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Tory Johnson Biography

Birth Name:Tory Johnson

Fast Facts

  • Has performed high-profile work with people displaced in the Gulf states after Hurricane Katrina, and volunteers for many community-based organizations on women's issues and education
  • Graduated with a degree in journalism from Emerson College, which she received the 2004 Altshuler Distinguished Fellowship in Communication, Media and Arts Entrepreneurship and serves on the university's Board of Directors
  • As founder and CEO of Women for Hire, helped start the Spark & Hustle in New York, an event that helps current and aspiring female entrepreneurs launch or grow their small business
  • Co-author of three career books, including "Women For Hire: The Ultimate Guide to Getting a Job," "Women For Hire's Get-Ahead Guide to Career Success" and "Take This Book to Work: How to Ask For (and Get) Money, Fulfillment and Advancement․"
  • Founder and CEO of Women For Hire, a high caliber recruiting event for women, and a workplace contributor on ABC's "Good Morning America," also serving as the anchor for "Home Work," a weekly program on digital channel ABC News Now
  • Served in corporate communications positions at ABC News, NBC News and Nickelodeon
  • Weekly contributor on ABC's "Good Morning America" since 2005 and monthly contributing editor for SUCCESS Magazine
  • After being fired from her job at NBC News in 1999, started Women For Hire while working as a stay-at-home mother
  • Inducted into the YWCA's Class of 2002 Academy of Women Achievers and received the Annual Leadership Award from The Women's Center, which recognizes the most successful women in business
  • Was a state champion in high school debate

Awards

  • 2019Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Morning Program: nominated