The Badass CEO

Hillary Schafer, CEO of Multiplying Good Hillary Schafer is the female CEO of one of the longest-running nonprofits in the USA - Multiplying Good. Multiplying Good focuses on elevating public service as a means to empower individuals. Prior to joining Multiplying Good in September 2013, Hillary Schafer worked on Wall Street for 12 years. She was head of US Institutional Equity Sales in New York for Citigroup, and Hillary was one of the highest-ranking women in the equity business. She joined us to talk about her professional journey and becoming a female CEO, how Multiplying Good is creating nationwide community impact, and her advice for aspiring female entrepreneurs! “It's all about believing in yourself and seeing yourself through the lens of your inherent strengths, not necessarily through the lens of your gender.” -Hillary Find Hillary and Multiplying Good https://www.facebook.com/MultiplyingGood/ www.multiplyinggood.org Episode Contents Her Career Before Multiplying Good As A...

Caley Adams, Founder of Wildes District Do you consider yourself a creative or a numbers person? Being one or the other can make it difficult for business owners to analyze their data or to follow creative trends to establish their business. Considering both factors will help you in launching your business! Caley Adams is the founder of Wildes District, a creative design studio in NYC. Wildes District mainly works with female-owned businesses to help them launch their business. They work with businesses' branding, website, apps, products, and guidance. Caley is creative, but she also analyzes numbers. She thinks it is important to look into your Google Analytics as it can provide you with important information. From looking at your analytics, it’s also important to look at creative trends that will help you differentiate from the competition, visually look different, and most importantly help you communicate differently. She mentioned that color expressive brands are trending, and ...

Kathy Bloomgarden, CEO of Ruder Finn PR How do you run one of the largest PR firms in the world, set standards for the industry, and continue to innovate and expand? Kathy Bloomgarden joins us this week on the podcast to tell us about her career journey and running a global PR agency her father started in 1948! Under Dr. Bloomgarden's leadership, Ruder Finn opened up one of the first global communication offices in China over 25 years ago, growing to eight offices in the region. “It's as essential to have searchable stuff on your website, blog, or social channels. It's essential to have social channel activity to have coverage in the paper itself. I always say to people, ask your kids.” -Kathy Find Kathy and Ruder Finn PR Instagram Website LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE Episode Contents Female CEO Kathy Bloomgarden’s Career Journey Began in Data and Statistics How She Began Building A New Path for Ruder Finn Intuition as an Entrepreneur Building Company Culture and Suppo...

Written by Joyce Wilson Entrepreneurship and Overcoming Fear As A Female Entrepreneur Starting your own business can be an exciting life milestone, allowing you to seize control of your work life and become your own boss. However, entrepreneurship can also be scary. You may stress about not getting a regular paycheck, for example, or worry about possibly failing. Women, in particular, may be prone to such worries, especially if they've experienced professional setbacks related to the "glass ceiling" in the past. According to Harvard Business Review, fear is perfectly normal among startup owners and, while it can be a hindrance, it can also be helpful in some cases. Read on to learn how you can overcome your fear of entrepreneurship as a businesswoman. Do your research and prepare a business plan Uncertainty is a common source of fear among women business owners. You can help eliminate doubt by strategically planning your business and minimizing the risk of unwelcome surp...

Inna Braverman Inna Braverman, Founder of Eco Wave Power Interested in creating change with your business? Inna Braverman is a female business leader with a bold mission to create change through wave energy. She is the founder of Eco Wave Power, the leading onshore wave energy company that turns waves into green energy! Her accolades include the UN Global Climate Action Award and being named one of the “Females Changing the World” by Wired Magazine. “No matter what people tell us, that we're weak, that we cannot, that it's not possible, we should definitely not step down because, if we step down, our female friend will step down, our children will step down, their children will step down, and that's a very negative chain of events, and that's something that we definitely have to prevent.” -Inna Find Inna and Eco Wave Power Instagram Website Facebook LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE! Episode Contents How Her Childhood and A Second Chance At Life Inspired Her to Start E...