Female Founders: Kristen Donnelly, PhD On The Five Things You Need To Thrive and Succeed as a Woman Founder

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As a part of our series about “Why We Need More Women Founders”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Kristen Donnelly. Kristen Donnelly (MSW, M.Div, Ph.D.) is a TEDx speaker, international empathy educator, and researcher with two decades of experience in helping people understand the beauty in difference and the power in inclusivity. She is one of The Good Doctors of Abbey Research, COO of their parent company, and an unapologetic nerd for stories of change. Kristen lives outside of Philadelphia with her husband, where they are surrounded by piles of books and several video game consoles.

Thank you so much for doing this with us! Before we dig in, our readers would like to get to know you a bit more. Can you tell us a bit about your “backstory”? What led you to this particular career path?

Honestly? I was born into it. I’m currently the co-owner and COO of Abbey Companies, which is the parent company of the one I founded, Abbey Research. Our family’s mission statement is to impact lives and create wealth and the network of…