Life After Layoff: Reimagining What’s Next is a timely and empowering program designed to support professionals who have recently experienced job loss or voluntary transition. Building on the success of the original 2010 “Life After Layoff” event hosted by the Gabelli School and Pi Kappa Omega and previously led by Denise L Bennett, GABELLI ’08, and Ayanna Telfort, GABELLI ’09, this updated program offers practical tools, expert insights, and community connection at a moment when layoffs are impacting every industry.

This event creates space for candid conversations on navigating uncertainty, rebuilding confidence, and redefining career paths, whether through reemployment, entrepreneurship, writing, consulting, or personal reinvention.

Panelists

Maryam Banikarim – Host of The Messy Parts podcast; Chair of CMO Council at Wall Street Journal Institute
Denise Bennett, GABELLI ’08 – Adjunct Professor at the Gabelli School of Business; Strategic Advisor at DLB Solutions
Sara Demenkoff, GABELLI ’06 – Chief of Staff at The Daily Beast
Hector Hernandez – Founding Partner at Shift Manager Academy
Suezette Yasmin Robotham – Author of Beyond Titles: Fearlessly Leading As Your Authentic Self

The panel will be moderated by Joe Dieguez, GABELLI ’15, Director of Career Development at the Gabelli School of Business.