National Geographic Society’s First Female CEO On Inclusivity By Marianne Schnall In 2020, the National Geographic Society appointed Jill Tiefenthaler as CEO—the first woman to hold this position in the organization’s 134-year history. Now she is forging a new path for women and other underrepresented voices at the Society and bolstering how it shapes the narrative on some of the world’s most…
How Bloom Founder Avery Francis Builds Inclusive Workplaces By Pauleanna Reid Thanks in part to the global stage of social media, conversations on race, identity and politics are more amplified today than ever before. Among the slew of other race-based tragedies to make headlines in recent years, the George Floyd protests of 2020 had casual Instagram users and big brands…
How former Intel exec Diane Bryant went from homeless teen to CEO of a multimillion-dollar start-up By Morgan Smith Like many 18-year-olds, Diane Bryant had no clue how she wanted to spend her life. It wasn’t until one of her classmates complimented Bryant on her number-crunching skills that she even considered a career in engineering. “I was sitting in Calculus…
By Janice Perkins, GC4W Thought Leadership Contributor The things I know first-hand as a professional coach and as a coach of my daughter’s teenage volleyball team, is that there are many parallels. In fact, I learn more from coaching the girls! I’m a bit late on the Ted Lasso train but have fallen in love with the show and characters…
Janet Foutty On Strategies For Navigating Leadership By Marianne Schnall Women seeking to advance in leadership positions in today’s world face a complex and interconnected series of pressures, inequities and obstacles in both their careers and their lives. Women comprise less than a quarter of middle level managers, and that number shrinks even further at each rung of the corporate ladder. Part…
How To Overcome Self-Limiting Behaviors As Leaders By Janice Perkins, GC4W Thought Leadership Contributor In an exercise I do with my clients, we discover our “tend tos”. What are the things we tend to do when we are in distress or overwhelmed? What are the things we tend to do that lock us up and keep us from our best…
CEO Lily Shen Drives Transfix’s 76% Annual Growth By Cheryl Robinson Supply chains are a critical component of an ever-expanding economy. The global supply chain market size is valued at $15.85 billion. Yet, amid the pandemic, the U.S. and other countries have felt the impact of slow turnaround times, disruption to production, and a troubling forecast of future product deliveries. When it…
Freshly CEO Anna Fabrega On Establishing Balance When Focused On Your Career Written by Jess Cording Meal delivery services have become a convenient way to fuel your workday or make it easier to have a nourishing dinner that’s ready when you are. In the last few years we have seen a variety of new companies hit the market that feature…
Why Women Aren’t CEOs, According to Women Who Almost Were It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers. By Susan Chira A year ago, dressed in suffragette white and addressing a cheering, weeping convention, Hillary Clinton stood for possibility. Now she is a reminder of the limits women continue to confront — in politics and…
Genexa CMO Emily Culp Shares Why Encouraging Failure Creates Opportunities For Innovation Over the past decade, society has become more health-conscious, not just with food but also with medicine. As a result, people care more about what they are putting in their bodies. The global complementary and alternative medicine market was valued at $82.27 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach…