3 Must-Read Takeaways From a Conversation With Eventbrite Founder Julia Hartz The CEO of Eventbrite started working in television production before co-founding the event management platform in 2006. By ROBERT TUCHMAN This week on How Success Happens, I had the pleasure of speaking with Julia Hartz, the co-founder and CEO of Eventbrite, a global online self-service ticketing platform listed on the New York…
By Karin Eldor Five years ago, a younger Madison Utendahl wishes she had told her then exhausted, burnt out self: “It’s okay to rest.” In fact, not only is it okay to rest — it’s imperative. After experiencing peak burnout at age 27, with symptoms like brain fog, memory loss, extreme exhaustion (to the point where “no amount of espressos” would keep…
How This Entrepreneur Is Uncorking The Wine World By Laura Begley Bloom When it comes to the global wine industry, straight white men dominate the field. A new company, Go There Wines, is aiming to disrupt things by building a unique platform that is making a difference by championing women winemakers, winemakers of color and queer winemakers from lesser-known regions around…
Meet The Tech Founder Working To Make Women’s Commutes Safer By Bianca Barratt In today’s workplace, it’s not unusual for employees to find themselves leaving work late into the night. Whether it’s due to working late shifts, attending events, or simply socializing with colleagues, walking alone in the dark – either to get to public transport or a final destination…
Women Are Leading The Tech Nonprofit Sector. Meet Six Solving Problems They’ve Lived. By Shannon Farley The share of women in tech leadership roles recently dropped to 28%. This gender gap presents a huge problem, and not only for workforce diversity. Women experience the world and its myriad of problems differently than their male counterparts. This difference in experience can result…
How Latina Entrepreneur Corina Burton Once Failed, Then Launched A Multi-Million Business By Christine Michel Carter As of January 2023, fewer women were still in the labor force than in February 2020. Single mothers continue to be the subsegment of this group most likely to be unemployed, and it is directly related to childcare. Specifically, the employment rate fell from 84% among single mothers who…
Celebrate Black History Month With 9 Black-Owned, Female-Led Brands By Anna Keeve February is Black History Month, a time that celebrates the achievements of Black Americans and honors the legacy of African-American culture in the US. The 2021 Black History Month comes on the heels of last year’s events still fresh in many minds; it was a momentous time that brought…
How Two Former Fragrance Execs Are Using Travel To Inspire A New Organic Beauty Company Meet the founders of a new farm-to-beauty company creating products rooted in rituals from around the world. By Laura Begley Bloom In an industry dominated by large companies with toxic practices, two women are trying to bring about positive change: Seda Bilginer and Amanda Sichon,…
Julia Haart Talks Netflix Reality Series And Helping Female Entrepreneurs Julia Haart talks about life after a messy divorce that played out in the second season of her Netflix reality series “My Unorthodox Life” and how her focus now is helping women succeed in business. By Dana Feldman “I am good! I am standing strong!” said Julia Haart when asked…
This Spice Dealer Is Redefining What “Made in South Asia” Means Diaspora Co. founder and CEO Sana Javeri Kadri is creating a more equitable spice trade — and the beauty industry should take notes. By Taylore Glynn Sana Javeri Kadri and I have been speaking for approximately three seconds before she starts hyping other people up. She’s also bleeding. “I was stupid.…
