It’s 7 pm at Swirl wine bar in the Faubourg St John neighborhood of New Orleans a wine tasting is underway. Some 300 different wines from all over the world, but with an emphasis on Italy and France, are stacked in wooden racks around the small but bustling wine bar-cum store. The Swirl staff circulate and discuss grape types, vintages…
In 2012, Jessica Alba co-founded the Honest Company with the goal of providing baby and home products made with ingredients that wouldn’t be a mystery and were ethically sourced. The company would help customers and their growing families make informed and healthy choices. Today, Honest sells more than 100 consumer products that are available online and in more than 17,000…
In business, profit is usually the primary goal, and for good reason. A company that doesn’t make money won’t last long. But over the last decade, more businesses have reached beyond the bottomline to find ways to give back to the communities they serve. From charitable foundations to eco-friendly initiatives, businesses big and small are committing to corporate social responsibility…
The most well-publicized startups these days are in the technology sector. In fact, recent economic studies show that U.S.-based tech startups grew by 47 percent in the last decade. It’s no surprise, then, that plenty of hopeful founders have jumped on this train, but the reality is that the industry you choose to disrupt may not define your company’s ultimate success. Sophia Hutchins decided…
Between walking the runway and promoting her latest gig as the new host of Project Runway, Karlie Kloss is the ultimate role model for young girls looking to pursue careers in STEM. Back in 2014, Kloss became interested in the ways that technology influenced the fashion industry. From there, she took her first coding class and the rest is history. A year later, she launched Kode…
Erin Wade was already an innovator when eight years ago when she opened her dedicated mac and cheese restaurant, Homeroom in Oakland, California. The idea hit her after she returned home one night from her job as an attorney with a craving for the dish. She realized there was no place she could get any, that mac and cheese was…
Nicole Fogel had a bustling corporate and celebrity gifting business until she one day got diagnosed with lupus. Although managing her health turned into a full-time job, Fogel turned what most would see as a negative into a positive endeavor through her philanthropic work and now her wellness retreat, Shift. ”My career and life got put on hold when I got…
“Maybe I’m not the typical founder or CEO,” says Houzz’s Adi Tatarko. “Maybe I don’t like the standards that others apply to themselves and their companies. But this is me, this is my company, and this is how I want to do it.” As the CEO and Co-founder of one of Silicon Valley’s fastest growing startups, Tatarko has transformed Houzz…
Skincare is having a moment right now — for college students, influencers, and even the everyday woman shopping on Instagram. And true beauty obsessives know just how transformative Korean beauty products have been in this movement, whether the goal is translucent skin or a radiant post-mask glow. K-beauty has totally innovated the U.S. market, helping everyone finally jump on the 10-step skincare routine, with Peach and Lily…
If you’ve been on Pinterest at any point, you’ve encountered Joy Cho’s work. A graphic designer who found success with the early 2000’s blog boom, Cho turned her creative outlet into a major branding success – which includes being the most followed person on the pinning platform. Cho has a stunning list of accomplishments. She has created product lines with…
