Posts by Adele Schelling
Vanessa Coppes of BELLA Media + Co on how determining who her customer was changed her business
Describe BELLA Media + Co in a few words? Lifestyle media company sharing content and resources for living a beautiful life. What made you take the leap to start your own business? My mental health. Launching my business literally saved my life. I was suffering from postpartum depression and needed a creative outlet. I launched…Read More
Ingrid He of the Sjogren’s Tracker app on using her creativity to help people with autoimmune disorders manage their symptoms
Describe your business in a few words? Sjogren’s (SHOW-grins) Tracker is an app that helps people with autoimmune disorders manage their symptoms and flares. We aim to help our users better understand their conditions and identify triggers to their flares. Our mission is to create innovative solutions to improve the lives of users and facilitate…Read More
Bari Koral of Yogapalooza on pioneering kids yoga with Yogapalooza!
Describe your business in a few words? Bari Koral is a Kids Yoga Pioneer and recording artist. Bari inspires thousands of parents, teachers and young children every day with her kids yoga, music and mindfulness activities and popular YouTube channel. What made you take the leap to start your own business? After burning out on…Read More
Angelica Hanley of ACouplePuns on growing her business while staying 100% true to herself, and the biggest lessons she has learned over the years
Describe your business in a few words? ACouplePuns specializes in sparking joy through laughter and delivers the punniest content and high-quality paper goodies for every special occasion and moment in-between. Whether your bestie loves her house plants, binge-watching Friends, or drinking coffee, ACouplePuns has a punny card for that! What made you take the leap…Read More
Lindsey Taylor Wood of The Helm on how she is making an impact by making it easy to invest in women
Describe The Helm in a few words? We make it easy to invest in women. What made you take the leap to start your own business? Necessity is the mother of invention! When women have more money they have more power, yet economic equality rarely receives the same sort of attention as the social and…Read More
Natalie Slevin of Sugar Bakeshop on how she defined her target market, learned to trust her instincts, and more!
Describe your business in a few words? Sugar Bakeshop is an American classic bakery. What made you take the leap to start your own business? I come from a long line of entrepreneurs, so I think it was always on my radar that I would eventually start my own business. I was 24 years old…Read More
Kelley Daring of Bagnet on the roller coaster of risk and reward, and the biggest lessons she has learned over the years
Describe your business in a few words? Bagnet is a stylish accessory that can be clipped to your handbag’s straps or hardware, and used to magnetically hang your bag from metal surfaces like tables, chairs, bathroom stalls and more to keep your bag off the floor. What made you take the leap to start your…Read More
Adrienne Anderman of PiP PEA POP on selling out only three months after launching, and how she turned a frustration into a business
Describe your business in a few words? PiP PEA POP is an ultra-practical, organic and sustainable baby apparel line that creates elevated essentials for a baby’s first year of life. What made you take the leap to start your own business? The idea to start PiP PEA POP came to me from a point of…Read More
Alli Schaper of The Multiverse on creating the world’s first highly-curated marketplace for functional mushrooms
Describe your business in a few words? The Multiverse is the world’s first highly-curated marketplace for functional mushrooms. We are an education-first brand, focused on empowering humans to take control of their mental and physical well-being through the fantastic powers of the fungi kingdom. Our mission is to make functional mushrooms sexy, accessible, and cool…Read More
Ashley Greene on how she got involved with NESA and the impact she is making on families everyday
Describe your business in a few words? NESA is a sensitive, supportive and personal surrogacy agency. What made you take the leap to start your own business? NESA was first launched in the UK by best friends Rachel Westbury and Ursula Pandoo as a non-profit surrogacy agency. I have always been passionate about surrogacy having…Read More