From Brooklyn Roots to the Beauty Chair: Shana on Healthy Hair, Self-Expression, and Building on Her Own Terms

For Brooklyn-based hairstylist Shana, hair has always been personal. What began as a childhood act of self-reclamation - taking control of her own look after years of feeling overlooked - grew into something far bigger: a calling rooted in confidence, creativity, and care. Long before she became officially licensed in

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20 Founders On a Mission: Meet the Women Building What Matters — Issue 002

This is the second in our ongoing Women's History Month series spotlighting women founders building businesses that matter. Some started after a layoff. Some walked away from careers most people would kill for. Some spotted a gap so obvious they couldn't look away. Every one of

"I Was Just Trying to Build Something Real": Jordyn Palos on Founding Persona PR at 25, Navigating 16 Years in Entertainment PR, and What Sustainability Actually Looks Like

Jordyn Palos launched Persona PR in 2010 from her Los Angeles apartment at 25 - no investors, no financial safety net, and significant consumer debt. What she had was four years of agency experience, a handful of clients who believed in her, and a clear priority: make the transition completely

"I Started with Every Hat and Trusted the Process": Michelle Blue on Founding Next YE Development, Reaching 10,000 Students Across NYC, and Building a Business Rooted in Purpose, Possibility, and Prosperity

Michelle Blue is a TEDx speaker, entrepreneur, and trained psychoanalytical coach with over 12years of experience transforming how individuals approach work and life. As the Founder of Next YE Development, an education consultancy focused on future-ready entrepreneurial andcareer development programs, she equips early talent and educators with the mindset, skills,

"I Knew How Hard I Worked, and I Wanted to Pour That Into Something of My Own": Ashley White on Leaving Atlantic Records, Founding AWPR, and Why Caring Is the Most Underrated Skill in Music PR

Ashley White spent 15 years at Atlantic Records - 11 in New York City and four working remotely from Austin, Texas, where she had moved to give her kids a different way of life. That remote chapter, which predated COVID by years, taught her something important: she could do this

"I Built Everything From Scratch, With Zero Connections": Mara Cracaleanu on Founding Melancholia Pictures at 24, Breaking Into International Film, and Why You Don't Need Permission to Build Globally

Mara Cracaleanu founded her first company while still at university - in her room, in a country where she knew no one. By 24, she had built two companies from the ground up and was developing internationally oriented film and television projects with collaborators across London, Milan, New York, and

20 Founders On a Mission: Meet the Women Building What Matters

This is the first in our ongoing Women's History Month series spotlighting women founders building businesses that matter. Each week throughout March, we're featuring a new group of mission-driven founders from across industries and continents. These are their stories. Some founders are chasing market share. Others

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"Publicity Amplifies Clarity - It Doesn't Create It": Yetunde Shorters on Identity Latency, When Founders Are Ready for Visibility, and Building Authentic Authority vs. Performing Expertise

Yetunde Shorters was born in Chicago, raised in Lagos, Nigeria, and graduated college at 20. She built her career as an international publicist working with Grammy, Tony, and MTV Award-winning artists - securing over 1,500 media features reaching 40 million people in outlets including Good Morning America, Essence, Forbes,