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This Founder Built a National Business By Helping Kids Get Into College

This Founder Built a National Business By Helping Kids Get Into College

Neha Gupta's College Shortcuts helps kids and parents navigate the paperwork and stress of college admissions.
Stephanie Schomer | 4 min read
When Their Investor Bailed, These Female Founders Launched Their Company Anyway

When Their Investor Bailed, These Female Founders Launched Their Company Anyway

Riawna Capri and Nikki Lee bootstrapped a single hair salon in Hollywood. When a client requested a braiding style, the stylists decided to 'own' the trend.
Stephanie Schomer | 6 min read
How Coachella and an Old Postal Truck Helped Launch Ice Cream Brand Coolhaus

How Coachella and an Old Postal Truck Helped Launch Ice Cream Brand Coolhaus

The founders of the beloved sweet treat started small and scrappy -- and now they're ready to take over the ice cream aisle.
Stephanie Schomer | 6 min read
How This College Dropout Created a Fast-Growing But 'Culture-First' Hollywood PR Agency

How This College Dropout Created a Fast-Growing But 'Culture-First' Hollywood PR Agency

As founder and CEO of Metro PR, Tess Finkle has built a business that serves its clients and employees alike.
Stephanie Schomer | 7 min read
How This Founder Built a $90 Million Skincare Business With No Beauty-Industry Experience

How This Founder Built a $90 Million Skincare Business With No Beauty-Industry Experience

To create Rodial, Maria Hatzistefanis threw herself into a crash course on beauty manufacturing.
Stephanie Schomer | 5 min read

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'Fast' Furniture? This Founder Spent Years Forming Her Business Idea -- and Launched When the Timing Was Right

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To create her on-demand furniture company, The Inside, Christiane Lemieux fused cutting-edge technology with the famously slow-moving interiors industry.
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How Getting Laid Off Empowered This Entrepreneur to Start Her Own Award-Winning Marketing Agency

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Katie Witkin co-founded AGW Group after working in traditional marketing roles -- and identifying opportunities that were being overlooked.
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This Founder Ditched Investment Banking to Help New Moms -- and All Women -- Feel Confident

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Shamanth Pereira was a young mom who struggled to regain confidence in her body after giving birth. So she built her own solution and launched Invisibelly leggings.
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The Fashion Industry Called Their Idea Crazy. Now, Their Handbag Design Is Iconic.

The Fashion Industry Called Their Idea Crazy. Now, Their Handbag Design Is Iconic.

How Monica Zwirner and Lucy Wallace Eustice of MZ Wallace built a booming and beloved brand.
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How These Sisters (and Doctors) Launched a Natural Toothpaste Brand With No Funding and a KitchenAid Mixer

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The founders of Dr. Brite had successful careers as a dentist and a surgeon. But they walked away from what they knew to build a natural mouth care brand.
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From Beauty Exec to Founder of Hard-Cider Marketplace, This Entrepreneur Shares How She Transitioned Into a Highly Regulated Industry

From Beauty Exec to Founder of Hard-Cider Marketplace, This Entrepreneur Shares How She Transitioned Into a Highly Regulated Industry

Before Annie Bystryn created Cider In Love, she spent months learning about countless rules and laws that would govern her business.
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The founders of Modern Fertility want to provide all women with access to fertility tests and education. But first, they need to gain the support of both Silicon Valley and the medical industry.
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How the Founder of Daily Harvest Escaped Corporate America to Build Her Successful Food-Delivery Startup

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To get the frozen-food service off the ground, Rachel Drori wore many hats -- and convinced partners that the company was bigger than it really was.
Stephanie Schomer | 6 min read
How Lauren Conrad and Hannah Skvarla Curated Handmade Goods From Around the World to Build Nonprofit The Little Market

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The co-founders traveled the globe and even worked out of a grandmother's garage to bring their fair-trade operation to life.
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'All Moms Are Right' Says the CEO of This Portable Breast Pump Startup

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Naomi Kelman is the CEO of Willow, a sleek breast pump that launched earlier this year. To get it just right, she and her team surveyed moms across the country.
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