Women entrepreneurs worldwide are carving out a niche for themselves in unconventional businesses. Take Aakanksha Bhargava. She joined her father’s logistics business in 2007, and for the longest time, subordinates did not take her seriously. Fast forward to 2017 and she is the undisputed boss. Yes, the boss daughter, but still the boss, and over the last decade, she has helped grow the business exponentially.
“I worked hard to change the perception of the people as well as the fortunes of the company,” she said. Bhargava asserted there are no differences between a woman and a man when it comes to business.
And then there’s the founders of cow-based sustainable living company A2 Naturals, run by Shivali and Radhika Miglani and their mom.
“Extensive R&D into merging the traditional with the modern led to developing a range of cow-based, daily-use products,” said Radhika, adding that the quirkiness of her business is often frowned upon.
Pointers from the article:
- The success of a woman lies in supporting other women
- A mom can be the strongest pillar of support.
- Take the plunge [business ownership] and you will see the miracles.
- The hurdles [to starting a business] are just in the mind.
- Always do what you feel you need to do.
- There are no differences between a man and a woman when it comes to business.
- There is nothing a woman can’t do. Absolutely, it’s an open secret!
- Being a woman [ global] entrepreneur makes me feel more in control of my life.
- In our office, the smartest women surround me.
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Against All Odds: How a 27-Year Old Grew a Company Into a Global Empire
Published October 9, 2016 Gender challenges , global women entrepreneurs , Inspiration Leave a CommentTags: female entrepreneur, global entrepreneur, Julie Smolyansky, Lifeway Foods, sexist comment
Perfect timing. Considering the current political firestorm taking place between USA presidential candidates Trump and Clinton, here’s a different twist. Julie Smolyansky (pictured), the C.E.O. of Lifeway Foods, recalls the moment that fueled her drive to prove critics wrong when her father suddenly had a heart attack and passed away in 2002. At the time, Julie had been working with her father for five years. Here’s the comment she received:
“There’s no way that a 27-year-old girl can run this company. That’s it. It’s done,” he [one of her late father’s friends] told her. The line galvanized Smolyansky. “That really fueled me and inspired me to prove him wrong. I found the courage to ignore him and to keep moving forward.”
Since then, revenue at Lifeway Foods has increased six-fold under Julie’s leadership and expanded across the United States and internationally. The global company now has a market capitalization of about $250 million.
Get inspired. Read the full story: How a Sexist Comment Drove One Female Entrepreneur to Build a $250 Million Empire
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