Joann S. Lublin Keynote Speaker

  • Author of acclaimed leadership book, "Earning It: Hard-Won Lessons from Trailblazing Women at the Top of the Business World''
  • Former Management News Editor, The Wall Street Journal
  • Pulitzer Prize Winner

Joann S. Lublin's Biography

Joann S. Lublin is the author of two books about female business leaders. Her latest is Power Moms: How Executive Mothers Navigate Work and Life, published in February 2021.

Her first popular leadership book, Earning It: Hard-Won lessons from Trailblazing Women at the top of the Business World, offers insights from 52 high-level executive women about obstacles they overcame.

​Joann is the former Management News Editor of The Wall Street Journal. She created its first career advice column, which she wrote until May 2020. Joann shared the Journal’s 2003 Pulitzer Prize for stories about corporate scandals. In 2018, she won the Gerald Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest accolade in business journalism.

Dean Rotbart, host of the Monday Morning Radio podcast, calls Joann “…arguably the nation’s top authority on careers and management.” 

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Joann S. Lublin's Speaking Topics

  • Dump the Guilt: New remedies for working mother guilt.

  • Work-Life Sway, and why it works better than work-life balance at restoring sanity to our crazy lives.

  • Pass the Roles: Smart ways that employed parents can jointly raise children and pursue careers.

  • The Corner Office at Home: What executive moms have learned about working remotely.

  • Power Over Pain: How a health crisis can be transformational in your professional growth.

  • Boss Mom: Great moms make great bosses.

  • How to use parenting skills for career advancement.

  • Pregnant Pause: Career strategies when trying to get pregnant, expecting, and resuming work.

  • Workplaces that Work for Parents: How businesses can more successfully retain employees with kids.

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Why Book Joann S. Lublin as a speaker?

  • She draws on decades at The Wall Street Journal, including as Management News Editor, to deliver authoritative insights on leadership, careers and corporate culture.

  • She distils lessons from senior executive women into practical guidance that helps leaders navigate barriers, build influence and drive organisational change.

  • She brings award-winning journalism, including a Pulitzer Prize and the Gerald Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award, to provide credible and well-researched perspectives on business leadership.

  • She equips audiences with clear strategies to advance talent, support working parents and strengthen leadership pipelines in an evolving workplace.

Videos of Joann S. Lublin

How Motherhood Makes Many Women Better Leaders
Hard-Won Lessons From Trailblazing Women: Joann Lublin

Articles, Media & Podcasts

Books by Joann S. Lublin

Power Moms
Earning It

Comments & Testimonials

We’ve received such wonderful feedback from the event last night: inspirational, love her courage, direct, entertaining. You gave us all something motivational, something to think about, and something to implement in our working life. Your anecdotes injected humor into a difficult subject and brought us practical advice. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and passion with us! We look forward to reading your next book!
Ernst & Young

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