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Wendy Sachs

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Wendy Sachs is a documentary filmmaker, Emmy-award winning television producer, author, writer and sought-after speaker..

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Wendy Sachs is a documentary filmmaker, Emmy-award winning television producer, author, writer and sought-after speaker. She is also a former Capitol Hill press secretary and the author of two critically acclaimed books about women and careers: Fearless and Free—How Smart Women Pivot and Relaunch their Careers and How She Really Does It: Secrets of Successful Stay-at Work Moms.

Wendy has appeared on dozens of radio segments, TV shows and podcasts including, NBC’s TODAY show, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, ABC’s Good Morning America, CNN’s Headline News and others. She is a senior columnist for Forbes Women and has written for Fast Company, Time, Business Insider, The New York Times, CNN and others.

An expert on career pivoting, building confidence and the importance of risk taking, Wendy has given keynote addresses at companies and organizations around the country including, Google, LinkedIn, The World Bank, Ziff Davis, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Aon, JLL and the Texas, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania Conferences for Women. She speaks to a wide range of audiences about how to embrace failure, become fearless and create opportunity. Believing your network is your currency, Wendy teaches women how to create meaningful connections and position and strategically brand oneself in the social media age.

Wendy also speaks to high school and college students including talks at Northwestern University, Indiana University, and the La Pietra Hawaii School for Girls. In 2017, Wendy delivered a highly regarded TEDx talk in Boston called “Harnessing the Power of Humiliation.” She has been recognized by MAKERS and was named on Forbes.com as a “40 Over 40 Woman to Watch.”

Wendy’s documentary feature film Surge, which she co-directed and produced, is about the record number of first-time female candidates who ran, won and upended politics in the historic, barrier-breaking 2018 midterm elections. The film follows three women from Texas, Indiana and Illinois including Lauren Underwood, the youngest Black woman to ever be elected to Congress. Surge premiered on Showtime in September 2020 and is currently airing on Amazon as well. Wendy is also the producer of a documentary about Facebook that will air on CNN in 2022.

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