Let’s start with the good news: women are making progress when it comes to entering the corporate boardroom. The bad news: women still represent a small percentage of corporate board members. Women now hold 17.7 percent of Fortune 1000 board seats, compared to 14.6 percent three years ago, according to a report released last week...
Who: Ivanka Trump, author, designer, real estate scion, CEO and founder of the Ivanka Trump Collection, principal of Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry, wife, mother, and now lifestyle entrepreneur. Why: For creating the ultimate destination for women who work.
Ernst and Young released a report earlier this year stating that while women start businesses at 1.5 times the rate of men and are at least half-owners of 46 percent of privately held firms, only 2 percent of women-owned businesses in the U.S break $1 million in revenue. However, a recent study by French bank...
Normally we at RSR go out on Black Friday and share our perspective on what activity on that special day may mean for the retail season overall. But increasingly, the "season" has already begun by the time we get to the Friday after Thanksgiving, whether because some retailers open on Thursday now instead, or because online shoppers are savvy enough to pick up gift deals well before Black Friday gets here. So instead of offering my take on how the season looks based on how Black Friday does, here's some predictions for the big retail weekend itself.
In last week’s Inner Circle, I highlighted Amanda Hesser, the co-founder and CEO of Food52. Specifically, I covered Hesser’s tips for starting a business, which she discussed at the OPEN for Women: CEO BootCamp in New York City earlier this month. This week, I focus on how Hesser has been able to blend content and commerce...
I had heard briefly about Normal, the manufacturer/retailer of tailor-made 3-D printed premium earphones, before its CEO and Founder Nikki Kaufman took to the stage at PSFK's Future of Retail Event in New York City on Nov. 14. But after hearing about the company in more detail, I was riveted.
In last week’s Inner Circle, I wrote about a Q&A session with Diane von Furstenberg that took place during the OPEN for Women: CEO BootCamp in New York City. This week, I thought I’d discuss some of the insight I gleaned from another speaker at the event, Amanda Hesser, the co-founder and CEO of Food52,...
In part one of this two-part series about the “Makers: Women in Business” PBS documentary, I reviewed the profile done of Spanx Founder and Owner Sara Blakely. In the second and final part of this series, I focus on the documentary’s profile of Rent the Runway Co-Founder and CEO Jennifer Hyman. In 2009, Hyman, along...
Women have traditionally been under-represented in manufacturing and factory jobs, with those positions typically filled by “more physically able” men. This is particularly true in some of the poorer countries around the world that manufacture goods for pennies on the dollar, including India, Bangladesh and China, among others. In fact, it’s rare for women in those countries to have jobs outside of the home at all.
Over the last two years, Debbie Sterling, founder of toy company GoldieBlox, has made a dramatic impact on the “pink aisle.” With a business plan to create engineering-friendly toys for young girls, Sterling was able to raise over $150,000 in just four days on Kickstarter for the startup. Video marketing has helped propel GoldieBlox from fledgling startup into a recognizable brand. Following a highly publicized dispute with the Beastie Boys over its Super Bowl commercial — GoldieBlox used the group's hit song "Girls" in a parody toy video — GoldieBlox is back with a new viral ad.
