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Female Founders Lead the Way: Startups, Pitching, Marketing, Building, InvestingStories by and from female founders and investors who #makeapositivedifference: sharing our experiences as we envision/lead/grow our ventures ~ #startups #pitching #marketing #building #investing ~ bit.ly/femalefoundersLinkedIn ~ tweet @femalefounders1 ~ edited by @monicasflores
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Female Founders Lead the Way: Women shape the world’s future. Women develop new products and services, create jobs, and make a positive social and economic difference. Women entrepreneurs have the ability, and responsibility, to rise to the task of creating a new world. The mission of 🚀Female Founders Lead the Way is to provide support, resources, and connections to help female founders accomplish their goals. Private LinkedIn group: http://bit.ly/femalefoundersLinkedIn. Sharing insights, inspiration, and stories directly from female founders, investors, and supporting professionals…Interested in submitting your article? Reach out to Monica S. Flores via twitter.com/femalefounders1
Editors
#FemaleFoundersLeadtheWay
Female Founders and InvestorsSharing stories from female founders / investors by @monicasflores #femalefounders #FemaleFoundersLeadTheWay ~ join group: http://bit.ly/femalefoundersLinkedIn
Chief Editor
Monica S. Flores💚 make a positive difference: 🤖 Lullabot Technical Project Manager, ✨#femalefoundersleadtheway Founder, 🏆 NTEN Faculty, ⚡Pantheon Hero, 💨 Arcadia Ambassador
Writers
Yolanda Lau
consultant. entrepreneur. advisor. educator. @MIT engineer/biologist. systems/design thinker. mother. @poweredbyliquid @FlexTeamCo @LauLabs @79StudiosLLC #Aloha
Tina Lee
Product-Focused Social Impact Executive. Founder of MotherCoders. Opinions are mine, save for those I borrowed.
Latinas in STEM
Org established and run by #Latina @MIT alumnae. Our mission is to inspire and empower Latinas to pursue, thrive and advance in #STEM fields.
Sasha Novakovich
Founder & CEO of alchemy.cloud, entrepreneur, company builder, strong supporter of female founders and women in tech.
Audrey Cavenecia
An award-winning content executive at Amplify Voices. Host of Belonging & Leadership, Everyday Leadership Skills, Conversations from the Heart with Pete Carroll
Aliya Amershi
#Tech #Entrepreneur #Woman #Influencer #Startup #Blockchain| #CEO & #Founder of Techie Concierge & AskaTechie | UBC, Viacom & Electronic Arts Alum
Leticia Jáuregui
Founder & President at Crea @creandojuntos & Founder @HubDF. Passionate about female empowerment, enterprise development and entrepreneurship ecosystems.
Erin Blaskie
Fractional CMO, Startup & Scale-Up Marketing Consultant & Advisor, and Brand Marketer | TEDx Speaker | Digital Marketing Instructor
Cheryl Sew Hoy
EIR @ SVB, Advisor @ Tendermint (Cosmos Network). CoFounded #MovingForward. Formerly: CMO Hack Reactor, Founding CEO MaGIC & ReclipIt (Walmart Labs)
Dawoon Kang
First time female, Korean entrepreneur. Co-founder of @coffeembagel with my partners @arumkang and Soo Kang. Instagram & Twitter: @dawoonkang
Holly Berkley
Authentic Leadership pro for women in tech. Impostor Syndrome ninja. STEMinist. CEO @Bliss_Smart. Subtle energy expert. Sportbike rider. Pinot lover.
Rana Alqrenawi
Women's Inclusivity, Coding and Business Programs Leader targeting young people, Product Developer, Machine Learning Researcher, Open to learn and improvements!
Lili
@atelieradvisors Creator + Host http://www.financeforentrepreneurs.co WSJ: http://is.gd/TheWSJ FOX: http://is.gd/FoxBusiness
Aneela Kumar
Mental Health Advocate & Tech Co-Founder (@HabitAware). Author | 40 under 40 | TEDx Speaker | #trichotillomania #bfrbs
Lesbians Who Tech & Allies
Lesbians Who Tech & Allies is a community of LGBTQIA+ women, nonbinary, and trans folks in and around tech (and the people who love us).
Pocket Sun
@pocketysun: Co-founder and Managing Partner @SoGalVentures. Forbes Under 30 featured honoree.
Sandi MacPherson
founder at @ddoubleai / @sandimacbot, rip @quibb. advisor to @adoptapetcom. work on @clearlyproduct & @5050pledge. don’t ask me to say bagel #canadian.
Andi Plantenberg
Growing innovation in the enterprise. Mentoring startups (especially big, global challenges).
Sydney Johnson
Working on making the world a more equal place and designing for the humans in it. Founder — www.threetimestrue.com
Linda Maepa
Scientist, entrepreneur, mother, inventor, farmer, early adopter, geek, activist, crafter, maker and much more
Monica Kang
Unlocking the world’s creative potential one person at a time. — @InnovatorsBox, @StartupWeekend @StartingBloc
School of Games
Every time you pay what’s in your heart while playing The School of Games, we educate a child in need. For more information see theschoolofgames.org
Naomi Assaraf
CMO of @cloudhq_net. Futurist who tweets about #marketing, #AI, #VR, and #productivity. Proud supporter of #WomenInTech
Priya Iyer
I’m a public health scientist using my superpowers to build products that ease mental health disparities. Previous founder & CEO @tulalens.
Donna Griffit
Storyteller and Pitch Alchemist for Startups who over 18 years has helped 1000+ startups and VC's raise over $1.5 Billion. donnagriffit.com
Ilana Golan
Serial Entrepreneur & Keynote Speaker. Engineer and F-16 flight instructor. Ironman, Mountaineer and world traveler. https://www.leapacademy.com/
Funlayo Veronica Alabi
CEO & Social Entrepreneur at Shea Radiance, a Natural Beauty brand influencing the way women care for themselves. www.shearadiance.com
Renata George
MD @ Zenmen venture fund | If you don't risk anything, you risk even more | VC | Educator | Agent Provocateur | WomenVC Board Member
Jessica Frech Knowles
Lead UX Designer turned founder | Building Bloom to support alternative medical seekers and providers | Former musician
Sara Tateno
Learnt to code on maternity and then built this: https://www.happity.co.uk | Championing flexible work & equal parenting | #thejuggleisreal | @happitymama
kathleen
Woman about town. Dedicated to innovation, entrepreneurship, family, dancing & chocolate. Founding Team @startupamerica.
Wealth Wisdom Financial
Brandon Neely and Amanda Neely CFP are serial entrepreneur, Profit First and Bank On Yourself Professional, and the co-host of Wealth Wisdom Financial Podcast.
Monica Phromsavanh
Founder of EQUAL HANDS 😎 Fashion Ecologically and Socially Sustainable Lifestyle Brand. Every purchase is positively impacting the world♻️ www.equalhands.com
Rosemary Lapka
Advocate for sustainable food systems, supply chain solutions & emerging tech | rosemarylapka.com
Crypto Gili
Digital nomad who delights in the meta. Priorities are optimize my skills, grow my fortune, make the world a place I like. Favorite emoji: ❤ 🎈🤗🤷🏻
Jessica Zweig Fisher
I write about personal branding & why yours matters. Founder of SimplyBe, a personal branding agency. Download my 8-step eBook → www.jessicazweig.com
Nicole Yeary
Pushing paradoxical fearlessness. Found my raison d'être starting fires @mstechgroup @fearparadox + #fearparadox17 #mstech
Jaleh Bisharat
Co-founder/ceo at NakedPoppy, a clean beauty startup. Former cmo/vp mktg @OpenTable, Amazon, Upwork, Eventbrite.
Jiwon Hong
I care to be a good friend and dream to build the world best recommendation engine│a founder of YesPlz, AI for fashion recommendation. (https://yesplz.ai)
Chia Amisola
Of machines and multiverses. cs & art at yale, chia.dev · developh.org, uxsocietyyale.org · more @ chias.blog
Resolve Conservation
Building Transformative Alliances www.resolveconservation.com OR www.resolvecoalition.ngo
Emily Tsitrian
vagabond economist/author/professional services leader @stripe first book available for pre-order: amzn.to/31IXZCt
Stephie Knopel
Co-Founder of @LNRD.io The real Future of Work is the place where every talent has a home. Trends Detection Expert. Former founder @PersonalHeroes
Madhu Punjabi
Born and raised as a hustler from Queens, NY and Edison, NJ. Went to @nyu and @hbs. Today, Product Manager @Pinterest. Previously at @google, @tellapart.
Monya De, MD MPH
Words @stat @abcnews @economist @latimes Interests: #meded, integrative med, health policy, tech, environment. Internal medicine MD based in LA. Go @stanford
Margot Schmorak
CEO and Co-Founder of Hostfully. I live in San Francisco. I'm married to Ari and mom to three great kids.
Casey Golden
Elevating the way we experience the world through the brands we shop with. Unlock Luxury; Luxlock Your Life. Founder @luxlock #retailtech #experienceeconomy🤘
jane shih
Founder and CEO: WeTogether.co; GM: Open UP Summit; Sr. Director: @womenwhocodetaipei ; APAC Director: Ladies that UX; Director: Ladies that UX Taipei
Jessica Lam
Engineer mind, artist soul, nomad spirit, entrepreneur drive. Serial entrepreneur, technical advisor, multiple exits.
Hema Selvaraj
Hema is a digital strategist, innovator, mentor, influencer and also the founder of the upcoming British jewellery brand Hep Audrey (www.hepaudrey.com).
Khadidja Fares
I have a fiery passion for building products, entrepreneurship, and mentoring young girls. Previously: StubHub, Microsoft.
Amrita Sarkar
After spending 7 years in the advertising industry, I started a media tech startup www.pitchnda.com . I write about startups, media tech and inspiration.
Julia Enthoven
Founder of Kapwing. Formerly Product @ Google, CS @Stanford. Feminist, runner, ed policy nerd, Texas → Silicon Valley.
Lizi Feng
Mother of two hardware start-ups and consultant in oil&gas industry. I am obsessed with the physical connectedness of the digital age.
Alex Batdorf
Founder & CEO of Get Sh!t Done. Helping Female Entrepreneurs Scale $1M+ Companies. shegetsshitdone.com
JeanAnn Morgan
JeanAnn is an idea generator, brand strategist and leadership advisor. She is Principal of JAM Creative Communications and Founder of Women Kick Glass.
Noreen Whysel
Co-Founder @DecisionFish, Bizdev @DisruptiveTechnologists, Researcher @InternetSafetyLabs @AMPS_Research & @KantaraRIUP, Adjunct @CityTech, IA/Research/MSLIS
Andrea Buckley Gilders
Writer, Project Manager, Sustainability Standards and Supply Chain, Consultant, Mom to 3. IG: 3000_Projects Twitter: @Andrea_Gilders
Caitlin Marlotte
Leader of Vega, a Minnesota-based music education nonprofit focused on increasing access to music in schools. Founder of Instruments in the Cloud.
Jill Nagle
Working on the forthcoming book Skin in the Game: How White People Benefit from Dismantling White Supremacy. Catalyzing at EvolutionaryWorkplace.com.
Brianna Blaney
Making businesses human @envolstrategies | Building intelligence @deepnd.io | Creating impact @PHIL.gives
Andrea Meilgaard
Andrea is a Hyper Island alumni that co-founded agency Frank, an empathy-driven strategy agency. She now works as a Product Manager for Zero Studios in NYC.
Terri Hanson Mead
Tiara wearing, champagne drinking troublemaker, making the world a better place for women. Award winning author of Piloting Your Life.
Elyse Kaye
Accomplished innovator in consumer technology, brand building, and new business development leading cross-functional teams in all stages of product development
Rose Yao
I spent the last 16+ years building products mostly at FB and Google. Also a food, travel, and fitness addict. Follow me @dozenrose or on www.roseyao.com
Venus Nautiyal
Product Manager | Passionate about art, traveling and spreading compassionate behaviour.
Jessica Scorpio
Jessica Scorpio is a Founder at Getaround, a carsharing community founded to leverage the 1 Billion cars on the planet, building cleaner, smarter cities.
GutSavvy
We are on a mission to stop colon cancer, an extremely prevalent and preventable disease. Get in touch to learn more!
Julia McNamara
Former Fortune 50 exec, & Founder, worked in 70 countries, brings tech & CPG companies to NYC; Creator of the CoFounder Score and Matching System. Multilingual.
Melissa Grimshaw-Vargas
Melissa Grimshaw-Vargas is Founder and CEO of Launchwise, a marketing and strategy firm that launches products, brands and businesses that matter.
Shilpa Prasad
- An eternal optimist, entrepreneur, daughter of the oceans, values authentic human connections. Lives in California
Pam Garza
Professional MacGyver. Happy hobbies enthusiast. Passionate about startups, tech, and venture capital.
Shelly Gupta
Founder/CEO of GiftVolo. I have given my fair share of meaningless gifts by prioritizing convenience over thoughtfulness. With GiftVolo I intend to change that.
Ash Hoffman
A chronically-Millennial writer exploring mental health, storytelling, and navigating life in my 30s.
Pauly Ramirez Parra
CCO / 7QUBES / ENTREPRENEUR / LATINX/ PROUD IMMIGRANT / ART LOVER / BLOCKCHAIN & MACHINE LEARNING
Arjita Alka Sethi
Writing about my #experiments with #entrepreneurship. Cofounder: @davinciclub_ & @startupind, Advisor @theCenter
Nicole Serena Silver
A social architect; building a sturdy future generation and economy. A multifaceted business woman that cares about the world ~ Vekita Professional Development
Deepika Singh
Passionate about life, family, friends, mountains & startup growth !! Tweeting stuff that interests me @dipicasingh
Liliya Figotin
Founder of Got a Quest, a startup that develops and provides immersive entertainment for kids
Ambreen Sajjad
I am a professional content writer and contributor of numerous publications. I love to read, and create different newsworthy blogs and opinions.
Vikki Coaching
Reformed Hustler → Time Hacker Taking on the 40 hours work week and the story that “things take time.”
Gillian O'Brien
General Manager @ Remote + Venture Partner @ CRV | YC alum | former Chief of Staff | NYU grad | gillianroseobrien.com