10 Inspiring Quotes From Female Business Leaders
Emily Weiss, Founder and CEO of Glossier:
"I’ve spent my entire life relying on light bulb moments and jumping in full-force."
Morgan DeBaun, Founder and CEO of Blavity:
"We believe it’s important to create spaces for those of us who are made to feel as though we don’t belong or that we’re not good enough — because the truth is, we do, and we are."
Michelle Zatlyn, Co-founder and COO of Cloudflare:
"Diversity is ideal when solving hard problems because people who are different look at problems in different ways, whether it’s their gender, where they’re from or other characteristics."
Anne Wojcicki, Co-founder and CEO of 23andMe:
"Balance the workforce: Hire one man for every woman, and balance it across positions of management. The only way to really drive change is to have diversity represented."
Sarah Blakely, Founder and CEO of Spanx:
"Being courageous is doing things despite the fear. You build your courage muscle by continuing to face your fear."
Katia Beauchamp, Co-founder and CEO of Birchbox:
"Whatever it is that you think you want to do, and whatever it is that you think stands between you and that, stop making excuses. You can do anything."
Gail Blanke, President and CEO of Lifedesigns:
"Walt Disney told his crew to ‘build the castle first’ when constructing Disney World, knowing that vision would continue to serve as motivation throughout the project. Oftentimes when people fail to achieve what they want in life, it’s because their vision isn’t strong enough."
Anita Roddick, Founder of The Body Shop:
"If you’re different, you will stand out."
Caterina Fake, Co-founder of Flickr:
"So often, people are working hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard."
Mary Kay Ash, Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics:
"Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve."