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Owners of Calif. vineyard, inn help women invest | Air Force pilot initiates rule change for pregnant instructors | Tell YOUR own story for a stronger leadership presence Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( January 31, 2024 [WFF Leadership SmartBrief]( Advancing and Empowering Women Leaders [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Women and Innovation in the Workforce [] [Owners of Calif. vineyard, inn help women invest]( Jill Osur and Tracy Prigmore, owners of Teneral Cellars at Wilderotter Vineyard and the Grand Reserve Inn in Northern California, donate 10% of profit to groups that work toward racial and gender justice as well as empowering women and say 80% of investors in their business are women. "This allows women to create wealth through private equity investments, not just real estate or business. Private equity is the biggest growth area for individuals to build wealth," says Prigmore, who also founded TLTsolutions, a real estate and development firm, and She Has a Deal, a platform that offers education and networking for women looking to get into commercial real estate. Full Story: [Travel Noire]( (1/29) [] [Air Force pilot initiates rule change for pregnant instructors]( US Air Force Capt. Tabitha Letourneau has become the first pregnant flight instructor to fly with students at an Air Force pilot training base after she and the Women's Initiative Team requested a policy change. "I think inclusivity is imperative to the Air Force's success; we need to continuously reevaluate policies to remove barriers for all minorities to succeed," Letourneau said. "In this case, we were able to change policies to ensure that female instructor pilots can remain competitive in their career while simultaneously starting a family if they so choose." Full Story: [The Enid News & Eagle (Okla.)]( (1/26) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [Can you spare a Brief moment?]( You have been selected to participate in a short, anonymous survey. [Click here to share your feedback.]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Career Progression: Developing Leaders [] [Tell YOUR own story for a stronger leadership presence]( Writing a manifesto about values and demonstrating conviction and strength are among actions executives can take to develop a stronger leadership presence, said author Rob Biesenbach during a recent "S&T Live," PRSA's monthly LinkedIn livestream. "Telling our own stories is critical … nobody else has your specific story. That's how you stand out from the competition. That's how you get remembered." Full Story: [PRSAY]( (1/29) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [CEO says build a flexible team that will work hard]( Watching her hospital administrator father make personal connections with everyone from the janitor on up instilled a sense of responsibility for people and their success in Jennifer Tejada, CEO of PagerDuty, who says she looks for team members who know how to adjust and work hard. "You need to be surrounded by people who embrace complexity and embrace problem-solving. Then you have to nourish your teams because crisis fatigue is real," Tejada says. Full Story: [LinkedIn]( (1/29) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [What the Challenger disaster can teach leaders today]( [What the Challenger disaster can teach leaders today]( Space Shuttle Challenger crew in January of 1986. (Bettmann/Getty Images) Thirty-eight years after the tragedy that befell the Space Shuttle Challenger and its crew, leaders can still learn from NASA's missteps by identifying their core priorities, building diverse teams and trusting them to make wise decisions and avoid blind spots, writes Jennifer Lotito, the president and COO of (RED). "If your team all looks the same, has similar experiences and tendencies, you're putting yourself at greater risk of groupthink," Lotito concludes. Full Story: [Forbes (tiered subscription model)]( (1/27) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Industry News & Trends [] [Eatertainment restaurants see a spike in visits]( "Eatertainment" restaurants, which blend dining with entertainment activities like mini golf and arcade games, experienced a 20% growth in visits in January 2023, outpacing the industry's 5% gains, according to Placer.ai. The combination of modern generations expressing a preference for experiential dining and a willingness to spend more on such occasions, together with the cost pressures on casual dining, has created what Punch Bowl Social founder Robert Thompson calls an "eatertainment perfect storm." Full Story: [SmartBrief/Food]( (1/31) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Swift, Kelce drinking choices a windfall for alcohol brands]( The drinking choices of Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and others seen with them are increasing sales for those beverages, including Casa Azul Tequila Soda, Bud Light, Dom Perignon Rose 2006 and Louis Roederer Cristal. With the Super Bowl coming up, many drinks marketing departments are looking forward to the next beverage of note from the celebrity couple, which would fuel their social media influence in addition to bringing millions of dollars in sales. 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[Watch now.]( [] Read the latest from SmartBrief [] - [Top food and beverage events to keep on your radar in 2024]( SmartBrief/Food (1/22) [] - [Consumers' changing tastes heat up the spice aisle]( SmartBrief/Food (1/10) [] - [The cuisine to know for 2024 isn't a single cuisine at all]( SmartBrief/Food (1/9) [] DEI and Company Culture [] [DEI is out, skills-based hiring is in]( OneTen as well as other nonprofits focused on creating more opportunities for underrepresented groups are pivoting from promoting DEI initiatives to promoting skills-based hiring in the aftermath of the Supreme Court affirmative action ruling last year. "There is a fundamental business reason for companies to convert to a skills-based hiring system, beyond all the social justice themes that got us off the ground," said Kenneth Frazier, chair of OneTen, which has partnerships with Delta Air Lines, Nike and AT&T. 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Full Story: [USA Today]( (1/30) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [How HR leaders succeed at hybrid work arrangements]( [How HR leaders succeed at hybrid work arrangements]( (Pixabay) Hybrid work models that focus on flexibility, collaboration and engagement are effective at companies such as ParkMobile, which only requires employees to be in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Model N, which offers Coffee Fridays to help remote employees engage with each other, HR leaders say. "We found that giving employees the freedom of choice to decide when, where and how they work has improved performance," says Dena Upton, chief people officer at Drift, which emphasizes productivity instead of hours worked. 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