Lilly Singh & Karen Cahn On The Gender Gap In Business & Politics By Christine Michel Carter Diageo’s Johnnie Walker brand is teaming up with comedian and writer Lilly Singh and founder and CEO of IFundWomen Karen Cahn under the brand’s First Strides program. The Johnnie Walker First Strides program is a series of initiatives and grants to help create more opportunities for cultural innovators. Singh…
True Grit Helped Stax Founder Suneera Madhani Achieve Unicorn Status By Geri Stengel This past March fintech Stax achieved unicorn status after raising $245 million. It also rose from sixth on the WPO’s 50 Fastest Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies of 2021 list to third. The list ranks privately owned, women-led companies that have generated at least $500,000 in revenue in each of the past…
How Mompreneurs Are Winning It in the Startup World Some of the most successful entrepreneurs out there are moms — they have plenty of experience multitasking and working on tight deadlines. In fact, at least four out of every 10 new businesses are started by moms. By Lesley Pyle Moms are busy people. Between the kids, the household and the job,…
How Lunya’s Founder Structures Her Day For Maximum Productivity By Jessica Thomas Ashley Merrill of DTC darling Lunya made a name for her brand by rethinking sleepwear, but the founder quickly realized that the qualities of the pajamas she was making — comfortable and easy to wear, yet luxurious — were in short supply across all categories of clothing. So in the past 10 years of running…
The Millennial CEO Embraces A New Approach To Leadership By Alyssa Wright According to a study conducted by Pew Research in 2018, there are anywhere between 5 million to 11 million Millennials taking on upper management roles over the next decade. In what has been coined one of the largest leadership transitions in history, many of these Millennials are taking over significant-sized…
6 Lessons In Building A Successful Company From Nicci Levi By Megan Bruneau Nicci Levy has one of those stories that will inspire even the most discouraged entrepreneur: In middle school, she tried out for every team and didn’t make a single one. Unfazed, she joined the only team with no tryouts: cross country track. In her mid-thirties, with no…
Frances Hesselbein On What Great Leadership Is & Is Not By Kathy Caprino The subject of leadership is arguably among the most covered and analyzed topics of our day. But I’ve found that much of what we read, and the prescriptions given for great leadership, often leave out mention of the single most important ingredient to great leadership—and that is…
Mia Ray Of Glam-Aholic Lifestyle Brand On 4 Ways To Exceed Sales Expectations By Pauleanna Reid “No paid influencers, no running ads, no viral moments. Just me … and you.” This note shared by Mia Ray to her Instagram followers in July illustrates the secret behind the Glam-Aholic Lifestyle brand’s unprecedented success. Armed with her love for fashion, her phone, and some…
WNBA Legend Sheryl Swoopes Is A Role Model With Her Non-Profit By Cheryl Robinson Equal gender pay in sports has been an ongoing saga since women started playing professionally. In May, the news of the U.S. Soccer Federation announcing that players for the men’s and women’s national teams would get equal compensation sparked hope for all female athletes. Although there…
Why Melinda Gates’ Next Act Is The Future of Philanthropy By Moira Forbes “I’m now an incredibly confident giver. I know what I believe in,” says philanthropist Melinda French Gates in an exclusive interview with Forbes. “I know I have so much still to learn, and that actually excites me. I have certain convictions, and I’m living those out through…
