Pioneering a Movement of Women in Business to Drive Social Change through Impact 100 / Wendy Steele

In this episode, we explore the groundbreaking work of women in business in their communities.

Our guest is Wendy Steele, the founder, and CEO of Impact 100 Global. Wendy shares her incredible journey of overcoming limited resources and building a successful model that gathers at least 100 women who each donate $1000 to create grants of $100,000 or more that stay in their local community. With 65 Impact 100 chapters worldwide and over $123 million in grants given away, Wendy’s work has truly made an impact. During the episode, Wendy also discusses the importance of diversity and inclusion in leadership and how companies can find leaders who bring unique skills and experiences to the table, regardless of their gender or background. She encourages women to step into their power, overcome barriers, and create positive change. This episode is a must-listen for women in business and female leaders who aspire to make a difference.

00:00 Introduction of Wendy Steele, impact 100 global founder and chief executive.
02:30 Lessons learned from building impact 100.
05:50 The power of the ask and the quality value.
07:40 The importance of having a network
10:16 What do leaders need to know about engaging potential female leaders?
13:32 Why you need to be clear about your outcomes and why.
16:03 The process of writing her first book.
19:00 Elevating the concept of Impact 100.
21:46 Where to learn more about impact 100

#WomenInBusiness #FemaleLeaders #EmpoweringWomen #Impact100 #CommunityGiving
#DiversityAndInclusion #BreakingBarriers #LeadershipDevelopment #SocialChange #Philanthropy

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