Claudia Chan
Award Winning Serial Entrepreneur. NY Times Celebrated Author. Keynote Speaker. Podcast Host. Creator of Movements. Instigator of Changemakers. Wife. Mother. Believer.
Hello! I am a 48-year-old wife and mother of two who has dedicated half of my life to empowering women and the cultures they work and live in. My B2B company S.H.E GLOBL has focused on coaching entrepreneurs and corporations to be the changemakers. In the last decade, my annual S.H.E. Summit has convened 600 renowned speakers and activisits with over 400 companies, such as Morgan Stanley, ESPN, Google, Bacardi Global, and PepsiCo.
Female advancement has been substantial, but it has been built on unsustainable burnout. That’s why I’m dedicating my next decade to coaching women to create abundance with more EASE.
What makes me unique? This is what my community says…
SHE CREATES TREMENDOUS OUTPUT
“I think her SHE conference in NYC has differentiated her as someone who can lead a large group of women and gather influential speakers producing a tremendous output.” Anna Ramirez, Chief Creative, Creative Disruptions
HER TRUE BELIEF IN YOU
“Relentless energy and a true belief in people’s abilities and unlimited potential. Seeing how the individual and the corporate can come together with impact.” Lauren Doyle
HER ABILITY TO CAST VISION
“You have an ability to see for others what they may not see for themselves.” John Newall, SVP Brand at Smartsheet
HER AUTHENTICITY
“Claudia is authentic, sharing from her personal life experiences. She shares her wins as a leader and parent and when she may have hit a road bump. Claudia keeps it real.” Courtney Oliver, VP or Human Resources at Paramount
SHE IS THE REAL DEAL
“In my experience, she has always brought rigorous honesty and integrity to her work. She’s “the real deal” as they say. Claudia leads with an intuitive approach that is really attractive in a moment when so many of us are taking cues from the external world.” Sarah Capers, Harvard Divinity School
SHE IS AU COURANT WITH WOMEN AND CULTURE
“Claudia is plugged in and au courant, incredibly cool, effortlessly chic and KIND and GROUNDED. It’s a very unique combo.” Eleanor Beaton, Speaker & Coach
HER NETWORK IS INSANE
“The caliber of people you are able to convene and bring together.” Jeanette Gamble, MD, Morgan Stanley
HER FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE CHANGE
“Claudia is truly interested in helping others to support sustainable change” Nathalie Carpenter, Founder of Fertilust
HER PERSONAL STORY
“Personal story, broad understanding of humans in life and in work, energy, network.”
HER CONVICTION WITH SPIRIT, SOUL AND GRACE
“Her conviction in incorporating spirit, soul and grace into how we show up in the world is palpable” Jacqueline Nagle, Founder at Any Given Tuesday
SHE RELATES TO HUMANS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS
“Her ability to relate to human beings of all different backgrounds (no matter their gender, ethnicity, work, religion..)” Kiran Sheikh, Program Director at Yale Medicine
20+ Yrs Devoted to Improving Women’s Inner & Outer World
MY STORY
CHILDHOOD
Mom Was Super Woman
- I grew up watching my mother manage all work and family duties, and assumed women were valued equal to men
CHILDHOOD
Conditioning
- I had tremendous confidence to become a powerful business owner like mom, but unknowingly she taught me to work from scarcity and survival thinking because of her childhood survival of China’s civil war
11-21 YEARS OLD
All Girls Education
- Growing up in NYC, I attended an all-girls high school Hewitt in NYC, followed by Smith College. I am class of 1993
25-35
My 1st Woman’s Company
- After 9/11 when I was 25, I co-founded what became America’s # 1 entertainment event Shecky’s Girls Night Out. We hosted events for women in over 40+ cities throughout the year, complete with sponsors, shopping, and cocktails
Age 30-35
Struggle
- I was struggling with the 2000’s ‘Sex and the City’ era. I had tremendous earning and material success, including TV appearances. But there was a void. Reading Half the Sky encouraged me to take the action I needed to make and leave the company I co-created. I was ready to trade in cocktails, shopping and events for something more meaningful
age 36-46
My 2nd Woman’s Company
- I initially launched ClaudiaChan.com, sharing stories and advice of female role models to inspire women. Shortly after, I launched S.H.E. Summit, which included speakers who were top thought leaders, executives, celebrities, and more to inspire our audience of thousands of women
AGE 42
This is How We Rise
- I wrote my first book This Is How We Rise to inspire and teach people how to become a changemaker in a practical way, for issues they experienced. It launched my speaking and coaching business with Fortune companies including: Morgan Stanley, ESPN, Aflac, American Express, Bacardi and PepsiCo and more. An online course was later created to allow a deeper dive on the material
2023
ClaudiaChan.com and My Inner Circle
- When Covid hit in 2020, I took my programs online and surveyed thousands of ambitious women to truly understand their invisible, mental and emotional labor. I realized I need to spend my next decade coaching women to build success on wellbeing, not burn-out. My Inner Circle was born
Top 10 proudest career achievements
Media, Awards, and Resources
- UN Women Champion of Innovation
- U.S. State Department Speaker
- Forbes: Steering One of the Most Influential Women’s Movements
- Fast Company: The Richard Branson of Women’s Empowerment
- TEDx Speaker
- A MAKERS WOMEN
- Women of Color Leader Award
- RealLeaders.com Board Member
- 500+ Fortune clients since 2011
- 1000+ Speaker + Talent Network
- SHE GLOBL relationships + vendors
“A top 4 book of 2018 to make you smarter about your career”
“This is How We Rise tells women how they can harness their femaleness for success”
“A top 4 book of 2018 to make you smarter about your career”
Claudia’s Book
This Is How We Rise
Reach Your Highest Potential, Empower Women, Lead Change in the World
“This Is How We Rise By Claudia Chan Is An Inspirational And Informative “How To” For Creating Change At Work.”
We live in a time of unprecedented opportunity for women. Yet despite centuries of progress, true equality remains out of reach. What will it take to bring us to a tipping point?
To leadership expert and social entrepreneur Claudia Chan, the key is shifting to a “me for we” mindset, where individuals root their effort in a mission far bigger than personal success, and getting everyone–women and men–to work together for social change. By lifting others, we not only make the world better, but we can also discover our greatest meaning and achieve lasting fulfillment. In This Is How We Rise, Claudia encourages readers to join a new breed of leaders and become change makers for gender equality. Distilling wisdom and insights from her own personal and professional journey, she shares key lessons learned and offers a toolbox of thirteen foundational habits. Claudia shows how to define and develop your own purpose, vision, and pathway to becoming a thriving agent for good.
Whether you own your own business or are part of the corporate world, whether you’re at the top of your field or just starting out in your career, you have the power to lead change and achieve extraordinary success in all areas of your life. This Is How We Rise will show you how to unleash it.
“A top 4 book of 2018 to make you smarter about your career”
“This is How We Rise tells women how they can harness their femaleness for success”
“A top 4 book of 2018 to make you smarter about your career”