Breaking through Workplace Barriers with Betty DeVita and Melissa Kivett Notable Leaders' Radio

Description: 
In today’s episode, I talk to two amazing women leaders that are taking their industries to whole new heights! You will know Betty DeVita, Global C Suite leader, board director, and fintech advisor, and Melissa Kivett, Managing Director, Head of Prudential’s Enterprise Strategic Relationship Management. They share powerful stories of transformation detailing how they became the highly respected, recognized, and rewarded leaders that they are today.
Melissa and Betty share a lot of similarities in their quest for success. Both have had challenges in their childhood that have significantly contributed to how they see and handle circumstances that come their way. They have gathered skills, networked, and faced any endeavor with great resilience.
They are firm believers that opportunities come and go, and when people take the risk to provide you a platform, (to be heard, seen, and speak your truth) you need to take the path, re-define the trajectory of what is possible for you, and become the leader you are meant to be.
Over the years, Betty & Melissa have brought companies to new directions because of their never-ending quest for growth, creativity, and positive impact. Their curiosity and courage to try new ideas has truly gained the respect and trust of prestigious industry leaders, organizations, and colleagues.
In this episode, they share their experience with gender-bias and their commitment to creating gender-equal workplaces that thrive and break through male-dominant corporate cultures. Tune in to learn more
Guest Bio:
Betty DeVita
Betty joined Finconecta in May 2019 as a member of the board, and Chief Business Officer. 
She is the founding CEO of BetdevSolutions, a fintech advisory practice working with early-stage and emerging companies on: strategy, value creation, partnerships, and the path to global scaling using her experience as a global executive in digital transformation and consumer financial services/payments. 
She served as Chief Commercial Officer of Digital Payments & Labs, MasterCard. 
In this global role, she was responsible for: 
Commercializing MasterCard Labs Digital order payments platform  IoT commerce platform.  
Before this role, she served as the President of MasterCard, Canada, supervising all aspects of the company’s enterprise. 
 
Before joining MasterCard, she held various positions with Citi, in their global consumer franchise from 1982 to 2010. 
She left Citi as the Chair/CEO for Citibank Canada Inc. where she led the franchise across all lines of business.  Her geographic scope for Citi included Latin America, the U.S., and Asia.  Betty was inducted into the Women’s Executive Network Hall of Fame as one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women. 
She earned the Institute of Corporate Directors certification from the University of Toronto and has served on multiple boards:
Banco Popular (Nasdaq: BPOP) Tech & Comp committees, 2021  Home Capital (TSX: HCG) Audit and Tech committees, 2021  Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP) from May 2016 - May 2020.  She is a passionate advocate and proponent of women’s leadership and development. She is a connector of people and ideas. 
Email: bkdglobalgal@gmail.com
          betdevsolutions@gmail.com 
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/bettydevita
Website: https://finconecta.com
twitter: @bettykdevita 
Melissa Kivett
Melissa Kivett is the Managing Director, Head of Prudential’s Enterprise Strategic Relationship Management. She is responsible for strategically catalyzing and deepening relationships with Prudential’s most valued partners and industry associations. She is an Executive Board Member of the Insured Retirement Institute, the leading financial services trade association for the retirement income industry, and Secretary of the Board and member of the Operating Committee for the Alliance for Lifetime Income. 
Previously, Melissa held multiple leadership roles at Prudentia