Sharon Hadary

Sharon Hadary is the author of How Women Lead Lead: The 8 Essential Strategies Successful Women Know.

Sharon Hadary is a recognized thought leader on women's leadership and entrepreneurship. Co-authored with Laura Henderson, her book How Women Lead: The 8 Essential Strategies Successful Women Know continues to make headlines and has been translated into Portuguese and distributed in Brazil.

Ms. Hadary has been a corporate executive, researcher, consultant, teacher, and entrepreneur. 

She has been a leader in creating social change for women for over two decades. At the Center for Women’s Business Research - the premier non-profit research institute devoted to studying women's entrepreneurship - she harnessed the transformational impact of research-based knowledge to open up access to capital, markets, expertise, and networks for women entrepreneurs.

Sharon Hadary's articles and commentary on women's business leadership have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Enterprising Women magazine, MBE Magazine and 270inc.

She is widely quoted on women's leadership in the media, most recently in Inc. Magazine, Redbook, Bethesda Magazine,  on The Glass Hammer website, as well as other international media.

She recently completed a speaking tour in Brazil. Other recent speaking engagements include Brookings Institute, Intel's world-wide women's network, the Executive Women's Leadership Institute, KeyBank, National Women's Business Owners Corporation, University of Wisconsin, and University of Maryland.

She has received multiple awards for her work on behalf of women entrepreneurs and leaders.