Carolyn Childers's guest appearances

Carolyn Childers

This Week in Startups

This Week in Startups - Video

Positively Gotham Gal

Masters of Scale

The Kara Goldin Show

Evolving for the Next Billion by GGV Capital

How I Raised It - The podcast where we interview startup founders who raised capital.

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

Cornell Tech At Bloomberg Podcast 

DealMakers: Entrepreneur | Startups | Venture Capital

Warriors at Work

See It To Be It

Inc. Founders Project with Alexa von Tobel 

My First Million

Masters of Scale: Rapid Response

Lindsay Kaplan

Rahul Vohra

Arlan Hamilton

Brian Halligan

David Rogier

Bill Gates

Jessica Lessin

Sheryl Sandberg

Rebecca Minkoff

Daniel Gross

Nancy Lublin

Austen Allred

Steven Galanis

Jenny Fleiss

Peter Thiel

OwlTail

Carolyn Childers is the CEO and co-founder of Chief, a revolutionary private membership network designed to uplift, empower and connect women executives. Chief has since achieved unicorn status, holding members in over 77% of Fortune 100 companies with a $1.1 billion valuation. Although Carolyn never originally set out to become an entrepreneur, her journey from investment banking to strategic and business development positions at companies like Victoria's Secret, Avon Products, and eventually her role as SVP of Operations at Handy led her to a problem she wanted to solve: supporting women executives. She teamed up with her co-founder Lindsay and together they were committed to building a private platform with community groups, member meetups, flagship clubhouse access, and most importantly, a powerful, vetted community. It’s said best by Carolyn herself, “It gets lonely at the top,” but for women, it gets lonely a lot earlier.” Today, Chief holds a wait list of tens of thousands of women and continues to empower women at all stages through its educational blog, podcast, and annual impact fund for female-focused causes. It’s clear investing in women pays off. In our episode, Carolyn shares her unique journey to entrepreneurship, how she evaluated the risks when leaving her stable job that she was doing well in, and the many myths we all have around entrepreneurship. She also shares how she built momentum early in the business, how she dealt with rejections from many investors, and the importance of having a laser focus on community and building the best experiences. Carolyn also provides her insights on finding co-founders and important aspects to consider, how she's tackled perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and so much more. In this episode, we’ll talk to Carolyn about:* Myths about women in entrepreneurship. [03:26]* Journey from investment banking to entrepreneurship. [06:72]* Running operations at Handy, and how the idea for Chief came about. [18:27]* Carolyn's financial planning for startup risk. [25:03]* Carolyn's alignment with co-founder Lindsey. [28:00]* Building the early momentum and raising capital. [32:50]* Pushing Chief through word of mouth and organic channels. [36:30]* Prioritizing essentials and community engagement. [41:52]* Navigating entrepreneurship pressure. [41:52]* Chief's focus and beneficiaries. [55:15]This episode is brought to you by Beeya:* If you or anyone you know have been struggling with hormonal imbalances and bad periods, go to https://beeyawellness.com/free to download the free guide to tackling hormonal imbalances and to learn more about Beeya’s seed cycling bundle.* Plus, get $10 off your order by using promo code BEHINDHEREMPIRE10Follow Yasmin:* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yasminknouri/* Website: https://www.behindherempire.com/Follow Carolyn:* CHIEF Website: https://chief.com/* CHIEF Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chiefamongstus/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Behind Her Empire

Carolyn Childers is the CEO and co-founder of Chief, a revolutionary private membership network designed to uplift, empower and connect women executives. Chief has since achieved unicorn status, holding members in over 77% of Fortune 100 companies with a $1.1 billion valuation. Although Carolyn never originally set out to become an entrepreneur, her journey from investment banking to strategic and business development positions at companies like Victoria's Secret, Avon Products, and eventually her role as SVP of Operations at Handy led her to a problem she wanted to solve: supporting women executives. She teamed up with her co-founder Lindsay and together they were committed to building a private platform with community groups, member meetups, flagship clubhouse access, and most importantly, a powerful, vetted community. It’s said best by Carolyn herself, “It gets lonely at the top,” but for women, it gets lonely a lot earlier.” Today, Chief holds a wait list of tens of thousands of women and continues to empower women at all stages through its educational blog, podcast, and annual impact fund for female-focused causes. It’s clear investing in women pays off. In our episode, Carolyn shares her unique journey to entrepreneurship, how she evaluated the risks when leaving her stable job that she was doing well in, and the many myths we all have around entrepreneurship. She also shares how she built momentum early in the business, how she dealt with rejections from many investors, and the importance of having a laser focus on community and building the best experiences. Carolyn also provides her insights on finding co-founders and important aspects to consider, how she's tackled perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and so much more. In this episode, we’ll talk to Carolyn about:* Myths about women in entrepreneurship. [03:26]* Journey from investment banking to entrepreneurship. [06:72]* Running operations at Handy, and how the idea for Chief came about. [18:27]* Carolyn's financial planning for startup risk. [25:03]* Carolyn's alignment with co-founder Lindsey. [28:00]* Building the early momentum and raising capital. [32:50]* Pushing Chief through word of mouth and organic channels. [36:30]* Prioritizing essentials and community engagement. [41:52]* Navigating entrepreneurship pressure. [41:52]* Chief's focus and beneficiaries. [55:15]This episode is brought to you by Beeya:* If you or anyone you know have been struggling with hormonal imbalances and bad periods, go to <a href="https://beeyawellness.com/free" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://beeyawellness.com/free</a> to download the free guide to tackling hormonal imbalances and to learn more about Beeya’s seed cycling bundle.* Plus, get $10 off your order by using promo code BEHINDHEREMPIRE10Follow Yasmin:* Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yasminknouri/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/yasminknouri/</a>* Website: <a href="https://www.behindherempire.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.behindherempire.com/</a>Follow Carolyn:* CHIEF Website: <a href="https://chief.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://chief.com/</a>* CHIEF Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chiefamongstus/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/chiefamongstus/</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

How This Unlikely Entrepreneur Went From Corporate to Founding a Billion-Dollar Business with Carolyn Childers, Co-Founder, Chief

To commemorate International Women's Day this year, we are thrilled to introduce a special series featuring some of the inspiring female founders in GGV's portfolio. Kicking off the series is Carolyn Childers, co-founder and CEO of Chief, a network designed exclusively for high-achieving women in leadership positions. Chief membership provides a private networking platform to connect and support women executives from all industries. Currently, Chief has over 20,000 paid members across 12,000 organizations, including Apple, Google, Amazon, Disney, IBM, Nike, Goldman Sachs, Netflix, Pfizer, Walmart, HBO, Lyft, and New York Times. That's a long and distinguished list. Chief is a GGV portfolio company.  Prior to founding Chief, Carolyn was the SVP Senior Vice President of Operations at Handy, a home services marketplace. Previously, Childers led the launch of Soap.com, where she was the general manager through its acquisition by Amazon. She has also held strategy and business development roles at Victoria's Secret and Avon Products. Carolyn began her career in finance, working in investment banking at Deutsche Bank.

To commemorate International Women's Day this year, we are thrilled to introduce a special series featuring some of the inspiring female founders in GGV's portfolio. Kicking off the series is Carolyn Childers, co-founder and CEO of Chief, a network designed exclusively for high-achieving women in leadership positions. Chief membership provides a private networking platform to connect and support women executives from all industries. Currently, Chief has over 20,000 paid members across 12,000 organizations, including Apple, Google, Amazon, Disney, IBM, Nike, Goldman Sachs, Netflix, Pfizer, Walmart, HBO, Lyft, and New York Times. That's a long and distinguished list. Chief is a GGV portfolio company. Prior to founding Chief, Carolyn was the SVP Senior Vice President of Operations at Handy, a home services marketplace. Previously, Childers led the launch of <a href="http://Soap.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soap.com</a>, where she was the general manager through its acquisition by Amazon. She has also held strategy and business development roles at Victoria's Secret and Avon Products. Carolyn began her career in finance, working in investment banking at Deutsche Bank.

Carolyn Childers of Chief: Building a Private Network for Powerful Women

Carolyn Childers’ startup venture is on a mission to get more women into senior executive positions and keep them there. She’s already found the backing of over $140M to make that happen. Her venture, Chief has raised funding from top-tier investors like General Catalyst, GGV Capital, BoxGroup, and Primary Venture Partners.

Carolyn Childers On Raising $100 Million To Drive More Women Into Positions Of Power

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with Carolyn Childers and Lindsay Kaplan of Chief (www.chief.com), a private membership network focused on women executive leaders. In this episode, Carolyn and Lindsay talk us through each round of financings, from Seed to Series A to Series B and they share exactly how they did it and what level of traction they had at each stage. They also provide tips for raising capital, managing a rapidly growing startup, and more.  Chief has raised $140 million over three rounds: 1) Chief announced its $3 million seed round in October 2018, led by Primary Venture Capital and Flybridge Capital Partners, with participants including Accel, Box Group, Able Partners, XFactor Ventures, Silas Capital, BBG Ventures, and Alexa Von Tobel. 2) In June 2019, Chief raised a $22 million Series A, co-led by General Catalyst and Inspired Capital, with previous investors and GGV Capital participating. Ken Chenault, chairman and a managing director of General Catalyst, and Alexa von Tobel, founder and managing partner of Inspired Capital, joined the board of directors. Chief also announced an additional $15 million extension in June 2020, led by GGV Capital.3) In March 2022, the company raised $100 million in Series B funding at a $1.1 billion valuation, bringing its total funding to $140 million. The round was led by CapitalG, the independent growth fund of Google parent company Alphabet, and General Partner Laela Sturdy joined the board of directors. Previous investors General Catalyst, GGV Capital, Inspired Capital, Primary Venture Partners, Flybridge Capital Partners, and BoxGroup also participated in the round.How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $3 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

Produced by Foundersuite (<a href="http://www.foundersuite.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.foundersuite.com</a>), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with Carolyn Childers and Lindsay Kaplan of Chief (<a href="http://www.chief.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.chief.com</a>), a private membership network focused on women executive leaders. In this episode, Carolyn and Lindsay talk us through each round of financings, from Seed to Series A to Series B and they share exactly how they did it and what level of traction they had at each stage. They also provide tips for raising capital, managing a rapidly growing startup, and more. Chief has raised $140 million over three rounds: 1) Chief announced its $3 million seed round in October 2018, led by Primary Venture Capital and Flybridge Capital Partners, with participants including Accel, Box Group, Able Partners, XFactor Ventures, Silas Capital, BBG Ventures, and Alexa Von Tobel. 2) In June 2019, Chief raised a $22 million Series A, co-led by General Catalyst and Inspired Capital, with previous investors and GGV Capital participating. Ken Chenault, chairman and a managing director of General Catalyst, and Alexa von Tobel, founder and managing partner of Inspired Capital, joined the board of directors. Chief also announced an additional $15 million extension in June 2020, led by GGV Capital. 3) In March 2022, the company raised $100 million in Series B funding at a $1.1 billion valuation, bringing its total funding to $140 million. The round was led by CapitalG, the independent growth fund of Google parent company Alphabet, and General Partner Laela Sturdy joined the board of directors. Previous investors General Catalyst, GGV Capital, Inspired Capital, Primary Venture Partners, Flybridge Capital Partners, and BoxGroup also participated in the round. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $3 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at <a href="http://www.foundersuite.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.foundersuite.com</a>.

Ep. 239 How I Raised It with Carolyn Childers and Lindsay Kaplan of Chief

Carolyn Childers is the CEO and Co-Founder of Chief. She is an experienced leader and operator, having successfully scaled several early-stage businesses. Prior to founding Chief, Carolyn was SVP of Operations at Handy. Previously, Carolyn led the launch of the site Soap.com (Quidsi) and acted as its GM through its acquisition by Amazon. Carolyn also had roles at Victoria’s Secret and Avon Products where she worked on strategy and business development. She started her career in finance where she spent over three years in investment banking at Deutsche Bank. Carolyn has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Finance from Boston College.I was able to have such a fun interview with Carolyn live at Collision Conference in Toronto this summer! We cover what it’s like to have a successful career and subsequently, the vulnerability one feels becoming a co-founder and CEO. Carolyn discusses the early days of founding Chief with her co-founder and the breakthrough moment they found after that, what it feels like to have so many people not see your vision, and how she learned to be a leader from her background in sports.To stay up to date on future episodes and learn more from Alisa, sign up for her newsletter.If you like what you hear, please subscribe to the podcast!Learn more about Chief | LinkedInFor more stories and advice on founders and CEOs, head to alisacohn.comConnect with Alisa! Follow Alisa Cohn on   Instagram: @alisacohn  Twitter: @alisacohn  Facebook: facebook.com/alisa.cohn  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisacohn/  Website: http://www.alisacohn.com   Download her 5 scripts for delicate conversations (and 1 to make your life better)  Grab a copy of From Start-Up to Grown-Up by Alisa Cohn from AmazonLove the show? Subscribe, Rate, Review, Like, and Share!

From Start-Up to Grown-Up

Carolyn Childers is the CEO and Co-Founder of Chief. She is an experienced leader and operator, having successfully scaled several early-stage businesses. Prior to founding Chief, Carolyn was SVP of Operations at Handy. Previously, Carolyn led the launch of the site <a href="http://Soap.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soap.com</a> (Quidsi) and acted as its GM through its acquisition by Amazon. Carolyn also had roles at Victoria’s Secret and Avon Products where she worked on strategy and business development. She started her career in finance where she spent over three years in investment banking at Deutsche Bank. Carolyn has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Finance from Boston College. I was able to have such a fun interview with Carolyn live at Collision Conference in Toronto this summer! We cover what it’s like to have a successful career and subsequently, the vulnerability one feels becoming a co-founder and CEO. Carolyn discusses the early days of founding Chief with her co-founder and the breakthrough moment they found after that, what it feels like to have so many people not see your vision, and how she learned to be a leader from her background in sports.To stay up to date on future episodes and learn more from Alisa, <a href="https://www.alisacohn.com/5scripts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sign up</a> for her newsletter. If you like what you hear, please subscribe to the podcast! Learn more about <a href="http://www.chief.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chief</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinchief/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> For more stories and advice on founders and CEOs, head to <a href="http://www.alisacohn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alisacohn.com</a>Connect with Alisa! Follow Alisa Cohn on <ul> <li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alisacohn/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@alisacohn</a> </li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@alisacohn</a> </li> <li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alisa.cohn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/alisa.cohn</a> </li> <li>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisacohn/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisacohn/</a> </li> <li>Website: <a href="http://www.alisacohn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.alisacohn.com</a> </li> </ul> Download her <a href="http://alisacohn.com/scripts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">5 scripts for delicate conversations (and 1 to make your life better)</a> Grab a copy of From Start-Up to Grown-Up by Alisa Cohn <a href="https://a.co/d/793Dsjh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">from Amazon</a> Love the show? Subscribe, Rate, Review, Like, and Share!

#24: Carolyn Childers, Chief

Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) sits down with Carolyn Childers, co-founder and CEO of Chief, to talk about her million dollar subscription-based business that drives and supports women in corporate leadership roles.-----Links:* Chief* The New Rules of Business* Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.* Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter.-----Show Notes:(04:10) - What is Chief.com(07:15) - Their billion $ valuation(17:15) - Other opportunities with this business model(20:50) - A vetted community(25:45) - Why they aren't on social media

Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) sits down with Carolyn Childers, co-founder and CEO of Chief, to talk about her million dollar subscription-based business that drives and supports women in corporate leadership roles.-----Links:* <a href="http://chief.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chief</a>* <a href="https://the-new-rules-of-business.simplecast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The New Rules of Business</a>* Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWloxQyF_2n4aCanY4Y45HLTY2zoeZF8U" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to our Youtube channel</a>.* Want more insights like MFM? Check out <a href="https://www.shaanpuri.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shaan's newsletter</a>.-----Show Notes:(04:10) - What is <a href="http://Chief.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chief.com</a>(07:15) - Their billion $ valuation(17:15) - Other opportunities with this business model(20:50) - A vetted community(25:45) - Why they aren't on social media

The Billion Dollar Community Propelling Women To The Top - Carolyn Childers of Chief.com

Carolyn Childers, Co-Founder and CEO of Chief, saw how challenging it was to achieve representation in leadership at companies, even with the best of intentions. She joins Anthony to talk about her upbringing and what she learned about aiming for stability in her career, her desire to challenge herself professionally, and the satisfaction in decision-making now as a leader. Josh Fagen, a longtime trusted advisor, also joins Anthony to discuss how Anthony found sought guidance throughout his career and signs it's time for someone to make a career change. For more from Anthony, follow him on Twitter @AnthonyNoto. 

Who Dares Wins: Life, Leadership, and Finance with Anthony Noto

Carolyn Childers, Co-Founder and CEO of Chief, saw how challenging it was to achieve representation in leadership at companies, even with the best of intentions. She joins Anthony to talk about her upbringing and what she learned about aiming for stability in her career, her desire to challenge herself professionally, and the satisfaction in decision-making now as a leader. Josh Fagen, a longtime trusted advisor, also joins Anthony to discuss how Anthony found sought guidance throughout his career and signs it's time for someone to make a career change. For more from Anthony, follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/anthonynoto?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@AnthonyNoto</a>.

Finding Your Mentor With Carolyn Childers

Amid pandemic disruption, Chief turned a small, NYC-based club for women executives into a national phenomenon with more than 12,000 members. Co-founder and CEO Carolyn Childers joins Rapid Response to share how she and co-founder Lindsay Kaplan managed the unlikely transformation, which recently yielded a $100 million Series B funding round. She reveals how the company leveraged existing tech and their own innovations to build connections, identifying not just a gap in the marketplace but a need for a whole new set of tools to support business leaders.Read a transcript of this episode: https://mastersofscale.comSubscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter: https://mastersofscale.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Amid pandemic disruption, Chief turned a small, NYC-based club for women executives into a national phenomenon with more than 12,000 members. Co-founder and CEO Carolyn Childers joins Rapid Response to share how she and co-founder Lindsay Kaplan managed the unlikely transformation, which recently yielded a $100 million Series B funding round. She reveals how the company leveraged existing tech and their own innovations to build connections, identifying not just a gap in the marketplace but a need for a whole new set of tools to support business leaders.Read a transcript of this episode: <a href="https://mastersofscale.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://mastersofscale.com</a>Subscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter: <a href="https://mastersofscale.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://mastersofscale.com/subscribe</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Rapid Response: How Chief became a phenomenon, w/CEO Carolyn Childers

Jeanie speaks to Carolyn Childers &amp; Lindsay Kaplan, co-founders of Chief, a network with a powerful mission to move more woman into the top and keep them there.  Their discussion this week moves from learning about the early days, their individual experiences with creating the vision and purpose of Chief to hearing how “keeping it real” can be a powerful mindset for success.  We see how creating Chief was born out of a need to find something that was lacking in other leadership programs, an experience that could be impactful and worth the time of women executives that had value and purpose.Chief is a private network designed for the most powerful women in executive leadership to strengthen their leadership, magnify their influence, and pave the way to bring others with them. Launched in 2019 by Carolyn Childers and Lindsay Kaplan, its mission is to drive more women to the top and keep them there. Chief has been recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2021, and its diverse membership includes 10,000 of the most senior executives in the United States.It is Jeanie’s pleasure to bring to you the story of two incredible women and the beautiful gifts they are bringing to the world every day! This interview is fun, interesting, inspirational and from the heart. Warriors, meet Chief! (6:41) We go back to the beginning of Chief, in Tribeca.  What was their biggest worry in those first moments?(9:37) When did Chief get to their first 100 members and how did they find the confidence that people would want to join?(13:40) Why do they think there has been such growth in their network?(16:37) They discuss how Chief is different in giving women an experience, make it impactful and delivering a value that they can take back to their own lives &amp; careers.(18:06) What was the beginning of their partnership like? (22:23) Carolyn &amp; Lindsay discuss their personal &amp; professional readiness in starting a new business.(28:25) How have they evolved from when they first started to now?(37:19) Jeanie discusses with them their philosophy of “keeping it real” to see how they weave this into their relationship as co-founders, partners and friends.(41:26) They share highs &amp; lows of the last few years.(43:22) What are they focused and working on right now?(46:23) Lindsay shares their campaign launch for Women’s History Month that asks “What does the future look like, when women lead the way”. How do they want Chief to influence the future?  (49:33) Fun speed round asking about their favorite words, movies and more.(55:50) If they could have dinner with anyone, who would they be and why?Connect with Carolyn Childers &amp; Lindsay Kaplanhttps://chief.com/careers#storyhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/joinchiefSubscribe: Warriors At Work Podcasts Website: https://jeaniecoomber.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/986666321719033/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeanie_coomber/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeanie_coomber LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanie-coomber-90973b4/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbMZ2HyNNyPoeCSqKClBC_w

Jeanie speaks to Carolyn Childers &amp; Lindsay Kaplan, co-founders of Chief, a network with a powerful mission to move more woman into the top and keep them there. Their discussion this week moves from learning about the early days, their individual experiences with creating the vision and purpose of Chief to hearing how “keeping it real” can be a powerful mindset for success. We see how creating Chief was born out of a need to find something that was lacking in other leadership programs, an experience that could be impactful and worth the time of women executives that had value and purpose. Chief is a private network designed for the most powerful women in executive leadership to strengthen their leadership, magnify their influence, and pave the way to bring others with them. Launched in 2019 by Carolyn Childers and Lindsay Kaplan, its mission is to drive more women to the top and keep them there. Chief has been recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2021, and its diverse membership includes 10,000 of the most senior executives in the United States. It is Jeanie’s pleasure to bring to you the story of two incredible women and the beautiful gifts they are bringing to the world every day! This interview is fun, interesting, inspirational and from the heart. Warriors, meet Chief! (6:41) We go back to the beginning of Chief, in Tribeca. What was their biggest worry in those first moments? (9:37) When did Chief get to their first 100 members and how did they find the confidence that people would want to join? (13:40) Why do they think there has been such growth in their network? (16:37) They discuss how Chief is different in giving women an experience, make it impactful and delivering a value that they can take back to their own lives &amp; careers. (18:06) What was the beginning of their partnership like? (22:23) Carolyn &amp; Lindsay discuss their personal &amp; professional readiness in starting a new business. (28:25) How have they evolved from when they first started to now? (37:19) Jeanie discusses with them their philosophy of “keeping it real” to see how they weave this into their relationship as co-founders, partners and friends. (41:26) They share highs &amp; lows of the last few years. (43:22) What are they focused and working on right now? (46:23) Lindsay shares their campaign launch for Women’s History Month that asks “What does the future look like, when women lead the way”. How do they want Chief to influence the future? (49:33) Fun speed round asking about their favorite words, movies and more. (55:50) If they could have dinner with anyone, who would they be and why? Connect with Carolyn Childers &amp; Lindsay Kaplan <a href="https://chief.com/careers#story" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://chief.com/careers#story</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinchief" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinchief</a> Subscribe: Warriors At Work Podcasts Website: <a href="https://jeaniecoomber.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://jeaniecoomber.com</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/986666321719033/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/986666321719033/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jeanie_coomber/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/jeanie_coomber/</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jeanie_coomber" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/jeanie_coomber</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanie-coomber-90973b4/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanie-coomber-90973b4/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbMZ2HyNNyPoeCSqKClBC_w" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbMZ2HyNNyPoeCSqKClBC_w</a>

Fierce Female Founders, Chief with Carolyn Childers & Lindsay Kaplan

“People need to tap into their emotions and show vulnerability and sincerity.” Listen and learn about Carolyn Childers, co-founder and CEO of Chief, and her journey in building the private network, Chief, to drive more women into positions of power and keep them there. This is a great episode filled with lots of learnings. Hear the story now on this week’s episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow Sponsored by - Shopify - Go to https://shopify.com/kara, for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features. LinkedIn Talent Solutions - LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at https://linkedin.com/karagoldin Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let Kara know by clicking on the links below and sending her a quick shout-out on social or reach out to Kara Goldin directly at karagoldin@gmail.com Follow Kara Goldin on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ Follow Kara Goldin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ Follow Kara Goldin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/karagoldin Follow Kara Goldin on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/224 List of links to resources mentioned in episode, suggested reading &amp; social media handles: Visit Chief.com - https://chief.com/ Follow Carolyn on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolyn-childers-55b2642/ The New Rules of Business Podcast -  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-rules-of-business/id1591963543

“People need to tap into their emotions and show vulnerability and sincerity.” Listen and learn about Carolyn Childers, co-founder and CEO of Chief, and her journey in building the private network, Chief, to drive more women into positions of power and keep them there. This is a great episode filled with lots of learnings. Hear the story now on this week’s episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow Sponsored by - Shopify - Go to <a href="https://shopify.com/kara" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://shopify.com/kara</a>, for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features. LinkedIn Talent Solutions - LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at <a href="https://linkedin.com/karagoldin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linkedin.com/karagoldin</a> Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let Kara know by clicking on the links below and sending her a quick shout-out on social or reach out to Kara Goldin directly at <a href="mailto:karagoldin@gmail.com">karagoldin@gmail.com</a> Follow Kara Goldin on Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/</a> Follow Kara Goldin on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/</a> Follow Kara Goldin on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/karagoldin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/karagoldin</a> Follow Kara Goldin on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/</a> Check out our website to view show notes: <a href="https://karagoldin.com/podcast/224" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://karagoldin.com/podcast/224</a> List of links to resources mentioned in episode, suggested reading &amp; social media handles: Visit <a href="http://Chief.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chief.com</a> - <a href="https://chief.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://chief.com/</a> Follow Carolyn on LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolyn-childers-55b2642/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolyn-childers-55b2642/</a> The New Rules of Business Podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-rules-of-business/id1591963543" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-rules-of-business/id1591963543</a>