20 Powerful Women in Global Entertainment From Lagos to London, these execs are challenging the status quo, paving the way for the next generation and shaping what the world watches. By THR Staff By several metrics, 2022 has been a good year for women in the international film and TV business. UCLA’s annual Hollywood Diversity Report found the percentage of…
Succeeding in RE Development When You’re Not a Man By Nichole Whiteley Advice From Those Who Have Persevered and Succeeded We asked the five women profiled for this feature about how to succeed in the real estate development field, but much of their advice applies to any career field. The five women profiled in this feature each took different paths…
Melinda Gates Wants to Create an Alternative to Silicon Valley Billionaire Melinda French Gates wants to create an alternative to Silicon Valley: ‘To change it would be incredibly hard’ By Megan Sauer Melinda French Gates wants to shake up the tech industry, starting in Silicon Valley. The billionaire philanthropist told Fortune this week that the goal of her venture capital firm Pivotal…
How to Deal with Stress Amid Changing Workloads By Karren Brady Q) I enjoy my job, but I find it quite stressful, especially when we are busy – the workload tends to run in peaks and troughs, so sometimes we don’t have much to do and sometimes we have too much! In my annual review, the feedback my manager gave…
College Students Draw First-Hand Career Insight By Kenya King Three Chevron Corp. engineers met with 15 Perimeter College engineering students recently to give first-hand advice and encouragement about advancing their education and careers. The engineers—all women—spent more than two hours reviewing the students’ resumes and answering student questions about coursework—as well as giving background about their own jobs at the…
Discussion on The Importance of Women in Leadership Roles By Vivian Rose “[At Ithaca College, the] president, provost, general counsel, chief of staff, vice president for student affairs and campus life, vice president for marketing and enrollment strategy, vice president of human resources, athletic director, and four of five deans are women,” President La Jerne Cornish said at the Women…
Financially Empower Your Female Clients By Elke Rubach Targeting female prospects is not just a marketing opportunity — it’s an opportunity to expand your business with more inclusivity and do what’s right. The way in which women make financial decisions are frequently misunderstood by or unknown to financial professionals. This can lead women to be hesitant to continue working with…
Staying True To Yourself: The Brand That Is Taylor Swift Taylor Swift has carefully crafted a humble and accessible brand identity that’s helped her sell 16 million albums. The branding takeaways from what she’s doing right. By Shawn Parr Taylor Swift is an excellent example of how humility can lead to success. She’s genuine. She connects and relates to her…
Women’s CoLab Powers Up Its Fall Summit The 2022 Fall Summit offers keynote speaker, Suzy Batiz and a roster of top female business leaders to share wisdom and fuel inspiration By Jennifer Bennett NEW YORK – Dynamic leaders including Suzy Batiz, CEO & Founder of ~Pourri, From the Makers of Poo~Pourri, and supernatural, and executives from Etsy, JPMorgan Chase & Co.…
Progress Edition 2022: Readers Share Career Advice Thanks to those who submitted their pieces of advice. You never know who that advice could reach and help. By Delynn D. Howard When I was a little girl, I wanted to be an elementary school teacher. As I got older, the idea of being a teacher stuck but I had moved up…
