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🌟 Breaking Barriers in Finance! 🌟 Lynn Martin, the driving force behind NYSE Group, has earned her spot on the prestigious list of 'The Most Powerful Women in Finance 2023.' 💼👩💼 Her leadership is reshaping the financial landscape. Read her inspiring journey and accomplishments in this must-read article!

Dive into the incredible advice from 14 trailblazing women leaders featured in MIT Sloan's My Idea Made to Matter and Bias Cut series. From overcoming challenges to achieving success on your own terms, their words of wisdom will spark your inner fire and guide you towards greatness. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g_fzPgMq

Looking forward to the second event in our series focusing on #femalefounders and #femaleentrepreneurs , this time with a focus on the Private Equity journey. We will be joined by an amazing panel of experts who will share their experience - click below to register!! #privateequity #femaleleadership #event

The investment landscape is undergoing a paradigm shift, says Jacob Bleicher, CFA, creator of the Carson Women’s CEO Strategy.  Investors want to harmonize their portfolios with their values, and thematic investing is one powerful way to do that.  Both men and women want to champion gender equity through thematic investing. And we wanted to give them an option to do that—not by investing in companies with only one woman on the board, but by investing in only companies with women CEOs.  Both because:   ⭐ Companies with women CEOs perform better; and   ⭐ To inspire a future where there are more female leaders.   “I was inspired by my daughter to create the WCEO Strategy,” Jake said. “My goal was to spotlight women in the highest echelons of leadership so that one day, girls will grow up in a world without glass ceilings, or any ceilings, to become the leaders they aspire to be.”    Read Jake’s blog post for a deeper dive into our Women’s CEO Fund: https://lnkd.in/g_HrFWFq #InspiringInclusion 

How are we half way through our Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) journey already🤯 I first heard about the U.S Embassy AWE Network last year when I was in the U.S, and 3 months later, I received an invitation to join this incredible network. Three months into this journey, I've had the privilege to hear some of the most authentic business lessons from all the empowering leaders ❤️🔥 #1️⃣: In every business that you build, your why must serve something that’s bigger than yourself. Keep asking yourself if you’re solving a real problem, and are you having a real solution? And ask if your solution is adding real value to your problem #2️⃣: Culture eats strategy for breakfast. Unless your employees are enthusiastic about your company’s vision, they won’t put much effort into executing your strategy. And most of it is created unknowingly by the founders🤯 #3️⃣:The first step of all steps is your first step,and the first thing of all things is self-development. So if you ever feel stuck, return to the first thing—invest in developing yourself. #4️⃣: When it’s exhausting but not depleting, that’s when you know you’re right on track on your entrepreneurial journey Sharing nuggets above from Uma Thana Balasingam ,Priyali Kamath, Cecilia Tan, Wendy Chua ❤️ You women are amazing! Thank you for having me U.S. Embassy Singapore and Wand Inspiration🪄 Onwards and upwards✨ #womenleadership #entrepreneurship #womenfounders

This Women's History Month, we're celebrating the achievements of the women in our office. We're reflecting on the progress we’ve made as a company, and we're being incredibly intentional about where we’re heading in the DEI space. Just under 50% of the financial advisors that joined our local Northwestern Mutual – Edina and Minneapolis offices this past year were women – and though we’re working toward increasing that percentage – this was progress and definitely no accident. It’s our commitment to ensure that Northwestern Mutual – Edina is the place that women choose to join, stay, and grow their businesses. Our Chief Strategy Officer, Aditi Javeri Gokhale said it best, “The future of women in finance is not just about a head count; it’s about making a meaningful impact: creating a level playing field where women can shape experiences and drive business outcomes.”     If you’re exploring (or thinking about exploring) career options or are interested in a conversation, please watch the attached video, and send me or Haley Hubbard, CPA a direct message! #WomensHistoryMonth2024 #womeninhistory #womeninfinance

✨ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝? ✨🚀 Claire Toumieux and myself have partnered with European Women on Boards (EWOB) for a fourth time supporting their Board Readiness Program. Some key takeaways from our session include: 🌟 𝐍𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧, 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭! Inquire thoughtfully, follow up with discernment, yet refrain from involving yourself in the operational side of the business 🌟 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: Provide invaluable insights without overstepping into management. 🌟 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Leverage your unique perspective to foster a culture of innovation. #BoardroomDiversity #BoardReadiness #DEI #FemaleLeadership Allen & Overy

WHM Day 12 of 31: Wise Words from Wise Women A 30 second Q&A with - Yavnika Khanna, a marketing leader, CEO of Impactika Consulting and toth shop as well as Peter Drucker Challenge and Global Peter Drucker Forum friend. toth shop: In less than 10 words, what’s ONE piece of advice would you give to young women today? Yavnika Khanna: “Let your values drive your actions.” ts: Who is one woman who has pulled a chair up to the table for you? YK: “Astrid Groborsch, CMO of the Global Peter Drucker Forum has been super supportive. I admire her collaborative style of working. She manages a globally distributed team - a true talent in today’s hybrid times. Being both data-driven and creative is Astrid's special gift.” ts: What’s one thing about you or your career that you’d like the world to know?    YK: “Impactika Consulting recently gained ‘independently woman and minority owned’ certification by the Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises in Washington State. This is in line with my purpose to actively stand-up for equitable economic empowerment. My mom has been a very strong motivator - getting her PhD at an unconventional age and building her academic career well into her 60s. We all are here because women dared to dream.” Learn more about Yavnika and her work by visiting her website - linked in the first comment below.

Investing is a new kind of leadership Women are driven by impact investing—we invest in companies that align with our values. It is no secret that investing in women-led companies yield better ROIs, but backing female founders can also: - Reduce the devastating effect the pandemic has had on women in the workforce Women are an invisible economic engine, let's give them opportunities for a better future. #InvestInWomen

The basics. Why women? Research shows: ○ Increasing the diversity of leadership teams leads to more and better innovation and improved financial performance. ○ Women led companies and investors have proven to yield strong, if not better, outcomes. ○ Businesses founded by women deliver more than twice as much per dollar invested than those founded by men. ○ Women investors consistently outperform their male counterparts. Why now? The time is ripe to address this, because... 💥 66% of consumer wealth will belong to women in the next decade. 📖 Women now account for more than half (50.7%) of the college-educated labor force in the United States. 🤓 Women now comprise nearly 60% of enrollment in universities and colleges, reports the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. 🤑 Companies with more than 30% female executives are more likely to outperform companies that lack that representation according to McKinsey. 🤔 Yet Women remain vastly underfunded, lag in leadership role across finance and investment companies, and have significantly lower representation on boards. On November 14-15 in Atlanta we will move the dial to advance women’s leadership in food systems transformation. Register today to join us at Women Transforming Food & Finance ➪ https://lnkd.in/gknnBpVQ ***Register prices increase on Nov 2nd - register now to SAVE** #WTF2 #womenleaders #womeninfinance #leadership #genderequity #femaleinvestors #femalefounders #womeninfinance #foodsystemstransformation #foodfinance