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Playground Global & Athena Alliance

Athena is an executive learning & development community for women in senior-level leadership roles. Through a unique combination of peer-to-peer learning, powerhouse networking, and 1:1 executive coaching, Athena accelerates women in their executive careers and shapes stronger leaders.

Learn. Connect. Build. Grow.

Playground Global has partnered with Athena Alliance to offer women executives and board members of their portfolio companies a 10% discount on Athena membership. Join for just $2,250 (regularly $2,500) annually.

Athena For Women Leaders

Athena For Board Recruitment

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For Women Leaders

Why women executives join Athena

The Athena Alliance is a community that propels leaders to build impact, whether it’s in the C-suite, in the boardroom, as an investor, as an entrepreneur, as a thought leader and beyond. Our unique integration of community, content, and coaching helps women executives reach their most ambitious goals and think bigger.

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Pixelworks (PXLW) board recruitment case study: success in just 5 months

Target Hospitality diversifies its board with the appointment of 3 Athena women

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For Board Recruitment

Diversify your board with the most powerful network of women leaders

Athena has introduced over 5,000 women to corporate boards, securing 1,000 board interviews and supporting over 300 women to board placements, including a number of Nasdaq companies.



Playground Global has partnered with Athena Alliance to offer its portfolio companies direct access to our network of top women leaders. When you partner with Athena to recruit your next board director, you’ll receive 25% off our board recruitment services. Athena’s fees are success-based only and range from $10,000 to $100,000, a fraction of the cost of traditional recruitment companies.