Interviews

• Consumer Services, Technology

  Here's How a Female V.P. at a Tech Startup Faces the Gender Gap

  Nikki Pechet on writing your own maternity leave policy and taking a job for joy, not money.

• Food + Beverage

  Sweet Gig Alert: We Interviewed an Ice Cream Entrepreneur

  We're talking America's favorite summer treat with Robyn Sue Fisher, the woman behind Smitten Ice Cream.

• Technology

  The Content Specialist Who's Helping Women Advance at Facebook

  Jessica Barone on ending the gender gap and why there should be more music majors in Silicon Valley.

• Fashion + Beauty

  This Woman Ditched a Corporate Gig to Launch Her Own Jewelry Business

  From working corporate at Gap, Inc. to running her own jewelry business, Sweet & Spark, this woman's done it all.

• Media

  The Story Behind Lifestyle Blog, Apartment 34's, Success

  After working for a senator in D.C., Erin Heimstra moved west to pursue her love for writing—and it totally paid off.

• Consumer Services, Human Resources

  The Woman Who Started Her Own Company, Wrote a Book, and...Never Went to College

  From receptionist to owner of Star Staffing, Nicole Smartt can teach us all a thing or two about passion and drive.

• Art + Creative

  How to Build a Career as a Freelance Graphic Designer in a Big City

  This self-described "visual communicator" talks hustling and the freelance lifestyle.

• Health

  Isabel Foxen Duke, StopFightingFood.com, Founder

  The founder of Stop Fighting Food talks breaking the rules, particularly when starting your own business.

• Government + Public Policy

  Taryn Taddeo, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, Director, Strategic Partnerships

  Terrified of public speaking? Today’s politically-minded Contessa, Taryn Taddeo, shows you how to jump right in.

• Technology

  Meet the Woman Standing Between You and a Job at Facebook

  Here's what a day-in-the-life of a Facebook recruiter really looks like.