The cofounders of Sorbabes are teaching consumers that sorbet can be plant based but also taste more like ice cream with the use of nut butters. Sorbabes earned almost $2 million in revenues last year and expects to bring in $5 million this year. To read more, see this piece in Entrepreneur.
It all began with a simple problem – a broken suitcase….which led to the question “Why is good luggage so expensive?” Founders Rubio and Korey are listed on Fortune’s “40 Under 40” list and share some thought about entrepreneurship, launching their company and must-haves for work and life in this article in Fortune from July 10, 2019
Impostor syndrome is a pattern in which an individual doubts their accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a “fraud” or impostor. Women entrepreneurs often talk about battling with this issue. This July 6, 2019 article in Fast Company shares thoughts on the topic and highlights some strategies to keep it at bay.
Annie Liao Jones of Rock Candy Media discusses her desire to change perceptions about a woman being a “female boss” to simply being “a boss” in this July 2, 2019 Fast Company article entitled “I’m Not Your Girl Boss. I’m Your Boss.”
On the flipside, in 2017, British tennis player Andy Murray corrected a journalist after being asked about opponent Sam Querrey ‘becoming the first American to reach a grand slam semi-final since 2009’, by pointing out female American players have achieved the feat more recently.
The key takeaway is that adding a gender descriptor should never demean, degrade or reduce a title!
Many women share that negotiating – especially for themselves – can be challenging. Perhaps it is because many women are brought up with expectations to “be nice” and negotiation feels like a violation of that “be nice” rule. Or perhaps it is because women are less likely to be taught what successful negotiation looks like. Either way, this June 20, 2019 piece in Mashable highlights five tips we should be teaching girls. The pointers are definitely useful for adults as well!
Learning how to handle rejection, learning when and when not to be cautious and learning to embrace a leadership role are the three rules shared by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Meeta Vengapally. To read more about her thoughts, check out this June 23, 2019 article in Forbes
Food-related businesses are one of the highest growth areas within women-owned businesses. The James Beard Foundation just named 20 fellows (maybe we should call them “ladies” instead of “fellows”?) to their 2019 Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Program. This diverse group of women will gather for five days in October 2019 to learn new skills to grow their careers and scale their businesses. Past fellows have expanded from a single restaurant to restaurant groups, signed national product distribution deals, and launched whole new companies. The power of education and networking is real!
For a long time, women were taught to “act like men” to get ahead at work…but now women are changing these old rules and using traits like empathy and collaboration to get things done. Take a look at this June 17, 2019 article in the New York Times to learn more.
The best way to become empowered is to help empower others. Check out this June 13, 2019 article in Forbes which outlines ten ways you can help empower other women in your professional network.
In this 6/1/2019 Forbes piece, Katrina Lake, founder and CEO of Stitch Fix, a fashion-based subscription service shares her lessons learned after taking her company public. (She is the youngest female CEO ever to do that!)
