“Sometimes, the land of opportunity is not where everyone says it is, but where your hunch says it is.”
Victoria Flexner
Victoria Flexner is the editor of the 1,000 Stories Project and more recently helped launch, 1,000+ Stories Project. Victoria has a background in food and history. She is the founder of Edible History, a historical supper club based in Brooklyn and author of "A History of The World in Ten Dinners" to be published by Rizzoli Fall 2023.
Posts by Victoria Flexner
Tracy Scott: Healthy Artisan Salad Dressings
“I would like to never have to work for another company except my own so that I can enjoy life and have fun while doing a lot of good.”
Jacqueline Deranja: Helping Entrepreneurs Align with Their Dream Business
“Nothing makes me feel more alive than when my client gains clarity, feels aligned and a business is born.”
Kerry Davey: Personal Development and Confidence Coach
“I got to work on my inner self and set myself on a path of enlightenment through personal development, this was where the idea of retraining and creating my own business came from.”
Larissa Drekonja: An App Designed to Connect Talent
“Neon Coat is here to help models get autonomy and dignity.”
Misty Buchanan Wykes: Artful Athleisure Gets a Splash of Color
“You are truly successful when you can give back.”
Kerrine Bryan: Career Themed Children’s Picture Books
“Gender bias also starts at a young age, so by introducing characters such as a female engineer or a male nurse, this could change perceptions from an early age.”
Andrea Adelstein: An NYC-Based Full Service Events Company
“My fate as an event planner seemed pre-determined, I took all of my passions: entertaining, cooking, inviting people into my home–everything that represented who I really was, added in my strong set of organizational skills and aesthetics, and harnessed them into the business of event planning.”
Monika Yadav: Crafts Helping Village Women Support Their Families
“Dream Handicrafts is trying to bring to reality the dream of an eco-friendly society that cares for mother earth.”
Oreet Jehassi Schwartz: Bellydance Fitness
“So I dug deep into my roots, took every class I could in bellydance and figured how to marry both bellydance and fitness in a way that kept people moving and dancing right from the start.”
Carla Mashell: Mentoring Children and Helping Women
” I believe in the power of our stories as women, I desire most to promote unity and compassion in order to bring change in our communities.”
Kate Curran: Changing Children’s Lives Through Education
“My definition of success is children from the poorest most disadvantaged environments going to school, loving school, loving learning and graduating primary school with the skills needed for that love of learning to propel them forward in the future.”
Filipa Carreira: Affordable Reusable Menstrual Pads
“I realized that gender dynamics and menstrual hygiene was largely neglected by many NGO projects working in health and sanitation sectors.”
Karen Smoots: The Eco-Friendly Glove Dryer
“Happiness and contentment begins with me and if I am satisfied with the growth, outcome and overall position of where I am today, I have achieved success.”
Allison Blust-Zang: Pilates & Barre Studios
“Years ago as I started this journey I was told you cannot have it all – well I have a saying, ‘I want more.'”