Gone are the days when women were forced to stay indoors and cook while the men made the money. Well, that’s naive. It’s far from gone, and in many countries around the world, and for many millions of women around the world that is still a sad reality. However, the old world is definitely in the process of leaving. And there’s really no better evidence of that than to celebrate the success women entrepreneurs have been making around the world. This is a list of 5 women entrepreneurs who can provide some much needed inspiration and hope to the women around the world still living under the pernicious shadow of patriarchy, these are the 5 women entrepreneurs who are taking the world by storm and no one can stop them.
Sophia Amoruso, Founder of Nasty Gal
As the name suggests, neither this brand nor its founder care to be either coy or ‘proper’. The name itself is inspired by a Bettie Davis song about the power of owning one’s sexuality and individuality. That is what the clothing line Nasty Gal offers, a defiant, edgy and forward-looking aesthetic. According to Forbes she is “Fashion’s New Phenom”, despite the fact that she recently stepped down as CEO, fanning flames to the rumors that the clothing line wasn’t doing all that well. However, she is a wrecking ball coming at the world at full force and she’s recently released a memoir titled #GIRLBOSS, taking two terms that are often used to demean or denigrate and turning them into an empowerment battle cry.
Victoria Ransom, Serial Entrepreneur
She’s one of Forbes’ most powerful women entrepreneurs and even featured in their 40 under 40 list back in 2012. She is a serial entrepreneur who founded and navigated 3 successful ventures — Access Trips, Wildfire Interactive, and SaaS (a social marketing company). The latter two of them were eventually bought over by Google, Wildfire was sold for $450 million, and Ransom in turn took up holds as the Director of Product at Google.
Tory Burch, Founder and CEO of Tory Burch
She worked for all the top fashion brands — Vera Wang, Ralph Lauren, and Narciso Rodriguez. And when she finally learnt all she could, she decided to take off on her own and set up her brand out of her own Manhattan apartment back in 2004. She was even endorsed by Oprah Winfrey herself, another one of the most powerful women, nay persons, in the world. This endorsement really helped Burch’ self named line shoot off. Her line deals with accessories, clothing, etc, and has won her several fashion awards since.
over 180 stores worldwide.
Erica Nicole, Founder and CEO of YFS Magazine
YFS here is in itself a call to empowerment so catchy and powerful in its millennial feminist sentiment that it would actually sound perfect in a Beyonce single. The YFS here stands for Young, Fabulous and Self-Employed, and it is one of the most influential small-business news sites in the world right now. Nicole has an eye for crazy viral columns that are fresh and hip and perfectly capture the spirit of the modern cosmo age. Entrepreneur magazine named her one of the “15 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2015.”
about fashion and lifestyle.
Jessica Alba, Actress and Businesswoman
Jessica Alba is the perfect combination of beauty with brains and all things smart. Along with being this super-hot actress and model, Jessica launched her own venture The Honest Company with a friend in the year 2011. The company sells non-toxic products, including diapers, baby wipes and 100 other products. This pretty lady’s company is worth 340 million dollars and is planning to venture into wholesale deals with Target, Whole Foods and Costco soon. Jessica with her entrepreneurial skills has proved women can own and run businesses successfully, despite having an alternate glamorous career. She has managed to find the right balance between being a well-heeled businesswoman and an actress too.
So these are some of the great Women Entrepreneurs that the world really needs to look out for, cause they really can do it all!
