Tag Archive for ‘woman entrepreneur’
Member Spotlight: Ann Noder of Pitch Public Relations
Pitch Public Relations is a boutique agency specializing in national media outreach. We service everything from small startups to well known big brands and get our clients featured editorially by print, broadcast and online media outlets. Our press contacts are top-notch and our approach is to tailor our pitching, depending on the target, for maximum exposure.
Apprentice Star Goes Online to Help Women Look Their Best
First season Apprentice contestant Kristi Frank may have gotten fired by The Donald on national TV, but that didn’t quell her entrepreneurial spirit. The serial entrepreneur just launched a new venture: BlowDryBootCamp. After her son, Tyler, was born, Kristi just wasn’t interested in spending time and money in the salon, but she still wanted to [...]
Sportscaster Mom Has Pediatricians Prescribing Her New Infant Invention
Leslie Gudel already had a successful career as a sportscaster covering the Philadelphia Phillies when she had children. But when her daughter wouldn’t sleep in anything but her car seat for parts of her first year, Leslie decided to take on a second job — as an inventor. She couldn’t find an infant bed that [...]
Mom Entrepreneur Shares Secrets to Licensing Success
As a single mom with no college education working three jobs, Darla Phillips seemed an unlikely candidate for business success in 1997, but her ideas were strong and she was driven to build a better life for her daughter. It took a lot of perseverance and learning things the hard way, but 12 years later, [...]
Mom of 2 Invents a New Baby Product in Her Dreams
The idea for Hugga-Bébé came to Kimberly Davis in two very vivid dreams. First she dreamed about her nephew being swallowed up by his activity center, then the next night she dreamed about exactly how to create a product that would help support him properly. By day three, Kimberly, who had never sewn before, had [...]
Sisters Find That Drying Out Electronics Is Their Bag
Struggling with hearing loss since she was a baby, Karen Wildman (left) knew a lot about drying out hearing aids from sweat, rain and other moisture. But when she realized she could apply her drying technique to other small electronics and started saving her children’s and friends’ gadgets, she knew she was on to a [...]
How a Debilitating Food Allergy Led to Launching a Baking Company!
Beth George’s story touched me and I think you will feel inspired too. Beth was unwilling to accept the host of diagnoses and psychotropic drugs doctors recommended to deal with her son’s unpredictable behavior. Instead, she was determined to figure out the cause. After years of struggling, she discovered that her son was allergic to [...]
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