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Lived Experiences, Guided Support

About Ready Set GC and Our Advisory Board

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Our Story

Founder, Deborah Solmor's General Counsel journey began in June 2018, after many years in private practice at Skadden and five years as the Deputy GC and Chief Compliance Officer of a publicly-traded company. Deborah quickly learned that the GC role was unlike any she had previously held. She recognized a gap in programs dedicated to the professional development of women in the foundational years of their GC career. So she built Ready Set GC.

Ready Set GC is dedicated to empowering aspiring, incoming and new General Counsels, by providing the necessary support, professional development insights, and community to thrive in their role as confident, effective leaders.

Our Advisory Board

Our success is shaped by the invaluable guidance of an accomplished Advisory Board. Consisting of seasoned professionals from diverse backgrounds and industries, our Advisory Board brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the table. This dedicated group is deeply committed to steering our programs with profound insight, drawing from their own experiences walking in the footsteps of those they aim to uplift. They contribute a rich array of perspectives that enriches our mission to empower and equip women in the foundational years of their General Counsel career.

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Deborah Solmor

Founder, Ready Set GC

General Counsel, WARF

Meet Our Founder

Meet Deborah Solmor, the visionary behind Ready Set GC. After honing her skills in private practice at Skadden and serving as the Deputy GC and Chief Compliance Officer of a publicly-traded company, she identified a gap in support for those entering the General Counsel realm. Recognizing the absence of a dedicated program for professional development, she passionately crafted Ready Set GC. Learn more about her journey.

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Julie Kinch

Co-Chair, Ready Set GC

Founder, JK Leadership Advisors

Former, Sr. Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Heineken USA, Inc

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Amanda Rigby

Co-Chair, Ready Set GC

Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Forensics and Investigations Leader, Teneo

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Cara Peterman

Board Member, Ready Set GC

Partner, Alston & Bird LLP

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Susan Sneider

Board Member, Ready Set GC

Founder and Principal,

New Vistas Consulting Inc

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Sandra Hall Mulrain

Board Member, Ready Set GC

EVP and General Counsel, Reliance Worldwide Corporation

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Vicki Donati

Board Member, Ready Set GC

SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Crate & Barrel Holdings, Inc.

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Jessica Nguyen

Board Member, Ready Set GC

President, Chief Strategy and Legal Officer, Sandstone

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Talia Jarvis

Board Member, Ready Set GC

Chief Legal, Compliance & Administrative Officer, 

Closed Loop Partners

Our Values

We lead with authenticity.
Our programs are created and facilitated by experienced women leaders committed to developing the next generation of leaders by sharing their unique perspectives, emphasizing collective triumph and camaraderie, and embracing ongoing learning.
We create supportive communities.
Our programs are intentionally sized to cultivate supportive safe spaces to share experiences and engage in candid, non-judgmental, and direct discussions, and to encourage lasting personal and professional connections and a sense of community.
We believe growth is ongoing.
We strive to empower participants with essential skills, knowledge, and new ways of thinking that will both serve them in their current  role and create a mindset for facing challenges ahead. We believe that growth is a never-ending journey and that learning to embrace uncertainty and to extract resilience and improvement from “failure” is critical to being a successful leader.
Yes she can.
Designed by women for women, our programs strive to chip away at the stereotypes, self-doubt and pressures that can make our participants feel smaller or “less than,” providing the examples, the coaching and guidance, the acknowledgement necessary to instead embrace who they are and what they bring to the table. Empowerment is at our core.
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