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Simone L. Ward is President and CEO of SLW Strategies, a strategic political, executive coaching, training, and leadership development firm. Ward brings more than 20 years of experience and has worked on four presidential campaigns. She is the former Executive Director of the Women Effect Fund (WEF) and the Women Effect Action Fund (WEAF) fighting for economic justice.

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About

SLW Strategies is a strategic planning, leadership development and executive coaching firm.

Led by founder, Simone L. Ward, SLW Strategies brings over 20 years of experience working with progressive organizations, campaigns and causes to impact systemic change.

SLW Strategies prides itself in delivering results for its clients and is committed to bringing unique insight and expanding diverse voices to all communities.

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Amazing for a day

Strategy

Lead mapping and landscaping project development; Design and implementation of strategic plans and programs, including oversight of budgets, vendors, partners, and deliverables while maximizing opportunities, resources, and impact.

Executive and Leadership Coaching

Certified executive coaching, including 1:1 client coaching and developing and implementing a program tailored to the needs of an organization that fosters leadership and professional development for clients.

Training and Leadership Development

Development and oversight of training programs, including design and development of course materials, and facilitation of leadership seminars for both hard and soft skills.

Advocacy and Elections

Strategic planning and advising on electoral campaigns for coordinated and independent expenditures, and for 501c3 and 501c4 strategies, program plans and execution.

Voice Over

Experienced professional voice over services for earned and paid media, including video and radio advertisements.

Guest Lecturer

Guest lecturer on professional development and gender justice issues. Past engagements include Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Georgetown, Trinity and American Universities.

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“Simone Ward and SLW Strategies have been instrumental to our work, mission and impact at Emerge and the newly formed c4 Winning Leaders Emerge (WLE). Simone’s knowledge and experience in leadership development, especially in the women’s training and leadership space, is second to none. We truly value our continued partnership and know, together, Emerge will continue to be a change leader across the country and at every level of government.”
A’shanti F. GholarPresident, Emerge
President, Winning Leaders Emerge (WLE)
“Simone was instrumental in our 2020 electoral work and our approach to communicating effectively with the general market and multicultural communities.”
Belén MendozaVice President, AARP
“Simone’s skill, deep experience and commitment to training, mentoring, coaching and curriculum development is unparalleled. She embraces and challenges herself and others to find improvement edges, competencies to strengthen, and seeks out areas to learn new information, tactics and skills. It’s one of her defining characteristics — her commitment to development and growth for everyone.”
Jen PihlajaFounder, Rowan Strategies

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