A dynamic quartet of Chicago-area businesswomen shared their career advice with approximately 100 DePaul students and alumni during a panel discussion titled “Survival of the Fittest,” sponsored by DePaul’s Office of University Collaborations at the university’s Egan Urban Center Oct. 15.

Caption: Moderated by DePaul College of Law Professor Michele Goodwin, the panelists were: (left to right): Melody Spann-Cooper, president and general manager of WVON-AM; Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Capital Management, Inc.; Hermene Hartman, founder and publisher of the weekly N’Digo; and Carolyn Adams, superintendent of the Illinois Lottery. (Photographer: Michelle Spencer)

The panelists discussed career networking and mentor experiences, family and spiritual influences and personal characteristics that led to their success.