Martha Stewart is not slowing down her personal brand

Women CEOs on the rise among Fortune 500 companies | Martha Stewart is not slowing down her personal brand | Chico's CEO on creating a thriving brand community Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( June 8, 2023 CONNECT WITH NEXTUP  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( €‰€‰[Tik tok]( [NEW SmartBrief]( Gender equity news from NextUp, Advancing All Women in Business [SIGN UP]( â‹… [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Top of the week [] [Women CEOs on the rise among Fortune 500 companies]( [Women CEOs on the rise among Fortune 500 companies]( Sweet (Bloomberg/Getty Images) Women now helm 10.4% of Fortune 500 companies, with 52 claiming female CEOs compared to last year's 44. Accenture CEO Julie Sweet says diverse leaders and the diverse teams they hire are particularly well positioned to lead companies through the disruption of the artificial intelligence era thanks to their familiarity with adaptation and reinvention. 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