think of it as the female version of the old
boys club except it's new Chief launched in 2019.
It's different from your typical women's network. Instead of
aiming for broad inclusivity, chief only accepts women in
senior leadership roles. It has 20,000 members a wait
list of more than 60,000 and this year became a
unicorn when its valuation surpassed a billion dollars. The
pivot came during the pandemic when its focus changed from
physical locations base And geography to a virtual model.
So what's the key? The so called core groups
curated to include about 10 women all at the same
level of their career. They meet monthly to help
each other find solutions to issues network and otherwise draw
from the power of their respective leadership roles. Members
say that the gatherings take priority regardless of time zone
or other issues. In large part because of support
that they can't get the same way in most c
suites which are mainly otherwise all men. It's not
clear whether the return to in person business will reduce
the power of virtual networking in any case. Chief
is hedging its bets recently opening its first non US
physical location in London for now the bottom line is
women are lining up for a chance to take on
a business world that was built by men