At a September street fair in Jersey City, N.J., Aisha Taylor Issah knew she couldn’t run from her idea anymore. About a year before, she’d first had the idea to create a space to help women of color showcase their businesses while also providing them with resources and tools to help them grow. Issah says she avoided the idea for…
By Caroline Castrillon The number of women-owned businesses increased nearly 3,000% since 1972 according to the “2018 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report” commissioned by American Express. Not only that but between 2017 and 2018 women started an average of 1,821 new businesses per day in the U.S. With women now making up a whopping 40% of new entrepreneurs, it’s clear that…
Before Jasmine Star was a photographer and business strategist, she was a UCLA Law School student, an experience that made her aware of how much she did not want a traditional career. “As a first generation Latina, a first generation college student, and a first generation post-grad student, I was entirely on my own,” explains Star. “I was chartering waters my…
Whether you’ve spotted Cocokind’s clean and conscious products on the shelves of Target or Whole Foods, or while scrolling through Instagram (the brand has a highly engaged community of 140K followers), the skincare brand was launched in November 2014 by Priscilla Tsai, a former Wall Street investment banker who always suffered from hormonal acne. Cocokind’s origin story and mission is…
There are not enough women-led tech startups – and it’s costing us all: a recap from the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos. Africa’s technology startup scene is vibrant – and growing fast, writes Muhammad Nabil, partners and startups strategy lead at Microsoft 4Afrika. There are currently over 640 active technology hubs across the continent, and, according to Disrupt Africa, startups…
By Kate Lopaze Everyone—women, men, old, young—can use some guidance in their careers. Mentorship has long been established as a huge difference-maker, especially for people just starting out or people embarking on a new professional path. This level of support has proven especially beneficial for professional women, who do best when they’re able to get insight and advice from other…
Jessica Marie Kruger was named one of the UK’s Top young entrepreneurs by Management Today. Her first business is ETHOS and her second business is LUXTRA. She is an MBA alumna from the International School of Management, Paris, France. After graduating from ISM, I moved to Switzerland and worked in corporate intelligence (lots of stories for another day!) and down the…
Deseye Umurhohwo, DBA, is a successful entrepreneur, She is passionate and committed to creating value through collaboration, knowledge impact, and research. She promotes innovation through the implementation of innovative techniques and models. Deseye has a solid educational background as an alumna of the University of Ibadan, Lagos Business School, and the International School of Management in Paris. Lastly, Deseye is an experienced…
If you’re in the market for an incredibly quality razor that also happens to be breaking down the gendered barriers in business, let me introduce you to Billie. As a female-first razor brand, Billie is dedicated to creating their product designs, branding and more through the lens of the female gaze, rather than the male. The women’s shaving and body brand was birthed in reaction to the…
Melanie Strasser-King was just about ready to give up on her baking business when celebrity chef and entrepreneur Ayesha Curry paid her a visit. “I had all of these orders, my daughter wasn’t sleeping through the night and I would break down and be in tears,” says the Melanie’s Bakeshop founder. Curry wasn’t there to place an order, she was…
