10 Ways to Avert Hiring Disasters and Ensure a Perfect Cultural Fit

By Marissa Levin, Founder and CEO of Successful Culture & WPO North Virginia Chapter Chair As a regional facilitator for Women Presidents Organization (WPO), I have the opportunity to guide 16 women business owners who own multi-million dollar businesses through their leadership and organizational challenges. In a recent meeting, a member shared that she was … Continue reading 10 Ways to Avert Hiring Disasters and Ensure a Perfect Cultural Fit

Are You Making Efficient Use Of Your Time Spent On Social Media?

By Lindsey Carnett,CEO and President of Marketing Maven & WPO Los Angeles I Chapter member If you spend 20 hours per week on marketing your business, on average, then you’re not alone. So do other small businesses, according to a recent survey by Constant Contact. Most of the business owners surveyed (82 percent) say they market their business across … Continue reading Are You Making Efficient Use Of Your Time Spent On Social Media?

HOW DATA PRIVACY WILL RESHAPE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN 2019

By Jill Reber, CEO of Primitive Logic & WPO Platinum II Chapter member Protecting personal information is the new normal, and personal data privacy will be the most prominent issue affecting how businesses gather, store, process, and disclose data in 2019. Gartner includes data ethics and privacy on their list of the top 10 strategic technology trends of 2019, placing it … Continue reading HOW DATA PRIVACY WILL RESHAPE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN 2019

NWBC 2018 Annual Report

By National Women’s Business Council We are pleased to share the Council’s Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2018, “Journey to 30” The National Women’s Business Council’s (NWBC) 2018 Annual Report commemorates its 30th anniversary year, provides the findings, conclusions, and policy recommendations of the Council, and expresses NWBC Chair Liz Sara’s vision for 2019. This year … Continue reading NWBC 2018 Annual Report

Set a New Year’s evolution, with inspiration from the Golden Globes

by Suzanne F. Stevens, Conscious-Contribution™ Cultivator, Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), originally posted on YouMeWe.ca If you watched the Golden Globes or the news, you probably heard Glenn Close’s acceptance speech when she received Best

Winds of Change – 2018 Key Findings

By The Boston Club Numerous gains were made in gender diversification in boardrooms and executive suites in the Census companies this past year. We appreciate this progress and applaud the companies involved. Nevertheless, this is no time for complacency — we still have a long way to go. Definite Progress This Year • Women account … Continue reading Winds of Change – 2018 Key Findings

Business Model Innovation: Changing the Game with Existing Products and Customers

By Wharton University of Pennsylvania Inditex, a Spanish trailblazer, has disrupted the retail industry with its fast fashion concept through its Zara brand. While other retailers have been closing stores, Zara continues to open new stores across the globe. What does Zara do that its competition has struggled to replicate? The fashion retailer has turned … Continue reading Business Model Innovation: Changing the Game with Existing Products and Customers

The Gender Wage Gap Is Even Worse Than You Thought

By Emily Peck, HuffPost Women make less than half what men earn over the long term, according to a new study. The gender wage gap is actually worse than you think, with women earning slightly less than half of what men make over the long term, according to a report released Wednesday by the Institute … Continue reading The Gender Wage Gap Is Even Worse Than You Thought

Why Golden Seeds is stepping in to ShoulderUp

By Peggy Wallace, Managing Partner of Golden Seeds A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of speaking about financial empowerment to women leaders from around the world with economic and personal influence. This took place during the Journey to Legacy simulcast which launched ShoulderUp, co-founded by EY Entrepreneur of the Year, Phyllis Newhouse and Academy Award winner, Viola … Continue reading Why Golden Seeds is stepping in to ShoulderUp

Profile of Millennial Women: The Future of Entrepreneurship in America

By NWBC Council Millennial women, those born between 1982 and 2000, represent the future of entrepreneurship in America. According to 2015 Census Bureau data, there are 83.1 million millennials in the United States. By the year 2025, millennials will comprise 75 percent of the American workforce, and many will become entrepreneurs. At the National Women’s … Continue reading Profile of Millennial Women: The Future of Entrepreneurship in America

How to Shape Your Online Personal Brand

By Lindsey Carnett, CEO and President of Marketing Maven & WPO Member Your online personal brand is as important as the first impression at a meeting. We all Google a new contact, relying on their digital footprint to form what we think of them as a potential client, employee or connection. Creating a personal brand … Continue reading How to Shape Your Online Personal Brand

How did she do it? A Q&A with Maggie Louie, CEO and co-founder of DEVCON

By Karen Zimmerman, Managing Director at Golden Seeds and Lead Investor in DEVCON How catching an ad fraud thief who stole $1 million inspired one founder to create an anti-fraud software company for publishers: After working with law enforcement to facilitate the first-ever conviction for online ad theft and money laundering, Maggie Louie knew she could … Continue reading How did she do it? A Q&A with Maggie Louie, CEO and co-founder of DEVCON

How to Handle a Personal Crisis as a Female CEO

By Sue Hawkes, CEO of YESS! and WPO Chapter Chair Female business leaders are seen as tough, confident women who can handle anything. This is true, but what happens when a true catastrophe happens in your life? I had this experience in 2008. The economy had crashed so my two businesses were failing, my house … Continue reading How to Handle a Personal Crisis as a Female CEO

Style Over Substance: How VCs’ Perceptions Of Female Founders Is Slowing The Economy

By: Geri Stengel, Forbes Contributor If you think tech founders are motivated to start their companies by money, you are wrong. Only a small percent of male founders (15%) and a tiny percentage of female founders (2%) are motivated by money, according to Gender Differences in Entrepreneurship: Voices of Founders and Funders conducted by Illuminate Venture, a … Continue reading Style Over Substance: How VCs’ Perceptions Of Female Founders Is Slowing The Economy

Cereal Success: Former CEO of Kellogg, U.S. Secretary of Commerce shares with Golden Seeds

By Eric Nadler, Managing Director of Golden Seeds and Co-Leader of Sector Group for Consumer Products and Applications During Golden Seeds September 2018 Forum, our featured speaker, Carlos Gutierrez, Sr., shared his views on innovation and business with our investors. He was introduced and interviewed by his son Carlos Gutierrez, Jr., a fellow Golden Seeds investor. … Continue reading Cereal Success: Former CEO of Kellogg, U.S. Secretary of Commerce shares with Golden Seeds

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