Two of CBS’ senior executives, Lauri Metrose (EVP, Communications) and Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i (EVP, Diversity & Inclusion), joined forces to create the CBS “EYE Speak” Leadership program. After identifying a need for more female representation, mentorship accessibility, and leadership resources, they developed this initiative, building on CBS Corporation’s ongoing commitment to provide insight and opportunities for women – both within the Company and media industry as a whole. Launched in January 2018, “EYE Speak” holds events and conversations designed to build a successful support system by allowing for an open and empowering exchange about growth and change in the workplace. For more information on “EYE Speak,” follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @EYESpeak, respectively.

To launch the initiative, CBS Television Studios hosted a kickoff event on March 14 in Los Angeles featuring a panel of some of the strongest female voices from in front of and behind the camera. They included: Gina Rodriguez (Jane The Virgin), Sonequa Martin Green (Star Trek: Discovery), Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) and Aline Brosh McKenna (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend).

More program highlights below:

• 5 Fireside Chats & Screenings featuring strong female powerhouses like Christine Baranski & Audra McDonald (The Good Fight), Sonequa Martin-Green (Star Trek: Discovery), Lucy Liu (Why Women Kill), Kennedy McMann (Nancy Drew), & Ginnifer Goodwin (Why Women Kill, The Twilight Zone) at various locations of The Wing (SoHo, Flatiron, Los Angeles)

• The first CBS EYE Speak Global Event featuring Julie McNamara (EVP, Original Content, CBS All Access), hosted by Simon & Schuster at the Content London International Drama Summit

• Moderated Panels & conversations at popular industry events, like A Room with a Point of View: A Conversation with Showrunners Lauren Gussis (Insatiable), Barbara Hall (Madam Secretary) and Jennie Snyder Urman (Jane The Virgin), Writers Guild Festival 2018 and Wrap Women: Power Women Summit Panel - Telling Our Stories: Writers, Showrunners, Producers featuring Jennie Snyder Urman (Jane The Virgin) and more

• Partnership with the Women in Entertainment Summit (2018 & 2019), producing moderated conversations with Patricia Heaton (Carol’s Second Act), Nina Tassler (Co-Founder, PatMa Productions), & Julie McNamara (EVP, Original Content, CBS All Access)

• A collaboration with HRTS’ Women of the West to host a moderated panel discussion followed by a Q&A with some of the most powerful females in the industry

  • 5+ events and conversations exclusively for CBS employees, featuring female executives, helping establish avenues for mentorship and education for junior employees •

ALL EVENTS

2018

• February 26 – Special season 2 premiere screening of The Good Fight at The Wing SoHo followed by an intimate discussion with Christine Baranski, Rose Leslie, Audra McDonald, Michelle King, and Brooke Kennedy

• March 14 – “EYE Speak” Summit in partnership with ANA’s #SeeHer Campaign

• March 25 – A Room with a Point of View: A Conversation with Showrunners Lauren Gussis (Insatiable), Barbara Hall (Madam Secretary) and Jennie Snyder Urman (Jane The Virgin), Writers Guild Festival 2018

• April 16 – Fireside Chat with Diane Guerrero (Superior Donuts) and Toni Trucks (SEAL Team)

• July 27 – Fireside Chat with Julie McNamara (EVP, Original Content, CBS All Access)

• July 30 – Impact Storytelling Panel featuring Liz Feldman (Dead To Me), Susannah Grant (Unbelievable), Michelle King (The Good Fight, Evil), Michelle Paradise (Star Trek: Discovery), Corinne Kingsbury (In The Dark)

• September 21 – Roundtable Q&A Kate Adler (EVP, Comedy Development, CBS Television Studios), Amy Reisenbach (EVP, Current Programming, CBS Entertainment) & Sharon Vuong (SVP, Alternative Programming, CBS Entertainment)

• October 11 – Women in Entertainment Summit, Moderated Conversations with Nina Tassler (Co-Founder, PatMa Productions, & Julie McNamara (EVP, Original Content, CBS All Access)

• November 2 – Wrap Women: Power Women Summit Panel - Telling Our Stories: Writers, Showrunners, Producers featuring Jennie Snyder Urman (Jane The Virgin) and more

2019

• January 16 – Fireside Chat & Screening: Sonequa Martin-Green (Star Trek: Discovery) at The Wing SoHo

• January 24 – Fireside Chat: Michelle Kydd Lee (Chief Innovation Officer, CAA)

• March 6 – HRTS’ Women of the West, a moderated panel discussion hosted by CBS EYE Speak

• October 2 – Fireside Chat & Screening: Lucy Liu (Why Women Kill) at The Wing Flatiron

• October 8 – Fireside Chat & Screening: Kennedy McMann (Nancy Drew) at The Wing SoHo

• October 22 – Fireside Chat & Screening: Ginnifer Goodwin (Why Women Kill) The Wing Los Angeles

• October 24 - Women in Entertainment Summit, Moderated Conversations with Patricia Heaton (Carol’s Second Act)

• November 19 – “Who’s Got Next?”: A Conversation with CBS Assistants & Coordinators

• December 3 – Content London International Drama Summit, CBS Eye Speak Global Event featuring Julie McNamara (EVP, Original Content, CBS All Access), hosted by Simon & Schuster UK