Hedy Ratner on 40 Years of Opening Doors

For 40 years, Hedy M. Ratner has been opening doors for women in business, challenging assumptions, and creating opportunities that didn’t exist before.

In this episode of the Executives’ Exchange, Executives’ Club President & CEO Dorri McWhorter joins Hedy as she celebrates her 85th birthday and the Women’s Business Development Center marks its 40th anniversary. They explore how Hedy helped build an institution that expanded access to capital, contracts, networks, and opportunity for women entrepreneurs, and how the landscape has changed over four decades.

Looking ahead, they discuss the barriers that remain, the power of turning advocacy into action, and what today’s leaders can build for the next generation. Expect candid insights, strong opinions, a little jazzy flair, and lessons from a leader who’s spent four decades making things happen.

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