Marie Schneegans felt lost at a huge financial firm, so she started making lunch dates. Now she’s taking the idea global with Never Eat Alone, an app that connects big-company employees — and boosts their performance.
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Meet the Female Entrepreneur Who’s Going Global With Her Eco-Friendly Pest Repellant
Kari Warberg Block, the founder and CEO of EarthKind, a maker of all-natural pest-control products, has found success in the United States. Now, she wants to bring her bug-banishing products to the international marketplace.
For Those In Need of Shelter, This Arizona Entrepreneur Has a Solution
Angie Lozano started Angie’s House to help the less fortunate find affordable housing and rebuild their lives.
This Entrepreneurial Young Woman Combined Two Loves — Art and Ocean
Audiences for Sasha Okshteyn’s New York-based Beach Sessions Dance Series, now in its third year, get an unusual opportunity to enjoy a free performance and help the environment.
Sydney Mayor Clover Moore on Heat, Trees and Women in Charge
The Australian mayor tells us about an increasingly hot Sydney, the urgent need to “hit the brakes on catastrophic climate change,” and how her city is thriving at a time of record female leadership.
This Female Entrepreneur Wants to Make Travel Accessible For All
Ileaa Swift launched her firm to help folks with smaller budgets see the world. Through Swift Travel Deals, she hopes to bridge cultural gaps and open eyes by exposing clients to new places and faces.
How School-Lunch Trash Inspired Two Moms to Start an Eco-Cool Business
Lynn Julian and Chance Claxton co-founded U Konserve to reduce plastic use and help keep it out of the oceans.
Mayor Muriel Bowser on Heatwaves and Local Leadership
Washington, D.C.’s mayor talks about managing heatwaves and other effects of climate change — and how U.S. cities like hers will stand up for the environment during the Trump era.
These Phoenix Sisters Launched a $25 Million Eco-Chic Business
Ann and Jenny Siner’s “cute, clean and current” consignment shops keep used items out of the trash.
Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille on Protecting Society’s Vulnerable
The South African mayor explains how her city is coping with severe drought — and declares it the responsibility of women mayors to safeguard vulnerable women from climate change.
This 6-Horse Startup Helps Kids With Special Needs
Chelsea Harden’s The H.E.A.R.T. Center offers therapeutic riding lessons to children with physical, emotional and behavioral challenges.
The Afterbirth Entrepreneur
Jennifer Mayer’s firm, Brooklyn Placenta Services, is part of a growing industry led by women that’s turning placentas into pills.
London Dispatch: Marianne Hughes Wants to Teach You About Your Clothes
The can-do founder of KnowLabel sits down to talk about building her new company and its app, which informs shoppers about the social and environmental impact of the clothes they wear.
A Fan Teams With Singer Martina McBride to Do Good
Through Team Music is Love, Sheila Jones leads fans of country star Martina McBride in “flash mob volunteering.” Together they tackle domestic violence, hunger and more through tour-stop activities and the power of song.
London Dispatch: Yang Liu, From VC to Entrepreneur
The founder and CEO of JoeyWears, a men’s underwear company, talks about leaving venture capital for entrepreneurship.