Idea Makers: 15 Fearless Female Entrepreneurs

by Lowey Bundy Sichol

Overview

Entrepreneurship can change your life—and even the world
 
Idea Makers shares the incredible stories of 15 women who changed the world through their entrepreneurship. Author Lowey Bundy Sichol presents five industries that women are leading in recent years: food, fashion and clothing, health and beauty, science and technology, and education.
 
Jenn Hyman brought couture fashion to everyday women with her idea to Rent the Runway. Morgan DeBaun supports Black journalists through Blavity. And Sandra Oh Lin is inspiring kids everywhere with KiwiCo activity boxes.
 
Readers learn about how the women featured risked their early careers, gave up their salaries, and sometimes even went against the approval of their families to follow their passions and start their own businesses. Today, these women are modern leaders worth billions of dollars and employing tens of thousands of individuals.
 
Young women today are embracing innovation and idea making, and the women profiled in Idea Makers will show them how that can change the world.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798890680020
Publisher:	Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	03/12/2024
Series:	Women of Power
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Lowey Bundy Sichol is an award-winning children’s author and MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Titles in her series From an Idea to . . . have received a 2020 Best STEM Book, a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection, and a 2020 ILA-CBC Children’s Choices Book. She is also the founder of Kids Idea Tank, the nation's biggest entrepreneurship competition for kids age 13 and younger. She lives near Chicago, Illinois. Visit her online at www.loweybundysichol.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction 

Part I: Food 
1: Kathleen King—Tate’s Cookies xx
2: Stacy Madison—Stacy’s Pita Chips xx
3: Christina Tosi—Milk Bar xx

Part II: Health and Beauty VII
4: Lisa Price—Carol’s Daughter xx
5: Payal Kadakia—ClassPass xx
6: Alli Webb—Drybar xx

Part III: Science and Technology VII
7: Anne Wojcicki—23andMe xx
8: Morgan DeBaun—Blavity xx
9: Jasmine Crowe—Goodr xx

Part IV: Education VII
10: Sandra Oh Lin—KiwiCo xx
11: Reshma Saujani—Girls Who Code xx
12: Cindy Mi—VIPKid xx

Part V: Clothing and Fashion VII
13: Heidi Zak—ThirdLove xx
14: Jenn Hyman—Rent the Runway xx
15: Sara Blakely—Spanx xx

Afterword 
Acknowledgments 
Notes 

Editorial Reviews

“Informative and inspiring, Idea Makers tells the transformational stories of 15 amazing women entrepreneurs. Lowey Sichol skillfully brings each of those stories to life with lessons of creativity, perseverance, and passion.” —Kevin Lane Keller, E. B. Osborn Professor of Marketing, Dartmouth College

“This book is amazing! It is full of empowering stories that are sure to inspire a new generation of creative thinkers and future entrepreneurs. I was delighted to learn the captivating histories behind some of the world’s most well-known brands. Readers are going to love it too!” —Todd Burleson, 2016 Librarian of the Year, School Library Journal

“Idea Makers: 15 Fearless Female Entrepreneurs leads with the notion that in growing the entrepreneurs of the future, representation matters. As many of us in the corporate world seek to build equity and diversity in our teams, we see right away that perhaps the boldest pathway we can create to diversity in our future business leaders, is to engage in these discussions with our kids. Lowey Sichol focuses on stories children and parents can relate to together, and increases the representation of the examples of success and failures that we can all learn from. A great read!” —Suzanne Schaefer, Vice President, Global Head of Experienced Talent Recruiting, Bain & Company

“Lowey’s book is written with kids in mind—curious, creative, and ambitious kids. Her writing style is clear and easy for younger kids to follow but doesn’t skimp on the complex stories of these women and their businesses.” —Rebecca Burstein, Head of Brand Marketing and Creative Services, Bentley University; Founder and Principal, Burst Marketing Strategy

“It’s rare to find books that capture the attention of older and young readers alike, but Lowey Sichol has done it again. My son and I read Idea Makers together and were inspired by the narratives that Lowey so deftly crafted.” —Karen Loggia, Director of Marketing and Communications, Tension Corporation

“Informative and inspiring, Idea Makers tells the transformational stories of 15 amazing women entrepreneurs. Lowey Sichol skillfully brings each of those stories to life with lessons of creativity, perseverance, and passion.” —Kevin Lane Keller, E. B. Osborn Professor of Marketing, Dartmouth College 

“This book is amazing! It is full of empowering stories that are sure to inspire a new generation of creative thinkers and future entrepreneurs. I was delighted to learn the captivating histories behind some of the world’s most well-known brands. Readers are going to love it too!” —Todd Burleson, 2016 Librarian of the Year, School Library Journal 

“Idea Makers: 15 Fearless Female Entrepreneurs leads with the notion that in growing the entrepreneurs of the future, representation matters. As many of us in the corporate world seek to build equity and diversity in our teams, we see right away that perhaps the boldest pathway we can create to diversity in our future business leaders, is to engage in these discussions with our kids. Lowey Sichol focuses on stories children and parents can relate to together, and increases the representation of the examples of success and failures that we can all learn from. A great read!” —Suzanne Schaefer, Vice President, Global Head of Experienced Talent Recruiting, Bain & Company 

From the Publisher

2021-11-30
It’s not only men who can make millions and have an impact on society.

Sichol, who previously profiled the men behind Disney, Nike, Google, and Lego, now turns her attention to women with big ideas. Here, she introduces 15 female founders of successful companies, organizing her presentation into five different fields: food, health and beauty, science and technology, education, and clothing and fashion. From Kathleen King, the original baker of Tate’s Cookies, to Morgan DeBaun, founder of Blavity, her subjects are as varied as their paths to success. But, in an introduction, the author points out that certain commonalities connect these stories. She offers glimpses of childhood interests and abilities, gives examples of early adult experiences, and stresses turning points. Most of these entrepreneurs are still with their successful organizations; some have turned over major responsibility for day-to-day management, and a few have sold to larger companies and moved on. The organizations are wide-ranging, too: businesses selling products or offering personal services and nonprofits for feeding the hungry and encouraging girls to learn coding. Interspersed with the biographies are short segments, sometimes related biographies, sometimes other relevant information. These add substance but detract from the flow of the chronological narrative. The author concludes by encouraging her readers to act on their own ideas because passion and hard work can pay off.

Inspiring stories of successful 21st-century women. (source notes) (Nonfiction. 12-16)

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