female founders

Entrepreneurs

Inspiring a New Era: Melissa Gauge's Award-Winning Strategy for a More Inclusive Workforce

Melissa Gauge, founder of SpareMyTime, aims to disrupt the traditional staffing model by encouraging employers to enable their team members to embrace meaningful careers despite their personal circumstances.

Growing a Business

I Sent My Role Model a DM, Never Imagining She'd Respond — Then This Happened

The whole experience taught me a valuable lesson as a woman and a business owner.

Diversity

Why Women's Entrepreneurship is Booming Right Now

Women's entrepreneurship has taken some substantial leaps forward in the last few years.

Thought Leaders

5 Lessons Learned From a Female Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurship is a marathon, not a sprint — you must have a willingness to learn.

Thought Leaders

3 Ways Female Entrepreneurs Can Shatter Stereotypes While Also Empowering Others

Women entrepreneurs are constantly battling bias and stereotypes. Here's how they can rise above the noise and empower others.

Growing a Business

After Nearly Dying From an Eating Disorder, She Raised $75 Million for a Startup to Make Evidence-Based Treatment Affordable for Everyone

Kristina Saffran spent years in the nonprofit world figuring out the most evidence-based treatments, and then built a company on that knowledge.

Thought Leaders

Khloé Kardashian and Emma Grede Drove $200 Million In Annual Sales With Size-Inclusive Fashion Brand, Good American, by Connecting Deeply With Their Clientele

From the beginning, Good American wanted to reach a customer that other designers overlooked. That hasn't come without its challenges.

Starting a Business

With Her Size-Inclusive Luxury Activewear Brand Maeya, Former Saudi Arabian Bodybuilder Somaiah Al Dabbagh Wants To Help Women Feel Comfortable In Their Skin

Launched in 2020, Maeya's clothing line-up includes leggings, sport tanks, fitness shorts, t-shirts and loungewear designed for women, irrespective of their age or size.

News and Trends

How Uncomfortable Personal Experiences Led To Tanvi Johri Becoming a Period Care Crusader

"Women should not have to deal with the problems month after month; there should be better product," shares Tanvi Johri, CEO and co-founder of Carmesi

Thought Leaders

Blake Lively Knows Being a Perfectionist Is 'Weaponized' Against Women, But She's Micromanaged Her Way to Millions, So She's Not Stopping Now

The "Gossip Girl" actress is done apologizing for being a control freak. After all, obsessing over every little detail is what's made her mixer brand Betty Buzz a raging success.

Thought Leaders

Her Family Owned an Almond Orchard in California's Central Valley. When She Learned That Carbon Removal Could Save the Planet, She Built an Entire Industry to Make It Happen.

Today, Giana Amador's organization Carbon180 helps federal agencies with policy analysis, advises companies on investing in carbon removal, and secures billions of dollars from Congress to work towards its goal of removing tens of billions tons of carbon from the atmosphere.

Thought Leaders

Ava DuVernay Built a Safety Net In Case "Hollywood Kicks Me Out"

The filmmaker started independent film distribution company ARRAY so she'd always have a "liberated territory" where she could tell stories she cared about.

Thought Leaders

Sallie Krawcheck Was the Queen of Wall Street, and Raised $100 Million to Launch Her Own Business. Then She Hit an Impasse She Hadn't Seen Coming.

A little-known but common obstacle for women founders, the "Series B Cliff" can make scaling a company extremely difficult. Krawcheck is doing everything she can to help founders like herself get around it.

Thought Leaders

Kim Kardashian Says Her 20-Year Reign of Relevance Is Thanks to This One Personality Trait

The SKIMS founder knows exactly what sets her apart.

Thought Leaders

Her Company Is Worth $1 Billion. But It Began As a Way to Solve Her Own Shipping Problems.

Shippo founder Laura Behrens Wu has created a software similar to Expedia for the shipping industry.