Edition No 139. Did you see this change coming?

DEAR WOMEN WHO DO,

Change is afoot in every sector.?

Kimberly Davis, Senior Executive Vice President, Social Impact, Growth Initiatives & Legislative Affairs at the National Hockey League, talks to us about the changing nature of sports. And, designer Karolina Zmarlak shares why she believes in and is calling for changes in fashion. Plus, changes are on the way for the WIE Suite as we launch in the UK.

WIE SUITE WOMAN?

Kimberly Davis On Changing the Game (In Hockey, Or Anywhere)

Kimberly B. Davis currently serves as Senior Executive Vice President, Social Impact, Growth Initiatives & Legislative Affairs at the National Hockey League, the premier professional ice hockey league in the world.

YOU HAVE A VERY PUBLIC ROLE AND THAT INVOLVES SOME CRITICISM OF YOUR APPROACH — AS ANYONE IN VISIBLE LEADERSHIP ROLES EXPERIENCES. HOW DO YOU MANAGE AND CONTINUE YOUR WORK IN THE FACE OF UNFAIR CRITICISM?

Visible leadership calls for courage and conviction. I’m fortunate to have grown up with many excellent models of courageous leadership who taught me that critics may seek to undermine your achievements, but not to let criticism discourage me.

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WIE SUITE MOMENTS

The WIE Suite Launches In the United Kingdom

The WIE Suite in partnership with British luxury brand Mulberry, hosted an exclusive dinner at the River Café in London in celebration of our UK launch. We gathered trailblazing British business owners, CEOs, entrepreneurs and creatives to mark The Suite's first official launch outside of the US.

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MOVE THE NEEDLE

Karolina Zmarlak, Creative Director of KZ_K Studio, on Pivoting to Slow Fashion

The Karolina Zmarlak collection was mainly sold through boutiques and department stores (Saks Fifth Ave and Neiman Marcus, in the premier designer category) and relaunched as KZ_K Studion in January 2016, focusing on slow fashion using a direct-to-client business model.

YOU’VE CHOSEN TO EMBRACE SLOW FASHION; HOW HAS THAT HELPED YOUR BUSINESS?

We don’t stray; we don’t shop around; we don’t counter source; we know and trust our factories and providers, and they know and trust us. As with the “slow food” movement in Piemonte, Ialy, the chef/owners of established restaurants cut off their far flung, inexpensive food purveyors in exchange for local only, one-on-one, relationship based exchanges between themselves and local farmers. Their customers became friends, and were commensurately introduced to their farmer friends, in a closed-loop, trust-based, creatively focused network –as all in this circle of friends know it’s in their best interest to shine among the group, and to provide quality products and delicious innovative plates– a productive, virtuous cycle.

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MUST READ NEWS

OUR WEEKEND READING LIST.?

The movement of capital globally is in decline (The Economist)

?Burnout is pushing workers to use AI (WIRED)

Google DeepMind’s ‘leap forward’ in AI could unlock secrets of biology (The Guardian)

Community News

MEMBER NEWS

• Greenhouse's Chief Marketing Officer, Carin Van Vuuren, was featured in Fortune.
• Author Aliza Licht, was featured in Forbes.
• CEO of D?en, Margaret Kleveland launched a limited-edition collection with the Gap.?

EVENTS

• While 50 million women are currently navigating menopause in the US, the transition for many is tainted with stigma, shame and secrecy. Join Alessandra Henderson, Co-founder and CEO of next-gen women's healthcare platform, Elektra Health, as she shares entrepreneurial insights and lessons learned raising $7.6 million to launch Elektra and establish a dedicated community of thousands of women across the United States. RSVP HERE.?