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Meet Sara Schaer, the founder of Kango -- a babysitting and transportation service based in Northern California. She shares how they ensure a safe experience for kids and parents. Plus she tells us why, as an entrepreneur, why you don't have to be 25 and single to start a business.
SARAH SCHAER
Robin Chase changed the way we think about transportation--and has since continued to innovate in ways that will shape our future, from her book Peers Inc. to the creation of "mesh networks." Robin shares what has guided her in molding a better future.
ROBIN CHASE
It's been over 40 years since the Ms. Foundation for women was formed to help women and girls. Yet many groups still feel excluded from the feminist movement. Teresa shares how feminism can be a value everyone can share--across races, sexuality, and economics.
Read Lauren's edited and condensed Q&A with Teresa in the Ms. Blog.
TERESA YOUNGER
In developing countries, 70% of female-led small and medium size businesses cannot acquire adequate funding--if they are funded at all. We talk with Noa Meyer, the Global Head of The 10,000 Women Initiative from Goldman Sachs about this $300 billion dollar opportunity--and what it means for women entrepreneurs. Listen above, or read the edited and condensed conversation in Fortune.com MPW.
NOA MEYER
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What does it mean to be an 'agent of change'? We talk with Laura Walker, the President and CEO of New York Public Radio about their expansion from city-owned WNYC to running multiple stations, a performance space, and her podcast initiative to include 50% female hosts.
LAURA WALKER
Photo by Janice Yi
There's an old saying, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. But if your company is also in Paris, Shanghai and Peoria, you need someone to balance the culture and laws of all your users. One of those people is Nicky Jackson Colaco, the Director of Public Policy at Instagram. She tells us how she puts all the puzzle pieces together--both at work, and at home.
NICKY JACKSON COLACO
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The average American gets 6.8 hours of sleep, is middle or working class, and drives 25 minutes to get to work. And we've heard she has an average of somewhere between 1.8 and 2.5 kids. If that statistic has ever bothered you--who has 2.5 kids?--then you might be raising an even deeper question--why do we rely so much on 'averages'? Our guest, Parisa Rouhani is the co-founder of the Center for Individual Opportunity and is studying the intersection of neuroscience, technology and design at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
PARISA ROUHANI
The go-to gift for birthdays, Valentine's Day, and "congratulations!" days...is flowers. It's estimated to be between a six and eight billion dollar business. But have you ever stopped to think about where those flowers come from? If you shop natural grocery stores, boutique flower shops, or live in a field of flora, you can find flowers whose origins may be close to home. But for most of us...it turns out that at least 80% of cut flowers sold in the US are shipped from overseas. Christina Stembel, the founder of Farmgirl Flowers thinks the flower industry could use a re-fresh.
Listen to the interview at the link above, or read the edited & condensed interview on Fortune.com
CHRISTINA STEMBEL
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The Kitchen Sisters, Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva are prolific producers of radio, teachers of the craft of storytelling and pioneers in audio production. They've even produced a couple of cookbooks. Their stories air on NPR and other public media under many headings--"Hidden Kitchens," "The Hidden World of Girls," and "Kitchen Sisters Fugitive Waves" to name a few. Davia and Nikki have been working together since the late 1970's and they share some of their secrets, including what it takes to work together for over 30 years--and what makes for a great story.
DAVIA NELSON & NIKKI SILVA
You might think from your mailbox that letter-writing is on the wane. But a new memoir by Mary-Louise Parker may just revive the art. While she is known for her work as an award-winning actress, including roles on Broadway, in Weeds, Angels in America and The West Wing, her memoir is comprised entirely of letters to the men in her life, including her father, ex-boyfriends, teachers and the future man who loves her daughter. It's called Dear Mr. You.
MARY-LOUISE PARKER