Exceptional leaders often excel as skilled storytellers, and for good reason. Once a company hits a certain level of organizational complexity, one of the most important tasks the CEO has is to craft intellectually coherent and captivating narratives about the firm, its purpose, and its performance. Failure in this task means undermining the very existence of the company; a sin…
Justina McKee is the visionary behind the acclaimed swimwear fashion house Matte Collection, through which she is empowering women worldwide to feel beautiful, comfortable, and confident—with affordability at the foundation. Entrepreneurship is nothing new to Justina. Her grandmother was a successful businesswoman who gifted Justina her first brick and mortar…
As always, businesses today are trying to determine the best ways to attract the newest generation of workers hitting the job market—and in 2023, that’s Generation-Z. The expectations and values the members of Gen-Z hold regarding their careers are different from those of previous generations, and how companies communicate internally…
Darla Silva, UNICEF USA's Chief Program Officer, recently traveled to Karamoja, one of the poorest areas of Uganda, for a firsthand look at UNICEF's community-based nutrition programs. Uganda is one of dozens of countries where UNICEF has been steadily accelerating malnutrition prevention and response measures. Nutrition critical for healthy development…
This is this week’s ForbesWomen newsletter, which every Thursday brings news about the world’s top female entrepreneurs, leaders and investors straight to your inbox. Click here to get on the newsletter list! This week marked the launch of our third annual 50 Over 50, a Forbes list—in partnership with Mika…
The acceleration of generative AI adoption is exacerbating an already fraught governance challenge. These tips can help IT leaders exercise safe and responsible adoption. It’s rare that technology companies release software and soon thereafter admit to creators’ remorse. Yet that is exactly what has happened with generative AI, the often…
What TBD Health is to sexual wellness and Bluemoth to hearing wellness, Facet is to financial wellness. The virtually-based startup describes its mission on its website as wanting to help people “thrive in every face of your life” by providing them "valuable financial services, advice, and a partner to help…
By Berta Colón Oleskii arrived in New York from Ukraine in 2018. He spoke almost no English and needed a job. In May 2019, he secured a seat in a Level One immersive English language class at Riverside Language Program. One day, after a class discussion on job-related words, Oleskii…
*This article may contain spoilers. They Cloned Tyrone film producer Stephen "Dr" Love describes himself on his Instagram page as a "country boy humble, big city hustle," who is "moved by faith and not by plight." A native of rural South Carolina, he contends with survivor remorse in making his…
Not quite 18 months after being named CEO of Truepill, cofounder Sid Viswanathan is gone. The company, worth $1.6 billion at its last equity funding round, faces an uncertain future with a cash squeeze and DEA investigation. Truepill cofounder Sid Viswanathan is out as CEO of the tech-enabled pharmacy as…
People say great leaders are few and far between, but there’s a way to spot them in a crowd. They’re high-minded leaders who possess ten strong professional principles and treat employees under their authority with integrity, honor and respect. “We often obsess over external factors that can impact our businesses,…
In a declining economy, startups face an uphill battle when it comes to securing funding.…
With all of the recent news about artificial intelligence (AI), it got me thinking about…
A while back, I took a couple of my grandchildren on a tour of the…
Startups face numerous challenges on their journey to success, and failing to overcome any one…
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