Less than two years since christening the Syndeo Institute, Christman is connecting industry leaders and creating new opportunities for education and engagement. Based on member feedback, her team revamped the Cable Center Customer Care Consortium as an experiential learning model. Mentoring women remains Christman’s priority. As part of the Hauser Oral History project, she’s establishing a dedicated archive celebrating women in cable.
“What’s heavy on my mind lately is the challenge of being a woman leader in a time of an unrelenting narrative by some who believe that DEI efforts reward people who didn’t have to ‘work hard.’”
2025 would be Jane Austen’s 250th birthday. How do you think she’d react to Bridgerton? It isn’t what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.” (From Sense and Sensibility.) Jane Austen would be delighted by Shonda Rhime’s vision and storytelling with the Bridgerton series. As a fan of Austen’s writing and an avid watcher of Bridgerton and anything from Shondaland productions, I think Jane Austen and Shonda Rhimes are creative kindred spirits.