by Eva Glassman | Feb 4, 2025 | Blog, Featured
By Rani Yadav-Ranjan | RedCloud Consulting | Member since 2015
In this Forbes article, C200 Member Rani Yadav-Ranjan highlights the critical need for CEOs to prioritize AI governance not just for compliance, but as an ethical responsibility. She discusses how organizations must integrate AI governance into every aspect of development and deployment, ensuring transparency, fairness, and privacy. Rani also emphasizes the importance of appointing a leader to own these efforts and build trust in AI technologies.
Read the full article here.
by Eva Glassman | Feb 1, 2025 | Blog, Featured
C200 is committed to taking action to address the long-standing racial inequality in the business world, which affects businesswomen of color the most. The lack of women, especially women of color, in positions of profit and loss (P&L) leadership roles in business is a product of systemic and institutional bias and exclusion. For any odds that women in business have against them, they are exponentially true for women of color—particularly Black women.
C200 empowers all women in business to connect and find community in order to advance each other both personally and professionally. We believe that the exchange and sharing of knowledge in community is a powerful tool to fight inequity in the business landscape, which is why we use our platforms to share the facts, experiences, and authentic stories of all businesswomen, sparking important conversations about what it truly means to advance women in business.
When it comes to ensuring that women, especially Black women, have an equal opportunity to achieve professional success, we know that C200’s unique resources and spaces are just one part of a bigger solution. It will take all of us to bring about real progress for women in business, and we must advance all women in that effort. Every businesswoman’s struggle for equality, success, and respect in the workplace—although each personal and unique—is connected.
In honor of 2025’s Black History Month, this blog post focuses in on the unique experiences of Black women in business, at all stages of career. Below, please find a non-exhaustive list of recent studies, reports, and articles about women entrepreneurs and corporate executives in the workplace, particularly Black women.
These resources have helped us gain deeper insights into what we already know about the experiences of women in the workplace, but again, this is by no means a complete list or understanding. We encourage all to share what they know with others so that we may all grow our perspectives and invite deeper conversations about these important issues.
by Eva Glassman | Jan 29, 2025 | Blog, Featured
By Doris Meister | Wilmington Trust | Member since 2017
Creating a culture where healthy debate is the norm doesn’t just prevent groupthink; it enables the organization to remain adaptable and responsive to change. CEOs must balance assertiveness with openness, listening to diverse opinions and creating an environment where all voices feel heard. In doing so, leaders can build stronger, more innovative organizations capable of navigating today’s rapidly changing business landscape.
In this recent article for Forbes, C200 Member Doris Meister explains how CEOs must be aware of the risks of echo chambers and maintain a balanced approach to leadership.
Read the full article here.
by Eva Glassman | Jan 22, 2025 | Blog, Featured
By Sophia Velastegui | Fmr. Aptiv | Member since 2023
Too often, AI is viewed narrowly as a tool for efficiency. When integrated with the right leadership and strategy, AI has the potential to transform entire organizations.
In the latest Forbes article from C200 member Sophia Velastegui, the power of AI is redefined—not as a passing trend or technical fix, but as a strategic lever for driving long-term growth and innovation. Here are three key takeaways from this article that every business leader should consider:
- AI as a Strategic Lever, Not Just a Tool
AI should be seen as a force for growth. By shifting the mindset from mere technical application to a strategic asset, leaders can drive innovation and decision-making that accelerates organizational transformation.
- Leadership Alignment Drives Success
For AI to have its full impact, it must be embedded at the heart of the business strategy—not siloed in IT departments.
- Fostering a Culture of Experimentation
AI adoption requires a shift in mindset. Encouraging a culture where experimentation is valued and failure is seen as a learning opportunity will help to harness AI’s potential.
Read the full article here.
by Eva Glassman | Dec 23, 2024 | Blog, Featured
Dear C200 Community,
It has been an incredible 2024. I’m so grateful for the community that surrounds this organization and our mission to advance women in business. Thank you to all of you who show up for C200 and for one another.
2024 has shown us a lot about the state of women in business at large, and that C200 has a unique solution to these issues. While we’ve made steady progress in the way of representation for women entrepreneurs and senior executives, we’ve learned from research released this year that those gains are stagnating at best, reversing at worst.
What’s more, the fight for gender parity in the workplace is only half the problem. Even if we do achieve it, will the workplace truly be equal if there is no support for women along the way? That lack of support (e.g., lack of professional development resources, community, childcare access, etc.) is why women feel so lonely and isolated in their careers, despite increased representation at the top. If we are solely focused on achieving 50-50 parity, we overlook the lived experiences of women in the workplace, limiting our abilities to see the issues they face and the solutions they need.
What C200 offers is more than a network or mentorship opportunities. We are not a transactional organization—we are transformational, providing an intimate community for women business leaders where they can be vulnerable and bring their authentic selves. Within every engagement opportunity at C200, there is a transformative experience that happens for everyone present. Sometimes, these are small but powerful moments that are hard to capture, but they are essential to how C200 thrives and what more women in business deserve to have. I’m thrilled that C200 welcomed over 50 new Members to our sisterhood in 2024, showing that we are still needed and sought out in the landscape.
The theme of transformation will continue in C200’s work in 2025, with goals to expand the organization through our Membership experience and Advancing Women Programs. Everything we do is about advancing women in business—whether that be in the traditional sense of helping women get that next position or facilitating conversations that shift mindsets.
The need for community never goes away, and it’s clear that C200 is needed now more than ever. To continue creating our one-of-a-kind, priceless moments for more businesswomen, we need donations from our community. We want to offer all women in business even more chances to gather, connect, and learn together. Please consider donating or spreading the word to those who can. With your help, the possibilities for connection are limitless.
Thank you for everything. I’m excited to usher in 2025 and all the wonderful things we’ll accomplish. I hope you’ll join me and the rest of us there.
Myla Skinner
CEO, C200
by Eva Glassman | Dec 19, 2024 | Blog, Featured
By Alexandra Lebenthal | Rockefeller Capital Management | C200 member since 1995
C200 has long championed the importance of women in leadership, but the challenges they face—especially in securing funding—remain significant. Despite making remarkable strides, women-led businesses still receive just 7% of venture capital, and research shows they’re less likely to be approved for loans due to biases against women business leaders.
This stark imbalance not only highlights the barriers women entrepreneurs continue to face but also underscores the untapped potential of women-led ventures. The perceptions and biases that limit access to networks and funding are slowly being challenged, opening doors for more women to access the capital they need to grow and thrive.
In this Forbes article, C200 member Alex Lebenthal explores the progress being made and the exciting opportunities that lie ahead for women in deal-making and entrepreneurship. It’s time to rethink how we invest in women and support their extraordinary contributions to innovation and business growth.
Read the full article here.
