# founded by women
> At Founded by Women, we want to celebrate and amplify the voices of women who are making a difference in the world. 
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## Pages
- [About](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/about.md) - Welcome to Founded by Women! We're a community of passionate supporters who are dedicated to amplifying the voices of female founders. The project is part of Databird Journal, an independent publishing house and journal focused on supporting bold voices at the intersection of innovation, impact, an…
- [FBW Awards: Recognizing Outstanding Female Leaders and Women-Founded Companies](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/awards.md) - The FBW Quarterly Awards spotlight women who are building groundbreaking companies and leading transformational change across industries. From innovative startups to executive leaders driving strategic vision, we recognize the excellence that's shaping the future of business. Who We Recognize Femal…
- [Get inspired by the stories of over 100 amazing female founders](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/book.md) - Wow, so many inspiring stories! Honored to be featured alongside loads of fantastic women. I will fight anyone who says there's a pipeline problem after reading this book. Or now. Or ever. Allison Byers, Founder, Scroobious The book looks awesome! It's an honor to be featured amongst those excellen…
- [Books](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/books.md) - Get inspired by the stories of over 100 amazing female founders The PDF book is available for free thanks to our partners! Read Upcoming book: The Wellbeing Atlas – Founders Shaping the Future of Wellness in 2026 Scheduled for release, Summer 2026, the book will be available as a limited-edition pr…
- [Contributors](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/contributor-directory.md)
- [Your FBW Awards entry is confirmed 🎉](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/fbw-awards-thank-you.md) - Thank you for entering the Founded by Women Awards - your spot is secured. Our manager will contact you with required details for next steps.
- [FBW Best Workplaces for Women - Application](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/fbw-best-workplaces-for-women-application.md) - Company Information Company Name Industry Company Website Total number of employees Select range 50 - 100 101 - 250 251 - 500 501 - 1,000 1,000+ Headquarters % women in total workforce Select range Under 25% 25% - 50% 50% - 75% Over 75% % women in leadership / management Select range Under 25% 25%…
- [Get the book](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/get-the-book.md)
- [Partners](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/partner-directory.md)
- [Meet Our Partners](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/partners.md) - 📌 Founding Partners Our founding partners and community supporters who helped build this platform 💼 Consulting & Advisory Partners Strategic consultants and business advisors 📣 PR Partners PR agencies and communications professionals amplifying brand stories 🧑🏽‍⚖️ Legal Partners Legal professi…
- [Share your story](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/share-your-story.md) - Do you have an incredible story to tell as a female executive? We at Founded by Women want to celebrate and amplify the voices of women who are making a difference in the world. If you're breaking barriers, driving change, or paving the way for others, we’d love to feature your story. Get in touch…
- [Sponsors](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/sponsors.md)
- [Support the project](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/support.md) - At Founded by Women, we are dedicated to promoting and highlighting the stories of female execs in order to inspire and empower others. We believe that by sharing the stories of female founders, we can create a positive impact and help to support those who are just starting out on their entrepreneu…
- [Test Company 2](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/test-company-2.md) - SkyStem provides an easy set up for account reconciliation, month-end close process, automation month-end close & software for accounts management.
- [Test](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/test.md)
- [Thank you. Your application has been received](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/thank-you.md)
- [Workshops](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/workshops.md)
- [Write for us](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/write-for-us.md) - Founded by Women is a media platform and global community celebrating women entrepreneurs and the businesses, ideas and industries shaping their success. We welcome contributions from brands, agencies and independent experts whose work is genuinely relevant to our audience of founders, operators an…

## Posts
- [Dr. Elizabeth Newman-Earl: Turning Lived Experience as a Military Spouse Into a Social Enterprise](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/dr-elizabeth-newman-earl-turning-lived-experience-as-a-military-spouse-into-a-social-enterprise.md) - Dr. Elizabeth Newman-Earl knows the reality of military spouse life firsthand. After following her Army husband overseas and stepping away from her own career in 2015, she completed a PhD in Critical Military Studies and Sociology, an experience that became the foundation for e50K, a social enterpr…
- [Jools Barrow-Read on Building RedWizard and the Future of External Workforce Governance](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/jools-barrow-read-on-building-redwizard-and-the-future-of-external-workforce-governance.md) - Jools Barrow-Read founded RedWizard in 2014 after years spent designing PMO topologies for large organisations, where she saw firsthand that even the best-designed structures fail without strong connections between the parts. That insight became the foundation of RedWizard, a UK-based consultancy h…
- [Dr. Silja Litvin: Why the "Soft Skills" Are the Real Bottom Line for Leaders](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/dr-silja-litvin-why-the-soft-skills-are-the-real-bottom-line-for-leaders.md) - Dr. Silja Litvin brings a rare combination to executive coaching: a background as a clinical psychologist, over a decade as CEO of PsycApps, an evidence-based mental health company, and firsthand experience navigating the pressures of building and running a business. In addition to leading her comp…
- [Whole Person Conversations](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/partners/consulting/whole-person-conversations.md) - Whole Person Conversations™ trains wealth advisors to hear the loss inside a client's transition, not just the numbers. Founded in 2021 by Melissa M. Douaire, the practice brings awareness to the meaning and validation that losses crave and require, teaching emotional fluency as a retention discipl…
- [From Investing in 75 Fintech Startups to Co-Founding ResilienceVC: Tahira Dosani on Building Fintech That Makes People Better Off, Not Stuck](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-in-vc/from-investing-in-75-fintech-startups-to-co-founding-resiliencevc-tahira-dosani-on-building-fintech-that-makes-people-better-off-not-stuck.md) - Tahira Dosani has spent her career betting on the idea that serving the customers everyone else calls "too risky" is actually the biggest opportunity in fintech. She has backed more than 75 early-stage fintech startups, including four unicorns, through roles at Accion Venture Lab and LeapFrog Inves…
- [Astrid Davies on the Leadership Crisis: Why "Accidental Leaders" Are Failing and What Ethical Leadership Really Looks Like](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/astrid-davies-on-the-leadership-crisis-why-accidental-leaders-are-failing-and-what-ethical-leadership-really-looks-like.md) - After 30 years leading teams across the private, public, and voluntary sectors, Astrid Davies made the leap into consultancy to do something she couldn't do as an employee: work with a wider range of clients, on her own terms. Today she runs Astrid Davies Consulting, helping leaders navigate what s…
- [ENVOLV](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/partners/consulting/envolv.md) - ENVOLV was founded to make sustainability and ESG accessible to SMEs and mid-market businesses. As a 100% women-owned consultancy, ENVOLV develops strategies that empower businesses to grow sustainably, unlocking new investment, customers and developing a purpose-driven culture that adds value. Fro…
- [From Executive Search to Executive Impact: How Vanessa Garcia Built Performant Scout on Trust, Not Transactions](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/from-executive-search-to-executive-impact-how-vanessa-garcia-built-performant-scout-on-trust-not-transactions.md) - Vanessa Garcia knows that hiring the right leader can make or break an organization, yet too many executive search firms treat it like a transaction: fill the role, move on to the next one. She set out to do things differently, and in 2015, she and a business partner launched Performant Scout to br…
- [Redefining Visibility in Legal Marketing: How Helen Burness Is Helping Women in Law Own Their Expertise](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/redefining-visibility-in-legal-marketing-how-helen-burness-is-helping-women-in-law-own-their-expertise.md) - For nearly 20 years, Helen Burness worked across global law firms, barristers' chambers and one of the UK's first alternative legal service providers, watching the legal sector from every angle. What she saw again and again was a visibility gap: brilliant founders and smaller legal businesses doing…
- [From Law Professor to Literary Curator: Eleanor Lumsden on Building an Ecosystem of Ideas Across Borders](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/from-law-professor-to-literary-curator-eleanor-lumsden-on-building-an-ecosystem-of-ideas-across-borders.md) - After more than a decade teaching law and splitting her life between Portugal and San Francisco, Eleanor Lumsden made a choice many people only dream about: she stepped away from academia to build something entirely her own. Today, from her home base in Madeira, she is the founder and curator of At…
- [Big Top](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/partners/pr/big-top.md) - Big Top is an independent communications agency founded by Charlie Le Rougetel, delivering creative PR, digital campaigns, social content, award entries and honest strategic support that gets people talking and taking action. Since 2014, we’ve worked with award-winning events and brands including N…
- [The Cartwright Law Firm](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/partners/law/the-cartwright-law-firm.md) - The Cartwright Law Firm, Inc. has been representing clients for more than 70 years and is dedicating to fighting for the justice each and every client deserves. Visit website
- [From ESG Leadership to Founder: How Gemma Branney Built ENVOLV to Make Sustainability Commercially Viable](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/from-esg-leadership-to-founder-how-gemma-branney-built-envolv-to-make-sustainability-commercially-viable.md) - After two decades leading ESG departments and shaping diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy for major organizations, Gemma Branney made the leap into entrepreneurship. In March 2025, she co-founded ENVOLV alongside Mhairi Cameron, a woman-owned sustainability consultancy that spans media, tech,…
- [From CMO to Venture Builder: Sonia Hunt on Scaling Impact-Driven Companies with Zentāra Ventures](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/from-cmo-to-venture-builder-sonia-hunt-on-scaling-impact-driven-companies-with-zentara-ventures.md) - Sonia Hunt's career reads like a masterclass in intentional design. After more than 20 years as a marketing executive working with brands like Apple, TiVo, LVMH, Califia Farms, and Sephora, where she won the 2015 WWD Digital Innovator of the Year award, she made the leap from operator to investor,…
- [From Passion Project to Purpose: How Olivia Hanlon Built Girls in Marketing](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/from-passion-project-to-purpose-how-olivia-hanlon-built-girls-in-marketing.md) - When Olivia Hanlon launched Girls in Marketing back in 2019, it wasn't meant to be a business — it was simply a way to connect with other women in the industry and share what she was learning along the way. But the response was immediate, and by 2020 she'd left her full-time marketing job to build…
- [From One Bookshelf to Digital Fashion Week: Charina Widjaja on Building DFW Creative](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/from-one-bookshelf-to-digital-fashion-week-charina-widjaja-on-building-dfw-creative.md) - Charina Widjaja didn't set out to disrupt the fashion industry - she set out to solve a problem. Watching talented Singaporean designers pour millions into their brands only to shut down for lack of market access convinced her that the issue was never the product. It was the platform. That realizat…
- [Fiona Roberts on Rebuilding Strength: How theMovement Charity Restores Women's Right to Exercise](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/fiona-roberts-on-rebuilding-strength-how-themovement-charity-restores-womens-right-to-exercise.md) - Exercise is often talked about as a universal good, something everyone can benefit from if they simply choose to prioritize it. But for women recovering from abuse, trafficking, or homelessness, access to movement is rarely that simple. Trauma, financial insecurity, low confidence, and unstable hou…
- [From Betrayal to Ownership: How Donna Ross-Jones Built One of America's Top Music Publishers - And Why She's Not Done Yet](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/from-betrayal-to-ownership-how-donna-ross-jones-built-one-of-americas-top-music-publishers-and-why-shes-not-done-yet.md) - At 20 years old, Donna Ross-Jones learned the hardest lesson of her career: loyalty and hard work don't guarantee protection. After being blamed for conflict she didn't create, fired, and then assaulted by someone she trusted, she made a decision that would define the next four decades of her life.…
- [From Executive Search to Empowering HR Leaders: Fay Phillips-Jones on Building Coaching With Fay](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/from-executive-search-to-empowering-hr-leaders-fay-phillips-jones-on-building-coaching-with-fay.md) - After nearly two decades in HR and executive search, Fay Phillips-Jones kept noticing the same pattern from her seat on the hiring side of the table: talented HR professionals, people who had spent their careers guiding others through change, often struggled to advocate for themselves. She watched…
- [Smile, Engage, Educate: Joanne Lockwood on Turning Awareness Into Inclusive Action](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/smile-engage-educate-joanne-lockwood-on-turning-awareness-into-inclusive-action.md) - Joanne Lockwood spent much of her life moving through the world with the privilege of being perceived as a man. In her forties, as she stepped away from a career in IT and began her gender transition, that changed - and so did her view of the workplaces she'd been part of, including the business sh…
- [Live Workshop | July 29: Leading Through Grief––Navigating Leadership in Times of Loss with Sweta Vikram](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/workshops/live-workshop-july-29-leading-through-grief-navigating-leadership-in-times-of-loss-with-sweta-vikram.md) - We're hosting a live workshop on July 29th featuring Sweta Vikram, A.D. - award-winning entrepreneur, Ayurvedic practitioner, certified grief coach, and author of 15 books. Sweta will explore how grief impacts leadership, nervous system regulation, communication, and resilience - and how to navigat…
- [Magenta MAD](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/partners/marketing/magenta-mad.md) - Magenta MAD helps ambitious, commission-driven SMEs turn complex marketing into the strategic clarity, visibility and authority that growth needs. Contact email: team@magentamad.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayde-pope/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/magenta-mad/ Instagram: https://www…
- [Conn Maciel Carey LLP](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/partners/law/conn-maciel-carey-llp.md) - Kara M. Maciel is a founding partner of Conn Maciel Carey LLP and Chair of the firm's national Labor & Employment Practice Group. She focuses her practice on representing employers in all aspects of the employment relationship. Kara develops workplace solutions for clients across all industries, wi…
- [Loss Has a Language: Melissa Douaire Is Teaching Wealth Management to Hear the Person Behind the Portfolio](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/loss-has-a-language-melissa-douaire-is-teaching-wealth-management-to-hear-the-person-behind-the-portfolio.md) - Twenty years ago, Melissa Douaire lost her mother and discovered something that would define the next two decades of her work: grief has a language, and almost no one is taught to speak it. That realization, born in hospice rooms and pastoral care settings, eventually collided with another truth sh…
- [From Door-Knocking at 8 to Moving Millions: Melanie Ulle's Blueprint for Sustainable Philanthropy](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/from-door-knocking-at-8-to-moving-millions-melanie-ulles-blueprint-for-sustainable-philanthropy.md) - Melanie Ulle was going door to door for a presidential campaign before most kids learn to ride a bike without training wheels. That early start, shaped by parents who treated current events and museum visits as standard weekend fare, set her on a path that's now spanned more than two decades in pol…
- [Joyride PR](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/partners/pr/joyride-pr.md) - Joyride Group is a global integrated communications agency dedicated to the intersection of automotive, transportation, and mobility tech. With a commitment to authenticity and transparency, Joyride leverages deep domain expertise to develop unique and stand-out storytelling that turns heads. The f…
- [30 Years, No Pivot: How Ariel Hyatt Built Cyber PR by Refusing to Chase Every Trend](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/30-years-no-pivot-how-ariel-hyatt-built-cyber-pr-by-refusing-to-chase-every-trend.md) - When Ariel Hyatt launched her PR firm from a Boulder apartment in the 1990s, she didn't set out to build a one-woman operation. Within three years she had a team and a roster of 22 bands across the country, built almost entirely through word of mouth and years of relationship building at other agen…
- [Creating Community Through Storytelling: How Chelsea Marshall Is Documenting the UK's Grassroots Music Scene](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/creating-community-through-storytelling-how-chelsea-marshall-is-documenting-the-uks-grassroots-music-scene.md) - Chelsea Marshall always knew she wanted to build something of her own. As a child, she taught herself to make websites and blogs, chasing one obsession after another - horses, beauty, fashion, photography - and building entire online worlds around them. It took years for her to realize what she act…
- [Forthright Advising](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/partners/pr/forthright-advising.md) - Forthright Advising is a highly experienced public relations and communications firm that works with organizations championing children and families. With more than 20 years of specialized experience in the child and family sector, Forthright Advising’s founder Katie Test Davis established Forthrig…
- [How Avyana Chapman Merged Content Creation, Journalism & Communications to Build a South Florida PR Agency](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/how-avyana-chapman-merged-content-creation-journalism-communications-to-build-a-south-florida-pr-agency.md) - Long before brand partnerships lived on Reels and TikTok, Avyana Chapman was already building a career at the intersection of content, journalism, and communication. That layered background - four years as a freelance journalist, hands-on experience as a content copywriter, and early work as a cont…
- [From University Corridors to a Creative Ecosystem: Noor Armando on Building Title Pro](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/from-university-corridors-to-a-creative-ecosystem-noor-armando-on-building-title-pro.md) - Noor Armando never set out to follow a single career path, she set out to be her own boss. That instinct, paired with a graphic design degree and a chance proximity to a media production course at university, led her to the person who would become both her business partner and her husband. Combinin…
- [Courage Over Comfort: How Edith Wolek Built Emperors Media to Help Women Lead Authentically](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/courage-over-comfort-how-edith-wolek-built-emperors-media-to-help-women-lead-authentically.md) - Edith Wolek built Emperors Media on belief that a lasting brand is created by living your values, not by wearing a carefully crafted image. After more than two decades working in advertising, branding and design for global companies, she realised that helping businesses look good was never the real…
- [Beyond Burnout: How Mandi Casey Built The MindHER Company to Help Women Lead Without Losing Themselves](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/beyond-burnout-how-mandi-casey-built-the-mindher-company-to-help-women-lead-without-losing-themselves.md) - Mandi Casey started The MindHER Company after her own experience with burnout reshaped how she thought about success. She didn't want to build a business at the expense of her life, she wanted work that brought her joy and supported the life she actually wanted to live. As she began working with fe…
- [Announcing Our Q2 2026 FBW Awards Winners](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/all/q2-2026-fbw-awards-winners.md) - We are proud to announce the winners of the Q2 2026 FBW Quarterly Awards. This quarter's cohort spans public relations, financial planning, leadership coaching, and workplace equity consulting, brought together by founders who built their practices around clarity, access, and measurable client impa…
- [Donna L. LaVoie: Bringing Clarity to Communications Under Scrutiny](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/donna-l-lavoie-bringing-clarity-to-communications-under-scrutiny.md) - When markets move fast, scrutiny is constant, and reputations can be made or broken in a single news cycle, having the right communications partner isn't a luxury, it's a necessity. Donna L. LaVoie understands this better than most. As Founder & CEO of LaVoie Strategic Communications, she has spent…
- [Dr. Kei Helps People Build the Conditions for Change When the Stakes Are High](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/20-founders-edition/dr-kei-helps-people-build-the-conditions-for-change-when-the-stakes-are-high.md) - Change is easy to talk about and hard to actually do. That's the gap Dr. Kei Alegria-Flores has spent her career studying - not just why people resist change, but what it actually takes to help them move through it. As the founder of CatalystIQ, she blends behavioral science, implementation science…
- [Di Gilpin: Wind Propulsion Could Save More Emissions Than the Whole of the UK Produces Each Year](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/di-gilpin-wind-propulsion-could-save-more-emissions-than-the-whole-of-the-uk-produces-each-year.md) - Global shipping quietly moves almost everything we consume, from food and medicine to the chocolate, wine and trainers we take for granted, yet the industry produces roughly three times the UK's total greenhouse gas emissions. Di Gilpin, founder and CEO of Smart Green Shipping, has spent the last d…
- [Sarah Otto: Turning Her Own Health Crisis Into Goodness Lover's Mission to Heal 200,000 Women](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/sarah-otto-turning-her-own-health-crisis-into-goodness-lovers-mission-to-heal-200-000-women.md) - In her early twenties, Sarah Otto was quietly falling apart. Crushing fatigue, painful joints, anxiety and depression left her limping around her own apartment, all while looking completely fine on the outside. An autoimmune diagnosis gave her a label but no real answers, just a shrug and a statist…
- [Fran Benedict: Why True Wellbeing Starts With Coming Back to Yourself](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/fran-benedict-why-true-wellbeing-starts-with-coming-back-to-yourself.md) - Fran Benedict has spent nearly two decades exploring a single question: what if everything you need is already within you? As the founder of Simply Mindful, she has built a practice rooted in mind-body medicine and mindfulness, helping individuals and organizations reconnect with a sense of self th…
- [Kaye Moors: Turning Personal Barriers Into a Mission for Digital Accessibility](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/kaye-moors-turning-personal-barriers-into-a-mission-for-digital-accessibility.md) - Kaye Moors founded DRUM Studios back in 2006 with a simple goal: to build a digital media agency that offered honest, jargon-free advice. But it was a life-altering health crisis years later that gave her work its deepest purpose. After surviving two strokes and a ten-hour brainstem surgery, Kaye w…
- [Lauren Goyette](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/partners/wellbeing/lauren-goyette.md) - Lauren Goyette is a relationship coach, sexuality educator, writer, podcast host, and speaker who helps women and couples reconnect with desire, intimacy, and emotional connection through understanding and curiosity of how desire evolves. Through coaching, education, and evidence-informed resources…
- [Closing the Disability Price Gap - Georgina Colman on Building Purpl for the People Who Need It Most](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/closing-the-disability-price-gap-georgina-colman-on-building-purpl-for-the-people-who-need-it-most.md) - Georgina Colman is the founder of Purpl, a UK-based members-only discount platform created specifically for disabled people and those living with long-term health conditions. Her motivation was deeply personal - having experienced disability firsthand, she understood the hidden financial pressure t…
- [The Speakership Lab](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/partners/founding/the-speakership-lab.md) - Margaret Watts Romney is an executive communication coach, author, and former professional cellist who has spent 10,000+ hours helping high-knowledge professionals close the gap between what they know and who needs to understand. She has coached over 100 TEDx speakers and led communication training…
- [Steward of a Legacy - Halimah Basheer on Violence Prevention, Community Service, and Leading Through Grief](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/all/steward-of-a-legacy-halimah-basheer-on-violence-prevention-community-service-and-leading-through-grief.md) - Halimah Basheer is a community leader, violence prevention advocate, and Executive Director of The BUILD Program and the Professional Community Intervention Training Institute (PCITI). Guided by a lifelong commitment to service, leadership, and community empowerment, she has dedicated her career to…
- [Why Your Body Isn't Broken - Lauren Goyette Rowe on Desire, Disconnection, and Rebuilding Intimacy](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/why-your-body-isnt-broken-lauren-goyette-rowe-on-desire-disconnection-and-rebuilding-intimacy.md) - Lauren Goyette Rowe is a sexual wellness educator and coach who has spent over a decade helping women and couples understand desire, intimacy, and the dynamics that quietly shape their relationships. Since 2013, she has worked at the intersection of sexual health, pleasure education, and relationsh…
- [Tysheda Williams: Building Visibility, Connection, and Legacy Through Global Experiences](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/20-founders-edition/tysheda-williams-building-visibility-connection-and-legacy-through-global-experiences.md) - Some founders build a business around a product. Tysheda Williams built hers around a feeling, the moment a single connection, whether through travel, photography, or a room full of the right people, changes what someone believes is possible. As the Signature Global Experiences Architect and founde…
- [Rosie’s People](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/partners/hr/rosies-people.md) - Rosie’s People is an executive HR, people operations and business consultancy that partners with founders, leadership teams and scaling organisations to build high-performing, people-centred businesses. We provide strategic advice and hands-on support across the full employee lifecycle, including o…
- [When Loss Walks Into the Office: Ruth Cooper-Dickson on Grief, Resilience, and Mental Wealth](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/when-loss-walks-into-the-office-ruth-cooper-dickson-on-grief-resilience-and-mental-wealth.md) - Most workplace wellbeing programmes are built for struggle - for burnout, anxiety, stress. But what happens when an employee is grieving? Ruth Cooper-Dickson has spent the better part of a decade answering that question. An accredited trauma-informed coach, positive psychology practitioner, and Men…
- [Beyond the Balance Sheet: Alex Falcon Huerta on Technology, Global Business, and the Future of Accounting](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/beyond-the-balance-sheet-alex-falcon-huerta-on-technology-global-business-and-the-future-of-accounting.md) - Alex Falcon Huerta FCCA did not set out to reinvent accounting. She set out to build a business that gave her freedom - and in doing so, she ended up reimagining what a modern accounting firm could look like. As the founder of Soaring Falcon, a multi-award-winning digital accountancy and business a…
- [From Toxic Workplaces to Thriving Cultures: A Conversation with Dr. Rosie Ward](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/20-founders-edition/from-toxic-workplaces-to-thriving-cultures-a-conversation-with-dr-rosie-ward.md) - Dr. Rosie Ward knows firsthand what it feels like when a workplace erodes your well-being. After experiencing the effects of two toxic environments, she made it her mission to ensure others wouldn't have to go through the same - and that by the time her son enters the workforce, dehumanized workpla…
- [ARE U Motivated](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/partners/consulting/are-u-motivated.md) - Sarah Livingstone, MSW, is a Social Worker, presenter, expert columnist, and Founder and CEO of ARE U Motivated. Through The Connection Hour, she helps individuals, groups, and organizations build healthier communication, stronger relationships, emotional awareness, and practical life skills using…
- [Live Workshop | Jun 16: Defining Your Superpower & Owning Your Narrative with Ruby Veridiano](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/workshops/live-workshop-jun-16-defining-your-superpower-owning-your-narrative-with-ruby-veridiano.md) - We're hosting a live workshop on June 16th featuring Ruby Veridiano, a narrative strategist and communications consultant specializing in social impact and sustainability. Ruby will guide you through the process of defining your personal mission and building the foundation of your personal brand -…
- [Introducing the FBW Best Workplaces for Women 2026](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/best-workplaces-for-women/introducing-the-fbw-best-workplaces-for-women-2026.md) - We are proud to publish the inaugural FBW Best Workplaces for Women — a curated list recognizing companies that are building cultures where women genuinely thrive. Starting this year, we will publish this recognition quarterly, spotlighting organizations across industries and geographies that are s…
- [Lauren Baptiste](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/partners/consulting/lauren-baptiste.md) - Lauren Baptiste helps ambitious professionals earn more, work more intentionally, and create extraordinary careers without burnout. As an executive coach and the founder of Acheloa Wellness and Text Lauren, she equips leaders with the tools, strategies, and support needed to accelerate growth, stre…
- [The Marketing Gap No One Talks About: Emily Lyman on Empathy, Behavior, and What Really Drives Customers](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/20-founders-edition/the-marketing-gap-no-one-talks-about-emily-lyman-on-empathy-behavior-and-what-really-drives-customers.md) - Emily Lyman will tell you her best professional skill is co-dependency. She's only half joking. Growing up as a military kid, perpetually the new girl in the room, she developed an almost involuntary ability to read people and anticipate what someone needs before they say it. That instinct followed…
- [From Kitchen Batches to Clean Haircare: How Tanya Perkins Built The Refig](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/from-kitchen-batches-to-clean-haircare-how-tanya-perkins-built-the-refig.md) - Tanya Perkins didn't set out to build a haircare brand. She set out to solve a problem she'd lived with her whole life - the impossible choice between staying active and having healthy, defined curls. After an autoimmune diagnosis pushed her to rethink everything she put on her body, she started ma…
- [The Executive, the Artist, and the Idea She Carried for a Decade](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/20-founders-edition/the-executive-the-artist-and-the-idea-she-carried-for-a-decade.md) - Rosie Hewat is a Chartered HR executive, entrepreneur, and founder with over 25 years of experience helping start-ups, technology companies, and scaling organisations build people functions that actually work. Through Rosie's People, her global HR and business operations consultancy, she has partne…
- [Built to Run Without You: How Cristy O'Connor and Aggie Chydzinski Are Helping Women Build Businesses That Create Real Wealth](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/20-founders-edition/built-to-run-without-you-how-cristy-oconnor-and-aggie-chydzinski-are-helping-women-build-businesses-that-create-real-wealth.md) - Most business owners know the feeling. Revenue is growing, the brand has momentum, clients keep coming back - and yet the owner is somehow more exhausted than ever. Every decision still lands on her desk. Every gap in the business quietly absorbs her time. The company is working, but it cannot yet…
- [From Hollywood Campaigns to Conscious PR: How Mona Loring Rebuilt Her Agency Around Authenticity](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/from-hollywood-campaigns-to-conscious-pr-how-mona-loring-rebuilt-her-agency-around-authenticity.md) - Mona Loring spent over two decades building one of Hollywood's most respected entertainment PR firms, running awards campaigns for the Oscars, Emmys, and Golden Globes and representing talent including Wendi McLendon-Covey, Carrie Preston, and Michael B. Jordan. But at a certain point, success and…
- [Tiara J., LVN, Certified Health & Life Coach](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/partners/consulting/tiara-j-lvn-certified-health-life-coach.md) - Tiara J. is a Certified Health and Life Coach and Licensed Vocational Nurse with over 26 years in healthcare she's not guessing what burnout feels like; she's lived it from the inside. As the creator of the Root to Resilience Framework and S.O.B. Model, she helps clinicians cut through stress, brai…
- [From Artist to Climate Entrepreneur: How Jane Langley Built a Business Community with Nature at Its Core](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/20-founders-edition/from-artist-to-climate-entrepreneur-how-jane-langley-built-a-business-community-with-nature-at-its-core.md) - Jane Langley spent 27 years as an artist, curator, and visiting lecturer in art. Sustainability wasn't her industry, it was her conviction. After hearing author Tom Friedman speak and reading his book on climate and globalization, she began asking a question that wouldn't leave her alone: could a b…
- [From the ER to Executive Coach: Lauren Baptiste on the Cost of "Success" and the Strategy to Actually Have It All](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/20-founders-edition/from-the-er-to-executive-coach-lauren-baptiste-on-the-cost-of-success-and-the-strategy-to-actually-have-it-all.md) - Lauren Baptiste has lived the story she now helps others escape. As a CPA and consultant at a Big Four accounting firm for over a decade, she was, by every external measure, thriving. Behind the scenes, she was running on fumes. In 2013, her body delivered the message her career wouldn't let her he…
- [Value-Led Legal Strategy for Purpose-Driven Businesses - Recording Now Available](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/workshops/watch-the-recording-a-special-offer-from-dian-trabulsy.md) - We recently sat down with Dian Trabulsy, Founder & Principal Advisor at Faithfully Legal, for a conversation that every founder needs to hear. Whether you caught it live or are hearing about it for the first time — the full recording is now available on LinkedIn. Watch it here: https://www.linkedin…
- [Creative Reset](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/partners/consulting/creative-reset.md) - Whether you're questioning your direction, running low on confidence, or simply wondering if there's a better way to do this - Creative Reset is a coaching practice designed for people who care deeply about their work and are ready to invest in themselves. Emma Dobinson works with media and creativ…
- [Burnout, Boundaries, and Building Connection: How Sarah Livingstone Is Teaching People the Skills No One Ever Taught Them](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/20-founders-edition/burnout-boundaries-and-building-connection-how-sarah-livingstone-is-teaching-people-the-skills-no-one-ever-taught-them.md) - Sarah Livingstone knows what it looks like when people are running on empty. As the founder of ARE U Motivated, she has spent years working alongside youth, families, employees, and small groups, and what she found was a consistent thread beneath every struggle: most people are expected to manage s…
- [The Insider Who Got Outvoted One Too Many Times: How Gaia Tonanzi Built Tootilab to Finally Get Curly Hair Right](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/20-founders-edition/the-insider-who-got-outvoted-one-too-many-times-how-gaia-tonanzi-built-tootilab-to-finally-get-curly-hair-right.md) - Gaia Tonanzi spent years being the only curly-haired person in the room. Working across both the manufacturing and brand sides of the haircare industry, she had a front-row seat to how the curl market actually worked, and it wasn't pretty. Brands chasing a trend rather than solving a problem. Strai…
- [Blue Light Leadership](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/partners/consulting/blue-light-leadership.md) - Diana Lowe is an Executive Coach and Founder of Blue Light Leadership, specializing in Positive Psychology and leadership development. With a master’s in Applied Positive Psychology and a PCC credential through the ICF, she helps organizations build Psychological Capital (Hope, Efficacy, Resilience…
- [Dignity Without Agreement: How Cynthia Fortlage Is Closing the Gap Between Leadership Intent and Lived Experience](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/20-founders-edition/dignity-without-agreement-how-cynthia-fortlage-is-closing-the-gap-between-leadership-intent-and-lived-experience.md) - Cynthia Fortlage spent years helping organisations build high-performance cultures - until she found herself excluded from the one she had helped create. That experience didn't just change her direction; it sharpened her thinking. It showed her that a culture can be built around accountability, amb…
- [From Knitwear to Compliance: How Keshika Mahesh Is Making Fashion Traceability Accessible for Every Brand](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/20-founders-edition/from-knitwear-to-compliance-how-keshika-mahesh-is-making-fashion-traceability-accessible-for-every-brand.md) - Keshika Mahesh started in fashion with her hands close to the product - trained in knitwear design, grounded in how clothes are actually made. But it was during her Master's research at the University for the Creative Arts that her focus shifted upstream. Studying fashion traceability, she kept ret…
- [The CFO in Every Founder's Pocket: How Candice Tait Is Closing the Finance Gap for Female Founders](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/20-founders-edition/the-cfo-in-every-founders-pocket-how-candice-tait-is-closing-the-finance-gap-for-female-founders.md) - For nearly two decades, Candice Tait was the CFO in the room - and usually the only woman in it. Working with private equity and venture capital-backed tech companies in London, she helped startups raise over $2 billion, navigated the Lyft IPO, and built the kind of financial fluency that most foun…
- [Nine Years, Two Organisations, One Mission: How Melissa Kramer Is Closing the Gender Gap in UTI Research](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/20-founders-edition/nine-years-two-organisations-one-mission-how-melissa-kramer-is-closing-the-gender-gap-in-uti-research.md) - When Melissa Kramer sought help for recurrent UTIs and endometriosis, she encountered what too many women do: inadequate testing, misdiagnosis, and dismissal. The more she researched, the clearer it became that her experience wasn't just bad luck. It reflected something systemic - a gender gap in h…
- [The Brand She Wished Existed: How Sara Stokes Built SKN TO SKN for Every Stage of Motherhood](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/20-founders-edition/the-brand-she-wished-existed-how-sara-stokes-built-skn-to-skn-for-every-stage-of-motherhood.md) - When Sara Stokes was six months pregnant with her first daughter, her facialist gently flagged something she hadn't known: several of the products she had been using for years contained ingredients that weren't safe during pregnancy. That moment of discovery - arriving late, arriving by chance - se…
- [From Teen Struggles to Raising Standards: How Emma Loker Built PsychWrite to Fix Mental Health Misinformation Online](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/20-founders-edition/from-teen-struggles-to-raising-standards-how-emma-loker-built-psychwrite-to-fix-mental-health-misinformation-online.md) - Emma Loker knows what it feels like to be a teenager searching for answers and finding nothing you can trust. Growing up, she navigated social anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts largely without support - not because help didn't exist, but because she didn't have easy access to accurate info…
- [From 15 ER Visits to Burnout Coach: Tiara Johnson on Eliminating Overwhelm at the Root](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/20-founders-edition/from-15-er-visits-to-burnout-coach-tiara-johnson-on-eliminating-overwhelm-at-the-root.md) - Tiara Johnson knows burnout from the inside. As a single mother of five working in a demanding professional role, she found herself visiting the emergency room 15 times in a single year - not from illness, but from the compounding weight of stress and overwhelm. Instead of managing symptoms, she di…
- [Why Great People Leave - and How Leaders Become the Reason They Stay](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/20-founders-edition/why-great-people-leave-and-how-leaders-become-the-reason-they-stay.md) - Following our Women Who Lead: 20 Founders edition, we continue the conversation with Diana Lowe - CEO and founder of Blue Light Leadership, executive coach, and Amazon bestselling author based in Denver, Colorado. Diana spent the early part of her career working internationally across the US, UK, I…
- [She Taught Herself to Code and Built a Faith-Based Travel App Solo. Meet the Founder Behind HelloFellow](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/she-taught-herself-to-code-and-built-a-faith-based-travel-app-solo-meet-the-founder-behind-hellofellow.md) - Niqueea had traveled to 25 countries when she hit a wall she couldn't navigate alone. Sitting in her Airbnb in South America one Sunday morning, she couldn't find a church with English services. She couldn't find other Christian women nearby. She felt completely cut off from the spiritual community…
- ["You Should Not Have to Already Know the System": Leigha Hollis on Building Legacy House While Caregiving](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/all/you-should-not-have-to-already-know-the-system-leigha-hollis-on-building-legacy-house-while-caregiving.md) - When Leigha Hollis's mother needed care, she didn't know what a geriatric care manager was. She didn't know she could hire someone to help navigate Medicare. She didn't know estate planning attorneys specialized in families like hers. She found out the hard way - through phone calls, dead ends, and…
- [From Broadcast News to Brand Strategy: Monica Elias on the Art of Producing Branded Content and Newsworthy stories](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/from-broadcast-news-to-brand-strategy-monica-elias-on-the-art-of-producing-branded-content-and-newsworthy-stories.md) - Monica Elias built her career at the intersection of two worlds most people keep separate - broadcast journalism and brand strategy. As CEO and Executive Producer of Elias World Media, she channels decades of production experience into a niche service that gets brands onto news segments, not as adv…
- [Chandra Lynn: From Brand Strategy to Inner Transformation](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/20-founders-edition/chandra-lynn-from-brand-strategy-to-inner-transformation.md) - Chandra Lynn built a thriving career in music, media, and brand strategy - working with artists, entrepreneurs, and global brands through her consultancy, Glow Marketing. But beneath the external success, she kept seeing the same quiet struggle: high-achieving people disconnected from themselves, s…
- [Live Workshop | May 20: Value-Led Legal Strategy for Purpose-Driven Businesses with Dian Trabulsy](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/workshops/live-workshop-may-20-value-led-legal-strategy-for-purpose-driven-businesses-with-dian-trabulsy.md) - We're hosting a live workshop on May 20th featuring Dian Trabulsy, an attorney and advocate for purpose-driven entrepreneurs. Dian will share how values-based legal strategy can help founders build businesses that are legally sound and mission-aligned from day one. Whether you're a founder, entrepr…
- [How to Unlock the Hidden Capacity You Didn’t Know You Have](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/20-founders-edition/how-to-unlock-the-hidden-capacity-you-didnt-know-you-have.md) - Clare Sadler has spent almost three decades working at the edges of human performance - with Olympic athletes, people in defence and intelligence‑related environments, critical incident responders, and senior leaders navigating high‑stakes complexity. As the founder of Beyond Instinct and a Human S…
- ["This Work Found Me": Rachelle Carrié on Coaching Women Who Hold Everything Together](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/20-founders-edition/this-work-found-me-rachelle-carrie-on-coaching-women-who-hold-everything-together.md) - Following our Women Who Lead: 20 Founders edition, we continue the conversation with Rachelle Carrié - Executive and Certified Somatic Coach, E-RYT 500, Speaker, and founder of SEQ Consulting, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Rachelle works with high-achieving women - particularly Black women and…
- [Announcing Our Q1 2026 FBW Awards Winners](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/all/announcing-our-q1-2026-fbw-awards-winners.md) - Celebrating Excellence in Female Leadership and Women-Founded Companies We are proud to announce the winners of the Q1 2026 FBW Quarterly Awards. This quarter's cohort brings together founders and leaders redefining estate planning, legal accessibility, AI education, wellness, and financial strateg…
- [From Network to Policy: How Shqipe Neziri Vela Is Reshaping Energy Leadership for Women Worldwide](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/from-network-to-policy-how-shqipe-neziri-vela-is-reshaping-energy-leadership-for-women-worldwide.md) - There are women who enter rooms - and women who change what happens inside them. Shqipe Neziri Vela is firmly in the second category. With over two decades of experience spanning energy governance, anti-corruption, and international development across various countries worldwide, Shqipe has built a…
- [From Brooklyn Roots to the Beauty Chair: Shana on Healthy Hair, Self-Expression, and Building on Her Own Terms](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/women-who-lead/from-brooklyn-roots-to-the-beauty-chair-shana-on-healthy-hair-self-expression-and-building-on-her-own-terms.md) - 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 of…
- [Executive Support Media](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/partners/leadership/executive-support-media.md) - 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 expert…
- [WCorp](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/partners/wellbeing/wcorp.md) - 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, lea…
- [Holistree](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/partners/wellbeing/holistree.md) - 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 -…
- [20 Founders On a Mission: Meet the Women Building What Matters — Issue 002](https://www.foundedbywomen.org/list-feature/20-founders-on-a-mission-issue-002.md) - 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 them built something…

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