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Dress to Impress Like These Inspiring Women Dominating Business in the US
Women are dominating the world, including the corporate industry, and it’s about time they receive the overdue recognition (ahem, and equal pay) they deserve, earned and longed for. Times are changing and female success is coming to limelight and it’s to be celebrated! So, grab your corporate ladies designer backpacks because you're going to need them after this dose of motivation as we've created a list of inspiring women and female entrepreneurs that motivate other businesswomen to take their their lives and career by the reins. You’ll definitely want to follow these corporate ladies, both on Instagram and in real life.
Inspiring Female Entrepreneurs and Corporate Women
Melanie Perkins, Founder of Canva
Recognized as one of the youngest female CEOs leading a tech start up, Melanie Perkins is definitely an inspirational female entrepreneur that’s worth your attention. Melanie’s entrepreneurial adventures started at the mere age of 14 when she began creating and selling handmade scarves at local shops and markets in Perth, Australia.
As she grew older, her career goals grew even larger. While studying Communications, Psychology and Commerce in University, Melanie was inspired to create an online platform that makes it easy and affordable for people to design their own graphics. That platform is what we all know of today as Canva. Its current worth is over a billion dollars - and Melanie’s life and career are just getting started. There's no denying that this is only the beginning of the many great things Melanie will bring to the tech industry.
Morgan DeBaun, CEO & Co-Founder of Blavity
If there’s one inspirational female who should be on your list of corporate women to follow, Morgan DeBaun is definitely it. Born in St. Louis in a predominately white neighborhood, Morgan says that it was the power of being surrounded by strong, positive black role models that made the difference in her upbringing. Fast forward a couple of years and while Morgan was attending Washington University, she came up with an idea, an idea that would drastically change her life, as well as many others.
Blavity originally started as a gathering of African-American students chatting over lunch, but it didn’t take long for Morgan’s innovative business mind to take it to the next level. She decided to quit her job at a business and finance software company to work on “what was really going on on the ground.” So, she partnered up with Aaron Samuels and launched Blavity, an online platform created by and for young black Americans.
To date, Morgan has been recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List, as well as one of The Top 100 Most Influential African Americans, Top 10 Innovators of the Year and Forbes Top 50 Women in Tech.
Marah Lidey, Co-CEO & Co-Founder of Shine
As the popular social media phase goes, “Self-care is not selfish”. Marah Lidey is the Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Shine, an online app that sends powerful, inspirational and self-help reminders through daily messages.
Prior to Shine Text, there was nothing out there that tackled self-care and self-help for millennials in a way that was relatable to them, and she was inspired to change that.
Today, more than half a million people use Shine in over 165 countries. It’s safe to say that Marah found a self-care solution that has the potential to improve the lives of many.
Women are dominating the world, including the corporate industry, and it’s about time they receive the overdue recognition (ahem, and equal pay) they deserve, earned and longed for. Times are changing and female success is coming to limelight and it’s to be celebrated! So, grab your corporate ladies designer backpacks because you're going to need them after this dose of motivation as we've created a list of inspiring women and female entrepreneurs that motivate other businesswomen to take their their lives and career by the reins. You’ll definitely want to follow these corporate ladies, both on Instagram and in real life.
Inspiring Female Entrepreneurs and Corporate Women
Melanie Perkins, Founder of Canva
Recognized as one of the youngest female CEOs leading a tech start up, Melanie Perkins is definitely an inspirational female entrepreneur that’s worth your attention. Melanie’s entrepreneurial adventures started at the mere age of 14 when she began creating and selling handmade scarves at local shops and markets in Perth, Australia.
As she grew older, her career goals grew even larger. While studying Communications, Psychology and Commerce in University, Melanie was inspired to create an online platform that makes it easy and affordable for people to design their own graphics. That platform is what we all know of today as Canva. Its current worth is over a billion dollars - and Melanie’s life and career are just getting started. There's no denying that this is only the beginning of the many great things Melanie will bring to the tech industry.
Morgan DeBaun, CEO & Co-Founder of Blavity
If there’s one inspirational female who should be on your list of corporate women to follow, Morgan DeBaun is definitely it. Born in St. Louis in a predominately white neighborhood, Morgan says that it was the power of being surrounded by strong, positive black role models that made the difference in her upbringing. Fast forward a couple of years and while Morgan was attending Washington University, she came up with an idea, an idea that would drastically change her life, as well as many others.
Blavity originally started as a gathering of African-American students chatting over lunch, but it didn’t take long for Morgan’s innovative business mind to take it to the next level. She decided to quit her job at a business and finance software company to work on “what was really going on on the ground.” So, she partnered up with Aaron Samuels and launched Blavity, an online platform created by and for young black Americans.
To date, Morgan has been recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List, as well as one of The Top 100 Most Influential African Americans, Top 10 Innovators of the Year and Forbes Top 50 Women in Tech.
Marah Lidey, Co-CEO & Co-Founder of Shine
As the popular social media phase goes, “Self-care is not selfish”. Marah Lidey is the Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Shine, an online app that sends powerful, inspirational and self-help reminders through daily messages.
Prior to Shine Text, there was nothing out there that tackled self-care and self-help for millennials in a way that was relatable to them, and she was inspired to change that.
Today, more than half a million people use Shine in over 165 countries. It’s safe to say that Marah found a self-care solution that has the potential to improve the lives of many.
