Journey

"Years ago, I happened to come upon the tragic tale of an Afghani woman whose face and arm were mangled by her husband with a bucket of acid. I decided I had to help end abuse, and used the unlikely medium of chocolate…" — Katrina Markoff

Sara Holoubek ON Journey

CEO, Luminary Labs

Q: Please share with us the story of how your professional journey began and has brought you to where you are today.

A: I was fortunate in that my parents passed on the entrepreneurship gene. It wasn’t just a choice; it was the very fiber of my family. I recall my parents asking us to weigh in on decisions as early as grade school. We were encouraged to think critically and voice our opinions on a broad variety of decisions. This experience was very ... READ MORE »

Rachel Goldstein ON Journey

President, Agent of Change

Q: Please share with us the story of how your professional journey began and has brought you to where you are today.

A: After years of working on projects that didn’t make a difference in the world, I was B O R E D! I knew that the few events I had produced that helped people think, act or be more enriched made me feel better when it was finished. It was as simple as that. I knew I was going to be ... READ MORE »

Giving New Meaning to How Women Can Climb Their Way to the Top

claudia ON Journey

In February, I woke in the middle of the night panicking about S.H.E. Summit for three consecutive weeks. In April, my husband had an intervention with me because I was talking about S.H.E. Summit morning, noon and night. I talked about it over dinner with friends, during chats with local shopkeepers and even with our READ MORE »

Shauna Mei ON Journey

Founder & CEO, AHAlife

Q: Please share with us the story of how your professional journey began and has brought you to where you are today.

A: I was born in Inner Mongolia and moved to the United States after the Tiananmen Square Massacre. I graduated from MIT with a double major in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, concentrating on Artificial Intelligence and Management Finance, but I always knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur. After graduation, I worked in both Private Equity (Principal Investment Area) and ... READ MORE »

Hayley Barna ON Journey

Co-founder, Birchbox

Q: Please share with us the story of how your professional journey began and has brought you to where you are today.

A: I never knew what I wanted to be when I grew up. Through high school and college I tried everything from research at IBM to trading bonds for a hedge fund. After I graduated, I started my career as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company. I worked with a great group of intelligent and fun people solving a diverse ... READ MORE »

Kelly Hoey ON Journey

Co-founder, Women Innovate Mobile (WIM) Accelerator

Q: Please share with us the story of how your professional journey began and has brought you to where you are today.

A: My professional journey began as an attorney in Toronto, Canada in 1991. In 1998, I moved to New York and this is when my expected career path began to take some interesting turns. Through building my professional networks and connections I was able to shift the focus of my legal career in 2004 then again in 2008 and then to ... READ MORE »