Kimmy Paluch 
We are excited to announce that growth marketing agency, Tuff is partnering with Beta Boom and Womenpreneurs to provide marketing coaching for teams accepted into this year’s Women’s Startup Academy. Tuff brings a proven track record of helping startups at any stage build and execute custom marketing strategies toward sustainable growth. The Women’s Startup Academy … more
After exiting the first company she founded, Desiree Vargas Wrigley–no relation to Chicago’s famous Wrigleys–found herself a stay-at-home-mom for the first time, caring for her two boys who were both under the age of five. Finding activities for her kids proved to be a huge challenge for Desiree, but one that inspired her to embark … more
When Ablorde Ashigbi left Pritzker Group Venture Capital to build his own company, 4Degrees, in 2017, everyone around him was surprised. “You’re leaving VC? The best job on earth? Why the hell would you do that?” Before 4Degrees, Ablorde had never thought about being an entrepreneur. “Building a company is really hard, and the rate … more
In 2014, Ashlee Ammons was living a comfortable life in New York City, producing celebrity driven events and working in brand marketing. She’s close with her mom, Kerry Shrader, and one day Ashlee called to vent about an awkward experience she’d had at a conference mixer. The two women realized that, despite having strong networks … more
Somewhere between the desire to help disaster-prone communities navigate preparedness to revolutionizing the way marginalized people use social media, Meena Palaniappan gave rise to an app most easily described as “facebook for disasters.” Atma Connect is a tech non-profit that runs the AtmaGo app, a local social network with 4.5 million users in Indonesia. Launched … more
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