I am a big believer in imperfect action and I would rather make a mistake than never try. I also know my own limits and make sure that I build a team around me, to make up for my short-comings. Experienced and passionate recruiter and business owner. Karla has…
Never give up. If you have an idea or a dream, you have to make plans in order to make them come to fruition. Born and raised in the Bronx, New York, William Doonan understands the speed and needs of the city he calls home. A member of the…
Be true to who you are at the core. I feel that as adults we have a tendency to lose sight of who we were at an earlier age. Elena Hahn Kiam has focused both professionally and philanthropically on creating opportunities for others, particularly those who are entering the…
I think it is important to passionately believe in what you do and that what you are doing is going to change the world for the better. From 2001-2014, Tory Kiam, III was the Chief Executive Officer of lia sophia, which became the leading direct seller of fashion jewelry….
Pay attention to great ideas, no matter if the person saying them is 80 or 18. Ken Kurson is the founder of the cryptocurrency publication ModernConsensus.com and the political site NewJerseyGlobe.com, whose founding was covered in Politico. In 2016, Kurson was welcomed to the board of directors of Ripple,…
I don’t talk about it, I do it. I don’t hope for it, I manifest it. I find problems that I encounter, and I come up with solutions. Ari S. Goldberg is the founder of RNMKR, an investment firm that applies proven business practices, multiplied by the scale of…
The fire within you needs to be there. Launching a company is no joke and you better believe in your company and its potential when people don’t believe in you. A passionate and self-motivated MBA with 14 plus years in the corporate and non-profit space, Jennifer left her full-time…
Don’t let the lack of female technologists stop you. Become a role model yourself. Anuja Ketan is the CTO and Co-Founder of NewtonX, the world’s first AI-powered knowledge access platform. Prior to founding NewtonX, she was the CTO at Zillion, one of the largest healthcare marketplaces in the world,…
Hiring employees who share the same heart for your business—and letting go the ones who don’t—is one way to cultivate a healthy work culture. Larry Scheinfeld is a co-founder and a partner at Zelkova Ventures. Larry spends a majority of his time working with companies in the current portfolio…
As an entrepreneur, I look at something not just from my point of view but from everyone’s point of view. Common Connect is a new professional networking app created to connect people based on interest, careers, and proximity. A woman-led mobile technology company based in the Greater New York…