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Cary Caster on Turning Aromatherapy into a Profitable Venture

January 7, 2019 GC4W Women in Leadership olivia

Cary Caster, an aromatherapist and ethnobotanist, has founded a company that is making aromatherapy and essential oils accessible and user-friendly for the masses. Aromatherapy – relaxation, healing through oils and blends and the purest of ingredients have a tendency to be perceived as a whimsical field, especially given the lack of information, until now. Caster is bringing the information, the science,…

Don’t Be An Expert, Be A Thought Leader: 5 Ways To Become A Thought Leader

December 31, 2018 GC4W Women in Leadership ava

It’s easy to confuse being an expert or being a thought leader. However, it is a lot easier becoming an expert than being a thought leader. How does one distinguish the two? An expert possesses knowledge that is usually focused on a singular set of skills for the purpose of achieving success or overcoming an obstacle for a particular activity…

Meet the Top 5 Most Influential Millennial Women in US Politics.

December 17, 2018 GC4W Women in Leadership navleen

Meet the Top 5 Most Influential Millennial Women in US Politics US Politics, these women are impressive. A record number of women will serve in Congress next year after a surge of female candidates ran for office in this year's midterm elections, and the House's freshman class will be the most diverse in history. Here are a handful of the…

Turkish Woman Burcin Mutlu-Pakdil Has A Galaxy Named After Her

December 15, 2018 GC4W Women in Leadership Georgina

Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil is an astrophysicist at the University of Arizona. She is a 2018 TED Fellow. She grew up in Turkey, where she loved physics and the night sky. She attended school in Turkey and was the first generation of her family to attend college. She completed her undergraduate studies at Bilkent University in 2009 and moved to Texas Tech University for her graduate studies,…

UN Women announces Danai Gurira as Goodwill Ambassador

December 13, 2018 GC4W Women in Leadership ava

During the global annual advocacy campaign, 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, UN Women today announced the appointment of internationally renowned award-winning actor-playwright Danai Gurira as its Goodwill Ambassador. As a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, Gurira will lend her name and dedicate her support to putting a spotlight on gender equality and women’s rights, as well as bringing unheard women’s…

29-Year-Old Molly Yeh Brings Her Culinary Voice To Food Network

December 11, 2018 GC4W Women in Leadership Georgina

On June 24th, a new show debuted on the Food Network: Girl Meets Farm shot on the North Dakota farm that 29-year-old Molly Yeh calls home. In the Fall of 2016, 30 Under 30 listmaker Molly Yeh visited New York as part of her book tour for Molly on the Range: Recipes and Stories from an Unlikely Life on a Farm, her…

Uncharted Power Founder Jessica O. Matthews on Building The Anti-Silicon Valley Energy Startup.

December 4, 2018 GC4W Women in Leadership ava

“My name is Jessica O. Matthews, and I am the founder and CEO of Uncharted Power. I used to tell people I’m the perfect mashup between Bill Nye the Science Guy and Beyoncé.” Matthews’ opening line at Disney’s recent Demo Day, where startups that completed its accelerator present, carries a lot of truth. Like Nye, she enjoys building, testing and…

From Vogue Assistants To Startup Founders: Mothers Behind Maisonette.

December 3, 2018 GC4W Women in Leadership Georgina

For fashion-forward parents, finding stylish clothing for their kids can be a hassle. No one wants to drag their little ones around a mall in a desperate search for chic options. That might not even exist in that particular place. The maisonette was created to solve that pesky problem and make the lives of parents a whole lot easier. Rather than…

Lilian Ajayi-Ore’s speech at the United Nations’ International Day of Education event on November 30th, 2018.

December 2, 2018 GC4W Women in Leadership gc4women

The TRANSCRIPT of Lilian Ajayi-Ore’s speech at the United Nations' International Day of Education event on Friday, November 30th, 2018. Good Afternoon Your Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies, and Gentlemen. Thank you for the honor of addressing the United Nations in observance of the International Day for Education at the Trusteeship Council. The truth is the first time I was in this…

Haaland And Davids Become First Native American Women Elected To Congress

November 30, 2018 GC4W Women in Leadership Georgina

Nov 2018- Democrats Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland will become the first Native American women elected to Congress. In New Mexico, Haaland will replace Democratic Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who vacated the seat to run for governor, and Davids will unseat Kansas GOP Rep. Kevin Yoder. Davids is a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation and Haaland is an enrolled member of…