A Guide to Empowering Women in the Workplace By DURANA ELMI In today’s competitive business landscape, diversity and inclusion are more important than ever. Why? A diverse workforce fosters innovation and creativity, contributing to a more equitable and inclusive society while also allowing your business to pivot and remain flexible in a constantly changing environment. As co-founder and chief innovation officer at Cymbiotika,…
Improve as a Leader by Optimizing Management Style By ROLAND POLZIN The success of a business largely depends on how well it is managed. It involves planning, organizing, leading and directing resources to achieve desired outcomes. One critical aspect of effective management is a clear and coherent strategy. Without a clear strategy, it’s impossible to effectively plan for the future, make…
The Manhattan Theatre Club Has Prospered Under Her Leadership By Jeryl Brunner Since it was founded as an off off Broadway theater showcase in the early 1970s, the Manhattan Theatre Club, (MTC), has been devoted to developing and presenting plays and musicals that ignite hearts and minds. Lynne Meadow, who is now in her 50th Anniversary as artistic director, along…
How The Chief Product Officer Of Goldbelly Is Shaping The Future Of Food E-Commerce By Dr. Brittany Chambers One day Vanessa Ariel received a call from the gentleman she was dating who asked what she thought about an idea for a website that would ship your favorite food from anywhere across the country to your door whenever you wanted it.…
Gobble Founder Ooshma Garg Moves On From Intelligent Foods As CEO, And Does It With Wellness By Rebecca Suhrawardi “I was hiding burnout for a long time,” says former Gobble and Sunbasket CEO, Ooshma Garg. She’s very candid with me about her journey to move on from her former roles, roles which have informed every facet of her life for…
Breaking The Bamboo Ceiling: Advancing Asian Women To C-Suite Leadership By Shelley Zalis Companies continue to actively restructure their leadership teams through an inclusive lens. However, research shows that Asian Americans are the least likely to be promoted to management positions, with this gap even steeper for Asian women. It’s important to note that this so-called “bamboo ceiling” exists even…
Teams Trying To Look Productive? Ask Them To Do This Instead By Lisa Bodell According to workplace analytics company Visier Inc., around 43% of workers admit to spending more than 10 hours a week trying to “look productive” instead of focusing their time on valuable tasks. Performative activities range from responding immediately to non-urgent emails; attending non-essential meetings; and conducting unnecessary research…
How Brandefy Founder Meg Pryde Is Democratizing The Way We Shop Beauty By Gabby Shacknai Meg Pryde was fresh out of college and working in consumer packaged goods when she discovered something shocking: a single product would end up in two different containers with two different labels, one commanding a high $40 price tag and the other, a mere $10.…
3 Must-Read Takeaways From a Conversation With Eventbrite Founder Julia Hartz The CEO of Eventbrite started working in television production before co-founding the event management platform in 2006. By ROBERT TUCHMAN This week on How Success Happens, I had the pleasure of speaking with Julia Hartz, the co-founder and CEO of Eventbrite, a global online self-service ticketing platform listed on the New York…
By Karin Eldor Five years ago, a younger Madison Utendahl wishes she had told her then exhausted, burnt out self: “It’s okay to rest.” In fact, not only is it okay to rest — it’s imperative. After experiencing peak burnout at age 27, with symptoms like brain fog, memory loss, extreme exhaustion (to the point where “no amount of espressos” would keep…
