Jennifer DeKoeyer Crump took the plunge to start the interior design product line she had dreamed of starting for years, when COVID-19 hit. Suddenly, the mother of two found herself…
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New Mom Meghan Markle Has a Debut Children’s Book on the Way
Mother of two, Duchess of Sussex, former actress … now author of a children’s book. Her track record begs the question: what can Meghan Markle not do? [Credit: Wikimedia Commons]…
She Wants Women CEOs To Have More Money & More Power
…personal situations that have affected your business decisions? My father died unexpectedly right before my junior year of college, which changed my family’s class situation significantly and put my mother…
Her Gift Boxes Are Designed to Spark Joy in Life’s Tough Moments
Serena Houlihan, founder of Le Wren Care. (Credit: Courtesy of Le Wren Care) When Serena Houlihan’s stepmother-in-law was diagnosed with cancer, she wanted to send her a care package that…
Susan Barborek and Kris McMenamin: The Legacy Network
…and their own possibilities. As a single working mother, she picked herself up by her bootstraps many time – probably more than I know – and somehow always managed to…
A Puerto Rican Founder Relies on Grit to Build a Successful Startup
…was a single mother living in Puerto Rico with family. “I wanted more,” she recalls, but “opportunities were very slim, especially when you start off the conversation as a single…
Karie Boyd of Boyd Law: A Young Attorney Builds Her Own Multi-Location Litigation Firm
…for starting: It didn’t take long for me to decide to become an attorney. My mother was a legal secretary for a prominent international law firm, and my father was…
Lisa Besserman of Startup Buenos Aires: Fostering the Entrepreneurial Spirit of Buenos Aires
…role model? As cliche as it may sound, my mother. Before I was born, my father was involved in a car accident that left him disabled. My mother held our…
Sarah AbdelHafez: EduKitten
…and practice their mother tongue which is the Arabic language and they play with all sorts of games on their computer, iPad or any other electronic device. But there’s not…
10 Must-Read Books by Women Authors in 2023
…and has a familiar birthmark under her left eye. Could this be her long-lost sister? Jessica, along with her sister Nina, their mother and their mother’s best friend, embarks on…
This Home-Cook is Teaching Others How to Incorporate Delicious Healthy Meals into Their Busy Everyday Lives
…PPE: How Women-Owned Businesses Are Boosting Morale] My role models consists of my “Sister Circle”, which includes my mother, grandmother, mother-in-law, grandmother-in-law, my two daughters, sisters-in-law and girlfriends. They have,…
Selma Blair: ‘I Am Not Dead Yet’
…relationship with her mother, to divorce and a multiple sclerosis diagnosis. Initially, “I … spent my life hiding from fear and pain, and wanting to please my mother,” she said….
From Struggling Single Mom to Passionate Entrepreneur
In 2003, Kaare Long was a single mother of two girls living off government assistance in Vancouver, Canada. Without a partner, she had to be both full-time provider and caretaker…
Podcast Production Services for Cutting-Edge Voices
…affected your business decisions? During the pandemic, I got a call from my sister in Australia informing me that our mother was at the end of her life. Australia had…
An Insect Lover Builds an $18 Million Natural Pest Control Company
…a week before she started the company in 2006. And then finally, success: She took Marrone Bio public on Nasdaq in 2013, ringing the bell with her mother by her…