ECR Growth Strategies & Eileen Connolly-Robbins
Eileen is highly sought after by clients in all industries and associations for her strategic expertise
and rapid result she helps her clients obtain. She has a reputation for helping foster connections
with people to build long-term successful relationships. Eileen has a track record of assisting
clients overcome challenges and create profitabl
e businesses. She is passionate about promoting professional women and is a tireless champion for the region’s
non-profits. Eileen Connolly-Robbins was the Founder of SPW (Society of Professional Women), a networking
and leadership development organization that she has grown to more than 5,000 members in just five years. SPW — which attracts professionals, companies and corporate sponsors from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware — was named the Greater Philadelphia Region’s #1 Business Networking Association two years in a row by the Philadelphia Business Journal. Prior to launching SPW, Connolly-Robbins served in senior leadership positions at two Fortune 500 companies, General Electric and Unisys, where she managed international operations with multi-billion budgets and demonstrated her strengths in revenue production, negotiation skills and brand building. She also started her own company, Pennsylvania Gifts and Awards, which was recognized for its innovative use of Internet marketing and sales. Connolly-Robbins become a leading champion of women in business in her role as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The Main Line Chamber of Commerce. Connolly- Robbins founded SPW to help accelerate the advancement of women leaders in all sectors; promote the need for pay equality for women and to strengthen the ties between the region’s non-profit organizations and businesses. SPW’s top-quality, multi-generational professional development programming — from keynote speakers to skill-building workshops to mentoring circles — have sold out from inception five years ago. Attendees at SPW events included 22 percent men and 78 percent women — a mix that reflects Connolly-Robbins’s belief that collaboration between men and women is a key factor to success for everyone. Connolly-Robbins is a committed mentor and sponsor who has helped countless women and men make critical connections to succeed, and she is the recipient of multiple business and women’s leadership awards. Connolly-Robbins is a Regional Delegate for the National Equality Vision 2020 Program, Advisory Board Member for the Women’s Resource Center, Treasurer of The Main Line Chamber Foundation and a Committee Member of The Forum of Executive Women.
