Many times your past career will lead you right into your own venture. That’s what happened with Candice Frankel. She had been a college counselor to high school students for 20 years before going out on her own to offer her guidance privately through her own firm. During her time
Order your REMY today!!! It was a remembrance of her father that lead her to her current venture. Remy Schaefer’s father often wore herringbone blazers when she was a little girl. After her father died when she was only seven, Remy’s mother stored his blazers in the attic.
SHOP NOW When she was on vacation in Spain, Lil Guerrera came across a pendant that spoke to her. “I loved that this piece represented something meaningful and I wanted to share that experience with friends and family through other meaningful symbols.” This began Lil’s mission to create
She had been writing for her entire career but it was one specific topic that created an entire venture. As a child Laura Vanderkam loved to tell stories and she wrote all through school, even completing a novel in 5th grade and a collection of short stories in 10th grade.
Bookcases became her calling. With a career in interior design, Susie Earls worked on entire rooms and homes but her path to specializing in bookcases was an unexpected turn. Early in her work life she was in charge of cataloguing items for Sotheby’s Auction House. Exposure to small collectables would
Get your taste in the VentureMom Marketplace! Stefanie Bhalla’s family had been in the restaurant business her whole life and restaurant patrons were always asking her father to sell his sauces. She and her younger brother, Enzo, had even thought about “spreading the love” with the sauce when they were
I met Meg at the Nantucket Farmer’s Market and fell in love with this Pirate Belt Buckle. The whole collection is fantastic and I’ll be offering several of my favorites in the VentureMom Marketplace. Get yours here. Who knew a silver-smithing workshop would lead to a new venture. Meg Anderson
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Zoe’s story so inspired me that I had to share it. A perfect example for my recent speech, Building a Business that Gives Back. Her mom’s venture lead her into her own. Zoe Calahan was part of a program her mom, Lauren Calahan, had started called LEAP, Leaders Educated as
She went from banking to the beach. Lisa Degen was an international banker who traveled the world. She left that career to stay at home with her kids and a few years ago stumbled into business with her cousin. Lisa’s artistic cousin created maps of coastal locations and he needed