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Tara Gentile – What Works Podcast

Posted by kolsoner17 
· Friday, October 9th, 2020 
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Tara Gentile became an entrepreneur as a young adult. Tara was working in a corporate job when the opportunity arose for her to be considered for a promotion. She had been working hard for this promotion, but was overlooked due to being nine months pregnant. Tara then left this job when her daughter was 6 months old in order to start a Podcast and online community called What Works?

Tara speaks mainly to women in business through her platforms in order to address common business questions. She brings in a variety of guest speakers to bounce ideas off of and create an open dialogue. The topics on her popular Podcast range from hiring and HR practices to marketing and advertising and its effects on target markets. She does not shy away from controversial business topics when speaking on her Podcast. Tara intentionally seeks out various perspectives in order to form unconventional and innovate strategies.

I believe that it is inspiring to look to women like Tara Gentile. She took an unfortunate trial that she had to face in her life as a professional businesswoman, and used it in order to empower other women like her in similar positions. She clearly used a entrepreneurial mindset when being faced with this problem and than building her business to address this identified need.

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Categories : Female Empowerment, Podcast, Women Entrepreneurs

Kang Sisters – Coffee Meets Bagel

Posted by lewiscm18 
· Tuesday, October 6th, 2020 
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Dawoon, Arum, and Soo Kang are changing the way online dating works for women with their app called Coffee Meets Bagel. The sisters grew up in an entrepreneurial family and all had ample experience in the business world. Dawoon worked in investment banking, Arum received her MBA from Harvard University, and Soo was a successful graphic designer in the fashion industry. They decided to combine their expertise and solve a pain they saw in the online dating market. Many of their friends felt that dating apps were oversaturated with men and geared toward the way men want to date online. They created Coffee Meets Bagel as a way to connect online through meaningful conversation. The app is unique from Tinder and Bumble because it specifically selects up to 6 bagels (or matches) for women every day through their algorithm that matches couples based on multiple similar interests so they only see matches that are highly relevant. Essentially, Coffee Meets Bagel connects people through similarities, not location or looks. To date, there are more than 70,000 couples who met on Coffee Meets Bagel and that number continues to grow.

 

One of the most impressive things about these entrepreneurs is that they were offered $30 million dollars by Mark Cuban when they pitched their idea on Shark Tank, yet they declined the offer. The Kang sisters used this offer as a confirmation that their idea was good and it had a huge potential for success, but they do not regret turning the offer down. They wanted to be in control of the app themselves. Being female tech entrepreneurs in this day and age has had challenges, but the Kang sisters have demonstrated that knowledge, expertise, and the ability to identify and fix pains in a market can have a huge impact and payoff and they wanted to develop this app on their own. They were able to raise over $11 million dollars in venture funding which enabled them to start and continue to grow their app.

Learn more about Coffee Meets Bagel here. 

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Categories : Technology, Women Entrepreneurs

Fenty Beauty

Posted by coreyma18 
· Monday, October 5th, 2020 
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https://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/spotlight/rihanna-s-remarkable-journey-from-teenage-pop-star-to-entrepreneur-and-advocate-for-equality/ar-BB17yqyV

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Robyn Rihanna Fenty has taken the world by storm for years now. The 32-year-old has made her presence known in the music world, the business world, the black community, and so on. She went from pop star to philanthropist to business-woman very abruptly. She was born in Bridgetown, Barbados and left when she was 16 years old and moved to the United States of America. Rihanna became popular in the music industry in 2005 at age 17 years old. She started her company called Fenty Beauty in 2016 (at age 28) which sells a variety of makeup products that cater to many different ages and cultures of people. Fenty Beauty originally started in a collaboration with Puma and then branched off and joined LVMH’s beauty brand Kendo. One of the main things about this company that caught the eye of consumer’s was that the brand offered 40 different shades of foundation. This feature of the company alone allowed for people to start viewing it as a culturally diverse company because it offered a shade of foundation for essentially every skin color/type there is which other makeup brands have failed to do in the past and to this day. Rihanna is extremely adaptive, innovative, etc. considering that she saw an area that was lacking and aimed to fix it and bring something new to the table that would appeal to many different groups of people. She is now known as the richest female musician and has grown her net worth to $600 million. In relation to who she is as a person and her values, she has been an advocate for equality across races and for women’s rights as well. She inspires me in so many ways seeing that she is extremely talented and has accomplished so much in so many different areas which shows how diverse her abilities are.

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Categories : Beauty, Costmetics, Women Entrepreneurs

Kelce (Singer/Songwriter)

Posted by smithag20 
· Wednesday, September 30th, 2020 
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A Massachusetts native, Kelce, is a singer/songwriter who is pursuing her passion to create music that is relatable to her listeners. Born into a musical family, she was exposed to music at a young age and always loved it. She began song writing at the age of 13. At the age of 14, realizing her talent was an incredible gift from God, and taking the opportunity presented to her by Him, Kelce got connected to a musical mentor. Her mentor trained her and strengthened her songwriting abilities, as well as got her connected to a local producer.

Kelce is a determined and passionate entrepreneur, she is not afraid of failure, knowing that working in the music industry is a not going to be easy. She took her passion for music, combined it with the need to create music that is relatable to listeners and uses her music to create her brand, Kelce. Her, “favorite aspect of the creative journey is the writing…’ Kelce brings value through her lyrics that are not only relatable to listeners but are connected to her music to allow the listeners to really feel what the words say. She hopes to impact the way people will be able to process life through her lyrics the way she does as she writes the amazing songs.

Realizing that the music industry is not a piece of cake, Kelce is always finding ways to engage her listeners, and build up her follower base. She takes advantage of the tips and tricks that are provided by Spotify about finding the right ways into the algorithms and onto discovery playlists. She engages her followers through social media by providing content on a regular basis. She creates personal and active connections with her listeners, in ord er to grain traction and build her brand.

 

Her latest EP, Perspective, just came out, but my personal favorite is New York at Night!

Follow her @kelce_m (Instagram) and give her a listen on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QLwaRmbePjpI243zQEg2L?si=qY37IixVQmqIlpTGgaD-WQ

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Categories : Music, Musician Entrepreneurs, Women Entrepreneurs
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Yunha Kim- Simple Habit

Posted by lewiscm18 
· Monday, September 28th, 2020 
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How could the careers of business and businesswomen be improved so that they reduce stress and improve productivity and creativity? Wall Street investment banker Yunha Kim asked herself this question when she quit her job and started her first start-up. She was experiencing lots of stress because of her startup and looked to find ways to manage it. After awhile, she looked to meditation. Just of few minutes per day improved her work life, personal life, and physical health. Because of this improvement in her own life, Yunha decided to build an app to help busy business professionals such as herself balance work-related stress.

Simple Habit was officially founded in the Spring of 2016, and it’s mission is to “empower humans to stress less, achieve more and live better.” (https://www.simplehabit.com/press) It does this through over 2,000 guided meditations that range from 5 minutes to 30 minutes or more. Each meditation session is situationally specific and uses calming talking or sounds to focus the user and calm them. The categories range from evening and sleep meditation and mindfulness sessions to before a meeting to before a date.

 

Yunha Kim used her connections from Wall Street to raise over $3 million from prominent investors for her first startup. Simple Habit is backed by some of the best of the best in Silicon valley, including Dropbox CEO Drew Houston and Gusto CEO Joshua Reeves. Yunha Kim is a great example of an entrepreneur because she used her own struggles and needs to solve a problem that many people experience.

Want to learn more about Simple Habit? Visit https://www.simplehabit.com/

 

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Categories : Mindfulness, Women Entrepreneurs

Sofia Overton – Success In Her Pockets

Posted by vantilma17 
· Sunday, September 27th, 2020 
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New Kids on the Block: Wise Pocket Products

At age 11, Sofia Overton started her company Wise Pocket Products because she wanted to help children who are active as well as those who are in need. She realized there was a lack of pocket space when she saw her cousin put her phone in her sock. After trying this for herself, she spotted the inefficiency of this method and wanted to fix this problem. She decided to make socks with pockets in them. After finding success with this product, she has decided to expand her business to sell leggings as well.

Overton, recognizing there are millions of children in need, wanted the core of her business’ mission to help children. For every pair of socks sold by Wise Pocket Products, a pair is donated to children in need. “Wise Pocket Products believes that if you make sure a child has warm feet they will always have a warm heart knowing that their community cares for them.” (Overton)

Overton saw the problems of lack of pocket space and also children who were in need. She fixed both of these issues with one solution. Overton is not only making a profit but is also giving people an opportunity to make a difference in their communities. For these reasons, it is clear to see her entrepreneurial gifts.

To learn more about Wise Pocket Products visit: https://wisepocketproducts.com/

 

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Categories : Charity, Clothing, Fashion, Kids, Socks, Women Entrepreneurs

Knoq. Knoq. Who’s There?

Posted by smithag20 
· Friday, September 25th, 2020 
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Kendall Tucker. Kendall Tucker who?

Kendall Tucker, the founder of Knoq, a community outreach technology company. Knoq, which was launched in 2018 and has its headquarters in Boston, Mass uses representatives of the neighborhood to reach their own neighbors. The Knoqers, as they are called, canvas their own neighborhoods forming relationships and discussing products that can make homeowner’s lives easier, from scheduling a MassSave Evaluation to teaching people about home security systems.

Knoq, trains and recruits people on canvasing and door-to-door sales before sending them out into their own neighborhoods. The focus being on their own neighborhoods, because Knoq wants to reemphasize and encourage people to connect with their neighbors, as was commonplace in the past century. Google Fiber, NRG, Fluent Home Security, and Inspire Energy all use the services Knoq provides.

Prior to founding Knoq, Kendall Tucker worked in the political realm, managing a State Senate race, and working for political campaigns. After she graduated, Tucker worked at a management consulting company where she gained important skills in analyzing data. She then founded the company, Polis Politics, where she was CEO for three years. Polis was also a Massachusetts start-up, founded in 2015, it is also a door-to-door outreach platform. This company sells data to political campaigns in order to help them canvas for voters much easier. The data from Polis creates profiles for citizens regarding their political history. After it launched over 150 organizations used Polis.

Tucker has valuable skills is community outreach (a very important aspect of her companies), data analysis, and research. She was a finalist for the Entrepreneur of the Year in New England, as well as being featured in CNBC’s Upstart 100: World’s Most Promising.

I have learned from Kendall Tucker that sometimes you know you want to achieve something, but in order to do that you need to gain skills and take sometime before you start your dream. This was from her job at the consulting company where she learned data analysis in order to create Polis with the best system to benefit political campaigns.

 

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Categories : Communication, Door-to-Door Sales, management consultation, Politics, Women Entrepreneurs

Kareesha Carter Hair Extraordinaire

Posted by coreyma18 
· Friday, September 25th, 2020 
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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/millennial-entrepreneur-kareesha-carter-generates-130000655.html

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Kareesha Carter is a super driven, young entrepreneur. She did not have an easy childhood whatsoever. Her mother went to jail when she was 10 years old and she had to be raised by her grandmother because her father was unemployed at the time. She was able to adapt to an incredibly different and complicated situation such as that which shows that she has the adaptability trait that is crucial for entrepreneurs. She left home at 17 years old and went to live on her own. This shows extreme responsibility and motivation considering she managed all of this at such a young age. She started her first business at the age of 21 which was a hair store in Sacramento CA and her business provides for people all over the world and has now generated 5-figure revenues per month. She has managed to earn $100,000 per month amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This demonstrates her adaptability once again and how she was able to accomplish these huge numbers when our country and a lot of businesses are currently suffering. Next, she has two other businesses in addition to her hair store. She runs a podcast called ‘Lady Boss’ and also runs a ‘Beauty Bootcamp’ which both specifically cater to young entrepreneurs. She teaches various important aspects of running a business including: increasing sales and numbers, how to create expensive marketing plans, and how to reach and keep customers over time. On top of all her endeavors she is now a mother to a wonderful little baby and yet still continues to maintain her podcast and store. Kareesha is extremely inspiring to me considering she manages to juggle 3 businesses while being a mother, has achieved so much at such a young age, and, despite her difficult past, has managed to make something of herself and provide for herself and now for her daughter.

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Categories : Beauty, Women Entrepreneurs

Goldieblox: the building blocks for the future of STEM

Posted by osmonder19 
· Monday, September 14th, 2020 
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Official GoldieBlox Store

Like many young entrepreneurial adults, Debbie Sterling found herself yearning to make a difference on the world.  Sterling, a 2005 engineering and product design Stanford graduate, was working a minimum wage job after college.  For several years, she bounced around between different projects, but she hadn’t found something she was truly passionate about – until Goldieblox.

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Goldieblox, founded in 2012, is a children’s multimedia company that creates toys, books, videos, and other products with the mission of empowering young girls in their hopes and dreams for the future.  Some of their products include the DIY LED cloud light, Maker’s Essential’s Toolbox, and a DIY Glitter Beauty Lab. As a young woman with an engineering background, Sterling wanted to inspire young girls to love science, technology, engineering and mathematics.  Looking at the world around her, Sterling saw that cars, legos, and construction toys were pretty much only marketed to young boys – inspiring them to build and create from a young age.  At just 29 years old, Sterling decided to use her entrepreneurial mind to design products that could inspire girls in the same way.

Like most young entrepreneurs, Sterling experienced several criticisms when first starting Goldieblox.  She was constantly told that while her cause was noble, the products wouldn’t sell.  Despite setbacks, she was determined to accomplish her dream of inspiring young girls in STEM.

GoldieBlox | Mohawk Valley Library SystemNot only has she been successful in inspiring young girls, but she has also created a profitable business.  Goldieblox has sold over 1 million toys all over the world and has over 1 million app downloads.  Additionally, the company has received several honors and awards.  Goldieblox has been named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies and was The Toy Industry Association’s Toy of the Year.  Additionally, Debbie Sterling was inducted as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship by former President Obama.

 

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Categories : Kids, Toys, Women Entrepreneurs

Beautifully You

Posted by smithag20 
· Sunday, September 13th, 2020 
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Hailing from Massachusetts, 12 year old Hannah is a successful entrepreneur, selling beauty products . Hannah started BeYOUtiful in 2016. Her father challenged her to start creating and selling some of her favorite beauty products by herself. Hannah decided on selling bath bombs, which she researched and learned how to create. Within a few weeks she had accomplished her goal and had started selling them online at her website, HannahGraceBeYOUtiful and at several gift shops and retail stores in Massachusetts. Hannah has donated over $5000 to charities and has dedicated 20% of her web sales to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

As a baby, Hannah was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, however that did not stop her. Hannah is a determined and passionate young woman. Her father challenged her to start her own business, and she became extremely motivated to pursue that goal. Regardless, of the fact that she was just 12 years old when she began the journey to create BeYOUtiful, she did not let that stop her. This brings to mind the verse in 1 Timothy 4:12, that says not to let anyone look down on you because you are young.

BeYOUtiful products are handmade by Hannah and use natural ingredients. Her inspiration comes from her love of beauty products, and more specifically, bath bombs. Hannah named her start-up BeYOUtiful, because she believes true beauty is found within and by truly being YOU. Being a forward-thinking entrepreneur, she has partnered with Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, an organization dedicated to finding a cure for Type 1 Diabetes. Hannah is an optimistic person and hopes to help organizations find a cure for Type 1 Diabetes. She has donated 20% of her web profits to them, as well as donating part of her total profits to other organizations that pursue a cure for Type 1 Diabetes, to achieve this goal of hers.

Hannah, challenged by her father pursued a goal and successfully achieved that goal. She has used her business to bless others through charity work, showing her compassionate spirit. As a driven, passionate young women, Hannah has been successful in selling her bath bombs with her brand, BeYOUtiful.

 

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Categories : Beauty, Kids, Women Entrepreneurs
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