Skip to main content

3 Most Successful Woman Entrepreneur

 Based on their accomplishments and net worth, the following ladies made our cut for some of the most successful women entrepreneurs to date. Love them or hate them, they sure made names for themselves in strong careers.   


1. Oprah 

No last name is needed for Oprah, known as "the first lady of talk shows." As noted in her online biography, she was born on an isolated farm in Mississippi, where she entertained herself by playacting in front of farm animals. She came from a poor family and experienced sexual abuse at the age of 9, but she says she hit a turning point in her teenage years when her father saved her life.   


Oprah Winfrey's first streak of success came when she won the titles of Miss Black Nashville and Miss Tennessee in her freshman year of college. After graduating, she moved into the TV industry and was soon getting better ratings than daytime talk show pioneer Phil Donahue. Today, Oprah is best known for hosting The Oprah Winfrey Show, being a billionaire philanthropist, and having her own TV network and magazine.   


2. Gisele Bundchen 

In her instant New York Times bestseller Lessons, Gisele Bundchen talked about her time growing up in Brazil with her sisters and how she was teased for being tall and skinny. Those features helped launch her modeling career, and since 2001, she has been one of the highest-paid models in the world.    


Aside from the well-known work she has done in the modeling industry, Bundchen is the founder of Sejaa Pure Skincare. The line includes a face cream, night cream and mud mask. She plays to her personal brand with an entrepreneurial mindset, earning a cut of sales from jelly sandals she designed and her own line of lingerie, according to StyleCaster.   


3. Sheryl Sandberg 

This American technology executive was born in Washington, D.C., but moved to North Miami Beach, Florida, with her family soon after. Her success came at a young age when she was part of the National Honor Society and graduated high school in the ninth position of her senior class with a 4.6 GPA. Her accomplishments in high school did not go unnoticed when she was admitted to Harvard University.   


Sandberg is best known for her work with Google and Facebook and for her New York Times bestseller, Lean In. After holding several prestigious positions with other companies, Sandberg served as Google's vice president of global online sales and operations until she was recruited to be Facebook's first COO.   

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Global Rise of Women Entrepreneurs

  Women’s entrepreneurship has hit a media tipping point. The question is: Is it just a passing media fad that will soon be a blip on the radar screen, or is it actually a real, fundamental economic force that’s reshaping the world? I think it’s safe to say that it’s the latter. Women-owned entities in the formal sector represent   approximately 37% of enterprises globally   — a market worthy of attention by businesses and policy makers alike. While aggregated data is often challenging to find, the recent Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) found 126 million women starting or running businesses, and 98 million operating established (over three and a half years) businesses. That’s 224 million women impacting the global economy — and this survey counts only 67 of the 188 countries recognized by the World Bank. These entrepreneurs cross the spectrum of micro to high growth — from supporting life to creating wealth. They include hair salon owners, high tech vision...
Post a Comment
Read more

3 Challenges A Woman Entrepreneur Has to Take

 1. Defying social expectations Most female business owners who have attended networking events can relate to this scenario: You walk into a crowded seminar and can count the number of women there on one hand. When women entrepreneurs talk business with primarily male executives, it can be unnerving.   In this sort of situation, women may feel as though they need to adopt a stereotypically "male" attitude toward business: competitive, aggressive and sometimes harsh. But successful female CEOs believe that remaining true to yourself and finding your own voice are the keys to rising above preconceived expectations.  "Be yourself, and have confidence in who you are," said Hilary Genga, founder and CEO of Trunkettes. "You made it to where you are through hard work and perseverance, but most importantly, you're there. Don't conform yourself to a man's idea of what a leader should look like."  2. Accessing funding Not all startup founders look for in...
Post a Comment
Read more

How to Become a Successful Entrepreneur

 According to a new National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) study published in a recent Forbes article, over half of all new small business jobs created in the next five years will come from businesses started by women. So why are women so successful as entrepreneurs? Caring About What’s Important Women are typically better at networking than men because women tend to focus on the other person. This natural nurturer skill is something that seems almost genetic. Women are not typically afraid of their emotions, so helping an employee or customer through an emotional life event is comfortable for women. This ability to connect emotionally also means that the bonds that women create will almost be certainly stronger. Women are also less focused on their personal success. They are willing to share credit and innately work better as team members than their ego-driven male counterparts. A 2009 Time magazine study reported by Mashable found that women are less worried about tit...
Post a Comment
Read more