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PR
Lovisa Fredriksson is the founder of LFPR & Content, a strategic PR and content agency based in Malmö, Sweden. But LFPR & Content is "so small that it actually consists of only one person" – and that person is Lovisa, who has worked in the PR and communications industry
Law
Pamela J. Starr, CBA, J.S.M., M.A.T.D., is the founder and "Paralegal Extraordinaire" of StarrParalegals, LLC, a pioneering virtual paralegal service launched in 2008—long before remote work became mainstream. After spending decades in BigLaw, Pamela reinvented herself by creating a model that blended
Law
Somita Basu is the founding principal of Norton Basu LLP, a California-based estate planning and probate law firm that Retired Judge LaDoris Cordell (who presided over Santa Clara County Probate Court for two years) calls "the best of the best." But Somita's path to co-founding a
Law
May Cheng is a partner at Dipchand LLP, a Toronto-based IP boutique that Legal 500 describes as "a small but mighty IP boutique that punches well above its weight." But May's path to this woman-led, seven-partner firm came after spending over 25 years at top-tier Bay
Law
Brianna Schroeder is co-founder of Janzen Schroeder Ag Law, a boutique law firm exclusively focused on serving those involved with agriculture—from sophisticated farms to ag technology providers to agribusinesses. Since co-founding the firm with Todd Janzen in 2015, Brianna has become a national thought leader at the intersection of
Women Who Lead
Gemma Hogan didn't have a traditional path into HR. As a young single parent without much education or experience, she made a decision not to let circumstances dictate her life. Evening classes, part-time roles, college, and university all while supporting her son. Sixteen years of grafting in corporate
Women Who Lead
When Elana Leoni walked away from her role leading marketing at the George Lucas Educational Foundation, where she'd grown Edutopia's social media presence to reach over 20 million education changemakers monthly, most people thought she was crazy. Eight years at a nationally recognized brand backed by
Women Who Lead
After 25 years practicing cybersecurity and privacy law, including founding PRIVATECH Consulting and serving as a recognized Privacy by Design Ambassador, Fazila (Zila) Moosa made an unexpected pivot: she acquired Stretch-eze®, the original resistance loop trusted by movement professionals since the 1980s. But this wasn't a random career
Marketing
Danielle Theobald knows the difference between chasing viral content and building a business that actually makes money. As Founder and Director of Dani Digital, she's built a social media marketing agency achieving 65 million monthly impressions and generating $4M+ revenue for clients in 2023 (plus $10M+ through paid
Marketing
Cathy White knows what it takes to break through the noise in Europe's startup ecosystem. As Founder and Director of CEW Communications, she's built one of Europe's top boutique agencies for tech scaleups since launching in 2016. Within two years, CEW was recognized as
Women Who Lead
Linda Hughes spent much of her career being brought into organizations when progress had stalled. As a senior HR leader at companies including Oxford City Council, Lucy Group Ltd, and Atlas Copco, she saw the same pattern repeat. Capable people. Strong intent. High effort. Yet work felt heavier and outcomes
Women Who Lead
After 14 years in higher education, including serving as Head of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Centre at Imperial College London, Leyla Okhai founded Diverse Minds in 2016. What started as external demand from organizations asking her to replicate the cultural transformation work she'd led at Imperial has