Entrepreneurs Julia Westfall: Building a Community of Women Though she could have coasted to retirement, this former director of finance and human resources is on a mission to create not only a workspace for women, but a community.
Technology CJ Scarlet: What Doesn’t Kill You Helps You Change the World A former marine, crime-victim advocate, and rape survivor, this entrepreneur is on a mission to change the world by reducing violence though technology.
Just for Inspiration Ginger Miller: Once Homeless, Now Extending a Hand to Others Meet the formerly homeless, disabled Navy veteran who left a secure banking career to help the at-risk women veterans everyone else seems to have forgotten.
Entrepreneurs Marlo Scott: The Sweetest Revenge is Just Being Happy Fed up with bad bosses and dysfunctional work environments, this media maven struck out on her own and opened a restaurant pairing gourmet cupcakes with beer and wine.
Health & Wellness Lisa Crites: Helping Mastectomy Patients Feel Better and Heal Faster Incensed at having to shower in a trash bag following her mastectomy, this former TV reporter developed an innovative product to help other breast cancer survivors during their recovery.
Art & Authors Sumeera Rasul: For the Love of Handmade An appreciation for fine handmade items and a desire to promote mindful consumption led this high-level executive to step off the corporate ladder.
Food & Beverage Esther Nio: Bringing the Sweet Taste of Deutschland to Silicon Valley Homesick for fresh and delicious German baked goods, this Munich native opened a bakery in “tech startup central” almost a decade ago and has been serving up love from the oven ever since.
Art & Authors Cindy Callaghan: There’s No Business Like Show Business From film dreams to pharmaceuticals, this communications executive found her way back to her first love.
Food & Beverage Lyndsey DePalma: Working to Create a Space to Relax This former HR manager longed for a place for busy professionals like herself to unwind, relax, and have a cup of tea.
Food & Beverage Camas Davis: On a Quest to Change the Way We Think About Meat Bringing better ethics and economics to meat consumption, this former journalist launched an education movement bringing local meat to local people.
Entrepreneurs Leslie Fishlock: The Geek on a Mission to Take the Terror out of Technology With close to 20 years experience in IT and start-ups, she launched a social movement to close the tech gap among women.
Art & Authors Ellen Reich: The Square Peg Who Found Her Hole A labor union activist with strong values but not a lot of direction, Ellen Reich shares her journey of starting an ethically-sourced imports business.
