Persephone Zill mentored me towards the end of my college career at Fordham University when I attempted to juggle three executive leadership positions in sustainability, a senior undergraduate thesis, and countless impact-driven goals that I had for our community. When we met, I felt immediately attracted to her organized and authentic presence and I reached out to her to gain some guidance around my overwhelm at juggling it all and feeling ineffective. Looking back now, I can’t imagine how I would have kept my head on straight, let alone achieved what I did to create meaningful and measurable change had I not received her expert mentorship and grounding guidance. I have met with her semi-regularly since our first meeting, walking away each time with newfound clarity, energy, and actual hard leadership skills. I owe so much to Persephone. She is among the most impactful mentors in my life, and I know that she has served other students of all backgrounds, interests, and dedications at our social innovation lab. To Persephone, any problem is workable. Her flexibility allows her to create efficiently and skillfully. At an impasse, Persephone accepts the wholeness of the hinderance, and takes mindful steps forward by asking the right questions before working collaboratively with us for the answers. Her skills and commitment to the larger goals allow her to be able to work with any [type of] person in any level of leadership. Persephone intuitively knows when to be flexible, and when to be firm. I wouldn’t quite refer to Persephone as a

Persephone is an incredible combination of business savvy, spirited enthusiasm, organizational efficiency and deep calm. Her events reflect a broad and ecclectic knowledge base and a powerful approach to messaging and motivating. She's rallied, wrangled and enthused the Westchester women's business community since 2003 and is an amazing resource.

Persephone Zill mentored me towards the end of my college career at Fordham University when I attempted to juggle three executive leadership positions in sustainability, a senior undergraduate thesis, and countless impact-driven goals that I had for our community. When we met, I felt immediately attracted to her organized and authentic presence and I reached out to her to gain some guidance around my overwhelm at juggling it all and feeling ineffective. Looking back now, I can’t imagine how I would have kept my head on straight, let alone achieved what I did to create meaningful and measurable change had I not received her expert mentorship and grounding guidance. I have met with her semi-regularly since our first meeting, walking away each time with newfound clarity, energy, and actual hard leadership skills. I owe so much to Persephone. She is among the most impactful mentors in my life, and I know that she has served other students of all backgrounds, interests, and dedications at our social innovation lab. To Persephone, any problem is workable. Her flexibility allows her to create efficiently and skillfully. At an impasse, Persephone accepts the wholeness of the hinderance, and takes mindful steps forward by asking the right questions before working collaboratively with us for the answers. Her skills and commitment to the larger goals allow her to be able to work with any [type of] person in any level of leadership. Persephone intuitively knows when to be flexible, and when to be firm. I wouldn’t quite refer to Persephone as a

Persephone is an incredible combination of business savvy, spirited enthusiasm, organizational efficiency and deep calm. Her events reflect a broad and ecclectic knowledge base and a powerful approach to messaging and motivating. She's rallied, wrangled and enthused the Westchester women's business community since 2003 and is an amazing resource.

Persephone Zill mentored me towards the end of my college career at Fordham University when I attempted to juggle three executive leadership positions in sustainability, a senior undergraduate thesis, and countless impact-driven goals that I had for our community. When we met, I felt immediately attracted to her organized and authentic presence and I reached out to her to gain some guidance around my overwhelm at juggling it all and feeling ineffective. Looking back now, I can’t imagine how I would have kept my head on straight, let alone achieved what I did to create meaningful and measurable change had I not received her expert mentorship and grounding guidance. I have met with her semi-regularly since our first meeting, walking away each time with newfound clarity, energy, and actual hard leadership skills. I owe so much to Persephone. She is among the most impactful mentors in my life, and I know that she has served other students of all backgrounds, interests, and dedications at our social innovation lab. To Persephone, any problem is workable. Her flexibility allows her to create efficiently and skillfully. At an impasse, Persephone accepts the wholeness of the hinderance, and takes mindful steps forward by asking the right questions before working collaboratively with us for the answers. Her skills and commitment to the larger goals allow her to be able to work with any [type of] person in any level of leadership. Persephone intuitively knows when to be flexible, and when to be firm. I wouldn’t quite refer to Persephone as a

Persephone is an incredible combination of business savvy, spirited enthusiasm, organizational efficiency and deep calm. Her events reflect a broad and ecclectic knowledge base and a powerful approach to messaging and motivating. She's rallied, wrangled and enthused the Westchester women's business community since 2003 and is an amazing resource.