Here at Executive Elements, we like to feature fantastic women we think you should know. Some of these women are clients, some are friends, some are women we’ve only just met. But they all have this in common: they are dynamic, interesting women who have agreed to share with us their insights and secrets to success.

My Name: Ramona Rosario Reyes

My Current Job/Company: Director, Our Lady of Guadalupe Center at Catholic Social Services

My Work: I work with families and children to ensure they have the basic needs for survival. To also gain the tools and resources to sustain.

My Passion: My faith, my family, my community.

My Family: Rev. John T Coats II (Supportive Husband), Carrington (Amazing Future Doctor Daughter- 17), 3 dogs (Paco -15, Beattle – 14, and Maximillion 8 months)

My Hero or Heroes: My mom and grandmother (dropped out of school young but thrived).

My Escape: Dancing, riding my motorcycle, time with husband, family and friends.

Pet Peeve: Negative people

My Indulgence: Sweets

My Roots: Surrounded by family in every aspect. Strong women. Simple. Happy. Friendships that last forever.

My Future: With purpose and joy.

My Favorite Quote: “Always do a job so well that when you are not there they will know who did it” my mom

My Accessory: Always smiling.

My Advice to Young Women: Take the risk, ask the question, be fearless, travel often, especially out of the country.

How I Balance it All: Calendar, focus on the things that matter, and have meaningful relationships.

Here at Executive Elements, we like to feature fantastic women we think you should know. Some of these women are clients, some are friends, some are women we’ve only just met. But they all have this in common: they are dynamic, interesting women who have agreed to share with us their insights and secrets to success.

My Name: Heather Brandon

My Current Job/Company: VP Finance at OhioHealth

My Work: I help manage expenses and secure resources so that we can continue to provide healthcare for all.

My Passion: Connecting people to resources or other people to help them achieve whatever goal they are chasing.

My Hero or Heroes: People who lend their voice, advocacy or resources to positively affect social change.

My Escape: Any country with my husband off the grid, shopping in Vegas with my mom.

Pet Peeve: People who yell, people with low integrity.

My Indulgence: Cheese.

My Roots: Humble. Local.

My Future: All over the World.

My Favorite Quote: “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” (Gandhi),

“When you truly do not care what other people think of you, you have reached a dangerously awesome level of freedom.” (unknown)

My Accessory: Kate Spade bags.

My Advice to Young Women: Invest in yourself, understand your finances.

How I Balance it All: Yoga, 7-8 hours of sleep, prioritize time with friends and family to re-energize.

Here at Executive Elements, we like to feature fantastic women we think you should know. Some of these women are clients, some are friends, some are women we’ve only just met. But they all have this in common: they are dynamic, interesting women who have agreed to share with us their insights and secrets to success.

My Name: Jennifer Walton

My Current Job/Company: Associate Vice President of Marketing, Nationwide Financial

My Work: I lead the marketing group supporting the Nationwide Thought Leadership organization. I help make complex financial and retirement topics easier for everyday people to understand and apply.

My Passion: As a Mama to two young girls, and young Executive, my passion is to make it easier for others to stand where I stand. I want to see more happy and healthy Mamas, and more women, particularly of color, in Executive positions.

My Family: Atty. Sean Walton – my Superhero Husband; Sabella – the Queen, 4; Skyla – the cuddlebug, 2

My Hero or Heroes: I stand on the shoulders of some amazing women in my family. I give thanks daily to both of my Grandmothers, my mother, and my mother-in-law. Proof that life teaches lessons until the very end, and we always have room to learn and grow.

My Escape: You can find me at OrangeTheory Fitness almost every morning! That is my time to really escape. Other than that, my family loves to travel, and nothing makes me happier than hopping on a plane to travel somewhere far where we have to connect with others to stretch ourselves.

My Pet Peeve: Loud eating and a lack of urgency.

My Indulgence: Sugar Cookies! It’s why you will find me at OrangeTheory Fitness almost every morning.

My Roots: My family is from the small island of Bermuda. I come from a small island, then a small town, to have now explored many parts of the world. My roots are humble and gracious, but I was raised to hold my head high.

My Future: Truly in God’s hands. I learned a while ago to appreciate what I have today, and to remain confident and faithful that the future is bright.

My Favorite Quote: “She designed a life she loved.” This is my life mantra, it keeps me connected to my desires and wishes and seeing them through. It’s what I teach my children to do.

My Accessory: I love a beautiful luxury handbag and my pumps!

My Advice to Young Women: Direction is more important than speed. My mentor told me this at a very important point in my life. I needed to hear it, and I think many of my generation and the ones to follow need to hear it too.

How I Balance it All: I’m juggling a lot, and so I had to determine which of the balls I’m juggling were crystal, and thus would break if dropped, and which were rubber, and thus could bounce. Basically, PRIORITIZE. Then I surround myself with an amazing village to catch a ball or two.

Here at Executive Elements, we like to feature fantastic women we think you should know. Some of these women are clients, some are friends, some are women we’ve only just met. But they all have this in common: they are dynamic, interesting women who have agreed to share with us their insights and secrets to success.

My Name: Janie Weisman

My Current Job/Company: Practice Lead, TENFOLD Brand & Culture Strategy

My Work: I help executives ignite their brand and culture – and in turn, I help companies achieve their purpose.

My Passion: My families – first at home, second at TENFOLD

My Family: Brad (my favorite – and perfect – partner in crime), Kallie (the coolest little girl on earth), Tucker (my delicious tiny guy)

My Hero or Heroes: My mom. No one has ever shown more grace, dignity, or tenacity in the face of adversity than she. Her strength astounds me, and it’s an honor when I am compared to her.

My Escape: Any vacation with my husband – particularly to the mountains out west, to NASCAR races, or to somewhere for an epic country concert.

My Pet Peeve: Lying, over promising and under delivering.

My Indulgence: Traveling

My Roots: I grew up in a very small town in a very tight-knit community. My roots were built on the foundation of Jewish heritage and values, never settling for less than the best, and expectations that my siblings and I should be everything we set out to be and more.

My Future: Will be spent in awe as I watch my kids grow into the amazing humans I know they are destined to be.

My Favorite Quote: “Be as you are” – Kenny Chesney

My Accessory: I wear the same jewelry every day, and 3 items mean the world to me. My engagement/wedding ring, the ring my paternal grandmother was given as her engagement ring, and the earrings my maternal grandmother gave to me before she passed.

My Advice to Young Women: Those who can think and speak on their feet rule the world. (Thanks Mom!)

How I Balance it All: I outsource. I have no vision of being able to do it all – so I do what I do best and outsource the rest. Whether that means asking for help from friends/family, investing in those who can teach me/guide me to be more efficient, or just plain calling in the experts to do it for me, I focus on my strengths and avoid the frustration and inefficiency of doing things that others can do better/faster!

Here at Executive Elements, we like to feature fantastic women we think you should know. Some of these women are clients, some are friends, some are women we’ve only just met. But they all have this in common: they are dynamic, interesting women who have agreed to share with us their insights and secrets to success.

My Name: Jennifer S. Miller, MEd.

My Current Job/Company: Author, Consultant, Parenting Coach, Expert for NBC Parent Toolkit, Confident Parents, Confident Kids

My Work: I write, illustrate, coach, consult, conduct action research, and train parents and professionals who work with parents (educators, psychologists) on research-informed ways to become more effective in advancing children’s social and emotional development. This includes cultivating skills in self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision-making. I’m excited to have a new book coming out on parenting and emotional intelligence.

My Passion: Children. When I was a child myself, I committed my career to children’s learning and success. Early on, I determined the most powerful way to do that was by supporting those who love and care for children every day – parents and educators.

My Family: Jason (husband, partner) and Ethan (11)

My Hero or Heroes: My husband helps people turn their lives toward a positive, authentic path daily. My son is genuinely kind to everyone he meets. I so admire and regularly learn from both of them.

My Escape: Morning mindfulness including coffee, fresh air (if the weather cooperates), deep breathing, reading of a couple of pages from an author I know will provoke thought, offer wisdom, challenge or inspire.

My Pet Peeve: Complaining with no intent to work toward positive change.

My Indulgence: Ice Cream!

My Roots: Deep heart, abiding hope, and an inner call to service despite numerous challenges and obstacles.

My Future: Filled with hope, wonder, creativity, and love.

My Favorite Quote: “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein

My Accessory: Gold heart bracelet. I never take it off.

My Advice to Young Women: Find the older women mentors who will consistently believe in you and give you chances to try and shine and try and fail and shine again.

How I Balance it All: Family always comes first. Always. I have the great blessing of being able to arrange my work around my family. I integrate my work with my family. I try out experiments with them to involve, learn, and evolve together that goes right back into informing my work.