Featured VentureMom: Lela Becker and Tim Kaeding – Founders of MOTHER, the Denim Brand with Heart, Edge, and Soul First of all—can we talk about the name? MOTHER isn’t just memorable; it’s bold, warm, and slightly rebellious—just like the brand itself. Founded in 2010 by Lela Becker and Tim Kaeding,
Tuckernuck: How Three VentureMoms Turned Timeless Style into a Modern Lifestyle Brand Founded in 2012 by childhood friends September, Jocelyn, and Maddy. Inspired by summers spent on Nantucket, which lent its name to the brand, the founders set out to create a retail experience that blended classic style with a
From Paris to California: How Karine Dubner Turned Brochu Walker into a Luxury Lifestyle Brand Born and raised in France, Karine Dubner always dreamed of bringing her expertise and love for luxury to the United States. After studying at La Sorbonne, she embarked on a career in fashion with BCBG
From Beauty Exec to Clean Beauty Pioneer: Caroline Hadfield’s Mission with Biossance Some entrepreneurs set out to create change from the start, while others, like Caroline Hadfield, recognize an opportunity and turn it into a movement. As a seasoned beauty executive, Caroline had already helped shape the global beauty industry,
From Holiday Dream to Fashion Empire: How Mister Zimi Brought Bali to Australia Hundreds of thousands of Australians travel to Bali each year for holidays but what if there was a way of living on the holiday island? After falling in love with Bali these Australian entrepreneurs decided to try
Finding Purpose: Michelle Robertson’s Journey from PR to Life Coaching She spent 30 years in public relations working for digital media clients but when Michelle Robertson had her son, she left. “I went back for about a month but realized I wanted the flexibility to be at home with my
From Film to Foraging: How Briana Man Created Moon Rūt for a More Natural Life Growing up in Connecticut, Briana Man has always been inspired by nature, spending her free time wild foraging, gardening, and hiking. She works as a cinematographer and photographer in NYC, but after living in the
From Corporate Lawyer to Life Coach: Tal Fagin’s Journey to Helping High Achievers Thrive She was a corporate lawyer who always wondered if she wouldn’t have been better suited for psychology, “Once I went down the path to become a lawyer it was too late to turn back.” For 5
From Setback to Success: How Ellen Latham Built Orangetheory into a Global Fitness Empire At age 40 Ellen Latham was fired. She was a single parent of a 9-year-old boy and just wanted to crawl under the covers and hide. But her father, who was a high school football coach,
From Passion to Plate: How Michele Salmini Turned Her Love of Cooking into Oak Street Kitchen How did her love of cooking turn into a business? Michele Salmini was a teacher in her former life. She taught 3rd grade in Manhattan and later moved to the admissions department. But becoming