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Jennifer Garner cofounded a $732 million business at 45, and says her age came with perks: ‘I’m blissfully not motivated by needing to be in charge’
By Emma BurleighAugust 13, 2026
Khloé Kardashian’s protein snack brand Khloud is already growing faster than Poppi
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Khloé Kardashian’s protein snack brand Khloud is already growing faster than Poppi
By Emma HinchliffeAugust 11, 2026
How Khloé Kardashian’s snack brand Khloud got ahead of the protein craze: ‘The timing was everything’
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How Khloé Kardashian’s snack brand Khloud got ahead of the protein craze: ‘The timing was everything’
By Emma HinchliffeAugust 11, 2026
Meet the jet-setting fashion editor who turned a New York manicure at 23 into Nails.Inc—Despite selling for $40 million, she still wakes at 5:45 a.m.
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Meet the jet-setting fashion editor who turned a New York manicure at 23 into Nails.Inc—Despite selling for $40 million, she still wakes at 5:45 a.m.
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJuly 31, 2026
Two female founders want to prove the best successor is another founder
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Two female founders want to prove the best successor is another founder
By Emma HinchliffeJuly 29, 2026
Exclusive: Rent the Runway cofounder Jenn Hyman is taking over IPO-bound Babylist as it nears $1 billion in revenue
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Exclusive: Rent the Runway cofounder Jenn Hyman is taking over IPO-bound Babylist as it nears $1 billion in revenue
By Emma HinchliffeJuly 29, 2026
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This CEO was bedridden 16 hours a day. She turned her own misdiagnosis into a self-funded, multimillion-dollar thyroid clinic
By Sydney LakeJuly 28, 2026
Inside Martha Stewart’s latest startup—and the idea she’s been waiting decades to build
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Inside Martha Stewart’s latest startup—and the idea she’s been waiting decades to build
By Emma HinchliffeJuly 23, 2026
Exclusive: Twin sisters built GlossGenius into the latest female-founded unicorn. Now they’re debuting AI for small businesses far beyond beauty
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Exclusive: Twin sisters built GlossGenius into the latest female-founded unicorn. Now they’re debuting AI for small businesses far beyond beauty
By Emma HinchliffeJuly 21, 2026
Backed by Daymond John and Post Malone, this Afghan-born founder built a $150M brand. Her real mission: the women back home
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Backed by Daymond John and Post Malone, this Afghan-born founder built a $150M brand. Her real mission: the women back home
By Sydney LakeJuly 20, 2026
Exclusive: Corner Health raises $25 million to turn nurse practitioners into entrepreneurs
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Exclusive: Corner Health raises $25 million to turn nurse practitioners into entrepreneurs
By Emma HinchliffeJuly 13, 2026
Exclusive: A VC firm backed by Melinda French Gates just closed a $46 million fund to invest in caregiving
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Exclusive: A VC firm backed by Melinda French Gates just closed a $46 million fund to invest in caregiving
By Emma HinchliffeJuly 1, 2026
Exclusive: Hera raises $27 million to tackle the unpaid caregiving that falls on daughters of the sandwich generation
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Exclusive: Hera raises $27 million to tackle the unpaid caregiving that falls on daughters of the sandwich generation
By Emma HinchliffeJune 25, 2026
From Audrey Gelman to Bobbi Brown, second-time female founders are on the rise
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From Audrey Gelman to Bobbi Brown, second-time female founders are on the rise
By Emma HinchliffeJune 23, 2026
How Bobbi Brown reinvented herself—and outperformed the brand that bears her name
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How Bobbi Brown reinvented herself—and outperformed the brand that bears her name
By Emma HinchliffeJune 15, 2026
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