What are the attributes that bring ‘doer’ women together? The idea behind DrivenWoman is not based on a common industry, background, education or career. People ask what brings women together and creates this extraordinary feeling of unity? So...
Four years ago I was feeling completely stuck. I was at home with two small children after having left my successful corporate career behind a few years earlier. I didn’t know what my true calling was, I didn’t have a clue what my next career move would be – and...
What would you do if you followed your heart? That was a question Merilee Karr, founder of a successful sharing economy start-up, Under The Door Mat, asked herself one sunny Monday morning. She had been working with an international oil giant for 10 years and her...
I will never forget the ‘aha’ moment that lead to founding DrivenWoman. I was somewhat desperately searching for my next career move after having left the big corporate life a few years back and stayed at home with my twin boys. I was hoping to discover an idea where...
What a difference 12 months make. I’ve been in a reflective mood these past few weeks as I mark a year on in my decision to walk away from the security of full-time employment to setting up my own company. The decision itself wasn’t that difficult. I was unhappy and...
I joined Driven Woman when I was at one of the lowest points in my life. I was diagnosed with depression – sounds really harsh, as I’m probably the last person anyone would have thought to have suffered from it! But I had completely lost myself. Although...
