On April 4, 2019, 350 people gathered for the second annual Champion Awards, presented by the Female Founders Alliance and Reverb, in Seattle, Wash., to honor the people and organizations who are making an impact on gender equity. Founder and CEO of the Female Founders Alliance, Leslie Feinzaig, at 37 weeks pregnant with her second […] [...]
The Female Founders Alliance didn’t exist when I started Simplicity Consulting in 2006. When I stepped away from a successful, 14-year career in corporate America, some people thought I was crazy. I wasn’t sure if I’d be successful out on my own, but I knew that I needed something different. I had a track record […] [...]
Yesterday I gave a keynote speech in front of an 80% male audience. That’s not an unusual statement. I’m a reluctantly frequent speaker. And I work in the tech and startup ecosystem, where most audiences are overwhelmingly male. And yet: Yesterday I gave a keynote speech in front of an 80% male audience. I am […] [...]
Gabriela Alban Hidalgo is the CEO and Co-Founder of Capuli Club Tell us about your company. What inspired you to start it? My first passion, architecture, helped me cultivate a longing to make people happy with my work. In learning more about entrepreneurship I became convinced that business can be so much more than an […] [...]
The Female Founders Alliance has a brand new home. Today, we are thrilled to announce a broad national partnership with WeWork Labs, setting the stage for a meaningful collaboration that will benefit all our members — and every female entrepreneur who is a WeWork member, too. Together, FFA and WeWork labs will build a more […] [...]
January has always been a time of renewal for me. Last January, I made the decision to turn the Female Founders Alliance from a hobby to a mission. In the months that followed, FFA evolved from a small Facebook group to a social impact corporation running a national accelerator for female-founded, venture-scale companies. With the […] [...]
Juliet Horton is the Founder & CEO of Everly. Armed with a wealth of experience in technology and finance, Juliet launched her entrepreneurial career with Everly after realizing something was missing from her career – passion. Everly is completely changing how couples plan their wedding by providing all the personalized support of a wedding planner […] [...]
If I had to summarize 2018 in one word, it would be gratitude. This time last year, FFA was little more than a Facebook group that met in person every so often. I was focused on Venture Kits for the holiday season, but slowly coming to the realization that my company and my passion project […] [...]
I remember the days when holidays meant time off, reconnecting with friends and family, fabulous vacation travel and end of year bonuses. But now, I am a mom and an entrepreneur. For me, holidays are no longer blissful and restful. Holidays mean hustling to get some sell through (yes, I still have Venture Kits inventory), […] [...]
Melissa Strawn is the Founder & CEO of MyPeopleNow, Inc. Her incredible journey is a testament to the power of resilience, as you can learn from her genuine, down to earth, no-holds-barred, must-read blog. “If you have a passion for building a better freelance economy, a mission toward ending poverty and social service dependence, or […] [...]
