Josef M Oddo
Mentor
“I have thoroughly enjoyed mentoring Anamika Srivastava. I feel privileged and proud to be part of WINGS as an organization.”
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Kulin Hemani
Mentor
One of my mentor first told me, “Every time you talk to me, ask me what mistake I have made and what I learned from it” I can share the lessons learned from my mistakes through the WINGS mentoring program. I applaud all the mentees for allowing WINGS to be part of their lives.
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Dawn Spring
Mentor
“It has been an absolute pleasure meeting and getting to know my mentee, Supriya. She is an intelligent, hardworking and focused individual. Our meetings are so invigorating as I feel my advice resonates with her and she appreciates a different point of view. For me, I continually learn from Supriya each time we meet or talk as I find her generation fascinating and her courage to try new things, again is inspiring. I keep reminding her everyday that its not just about your career but your holistic self. The WINGS structure and methodology add to the appeal as both the mentee and mentors have clear roles and expectations”
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Sarah Rodgers
Mentor
I chose to be a mentor with WINGS after learning about their mission to empower our next generation of women leaders. I love working with my mentee, Arundhati Sinha, as she has a passion to learn and ask insightful questions on how to improve. The methodology that WINGS has developed provides the structure for effective long term success for their participants. As a mentor, I have probably gotten as much out of the program as the mentees!
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Nima Subramanian
Mentor
Over the last 10 months I have had the privilege of mentoring Sumaiya Rahim. The journey has been quite exciting with several learning and teaching moments for both of us. There is a famous quote by Plutarch – “The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.” I believe that the mentoring framework pioneered by WINGS has this at its heart. WINGS has been successful in identifying women in early stages of their career who have the thirst for self-improvement and paired them with mentors like myself who can work with them to kindle their inner fire. I realized that I have had several strong mentors in my life who have enabled me to be who I am. I believe I heard Varsha say once “Mentors are career parents”. Being a mother of two, I instantly knew what that meant – I had to take accountability for Sumaiya’s success. Be truthful and authentic with her, encourage her, be available and open. As we come to the conclusion of this mentorship session, I would like to encourage Sumaiya to consider me her career parent and feel free to reach out to me whenever she needs to talk and celebrate with me when she reaches new career highs!
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Satish Badgi
Mentor
“I have been nurturing and mentoring for a year now, with WINGS for Growth. This cause is close to my heart as my daughter is a woman leader herself. What I like is about WINGS is their methodology and framework that they have. It makes me and my mentee, Mamata Vaidya, accountable. We talk regularly and Mamata tells me during our Friday calls, that the data points and the guidance I gave, are very useful in her job to develop herself as a leader and to go after her dreams and ambitions. I am really glad to be part of the organization and that I am part of a woman leader’s ambitions and dreams.”
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Terry Coull
Mentor
My Mentee Seane Marie and I meet every couple of weeks. As much as she learns from me, I learn from her. Our relationship is one of mutual respect which is the most important thing about mentoring. At the end of the day it is about how we relate and share experiences with each other and learn about the challenges of the future. It has been a fantastic experience for me and I want to thank WINGS for the opportunity.
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Chaya Pamula
Mentor
Based on my own experience its important to believe in yourself. It is also important to have that confidence in anything you do. I am here to impart the belief and confidence in my mentee Anya Berdan through the WINGS Mentoring program.
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Navneet Puri
Mentor
One of my mentor first told me, “Every time you talk to me, ask me what mistake I have made and what I learned from it” I can share the lessons learned from my mistakes through the WINGS mentoring program. I applaud all the mentees for allowing WINGS to be part of their lives.
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Susan Michel
Mentor
As Phil Collins once said “In learning you will teach and in teaching you will learn”. The gift of the WINGS program is getting to experience and see great leaders helping future great leaders and in return helping each other. As mentors it is amazing meeting such talented individuals such as MJ. Through discussions and learning it is exciting seeing mentees identify the amazing talents that they often do not see in themselves. The WINGS program has been a gift to us all.
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Linda Zhang
Mentee
The passion, motivation and positive energy Varsha brings as part of WINGS' mission inspired me. Perfect timing at this stage of my career, I choose to change, to challenge myself to take my career to next level. I am confident WINGS program can help me develop my strengths and shift away from my limiting beliefs.
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Neha Madan
Mentee
Varsha has been a huge inspiration and role model to me. I was inspired to apply for the WINGS signature program because at this point in my career, I could really benefit from having a disciplined way to think about it and by having a coach who provides me independent advice. I am excited about the tools and networking opportunities this program has to offer.
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Donnetta Johnson
Mentee
I was excited about working with women leaders. Also, I believe the WINGS program will align me with a mentor who will be interested in me and will help me to effectively and strategically work towards my business goals.
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Sheeba Madan-Lowinger
Mentee
I applied to the WINGS signature program to learn how to build my leadership skills so I can have more impact and create more value.
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Dilek Uzunalioglu
Mentee
Mathangi, Varsha and my husband. He has been very supportive throughout this process. In addition, I have been getting a lot of support and mentorship from Varsha already and I thought I could not imagine how this will be even better if I joined this program formally!
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Josiane Peluso
Mentee
I realize how important it is to learn from mentors as I advance in my career. Being a mentee in the WINGS signature program will help me create greater influence, and impact. It will also give me the opportunity to network and learn from other driven, like minded professionals striving to make a positive impact in their careers, designing a fulfilling life, while creating their legacy.
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Santhi Nithi
Mentee
My love for learning, and self-improvement has motivated me to join this program. I am already receiving guidance, and mentorship from Varsha and believe this program will add only more value towards my self-improvement journey. One is never old to get benefit from the helpful guidance of a mentor. As someone with decades of success and some failure, I believe I can become more effective personally and professionally with mentorship and the friendships gained through this program.
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Roselle Roberts
Mentee
My communications coach, my best friend, my family, and my need to continually improve myself. A lifelong goal of mine is to learn as much as I can in one lifetime. Learning about myself and improving myself is one of the many ways that I can do that.
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Lakshmi Chari
Mentee
I was part of the inception of WingsforGrowth in 2016. I have personally seen how Wings has evolved over the past few years. We all have had a mentor/coach throughout our lives that help influence our lives, but these people are who know us, love us and to some degree are biased towards us. Having a formalized mentoring program where a unbiased mentor defines on what are your successful traits and your development areas are. This gives you an opportunity to learn and grow. I feel that the mentoring program will help me augment my overall skills and improve my development areas
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Christina Viola
Mentee
I knew I needed structured mentorship to achieve my goals and after hearing about the success of the WINGS mentorship program for women, I knew without a doubt that this program was exactly what I was looking for.
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Supriya Varma
Mentee
Detailed & customized mentoring program structure, tight knit cohort.
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Danielle Greenberg
Mentee
I needed to take a step back and focus on me and my own professional development.
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Patty Jessie
Mentee
I realized I needed guidance to help identify and build the skills required to make my next career move.
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Yuanyuan Zhou
Mentee
I'm always looking for someone who can lead me and give me guidance when I feel struggled. I think WINGS is a great organization that is dedicated to developing women-thought leaders and helping women achieve their goals.
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Sumaiya Rahim
Mentee
WINGS has forced me to look at myself and be accountable for my own development. My mentor, Nima Subramanian, has made realize that its OK to go at your pace but make the time for your own development. I have thrived in my new job and within a few months have acquired the confidence to take on bigger responsibilities!
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Arundhati Sinha
Mentee
I lacked confidence to join active workforce after taking a long break. WINGS provided me with the platform to develop my leadership skills. My mentor, Sarah Rodgers has guided me through the WINGS leadership methodology to build my confidence that I was praised by the Mayor of Bridgewater, NJ recently for my leadership at an event, I conducted!
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Supriya Singh
Mentee
After an MBA and a few years in my career, I wanted to make an industry shift. While I was still unsure how to go about it, a friend referred me to WINGS. I was fortunate enough to make the switch I wanted, but navigating a previously unknown field meant I needed a coach. WINGS found me a perfect mentor in Dawn Spring. Dawn reminds me of my successes and has helped me develop confidence in a new space, guiding me in effective navigation of professional relationships.
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Mamata Vaidya
Mentee
Being a talented working mother in IT, WINGS gave me the tools to invest in myself through a great program. My mentor Satish Badgi effectively guided me in managing my career, and grow to an extent of speaking in front a wider audience.
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Mary Jane Salvato
Mentee
As the leader of the fledgling startup webFlutter, my mentor Susan Michel keeps me focused on my strengths. Strengths move an organization forward, over the bumps and forks in the road to success.
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Shon Green
Mentee
I was struggling to navigate my career as a cancer immunotherapy scientist, and WINGS helped me define my goals and make a plan for how to achieve them. My mentor, Navneet Puri, taught me that the secret to success is to know your values and be authentic. This priceless advice and his mentorship have given me the confidence to reach for my dreams and author a life of impact and fulfillment
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Anya Berdan
Mentee
WINGS made me realize my blind spots and reminded me of where I stood now versus where I should be standing. My mentor has given me tremendous confidence and fresh point of view. My mentor, Chaya Pamula, has taught me how to respond better and positively reflect on myself.
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Anamika Srivastava
Mentee
WINGS found a pathfinder in my mentor and an awesome support system in my champion and the organization. I am thankful for gaining the opportunity to understand what success means to me and realize what my values are to me, through my mentor Josef Oddo. I am so thankful that Joe makes time despite his busy schedule.
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Sean Marie Edwards-Faulkner
Mentee
Earlier in my career, I had moved to New York City in pursuit of my passion. I had hopes and dreams of being a smart and successful CEO. Almost a decade later in a a few jobs and several 80 hour work weeks, I realized I had lost my purpose and passion. WINGS helped me find it back in recognizing my passion in its application process itself, through its program and an awesome mentor, Terry Coull!
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Nupur Gupta Vyas
Mentee
I have been part of the WINGS Mentoring program for almost 6 months now and I have to say it’s been one of the most rewarding experiences! The leadership team truly cares to empower and help grow women leaders and this program pairs each mentee with just the right level of leadership and support systems in the form of Mentors and Champions to assist women in their transformational journeys. I joined WINGS to help develop and finesse my skills and identify and remove roadblocks. Through the various coaching sessions and workshops, this program has by far superseded any corporate leadership programs I have ever attended thus far. This is a wonderful program not just for women starting out in their careers but for seasoned managers as well to self-reflect and continue to grow!
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Roshni Ramaswamy
Mentee
As a senior graduating with an undergraduate engineering degree, I faced a lot of uncertainty around my career goals and best to start my young professional life. I joined Wings to gain clarity on my strengths and weaknesses, identify my career interests and build confidence and belief in myself. Through the workshop sessions and the interactions I have had with my mentor and champion, I have gained valuable information on how to best present identify and present myself as a professional and how to set myself for success as a young professional. I would highly recommend a mentoring program such as Wings to recent college graduates as an opportunity for exploration and self-growth.
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Naoko Ushimaru-Alsop
Mentee
The WINGS mentoring program has given me an amazing opportunity to change my life. I wanted to reinvent my career to fulfill my dreams, but needed professional guidance. Also, I still had a lot to learn in order to start establishing credentials and presence in my new path. WINGS has not only an extensive and professional human network and well-established methodological resources to help realize my goals, but also passion, dedication and commitment to foster female leadership. It has been a life-changing experience! WINGS guided me to overcome my most stubborn mental block, and gave me courage to move forward one step at a time.
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Heba Mahmoud
Mentee
WINGS for Growth helped me build my confidence by providing me with a network of objective and supportive women. I know of multiple people I can reach out to when I am dealing with an issue at work that are willing to talk me through it and share their experiences.
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Arthy Krishnamurthy
Champion
I view WINGS as a phenomenon, a continuous learning platform powered by collaboration among driven women and men. It is hard to sit in the sidelines when you come face to face with an exciting phenomenon. WINGS is an experience I wanted to be a part of! I specifically chose to be a champion so I can create impact by working closely with all groups i.e.: mentors, mentees and the board.
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Naveed Iqbal
Champion
I have always been fully vested in helping people with their career growth. This platform allows me to continue in that journey.
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Ivonne Mejía
Champion
Being a part of the WINGS mentoring program was a great co-learning experience. I had the opportunity to partner with experienced mentors and witness their commitment to the success of our smart and talented mentees. The program is well structured to provide mentees with key resources and support that will help them succeed in their personal and professional goals. It is a pleasure to be part of the WINGS family and see the program evolve.
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Josiane Peluso
Champion
It is with great honor I write this testimonial. I was immediately drawn to the WINGS for Growth Program because of its passion and commitment to developing young talented women. I wanted to further develop my business and leadership potential while inspiring, enabling and empowering others to become leaders of the future. WINGS helped me develop the self-assurance I needed to take on a leadership role within my career
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Purvi Patel
Champion
I joined WINGS as a champion because I feel strongly about coaching and mentoring women who are stuck in their current situation. This program offers a lot of support and guidance for these women in a structured and effective way. I am a huge proponent of the WINGS development plan and tracking progress against it. My mentees definitely progressed well given the upfront investment in the plan. There is a noticeable difference in their leadership skills. They exhibit so much more courage and confidence in their abilities and also future direction/goals. I am a huge proponent of the WINGS development plan and tracking progress against it. My mentees definitely progressed well given the upfront investment in the plan. There is a noticeable difference in their leadership skills. They exhibit so much more courage and confidence in their abilities and also future direction/goals.
Read More..Media Mentions
Feature in my central jersey
Unlike many mentoring programs, WINGS takes more of a holistic approach focusing on external talent development instead of internal job promotions and corporate culture.
Feature in NJBIZ 2019
“Times Up and Me Too has raised a lot of awareness, and as a result, the opportunities will be knocking on women’s doors,” Waishampayan said. “But if women are not ready for these opportunities, we are going backward.
Feature in Thrive Global
Both sponsorship and mentorship are important — it’s not one or the other. A mentor is someone who plays an important role as a teacher and guide, whereas a sponsor is an advocate.
Feature in New Jersey Business Industry Association (NJBIA)
WINGS for Growth is busy connecting working women with C-suite-level mentors in order to help the former group grow professionally, change the culture of their individual workplaces and make a difference in their communities.
