Are you a fearless woman? Not sure….well here’s a list by Thought Catalog to help you decide! #1. They cultivate a life they actually enjoy living: Whether they’re single, coupled or in that complicated gray area, they commit to creating and living a life they love. While they may not feel 100% comfortable initially, they push themselves to take the class, book…
Are entrepreneurs born or made? According to Amy Wilkinson is a strategic adviser, entrepreneur, and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, ‘ the ability to turn ideas into enduring enterprises is available to anyone willing to learn and work’. As part of her research for her book ‘The Creator’s Code’, Amy analyzed nearly 10,000 pages of interview transcripts and…
By Kristina Zucchi, CFA for Investopedia.com Women have been paving the path for entrepreneurs in every industry for many decades. From Estee Lauder, who launched her cosmetics company (EL) in the 1940s and Ruth Fertel, who wanted to have the best steak restaurant–Ruth’s Chris Steak House (RUTH), to feminine luggage tycoons Patricia R. Miller and Barbara Bradley Baekgaard, founders of Vera Bradley (VRA), to Martha…
We found this list and LOVED IT SO MUCH we had to share…… By Moiyattu Banya written for ForHarriet.comWhat is African Feminism? Many feminists from around the world have contested the idea of whether modern conceptions of feminism are African or un-African. Indeed, feminism has existed in Africa since the times of Queen Nzinga of what is now Mozambique and Yaa…
We just LOVE it when Nigerian women are recognized as change instigators. Women standing up and making a difference in their communities. These women aren’t complainers…they are doers…and we LOVE IT (did we say that already?)….What we LOVE most about this list is the diversity of women and sectors included…from entrepreneurship to health and even activism these women are truly…
There’s a mentor buzz going on right now. People have realized that to be successful in your career, you cant go it alone. You need someone who has walked the walked and is able to talk the talk, standing right beside you. A mentor is ideally someone in your chosen field who has achieved the same milestones you are aiming for.…
