Kari Granger, a November 2019 ACE, LLC graduate and CEO of The Granger Network, an executive coaching firm, launches Stakeholder LeadershipTM Webinar Series.

You are invited to subscribe to her newsletter and attend the very first webinar on the topic (check out the famous woman who is quoted on our page)!

Statement from Kari:

"My WHY is simple and is best said in a line from the elevator pitch I worked on in the ACE Board Training for Women course… “While I spend my days as a trusted advisor for CEOs and their executive teams, what keeps me up at night is the reconciliation of thriving businesses, thriving populations and a thriving environment. I believe it is the responsibility of the world’s leaders to lean in, and not shy away from some the most complex, paralyzing issues of our time.

From Larry Fink at Blackrock to Jamie Dimon at JP Morgan Chase – everyone is talking about the importance of stakeholder capitalism - organizations creating value for all of their stakeholders: employees, investors, suppliers, governments, communities, the environment and more. But talking the talk is one thing—and walking the walk is another. The high ideals of stakeholder capitalism can easily evaporate when exposed to the harsh realities of the day-to-day. The rigors of the market. The pressure of the bottom-line. The seeming ubiquity of trade-offs. For many executive teams, integration of stakeholder interests is a “nice-to-have,” but totally unpractical.

We are taking this on with two feet on the ground and creating a practical, profitable pathway to long-term value creation by addressing the fundamental cares and concerns of all stakeholders. Please join us on this webinar to discuss this important, and fairly controversial topic."

"Corporate boards and executive teams are evolving now more than ever before to be more diverse and inclusive, and now there is a rising expectation for them to add stakeholders to the mix. External pressures continue to build pressure on companies to include this group to the board rooms and executive suites. Just as in adding women and minorities to boards, executive teams and corporate boards are beginning to understand the financial and strategic imperative of getting more stakeholders to the table. Activist investors are putting pressure on companies to make these additions, because they see it as one of the important factors in sustaining long-term value creation. Implementing and integrating stakeholders in these roles, takes a specialized group of people who understand how to do this, and Kari and her team really get it. They recognize the pivotal moment we’re in as a business community, and they understand the skills and sensibilities necessary to rise to the occasion and deliver."

- Michele Ashby, CEO, ACE LLC