Good morning! General Motors backs Trump’s inauguration, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood wants tax clarity, and we look back on 2024. Have a peaceful Monday.
- Year in review. Good morning, readers! First of all: Thank you for being part of this community over the past year. It's truly been a whirlwind for this newsletter that covers women in power and the stories that matter to them. You stuck with us through a rebrand (from the Broadsheet to Most Powerful Women Daily) and celebrated our 10-year anniversary. We covered a historic and historically-truncated presidential campaign when Kamala Harris jumped into the race. Plus, there were the usual ups and downs for women in the business world.
You have my deepest gratitude for continuing to make this newsletter a part of your daily routines. Every time you open this newsletter, forward it to a friend, or send a reply—it means the world to me and the rest of our team at Fortune. We'll have some exciting updates on this newsletter in the new year—and tomorrow we'll share some 2025 predictions from experts.
In the meantime, here's a look back at some important moments from 2024—from key stories to inspiring words:
"You have to remember the path is not linear." —Goldman Sachs’ Asahi Pompey on losing out on a big job, but coming out on top on the other side
"I grew up making myself small to make men feel bigger. Taylor Swift is unapologetic in her ambition. She stands strong." —Universal Music Publishing Group Jody Gerson on what she's learned from the superstar, whose record-setting Eras Tour at last came to a close in 2024
"It’s time to reinvest in myself, and that’s what I decided to do." —former Netflix and Uber exec Bozoma Saint John on starting her own brand
"It is different for women, it’s just a fact.” —Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd, weighing in on Silicon Valley's obsession with "founder mode" this year
"I’ve really tried to cherish the learnings of this experience. I really think they will impact the rest of my life.” —Guild founder Rachel Romer, sharing what she learned from surviving a stroke at 34
"Women have so much unrealized power and influence." —The WIE Suite founder and CEO Dee Poku, offering her perspective after the 2024 election
"Don't ever give up." —Kamala Harris's message after the 2024 election
"This is what women’s sports can be." —ESPN reporter Holly Rowe after the sold-out WNBA finals
"I wanted people to see that ordinary people could do extraordinary things." —Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on why she decided to share her own story
Emma Hinchliffe
emma.hinchliffe@fortune.com
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