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Articles

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    Freelance + Entrepreneurship, Workplace Toxicity
    Why Multi-Level Marketing Companies Target Women

    Multi-level marketing is not just Tupperware parties anymore. With economic uncertainty, MLMs are still up to their old tricks. Why do MLMs and pyramid schemes target women? Find out.

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    Professional Development
    This Entrepreneur Shares Her 3 Surprising Keys to Career Success

    Meet Emily Steele, a successful Iowa-based business owner, who’s sharing the 3 things that have had the most influence on her career success.

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    Cultivating Confidence, Professional Development
    23 Subreddits to Supercharge Your Career

    Wondering what everyone is doing on Reddit? We scoured Reddit to find the best subreddits to help your career.

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    Job Search Strategies
    5 Reasons to Take the Job You Don't Want

    Who said you have to love the job you have? Okay, lots of people. But we're rebels.

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    Diversity, Belonging + Inclusion, Routines + Productivity, Working From Home
    100 Days of Self-Care: Why I’m Doing It + Why You Should, Too

    Follow along with one writer’s journey as she tackles work, life, and everything in between through 100 days of self-care.

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    Cultivating Confidence, Goal-Setting, Leadership + Management, Routines + Productivity, Work Culture
    How to Hustle Like an Entrepreneur—Even If You're Not One

    Not an entrepreneur? No problem. Here's how you can take the best entrepreneurial qualities—and apply them to your own work.

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    Budget, Freelance + Entrepreneurship
    How to Create a Budget + Financial Forecast

    We talk about budgeting a lot, but do you have a financial forecast set up? Here's how to create a budget and financial forecast for your entrepreneurial path, your small business, or even yourself.

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    Freelance + Entrepreneurship
    How COVID-19 Has Impacted Career Contessa's Business

    Career Contessa has grown from a hobby I started after a school project into a full-time business. Here's how my small business is weathering COVID-19.

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    Freelance + Entrepreneurship
    6 Tips on Success We Learned From Rihanna, the Ultimate Serial Entrepreneur

    When you think of the term “serial entrepreneur” or “mogul,” Rihanna should come to mind. If she doesn't already, she will.

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    Cultivating Confidence
    How to Make Google Fall in Love With Your Personal Website

    We've all probably heard of search engine marketing and search engine optimization. In this article, we de-clutter all the marketing lingo to get you started optimizing your personal website.

Interviews

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    Technology
    A Tech Founder on Why Being an Outsider Is a Strength

    "I actually think most successful founders are rebels, of a sort. We’re trying to do new things and take on entrenched systems or ways of thinking. What makes me and our company different is that we’re outsiders."

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    Fashion + Beauty
    Unretouched—How Heather Caye Brown Disrupted the Swimwear Industry from Iowa

    Heather Caye Brown always knew she wanted to be a designer. When she found out she wanted to spend the remainder of her life in a bikini, her career as a swimwear designer took off. Here's how she founded NIGHT DIVE from her home in Iowa.

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    Technology
    This Serial Entrepreneur's Motivation Is Completely Rooted in One Virtue—Empathy

    "Fostering connections, empowering others, and actively contributing to a more diverse narrative are core to what I’ve dedicated my life to. The topics change as do the strategies, but the goal is the same."

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    Technology
    The Woman Taking the ‘Ick' Out of Dating for All the Single Ladies

    Meet Dawoon Kang, founder of the women-centric dating app, Coffee Meets Bagel.

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    Consumer Goods
    Rising Tide Society's Founder on Why Not Everyone's Cut Out for Entrepreneurship

    Natalie Franke on creative entrepreneurship and her journey with Rising Tide Society

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    Media, Travel + Hospitality
    Women Who Lead: Hitha Palepu of Hitha on the Go

    On traveling for work, travel as work, and everything in between.

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    Consumer Services, Education, Finance
    Women Who Lead: Alexandra Dickinson, Founder and CEO of Ask For It

    On taking risks and asking for more—always.

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    Art + Creative
    An Interview with the Woman Behind Lauren Taylor Creates

    World traveler, self-taught artist, and entrepreneur—Lauren Taylor Engel talks why you should never let the fear of failing get in your way.

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    Fashion + Beauty
    The Founder of NYX Cosmetics on Moving in with Your Parents and Launching an Empire

    She's talking entrepreneurial priorities, drive, and her latest venture, Butter Ventures LLC.

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    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.