BUILT FOR THE RELATIONSHIPS BEHIND EVERY NEXT RUNG.

The Rung is a new membership community powered by The Chicago Network, built for the next generation of C-suite women leaders.

In February 2027, 40 women will join as founding members of The Rung's inaugural cohort. This isn't a networking group. It's a close circle of women at the same altitude, headed the same direction, who know exactly what you're navigating because they're navigating it too, and will show up for you because of it.

The Rung gives you relationships you can trust with the real stuff, real-time support through the moments that shape a career, and direct access to the access, perspective, and connections The Chicago Network has spent decades building.

The program year ends. The climb doesn't. The inaugural 40 women keep rising together as the first rung in a community built to grow.

WHAT TO KNOW

Applications open: October 22, 2026

Inaugural cohort begins: February 2027

Inaugural membership: $975.00

STAY IN THE KNOW

Interested in The Rung? Join the interest list to be among the first to receive application details, opportunities to learn more and updates as we get closer to applications opening October 22.