The Band of Sisters

What The Band of Sisters does

The Band of Sisters is a New York-based private professional speaking and consulting firm founded in 2019, composed of six former PepsiCo executive women — Dawn Hudson, Cie Nicholson, Mitzi Short, Katie Lacey, Lori Tauber Marcus, and Angelique Bellmer Krembs — who collectively hold decades of senior operating and board experience across 20+ industries. The firm delivers a signature "You Should Smile More" ensemble keynote (with 2-6 speakers tailored per event), a series of four branded Deep Dive Seminars covering workplace communication, mentorship and sponsorship, unwritten rules, and performance reviews, and a 2022-published book of the same name distributed through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and IndieBound. The underlying technology is thought leadership and human-delivered training rather than a software platform; the proprietary asset is the codified framework and the founders' combined executive credibility.

The firm operates an enterprise field-sales go-to-market, accepting inbound inquiries through a website contact form and pricing engagements on a quote-based, multi-year contract basis. Customer segments span Fortune 500 corporations (Morgan Stanley, Domino's, Mondelēz, PepsiCo, Paramount, Dick's Sporting Goods, Boston Beer), business schools (MIT Sloan, NYU Stern), executive search firms (Spencer Stuart), and government/defense (Air Force Research Laboratory, NYC Emergency Management). Distribution is supplemented by book retail and bulk corporate orders, a content partnership with the World Economic Forum's Forum Agenda blog (1.5M monthly readers), and a 2025 partnership with AI platform Tough Day to integrate the firm's content into an AI-powered workplace advisor. The business has delivered 50+ speaking engagements since the book's launch and is reported as actively operating with 1-10 total employees.

Name

The Band of Sisters

Legal name

The Band of Sisters

Website

https://thebandofsisters.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Band of Sisters is a New York-based speaking and consulting firm of six former PepsiCo executive women who deliver ensemble keynotes, deep-dive seminars, and a published book on dismantling workplace gender bias for Fortune 500 enterprises, business schools, and government agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Keynote Speaking Engagements: The Band of Sisters delivers signature keynotes and deep dive seminars to enterprise clients at corporate events, conferences, and organizational meetings. They offer ensemble keynote presentations featuring multiple speakers, as well as solo keynote addresses, panels, and fireside chats.
2. Book Sales: Revenue from sales of their book 'You Should Smile More: How to Dismantle Gender Bias in the Workplace' available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and IndieBound. Bulk orders available for corporate training programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Band of Sisters sells enterprise keynote presentations, deep dive leadership seminars, and a published book that help organizations recognize and dismantle everyday unconscious gender bias. Six executive-level women deliver ensemble keynotes (2-6 speakers) for corporate events, government agencies, and business schools, supplemented by interactive workshops on mentorship/sponsorship, performance reviews, and workplace communication. The book 'You Should Smile More' is sold through major retailers with bulk order options for corporate training programs.

Product overview

The Band of Sisters is a professional speaking and training organization comprising six executive-level women who provide keynote speaking services, interactive deep dive seminars, and authored publications focused on workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion. The core offerings include the signature 'You Should Smile More' ensemble keynote presentation, a series of deep dive leadership training seminars, and their published book of the same name—all centered on practical solutions for dismantling unconscious gender bias and building inclusive workplace cultures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• You Should Smile More: Book title and signature keynote presentation about dismantling unconscious gender bias in the workplace
• The Language of High-Performing Teams
• Mentors & Sponsors: The Critical Success Factor
• The Unwritten Rules of Work
• Nailing Performance Reviews

Products and services

• You Should Smile More Keynote Signature ensemble keynote presentation delivered by 2-6 of the firm's executive women, addressing unconscious gender bias, micro-aggressions, and workplace dynamics through research-backed storytelling and practical leadership training. Aimed at enterprise events, conferences, and organizational meetings.
• Deep Dive Seminars Interactive leadership training sessions that turn insight into action, covering unconscious bias in communication, mentorship vs. sponsorship, workplace dynamics, and performance review skills. Delivered to enterprise clients and business school audiences.
• You Should Smile More: How to Dismantle Gender Bias in the Workplace (Book) A book authored by the six executive women that serves as a practical guide for dismantling everyday unconscious gender bias in the workplace, targeting women, allies, and organizational leaders. Available at major retailers and through bulk corporate orders.

Quantifiable outcome

• Companies with gender-diverse leadership financially outperform by 25%
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFRL collaborated with The Band of Sisters on gender diversity research and awareness. The partnership included speaking events at AFRL attended by over 200 leaders, research collaboration on gender bias in STEM workplaces, and content development. The connection began when AFRL scientist Genny Cook observed few women at leadership tables and initiated a self-examination of gender diversity.
• World Economic ForumflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerWorld Economic Forum invited The Band of Sisters to create a content series highlighting key insights from the Global Gender Gap report and recommended actions. Content published on WEF's Forum Agenda blog reaching 1.5 million monthly readers. The Band of Sisters spoke at WEF's NYC headquarters.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm with a dedicated DE&I advisory practice, competing for enterprise culture and inclusion engagements and offering bundled services beyond keynotes.
• Center for Creative Leadership: CCL is an established leadership development provider offering research-backed training, coaching, and inclusive leadership programs that compete with the Band of Sisters' deep dive seminar portfolio at scale.
• Great Place to Work: Great Place to Work is a global workplace culture certification and consulting firm whose inclusion and culture transformation services overlap with the Band of Sisters' enterprise offerings.

Direct peers

• Lean In Foundation: Lean In produces research, circles, and corporate education resources aimed at advancing women in the workplace, overlapping directly with the Band of Sisters' gender-bias training and allyship content.
• Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership: Simmons' Institute for Inclusive Leadership offers corporate training, executive education, and research on gender-inclusive leadership, directly adjacent to the Band of Sisters' deep dive seminars and keynotes.
• Catalyst: Catalyst is a global nonprofit that produces research, advisory, and learning solutions on workplace gender equity and inclusion, closely mirroring the Band of Sisters' mission of helping organizations address bias and advance women.
• ELLEvate: ELLEvate provides women's leadership training, corporate workshops, and a global network, competing for the same enterprise gender-equity training budgets as the Band of Sisters.
• Vital Voices Global Partnership: Vital Voices trains and mentors women leaders globally through leadership programs and corporate partnerships, sharing the Band of Sisters' mission of advancing women in leadership roles.
• Paradigm for Parity: Paradigm for Parity is a coalition of Fortune 500 CEOs focused on achieving gender parity in corporate leadership, working with similar enterprise C-suite buyers as the Band of Sisters on inclusion strategy.

Others

• Executive Speakers Bureau: Executive Speakers Bureau is a keynote and speaker booking agency that represents many of the same enterprise keynote buyers the Band of Sisters sells into, functioning as a complementary distribution channel rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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