…When Willis’ outreach efforts connected her with another grieving mother coping with an unsolved murder, she knew she was not alone in her experience — and Willis’ transformation into a…
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She Once Sold $250,000 in Ugg Boots During a Single Holiday Season. Here’s What Online Retailers Advise for Black Friday
…craze, Madhok recalled being the No. 1 hit online for the coveted tan-colored footwear — and she sold $250,000 worth of the boots during a single holiday season. The online…
Reflecting on Women’s Relationship With Money
…those who signed up were either single women, single mothers or divorced. There were maybe two women in a group of 15 to 20 that were married. When I asked…
Mary Allstead of Mix Cupcake Co.: Creating Success One Cupcake At a Time
…grow every single month. I get a thrill because it makes me feel like I’m doing all of the right things. What is your top challenge and how have you…
Patricia Raskob: Raskob Kambourian Financial Advisors Ltd.
…people can be very satisfying and by speaking with other single mothers just the overwhelming responsibility of having teenagers while single could be very stressful. Biggest Success Having been in…
She Turned Her Rock Bottom Into A Foundation For Change
It was in the throes of a mental breakdown that Ciara McCarron found her calling. After pulling through a dark time as a single mother on welfare, struggling with depression,…
How ‘Orange is the New Black’ Inspired This Luxury T-Shirt Company
…a single mother, Fif changed careers and went into the mortgage industry. TEXT: As her children grew, she got restless. FIF: I was reading Orange Is The New Black. This…
Christine Sommers: ePact Network — Connecting Loved Ones When Disaster Strikes
…Social Enterprise Business Location: North Vancouver, Canada Reason for starting: The inspiration for ePACT came from our friend, Ayumi, a single mother of two young daughters, aged 4 and 10,…
Our Definitions of Success: Meaning Over Money
…and landscaping firms, after losing her job and facing financial crisis as a single mother with two young children. Her company now manages firms across the U.S. and Canada. “We…
Mashell Carissimi of JMC Electrical Contractor, LLC: An Entrepreneur Find Success in Taking on a Challenge
…money, but because I was too afraid to figure out how to go about it. At 30, I was a recently divorced single mother working for a small company make…
Michelle Lujan Grisham
…Born in Los Alamos and raised in Santa Fe, she is a single mother of two daughters, grandmother, caregiver of her mother and a widow — who would add to…
A Life Changing Event Led To Her Entrepreneurial Journey
Five years ago Sally Murphy was living in rural Ireland, recovering from a break-up and adjusting to being a single mother. As she started to put her life back together…
She Needed A Pandemic Pivot For Her Hospitality Skill Set
…a result of something we helped to create. Who is your most important role model? My mother without a doubt is my most important role model. She was a single…
Women Are Getting Shut Out of the $12.2 Billion Cannabis Industry. Here’s Why
…Beatty summarizes it, “While Jerome is in jail, Chad owns a dispensary.” [Related: A Mother-Daughter Team Brings Opportunity to Formerly Incarcerated Women] At present, about 5 percent of cannabis executives…
She’d Be the First Black, Gay Woman in New York’s State Senate. But That’s Not the Point
…the Change Mays-Williams was raised by a single mother who moved to Washington, D.C. from Trinidad in search of opportunity. Her early life wasn’t without struggles – she recalls living…