How These Female Founders Got Started Working on Their Impact Ventures | Catalina Parker | The New School
Jun 24, 2025
Inspiring Stories: How Female Founders Launched Their Impact Ventures
Behind every mission-driven business is a powerful story—a moment, experience, or calling that sparked something deeper. For these inspiring women, that spark led to action.
Here, female founders from the Dreamers & Doers community share the experiences that inspired their impact ventures—and the small (but meaningful) steps that helped them get started. From personal turning points to big-picture realizations, their stories prove that making a difference doesn’t always start with a grand plan—it begins with a spark and the courage to follow it.
Let their journeys remind you that your idea matters and that there’s always room to do more good in the world.
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