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"I jumped at the opportunity to…work at a mission based company, in the business of changing people’s lives for the better." — Cheryl Callan

Jennifer Chen

Jennifer Chen ON Journey

Co-founder & President, Givology

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

A: Givology started in 2008 because we wanted to solve a few fundamental problems we saw in nonprofits that worked internationally, specifically in the educational space. We identified three problem areas: lack of transparency, lack of “democratic giving,” and the non-existence of a channel to give online to very small grassroots organizations that touch the most marginalized rural residents. When I ... READ MORE »

Summer Rayne Oakes

Summer Rayne Oakes ON Journey

Co-founder, Source4Style

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

A: I got on the bus, both literally and figuratively speaking. One day at college I decided that I wanted to connect my environmental work to a greater mainstream audience, and I thought the fashion industry would be an elegant medium to do that in. I bought a round trip ticket to NYC after setting up some initial meetings with photographers and ... READ MORE »

Natalia Oberti Noguera

Natalia Oberti Noguera ON Journey

Founder & CEO, Pipeline Fellowship

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

A: In 2008, I launched a professional network of women social entrepreneurs (and intrapreneurs) called New York Women Social Entrepreneurs (NYWSE) and grew the community from six women to over 1,200 members. I kept hearing how difficult it was to secure funding as a for-profit social venture and realized that there are a lot of hybrid ventures and not enough hybrid investors. At the same time, ... READ MORE »

Tereza Nemessanyi

Tereza Nemessanyi ON Journey

Founder & CEO, Honestly Now

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

A: I knew since middle school that I wanted to work at the intersection of media and business. I studied communications in college and started as a journalist in Prague, when Eastern Europe was in the midst of transformation, but quickly moved into TV startups. That was the early 90’s and we launched the first commercial TV network in post-Communist Europe. ... READ MORE »

Charlotte Beyer

Charlotte Beyer ON Journey

Founder, Institute for Private Investors

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

A: Like many entrepreneurs, I began in a spare room (not the garage which was a mess!) in my house in the suburbs. After a twenty-year career on Wall Street working for a bank and then investment firms, where I had fought for each promotion and often felt ‘out of step’ with the male culture, I had a deep yearning to ... READ MORE »

Albertina (Mama) Zuma

Albertina (Mama) Zuma ON Journey

Community Leader, Zimele Community

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

A: One day, a young lady arrived at my home. She was a community facilitator for Zimele and was inviting people to join the self-help groups. I loved what she presented about Zimele. As she showed interest wanting other women to join, I was excited to host these gatherings in my house. I was very glad to be a part of ... READ MORE »

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