First, thank you for your participation at the WBC Women Business Collaborative (WBC) Action for Impact Annual Summit! We had over 4,000 people registered and have received accolades for the content, high caliber speakers, and the presentation of the WBC Excellence in Gender Equity and Diversity CEO and Trailblazer awards. You can watch the panels again on the WBC website.

Yesterday the WBC hosted the Modern Leadership Roundtable in New York with Diligent. We had over 85 participants and featured CEOs, C-Suite leaders, and prominent change agents who are stepping forward to put sustainability, diversity, and accountability at the heart of business. We heard from dynamic leaders within the WBC community on how we all are driving impact and accountability for gender equity, DEI, and corporate purpose. The recordings from this day-long event feature women board directors, CEOs, chief diversity officers, and key partner and corporate leaders driving purposeful leadership with companies and community and championing purpose from talent to the marketplace, and highlighting best practices and impact in driving corporate purpose. Please watch the recordings here starting October 21.

We have picked our first cohort for the Women Cyber Governance Collaborative and the application is still open. Apply now as spots are limited. WCGC is a partnership between WBC and DDN with sponsorship from the Gula Foundation. The mission is to equip women board directors and executive leadership with the capability to effectively govern the real and growing risks to organizations from cyber threats. Together we will increase the pipeline of highly qualified cyber-savvy women and increase the number of these women in executive leadership and board director positions.

On September 22nd we released the annual Women CEOS in America report. Women comprise 8.8% of Fortune 500 CEOs and in the report, you can read about which companies these women head and the actions being taken to ensure more women rise into CEO positions across industries.

Our September Women Joining Public Boards report powered by Equilar shows that companies continue to diversify board composition and drive the path to parity. In September women comprised 30% of new appointments to the boards of public companies, with 23% of those women identifying as women of color. We continue to track and analyze representation at this level.

Our October events included the final Localizing a Global People Disabilities Strategy, and an Ally of Her Event on Why Every Company Should have an Allyship Program. Our next webinar is on Business Women and Wealth with Aspiriant on October 24th, and our Q4 All Partner Call is October 31. We look forward to your participation!

We are also continuing our #WBCFasterTogether Linkedin Live series every Thursday. Make sure to follow us on LinkedIn for our weekly episode and other WBC updates! LinkedIn Lives provides an incredible opportunity for us to learn from and connect with the champions in this work. Each live chat serves as a great space to network, learn, and get different perspectives on the work we are doing in the movement. We hope you’ll invite others to join.

Diligent (Lead sponsor) 

ACLI (association)

The Fourth Annual Women Business Collaborative (WBC) Action for Impact Summit recordings are live! Watch the replays of all your favorite panels now!

WBC is honored to have these notable individuals and organizations assist in the recruitment of qualified candidate. Apply for the Current Board Director's certification or the Technology Executives Seeking QTE Certification NOW!

Please complete our 2022 Engagement Interest Form to express your interest in any of the speaking and writing opportunities we have for 2022.

Join C200 at our 2022 Annual Conference in Chicago, November 3-5, where we will celebrate our 40th Anniversary, our legacy, and our future. At the Annual Conference you will make new connections, strengthen existing relationships, and celebrate the legacy our founding members established as precedent for the C200 community and the organization’s mission to advance, celebrate, and inspire women in business. 

Linkage, a premier leadership development firm, has been acquired by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), a leading membership organization dedicated to elevating HR and building a world of work that works for all.

“Linkage is excited to start a new chapter in our evolution as we join forces with a leading organization that has a legacy of empowering people and workplaces,” said Jennifer McCollum, Chief Executive Officer at Linkage. "Together, we have enormous potential to expand our impact at a time when our organizations and our world need inclusive, purposeful leaders."

WBENC Thriving with Capital One is on a mission to help small businesses thrive. These impactful sessions provide actionable takeaways and insights to help your business operate more efficiently and productively.

Now is the time to secure your spot to the Women in Leadership Institute, which returns next month on November 1-4, in person in Orlando, Florida, and virtually. Experience four days of transformational and impactful leadership development for women leaders by choosing the pass type and format that works for you and your goals. Register yourself or your leaders today.

Interested in group pricing or exclusive SHRM discounts? Connect with the WIL team at LearnMore@LinkageInc.com.

Shannon Bayer, keynote speaker at this fall’s Women in Leadership Institute, hosts a dynamic, interactive conversation that will empower you to take the next step on your leadership journey. You will hear from a two-time alum of the Women in Leadership Institute, Emmy Award–winning journalist Marilu Galvez, President and General Manager, WABC-TV New York, who will share her own story, along with practical advice relevant for any woman navigating their leadership journey in today’s workforce.

Watch on-demand now.

Strategic Business Leader

Rohini Anand LLC

Partner & Founding Partner

Sway Ventures & Shatter Fund

President & CEO

Omega World Travel

Head of Belonging and Vice President

PetSmart

Senior Vie President, Global Government

News Corp

Global President, Profiles Division Kantar

Director of Enterprise Associate Experience

Dealer Tire

Founder, CEO, Fashion Designer

Mi Jong Lee Artelier

Vice President, US Channel Sales Organization

Microsoft Corporation

Independant Director & Board Director

Head of Communications Public Affairs,

Wells Fargo & Company

CEO & President

Robinson Hill, Inc.

CEO

Footsteps2Brillance, Inc

Founder & Chairman,

De la Vega Group

President

American Family Insurance

Join The Forum of Executive Women at their 2022 Leadership Breakfast.

This annual Signature Event will feature a fireside chat between Forum members Dalila Wilson-Scott, Chief Diversity Officer at Comcast and Doneene Damon, Director at Richards, Layton & Finger, the unveiling of The Forum’s annual Women in Leadership report and recognition of their Champions of Board Diversity (companies with 30% or more women on their boards).

Loew Philadelphia Hotel

Virtual Option Available

On September 12th, President and CEO, Sharon W. Reynolds was inducted into the 31st Academy for Women of Achievement program by YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee. Sharon is being recognized for her outstanding contributions towards achieving workplace

equality, creating opportunities for all women, and promoting unity within our community. Join us on January 26th, 2023 as we ‘Unite with Purpose’ to celebrate Sharon and the six other AWA honorees.

Future Forward with Teresa Spangler, available on Linkedin was recently approved on Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts and Spotify!

Guests are change-makers, innovators especially women, Innovating for positive impacts on humanity, environment and cultures and share stories of perseverance, breaking ground and barriers and lessons learned.

Also looking for new guests to interview as well, I can be reached by emailing my EA.

Join How Women Lead and 2000 corporate board directors for the 2022 #GetOnBoard Week, an exciting hybrid summit, filled with cutting-edge information for board-ready and active female board directors, as well as colleagues seeking to learn more about the movement and to meet our impressive group of women leaders. October #GetOnBoard Week offers:

Women disproportionately suffer the impacts of climate change, yet major climate negotiations are overwhelmingly conducted by men. Similarly, although women in leadership and on boards are more likely to improve transparency around carbon emissions, only 15% of VC funding in CleanTech goes to women.

Join us on Nov 2 to hear from some bold women who have taken charge and are meeting this challenge head-on. Learn how they are leveraging their investments to affect positive change for women and the environment.

You've probably been told to have an elevator pitch handy for networking events and board interviews. In this session, board leadership expert, CEO and keynote speaker Tissa Richards explains why the traditional "elevator pitch" may actually be limiting the success of your board journey and your reputation—and what you should replace it with to control your narrative and your success.

Dr. Gena Cox, author of Leading Inclusion, will be in conversation with Lybra Clemons, Chief Diversity Officer at Twilio. These powerhouse diversity leaders will come together to share the need for inclusion in the workplace, the reason companies don’t seem to be progressing on Diversity Equality and Inclusion, and more.

Research shows women are an untapped source of funding for startups and can lead to a stronger and more equitable economy. The report, How Women (and Men) Invest in Startups provides actionable steps for encouraging female accredited investors to invest in startups and increase capital to female founders. The report is based on a survey of over 600 women and men who were likely to be accredited investors, as well as a literature review. Funded by Wells Fargo’s investment in How Women Invest.

The three-day conference will take place in Miami, FL, from October 12-14. The conference theme is “Dare to Win” and will allow attendees to network and learn from various high-profile leaders, including WBC Advisory Council member, Jeanette Hernandez Prenger. Prenger also serves as Chairwoman on The Latino Coalition’s Board and will be delivering Chairman’s Remarks and speaking as a Panelist in the Dare to Inspire Senior Leader Breakout Session.

An urgent demand for mental health solutions for young people is creating a surging opportunity for investors and entrepreneurs.

There’s never been a more opportune time to do good and enter an accelerating $26B industry, with 15X growth in investment over the last four years.

Inform Investors - Provide investors with pivotal information about the surging multi-billion opportunities of youth wellness and mental health technologies and startups

Guide Startups - Provide startup founders with guidance to launch and grow youth wellness and mental health companies, by leveraging insights from 850+ startups, case studies and Telosity’s proven success ventures

Join us on 10/18/22 at 7pm EST

Are you secretly holding on to an amazing product invention idea but don’t know where to begin?

Join Dr. Courtney Williamson, a 3x patented inventor and entrepreneur, for this brand new FREE Masterclass where you will learn:

C4G brought together thought leaders from Fortune 1000 companies, healthcare, and nonprofit organizations to learn more about DEIB initiatives in their organizations and garner additional perspectives from the field. These professionals were selected because of their DEIB expertise and ability to execute organizational change.

CEO Beth Thomas, Julie Kantor, and the Change 4 Growth team conducted a series of roundtable discussions to learn what these DEIB leaders thought. Their insights will enlighten you on what is happening inside some of the most respected organizations and why OCM is essential. Their opinions and experiences, as well as best practices, challenges, and practical solutions, are discussed in our new report: The Case for an Organizational Change Management Approach to a Sustainable DEIB+B (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) Initiative.

While many of our discussions focused on positive outcomes and best practices, we also uncovered challenges that can be addressed by taking an OCM approach to DEIB. The opinions of the roundtable participants included in this report are verbatim. We thought it would be valuable for you to hear directly from them.