AI/ML Strategy & Innovation
It was a lovely evening of deep discussions with very accomplished women, feeling motivated more than ever! Thank you, Joya!
Founder & President of The Toy Museum of NY
Such a fantastic evening and such a treat to be with a table full of inspiring and successful business women. Job well done by our host, Joya Dass.
Mylene Isler
CAREER ATHLETE | High Performance Coach (ACC) | Helps ambitious leaders maximize the return on energy for peak performance and joy
Entering A Powerful Mastermind Dinner in NYC 🌃 ✨ I was honored to receive an invitation from Joya Dass to join her mastermind dinner. As I was on my way to the event, I felt anxious about opening up about my challenges in front of a group of women I had never met before. While I had joined many mastermind sessions and even facilitated a few of my own, I had never been in a mastermind group with strangers before. But this experience was so well-curated that it did not seem to matter. In fact, one could argue that it made the experience even better. We shared our struggles, goals, and motivations, and it was truly magical to be surrounded by powerful women who were eager to make a greater impact and to support and celebrate each other. I left the dinner feeling energized, empowered to share my story and motivated to break the self-imposed barriers I had been putting on myself. I am extremely grateful to Joya Dass for this magical dinner, and to all the ladies who are now part of my powerful sounding board. I am curious, how would you feel about opening up about your challenges to a group of people you don't know? #mastermindgroup #femaleempowerment
The biggest outcome of my attending your event in Connecticut was stepping out of my comfort zone. I drove from New Hampshire. I booked a bed and breakfast nearby the night before. I went to dinner by myself and met all kinds of interesting people. I met up with all of you for the Grace Trail walk the next day. It was a truly wonderful 2 days for me. I plan on practicing getting out of my comfort... Show more
Leadership & High-Performance Coach
Joya's mastermind dinner was a thought-provoking and galvanizing event. She brought together a diverse and fascinating group of women and she skillfully lead the conversation to invite curiosity, inspire courage, and to help the women at the table find much-needed clarity. I left the dinner with a renewed focus on my "one word" ("courage") and with an enormous appreciation for Joya's leadership.
Director, Public Relations; Global Director, Public Sector and Government Communications, Boston Consulting Group
You are SO INVESTED in me. It's truly empowering to be around you. You are amazing and you've changed me for the better.
Melanie Curtis
MelanieCurtis.com
Every Thursday, I get on my mastermind call with Joya Dass and other high-level entrepreneurs. Every time we come together, we share wins and crowdsource solutions on our current challenges as women in business. If there's time, we explore a thoughtful question and consider what connections might be useful. Joya is very generous with her network with her members. This week, my win was simple. I'm... Show more
Resident Director, Vice PresidentResident Director, Vice President Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
This is what I realize from being a part of your membership the last few years: I need to stop feeling guilty about taking care of myself first. At your last event, I was in a room with 7 or 8 women who said it out loud. Everyone was professionally successful, juggling work, home life and self care. So it's a good group to take advice from. It was nice to hear that sentiment echoed back to me.
Joya curates a powerful experience with her mastermind dinner by bringing together strong women with diverse backgrounds and experiences. She leads with thought provoking questions resulting in stimulating conversations. I didn't realize how much I was missing being around like minded women, who challenge and support me. The dinner reinvigorated me, and made me realize I need to make it a prior... Show more
The #1 outcome of me attending the dinner has been taking my relationships more seriously. I belong to a closed network group that has a lot of or are connected with my ideal clients yet I wasn't leveraging those relationships. I have begun the practice of introducing 1-2 new connections a week to my network. I have also been thinking about 2 things, making my affiliate system official and l... Show more
CEO at Events and Marketing Studio by Gabrielle Leonard
Flew into Boston yesterday to attend a mastermind dinner hosted by Joya Dass! I flew in yesterday afternoon with my assistant had dinner and we flew back in to ATL today. I got to meet some truly phenomenal women and connect in a way that I really enjoyed! I’m grateful and thankful that this is the life I get to live. I am so happy I made the decision to - Say yes to God’s will for my life ... Show more
Life and Mindset Coach, TEDx Speaker, Trainer
I flew to Boston last night for dinner! We say things... In jest... In truth... A part of us wants it... A part of us fears we won't get it or can't have it... A part of us fears we won't be able to hold the disappointment of it not happening... There's a part of us that also knows the possibility, The same part knows its a matter of choosing and standing for that choice, no matter what Wel... Show more
Vice President, Financial Counseling - Goldman Sachs
The Women’s Leadership Academy is truly unique from any other networking group or forum. I not only broadened my professional network, but I participate in specially curated immersive experiences within the arts, culture, culinary and fine dining spaces. I am a part of the finance and legal sector of this network. Through my membership, I met like minded, executive women that are ambitious, stron... Show more
Shruti Sharma
Investor and Serial Entrepreneur
Your events are about a higher level of networking. I cherished the fashion, the gastronomic excursions, and the personalized museum experiences. Added to that, you curated a group of high level women achievers. We had a perfect environment to develop deeper relationships and business ideas. It was a treat is to get away and look at life from a different perspective. Paris was an ideal location to... Show more
Julie Kelly
Principal, Co owner, Aerial Design & Build
The trip to Paris, France with Joya's Women's Leadership Academy was fabulous. Being around successful and like-minded women at several significant sites such as the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower was spectacular. Business life has a tendency to dominate my every day life. This trip was a breath of fresh air, because yes we got away, but we also had quality and thought-provoking conversations. Jo... Show more
Business Consultant, Merck
What I gained from the Paris retreat was the deep discussions about the challenges we face as women leaders and entrepreneurs. I'm in a new role at the same company. I'm thinking actively about my leadership and how to establish myself as an important voice on a new team. The beauty was that the all the members were objective listeners. I had no anxiety about being judged. We had these discuss... Show more
Brands Unlimited
Joya Dass, Thank you for putting together this immersive women's leadership weekend. Getting away from the routine and being surrounded by women that I admire in one of my favorite city’s was a delight. Allowing myself the time to work on my personal growth & development as well as just letting go of responsibilities for a weekend was exactly what I needed to regroup & refresh.