“I wanted to do it my way, so I started my business.”
1,000 Stories
More than 1,000 women entrepreneurs from around the world have told us about their personal business journeys. Here are their stories, in their own words. Tell us yours!
Renee Lopez: Recruitment Coaching for Student Athletes
“You need to not be intimidated when you walk into a meeting with 35 men and you are the only female.”
Gitte Pedersen: Genomic Expression
“The unpleasant truth is that only one out of four cancer treatments prolong life. To help rectify this, Genomic Expression finds the best drug for the patient and the best patient for the drug by sequencing RNA.”
Neha Anand: Envisioning A Healthier Society for Women
“The society we live in today has made it so difficult for women to voice their point of views, so I wanted to create a platform where women could talk and share their grievances with people who make them feel heard for a change.”
Karolyn Boyd: Master a Healthy Lifestyle
“We need to take back our power and find wellness.”
Maissa Fattal: Cosmetic Teeth Whitening
“I have always said that being an entrepreneur is not easy but it definitely has its ups and downs if you are a woman.”
Laurie Marsden: Web-Based Therapy For Women
“After several years I realized that many women are too busy or for other reasons do not prioritize themselves.”
Sabeena Ahmed: Promoting Fair Trade Products & Consumerism
“Stories of social injustice and disparity of earnings amongst the poorest people around the world fuelled a desire to take action.”
Elizabeth Rentz: Emotional, Mental, Physical & Spiritual Coaching
“I made the decision to reinvent myself into the person I had always wanted to be but was afraid to be because someone would not like me.”
Ami Sata: Farm to Fabric Organic Bedding
“Having been a one-woman army, there were times when the going got too tough. However, grit like I always say, is an entrepreneur’s biggest ally.”
Vivien Francis: Postive Decorative Accents
“Positive messages were a way of life at home as my mom, a single parent, relied upon them.”
Abinaya Chandran: Re-Inventing Traditional Indian Textiles for the Modern Woman
“I always regretted that I hadn’t fuelled my energy into a proper creative channel.”
Jayanthi G Varma: Affordable Web Design Packages
“Slowly the truth dawned on to me, that running a profitable business is also an art.”
Melany Oliver: Heart & Soul Coaching
“After many intensive training in all sorts of healing and mind based modalities I have now created my own system that works.”
Chrisnatha Derosier: Enrichment Programs For Young Girls
“I started my business to make a difference in the lives of others.”