Founder Stories
We're inspired by founders who are changing the way the world buys, sells, and thinks. Below, we cover the ups and downs of those who’ve built something from the ground up in hopes that through their challenges and victories, you can find purpose and inspiration for whatever idea you’ve been thinking about.
These Friends Built a Beauty Brand to Help the World’s Water Crisis
The Future of South End Lies in Boston’s Storied Past
Stay Sexy, Don't Get Murdered, Build an Empire
Overdraft: What Happened When KaiKini’s Debt Quadrupled
Refurbishing the Rust Belt: Founder Stories from Detroit
Her Paralyzing Disease Led to a New Nonprofit
Overdraft: When One Half of Two Wheel Gear’s Founding Team Wanted Out
California Schemin’: Venice Creatives Take Back Their Community
8 Recommended Reads for Aspiring Social Entrepreneurs
Overdraft: When a Tarot Designer Lost Her Safety Net
Why Some Creatives Escape to Tofino—and Nowhere Else
They’re Making Fair Trade Coffee a Bit Fairer
These Creators Are Adding a Twist to Tradition—in Kyoto, and Nowhere Else
Her LGBTQ+ Lifestyle Brand was Inspired by a Dog
Overdraft: A Last Resort for the Founder of Green Glass
Introducing: And Nowhere Else
Paradise Found: After the Storm in Key West
She Built a Local Economy in the Tibetan Plateau—with Yak Wool
Meet the Entrepreneurial Women of Social Change
Join Shay Mitchell on Her Speed Dates with Three Female Founders
Mary Young Gets Women to Bare (Almost) All
Success Stories from Founders Who Aren’t About Business as Usual
Ashley Nell Tipton is Shaping Our Perception of Plus Fashion
Carnivores: Meet Your Meatless Butchers
Introducing Overdraft: Deeply Personal Stories About Financial Struggle
Overdraft: How AnaOno’s Founder Got Back to Black
How World Travel Inspired a Small-Town Motorcycle Café
Every Woman Needs Access to Feminine Hygiene. Period
Breast Cancer Before 40: How Founders Are Supporting Survivors
From Fitness Fanatic to Business Founder
Meet the Superwomen Breaking Barriers in the Comic Book Industry
What to Read in 2018: 23 Books for Entrepreneurs, Written by Women
Why (and How to) Support Small Businesses this Holiday Season
Get Inspired: 8 Great Small Business Stories from Shopify Workroom
Life Lessons from 9 Inspiring Entrepreneurs Over 50
What It Actually Takes to Become a Full-Time YouTuber: The “Yes Theory”
What Raising Kids Taught 9 Entrepreneur Dads About Work-Life Balance
9 Businesses Run by Badass Multitasking Super-Moms
What's Your Plan B? How a Pro Athlete Built a Winter Coat Brand in the Off-Season
Listen Up: 18 Podcasts for Entrepreneurs, Hosted by Women
Where Good Ideas Come From (And How to Have More of Them)
10 Tactics for Sticking to Your Small Business Resolutions
Christmas Crazes: How a Few Unlikely Ideas Changed the Toy Industry Forever
This Rancher Found Retirement Happiness in Entrepreneurship (and You Can Too)
7 Book Recommendations from Tim Ferriss's Tools of Titans [Giveaway]
Building a Beautiful Online Store: 15 Design Experts Share Their Tips and Advice
15 Bragworthy Gift Ideas for the Entrepreneur in Your Life
Proceed to Checkout: The Unexpected Story of How Ecommerce Started
