“Your ability to make things happen is what makes you different.”~ Mo Abudu, Television Host Summary: Mo Abudu serves as Chairman and Chief Executive at Ebonylife TV. Abudu is a talk show hostess, TV producer, media personality, human resource management consultant and entrepreneur/venture capitalist. She is also the hostess and executive producer of Moments with which she holds the pride of place…
“We give you the space to disconnect and spend 45 minutes investing in yourself.” ~ Melanie Whelan, CEO of Soulcycle Summary: Melanie Whelan first entered the world of fitness administration when Harvey Spevak, the CEO of Equinox, was looking for someone to start a business development function, thinking about non-core business growth beyond just opening new clubs. She helped launch Pure Yoga,…
“Most of us can’t even begin to imagine.” ~ Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Summary: Margaret Cushing “Meg” Whitman is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the Chairwoman of HP Inc, as well as a political activist and donor. Whitman is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Business School. Whitman served as…
“I am delighted to be the first female UAE national to assume a CEO position within the group and hope to inspire and mentor others like me to take on similar leadership roles.” ~ Maryam Bahlooq, CEO of Emirates Summary: Maryam Bahlooq was recently appointed by Dubai-based bank Emirates NBD as CEO of Tanfeeth, a fully-owned subsidiary of the Emirates NBD Group.…
“The biggest message I have for young women is, Don’t start cutting off branches of your career tree unnecessarily early. Sometimes women say, I know I want to have a family or play in the local symphony, and they start pulling themselves out of their career path. You don’t have to take yourself out of the running before you even…
“Every day you have to get up with new energy and new ideas to contribute to pushing the organization forward,” ~ Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo Summary: Marissa Mayer is an American information technology executive, formerly serving as the president and CEO of Yahoo!, a position she had held starting July 2012. In January 2017, it was announced that she will…
“I never dwell on what I’ve personally achieved. ” ~ Lubna Olayan, CEO of Olayan Financing Company Summary: Mrs. Lubna Sulaiman Al-Olayan serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Olayan Financing Company W.L.L. Mrs. Al-Olayan serves as a Principal of The Olayan Group. She is a Principal of Olayan Investments Company Establishment, the parent company of The Olayan Group. She serves as…
“I am very proud that this is the future of India. Several of them came from non-metros but the breadth of experience that they have got is very impressive. The calibre of youth we have is superior to our generation’s. What we need to do is harness their potential.” ~ Kalpana Morparia, CEO of JP Morgan India Summary: Kalpana Morparia is…
“A sustainable world means working together to create prosperity for all.” ~ Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO of Acumen Summary: Jacqueline Novogratz is the founder and CEO of Acumen, a non-profit global venture capital fund whose goal is to use entrepreneurial approaches to address global poverty. Acumen has invested over $101 million of patient capital in 92 businesses whose products and services are…
“Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.” ~ Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo Summary: Indra Nooyi joined PepsiCo in 1994 and was named President and CFO in 2001. While serving as PepsiCo’s CFO fom 2001 to 2006, annual revenues…
