Profiles of Famous Women Entrepreneurs

Profiles of Famous Women in Business

Working their way up the corporate ladder to rise from personal hardships and tragedies - while fighting gender discrimination, is a common life thread seen among many successful and famous women in business.

Biography of Carol Bartz - CEO of Yahoo

Carol Bartz, CEO, Yahoo!

Biography of Lilly Ledbetter

Personal biography of Mrs. Lilly McDaniel Ledbetter. Information about Lilly, her husband and children, and how she lost a U.S. Supreme Court decision against her employer but went on to help change the laws to fight discriminatory pay practices.

Marilyn Carlson Nelson - How We Lead Matters by Marilyn Carlson Nelson

Book review on "How We Lead Matters" by Marilyn Carlson Nelson. Carlson is one of "Forbes" 100 Most Powerful Women in the World and is a consumate successful women entrepreneur.

Myra Bradwell, Lawyer and Founder of The Chicago Legal Times

Myra Bradwell

Biography of Leslie Scott, Inventer of Jenga and Co-Founder o…

Biography of Leslie Scott. Scott successfully navigated the male-dominated toy business to launch Jenga at the London Toy Fair. However, she would later sign her rights away before annual sales rose for Jenga soared into the millions. A decision made while still a new entrepreneur, and something Scott regrets as Jenga remains the second best-selling game in the world.