The Lane
Founder Profiles
Every founder interview on Total GirlBoss, in one place — the women who built it, in their own words.
Founders
Monica Iancu Founded MIND CTI in 1995. Now It Is Being Sold.
Founders
Amanda Kahlow Built 6sense. Now Her AI Joins the Sales Call
Founders
Rebecca Shostak Is Now CEO of the Startup YC Rejected
Founders
Victoria Prew Handed Hurr to a New CEO and Went Back to Zero
Founders
Paige Spiranac's Paige Co. Gives Her Equity in Pro Shop
Founders
Debra Polanco's Sanctuary, Founded in 1997, Sells to WSG
Founders
Jemima Meyer's Healthleap Raises $38M for Hospital AI
Founders
Vaysh Kewada's Salience Labs Raises $125M for AI Optics
Founders
Eléonore Crespo's Pigment Is Now Worth $2.3 Billion
Founders
Rachel Blank's Allara Raises $30M for Women's Hormone Care
Founders
Stacy Sims, 'Women Are Not Small Men,' Now Has a Startup
Leadership
Ann Rodríguez Is Leading the Deal for 42% of Valencia CF
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Founders
Haley Rosen's Just Women's Sports Buys Victra Sports
Founders
Jessica Herrin's Third Company Is an AI Marketer for Shopify
Founders
Havi Nguyen Raised $82 Million to Pay Family Caregivers
Founders
Sophia Amoruso's Nasty Gal Just Sold Again, for $16 Million
Founders
Who Owns Her Fantasy Box? Kayla Rowe, With No Investors
Founders
Cassandra Curtis Started Once Upon a Farm. Who Owns It Now?
Founders
Hedda Båverud Olsson Builds a Pet Insurer Outside the AI Rush
Founders
Eugenia Kuyda Pitched This Assistant in 2014. Wabi Shipped It.
Founders
Yael Aflalo Still Owns a Fifth of Reformation
Founders
Olamide Olowe Hired Her Own Replacement at Topicals
Founders
Julia Hartz Took Eventbrite Public at $23. She Sold It at $4.50.
Founders
She Left Bumble for Burnout. She Came Back to Shrink It.
Founders
Candace Nelson Sold Sprinkles 13 Years Ago. Then It Closed.
Founders
She Sold Knix for a Canadian Record. Then She Stepped Down Too.
Founders
The Wing Collapsed. Audrey Gelman's Inn Won a Michelin Key.
Culture
Ekta Ankit Mehta on Jain Vegan Food, Ahimsa, and AI
Business
Heather Whaling: Zero Investors, Three Agencies Bought
Founders
Jennifer Hyman Built Rent the Runway, Then Chose to Leave
Business
Elizabeth Stein Started With $5,000. Ferrero Paid $850M.
Business
Her CEO Quit by Email. Jacq Tatelman Grew STATE Bags 10x Anyway.
Founders
Brynn Putnam Sold Mirror for $500M. Then She Started Over
Founders
Gloria Williams Turned Oprah's Tweet Into Footnanny
Business
Val Emanuel Built Rif Care After Her Own Hormone Crisis
Culture
Paige Wilhide: Video Agency by Day, One-Woman Show by Night
Founders
Charlotte Trecartin: CharCharms Founder Story
Business
Vanessa Castillo Built a Creative Agency and a Mindset Movement
Leadership
Holly Knoll Turned a Layoff Into a Tech Consulting Business
Founders
Erin Patten Left Corporate to Build Two Companies From Crisis
Business
Dr. Hannah Rawiszer Helps Solopreneurs Trade Busy for Productive
Leadership
Lauren Hickman Turned Supply Chain Into a Consulting Company
Business
Alison Lumbatis Left Engineering to Style 100,000 Women
Leadership
Carolyn Rodz Built the Small-Business Tool She Wished Existed
Money
Whitney Tingle Turned $700 Into a $150 Million Wellness Company
Money
Catherine Berman's Fintech Proves Impact and Returns Coexist
Founders
Jasmine Crowe-Houston Solves Hunger With Logistics, Not Charity
Culture
How Artist Roya Ghassemi Is Inspiring Young Women
Business
Elena Asher: The True Embodiment of Hope and Determination
Founders
Olga Maria of Branding Collective: From Biology to Branding
Culture
Ella Madatyan Takes Armenian Food To The Next Level
Founders
Nathalie Smith's Business Hustle Is an Inspiration for Women
Money
Viet Ha Do Shares Her Advice For Young Entrepreneurs
Founders
1 Body Med Spa Owner Turista Jackson Is a Baddie in Business
Founders
Gordana Sretenovic on Why Tech Companies Need Female Founders
Culture
International Women’s Day Spotlight: Victoria Jancke
Money
Dr. Markey W. Pierré on the Negotiating Skill Every Woman Needs
Business
Stephanie Joplin Digs Deep With Marisa Peer on The Luxury Dropout
Business
Juliette Kristine, Creator of The Surrender Approach
Culture
Samantha Messias Advocates For Mental Health Through Her Art
Founders
Zahra Lyla: How I Aim To Grow My Agency In The UAE
Culture
Samantina Zenon – The Unconquerable Soul and The Limitless Human
Business
Pivoting Through a Pandemic – Jordan Quinn
Culture
Jax Fanucci Is Proof That Life Works for You, Not Against You
Culture
Dani Thompson Is Crushing Music With DNT Entertainment
Culture
Cassandra Kuzneski: The Designer Behind Cassea Swim
Business
How to Slay Your Limiting Beliefs With Kendra Davies
Leadership
Steph Gorton Helps Female Solopreneurs Scale to 10k+ Per Month
Culture
How Enrapturing My Dark Catalyst Brought My Art to Life
Business
Ada Hu, CEO of NU Media, on Client Pitches
Founders
Ocean Ronquillo-Morgan Scaled Geistwear, a College Merch Brand
Leadership
Why The Power To Choose Is Lynn Whitbeck’s Mantra
Culture
Caroline Crowder Has Consulted for the World's Biggest Brands
Business
Lori Ervin: The Mindset Coach You’ll Want to Know
Business
Meet the Woman Who is Changing How Business Owners Work
Leadership
Writefully Yours – The Marketing Coach You Never Knew You Needed
Culture
Shana Shackelford's La Thick Madame Boutique Opens a New Lane
Culture
Thatja Andrade Teaches Women to Build an Online Business
Business
Why Dr. Suzanne Soliman Is So Much More Than A Pharmacist
Founders
How Kelly Cooper's Military Service Set Her Up for Success
Leadership
Meet The Mindset Coach Behind ASFX, Rylee Bogden
Business
Joy Ahn Ngu Gets Personal About Equipping the Saints
Business
Alisha Gee – Release, Reclaim, and Rise
Business
How This Mom of 2 is Creating a Thriving Online Business
Business
How Slimieefit Is Taking Over the Body-Sculpting Niche
Business
How Audie B Sets the Precedent for Being a Girl Boss
Founders
The Peel Connection founder Nidah Barber-Raymond Shares Her Story
Business
How Lyra Almoite Became a Total GirlBoss
Business
Meet The Woman Who Will Change The Way You View Health
Leadership
Danielle Amos, the Success Mindset Coach Rewiring How You Think
Business
Ashwini Ganapathi on Social Media Secrets
Business
Becoming a Total Girl Boss: Liana Zavo’s Success Story
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