We live in the age of auto-generated thought. AI can draft your memos, summarize your meetings, even write your thank-you notes. But it can’t do the hard work of original thinking or developing a point of view. That’s where writing comes in — and why every leader should be doing more of it.

Diverse companies are better companies.

Manisha Thakor has worked in financial services for more than thirty years, with an emphasis on women’s economic empowerment and financial wellbeing.

On November 30th, the WIE Suite launched our holiday shop at the Lingua Franca Townhouse in NYC.

If you are short on time and your attention is slowly waning, podcasts are the perfect side companion to get yourself into the zone.

An excerpt from “Don’t Feed the Elephants: Overcoming the Art of Avoidance to Build Powerful Partnerships” by Sarah Noll Wilson

When you are looking for board positions, you might wonder what is the difference between a career resume and a board resume?

Daisy Auger-Domínguez shapes organizational transformations on the leading edge of culture. As an executive, workplace strategist, inclusion revolutionary, author, speaker, and board member, Daisy inspires and equips global businesses, organizations, and leaders to build workplace cultures firmly grounded in human-centric values and purpose.

When you hear the word “alpha,” you probably conjure up an image of wolves fighting for the role of leader , or men vying it out for supremacy... which brings us to the topic at hand, the “Alpha CEO.”

Gunjan Keida, the Vice Chair of Wealth Management and Investment Services, was named America's most powerful woman banker by American Banker in 2018, 2019 and 2020 and recently joined PBS's Board of Directors. Keida recently sat down for a fireside chat with The WIE Suite Founder, Dee Poku, to discuss everything from how the pandemic has made her rethink typical bank culture formalities to why women need to say yes more often.

Julie Wainwright has always had a penchant for businesses that meet at the intersection of tech and commerce, but after the dot-com bust of her company Pets.com, she had a hard time moving forward and was repeatedly turned down for funding for her resale platform idea, The Real Real.

Can you relate to any or all of the following? You politely side-step a perilous situation instead of standing up for yourself because it's easier; you say nothing when someone says something un-called for, or (even worse) apologize for things that aren't your fault or that don't actually require an apology?

Noreena Hertz is a renowned thought leader, academic, and broadcaster. She was named one of the world's leading thinkers The Observer, and by Vogue as one of the world's most inspiring women.

Clare Vivier grew her company, Clare V., by meeting the needs of her target audience and through serendipitous collaborations. From the beginning, Clare focused on creating locally in order to generate jobs and to reduce her carbon footprint, things that weren’t huge consumer concerns when she started, but have proven to be an admired and sustainable business practice.

The Pareto Principle or the 80/20 Rule dictates that you advance better in life by focusing on the things that bring you the most success. If 20% of your customers drive 80% of your revenue then you concentrate your efforts on that lucrative subset.

The temptation to “look good” may be hindering us from actually “getting good.”

Jenni Konner is an American television writer, producer and director. Konner is no stranger to working in television as her mom wrote for Hart to Hart and Cagney & Lacey, and her dad has been writing for television since 1976.

Tough compassion is a term that's been resurfaced due to recent world events. The typical rosy-colored compassion has not been sufficient to address the challenges posed by the pandemic, widespread inequality and climate change.

Ayọ (fka Opal) Tometi co-founder of Black Lives Matter and founder of Diaspora Rising Ayọ (fka Opal) Tometi is one of the three women co-founders of the Black Lives Matter digital platform and chapter-based network.

Many people’s relationships with deadlines are similar. Deadlines are craved yet resented, necessary yet avoided. However, time-sensitive obligations add both structure and suspense to our lives.

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We all know there are benefits to being optimistic and maintaining a sunny disposition. However, when life presents us with challenging and painful circumstances, ignoring difficult emotions in favor of a cheerful facade isn't the most healthy coping mechanism.

Alison Koplar Wyatt is the co-founder of Female Founder Collective (FFC), which she launched with Rebecca Minkoff. A veteran of the start-up world, she has worked in a leadership capacity at culture-shifting companies such as Goop and Refinery29.

The end of the year is approaching and we're all feeling tired and burned out by the many pressures of work and family life. When our mental energy is drained, our brains cope with that fatigue in the same way.

As Chief Strategy Officer for Handel Group, Chrisa Zindros Boyce brings over a decade of management and executive-level leadership. Throughout her career, she has worked on building brands and creating business driving initiatives that have positively impacted sales, profit, and employee retention for large and small companies.

Growing our emotional intelligence is how as leaders, we can make our emotions work in our favor instead of against us. Over the years author, speaker and consultant Justin Bariso has taught many people how to improve in this area and has crafted a list of rules to illustrate his message. Consider implementing them into your work process.

Dr. Barbara Sturm German aesthetics doctorDr. Barbara Sturm is a German aesthetics doctor, widely renowned for her anti-inflammatory philosophy and her non-surgical anti-aging skin treatments.

As Head of the Traditional Investments Group, Lisa Erickson is responsible for directing all aspects of traditional investment research and fund manager selection for U.S. Bank Wealth Management. She is a frequent spokesperson for Wealth Management and regularly appears on CNBC, Reuters, Bloomberg TV, Fox Business, and print media such as The Wall Street Journal.

Carolyn Monaco is a publishing strategist who works with leading experts to launch their books to drive their revenues. Over the past 18 years, starting with her stint as Marketing Director at Harvard Business Review’s imprint, Carolyn has become the industry’s premiere publishing strategist. Veronica Kido is an award-winning publicist and writer, who specializes in publicizing business and technology books, authors and their firms—to help them rise above the noise and get noticed. Kido Communications.

As we pass the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 quarantine lock-downs and the continuing challenges, especially at the intersection of women and business, good compassionate, forward thinking leadership matters more than ever.

How do you manage teams and create cohesion? How do you navigate productivity and emotions and all the nuances, especially in today’s virtual work landscape? Dr. Esther Sackett has some answers.

Chrisa Zindros Boyce is the Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Executive Coach at the Handel Group, a renowned executive life coaching company. Her work helps support growing companies and industry conglomerates to design cultures and structures that lead to increased employee retention, engagement and profitability.

Women's careers rarely follow along a narrow, pre-determined path, but often veer off on different trajectories, including for some, time OOO to raise and take care of families. Now that the pandemic has upended all that was normal and perhaps even cost you your job, is it time to consider getting a new one, or even switching careers? Because most businesses are undergoing radical change, now could be opportune.

No matter what stage they're at in their careers, women continue to be bombarded with well intentioned but overused advice about how to make it in business.

What does it really mean to be productive and what is the difference between being busy and actually producing desired results?Lisa Skeete Tatum is the founder and CEO of LandIt, a personalized career pathing platform designed to increase the success and engagement of women and diverse groups in the workplace.

With risk comes reward but also the potential for failure. When we take on an entrepreneurial role or ascend to corporate positions with greater responsibility, they often go hand-in-hand .

Lisa Skeete Tatum has had many career highlights: she broke into the world of venture capitalism and became a general in two years; she serves on boards in a variety of industries; and started Landit a company that unlocks the talent and brings to fruition the dreams of others.

Megan Hellerer is the founder of Coaching for Underfulfilled Overachievers and the author of the forthcoming book, Directional Living: The Underfulfilled Overachiever’s Path to Fulfillment in Work and Life (2022).

Daisy Auger Dominguez is Chief People Officer at Vice Media Group. She has also designed and executed organizational transformations at the likes of Moody’s Investors Service, Disney, and Google.

Despite 8 hour workdays being the norm, studies show that the average person only focuses for four to five hours throughout the day. According to behavioral neurologist Borna Bonakdarpour, most people get by because even though we are mentally fatigued, most jobs do not require 100% focus for the entire workday.

Artists are not the only stewards of creativity. Leaders exercise it regularly to solve challenging problems, develop new technology, and find better ways to communicate. The old explanation of “right-brain thinkers” versus “left-brain thinkers” has been debunked as an oversimplified view of the relationship between the brain and creativity.

There are many benefits to working from home, but one downside has been what Harvard Business Review refers to as collaboration overload and there are two main culprits.

How many situations have we been in where we felt hurt, neglected, or offended by another person? During those moments of what seems like betrayal, it often boils down to ego.

We've all heard about (and most likely discussed) how the work model has changed with the pandemic and what it will look like going forward.

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Kisha Imani Cameron has walked the walk as an accomplished content producer, studio executive, champion of talent, and most recently, an accredited professional executive coach.

Researching via the internet has become the default method for expanding our knowledge and exploring new areas of interest. However there's a wealth of unexplored knowledge right at our fingertips and it sits within our networks.Eilon Reshef, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Gong has created a 5-step personal growth tool called the Spiral Method that utilizes informational conversations with people in and adjacent to our networks, to help facilitate excellent depth of learning and allowing anyone to become an expert in any subject at a rapid pace.

Thanks to modern medicine, people are living longer than ever though while it is wonderful to have more time to watch your family grow, it also means being in the workforce longer. At least a 50-year career is wholly plausible. That’s a long time.

Set up a specific, separate place to do your work at home.' This is the advice many were given when we first started working remotely. It stems from the idea of replicating the one desk, one person model most offices implement.

Every year we debate the value of setting New Year's Resolutions but time management coach, Elizabeth Grace Saunders, believes they’re very much worth your time, even in the midst of uncertainty.

Debbie Perelman is President and Chief Executive Officer of Revlon and a member of its Board of Directors. Debbie is breaking paradigms to compete in today's digital and consumer-first environment.

Karen Edwards has 30 years of experience consulting with boards, CEOs and government on a range of strategic matters. She draws on her experience serving as a public company director and as a C-level executive to help clients build diverse, high-performing leadership teams and boards of directors.

As a founder running a busy company and what feels like a million responsibilities, you might be forgiven for seeing board meetings as a distraction. Pete Flint, a General Partner at venture firm NFX, believes that’s only the case when they’re not well managed and focused. There’s actually huge value to be found in board meetings if you run a tight process.

Kweilin Ellingrud is a Senior Partner and the leader of the life insurance practice in North America at McKinsey & Company. She has broad experience designing and implementing global performance transformations.

What is our role as leaders within companies to ensure that our worlds are places of inclusion? First, we should understand that our organizations are microcosms of society, affording leaders control over cultural norms, procedural rules and levels of incentives and investments.

Rachel Hodgdon is President and CEO of the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), a public benefit corporation with a mission to improve human health and well-being through people-first places.

In Karl Marx's essay 'Estranged Labor,' he described capitalism as a machine that made people deeply unhappy because it removed the personality from the person and reduced them to what they were able to produce.

“No discomfort, no growth” is a mindful approach to the popular expression “no pain, no gain.” Author and professor of behavioral science and marketing, Ayelet Fishbach, came to that conclusion after taking a class at The Second City, Chicago’s famous improvisational club.

Karen Cahn, a veteran of Google and YouTube, has had a career of ups--being a Google Intrapreneur for 10 years and launching the branded entertainment portion of YouTube (her team was the first to connect brands with content creators--ie what we call native video advertising today), and downs--getting fired for making too much money (yes, you read that correctly), and, launching a company post Google that was a bust.

This week for our Masterclass Moment we are going to discuss the trajectory of Carol’s Daughter. Founder, Lisa Price’s story is a shining example of building at one’s own pace.

Julia Collins is a serial entrepreneur who has spent her career building food companies. In 2015 she co-founded Zume Pizza, and became the first Black woman to co-found a unicorn company.

Melanie Goldey is the COO & CFO at TMRW Life Sciences, Inc. She was previously CFO at Refinery 29, where she was instrumental in the company’s merger with VICE Media Group.

Meena Harris is an American lawyer, children's book author, producer, and founder of the Phenomenal Woman Action Campaign, a company that creates statement fashion to support charitable causes.

Marina Khidekel is the founder of Hugimals, a TIME Best Inventions- winning line of weighted stuffed animals for kids & adults that 'hug you back' to ease anxiety, which has been recognized in Goop, People, NBC News, Real Simple, and many more.

One of the most sought-after minds in strategic communications, Rakia Reynolds is a thought leader, tastemaker, and branding expert who advises name brands on creative strategy.

Anne Fulenwider is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Alloy Women’s Health. She is a former magazine editor and a believer in the power of storytelling. She began her career at the literary magazine The Paris Review, spent ten years at Vanity Fair editing such writers as Carl Bernstein and Dominick Dunne, and in 2009, was named editor-in-chief of Marie Claire, overseeing all content and brand extensions in the United States.

Marianna Sachse is the founder and CEO of Jackalo—America’s first circular children’s clothing brand. Jackalo makes long-lasting essentials for little change-makers. Prior to launching Jackalo, Marianna spent over a decade advising national and global foundations and nonprofits on communications to support health and environmental change. She is a mother of two active kids, a dog lover, and a cancer survivor.

Joy is currently co-founder and Managing Director of Brilliant Friends Investing, an early stage venture group that invests in women-led, tech enabled businesses. She is a Lecturer at Princeton University, where she teaches the foundational entrepreneurship classes and also serves as a Venture Fellow at JVP, a large venture capital firm. Previously Joy was Executive Vice President and General Manager Digital Video at Condé Nast Entertainment (CNE), a subsidiary of Conde Nast, the publishing giant whose properties include Vogue, The New Yorker and Vanity Fair.

Jing Gao is a chef, entrepreneur, and renowned expert on Chinese cuisine, and she’s on a mission to bring uncensored Chinese flavors to the global table. She was born in Chengdu, Sichuan.

Sarah has over 15 years of experience in accounting and financial leadership roles including leading large-scale transformations programs, adoptions of new accounting pronouncements, and targeted close acceleration/cycle reduction projects focused on the record-to-report process.

Christina Stembel is the CEO of Farmgirl Flowers, Inc., the only large-scale, female-founded (and 80% female run!), direct to consumer e-commerce floral delivery company in the US.

Stephanie Nadi Olson is an innovator and disruptor, aiming to change the world's perspective on the future of work and what it means to be inclusive in the workplace. Olson, a former advertising executive, founded We Are Rosie in 2018, before the pandemic made remote and flexible work mainstream.

Aishwarya Iyer attended New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study where she graduated with a degree in Media and Globalization with an emphasis on South Asian Gender Studies. Following graduation, Aishwarya spent many years working for various startup and tech firms in New York while indulging in the diverse culture of the city during her evenings and weekends.

Chloe Harrouche is a Co-Founder of The Lanby, a wellness-forward primary care members club.

Rachel Johnson is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of J&O Law, a firm focused on representing high-growth companies as they scale. Since founding J&O in 2014 with her Co-Founder, Christina Oshan, the firm has grown to a team of 20 with offices in both New York City and South Florida.

Cindy Gallop is an advertising veteran, equality rights activist, and the founder of MakeLoveNotPorn.

Martha Blow has always put social impact front-and-center in her work, both as a corporate executive - as SVP of Social Impact at MasterCard, and as the founder of FS Card--a credit card venture designed to make traditional credit available to underserved consumers.

Media communications professional Amanda Fox focuses her time on CEOs and people in the public eye to help them hone their messaging and communications. Here, she shares why messaging is the step one secret to good speech making and how to make an impact when speaking in public.

In 1993 Lisa Price launched Carol's Daughter in her kitchen. In 2014 she sold her brand to the L'Oreal family. A lot happened in between. In part 2 of our interview, we cover the many beginnings of entrepreneurship, the importance of trusting your gut, unconventional mentorship, finding the right business partner, and protecting yourself within those partnerships.

There's nothing like starting a company with the goal of setting a new standard (that of clean beauty in this case) that has never been achieved on a national level, but that's exactly what Gregg Renfrew, Founder and CEO of Beautycounter, did when she launched her brand 10 years ago.

In 2017 Mindy Grossman became the president of WW, formerly Weight Watchers, and has been driving transformational change ever since. Prior to that she transformed the Home Shopping Network (HSN), launched Polo Jeans Company for Ralph Lauren, and accelerated the growth of Nike’s Global Apparel business.

Kathryn Cavanaugh has been investing in early-stage startups since 2005. In 2019, she launched her own venture capital firm, Capstar Ventures, which invests in entrepreneurs who address unmet needs that resonate with Millennial and Gen Z consumers.

Margaret Anadu originally arrived at Goldman Sachs as a way to save money for law school. To her surprise, she got hooked on the energy, the people, and the positive impact she could have on struggling communities.

Dambisa Moyo is a Zambian-born global economist and best-selling author, known for her analysis of macroeconomics and global affairs. A preeminent thinker respected for her unique perspectives, she has served on several boards including currently, Chevron Corporation, Condé Nast and the 3M Company.

Stephanie Mehta is the Editor-in-Chief of Fast Company and has been overseeing its print, digital and live journalism since 2018. Previously Mehta was deputy editor at Vanity Fair, an editor at Bloomberg Media, and worked at Fortune for 14 years. She began her career as a business reporter at The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Virginia, and was a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal.

Toyin Ajayi is co-founder and Chief Health Officer of billion-dollar company Cityblock. Founded in 2017, Ajayi and her co-founders wanted to create a practice that provided high-quality, patient-centered, dignified health and social services to marginalized people, particularly those who struggle with the confluence of poverty, physical and mental health challenges.

Rodney Evans is a partner at The Ready, the podcast host of Brave New Work, a pioneer in adaptive organization design and has 20 years of experience in all things transformation.

Beth Ferreira is managing director and partner at Firstmark Capital. Prior to that, she founded and was managing director at WME Ventures, the COO of Fab and the VP of Operations and Finance at Etsy.

As companies navigate the new post-pandemic landscape and realize how important their corporate culture, social messaging and actions are to their success, leaders need to craft new more transformative ways to move their companies forward.

Rachel Tipograph Founder & CEO of MikMakRachel Tipograph is the Founder & CEO of MikMak, an eCommerce marketing platform for multi-channel brands.

Companies that have diverse leadership perform better--but why? And how do women in leadership positions change the dynamic?

Joy Reid American cable television host, MSNBC national correspondent, and liberal political commentator.Joy Reid made history last year as the first black woman to host a primetime talk show on a major network.

Laura Hyman is the Head of Multi-Brand Growth Marketing for Resonance Companies, where she oversees customer acquisition and retention data strategies, including paid and organic marketing collaborations and partnerships.

Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, serial entrepreneur, investor, author and public speakerAlexandra Wilkis Wilson is a serial entrepreneur, investor, author, public speaker, and co-founder of Gilt, GLAMSQUAD, Fitz and Clerisy.

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Many men desire to be allies to women in the workplace. However, a 2018 study showed that while those men may be well-intentioned, they often lack the awareness to assess when it is appropriate to act.

Breaking into retail in any industry is challenging. The beauty business is no exception. To inspire those of us on our own retail journeys, three black female founders share about their voyage from DTC to the shelf.

After interviewing many top executives, Shivani Berry, founder and CEO of Ascend noticed a pattern - that the best leaders not only welcomed but sought out feedback. Knowing what other people thought of them was the key to better working relationships and more lucrative external partnerships. It provided opportunities to uncover blind spots and drive growth.

When you hear the word alpha, you probably conjure up an image of wolves fighting for the role of leader, or maybe a certain type of person... All of which is relevant to the topic at hand, the Alpha CEO.

Clean beauty heroine Tata Harper is a Colombian entrepreneur who founded an eponymous luxury skincare brand in 2007. Her proprietary, handcrafted formulas include fresh herbs grown on her own Vermont farm.

Kristine Steinberg, MA, ORSCC is a CEO and Executive Coach focused on behavioral change and the human elements of leadership. She brings 23 years of combined professional coaching and business experience to help build and sustain strong executives, business teams and successful organizations.

Audie Cornish has spent the last two decades becoming a trusted voice in journalism. Her interview subjects have ranged from pop stars such as actor Richard Gere, to political figures such as former First Lady Michele Obama, to literary icons like Ta-Nehisi Coates. Her career in journalism began at the Associated Press in Boston in 2001.

Gina Bianchini is the Founder & CEO of Mighty Networks. The company's mission is to usher in a new era of digital businesses built on network effects. It serves small and medium businesses that offer digital memberships, online courses, community, and subscriptions – all offered in one place under their brand, instantly available on every platform.

A partner and head of brand/communications for M13, Christine Choi worked with Sir Richard Branson to launch Virgin Group’s North American portfolio and was the first head of communications for Virgin Galactic/Virgin Orbit/The Spaceship Company. She serves on the boards of KIPP NJ and Virgin Unite US.