by Miisa Mink | Oct 10, 2016 | Ambition, Entrepreneurship
We all have heard a story about someone who was lucky to be at the right place at the right time, who then became wildly successful. Surely her success can be explained, she spotted an opportunity and she was prepared – in other words – she was extremely...
by Miisa Mink | Sep 25, 2016 | Career change, Entrepreneurship
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...
by Miisa Mink | Nov 16, 2014 | Ambition, Entrepreneurship
Women are increasingly taking life and career into their own hands and starting businesses or going freelance. In the US, women are starting businesses twice as fast as men. But only less than 2% of women owned businesses make it above the crucial $1 million...
by Miisa Mink | May 4, 2014 | DrivenWoman, Entrepreneurship
It’s our first birthday this week – whoop-whoop! We are thrilled, and pretty proud, of how far we’ve come since our first event on the 8th of May 2013 in Hyde Park, London. To run the first event was probably one of the scariest things...
