We can tell our values by looking at our checkbook stubs.
- Gloria Steinem
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When Rachel Loeper, a Philadelphia-based educator and writer, saw a Ted Talk by David Eggers about creating a nonprofit to educate students, she knew she wanted to create something similar. After quite a bit of hard work, Mighty Writers, a nonprofit based in Philadelphia, was born.
Michaela Guzy knows a thing or two about travel. The former vice president of global travel and strategic development at American Express Publishing departed from corporate America to start Oh The People You Meet (OTPYM), a website focused on forging authentic local connections all over the globe.
The adjunct professor at New York University who is also a self-taught videographer and entrepreneur spoke with She Spends about the power of education, networking and following your passion.
Wendy Liebowitz grew up at financial services firm Fidelity. She began her career as a 19-year-old intern at the firm, working her way up through the ranks, eventually landing the role of vice president branch manager of the firm’s Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, location.
“I just saw what value working at an investment company had,” Liebowitz said by phone Thursday. “I was personally able to learn the value of a dollar and how investing early helps you build your wealth long term.”
Liebowitz, who is a certified financial planner, shared advice on performing a financial checkup with She Spends. What follows are some of her tips!
For Dr. Elizabeth Goldspink and entrepreneur Julie McClure, a chance meeting was all it took to cement the friendship that led to the creation of a health and lifestyle company.
Susan Goldberg didn’t expect to get into leadership consulting. She started her career with a degree in French literature, worked in marketing and for an executive search firm for awhile before opening her own consulting business, only to move to leadership consulting after noticing a hole in the market.
She spoke to She Spends about her experiences with sexism in the workplace, going solo and how to boost your own leadership skills.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
Two Harvard sophomores are working hard to change how the hedge fund industry looks.
Angel Onuoha and Drew Tucker, two black men who want to eventually work in finance, started BLK Capital Management, a nonprofit that operates as a hedge fund, this year. The group allows black students across Ivy League schools in the United States to get experience investing before ever leaving school.
For Samantha Lomow, senior vice president of Hasbro Brands, not having a five-year plan allowed her to seek out career opportunities as they came.
Typically those opportunities appeared to hold less responsibility, but Lomow found she was able to succeed in those roles and further her career growth trajectory to the next level.
Without any prior design experience, former fashion editors Kate Zubarieva and Asya Varetsa have a fashion crowd-approved hit on their hands: sleepwear line Sleeper.
The clothing line, which produces pajama-like clothing made for outdoors in natural, eco-friendly fibers like cotton and silk, is made-to-order — meaning there isn’t any excessive production. Each garment is hand sewn by a seamstress and can take between eight and 12 hours to finish.
The Ukrainian founders spoke with She Spends about how they launched the brand with just $2,000 in six months, why they love Man Repeller and how they hired nearly all women to head up their operations.
Fatimah Hussein is championing the physical activities of girls and women with her company, Asiya Modest Active Wear.
It’s Mother’s Day this weekend, so She Spends wanted to take a little time to honorCarolyn McElhaney, the mom of founder Alicia. Alicia interviewed her mother about working as an occupational therapist and how she made a major change to her career later in her life.
I am a queer/fat/disabled/non-binary person, but I am white and tend to present myself well. There are not many people in STEM or specifically IT/Tech who have similar experiences to mine.
Taking a barre or yoga class with Regina of Wolf Medicine Magic is grounding. The Brooklyn-based instructor is strong, and she inspires class participants to tap into that strength, both physically and emotionally. Regina, who prefers to use just her first name, hustled to create her yoga-Ayurveda-breathwork business that travels to different studios, Wolf Medicine Magic, after graduating with a BFA Arizona State University in dance in 2004.
Since then, her business has swelled. She leads breathwork workshops specifically for people of color or focused on releasing trauma from toxic masculinity. She also offers Ayurvedic mentoring and teaches yoga and barre classes at several Brooklyn studios. Shespoke with She Spends about how she hustled to create her business and what’s next for Wolf Medicine Magic.
Homa Woodrum has a lot to say about the field of law. She works as an advocacy attorney for Nevada’s Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services, advocating on behalf of disabled and elderly people in her state. Woodrum discussed her career in law, life as an immigrant, having a child with food allergies and professional loneliness with She Spends.
Beyond the blue check, there’s nothing that says “I made it” like having a parody Twitter account set up by a complete stranger. Charlotte Wilder, a writer for sports website SB Nation, takes these internet interactions in stride.
After a round of layoffs from media company Vox, Racked’s now-former shopping director Tiffany Yannetta found herself out of a job. With her severance package as a cushion, she embarked on full-time freelance work that includes writing copy for Italian shoe brand M.Gemi and stories for New York magazine and GQ, among other publications. Yannetta sat down with She Spends to share her best practices for running your own business, why being nice is important and the email habit she’s trying to break.