CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Second City Works, the B2B arm of the world-renowned theatre company, The Second City, announced today the launch of a multi-phased, business leadership program focused on diverse leadership and gender parity called “2095 Today.” This immersive leadership program focuses on identifying gender gaps and challenges within organizations while facilitating skill-building techniques that uncover tools to empower more gender and culturally diverse leadership within corporate America.
Second City Works’ 2095 Today program is a response to the 2014 World Economic Forum report, which noted that at the current pace gender equality in the workplace will not be reached until the year 2095. The 2095 Today improv-based curriculum provides a framework to empower diverse voices and create an ‘ensemble dynamic’ that will ultimately enhance next-generation leaders, both female and male.
“We are thrilled to announce 2095 Today,” said Brynne Humphreys, vice president of client services. “2095 Today provides companies an innovative, creative way to address a very real issue facing workplaces across the globe.”
Drawing on The Second City’s 56-year legacy of engaging audiences with smart, incisive comedy, Second City Works has evolved from its early days in customized entertainment to become a leading innovator in professional development and marketing services. Second City Works has worked with hundreds of corporations, including Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Procter & Gamble Co., and provides improv-based business solutions that focuses on four key business challenges: talent development, marketing and content strategy, sales effectiveness, and legal and compliance training.
“Second City Works’ improv methods create cultures of collaboration that value the unique contributions and communication styles of all leaders, female and male. The data on gender equality is clear – it contributes directly to corporate performance – and we are privileged to bring 2095 Today to those organizations that recognize the urgency of this challenge. Further, on a personal level, I would like my grade school aged daughters to experience gender equality in the workplace prior to their 90th birthday," said Steve Johnston, president and managing partner of Second City Works.
A webinar, Mind the Gender Gap and Build the Workforce You Need, will take place on March 16 from 2-3 p.m. ET. To register for this free webinar, click here. For more information on 2095 Today or other improv-based business solutions, please visit www.SecondCityWorks.com/.
About Second City Works
Second City Works (SCW) is the business solutions division of the world-renowned improvisational theater company, The Second City. Drawing on The Second City’s 50-year legacy of bucking modern convention through powerful content, SCW works with hundreds of Fortune 1000 clients each year, giving individuals the skills and practices to break down barriers, foster collaboration and co-create with both internal and external audiences, so that change can occur and business can thrive. Through events, workshops and video, Second City Works brings the principles of improvisation to the world of work.
About The Second City
Beginning as a small cabaret theater on Chicago's north side in 1959, The Second City has grown to become a comedy empire, building a robust $55 million business based on its core improvisational methodologies. Resident theaters in Chicago and Toronto create topical sketch comedy revues that satirize politics, culture and news of the day. Additionally, Second City performs thousands of shows each year in regional theaters, colleges and performing arts centers. Beyond its stages, The Second City created the foremost school of improvisation-based arts in the world with training facilities in Chicago, Toronto and Los Angeles that currently enrolls more than 11,000 students annually. The Second City also has a business division that works with hundreds of Fortune 500 companies in the areas of training, marketing, entertainment and brand services, and The Second City's forays into television and new media continues to produce new content and programming, including the classic, Emmy Award-winning comedy series SCTV.
