Dear Leticia, Could you please share your background prior to starting your business? My parents, Rolando, Sr. & Graciela Robles, owned four businesses and I ran one of them for 2 years.  They were my first teachers in the business world.   As a teacher, what inspired you to start R.B. Construction? Being self-employed and [...]

Dear Lizzie and Marlowe, Could you please share your background prior to starting The Swingset Mamas? LS- I am a graduate of UMass/Amherst with a B.A in communications.  I worked as a creative arts therapist and facilitator of therapeutic music group with elderly nursing home residents in CT.  I also performed and recorded in a [...]

What was your background prior to starting Bigger Than Your Block, LLC? I grew up really poor and emancipated from foster care. I went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in anthropology with a minor in business management at California State University Dominguez Hills, work on a master’s degree at theUniversityofNorth Texas, and travel to [...]

Dear Kristi, It was great meeting you in York Harbor, ME, specially the way we did, with you offering a stranger (me) a ride back to safety when I was walking in an isolated area, thank you again. In my opinion, you are the perfect entrepreneur to feature in our Values issue of WomenandBiz.com. WBiz. [...]

Dear Kate, WBiz. Your bio is really impressive, could you please share with WomenandBiz.com readers, your background and education experience? KG. I have a PhD in English from Claremont Graduate University, and I’m a writer who loves literature.  I’ve been working in publishing for seventeen years.   WBiz. How do you manage your time in [...]

Dear Shelby, WBiz. Could you tell us about your background prior to starting your business? SM. Sure, I worked in television syndication sales/programming and marketing for about the last 18 years. I started at KCPQ/FOX TV in Seattle as a Program Manager, moved to NY and worked as a Director of Programming for Petry Television [...]

Dear Patricia,   Could you share your background prior to starting your business? Prior to starting Cybertary, I spent more than 20 years in finance management, working in senior level positions for companies such as Nolte Associates and Hewlett-Packard (HP). I decided to leave my position when I realized that my high-demand job had made [...]

Dear Pattie,   Could you share your background prior to starting WomenCentric®? I’ve worked in a few different industries, including advertising, textile manufacturing, yellow pages account management and non-profit companies. My experience covers production planning, advertising account production, customer service, sales, business development and marketing management and fundraising. Been on an entrepreneurial path since 1988, [...]

Dear Lila, Could you share your background prior to becoming an entrepreneur? I have always wanted to work for myself.  Before becoming an entrepreneur, I worked for Merrill Lynch as a Legal Assistant for 10 Years.  I just never liked sitting behind a desk.  It left me feeling uninspired.  Also, due to the fact that [...]

Could you please tell us about your background prior to starting your business? Prior to starting my business, I stayed busy by homeschooling my four young children.  Prior to that, I sold B2B software. Did you have any entrepreneurial experience? If yes, how did it help you in starting this business? If not, what surprised [...]

When I watched Liza Donnelly’s presentation: “Drawing upon humor for change” on TED Women I was inspired by her cartoons and talk. I hope that this article encourages you to learn more about Liza and her projects, and that it motivates you to create your own projects to make a peaceful difference in the world. [...]

Congratulations on publishing “Women Count: A Guide to Changing the World”, it is an inspiring book, showing readers how far women have come and how far we still have to go to continue achieving equality and making a difference in the world. Could you share with WomenandBiz.com, a little bit about your journey? WBiz: What [...]

Dear Amethyst, It is great to connect with you. Could you share with WomenandBiz.com’s readers, your background prior to becoming a Shaman, Sound Healer and Soul’s Path Coach? Great to connect with you too!! Thank you for this wonderful opportunity to share and be of service!  So here is the story…. Up until about 8 [...]

Dear Helen, Could you share with Womenandbiz.com’s readers about your background prior to becoming a Money Relationship Mentor? From the age of nine until I began this work, I was in the performing arts. I was a performing cellist, worked and consulted for Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center and was also an agent at one [...]

Dear Lisa, We’ve known each other for many years, and it’s been great seeing your business grow and you moving into new directions. Thank you for sharing your journey with our readers. Could you please tell us about your background prior to starting Careers Advance? I had dreams of becoming an art director in the [...]

EB. Dear Jane, It was great to listen to you speak during the “Powering Your Legacy Through Business Success” panel at the NAWBO/AWBC National Conference in Washington DC. Your presentation was very inspiring! Could you please tell us about your background prior to starting Dermalogica and The International Dermal Institute? JW. First came The International [...]

Dear Tayelor, It is a great pleasure to interview you and learn more about your entrepreneurial journey and your business Absolute Style and Beauty. Could you share your background before starting your business? What was your education and professional experience? I actually started my business on a part-time basis before I went to college.  I [...]

Dear Deborah, You have provided great tips as a guest writer of Womenandbiz.com, and now you just published your first book, congratulations! Could you share with us your experience prior to becoming an entrepreneur? I spent over twenty years in the corporate world at companies such as JC Penney, Avon, AT&T, Lucent and Johnson and [...]

Tell us about your background before starting Warrior Wear Inc. I attended American University in Washington D.C. and completed both a Carolyn Newman Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and Communications in 1985 and a Masters Degree in Public Administration in 1987.   I have happily worked in the non-profit sector for 22 years, primarily for [...]

Dear Lauron, Thank you for our interview on your radio show Standing Out with Lauron Sonnier, and for posting the podcast at http://bit.ly/9SbS6G. Could you share more about your background prior to starting your own business? Lauron Sonnier Marketing is all I’ve ever done, in one form or another, and I have been very fortunate [...]

Dear Nina: You have been one of our expert guest writers for the last several years, and our readers have received great advice from you. Thank you for your contribution. We would like to learn more about you and your business this time. EB. Could you tell us about your background and your decision to [...]

EB. Could you tell us your background prior to starting your business? NM. Prior to starting my current business, I ran a small customer service auditing business. I would audit customer service provided by businesses ranging from independent stores to large, multinational corporations. I evaluated the overall customer experience and provided reports to companies. I [...]

Could you tell us a little bit about yourself and your background prior to starting your business? I graduated from Indiana University with a BA in Marketing, then earned my Masters of Business Administration at University of Miami, with a specialization in International Business. I’ve always enjoyed sales and marketing, and I have a passion [...]

Could you tell us about your background prior to starting ECOBAGS.com? I was a professional actress in NYC, balancing an acting career with various other positions – 1. Worked at CBS 60 Minutes as Administrative Assistant 2. Senior Account Executive (sales) with MicroVideo, Inc. a start up company that I worked at and helped to [...]

Please tell us about yourself before becoming an entrepreneur. I am originally from Tajikistan and moved, with my family, to the United States when I was 13. A war was breaking out in my country and we left to escape the invading Taliban. When we arrived in our “new country” I was filled with excitement [...]

My first book is published! This business resource guide teaches you—the entrepreneurial woman, when, where, why and how to ask for the help you need, in order to reach your business goals and dreams, while always trusting yourself and your intuition. You can download a free excerpt and purchase the book on the publisher’s site, [...]

It took chance and good fortune to have the paths of Barbara Hyde and Sandy Ramsey cross 15 years ago.  Both had relocated to Phoenix years ago, were business owners and had a need to fill.  Barbara required software for Statewide Barricade and Sandy needed customers for her software development company.  Little did they know [...]

  EB – What was your education and professional experience before becoming an entrepreneur? Were they helpful to starting your businesses? RR – I received my bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Rutgers University and my master’s degree in Marriage & Family Therapy from Iona College. After graduating from Rutgers, I took the opportunity to pursue [...]

What was your education and professional experience? Were they helpful to starting your business? Prior to Oneupweb, I attended college with a focus on commercial advertising photography, worked as a forensic photographer, a mounted policewoman in Florida, and was a pretty serious musher with my own sled-dog team in Alaska. When I stopped racing competitively, [...]

EB: What was your education and professional experience?  Were they helpful to starting your businesses? Kristin: My passion is writing, thus I majored in English/Literature in college.  While in college, my hobby was writing on dating and relationships.  My hobby evolved into a blog and e-newsletter, www.loverelationshipsandmore.com that flourished into an interactive community where women [...]

EB: Dear Jennifer:You’ve been contributing to WomenandBiz.com since March 2007, when we published our 6th issue. We truly appreciate your expert contribution. Through your articles, our readers came to learn a lot about internet marketing, social media, website design and content and just a little bit about yourself and your own experience. I thought it [...]

EB: Dear Monique: It’s been over a year since we featured you on WomenandBiz.com. Could you give us an update on your business? Monique:  Dessert Noir Café & Bar in Beaverton, Oregon, has now been open for four years as of January 29, 2009.  In addition to delivering great desserts, fantastic cocktails, and delectable savory [...]

Elizabeth Lesser, co-founder of The Omega Institute, and author of “The Seeker’s Guide – Making Your Life a Spiritual Adventure” and “Broken Open – How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow”. I first heard about the Omega Institute by reading Elizabeth Lesser’s first book “The Seeker’s Guide”, which was recommended by the instructors of the [...]

Wendy Kaufman, Founder and President of Balancing Life’s Issues Inc. What was your education and professional experience? Were they helpful in starting your business? I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Syracuse University and a Master’s Degree in Industrial Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.  Following graduation, I worked in human resources, career placement [...]

Before becoming an entrepreneur What was your education and professional experience? I hold a BA in Studio Art and Theatre Arts from Mount Holyoke College. I hold an MA in Art Education from Columbia University Teachers College. I am a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (Coaches Training Institute). When did you start your business? I hung [...]

When we first interviewed you back in 2003 for WomenandBiz.com’s first issue, Zinc Bar was about to celebrate its 10th year anniversary and you had just opened Flatiron Lounge with your brother Alex. A few years later you opened Pegu Club. How have your ventures changed, if in anyway, since you’ve established the first business? [...]

Lynda Weinman – Background * What was your education experience? Was it helpful? I had an unorthodox and alternative education, for both high school and college and I think it influenced my attitude towards work and life in a significant way. I went to schools where there wasn’t a lot of structure or forced prerequisites, [...]

at NAWBO-NY Signature Awards Event, March 2008 Could you please tell us about your business? I’m the Founder and President of Indian Bread Company and what you have is a unique concept where we marry Indian flavors with the portability and convenience of the American sandwich. So what you have is curry on the go [...]

at NAWBO-NY Signature Awards Event, March 2008 Please tell us about your business My business is Sachs Morgan Studio, and we design theater buildings for the national performing arts community. Our clients tell us that we design theaters that work for their owners, their patrons, and for the theater professionals that use them. We design [...]

Marsha Firestone founded the Women President’s Organization (WPO) to promote economic security for women by accelerating the growth of women owned businesses and women led businesses. Marsha was working for the American Woman’s Economic Development Corporation (AWED – a not for profit organization that assisted and trained women in starting and running their businesses) as [...]

When we decided that the theme for the 19th issue of WomenandBiz.com would be on Change – how internal and external changes affect your business; I could not think of a better example than of my family business. Therefore, I decided to interview my mother, Fany Balabram, for this issue, so that you can learn [...]

Interview with Melanie M. McEvoy, founder and president of McEvoy & Associates. Background · What was your education experience? Was it helpful? I earned a degree in Women’s Studies and Sociology from the University of Nevada Las Vegas, which is where I grew up. While getting my degree I served as President of the pro-choice [...]

Cheryl Diamond – Background When did you start modeling? At fourteen. It was quite a change from my former vocation as a ballet dancer and touch-football aficionado. But, I was getting too tall for dance and in the twilight of my career as a tomboy. Modeling seemed like a good idea. How did you get [...]

It is interesting that we are featuring Amy Gibson in the Dreams and Realities issue, and you will learn why as you read this interview. Amy Gibson is an inspiring entrepreneur and role model and the founder of Crown and Glory Enterprises, a company that offers wigs and counseling services, and she established her business [...]

Bodanna Since Bodanna’s operations run the whole gamut (from raw clay to the selling of finished product), I have found that all my professional experience has been extremely relevant. When we develop new product lines, the product development experience in sourcing, understanding customer needs, and manufacturing on a larger scale. My experience at Barneys, Macys [...]