This Rad V.P. at GE Has Helped Women Advance for 37+ Years
Susan Peters knows a thing or two about how women can build their careers in the workplace. For the past 37 years, she's spent her days helping countless numbers of them advance at GE in every industry and role. Today she serves as GE's Senior Vice...
Lindsey Andrews & Lara Crystal, Minibar Delivery
We don't typically connect late night drinks with career success, but fortunately for us, two women did. While at the Wharton School getting their MBAs, Lara Crystal and Lindsay Andrews became both friends and future business partners—they knew immediately...
Women Who Lead: Alexandra Dickinson, Founder and CEO of Ask For It
Welcome to our special interview series, Women Who Lead. In partnership with White House Black Market, we’re celebrating five women teaching us to think differently, speak louder, and live better. No career is the same, and that’s just how we like it....
Rising Tide Society’s Founder on Why Not Everyone’s Cut Out for Entrepreneurship
Natalie Franke is no stranger to entrepreneurship. As an undergrad, she built a successful photography business on the side, turning her passions into her career at an early age. Now, as cofounder of Rising Tide Society, she works every day to empower...
Omoju Miller—Tech Veteran, Leader, and Volunteer Advisor to the Obama Administration—on The Crucial Role of Creativity in the Tech Industry
Omoju Miller isn't in her dream career. And that's because she didn't think about what she would be when she grew up. But she found her way into data science through her cognitive science-focused education, and her "data-centric" view of the world. As a...
An Interview With Jane Poli, Finance Manager of Equity Compensation at Johnson & Johnson
Would you believe that acting as finance manager of a Fortune 500 Company is a little bit like organizing your closet? It’s true, just ask Jane Poli. This die-hard organizer found her calling as an accounting major– a natural fit for her love of order and...
The Business Analyst Who Isn’t Afraid to Cry at Work or Speak in Front of Crowds
Let's just start by stating the obvious: Victoria Caña is just, like, really cool. Actually, we're going to risk overstepping here and say: she's the best friend you've always wanted. You know, the one who gives sage career advice and in the next breath...
Our New Dream Job? Vice President of Social Consciousness & Innovation
Jennifer Gootman is truly a pioneer. Her career trajectory makes sense in retrospect, with the pieces of the puzzle coming together to land at her current role at West Elm as the Vice President of Social Consciousness & Innovation. But along the way,...
An Executive at Intuit on How to ‘Send the Elevator Back Down’
Merline Saintil is currently the Head of Operations for Product & Technology at Intuit—but she actually just refers to that as her "day job." She also holds positions on the Board of Directors for Watermark—a non-profit empowering women executives—and...
What It’s Like to be a Designer in Uber’s Self-Driving Car Division
We've heard some strange and interesting responses to the question, "As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?" but Molly Nix's answer is probably the most memorable yet: she wanted to work on something that doesn't exist yet. If that sounds like...
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