Susan Packard grew up in a Detroit suburb, one of four kids with first generation Italian and Greek grandparents and a host of aunts, uncles, and cousins down the street. One of a small number of women leaders who were a part of the newly created cable industry, Packard used the strategies she learned during those male-dominated times as the basis of her acclaimed first book, New Rules of the Game. An in-demand speaker at summits, TEDX, and corporate events, as well as a guest expert on television and radio, and op-ed contributor, Packard is a pioneer in both the industry she helped to shape and the workplace she works to redefine. Packard defines herself as, “an entrepreneur who, with many talented others, helped to build some lasting TV brands like CNBC, HGTV and Food Network. Even so, my checkbook is often unbalanced, I don’t garden and can’t cook. It’s kind of freeing to know you don’t have to master every little thing to add value to an organization.”