Melissa Butler is a well-known American entrepreneur. She founded the cosmetic brand The Lip Bar. Butler had an appearance on Shark Tank in 2015 where her pitch for the vegan lipstick brand was rejected by every judge. From 2012 to 2015, the firm earned $100,000 in revenue. In addition, the lipsticks consist of bright colors and nudes, many with cocktail-themed names.
Michelle Seitz is a prominent American investor and business executive. She is the previous chief executive officer and chairman of Russell Investments. Furthermore, Michelle is one of the few women in the world who was leading a global asset management firm.
Terri Jackson is a prominent American who works for the Women’s National Basketball Players Association as an executive director. Furthermore, she was featured in Sports Illustrated “The Unrelenting”, on the most powerful women in sports in the year 2020.
Penny Pritzker ( Full Name: Penny Sue Pritzker) is a popular American billionaire businesswoman and civic leader who is the founder and Chairman of PSP Partners and its affiliates, Pritzker Realty Group, PSP Capital, and PSP Growth. Before, Penny worked as the 38th United States Secretary of Commerce in the Obama administration from 2013 until 2017. She also worked as an executive chairman of the board of TransUnion and is a past board member of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Marmon Group, as well as LaSalle Bank Corporation.
Ellen Pao is a well-known American investor. She was an interim CEO of social media company Reddit. She hit the headlines in 2012 for filing a failed gender discrimination suit against her employer, venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins. In addition, she has been the co-founder and CEO of Project Include since 2016.
Karen Mills is a popular American Stand Up Comedian, Motivational Speaker, ovarian cancer survivor, and All American Basketball Player. She brings her clean, clever comedy, positive message, strong stage presence, and entertaining style to cancer survivor events, health conferences, as well as women’s events. She has made a career out of making people laugh. Karen has been a nationally touring comedian for more than 25 years and can be heard daily on Sirius / XM comedy channels.
Jessica Livingston is a prominent author and writer. She is the founding partner of the seed-stage venture firm Y Combinator. Furthermore, Jessica is the author of a book written back in the year 2007 entitled Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days.
Aileen Lee is a well-known American venture capital angel investor who is a co-founder of Cowboy Ventures. The firm has invested in startups including Bloom Energy, Dollar Shave Club, and Rent the Runway. The firm stated that it has raised Cowboy Ventures III, a $95 million fund dedicated to backing seed-stage technology startups. In addition, she is a founding member of All Raise.
Theresia Gouw is a well-known American entrepreneur and venture capital investor. She mostly ventures in the technology sector and she is the richest female venture capitalist worth $500 Million. She co-founded Aspect Ventures, a female-led venture capital firm, in 2014. In addition, she worked at Bain & Company, Release Software, and Accel Partners.
Ernestine Fu is a popular American venture capital investor and author who is an investment partner at Brave Capital specializing investing in big data, security, and transportation technology startups. She published “Civic Work, Civic Lessons” with retired Stanford Law School Dean Thomas Ehrlich and “Renewed Energy” alongside Nobel Prize energy economist John Weyant. Encouraged by her colleagues’ government and national security backgrounds, in specific their work at the NSA and In-Q-Tel, Ernestine began her profession at Alsop Louie Partners as an undergraduate at Stanford University and has since worked as a venture partner at the firm.