Good morning! SpaceX completes a major mission, the Fearless Fund returns to investing, and Broadsheet enters its next chapter. See you tomorrow!
– New name. Did you know that Broadsheet is 10 years old? That’s right, this newsletter about women leaders and the issues they care about celebrated its 10th anniversary this summer.
During that period, the world changed, as did the conversation about women’s roles in it. We have gone through three presidential election cycles with an evolving cultural understanding of female candidates, and rising (And fall?) From corporate DEI, the ever-changing dialogue around founders and the so-called “Girlsboss,” and an increase in the number of female CEOs running Fortune 500 companies; This statistic has doubled over the past decade.
I’ve been working on this newsletter for six of those years, and took it over full time just over two years ago. Before this shift, it was written by the amazing journalists Carolyn Fairchild, Kristin Billstrom, and Claire Zelman (who still edits it every day!)
Now seems like a moment to reflect on how Broadsheet can best reach readers in the years ahead. And on that note (*drum roll please*) as of today, It will be named Broadsheet Most Powerful Women Daily, or MPW Daily.
For those of you who don’t know, the most powerful women franchise in luck It extends far beyond Broadsheet – to 1998, when… luck It released its first annual list of the most powerful women in business. Newsletter readers have likely encountered the franchise’s staples, from that list to our long-form journalism on female business leaders to our annual Most Powerful Women Summit, which kicks off in Laguna Niguel, Calif., today.
This renaming is intended to more closely align this newsletter with this 26-year-old franchise. Fortune Most Powerful Women, in all its forms, is a big reason why this newsletter has survived for a decade amid a media environment that has not been friendly to women’s publications.
As MPW Daily, we’ll continue to feature all the stories we’ve done in the broadsheet. You’ll find analysis of the biggest news stories affecting women, profiles of business leaders and their companies, and occasional commentary on politics and culture. We are more committed than ever to reporting these stories and ensuring they reach readers who care. (And if you have any ideas about what we should cover in this next chapter, please email me at the address below!)
So please tell your friends (and email filters!) to open emails from MPW daily when they arrive in your inboxes at 9:30 a.m. ET every weekday morning. Thank you for all your support over the past decade — and cheers for the next one!
note: This week, stay tuned for coverage of the MPW Summit, where I’ll interview Cameron Diaz and Sue Bird, and we’ll hear from other leaders including Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and General Motors CEO Mary Barra. You can listen to the live broadcast here starting Tuesday.
Emma Hinchliffe
emma.hinchliffe@fortune.com
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Also in the headlines
– Without fear. Arian Simone’s Fearless Fund announced its first investment since the settlement of an anti-affirmative action lawsuit brought against a grant program for Black women. The fund invested in an e-commerce platform called Zimi. TechCrunch
– Not quite better. Former employees talk about BetterBrand, an Alexis Ohanian-backed startup that became famous for making bread with more protein. The startup, founded by Amy Yang, has had fundraising issues and appears to have closed its doors (which it denied). Information
– If the shoe fits. Although Sarah Blakeley’s new brand Sneex hasn’t received a warm reception from fashionistas, the Spanx founder says she’s sticking by its design. She takes the lukewarm response as a sign that she is “doing something subversive and new.” Wall Street Journal
– Arrest and release. SpaceX, led by Elon Musk and President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell, has completed the fifth test flight of its Starship rocket and successfully powered its 20-story-tall booster. This achievement brings the company one step closer to creating a reusable missile system. CNBC
Movers and shakers
Swire Coca-Cola USA, a beverage bottler, was appointed Andrea Kindle As president. She previously served as the company’s CFO.
Tigo Energy, a provider of solar and energy software solutions, was named Anita Chang Chief Operating Officer. Zhang previously held the same position at the company and was then vice president of global manufacturing operations.
The company was named Independence Blue Cross, a health insurance organization Alexandra Jorgensen Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Most recently, Jorgensen served as Vice President of Talent Acquisition at the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Philips 66 Energy was appointed Grace Puma Whiteford To its board of directors. Previously, she was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at PepsiCo.
On my radar
Vice President Kamala Harris is in her race to the finish Vogue magazine
Girls were crushed by the 2016 election. Now women, they are taking revenge on the vote The Washington Post
Even in her memoirs, Melania Trump remains an enigma The New Yorker
Parting words
“Some people will love you, some people won’t understand you, some people just want to hate you to hate you, and none of that really matters.“
— Jennifer Lopez on The importance of learning how to deal with criticism in order to have a long career