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Achieving Success As A Woman In Leadership

For every 100 men promoted to a manager-level position, only 86 women are promoted, according to the Women in the Workplace 2021 report by LeanIn.org and McKinsey. This disparity, the “broken rung,” leads to far fewer women available to fill executive leadership roles. So, what does it take to get there?

This episode of the First Business Bank Podcast features three female board directors of First Business Financial Services Inc., the holding company of First Business Bank, talking about their personal routes to success at the top in business. Respected women leaders in insurance, accounting, technology, health care, and the nonprofit world, they discuss:

Recognizing and seizing opportunities
Leveraging and cultivating strengths
Lessons learned leading a business
Advice for women to succeed in leadership roles
Building a network and working with mentors
Asking for help and believing in yourself

Part of our Women in Leadership series, this enlightening discussion is full of inspirational insight thoughtfully intended for all business leaders and those mentoring the up-and-coming generation.

video Achieving Success As A Woman In Leadership

Featured Experts

Bonnie Van Epps

Senior Director of Talent Management of First Business Bank

Bonnie Van Epps is the Senior Director of Talent Development for First Business Bank. She brings over 25 years of banking experience, and over 18 years of Talent Management experience to First Business Bank.

Jan Eddy

Retired Parent Company Board Member and First Business Bank Board Member

Jan Eddy served as a Board Director of First Business Financial Services., Inc., parent company of First Business Bank, from October 2003 to April 2022. She most recently was Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Chair and served as a member of the Compensation Committee.

Carol Sanders

Parent Company Board Member and First Business Bank Board Member

Carol P. Sanders has served as a director of First Business Financial Services, Inc. since September 2016, is Chair of the Audit Committee and serves on the Compensation Committee.

Laurie Benson

Parent Company Board Member and First Business Bank Board Member

Laurie S. Benson has served as a director of First Business Financial Services, Inc. since December 2018, is the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Chair, and a member of the Compensation Committee.