What do Jessica Alba, Rachel Roy, and Lauren Bush all have in common? Well, besides great hair, they all understand the importance of having a professional mentor. In LinkedIn’s latest content series, “The Mentor Who Shaped Me,” each of the business execs look back on how the mentorship influenced their career and business experiences. “Mentorship is valuable because there’s always an opportunity to…
By Alp Mimaroglu You may know her as a multi-millionaire investor on ABC’s Shark Tank, but New York real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran didn’t become one of the highest-paid female investors in the world overnight. Like many other entrepreneurs, she climbed her way to the top from nothing. Barbara Corcoran grew up poor. Despite her external circumstances, however, she maintained a strong imagination and showed keen business acumen…
Who decided that we could only schedule thirty-minute or one-hour meetings? Imagine if your half-hour meeting only took twenty minutes. Or if your 60-minute meeting only took forty? Yes, you have permission to end meetings early. And here’s why you’ll want to: In the non-stop world we live in, we move fast and rarely have the opportunity to think between…
Kendra Scott’s jewelry, home decor and beauty products are sold at fashion retailers including Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom, hundreds of boutiques and at more than 75 Kendra Scott stores including one in Selfridges in London.
By Cheryl Robinson Investing in a company no longer consists of just providing capital. Many investors now seek opportunities where they can add value beyond the money. These new types of partnerships are rapidly emerging throughout Silicon Valley. A recent example of this business model comes as Therabody, a leading global tech wellness company formerly known as Theragun, announces a…
Here’s a list of 10 female entrepreneurs, in no particular order of accomplishment, who have provided a template of inspiration to us all.
You can’t succeed in business without a happy team. Here’s how to create one–and sustain it.
How Future Businesswomen Can Get Leadership Experience You’re never too young to set goals for yourself. As young women, we spend our high school English classes having lofty daydreams about our future, wondering if we’ll end up hustling in New York City or Los Angeles, starting a small company in our hometown, or if we’ll be traveling the world. There…
By Geri Stengel Restaurants have been one of the industries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. As of July 10, 2020, more than 26,000 restaurants closed; 60% of those have closed permanently, according to Yelp Economic Average. With Covid-19 cases still rising, more full or partial lockdowns are expected, which will result in more restaurant closures in the future. It’s not…
Millennial women who read ‘The Baby-Sitters Club’ are the newest generation of female entrepreneurs.
