not settle for whatever they are offered. They need not accept the status quo as fixed and rigid."

"Fifty years ago, most people could not afford cars. Today a majority of people can. I think the sky is the next big place where there’s going to be a lot of things happening. I want to make air taxis a reality. I want to be able to take people from their homes to their offices in air taxis."

"I always say there is no one who can understand what exactly you are going through. So, one should not look for external gratification, motivation or validation. If there is something you want to do in your life, you have to do it for yourself."

"To me success is about being able to sleep without a worry. And I say this because peaceful sleep is the hardest to achieve today. Success is also being able to look at myself in the mirror with pride and be happy with what I am doing."

"There really is nothing in the world that can stop you from achieving what you want… nothing but your own self-limiting thoughts"

"The best part of my job is the friendship i create with my clients and never knowing who would walk through my door. It is always a joy an honor to serve."

"If I were a politician, I would make sure to spread love among my people but eliminating tribalism."

"As a Nigerian singer, people don’t need to understand a word of what you are saying to enjoy your music."

"I am not sure if there is much difference in music anywhere in the world. The world is a small place now with information technology."

"It’s not every day you find people that have a love for the motherland and want to showcase our talent."

"We believe that it is critical to invest in children’s minds, equipping them with life skills that will help them become successful in life."