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Law
Fiona McEntee came to the United States as an international student from Ireland. Today, she’s the Founding Partner of McEntee Law Group, a nationally recognized immigration law firm based in Chicago that has advised thousands of startup founders, artists, athletes, and entrepreneurs on their paths to building businesses and
wellness
Sweta Vikram doesn't just teach wellness. She lives it, writes it, and builds businesses around it. As an award-winning author of 14 books, Ayurvedic doctor, trauma-informed yoga teacher, certified grief coach, and adjunct professor, she's spent decades translating ancient wisdom into practical frameworks for
Law
Kara M. Maciel is a co-founding partner of Conn Maciel Carey LLP and Chair of the firm's national Labor & Employment Practice Group. But her path to co-founding a successful boutique employment law firm came after serving as Chair of the Hospitality Employment and Labor Law
Women Who Lead
Leita Hart-Fanta, CPA is the founder of YellowBook-CPE.com, a government audit training company she launched in 1996 after seven years of feeling "captive" in traditional audit positions where she "went to work in the dark and left work in the dark." Today, YellowBook-
Law
Jo-Ná A. Williams, Esq. is an award-winning attorney, founder, advisor, and instructor who founded J.A. Williams Law P.C. in 2011 to provide artists, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders with ways to successfully navigate their careers, secure their companies, and protect their intellectual property. But her path to
Women in VC
Naomi Fried, PhD is the founder and CEO of PharmStars, the first and only pharma-focused accelerator for digital health startups, and co-founder of the PharmStars Ventures fund. But her path to launching PharmStars came after an extraordinary track record as a "first" in healthcare innovation leadership
Women Who Lead
Karen Sutton is the UK's first specialized coach dedicated to supporting widows and surviving partners globally. But her path to building The Widow Coach Ltd came after the sudden death of her husband Simon in September 2016, when she was left widowed with two young daughters. From the
Founding Partners
System + Soul AI Institute is a Latina-led training and strategy firm that helps entrepreneurs and purpose-driven teams go from overwhelmed to AI-confident. Through hands-on workshops and leadership coaching we help businesses build emotionally intelligent, AI-fluent teams that work smarter, lead boldly, and scale sustainably, while
Legal Partners
Faithfully Legal™ is a boutique legal-strategy practice serving purpose-driven entrepreneurs and women-led businesses. We help founders prevent costly legal issues by building clear, aligned foundations—covering contracts, structure, intellectual property and compliance—so they can grow with confidence, peace, and protection. Website URL https://faithfullylegal.com Preferred
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-