WHO WE ARE
Founded in 2020, TVB’s NEXT Women program helps identify, prepare and advocate for women in the local broadcast television industry as they aspire to leadership roles. Members of NEXT Women include professionals from TV stations, broadcast groups, sales rep firms, media agencies, media research and ad tech companies.
NEXT Women provides resources and community for professional and personal development, empowering and preparing women for advancement at each stage of their careers. We foster leadership, communication and professional skill building through engaging programming, including webinars, video sessions, podcasts and live networking events.
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GOALS
NEXT Women’s goal is to help improve talent recruitment and retention, diversify station and corporate management, and demonstrate industry leadership.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Stay tuned for upcoming event announcements!
NEXT WOMEN VIDEOS
View all previous NEXT Women interviews, executive coaching sessions, webinars, “Coffee with…,” “SkillUp” sessions, and more!
Thrive: What we’re reading & watching
November Edition
- Managing Up: How to Move Up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Boss | By Mary Abbajay
Managing Up is your guide to the most valuable ‘soft skill’ your career has ever seen. It’s not about sucking up or brown-nosing; it’s about figuring out who you are, who your boss is, and finding where you meet. It’s about building real relationships with people who have influence over your career.
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- How to Ask for Executive Support – Without Undermining Yourself | Dina Denham Smith
The most effective leaders know how and when to ask for executive backing. Some leaders wait too long, asking only after opposition has already set in. Others ask too soon, or when they don’t truly need it, unintentionally signaling dependence. Here is a practical framework for leaders in this situation: how to diagnose when air cover is truly necessary, how to time the ask, how to secure it without looking weak—and how to lead effectively with or without visible backing from above.
- How To Use Managing Up to Show You Are a Leader | William Arruda
Managing up is one of the most underrated career superpowers. It’s not about flattery, manipulation, or overstepping your role. Managing up is about understanding how to work with your boss effectively so you both succeed. When you manage up well, you reduce friction, increase trust, grow your personal brand, and demonstrate your leadership skills. And in today’s workplace, that matters more than ever.
Thrive: Recognizing Women
November Edition
- Kristin Darden Upped To KRIS-KAJA Corpus Christi GM
E.W. Scripps today promoted local media sales leader Kristen Darden to the role of general manager and director of sales for its Corpus Christi, Texas, duopoly of KRIS (NBC) and KAJA (Telemundo) effective immediately
- Beall, Michaels Saluted For Lifetime Leadership In Media
The now-retired Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Media Operations at TEGNA and longtime radio industry executive with a newly discovered tie to that television industry veteran have each been honored with Lifetime Leadership Awards at the Forecast conference, held Wednesday at the Harvard Club of the City of New York.
