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5 Sep 2025
With heavy hearts, we share important news about PBWC. After 36 incredible years, we'll begin winding down operations. We close this chapter with gratitude for what we’ve built together & hope for future women leaders. Thank you so much for your support. ow.ly/gn8Y50WQTgH
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27 Aug 2025
Last chance—PBWC's #LeadershipLab tomorrow! Join Paula Berg, VP at HPE & PBWC Director at Large, on 8/28 at 12PM PT for strategies to help you: ✅ Stand out ✅ Solve problems ✅ Earn your next role Register now before it’s too late: ow.ly/1Hfj50WLEZL #PBWC #ClimbTheLadder
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26 Aug 2025
This Women’s Equality Day, we reflect not just on how far we’ve come—but on how fragile progress can feel. At #PBWC, we remain committed to amplifying women’s voices, providing tools for real-world growth & creating space to rise. #WomensEqualityDay #WeWill #WomenSupportingWomen
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20 Aug 2025
Career advice from Paula Berg, VP at HPE, PBWC Board Member & our next #LeadershipLab speaker: ✅ Stand out ✅ Solve problems ✅ Earn your next role Join us 8/28 to hear Paula’s insights on #NavigatingYourCareer & #ClimbingTheCorporateLadder. Register now! ow.ly/Ymu750WHShI
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13 Aug 2025
Join our next Leadership Lab with Paula Berg, #PBWC Director at Large and VP of Brand, Culture & Creative at HPE. She'll share how to shine in every meeting, key behaviors leaders look for in rising talent
 & common career missteps to avoid. Register now! ow.ly/NR4050WFCsL
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11 Aug 2025
“When you’re a young professional, you’re getting a lot of feedback…so you have to feel things out between what’s signal & what’s noise.” Tongtong Wang, SVP & Global Head at Genentech, offered powerful insight at #PBWC2025: not all feedback is created equal. #WeWill #PBWC
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7 Aug 2025
Join us in celebrating 2025 #PBWC Book Scholarship recipient, Anna He! 🎓 A changemaker at the intersection of business & equity, she'll attend UC Berkeley to study Economics & Statistics, focusing on an impact-driven finance career. We’re honored to support her journey. #WeWill
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6 Aug 2025
Congratulations to Mila Sonkin, a 2025 #PBWC #LorenMahon Book Scholarship recipient! 🎓 Mila will attend Harvard University to study economics and statistics, channeling her passion for business to make a positive impact on the world—and we are here to cheer her on. #PBWC #WeWill
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5 Aug 2025
Join us in celebrating 2025 #PBWC #LorenMahon Book Scholarship recipient, Anjani Nabar! 🎓 Already making an impact with her nonprofit #CodeRed, she'll attend Cal Poly SLO to study business administration & plans to launch her own company. Eager to see her next chapter. #WeWill
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29 Jul 2025
“Open up the door to feedback. Make it normal.” -Amy Fox, SVP & Deputy General Counsel, Commercial Legal, @HP at #PBWC2025 Creating a culture where feedback flows freely isn’t just good for growth, it’s essential for trust, innovation & team success. #WeWill #PBWC #GrowthMindset
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28 Jul 2025
#PBWC2025 Speaker & Executive Communication Coach Melissa Schwartz shared advice we need to hear: “What we care about isn’t always what senior leaders care about...we need to front load our content so we get to the point quickly & clearly." Lead with why & what to make an impact.
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25 Jul 2025
“Build relationships with people across departments, not just your team...and always follow up after meeting someone new.” - @KarlaBlanco, #PBWC2025 Breakout Session Speaker Career growth starts with relationships. Your network is one of your greatest assets. #PBWC #WeWill
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24 Jul 2025
“Kindness builds trust & trust is the bedrock of a high-performing team. When people trust their leaders, they’re more engaged, more innovative, more resilient & more willing to go the extra mile.”💙 -Trish Rodriguez, SVP, Continuum & Clinical Services, @aboutKP #PBWC2025 #WeWill
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23 Jul 2025
Carla Peterman, @PGE4Me’s EVP, Corporate Affairs & Chief Sustainability Officer, reminds us: “Trust that voice in your head & your heart & know that if you’ve got a community you can rely on it’s worth taking that risk.” With support, risks become possibilities. #WeWill #PBWC2025
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23 Jul 2025
“You can dream big & you can achieve. The difference between the two is what you do next.” –Diana Sroka, PBWC Board Chair & President, and SVP, HP Consumer Services, @HP Your dreams are the blueprint. Your actions build the future. #WeWill take the next step together. #PBWC
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21 Jul 2025
“Brands launch where they’re at...you have what it takes right now to build some kind of a brand.” - Vanessa Errecarte, #PBWC2025 Speaker, CEO & Lecturer @UCDavisBusiness Building a #personalbrand doesn’t mean waiting for the “perfect” moment. Own your story & start now. #WeWill
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18 Jul 2025
At #PBWC2025, Coach Lisa Braithwaite shared: “Think of networking as planting seeds. When you give generously of your knowledge, expertise & other resources, you are sowing the seeds of trust & goodwill.” Networking is about building credibility & lasting connections. #WeWill
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17 Jul 2025
#PBWC isn’t a luxury—it’s a lifeline. “This community is where new leaders are born; where mid-career professionals find their second wind; and where women have climbed the ladder and have turned back to lend a hand.” – Supervisor Jackie Speier, PBWC Founder at #PBWC2025 #WeWill
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16 Jul 2025
“The most authentic, joyful & strategic thing you can ever do to build your status is whenever you see somebody else around you doing great work, talk them up.” 🙌 Alison Fragale’s gem from #PBWC2025 reminds us that lifting others lifts us all. Who will you talk up today? #WeWill
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15 Jul 2025
“We should see negotiation as not necessarily your boss doing you a favor or your company doing you a favor. It’s just you asking for what you deserve…” This reminder from Vivian Tu is a must-remember from #PBWC2025. You’ve earned it. Ask for it! #WeWill #PBWC #KnowYourWorth
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