Aliza Sherman

“It’s a man’s world out there in cyberspace – but not if Aliza Sherman has anything to say about it. Her mission: empower women and girls through technology.”

-The Wall Street Journal

Named by Newsweek as one of the “Top 50 People Who Matter Most on the Internet,” Aliza Sherman is a cyberspace thought leader and sought-after online marketing expert. She opened the door to the power and potential of female online presence when she founded Cybergrrl, Inc. in the early days of the World Wide Web. It is a pioneering new media and entertainment company at the forefront of creating online programming, products, services and virtual communities. Sherman is also the founder of Webgrrls, a networking group for woman interested in the Internet that currently has over 100 chapters world-wide.

Sherman and her unique, female-based approach to e-business and Internet marketing have been profiled by People, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today,US News And World Report, CBS This Morning and CNN. In addition, she is the author of Cybergrrl: A Woman’s Guide to the World Wide Web and her latest release PowerTools for Women in Business: 10 Ways to Succeed in Life and Work, which highlights the 10 lessons she has lived and learned while running a business and searching for a purpose and features the stories of over 70 other women who share their experience and advice.

At the lecture podium, Sherman taps into the digital space where quality, content, commerce and community merge to create a valuable online experience. She provides vital insight into reaching the fastest-growing Internet population, namely women, by building strategic alliances and relevant resources. Through scenario planning, Sherman also shares her views on the future of technology and how it will affect long-standing social and economic institutions.