“Women know our time is now.” – Eileen Fisher

What happens when you gather women professionals with fashion icon Eileen Fisher and the Rivertowns Chamber of Commerce? An networking event full of possibilities. A shockingly low 1% of women-run businesses make it past $1 million, Fisher reported. It made me realize again how exceptional it is to be part of a women-led company. Thank you, Sherry Chris! (Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate CEO). Thank you, Marsha Rand! (Founder, Rand Realty).

I enjoyed connecting with local women-run businesses like MadeByRK Bakery in Dobbs Ferry (custom cookies by Karen Chow may be future client gifts!) and Lynne Palumbo of Lynne Palumbo Organizing (decluttering, anyone?). May we be the rising tide that lifts all boats!

Read more:

The Journal News exclusive with Eileen Fisher

The Power of 10: Insights with Sherry Chris

Hudson Valley Magazine, Best of the Lot: Marsha Rand