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The Healthcare System Fails Working Millennial Women. This Entrepreneur Has...
Friends told her stories of tragic miscarriages and infertility. Motherhood cast other friends out of the workplace because they couldn’t get the health services and support they needed. The American...
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You Know Her Face, But Do You Know Her Story? Inside Gisele Bundchen’s...
Photo Credit: Bob Bekian/ Flickr With the Patriots’ recent victory in the Superbowl LIII, most fans in America know about Tom Brady’s football heroics. But throughout the world, his wife, Brazilian...
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How Saying No to Big-Name Cosmetics Gave This Woman Entrepreneur a Creative...
Rachel Budde of Fat and the Moon makes natural body care products like aluminum-free deodorant. Have you ever looked at the ingredients in your cosmetics? Most of the time, it’s impossible to even...
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This Happy Hour, Get To Know 6 Women in Whiskey
Owner Angela Moore sniffs a glass of whisky at the Virginia Distillery Company. (Credit: Virginia Distillery Company) Back in the 1990s, only 15 percent of whiskey drinkers were female. Now, that...
View ArticleThis Texas Bakery Makes 26,000 Poundcakes a Year – and Survived a Vanilla Bust
Running a bakery that makes just one item — a Bundt-shaped pound cake — is not as simple as it might sound. Janie Clapp, a baker by training, has been operating Janie’s Cakes since 1987 in Tyler,...
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‘I Was Told I Was Too Old, Too Blonde, Too Female to Be a CEO’
Jules Pieri faced a number of obstacles when she launched The Grommet. She is photographed here with her new book, “How We Make Stuff Now.” Editor’s Note: This is one of seven women entrepreneurs named...
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A Surf Therapist Builds a ‘Really Beautiful Thing’ for Trauma Survivors
Photo courtesy of Natalie Small She wears a wetsuit to her “office” on the beach, and group sessions are held in the ocean. Her name is Natalie Small, and she is a surf therapist. In June 2016, the...
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9 Women-Led Companies That Sell Eco-Friendly Products
(Credit: MaxPixel) If activist Greta Thunberg has inspired you to make a lifestyle change, then you may be looking to support businesses who are dedicated to making our world more eco-friendly. No...
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She’s Built an Innovative Jewelry App, Thanks to Social-Media Stars and...
Nadia Lee is trying to create a new way of shopping. (Credit: Kollectin) Influencers, for better or for worse, are part of the retail world’s changing landscape — and in many cases, hold considerable...
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How This High School Entrepreneur Wants to Change Instagram for the Better
Ava McDonald started a business to change the way companies market to teenagers. (Credit: Zfluence) Like many high schoolers, Ava McDonald grew up using Instagram. But when McDonald, an 18-year-old...
View ArticleShe Escaped the City for Life on a Farm — and Teaches a Masterclass for...
In 2006, after years of city living, Danielle French left Toronto behind to move with her four young daughters to a 60-acre farm nestled in the rolling hills of rural Ontario. Her marriage was...
View Article3 Mission-Driven Women Entrepreneurs Share What Inspired Them to Start
Social entrepreneurship is on the rise — and it’s no surprise (to us, at least) that women are leading the way. A recent report by Deloitte, the giant professional services firm, found that 77 percent...
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JJ Ramberg Launches New Podcast App for Those Stuck at Home During Pandemic
JJ Ramberg and brother Ken Ramberg have teamed up to launch Goodpods. (Photo courtesy of the company) Like many serial entrepreneurs, JJ Ramberg had been kicking around some startup ideas and was...
View ArticleA Champion for Makers Reports Sales Spike, But Still Worries About Amazon
Jules Pieri has run The Grommet — a site that launches innovative, sometimes quirky products made by thousands of small businesses — for the past 12 years, and wasn’t expecting the quarter she’s...
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A Brooklyn Bakeshop’s Sweet Milestone in a Sour Year
Agatha Kulaga currently has to make difficult decisions for her business. But she was at least able to celebrate her bakery’s 10-year anniversary. (Credit: Erica Schroeder) As crushing, long-term...
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A Small Inventor Turns ‘Granny Thug’ to Take on Counterfeiters
If you’ve ever bought from Amazon.com — and chances are, if you live in the U.S., you have — you’ve probably at some point inadvertently purchased a cheap knock-off that malfunctioned, broke apart or...
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These Travel Entrepreneurs Want You to Start Planning Your Dream Trip Now
Perhaps it’s the perfect time to escape to a treehouse in Costa Rica. (Courtesy Jade Moyano) Most of us can only dream about jetting off to some tropical destination or hopping on a flight overseas...
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Virtual Parties, ‘Slackolades,’ Company PPE: How Women-Owned Businesses Are...
TeamBuilding, which hosts online events, is offering a popular “Virtual Gingerbread Wars” corporate event this holiday season. (Credit: TeamBuilding.com) From “Slackolades” to company-branded PPE to...
View ArticleMeet the Fashion ‘Trash Nerd’ Who’s Won Money and Love from Vogue
Jessica Schreiber is fascinated by trash. And in New York City, where she runs a fashion recycling startup, there is plenty of it: residents alone produce some 12,000 tons of it a day. Back when she...
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Industrious College-Aged Women Make The Best of Winter Break
Mila Magnani said she had never considered modeling until the opportunity presented itself. [Credit: Mila Magnani] This time of year, college students would normally see their families, travel and...
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