When her friend had a two-for-one coupon to a consultant who could tell her what colors and clothes to wear in order to look fab, she went. Scarlett DeBease had no idea that people got paid to help others with their image. Before having children, she worked on the corporate
Twenty four hours after her baby was born, she started to write about the experiences she was having with her newborn son. Jennifer Covello had been writing since she was a child, keeping journals and drafting stories, so journaling about the life of her child came naturally. Her career in
How often does a bit of encouragement from a sibling, change the course of your life? At 30 years old and with a two year old, Megan Searfoss was not a runner, but when her sister who lived 4 hours away suggested they run a marathon together – she thought,
From models to moms and more, how did Laureen Vellante go from being a booking agent to photographing entrepreneurs? Working with models like Christie Brinkley, Andie MacDowell and Iman, and photographers like Avedon, Scavullo and Irving Penn. Laureen spent her time on photo shoots and helping models put portfolios together.
Creating a venture that combined her talents, pointed her towards her goals and made her happy is what Jenifer Ross found with her new business W@tercooler. She has developed a coworking space in Tarrytown New York where she offers entrepreneurs, small business owners, and mobile workers another option for a
She took to organization like a duck to water with her first job in human resources. When Leslie Josel was called in to figure out how employees could be more efficient, she turned to the organization of the internal systems workers were using to complete their tasks. “It was like
When you see Dre on stage you’d never imagine that she wasn’t meant to perform. Dre Towey used to shiver when she heard herself sing, “Just getting comfortable with the sound of my voice took some time. But how did she end up on stage with a guitar in her hands?
Do you ever have that feeling, “If I don’t start this, I’ll die.” For VentureMom Jerri Graham, that’s how she felt about her “nola”, short for granola. Finding most granolas macerated beyond recognition, she wanted a granola that gave her texture, crunch and flavor – so she created it. “There
Mindy has always loved food and what it could do to change a person’s life, so she made a gutsy call to change her life. Having digestive issues and wanting to lose weight, she was hearing from so many of her friends that they were having the same problems –
Buying gifts for others led this mom to have her own gift shop. When Rosey Costello found a hand knit sweater she liked for her son at a gift show, she was sold. Learning that the vendor wasn’t returning the following year in time for the holidays, Rosey asked if