Sara Blakely, the CEO and founder of the shapewear brand Spanx, announced today that she is giving $5 million to support female-run small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.
The tableware industry is enormous and old — a $7 billion space dominated by high-end legacy brands and low-cost plates from the likes of IKEA. Is there room for more? Kathryn Duryea once worked in brand management at Tiffany & Co., where she was part of that old guard, but then she saw a new opening: “We’re in a moment of women embracing leadership and entrepreneurship,…
As the country navigates uncertainty and more companies apply work-at-home options for their employees, a new normal unveils. For many people, work-at-home is new territory and requires a shift in mindset. Working from home isn’t a new concept and presents new opportunities for individuals to excel. Chloe Urquhart, founder of Hart Media, a full-service social media and influencer marketing agency, leveraged…
Celebrity piercer, jewelry designer and creator of the curated-ear phenomenon, Maria has learnt the key to success is persistence, innovative thinking and doing what you love. Defining career moment? “It’s not any one moment. It’s really about doing cumulative good work in developing a solid and unique product and service. In my case, it was over the course of many…
Women who leave the workforce after having children often go the entrepreneurial route when they’re ready to work again, rather than attempting to jump back on the corporate ladder. Unfortunately that means they’re some of those getting hit the hardest as small businesses across the country close their brick and mortar stores as we shelter-in-place to protect against the spread of the novel coronavirus.
If there was ever a time to spotlight Andrea Lisbona, Women’s History Month during the time of coronavirus is it. When Lisbona launched Touchland in 2019, she never could have guessed that hand sanitizer would soon become the most sought-after product in the world. With the recent coronavirus hit, the hand sanitizer began disappearing from store shelves and has had one of the…
Maria Sharapova is not only one of world’s top tennis players – with five Grand Slam titles under her belt – but she is also a savvy businesswomen. In less than six years, she has turned her $500,000 investment into her candy startup Sugarpova into a $20 million international business. The 31-year-old admits there was a steep learning curve for…
GC4W’s Person of the Day is Amber Leong is the first-ever Malaysian to receive a multi-million deal on US Reality TV, Shark Tank. In October, Amber Leong astonished the investors on ABC’s Shark Tank with her story: As a 20-year-old, Leong had ridden a one-way ticket from the outskirts of tropical Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to a snowy Minnesota college, where she beat a life-threatening…
The Top 5 Tech Tools to Keep Your Employees Focused during Coronavirus Closures. What systems will you use to work while practicing social distance and working from home? Working from home can be lonely and a difficult transition to make without the ease of looking over your shoulder to chat with your colleague or walking over to the coffee stand…
Leah Dawes, 12 from Adel, is making and selling homemade dog treats to help fulfill one of her biggest dreams.
