When Kimberly Brennan was honored with NJBIZ’s 40 Under 40 award in 2008, she was working as the New Jersey managing director for Cushman & Wakefield and responsible for three offices. But even then she had her eye on the C-suite.

Vikki Ziegler doesn’t flinch in front of the camera. The Wayne native and divorce and family law attorney has made upward of 2,000 television appearances in the last decade, providing expert commentary on high-profile divorce cases and starring on the Bravo reality TV series “Untying the Knot.”

Best-selling author, feminist and human rights advocate Naomi Klein has been selected as the inaugural Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

Hackensack Meridian Health has named Rose Glenn senior vice president and chief marketing officer, effective Sept. 24.

Catherine Hebson, former chairman of the board of Raritan Valley Community College and longtime Hunterdon County resident, died Aug. 23 on Isabela Island in the Galápagos, the Hudson County Chamber of Commerce announced Monday. She was 75.

Kim Case, executive director of The Research & Development Council of New Jersey, has been chosen as a fellow for Lead STEM, the national leadership development program has announced.

Julia Fahl has been named vice president of legislative affairs for Tonio Burgos and Associates Inc. in New Jersey.

Jessica Hodkinson has been named general counsel and secretary with Panasonic Corporation of North America.

New Jersey organizations such as Business Women Networking in Charity and Education, Bergen County Professional Women’s Network and Women’s Center for Entrepreneurship Corp. are among the few that focus on connecting women.

Last year was a good time to launch a startup, as more than $84 billion in venture capital was raised in the U.S. That total represents the highest amount since the dot-com era and more than twice the amount invested in the years following the market crash of 2008-2009, according to PitchBook, a financial data and software company.

In theory, launching a business is one way for women to escape gender discrimination. But a survey by 99designs, an online graphic design marketplace, found that female entrepreneurs still face some formidable challenges.