Ask Alicia Petross, the Hershey Company’s vice president of diversity, inclusion, and engagement, what she is most proud of, and her answer is clear: diversity and inclusion are more than aspirational goals. Petross points to the fact that Hershey is one of two Fortune 500 companies whose...
Growing up in Ghana, virtual reality entrepreneur Mary Spio learned that technology can be not only mind-blowing but also mind-expanding By April Kilcrease When Mary Spio was growing up in Ghana, members of the military took over the government. “Some of my schoolmates’ parents were shot to...
Unsure of her next career step, Lisa Skeete Tatum realized that many felt the same way—so she founded Landit, to help them navigate their career path. By Lindsay Gutierrez As a child, Lisa Skeete Tatum dreamed of being the first woman astronaut in space. Her life went...
As entrepreneur Star Cunningham demonstrates, personal need often launches the best ideas By Ruchika Tulshyan Star Cunningham wants you to know that women can build billion-dollar companies. She also wants you to know that health-care professionals do eat pizza. Occasionally. The Chicago-based founder and CEO of 4D Healthware,...
[caption id="attachment_7585" align="alignleft" width="300"] businesswoman with arms outstretched holding smart phone in front of skyscrapers, low angle.[/caption] As discussion of gender equity hits the workplace, thereís some good news! Here are five companies that are relentlessly working to level the playing field and narrow the leadership...
[caption id="attachment_7581" align="alignleft" width="225"] Creativity ConceptCreativity Concept[/caption] A successful career requires that we continually take advantage of learning opportunities, within our organizations, within our fieldsóand within ourselves By Erin Chan Ding A dozen years into her career with a multinational corporation, Marianne Markowitz grew restless. She had the financial...