After a decade of volunteering “ad naseum” she decided she needed a job. Dawn DeCosta had been an account manager for US Bank and left when she had her first child. In 2010, Dawn applied to work at an Apple Store. “I felt like I had landed at the mother
Women talk all the time. Let’s say you’re standing in line at the grocery and start up a conversation that turns to your current business venture. Most likely, you don’t have your cards with you, the kids are running to the car and you want to exchange info with the
Sometimes inspiration for a venture can come from someone else’s work. That’s what happened when Shawn Hull was shopping with a friend and came across some custom made dinnerware that had simple drawings on it. “I loved the idea of hand drawings transferred onto porcelain.” Shawn had always been artistic,
When she was in grade school, her Dad’s secretary was the coolest person around. “She could type really fast and had the best supplies – paperclips, staplers, pencils and folders.” With this memory it is only natural that Laurie Noel Meek’s venture years later is in office supplies. One of
What happens when two women who spent their entire careers focused on micro finance and assisting start-ups, decide to start a venture that will help women fund new businesses. Brenda Bazan and Nancy Hayes first met at IBM in the 1980s. They each went on to different career paths but
How do you turn a simple task into a venture. That’s what Amy Currie asked herself about preparing meals for her family. In her early career she started out selling advertising for magazines with the hopes of being a publisher one day. But when her twins came along, “Racing home
Sometimes helping your family can lead to a venture. When Karri’s sister lamented that she had just finished her playroom but her kids never used it, Karri came to the rescue. She had been a teacher for 20 years and was trained in how to engage kids in real play.
When new technology is added to your field it can be an opportunity to expand your product line. That’s what Dr. Lynne Haven thought when she first heard about Coolsclupting, a non invasive procedure to decrease fat deposits. As a ballerina early in life, Lynne became interested in sports medicine
Moving from one house to another is one of the top ten most stressful things in life, so wouldn’t it be great to have help with the whole process. Randi Hutton had that same thought and she created a venture around it. Formerly in charge of acquiring screenplays and films
Lamenting the lack of a boutique cycling studio led three women in to a big venture. Amy Hochhauser, a self-decribed “recovering” attorney had moved to Westport, CT when her second son was three. Having lunch one day with a friend, Debbie Katz, she said, “I wish we had a great