My co-founder and great friend Glynnis MacNicol is only a chat box away and gives me the support (and tough love!) needed to remember who I am and what I'm worth. You can't be your own cheerleader all of the time. Be there to support your friends and let them support you.
Goliaths, choose your Davids wisely.
If you DON'T have diversity around your boardroom table, then what is wrong with you?
There's a lot of money to be made by taking women seriously, and letting them know you're taking them seriously.
Friendships that are first grounded in the shared professional ambitions - social stuff is built around that - and then you see people pulling each other up as they rise.