I’m different I know I’m different I’m the only male speaker here today and I
the only male speaker here today and I
the only male speaker here today and I have something to say I think it’s a
have something to say I think it’s a
have something to say I think it’s a little shocking perhaps its
little shocking perhaps its
little shocking perhaps its controversial has certainly gotten a lot
controversial has certainly gotten a lot
controversial has certainly gotten a lot of eye rolls I think women have an
of eye rolls I think women have an
of eye rolls I think women have an advantage in business partnerships it’s
advantage in business partnerships it’s
advantage in business partnerships it’s not properly utilized and it’s not
not properly utilized and it’s not
not properly utilized and it’s not celebrated enough but I think there are
celebrated enough but I think there are
celebrated enough but I think there are definitely advantages things women do
definitely advantages things women do
definitely advantages things women do that men don’t do I’m a little bit
that men don’t do I’m a little bit
that men don’t do I’m a little bit nervous
nervous
nervous not because I’m presenting to you today
not because I’m presenting to you today
not because I’m presenting to you today not because I’m far from home but
not because I’m far from home but
not because I’m far from home but because I need to defend this position
because I need to defend this position
because I need to defend this position now some people would call me an
now some people would call me an
now some people would call me an attorney or a business strategist maybe
attorney or a business strategist maybe
attorney or a business strategist maybe an author or speaker but what I’m really
an author or speaker but what I’m really
an author or speaker but what I’m really doing is research I’m researching what’s
doing is research I’m researching what’s
doing is research I’m researching what’s going on in the lives of the business
going on in the lives of the business
going on in the lives of the business and the people I work with so I’m really
and the people I work with so I’m really
and the people I work with so I’m really an undercover researcher I’m trying to
an undercover researcher I’m trying to
an undercover researcher I’m trying to figure out what’s going on in the
figure out what’s going on in the
figure out what’s going on in the businesses that come before me when I’m
businesses that come before me when I’m
businesses that come before me when I’m working with the business owners when
working with the business owners when
working with the business owners when I’m writing about it when I’m speaking
I’m writing about it when I’m speaking
I’m writing about it when I’m speaking about it I’m looking at what’s going on
about it I’m looking at what’s going on
about it I’m looking at what’s going on in business situations and I’m coming up
in business situations and I’m coming up
in business situations and I’m coming up with themes and I work a lot with
with themes and I work a lot with
with themes and I work a lot with business partnerships it’s one of the
business partnerships it’s one of the
business partnerships it’s one of the common themes in my law firm and my
common themes in my law firm and my
common themes in my law firm and my strategy firm and I also have a history
strategy firm and I also have a history
strategy firm and I also have a history with women now we won’t get into my
with women now we won’t get into my
with women now we won’t get into my dating history because we only have 18
dating history because we only have 18
dating history because we only have 18 minutes but I do want to show you the
minutes but I do want to show you the
minutes but I do want to show you the first one when I had a relationship my
first one when I had a relationship my
first one when I had a relationship my first love and that’s my mom there’s a
first love and that’s my mom there’s a
first love and that’s my mom there’s a picture of my dad there too now my mom
picture of my dad there too now my mom
picture of my dad there too now my mom and dad treated me differently I didn’t
and dad treated me differently I didn’t
and dad treated me differently I didn’t think much about it when I was 3 but
think much about it when I was 3 but
think much about it when I was 3 but there are differences between our
there are differences between our
there are differences between our genders and we act differently and I
genders and we act differently and I
genders and we act differently and I don’t think it’s a bad thing and I don’t
don’t think it’s a bad thing and I don’t
don’t think it’s a bad thing and I don’t want to make this speech about genders
want to make this speech about genders
want to make this speech about genders stereotypes or common perceptions what I
stereotypes or common perceptions what I
stereotypes or common perceptions what I want to do is look at some actual
want to do is look at some actual
want to do is look at some actual research study and what we’ve seen I’ve
research study and what we’ve seen I’ve
research study and what we’ve seen I’ve certainly built a hypothesis based on my
certainly built a hypothesis based on my
certainly built a hypothesis based on my business when people come to me I see
business when people come to me I see
business when people come to me I see themes I see patterns I get to work with
themes I see patterns I get to work with
themes I see patterns I get to work with a variety of partnerships in my business
a variety of partnerships in my business
a variety of partnerships in my business right I work with partnerships that are
right I work with partnerships that are
right I work with partnerships that are men men two men coming to two or more
men men two men coming to two or more
men men two men coming to two or more men coming together to form a business I
men coming together to form a business I
men coming together to form a business I work with men women partnerships men and
work with men women partnerships men and
work with men women partnerships men and women in some combination for me a
women in some combination for me a
women in some combination for me a business and I work with women women
business and I work with women women
business and I work with women women partnerships two or more women coming
partnerships two or more women coming
partnerships two or more women coming together a form of business and when I
together a form of business and when I
together a form of business and when I do this I start seeing themes and it
do this I start seeing themes and it
do this I start seeing themes and it caused me to build a hypothesis and the
caused me to build a hypothesis and the
caused me to build a hypothesis and the hypothesis was that yes indeed women can
hypothesis was that yes indeed women can
hypothesis was that yes indeed women can do certain things in partnerships that
do certain things in partnerships that
do certain things in partnerships that men don’t do they do things differently
men don’t do they do things differently
men don’t do they do things differently but I need research to support that I
but I need research to support that I
but I need research to support that I need data it’s great for me to say that
need data it’s great for me to say that
need data it’s great for me to say that and based on my limited experience in my
and based on my limited experience in my
and based on my limited experience in my law firm and my strategy consulting I
law firm and my strategy consulting I
law firm and my strategy consulting I can say what I see but what are other
can say what I see but what are other
can say what I see but what are other people seeing how are we bringing this
people seeing how are we bringing this
people seeing how are we bringing this together so I went out and we look for
together so I went out and we look for
together so I went out and we look for research studies to support what I
research studies to support what I
research studies to support what I believed and to see how we can make this
believed and to see how we can make this
believed and to see how we can make this all come together and there is indeed a
all come together and there is indeed a
all come together and there is indeed a great deal of research and support for
great deal of research and support for
great deal of research and support for this let’s start by looking at one
this let’s start by looking at one
this let’s start by looking at one successful woman partnership a group
successful woman partnership a group
successful woman partnership a group that I’ve gotten to know recently and
that I’ve gotten to know recently and
that I’ve gotten to know recently and see what they did there’s a company
see what they did there’s a company
see what they did there’s a company called studio for image professionals
called studio for image professionals
called studio for image professionals their business is consulting with people
their business is consulting with people
their business is consulting with people that want to help others with their
that want to help others with their
that want to help others with their image and their executive placement it’s
image and their executive placement it’s
image and their executive placement it’s run by two women one lady named Sylvie
run by two women one lady named Sylvie
run by two women one lady named Sylvie de gusto she has a dark hair and the
de gusto she has a dark hair and the
de gusto she has a dark hair and the other lady’s name’s Shauna Mackenzie the
other lady’s name’s Shauna Mackenzie the
other lady’s name’s Shauna Mackenzie the blonde haired lady and I’ve got to know
blonde haired lady and I’ve got to know
blonde haired lady and I’ve got to know Shauna excuse me I’ve got to know Sylvie
Shauna excuse me I’ve got to know Sylvie
Shauna excuse me I’ve got to know Sylvie and we’ve had some discussions and we’ve
and we’ve had some discussions and we’ve
and we’ve had some discussions and we’ve talked about there
talked about there
talked about there business partnership and what happened
business partnership and what happened
business partnership and what happened originally Sylvie had started a business
originally Sylvie had started a business
originally Sylvie had started a business on her own and when she did she surveyed
on her own and when she did she surveyed
on her own and when she did she surveyed the competitive landscape and she looked
the competitive landscape and she looked
the competitive landscape and she looked to see who else was out there and she
to see who else was out there and she
to see who else was out there and she found that there was one person who she
found that there was one person who she
found that there was one person who she thought might be her equal who would be
thought might be her equal who would be
thought might be her equal who would be able to compete with her and that was
able to compete with her and that was
able to compete with her and that was Shana Mackenzie
Shana Mackenzie
Shana Mackenzie so Sylvie went around running her
so Sylvie went around running her
so Sylvie went around running her business and keeping an eye on Shana and
business and keeping an eye on Shana and
business and keeping an eye on Shana and what Shana was doing until one day she
what Shana was doing until one day she
what Shana was doing until one day she picked the phone up and two of them
picked the phone up and two of them
picked the phone up and two of them talked two weeks later they met in
talked two weeks later they met in
talked two weeks later they met in person and they had a real discussion
person and they had a real discussion
person and they had a real discussion about their businesses and their dreams
about their businesses and their dreams
about their businesses and their dreams and what they wanted to accomplish and
and what they wanted to accomplish and
and what they wanted to accomplish and of course because I’m telling you this
of course because I’m telling you this
of course because I’m telling you this story we know they became business
story we know they became business
story we know they became business partners but what happened when they
partners but what happened when they
partners but what happened when they became business partners their sales
became business partners their sales
became business partners their sales skyrocketed
skyrocketed
skyrocketed they were both suddenly doing better in
they were both suddenly doing better in
they were both suddenly doing better in business they were serving the customers
business they were serving the customers
business they were serving the customers better they were focused on the outcome
better they were focused on the outcome
better they were focused on the outcome they were adding synergies to each other
they were adding synergies to each other
they were adding synergies to each other they were doing more to serve their end
they were doing more to serve their end
they were doing more to serve their end clients their end clients were no longer
clients their end clients were no longer
clients their end clients were no longer thinking should I work with Sylvie
thinking should I work with Sylvie
thinking should I work with Sylvie or should I work with Shana they now had
or should I work with Shana they now had
or should I work with Shana they now had a clear choice to work with both of them
a clear choice to work with both of them
a clear choice to work with both of them it was a synergistic business and
it was a synergistic business and
it was a synergistic business and they’ve done more because they’re
they’ve done more because they’re
they’ve done more because they’re business partners they’ve taken
business partners they’ve taken
business partners they’ve taken advantage of certain things certain
advantage of certain things certain
advantage of certain things certain themes that underlie why they’ve been so
themes that underlie why they’ve been so
themes that underlie why they’ve been so successful and we’re going to talk a
successful and we’re going to talk a
successful and we’re going to talk a little bit about that why are women
little bit about that why are women
little bit about that why are women successful in partnerships well number
successful in partnerships well number
successful in partnerships well number one women are leaders women make up 80
one women are leaders women make up 80
one women are leaders women make up 80 percent of consumer buying decisions
percent of consumer buying decisions
percent of consumer buying decisions according what to why she buys by
according what to why she buys by
according what to why she buys by Bridget Benin so women are out there
Bridget Benin so women are out there
Bridget Benin so women are out there making decisions I’ve seen this go to
making decisions I’ve seen this go to
making decisions I’ve seen this go to Sears on a given Saturday you’ll see a
Sears on a given Saturday you’ll see a
Sears on a given Saturday you’ll see a husband and wife coming together and the
husband and wife coming together and the
husband and wife coming together and the wife will say I want the refrigerator to
wife will say I want the refrigerator to
wife will say I want the refrigerator to be this tall I wanted to be in polished
be this tall I wanted to be in polished
be this tall I wanted to be in polished silver and I don’t want the shelves so
silver and I don’t want the shelves so
silver and I don’t want the shelves so close together they know what they want
close together they know what they want
close together they know what they want and what are you doing in a business you
and what are you doing in a business you
and what are you doing in a business you have to make a lot of decisions you have
have to make a lot of decisions you have
have to make a lot of decisions you have to know what you want you have to know
to know what you want you have to know
to know what you want you have to know what you want that business to look like
what you want that business to look like
what you want that business to look like and women are naturally capable at this
and women are naturally capable at this
and women are naturally capable at this in this area and they have skills in
in this area and they have skills in
in this area and they have skills in this area they’ve developed them Louise
this area they’ve developed them Louise
this area they’ve developed them Louise P Frank
P Frank
P Frank the president of corporate coaching
the president of corporate coaching
the president of corporate coaching international and the author of nice
international and the author of nice
international and the author of nice girls still don’t get the corner office
girls still don’t get the corner office
girls still don’t get the corner office tells us that women have unique
tells us that women have unique
tells us that women have unique leadership skills that allow them to
leadership skills that allow them to
leadership skills that allow them to retain and engage the abilities of
retain and engage the abilities of
retain and engage the abilities of Millennials so moving forward women have
Millennials so moving forward women have
Millennials so moving forward women have those talents but what makes women so
those talents but what makes women so
those talents but what makes women so successful in business I think there’s
successful in business I think there’s
successful in business I think there’s three key characteristics that I’ve seen
three key characteristics that I’ve seen
three key characteristics that I’ve seen over and over again with women
over and over again with women
over and over again with women partnerships number one cooperation and
partnerships number one cooperation and
partnerships number one cooperation and collaboration number two communication
collaboration number two communication
collaboration number two communication and number three compromise we’ll call
and number three compromise we’ll call
and number three compromise we’ll call them the three C’s
them the three C’s
them the three C’s once again collaboration and
once again collaboration and
once again collaboration and communication communication and
communication communication and
communication communication and compromise and women bring these skills
compromise and women bring these skills
compromise and women bring these skills together let’s take a look at them and
together let’s take a look at them and
together let’s take a look at them and why they work collaboration and
why they work collaboration and
why they work collaboration and cooperation very similar concepts right
cooperation very similar concepts right
cooperation very similar concepts right the difference between the two is
the difference between the two is
the difference between the two is nuanced but cooperation is when two
nuanced but cooperation is when two
nuanced but cooperation is when two people are working together on the same
people are working together on the same
people are working together on the same end and collaboration is when two people
end and collaboration is when two people
end and collaboration is when two people come together to get to the same goal we
come together to get to the same goal we
come together to get to the same goal we don’t need to get into the technical
don’t need to get into the technical
don’t need to get into the technical differences between the two but research
differences between the two but research
differences between the two but research has shown us that women are better at
has shown us that women are better at
has shown us that women are better at collaboration a 2006 New York Times
collaboration a 2006 New York Times
collaboration a 2006 New York Times article the difference between men and
article the difference between men and
article the difference between men and women revisited examines how women have
women revisited examines how women have
women revisited examines how women have more of the skills for cooperation they
more of the skills for cooperation they
more of the skills for cooperation they tend to pick collaborative working
tend to pick collaborative working
tend to pick collaborative working environments and come together to work
environments and come together to work
environments and come together to work as a team what does this mean for
as a team what does this mean for
as a team what does this mean for business it means they’re moving forward
business it means they’re moving forward
business it means they’re moving forward as a unit they’re doing more and
as a unit they’re doing more and
as a unit they’re doing more and according to Forbes what are the top
according to Forbes what are the top
according to Forbes what are the top three characteristics of successful
three characteristics of successful
three characteristics of successful business it’s a team that cooperates
business it’s a team that cooperates
business it’s a team that cooperates with shared goals this is great news for
with shared goals this is great news for
with shared goals this is great news for women and women businesses and according
women and women businesses and according
women and women businesses and according to an Indiana University research study
to an Indiana University research study
to an Indiana University research study not only do women have the ability and
not only do women have the ability and
not only do women have the ability and cooperate more but they have better
cooperate more but they have better
cooperate more but they have better tools for cooperation
tools for cooperation
tools for cooperation and a recent study by the National
and a recent study by the National
and a recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that
Bureau of Economic Research found that
Bureau of Economic Research found that when we put men and women in a situation
when we put men and women in a situation
when we put men and women in a situation where they need to collaborate women are
where they need to collaborate women are
where they need to collaborate women are more likely to pool a situation where
more likely to pool a situation where
more likely to pool a situation where they can collaborate with their
they can collaborate with their
they can collaborate with their counterparts whereas men are more likely
counterparts whereas men are more likely
counterparts whereas men are more likely to want to be paid based on their own
to want to be paid based on their own
to want to be paid based on their own individual input versus what the team
individual input versus what the team
individual input versus what the team does so women are willing to be
does so women are willing to be
does so women are willing to be compensated and work as a team they see
compensated and work as a team they see
compensated and work as a team they see the greater whole they are willing to
the greater whole they are willing to
the greater whole they are willing to work in a collaborative environment
work in a collaborative environment
work in a collaborative environment whereas men are more likely to want to
whereas men are more likely to want to
whereas men are more likely to want to be individualistic and be paid or
be individualistic and be paid or
be individualistic and be paid or compensated based on their own inputs
compensated based on their own inputs
compensated based on their own inputs now looking back to Silvia gusta she
now looking back to Silvia gusta she
now looking back to Silvia gusta she tells me that collaboration has been a
tells me that collaboration has been a
tells me that collaboration has been a key to their success it is confirmed and
key to their success it is confirmed and
key to their success it is confirmed and thinking back to growing up with my mom
thinking back to growing up with my mom
thinking back to growing up with my mom we always had to collaborate she always
we always had to collaborate she always
we always had to collaborate she always wanted us to figure out a way what we
wanted us to figure out a way what we
wanted us to figure out a way what we could do things rather than be
could do things rather than be
could do things rather than be individualistic now the second key
individualistic now the second key
individualistic now the second key factor we see for men and women is
communication
communication women and men communicate differently a
women and men communicate differently a
women and men communicate differently a study of gender differences in
study of gender differences in
study of gender differences in communication has shown us that indeed
communication has shown us that indeed
communication has shown us that indeed men and women do communicate differently
men and women do communicate differently
men and women do communicate differently but what does this mean according to a
but what does this mean according to a
but what does this mean according to a Manchester University research study by
Manchester University research study by
Manchester University research study by Geoffrey Beattie men tend to use more
Geoffrey Beattie men tend to use more
Geoffrey Beattie men tend to use more simple words in communication and less
simple words in communication and less
simple words in communication and less variety in those words women tend to use
variety in those words women tend to use
variety in those words women tend to use a greater variety of communication
a greater variety of communication
a greater variety of communication styles and in that communication they
styles and in that communication they
styles and in that communication they have more concepts they’re able to
have more concepts they’re able to
have more concepts they’re able to explain things better so this means in
explain things better so this means in
explain things better so this means in the business partnership context that
the business partnership context that
the business partnership context that women are explaining things they’re
women are explaining things they’re
women are explaining things they’re communicating they’re working with each
communicating they’re working with each
communicating they’re working with each other they’re getting concepts across
other they’re getting concepts across
other they’re getting concepts across that the men men partnerships may not
that the men men partnerships may not
that the men men partnerships may not get across at the same level now there’s
get across at the same level now there’s
get across at the same level now there’s one area where women have struggle
one area where women have struggle
one area where women have struggle communication where they’ve been
communication where they’ve been
communication where they’ve been stereotyped as not being as strong as
stereotyped as not being as strong as
stereotyped as not being as strong as their male counterparts and that’s in
their male counterparts and that’s in
their male counterparts and that’s in negotiations an MIT study looked at
negotiations an MIT study looked at
negotiations an MIT study looked at gender differences and the impression
gender differences and the impression
gender differences and the impression that individuals make when they’re
that individuals make when they’re
that individuals make when they’re negotiating found that indeed women
negotiating found that indeed women
negotiating found that indeed women identified that they felt disadvantaged
identified that they felt disadvantaged
identified that they felt disadvantaged in negotiations that they didn’t feel
in negotiations that they didn’t feel
in negotiations that they didn’t feel like they were strong and they felt like
like they were strong and they felt like
like they were strong and they felt like they were perceived as being weaker but
they were perceived as being weaker but
they were perceived as being weaker but that same study when they had women go
that same study when they had women go
that same study when they had women go into the negotiation and focus on the
into the negotiation and focus on the
into the negotiation and focus on the impression they were making those women
impression they were making those women
impression they were making those women had better outcomes in the negotiations
had better outcomes in the negotiations
had better outcomes in the negotiations they were able to do better just by
they were able to do better just by
they were able to do better just by focusing on the impression they were
focusing on the impression they were
focusing on the impression they were making in a negotiation what does this
making in a negotiation what does this
making in a negotiation what does this mean it means women can do better in
mean it means women can do better in
mean it means women can do better in negotiations they can control this and
negotiations they can control this and
negotiations they can control this and what are negotiations at the heart what
what are negotiations at the heart what
what are negotiations at the heart what really is a negotiation it’s a
really is a negotiation it’s a
really is a negotiation it’s a controlled communication and women have
controlled communication and women have
controlled communication and women have those communication skills they can do
those communication skills they can do
those communication skills they can do better at negotiations and they can be
better at negotiations and they can be
better at negotiations and they can be strong so we have two key factors that
strong so we have two key factors that
strong so we have two key factors that women are very strong at that are key to
women are very strong at that are key to
women are very strong at that are key to business the collaboration and
business the collaboration and
business the collaboration and cooperation and the communication let’s
cooperation and the communication let’s
cooperation and the communication let’s take a look at compromise men and women
take a look at compromise men and women
take a look at compromise men and women are different in compromise as well in a
are different in compromise as well in a
are different in compromise as well in a research study men and women were put in
research study men and women were put in
research study men and women were put in a situation where the Journal of
a situation where the Journal of
a situation where the Journal of consumer research asked them to
consumer research asked them to
consumer research asked them to negotiate an outcome and they had pairs
negotiate an outcome and they had pairs
negotiate an outcome and they had pairs of men men men women and women women the
of men men men women and women women the
of men men men women and women women the pairings of women women were much more
pairings of women women were much more
pairings of women women were much more likely to come to a negotiated outcome
likely to come to a negotiated outcome
likely to come to a negotiated outcome whereas the pair of men men were much
whereas the pair of men men were much
whereas the pair of men men were much less likely to come to a negotiated
less likely to come to a negotiated
less likely to come to a negotiated outcome what does this mean see the
outcome what does this mean see the
outcome what does this mean see the difference up there it’s stark men will
difference up there it’s stark men will
difference up there it’s stark men will hang on to a position and they will go
hang on to a position and they will go
hang on to a position and they will go into a stalemate women are much more
into a stalemate women are much more
into a stalemate women are much more likely to use what we call the
likely to use what we call the
likely to use what we call the Goldilocks effect they’re looking for an
Goldilocks effect they’re looking for an
Goldilocks effect they’re looking for an outcome that’s good for everybody that
outcome that’s good for everybody that
outcome that’s good for everybody that balances everybody’s interests
balances everybody’s interests
balances everybody’s interests this is great for business and business
this is great for business and business
this is great for business and business partnerships because it keeps the
partnerships because it keeps the
partnerships because it keeps the partnership moving forward in my own
partnership moving forward in my own
partnership moving forward in my own informal research I found that men men
informal research I found that men men
informal research I found that men men partnerships are much more likely to get
partnerships are much more likely to get
partnerships are much more likely to get into a stalemate than their female
into a stalemate than their female
into a stalemate than their female counterparts when I have partners come
counterparts when I have partners come
counterparts when I have partners come to me and are having communication
to me and are having communication
to me and are having communication problems and they can’t move the
problems and they can’t move the
problems and they can’t move the partnership forward it’s much more
partnership forward it’s much more
partnership forward it’s much more likely to be a group of men than a group
likely to be a group of men than a group
likely to be a group of men than a group of women so we’ve seen these three
of women so we’ve seen these three
of women so we’ve seen these three themes collaboration and cooperation
themes collaboration and cooperation
themes collaboration and cooperation communication and compromise what does
communication and compromise what does
communication and compromise what does this look like from the greater
this look like from the greater
this look like from the greater perspective
perspective
perspective well Shona mckenzie and sylvia gusto
well Shona mckenzie and sylvia gusto
well Shona mckenzie and sylvia gusto will tell me that they’ve used these
will tell me that they’ve used these
will tell me that they’ve used these skills to build a life and a business
skills to build a life and a business
skills to build a life and a business they love where else does this come into
they love where else does this come into
they love where else does this come into play well back home my mom and dad my
play well back home my mom and dad my
play well back home my mom and dad my father is currently battling cancer my
father is currently battling cancer my
father is currently battling cancer my mother never got to have a business she
mother never got to have a business she
mother never got to have a business she never ran a business but she’s using
never ran a business but she’s using
never ran a business but she’s using these three C’s
these three C’s
these three C’s today she’s collaborating she’s pulling
today she’s collaborating she’s pulling
today she’s collaborating she’s pulling the teams together to take care of my
the teams together to take care of my
the teams together to take care of my father and his medical needs she’s
father and his medical needs she’s
father and his medical needs she’s communicating with the doctors in the
communicating with the doctors in the
communicating with the doctors in the family and keeping everything moving
family and keeping everything moving
family and keeping everything moving forward and she’s compromising she knows
forward and she’s compromising she knows
forward and she’s compromising she knows that not everybody’s needs gonna be met
that not everybody’s needs gonna be met
that not everybody’s needs gonna be met in every situation and what does this
in every situation and what does this
in every situation and what does this look like from the national business
look like from the national business
look like from the national business scene well currently there are over 10
scene well currently there are over 10
scene well currently there are over 10 million women owned businesses in the
million women owned businesses in the
million women owned businesses in the United States that’s more than the
United States that’s more than the
United States that’s more than the population of Topeka Kansas City and
population of Topeka Kansas City and
population of Topeka Kansas City and Overland Park combined and there will be
Overland Park combined and there will be
Overland Park combined and there will be over a half a million new women run
over a half a million new women run
over a half a million new women run businesses created in 2016 so women are
businesses created in 2016 so women are
businesses created in 2016 so women are engaging in business but I don’t think
engaging in business but I don’t think
engaging in business but I don’t think they’re using the advantages in business
they’re using the advantages in business
they’re using the advantages in business partnerships enough they’re not
partnerships enough they’re not
partnerships enough they’re not capitalizing on these things that I’ve
capitalizing on these things that I’ve
capitalizing on these things that I’ve talked about today they’re not engaging
talked about today they’re not engaging
talked about today they’re not engaging in this enough what would the world look
in this enough what would the world look
in this enough what would the world look like if we had more women-owned
like if we had more women-owned
like if we had more women-owned businesses if we had more
businesses if we had more
businesses if we had more business partnerships involving women
business partnerships involving women
business partnerships involving women that we’re using these three C’s
that we’re using these three C’s
that we’re using these three C’s what would the workplace look like if we
what would the workplace look like if we
what would the workplace look like if we had more collaboration and cooperation
had more collaboration and cooperation
had more collaboration and cooperation more communication and more compromise
more communication and more compromise
more communication and more compromise wouldn’t that be better for all parties
wouldn’t that be better for all parties
wouldn’t that be better for all parties involved men and women it’s something we
involved men and women it’s something we
involved men and women it’s something we need to do more of and it’s an idea
need to do more of and it’s an idea
need to do more of and it’s an idea worth spreading
worth spreading
worth spreading thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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