Nguzo Ogbdoo is a Bronx, New York-based non-profit founder working to promote menstrual health education in Nigeria. Through her non-profit Hope and Dreams Initiative, she and her colleagues have been…
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Netflix and … Whiten Your Teeth? Their Dental Service Is Quick, Affordable and Entertaining
(Credit: Courtesy of BeamBar) A dentist and a Columbia Business School alum have joined forces to bring affordable teeth whitening – and a movie, or maybe a streaming TV series…
They Wanted To Build An Affordable Spa For Everyone
Megan Richardson-Tiernan and Gretchen Tiernan are both former college basketball players who came to the love the health benefits of regular massages. As their time as athletes came to an…
Julie DeFruscio: Pump Wear Inc. — Inspired By Her Daughter’s Illness
This story is part of our 1,000 stories campaign. What’s your story? Your Name: Julie DeFruscio Business Name: Pump Wear Inc., specialists in Diabetes Insulin Pumps and diabetes accessories for…
Cover a PICC Line With a Cut-Off Sock? This Lyme Disease Survivor Had Other Plans
…are feeling.’” Related Her Journey to Health & Wellness Has Made Her Feel Decades Younger Finding Ways Forward Levy had always been wired for entrepreneurship. “My family owns one of…
She’s Helping Women Change Their Relationship to Alcohol
Sonia Kahlon, founder of EverBlume. (Credit: Courtesy of EverBlume) Sonia Kahlon built and scaled her own orthodontist practice over the course of 6 years, experiencing explosive growth along the way….
Women Entrepreneurs Are Scrambling, Once More, for Makeshift Solutions
…plenty of plans — from the products they anticipated improving, to the healthcare conferences they were set to attend — have been put on hold. For now, they’re churning out…
Young Entrepreneurs in the Age of Obamacare
…carefully calculate the risks they take. Obamacare has been attractive to many women because it guarantees preventive women’s health services, including free wellness visits, mammograms, screenings for cervical cancer, prenatal…
Carole Meier: A’vie Longevity Salon
Your Name: Carole Meier Business Name: A’vie Longevity Salon, a health and beauty salon Type of Business: Health & Beauty Business Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States Website www.avielongevitysalon.com Twitter @avielongevity…
She’s Coaching Women in Finance, Physical Fitness & Emotional Wellbeing
Steffanie Haggins of Conyers, Georgia, knows that women often put their own needs on the back burner in order to accommodate everyone else in their life. Through her business Studio…
Katie Bressack: Balanced Beings
Your Name: Katie Bressack Business Name: Balanced Beings Type of Business: Coaching & Consulting; Health & Beauty Business Location: United States U.S. State: California Website www.balanced-beings.com Twitter @balancedbeings7 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BalancedBeings…
Oreet J. S.: SharQui – The bellydance workout®
Your Name: Oreet J. S. Business Name: SharQui – The bellydance workout®, a 60 minute bellydancing fitness workout Type of Business: Health & Beauty Business Location: New York, New York,…
Jacqueline Smith: Jacqueline Smith, MPH–Sugar-Free Living
This story is part of our 1,000 stories campaign. What’s your story? Your Name: Jacqueline Smith, MPH Business Name: jacquelinesmith.com, an online sugar free health program Type of Business: Health…
Esther Boykin of Group Therapy Associates, LLC: Changing the Face of Therapy
This story is part of our 1,000 stories campaign. What’s your story? Name: Esther Boykin, LMFT Business: Group Therapy Associates, LLC, a provider of counseling, classes, relationship & pre-marital coaching…
Her Barre Studio Aims to Build Healthy Bodies and Strong Minds
Elishea Boswell spent years working and training in some of England’s top barre studios. When her job was transferred to another part of the country, she decided to stay in…