Women Entrepreneurs
It is always good to learn from those who have succeeded in any sphere of life!
I recently met with three women who started their own companies to ask this very question.
My first meeting was with Toronto based Stephany Lapierre, CEO at tealbook. Lapierre has significant operations experience with 12 years of consulting services background. Her business idea came during a client meeting when she discovered a major enterprise operation deficiency. She, with laughter and a great sense humor said, “I wasn’t the stereotypical entrepreneur—I had no team, no technical support and couldn’t boast a degree from Stanford or MIT—but I had the drive and persisted.”
Lapierre said she met many great people who wanted to help her, including other entrepreneurs and influencers who helped her with obstacles she didn’t immediately know how to tackle. She said the three things that made her successful were: betting everything on her idea, finding angel investors and mentors who believed in her, and meeting her CTO.
Lapierre believes men and women face the same changes—with the exception that most women want to connect all the dots before taking a major risk. Male entrepreneurs are more likely to call a couple of buddies and just get started.
It is always good to learn from those who have succeeded in any sphere of life!
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From Toronto To Silicon Valley - The Secret To Success For Women Entrepreneurs
From left to right: Stephany Lapierre, Amra Tareen, and Katie ElizabethEdited by Bijan Khosravi
Women around the world are rising up to
fight for equal opportunities in the workforce. They, sick of the status
quo, are using social media to mobilize against the injustices they
face on a daily basis. And it’s working. Look at the walkout at Google,
the recent elections in U.S., or the #MeToo movement. Women are making
change happen.
I recently met with three women who started their own companies to ask this very question.
My first meeting was with Toronto based Stephany Lapierre, CEO at tealbook. Lapierre has significant operations experience with 12 years of consulting services background. Her business idea came during a client meeting when she discovered a major enterprise operation deficiency. She, with laughter and a great sense humor said, “I wasn’t the stereotypical entrepreneur—I had no team, no technical support and couldn’t boast a degree from Stanford or MIT—but I had the drive and persisted.”
Lapierre said she met many great people who wanted to help her, including other entrepreneurs and influencers who helped her with obstacles she didn’t immediately know how to tackle. She said the three things that made her successful were: betting everything on her idea, finding angel investors and mentors who believed in her, and meeting her CTO.
Lapierre believes men and women face the same changes—with the exception that most women want to connect all the dots before taking a major risk. Male entrepreneurs are more likely to call a couple of buddies and just get started.
