--- description: Find out why Chief was selected for the list title: TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2023: Chief image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte1f93d99dbe2ee6e/698a3dc122fb854393e2ec15/time100-companies-Chief-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Jun 21, 2023 # Chief Helping women rise by Alison Van Houten  Chief co-founders Carolyn Childers, CEO, and Lindsay Kaplan, Chief Brand Officer. Chief co-founders Carolyn Childers, CEO, and Lindsay Kaplan, Chief Brand Officer.Courtesy of Chief In 2023, it’s still a victory for nonmale S&P 500 CEOs to outnumber those named John. Through coaching, peer groups, and talks with leaders like Michelle Obama, membership-­based Chief helps female and nonbinary executives [get raises and promotions](https://time.com/6261024/pay-transparency-sharing-salary-online/ "undefined"). A member survey last year found nearly half had received a raise since joining. Chief also works to stave off burnout. “We want to make sure that women leaders aren’t dropping out when they hit these positions of power,” says CBO Lindsay Kaplan_,_ who co-founded the company with CEO Carolyn Childers_._ The network faced criticism of its approach to racial inclusivity, but continues to grow. In 2023, it launched Chief Enterprise to help companies like Morgan Stanley and IBM advance gender-­diversity goals. _A weekly newsletter featuring conversations with the world’s top CEOs, managers, and founders._ [_Join the Leadership Brief_](https://cloud.newsletters.time.com/signup?nln=leadership&source=100companies "undefined"). Chief: 2023 TIME100 Most Influential Companies ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2023/6285117/chief/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2023/6285117/chief/"},"headline":"Chief","datePublished":"2023-06-21T10:55:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:15:20.363Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2023/6285117/chief/","keywords":["TIME100 Companies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte1f93d99dbe2ee6e/698a3dc122fb854393e2ec15/time100-companies-Chief-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte1f93d99dbe2ee6e/698a3dc122fb854393e2ec15/time100-companies-Chief-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2023/6285117/chief/","name":"Chief"}}]}] ```