Sentences with phrase «female lead in first»

Tatiana Maslany and Rooney Mara testing for the female lead in first Star Wars standalone film from Gareth Edwards

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A personal dissatisfaction with an old boys» club mentality in venture capital led Pocket Sun to co-found what she calls the first female - led millennial venture capital firm.

What started as a personal dissatisfaction with an old boys» club mentality in venture capital led Pocket Sun to co-found what she calls the first female - led millennial venture capital firm.

The first female — and first American — CEO of Wolters Kluwer in the Netherlands, McKinstry has led a digital transformation of the 175 - year old Dutch publishing house.

Brie Larson's Captain Marvel could make a brief appearance or cameo in «Infinity War» to get us even more excited about 2019's «Captain Marvel,» the first female - led movie in the MCU.

Female - owned firms in the survey are 10 percent less likely to hire their first employee, even after seven years, than male - led firms, according to Fairlie and Miranda.

Female - owned firms in the survey are 10 percent less likely to hire their first employee, even after seven years, than male - led firms, according to

Upon being hired to lead a Fortune 500 company in 2012 while pregnant with her first child, the 37 - year - old Yahoo CEO became a reluctant symbol of the new have - it - all female exec.

Here are just a few: Jordan Peele became the first African American to win the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for Get Out, and Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water won for Best Picture — a film featuring a female actor in the lead role hasn't won the category since Million Dollar Baby in 2004.

[01:30] Introduction [02:30] Tony welcomes Alexandra [03:40] Launching in 2007 — it came from a place of passion [04:25] Establishing clear roles among founders [05:40] Flexing her multilingual skills in business [06:25] Adjusting how you speak to someone based on their objectives [08:10] The secret to Gilt's growth [09:20] Building a business that would thrive during winter [10:20] Finding the capital to purchase inventory [10:40] Moving from venture to private equity funding [11:20] It's all about smart money [11:40] The future of traditional retail [12:20] The subscription model [12:40] Catering to the time - starved customer [12:55] Bringing services into the home [13:10] Leaving Gilt to lead Glamsquad [16:10] Glamsquad started as an app [17:10] Vetting employees [18:10] Building trust with customers [19:00] Taking massive action — now [20:20] Launching the first sale on Gilt — without a return policy [21:30] Fitz [22:00] The average person wears only 20 % of their wardrobe [23:00] Taking the time to understand your customer [23:20] Challenges as a woman in business [24:40] Advice to a female entrepreneur that's just getting started [25:25] The importance of networking [25:50] Knowing the milestones to hit along the way

Ms. Jones brings significant experience to the firm with over 40 years in the Canadian investment industry, holding presidential and executive roles at numerous high - profile companies including GBC Asset Management, AGF Private Wealth Management, TAL Private Management, CIBC Trust Company, and First Interstate Bancorp — where she was Canada's first female to lead a Schedule II First Interstate Bancorp — where she was Canada's first female to lead a Schedule II first female to lead a Schedule II bank.

Having recently received a $ 250,000 federal grant and made its first investment in a female - founded Austin business, True Wealth Ventures is one venture capital fund that's ready to lift the under - funded sector of women - led companies in Austin and across the nation.

She was recently featured in Business Insider as «the first female - led startup studio in New York City,» which also highlighted Heather for bringing a fresh new perspective to the tech scene.

Julie Hembrock Daum, who leads the North American Board Practice, highlights key findings from the 2017 Spencer Stuart U.S. Board Index, including increases in the number of first - time and female directors and changes in director skills and backgrounds.

And this is the first I've heard that male circumcision leads to to a decrease in sexual pleasure later in life (I'm not speaking of female circumcision).

Although the Congregational Union of England and Wales were the first to ordain a female minister, the denomination was not alone in giving women a platform to lead, preach and, where tradition allowed, administer sacraments.

Patrick was the first woman to lead the Indy 500 and in 2009, finished third to become the most successful female driver in the race, so it'll be a fitting race to end her career at.

But those aren't the only three with realistic gold medal hopes on day seven, Laura Trott leads Team GB's women's team pursuit quartet on the track in the velodrome hoping to become the first British female to win three Olympic titles.

I know Diane Abbot (who I respect as our first black female MP) and other senior feel it's racist whenever we talk about immigration — but do we honestly think closing down any discussion has led us to a good place in terms of race relations and tolerance and looking closer to home, how many senior Black or Asian people work in Labour HQ or in Team Corbyn?

The highest African - American female Democrat in the state of New York, who made history as the first African - American Woman in New York State to lead the conference in Albany stopped by the People Before Politics Radio Show, Sunday, February 11th to give us an update on what's going on in the state level.

As the first female County Executive in New York State, she restored decency to the Office of the Dutchess County Executive and led our county during a difficult period.

«We have so many qualified candidates so I'm looking forward to having that debate and having a female candidate for the first time in 240 years lead the office of attorney general,» Carlucci says.

Ms. Stewart Cousins, an African - American, noted she is the first female to lead a legislative conference in New York State history, and argued she would bring a crucial voice to the otherwise male - dominated process.

It is also the first known case of male and female neighbours teaming up to defend territory in any species, according to lead researcher Richard Milner of the Australian National University in Canberra.

In a study published in PLOS ONE today, a team of researchers led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine show for the first time that female mosquitoes infected with malaria parasites are significantly more attracted to human odour than uninfected mosquitoeIn a study published in PLOS ONE today, a team of researchers led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine show for the first time that female mosquitoes infected with malaria parasites are significantly more attracted to human odour than uninfected mosquitoein PLOS ONE today, a team of researchers led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine show for the first time that female mosquitoes infected with malaria parasites are significantly more attracted to human odour than uninfected mosquitoes.

To explore that question, a team led by Cornell University biomedical engineer Claudia Fischbach first showed that female mice that were obese, because of genetics or a high - fat diet, had more fibrous mammary fat pads with straighter collagen fibers than those seen in lean mice (see image).

Dr. Williams led the Duke School of Medicine during a period notable for its ascendance from 11th to 2nd in the national rankings of NIH - grant support, a near doubling of its annual budget to more than $ 800 million, the addition of six new academic buildings, the first appointments of department chairs who are female or African - American and the founding of successful multidisciplinary institutes in genome sciences, brain sciences, global health and translational medicine.

She is the first female leader in the journal's 106 - year history, and she already has in mind a number of initiatives aimed at maintaining the journal's prestige while keeping it positioned on the leading edge of biochemistry.

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Some may disagree, but it's one of the better Bond films not just because of Craig, and a great female lead — but because it combines everything that is good about Bond in the first place without the need of just gadgets to progress what happens in the storyline.

First, she played the female lead in Wedding Crashers, a surprise, raunchy comedic hit.

From upscale comedy specialist Pierre Salvadori, «The Trouble with You» stars Adele Haenel, the female lead of «Love at First Fight,» which swept Directors» Fortnight in 2014.

Fanning, who was last seen as Aurora in Disney's MALEFICENT alongside Angelina Jolie, will lead a young female cast in the movie, Refn's first dip into the genre following some absolutely belting action / crime movies which have always have heaps of style, depth and substance.

His final film for Shaw, Come Drink With Me (66) revolutionized the industry, and gave Hong Kong not only one of its first period swordplay films shot in a new, modern style (inspired by Japanese swordplay films of the time), but also its first female action lead.

There is a brief stop at an art fair in France, where the beautiful Monique (Cecile De France) insists on joining their expedition and can not be dissuaded; we think at first she has a nefarious motive, but no, she's probably taken a class in screenplay construction and knows that the film requires a sexy female lead.

Instead, the Disney - produced and vaguely Disney - inspired Tomorrowland wastes Bird's talent, a scrappy female lead, and Clooney gravitas on what amounts to a feature - length prologue; this movie about a retro - futuristic utopia in an alternate dimension accessed by the world's best and brightest takes approximately forever to get going, marking the first time Bird's whiz - bang set pieces haven't set his movie's pace.

Diana Prince has officially arrived in the world of men, both literally and figuratively, as DC and Warner Bros. dropped the very first trailer to the very first female led super hero movie....

And we're still more than a year from Captain Marvel, which will be Marvel's first female superhero - led movie in the more than 20 made over the last 10 years.

This video offers more new footage than what was released in the first trailer that debuted back in December, and with this star - studded female lineup led by Sandra Bullock, we could be looking at one of this summer's biggest hits.

The First Avenger was not a movie that had a lot of room for a fully - fledged female lead, but it made the time anyway (granted, this should not be an exemplary quality in a movie, but we live in the world we live in).

Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow and Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch are already on the roster, but this will be the first time a female superhero — Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel — leads her own movie in the new Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Like a romantic - comedy in which the female lead is forced to choose between a lifeless dolt and the man of her dreams, «First Match» is hurt by how it effectively makes Monique's biggest decision for her.

It was the first time since 1958 films with female actors in lead roles topped North America's box office, according to the Guardian.

Variety reports Creed's Tessa Thompson, X-Men First Class» Zoe Kravitz, and Power Rangers» Naomi Scott are currently testing for the female lead in the 2018 Han Solo Star Wars movie.

Who knows, though, since Captain Marvel is the focus of a lot of MCU - related speculation at the moment; not only will it be the franchise's first female - led superhero movie, but it also got a massive Hail Mary pass from last month's blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War, which asked fans to sit through, roughly, 7,000,000 minutes of end credits in order to get the merest peek at her logo.

Cinema got probably its first substantial female action lead in Sigourney Weaver's Ripley, and audiences were treated to a number of indelible sequences.

Michelle Forbes, who appeared in the first season of The Killings, was also reportedly in talks to assume the other female lead, either as Semyon's wife, or Velcoro's ex-wife, a victim of sexual assault.

SCOOPERHERO NEWS — who is in talks to play Captain Marvel in the MCU's first female - led superhero movie?

For the first time in its twenty - five year history, Pixar is producing a film with a strong female lead — Brave, due for release on June 22, 2012.

Vee emerges as an alpha female to rival even Red, and from the first moment Toussaint is everything in this role: malicious, serpentine and deadly, coldly out for herself while also projecting an image of protection and leadership that leads to her assuming the same kind of fucked - up surrogate mother role she had on the outside.