Lynn Julian and Chance Claxton co-founded U Konserve to reduce plastic use and help keep it out of the oceans.
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These Phoenix Sisters Launched a $25 Million Eco-Chic Business
Ann and Jenny Siner’s “cute, clean and current” consignment shops keep used items out of the trash.
This 6-Horse Startup Helps Kids With Special Needs
Chelsea Harden’s The H.E.A.R.T. Center offers therapeutic riding lessons to children with physical, emotional and behavioral challenges.
A Fan Teams With Singer Martina McBride to Do Good
Through Team Music is Love, Sheila Jones leads fans of country star Martina McBride in “flash mob volunteering.” Together they tackle domestic violence, hunger and more through tour-stop activities and the power of song.
In Rural Uganda, Women Supporting Women
Seven Ugandan women farmers banded together in 2015 to found the Network of Women in Agribusiness and Development. They’re already giving hundreds of poor women in rural communities the skills and confidence to improve their lives.
3 Solutions from Women to a Staggering Plastic Problem
Plastic waste is harming marine life — and human life — around the globe. Through businesses and nonprofits, these women are hoping to turn the tide.
A Traveling Mom Finds a Mission in a Simple, Sustainable Idea
A nomadic lifestyle inspired Angela Tsai to found Mamachic, which designs versatile scarves that make life easier for new moms, and the products parents use more eco-friendly.
Love for a Sensual Dance Fuels a Body-Positivity Mission
Oreet Jehassi Schwartz of Philadelphia designed SharQui, a belly dance class for fitness fans. Then it became the foundation for lasting a business — and a tool to help women around the world love the bodies they’ve got.
Building Schools and Futures in Central America
Boston’s Kate Curran started School the World to build schoolhouses and change the lives of children living in extreme poverty. It turns out she’s transforming the lives of privileged kids, too.
Ditching Corporate Life to Care for Kids Half a World Away
Maya Rowencak started her nonprofit, Maya’s Hope, after a life-changing visit to a Filipino orphanage. Through storytelling — and lots of legwork — she raises funds to give these children the care they deserve.
Combining Cold Facts and a Warm Heart to Empower African Women
Filipa Carreira of Mozambique runs research firm FC Consulting and its nonprofit project, Wamina, which supplies local women with reusable menstrual pads that keep them healthy and give them independence.
Turning Soap into Jobs for Iraqi Women
When Zinah Saleh and her female friends couldn’t land jobs in a post-war Baghdad, she started a business, Ishtar Handmade Soap. Now, she employs only women.
Announcing: The Passionate & Purposeful List
The outstanding entrepreneurial women featured on our 2017 list show how passion and purpose can ignite successful, impactful ventures — and how life circumstances inform what lights the fire inside of us.
How Celebrity Women Are Lifting Up The Sisterhood
Tory Burch, Sara Blakely and Eva Longoria are using their fame and fortunes to help other women succeed and to lift up whole communities. They are bright examples of the many women who use their success for good.
A Former Hairstylist Brings Hope to Senior Dogs
Sherri Franklin, inspired by her affection for senior dogs, created a San Francisco organization called Muttville that has rescued thousands of them.