Case | HBS Case Collection | November 2019

Chief: Role for Carolyn Childers

by Katherine B. Coffman, Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Kathleen L. McGinn, Katherine Chen and Julia Kelley

Abstract

In 2018, Carolyn Childers is preparing to launch Chief, a New York-based peer network for women executives, and must decide whether to bring on a co-founder. After becoming the senior vice president of operations at her previous company, Childers was inspired to build a community that provided mentorship, support, and networking opportunities to women executives. Childers is now preparing to meet with Lindsay Kaplan, a marketing executive who excels at building brand experience. Should Childers bring on Kaplan as a co-founder? If Childers takes on a co-founder, what do they need to agree on?

Keywords: Networking; founders; Entrepreneurship; Networks; Negotiation;

Language: English Format: Print 5 pages EducatorsPurchase

Citation:

Coffman, Katherine B., Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Kathleen L. McGinn, Katherine Chen, and Julia Kelley. "Chief: Role for Carolyn Childers." Harvard Business School Case 920-019, November 2019.

Related Work

  1. Teaching Plan | HBS Case Collection | June 2020

    Chief

    Katherine B. Coffman, Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Kathleen L. McGinn, Julia Kelley, Amy Klopfenstein and Katherine Chen

    This teaching plan serves as a supplement to the cases “Chief: Role for Carolyn Childers,” “Chief: Role for Lindsay Kaplan,” and “Scaling at Chief.”

    Keywords: Negotiation; Negotiation Tactics; Negotiation Participants; Agreements and Arrangements; Business Ventures; Business Startups; Business Model; Business Growth and Maturation; Demographics; Gender; Ownership; Ownership Stake; Strategy; Business Strategy; Expansion; Competition; Finance; Capital; Venture Capital; Service Industry; Technology Industry; North and Central America; United States; New York (city, NY); New York (state, US);

    Citation:

    Coffman, Katherine B., Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Kathleen L. McGinn, Julia Kelley, Amy Klopfenstein, and Katherine Chen. "Chief." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 920-033, June 2020.  View Details
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Katherine B. Coffman
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Negotiation, Organizations & Markets

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Jeffrey J. Bussgang
Senior Lecturer of Business Administration
Entrepreneurial Management

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Kathleen L. McGinn
Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Strategy and Recruiting
Negotiation, Organizations & Markets

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