StartupJennifer ConradKandi Burruss on ‘Housewives,’ Sex Toys, and What Performing in a Girl Band Taught Her About Running a Business The success of her many ventures rests on her honesty with consumers and hands-on promotion.
Inc. PremiumJennifer ConradThe Rising Cost of Trump’s ChaosConfusion over trade policy is a drag on the economy as businesses slow hiring and reduce investments. Four entrepreneurs explain exactly how they’re being hit.
MoneySam BlumCrypto Exchanges Kraken and Gemini Plan to Go Public Under Trump’s Deregulatory Agenda With lawsuits dropped, the lanes are opening up for crypto companies to become part of the public markets.
StartupBruce CrumleyEPA Cuts Expose Businesses in Disadvantaged Areas to Pollution RisksClosure of the EPA’s environmental justice offices end their work protecting communities battling pollution with Trump officials justifying the move.
StartupJennifer ConradSell the Sizzle, Not the Fake. Impossible Foods CEO Peter McGuinness Says the Plant-Based Meat Industry Needs to Market Taste Over Virtue, or Science ‘We’ve done a lousy job’ of bringing people to the table, he says.
StartupSam BlumInvestigation Into Scale AI Also Targets Its HR Partners HireArt and Upwork According to former contract workers, HireArt, Scale AI’s employer of record, altered language in job offer letters to retroactively change their employment status.
Inc. PremiumMETHODOLOGYThere’s a Mental Health Care Shortage. T. M. Robinson-Mosley Has the Playbook ResponseThe counseling psychologist has built a platform to help high-performing individuals get the support they need.
Inc. PremiumMETHODOLOGYSanja Komljenovic Was Ready for the Women’s Sports Boom. She Might Even Be Its MVPThe ONA Creative founder has spent the past decade driving the conversation about female athletics in popular culture.
Female FoundersCheryl WischhoverHow Babba Rivera Built Her Own Destiny—and a Best-Selling Latinx Hair BrandThe mother of four has raised $11.5 million in funding since launching hair care brand Ceremonia in 2020.
Female FoundersKimberly WeisulFor Her Second Act, Sheila Lirio Marcelo Aims to Lighten the Load for ParentsHer AI company, Ohai.ai, tackles a familiar plight: the invisible labor of household duties.
Inc. PremiumMETHODOLOGYAfter Years of Litigation, Chloe Coscarelli Is Back and Better Than EverWith her new restaurant, the vegan chef has reclaimed her old address—and her name.
Inc. PremiumMETHODOLOGYTo Compete for Crowded Shelf Space, Goodles Founder Jen Zeszut Dials Up the ‘Weird’ The scrappy mac-and-cheese business sold a box every second in 2024 and built a full-on fandom in the process.
Inc. PremiumMETHODOLOGYThere’s a Boom in Female Founders Right Now. Here’s What’s Behind ItBetween 2019 and 2023, women started businesses at twice the rate of men. But their share of the funding pie is shrinking.
From the Ground UpAnnabel BurbaReshma Saujani’s Advice for Female Founders? Build Your Own DoorThe founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First joins ‘From The Ground Up’ this week.
StartupJames RichardsonTop Five Mistakes Founders Are Still Making in 2025Founders who fail quickly are the ones who don’t raise enough seed money, hold themselves accountable to revenue targets, and interact with their fans.
