Amber Fillerup Clark On Going From Influencer To Entrepreneur By Amy Shoenthal Amber Fillerup Clark has been sharing her life online for over a decade, dubbing her an “OG influencer,” a role which often overshadows her other role as a beauty entrepreneur. After launching a line of hair extensions called bfb hair in 2016, she expanded her haircare empire when she debuted dae hair with…
Karren Brady’s Career Advice on Working With Your Family APPRENTICE star and West Ham United vice-chair Karren Brady answers your careers questions and meets an inspirational CEO. Here she gives a reader advice on working with family. By Karren Brady Q) I’ve owned my own floristry business for 10 years, and my eldest daughter has always had an interest in…
How Italian-Based Gia Borghini Became A Global Brand By Karin Eldor Whether you’ve spotted Gia Borghini’s exquisite silhouettes on celebrities like Hailey Bieber, Ashley Graham or Gabrielle Union-Wade, the world’s top influencers, or on the pages of online stockists like Farfetch and the shelves of fashion purveyors Kith, the Italian-based footwear brand has created its own category of elevated shoes…
Jennifer Lopez to Back Latina Entrepreneurs With $14 Billion Partnership The celeb wants to reach 600,000 Latina entrepreneurs through the loan program. By Melissa Angell Jennifer Lopez’s new partnership is providing Latina entrepreneurs with a $14 billion infusion in loan capital by 2030. Lopez is teaming up with Grameen America, a New York City-based microfinance organization, to expand access to capital with the…
Bella Hadid On Breaking Into The Business World By Gabby Shacknai It’s a seemingly perfect Saturday morning in Los Angeles: the sun is shining bright, there’s not a cloud in the sky, and Bella Hadid is preparing to take the stage at Create & Cultivate’s 2022 Conference. The supermodel and Kin Euphorics cofounder has been anxiously awaiting this moment since…
The Goldman Sachs Alum Helping Young People Manage Their Finances By Amanda Breen “One of the hardest things about adulthood is that it is undefined — no one gives you the playbook when you start working, and you have to figure out a lot of things yourself,” says Genevieve Bellaire, founder and CEO of Realworld. Bellaire graduated with an MBA and JD from…
Photojournalist Enters Women’s Hall of Fame By Associated Press The newest inductee to the Nevada Women’s Fund Hall of Fame is Marilyn Newton, a longtime newspaper photographer who helped blaze the trail for other female journalists in the state a half-century ago. Newton, 77, spent 52 years at the Reno Gazette-Journal and still makes photos for the Reno Rodeo, Reno…
The Emotional Process To Help Senior Leaders Make Better Decisions By Christine Michel Carter In our personal lives, we sometimes rely on our gut to make bold decisions. However, in the business world, depending on your gut is risky. In its 2022 Research Report, cloud-based software company Momentive (the parent company of SurveyMonkey) found that 32% of senior leaders rely on their…
Why Women Should Consider Distribution Sales By Lawson Products Inc. Sandy Riggs is a senior director of national sales at Lawson Products, where she leads the company’s East Coast sales teams and the North American sales force for Lawson’s Kent Automotive brand. Lawson’s sales force now totals more than 1,000 representatives amid organic growth and following the company’s acquisition of…
Advice on Negotiating Flexible Hours With Your Boss By Karren Brady Here she gives a reader advice on how to negotiate a more flexible contract with management. Q) I’m a mental health support worker and have been accepted to do my mental health nurse training in September, which I’m thrilled about. However, to pay the bills while I train, I…