On this episode of Your Cheddar we're celebrating International Women's Day, which takes place March 8th. Subha Barry, Senior VP and Managing Director of Working Mother Media joins to discuss the top companies for women executives based off a survey done by The National Association for Female Executives.
A few companies named on that list include JCPenney, Gap, Chico's, HP, Target, and IBM. The survey also found that female CEO representation among the list of companies increased two percentage points to 14% this year, outpacing the S&P 500 at 5%.
Barry talks about how companies can get involved in women's rights...and how men should join the conversation! She points out movements such as Time's Up an #MeToo have helped raise awareness of gender equality and she hopes to see more movement in 2018.
Adam Bierman, author of 'Weed Empire,' talks about the cannabis business in America and how he battled the Department of Justice and investment banks. Watch!
Hoyt McGarity, CEO & President of 8AM Golf, joins Cheddar to discuss TGL and how the technology is changing the game of golf right before our eyes. Watch!
Amy Farley, Executive Editor at Fast Company, joins Cheddar to reveal how the Top 50 companies were chosen for a coveted spot on the list of Most Innovative.
Chris Versace, CIO at Tematica, discusses the fed decision, the current state of the market and how news in the coming days will tell us even more. Watch!
Olipop CEO, Ben Goodwin, joins Cheddar to discuss its recent $50M funding round and why other prebiotic soda company's successes is good for business. Watch!
