Girl Scout to CEO: The Power of Planning, Showing Up, Being Active, and Art
Our seven legacy badges build on more than 100 years of Girl Scout history and are a cornerstone of Girl Scouting. These badges (Artist, Athlete, C...
Brittany Has Down Syndrome. And She’s an Entrepreneur, Too.
Each year, about 6,000 babies are born in the United States with Down syndrome. That’s about one in 700 births. The first thing parents often hea...
5 Ways To Make a Career Out of Creativity
Art director and set decorator Sarah Bick uses her creativity to bring new worlds to life on stage every day. She’s worked on films and televisio...
From Girl Scout to CEO: Building Families and Rebuilding Lives
According to the Girl Scout’s website, “Badges are a great way for a girl to explore her interests and learn new skills — and to remember eve...
After Visiting 47 Countries, She's on a Mission of Social Change
Ever since she was a young girl living in South Florida, Loren Medina has loved to travel and learn about countries and cultures different from her...
From Running Marathons, To Running Her Own Business
Sarah Clancy is part of a thriving community of runners in the New York area, but she’s also a designer. In an effort to combine her passions for...
This CEO Explains How She Went From Girl Scout To Running Her Own Business
According to the Girl Scouts’ “Award & Badge Explorer” guide, girls earn Daisy Petals between the ages of 5 and 7. These “petals” con...
Kelly Lester: Mompraneur Who Created Easy Lunchbox
Kelly Lester is the “mompreneur” behind EasyLunchboxes — a company that produces reusable -friendly packaging for lunchbox essentials. “The...
Vicki Wilson Spills the Tea on Finding Success by Valuing People
Vicki Wilson, founder of Door County Coffee & Tea in Carlsville, WI, created the culture of her business based on a Mark Anthony quote: “And one...
Bloom Where You’re Planted: Inspiring Mom, Kelsy McHenry
I met Kelsy McHenry a dozen years ago when visiting the children’s clothing boutique she had opened in our little town. We immediately connected....
5 Women Break New Ground in Fashion and Beauty
Products are usually developed because someone saw a need in the marketplace. These five women definitely did! They are challenging fashion and bea...
Millennial Businesswomen: From Bamboo Bags to Burgers to Billions
How many ways can you grow your company into a billion-dollar business? These five inspiring and determined women demonstrate that there are a numb...
She Went From Living on Welfare To Helping People Pursue Their Dreams
So many of us have aspirations to have a creative life, be it as a singer, writer, artist, actor, or something else. But monetizing your passion can be a challe
She Brought Her Family's Kimchi Recipe To America
Minnie Luong is a chef who created an entire business around her family’s culinary traditions. She’s the owner of Chi Kitchen.
Inspire Your Kids With This Urdu Children's Book
As someone who was born in Pakistan and raised in the U.S. since she was 2, being bilingual came naturally to Benish Shah. Outside, in school, and...
She Helps Virtual Assistants Succeed from Anywhere
Assistants can play a vital role in the success of a business. Among other things, they schedule meetings, make travel plans, answer emails, and ov...
From Girl Scout to CEO: Rocking the World of SEO Optimization
For many business owners — especially those just starting out — optimizing content for Google is an essential part of getting their brand or se...
Her Company Connects Creativity and Technology for a Better Future
Companies and brands are continuing to shift and embrace advances in the digital space. Such companies look to Carnellia Ajasin and her team at Min...
This ‘Accidental’ Entrepreneur Made Seven Figures
Sometimes, diving headfirst into a business adventure is the best way to kickstart a new chapter in your life. Ellen Yin, founder and podcast host...
Her Honey-Based Cold Remedy Built Her Career
Joyce Dales was familiar with the word “immunocompromised'' even before news broadcasts amplified the term for the general public. A history of f...
Girl Scout to CEO: Empowering People With Mobile Disabilities
I was pleased to see that, due to a generous grant from Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation, the Including ALL Girls patch educates girls about...
How This Entrepreneur Is Challenging the ‘Starving Artist’ Trope
“I knew in my lifetime I would open an art business despite ‘the starving artist’ stigma,” Dominique Davenport tells CircleAround.
Honoring Military Spouses: Jobs, Training, Camaraderie, and More
When Sue Hoppin first began dating the man who would become her husband, she was a student at University of Denver and he was enrolled at the Air F...
8 Remarkable Female Innovators and What We Can Learn From Them
As we inspire and empower each other to become leaders, inventors, and trailblazers in our respective fields, let’s celebrate the groundbreaking...
5 Things I Learned About Owning My Own Airbnb
Ever since Airbnb launched over 15 years ago, I’ve been a fan. So when it came time to make an adult decision and invest in my future, I decided...
Meet Jessica Meyers, Needlepoint Extraordinaire
Today’s millennial needlepointers are crafting everything from acrylic cocktail trays to makeup bags, one basketweave stitch at a time. In fact...
Turn Your Creative Hobby Into A Full-Time Career
If you can make it, bake it, or create it, you might be able to turn your hobby into a proverbial pot of gold. In 2021, 5.4 million people started...
Dressing (Others) for Success – Why She Loves Her Retail Job
Fariba Lavian, known as “Phoebe” at work, is a sales specialist at Bloomingdale's in Century City, California.
Beating Cancer, Saving Lives, & Founding Brigade of Mercy
Ambreen Rizvi had lived a full life. She had a successful career in risk management for major financial services companies. She was a mother of thr...
From Girl Scout to CEO: Hope Accelerates Possibility
According to Catalyst, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies are overwhelmingly white, straight, and male. Women, women of color, women born outside of th...
This Culinary Queen’s Delicious Path to Gourmet Chocolatier
There’s nothing sweeter than a box of chocolates, except maybe the woman behind some of the best chocolates I’ve ever eaten. Holly Peterson, go...
Nobody's Darling, an LGBTQ Bar
When one of their favorite bars closed, longtime friends Angela Barnes and Renauda Riddle knew the loss would be felt in their community. The pair...
Discover the History of Girl Scout Cookies
There’s nothing like a Thin Mint — frozen and crispy — straight out of the freezer. Or perhaps a rich, decadent Tagalong, the perfect blend o...
8 Mompreneurs Who Built Million-Dollar Businesses
The word “mompreneur” is as silly as “momager,” but it shouldn’t be discredited. In fact, a number of entrepreneurial moms have made thei...
Thank Marion Donovan for the Magic of Disposable Diapers
This Women’s History Month, CircleAround is celebrating female innovators who have bettered the world for all. One such innovator worth highlight...
Celebrate Female Generosity With These 10 Women
Women are incredible, aren't they? They provide their labor, time, wisdom, and emotional support in diverse settings. At work, women are still comp...
Learning Tips & Life Lessons From 'The Germ Girl'
Tricia Holderman never planned to become the “Germ Girl” or “Germinator.” But her natural meticulousness and an onset of health issues in h...
Serving With Girl Scouts, Then Building a Consulting Empire
“We are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot – it’s all there. Everything influence...
Learn How To Serve From Collectivist Cultures
If you grew up in or currently live in the United States, you may have heard phrases like, “I only look out for me,” “I’m a lone wolf,” o...
Going From Girl Scout To CEO
When Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts, one of the first badges she introduced was the aviator badge. Nowadays, Girl Scouts can earn badg...
Designing Ready-To-Wear Fashion For Bicultural Identities
What does it mean to “fit in”? For Nyla Hasan, that’s always been a complicated question. Her mother is of French Canadian and European desce...
Meet the Dog Parent of the Century
Madhumita Chatterjee was just a year out of business school when her world came tumbling down. In a single day, she went from being a well-paid and...
10 Inspiring Business Leaders to Follow on Instagram
With the New Year upon us, it’s important to set goals that will make this year the best one yet. One way to kickstart your inspiration is to sta...
Meet Judi - Girl Scout, CEO, Intrapreneur
The concept of "servant leadership” may be a new term to some, but it is a concept that has been embodied by the Girl Scouts for the past century...
She Served The USA — And Then She Served Sauce
The Gold Award is the highest achievement in the Girl Scouts of the USA — only around 5% of eligible Scouts actually earn the award. The Gold Awa...
3 Women Who Prove It's Never Too Late
As we get older, it can feel like we’re running out of time. The reality is that many of us have a lot ahead, no matter our age. It's never too l...
Female Farmers in Ecuador are Transforming the Industry
A farmer-owned online marketplace run by mostly small-scale female farmers in Ecuador is transforming the industry. What started as a response to...
This Refugee-Run Catering Company Offers Syrian Women a Better Life
Starting over in a new place is a part of every refugee’s story, and it requires a lot of resiliency and support. Nihal Elwan understood this as...
How Thousands of Skilled African Designers are Finding Remote Jobs
Africa is a continent full of skilled designers and craftsmen, but unleashing their creative potential comes with a few challenges. Many African co...
Queenly's FemTech Is Revitalizing Secondhand Formalwear
Trisha Bantigue’s life completely changed when she became fully independent at the age of 17. A Filipino immigrant from a low-income family, she...
How Terri Hall Beat The Odds To Become a CEO
According to the Girl Scouts’ Award & Badge Explorer guide, girls earn Daisy petals between the ages of 5 and 7. These “petals” con...
How To Start A Business In Your 20s
I was 23 years old when I launched my first business. I had no idea what to expect. I knew nothing about tax paperwork. All I knew is that I had a...
Where's The Line Between Hustle And Entrepreneurship?
A quick search online about whether or not living the hustle life is entrepreneurship may leave you feeling like all of your hard work means nothin...
Sheila Panjwani Is Leaving a Legacy of Learning
National Entrepreneur Day is November 16. It’s fitting not only to recognize anyone who built a business from the ground up, but to acknowledge f...
How To Instill An Entrepreneurial Spirit In Your Kids
Starting a business offers time, freedom, and higher earning potential than a traditional job, and the digital age has opened up more possibilities...
Why Confidence Is So Important, From a Female Entrepreneur
Despite numerous studies that illustrate that female-owned companies tend to outperform their competitors, women often face a confidence crisis tha...
Her Gemstones Help People Connect With Their Spirituality and the Earth
It’s never too late to change the course of your life and start anew — that’s what Christine Fowle did. At the age of 40, this Girl Scout alu...
The First Girl Scout to Create a Computer Science Badge is Helping Make Workplaces More Accessible
Overcoming obstacles has always been a part of Sheri Byrne-Haber’s life. Ever since she was young, the Girl Scout alum has taken on unique challe...
This Female Gamer Helps Content Creators Successfully Grow Their Careers
The video gaming world has been historically dominated by men, but now more and more women are entering the space to balance the playing field. In...
What It Means to Be a Woman in Progress
It was five years ago that Linda Lopez decided she had to make a change. It was her 35th birthday and she had worked as a high-level executive assi...
The Browser Extension You Need to Add ASAP
Real talk for a minute. How many times have you found yourself wanting to make actual, impactful change in our sometimes (very) messy world b...
Overcome Your Fear of Starting Your Own Business With These 13 Tips
You have the idea, the vision, and the dream. Starting your own business can be a powerful move, but it can also feel extremely intimidating. But w...
She Brought Press-On Nails Into the 21st Century
Spending time in a nail salon is a luxurious treat, but many nail enthusiasts want a more convenient way to keep up their manis at home. When nail...
Girl Scouts Taught Her How to Overcome This. Now She’s a CEO.
According to the Girl Scout Research Institute, Girl Scouts are more likely than other girls to have an entrepreneurial mindset and are more likely...
4 Ways to Make a Fashion Statement While Helping the Environment
What we wear is a reflection of ourselves, but for Verneda Adele White — a multi-talented social entrepreneur and event director, making a fashio...
