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Women Who Lead
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
Leadership & Executive Partners
Lucy Brazier OBE is the world’s leading authority on the assistant profession and CEO of Executive Support Media, home to Executive Support Magazine. With a database of over 140,000 assistants across 100+ countries and author of The Modern-Day Assistant (Kogan Page, 2023), Lucy is the go-to
Wellbeing Partners
WCorp is a global certification platform founded by award-winning entrepreneur Geeta Sidhu-Robb, helping companies create workplaces where women feel genuinely safe, supported and able to thrive. Through its rigorous certification framework, WCorp holds organisations accountable across culture, leadership, equity and everyday women's experiences — from periods and
Wellbeing Partners
Rakita Lillard-Brown is the founder of Holistree LLC, built on a simple truth: sweetness is your birthright. With over 10 years in luxury wellness, retreat curation, and community building, she creates intentional space for Black women and women of color to rest, restore, and return to themselves - through intimate
List Feature
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
Women Who Lead
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 seamless
Women Who Lead
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,
Women Who Lead
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 job
Women Who Lead
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 Los
List Feature
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.
Legal Partners
We are one of California's top boutique employment law firms. For more than 25 years, Ottinger Employment Lawyers has focused on just one thing: helping employees resolve serious employment problems. Visit website
Women Who Lead
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,