Category archives: My First Moves

Absolut Art CEO Nahema Mehta turned her rent-to-own art startup into a profitable reality thanks to sheer persistence.

Lily and Hopie Stockman transformed their long-distance art project into a fast-growing business — by not heeding advice from Harvard Business School and staying true to their vision for a socially-minded brand.

Knix founder Joanna Griffiths built a company to serve women — all women. When her wholesale partners were failing her customers, she made a drastic pivot.

Before she launched Create & Cultivate, Jaclyn Johnson founded No Subject, a marketing and events firm. But she never intended to be the boss.

Michelle Kennedy took her expertise as a leader in the swipe-right dating world and created Peanut, a networking app for moms.

The founder of the mission-driven FEED looks back on turning her passion project into a fully formed business operation — and finding the right partners to help the brand grow.

Alex Friedman and Jordana Kier learned on the fly to turn their organic tampon company into a VC-funded reality.

Former ad exec Georgina Gooley had never launched a brand before. By getting to know the space she was entering-and the consumers she hoped to serve-she set out to disrupt the shaving industry.

Anna Bond and her husband Nathan had no money, no jobs and no business experience when they decided to launch the now-beloved stationery brand. Here’s how they went from broke to $22 million in revenue.

Pooja Sankar gave new meaning to the word “scrappy” as she built her online question-and-answer forum