She likes to say she went from cashmere to cookies, but how did Andrea Greene go from designing clothing at Ralph Lauren to running her own bake shop? Andrea spent 16 years designing clothing for several big firms, her favorite being Club Monaco. “After 9/11, I moved back to Columbus,
They’ve known each other since middle school but how did they end up in business together? Brett Westerlund was visiting Beth Van der Eems on Shelter Island, where Beth and her family, who live in London, spend summers. They’re both active on the water all day in the summers. But
Sign up for the VentureMom Free ELetter to hear about a Coupon Code for this VentureMom coming soon! She couldn’t find a job in fashion down South, so she built her own company. When Anjali Kamra moved to Richmond, Virginia, for her husband’s job, she had to give up her
I’m so excited by this week’s story!!!!! It’s all about empowering young girls. Please share this with your friends and followers. It was her own experience as a mom of a tween daughter that lead her to her current venture. Vanessa Schenck started out in the film and magazine world
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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
It was her volunteer work that led her to her venture. Mary Thornton had been in magazine ad sales before leaving the work force to be a stay at home mom. Like many moms she volunteered for local groups and helped them run events. But then a friend’s husband ask
Social development in underdeveloped countries was her passion so she created a venture that would be of assistance to people in need. When Diana Lovett was in her late teens and early twenties, she spent time in Africa with several organizations that provided medical care and education to the people
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