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For Shay Mitchell, Success Is All About Taking Chances -- Not Taking Risks

Actress and lifestyle entrepreneur Shay Mitchell discusses her love of travel, motherhood and the creation of her travel accessories line Béis.

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How This Entrepreneur Turned Her Freelancing Career Into Something More

Karla Welch is a creative director, A-list celebrity stylist and now tech founder.

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Eva Longoria on Finding Great Mentors and Achieving Big Goals

The actor, producer, and director breaks down how she is helping women create a better future for themselves and their families.

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'If You Doubt Yourself, You're Dead': How Serial Entrepreneur Jaclyn Johnson Launched the Rallying Cry for a Generation of Female Entrepreneurs

Kathleen Griffith talks business and fearlessness with Jaclyn Johnson, founder of Create & Cultivate.

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If You're Not Messing Up or Leading a Truly Female-First Company, You're Not Trying Hard Enough

At age 27, entrepreneur, founder and shoe designer Tamara Mellon left her post at British Vogue to co-found Jimmy Choo.

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'Lead With Strength': How Fashion Designer Rebecca Minkoff Overcame Self-Doubt and Launched a Network for Women Entrepreneurs

Rebecca Minkoff's new initiative, The Female Founder Collective, encourages consumers to shop 'female-founded' as a value.

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This Entrepreneur Stars in a Hit Network Series, but Her Favorite Role Is Helping Mothers 'Have It All'

You've seen June Diane Raphael in "Grace and Frankie," but did you know she founded the first workspace to offer child care?

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This Fashion Designer Was Always Determined to 'Execute in My Own Way'

Misha Nonoo's clothing for professional women is ready to wear, from the boardroom to weekend errands to date nights.

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Jennifer Fisher Started Her Jewelry Line to Answer a Parent's Need. Oh, and She Was That Parent.

When she created a necklace with her son's name on it, friends, family and strangers wanted one just like it. So, Fisher started a company.

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Shelley Zalis Makes Sure That 'Women's Work' Gets the Respect It Deserves

Zalis, a trail-blazer in advertising research, is the CEO of The Female Quotient.

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Let's Give Women Entrepreneurs What They Really Need: a Cheerleader Team

A cheerleader is what I have every time I open a book starring one of my favorite children's characters: Pippi Longstocking.

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Bobbi Brown Started a Beauty Empire With Just One (Revolutionary) Lipstick

Brown introduced the idea that even with makeup, women should look natural. And, naturally, customers loved it.

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Shannon Keith Is Fighting Sex Trafficking in India, One Beautiful Pajama Set at a Time

Keith's clothing line, Sudara, is putting women to work, helping them escape the brothels that so often thrive on poverty.

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Tiffany Wojtkiewicz Is Proving That You Can Marry Mission and Profit

Wojtkiewicz's company ONEHOPE produces great wine at the same time that it supports communities in need.

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Arianna Huffington Thought 'HuffPost' Would Be Her 'Last Chapter.' Was She Ever Wrong.

An acute case of burnout, in 2007, convinced Huffington to switch gears and found the wellness site Thrive.