Paige Peters

Cleaning Up Storm Water — and Shaking Up the Water Industry

In Milwaukee, Paige Peters has built a patent-pending technology that treats wastewater 16 times faster than conventional methods.

Paige Peters of Rapid Radicals Technology LLC has developed a patent-pending system that treats wastewater 16 times faster than the 8-14 hours for conventional methods. (Photo courtesy of Paige Peters; video by Sue Williams)

Ngozi Okaro runs Custom Collaborative, which has two spaces in Harlem. (Credit: Heather Sten)

A Fashion Entrepreneur Who Works with Immigrants Gets a Times Square Billboard

Ngozi Okaro left law and a job at Yale to teach immigrant women about sustainable fashion and business practices.

Karen Washington of Rise & Root Farm. Photo by Ethan Harrison.

An Urban Farmer Reflects on Food Justice, Black Dirt and Leaving the Bronx Behind

Karen Washington, who coined the term ‘food apartheid,’ is passing the torch to a new generation.

In this video, Karen Washington talks about access to healthful food and shares what inspired her to farm. (Photo credit: Ethan Harrison; video credit: Sue Williams)

roseanna means of health care without walls

A Boston Doctor Opens a Clinic to Help the Pandemic’s Most Vulnerable Homeless Women

Roseanna Means of Health Care Without Walls offers a new way to care for a female population with unique needs.

In this video, Roseanna Means shares the startup story of Health Care Without Walls. (Video credit: Sue Williams)

Amy Hagstrom Miller of Whole Woman’s Health is on a mission to make abortions safe and stigma-free

Meet the Abortion Clinic Owner Who Took on Texas

For Amy Hagstrom Miller, providing high-quality reproductive care to women is a mission.

Finding Healing Through Animals

After a difficult and lonely childhood, Debra White discovers peace through Winslow Farm animal sanctuary.

In this video, Debra White shares the startup story of Winslow Farm animal sanctuary. (Video credit: Sue Williams)

Her Fashion Brand Empowers Women in Guatemala. Now, She’s Fighting for Change at U.S. Border

After 15 years running Mercado Global, Ruth Álvarez-DeGolia is taking on a bigger role to aid immigrant families from Central America.

In this video, Ruth Álvarez-DeGolia shares the startup story of Mercado Global, her social enterprise that helps women in Guatemala run their own businesses and earn enough income to send their kids to school. (Video credit: Sue Williams)

Long Before Plastic Bag Bans, She Made the Original Eco-Friendly Sack

If you now carry around a reusable shopping bag, you probably have Sharon Rowe to thank.

Watch Sharon Rowe of Eco-Bags Products Inc. tell her startup story. (Video credit: Sue Williams)

Bat Haus

A Brooklyn Business — and Its Founder — Get a Pandemic Makeover

Natalie Chan of Bat Haus has seen positive change, despite a challenging year: “It’s almost like a gift.”

In this video, Natalie Chan shares her startup story and talks about the challenges of running her business, Bat Haus in New York City, during the pandemic. (Video credit: Sue Williams)

Jessica Schreiber of Fabscrap

Meet the Fashion ‘Trash Nerd’ Who’s Won Money and Love from Vogue

Jessica Schreiber left New York’s sanitation department to launch Fabscrap. She’s still reselling textile waste, despite the pandemic.

In this video, Jessica Schreiber shares her startup story and talks about the challenges of running her business, Fabscrap in New York City, during the pandemic. (Video credit: Sue Williams)

Camp Caninie

How a NYC Business Owner (and Dog Lover) Is Coping

For Tania Isenstein of Camp Canine, the pandemic has become an agonizing waiting game.

In this video, Tania Isenstein shares her startup story and talks about the challenges of running her business, Camp Canine in New York City, during the pandemic. (Video credit: Sue Williams)

The Negg

A Small Inventor Turns ‘Granny Thug’ to Take on Counterfeiters

Bonnie Tyler invented the Negg to peel eggs. She never anticipated counterfeiters on Amazon were waiting to pounce.

10 Time Management Tips for Working Remotely

Months into the pandemic, many of us are still working from home. Here’s advice from expert Barbara Weltman.

KETOS

Her Startup Aims to Make Water Safer and Cleaner

Meena Sankaran is the founder of Ketos, a water analytics startup that aims to detect toxins and leaks in the water supply.

Watch how Meena Sankaran started Ketos to make water cleaner. (Video credit: Sue Williams)

Black Business Owner Henderson FT

As a Black Business Owner, She Hid Her Ethnicity. ‘It’s What I Felt I Needed to Do’

Judi Henderson, owner of Mannequin Madness, now hopes for a sea change for Black people in the business world.

Watch Mannequin Madness's startup story. (Video credit: Sue Williams)

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