Top 20 Outstanding Women CEOs of 2024
Women can cultivate and tap into strategic relationships with sponsors or allies and make both horizontal and lateral career moves that will expand their strategic and business focus. They can also seek out opportunities and stretch assignments that will build their strategic leadership, expand their visibility, and enhance their standing position. Just as important, women must know their value, self-advocate, and lift up other women by creating opportunities.
Leadership starts with intention and the development of our best selves and those around us. When we invest in women leaders, we ultimately provide the strategic leadership required in today’s global and dynamically complex business environment.
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Lesslie Young | Epilepsy Scotland
”Drug safety to improve patient health outcomes has been and will always be the pillar of my research, and now, as co-founder and President of GalenusRx, I oversee our product development and the science behind it and know that our work will save lives. “
Having worked in all sectors, in different roles, Lesslie Young brings a wealth of experience to Epilepsy Scotland. Her view was, is while Epilepsy Scotland is a registered charity, it is essentially an SME and should, in the context of the charitable aims and objectives of the organisation, conduct itself as such. She set about changing the culture from one that focused on what could not be done to being entrepreneurial in thought and focusing on what could be done.
Jennifer Thornton | 304 coaching
Jennifer Thornton is on a mission to help progressive organizations foster an environment of learning, experimentation, and innovation and meet the demands of exponential growth for business.
“This is the way we’ve always done it.” Those eight words have a lot to answer for.
According to Jennifer, the Old Ways worked when the world worked a certain way,
Joan Kanigan | Western Development Museum
Joan Kanigan, CEO of the Western Development Museum (WDM), took an extraordinarily unique yet bold step as a leader in 2021. She initiated a 360o Performance Assessment to better understand how she was performing and where she needed to improve—all through an honest and critical feedback system to know where she was standing as a leader and a manager. “My intent with this performance review was to ensure I am serving the WDM and those I am responsible for to the best of my abilities,” she says.
Mary Clark Bartlett | Epicurean Group
According to Harvard Public Health article, federal food law is clear: It bans “any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render [a food] injurious to health.”
Regulators have used that provision for decades to crack down on food adulterated with toxic chemicals or microbes, including the likes of Listeria and salmonella, that can make us acutely ill.
Veronica Robinson | Stepping Stones Behavioral Solutions
Veronica Robinson, the CEO of Stepping Stones Behavioral Solutions leads with the Golden Rule in all facets of life. Her purpose is to treat everyone with the same kindness and grace. She demonstrates a deep respect for those that she serves with a willingness to gladly perform any task, whether it is changing diapers or cleaning toilets if it needs to be done. Veronica’s passion for psychology routed her to pursue ABA therapy.
Yoyi Marsaglia | World Class Solutions
Yoyi Marsaglia is the CEO and founder of World Class Solutions in Miami, Florida strategically located only a few minutes from the Miami International Airport and the Miami Port. This organization cares passionately for people and economies everywhere. Delivering reliable integrated logistics solutions powered by technology, expertise and entrepreneurial spirit. Connecting the world every day, sustainably.
