Kyle Pierce
I can sometimes be a bit larger than life; my enthusiasm, my personality. But I just own it. I always have, I always will. Those are my selling factors, trust me. Building a place to feel better without difficulty FAVORITE AUTHOR OR BOOK:Another Country by James Baldwin. PEOPLE OFTEN DESCRIBE ME AS: Always laughing (especially […]
Martine Rothblatt
Along the purposefulness road, I found an upwardly self-fulfilling sense of joy that has never been exhausted or even diminished. A bundle of sticks is stronger than any one stick SOMETHING THAT MAKES ME LAUGH: Late night comedy. TWO TRUTHS ABOUT ME AND A LIE: I’m tall, dark and handsome. IF I WERE STRANDED ON […]
Melissa Bradley
We are clear in our work that everyone matters, but not everyone needs the same attention to succeed and I think that rings true in our successes. Changing the way small business can grow and scale PEOPLE OFTEN DESCRIBE ME AS: intense and committed. SOMETHING I CANNOT DO WITHOUT: Tequila. SOMETHING PEOPLE DON’T USUALLY KNOW […]
Nichole Mustard
What makes you happy? Find that and go there… build happiness into your ecosystem… Championing financial progress for all FAVORITE AUTHOR OR BOOK: Dan Ariely. Behavioral economics has always fascinated me, which makes sense as the co-founder of Credit Karma. I apply a lot of Dan Ariely’s musings to my own work. FAVORITE DISH: Homemade […]
Paulina Bustos Arellano
I just want to be a peaceful business woman, but that’s not always affordable to me… I have to fight almost every day to just exist. Creating technology to strengthen citizens LOVING TECHNOLOGY’S PLACE IN THE WORLD. For Paulina Bustos Arellano, working to strengthen Mexico and its citizens through technology is just one part of […]
Reva McPollom
Even if your target market is very clear, if you don’t develop a level of appreciation for different types of people on a human level, you’re never going to truly solve real problems. Changing the world through health education EARLIEST ENTREPRENEURIAL MEMORY: Selling paper poppers and gourmet lollipops in elementary school and getting in trouble […]
Savina Perez
You want to optimize company culture? Step outside of it and look closer than ever before. Reimagining leadership training and education STANDING OUT BY STANDING PROUD. For Savina Perez, the co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer of Hone, a live learning platform for modern leadership, management and people skills, having a nontraditional background as an entrepreneur […]
Sophie Secaf
Youth and teenagers need to be allowed to understand what they don’t understand. Putting teenagers in charge of their own financial literacy SOMETHING I’M REALLY PROUD OF: YAGA, the queer festival I co-founded. TWO TRUTHS ABOUT ME AND A LIE: I’m a musician a swimmer and an ex-prisoner. SOMEONE I ADMIRE: Bjork. IF I WERE […]
Tia Lyles-Williams
Changemaking isn’t easy. You do create the time and opportunity to be your true self and make our own decisions and push ahead beyond the noise. Transforming communities and economies through biotherapeutic ingenuity PEOPLE OFTEN DESCRIBE ME AS: Confident, Focused, Go-Getter …and sometimes an Asshole. TWO TRUTHS ABOUT ME AND A LIE: I received my […]
Vivian Chu
The plight of entrepreneurial imposter syndrome is real, and the only true way to combat it is by developing a growth mindset. Humanizing the world of robotics SOMETHING THAT MAKES ME GO “AWW”: Baby animals! WHAT DO I DO WHEN I’M STRESSED: Take a nap or go on a run. HOBBIES: Cooking, Snowboarding, Video Games, […]