Posts by Kate

At her core, she’s an advocate for those who would otherwise be voiceless. She co-hosts the hip hop talk show “State of the Culture” on REVOLT TV and has emerged as a powerful media voice in the national conversation where politics, law, justice, sports, and popular culture intersect. Yet, to reach this point, television host,…Read More

After napping for a few hours under a weighted blanket on a Saturday afternoon, Kathrin Hamm fell in love with the feeling of sleeping under weight. But when she started to search for high quality weighted bedding, she just couldn’t find any. So she invented one and developed a prototype, taking everything that scientists know…Read More

Imagine building a company that makes you happy every day, makes other people happy every day, and is considered the gold standard of what you do? That’s the story of Connie McDonald and Pam Weekes, co-founders of Levain Bakery. If you’ve ever munched on one of their extraordinary and generously huge cookies, you’ll quickly know…Read More

Success as an Entreprenista involves innovation, taking big risks, and thinking outside the box. In the case of Gwen Whiting, co-founder of The Laundress, a successful line of eco-friendly laundry and home products, it’s all of these. Inspired with an idea while working in the fashion industry at Ralph Lauren and trying to maintain her…Read More

You probably know we wrote a book “Like, Love, Follow”. And we constantly hear from other Entreprenistas who also want to become published authors. But where do you start, and who do you even pitch a book idea to? How does it get marketed? So many questions, so we figured: why don’t we sit down…Read More

Three sisters, one company, and a whole lot of energy, smarts, and success. That’s Shida, Shirin and Shideh Kaviani — three entreprenistas who tell the story of the formation of their company, Naked Wardrobe — a hugely successful women’s apparel brand offering Bodysuits, Tops, Dusters, Dresses & Swimwear and more — including how the company…Read More

FabFitFun is more than a seasonal subscription box with a curated mix of fabulous beauty, wellness, fashion, fitness, home, or tech items that’s delivered four times per year. Katie Rosen Kitchens, Co-founder of FabFitFun, has led its evolution into a female-focused media brand into a true media brand delivering happiness and well being, while still thinking of…Read More

There aren’t many people who can describe themselves as a sponge scientist. But Rea Ann Silva, an in-demand celebrity makeup artist and the founder and inventor of Beautyblender (an iconic, expanding, egg-shaped makeup sponge for effortless blending, which has grown into a line of extraordinary makeup, foundations, and other tools), deserves the “sponge scientist” title. …Read More

Growth. It’s a part of every Entreprenista’s journey. For founder Eliza Blank, it’s at the heart of the experience and nature of her amazing business. Her company The Sill, offering locally, easy-to-care-for, quality houseplants, shipped right to your door, is a rising star of startups, innovating the not-so-new basic premise of having a plant in…Read More

Getting to “yes”. That’s been a mantra that has driven Intraprenista-turned-Entreprenista Ilana Fischer, cofounder and CEO of Whisps, to turn a simple idea (to turn an ingredient into a snack) into an amazing, and delicious, company, and a new food category. Eventually this led to spinning it off from her employer. Now Whisps, the tastiest cheese crisps you’ve…Read More