Career Profile: Sarah Kauss, S’well
"Your idea doesn’t have to be perfect, but you have to believe in it. If you think it’s good, there are probably others out there who will value it as well."
Career Profiles
Career Profile: Maribel Perez Wadsworth, USA Today
"Help your fellow women rise to their best selves. Have each others’ backs."
Career Profile: Georgina Gooley, Billie
"If you want to start a business, find something that’s important to you – it can be anything as long as you truly care about it. There will be a lot of distractions along the way so having a north star is important. And most importantly, back yourself."
Career Profile: Kayla Tausche, CNBC
"Create measurable goals for yourself as best you can. Figure out markers you want to hit in a week, a month, a year and five years."
Career Profile: Kendra Scott, Kendra Scott Designs
"Dream big and be disruptive. If you are doing the same thing as everyone else, you’ve already failed. My advice is to take a look at your talents and what makes you unique and use those differentiators to build a business that stands apart from the rest. I promise you will find success when you dare to think differently."
Career Profile: Kimmy Scotti, 8VC
"I learned the hard way not to give anyone else the right to determine what value you're capable of adding. With the exception of a few rare people, most will try to keep you in the box that makes you the most valuable to them or that makes them feel the most comfortable. Rather than letting your fate be in the hands of other people's judgment, the only person that should be in charge of your future is you."
Career Profile: Dorie Golkin Smith and Emelyn Northway, Of Mercer
"The coolest opportunities that you’ll have in 30 years probably don’t even exist right now, so you’re definitely not considering them in your plan. Heck, maybe you’ll be running a company from Mars! Make the best decision each step of the way, and your career will take its natural path, though not the one that you necessarily planned."
Career Profile: Kristen Bell, Actress and Entrepreneur
"I am incredibly lucky to have always had a great support system and a lot of encouragement to follow my ambition. I want to be that support system for people who don’t have it. My goal in life is to spread more joy and reduce suffering any way I can."
Career Profile: Anna Auerbach and Annie Dean, Werk
"'Every peak casts a shadow.' It’s the idea that every strength has a corresponding weakness and vice versa. And this doesn’t just apply to people, it also applies to opportunities and decisions. It is actually about being mindful and balanced."