Thrival Panel Advises Women on Compensation Negotiation

Panel members left to right: Rebecca Harris, Director, Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship, Chatham University; Justine Kasznica, Attorney, Saul Ewing LLC; Mary Kohler, Senior HR Consultant, Nova Chemicals, Alexandra, Rich Maloy (moderator), Manager Catalyst North America at Softlayer.

I spoke on a panel called “Mind the Gap, the Art of Negotiating and Knowing Your Value” at the Thrill Mill start up accelerator on Friday 25 September in Pittsburgh. This panel was organized as part of Thrival Pittsburgh. A week-long celebration of music and innovation, Thrival is now in its fifth year. Each day's programs were inspired by a specific theme and took place in a different neighborhood around the city. More than 25 live music performances performed at Thrival's two-day outdoor concert held in Hazelwood on 10 converted acres of industrial brownfield along the Monongahela River. I went on Friday night after the panel. Here was the scene: