Equipping women to re-enter the workforce after divorce.

  • PAMELA LISLE SMITH

    FOUNDER

    Pamela is passionate about helping women find joy through maximizing their career potential.  Throughout her career, she has worked with women at all stages of their career, helping them find satisfaction and achieve success.  This has included mentoring college students, working with women re-entering the workforce, and placing senior level executives in major global corporations.  

    After spending the first ten years of her career in human resources and commercial roles for a Fortune 500 company, she followed a valued mentor into the Executive Search industry.  This move helped her understand the value of having a trusted individual to help guide you in your career.  

    Pam spent the first part of her executive search career placing senior level executives across multiple industries globally.  She developed a keen understanding of candidates' functional expertise, developmental needs and personal growth desires and how to match those with clients' senior executive roles.  This helps her discern what companies are desiring in their employees and what it takes to develop a rewarding career.  

    Lisle Associates was formed in 2004 and Pam developed a thriving practice building leadership teams, as well as partnering with top retained executive search firms, placing C-level executives globally.  

    Pam's functional expertise, spurred by her passion for helping others, led to her developing a systematic approach to developing career strategies.

    Pam grew up in Indiana, and earned her BBA from LeTourneau University.  She is the proud mother of two and step-mother of three adult children --  each thriving --  and grandmother of four babies.  Pam’s goal in forming SheQuip is to equip women who have also experienced divorce,  find enriching careers.

  • CAROL SAVVAS

    FOUNDER

    Carol is an Educator and Human Resources / Leadership Advisory expert with decades of experience as an Educator and Executive Recruiter. She has most recently served as a core member of a global Biopharma/Healthcare team of a global Leadership Advisory / Executive Search firm in their New York Office. 

    Previously Carol was a vice president with several boutique and global retained executive search firms. With over 30 years of education and leadership experience partnering with global clients in the Americas, Europe and Asia, Carol has specialized in identifying, interviewing, assessing and equipping executives to consider and attain career aspirations in industry, universities and nonprofit sectors. 

    She began her executive search career in Zurich, Switzerland with a global executive search firm and a boutique firm focused on recruiting C-suite and boardroom talent. Prior to executive search, Carol was a corporate trainer and translator in Europe. Additionally, she was an Adjunct Instructor at New York University for 16 years, where she developed and taught a well-received course entitled Bringing Meaning to Every Moment. She has been a Guest Instructor for the Smithsonian Institutes’ Resident Associates Program. She is also an experienced yoga and meditation instructor and is currently pursuing studies in mindfulness based stress reduction at the University of Massachusetts.

    Carol holds a Ph.D. in Languages and Literature of South Asia from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was a Fulbright Research Scholar. She graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education (English / Music) and a Master of Arts degree in Asian Studies/Higher Education.

  • KATE RAPIER

    FOUNDER

    Kate began her career in music, spending two decades touring the world, releasing several albums and singles as part of the duo, Jill and Kate. She and her duo partner launched a podcast in 2018 and became sought-after motivational speakers, delivering a TEDx talk on Uncharted Waters: Navigating the Unknown. Kate spent six years touring the world with international superstar Kelly Clarkson, performing on Oprah, The Today Show, Ellen, Saturday Night Live, and more.

    With over five years of experience running a successful social media marketing company, Kate has helped clients achieve exponential growth—taking accounts from 76,000 followers to 480,000, driving massive increases in engagement, and directly impacting book sales, ticket sales, and overall revenue. Now, she’s bringing that expertise to her own business, Good Shift Marketing, where she helps brands, artists, and entrepreneurs harness the power of social media for meaningful impact and sustainable growth.

    Kate’s own life was transformed by Instagram when she learned about foster care through the platform—an experience that changed her trajectory. As a single woman, she has adopted two children from foster care, fueling her passion for using social media as a force for good. Her mission is to help people shift their mindset and approach Instagram with purpose—building not just an audience, but a community that truly matters.

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