When one of Dulma Altan’s followers called her videos “TikTok B-School for Women,” she didn’t just laugh and move on; she turned it into her tagline. Now, it’s how people refer to her online. Intentional moves like that set Dulma, who is well-versed in business strategy from her work as an entrepreneur, apart from other … Read more
Earlier this month, Kim Kardashian’s apparel company Skims made headlines after closing a $270 million fundraising round, reaching a valuation of $4 billion. In a business climate where VCs are pulling back investment from direct-to-consumer brands, this accomplishment is quite the feat for a four-year-old business. Skims initially launched in 2019, offering shapewear and intimates. … Read more
As the second-largest search engine, with over 2 billion users per month, YouTube is an undeniably important channel for your marketing efforts. Knowing how to optimize your YouTube channel can help you increase your chances of discoverability and reach more people. One of the most important tactics for optimizing your YouTube channel is to create … Read more
So often as a mission-based business owner, it can feel like I have the most important message in the world—but nobody wants to listen to it. When I first started building Diversability with the vision of creating a community of people with disabilities (and the allies who support us) elevating disability pride, I kept encountering … Read more
From the moment I launched The Flourish Market—a boutique that specializes in selling clothing, accessories, and gifts that have a bigger purpose—I knew that we would need to think about our holiday promotions differently. Given that most of the 200+ brands we partner with are B-corps or fair trade companies, our margins are already tighter … Read more
When we weren’t feeling fulfilled in our corporate jobs, we knew we were tired of working for someone else, but we were also looking for more ways to get involved with our community. We had become those typical working Americans who close our garage doors after coming home from work and don’t emerge to connect … Read more
The origin story of my business will be familiar to so many entrepreneurs: I was tired of my full-time job and had an idea I just couldn’t let go of. At the time, I was working for a design firm and was frustrated that everything we were selling was so expensive. I had a vision … Read more
Like many business owners, for the first five years of getting my company off ground, “founder” was my entire identity. My video creator platform, Sightworthy, took up all of my energy as we went through an accelerator, considered fundraising and ultimately decided to bootstrap, and grew to a profitable company working on marketing projects with … Read more
