I was introduced to the Feldenkrais Method 29 years ago after a debilitating accident with a semi-truck. From my remarkable recovery, I found my passion for movement and realized that I wanted to teach others.
1,000 Stories
More than 1,000 women entrepreneurs from around the world have told us about their personal business journeys. Here are their stories, in their own words. Tell us yours!
Karen Lea Belton: Beautiful Wreaths and Craft Creations
My biggest success is my unwillingness to give up on myself. Each year I embarc on making a way for my business to succeed.
Jody Coughlin: Chic CEO, LLC
I started a small business with no idea what I was doing. Now, I am completely fulfilled in that we get to help women accell every day and champion female entrepreneurship!
Stephanie Burns: Chic CEO, LLC
I was in grad school, getting my MBA while working full time when I realized that if someone had asked me, I couldn’t tell them what the first steps would be to start a business.
Alice Wang & Pegah Ebrahimi: Spark Box Toys
Our “aha” moment came at FAO Schwartz: to create a “Netflix for toys,” and build a global community of shared toys.
Jan Hansen: Jewels by Jan
Friends and family were so impressed and felt that my idea would become popular because beach weddings were just starting to become one of the most unique ways to get married.
Renee Zau: DonationMatch
There are so many companies that would give more if the process were easier, and there are a million events each year in the U.S. looking for them.
Margaret Kadi: Project Sierra Leone
Project Sierra Leone started as a result of the hardship that faces a lot of people in Sierra Leone, especially women.
Kellyn Timmerman: feNa
To work incredibly hard for something and have someone else determine my fate was the turning point for me, and the reason I started feNa.
Sandi Timberlake: A Little To The Left
I launched the business in September 2008, with 20 greeting cards for gay and lesbian couples for weddings, unions and anniversaries. I now have over 70 designs.
Kimberly Crossland: The Savvy Copywriter
My biggest success is always watching a new website come to life and exceed the business owners expectations.
Sereta Wilson: Annie’s Ruff House
My grandmother left me a very small amount of money. I felt a huge responsibility to spend that money in a way that would honor her.
Kellee Khalil: Lover.ly
I was overwhelmed by all of the information and ideas on the Web and that there wasn’t one place online to gather all of the amazing ideas.
Beth Jones: Refreshing Waters
I started my online business of speaking, writing, and coaching to help women discover their gifts.
Vanessa Bright: Financial Futures Now
I started my company to educate America’s youth on the basic principles of financial literacy and provide them with the skills to become financially free and fiscally responsible adults.