What is a personal brand and why should you want one? Over the past few years, personal branding has become a catch phrase taking the internet and surely your LinkedIn feed by storm. Everyone from Gary Vaynerchuk to Simon Sinek has their own take on what a “personal brand” is and how to create one. […]
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It’s tough to find people who already have their lives figured out. More often than not, people are still struggling with their own life. They’re usually unsure about where they are right now and what kind of path they want to take for their future. This is just one of the reasons why working with […]
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Starting and growing a business almost always involves spending money. More importantly, it typically involves spending more money than you have in your bank account. Expenses you’ll incur as an entrepreneur range from marketing campaigns to employee salaries and more. You probably don’t have enough cash to cover them all, especially when you’re just starting […]
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I’m building a modern business the old school way. My business is the antithesis of the Silicon Valley golden child. We haven’t raised a multi-million dollar funding round. We’re not 100% tech.. People are a big part of our process. We value sleep as much as we value hard work. Most investors would give us […]
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Welcome back to Founding Females where we share the inspiring stories of passionate women who declared their independence and stepped out on their own to build the company they wanted to see in the world. Today we meet Iris Zhou of Comeback Magazine, a digital and print magazine for young creatives. I actually met Iris […]
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Welcome to our second installment of Founding Females, where we share the inspiring stories of passionate women who declared their independence and stepped out on their own to build the company they wanted to see in the world. Today we meet Lindsay Lenard, founder of Gathr, a platform to help busy hostesses and hosts […]
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I don’t know about you but I’m like a kid in a candy store when it comes to life. I want everything. I want the light chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, chocolate covered almonds, espresso chocolate, hazelnut chocolate. All the chocolates. I love chocolate and I don’t want to have to choose. This is how […]
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There is no better way to kick off our Founding Females: I Declare My Independence series than with Heather Stark, founder of Grace & Grit. Grace & Grit is a subscription box service designed to empower young girls. Each Grace & Grit box highlights a special character trait of a historic female who achieved great […]
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Starting a business has been the most difficult thing I’ve ever done. I knew it would be hard. Cognitively you understand that when you set out to build a business. But I don’t think I fully grasped how this business would impact every aspect of my life, from my finances to my marriage to my […]
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Do you love hopelessly skimming through radio stations on repeat to find something—anything—to listen to? How about never having enough sit-down time to focus on learning something new? If you answered with a concrete ‘NO!’ to both, then rest assured, you’re not alone. To fill that void, podcasts arrived at the scene, seemingly sweeping through […]
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