Startup Meet Innovate Celebrate’s Top 5 Finalists for ‘Startup of the Year’! Team Alice joined the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and Established for Innovate Celebrate — an engaging, three-day event in Boston amplifying corporate innovation and entrepreneurship.Innovate Celebrate is all about supporting the tech community
Startup Stick & Ball Founder Opens Up About Her Obstacles and What Keeps Her Motivated Elizabeth Goodwin Welborn is the founder and creative director of an equestrian, country polo-inspired luxury lifestyle brand, Stick & Ball. A San Francisco Bay Area resident, Elizabeth is a designer, polo player, mom,
Women Entrepreneurs How One Woman Found Opportunity in Her Darkest Hour Sharnece Holmes is the founder of Holmes Healthy Solutions LLC, a healthy vending business located in the Washington, DC area that provides healthy snack and beverage products to organizations seeking alternatives to traditional
Mental Health Matchmaking isn’t Just for Romance —Now You Can Be Matched With Your Ideal Therapist This female founder is connecting therapy-seekers with compatible therapists, revolutionizing the mental health industryAlyssa Petersel, LMSW, is the founder and CEO of My Wellbeing, where she and her team take the guesswork out
Startup So, You Want to Start a Company…Now What? By Sarah Heck, Head of Entrepreneurship, StripeStarting a business is hard. The early decisions that founders make when forming their company are often riddled with questions and doubt. Many people don’t know
Small Business How to Celebrate National Small Business Week 2018 It’s all about the support: buy from small businesses, spread the word, and cut them a break (hint: scroll down for discounts!)According the the SBA, more than half of Americans either
Entrepreneurship Alice and GEN Announce “Pitch with Purpose” Competition for Startups Doing Social Good A global pitch competition celebrating and rewarding diverse founders who have committed their companies to social good.Today at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress, Alice and the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), along with partners
Istanbul Why Aspiring Entrepreneurs are Flocking to Istanbul A beautiful view of Hagia Sophia, in Istanbul, Turkey — a Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal basilica now turned into a museumTurkey’s capital is maturing into a global center for entrepreneurshipBy Sara Staffaroni, Content
Startup She Works with Millennials and GenZ Innovators to Change the Way We Do Business Marti Grimminck, founder and CEO of International ConnectorMarti Grimminck’s creative approach to human engagement is changing the definition of business-as-usualMarti Grimminck is the founder and CEO of San Francisco based innovation consultancy,
Entrepreneurship Entrepreneur and TV Host JJ Ramberg Shares Her Top 5 Favorite Business Books JJ Ramberg, host of MSNBC’s Your BusinessTake a peek into the reading list of a successful woman entrepreneur:JJ Ramberg is the host of MSNBC’s Your Business, the co-founder of Goodshop
Startup What It’s Really Like to Be a Woman Entrepreneur in a Male-Dominated Industry Jill Kuehler, founder of Freeland Spirits (center) & teamShe successfully launched one of the few women-run distilleries in the U.S. — How she did it and her advice for all women foundersJill Kuehler
Event Planning How to Plan a Successful Event for Your Company Circular Summit 2018 — Photo Credit: TMD EnterpriseWhen it comes to planning an event for your company, whether it’s a local 2-hour popup or a full-blown conference across the country, there are ways
Entrepreneur Ideas This Editor-in-Chief Chose to Listen to Her Readers — Here’s What Happened Lesley Seymour decided to provide her readers with exactly what they needed: a platform for women to connect, learn and change the worldLesley Jane Seymour is a media entrepreneur and founder of CoveyClub
Entrepreneurship Inclusive Entrepreneurship is Her Jam Carolyn Rodz, founder and CEO of Alice, speaking at Circular Summit 2017Inclusive Entrepreneurship is Her JamCarolyn Rodz founded Alice (that’s me!), the AI platform designed to help women, veterans, people of color,
International Womens Day 10 Badass Women Entrepreneurs to Admire On International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating role-breaking female founders across the world.What makes a badass woman entrepreneur? She’s the woman who creates opportunity for herself and for others. She
Startup How Sarah Kauss Revolutionized the Reusable Bottle Industry with S’well Sarah Kauss, CEO and founder of S’wellSarah Kauss is the founder and CEO of S’well, creator of the original fashion hydration accessory. Launched in 2010, she married her passion for fashion,
Fashion Preserving Cultural Heritage With Eye-Catching Fashion Ana Maria Torres is the co-founder of Hilo Sagrado, a social business that promotes the preservation of cultural heritage and sustainable development through women’s empowerment and ethical trade. She is also a
Women In Tech We Must All “Walk the Talk” When it Comes to Supporting Women & Minority Entrepreneurs Ruth Chandler Cook, founder of HireHer, shares how individuals and organizations can support women and minority entrepreneursRuth Cook is an entrepreneur who leads HireHer’s efforts to connect diverse talent with innovative industries
Women Entrepreneurs How to Be an Ally to Black Women Entrepreneurs: A Primer Denise Hamilton, CEO and founder of WatchHerWork (photo credit: WatchHerWork.com)Denise Hamilton is founder and CEO of WatchHerWork, a digital media training platform closing the professional achievement gap for women.It’s
Entrepreneurship Coffee, Cookies and a Work Wife Kena Paranjape is a marketer, merchandiser, writer and the creative force behind BRIKA. After earning her MBA, she created merchandising strategies for Old Navy, Banana Republic, Joe Fresh, and a high-end eco-lifestyle concept
Startup She’s Removed the Guesswork Out of Gift-Giving (Even for Pups) Katy Aucoin, launched dearduck, a platform that elevates the concept of “know your customer” to revolutionize giftingHow did you decide to start your own company? What was the thought process, and what were
Boxing Kicking Butt Has Never Looked this Good Lynn le is the founder and CEO of Society Nine, a contemporary women’s boxing brand inspired by the fight within every woman. A brown belt in Krav Maga and a former kickboxing
Startup How to Make Silicon Valley Inclusive This article was first published on Alice.Silicon Valley works…for Silicon Valley. Perhaps Martin Luther King, Jr. said it best: “privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily,” which explains why no
Startup Every Small Business is a Technology Company Three Ways to Think About Your Tech Strategy By Carolyn Rodz, Alice co-founder and CEOI am a technology entrepreneur — in spite of my background as an investment banker, creator of a luxury gift line, and founder of a branding agency. This
Women Entrepreneurs Top Moments for Female Founders at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017 If you’ve ever attended a technology conference, you know that the gender scales tip heavily into the cis male category. TechCrunch Disrupt SF didn’t break that trend, as evidenced by the
