“Success for me is raising my beautiful family while enjoying the freedom to be creative, independent, and accomplished in 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!
Laura C. George of Laura C. George, LLC: Helping Artists Find a Path Towards Financial Stability
“My biggest success has been recognizing my own personality and learning to play into it instead of fighting it.”
Dionne Laslo-Baker of DeeBee’s SpecialTea Foods, Ltd.: A Mompreneur Turns an Idea From the Kitchen Into a Thriving Business
“Success is not in simply achieving the final goal but feeling proud and empowered through the path taken to get there.”
Amy Power of the Power Group: Helping Companies Create Powerful PR & Marketing Campaigns
“Simply put, I love to create and I love being in charge of my own destiny.”
Charese John of Revive Events & Catering: An Experienced Caterer Breaks Out on Her Own
“Why continue to make others successful without investing in yourself.”
Eva Niewiadomski of Catalyst Ranch: Chicago’s Most Unique Venue for Meetings and Events
“I realized that this was my one and only opportunity to take that money and pursue a passion that I had, which was improving the physical environments in which people work.”
Julie Crabill of Inner Circle Labs: Proving That People Do the Best Work When They Love What They Do
“I’ve always been passionate about building teams – and Inner Circle Labs is built with its team at the core.”
Dr. Leslie Grace of Elements of Community Inc.: Inspiring, Empowering, and Enlightening Opportunities for Inner City Youth
“Success is learning how to make sure that human capitol + social capitol = financial wealth.”
Katy Chang of EatsPlace: A Food-Incubator and Pop-Uppery Takes Over the Capitol
“EatsPlace’s mission is to cultivate a food craft based manufacturing businesses and to share culinary stories by hosting pop-up restaurants.”
Bua Semapakdi of Luvlings, Inc.: Personalizing the Product Search Experience
“I wanted to start an empathetic business that worked to make big changes in the world, but also small and personal changes on an individual level.”
Lynne Leahy of Fearless Vision Project: Turning Wantrepreneurs into Entrepreneurs
“I set out to change things.”
Mary Pokluda of Bumblebee Personal Assistants: Find a Personal Assistant Online to Help You with Your To Do List
“As founder, I envision a world where every business and household has the ability to balance work, play, and family without sacrificing business success, personal growth, and meaningful relationships.”
Lindsay Lopez of FORM Pilates: Filling a Niche in the Pilates World
“I saw that the system was broken. In response I structured my studio like a shared workspace for Pilates instructors where they could bring in their clients and make what they deserve without killing themselves.”
Stacie Curtis of CW Solutions: Cutting Edge Solutions to the Nations Wireless, Utilities, Oil and Gas Industries
“Business integrity is the heart of our company’s culture, and it’s what defines our success.”
Aileen Gemma Smith of Vizalytics Technology Inc.: Helping Small Businesses Stay Up to Date on Their Markets and Their Communities
“My vision was to help the main street local mom and pop shops have parity with all the knowledge that is out there for other audiences, but not easily accessible for them.”