Posts tagged women entrepreneurs
“You must be in love with your business. I’ve literally worked every weekend for the last eight weeks and I don’t mind. I’m not a workaholic; I have tons of friends and my fiancé is amazing. But I love what I do. To me, it doesn’t feel like work.” Alexa von Tobel, CEO and Founder of LearnVest
Read more on how to “Lean In” without giving up your life from some of our favorite female entrepreneurs on OPEN Forum
Debbie Sterling of Goldie Blox: Creating a New World for Girls
Quick: Try to name a famous female engineer. Anyone? It’s not surprising. According to Georgetown University, 84 percent of all engineering majors are men. Debbie Sterling is determined to change this statistic. She quit her job in December 2011 and in 2012 launched Goldie Blox, an Oakland-based company with the singular mission to inspire young girls to enter the field of engineering.
We caught up with Sterling to find out where the idea came from, how it was funded and what’s next for Goldie. Read more here
Quick: Try to name a famous female engineer. Anyone? It’s not surprising. According to Georgetown University, 84 percent of all engineering majors are men. Debbie Sterling is determined to change this statistic. She quit her job in December 2011 and in 2012 launched Goldie Blox, an Oakland-based company with the singular mission to inspire young girls to enter the field of engineering.
We caught up with Sterling to find out where the idea came from, how it was funded and what’s next for Goldie. Read more here
