Sahar Simmons knew for a while, even while she continued to rise in her career as a sports marketer, that she wanted to do her own thing. But it took some time for the Brooklyn, New York, native to take the leap and dare to get out of her comfort zone. It meant...
For Oakland, California, native Latham Thomas, entrepreneurship was never the easy choice, but it was the only choice. Even in college at Columbia University, she knew in her spirit that she didn’t want to work at a traditional job. ...
Laura Roeder, CEO of MeetEdgar, began working for herself when she was 22, driven by the promise of freedom and control of her own time. Growing up in Austin, Texas, Laura saw examples of entrepreneurship in her parents, an architect father and a mom, who was...
Celebrity makeup artist Mimi Johnson has always been determined to be more than a celebrity makeup artist. The serial entrepreneur from Kansas City, Missouri, is also the owner of The Glamatory, a full-service makeup boutique, and recently launched her new content...
For Monaica Ledell, entrepreneurship was a birthright. She saw her parents, both entrepreneurs , go from extreme poverty to building a business that enabled them to care for their family and send each of their four daughters to college. ...