Two years ago someone asked her where she lived, she replied, “The British Airways Airport Lounge.” With a ten year old Ruth Frantz wanted to create a career where she wouldn’t have to travel so much and could work from anywhere with just a laptop and cell phone. So she
When she couldn’t find a comfortable white shirt to wear under a sweater, she set out to make one. Because Elizabeth Thurer had been a ballet dancer, how the body looked and moved had been a major focus in her life. In the real world, she loved the polished look
Sometimes your career can lead you to your own venture. That’s what happened to Laurie Marshall when she left her corporate job. Laurie had first worked as in-house Trademark Counsel for Major League Baseball. After ten years, Laurie wanted to focus more on her family and left to work part-time
When she renovated her home, she finally had a proper mudroom…..but still lacrosse, field hockey , and ice hockey sticks magically multiplied and ended up on the floor. Kim Genzburg needed a solution so she built one. Taking a small wooden table, she drilled holes in the top and painted
What if you were on vacation and needed to wire funds to cover a child’s college tuition within the next 24 hours? What if your mom was admitted to the hospital and you needed to provide the emergency room doctors with her medications, allergies, and primary care information – and
Arthritis side-lined her from her passion of gardening, but figuring out what to do with all of her lavender and calendula plants led Indie Lee to a big venture. It was 2008 and her sister was pregnant. Indie decided to create some baby beauty products using the plants from her
She wasn’t a crunchy granola type but when Kathy Monahan’s husband moved the family to New Hampshire, she explored that side of her personality. Spending countless hours outside with her kids, hiking and skiing, Kathy felt she was getting back to nature. She even began teaching yoga and Pilates. Eating
Like so many ventures, this one started with a pre-school auction. When Janine Vairo donated a children’s birthday party including everything from paper goods to party favors, her friends said you should do this as a business. Coming from an advertising background, she had some experience in packaging and marketing.
Who knew they could launch a business while running together. Both Tara and Michelle have backgrounds in fashion on 7th Avenue in New York CIty but kids pulled them out of their careers for a while. They had always said that when they got their first child off to college
When she couldn’t find the birthday invitations she wanted for her son’s party – she created her own. Gretchen Davis was an equity trader for 8 years before leaving to stay at home with her children. Necessity being the mother of all invention and in this case creation, led her