Sentences with phrase «women leading companies»

Take a look around and you'll find women leading companies, starting companies of their own, and holding positions that once were thought to be geared towards men.

We'll talk to women leading companies across China about how they are navigating — and capitalizing on — this period of wrenching change.

These women lead companies, countries, and global financial markets through unprecedented historical events.

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These power centers are starting to have an impact, both through their investments and by convincing others that companies led by women are an undervalued asset class — one that will deliver superior returns.

The average VC deal for among women - led companies last year was worth $ 4.5 million — compared to $ 6.1 million in 2015 and $ 5.1 million in 2014.

When they get venture money, these women - led companies generate revenues that are 12 percent higher than those of comparable male - run tech companies.

Women own about 36 percent of U.S. businesses; just 10 percent of Inc. 500 companies are led by wWomen own about 36 percent of U.S. businesses; just 10 percent of Inc. 500 companies are led by womenwomen.

The biggest shift will happen when there are a half dozen women - led, women - founded companies that either exited as unicorns or IPOed.

Ursula Burns, chairwoman and CEO of Xerox and the first black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company, wakes up at 5:15 a.m. and immediately checks her email.

And there are regrettably few women on the list — a reflection of how few female CEOs lead major public companies in Canada.

Like most VC firms, its goal is to make smart bets and earn strong returns — but that's exactly why 40 % of the portfolio companies in Aspect's first fund were led by women.

There was some positive news last year: Women - led companies made up 4.94 % of all VC deals in 2016 — the highest percentage in the past decade.

In a similar vein, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation showed that women - led private technology companies have a 35 percent higher return on investment than male - led ones.

Only 2.7 percent of venture - funded companies are led by women, according to a 2014 report by Babson College.

Pulled from this year's Inc. 5000, here are 10 Los Angeles - based companies led by some of the hardest working women in business.

Meet the women - led companies that topped this year's list of the fastest - growing firms in Los Angeles.

Research has shown that women - led companies perform better than companies with no women in leadership positions.

I've personally found that there are more and more investors who want to support women - led companies!

As the CEO of Marsh and McLennan, a giant global consulting firm, he advises the men and women leading Fortune 500 companies on the importance of what's known as «leading with purpose.»

At the time, it was less common for a woman to take the reins of a company, but Marshall stepped up and has since led the company to impressive growth.

«No matter what companies assume about women, you will often see women lead with courage in crisis,» says Kate Bensen, the president and CEO of the women leadership group The Chicago Network.

Her was tenure notable for many things, not the least of which is this dismal fact: She's the only African American woman to have ever led a Fortune 500 company.

This fall, the company — doubtlessly aware that young people distrust brands that don't give back and eager to signal its commitment to gender equality — launched what it calls the 50/50 Founders» Fund, donating a dollar from each sale to a pool of seed money evenly distributed between startups led by men and women.

The perpetually hip Southern city counts 13 women - led companies that made the 2016 Inc. 5000.

This tiny Virginia city is home to several trade and government services businesses, and boasts 11 of the fastest - growing, women - led, private companies in America.

The Big Apple has the most fast - growing companies in America; it can also boast the most fast - growing women - led businesses.

Proving that California has more to offer than great weather, the city boasts 14 fast - growing, women - led companies.

The list, compiled by ALPFA, prioritizes women leading large public companies with significant operating roles, rather than C - level staff roles.

This year's list of powerful Latina women prioritizes women leading large public companies with significant global operating roles, rather than c - level staff roles.

The southern capital has long been recognized for its wealth of Fortune 500 companies, and it's now home to 10 of the fastest - growing, private businesses led by women.

Among the 24 NYC - based women - led companies on the Inc. 5000 is tour operator Artist Travel Consultants, which comes in at No. 69.

The nation's capital is home to 13 women - led companies on the Inc. 5000 list, and 360 companies overall.

Beatriz Perez leads the Coca - Cola Company's efforts to accelerate new growth, create new connections with consumers, and embed sustainability into operations with a focus on water stewardship, women's economic empowerment, and the environment.

She founded a VC fund that's investing in portfolio companies led by women, and is creating a platform to empower and better equip female entrepreneurs.

In addition, 40 percent of executives leading $ 1 billion - plus businesses within the company are women.

A recent study from Babson College found that venture capital firms with female partners are more than three times as likely to invest in companies with female CEOs than firms led by all - male teams, but the percentage of women in the VC industry has dropped from 10 % to 6 % since 1999 — and only 2.7 % of VC - backed companies have a female CEO.

Investment groups such as Golden Seeds and BELLE Capital USA, which bankroll women - led companies, have worked toward shrinking this financing gap for years.

«As a woman leading a women's sexual - health company, I think our category has been stagnant arguably since the birth control pill.

A lack of female leadership in some fields leads to fewer female mentors and fewer companies where women have a position at the upper echelons of the organization, which it turn results in fewer women entering that industry and becoming leaders themselves.

Jung took over in November 1999 just after Avon said it would miss earnings targets, becoming the first woman to ever lead the company.

Richelieu Dennis is the founder of Essence Ventures, and also the CEO of Sundial Brands, a leading haircare and skincare company that caters to women of color and was recently acquired by Unilever.

Including a celebrity and women leading public and private companies, plus successful entrepreneurs.

Here's why she left to start a company solely focused on women - led start - ups.

And women - led private tech companies that are able to secure funding achieve 35 % higher return on investment than male - led tech companies.

Much of the success of women - led companies stems from women's superior time - management skills, he added, referencing the saying, «If you want something done, give it to a busy woman.»

Here are 2016's largest A round investments in women - led companies:

The returns from women - led companies he's invested in are overwhelming, the entrepreneur and Shark Tank judge told the crowd at Inc.'s GrowCo conference on Tuesday.

Stitch Fix's Lake, the only woman to lead a tech IPO this year, still owns roughly 15 percent in her company.

«We worked with their R&D team to create a lightweight memory foam that molds to the shape of a woman's breast and feels like a second skin,» says Cohen, explaining how the collaboration has led to one of the company's several proprietary design elements.

Her company is the fastest - growing company led by a black woman on the 2016 Inc. 5000.