MBoldened by the Future: She Runs It Doubles in Size

Today the two organizations have announced they will merge under the She Runs It nameLynn Branigan pictured at top President and CEO of She Runs It describes the merger as serendipitous quotTwo likeminded organizations intersected at a pivotal moment in time and agreed that a combined whole would be stronger than the sum of its parts In a year that saw corporate and individual philanthropic investments streamlined She Runs It was evaluating opportunities to scale at the same time mBolden was seeking to align with a more structured operation Because the two organizations served a common mission vision and community the benefits of coming together were immediately recognizedquotThe merger creates the marketing industry39s largest member organization focused on supporting and advancing women leaders with more than 10000 membersLynn Branigan is President and CEO of the combined organization mBolden President Lara Mehanna pictured below will become a director on the She Runs It Operating BoardquotWe see immense opportunity in bringing these two organizations togetherquot said Mehanna quotThe mBolden community will have access to more resources events and opportunities for women in digital fields In an 39everything digital39 universe our goals are harmonized Media digital and advertising is core to the value set of both organizations With this merger we remain committed to providing a platform of resources and opportunities to support the growth of women in this industry throughout their careersquotThe merger brings immediate scale to She Runs It a 108yearold organization that was founded in New York and has been expanding nationally since 2016 While She Runs It has substantial presence in New York and Chicago mBolden has significant representation in those cities as well as San Francisco Boston Denver Los Angeles and Seattle mBolden also has chapters in London Tel Aviv and SingaporemBolden will gain access to staffing resources plus the industry leading member programs and benefits offered by She Runs It including highprofile inspirational content professional development thought leaderships industry insights the industry39s largest mentoring program qualification for educational loan relief robust networking opportunities committee participation in specific markets award programs that spotlight and celebrate the accomplishments of successful leaders whose journeys fuel and inspire others and participation in Inclusive100 which delivers DEI tools insights and actions to an expanding group of companiesThe mBolden chapter presidents will receive a free oneyear membership to She Runs It and will be invited to participate in committees that integrate members values and inform local events and programming All mBolden members will be granted a free threemonth trial membership to She Runs It which will begin in mid January Members will then have the option of signing on for annual membership beginning May 1 2021 Members who live outside of the US and Canada will be offered a quotselfservequot opportunity to participate in She Runs It virtual events which will occur in US time zones She Runs It will assess the best way to serve international members during the first half of 2021 and hope to extend other benefits mentoring networking circles etc at a later datequotOur fit with mBolden is perfectquot said Branigan quotThey exist to lift women up in digitally focused industries and the marketing media and tech industries we serve through She Runs It are entirely digital Our combined membership has minimal overlap but highly complementary objectives In this moment when women39s careers are more threatened than ever we will work together to expand the conversations networking opportunities thought leadership and stewardship that keeps our community strong current and connectedquotClick the social buttons to share this story with colleagues and friendsThe opinions expressed here are the author39s views and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNetamp160

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