The Fortune Global 500 list is out, and the news is mixed: Only 28 companies are led by women. Just 28?! However, there’s a silver lining: 15 of these women lead U.S.-based companies! A big shoutout to Mary Barra and our incredible JOURNEY Champions for their dedication to elevating women to leadership positions. Together, we’re making progress. https://lnkd.in/esVMW5jz
Journey To Lead
Non-profit Organizations
Connecting the world’s most impactful women leaders with the most promising emerging talent.
About us
JOURNEY is a nonprofit venture uniquely designed to accelerate the diversity and trajectory of women in leadership by connecting the world's most impactful women leaders with the most promising emerging talent. Each year, 25 JOURNEY Champions—renowned Fortune 500 CEOs, preeminent founders, and top venture capitalists—work with 25 Fellows: a carefully selected group of proven innovators and builders who have exceptional potential to impact the world. Our Fellows will reflect a diversity of races, ethnicities, industries, backgrounds, and thought. They are barrier breakers who have overcome socio-economic or other obstacles. During a Fellow’s year-long JOURNEY, she participates in an all expenses paid three-day JOURNEY retreat and monthly events—a mix of live gatherings and virtual educational sessions—to tap the collective power of the Champions. Upon graduation from the year-long Journey, Fellows are members of a lifelong community that clears pathways for other women to succeed.
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https://www.journeytolead.org
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- Non-profit Organizations
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- 2-10 employees
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- Nonprofit
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- 2022
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Visiting Paris? JOURNEY Co-Founder Nina Easton suggests visiting Little Africa Paris to meet her Vital Voices mentee Jacqueline NGO MPII!
Co-CEO SellersEaston Media | Global Storyteller, Writer, Filmmaker | Award-Winning Columnist & Author | Public Speaker | Advocate for Women & Co-Founder JOURNEY| Board Member
All eyes are on Paris! And for those of you who are lucky enough to be there, please consider visiting Little Africa Paris, founded by the extraordinary Jacqueline NGO MPII. I had the great opportunity to serve as a Mentor as part of the Global Ambassadors Program, a unique partnership between Vital Voices Global Partnership and Bank of America. I was delighted to be matched with Jacqueline - whose passion and talent has been such an inspiration to me. At Little Africa Village - you will find a gorgeous fusion of Africa+Paris in art and fashion – while supporting the vibrant Parisian community of African designers and entrepreneurs. Monocle magazine calls Jacqueline a “radical thinker” and praised her for “offering a fresh way of looking at the world’s most-visited city: through the lens of the French capital’s rich African heritage and culture.” “I see how other cultures can enrich a country or a city,” said Jacqueline, who was born in Cameroon and raised in Paris. “Tourists coming to Paris should know about these neighborhoods, rather than avoid them.” Visit Jacqueline at Little Africa Village to learn about designers, collections, fabrics, and art in the neighborhood. 6 bis rue des gardes, 75018 Paris (11-7 Tues-Sat) - and if you aren’t in Paris for the games, consider shopping online: https://lnkd.in/d6KDzrMY Many thanks to Vital Voices, Bank of America, Pam Seagle, Zoe Dean Smith, and Alyse Nelson for supporting great talent like Jacqueline through the Global Ambassador Program!
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We are so proud of JOURNEY Fellow April Koh! Her mental health startup, Spring Health, just hit a $3.3 BILLION valuation. Youngest unicorn founder in 2021, now among top female-led startups like Canva, Cityblock & Guild. Congratulations, April! Check out today's piece in Fortune. #journey #womeninleadership #mentalhealthmatters #startupunicorn. https://lnkd.in/d-fPU-4Q
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JOURNEY Chair and Co-Founder Nina Easton led this important discussion on women who dare to lead from the top -- with Emerita Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senators Amy Klobuchar and Kirsten Gillibrand. So timely given this week's news!
Co-CEO SellersEaston Media | Global Storyteller, Writer, Filmmaker | Award-Winning Columnist & Author | Public Speaker | Advocate for Women & Co-Founder JOURNEY| Board Member
Make one mistake? You’re “dumb.” Be a tough leader? You’re “mean.” Stand up for your views? You’re “aggressive.” And by the way: Your heels are too high (Nikki), and your laugh is too loud (Kamala). Daring to lead can be an Olympian sport for women, regardless of their politics. With Kamala Harris as the likely Democratic nominee, we’ve entered that season again. So it was fascinating to re-watch the biopic of America’s first female VP nominee Geraldine Ferraro (“Paving the Way,” by her talented filmmaker daughter Donna Zaccaro) at Vital Voices Global Partnership, and then moderating a discussion with these three extraordinary leaders: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Takeaway advice for women who dare to lead big: -Stay off social media; it’ll only make you crazy. -Consider embracing the ugly hits – and laugh about it. –Remember, you’re in this game to change things. It’s not about you. –Playing at the very top is not for the faint hearted; get a thick skin. –Stay focused on winning! Thoughts?
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“I always trained to be the best in the world on my worst day." - Donna DeVarona on what makes an Olympic champion. She won two gold medals in swimming, broke 18 world records, and built a career as a pioneering sports broadcaster. Donna is a JOURNEY Champion, guiding the best emerging women leaders to scale, and now, as she arrives in Paris, she's sharing her upfront view of the Olympics now and then...
5 QUESTIONS FOR DONNA DE VARONA
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We're excited to launch "Five Questions For...", a series of Q&A's with JOURNEY Fellows tackling the biggest challenges of our time. For Alzheimer's Awareness Month, we are connecting with inaugural Fellow Elli Kaplan.
5 QUESTIONS FOR ELLI KAPLAN
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Today, we honor our selfless veterans in our JOURNEY community who answered the call to serve. Thank you Lenore Karafa, Ling Shao, Liz Young McNally, and Carole House. And thanks to our Fellows who are tackling national security through their work in the private sector (Ana Olson, Shelly Stoneman, and Zoe Weinberg). Happy Memorial Day as we honor all those who serve our great country.
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Meet our phenomenal new Journey To Lead Fellows—a group of remarkable women leaders tackling some of the most pressing issues of our time. JOURNEY’s year-long program is designed to equip Fellows for success and foster lifelong connections within our supportive community of exceptional women leaders. Huge thanks to our incredibly generous Champions Jenny Abramson, Peggy Alford, Rosalind Brewer, Donna DeVarona, Kirsten Green, Angela Hwang, Jenny Just, Stephanie Linnartz, Susan Lyne, Anja Manuel, Megan J Smith, Chrissy Taylor, and Kathi Vidal—for helping guide, support, and lift up the JOURNEY Community at this month’s 2024-25 Kickoff Retreat. Photo credit: Heather Crowder
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Thank you JOURNEY Fellows class of 2023-24. Your awesome energy, your passion for making the world a better place, and your support for each other left us in awe. We capped off a really special JOURNEY year unveiling our new JOURNEY logo on the big board at Nasdaq in the heart of Times Square! #journeyfellows #lifelongmembers #nogoodbyes
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We just wrapped JOURNEY NYC, an incredible two days that brought together our amazing 2023-24 JOURNEY Fellows, generous Champions (Corie Barry, Lisa Caputo, Maelle Gavet, Jenny Just, Susan Lyne, Donna DeVarona, Angela Hwang), enlightened Allies (Kenneth I. Chenault, Kenneth C. Frazier, Dara Khosrowshahi) and the brilliant Paola Antonelli, Arianna Huffington, Asahi Pompey, Maria Loi, and Karen Snow. Thank you to everyone who contributed to JOURNEY NYC and left us inspired. Photo credit: Heather Crowder
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