“The future can be better than the present, and you have the power to actualize that.”
1000 Financial Services
Helping All Ladies Become Financially Savvy
Stacy Francis, CEO of Francis Financial, has dedicated her professional life and charitable work to empowering women with financial know-how.
How Danae Ringelmann Came Up With Indiegogo
The San Francisco native says she was inspired by her small-business-owner parents to create the crowdfunding platform.
Komal Agarwal of GRASSroot Solutions: Fostering Financial Literacy in India
“GRASSroot Solutions is a humble attempt on my part to promote financial inclusion through provision of two essentials: literacy and access.”
Rebecca Eve Selkowe of Financial Fitness: Teaching Women the Meaning of Financial Confidence
“Success to me is having true financial freedom, a life filled with people you love and who love you, and work that ignites your passions.”
Meisa Bonelli of Millennial Tax: Tax Preparation for Start-Ups, Solopreneurs and Home-Based Businesses
“My biggest success has been building my company consistently for the last seven years.”
Brenda Bazan of MoolaHoop: Crowdfunding for Small Businesses
“It isn’t just about making businesses more successful, it is about creating another professional avenue for women.”
Zaneilia Harris of Harris and Harris Wealth Management: Women’s Financial Empowerment
“I want my daughter to grow up seeing successful women and knowing that her mother was a partner in their success.”
Kim Sawyer: The Locator Services Group Ltd. — Defining Success as Helping Those in Need During the Boston Bombing
Success is creating or recognizing opportunities, which could have a positive impact on our own life, our family, our community and those less fortunate than us.
Sheri Iannetta Cupo: SAGE Advisory Group — “Gift” from a Broken Neck Changed her Outlook on Life
Finally, I knew I would be happier being an entrepreneur rather than an employee.
Elle Kaplan: Lexion Capital Management — Building a Firm that Reflects Her Client-Centric Values
During my successful career of over a decade at some of the top banks on Wall Street, I constantly searched for a firm that was client-centric, transparent and inclusive.
Therese Tucker: BlackLine Systems– Attributes Her Success To Outstanding Advisors And Mentors
Great advisers are worth their weight in gold. All three of the directors on my Board have been and continue to be my most important role models, advisers and mentors.
Pam Cooper: Boosterville– Technology For School Fundraising
I have 20 years of volunteer school fundraising; I kept coming home to my husband saying “there has to be a way to apply technology to school fundraising.”
Catherine Azmoodeh: Social Security Advisors– Understanding The Social Security System
The Social Security Administration is the largest government agency in the world and is governed by over 2,728 confusing rules.
Tess Hottenroth: ClickStartMe– Crowdfund Your Dreams
ClickStartMe began with a desire to restore the American Dream. People have become disenchanted since 2008.