This week, Fortune launched its 27th Most Powerful Women list, ranking the most powerful women in business. The 2024 Fortune MPW list highlights the 100 Most Powerful Women globally, reflecting the global scope of corporations and the nature of executives’ work, which spans the planet.
Fortune asked New Yorkers if they could name a woman CEO. Here’s what they said.
Read the full list: https://fortune.com/ranking/most-powerful-women/2024/
Fortune asked New Yorkers if they could name a woman CEO. Here’s what they said.
Read the full list: https://fortune.com/ranking/most-powerful-women/2024/
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00:00Can you name a female CEO?
00:02I can name one who's no longer a CEO and in jail.
00:12Who's a woman that inspires you or has inspired you over the course of your life?
00:16Yes, I'm a man. I'm inspired by men.
00:20Can you name a female CEO?
00:23Tracy Edmonds. Tracy Edmonds. She's the CEO of multiple businesses.
00:29Do you know any other women who come to mind?
00:33Yeah. Beyonce Knowles. Rihanna. We have a lot of CEO females.
00:39I don't know if she's still the CEO. Mary Barra from GM.
00:42She's not still the CEO though, is she?
00:44She is. Okay, there you go.
00:45Oprah.
00:46My wife is a CEO. The house she runs. She's my boss, so.
00:49No.
00:50That's a good question. I'm sure I can. Oh yeah, Celeste Mastin.
00:54And what company does she run?
00:56HB Fuller.
00:56Elizabeth Holmes.
00:58Do you know any more or is it only Elizabeth Holmes?
01:00You know, honestly, I don't.
01:02Do you know how many women are on the Fortune 500 list or can you take an estimated guess?
01:06I think there's a lot of them. I would say 12.
01:08It was actually 52 as of June.
01:0952? That's great.
01:1125.
01:12200.
01:13I don't know the exact number, but I guess 125.
01:16100.
01:16I couldn't tell you.
01:17Maybe 20, 30 percent.
01:19I'm gonna go with 150.
01:22Probably 15. Is that close?
01:2430 or 40.
01:26I'm gonna take the estimate because I really don't know for sure.
01:2950.
01:30We definitely need to work on that.
01:32Like, we're gonna have this woman president. I think more women should be empowered.
01:36What does a powerful woman look like to you?
01:38Powerful woman like everybody else. Number one is discipline, educated, just tough.
01:43Yeah, I think it's somebody who listens, but who also will roll up her sleeves and
01:49do the work alongside their teams.
01:52Composure, clear communication, and ability to perform well under a range of situations.
01:59She has to be intelligent. She has to be sure of herself because
02:04there's so many barriers that women face.
02:07What woman has inspired you or currently inspires you in your life?
02:11I like Kaitlyn Clark right now because she's the best right now, WNBA.
02:15And she has good character too. Like, she gets fouled a lot. She doesn't hit back or
02:19anything like that. Kind of takes it on the chin and keeps moving forward.
02:22A comedian, Lucille Ball. She was one of the first women on television,
02:26and she broke a lot of barriers.
02:28I think Amelia Earhart would be on that list, you know,
02:30flew around the world. It's pretty adventurous.
02:32My wife. I just got married. My wife. So if she sees this, I'm not even kidding. I love her.
02:38I mean, Taylor Swift is just incredible. I would say her. She's a businesswoman.
02:43She's an entertainer. She does it all.
02:45Personally, definitely my mom.
02:47My mother.
02:49My mother.
02:50My mom.
02:51Hi, mom.
02:52Oh, my mom. Definitely my mom. Yeah, she actually taught me how to be strong
02:57and how to be able to, you know, navigate in the corporate world.
03:03Not just in the corporate world, but in real life.
03:05My mom is a nurse and, well, a retired nurse. And she's always been that person to stand me up,
03:12dust me off when needed, and just get me started in life. I would say my mom.
03:17Thank you. You're the third person to say mother. We love that. We love our moms.